IMPORTANT AWARDS AND HONOURS , AUGUST MONTHS IMPORTANT DAYS - PDF [ TAMIL ] ARE GIVEN BELOW
August Month Important Days
ü 1-7 August -World Breastfeeding Week
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2nd August - Friendship Day
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6th August - 70th anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic bombing
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7th August - First National Handloom Day
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8th August - International Cat Day
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9th August - 73rd Anniversary of the Quit India Movement
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9th August - 70 years for Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
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9th August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
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10th August -World Bio-Fuel Day
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12th August - International Youth Day
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12th August -World Elephant Day
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13th August - Organ Donation Day
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13th August - International Lefthanders Day
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14th August - Independence Day of Pakistan
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15th August - 69th Independence Day of India
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17th August - Independence Day of Indonesia
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17th August - Independence Day of Gabon (Gabonese Republic)
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19th August -World Photography Day
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20th August -World Mosquito Day
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26th August -Women's Equality Day
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29th August - National Sports Day
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29th August - Sanskrit Diwas
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29th August - Telugu Language Day (Telugu Bhasha Dinotsavam)
New Appointments:
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Acharya Dev Vrat - Governor, Himachal Pradesh
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Ajit Kumar Seth - Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board(PESB)
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Amitabh Bachchan - Ambassador, Maharashtra’s new Tiger Conservation
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Amitabh Mattoo - J& K CM (Mufti Mohammad Sayeed)
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Amitava Ghosh - Vice President (Engineering), Snapdeal
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Amol Palekar - Chairman, India's Oscar jury
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Anindya Basu - MD, Accenture India
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Anjuly Chib Duggal - Secretary, FInancial Services
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Anupam Kher - Ambassador, HeforShe (UN's Gender Equality Campaign)
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Arun Goel - Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
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Ashish Dasgupta - ED, Air India Engineering services Ltd (AIESL)
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Ashwani Lohani - CMD, Air India
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Atul Keshap - U.S. Ambassador, Sri Lanka and Maldives
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Francois Carrard - Head, FIFA reform taskforce
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Hasmukh Adhia - Secretary, Revenue
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J.L.N. Murthy - Vice chairman, American Bar Association
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Jayant Patel - Ating Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court
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Jethabhai Patel - Chairman, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)
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Karnal Singh - Director, Enforcement Directorate (ED)
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Kishor Piraji Kharat - MD & CEO, IDBI
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Om Prakash Rawat - New Election Commissioner [Note : With Rawat’s appointment the threemember ECI has been filled, other two members are Nasim Zaidi (Chief Election Commissioner) and A K Joti (EC)]
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Raghav Chandra - Chairman, National Highways Authority of India
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Rajiv Mangla - CTO, Snapdeal
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Ram Nath Kovind - Governor, Bihar
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RanilWickremesinghe - Prime Minister, Srilanka
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Rekha Menon - First woman head in India, Accenture
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Rohit Nandan - Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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Roland S. Folge - MD & CEO,Mercedes India
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Sachin Tendulkar - Ambassador, Maharashtra’s new Tiger Conservation
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Sanjay Jalona - MD and CEO, L&T (Larsen & Toubro) Infotech
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Sebastian Coe - President, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Awards And Honours :
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Amalendu Krishna - Ramanujan Prize for 2015
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Balwant Moreshwar Purandare – Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015
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D Parulekar (Goa Tourism Minister) - PATWA Award 2015
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DrModadugu Vijay Gupta - first Sunhak Peace Prize
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Dr.M. Veerappa Moily - Saraswati Sammaan 2014
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Jot Singh - Tenzing Norgay national adventure award
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Kashinath Singh - Bharat Bharti literary award 2014
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Mustansir Barma - 2015 Gujar Mal Modi Innovative Science and Technology Award
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N. Valarmathi - 1st APJ Abdul Kalam award
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National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) – Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award 2015
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Novak Djokovic - Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF
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Queen Elizabeth - Longest reigning monarch, Britain
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Raghavendra Gadagkar - Germany's Cross of Order of the Merit Award
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Rajan Vishal - Best Electoral Practices Award 2014 (EC)
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Zaina Erhaim - 2015 Peter Mackler Award
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Zhanna Nemtsova - Poland’s Solidarity Prize 2015
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Zia Haider Rahman - James Tait Black Award 2015
Census 2011 data on Population by Religious Communities released by Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India (RGI)
Population Of religious communities: Total Population in 2011 is 121.09 crores
Hindu 96.63 crores (79.8%)
o Muslim 17.22 crores (14.2%)
o Christian 2.78 crores (2.3%)
o Sikh 2.08 crores (1.7%)
o Buddhist 0.84 crores (0.7%)
o Jain 0.45 crores (0.4%)
o Other Religions & Persuasions (ORP) 0.79 crores (0.7%)
o Religion Not Stated 0.29 crores (0.2%)
Growth rate of population of the different religious communities in the same period was :
o Hindus-- 16.8%
o Muslim-- 24.6%
o Christian-- 15.5%
o Sikh- 8.4%
o Buddhist-- 6.1% / Jain – 5.4%
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10thWorld Hindi Conference (WHC) will be held from 10th to 12th September 2015.
A global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction — GlobalSat for DRR — proposed under the UN framework is to be renamed as UN Kalam GlobalSat in the memory of to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who died on July 27th.
Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched the women’s vault bronze medal at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships in Hiroshima.
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal regains the No. 1 spot inWorld Badminton Rankings.
After 36 years, the IndianWomen Hockey Team Makes History by getting into 2016 Rio Olympics.
Archer Abhishek Verma clinches Gold medal in ArcheryWorld Cup.
As a consumer friendly initiative, the Petroleum Ministry launched a scheme SAHAJ for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers.
Asia’s biggest telescope MAST was inaugurated at Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan.
Bangladesh wins Under-16 SAFF Championship for the first time.
China has successfully tested the power system of a Long March-5 carrier, stated to be the largest space launch vehicle that will be used in the Chang'e-5 lunar mission around 2017.
China reduces interest rates by 0.25 percent to calm stock markets and boost growth.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has launched a Mobile App named flyDel to serve the passengers by providing real-time flight information and access to all passengers’ facilities available at the airport in Delhi.
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Google has unveiled a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.
Government identifies 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of Housing for All Scheme with total investment of over two Lakh crore rupees.
Gujarat becomes the first state in the country to launch ‘Agro-Solar Policy’ to encourage the farmers to tap the solar energy.
Gujarat has announced a ban on the use of plastic in the state.
ICICI Bank has announced a new home loan proposition, ‘ICICI Bank Saral-Rural Housing Loan’, with a special interest rate.
India gets its first private bank in 11 years with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurating "Bandhan Bank" as a full-fledged scheduled commercial bank.
India retains its top spot as the world’s largest exporter of beef, according to data released by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and has extended its lead over the next highest exporter, Brazil.
India successfully places its latest communication satellite GSAT-6 in the orbit.
India’s third largest private sector lender, Axis Bank has launched the first Contactless Debit, Credit and Multi- Currency Forex Card in association with VISA the payments gateway company in the country.
Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa wins Victorian Open Squash title in Melbourne.
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was on a two-day visit to Egypt.
Indian Golfer Aditi Ashok made history by becoming the first Indian to win the Ladies British Amateur stroke
play golf championship at the Moortown Golf Club, Leeds (UK).
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri has created history after he finished tied Fifth at the PGA Championships.
India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a mobile wallet app, SBI Buddy, in collaboration with Accenture and MasterCard.
Iran unveiled Fateh-313, a short-range solid fuel Surface-to-Surface ballistic missile.
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