India Celebrates its Independence day on August 15 every year. Independence Day is the great day for Indian people as India got freedom on this day in 1947from the British rule after 200 years of colonial rule. On this day, Indians pay homage to those who fought for our freedom. BACKGROUND The struggle for India's Independence began in 1857 with the Sepoy of Mutiny in Meerut. Later, in the 20th century, the Indian National Congress and other political organizations, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, launched a countrywide independence movement. India gained its independence on 15th of August in the year 1947 after enormous sacrifices by numerous freedom fighters. Bhagat Singh, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sukhdev, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Lala Lajpat Rai Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, Chandra Shekhar Azad, are some of the legends who made innumerable sacrifices to attain independence from the British rule. The great non-cooperation movement started by Mahatma Gandhi (who is lovingly known as Bapu) made a remarkable difference in the freedom struggle. This movement charted a path for our freedom struggle and was a prominently responsible for bringing British rule to an end, after 200 long years. Happy Independence Day In the midnight of 15th August, 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru announced the Independence of India by reading out his famous speech known as Tryst with destiny. He said that after long years of slavery, it is the time when we redeem our pledge with the end of our ill fortune. He became the first Indian Prime Minister on 17th of August, 1947 and raised the National Flag at Red Fort near Lahore Gate in Delhi. The struggle for independence strugglebrought Indians together which led to emergence of strong nation - Bharat. Bharat is a land of unity in Diversity where people with different religions, cultures, traditions stay together. We should feel pride in taking an oath to be loyal & patriotic and thrive for a strong nation. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then You Win. - Mahatma Gandhi
National Affairs 1 August - SBI unveiled a new cheaper home loan scheme for defense and other government employees. This new decision reflects to attract the donee of the 7th pay commission s salary hike. 1 August - India s largest private sector bank, ICICI Bank reduces its Marginal Cost Lending Rate by 0.05% to 8.90 from previously 8.95%. 2 August - Lok Sabha passes bill making amendments for the fast track recovery of bad debts ICICI Bank 2 August - IT major Microsoft India appointed Anant Maheshwari as the President of its India s operations. He will join the office from September 1. 3 August - Andhra Pradesh government has inked a MoU with Japan s Agriculture Ministry and Foresty and Fisheries Dept to develop food chain value. Anant Maheshwari 6 August - To make the Jaipur city as a Wonder City within next two years, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje laid the foundation of 14 projects worth Rs 2,229 Crore. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje 10 August - In Lok Sabha Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya proposed and passed the Employee s Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016. This amendment provides for higher compensation in case an employee is injured in industrial accident and has a provision for hefty penalty in case of any violation of law by the employers. 11 August - The Union Cabinet led by Shri. Narendra Modi approved the introduction of pension and post-retirement medical schemes for the 22,000 existing employees of Food Corporation of India (FCI). Shri. Narendra Modi 11 August - Birender Singh Yadav appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana. 12 August - Rajasthan Govt. ties up with ITEC Dubai for the promotion of Tourism Sector in the State 14 August - India s present ambassador to Lebanon Ms. Anitha Nayar is appointed as the next Ambassador of South American country, Chile. 20 August - The Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurated The Animal Birth Control Centre at Kedarpuram Uttarakhand. 23 August - The Maharashtra State government, Civil Aviation Ministry and Airports Authority of India signed a tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 23-August-2016 at Mumbai. 24 August - The governments of Maharashtra and Telangana signed a Memorandum of Understanding for construction of three inter-state irrigation projects. 30 August - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of SAUNI Saurashtra Narmada Avataran for Irrigation Project at Sanosara village near Dhroll in Gujarat s Jamnagar district. ITEC Dubai Ms. Anitha Nayar Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao 1
International Affairs 4 August - SAARC Interior Ministers and Immigration Authorities Meeting held in Islamabad, Pakistan. 7 August - Kerala s classical Indian dance Kathakali has been performed by troupe (group of dancers) that wowed the audience during its performances in different cities of Egypt for the first time. 9 August - After 2010, now in 2016 India is expected to remain the number one most strategic region in the global plans of the Wikipedia. SAARC Interior 11 August - Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar bags their spots in the prestigious Forbes list of 100 richest people in the technology field. 12 August - According to the sixth edition of TripAdvisor s Trip Index Cities, Mumbai has been ranked the most expensive city in India but the second least expensive in the world to visit, after Hanoi, Vietnam. Kathakali 14 August - Sri Lanka and China has entered into a tripartite agreement to go ahead with construction of a mega multi-billion dollar port city project that initially began construction in September 2014 in capital Colombo. Sports Capital Colombo Glass Bridge China 17 August - The 430-metre long and six metre wide Glass Bridge set to be the world s longest and highest glass bridge will open to visitors in Hunan province of China. 20 August - Union Finance Ministry notified that Urjit R. Patel, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor, has been appointed as the new governor of Reserve Bank of India as Raghuram Rajan s successor. 23 August - Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani via video conferencing from New Delhi to inaugurate the renovated Stor Palace in Kabul. 1 August - Darren Lehman s contract has been extended as the head coach of Cricket Australia till the 2019 ICC cricket World Cup, which to be played in England. 3 August - In order to cheer up the Olympic mood in India, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Vijay Goel along with the Renowned sports star Mary Kom unveiled the Wall of Wishes at India Gate Lawns. Darren Lehman s 5 August - Mumbai-based India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) came with an announcement that Indian medal winners at the Rio 2016 Olympics will be granted with 500 gms Sovereign Gold Bonds and silver. 9 August - In the latest MRF player Rankings for Test Bowlers England Speedster James Anderson has topped the list. The English cricketer replaces India off Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. 11 August - World No. 1 Mixed Doubles pair Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have mutually agreed to end their partnership after the pair showed poor performances in recent times. Union Minister Vijay Goel Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza 2 2
Awards Virat Kohli 17 August - After Indian team has victorious campaign against West Indies which is underway, Virat Kohli led side have become the number-one ranked side on the ICC MRF Tyres Test Team Rankings, while Pakistan have moved into the second position. 20 August - Hero Indian Super League promoter Football Sports Development Ltd have awarded Guwahati to host the opening ceremony and the season opener match of Hero ISL 2016. 27 August - After India s dismal show in the concluded Rio Olympics 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said about constituting a task force, which will make various suggestions to the roadmap for the next three quadrennial Games 2020 (Tokyo), 2024 and 2028. 2 August - Anita Gopalan, A Bangalore based Translator and artist has been awarded the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for her English translation of Geet Chaturvedi s Hindi novel Simsim. 4 August - Om Swaroop Gowda, A 7 years old young lad from Karnataka has entered the Guinness World Record for longest distance limbo skating under cars. 13 August - Qatar s seed Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi and Indian squash queen Dipika Pallikal are the 2016 Australian Open, Men s and Women s crowned champions after they won the title clashes at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre in Australia. 18 August - India based American woman academic Dr Renu Khator is to be inducted into the Texas Women s Hall of Fame for making significant contribution for the benefit of the Texas state. Anita Gopalan Om Swaroop Gowda 20 August - The monogrammed suit worn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his meeting with American President Barack Obama in 2015, which resulted in huge controversy, entered Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive suit sold. PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik 23 August - The Sports Ministry announced that Rio Olympics medalists shuttler P.V. Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik will receive the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai on August 29th 2016(Sports Day). Business Padma Sachdev 30 August - Jammu-based Novelist Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2015 for her autobiography Chitt-Chete written in Dogri language. 1 August - American Business Software maker Oracle India has joined with India s largest lender State bank of India to corporate citizenship collaboration and unveiled the D-Change programme to support education and learning, women s empowerment and rural skills development. 3 August - Snapdeal Owned e-commerce website Freecharge entered into partnership with Gurgaon based payment gateway solution provider PayUbiz to tab online business. State bank of India 3
4 August - The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into a Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) with the Indian subsidiary of a Japanese trading company. This is the first APA agreement with a Japanese entity with rollback provision. 5 August - IT giant Infosys is investing $4 million(rs 27 crore) in Cloudyn, an Israeli corporation. This Israeli Corporation is providing software as a service (SAAS) solutions for the management and optimization of hybrid, multi-cloud deployments. 6 August - American tech majors IBM and Apple jointly launched a global development hub called Garage for ios apps in Bengaluru. Infosys 8 August - The first-ever pizza vending Machine has been installed on the campus of Xavier University (XU) in Ohio that can hold seventy 12-inch pizzas and dispense in just three minutes. 30 August - Indian non-banking financial institution PTC India Financial Services (PFS) has tied up with banks to provide loans to companies working on renewable energy (RE) Generation. IBM and Apple 15 August - Pune based Primove Engineering Private Limited Commissioned India s first Bio-CNG plant which will use agricultural residue to generate CNG. Primove Engineering Pvtl. Ltd. 17 August - Reliance Brands, a part of Reliance Industries Group declared a long-term master franchise agreement with Amsterdam-based fashion brand Scotch & Soda. 18 August - India s pharmaceutical giant Cipla Ltd and consumer goods conglomerate Godrej have been recognized by Fortune magazine in a list of global firms changing the world for the good and having a positive social impact through their activities. Reliance Industries Closed AskMe Bazar Science and Technology 20 August - Gurugram-based company s e-commerce website AskMe has shutdown and is in the process of which resulted its 4000 odd staff being jobless. 25 August - Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has tied up with IBM to use its Cloud commerce solutions to transform customer engagements and enhance its cross-sell platforms. 1 August - American multinational technology company Yahoo has come up with the new online abuse detector for detecting and eventually curbing rampant online abuse. 2 August - Union Communication Minster launches Twitter Sewa to address the Comman Man complaints and needs. 6 August - Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the new PMO app at a function organised by MyGov in New Delhi and the app would correspond to the website of the Prime Minister s Office (PMO). Yahoo 4
10 August - China launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar imaging satellite which provides accurate pictures of earth with ability to photograph detailed scenarios of its specific areas. 13 August - A team of Scientists form the Pune-based National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) have succeeded in isolating cancer stem cells that cause skin cancer. 15 August - A team of researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea has developed a new electrical immunosensor for swift and reliable diagnosis of heart Attack. 19 August - The Cyberabad East and West Commissionerates has launched a mobile phone application called Hawk Eye, as a part of responsive policing. The Move endowing public to be citizen police as part of policing actions. Synthetic Aperture Radar National Institute of Science and Technology 22 August - For the first time scientists have developed laser from fluorescent jellyfish proteins that were grown in bacteria. China s Tibetan search engine 24 August - China has launched its first Tibetan-language search engine which will serve as a unified portal for all the Tibetan-language websites in China. 26 August - Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has launched an online complaint box named POCSO e-box for reporting child sexual abuse in New Delhi. Maneka Snjay Gandhi Obituary 30 August - India s first military heritage website, www.coloursofglory.org was launched by Glory Foundation at Chennai. 3 August - Egyptian-American Ahmed Zewail, a renowned Nobel Prize recipient for chemistry and the first US science envoy to the Middle East passed away. 5 August - Well known Assam litterateur Mahim Bora has passed away. 9 August - Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul died. 13 August - Hanif Mohammad, Legendary former Pakistan batsman died. Ahmed Zewail 14 August - Founder of Akshardham temples and a saint of the Swaminarayan sect Pramukh Swami passed away. 16 August - Renowned educationist Prof B P Kesari of Jharkhand state has passed away. Late Pramukh Swami 16 August - Renowned educationist Prof B P Kesari of Jharkhand state has passed away. 24 August -Former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana,A R Kidwai passed away. Late A.R. Kidwai 29 August - Veteran Congress leader and former Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mohammad Shafi Qureshi passed away. 5
Mon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 22 August 2016 Tus Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 29 30 31 13 14 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 Important Days Friendship Day - First Sunday of August Hiroshima Day - August 6 Nagasaksi Peace day - August 9 International Youth Day - August 12 Independence Day (Pakisatn) - August 14 Independence Day (India) - August 15 Women's Equality Day - August 26 National Sports Day - August 29 Historical Dates to Remember 2 August, 1858 : The Parliament of UK passed a bill to take over the administration of India from the East Indian Company by the British Crown. 4 August,1967 : World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated. 6 August, 1945 : American bomber dropped bomb on Hiroshima,Japan. 8 August,1942 : Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement for freedom from British rule in Mumbai (then Bombay). 11 August,2012 : Mohammad Hamid Ansari was sworn in as 14th Vice President of India. 14 August,1947 : India was partitioned into India and Pakistan after the All-India Congress accepted the British plan the partition 15 August,1950 : Indian Constitution came into effect. 15 August,1947 : India got independence from British rule. 18 August, 1945 : Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose passed away. 19 August, 1757 : The first rupee coin of the East India Company was minted in Kolkata (then Calcutta). 23 August,1995 : First ever cellular phone service in India began in Calcutta. 24 August, 1969 : V.V Giri became the fourth President of India. 25 August, 2012 : Astronaut Neil Armstrong died. 29 August,1947 : A drafting committee was set up with B. R. Ambedkar as the Chairman to draft the Constitution of India. 30 August,1983 : Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. 66
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