Page-4 of Current Affairs - August, 2018
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passes bill for creation of 3 new districts
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative assembly has passed Arunachal Pradesh Re-Organisation of Districts (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for the creation of three new districts, Pakke-Kesang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi in the state. The bill was passed by voice vote. These new districts ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Arpinder Singh wins gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump event at 2018 Asian Games
India’s Arpinder Singh (25) won gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump event at 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. He lodged best jump of 16.77m in third attempt to win gold medal. Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan won silver medal with best jump ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO unveils plans for India’s manned space flight mission
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) unveiled details of its first indigenous human space mission dubbed as Gaganyaan to be launched in 2022. The mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 72nd Independence Day speech. Under it, three ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Government constitute 21-member Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council
Union Government has constituted new 21-member advisory panel on science, technology and innovation called Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). It will be headed by Principal Scientific Advisor to government K Vijay Raghavan. It will replace earlier ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Government asks States to ban e-cigarettes
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued advisory to all states and Union Territories to not allow manufacture, sale and advertisement of e-cigarettes and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). It also has issued warning that use e-cigarettes and ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Horizon 2020: India, EU join hands for research programme to develop a next generation influenza vaccine
Union Government and European Union (EU) have collaborated for research programme named Horizon 2020 to develop Next Generation Influenza Vaccine to protect citizens across the globe. For this research programme, India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and EU have committed Euro ..