Current Affairs 10th August 2016

Rajya Sabha passes ‘patient-centric’ Mental Health Care Bill 2013,which seeks to provide better healthcare to people with mental illness and safeguard their rights
The British Council India is interested in long-term collaboration with the Bihar government for promotion of education and culture
Manipur’s Iron Lady Irom Sharmila ends 16-year-long hunger strike
Under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), 4497 new projects have been sanctioned in the country with the project cost of Rs. 42392.47 crore for various rural electrification works
Maharashtra government diluting importance of Quit India event: Cong
Parliament passes GST Bill; PM says GST to address problem of imbalanced development

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company and the Max group entities have finalised the merger of Max insurance arm with the former, creating the largest private sector insurance company with a market valuation of Rs 65,000 crore
Raghuram Rajan keeps interest rate unchanged at 6.5% in his last policy review

Deskera claims 1st GST compliant cloud-based enterprise software in India
FDI in petroleum sector permitted across the Hydrocarbon value chain
Reliance General enters ‘bancassurance’ deal with co-operative bank
Vodafone renews IT deal with IBM for 5 years
Non-banking finance companies will benefit from the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) decision to herald ‘on tap’ universal banking licence regime, Moody’s Investors Service said
Aurobindo Pharma receives final approval from US FDA for anti-infective drug

Orkut co-founder Büyükkökten has launched a new social network called Hello, which is available on mobile only

Renowned Yoga Guru TKV Desikachar has passed away following a brief illness in Chennai
Congress rebel Kalikho Pul, who briefly served as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister, allegedly committed suicide in Itanagar