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Last six month's current important current affairs questions for IBPS clerk mains: IBPS clerk main examination is scheduled on 2nd and 3rd of January 2016.General awareness section carries 40 marks in IBPS clerk mains.Out of that , around 20-25 questions will be from current affairs.To score well in IBPS clerk main examination this section is crucial. Here we are sharing a set of 200 important current affairs questions for the preparation of IBPS clerk main examination. This pdf covers important Indian and international events of last 6 months which are likely to be asked in coming IBPS Clerk main examination.

Topics covered in this Current  Affairs Quiz set for IBPS Clerk Mains  :This PDF covers all Indian and international current affairs like, new appointment ,sports, books released, important days observed recently, important personalities in news , important places in news, new programmes launched by union government and state governments , MoUs signed, multilateral military exercise,awards and honours , news related to financial and banking sector etc..

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List of Union Council of Ministers of India(Cabinet and minister of state) and their departments:Here is the complete list of cabinet ministers and ministers of state and their portfolios. In competitive exams few questions are asked from 'Union ministers and their Portfolios'. List displayed below is directly taken from the official site of union government of India.So you can rely on it without any doubt.Hope this will help you in your upcoming competitive exams.

List of union council of ministers and their portfolios (as on 17.12.15)

Source:http://india.gov.in/spotlight/union-council-ministers
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Monthly current affairs capsules : You may not get time to go through everyday's newspaper and note down important news that are likely to be asked in competitive exams.Leave that task to us and concentrate on your preparation.For those who are preparing for competitive exams, especially for bank tests ,following monthly current affairs capsules will be useful.

News Covered in Monthly Current Affairs PDF Capsules

This PDF capsule covers all Indian and international current affairs like, new appointment ,sports, books released, important days observed recently, important personalities in news , important places in news, new programmes launched by union government and state governments , MoUs signed, multilateral military exercise,awards and honours , news related to financial and banking sector etc..We are sure that these current affairs capsules will help you in upcoming competitive exams including bank test,ssc and upsc exams.

Monthly Current Affairs Capsules of 2015 

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November 2015 current affairs PDF capsule:Here we are sharing important current affair news and events of November 2015.We have covered almost all national and international current updates and news of November 2015.You can download November 2105 current affairs PDF capsule from the link provided below.

Current affairs news covered in November 2015 current affairs PDF capsule

This PDF capsule covers all Indian and international current affairs like, new appointment ,sports, books released, important days observed recently, important personalities in news , important places in news, new programmes launched by union government and state governments , MoUs signed, multilateral military exercise,awards and honours , news related to financial and banking sector etc..We are sure that this November 2015 current affairs capsule will help you in upcoming competitive exams including bank test,ssc and upsc exams.

Highlights of November 2015 current affairs

• Interlinking of Indian Rivers authored by Radha Kant Bharati released
• Justice Tirath Singh Thakur (Justice T.S. Thakur) will replace Justice H.L. Dattu as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• Indian railway launched Vikalp scheme
• ‘Project Loon’- Googles internet service using baloons
• Tata Motors signed Lionel Messi as Global Brand Ambassador.
• Narendra modi ranked 9th in Forbes list of most powerful people 2015
• Swarna Bharat Yojana (SBY) launched
• 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess on all services.
• Union Government launched E-Pathshala, Saransh, Shaala Siddhi Portals.
• Subir Gokarn appointed as IMF's Executive Director.
• India's GSAT-15 communication satellite launched successfully.
• RBI Governor Dr Raghuram Rajan elected as Vice-Chairman on BIS Board
• November 12-World Pneumonia Day observed
• Syed Akbaruddin appointed as next Permanent Representative of India to UN.
• 2015 G20 Summit held in Antalya, Turkey
• Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey has passed away in London,
• The second World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) held at Vishakapatanam.
• Senior Janta Dal United (JDU) leader Nitish Kumar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for 5th time.
• India Juniors won 8th Men's Junior Asia hockey cup by defeating Pakistan.
• Blue Revolution with an outlay of 3000 crore rupees proposed.
• Operation Inherent Resolve to tackle ISIS.
• Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border.
• 25 November 2015:International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• The first-ever “Constitution Day” was observed on 26 November.
• Renowned foreign bank HSBC announced shutting of its private banking operations in India.
• P V Sindhu completed hat-trick at Macau Open.

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Here we are sharing important current affair news and events of October 2015.We have covered almost all national and international current updates and news of October 2015.You can download October 2105 current affairs pdf capsule from the link provided below.

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Here is the current affairs of September 11th to September 20th.Before reading this make sure that you have already read Current affairs of September 1st to September 10th.

Current affairs news of September 11th to September 20th

• The UN General Assembly gave its overwhelming approval to a Palestinian resolution which permits the flag of Palestine to fly at the UN Headquarters in New York. There were 119 votes in favour out of 193 UN members while the United States and Israel were among eight countries that voted against the Palestinian-drafted resolution. Palestine described this as a major step toward full UN membership.
• 12th World Hindi Conference, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 September 2015. The conference primarily focuses on exploring the possibilities of expanding the influence of Hindi across the world. The main feature of this conference is that with it the WHC has returned to India after an interval of 32 years.Bhopal(M.P) hosted this event.
• Union Cabinet approved the constitution of 21st edition of Law Commission. The Law Commission is a non-statutory body constituted by the government from time to time primarily for reviewing the effectiveness and relevance of present laws. It was originally constituted in 1955 and is re-constituted every three years.
• Virat Kohli became a co-owner of UAE Royals, which is one of the five franchisee teams of the Mahesh Bhupathi promoted Indian Premier Tennis League( IPTL).
• People's Action Party (PAP) won Singapore general election.PAP was led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the election.
• US open winners: women’s singles-Flavia Pennetta(Italy) defeated Roberta Vinci(Italy),thus became the oldest first-time Grand Slam women’s champion in the Open era.In mixed doubles Leander Paes (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) defeated American duo Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek.Mens singles- Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland. Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won Women's Doubles title.

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• World welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather  Jr. (US) ended his illustrious boxing career on 12 September 2015 with a win over Andre Berto to claim the 49th and final win of his career. He thus ended 49-0 to match the record of heavyweight boxing legend Rocky Marciano.
• Malcolm Turnbull, a former Liberal Party leader and Communications Minister, became Australia’s fourth Prime Minister in just over two years after Tony Abbott lost a leadership ballot by members of his party. 
• AUSINDEX-15 is the name given to the first bilateral naval exercise between India and Australia being conducted off the east coast of India from 12 September to 19 September 2015. 
• The 6th Indo-Maldives joint Military Training Exercise, which concluded on 13 September 2015, was held at Thiruvananthapuram.
• India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC) – the first-ever country special cell at Pentagon was established to speed up United States’ defence ties with India and accelerate the process of co-development and co-production of hi-tech military equipment in the country.
• The registration certificate of Sahara India Financial Corporation Limited (SIFCL) to act as a non-banking financial company (NBFC) was cancelled effective 3 September 2015 under the RBI Act.
• The World Bank on 14 September 2015 released the first ever ranking of States on the “Ease of Doing Business” in India. The rating assessed states over a six-month period from January to June 2015 on the issue of implementation of “ease of doing business” policy. Gujarat topped the list. Followed by Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand.
• Tamil Nadu state govt. on 16 September 2015 announced making it mandatory for all high rise buildings in the state to have solar power generation facility.
• “Shauryanjali”- name of the exhibition that was started on 15 September 2015 at the India Gate lawns in New Delhi to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Indo-Pak War of 1965. “Shauryanjali” has recreated the battle scene in various sectors beginning from Rann of Kutch to the ceasefire and Tashkent Summit.
• Indian author Sunjeev Sahota is among the six writers short-listed for the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2015. Sunjeev Sahota was short-listed for his book “The Year of the Runaways”, which centers around the lives of three Indian men, one a Dalit and a woman, all migrants from India.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 September 2015 accorded “in-principal” approval for 10 small finance banks. 1) Au Financiers, 2) Capital Local Area Bank, 3) Disha Microfin, 4) Equitas Holdings, 5) ESAF Microfinance, 6) Janalakshmi Financial Services, 7) RGVN (North East) Microfinance, 8) Suryoday Micro Finance, 9) Ujjivan Financial Services and 10) Utkarsh Micro Finance.
• Nepal’s parliament approved country‟s new constitution on 16 September 2015.
• Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang Province is chosen for hosting 2022 Asian Games.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) on the occasion of his visit to Varanasi. Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) is one of the flagship schemes of the Ministry of Power and will be at the core attempt to ensure 24×7 power for all.
• Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)-New scheme for welfare of people affected by mining related operations.
• India ranked at 81st place out of 141 countries in Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015. Globally, Switzerland, followed by the United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands and the US are ranked as the most innovative countries in the world.
• Godavari, Krishna Rivers formally linked at Ibrahimpatnam Ferry village in Andhra Pradesh.The two rivers were linked under the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme on Godavari River at Pattisam village in West Godavari district.
• Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights written by Salman Rushdie released. The book can be easily called as an update to Rushdie’s ancient eastern classic, A Thousand and One Nights and the story revolves around the great Spanish-Muslim philosopher Ibn Rushd.
• India, US created Joint Challenge Coin to mark partnership.One side of the coin reads Forward Together We Go and Chale Chale Saath Saath in Hindi, which is the vision statement of US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Hungary declared emergency in areas near Serbian border to check Migrant crisis. The declaration of emergency is part of the refugee crisis which the European Union (EU) nations has been facing from Africa especially Syria.
• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina won the United Nations Champions of the Earth Award 2015.Sheikh Hasina has demonstrated leadership in making climate change an issue of national priority and advocating for an ambitious global response.
• Union Cabinet approved Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission for overall development of rural areas.The Mission approved with an outlay of 5142.08 crore rupees aims to create 300 Rurban growth clusters over the next 3 years, across the country.
• 16 September 2015:21st International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed across the world.The theme and the slogan for the year 2015 are 30 Years of Healing the Ozone Together and Ozone: All there is between you and UV respectively.
• 15th September:International Day of Democracy observed with the theme Space for Civil Society.It was created by the UN General Assembly through a resolution in 2007 to strengthen national programmes devoted to the promotion and consolidation of democracy.
• U.N general assembly UNGA adopted Document on Advancing Security Council Reforms.The proposal which was adopted for the first time in 23 years has been welcomed by India and G4 group comprising of Brazil, Germany, Japan and India and L.69 Group of Developing Countries.
• Government to provide additional 50 days work to farmers under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas.The additional days will be provided to bring relief to farmers in view of deficit monsoon in various parts of the country.
• DMRC to execute 6769 crore rupees worth Vijayawada Metro Rail Project.
• The state government also gave in principal approval to the DMRC for the execution of the Vishakhapatnam Metro Rail Project.
• Indian Railways partnered with Google to provide free Wi-Fi services under Project Nilgiri.Under this initiative, free Wi-Fi services will be provided to passengers in 400 railway stations across the country.
• Union Government approved the purchase of 10 Heron TP drones from Israel.This 400 million US dollars proposal for buying armed missile-armed drones from Israel will enhance India's cross-border military strike capability.
• Rakesh Sharma appointed as MD and CEO of Canara Bank.Prior to this appointment, Sharma was the MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank since March 2014.
• Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on 10 September 2015 launched the National Web Portal for promotion of National Apprenticeship Scheme for Graduates, Diploma holders and 10+2 pass-outs vocational certificate holders. The Union Ministry also released a Logo and a Slogan Sashakt Yuva, Samarth Bharat for the National Web Portal. 
• Mumbai Dialogue: Towards a TB-free India launched.According to the World Health Organization Global TB Report 2014, 240000 Indians die of TB each year and 61000 suffer from multidrug-resistant TB.

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September 2015 current Affairs PDF

Here we are sharing current update news from september 21 to september 30.Before reading this you may like to read 2015 September 1st to 10th current affair updates and 2015 September 11th to 20th current affair updates.After reading you can download the pdf of September 2015 Current affairs from the link provided at the end of this page.

Current affairs September 21-30 

• From 22 September Haryana’s Gurgaon city will observe car-free day every Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to encourage people to use alternative modes of transport. The idea is to give an experience of car-free streets to the people and persuade them to use sustainable modes of transport.
• Jagmohan Dalmiya, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata on 20 September 2015. He is known as the person who understood the potential of India becoming commercially a global powerhouse of cricket.
• The draft of the New Encryption Policy was issued by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology recently. This policy pertains to messaging services like WhatsApp, Viber, Line, Google Chat, Yahoo messenger etc. One important proposal in the draft was – “All messages must be mandatorily stored for 90 days',later withdrew this proposal due to strong opposition from the public.
• Greek voters returned Alexis Tsipras to power with a comfortable win for his Syriza party in the snap election held on 20 September 2015. The snap election was called after Syriza lost its majority in August 2015 as some of his MP‟s defected in protest at the signing of an unpopular new financial bailout deal with international creditors.
• A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on 21 September 2015 managed to successfully evacuate two labourers from a tunnel in Himachal Pradesh in which they were trapped for last 9 days. This tunnel situated in Bilaspur is part of Kiratpur-Manali expressway road project .
• Indian Coast Guard commissioned indigenously built vessels Apoorva & C-421.The induction of the vessels is expected to boost maritime security along the Arabian Sea coast.
• Google, Tata Trusts announced the launch of Android Developer Nanodegrees programme.As a part of the Udacity Android Nanodegree program, 1000 scholarships will be offered to deserving students by Google and Tata Trusts.
• Infosys was awarded the contract for building the interface for implementing the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) .
• The Union Cabinet cleared the purchase of two helicopter ( Apache and Chinook) from Boeing Co. of the United States.
• German based Volkswagen AG (VW) came under controversy after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disclosed that the company used software that deceived regulators measuring toxic emissions. US authorities announced further probe in the matter and VW could face penalties of up to $18 billion. Volkswagen AG (VW) is the largest auto company in the world with some leading brands such as Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Volkswagen, Skoda and SEAT under its belt.
• Microsoft Corp. began the worldwide release of the new Office suite “Office 2016” .
• Game of Thrones won 12 awards at 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.Famous American fantasy drama television series, Game of Thrones, won an unprecedented 12 awards at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.
• Rajasthan passed first-of-its-kind of legislative bill that provides 14% reservation for economically backward classes (EBCs). According to this bill, criterion for reservation in the EBC category will be purely economic and not caste-based.
• (SEBI) imposed the biggest-ever fine of Rs. 7,269.5 crore on construction and real entity PACL for illegal and fraudulent mobilisation of funds from the public.
• The 8th edition of the Rugby World Cup is being held in England.
• 24th Vyaas Samman conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka.Goenka was awarded for his work 'Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan', a critical analysis of the work by Hindi literature's towering giant Munshi Premchand.
• ADB lowered India’s Growth Forecast for 2016 from 7.8% to 7.4%
• Richie Richardson appointed to Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.Javagal Srinath is the only Indian in the seven member elite panel of the ICC.
• Metroman E Sreedharan to join UN's High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport
• Ajay Jayaram won Silver Medal in 2015 Korea Open Badminton tournament.Jayram is currently ranked 32 in the Men's Singles world ranking.
• Instagram photo-sharing website recently surpassed micro-blogging site Twitter in terms of users. Instagram now has over 400 million active users.
• In the worst Hajj tragedies in recent years, more than 700 persons were killed and hundreds other were injured in a stampede outside the holy city of Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on 24 September 2015. This stampede took place at Mina near Mecca.
• Chaitanya Tamhane's critically acclaimed Marathi film “Court” was selected as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language category of the Oscars 2016.
• Telecom operator Uninor on 23 September 2015 changed its name to Telenor, the name of its Norway-based parent company.
• The Union Cabinet on 23 September 2015 cleared the proposal for a nearly Rs. 8,000-crore project for IAF‟s Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS). It will help in integrating all ground and air sensors to get a composite air situation picture of the country.
• Facebook changed name of its free internet platform”internet.org” to “Free Basics by Facebook” .
• Sourav Ganguly will succeed late Jagmohan Dalmiya as the president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) as announced by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
• National Tourism Awards 2013-14 presented.The state of Gujarat was awarded for the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development.
• The Group of Four (G4) Summit took place on 26 September 2015 after almost a decade. G4 was formed with the objective of supporting each other‟s bids for permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Japan, Germany, India and Brazil are the member countries.
• The “Digital India” dinner in the honour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hosted at San Jose city Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the world‟s top tech chiefs, including Adobe‟s Shantanu Narayen, Qualcomm‟s Paul Jacobs, Cisco‟s John Chambers, Microsoft‟s Satya Nadella and Google‟s Sundar Pichai on the occasion of the “Digital India” dinner.
• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s year-long Birth Centenary Celebrations were initiated by the Union Govt. from 25 September 2015 on the occasion of his 99th Birth Anniversary.
• Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Adelaide (Australia) on 27 September 2015 to take his world title count to 14.
• Dr. Syed Ahmad, passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on 27 September 2015 . 75-year old Dr. Syed Ahmad was the 16th Governor of Manipur.
• Cow declared as National Animal of Nepal.The declaration was made under the new secular constitution of Nepal unveiled by Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav at Kathmandu.

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• NASA developing space shotgun as part of its Asteroid Redirect Mission.Asteroid Redirect Mission or ARM is NASA’s first ever robotic mission aimed at redirecting asteroids into a stable orbit around the moon.
• Union Ministry of Road Transport launched Green Highways Policy, 2015.The Green Highway Policy will make it compulsory for road developers to set aside 1 per cent of the total project cost for plantation.
• Union Government formed B S Baswan committee to revisit civil services examination pattern.The committee will submit a report on a range of issues related to the examination-eligibility criteria, number of attempts, revision of syllabus, usage of technology, etc.
• 27 September: World Tourism Day observed with theme One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities
• 29th october:World Heart Day 2015 celebrated with theme creating heart-healthy environments
• INS Kochi, indigenously built largest warship, dedicated to the nation.It weighs over 7500 tonnes and is equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors including long-range surface-to-surface BrahMos missile.
• Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2015-16 announced; Repo rate cut by 0.50 percent.New repo rate 6.75%. As a result, the reverse repo rate, the rate at which RBI borrows from commercial banks, stands adjusted to 5.75 percent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 7.75 per cent. However, the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks was kept unchanged at 4 percent of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL).
• Maharashtra Government declared 2017 as Visit Maharashtra Year.The government also launched international tourism promotion project Maharashtra International Travel Mart 2015 (MITM).
• Strong Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars: NASA.The researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where mysterious streaks are seen on the Red Planet using an imaging spectrometer on MRO.

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Here we are sharing September 1st to September 10th important current affair news.We are sure that you will find this current update news of September 1st to 10th useful in coming bank exams.

Current Affairs September 2015(September 1-10)

• Sahaj:Scheme for online release of new LPG connections, which was launched by Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan recently.This scheme allows online release of new LPG connections, through the portal mylpg.in to enable customers to register for new LPG connections online, as well as make on line payments for the same.
• Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognised Yoga as sports discipline.
• 30 Women in Power:Their Voices, Their Stories by Naina Lal Kidwai. The book is a collection of narratives on modern Indian women who have been pioneers and led large organizations - in banking, law, the media, advertising, etc.
• Palmyra's Temple of Bel destroyed by ISIS militants: UN.The Temple of Bel’s construction started in 32 BC and ended in the second century AD. Later, it served as both, Church and Mosque.
• India won three-match test series against Sri Lanka.The second match will be remembered for being the last Test of Kumara Sangakkara.
• 305 towns and cities spread across nine states of the country have been identified for implementation of “Housing for All‟ scheme
• Kerala’s Palakkad district would soon be declared as the first total HIV/AIDS literate district in the country.
• Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer from Rajasthan cadre, was appointed as the new Home Secretary. He replaced L.C. Goyal. 
• A book named The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle authored by Air Marshal Bharat Kumar released.The author, who was a young fighter pilot, during the 1965-war has tried to club official records, squadron diaries and veteran accounts in the book.
• Bihar to give 2% reservation to grand children of freedom fighters in government jobs.
• India won UNESCO's Award of Excellence 2015 for conserving Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple.The Award of Excellence for the conservation of Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple at Thrissur in Kerala recognizes the remarkable conservation effort undertaken at the sacred site.
• Kenya  created history by topping the medals tally at the 15^th World Championships of Athletics that concluded on 30 August 2015 at Beijing. Jamaica and United States finished at 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively.
• Commemorative coins of Rs 125, Rs 10 released in honour of former President S Radhakrishnan.
• The book named "To the Brink and Back: India's 1991 Story" by Jairam Ramesh released.The book deals with fast-paced changes in the economic sector introduced by the duo P V Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh in 1991.
• On 5th september teacher’s Day celebrated across India on birth anniversary of Dr S Radhakrishnan.
• The Reserve Bank of India on 31 August 2015 declared SBI and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs), which literally means that these banks are so integral to the national economy that their failure would have to be prevented at any cost.
• Global ratings agency Fitch, downgraded Punjab National Bank (PNB)’s Viability Rating by one notch to “bb” on account of the growing risk to the bank’s capital position from mounting stock of stressed assets.
• Union Govt. designated Revenue Secretary Ratan Watal as the new Finance Secretary.
• On september 8 International Literacy Day celebrated across the world.
• Golfer Anirban Lahiri became first Indian golfer to qualify for Presidents Cup.The championship is scheduled to be held at Incheon in South Korea between 2 October and 4 October 2015.
• Raghav Chandra took over as the new Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
• The Reserve Bank of India on 1 September 2015 issued draft guidelines pertaining to interest rates and base rates. It has prescribed a uniform method by which banks have to arrive at the interest rates for providing loans.
• A huge one-day “Bharat Bandh” strike was observed by almost all the 10 major trade unions against the proposed amendments to various labour legislations and the to protest the alleged “anti-labour” policies of the Narendra Modi government.
• Ministry of Urban Development has come out with a smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) model which will be inter-operable across different transport systems in the country. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is given the task of establishing a robust payment system for this proposed card initiative.
• Google Inc. unveiled a redesign of its iconic logo on 1 September 2015
• The West-Central Railway (WCR) Zone, with its headquarters at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, became the first-ever zone of the Indian Railway to have eliminated all unmanned level crossings.
• South Africa’s Durban city was confirmed as the host of the Commonwealth Games 2022.Durban became the first-ever city from Africa to get the hosting rights of the Commonwealth Games.
• Forward Markets Commission (FMC) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) decided to merge.
• The Union Govt. on 5 September 2015 announced the acceptance of the long-standing demand of "one rank, one pension‟ (OROP). OROP would be implemented with effect from 1 July 2014, and would cost the government Rs 18,000-22,000 crore this year.
• A committee  set up by the government headed by Sumit Bose, former Finance Secretary  to rationalise distribution incentives for financial products and curb their mis-selling, has in its report recommended flexible exits for financial products and that profits from exit charges not accrue to product providers.
• The MHA cancelled the registration of Greenpeace India under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). This meant that the NGO, part of an international network by the same name, would not be able to receive any kind of foreign donations from now on.
• Noted music director Aadesh Shrivastava passed away . Over the course of his career, he had composed music for over 100 Hindi films, including “Chalte Chalte”,”Baabul”,‟Baghban”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” and “Rajneeti”.
• The meeting of the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the Group of 20 (G20) was held at Ankara (Turkey). The meeting was attended by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and RBI Governor Raghram Rajan. G20 is the group of the largest developing economies of the world. G20 launched a new group “W20” with the objective to empower women and to boost the role of women in global economic growth.
• Indian Railways is poised to enter into an agreement with ISRO to facilitate getting images for mapping and communications to introduce Wi-Fi through the satellite system.
• The Haryana State Assembly on 7 September 2015 passed a bill – the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015, for fixing the minimum educational qualification for elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions. Haryana became the second in the country after Rajasthan to fix the minimum educational qualification for elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions.
• Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) will sell the iconic bread and bakery brand “Modern”  to Nimman Foods Private Ltd.
• Andhra Pradesh Govt. on 9 September 2015 created history by taking the first step to link two mighty rivers of the state. This was done by diverting the water of Godavari river from Tadepudi reservoir to facilitate supply to Krishna river.
• J. Manjula, the woman scientist of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) became the first-ever woman Director General of DRDO.
• Haryana announced imposition of a complete ban on manufacture and sale of gutka, pan masala, and other similar products containing tobacco.
• Union Cabinet on 9 September 2015 announced the Gold Monetisation Scheme under which gold in any form can be deposited with banks for a period of 1 to 15 years.Objective of this scheme is to bring out the huge amount of gold that is being kept idly by Indians.
• Union Cabinet gave its approval to the spectrum trading guidelines which will allow telecom companies to buy and sell spectrum.
• Union Cabinet announced which new policy for white label ATM operations in the country It allowed 100% FDI under the automatic route for white label ATM operations. White labeled ATMs are set up by private non-bank companies that own and operate their own brand of ATMs.
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was presented the Gandhi International Peace Prize for the year 2014 by the President
• Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Brazil’s credit rating to junk grade on 9 September 2015. Brazil is the largest economy of Latin America. S&P said its decision was based on the mounting political problems that have muddled economic policy.
• Arun Jaitley launched digital version of Mahatma Gandhi's collected work.The works of Mahatma Gandhi compiled by a team of Scholars includes historic speeches of Gandhi and also provide varied, numerous and logical profiles of Gandhi’s life and thought, action and engagements.
• Pakistan SC ordered adoption of Urdu as official language
• CCI imposed penalty on Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation for Contravening Competition Law.
• INS Vajrakosh commissioned by Defence Ministry at Karwar.INS Vajrakosh will be the biggest missiles, ammunition and spares dump on the Western Sea Board. It will be base that will equip all warships and airplanes.

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Monthly Current Affairs Capsule-August 2015

Here we are sharing important current affairs of August 2015 which will be useful in upcoming exams.After reading you can download complete August 2015 current affairs pdf from the link given at the end.

August1

• Beijing was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in a secret ballot held at a convention centre in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on 31 July 2015.Beijing became the first city in Olympic history to be awarded both summer and winter Games.Beijing had hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008.
• Paytm on 30 July 2015 acquired the title sponsorship rights for India’s domestic and international cricket matches at home from the BCCI for a period of four years  with a bid price of Rs 203.28 crore.
• Kotak Bharat:Mobile banking app launched by KMB(Kotak Mahindra Bank) that is primarily targetted to benefit customers in the under-banked and un-banked regions.
• Volkswagen (Germany) replaced Japanese auto giant Toyota to emerge as the world’s largest-selling vehicle maker in the first half of 2015.
• Tamil Nadu government instituted youth award in name of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.Tamil Nadu government also announced that Dr Kalam’s birthday on October 15th would be celebrated as the Youth Revival Day.
• Sri Lankan government decided to renovate temples destroyed in Nepal quake.

August2

• India and Bangladesh  started the process of swapping border enclaves to settle the stateless people.In this historic event, the two countries transferred 162 enclaves.There were 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India which were exchanged according to Land Boundary Agreement of 1974.
• Union Govt. to infuse Rs. 70,000 crore into PSBs(public sector banks) over a period of four years as announced by the Finance Ministry.
• Egypt and Saudi Arabia recently proposed to work together to create a joint Arab military force with the objective of ensuring stability in the region
• S K Roy:New chairman of LIC
• Kochi naval harbour  (Kerala) became the first in the country to get the Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS), an automated system capable of detecting, identifying, tracking and generating warning for surface and underwater threats

August3

• Pakistan became the first-ever non-European member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research,  known as CERN .
• South Sudan became the latest and the 206th member of theOlympic family after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its inclusion.

August4

• Union Govt. and the Naga rebels led by the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-IM (NSCN-IM) signed a path-breaking peace treaty.The treaty was signed by Thuingaleng Muivah, General Secretary of the NSCN-IM in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The treaty is expected to bring under control the decades-old insurgency problem in the North-East.
• Union Govt. stepped back from the controversy surrounding the draft Indian Financial Code (IFC).It seeks to dilute the RBI’s powers to regulate the foreign exchange and government bond markets and set monetary policy.
• India’s oldest mutual fund house – UTI Mutual Fund recently achieved a major milestone.Its asset base crossed the one lakh crore rupees mark recently.
• India will host  Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) on 21 August 2015 at Jaipur(Rajasthan).
• 18th Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) of the country was opened at Palakkad (Kerala).
• Bharat Parv:Name of the 13-day culture & cuisine festival that was inaugurated on 3 August 2015 in New Delhi, being organized as a part of Independence Day celebrations

August5

• RBI 3rd Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2015.Main policy rate remained unchanged.
•  Repo Rate  unchanged at 7.25%
• Reverse Repo Rate  unchanged at 6.25%
• Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4.0%
• Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate unchanged at 8.25%
• The IOC(International Olympic Committee)  gave its official recognition to sports of Flying Disc (Frisbee).This recognition was granted at IOC’s session as Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
• S.S. Rajamouli’s Baahubali, that hit thousands of screens on 10 July 2015 in three languages, has raced past the Rs. 500-crore mark.It thus joined the select league of two Hindi films – Dhoom 3 and PK.
• India’s biggest telescope – Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was inaugurated at  Udaipur (Rajasthan).
• President Pranab Mukherjee on 4 August 2015 inaugurated Navachara Kaksh the science and innovation museum in Rashtrapati Bhavan campus,

August6

• 70th anniversary of the dropping of first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima is being observed on 6 August 2015.Atomic bomb named Little Boy by the US Air Force, wiped out the city  of Hiroshima.
• In an  accident involving two trains Kamayani Express (Between Mumbai and Varanasi) and Janata Express(between Rajendra Nagar and Mumbai) killed at least 29 passengers and injured more than 300.Accident took place at Harda district of MP.
• Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple or Tirupati Balaji Temple (Andhra Pradesh) came to news recently for opening up a Demat account to accept donations from devotees in the form of shares and securities

August7

• Egypt unveiled a new addition to the iconic Suez Canal .This new waterway thus became the third on the Suez Canal, which acts as the fastest link between Asia and Europe.Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
• Malaysian Government  confirmed that a piece of a wing that washed up on Reunion Island beach  (Indian Ocean) last week was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which had mysteriously disappeared during March 2014.

August8

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first National Handloom Day on 7th August 2015 at Chennai.It was on 7 August in 1905 that the formal proclamation of the Swadeshi Movement was made at a massive meeting in Calcutta.
• As per the recently released India State of Forest Report-2013 total forest cover in India stood at 21.23%.
• The Union Govt. is expected to showcase  an emergency response system (ERS) .This system will have similar or better capabilities than the ‘911’ emergency response system being used in the United States.Proposed Emergency Number is 112.
• North Korean government announced that it will establish its own time zone from 15 August by pulling back its current standard time by 30 minutes. Currently, local time in both Koreas and Japan are same and was set when the then single Korea was under Japanese colonial rule.
• IIT Bombay (IITB) recently established country’s first pilot test-bed to use unused TV spectrum to provide broadband Internet connectivity.project taps unused frequencies allocated to broadcasting and exploits this “white space” spectrum to provide broadband Internet connectivity in rural areas

August9

• Nagazaki day
• The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) started investing in equities as an asset class for the first-ever-time.
• NIYATAM(NITI Initiative to Yield Aspirational Targets and Actionable Means):The NITI Aayog has started an initiative to engage the states of the Indian Union on six important issues pertaining to governance and finance. This includes the initiative to prune their administrative structure to improve their efficiency and governance.NIYATAM is the name given to this initiative.
• According to survey conducted during 2014-15 by the Ministry of Urban Development,Karnataka’s Mysuru (Mysore) topped the Swachh Bharat Rankings of 476 cities in the country.The top 10 ranked cities are Mysuru, Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Navi Mumbai, Kochi (Kerala), Hassan, Mandya and Bengaluru (Karnataka), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Halisahar (West Bengal) and Gangtok (Sikkim). Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) came at the bottom of 476, preceded by Bhind (MP), Palwal and Bhiwani, both in Haryana, Chittaurgarh (Rajasthan), Bulandshahar (UP), Neemuch (MP), Rewari(Haryana), Hindaun (Rajasthan) and Sambalpur in Odisha at 467th rank.
• Ram Nath Kovind New Bihar governor 
• Acharya Dev Vrat  new Himachal Pradesh governor.
• Year-long birth centenary of which famous Hindi writer, playwright and actor Bhisham Sahni was initiated on 8 August 2015.His famous works-Tamas ,Mayyadas Ki Madi etc..

August10

• Singapore observed 50th anniversary of its independence on 9 August 2015.
• Suraksha Bandhan:In view of the forthcoming festival of Raksha Bandhan, a special enrolment drive "Suraksha Bandhan" is being launched by participating banks and insurance companies in the months of August-September for enrolling bank account holders in Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY).
• Global electronic manufacturing giant Foxconn, known for manufacturing iPhones for Apple Inc.,signed agreement with Maharashtra state government for investing over US$ 5 billion over the next five years.
• Indian-American diplomat Atul Keshap was recently confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives. 

August11

• India-born Sundar Pichai will be the CEO of Google as Google becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the newly announced holding company Alphabet.
• Union Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched “Disha”- a mobile app which facilitates easy learning of computers and Internet.It is a free mobile app that has been prepared to spread digital literacy through self-learning modules.
• Prime Minister Koirala and top leaders of CPN-UML, Nepali Congress, Unified CPN-Maoist and Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum Democratic (MPRFD) reached the landmark agreement to divide Nepal into six provinces.
• “School Nursery Yojana” (SNY) was launched by Union Environment Minister (Independent Charge) Prakash Javdekar. The underlying theme of the “School Nursery Yojana” is to plant a tree for sustainable future and to make the nation clean and green. Under the Yojana, students will sow the seeds and grow saplings in the school nursery.

August12

• Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi  announced its first manufacturing unit in India at Sri City (Andhra Pradesh).
• China’s currency Yuan’s value was devalued to its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years by China’s central bank(The People’s Bank of China ) ,to make Yuan’s exchange rate more market-oriented and make Chinese exports cheaper.
•  Indian Govt. signed a $ 308.40 million finance agreement with the World Bank for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project-II (NCRMP-II)

August13

• As Rupee’s value slid to almost 23-month low RBI intervened by selling US dollars through PSU banks.Asian countries witnessed decline after China’s central bank allowed the Yuan to drop .
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) fully commissioned and started commercial production of its indigenous titanium sponge plant at Chavara (Kerala). With the commissioning of this plant, India has become the seventh country in the world producing titanium sponge commercially. Titanium sponge is used primarily for space and defence applications.

August14

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)  paid a dividend of nearly Rs. 66,000 crore to the government. This was the highest ever dividend paid by the RBI in its 80-year history.
• Union Government on 14 August 2015 announced appointment of two executives from the private sector to head public sector banks (PSU banks).Two executives appointed are PS Jayakumar (Bank of Baroda) and Rakesh Sharma (Canara Bank).
• As part of the new Bancassurance guidelines, the IRDA allowed banks to tie up with a maximum of nine insurers from three segments- life, non–life and standalone health insurers.
• Founder and Chairman of Hero Cycles ,Om Prakash Munjal (O.P. Munjal) passed away on 13 August 2015,
• Senior advocate Arun P Sathe, the elder brother of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, was recently appointed on the Board of market regulator SEBI. Eyebrows were raised due to political nature of this appointment.

August15

• India celebrates 69th Independence Day.
• OP Rawat appointed as Election Commissioner of India.
• Assam passed Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015
• Indian Men's Hockey team won European series against Spain 2-1.
• The 7-pronged strategy rolled out to comprehensively revamp the functioning of PSU banks in the country has been named as “Indradhanush” (rainbow).It includes streamlining of appointments, setting up of a Bank Board Bureau (BBB) to scout for heads of PSBs, recapitalisation measures and facilitating easing of non-performing assets (NPAs) to help ensure improved credit.

August16

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new campaign “Start-up India, Stand up India” during his Independence Day Address.According to the PM, the initiative will encourage entrepreneurship among the youth of India.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address to the nation on 15 August 2015 announced new name of Agriculture Ministry–‘Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ministry’

August17

• Abhishek Verma clinched gold for India at Archery World Cup.
• World Badminton Championship: Saina became 1st Indian shuttler to a win silver medal.She lost the women's singles summit clash to Spain's Carolina Marin 16-21, 19-21 in Jakarta.
• Ajit Kumar Seth appointed as Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board.Seth succeeded Atul Chaturvedi, who has completed his tenure. Prior to this appointment, Seth completed his extended tenure of four years at the Cabinet secretariat in June 2015.
• Andy Murray won Rogers Cup Masters tournament.In the title clash, Murray defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
• India, Bangladesh signed MoU to tackle the menace of fake Indian currency notes.The MoU was signed during a maiden meeting of the Joint Task Force on Fake Currency Notes (JTFFC) in Dhaka.

August18

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 August 2015 visited Masdar city of UAE which is world’s first zero-carbon and car-free smart city.Masdar City relies completely on solar energy and other renewable sources of energy.
• IndiGo airlines signed a $26.55 billion order for purchasing 250 aircrafts from Europe’s Airbus company.
• ICICI Bank launched locker facility named Smart Vault .The Smart Vault uses robotic technology to access the lockers from the safe vault and enables customers to conveniently access their lockers at any time of their preference.
• Kerala Government signed MoU with Adani Group for development of Vizhinjam Port.Vizhinjam seaport project is the Kerala government ambitious project which was initiated 25 years ago in 1991 to build a deepest and natural draft port near Kovalam beach in Thiruvananthapuram.
• 28-year old Anirban Lahiri scaled a new high for Indian golf by becoming the first from the country to finish inside the top-five of a Major as he ended the prestigious PGA Championships at Wisconsin (USA) at fifth place. His tied at fifth place .
• According to an analysis done by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).Tamil Nadu was the leading State in employment generation in the country, generating as much as 15.2% of country’s manufacturing sector jobs during 2012-13.

August19

• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched SBI Buddy-m-wallet (mobile wallet) application of State Bank of India (SBI).
• Android 6.0 Marshmallow:Google’s next Android mobile operating system’s  update.
• President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife and India’s First Lady Suvra Mukherjee passed away on 18 August 2015. She was a highly talented vocalist, painter and writer.
• A book named The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity authored by Tarun Khanna released by Akhilesh yadav.
• Allahabad HC directed government servants, politicians to send children to government schools.
• Kishor Piraji Kharat appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI Bank.
• Aditi Chauhan became India's first woman to play in English league football .She made her debut for the women’s team of the West Ham United in the opening game of the season against Coventry City.

August20

• Sebastian Coe (Britain) was selected as the new President of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), the global governing body for athletics.Sebastian Coe is the former 1500 m Olympic champion from Britain.
• Adille Sumariwalla, an Olympian 100m runner and President of the athletics Federation of India (AFI), was elected as one of the nine individual members of the all-powerful IAAF Council at the IAAF’s 50th Congress held at Beijing. He thus became the first-ever elected member for IAAF Council from India.
• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched two new funds primarily for small entrepreneurs and start-ups.India Aspiration Fund (IAF) and SIDBI Make In India Loan For Enterprises (SMILE).
• Ranil Wickremesinghe's UNP(United National Party) has emerged as the single largest party with 106 seats in the 225-member legislature of srilankan parliamentary.Rajapaksa, who was president of Sri Lanka for over nine years till January this year, was the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA)’s prime ministerial candidate for the election.
• Kerala Government inaugurated a 12 MW solar power project at Cochin International Airport.With this project, Cochin airport became the first airport in India to run on solar power.

August21

• “Vidya Lakshmi” portal was launched  on the occasion of 69thIndependence Day. It is the first of its kind portal providing single window for students to access information and make applications for educational loans provided by banks and also government scholarships.
• Ashwani Lohani:New chief of  Air India.
• Actor-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna  launched her first book ‘Mrs Funnybones’. The book is a commentary on society and trends.
• R Gandhi panel recommended conversion of UCBs(urban co-operative banks) into Regular Banks.
• Lahore High Court banned film ‘Phantom’ from release in Pakistan.

August22

• 2nd edition of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit, which witnessed participation of the heads of states of 14 Pacific island nations, was held in Jaipur.
• India removed Iran from the list of countries put under the restricted visa category.
• Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras submitted his resignation.He is seeking to crush a rebellion in his leftist Syriza party and seal public support for the bailout program that he had negotiated with European leaders.
• The fair price shops in Rajasthan will now be run under the name ‘Annapurna Bhandar Yojna’ in which Kishore Biyani-led Future Consumer Enterprise will assist the state government
• The hotline between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama was established recently.India became the fourth country after Russia, Great Britain and China to have a hotline (direct secure line of communication) with the US President.

August23

• Privately owned Bandhan Bank had recently received its universal banking licence a year after getting a provisional licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April last year along with IDFC.Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the bank at a ceremony held at Kolkata’s Science City Auditorium. Bandhan Bank started its operations with a bang with 501 branches spread across 22 states in the country.
• Usain Bolt of Jamaica  retained the 100m and 200m title at IAAF World Championships at Beijing’s Nest Stadium on 23 August 2015.He defeated Justin Gatlin (US) in both the events.
• U Mumba franchisee won the STAR Sports ProKabaddi League’s second season as they defeated Bengaluru Bulls (Bengaluru) team in the finals by 36-30
• Committee on Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for foreign institutional investors (FIIs) led by Justice A.P. Shah recommended that, FIIs should be granted relief on MAT.

August24

• As a consequence of the slowing Chinese economy and the devalued Chinese currency Yuan ,major financial markets of the world, including India, witnessed a huge decline on 24 August 2015. The BSE Sensex closed the day at 25,741.56, down 1,624.51 points.
• The birth centenary celebration of Rani Gaidinliu was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 August 2015. On this occasion a commemorative coin was released to recall Rani’s contribution to India’s freedom struggle. Rani Gaidinliu (1915-1993) was a prominent political leader of Nagaland who led a famous revolt against the British.
• Union Govt.  divested 10% of its stake in Indian Oil Corporation.
• Nanded (Karnataka) bound Bangalore-Nanded express train met with a freak accident in the early hours of 24 August near Madakasira village of Anantpur district in Andhra Pradesh when a truck carrying a granite boulder, weighing several tonnes, rammed into the train after its brakes failed,killing six people.The 6 dead included Venkatesh Naik, the legislator from Devadurga Assembly constituency of Raichur district in Karnataka.
• Madhya Pradesh’s Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla announced that the world’s largest solar power station of 750 Mega Watts (MW) capacity will be established in state’s Rewa district.
• Golfer Aditi Ashok became first Indian to win the Ladies British Amateur Golf championship 17-year-old Aditi is not only the first Indian to take the title, but also the youngest-ever winner of the tournament.
• Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara retired from International Cricket .He played his last match against India as part of three match test series held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

August25

• Jains held nationwide protests against ban on Santhara by Rajasthan High Court.It is a religious practice of facing death voluntarily at the end of one's life.
• Union Government released Postal stamp on Ashoka.
• India, Australia signed MoU on cooperation in fields of education, training and research.The MoU was signed during the meeting of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) in New Delhi.
• Veteran journalist Pranab Kumar Borah passed away.Borah was associated with the prominent Assamese daily newspapers like Dainik Janambhumi, The Sentinel Group, Doordarshan and Bishmoi.

August26

• Union Government launched 'Sehat' to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas.Under the initiative people will be able to consult doctors through video link and also order generic drugs.
• AP Government and Tata Trust signed MoU to develop villages of Vijayawada parliamentary constituency.This is the first of its kind initiative taken up by the Tata Trust for developing all villages in a single parliamentary constituency.
• Indian Army inaugurated Jaisalmer War Museum and Laungewala War Memorial.To commemorate Battle of Laungewala, a War Memorial was constructed and inaugurated at the very site where the Pakistani offensive was blunted.
• Rajasthan Government approved Arogya Rajasthan campaign.During this three-month campaign, health data of residents will be collected and compiled. The residents would be issued health cards based on spot diagnoses.
• BRIDGE programme of Australia extended to include Navodaya Schools.The Australia-India BRIDGE school partnerships project, which is currently confined to private schools, will connect Australian and Indian schools and focus on building teacher capability.
• Union Govt.  released the religious census data of 2011. 
• – Total population of the country stood at 121.09 crore in 2011
• – Hindus constitute 79.8% (96.63 crore) of the population
• – Muslims constitute 14.2% (17.22 crore) of the population
• – Christians constitute 2.3% (2.78 crore) of the population
• – Sikhs constitute 1.7%% (2.08 crore) of the population
• – Buddhists constitute 0.7% (0.84 crore) of the population
• – Jains constitute 0.4% (0.45 crore) of the population
• – The proportion of Hindu population to total population declined by 0.7 percentage point (PP)
• – The proportion of Muslim population to total population increased by 0.8 PP
• – The share of Hindus in the population has slipped below 80% for the first time
• – Muslims are the only community to register a growth in their share of the population
• – The growth rate of Muslims is the highest at 24.6%. Hindus follow with a 16.8 per cent growth rate; Christians come next with 15.5 per cent. The growth rates of Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains are less than 10 per cent.
• – However, the rate of increase for Muslim community has reduced from the previous decade, when the Muslim share in the population had increased by 1.73%
• – Christians are the only community (among major religions) in India that has more women members than men.
• PayU India tied-up with redBus to attract customers to use its wallet PayU Money.This tie-up is expected to increase the wallet customers from the current 5 million users to 20 million by 2015 end.
• Girish Sahni assumed charge as Director General of CSIR.Additionally, Sahni will also serve as Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Union Ministry of Science & Technology.

August27

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 27 August 2015 successfully placed communication satellite n GSAT-6 in orbit through GSLV D-6 rocket.GSAT-6 will provide S-band communication services in the country. It is aimed at primarily benefiting the country’s strategic users and other specific authorised users.
• Union Govt. announced the list of 98 cities and towns selected under Smart Cities Mission. Uttar Pradesh has been allocated highest number of 13 cities in this coveted list. Tamil Nadu has been allocated 12 cities, followed by 10 from Maharashtra and 7 from Madhya Pradesh. Centre has earmarked Rs. 48,000 crore for development of 100 smart cities
• India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047 :-name of the interactive energy scenario building tool that was launched by the NITI Aayog that aims to explore a range of potential future energy scenarios for India.It explores India’s possible energy scenarios across energy supply sectors such as solar, wind, bio fuels, oil, gas, coal and nuclear and energy demand sectors such as transport, industry, agriculture, cooking and lighting appliances.
• ICICI Bank launched country’s first-ever mortgage guarantee-backed home loan named “Extraa Home Loan". This home loan product allows consumers to increase borrowing by 5-20% and the tenure up to 67 years of age. Typically, banks do not allow home loan tenures beyond 60 years of age.

August28

• Ping:Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart o launched a new tool called Ping that blends social-networking with shopping so as to make online shopping a more social affair.
• Reliance Communications Ltd tied up with Jasper to offer Internet of Things services in India.IoT refers to a network of internet connected devices which are embedded with electronic sensors and data transmitting technologies.
• For the first time in the history of weightlifting, an individual international tournament will be organised in India. The country will host the Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships. This championship will be held in  Pune
• kerala celebrates "Onam".Onam  celebrated by Keralites without any boundaries of caste or religion.
• Tripura decided to implement National Food Security Act.Implementation of the Act will benefit over 25 lakh people from more than six lakh families of the state.

August29

• 50th anniversary of the 1965 war with Pakistan was observed on 28 August 2015 with the country paying rich tributes to the brave soldiers of the Indian Union. Exactly 50 years back, on 28 August 1965, India had captured  strategically important pass Haji Pir pass (J&K)  from Pakistan.
• Aurangzeb Road, one of Delhi’s most elite addresses, will be renamed after Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam.

August30

• Union Govt. notified the complete structure of the NITI Aayog.
• NITI Aayog would have three key wings called the Team India Hub, the Knowledge and Innovation Hub and the Flexi Pool. The said three wing will be under the Chief Executive of NITI Aayog.
• National Sports Day celebrated on 29 August
• Sania Mirza was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.Sania Mirza became the second tennis player after Leander Paes to win the award.
• Arjuna Award winners : P.R. Sreejesh (hockey), Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics), Jitu Rai (shooting), Sandeep Kumar (archery), Mandeep Jangra (boxing), Babita Kumari and Bajrang (wrestling), Rohit Sharma (cricket), K. Srikanth (badminton), Swarn Singh (rowing), S. Satish Kumar (weightlifting), Sanothoi Devi (wushu), Sharath Gayakwad (para-swimming), M.R. Poovamma (athletics), Manjeet Chillar, Abhilasha Mhatre (kabaddi), Anup Kumar Yama (rollerskating).
• Dronacharya Award winners: Naval Singh (para-athletics), Anoop Singh (wrestling), Harbans Singh (athletics-lifetime), Swatantar Raj Singh (boxing-lifetime), Nihar Ameen (swimming-lifetime).
• Supermoon:-on 29 August 2015,lunar enthusiasts from all over the world witnessed Supermoon."Supermoon" is used to describe a new or full moon that coincides with the moon reaching its closest point to Earth on its orbit.
• Indian women’s hockey team created history as it made its return to the Olympics after a long gap of 36 years. This became possible as it qualified for next year’s Rio (Brazil) Olympics .Indian women’s hockey team qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics.

August31

• Sahitya Akademi winner renowned Kannada writer M. M. Kalburgi shot dead.
• Union Government launched SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections.
• Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Union Home secretary.
• PM Modi released digitally restored recordings of epic ‘Ramcharitmanas’.

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