Important Current Affairs August 27 2018 – One liner
- Amaravati bonds were listed in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Mumbai.
- The Kerala Flood victims’ Compensation (Finalisation) Tribunal Scheme to ensure handling of calamity relief in a transparent and non-political manner
- The Odisha government has proposed to come up with a single revenue code by merging various revenue laws enacted at different point in times.
- Pakistan has banned the VIP culture at airports for “influential people” including politicians, judges and military officials.
- India and Pakistan will resume their talks on various aspects of the Indus Waters Treaty in Lahore.
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated a ‘Jaipur Foot’ camp in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Scientists have identified a potential universal influenza vaccine called the hemagglutinin (HA) stalk that could protect people against most strains of the virus.
- A blend of oil from jatropha seeds (25% of bio jet fuel) and 75% aviation turbine fuel (ATF) propelled the country’s first ever bio-jet fuel powered flight between Dehradun and Delhi operated by SpiceJet.
- Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) sold its fiber and related infrastructure assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJio) for Rs.3,000 crore.
- eMudhra, a licensed Indian certifying authority that issues digital signature certificates, plans to enter the U.S. market next year.
- The 8th meeting of India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee was held in Nairobi, Kenya.
- The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned two new projects under Heritage and North East Circuits of Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Punjab and Tripura.
- An MoU was signed between the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and National Health Agency (NHA) to provide capacity building for Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana(PMJAY).
- Shri Nitin Gadkari Will Sign MOU with Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand, UP, HP, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi for Construction of Lakhwar Multipurpose Project on Yamuna near Dehradun.
- 29 states and UTs have signed the MoU for implementation of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan (AB-PMJAY)
- Online portal for Common Carrier Capacity booking on GAIL’s pipelines launched by the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
Asian Games 2018
- Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win javelin throw gold by clearing a distance of 88.06m
- Adithyaa Anand has won a silver medal at the Asian Rubik’s Cube Championship 2018 for solving the Cube with his feet
- P.V.Sindhu become the first Indian to enter an Asiad final badminton
- Shuttler Saina Nehwal bags bronze in women’s singles badminton
- Dharun Ayyasamy clinches silver in men’s 400m hurdles
- Sudha Singh wins silver in women’s 3000m steeplechase
- Neena Varakil wins silver in women’s long jump
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