Monday, 24 October 2016

August 2016 Current affairs ( last PART 7)

India's Rank is 35th in World Bank's Logistics Performance Index 

MD/CEO of SBI Mutual Fund- - Anuradha Rao

29th Aug--  National Sports Day 

Canada allowed Hijab in their police uniforms 

22nd Delhi Book fair in India teamed up with Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

World's largest marine protected area is in USA. 

Intellectual property rights campaign has been launched by the Dept. of Industrial Policy and Promotion. 

LALITA BABAR (Steeple chaser) and SHARDUL GAGARE (Chess) received the Sportswomen of the year award 2016 -- PV Sindhu 

Dragonfly 44 galaxy have almost 99.99% of its dark matter. 

National Pension Scheme will have extended gratuity benefits. and the upper limit was extended to 20 lakh rs. from 10 lakh rs. 

SWEDEN made world's fastest truck --THE IRON KNIGHT byVolvo 

PUNJAB will not charge any fee from SC students in its colleges. 

Goodwill Ambassador for Fight Hunger Foundation -- Sonam kapoor

Youngest person to fly solo around the globe ---LACHLAN SMART 

Bibhuti lahkar has been nominated for IUCN Heritage Hero's award. 

Rs. 2000 crore has been allocated by Indian govt.for rehabilitation of displaced people from Gilgit and POK.  Muzaffarabad is the capital of POK. Gilgit is the Capital of Baluchistan . 

Nico Rosberg won the Belgian Formula one 2016 grand prix. 

RATAN WATAL Committee will promote card payments. 

DENMARK opened its first female run mosque. 

350th anniversary of "THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON " on 30th august 

CHINA has a rainbow coloured mountain range. 

HIMACHAL PRADESH has started India's first ambulance-hailing mobile app. 

Snapdeal has sent Happiness boxes to Indian Army.

BMW has gifted luxury cars to Indian olympic winners 

Most powerful women in technology by Forbes-- Sheryl Sandberg (CEO of FaceBook)

Electro Prenuer Park will be set up in Delhi by Govt. fund 

6th Tokyo Int. conf. on African Development.was hosted by Kenya.

WESTERN RAILWAY has won the All India Railway Athletic Championship.

MD/CEO of L&T -- S.N. Subramaniam 

Mukesh Mehta -- President of India Bullion and Jewellers association

Int. Day against Nuclear Tests ---  29th august 

TV.S.N Prasad Committee was set up to find alternative to pellet guns as these guns blinded the people. 

NASA sent submarine to Saturn's moon 

MP hosted BRICS convention on tourism 2016 

KARNATAKA BANK has launched KBL SMART APP to promote UPI  

PADMA SACHDEV ---Saraswati samman award .(novelist) for her autobiography Chitchat. 

India's first military heritage website --- Coloursofglory.org 

Vailankanni festival -- TN 

First Phase of SAUNI PROJECT launched in Jamnagar by PM MODI . (SAUNI - Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation) 

Justice Lodha Committee--  Border Protection Report 

PV Sindhu--  Brand Ambassdor of CRPF 

LionRock typhoon -- Japan 

Wrestler Yogeshwar dutt -- silver medalist for olympics 2012. 

MAN KAUR Gold medalist sprinter 100m in American Masters Open 

GUJARAT --- first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under UJALA Scheme 

The New name of west Bengal -- Bengal 

Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement award -- Shakthi Geetha (Athletics ), Sylvanus Dung Dung  (Hockey), and Rajendra Shelke (Rowing) . 

BHUTAN will host the 4th edition of Asian tennis tour

State Bank of  Travancore 's Chief General Manager--- Ashok Kumar Pradhan 

Justice SN Dhingra Commission has sent report to Haryana Gov. in Lands Deal irregularities. 

Novak Djokovic -- president of ATP Players Council 

ANSYS CEO-- Ajei Gopal 

Bipin Rawat -- Vice chief of army staff 

DELHI hosted the SARCSAT meeting of SAARC Statistical Organisations

Amar chitra katha-- this comic publication will publish comic book on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. 

BHARAT BILL PAYMENT SYSTEM --- new initiative by NPCI for easy payment of Bills. 

TN governor-- C Vidyasagar Rao









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