Defence
Environment
- First monument to a glacier lost to climate change anywhere in the world – Okjokull (Iceland’s first glacier).
International
- 'World Police and Fire Games 2019' held during August 8-17 at - Chengdu in China.
National
- A nine-day national Tribal festival “Aadi Mahotsav” organized at - Leh in Ladakh.
Persons in News
- Veteran ‘DD news’ anchor who passed away on 17 August 2019 - Neelum Sharma.
- Eminent social worker and Padma Shri awardee who passed away in Chhattisgarh on 17 August 2019 - Damodar Ganesh Bapat.
Sports
- Next head coach of the Indian men's Cricket team till November 2021 - Ravi Shastri.
Science and Technology
- China’s first rocket that meant for commercial use - Smart Dragon-1.
General Knowledge
- Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) was established in - August 1987.
- Body of water that separates Southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean - English Channel.
- Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) – founded in: 1928; Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Doordarshan was established in - 1959.
