Monday, 24 October 2016

August 2016 Current affairs (PART 6)

7th ----India's rank among world's top wealthiest countries. 

66  -- India's rank in Global Innovation Index 

77 --- India's Rank in World Risk index.......Pakistan at 72

UPI ( Unified Payment Interface ) ---- step  taken by RBI to make INDIA a cashless economy.

Micheal Phelps (sprinter) --  First athelete to win 9 gold medals in olympic

The author of the book " The Ocean of churn" -- Sanjeev Sanyal

India has made world's first leprocy vaccine. ( :) Jai Hind )

Brazil defeated Germany to win first olympic soccer gold.

ISRO'S Misson to study the Sun -- AADITYA ( proud moment for Indians :) Jai Hind )

India's first Nuclear Supplier Insurance Policy for right to recourse was launched in Maharashtra.

The author of "police and Counter Insurgency" is Kuldip Nair.

N Ramachandran awarded with Olympic order award.

Banwari lal purohit --new governor of Assam.

Olympic Bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik won the rani lakshmi Bai award .

 Author of " A book of Light" -- Jerry Pinto

2016 World's trauma congress has been hosted by India in 2016

Havildar Hangpan Dada was posthumously honoured with Ashok Chakra on 15th Aug 2016

The author of the book " Orphanage of words "---Shinie Antony

Himachal Pradesh introduced Sailing caimpaign Jal-Trang

Indian Railways will collaborate with Google to showcase India's Cultural & heritage.

Airlander 10 -- world's largest Aircraft made by UK

The 2016 Mountain echoes Literary festival will be hosted by THIMPU.

The 2016 world's Youth Voters Festival was held in Nagaland.

Cricketer Sunette Viljoen won the silver medal in javellin throw in olympics 2016

Jagdish mukhi -- lt. governor of Andaman & Nicobar

Andhra Pradesh has launched the DNA index system to control Crime

The book "Selection Day" authored by -- Arvind Adiga

Gujarat hosted 2016 Kabaddi world cup 2016.

Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova won the Cincinnati Masters women's double's Title 2016.
Sania Mirza has occupied the no.1 spot in women's doubles.

Menaka Gandhi has inauguated Uttarakhand's first women birth control centre. 

Mahindra launched DiGi sense platform to enable fleet owners to track vehicles.

PV Sindhu (BADMINTON), Jitu Rai (SHOOTING), Sakshi malik (WRESTLING) , and Dipa Karmakar (GYMNASTIC)  received the Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna award. 

GERMANY + India -- Vocational training 

INDIA will host first BRICS film festival 

DUBAI to have world's largest Indoor theme park

SUGAMYA e-library for Visually Impaired students launched by Union govt. 

DIWALI will be featured on US postal service stamp. 

TESLA -- Forbes list of most innovative companies 2016 

2 Indo-Americans are White House fellows out of 16. 

CHINA launched deepestsubmersible sinking about 10.7 km below the sea level.

MH -TELANGANA -- Godavari projects agrrement. 

New Minority affairs minister-- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 

Fiji allowed India to  fly anywhere in their nation 

TN -- top state in solar power generation. 

HYDERABAD-- south India's first children court. 

LIFESTAGE --- Facebook App for teens 

Satheesh Reddy ---- first IEI -IEEE award.

PAK-- hosted 2 day SAARC Finance minister's meet 

SINGAPORE -- World's first self driving taxis on road 

Proxima Centuri has an earth like planet revolving around  it.

Nagaland hosted world's film festival 

MUSTARD------ India's first genetically modified crop. 

BENGALURU -- will host Pravasi bhartiya Divas 2017 

POCSO e-box , and online complaint boxforchild sexual abuse....launshed byWomen & Child development minister Meneka Gandhi . 

P kumaran -- India's Ambassador to Qatar 

Kolkata hosted Mother Teresa film festival 2016 

Shaktikant das led Indian delegation at the 2016 SAARC Finance Min. Conference. 

Turkey launched " Operation Euphrates Shield " to curb ISIS Terrorism . 

Delhi is hosting Durand Football Tournament 2016 

Gujarat will open India's first textile university.

BHUTAN ----hosting Mountain echoes literary Festival .

Domino's has started world's first unmanned drone delivery service for its food items. 

Gurgaon will get $ 400 million IT park














































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