Top 10 Current Affairs 06 August 2013 ================================= 1. Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram G Rajan has been appointed as the next governor of the ReservebBank of India (RBI). Rajan will replace D Subbarao, who completes his five-year term on September 4, and will be the 23rd governor of the central bank. 2. Telecommunication major Vodafone India in association with ICICI bank has started a unique money transfer and payment service “M-Pesa” in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial penetration is inadequate, particularly, in rural areas. 3. Today (August 6) is Organ Donation Day. Various programs, activities and events are being organized throughout India to spread awareness among people about the importance of donation of organ. 4. Japan marks 68t anniversary of Hiroshima bombing. Some 50,000 people stood for a minute of silence in Hiroshima’s peace park near the epicenter of the early morning blast on Aug. 6, 1945, that killed up to 140,000 people. 5. An Indian post was bambushed by Pakistani troops along LoC in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir on yesterday night. Five Indian soldiers were killed, the sources said. 6. State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd plans to sell part of its 4.6% stake in Hong Kong-listed city gas distribution firm China Gas Holdings. 7. Devendra Jhajharia, the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the Para Athletics World Championships, will be rewarded Rs five lakh by the Railways for his feat in the recently-held sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France. 8. Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has topped the Forbes list of highest paid female athletes for the ninth straight year, the magazine reported Tuesday. 9. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post and other newspapers for $250 million. 10. England retains Ashes after 3rd test ends in draw.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 06:15:34 +0000
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