Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 10 August 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 10 August 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

Govt. launches Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha drive to promote water conservation among school students
Tamil Nadu: DMK’s D M Kathir Anand wins Vellore Lok Sabha by poll by a margin of 8,141 votes

Best Feature Film: ‘Hellaro’ (Gujarati)
Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana (‘Andhadhun’) & Vicky Kaushal (‘Uri’)
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for ‘Mahanati’ (Telugu)
Best Director: Aditya Dhar for ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for ‘Badhaai Ho’
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for ‘Chumbak’ (Marathi)
Best popular film providing wholesome entertainment: ‘Badhaai Ho’
Best film on social issues: ‘Padman’
Best film on environment conservation and preservation: ‘Paani’ (Marathi)
Best children’s film: ‘Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale Kasargodu’ (Kannada)
Best Music Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for ‘Padmavaat’
Best Choreography: ‘Ghoomer’ in ‘Padmavaat’
Best male playback singer: Arijit Singh for ‘Binte Dil’ in ‘Padmavaat’
Best female playback singer: Bindhu Malini for ‘Maayavi Manave’ in ‘Nathicharami’ (Kannada)
Best Lyrics: ‘Nathicharami’ (Kannada)
Best Editing: ‘Nathicharami’ (Kannada)
Best Adapted Screenplay: ‘Andhadhun’
Best Original Screenplay: ‘Chi Arjun La Sow’ (Telugu)

Registration opened for PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
Scheme is voluntary and contributory for farmers in the entry age group of 18 to 40 years
Monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to farmers on attaining the age of 60 years
Farmers will have to make a monthly contribution of Rs.55 to Rs.200, depending on their age of entry
Central Government will also make an equal contribution of the same amount in the pension fund

BSE Sensex: 37,582 (+255), NSE Nifty: 11,110 (+77)
Country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 697.2 million to USD 428.952 billion in the week to August 2
Factory output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grows 2% in June 2019
SC upholds constitutional validity of amendments in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) that conferred ‘financial creditors’ status to homebuyers

World Biofuel Day on August 10, theme: ‘Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO)’
Pakistan suspends weekly Thar Express train service running between Jodhpur and Karachi
China’s Huawei launches its own operating system called HarmonyOS or HongMeng in Chinese
Shah Rukh Khan conferred with an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters, by the La Trobe University in Melbourne

BCCI comes under the ambit of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
1st ODI of 3-match series between India and West Indies called off due to rain at Providence Stadium, Guyana