National News:
- Union Government constitutes Shankar Acharya Committee to examine desirability and feasibility of new financial year
- Goa government to distribute 15 lakh free LED bulbs
- Union Government launched National Green Highways Mission
- 231 Projects under Namami Gange launched all over country
- The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon and photographer Aditya Arya are set to launch the world’s largest camera museum in Gurgaon on August 19, World Photography Day
International News:
- S&P cuts Australia’s credit rating outlook to negative
- Liberty Park opens at World Trade Center in NY
New Appointments:
- Deepak Singhal appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
- Zee Learn appoints Debshankar Mukhopadhyay as CEO
- R Thiruppathi Venkatasamy appointed as Accountant General of Tamil Nadu
Banking:
- The State Bank of India (SBI) launched SBI Mingle, a social media banking platform for Facebook and Twitter users
Business and Economy:
- India ranks 91 in Networked Readiness Index 2016
- Avast acquires antivirus maker AVG for $1.3 bn
- India tops air passenger growth globally in 2015
- Royal Enfield to hold 1st women Himalayan Odyssey
- Google buys image recognition startup Moodstocks
Awards and Honours:
- Shusmita Neog from Assam has broken a 50-year-old Delhi University record by scoring 91.8% in the recently declared MA results in Geography from Delhi School of Economics
Science and Technology:
- New Tarantula species named after Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Sports:
- Dipa becomes India’s first ‘World Class Gymnast’
- Federer sets record for most wins in Grand Slam
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