Yak 19Th August 2018 Daily Electrical Current Affairs - Pdf Download
Daily Current Affairs of 19th August 2018
International Current Affairs
- Today (19th August 2018) is World Photography Day.
- This twenty-four hours aims to inspire photographers across the planet to part unmarried photograph amongst world.
- Today is World Humanitarian Day (WHD).
- This twenty-four hours is observed every yr on xix August to recognize function of humanitarian personnel too those who receive got lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to see North Korea next calendar month at the invitation of leader Kim Jong-un to attend the 70th Anniversary Celebrations of the nation's founding.
- Note : It volition endure Xi's get-go see to Democratic People's South Korea since he assumed office.
- United States (US) State Department has announced creation of Iran Action Group (IAG) to execute President Donald Trump administration’s Iran strategy and pressure level province to alter its behaviors.
- Note : The creation of IAG comes inwards wake of US withdrawal (unilaterally) from the Nuclear Deal signed between Islamic Republic of Iran too P5+1 countries (P5: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, US too +1: Germany,) too EU inwards Vienna (Austria) inwards July 2015.
- The Union Ministry of Agriculture has written to United Nation's Food too Agriculture Organisation (FAO) proposing annunciation of yr 2019 as “International Year of Millets”.
- It has requested inclusion of this proposal inwards agenda of 26th Committee on Agriculture (COAG) meeting, scheduled to endure held inwards Oct 2018 inwards Rome (Italy).
- Important Note : Republic of Republic of India is celebrating 2018 every bit National Year of Millets to promote tillage of millets.
National Current Affairs
- Aadhaar-issuing trunk UIDAI (Unique Identity Authority of India) has announced phased roll-out of face recognition for carrying out Aadhaar authentication from September 15, 2018 every bit additional safety layer.
- It too has announced novel characteristic ‘live expression upward photo,’ which is alive feed of soul facial features whose 12-digit unique number Aadhaar is submitted.
- The International Conference on Recent Advances inwards Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) is beingness held at Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IFPT), Thanjavur inwards Tamil Nadu.
- Theme of iCRAFPT 2018 : “Doubling farmers’ income through nutrient processing”.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- The Home Ministry has issued a directive stating that no ATM will endure refilled amongst cash after nine pm inwards cities, 6 pm inwards rural areas too 4 pm inwards Naxal-affected areas from eighth Feb 2019.
- The Ministry has too issued a directive stating every cash van volition deport non to a greater extent than than ₹5 crore per trip, to trim attacks on cash vans.
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has devalued the Bolivar (Venezuelan currency) yesteryear 95% ahead of the roll-out of a novel bolivar tomorrow.
- The novel currency volition endure called the 'Sovereign bolivar' and volition endure based on the country’s Petro cryptocurrency, right away valued approximately $60 or 3,600 sovereign bolivars.
- American retail chain Walmart today announced it has completed the $16 billion bargain to purchase a 77% stake in e-commerce startup Flipkart.
- According to National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development’s (NABARD) All Republic of Republic of India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17, Agriculture (farming) generates solely 23% of rural income i.e. non fifty-fifty quarter of rural identify incomes inwards India.
- The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) nether Ministry of Commerce too Industry has banned import of Petroleum coke (petcoke) for usage every bit fuel.
- It has allowed its import of solely for usage every bit feedstock inwards some select industries such every bit cement, lime kiln, calcium carbide and gasification industries.
- Important Points to Note :
- India is the world’s biggest consumer of petcoke.
- It gets over one-half its annual petcoke imports of approximately 27 1000000 tonnes from United States. Local producers include Indian Oil Corp, Reliance Industries too Bharat Petroleum Corp.
- The Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has appointed 2 firms Egon Zehnder International Pvt. Ltd and Hay Consultants Pvt. Ltd to assist inwards developing strategies for travel on depository fiscal establishment management.
- Egon Zehnder was appointed every bit knowledge partner to design, implement too institutionalise a flagship leadership evolution strategy for state-run banks inwards India.
- Hay Consultants was appointed to assess leadership competencies too potential capabilities of people appearing for postal service of whole fourth dimension directors inwards state-run banks.
Recent Committees inwards News
- The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has proposed to ready 5-member commission to suggest changes to JEE (Advanced) inwards the wake of an inadequate number of candidates qualifying entrance bear witness this year.
- This commission volition prepare robust too scientifically designed entrance bear witness organization to bear witness potential of candidates every bit good every bit to trim their dependence on coaching institutes.
- Head of This Committee : Bhaskar Ramamurthy (Director of IIT-Madras)
- The Food Safety too Standards Authority of Republic of Republic of India (FSSAI) has constituted a 3-member committee to hold off into the Food Safety too Standards (Labelling too Display) Regulations 2018.
- Head of this Committee : B Sesikeran (Former manager of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN))
Sports Current Affairs
- India's get-go Commonwealth Games gold-winner inwards the javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra, led the 572-athlete-strong Indian contingent at the Asian Games' opening ceremony.
- The contingent volition stand upward for Republic of Republic of India across 36 sports inwards the event, which is scheduled to destination on September 2.
- Shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar opened India's medal lucifer at the 2018 Asian Games yesteryear winning Bronze in the concluding of the 10m Air Rifle mixed squad event.
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