10th August 2015

An MOU has been signed between Maharashtra Government and Foxconn

• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to set up its manufacturing facility in the state between Tiawan-based Foxconn and Maharashtra government.

• Foxconn is the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics and makes devices for Motorola, Black Berry, Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi.

• The MoU was inked in Mumbai, Maharashtra in presence of Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Memorandum of Understanding:-

1. 5 billion US dollars will be invested by Foxconn in Maharashtra over the next five years.
2. For setting up plant in the state, Maharashtra Govt. will provide 1500 acres of land to the company .
3. The main focus will be on research and development (R&D) as well as manufacturing by the Foxconn’s facility.
4. Employment of 50,000 people will be created in the state.

Michael Clarke announced retirement from International Cricket

• Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke announced his decision to retire from International Cricket after playing the 2015 Ashes series between England and Australia.
• He took already retirement from ODI cricket after the 2015 Cricket World Cup. 

Details of his cricket career :-
• Test: Batted in 197 innings of 114 matches and scored 8628 runs of which 329 not out was his highest score.

• ODI: Batted in 223 of 245 matches and scored 7981 runs of which 130 was his highest score.


• T20: Batted in 28 of 34 matches and scored 488 runs of which 67 was his highest score.

NASA develope drones to explore Moon and Mars

• Drones are developed by the NASA engineers that can fly to areas which are inaccessible to rovers to gather samples.
• A lander will be used as a base to refill batteries and propellants between flights. 
• The flying robotic vehicles similar to quad-copters are developed for the thin atmosphere of Mars and the airless voids of asteroids and the Moon.
• The team of NASA Engineers are programming the flyer to recognise terrain and landmarks and guide itself to areas controllers on Earth.

New appointed Governors of Bihar- Acharya Dev Vrat ; Himachal Pradesh - Ram Nath Kovind

Ram Nath Kovind

• Ram Nath Kovind  has been appointed as the governers of Bihar by President Pranab Mukherjee.
• Mr. Kovind will will replace Keshri Nath Tripathi. 
• Between 1994-2000 and 2000-06, he had been a member of Rajya Sabha member.

Acharya Dev Vrat

• Acharya Dev Vrat has been appointed as the governers of Himachal Pradesh by President Pranab Mukherjee. Acharya Dev Vrat will replace Kalyan Singh.