Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 8 August 2016

• The Indian Gymnast who created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic final at the Rio Olympic Centre is - Dipa Karmakar

• Australian surfing champion best known as Midget for his slight size who died on 7 August 2016 at the age of 71 is - Bernard Farrelly

• The Odisha government’s special assistance scheme for elderly weavers that was launched to mark the National Handlooms Day is -‘Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana’

• He was chosen for the 2016 Nag Bhushan Award that is conferred by Nagpur-based Non-Governmental Organization Nag Bhushan Foundation - Devendra Fadanvis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra

• Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Guptaon who added another feather to his cap by retaining the Commonwealth Chess championship crown in Colombo, Sri Lanka is - Abhijeet Gupta

• The tropical storm that triggered landslides in Mexico killing at least 38 people - Earl

• He was sworn-in as the 19th Chief Minister of Gujarat - Vijay Rupani

• He was sworn-in as the deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat - Nitin Patel

• Famous musician who died in August 2016 and gave the Album titled Beached- Ricci Martin

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2016 launched Mission Bhagiratha in - Telangana

• App launched by Union Government in August 2016 to enable citizens associate more and more with Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas- Swachhata App

• Person appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CSS Corp in August 2016- Manish Tandon

• Eminent Assamese litterateur who passed away in August 2016 and won Sahitya Akademi award for his most popular work Edhani Mahir Hanhi in 2001- Mahim Bora

• The state that launched an online service for consumers to apply for low-tension service connections is - Tamil Nadu

• Voters of the country that approved a new draft constitution, giving extra powers to the military - Thailand