International :
In Nepal, ban on smoking in public places comes into effect from 7 August 2011.
In Afghanistan, a probe was launched by the International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, to determine the exact cause of the chopper crash which killed 30 American soldiers
Environment & Ecology.The Report brought out by the Wildlife Institute of India and National Tiger Conservation Authority enlisted the major threats faced by the three tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu
India :
Aeronautical engineer N.S. Prabhakar Naidu among the first batch of aeronautical engineers to graduate from the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1952, passed awayCorporate/Business Current Affairs August 2011. Larsen & Toubro bagged orders worth $889 million in the hydrocarbon sector from the UAE and Thailand
Economy :
Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a show-cause notice to the country's leading stock exchange, National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a special scholarship programme for BPL students in Jammu & Kashmir to improve literacy and financially boost the BPL students
Science & Technology
British scientists developed an implanted sleeve which can cure diabetes. The new device is called the EndoBarrier.
Science & Technology Current Affairs 2011. German Scientists developed a new software which can accurately detect when crowds are starting to build up to dangerous levels.
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