- Novak Djokovic remains at the top of the ATP rankings that was released on 12th August 2019.
- India’s second lunar probe Chandrayaan-2 will free itself away from the gravitational pull of the earth on 13th August 2019 and will begin its journey straight towards the moon by firing the fuel in its engine by around 3.30 am.
- World Elephant Day is observed on 12th August across the world to bring attention to the urgent plight of elephants with past years escalation of poaching, habitat loss and human-elephant conflict.
- To investigate the increasing number of diseases resulting from exposure to environmental toxins contaminating water, food and air, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi has inaugurated India’s first-of-its-kind clinical ecotoxicology facility.
- Ms Chandrima Shaha has been appointed as the first woman president of Indian National Science Academy (INSA) from 1st January 2020.
- Aishwarya Pissay becomes 1st Women to Win FIM World Cup
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019
- ISRO commemorated Birth Centenary of Dr Vikram Sarabhai
- National Youth Awards on International Youth Day
