Daily Current Affairs – August 21 2018
IMPORTANT DAYS
August 21 – World Senior Citizen Day
- The World Senior Citizens Day is celebrated on 21st of August every year. The main aim of observing the World Senior Citizens Day is to raise awareness of the condition of elder people and support them.
August 21 – International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
- The General Assembly established 21 August as the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism in order to honor and support the victims and survivors of terrorism and to promote and protect the full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms
NATIONAL
New Delhi
“International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018”
- The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the “International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018” in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 23rd August, 2018.
Chattisgarh
Naya Raipur to be named as Atal Nagar
- Naya Raipur, the upcoming capital city of the state to be renamed as ‘Atal Nagar’ in memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Kerala
Cyclone Warning Centre to be set up in Thiruvananthapuram
- The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences is proposing to set up a Cyclone Warning Centre in Thiruvananthapuram within a month.
Telangana
IIT-H to incubate 50 ‘Make in India’ startups
- The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) has launched Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI) with the aim to boost the Indian chip design sector.
SCIENCE
World’s first 4D printing for ceramics developed
- Scientists have successfully developed the world’s first 4D printing for ceramics that can be used to create complex, shape-changing objects.
Chandrayaan-1 data confirms presence of ice on Moon
- Scientists have found frozen water deposits in the darkest and coldest parts of the Moon’s polar regions using data from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft that was launched by India 10 years ago, NASA.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Swiss cable solutions firm eyes data centre growth
- R&M (Reichle & De-Massari AG), has set up a manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, as the Swiss cabling solutions provider aims to tap a surge in demand from communication networks and data centres in the country.
Centre tells ONGC to list OVL
- The Indian government has asked its biggest state-owned firm, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), to list its overseas unit ONGC Videsh.
APPOINTMENTS
- Satya Pal Malik – Jammu & Kashmir Governor
DEFENCE
IAF-RMAF joint air exercise
- The first-ever joint air exercise involving the Indian Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air Force commenced at Subang Air Base in Malaysia
Army begins scouting for light machine guns
- The Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of 30,000 light machine guns (LMG) to equip the infantry.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
- “281 and Beyond” – Cricketer VVS Laxman’s Autobiography
- “No Spin” – Australian Cricketer Shane Warne’s Autobiography
SPORTS
Asian Games 2018
- Divya Kakran won the Bronze medal in the 68 kg category wrestling.
- Saurabh Chaudhary won the Gold medal in the 10m air pistol finals, Abhishek Verma clinches the bronze medal in the same event.
- Sanjeev Rajput clinched a silver medal in the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.
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