Being strong with Current Affairs and General Knowledge is an added advantage in Defence Exams and SSB Interview, though this is not the only deciding factor, but this is an important factor because it shows how much aware you are of your surroundings, your country and international affairs. In this Article we will See important AFCAT CDS NDA TA Exam Current Affair of August 2016 which could prove helpful in preparation of competitive written exams or interviews.
AFCAT CDS NDA TA Exam Current Affair of August 2016
- India to host 2016 Kabaddi World Cup
- Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 German Grand Prix of F1
- Novak Djokovic wins 2016 ATP Toronto Masters
- Union Government constitutes DISHA for timely implementation of Central Schemes
- Anita Gopalan awarded 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants
- Anant Maheshwari appointed as President of Microsoft India
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected as 39th Prime Minister of Nepal
- Shubha Mudgal selected for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
- Pakistan based Jamaat-ur-Ahrar designated a ‘terror group’
- Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman member of IOC
- China successfully launches first satellite for mobile telecommunication
- August 7: National Handloom Day
- Vijay Rupani takes oath as new Chief Minister of Gujarat
- Gymnast Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian to qualify for Vault Finals
- Irom Sharmila ends 16-year-long fast
- Dipika Pallikal wins PSA Australian Open
- Jamaica’s Usain Bolt wins Gold medal in 100 meters event at 2016 Rio Olympics
- China launches World’s first Quantum Communication Satellite
- First SAARC Youth Parliamentarians Conference begins in Islamabad
- AR Rahman honoured with Tamil Ratna Award
- Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins India’s first medal at Rio Olympics
- Wrestler Narsingh Yadav banned for four years by Court of Arbitration for Sport
- 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
- Actor Kamal Haasan selected for France’s Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres
- Gujarat to host 2016 Kabaddi World Cup
- Sakshi Malik made brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign in Haryana
- Abhinav Bindra to Head NRAI Review Committee on Rio Debacle
- Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (31) has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for the year 2015-16.
- Nico Rosberg wins 2016 Belgian Grand Prix
- 29 August: National Sports Day
- ISRO conducts successful test launch of scramjet engine
- Padma Sachdev awarded 2015 Saraswati Samman
- Madhukar Gupta Committee: Recommendations on border protection
- PV Sindhu to be appointed as brand ambassador of CRPF
- Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s London Olympics bronze medal upgraded to silver medal-
- Defence Ministry sanctioned construction of National War Memorial, War Museum in New Delhi
