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Monday, August 8, 2016

Daily GK Updates - 7th August, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Vijay Rupani takes oath as Gujarat Chief Minister: 60 year old BJP leader Vijay Rupani has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar today.He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Governor OP Kohli.While Nitin Patel has sworn in as the Deputy CM of the state.

2. Modi launches PMO App at MyGov Anniversary event: Prime Minister NarendraModi has launched the new PMO app at a function organised by MyGov in New Delhi. The app would correspond to the website of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

3. 2nd National Handloom Day celebrated on 7th August: The second National Handloom Day has been celebrated all over the country, on today (August 7). As the first National Handloom Day was celebrated last year and Hon’ble Prime Minister was the Chief Guest in the main event held in Chennai on 7th August, 2015.

4. Odisha Government launches new website of State Home Department: The Odisha government has launched a new website of the state Home department to enable the differently-abled persons to see and hear the website.

5. Telangana signs MoU with ISRO for water resources info system: Telangana Irrigation Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Space Research Organisation for setting up a Telangana Water Resources Information System (TWRIS) on the ‘Bhuvan’ web portal.

6. Tamil Nadu CM gives cash awards to five sportspersons:Five sportspersons from Tamil Nadu, including a differently-abled woman who had won honours in international contests, have been given cash awards by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa which includes JenithaAnto of Tiruchirappalli has presented with a cheque for Rs 25 lakh for winning an international chess tournament for the differently abled held in Serbia last month. Anto had won the tournament for the fourth time. The other receiver of the cash awards are- C Ajith Kumar, R Naveen, L Samayasri, and S Priyadarshini.

7. Kathakali dance troupe in Egypt for the first time: A nine-member Kathakali dance troupe has performed first time in Egypt. The Kathakali dance troupe was a part the 14th Summer Festival organized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina. And as part of their tour, the Indian dance troupe will performe in different places including Port Said Cultural Palace, Ismailia Cultural Palace.

8. CSS Corporation appoints Manish Tandon as its new CEO.
9. K KKhurana has been appointed as the new head for BHEL Corporate R&D.


INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Taxis in Dubai to promote Kerala Tourism: Kerala Tourism has rolled out a promotional campaign in Dubai targeting Arab travellers and showcasing the state's backwaters and waterfalls on taxis plying in the bustling metropolis, with the onset of the outbound tourism season in the Middle East.

OTHER UPDATES:
OBITUARIES:

1. ‘Vietnam Veedu’ Sundaram passes away at the age of 76: Veteran South Indian film director and scriptwriter “Vietnam Veedu’ Sundaram has passed away in Chennai. He was 76 years old. Sundaram was born in Tiruchi and 'Vietnam Veedu' became part of his name after he wrote the script, first for theatre and then for the film, starring SivajiGanesan.

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