CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2019- CLASSES IV & V
1. Indian journalist Ravish Kumar of NDTV news channel wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award.
2. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal device.
3. The National Film Awards was announced by jury head Rahul Rawail. Uri's Aditya Dhar has been awarded Best Director award. Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal have jointly bagged the National Film Award for best actor for their roles in Andhadhun and Uri. The Best Feature Film award went to Gujarati film Hellaro. Keerthy Suresh won Best Actress for her performance in Mahanati.
4. Sonia Gandhi was elected as the interim Congress Chief by the party.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honoured with the "Order of Zayed", the UAE's highest civilian award, for his efforts to boost bilateral ties between the two nations.
6. India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document, BSID, capturing the facial biometric data of seafarers.
7. National Sports Day was observed on 29th August on the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches nationwide 'Fit India' Movement on the occasion of National Sports Day.
9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with " The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance" by Bahrain.
10. Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has been honoured with the country's highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
11. Ravi Shastri has been retained as the Head Coach of the Indian men's cricket team.
12. Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia honoured the country's highest sporting honour - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
13. This year India celebrated it's 73rd Independence Day.
14. Rohit Sharma became the leading six-hitter in Twenty20 Internationals.
15. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament.
2. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal device.
3. The National Film Awards was announced by jury head Rahul Rawail. Uri's Aditya Dhar has been awarded Best Director award. Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal have jointly bagged the National Film Award for best actor for their roles in Andhadhun and Uri. The Best Feature Film award went to Gujarati film Hellaro. Keerthy Suresh won Best Actress for her performance in Mahanati.
4. Sonia Gandhi was elected as the interim Congress Chief by the party.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honoured with the "Order of Zayed", the UAE's highest civilian award, for his efforts to boost bilateral ties between the two nations.
6. India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document, BSID, capturing the facial biometric data of seafarers.
7. National Sports Day was observed on 29th August on the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches nationwide 'Fit India' Movement on the occasion of National Sports Day.
9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with " The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance" by Bahrain.
10. Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has been honoured with the country's highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
11. Ravi Shastri has been retained as the Head Coach of the Indian men's cricket team.
12. Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia honoured the country's highest sporting honour - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
13. This year India celebrated it's 73rd Independence Day.
14. Rohit Sharma became the leading six-hitter in Twenty20 Internationals.
15. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament.
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