Page-3 of Current Affairs - August, 2018

Swapna Barman wins India’s first gold medal in Heptathlon Athletics in Asian Games

August 30, 2018

Indian athlete Swapna Barman (21) won gold medal in women’s Heptathlon Athletics event at 18th edition of Asian Games held in Jakarta-Palembang in Indonesia. She accumulated total of 6026 points to finish on top of podium in the final of ..

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Vostok-2018: Russia to conduct largest military exercise in September 2018

August 30, 2018

Russia is going to conduct Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military exercise in central and eastern Russian military districts from September 11 to 15, 2018. It will be biggest war games ever conducted by Russia since Zapad-81 (West-81) exercise conducted by erstwhile Soviet ..

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Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passes bill for creation of 3 new districts

August 30, 2018

Arunachal Pradesh Legislative assembly has passed Arunachal Pradesh Re-Organisation of Districts (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for the creation of three new districts, Pakke-Kesang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi in the state. The bill was passed by voice vote. These new districts ..

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Arpinder Singh wins gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump event at 2018 Asian Games

August 30, 2018

India’s Arpinder Singh (25) won gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump event at 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. He lodged best jump of 16.77m in third attempt to win gold medal. Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan won silver medal with best jump ..

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Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO unveils plans for India’s manned space flight mission

August 29, 2018

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) unveiled details of its first indigenous human space mission dubbed as Gaganyaan to be launched in 2022. The mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 72nd Independence Day speech. Under it, three ..

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Government constitute 21-member Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council

August 29, 2018

Union Government has constituted new 21-member advisory panel on science, technology and innovation called Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). It will be headed by Principal Scientific Advisor to government K Vijay Raghavan. It will replace earlier ..

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Government asks States to ban e-cigarettes

August 29, 2018

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued advisory to all states and Union Territories to not allow manufacture, sale and advertisement of e-cigarettes and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). It also has issued warning that use e-cigarettes and ..

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Horizon 2020: India, EU join hands for research programme to develop a next generation influenza vaccine

August 29, 2018

Union Government and European Union (EU) have collaborated for research programme named Horizon 2020 to develop Next Generation Influenza Vaccine to protect citizens across the globe. For this research programme, India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and EU have committed Euro ..

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