Daily Current Affairs – August 30 2018
NATIONAL
New Delhi
New office building of CCI
- Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs inaugurated the new office building of Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Innovation Cell and Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)
- Union Minister for HRD, Shri Prakash Javadekar and Union Minister of State for HRD, Dr. Satya Pal Singh launched the Innovation Cell and Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) at AICTE, New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh
New Home for Widows
- Krishna Kutir, a home for 1000 widows to be inaugurated by Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi and Shri Adityanath Yogi at Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
INTERNATIONAL
2+2 dialogue an indication of deepening strategic partnership
- The maiden two-plus-two dialogue between India and the United States scheduled in New Delhi next week is an indication of the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries.
SCIENCE
NASA set to launch space laser to track Earth’s melting ice
- NASA is set to launch the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), the most advanced laser instrument of its kind in to the space next month, to measure the changes in the heights of Earth’s polar ice.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot reveals signs of water
- NASA scientists peering deep inside Jupiter’s Great Red Spot a storm that has been raging on the planet for over 350 years have detected signs of water above the planet’s deepest clouds.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
RInfra completes sale of Rs.18,800 crore Mumbai power business to Adani
- Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. (RInfra) has completed the sale of its 100% shareholding in integrated Mumbai power distribution business to Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) for a total transaction value of Rs.18,800 crore.
Olympia to set up two mega IT parks in Chennai at Rs.720 crore
- City-based Olympia Group has set aside a capex of Rs.720 crore for the current year to set up two mega IT parks in Chennai
RANKINGS & INDEXES
- The new ranking named Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) will be formally launched on October 15, the birth anniversary of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.
- Law Commission of India submitted its Report – ‘Wrongful Prosecution (Miscarriage of Justice): Legal Remedies’ to the Government of India
- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan releases India’s National Redd+ Strategy
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
PM Modi arrives in Nepal to attend BIMSTEC Summit
- PM Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal to attend the 4th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit that will focus on enhancing regional connectivity and boosting trade.
Conference on Motivating & Attracting Youth in Agriculture (MAYA)
- Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), inaugurated a two-day conference at NASC, New Delhi on Motivating and Attracting Youth in Agriculture (MAYA).
6TH RCEP Ministerial Meeting
- Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, is leading the Indian delegation for the 6th RCEP Trade Ministers’ Meeting which begins in Singapore.
APPOINTMENTS
- Chanda Kochhar – Reappointed as a director on the Secretary board of ICICI
SCHEMES
Launch of National Mission on GeM
- National Mission on Government e Marketplace (GeM) will be launched on 5th September 2018 to accelerate the adoption and use of GeM by major central Ministries, State Governments and their agencies.
MOU, AGREEMENTS & CABINET APPROVALS
Government of India and ADB Sign $346 Million Loan
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of lndia signed a $346 million loan to finance improvement of over 400 kilometers of state highways that will enhance connectivity and access to economic centers across 12 districts in Karnataka.
Government of India and ADB Sign $375 Million Loan
- Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $375 million loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency.
MoU between Indian Railways and GAIL (India)
- Indian Railways and GAIL (India) Limited sign an MoU for Use of Natural Gas in Railway Workshops and Production Units.
MoU signed between Department of Biotech and International Energy Agency
- MoU signed between Department of Biotechnology and International Energy Agency on Enhancing Innovation for the Clean Energy Transition.
DEFENCE
Exercise KAKADU 2018
- Indian Naval ship Sahyadri reaches Port of Darwin, Australia to participate in exercise KAKADU 2018.
Russia, China set to launch joint military exercises
- China will join Russia in a giant military exercise (Vostok 2018), sending a message of deterrence to the U.S. which has designated Beijing and Moscow as “revisionist powers”. Mongolia will be the third country participating in the drills.
SPORTS
Asian Games 2018
- Jinson Johnson wins gold in men’s 1500m event
- 4x400m relay women team of Hima Das, M.R. Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya won the gold
- 4x400m relay men team of Kunhu Muhammed, A. Dharun, Muhammed Anas and Arokia Rajiv won silver
- U. Chitra won bronze in the women’s 1500m event
- Seema Antil in the women’s discus throw won bronze
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