Important Current Affairs August 16 2018 – One liner
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, a health for all scheme provides health assurance coverage to 70 lakh families, covering more than 70% of the State’s population.
- CM Edappadi K.Palaniswami announced a 2% sub-quota in select government jobs for sportspersons who win medals at national-level games or in events organised by the Tamilnadu government.
- China has blasted S. tariffs on solar panel imports, filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- Red tide, a naturally occurring toxic algae (dinoflagellate) bloom that can be harmful to people with respiratory problems has spread throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
- Christine Hallquist won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the S. State of Vermont, becoming the nation’s first transgender Governor.
- The Environment Ministry has allowed scientists to test the suitability of land in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district to host the India wing of the ambitious Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) project.
- Gaganyaan, the human space flight Programme green-flagged and set for 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has upgraded unified payments interface (UPI) with enhanced security features and overdraft facilities.
- Ashok Leyland unveiled Innoline, a BS4 engine driven on inline fuel pump.
- The 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) was held in Beijing, China for the first time.
- Theme : “Learning To Be Human”
- A meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) was held to ensure continued and scale up assistance to Kerala in view of the prevailing floods situation
- New Paraguayan President – Abdo Benítez
- ‘Knowledge Partner’ to the Banks Board Bureau – Egon Zehnder by Indian Banks Association
- Mali president – Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
- Bharti Axa Life Insurance and Airtel Payments Bank entered into an alliance to offer the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’ (PMJJBY), a government-backed life insurance scheme.
- PhonePe entering into a partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to facilitate convenient, fast and secure payments through PhonePe on the IRCTC Rail connect Android app.
- The multi-purpose Barak 8 missile defence system, jointly developed by India and Israel, will be procured by the Israeli Navy.
- 2018 Kalpana Chawla Award for Courage and Daring Enterprise – Muthumari, Tamilnadu
- 2018 Recipients of America’s Most Distinguished Prize(Albany Medical Center Prize) in Medicine – James Allison, Carl June and Steven Rosenberg
- Madhya Pradesh Launches “Dial 100” Police App For Emergency Situations
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched BSNL WINGS a VOIP based service. In WINGS, there is no SIM or cable wiring as is a VOIP service through an app.
- Ministry of Railways launches “Digital Screens” to spread awareness about Indian Railways Heritage.
- Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 4-2 to lift the UEFA Super Cup.
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