August 2011 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of August 2011 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

31 August 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah was sworn-in as the governor of Tamil Nadu. Madras high court Chief Justice M Y Eqbal administered the oath of office to Rosaiah at a function in Raj Bhavan in Chennai.
30 August 2011 | World Current Affairs
President Asif Ali Zardari left for China on a three-day visit which would include a tour of the restive Xinjiang region and a meeting with the country's emerging leaders like Li Kequang.
29 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The Gujarat High Court, faced with an unprecedented situation with the state government challenging appointment of Lokayukta made by the Governor asked the state to remove name of the Governor as respondent in the case.
28 August 2011 | Awards Current Affairs
The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards was held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles to honour the best music videos from 2010. Adele was the biggest winner of the night and home four trophies for her single Rolling in the Deep namely Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing.
27 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The seven-hour-long debate on the Lokpal bill witnessed some interesting arguments and counter-arguments in the Lok Sabha.
26 August 2011 | Person Current Affairs
Congress president Sonia Gandhi figures as the seventh most powerful woman of the world in the Forbes list which is topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
25 August 2011 | Economy Current Affairs
The Reserve Bank of India on 25 August 2011 released its Annual Report for 2010-11. In the Annual Report the Central Board of the RBI discussed (i) the assessment of the macroeconomic performance during 2010-11 and the prospects for 2011-12, and (ii) the working and operations of the Reserve Bank and its financial accounts.
24 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
Bihar government plans to upload videos of complaints against officials seeking bribes and any genuine grievances of corruption on YouTube.
23 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced a Rs 100 crore grant for development of the flood-ravaged Dhemaji district in the state.
22 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney he would launch a campaign against corruption and terrorism in his country after Eid-ul-Fitr, mirroring an anti-graft drive by activist Anna Hazare in India that has gained thousands of followers.
21 August 2011 | Accidents Current Affairs
At least 12 people were killed and three others were injured when a charter plane crashed into a large hill while approaching the runway of a remote Arctic hamlet in Canada.
20 August 2011 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
An oil tanker with 21 Indian crew members on board was hijacked off the coast of Oman, Directorate General of Shipping said in Mumbai.
19 August 2011 | Indian Current Affairs
A consensus to rename West Bengal as Paschim Banga was reached at an all-party meeting to change the nomenclature of the state.
18 August 2011 | Person Current Affairs
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta high court could be the first judge in the country to be removed, with the Rajya Sabha overwhelmingly approving impeachment motion against him.
17 August 2011 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
In yet another ceasefire violation and the second in two days, Pakistani troops fired along the Indo-Pak border in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring an Army jawan.
16 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Varun Gandhi said that he had plans to introduce Anna Hazare's version of Lokpal Bill as a private member's bill in Parliament.
15 August 2011 | Indian Current Affairs
65th Independence Day functions in Srinagar were held under tight security across Kashmir Valley where a complete shutdown crippled normal life. Independence Day function was held at the heavily guarded Bakshi stadium with a three-tier security blanket thrown around it.
14 August 2011 | Person Current Affairs
Rakesh Meena, Umesh Kumar, Prem Vikas,Anees Mohan and Sanjiv Kumar, are worried engineering students of Patna-based National Institute of Technology.
13 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The Praja Rajyam Party will officially merge with the Congress on August 20, according to PRP president Chiranjeevi.
12 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The Bharatiya Janata Party announced its 15-member election committee headed by Uttar Pradesh party unit chief Surya Pratap Shahi for the assembly polls scheduled to be held next year.
11 August 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Rohit Nandan, an Indian Administrative Service officer, and currently a joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation is set to become the new chairman and managing director of Air India. He will be replacing Arvind Jadhav, who is being shown the door for poor management and the galloping losses the national carrier has suffered.
10 August 2011 | World Current Affairs
China's first aircraft carrier left its shipyard in Dalian Port in northeast Liaoning province on Wednesday morning to start its first sea trial.
9 August 2011 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
About 2,500 terrorists are present in launching pads in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir, the government said.
8 August 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Harvard scholar Lobsang Sangay was sworn in as the new prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, succeeding the Dalai Lama as the movement's political leader.
7 August 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Veteran diplomat Ranjan Mathai assumed charge as new Foreign Secretary succeeding  Nirupama Rao and said he would try and work to restore 'trust and confidence' in Indo-Pak relations.
6 August 2011 | Accidents Current Affairs
A helicopter crash in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan killed 31 American Special Force troops.
5 August 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
Yingluck Shinawatra, who rode to election victory on her promise of achieving national reconciliation in Thailand after five years of political turmoil was formally chosen by the parliament as the first woman prime minister of the country.
4 August 2011 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
In the biggest ever series of cyber attacks uncovered to date, hackers were found to have broken into the networks of the Indian government, the United Nations and United States defence companies.
3 August 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
D V Sadananda Gowda, former president of the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has been selected as the next chief minister of the state.
2 August 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Community activist Ranju Batra was sworn in as president, Association of Indians in America, New York Chapter, at an event held at the Indian consulate.
1 August 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne has taken over as the 23rd Chief of the Air Staff from Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, who retires after 42 years of illustrious service.

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