11th August 2019 Current Affairs
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National (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Centre to repeal of Article 370 and 35A that grants special status to J&K
- Bill to increase number of SC judges passed in Lok Sabha
- Samagra Siksha -Jal Suraksha drive launched by MHRD
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana launched by Agri Minister
- President Kovind gives assent to National Medical Commission Bill
International (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- United States designates China a “currency manipulator”
- Papua New Guinea has the highest number of ‘living’ languages in the world, India ranks 4th
Economy and Business (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Flipkart ranked No 1 in LinkedIn’s list of best workplaces in India for 2019
- RBL Bank launches India’s first health-focused credit card
- Archery Association of India suspended by World Archery
- Federal Bank launches instant demat account opening facility
- Jana Small Finance Bank gets Scheduled Bank status
- Bank Retail loan growth slips to 5-year low in the first half of 2019 at 7.3 %: RBI
Sports (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Former New Zealand all-rounder cricketer Daniel Vettori’s jersey no.11 announces retirement
- Satwiksairaj, Chirag 1st Indian doubles pair to win Thailand Open’s Super 500 title
- Vinesh Phogat wins third successive gold in 53kg
- Bangalore will host the 10th AASF Asian Age Group Championships 2019 for the 1st time
- South Africa batsman Hashim Amla retires from international cricket
Awards (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space science announced by ISRO for 2019-2020
- 66th National Film Awards: Sriram Raghavan’s AndhaDhun Wins Best Hindi Film
- Statue of Unity shortlisted for UK-based structural award
- Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev conferred with Bharat Gaurav Award 2019
- Pranab Mukherjee conferred Bharat Ratna, Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh conferred posthumously
Appointments (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- WWE star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson officially announces his retirement from wrestling
- Ananth Narayanan named as Medlife CEO
- Sudha Rani Relangi appointed as Director of Prosecution in CBI
Important Days (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Nation observes 77th anniversary of Quit India movement
- Nation celebrates 5th National Handloom day on august 7 2019
Science and Tech (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- DAC chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves acquisition of two Brahmos missile batteries for Indian Navy
- Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX carrying AMOS-17 satellite of Israel
- World’s thinnest gold created by British Scientists
- Iran launched 3 new precision-guided missiles “Yasin”, “Balaban” & “Ghaem”
Defence (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- India test-fires Surface to Air-Missile from Chandipur in Odisha
Obituaries (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Veteran cricket commentator of All India Radio, Anant Setalvad passed away
- Veteran Gujarati journalist Kanti Bhatt dies at 88
- 1st African-American woman Nobel laureate Toni Morrison passed away
- Veteran Bollywood filmmaker J. Om Prakash passed away aged 92
- Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passes away in New Delhi
States (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Aamir Khan launches Mission Shakti by Maharashtra
- India’s first underwater train will be launched in Kolkata
- Free electricity up to 200 units in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Miscellaneous (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- Remains of the world’s largest bird “Heracles inexpectatus” on earth discovered
- Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Bimal Jalan’s new Book ‘Resurgent India’ launched
- Cancer researcher becomes first woman to win 4,000km cycling race
Agreements (05th August 2019 – 10th August 2019)
- UP extends bilateral cooperation MoU with Netherlands
