Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 1st week of August 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming LIC ADO and SBI PO/Clerk 2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
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Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date |
Important days |
Theme |
| August 1 to 7 |
World Breastfeeding Week |
“Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding”. |
| August 1 |
World Wide Web Day |
– |
| August 6 |
Hiroshima Day |
– |
| August 7 |
National Handloom Day |
– |
Current Affairs: National
- Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) in New Delhi
- Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on flagged off a mobile library bus service in Delhi
| USEFUL INFO |
| Delhi Capital |
New Delhi |
| Delhi Chief Minister |
Arvind Kejriwal |
| Delhi Governor |
Anil Bijal |
- 10 historic monuments to be open from sunrise till 9 p.m
- India and UK have launched a joint initiative named Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) in Bengaluru
| USEFUL INFO |
| UK Capital |
London |
| UK Currency |
Pound Sterling |
| UK Prime Minister |
Boris Johnson |
- Government to set up JV firm ‘Khanij Bidesh India Ltd’ (KABIL) to ensure strategic minerals supply
- Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has set up a task force on Employment under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy
- Union home minister Amit Shah will head a panel of ministers to combat mob lynchings in the country
- One Nation-One Ration Card scheme launched on a pilot basis in 4 states (Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat)
- Government launched vernacular Agro Advisory App ‘Meghdoot’ for farmers
- Government revokes Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcates state into two UTs
- Centre has approved the Rs. 4,900 crore project for interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers of Bihar
- President Kovind has given his assent to The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India, AERA (Amendment) Bill- 2019
- Rajya Sabha has passed Consumer Protection Bill 2019
Current Affairs: International
- The US Treasury has officially labeled China a “currency manipulator”
| USEFUL INFO |
| China Capital |
Beijing |
| China Currency |
Renminbi, Yuan |
| China President |
Xi Jinping |
Current Affairs: State
- Maharashtra government decides to waive off exam fees for class 10th and 12th students hailing from drought-affected districts of the state
- World’s first hyperloop transportation system to come up at Maharashtra
| USEFUL INFO |
| Maharashtra Capital |
Mumbai |
| Maharashtra Chief Minister |
Devendra Fadnavis |
| Maharashtra Governor |
Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
- West Bengal Government has launched an awareness campaign ‘Save Green, Stay Clean’ in Kolkata for preserving the greenery and keeping the environment clean.
- Kolkata to get India’s first underwater Metro below the riverbed of the Hooghly River
| USEFUL INFO |
| West Bengal Capital |
Kolkata |
| West Bengal Chief Minister |
Mamata Banerjee |
| West Bengal Governor |
Jagdeep Dhankhar |
- Noida got its first ‘Pink Toilet’ dedicated to women with facilities for sanitary napkins and baby care.
| USEFUL INFO |
| Uttar Pradesh Capital |
Lucknow |
| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister |
Yogi Adityanath |
| Uttar Pradesh Governor |
Anandiben Patel |
- Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched the ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ for the welfare of girl child
| USEFUL INFO |
| Gujarat Capital |
Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat Chief Minister |
Vijay Rupani |
| Governor |
Acharya Dev Vrat |
- Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students of a Chandigarh university
| USEFUL INFO |
| Punjab Capital |
Chandigarh |
| Punjab Chief Minister |
Amarinder Singh |
| Punjab Governor |
V P Singh Badnore |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- India received the highest-ever FDI inflow of $64.37 billion during the fiscal ended March 2019
- CRISIL cuts India’s GDP growth to 6.9% from 7.1% for FY20 (2019-20)
| USEFUL INFO |
| CRISIL Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| CRISIL MD & CEO |
Ashu Suyash |
- Postal department decides to convert India Post Payments Bank to a small finance bank (SFB)
- Growth of eight core industries dropped to 0.2 per cent in June
- SBI Shanghai becomes 1st Indian bank to link up with China payment system
| USEFUL INFO |
| SBI Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| SBI Tagline |
The banker to every Indian |
| SBI Chairman |
Rajnish Kumar |
- National Housing Bank to provide liquidity infusion facility of Rs. 10,000 crore to HFCs
| USEFUL INFO |
| National Housing Bank Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| National Housing Bank Managing Director |
Sarada Kumar Hota |
- RBI allows Bank of China to offer regular banking services in India
- Third bi-monthly monetary policy statement 2019-20
Reserve Bank of India cuts repo rate by 35 basis points to 5.40 %
| USEFUL INFO |
| RBI Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| RBI Governor |
Shaktikanta Das |
| RBI Deputy Governor |
BP Kanungo, N S Vishwanathan, and Mahesh Kumar Jain |
| Repo Rate |
5.40 % |
| Reverse Repo |
5.15 % |
| Bank Rate |
5.65 % |
| Marginal Standing Facility Rate (MSF) |
5.65 % |
| SLR |
18.75 % |
| CRR |
4 % |
- RBI has imposed a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on Punjab National Bank for delay in flagging the fraud
| USEFUL INFO |
| Punjab National Bank Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| Punjab National Bank CEO |
Sunil Mehta |
| Punjab National Bank Tagline |
The name you can bank upon |
- Microsoft and Publicis Sapient have partnered with Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB) to launch the world’s first end-to-end digital trade finance bank
| USEFUL INFO |
| Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB) Headquarters |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
- Sovereign Gold Bonds (Series III )2019-20 will be opened on August 05-09, 2019
- Clearcorp to launch forex trading platform for bank customers
| USEFUL INFO |
| Federal Bank Headquarters |
Aluva, Kerala |
| Federal Bank CEO |
Shyam Srinivasan |
| Federal Bank Tagline |
Your Perfect Banking Partner |
Current Affairs: Business
- Bharti Airtel will shut down its 3G network across India’s 22 telecom circles by March 2020
- Flipkart launches ‘Samarth’ to empower Indian artisans, weavers and craftsmen
- Apple in partnership with Goldman Sachs has started the issue of its Credit Card that is named “Apple Card”.
- India’s Reliance industries to buy majority stake in Google-backed Fynd for $42.3 million
| USEFUL INFO |
| Apple Headquarters |
California, United States |
| Apple CEO |
Tim Cook |
| Goldman Sachs Headquarters |
New York, United States |
| Goldman Sachs CEO |
David M. Solomon |
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Rajiv Kumar |
Finance Secretary |
| Atanu Chakraborty
(Economic Affairs secretary) |
Nominated on central board of RBI |
| Rakesh Asthana
( Director General of Security (Civil Aviation)) |
Additional charge of Director General Narcotics Control Bureau |
| Ruhan Rajput
(Co-founder and Director of Einfolge Technologies Pvt Ltd) |
‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2019’
(In the category of Service Business – BPO/KPO) |
| DD News (Doordarshan)
news channel of India |
“Champions of Empathy Award”
(for spreading awareness about hepatitis) |
| Siddhartha Mohanty |
MD & CEO of LIC HFL |
| Guruprasad Mohapatra |
Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) |
| Ravi Capoor |
Textiles Secretary |
| Noel Quinn |
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) interim Chairman |
| Rajesh Kumar Srivastava |
New director (exploration) of ONGC |
| Sandeep Kumar Gupta |
New director (finance) of IOC |
| Kandikuppa Sreekant |
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Chairman & Managing Director |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| 1. |
Ravish Kumar |
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 (for ‘ethical journalism’) |
| 2. |
Bhasha Mukherjee
(India-born doctor) |
Miss England 2019 |
| 3. |
Ram Nath Kovind |
Order of Merit (highest award of Republic of Guinea) |
| 4. |
Naaz Joshi (India) |
Beauty pageant Miss World Diversity Title (3rd Consecutive time) |
Current Affairs: Ranking
- India has been ranked as the 46th highest risk country in the world in the Water Stress Index 2019
- India has slipped to 7th position in in the World Bank’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)ranking
Current Affairs: MoU
- India has extended $500,000 assistance to Gambia for skill development and cottage industry projects
| USEFUL INFO |
| Gambia Capital |
Banjul |
| Gambia Currency |
Gambian dalasi |
| Gambia President |
Adama Barrow |
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) laid the foundation stone for the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) from a test range in Odisha
| DRDO Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| DRDO Chairman |
G Satheesh Reddy |
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- The 45th WorldSkills Competition will be held at the KAZAN EXPO International Exhibition Centre in Kazan, Russia
| SEFUL INFO |
| Russia Capital |
Moscow |
| Russia Currency |
Russian Ruble |
| Russia President |
Vladimir Putin |
- 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 to be held at Shillong, Meghalaya
| USEFUL INFO |
| Meghalaya Capital |
Shillong |
| Meghalaya Chief Minister |
Conrad Sangma |
| Meghalaya Governor |
Tathagata Roy |
- Bangkok hosts 52nd edition of ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting
| USEFUL INFO |
| Thailand Capital |
Bangkok |
| Thailand Currency |
Thai baht |
| Thailand Prime Minister |
Prayut Chan-o-cha |
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to lead delegation in 4th South Asian Speaker’s Summit in Maldives
| USEFUL INFO |
| Maldives Capital |
Malé |
| Maldives Currency |
Rufiyaa |
| Maldives President |
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
- Conference on good governance to be held in Jaipur in November
| USEFUL INFO |
| Rajasthan Capital |
Jaipur |
| Rajasthan Chief Minister |
Ashok Gehlot |
| Rajasthan Governor |
Kalyan Singh |
Current Affairs: Defence
- India has signed a deal worth around Rs 1,500 crore to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles from Russia
Current Affairs: Books
| Author |
Book |
| Hilary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton |
“The Book of Gutsy Women” |
Current Affairs: Sports
- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins gold in Men’s Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi memorial shooting in New Delhi
- Tinjit Dhanota and Esha Singh won the Men’s and Women’s 10 metres Air Pistol gold medal at Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi memorial shooting in New Delhi
- Pakistan’s 34-year-old pacer Wahab Riaz is set to retire from Test cricket
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes driver) has won the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2019
- Vinesh Phogat has win the gold in women’s 53kg category at Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw
- Dwayne Johnson, popularly known as ‘The Rock’, has officially announced his retirement from WWE
- Former New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori’s jersey number 11 has been retired
- South Africa bowler Dale Steyn has announced his retirement from Test cricket
- Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on Jet powered hoverboard on 2nd Try
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person |
Field |
| Subir Gokarn |
Economist and former RBI deputy governor |
| V G Siddhartha |
Founder of Cafe Coffee Day |
| Malcolm Nash |
Former England county cricketer and coach |
| Devadas Kanakala |
Noted Telugu actor |
| Anant Setalvad |
Cricket commentator |
| Kanti Bhatt |
Gujarati journalist |
| Sushma Swaraj |
Former Union External Affairs Minister |
| Jennifer Chandran |
Former Tamil Nadu fisheries Minister |
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