Current Affairs August 2019 - Miscellaneous



  • Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched gold with score of 1166 in Men's Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at 12th Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters competition in New Delhi.

  • Indian Army launched an ecological initiative E Cars for use of its officials in New Delhi in partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd.

  • West Bengal launched an awareness campaign ‘Save Green, `Stay Clean’ for preserving the greenery and keeping the environment clean.

  • Famous Indian filmmaker J Om Prakash passed away at the age of 93 years.

  • Union ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat have launched the Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha drive to promote water conservation activities among school students.

  • The government has set a target of transporting nearly 25% of cargo through coastal shipping and inland waterways over the next 10 years. Increase in exim cargo will help reduce inflation by nearly 2.5%.

  • Dhaka Metropolitan Police said that flying drone or any remote-controlled devices without authorization is a punishable offence as it creates panic among people.

  • The Tarava police station in the Subarnapur district of Odisha has been adjudged as one of the 10 best police stations in the country in the annual ranking for the year 2018.

  • The Khadi and Village Industry Commission has launched "Leather Mission" on World Tribal Day.

  • The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, hosted an ‘At Home’ reception for freedom fighters on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Quit India Day (August 9) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

  • Indian Bank has entered into a corporate agency agreement with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd.

  • Uttar Pradesh's "Vriksharopan Mahakumbh" drive has created world record after planting more than 22 crore saplings.

  • INS Tarkash has arrived in Norway for a 3-day visit as part of Western Fleet Overseas Deployment.

  • A powerful tropical storm ‘Krosa’ lashed Japan bringing strong winds and torrential rain at the speed of 126 kms per hour.

  • Delhi Development Authority launched plantation drive in Delhi to involve school eco clubs. Scheme involves plantation of four lakh trees.

  • Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) bagged an award in ‘government’s initiative to promote and develop the technologies’ category in the World Education Summit 2019.

  • Ghotu Ram Meena has been named as India’s next Ambassador to Republic of Congo.

  • Indian Army launched 'Mission Reach Out', a conference to review the prevalent situation and ensure basic necessities and essential services in Jammu post the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.

  • Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) to work jointly to achieve the objective of national solar mission through training programmes.

  • Indian Railway's 2nd double-decker Uday (Utkrisht Double-Decker Air Conditioned Yatri) Express will run between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.

  • Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the state's first-ever CNG fuelling station in Dibrugarh.

  • President Ram Nath Kovind planted a sapling of Maulsari in the Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate and launched a plantation drive as part of Van Mahotsav celebrations.

  • The Karnataka government has amended the Karnataka Poisons (Possession and Sale) Rules 2015 and notified Nicotine as "Class A poison".

  • Iran unveiled a domestically-built long-range, mobile surface-to-air missile system.

  • The Homeland Security 2019 Conference was held in New Delhi.

  • PM Modi went on a 3-nation tour to France, UAE and Bahrain.

  • Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi witnessed the formal beginning of the re-development of the temple of Shreenathji in Bahrain, the oldest in the Gulf region.

  • The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2019 has been awarded to 96 Police personnel which includes 13 women police officers.

  • Both the Indian Women's and Men's hockey teams have won the Olympic Test event in Tokyo after they defeated Japan and New Zealand respectively.

  • BookMyForex.com, a marketplace for foreign exchange and remittances, has partnered with YES Bank to launch a co-branded multi-currency forex travel card for Indian overseas travellers.

  • Acko General Insurance, an insurtech company, has partnered with ZestMoney, a consumer lending fintech, to offer credit insurance.

  • Centre has appealed to all the States to generate maximum community participation in the form of mass movement to achieve the target of functional household tap connection by 2024.

  • Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan launched heritage postal stamp of Bandra station in Mumbai, Maharashtra on the completion of 150 years of the railway station.

  • Brazil rejected aid from G-7 countries to fight Amazon forest fires, referring to a pledge of 20 million dollars made at the G-7 Summit in France to fight the rainforest blazes.

  • The 2019 Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand.

  • Indian bank entered into a bancassurance MoU with Tata AIG to provide Tata AIG’s suite of general insurance products.

  • Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar released the booklet “Jan Connect: Clear Intentions, Decisive Actions” on key decisions taken by the Government in the first 75 days of its second tenure.

  • Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced to open 50 new colleges in state.

  • "IndTokyo” mobile app was launched to help para-athletes to look up accessible places in Tokyo during their visit to the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games.

  • Canara Bank launched India's first OTP facility for ATM cash withdrawals above Rs. 10,000 in a day.

  • On the occasion of International Day of Yoga 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 12 commemorative postal stamps to honour eminent scholars, Practitioners and great Master Healers of AYUSH Systems.

  • On the occasion of International Day of Yoga 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 10 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (AYUSH HWCs) located in the state of Haryana.

  • Air India will completely ban use of plastic in Alliance Air and Air India Express from 2nd October.

  • Delhi government launched"10 Hafte, 10 Baje 10 minute Har Ravivar, Dengue Par War" campaign against dengue and chikungunya.

  • Senior diplomat Pavan Kapoor has been appointed as India's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

  • Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Pramod Agarwal as the next chairman of Coal India.

  • The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Malayala Manorama News Conclave 2019 in Kochi via video conferencing.

  • Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul locks and Kandangi sarees have received Geographical Indication (GI) tags.

  • The Steel Users Federation of India has signed an MoU with the Bombay Stock Exchange to launch trading in steel futures.

  • IIT Guwahati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RD Grow Green India Pvt for Technology transfer for safer drinking water.

  • ICRA Ltd ousted its Managing Director and group Chief Executive Officer Naresh Takkar over allegations of misconduct.

  • Veteran Bengali actor Nimu Bhowmik passed away. He acted characters of different shades in 'Ganadebata' (1979), 'Baghini' (1968), 'Dadar Kirti' (1980), 'Guru Dakshina' (1987).

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