1) Nagasaki Day: 9th August
•The atomic age began with the US dropping the first atomic bomb dubbed “Little Boy” on August 6, 1945, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, after its July 16 pre-dawn birth in successful testing at Alamogordo, New Mexico.
•Three days later, on August 9, 1945, the second bomb—“Fat Man”—was dropped on Nagasaki, incinerating the city and its unexpecting inhabitants. Their combined devastation was unimaginable.
2) Nation celebrates 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement
•India has celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement. This year’s theme is “SANKALP SE SIDDHI"- the Attainment through Resolve. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent Mann Ki Baat program had called for launching the mega campaign Sankalp Se Siddhi.
•The exhibition has been organized titled “Quit India-75-Chalo Dilli” and it will be thrown open to public after inauguration till 1st of September. People will get a chance to have a glimpse of original documents related to Quit India Movement and the files related to Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauz free of cost.
3) Indian American Appointed US County's Deputy Comptroller For Minority Affairs
•Indian American Dilip Chauhan has been appointed to a key position of Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs in New York's Nassau county.
•Chauhan had joined the Comptroller’s office in 2015 as Director for Community Affairs, South and East Asia. He has served as senior advisor to the Comptroller since early 2017.
4) Sri Lankan Navy commissions India-built AOPV
•Sri Lankan Navy has commissioned an India-built state-of-the-art Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), the first-ever purchase from a foreign ship builder, to boost its search and rescue capabilities.
•Sri Lankan President and Armed Forces commander-in-chief Maithripala Sirisena commissioned the new patrol vessel “SLNS Sayurala”. It is the largest vessel built by an Indian ship builder for a foreign navy to date. Built at the Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) in India, SLNS Sayurala is the first-ever brand new platform purchased from a foreign ship builder. The 105.7 metre-long and 13.6 meter-wide vessel can also be used for external fire-fighting missions.
5) Justice Dipak Misra to be next Chief Justice of India
•The Union government appointed Justice Dipak Misra as the next Chief Justice of India. He will be replacing incumbent Justice J S Khehar, who is set to retire on August 27, 2017.
•It was Khehar who had recommended Misra's name to succeed him as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Misra will be sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind on August 27. Justice Misra will retire on October 2, 2018.
6) Indian-origin entrepreneur named Canada's consul general in San Francisco
•Rana Sarkar, an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur, has been appointed Canada's consul general in San Francisco as well as a member of the Canadian official team tasked with renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the US and Mexico.
•Sarkar is part of a 13-member group tasked with helping Canada navigate the renegotiation of NAFTA.
