Current Affairs 29th July 2014

Current Affairs 29th July 2014

Updated : 29-Jul-2014

Current Affairs 29th July 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 29th July 2014 - Details
British-Indian writer Neel Mukherjee's novel "The Lives of Others" shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2014
British-Indian writer Neel Mukherjee's novel "The Lives of Others" has been shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2014. Neel Mukherjee is a Kolkata-born British Indian writer and this is his second novel.

The novel is set in 1960s Bengal and revolves around a man's extremist political activism during troubled times. The Novel is published by Granta which has so far sold 300000 copies in the United Kingdom and almost 500000 copies worldwide.
The Man Booker, which is awarded to the best novel of the year in the opinion of the judges, is worth £50,000 to the winner. The winner will be announced on 14th October 2014.
IAF receives 6th C-17 Globemaster III aircraft
On 28th July 2014, The Indian Air Force received its sixth C-17 Globemaster III. The arrival of the new addition to the IAF was recieved by the Defence Minister Arun Jaitley who visited the Palam Airbase in New Delhi. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha conducted the minister through the aircraft and briefed him on the strategic capability and role of the aircraft. The minister was further given a detailed brief by the Commanding Officer Group Captain BS Reddy.
The government accorded approval to buy 10 C-17 Globemaster III along with associated equipment for the IAF in June 2011. The delivery of all 10 is expected to be completed by December 2014.
Union Government launched Rashtriya Gokul Mission to protect local cow breeds
On 28th July 2014, Union Government of India launched the Rashtriya Gokul Mission to promote conservation and developments of indigenous breeds of cows in a focused and scientific manner. The Mission is a focused project under National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development.
The mission was launched in New Delhi by Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh.

Aims and objectives of the mission are following :
- Development and conservation of indigenous breeds
- Undertake breed improvement programme for indigenous cattle breeds to improve the genetic makeup and increase the stock
- It aims at enhancing milk production and productivity
- Upgradation non-descript cattle using elite indigenous breeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi, Deoni, Tharparkar, Red Sindhi and others
- Distribution of disease free high genetic merit bulls for natural service
International Tiger Day 2014 observed across the globe
On 29th July 2014, International Tiger Day was observed across the globe. The day is celebrated as an awareness day. The goal of the Tiger Day is to promote protection and expansion of the wild tiger habitats and also to gain support awareness for tiger conservation.
The decision to observe 29 July as World Tiger Day was taken in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit because at that moment wild tigers were too close to extinction.
Do you Know ?
One century ago Population of Tigers was about 1 lakh which is less than 3000 at present.
RBI cancelled Certificate of Registration of six NBFCs
On 28th July 2014, The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the certificates of registration of six Delhi-based non-banking financial companies (NBFC) as per a disclosure.
Following are the six NBFC's whose cancellation of registration certificate has been issued by RBI :
- GE Strategic Investments India (GESII)
- Profound Exports Private Limited
- Two Brothers Holding Limited
- Swank Services Private Limited
- Praxis Consulting and Information Services Private Limited
- Credible Microfinance Ltd.
Following the cancellation, these companies cannot transact business as non-banking financial institutions, RBI said in the statement.

"The Vijay Mallya Story" written by K Giriprakash published
The Vijay Mallya Story written by K Giriprakash was published by Penguin Books Limited in 2014. K. Giriprakash is the Chief of Bureau, The Hindu Business Line.
The book is an intriguing story of the life of Vijay Mallya, an Indian industrialist with a history of ground-breaking success. The book tells about even the lesser known facts and stories from the professional events of Mallya’s life.
The making of this industrial tycoon, his success story, the story of his decline with the downfall of Kingfisher, and a lot of important events from his life are presented in the book.
K. Giriprakash, is the Chief of Bureau of The Hindu Business Line. He has been tracing Kingfisher for long fifteen years and has come out with his chronicle over Mallyas