CURRENT AFFAIRS AUGUST 3, 2011

Brahmasree Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away

Eminent Sanskrit scholar and Bhagavatham proponent

Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away in Kuruppanthara,

near Kottayam

‘Bhagavata-Hamsam’ Brahmasree Malliyoor Shankaran

Namboothiri (91) was a well known proponent of ritual

narration of Bhagavatam-stories

Obama Signs Bill To Raise Debt Ceiling

US President Barack Obama signed an agreement raising the US Government’s

debt ceiling

The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 74 to 26

The new law instantly authorized the Treasury to borrow an

additional $400 bn, with additional borrowing allowed later

The Bill also planned to reduce the nation’s $14.3 trillion deficit by

at least $2.1 trillion over 10 years

After an intense debate for weeks, the House of Representatives passed the bill by

a vote of 269 to 161

As per the bill, a bipartisan committee in Congress to work in order to find further

savings in federal budgets

New Chairperson of NCW: Mamta Sharma

New chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW): Mamta Sharma

Succeeded Ms Girija Vyas

Ms Sharma was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and

President of Rajasthan State Women Congress Committee

26th Asian Men’s Elite Boxing Championship starts in South Korea

The 26th Asian Men’s Elite Boxing Championships starts in Inchio,

South Korea

160 boxers from 23 nations entered the Asian Boxing Confederation’s

biggest event of the year

10-member Indian squad is participating in the tournament

The Indian squad consists qualified athletes such as Commonwealth Games bronze

medalist Amandeep Singh, talented Santosh Harijan, Asian Championships silver

medalist Jai Bhagwan Singh, Beijing Olympian Dinesh Kumar and Commonwealth

Games winner Paramjeet Samota

Next CM of Karnataka: Mr. Sadananda Gowda

Next CM of Karnataka: D V Sadananda Gowda

Elected as leader of the BJP legislature party through secret ballot

Aadhaar Scheme launched in 4 Circles of Rajasthan

State Government of Rajasthan launched Aadhaar scheme in

order to provide 12-digit Unique identification numbers in

Rajasthan Postal Circle, Jaipur

Scheme also launched in Ajmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur through

video conferencing

The special cover of Aadhaar also launched by the UIDAI (Unique

Identification Authority of India) and department of Posts

NSSF: Approved by the Union Cabinet of India

NSSF: National Social Security Fund

NSSF approved by the Union Cabinet of India

NSSF intended for unorganized sectors, likely to profit 43.3 crore workers in the

unorganized sector

Nirupama Rao to be awarded by the Sree Chithira Tribunal Trust for the

year 2011

Ms Nirupama Rao (Former Foreign Secretary and U.S. Ambassador-designate)

selected for the yearly annual award instituted by the Sree Chithira Tirunal

Trust for the year 2011

Award constitutes Rs.1 lakh and a citation

Ms. Rao selected for the award for her role in shaping the country’s Foreign Policy and her rich understanding of the India-China border issue