Page-8 of Current Affairs - August, 2018
Raveena Tandon appointed as brand ambassador of Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Maharashtra Government has appointed Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon as the brand ambassador of Mumbai city-based Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). She was appointed to spread awareness among fellow citizens as she is environmentally-conscious citizen and respected member of the community. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
FSSAI notifies standards for honey and its products to curb adulteration
Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has notified food safety standards for honey and its products in bid to curb adulteration. These standards will be applicable to both domestic manufacturers and importers. It will help farmers to fetch better prices ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Rahi Sarnobat becomes first Indian woman shooter to win gold medal at 2018 Asian Games
Rahi Sarnobat became first Indian woman to win shooting gold medal at Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games in 25m pistol event. She shot score of 34 in final to tie with Thailand’s Naphaswan Yangpaiboon who won silver medal and Kim Minjung ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Saurabh Chaudhary wins India’s first gold medal in shooting event at Asian Games
Shooter Saurabh Chaudhary (16) won gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event with record score of 240.7 at 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games in Indonesia. For first time he was competing senior event and won gold medal in Asian ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Kowsar: Iran unveils first domestically manufactured fighter jet
Iran has unveiled first domestically manufactured fighter jet nicknamed Kowsar. It was unveiled at defence show held in the capital city of Tehran. Kowsar It is fourth-generation fighter with advanced avionics and multi-purpose radar. It was 100% indigenously made in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
President appoints Governors of seven states
President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Governors of seven states including Bihar, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura by exercising his authority under Article 156. The appointments will be effective from the dates the incumbents take charge of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
HAL becomes first PSU to transact on TReDS Platform
State-owned aerospace and defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) became the first public sector enterprise (PSU) to make transaction on RXIL TReDS platform. It executed its first digitised invoice discounting transaction on RXIL TReDS platform by accepting digital invoice uploaded by ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Government to set up Cyclone Warning Centre in Kerala
Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced to set up Cyclone Warning Centre in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram. It also proposed to set up C-band Doppler weather radar at Mangalore, Karnataka. This comes in view of recent heavy rainfall and concerns ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
World Senior Citizens Day: 21 August
The World Senior Citizens Day is celebrated every year on 21 August across the world raise awareness of the condition of elder people and support them through the process of senescence. This day is observed to raise awareness about factors ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Government designates NCRB to curb online child pornography and sexual violence
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has designated National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as nodal authority to curb online child pornography, sexual violence and rape videos. It was decided by high-level meeting to discuss recommendations on ways to curb “sexual ..