Book titled Getting India Back on Track released

1.    Book titled Getting India Back on Track released

i. The book titled Getting India Back on track – An Action Agenda for Reform was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 June 2014 in New Delhi.

ii. The book edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley Tellis and Reece Trevor was published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 
iii. The book contains insightful essays by eminent academicians and public policy experts and the foreword has been written by Ratan Tata. It says how Indian policymakers can return the country to a path of high and sustained economic growth.

2.    Sourav Ganguly joins Mudgal panel

i. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday joined the Supreme Court-appointed Mudgal committee, which is probing the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal, as an expert on cricketing affairs.

ii. The panel is headed by Retd Justice Mukul Mudgal and includes advocates L. Nageswara Rao, Niloy Dutta and senior IPS officer B.B. Mishra.

iii. We had requested Sourav Ganguly to join the IPL probe panel and he has agreed to join us in the investigations.

iv. The Supreme Court had directed the probe committee to select a cricketer of ‘impeccable integrity’ who would help the committee on the cricketing matters related to IPL betting and spot-fixing.

3.    Triple jumper Arpinder Singh breaks national record, qualifies for Glasgow Commonwealth Games

i. Arpinder Singh of Punjab smashed the national record in men's triple jump with a stupendous jump of 17.17 Metres to win gold and qualify for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on the concluding day of the 54th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Lucknow on Sunday. 

ii. The 21-year-old Arpinder erased Renjith Maheswary's earlier national record by 10 cms. Arpinder is now both the Commonwealth and Asian leader this season so far. 

4.  Sania Mirza achieves career-best ranking of six in doubles

i. Touching a new high, India's tennis ace Sania Mirza today became world number six in doubles.

ii. This is her career-best ranking. The new chart was released following the conclusion of the French Open. Sania earned 430 ranking points along with partner Cara Black during a quarterfinals appearance at the Roland Garros, to jump eight places in the ranking charts.

iii. In the men's doubles, Leander Paes continued to be the highest ranked player at number 13. Rohan Bopanna was next best at number 17.

iv. In the ATP rankings, Somdev Devvarman dropped out of top-100 as he lost 23 places to be 119 in the singles chart. He had made a first round exit at the French Open.