Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th week of August 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming LIC HFL and IBPS 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 26 |
Women’s Equality Day |
– |
| August 29 |
National Sports Day |
– |
| August 29 |
International Day against Nuclear Tests |
– |
| August 30 |
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances |
– |
Current Affairs: National
- Indian Railways to ban single-use plastics from October 2
- Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan inaugurated FSSAI’s National Food Laboratory (NFL) in Ghaziabad
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Union Minister |
Harsh Vardhan |
| Constituency |
Chandni Chowk, Delhi |
- Union Textiles Minister SmritiIrani has inaugurated Project SU.RE (Sustainable Resolution) In Mumbai
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development & Ministry of Textiles |
| Union Minister |
SmritiZubinIrani |
| Constituency |
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh |
- The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has constituted Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF) headed by T M Bhasin
| USEFUL INFO |
| Chief Vigilance Commissioner |
Sharad Kumar |
| Central Vigilance Commission Headquarters |
New Delhi |
- PM Modi has announced to celebrate September as a month of nutrition
- Actor Shah Rukh Khan launched heritage postal stamp of Bandra station on the completion of 150 years of the railway station.
- Delhi’s Iconic Feroz Shah Kotla to be renamed as ArunJaitley Stadium
- Human Resource Development Ministry launches National Digital Library of India
- HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal launches integrated web portal for school education ‘Shagun’
| USEFUL INFO |
| Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) |
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ |
| Constituency |
Haridwar, Uttarakhand |
- Government launched “Janaushadhi Sugam” Mobile app for locating outlets and searching Generic medicines
- Cabinet approves 100 % FDI in coal mining, contract manufacturing, and 26 % in digital media
- ShriPrahlad Singh Patel launched an integrated NOC online Application Processing System (NOAPS) a single window clearing system
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Tourism |
| Minister of State (I\C) |
Prahalad Singh Patel |
| Constituency |
Damoh, Madhya Pradesh |
- India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID)
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the first fleet of eco-friendly electric buses in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
| USEFUL INFO |
| Gujarat Capital |
Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat CM |
Vijay Rupani |
| Gujarat Governor |
Acharya DevVrat |
- Government launched Angikaar Campaign & E-Course on Vulnerability Atlas
- Government gives Rs. 47,000 crore to 27 states to boost green cover
- Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has launched a civil aviation jobs portal
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs &Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Union Minister (Independent Charge) |
Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Constituency |
– |
- CBDT has constituted a five-member special cell to address grievances of start-ups with relation to angel tax and other tax-related issues
| USEFUL INFO |
| CBDT – Central Board of Direct Taxes |
| CBDT Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| CBDT Chairman |
Pramod Chandra Mody |
- Air India to ban single-use plastic from October 2
| USEFUL INFO |
| Air India Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| Air India Chairman & MD |
Ashwani Lohani |
- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Aqua Aquaria India 2019 in Hyderabad
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 26th Mela of Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-VigyanMela in Leh
Current Affairs: International
- Saudi Arabia allows women to travel abroad without permission from male guardian
- Iran unveiled its new home-grown air defence system called Bavar-373
| USEFUL INFO |
| Iran Capital |
Tehran |
| Iran Currency |
Iranian rial |
| Iran President |
Hassan Rouhani |
- Iceland honoured the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change
| USEFUL INFO |
| Iceland Capital |
Reykjavík |
| Iceland Currency |
Icelandic króna |
| Iceland Prime Minister |
Katrin Jakobsdottir |
- Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital
| USEFUL INFO |
| Indonesia Capital |
Jakarta |
| Indonesia Currency |
Indonesian rupiah |
| Indonesia President |
Joko Widodo |
- Russia launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor in Arctic
| USEFUL INFO |
| Russia Capital |
Moscow |
| Russia Currency |
Russian Ruble |
| Russia President |
Vladimir Putin |
Current Affairs: State
- Karnataka’s Gulbarga tur dal gets Geographical Indication tag
- Karnataka Government categorised Nicotine as Class A poison
| USEFUL INFO |
| Karnataka Capital |
Bangalore |
| Karnataka CM |
B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Karnataka Governor |
Vajubai Rudubai Wala |
- A National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology was inaugurated in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- India’s first of its kind FinTech centre of excellence comes up in Chennai
| USEFUL INFO |
| Tamil Nadu Capital |
Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu CM |
E. Palanisamy |
| Tamil Nadu Governor |
Banwarilal Purohit |
- Maharashtra’s Tribal Development Department launched an academic programme ‘Super 50’ for young tribal students aspiring to be doctors and engineers
| USEFUL INFO |
| Maharashtra Capital |
Mumbai |
| Maharashtra CM |
DevendraFadnavis |
| Maharashtra Governor |
Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
- Telangana government launches DEET app to connect job seekers and employers
- Telangana government launched T-Haazaru app to monitor attendance in govt schools
| USEFUL INFO |
| Telangana Capital |
Hyderabad |
| Telangana CM |
Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Telangana Governor |
ESL Narashiman |
- Tamil Nadu Education Department has launched an exclusive 24-hour television channel “Kalvi Tholaik katchi” for the school students
- Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul locks and Kandangisarees have received GI tags
|
USEFUL INFO
|
| Tamil Nadu Capital |
Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu CM |
E. Palanisamy |
| Tamil Nadu Governor |
Banwarilal Purohit |
- Delhi chief minister ArvindKejriwal announced ‘Water Arrears Waiver Scheme’
- Delhi government announces campaign against vector-borne diseases named ‘10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute — HarRavivar, dengue par war’
| USEFUL INFO |
| Delhi Capital |
New Delhi |
| Delhi CM |
Arvind Kejriwal |
| Delhi Governor |
Anil Bijal |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- General insurance company Digit Insurance signed Bancassurance pact with Karur Vysya Bank
| USEFUL INFO |
| Karur Vysya Bank CEO |
Mr. P. R. Seshadri |
| Karur Vysya Bank Headquarters |
Karur, Tamil Nadu |
| Karur Vysya Bank Tagline |
Smart Way to Bank |
- DBS was named ‘World’s Best Bank’ by Euromoney magazine
| USEFUL INFO |
| DBS bank MD & CEO |
Piyush Gupta |
| Headquarters |
Singapore |
- Moody’s cuts India’s GDP growth target to 6.2% for 2019
- Bandhan Bank has launched co-branded credit card with Standard Chartered
| USEFUL INFO |
| Bandhan Bank CEO |
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh |
| Bandhan Bank Headquarters |
Kolkata |
| Bandhan Bank Tagline |
“AapkaBhala, Sabki Bhalai” |
- Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the transfer of Rs 1,76,051 crore to the Government of India
- RBI increases time allowed for converting minimum KYC PPI into full KYC PPI from 18 months to 24 months
| USEFUL INFO |
| RBI Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| RBI Governor |
Shaktikant Das |
| RBI Deputy Governor |
BP Kanungo, N S Vishwanathan, and Mahesh Kumar Jain |
- Canara Bank has launched the OTP facility for ATM withdrawals over Rs 10,000
| USEFUL INFO |
| Canara Bank MD &CEO |
R. A. Sankara Narayanan |
| Canara Bank Headquarters |
Bengaluru |
| Canara Bank Tagline |
Together we can |
- SIDBI has partnered with Incuspaze to open coworking space for MSMEs and start-ups
| USEFUL INFO |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) |
| SIDBI Headquarters |
Lucknow |
| Chairman and Managing Director |
Mohammad Mustafa |
- Ficci survey pegs India’s GDP growth rate at 6.9% for 2019-20 (FY20)
- India Ratings has lowered the country’s growth forecast to 6.7 per cent for FY’20
- According to KPMG’s report ‘Fintech in India – Powering Mobile Payments, Digital Payments growing in India at 12.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
- Indian Bank has opened its first MSME Centralised Processing Centre in Chennai
| USEFUL INFO |
| Indian Bank CEO |
PadmajaChunduru |
| Indian Bank Headquarters |
Chennai |
| Indian Bank Tagline |
Your Tech-friendly bank |
- According to National Statistics Office (NSO), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 5 % in the April-June 2019
- Global research firm Nomura has lowered its growth projections for India for the year 2020 to 6.9 %
| USEFUL INFO |
| Nomura Holdings HQ |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Nomura Holdings CEO |
Koji Nagai |
Current Affairs: Business
- Alphalogic Techsys Limited to be the first company to be listed on BSE Startup Platform
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Vikram Rathour |
Batting coach of India men’s cricket team |
| Ms.Padmaja |
High Commissioner of India to the Cook Islands |
| Rajiv Gauba |
Cabinet Secretary |
| General Shavendra Silva |
Commander Of Sri Lankan Army |
| Lionel Aingimea |
New President of Nauru |
| Pavan Kapoor |
India’s Ambassador to the UAE |
| Pramod Agarwal |
Chairman of Coal India |
| Sitanshu Kotak |
head coaches of India A |
| Paras Mhambrey |
head coaches of India U-19 |
| Aditya Pande |
CFO of IndiGo (from September 16) |
Current Affairs: Resignation
| Suparna Singh |
NDTV interim CEO |
| Parthasarathi Mukherjee |
Lakshmi Vilas Bank MD&CEO |
| Rohit Philip |
CFO of IndiGo |
| NripendraMisra |
Principal Secretary to PM Modi |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| Vivek Menon (Wildlife Trust of India head ) |
2019 Clark R Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award |
| PM Narendra Modi |
‘The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance’ by Bahrain |
| PM Narendra Modi |
UAE’s highest civilian award ‘Order of Zayed’ |
| Prabhakar Singh (Director General of Central Public Works Department) |
2019 Eminent Engineer Award by the Institution of Engineers (India) |
| ShashiShanker
(ONGC Chairman and MD) |
2019 Distinguished Fellowship Award of the Institute of Directors (IOD) |
| Eric Cantona |
2019 UEFA President’s Award |
| Virgil van Dijk |
2018/19 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award |
| Lucy Bronze ( England) |
2018/19 UEFA women’s player of the year award |
| “I’m Jeeja” ( Indian documentary film directed by Swati Chakraborty) |
14th edition of ‘We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues ‘1st Prize ‘Under 30 minute’ |
| Deendayan Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) |
SKOCH Governance Gold Award for its Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA) |
- Mobile app that connect old-age homes and orphanages, called Maitri, win tech prize in US developed by Class 12 students of Amity International School in Noida
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the first World Youth conference on kindness in New Delhi
- National Conference on Siddha Varmam-2019 inaugurated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
| USEFUL INFO |
| Tamil Nadu Capital |
Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu CM |
E. Palanisamy |
| Tamil Nadu Governor |
Banwarilal Purohit |
- The 2019 Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand
| USEFUL INFO |
| Thailand Capital |
Bangkok |
| Thailand Currency |
Thai baht |
| Thailand Prime Minister |
Prayut Chan-o-cha |
- The 45th G7 summit was held in Biarritz, France
- 7th Community Radio Sammelan to be held in Delhi
- Fourth edition of Internet of Things India Congress 2019 held in Bengaluru
- The 12th India Security Summit was held in New Delhi
Current Affairs: Ranking
- Gujarat ranked first in NITI Aayog’scomposite water management index (CWMI) 2.0
| USEFUL INFO |
| Gujarat Capital |
Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat CM |
Vijay Rupani |
| Gujarat Governor |
Acharya DevVrat |
- Scarlett Johansson has topped the “Forbes” list of the highest-paid actresses for the second time
- ‘Statue of Unity’ and Mumbai’s Soho House among Time’s 100 greatest places in the world
- Singer Taylor Swift topped the Forbes’ list of top 10 highest-paid women in music for the year
- Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th, while Delhi stood at the 52nd safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) a report by Economist Intelligence Unit
- According to “Global Happiness Survey” from market research firm Ipsos, Indian has been ranked 9th on the happiness index among 28 global markets
Current Affairs: MOU
- Tata Realty & Housing and Indian Army signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide quality housing to army personnel
- Common Service Centre SPV signed a pact with the Panchayati Raj Ministry to digitise gram panchayats across country
- World’s first space-based automatic identification system (AIS) will be built and operated jointly by India and France
| SEFUL INFO |
| France Capital |
Paris |
| France Currency |
Euro, cfp franc |
| France President |
Emmanuel Macron |
- Karnataka signs MoU with AAI for development of Kalaburagi airport
| USEFUL INFO |
| Airports Authority of India (AAI) |
| AAI Chairman |
Guruprasad Mohapatra |
| AAI Headquarters |
New Delhi |
- Assam signs MoU with NHPC to develop 2 GW Subansiri Lower Hydro Project
| USEFUL INFO |
| Assam Capital |
Dishpur |
| Assam CM |
SarbanandaSonowal |
| Assam Governor |
JagdishMukhi |
| National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) |
| NHPC headquarters |
Faridabad, Haryana |
- TikTok has partnered with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) to train students on online safety
- Government e Marketplace (GeM)signs pact with SIDBI to facilitate business of MSMEs, SHG’s
| USEFUL INFO |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) |
| SIDBI Headquarters |
Lucknow |
| Chairman and Managing Director |
Mohammad Mustafa |
| GeM CEO |
Talleen Kumar |
- BSE has signed a MoU with Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI) to launch trading in steel futures
| USEFUL INFO |
| Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) |
| BSE Chairperson |
VikramajitSen |
| BSE MD & CEO |
Ashishkumar Chauhan |
| BSE Headquarters |
Mumbai |
- IIT Guwahati signs MoU with RD Grow Green India for safer drinking water
- Health Ministry has signed a MoU with Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence to explore AI based solutions in combating TB
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Union Minister |
Harsh Vardhan |
| Constituency |
Chandni Chowk, Delhi |
- Mastercard, RBL Bank and Samsung India have announced the launch of Samsung Pay for RBL Bank’s credit card holders
| USEFUL INFO |
| RBL Bank Headquarters |
RBL Bank |
| RBL Bank Tagline |
Apnoka Bank |
| RBL Bank MD & CEO |
Mr VishwavirAhuja |
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- Russia has successfully carried out the launch of its first humanoid robot named ‘Fedor’ in space.
| SEFUL INFO |
| Russia Capital |
Moscow |
| Russia Currency |
Russian Rouble |
| Russia President |
Vladimir Putin |
- Intel Corp has launched its first artificial intelligence chip named Springhill
| USEFUL INFO |
| Intel Corp CEO |
Robert H. Swan |
| Intel Corp Headquarters |
California, United States |
- Microsoft India announced the “Digital Governance Tech Tour” programme to train 5,000 government employees in AI and Cloud Computing
- Indian Institute of Petroleum sets up plant to turn plastic waste into diesel
| USEFUL INFO |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) |
| IIP Headquarters |
Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
- Maruti Suzuki launched ‘Service On Wheels’ Doorstep Car Service programme
- Mobile App ‘Ind Tokyo’ launched to help Paralympians to look up accessible places in Tokyo
Current Affairs: Books
| Book |
Author |
| “Flawed: The Rise and Fall of India’s Diamond Mogul Nirav Modi” |
Pavan C Lall |
| ‘Big Billion Startup – The Untold Flipkart Story’ |
Mihir Dalal |
| “Obama: The Call of History” |
Peter Baker |
| ‘Jin Dhoondha Tin Paaiyan’ (Hindi) |
OP Singh |
Current Affairs: Defence
- The air forces of China and Pakistan began joint exercise ‘Shaheen-VIII’ in China
- Shaliza Dhami is first woman Air force officer to become flight commander
- International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS) 2019 held in Russia
| SEFUL INFO |
| Russia Capital |
Moscow |
| Russia Currency |
Russian Rouble |
| Russia President |
Vladimir Putin |
- Pakistan has test-fired surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi
| USEFUL INFO |
| Pakistan Capital |
Islamabad |
| Pakistan Currency |
Rupee |
| Pakistan PM |
Imran Khan |
- IMD hands over Kochi Cyclone Detection Radar (CDR) building to Indian Navy
| USEFUL INFO |
| India Meteorological Department (IMD) |
| IMD Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| IMD Director General |
Dr.Mrutyunjay Mohapatra |
Current Affairs: Sports
- PV Sindhu beats Nozomi Okuhara to win a gold medal in the World Championships 2019.
- Gokulam Kerala defeated Mohun Bagan to win their maiden Durand Cup finals at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata
- Suzuki Ecstar rider Alex Rins won the MotoGP Grand Prix of Britain
- Komalika Bari (Jharkhand) won gold medal in women’s cadet recurve category in the World Archery Youth Championships in Madrid
- Chennai City FC announced a strategic partnership with Germany’s uhlsport to develop grassroot football in Tamil Nadu and across India
- Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer
- Ashish Kasodekar has become the first Indian to complete the 555 kms long ”La Ultra The High” marathon in Ladakh
- The Indian Team finished 13th among 63 countries in the overall standings at the World Skills International Competition 2019 in Kazan, Russia
- India’s Elavenil Valarivan claims maiden World Cup gold medal in Rio de Janerio
- 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship to be held in Arunachal Pradesh
- Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has announced his retirement from all forms of the game
- Indian sprinter V K Vismaya clinched the gold medal in the women 400m run at Josef Seckr Memorial (MJS) in Brno, Czech Republic
- Abhishek Verma won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event of the World Cup in Rio
- Aswatha Narayana wins first gold for India at World Skills event in Russia
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person |
Field |
| Niranjan Singh Tasneem |
Punjab writer & Professor |
| Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
(Himachal Pradesh) |
India’s First Woman DGP |
| Lalat InduP arija |
Former Chief Secretary of Odisha |
| Ajjikuttira Kariappa Subbaiah |
first president of BJP in karnataka |
| Noel Kelman |
Indian Navy hero |
| Navnitbhai Shah |
Socialist leader and former MLA of Palghar |
| Rajnish Kumar Babbi |
Congress MLA from Mukerian Assembly seat in Punjab |
| Nimu Bhowmik |
Veteran Bengali actor |
