Current Affairs For the Month of August 2017


CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2017
CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2017

1.) NDA candidate M Venkaiah Naidu elected as India's 13th Vice President.
2.)The 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement was observed across the country on 9th August 2017.
3.) Devender Singh becomes 1st Indian to qualify for Javelin Finals at World Athletics Championship.
4.) Famous Lyricist Prasoon Joshi appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
5.) 71st Independence Day was celebrated in India on 15th August.
6.) Justice Dipak Misra sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India.
7.)Sushma Swaraj inaugurated first Videsh Bhawan in Mumbai on 28th August 2017.
8.) National Sports Day was celebrated on the birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand on 29th August 2017.
9.)Economist Dr Rajiv Kumar named as the new Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.
10.) The Sports Ministry announced the awards- The Dronacharya Award will be awarded to Late Dr R Gandhi ( Athletics), Heera Nand Kataria ( Kabaddi), G.S.S.V. Prasad ( Badminton) (Lifetime), Brij Bhushan Mohanty (Boxing) ( Lifetime), P.A. Raphel (Hockey) ( Lifetime), Sanjoy Chakraborty ( Shooting) ( Lifetime) and Roshan Lal ( Wrestling) ( Lifetime).
Khel Ratna- Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia
                      Sardar Singh ( former Indian Hockey Skipper)
Arjuna Award - V.J. Surekha (Archery), Khushbir Kaur (Athletics), Arokia Rajiv ( Athletics), Prasanthi Singh ( Basketball), Laishram Debendro Singh ( Boxing), Cheteshwar Pujara ( Cricket), Harmanpreet Kaur (Cricket), Oinam Bembem Devi ( Football), S.S.P. Chaurasia (Golf), S.V. Sunil ( Hockey), Jaswir Singh ( Kabaddi), P.N. Prakash (Shooting), A. Amalraj (Tabel Tennis), Saketh Myneni ( Tennis), Satyawart Kadian( Wrestling), Mariyappan (Para- Athlete), Varun Singh Bhati (Para- Athlete).

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