Page-15 of Current Affairs - August, 2018

Banks Board Bureau hires Egon Zehnder, Hay Consultants to develop strategies

August 18, 2018

Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has appointed two firms Egon Zehnder International Pvt. Ltd and Hay Consultants Pvt. Ltd to assist in developing strategies for top bank management. Key Facts Egon Zehnder was appointed as knowledge partner to design, implement and ..

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Esow Alben: Teen cyclist creates history by winning India's first ever medal at world level

August 18, 2018

Indian Teen cyclist Esow Alben (17) created history by winning the country’s maiden medal in track cycling at the world level. He achieved this feat by winning silver medal in Men’s Keirin event of UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ..

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US announces creation of Iran Action Group to pressurise Iran

August 18, 2018

United States (US) State Department has announced creation of Iran Action Group (IAG) to execute President Donald Trump administration’s Iran strategy and pressure country to change its behaviors.  Its creation comes in wake of US withdrawal (unilaterally) from Joint Comprehensive ..

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iCRAFPT: International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology held in Thanjavur

August 18, 2018

International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) was held at Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IFPT), Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The theme of conference was “Doubling farmers’ income through food processing”. Key Facts The conference provided ..

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11th World Hindi Conference begins in Mauritius

August 18, 2018

11th World Hindi Conference (विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन) was held in Mauritius in its capital city Port Lois from August 18-20, 2018. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister of Mauritius Praveen Kumar Jagannath and was attended by External Affairs Minister Sushma ..

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SC accepts Centre’s proposal for use of coloured stickers to indicate nature of fuel

August 17, 2018

Supreme Court has accepted Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) proposal to use hologram-based coloured stickers on vehicles, plying in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) to indicate the nature of the fuel used. The apex court has asked government to ..

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India pitches for declaring 2019 as International Year of Millets

August 17, 2018

India (Union Ministry of Agriculture) has written to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of United Nations (UN) proposing declaration of year 2019 as “International Year of Millets”. It has requested inclusion of this proposal in agenda of 26th session of ..

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India to grow 7.2% in 2018-19 down from earlier projection of 7.4%: Ind-Ra Outlook

August 17, 2018

Rating agency India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) in its Mid-Year FY19 Outlook has revised down India’s growth to 7.2% from its earlier projection of 7.4% for 2018-19 (FY19). The downward revision comes as Indian economy to face headwinds from high ..

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