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Contents:
Important Dates and events3
Appointments ..4
Agreements6
National News..7
International News....10
Business News...12
Defence News.14
Sports News.15
Obituary News18
Recommendations..19
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Appointments
Punjab Government appoints Indian women cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur as the new DSP in the
state police.
Small Industries Development Bank of India appoints Mohammad Mustafa as their new
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).
Akshay Kumar the Bollywood actor is the brand Ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission in
UP.
World Bank appoints IAS Officer from Gujarat S. Aparna as Executive Director.
Dilip Chauhan the Indian-American takes the appointment as the Deputy of Comptroller of
Minority Affairs of Newyork Nassau Country.
Manju Deshbandhu Gupta takes the appointment as the chairman of Pharmaceutical company
Lupin.
Ian Narev, CEO of Commonwealth Bank of Australia will retire in June 2018.
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General Motors India appoints Sanjiv Gupta as the president and MD.
Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah takes the appointment as the chief of Sri Lankas naval forces.
Russia President Vladimir Putin appoints Nikolay Kudashev as Russia New Envoy to India.
CTS Appoints Ramkumar Ramamoorthy in the newly created role of executive director of India.
Dharmendra Kumar takes the appointment as the director general of Railway Protection Force.
Ashwani Lohani takes the appointment as the new Railway Board Chairman.
Rajiv Bansal takes the appointment as Air Indias Interim Chairman after Ashwani Lohani.
Union Minister Smriti Irani and Amit Shah took oath as Rajya Sabha MPs.
Dev Patel to get an honour with Asia Society Game Changers Award at New York.
The Kalpana Chawla award is given to the former State under-19 cricket captain Preethi
Srinivasan.
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Agreements
A Memorandum of Association (MoA) has signed to set up a regional center of the global rice
research institute IRRI in Varanasi.
A power purchase agreement deal has linked with Amplus Energy Solutions and Honda
Motorcycle.
During Deubas Delhi Visit India and Nepal will Sign a MoU Worth $250m.
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1. Tokyo Haneda
2. Seoul Incheon
3. Centrair Nagoya
4. Taiwan Taoyuan.
5. Tokyo Narita
6. Singapore Changi.
7. Hong Kong
8. Zurich
9. Kansai Osaka
10. Doha Hamad
7. Heathrow Airport.
National News
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Ministry of Health and Family welfare has made a release to the operational Guidelines for
planning and implementation of FPC.
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs made a launch to Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 in Mumbai,
Maharashtra under the Jiyo Parsi scheme.
Jammu and Kashmir government begins building of 100 bunkers along LoC in Rajouri.
Modi launches the third cleanliness survey which is called Swachh Survekshan.
Senior bureaucrats and Central Ministers to move in electric vehicles from November.
The Union Cabinet gave an approval for the completion of North Koel Reservoir Project.
Modi the PM of India announces Rs 2,350 crore relief package for floods in North East region.
NCTL has approved the merger of two telecommunication company Bharti Airtel and Telenor
India.
In New Delhi, the Government of India launches the 2nd AGRI-UDAAN program.
From 1st October Aadhaar number is mandatory for the registration of death.
For Development of North-Eastern Region, the first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination
forum took place in New Delhi.
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Bombay High court issued that 14 years below children are not allowed to participate in
Dahi Handi.
From Green Climate Fund the Maharastra Government is likely to raise $270m.
In Mumbai, the Inaguaration of Dawn of Cruise Tourism in India has taken place.
A video of the Indian National Anthem in sign language is released by Union Minister of State
for HRD Mahendra Nath Pandey.
Union Minister DharmendraPradhan commissioned Indian Coast Guard ship Shaurya in Goa.
PM Modi pays tribute to Sri Aurobindo on his 145th birth Anniversary on 16 th August 2017.
In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress has made a clean sweep in civic polls.
President Ram Nath Kovind to took a day long trip to Leh on 21st August.
From next year IIT Exam will completely online say the officials.
9 Cities in India will get an extra 313km of Metro lines say the officials.
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Government launches global hunt worth over $5 billion for 234 naval helicopters.
BJP Resolve To Launch State Wide Campaign Against The Mining Scam In Odisha.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched the grid connected rooftop solar project.
Ruling parties BJP, TDP and AAP won in all four Assembly by polls.
From West Bengals Ishapore India Gets Its Own Sniper Rifle.
International News
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India Bhutan new agreement on trade & Transit came into force.
Indian and China are the home of Internet says the UN Report.
For Qatari Pilgrims, for Haj, the Saudi Arabia government will open Salwar Border Point.
India and Turkmenistan will hold a meeting to enhance trade and boost scientific and
technological cooperation.
In South America Venezuela the Zoo animals are stolen and eaten says the Police
The US Says to Americans to leave North Korea before the ban kicks in on September 1.
Iranian President threatens for the new restart of the nuclear program.
To enhance the business relations between US and India, US- India Strategic Partnership Forum
(USISPF) is being set up.
Along the India Pakistan Border, Government plans for the installation of the 24X7 virtual
fence.
India and Iran made a commitment for early completion of Chabahar Port.
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In Belgian, the sale of petrol car sales has over taken diesel for the first time in 20 years.
The Chief architect of President Donald Trump Stephen Bannon leaves the White House.
India and Russia will have a talk at Doklam before Brics summit in China.
Nepal PM expands his cabinet to 15 State Ministers which is Third Largest Ever.
North Korea fires the missile over Japan in the aggressive test.
Japan Finance Minister Taro Aso to Meet Mike Pence in Early September to Discuss Economy,
Trade.
Kenya plastic bag ban comes into force after years of delays.
Business News
Max India has withdrawn the proposal to merge an agreement between Max life and Max
Financial Services.
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Airtel Payments Bank made a tie up with HPCL for ATM Services.
Indus Bank became the 6th Indian Bank whose market capitalisation score past the Rupee 1
Lakh crore-mark.
Arun Jaitley the Finance Minister announces new ETF Bharat -22 Sectoral Cap set at 20%.
Facebook has overtaken Microsoft & Alphabet in securing maximum profit per employee in the
2nd quarter of 2017.
Life stage app which is for the teens will be shut down by Facebook.
The partnership between Tata motors and Skoda auto has come to an end.
The Central government plans to sell generic Medicines at all the fuel stations in India.
The largest Crude Unit Shell Deer Park has shut down for 1 week.
Russian Oil Company Rosneft announced the completion of the deal with Essar Oil.
Honda Cars got a green signal for Rs 1,577 cr expansion project in Rajasthan.
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India becomes largest 2 wheeler market for Honda globally beating Indonesia.
With Rs 100 crore investment Infosys finally comes to West Bengal to Start the Company.
Defence News
Jaguar fighter plane flies for the first time with advanced radar.
Lockheed Martin the American global aerospace offers to Export F-16 Jets From India Plant.
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The scientist made a creation to a flexible bio glue for healing wounds
Indias First Private Sector Satellite took launch on 31st August by ISRO.
Sports News
Katerina Sinakova Beats Caroline Wozniacki to take her second Swedish Open title.
Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar wins the gold medal at Czech Republic boxing tournament.
Los Angles will host 2028 Olympic summer games and Paris will host it in 2024.
Indian Air Force felicitates the Indian Women Cricketer Shikha Pandey.
Neymar becomes the world greatest person to receive a huge record transfer money.
Indian Wrestler, Manju Kumari clinched the bronze medal in womens Junior World Wrestling
Championship.
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Vijender Singh beats Zulipkar Maimaitiali to win WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title.
Russian Player Ekaterina Makarova wins the Citi Open in Washington DC.
Ronaldo the Real Madrid football player is banned for five matches by Spanish football
federation.
Russian Player Ekaterina Makarova wins the Citi Open in Washington DC.
To make her seventh appearance at China open in Beijing Maria Sharapova has accepted the
wild card.
Southampton pays a huge record club fee to sign Juventus player Lemina .
Govindan Lakshmanan gets his personal best but fails to reach the final in World Athletics
Championship in London.
Shooter Maheshwari Chauhan won the Bronze medal at Asian Shotgun Championship.
American Athlete Brittney Reese won her 4th gold at the IAAF World Championship.
Pawel Fajdek from Poland, became the first man to win three successive world championship
titles in the hammer throw.
Ines Henriques smashed her own record to win womens 50-kilometer race walk at the World
Championships.
Alexander Zverev defeated Roger Federer to win his fifth title at the Montreal Masters.
Real Madrid won over Barcelona in a Supercopa de Espana and secured their fifth title on 17th
August.
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To Buy Colombian Star Davinson Sancher Tottenham Hotspur pays a Club record fee.
After consecutive draws, Harika the Indian Grandmaster bounces back with a win over CM
Suleymali Aydin of Azerbaijan.
Sports Ministry announces Khel Ratna, Dronacharya, Arjuna and Dhyan Chand awards for the
year 2017.
Graeme Smith the former South Africa Skipper turns as T20 Coach.
Mohammad Hamid Ansari the vice president left his office on August 10 th.
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Ravi Karunanayaka the Sri Lanka Foreign Minister resigns over corruption.
Ian Narev, CEO of Commonwealth Bank of Australia will retire in June 2018.
Vishal Sikka the Chief Executive officer of Infosys has resigned on 19th August.
Wayne Rooney the England Foot ball player announces retirement from international football.
Obituary News
BJP MP and the Former Union Minister Sanwar Lal Jat passed away.
Vishal Kumar Verma the National Level Wrestler dies in a stadium in Ranchi.
Ramananda Sengupta, Countrys oldest cinematographer has passed away at the age of 101.
Ahmed Khan the Indian Gold winning football team player passes away.
Sumiteru Taniguchi, Postman who survived Nagasaki atom bomb dies at 88.
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