1. From 1st July 2011, 7% hike in Dearness Allowance hike announced by Union Government.

2. Australia allowed transgender option in passports.

3. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, from Mainland, China has set up shop in India.

4. Ian Felton has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka.

5. Present Key policy rates are, CRR – 6.00%, Repo – 8.25% and Reverse Repo – 7.25%.

6. Tata Motors bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

7. Dinesh K.Sarraf,  took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.

8. Hospital Board of India, launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector.

9. At Kolkata, National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration.

10. “64th Auto Show being held on 15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany.”

1. European Union:: Political centers are Brussels and Luxembourg and Strasbourg.Member states are 27,

Leaders:: European Council:: Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission:: José Manuel Barroso,  European Parliament::Jerzy Buzek (Building in Strasbourg, France), Council of the European Union:: Donald Tusk (Poland):

Member states of EU::Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Currency of EU:: Euro

2. The Group of Eight (G8, and formerly the G6 or Group of Six) is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of six major economies: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1976, Canada joined the group, in 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8.

37th meeting of G8 members held at Deauville, France , Next is to be held at Chicago, USA in 2012.

3. The Group of Twenty ( G20) is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 major economies: 19 countries plus the European Union, which is represented by the President of the European Council and by the European Central Bank. The current chair of G20 is France.

6th Summit of G20 is to be held at Cannes, France in December 2011, whereas 7th summit is to be held in Mexico.