Current Affairs August 2019 (3rd Week)

1) "Athi Varadar festival" is yearly celebrated in which Indian state?

Tamil Nadu

2) Which organization has introduced Operation Number plate?

Railway Protection Force

3) The world organ donation day was observed on which date?

13th August

4) The initiative named as E-step has been introduced by which government for start-ups empowerment?

Karnataka

5) Who has been confirmed as the new president of Paytm?

Madhur Deora

6) The world mosquito day was observed on which date?

21 August

7) In which city the first-ever virtual court with video conferencing has been introduced by the Punjab and Haryana?

Faridabad

8) In which city, the initial fuel station of Assam was established?

Dibrugarh

9) Who has been confirmed as the director of the National Institute of Health and family welfare?

Harshad Pandurang Thakur

10) Which country's bank has introduced the first-ever negative interest rate mortgage?

Denmark

11) Who has been designated as the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders?

Brendon McCullum

12) Which singer has been forbidden from the Indian film industry via AICWA (All Indian Cine Workers Association)?

Mika Singh

13) Which state Government has raised OBCs reservation quota from 14 to 27 percent?

Chhattisgarh

14) The Fifth meeting of BRICS countries' environment ministers took place in which country?

Brazil

15) What is the name of the Drug which was recently approved by the FDA of the United States for "XDR TB" treatment?

Pertained

16) Which state Government has announced to offer free AC/Non AC Bus ride for women, effective from 29 October 2019?

Delhi

17) What is the name of the new scheme introduced by the Manipur government for Govt. school's infrastructure improvement?

School Fagadaba