Daily Current Affairs – August 25,26 2018
NATIONAL
Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express
Shri Piyush Goyal flags off new train service Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express between Kathgodam- Dehradun
Andhra Pradesh
Eco nod for DRDO Missile Test Facility in Krishna
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) granted environmental clearance for setting up the Missile Test Launch Facility by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in the heart of the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) in Krishna district.
Maharshtra
State banking services to move to IPPBs
- The Maharashtra government is likely to move its banking services to the newly-launched India Post Payments Banks (IPPBs).
Odisha
Odisha to get Legislative Council
- Odisha is all set to get a Legislative Council like several other States in the country was approved at a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
Telangana
Record turnout at Airtel Hyderabad Marathon
- Winning or losing did not matter to over 22,500 participants in the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon held in Hyderabad.
INTERNATIONAL
Pakistan Cabinet bans first class air travel by Pakistan President, PM
- Pakistan’s new government has banned the discretionary use of state funds and first-class air travel by officials and leaders, including the President and the Prime Minister.
First anniversary of Myanmar military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims
- Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees staged angry protests for “justice” on the first anniversary of a Myanmar military crackdown that sparked a mass exodus to camps in Bangladesh.
SCIENCE
New compound to strike H. pylori
- Researchers from National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR-NICED), West Bengal have assessed a compound (ellagic acid) against H. pylori and found that it can kill almost all clinical strains of this bacterium.
New drug target for antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have identified a protein (Hfq) in Acinetobacter baumanniibacteria that can be a potential drug target.
China successfully sends twin navigation satellites
- China successfully sent twin navigation satellites into the space on a single carrier rocket. The Long March-3B carrier rocket was the 283rd mission of the Long March rocket series.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
Krishi Kumbh Intl Conference & Exhibition
- The Government of Uttar Pradesh will organise a three day Krishi Kumbh International Conference and Exhibition in Lucknow in October, this year. The conference to be held from 26th of October, aims at providing a platform to farmers, technical experts and entrepreneurs for exchange of knowledge and expertise in the field of agriculture sector.
Fourth Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF-IV)
- The fourth Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF-IV) will begin in Colombo to discuss the state of elections and democracy in the region. It is being held for the first time in South Asia with support from the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and the Asian network for free elections (ANFREL).
Theme – ‘Advancing Election Transparency and Integrity: Promoting and Defending Democracy Together’.
APPOINTMENTS
- Dr G. Satheesh Reddy – Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO
- Emmerson Mnangagwa – Zimbabwe’s President
SPORTS
Asian Games 2018
- Sohrab Moradi of Iran hoisted 189 kg & broke weightlifting’s longest standing world record in the men’s 94 kg class at the Asian Games.
- Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa won bronze in women’s squash; Saurav Ghosal won bronze in men’s squash
- Tajinder Pal Singh clinches gold in men’s shot put with record throw of 20.75m
- Hima Das and Muhammed Anas won a silver each in women’s and men’s 400m
- Dutee Chand clinched a silver in women’s 100m dash
Swiss league of the fifth Carrom World Cup
- Kajal Kumari wins combined Swiss league in Carrom World Cup
- Rashmi Kumari, Kajal Kumari and S.Apoorva helped India beat Sri Lanka in the team championship final of the fifth Carrom World Cup
Irfan breaks T20 record
- Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan bowled the most economical spell in Twenty20 history with figures of four overs, three maidens, with two wickets for one run.
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