Page-16 of Current Affairs - August, 2018

NPCI launches UPI 2.0 with overdraft facility

August 17, 2018

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched UPI 2.0, an upgraded and renwed version of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) by adding four new features to make it attractive and safer for users. These new features will allow users to ..

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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away

August 17, 2018

Veteran political leader, prolific writer and former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away in New Delhi. He was 93. He was Prime Minister thrice in 1996 (13 days), 1998-1999 and 1999-2004 (making him first non-Congress leader to ..

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N Raghuram became first Indian to get elected as Chair of International Nitrogen Initiative

August 17, 2018

Indian scientist-academician N Raghuram became first Indian and Asian to get elected as Chair of International Nitrogen Initiative (INI), a global policy making initiative. He will succeed Mark Sutton of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh. Besides, him ..

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24th World Congress of Philosophy held in Beijing, China

August 16, 2018

The 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) was held in Beijing, China from August 13 to 17, 2018. It was organized by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies, and Peking University. Its theme was “Learning To Be Human”. This was ..

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Postal Highway Project: India grants Rs 470 million to Nepal

August 16, 2018

India has released additional Rs. 470 million (Nepali) for Phase I of Postal Highway Project being constructed in Southern Plains of Nepal. The amount released will help to maintain fund liquidity for ongoing construction of 14 road packages under Postal ..

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FSSAI launches RUCO initiative to collect, convert used cooking oil into biofuel

August 16, 2018

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil) initiative to enable collection and conversion of used cooking oil to biodiesel. Under this initiative, 64 companies at 101 locations have been identified to enable ..

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Swadesh Darshan Scheme: First project North East Circuit: Imphal and Khongjom launched

August 16, 2018

The first project under Swadesh Darshan Scheme ‘North East Circuit: Imphal and Khongjom’ was inaugurated in Manipur. The project covers two sites i.e. Kangla Fort and Khongjom in Manipur. Under this project, Union Tourism Ministry has carried out works such ..

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India to launch first manned space mission by 2022: PM

August 16, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of his 72nd Independence Day speech vowed to put Indian in space by 2022 under manned space mission on board ‘Gaganyaan’. This announcement gives Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) definitive timeline for manned space ..

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