Current Events in Aug 2010

China overtakes Japan to become No. 2 economic power.

The Indian rupee have a unique symbol -- a blend of the Devanagri 'Ra' and Roman 'R' -- joining elite currencies like the US dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen in having a distinct identity.The design for the symbol of Indian Rupee was submitted by D.Uday Kumar.

Padmini Rout wins Bronze in World Jr Chess Championship.

New Delhi and Mumbai occupies 45th and 46th position while Kolkata is placed at 63rd spot in list of rankings of 65 global cities; which is topped by New York, London and Tokyo, a survey has said.

The new Chirman and Managing Director of IDBI Bank is R.M.Malla.

Justice Narayan Rao is the Chairperson of National Commission for Backword classes.

Presently Chief Economic Adviser is Kaushik Basu.

S.Ramadorai is the New chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE).

The Rajiv Khelratna Award was instituted by the government in the year 1991-92.The first receipient of Rajiv Khelratna Award in the year 1991-92 is Vishwanathan Anand.Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the 2010 is given to Saina Nehwal,Badminton.

“the world is what it is” is the Biography of V.S.Naipaul.