Current affairs notes on August 6 - 11


1.Article 370 and Art.35A were scrapped by the Parliament on August 5, 2019, after Union Home Minister tabled the historic amendment in the Parliament, and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladak. Satya Pal Malik is the governor in J&K.

2. Jair Bolsonaro is the current president of Brazil.

3.Vinesh Phogat won her 3rd consecutive gold in women's 53kg category in the Poland Open Wrestling Tournament in Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

4.Pathamadai Silk Mat has recently granted a GI tag. It is from Tamil Nadu.

5.In order to save the natural resources, the Union environment ministry unveiled a draft 'Nation Resource Efficiency Policy' which suggests the institutional mechanism and a three-year action plan through the principle of 6R and 'green public procurement'. 

6.Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, singer Bhupen Hazarika and Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh have been conferred Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in 2019.

7.Serena Williams topped the Forbes list of 'Highest paid female athletes' of 2019.

8.On 8th August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement for freedom from British rule, It was a Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhi for Satyagraha (independence). It was 77th Anniversary this year.

9.Ayushmann Khuranna and Vicky Kaushal got best actor award in National Film Awards 2019 for Uri : The Surgical Strike. Hellaro got the award of Best Feature Film in National Film Awards 2019.

10.In Meghalaya, the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 was held at Shillong on August 8-9, 2019 with theme "Digital India: Success to Excellence".

11.The United States has designated China a "currency manipulator", following the devaluation of the Yuan. The US action came after China allowed its yuan to weaken past the key seven-per-dollar level for the first time in more than a decade.

12.In India, the 5th edition of National Handloom Day (NHD) has celebrated on 7th August 2019 to honour the handloom weavers in the country and also highlight India’s handloom industry.

13.Indian Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly from Kolkata has won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International chess tournament.

14.The Kerala Government has signed MoU with ISRO to develop Space Park at at Knowledge City in Thiruvanathapuram.

15.India has recently submitted proposals to boost to protection status of 5 wildlife species at CITES.CITES HQ: Washington DC. CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Wild Fauna and Flora).

16.Indian Mountaineering Expedition team to climb Mt. Elbrus. Mt. Elbrus is the highest peak in European Continent. It is a dormant volcano in the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia.

17.As part of centenary year celebrations of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, father of Indian space programme, ISRO has announced its “Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space Science, Technology and Research”.

18.UNIDO and National Institute of Solar Energy to initiate a skill development programme for different levels of beneficiaries in the solar thermal energy sector.  UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability. 

19.2019 is the United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages. Papua New Guinea has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world (840).

20.Registration opens for PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana. The scheme is voluntary and contributory for farmers in the entry age group of 18 to 40 years.

21.World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August.  Theme 2019: ‘Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO)’.

22.United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Referring to the Simla Agreement, which was signed by India and Pakistan in 1972. signed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

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