Current Affairs 30 August 2014

Current Affairs 30 August 2014-15 At sarkarnaukrijobnow.blogspot.com ::: 1- PV Sindhu storms into the semi-final of World Badminton Championship 2014; gets assured of a bronze medal.

    With this, she has become the first Indian shuttler to win two consecutive medals in the World Badminton Championships.
    She overpowered Shixian Wang of China in the quarterfinal of this tournament being held at Copenhagen, Denmark.
    The shuttler had also clinched the bronze at the last year edition held in China.

2- RN Ravi, chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee, has been appointed as the new official Interlocutor and centre’s representative for Naga Peace Talks.

3- Tenzing Norgay National Adventure awards 2013 presented.

    Subedar Jagat Singh: Land Adventure
    Passang Tenzing Sherpa: Land Adventure
    MWO Surender Singh: Air Adventure
    Wing Commander (Retd) Amit Chowdhury: Life Time Achievement
    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) trophy for 2013-14 went to Punjabi University, Patiala.

4- Centre decides to delegate the powers of registration, survey and certification of Indian fishing boats, irrespective of their size or length, to states and union territories. Earlier, fishing boats over 20 meters long were required to be registered by mercantile marine departments under the Directorate General of Shipping.