August 2016: Key Points for CLAT & BBA Entrance Exams

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  • Luke Aikins becomes 1st person to jump from 25,000 feet without a parachute 

  •  Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 German Grand Prix of F1 

  •  India to host 2016 Kabaddi World Cup 

  •  Patna Pirates wins 4th season of Pro Kabaddi League 

  •  Union Government constitutes DISHA for timely implementation of Central Schemes 

  •  Typhoon Nida makes landfall near Dapeng Peninsula in China 

  •  Novak Djokovic wins 2016 ATP Toronto Masters 

  •  Wrestler Narsingh Yadav gets NADA’s clean chit in doping case 

  •  Rani Singh Nair appointed as Chairman of CBDT 

  •  Anita Gopalan awarded 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants 

  •  Rajasthan becomes first state to approve sewage & waste water policy 

  •  Angela Ruggiero appointed Head of IOC Athletes’ Commission 

  •  Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected as 39th Prime Minister of Nepal 

  •  Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail passes away 

  •  Union Cabinet approves amendments in Central List of OBCs applicable to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 

  •  Shubha Mudgal selected for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 

  •  Rajya Sabha passes The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 

  •  Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman member of IOC  RBI launches portal to curb illegal money 

  •  Takehiko Nakao re-elected as President of Asian Development Bank 

  •  Renowned Assamese writer Mahim Bora passes away 

  •  Rio Olympics 2016 opens with a glittering ceremony in Rio De Janerio 

  •  Union Government fixes an inflation target of 4 percent for five years 

  •  Union Government launches MAA, nation-wide breast feeding programme 

  •  RBI constitutes Tarun Ramadorai committee to look at household finances in India 

  •  Abhijeet Gupta retains Commonwealth Chess championship crown 

  •  Vijay Rupani takes oath as new Chief Minister of Gujarat 

  •  Endosulfan causes DNA damage in animals: Study 

  •  Gymnast Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian to qualify for Vault Finals 

  •  Yoga guru TKV Desikachar passes away 

  •  PM Narendra Modi releases theme song for Tiranga Yatra to mark 70 years of Independence 

  •  Parliament passes The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 

  •  Irom Sharmila ends 16-year-long fast 

  •  Union Government constitutes Amitabh Kant committee to review e-commerce rules 

  •  Unit I of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project dedicated to nation

  • August 12: International Youth Day 

  •  SC lifts ban on registration of High-end Diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi and NCR 

  •  Assam becomes first state to ratify The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 

  •  Dipika Pallikal wins PSA Australian Open  Jamaica’s Usain Bolt wins Gold medal in 100 meters event at 2016 Rio Olympics 

  •  India’s first BIO-CNG plant inaugurated in Pune  Former FIFA President Joao Havelange passes away 

  •  World famous prominent Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh passes away 

  •  China launches World’s first Quantum Communication Satellite 

  •  First SAARC Youth Parliamentarians Conference begins in Islamabad 

  •  Najma Heptulla appointed Manipur Governor 

  •  AR Rahman honoured with Tamil Ratna Award 

  •  Airlander 10: World’s largest aircraft embarks maiden flight 

  •  Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins India’s first medal at Rio Olympics 

  •  Maharashtra launches India’s first Crime Criminal Tracking Network System 

  •  SBI board approves merger of 5 associate banks, BMB with itself 

  •  Wrestler Narsingh Yadav banned for four years by Court of Arbitration for Sport 

  •  India Post Payments Bank Limited incorporated 

  •  India ranks 66th in 2016 Global Innovation Index 

  •  India’s P V Sindhu wins silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympics 

  •  Usain Bolt becomes first athlete to win 9 gold medals in sprinting events of Olympics 

  •  BRICS women Parliamentarian’s forum begins in Jaipur 

  •  India ranks 39th in Asia Pacific on fixed broadband: UNESCAP Report 

  •  Urjit Patel appointed as 24th Governor of RBI 

  •  IOA President N Ramachandran bestowed with Olympic Order award 

  •  China opens world’s longest and highest glass bridge 

  •  Actor Kamal Haasan selected for France’s Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres

  •  National Sports Awards 2016 

  •  SR Nathan: former longest-serving Singapore President of Indian-origin passes away 

  •  VP Singh Badnore sworn in as Punjab Governor 

  •  Hindi author Sunita Jain conferred with Vyas Samman award 2015  Maharashtra becomes first state to draft law for internal security 

  •  Gujarat to host 2016 Kabaddi World Cup 

  •  BRICS countries adopt Udaipur Declaration on disaster 

  •  Sakshi Malik made brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign in Haryana 

  •  Union Cabinet approves revised India-Cyprus Double Tax Avoidance Agreement 

  •  Union Cabinet approves introduction of Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016

  • South India’s First Children’s Court inaugurated in Hyderabad 

  •  Cristiano Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe award 

  •  Abhinav Bindra to Head NRAI Review Committee on Rio Debacle 

  •  RBI asks banks to extend loans to women SHGs at 7% rate 

  •  World’s first self-driving taxis launched in Singapore 

  •  Pakistan to host 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad 

  •  Nico Rosberg wins 2016 Belgian Grand Prix 

  •  India ranks 77th on 2016 World Risk Index 

  •  NASA’s Juno probe completes first Jupiter flyby 

  •  Padma Sachdev awarded 2015 Saraswati Samman 

  •  India, US sign LEMOA 

  •  Second unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant connected to Southern Grid 

  •  PM Narendra Modi launches first phase of SAUNI project in Gujarat 

  •  Madhukar Gupta Committee: Recommendations on border protection 

  •  Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s London Olympics bronze medal upgraded to silver medal 

  •  PV Sindhu to be appointed as brand ambassador of CRPF 

  •  Aishwaryaa Dhanush appointed as UN Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s 

  •  Empowerment in India

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