Page-22 of Current Affairs - August, 2018

P V Sindhu wins silver World Championships 2018 of Badminton

August 6, 2018

Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu finished second best winning silver medal at World Championships 2018 of Badminton in women’s singles category held at Nanjing, China. It makes Sindhu only Indian to have four world championships podium finishes. Earlier she ..

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India elected as President of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development

August 4, 2018

India was elected as President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for period of two years. India got elected against Iran during voting which took place at 44th annual gathering of AIBD held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Moreover, ..

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Telangana, Tech Mahindra ink MoU for India's first Blockchain District

August 4, 2018

Telangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Communication department (ITE&C) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tech Mahindra to launch India’s first Blockchain district. The MoU was signed at International Blockchain Congress 2018 held in Hyderabad. Blockchain district It will be centre ..

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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: Government achieves 5 crore Free LPG Connections Target

August 4, 2018

Union Government has announced that it has reached target of providing 5 crore free LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) almost eight months ahead of schedule (i.e. in 27 months instead of 35 months) Key Facts Uttar Pradesh ..

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Government withdraws proposal of setting up Social Media Communication Hub

August 4, 2018

Centre has notified Supreme Court that it has withdrawn proposal for setting up ‘Social Media Communication Hub’. This comes after apex court had issued notice to centre earlier and had termed Government’s proposal to monitor online data using this hub ..

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Facebook launches Digital Literacy Library

August 4, 2018

Social networking giant Facebook has launched “Digital Literacy Library” to help young people build skills they need to safely enjoy online technology. The lessons can be found on Facebook’s Safety Center as well as on Berkman Klein’s Digital Literacy Resource ..

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Lok Sabha passes National Sports University Bill, 2018

August 4, 2018

Lok Sabha has passed National Sports University Bill, 2018 by voice vote to set up the country’s first National Sports University in Imphal (west), Manipur that will provide sports education, research and coaching. The Bill replaces National Sports University Ordinance, ..

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Chinese researchers create world’s first single chromosome yeast

August 4, 2018

Researchers from China’s Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences have claimed to have created the world’s first single-chromosome yeast while not affecting the majority of its functions. The experiment was conducted on Brewer’s yeast having 16 chromosomes and which ..

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Himachal Pradesh launches Shaur Nahin mobile application

August 4, 2018

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched ‘horn not ok’ awareness campaign and ‘shaur nahin’ (no noise) mobile application in state capital Shimla. The campaign aims to spread awareness of unnecessary blowing horn as it creates unnecessary noise pollution ..

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Mosquito Terminator on Wheels: Special train flagged off to prevent breeding of mosquitoes in New Delhi

August 4, 2018

Delhi division of Northern Railway and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) jointly launched Mosquito Terminator on Wheels, a special mosquito terminator train to prevent mosquito breeding along railway tracks in New Delhi. The special train aims to control and mitigate ..

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