Current Affairs – August 18, 2020 [Top Headlines]

August 18, 2020

Here are top Current Affairs of August 18, 2020

SC to examine when corruption allegations against judiciary can be made public
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda launches Tribal Health and Nutrition Portal ‘Swasthya’ and quarterly e-newsletter ALEKH
IPS officer Rakesh Asthana appointed Director General of BSF
IPS officer V S K Kaumudi appointed Special Secretary (Internal Security) in Home Ministry
Uttarakhand: Woolly flying squirrel, considered extinct 70 years ago, spotted at Gangotri National Park in Uttarkashi
BJP candidate Jai Prakash Nishad elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from UP
Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj dies at 90; belonged to the Mewati Gharana, won: Padma Shri (1975), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), Padma Bhushan (1990), Padma Vibhushan (2000) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2010).
West Bengal: Trinamool Congress MLA Samaresh Das dies at 76 after testing positive for COVID-19
Manipur: Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for 13 highway projects worth Rs 3,000 crore; total road length 316 kms

India’s seafood exports pegged at 12,89,651 MT in FY 2019-20: MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority)

Nepal, India hold virtual talks on the progress made on various India-aided developmental projects; delegations led by Nepalese Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra
UK launches £3 mn innovation challenge in India to tackle Covid-19 pandemic
MV Wakashio, the carrier that ran aground, spilled oil off Mauritian coast, breaks up