01st September 2019 Current Affairs
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National (26th August – 31st August)
- ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao pledges over $12 Billion to India in support of New Flagship Initiatives
- Former Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha appointed OSD in PMO
- PM Modi announced to celebrate September as a month of nutrition
- Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Ground in Delhi is set to be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium
International (26th August – 31st August)
- ‘Ghaznavi’ surface-to-surface ballistic missile test fired by Pakistan
- PM Modi to attend G7 summit in France
- India, Australia & France to jointly create inclusive Indo-Pacific
- US approves $3.3 bn sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan
- Pavan Kapoor got appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates(UAE)
Economy and Business (26th August – 31st August)
- Government to Merge Ten Public Sector Banks into Four
- RBI Board Approves Surplus Transfer of Rs 1.76 Lakh Crore to Govt as it Accepts Bimal Jalan Panel Recommendation
Sports (26th August – 31st August)
- Kerala all-rounder Jalaj Saxena has become the 1st Indian cricketer to sets rare record in Indian first-class cricket history
- PV Sindhu becomes first Indian shuttler to win World Championships gold
- Gokulam Kerala FC wins 129th edition of Durand Cup (2019) defeating Mohun Bagan to win the title
- Ajantha Mendis retires from all forms of cricket
- Abhishek Verma bags gold in 10 meter air pistol event in Shooting World Cup
Awards (26th August – 31st August)
- Spain’s Alex Rins wins British Grand Prix at Silverstone
- Prabhakar Singh given the ‘Eminent Engineer Award- 2019
- National Urban Livelihoods Mission conferred SKOCH Governance Gold Award
Appointments (26th August – 31st August)
- CBDT Chairman P C Mody’s tenure extended by the Govt.
- IndiGo appoints Aditya Pande as its new CFO
- Pramod Agarwal to succeed Coal India chairman AK Jha
- Former human rights lawyer Lionel Aingimea becomes the new President of Nauru
- Amit Nayyar- ex-Goldman Sachs executive appointed as new Paytm president
Important Days (26th August – 31st August)
- International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances observed on 30 August 2019
- National Sports Day 2019: 29 August
- International Day against Nuclear Tests 2019 observed on August 29
Science and Tech (26th August – 31st August)
- Akademik Lomonosov: World’s first floating nuclear reactor of Russia launched in Arctic
- ISRO developing own spacesuits for India’s 1st manned space mission
- Intel launched its first artificial intelligence chip ‘Spring Hill’
- ‘Shagun’-Integrated Online junction for School Education launched by Union HRD Minister
Defence (26th August – 31st August)
- The air forces of China and Pakistan began joint exercise ‘Shaheen-VIII’ near Ladakh
- Shalija Dhami of IAF becomes first female flight commander
Obituaries (26th August – 31st August)
- Ex-South American Football Boss Nicolas Leoz passed away in Asuncion, Paraguay
- India’s first woman DGP Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya passed away in Mumbai
- Former Indian Navy Commander Noel Kelman, passed away
- Odisha’s former chief secretary Lalat Indu Parija passed away
States (26th August – 31st August)
- Government gives nod to set up Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Delhi cabinet approves free ride to women in buses from 29 October 2019
- 19 lakh people excluded from final list of NRC in Assam
- Centre for avian ecotoxicology inaugurated in Coimbatore
- After a long wait, Tamil Nadu’s 150-year-old Dindigul locks and Kandangi sarees secure GI tag
Miscellaneous (26th August – 31st August)
- Scarlett Johansson tops in Forbes world’s highest-paid actresses list 2019
- “Obama: The Call of History” written by Peter Baker reveals Barack Obama’s years in office
Agreements (26th August – 31st August)
- An MoU signed between Indian Bank and Tata AIG General Insurance
- Wipro expands its partnership with Google Cloud
