1.
NASA and ISRO jointly working on NISAR mission. NASA
– ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) was decided at meeting held on 21 July
2015.
2.
R Sampanthan became the first Tamilian as leader
of opposition in Sri Lankan Parliament.
3.
India receives UNESCO’s excellence award for conserving
Vadakkunnathan Temple.
4.
Government appoints Dinesh Kumar Likhi as CMD of
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited.
5.
L.C.
Goyal appointed as Chairman of Indian Trade Promotion Organisation.
6.
Ratan P Watal designated as new Finance
Secretary.
7.
Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as New Home Secretary.
8.
Andhra Pradesh assembly passes the Andhra
Pradesh special court Bill.
9.
Odisha Government renames Wheeler Island as
Abdul Kalam Island.
10.
Government cancels the registration of
Greenpeace foundation.
11.
To commemorate Indo-Pak war golden jubilee year,
RBI has decided to issue 5 rupee coins.
12.
Union Government accepts A.P Shah Report on
Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) on Foreign Institution Investors (FII).
13.
AK Jha appointed as Interim CMD of National
Power Thermal Corporation (NPTC).
14.
Durban to host 2022 commonwealth games. It
became the first South African nation to host in 85 years.
15.
Raghav Chandra takes charge as Chief of National
Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
16.
India beat Sri Lanka in the 3rd and
final Test match to win the series by 2-1. It is India’s first test win Sri
Lanka after 23 years and first overseas series win since 2011.
17.
15th Athletics World Championship
concluded in Beijing on Aug-31.
18.
Mumbai team won the Buchi Babu Memorial trophy
by beating TNCA team.
19.
After series loss against India, Marvan Attapatu
resigns as head coach of Sri Lanka cricket team.
20.
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognizes
Yoga as Sports discipline.
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