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Current Affairs August 2016

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ISRO conducts successful test launch of scramjet engine

29 Aug, The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the first time has
successfully conducted the Scramjet (or Supersonic Combusting ramjet) engine test.
The scramjet engine was test launched on board of RH 560 sounding rocket. The
scramjet engine works on the Air-breathing Propulsion System.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has appointed Punit Misra as Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) for its domestic broadcast business. Earlier Misra was Executive DirectorSales and Customer Development at Hindustan Unilever and joined HUL as a
management trainee in 1996.
Gujarat government is planning to set up India's first textile university at Surat.
World's first quantum communication satellite Quantum Experiments at Space Scaler
(QUESS) launched by China from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre is nicknamed
Micius
India's rank in the World Risk Index 2016 by United Nations University Institute for
Environment and Human Security- 77th Rank.
Four banks that introduced NPCIs Unified Payments Interface (UPI) that allow
customers to make payments via digital means are - Axis Bank, Union Bank of India,
Federal Bank and Bank of Maharashtra
The train whos twelve coaches derailed between Aluva and Karukutty stations in
Ernakulam district is - Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru Express.
Germany is now one of only three women's teams to win both the Olympics and
World Cup. Germany failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2012 but won the bronze
the last three times they played, in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
Earlier on 14 August 2016, Bolt clinched gold in the 100-metre final at the Olympics
to become the first man to win the event three times at consecutive Olympic Games.
He followed the win with a gold medal in the 200 m, which also makes him the first
athlete to win the 200 m three times at the Olympic Games. Bolt won the race in 9.81
seconds, followed by USAs Justin Gatlin at 9.89 seconds and Canadas Andre De
Grasse at a personal-best 9.91 seconds.

On 9 August 2016, Biles won her first Olympic gold medal in the gymnastics team
event. On 11 August 2016, she won the gold medal individual all-around. In the
women's vault, she won her second individual gold medal with a score of 15.966. In
the women's balance beam final, she grabbed bronze.
Jebet won the race in the second-quickest time in history. She clocked a time of eight
minutes 59.75 seconds, narrowly outside of Russian Gulnara Samitova-Galkina's
world record of 08:58.16.
Film actress Sharmila Tagore, theatre activist Arundhati Nag and film studies
academician Ira Bhaskar have been appointed new members of Broadcasting Content
Complaints Council (BCCC).
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has set a world record, he captained India in a
record 325th game (most by a player in history), across all three formats, to break
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's mark. Dhoni was leading India in 71st T20I.

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Qatar's based Doha Bank has opened a branch, the Keralas Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan inaugurated the branch. The Bank also held an investors conference on
Kerala-Qatar Investment Opportunities, which saw a participation of major investors
and SMEs from the state and GCC and Doha Bank officials.
Pakistan is going to host the 19th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation) Summit in Islamabad (capital city) and Murree on November 9 and 10,
2016.
Mahindra unveils DiGiSENSE platform to track vehicle information

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Automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has introduced

DiGiSENSE, a cloud based technology solution to track vehicle information in real
time. With this, Mahindra has become the first OEM (original equipment
manufacturer) in India to integrate its product line-up onto a cloud-based technology
platform.
20 Aug, Badminton player P V Sindhu made history by being youngest Indian
sportsperson to win a medal at the quadrennial Olympics. Sindhu won the Silver
medal in womens singles badminton event at Rio Olympics 2016. Sindhu is the
fourth Indian to win a silver at the Olympics after shooters Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore (2004, Athens) and Vijay Kumar (2012, London) and wrestler Sushil Kumar
(2012, London).

Sakshi Malik made brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign in
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Sakshi Malik had won bronze medal in wrestling at 2016 Rio Olympics in the 58 kg
category. She had created history by becoming first women from India to win
Olympics medal in wrestling.
The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) has announced that 2016 Kabaddi World
Cup will be hosted in Ahmedabad, Gujarat between October 7 and 22, 2016.
Bihar government-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has lifted the Ban on the
toddy (palm wine) consumption and selling in the state.
Vasundhara Raje led BJP government in the Rajasthan becomes the first state in the
country to give nod to sewage and waste water policy.
13 Aug, Smart Ganga City Scheme Launched in Ten Cities. Haridwar, Allahabad,
Rishikesh, Lucknow, Mathura-Vrindavan, Patna, Kanpur, etc.
Uma Bharti launches various projects under Namami Gange
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti launched various Projects on the Bank of Ganga
worth Rs. 560 crore under Namami Gange programme at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur.
Earlier in July this year 231 projects were launched at various places in the states of
Uttrakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West-Bengal, Delhi and Haryana and construction
of 11 Ghats and two crematoria launched in Kanpur under Namami Gange
programme.

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Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2016 (IFFM) Award winners:

1.Best Actor (Male) Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Raman Raghav 2.0
2.Best Actor (Female) Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
3.Best Director Shakun Batra
4.Best Indie Film Thithi
5.Best Film Award Kapoor & Sons
6.Diversity Award for Contribution in Indian Cinema Fawad Khan
7.Indian Film Festival Excellence in Cinema Award(lifetime achievement award)
Rishi Kapoor.
A team of Scientists form the Pune-based National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS)
have succeeded in isolating cancer stem cells that cause skin cancer. The study results
were published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
Organ Donation Day is celebrated every year on 13th of August.
Akhilesh Yadav led cabinet meeting of Uttar Pradesh government approved a Metro
Rail project for Allahabad on August 17. This metro trainWork is already underway
on the Metro Rail in Lucknow and the Detailed Project Report for Varanasi and
Kanpur have already been approved Akhilesh Yadav.
The Jharkhand Assembly passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill and became
the third state to ratify the bill after Assam and Bihar on august 17.
About Jharkhand :
Capital Ranchi,
CM Raghubar Das
Governor Droupadi Murmu
17 Aug, Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has been honoured by the
America Tamil Sangam with its Tamil Ratna Award.
India ranks a low 39th in terms of fixed broadband adoption among Asia Pacific
countries, with just 1.3% of its citizens subscribing to such a service in 2015.
20 Aug, The monogrammed suit worn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his
meeting with American President Barack Obama in 2015, which resulted in huge
controversy, entered Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive suit
sold.
18 Aug, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar adopted Donja Village of Maharashtra
under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna
Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in
Osmanabad district of Maharashtra for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram
Yojna.
Renowned Hindi Writer Sunita Jain bags the 25th Vyas Sammam award 2015.
Well-known Hindi scholar and writer Sunita Jains poetry collection Kshama has
been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman 2015 for her poetry collection
Kshama.
Sunita Jain is an Indian scholar, novelist, short-story writer and poet of English and
Hindi literature.

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22 aug, India and Germany signed an agreement that aims to foster conditions that
will help create and improve workplace-based vocational training in Indias industrial
clusters in order to deepen the collaboration on skill development.
On August 24th 2016, Union Cabinet headed by Narendra Modi has given its
approval for MoUs with Myanmar, Cyprus, Fiji and South Africa in different fields.
Padma Sachdev gets Saraswati Samman for year 2015. Sachdev, who is the first
women poet in Dogri language, has been a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award in
1971 for her poetry book 'Meri Kavita Mere Geet.
27 Aug, RBI announced interest subvention scheme for Women Self-Help Groups
All women SHGs will be eligible for interest subvention on credit up to 3 lakh rupees
at 7 percent per annum under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural
Livelihoods Mission in 250 districts.
India and the United States have signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum of
Agreement (LEMOA) that will enable both countries to use each others bases for
repair and replenishment of defence supplies.

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), situated in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 18

August 2016 banned wrestler Narsingh Yadav for four years following an appeal by
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The Assam Assembly on 13 August 2016 passed the Assam Amusements and Betting
Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
August 10 is observed as World Biofuel Day. It was on this date that Sir Raulph
Diesel successfully test a mechanical engine with Peanut oil as fuel. Diesel is also the
inverter of diesel engines which run our cars today.
2016 Belgian Grand Prix won by - Nico Rosberg
Which two countries signed four agreements to boost bilateral cooperation - India,
Myanmar

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