Daily Current Affairs 5 August 2019

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This post contains important current affairs of 5 August 2019. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 5 August 2019. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 5 August 2019 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Article 370 scrapped

Government of India has scrapped Article 370 of Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 paves the way for division of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Jammu and Kashmir will be a Union Territory with a legislature.
Ladakh region will be a Union Territory without a legislature.
A Union Territory with a legislature, like Delhi, has a partial statehood status, an elected Chief Minister and a council of ministers.
A Union Territory without a legislature, like Chandigarh, is ruled directly by Centre and doesn’t have a Chief Minister.

2. Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System

Maharashtra became first state to adopt an Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System.
Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System is a Digital fingerprint and Iris scanning system to help police investigations.

3. ScooNews Global Educators Fest

The 3rd edition of India’s Largest Education Brainstorming Event ‘ScooNews Global Educators Fest’ will be held in Udaipur.
Theme: ‘Education for Sustainability: Moving on from conformity to creativity’.

4. ‘Innovating for Clean Air’ Initiative

India and UK has launched ‘Innovating for Clean Air’ Initiative in Bengaluru.
‘Innovating for Clean Air’ Initiative is led by Innovate UK which is a part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
It provides Indian and UK stakeholders opportunities to test interventions related to air quality.

International News

1. Mekong-Ganga Cooperation

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has attended 10th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation in Bangkok, Thailand.
Thailand: King: Maha Vajiralongkorn || Capital: Bangkok || Currency: Thai baht

2. Gandhi Nagar model village in Sri Lanka

Gandhi Nagar model village in Sri Lanka was built with Indian assistance.
100 model villages are being built with Indian assistance and is named after Mahatma Gandhi.
Sri Lanka: Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte || Currency: Sri Lankan rupee

3. International Film Festival of India

The 50th edition of International Film Festival of India will be held in Goa in November.
The International Film Festival of India, founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.
First awarded: 1965 || Awarded for: Excellence in cinematic achievements || Presented by: Directorate of Film Festivals

Business News

1. Space Situational Awareness Control Centre

ISRO has laid the foundation stone for Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru.
Aim: To the protection of Indian space assets from inactive satellites, pieces of orbiting objects, near earth asteroids.

2. Interim CEO of HSBC

Noel Quinn has been appointed as the interim CEO of HSBC replacing John Flint.
HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company. It was the 7th largest bank in the world by 2018, and the largest in Europe, with total assets of US$2.558 trillion.
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

3. Pashmina Testing Centre

Bureau of Indian Standards in collaboration with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council has set up Pashmina Testing Centre in Leh.
Pashmina is a fine type of cashmere wool. The textiles made from it were first woven in Kashmir. The name comes from Persian. meaning “made from wool”.
Bureau of Indian Standards Director General: Surina Rajan.
The Bureau of Indian Standards is the national Standards Body of India working under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India.
It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 which came into effect on 23 December 1986.
Headquarters location: New Delhi

4. ‘Save Green, Stay Clean’ Campaign

West Bengal Government has launched awareness campaign ‘Save Green, Stay Clean’.
Aim:- To preserve the greenery and keeping the environment clean.
More than 1 lakh saplings throughout the state for spreading of greenery.

Sports News

1. 2019 Joan Gamper Trophy

The 2019 Joan Gamper Trophy was the 54th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy, an annual friendly football match held in August every year.
Spanish side and hosts Barcelona faced English side Arsenal at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.
Winner: FC Barcelona

2. 2019 International Champions Cup

The 2019 International Champions Cup (or ICC) is the seventh edition of a series of friendly association football matches.
Winner: Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon.

3. 2019 Audi Cup

The 2019 Audi Cup was the sixth edition of the Audi Cup, a two-day association football tournament that featured four teams and was played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
The competition featured the hosts Bayern Munich, Spanish side Real Madrid, English side Tottenham Hotspur, and Turkish side Fenerbahçe.
Winner: Tottenham Hotspur
Runner-up: Bayern Munich

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