Current affairs 24 aug.

Current Affairs of 24 August 2015 : 
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1. Gujarat to become 1st state to launch ‘Agro-Solar Policy’.
2. World Athletics Championships: Lalita Babar breaks national record in 3000m steeple chase, qualifies for final.
3. Usain Bolt won 100 meter title at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.
4. Roger Federer won Cincinnati Masters Men’s Singles tennis title for record seventh time.
5. Serena Williams won Cincinnati Masters Women’s Singles title for second time.
6. U Mumba tames Bulls to win Pro Kabaddi league 2015.
7. 17-year-old golfer Aditi Ashok becomes first Indian to win Ladies British Amateur.
8. Syrian woman journalist Zaina Erhaim honoured with Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.
9. Australian cricket legend "Arthur Morris" passes away.
10. India beat Sri Lanka by 278 runs in 2nd Test Match.
11. Sri Lankan Cricketer Kumar Sangarkkara retires from International Cricket.
12. Australian Cricketer Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers retires from International Cricket.
13. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) commissioned 1st ever Hydro-power plant at Chilla.
14. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Chennai-based MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) to work for conservation of coastal resources of Andhra Pradesh.
15. Amol Palekar appointed chairman of India’s Oscar jury.
16. India has forex reserves to stabilise currency volatility: RBI.
17. Bandhan Bank starts its operation as full-fledged scheduled commercial bank.
State-wise branches of Bandhan Bank :~
West Bengal (220)
Bihar (67)
Assam (60)
Maharashtra (21)
Uttar Pradesh (20)
Tripura (20 )
Jharkhand (15).