Important Current Affairs August 14 2018 – One liner
August 14 – Pakistan celebrates 72nd Independence Day
- The Governor of Manipur inaugurated the project “Development of North East Circuit: Imphal & Khongjom” implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism in Imphal, Manipur.
- Trifed has supplied the handfans “Pankha” to Ministry of Defence for those invitees who will attend the Independence Day flag hosting ceremony at Red Fort in Delhi.
- As part of the ‘Shahadat Ko Salam’ (A salute to martyrdom) programme, a record 700-km-long human chain was formed in Rajasthan’s border districts as a tribute to the martyrs on the eve of the Independence Day.
- The Government of Australia has decided to recommence the Adoption Programme with India, as per Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption.
- The government proposed a new transaction structure for the bid process for greenfield airports, switching from a revenue share model to a fixed fee per passenger to be paid to the concessioning authority.
- World’s most liveable city (Global Liveability Index) – 1) Vienna 2) Melbourne
- India’s most valuable brand – 1) Tata 2) Airtel 3) Infosys
- India’s strongest brand – HDFC Bank
- India’s fastest-growing brand – Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Brand Ambassador for Road Safety Campaigns – Film Actor Akshay Kumar
- Head coach of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team – Ramesh Powar
- The Forest Department will launch a Green Mysuru drive on August 15 as part of Hasiru Karnataka programme to increase the tree cover of the city and the district.
- Ministry of AYUSH has introduced new Central Sector scheme for promoting pharmacovigilance of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Drugs.
- Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Civil Aviation unveiled a new transaction structure for future greenfield airports proposed under NABH Nirmaan 2018.
- Higher Education Institutions of HRD Ministry under its flagship program Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) 2.0 will participate in Gram Sabhas to be organised on the occasion of Independence Day
- ‘Project Disha’, a partnership of the India Development Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme, will conduct a two-day placement drive for women students at the M G University campus.
- Record of Discussion (ROD) for the project on Capacity Development on Rail Safety was signed between Ministry of Railways and Japan International Cooperation Agency
- Vayu Sena Medal – Sergeant Shashidhar P Prasad Indian Air Force (Garud)
- Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) – Squadron Leader Vernon Desmond Keane Flying (Pilot)
- Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) – Group Captain Abhishek Sharma Flying (Pilot)
- Presidents’s Police Medal for Distinguished Services – Dr. S. N. Pandey, Inspector General, Railway Board
- NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Awards – 1) Dr. Sushmee Badhulika 2) Dr. Aravind Kumar Rengan
- The Ministry of Railways will be releasing its new All India Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG)” effective from 15th August, 2018.
- NITI Aayog has launched “Pitch to MOVE” – a mobility pitch competition that aims to provide budding entrepreneurs of India a unique opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a distinguished jury.
- Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by three wickets in the one-off T20I
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