Page-28 of Current Affairs - August, 2018

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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Lok Sabha passes Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Third Amendment) Bill, 2017

August 3, 2018

Lok Sabha has unanimously passed Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 by two-third majority. The constitutional amendment bill seeks to grant National Commission on Backward Classes (NCBC) constitutional status at par with National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and National Commission ..

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Supersonic interceptor missile successfully test-fired

August 3, 2018

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful tested supersonic endo-atmospheric interceptor missile developed under Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Air Defence (AAD) System from Abdul Kalam Island (earlier known as Wheeler Island) Odisha. About Test The interceptor missile was launched ..

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Move Hack: NITI Aayog launches global mobility hackathon to crowdsource future mobility solutions

August 3, 2018

NITI Aayog has launched global mobility hackathon Move Hack to crowdsource solutions aimed at future of mobility in India. It is envisaged as one of largest hackathons globally. It is first platform in the world that has enmeshed public transport, ..

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Pingali Venkayya: 141st birth anniversary of designer of Indian National Flag observed

August 3, 2018

141st birth anniversary of freedom fighter and designer (architect)  of Indian National Flag  Pingali Venkayya was observed on August 2, 2018. Pingali Venkayya He was born on August 2, 1876 in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh and died in 1963. He ..

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