10 August 2013 Current Affairs
PV Sindhu Won Bronze Medal at World Badminton Championships
On 10 August Indian shuttler P V Sindhu has settled for a bronze medal in women’s singles category at the BWF World Championships 2013 after defeated by the world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals in Guangzhou, China . PV Sindhu is also became the third badminton player to win a medal in World Badminton Championship. Prakash Padukone won the men’s singles bronze in 1983 while Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won bronze in women’s doubles in 2011.
‘ ICGS Rajveer ‘ Commissioned
On 10 August ‘ ICGS Rajveer ‘ was commissioned at Visakhapatnam (AndhraPradesh) by defence secretary R K Mathur in the presence of vice-admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, director general of Indian Coast Guard.The IPV is equipped with the most advanced and sophisticated navigational and communication sensors and equipment. The ship is propelled to a maximum speed of 31.5 knots .