31 August 2013 Current Affairs
India Announced Rs 5,000 crore For Bhutan
On 31 August India announced an aid of Rs 5,000 crore, including a special package of Rs 500 crore, for Bhutan as part of commitment to its continued socio-economic development, a move that assumes significance against the backdrop of unease in the bilateral ties recently. India will contribute Rs 4500 crore towards Bhutan’s 11th Plan, as well as Rs 500 crore towards an Economic Stimulus Package.The decision was announced after talks in NewDelhi between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
Edward Snowden Awarded with German ”Whistleblower Prize”
On 31 August Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the most extensive US global surveillance operations, has been awarded this year’s German “Whistleblower Prize” worth USD 3,900 in absentia.