Top 50 current affairs – August

25. The 5th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission  held in Kathmanduon 21- 22 August.

 

26. The chief minister of TamilNaduShri Edappadi K Palaniswami announcedtrifurcation of Vellore district. Ranipet and Tirupattur will be the new districts carved out of Vellore. After the trifurcation, TamilNadu will have 37 districts.

 

27. Tribal Affairs Ministry and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) jointly organized 9 – Day Aadi Mahotsav in Leh – Ladakh.Theme – “A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft, Culture and Commerce”

 

28. Denmark’sthird-largest lender, Jyske Bank, has launched 10-year mortgage deals at a negative interest rate of 0.5 percent

 

29. Palani panchamirtham hasbeen granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is given as ‘prasadam’ at the Murugan temple

 

30. The Ministries of Earth Sciences and Agriculture have launched a mobile application named Meghdootthat will provide location, and crop and livestock-specific weather-based agro advisories to farmers in local languages.

 

31. India has contributed one million US Dollarsto the United Nations Special Purpose Trust Fund for the Resident Coordinator System.

 

32. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) researchers have developed a multimodal robotic system called‘GraspMan,’with good grasping, manipulation and locomotion abilities for use in industrial and field applications.  The system comprises a pair of graspers that are capable of holding objects securely and manipulate it much like the human hand.

 

33. Priyam Chatterjee has become the first Indian chef to be awarded the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mrite Agricoleto’by the French Government. He received this award in contribution towards reinventing the gastronomic scene in India.

 

34. Google India announced a continued long-term collaboration with Prasar Bharati to bring all the live action on YouTube and Google Search for events of national importance such as the Independence Day and Republic Day telecast.

 

35. Alejandro Giammattei was elected as the President of Guatemala.

 

35. Home minister Amit Shah released a book title – Listening, Learning and Leading on Vice President Shri VenkaiahNaidu’s two years in office.

 

37. Andhra Pradeshgovernment launched the Navodayam The scheme is for thousands of ailing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state.Navodayam will provide a lifeline to stressed MSMEs by ensuring that all eligible units are permitted for the one-time restructuring of accounts up to March 31, 2020.

 

38. The Asian Development Bank (ADB)has approved a loan of $200 million to upgrade rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts of India’s Maharashtra State to better connect rural areas with markets and services.

 

39. India contributes USD 5 million to UN Palestine refugee agency

 

40. Mohali traffic policehas launched the 3-D Smart Traffic Signal system based on Artificial Intelligence.

 

41. The Statue of Unityhas been shortlisted for ‘The Structural Awards 2019’ of the UK-based Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).

 

42. Maharashtrahas granted USD 10 billion (about Rs. 70,0000 crores) plan to establish the world’s first ultra-fast hyperloop project to link Mumbai with Pune.

 

43. Kolkatato get India’s first underwater Metro

 

44. GujaratCM launches ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’

 

45. Aadi Perukku festival being celebrated in Tamil Nadu

 

46. India’s NDTV journalists Ravish Kumarhas won the ‘Magsaysay award 2019’ for his news show ‘Prime Time’

 

47. The 4th South Asian Speaker’s Summitwill be held in Male, Maldives from 1st to 2nd September 2019.Theme – “Achieving Sustainable Development Goals”.

 

48. Netherlandsbans face-covering clothing

 

49. Volodymyr Zelenskyhas been elected Ukraine president

 

50. Jharkhand govt launches new scheme – ‘Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana. Under the scheme, beneficiaries having farm land of less than one acre to five acres, will get 5,000 to 25,000 rupees in their bank accounts.

 

 Sports news-

1. Indian team created history by winning one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the 45th WorldSkills Kazan 2019 competition, in Russia.S Aswatha Narayana won the gold medal in water technology. Pranav Nutalapati won silver medal in web technologies. Sanjoy Pramanik and Shweta Ratanpura won one bronze medal each in Jewellery and graphic design technology.
2. India’s Komalika Bari became recurve cadet world champion at the World Archery Youth Championshipsheld in Madrid (Spain) on 25th August. She defeated higher-ranked Sonoda Waka of Japan in the final.
3. Sindhu became the first Indian to win a Badminton World Championships goldby beating Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in Basel, Switzerland.
4. Sai Praneeth won a bronzeand became only the second Indian men’s singles player after the legendary Prakash Padukone to win a medal at Badminton World Championships.

 

5. In football, Gokulam Kerala FCwon the 129th Durand Cup, defeating heavyweights Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata

 

6. In Archery, the Indian team of Sukhbeer Singh, Sangampreet Singh Bisla and Tushar Phadtare won a bronzemedal in the junior compound men’s team event in the World Youth Championships in Madrid.

 

7. Constable Monali Jadhav from Maharashtrawon three medals, including two golds, at World Police and Fire Games International Championship held in Chengdu, China. She won the gold in target and field archery and won bronze medal in the ‘3D Archery’.

 

8. Indiawin gold at Under- 12 Asian Tennis Team championship in Kazakhstan

 

9. Hima Das, Mohammad Anas win goldat Athleticky Mitink Reiter in Czech Republic.

 

10. WrestlerDeepak Punia has become India’s first junior World Champion in 18 years. He defeated Russia’s Alik Shebzukhov at Tallinn, Estonia.

 

11. Rafael Nadal won the Montreal Masters Cup. He defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev.

 

12. Bajrang Punia wins gold in Wrestling at Tbilisi Grand Prix.He defeated Iran’s Peiman Bibyani in the 65 Kilogram category final of the men’s free style competition in Georgia.

 

13. Sourabh Vermaclinched the Men’s Singles title in the Hyderabad Open. He beat Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew.

 

14. Aishwarya Pissaybecame the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports, annexing the FIM World Cup ( Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) in the women’s category after the final round of the championship at Varpalota in Hungary.

 

15. Serena Williams topped the list of the highest-paid female athletes 2019 published by Forbes.

 

16. German cancer researcher Fiona Kolbingerwon the mixed annual 4,000km(2,485 miles) cycling Transcontinental Race from Burgas in Bulgaria. She becomes the first woman to win one of the world’s toughest cycling races.

 

17. Australia’s Nick Kyrgiosdefeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to win ATP Washington Open title.

 

18. Satwiksairaj, Chirag1st Indian doubles pair to win Super 500 title in Thailand Open.

 

19. Lovlina Borgohainwon gold at the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament 2019 held at Kaspiysk, Russia

 

Indian junior shuttlers win 6 medals at Bulgarian Open

• In Badminton, Indian junior shuttlers won six medals at the Bulgarian Junior International Championships which concluded in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.
• The medals comprised three gold, a silver and two bronze.
• The gold medals were won by Samiya Imad Faruqui in women’s singles, the duo of Edvin Joy and Shruti Mishra in Mixed Doubles and pair of Tanisha Crasto and Aditi Bhatt in women’s doubles.
• Men’s doubles combination of Ishan Bhatnagar and Vishnuvardhan won silver medal.
• Malvika Bansod and Meiraba Luwang won a bronze each in other singles events.

Rogers cup winners-

• Men’s singles: Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev
• Women’s singles: Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams
• Men’s doubles: Marcel Granollers, Horacio Zeballos defeated Wesley Koolhof and Robin Haase
• Women’s doubles: Barbora Krejčíková, Kateřina Siniaková defeated Demi Schuurs and Anna-Lena Gronefeld