Days in Focus
- National Sports Day in India - 29 August.
- Telugu Language Day -29 August.
- International Day against Nuclear Tests - 29 August.
Economy
- On 29 August 2019, this bank has launched its first Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Centralized Processing Centre (CPC) in Chennai - Indian Bank.
- Union Cabinet approves this much percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in coal mining and contract manufacturing – 100%.
Environment
- On 29 August 2019, the environment ministry released this much fund for afforestation to 27 states - Rs. 47,436 cores.
- India's airline that will ban the usage of single-use plastic aboard its flight from October 2, 2019 - Air India.
International
- First position on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Safe Cities Index – Tokyo, Japan (followed by Singapore and Osaka).
- Last position on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Safe Cities Index – Caracas, Venezuela.
National
- Mumbai’s rank on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Safe Cities Index - 45th (Delhi 52nd).
- On 29 August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched -'Fit India' Movement.
- Secretariat Office of an International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) will be established in - New Delhi.
- Location of the UN Climate Action Summit which will be held on 23rd September 2019 in - New York, USA.
- India's first battery operated city bus services flagged off in - Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- The Indian Team finished at the WorldSkills International Competition 2019 in Kazan, Russia by winning - 1 Gold (S Aswatha Narayana in Water Technology), 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals, 15 Medallions of Excellence.
Sports
- India's shooter who won Gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle category at the senior ISSF World Cup IV 2019 - Elavenil Valarivan.
General Knowledge
- Pluto (dwarf planet) was discovered in 1930 by - American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.
- Air India was founded on - 15 October 1932.
- An investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country - foreign direct investment (FDI).
- Foreign investment was introduced in India in - 1991.
- International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) - founded in: 1907; Headquarters: Munich, Germany.
- The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on the birth anniversary of - hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
