Current Affairs Recap: 6 August 2016

• Health Minister J P Nadda on 5 August 2016 launched a nation-wide programme for promoting breastfeeding - MAA - Mothers’ Absolute Affection

• India’s flag bearer during parade at 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony - Abhinav Bindra

• The 31st Summer Olympic Games officially began on 5 August 2016 with inaugural ceremony held at - the Maracana Stadium in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro


• He lit the 2016 Olympic cauldron - Vanderlei de Lima

• They were elected as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat - Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel respectively

• China’s first satellite for mobile telecommunication that was launched is -
Tiantong-01

• The state launched a unique Water Resources Information System to assess accurate reserves of water in thousands of Tanks and reservoirs across the state -
Telangana

• The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), an autonomous organization under Government of India's Ministry of Culture, has organized a 64-day-long theatre festival in - Kolkata

• The country that has decided not to host the European Road Cycling Championships, planned for 14 to 18 September 2016, for security reasons is - France

• Olympics 2016 opens with a glittering ceremony in Rio De Janerio, with the theme - Peace and Environment

• The country banned the Pokemon Go app because of unspecified security concerns - Iran

• The theme of the World Breastfeeding Week 2016 is - Breastfeeding: A key to Sustainable Development

• Former Meghalaya Chief Secretary who waas appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of Meghalaya is - P B O Warjri

• The founder of Slingbox, a TV streaming media device, who died recently is - Blake Krikorian