25 August 2013 Current Affairs
Leander Paes – Daniel Nestor pair Won Winston-Salem Open Trophy
On 25 August India’s Leander Paes won Winston-Salem Open Tennis tournament title along with his partner Canadian Daniel Nestor . Nestor and Paes defeated Treat Huey (Philippines) and Dominic Inglot (Britain) in the final.Nestor become the first doubles player to reach the 900 match wins milestone.
Sebastian Vettel Won Belgian Grand Prix
On 25 August Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix .The defending triple world champion came home a comfortable 16.869 seconds ahead of second-placed Spaniard Fernando Alonso of Ferrari with Hamilton third for Mercedes.
Per Capita Income Up 6.7% in 2004-12
On 25 August According to official sources data ,the per capita income in the country increased 6.7 per cent per annum during 2004-05 to 2011-12, while the percentage of poor declined by 2.2 per cent over the period.For 2011-12, the Planning Commission has estimated percentage of people living below the poverty line at 21.9 per cent.The poverty line in 2011-12 in terms of monthly per capita consumption expenditure was estimated at Rs 816 in rural areas and Rs 1,000 in urban areas.State-wise, Uttar Pradesh had highest number of people living below poverty line during 2011-12 at 598.19 people below poverty line out of every lakh.It was followed by Bihar at 358.15 people (per lakh), Madhya Pradesh 234.04 people, Maharashtra 197.92 people and West Bengal at 184.98 people living below the poverty line.
Eminent Classical Singer Raghunath Panigrahi Died
On 25 August Eminent Indian classical singer and music director Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi died in Bhubaneswar.Pandit Panigrahi’s effort to popularise poet Jayadeva’s ‘Gita Govinda’.Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi was born at Gunupur in Odisha’s Rayaga (earlier Koraput) district.Pandit Raghunath was the first Odia singer to be honoured by the French government for his ‘Gita Govinda’ composition way back in the 70s.He was also conferred with the Padmashri award in the year 2010.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Visited India
Nouri Al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq visited India from 22 -25 August.During his four day visit , Maliki met with the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh and President of Indian Union, Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.Both the nations exchanged views on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest and reached a broad consensus.The discussions enabled better understanding and appreciation of each other’s concerns and perspectives and helped in forging closer understanding at the highest political level .Apart from this, during his visit , several MoUs were signed between the two nations. This was the first visit of Maliki to India.