IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS
OF AUGUST 26th, 2019
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF AUGUST 26th , 2019
1.
(26th August) is the Women's Equality Day.
a. This day
commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment
XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and
the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United
States on the basis of sex.
b. This day was
first celebrated in 1973 and is proclaimed each year by the United States
President.
2.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the President
of Senegal Macky Sall and held bilateral talks
on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit at Biarritz, France.
a. Modi also
participated in the Session on Climate, Bio-diversity and Oceans raising
India's concerns on the emerging issues.
b. Modi will
also participate during another Session on Digital Technology later.
c. The Prime
Minister will then meet the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and United
States President Donald Trumpto discuss bilateral and a
gamut of issues of mutual interest.
d. Important
Points to Note :
i) This is the
45th edition of the G7 summit.
ii) This summit
is being held during 24th to 26th August 2019.
iii) Despite not
being a member of the G7, India is part of this year's G7 Summit in
France's Biarritz as a "Special Partner".
iv) World leaders
in the Summit aim to provide a common platform for various issues including
climate change, terrorism, inequalities and trade amidst changing scenario in
world trade and blocs.
v) The highlight
of the summit is that newly invited countries will have a definite
determination to work for furthering peace and stability in the region and also
in boosting world economy.
3.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh
Dhanoa will embark on a 3-day visit to Thailand beginning
today.
a. During his
visit, he will attend the Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence
Conference in Bangkok.
b. The
conference will provide perspectives on common challenges faced by attending
nations and elicit open discussions on the same.
c. The Chiefs of
Defence of over 33 countries are scheduled to attend the Conference.
4.
Tmil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy today flagged
off the 1st electric bus in Chennai.
a. It is being
operated on a trial basis between the Central Railway Station and Tiruvanmiyur,
four trips a day.
b. The fully
air-conditioned bus in-built features like GPS and fire detection and
suppression system.
5.
The 10-day annual festival of the famous Madurai
Meenakshi Amman temple, in Tamil Nadu, began with a formal flag
hoisting ceremony in the sprawling temple premises today.
a. The main
ceremony of the crowning of Lord Sundareswara will be held on 7th of September,
after which Lord Sundareswar will accept the reign of Madurai for six
months.
b. One of the
interesting aspects of the festival is the enactment of various incidents in
the lives of Lord Sundareswara and Goddess Meenakshi.
6.
Prabhakar Singh, Director General, Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has
been chosen for elite and prestigious Eminent Engineer Award for Year
2019 by Institution of Engineers (India).
a. He is going
to be honored with this prestigious award for his distinguished and exemplary
Service in field of Engineering and Technology.
7.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred
'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance' by the King of Bahrain.
Here is the list of Global Awards conferred on PM Modi from the day he assumed
office (2014).
a. Amir
Amanullah Khan Award : highest civilian award of Afghanistan
b. Order of King
Abdulaziz Sash : highest civilian honour of Saudi Arabia
c. Grand Collar
of the State of Palestine : highest honour of Palestine, given to foreign dignitaries
d. Seoul Peace
Prize : Prestegious honor given by Seoul Peace Prize Foundation of
South Korea.
e. Champions of
the Earth award : United Nations’s highest environmental honour, awarded by UNEP
(United Nations Environment Programme)
f. Order of
Zayed : highest civil honour of UAE.
g. King Hamad
Order of the Renaissance : Highest honor of Bahrain
8.
All traffic signals across Hyderabad (Telangana) will be made dynamic and
will change with real-time traffic data from Google Maps.
a. This comes
after the officials noticed that commuters spent less time in traffic after a
two-month trial at two signals in Gachibowli.
b. Data from
Google Maps will be used to decide the timings of signals.
9.
Russia launched world’s 1st floating nuclear reactor
called Akademik Lomonosov, sending it on epic journey across
the Arctic.
a. It was
launched and loaded with nuclear fuel from Arctic port of Murmansk for its
5,000 kilometre voyage to Pevek in northeastern Siberia.
b. On arriving
in Pevek, it will replace local nuclear plant and closed coal plant.
10.
The Indian Rupee fell sharply against the US
dollar to its day's low of 72.25.
a. This is
the lowest intraday level recorded this year against
USD.
b. So far this
year, the rupee is down about 3.5% against USD.
11.
The US Open 2019 tennis tournament, the final
Grand Slam event of the season, will begin in New York this evening.
a. This is the
139th edition of the tournament.
b. It will be
held from 26th August to 8th September 2019.
c. World No.
1 Novak Djokovic and 5-time champion Roger
Federer will open their campaigns in Flushing Meadows.
d. India's Prajnesh
Gunneswaran will face Daniil Medvedev of Russia in Men's singles
while three Indians Leander Paes, Rohan
Bopanna and Divij Sharan are featured in
the Men's Doubles category.
12. BWF World
Championship Winners List
a. Women's
Singles : P. V. Sindhu (1st Indian)
b. Men’s Singles: Japan’s
Kento Momota
c. Men’s Doubles: Indonesia’s
Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan,
d. Women’s
Doubles: Japan’s Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara
e. Mixed
Doubles : China’s Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong
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