DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
17 AUG 2015
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1. ABHISHEK VERMA GRABBED GOLD AT ARCHERY WORLD
CUP:
i. Indian Archer Abhishek
Verma Grabbed Gold in the Archery World Cup state 3 competition at Wroclaw ,
Poland.
ii. He defeated Esmaeil
Ebade of Iran in the final.
2. DEEPIKA KUMARI AND MANGAL
SINGH CLINCHED SILVER MEDAL
i. Indian Recurve Pair
Deepika Kumari and Mangal Singh won Silver medal at the World cup State 3
Competition at Wroclaw ,Poland.
ii. They defeated pair of
Mexican players Aida Roman and Juan Rene Serrano
3. ‘START UP INDIA STAND UP INDIA’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY PM:
i. PM Narendra Modi flagged off a new campaign
start up India, stand up India to promote Bank Financing.
ii. The aim is to provide Banks financing for
boosting new entrepreneurship
iii. The scheme is launched on Independence Day
The Banks
should encourage at least one Dalit, or tribal entrepreneur and at least one
woman for entrepreneurship.
4. KERALA STATE AS ‘DIGITAL STATE’
i. The Kerala Government has declared Kerala as ‘Digital State’
ii. Kerala became the first
state to achieve it.
iii. Kerala has 100% mobile
connectivity, 75% E-literacy and e-district plans in all district.
CM of Kerala –Oommen Chandy
Digital India mission was started by Narendra
Modi.
