CURRENT AFFAIR 01/09/2013
1. Sachin Tendulkar is all set to play his 200th
Test match on home soil with the BCCI trying to
squeeze in a series against the West Indies
ahead of the year-end tour of South Africa.
2. British journalist David Frost, best known for
interviewing former US President Richard Nixon,
died of a heart attack on Saturday at the age of
74, the BBC said on Sunday.
3. The decision by President Barack Obama to
take a step back from an imminent strike on
Syria puts all eyes on Vladimir Putin's G20
summit where the Russian and US leaders will
push for global support of their divergent
policies.
4. India have retained their top position in the
ICC ODI team rankings table while Virat Kohli
remained the highest-ranked Indian batsman at
the fourth spot in the latest list issued on
Sunday.
5. India’s Forex reserves were decreased by USD
1.085 billion to 277.722 billion for the week
ended 23rd August as per the recent weekly
data released by RBI. Total forex reserves
dropped by USD 14.324 billion compared to
end-march data as RBI struggles to stop
continuous rupee depreciation.
6. Scientists have developed a new delivery
system for a combination of two HIV drugs that
may serve as an effective treatment for the
deadly virus. The discovery, which allows for a
combination of decitabine and gemcitabine to
be delivered in pill form, marks a major step
forward in patient feasibility for the drugs,
which previously had been available solely via
injection or intravenous therapy (IV),
researchers said.
7. Technology giants Google and Microsoft have
teamed up for a legal battle seeking clarity on
secret U.S. government requests for Internet
user data after failed negotiations with the
Obama administration.
8. India plans to save over $8.5 billion in
foreign exchange this fiscal by increasing crude
oil imports from Iran, Oil Minister M. Veerappa
Moily has told Prime Minister. India, which paid
about $144.29 billion last fiscal for importing
oil, is renewing imports from Iran as unlike
imports from other countries it pays the Persian
Gulf nation in rupees.
9. South Korea beat India 4-3 to win Asia Cup
hockey final . In a closely fought final, South
Korea prevailed over India to win the Asia Cup
for the fourth time. It is the 9th Asia Cup
hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia.
10. Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna; Arjuna awards
for 14 others including indian batsman Virat
Kohili.
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