Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 1st Week of August 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS RRB 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Important Weekly Current Affairs 1st Week of August 2018
1) World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from – 1 to 7 August.
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| Theme | Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life. |
2) The IT ministry launched a desktop software e-Aksharayan to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents and it can be downloaded for – Free
3) Union Government has imposed safeguard duty of 25% on import of solar cells (whether or not assembled in modules or panels) from – China and Malaysia.
4) The United States has eased export controls for high-technology product sales to India by elevating its status to – Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 (STA-1) country.
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| US Capital | Washington DC |
| Currency | Dollar |
| President | Donald Trump |
5) American and Spanish Scientists have discovered a new shape called – ‘scutoid’
6) Invest India and the UAE Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI) signed an MoU for India – UAE Artificial Intelligence Bridge in – New Delhi.
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| UAE Capital | Abu Dhabi |
| Currency | Dirham |
| PM | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
7) China has successfully launched an optical remote sensing satellite – Gaofen-11
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| China Capital | Beijing |
| Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| President | Xi Jinping |
8) The state government that will set up of a state-of-the-art B-Hub is – Telangana.
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| Telangana Capital | Hyderabad |
| CM | Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
9) Rajasthan Government signed an MoU with a private trust Sohanlalji Buladeviji Ojha Gaushala Samiti to build its first ‘Cow Sanctuary’, a shelter for – 10000 cows
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| CM | Vasundra Raje |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
10) Rajasthan became first state in the country to implement National Policy on Biofuels
11) India’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to raise the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points at its meeting. The committee voted 5-1 to hike the repo rate from 6.25 percent to 6.5 percent. Committee member Ravindra Dholakia voted against the resolution.
Highlights of MPC meeting:
- MPC hikes repo rate by 25bps to 6.5%
- MPC hikes reverse repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%
- MPC maintains ‘Neutral’ stance on policy
- MPC voted 5-1 in favor of a rate hike
- CPI inflation seen at 4.6% in Q2, 4.8% in H2 FY19, 5% in Q1 FY20
- GDP growth forecast retained at 7.4% for FY19
12) Paytm Payments Bank has stopped enrolment of new customers on its platform following observations made by the – Reserve Bank of India
13) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is expected to go live with 650 branches in addition to 3,250 access points co-located at post offices in – August
14) Finland’s Nokia will supply T-Mobile, the third biggest U.S. mobile carrier, with $3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, marking the world’s biggest – 5G deal
15) The Congress announced that 24th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award will be given to former West Bengal Governor – Gopalkrishna Gandhi
16) National Health Agency (NHA) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the apex body for the implementation of – Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).
17) Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) for the year 2018 has started at – New Delhi
18) The 11th World Hindi Conference or Vishwa Hindi Sammellan will be held at – Mauritius’ Port Louis.
19) Common Service Center (CSC) and National Health Accounts (NHA) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement – The Ayushman Bharat scheme
20) Actress Kangana Ranaut and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh launched a smartphone distribution scheme called – ‘Mobile Tihar’
21) Both Android and iOS users can now hold audio and video conversations with up to – Four people
22) India has jumped 22 places to 96th rank to break into the top 100 of the United Nation’s – E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018.
23) NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the newest planet hunter, has started its search for planets around nearby – Stars
24) Union Government has constituted High Level Empowered Committee to address issues of Stressed Thermal Power Projects is headed by – Pradīpa Kumāra Sinhā
26) The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the restructuring of the Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB) to ensure more transparency and efficiency in recruitment of meritorious scientists to various positions in – ICAR.
27) Scientists from National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) have successfully identified molecular and cellular mechanisms by which Zika virus causes – Microcephaly.
28) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports are celebrating Swachhta Pakhwada from – 1st to 15th August.
29) World’s first intertidal art gallery opens in – Maldives
30) Red Fort at MMC is to be remodelled into – Museum
31) Digital payments market in India set to touch one trillion dollar in next – 5 years
32) Deepak Parekh reappointed as – HDFC director
33) BSE launches AI chatbot called – ‘Ask Motabhai’
34) ‘Marketer of the Year’ award is won by – Amul
35) Five parliamentarians conferred Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
36) Prestigious Fields Medal is won by – Akshay Venkatesh
37) India, Germany sign pact on – Financial and technical cooperation
39) 2-Day Indo-US Military Cooperation Meeting Begins In – New Delhi
40) Cabinet approves policy framework for exploitation of – Unconventional hydrocarbons
41) India’s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application – “Go whats That”
42) ‘Bandwith on Demand’ is launched by – Airtel
43) State topped in ‘State Energy Efficiency Preparedness Index’ is – Andhra Pradesh.
44) In Fortune 500 Companies list 7 Indian firms in top 500 the list is topped by – Walmart Top
45) Neeraj Chopra Won Gold Medal At Savo Games In Finland
46) 6th Indian woman tennis player to crack the top-200 rankings in singles – Karman Kaur
47) Asian Athletics Championships 2019 to be held in – Doha, Qatar
48) Malayalam ghazal singer and composer Umbayee, passes away aged 68I
50) Startup India Yatra launched in – Chhattisgarh
51) World Economic Forum claps for Indian Railways for its efforts for – Green Environment
52) investors’ conference for development of islands is hosted by – NITI Aayog
53) Golden Bridge supported by hand shaped concrete opened in – Vietnam
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| Vietnam Capital | Hanoi |
| Currency | Dong |
| President | Trần Đại Quang |
54) Amnesty programme to aid foreign visa violators is launched by – UAE
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| UAE Capital | Abu Dhabi |
| Currency | Dirham |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
55) Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam scheme is launched by – Andhra Pradesh
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| Arunachal Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad |
| CM | Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
56) Kadaknath chicken meat GI tag from – Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh gets
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| CM | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Governor | Anandiben patel |
57) Rs 7,000 crore for water projects in scarcity hit areas is approved by – Maharashtra
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
58) RBI has given approval to State Bank of Mauritius to operate in the country
59) NHAI to Sign MoU with SBI for a Long Term, unsecured Loan of – Rs 25,000 Crore
61) Apple Becomes 1st US-Based Company With Market Value Of – $1 Trillion
62) Kumar Mangalam Birla, YC Deveshwar appointed directors in – Air India
63) India and USA Military Cooperation Meeting begins In – New Delhi
64) Solar Charkhas to Generate Direct Employment to One Lakh Persons.
65) NITI Aayog Launches Global Mobility Hackathon – ‘Move Hack’
66) Ten year old swimmer breaks record set by 23 time Olympic gold medalist – Clark Kent Apuada (Filipino-American boy).
67) 6th Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix won by – Lewis Hamilton
68) Veteran screenwriter Jalees Sherwani passes away
69) The amount that Cabinet support to Swachh Bharat Mission is – Rs 15,000 cr.
70) Centre approved to elevate KM Joseph as – Supreme Court judge
72) DTAB to impose ban on – Oxytocin
73) World’s 1st Hindi-Speaking Robot – Rashmi
74) In the List of India’s 28 Fugitive Economic Offenders the 1st place goes to – Mallya.
75) Emmerson Mnangagwa of ZANU-PF party wins Presidential election in – Zimbabwe
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| Zimbabwe Capital | Harare |
| Currency | Dollar |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
76) Startup India Yatra begins in – Chhattisgarh.
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| Chhattisgarh Capital | Raipur |
| CM | Raman Singh |
| Governor | Balram Das Tandon |
77) NABARD sanctions Rs 772 Crore For Water Projects In – Haryana
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| Haryana Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Manohar lal Kathar |
| Governor | Kaptan singh Solanki |
78) Dragonfly festival is Celebrated in – Delhi.
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| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| CM | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Governor | Anil Bijal |
79) Kerala IT administrator who gets global recognition is – K. Anvar Sadath.
81) Yoga mandatory for all colleges and universities in – Karnataka
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| Karnataka Capital | Bangalore |
| CM | Kumarasamy |
| Governor | Vajubai Rudubai Wala |
82) Telangana government asked ICRISAT to study the – Mission Kakatiya project
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| Telangana Capital | Hyderabad |
| CM | Chandrarekar Rao |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
83) For digital services Reliance Jio partnered with – SBI
84) According to Morgan Stanley India’s GDP Growth to Rise To – 7.5%
85) Japan overtakes China as World’s 2nd biggest – Stock Market
86) Vikas Bonanza 456: a new deposit scheme launched by – Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB)
87) India & Japan to cooperate in bamboo sector in – Tripura
88) Tech Mahindra collaborate to launch India’s first blockchain district of – Telangana
89) Chief Justice Gita Mittal is appointed as new Chief Justice of – J&K High Cort
90) India elected president of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development
91) New Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs is – Vijay Thakur Singh
92) Indian origin prison guard who won MasterChef Australia 2018 is – Sashi Cheliah
93) Ujjwala Yojana to achieve its target of providing 5 crores free LPG connections to – Below poverty Line families
94) Integrate to Innovate Programme (i2i) launched for startups in – Energy Sector
95) FICCI launches mobile app to create awareness on preventive healthcare is called as – WOW
96) HAL along with IIT-K tested – RUAV.
97) Friendship Day celebrations take place on the – First Sunday of August.
98) Government withdraws proposal of setting up Social Media Communication Hub
99) Government Approves 122 New Research Projects under – ‘IMPRINT-2’ Scheme
100) UNICEF warns of another cholera outbreak in – Yemen
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| Yemen Capital | Sanaa |
| Currency | Yemeni rial |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
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| UNICEF Full form | United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund |
| Headquarter | New York, United States |
101) New Organ Donation Plan to address indian-origin shortages is announced by – UK
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| UK Capital | London |
| Currency | Pound Sterling |
| PM | Theresa May |
102) Himachal Pradesh launches mobile application called – Shaur Nahin.
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| Himachal Pradesh Capital | Shimla |
| CM | Jai Ram Thakur |
| Governor | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
103) Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the transit campus Central University of – Andhra Pradesh
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amravati |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
104) Uttar Pradesh Mughal Sarai Junction renamed as – Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| CM | Yogi Adityanath |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
105) Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana was launched in – Bihar
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| Bihar Capital | Patna |
| CM | Nitish Kumar |
| Governor | Satya Pal Malik |
106) Swachhameva Jayate scheme is launched by – Karnataka
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| Karnataka Capital | Bangalore |
| CM | Kumarasamy |
| Governor | Vajubai Rudubai Wala |
107) AAI to joint venture with Sri Lanka in – Mattala airport project
108) Bharti Airtel plans to provide optical fibre network in – Tamil Nadu
109) Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) is setting up the floating solar power plants on – The three water storage reservoirs
110) Digital Literacy Library is launched by – Facebook.
111) India has deepen bilateral ties on health, tourism, defence and security with – Kyrgyzstan
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| Kyrgyzstan Capital | Bishkek |
| Currency | Som |
| President | Sooronbay Jeenbekov |
112) Most-attractive state for investors in Investment Potential Index are – Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
113) Fifteen Year Old Nepalese who becomes 4th youngest to play an ODI – Rohit Kumar Paudel.
114) The Biel Masters Chess title is won by – Vaibhav Suri
115) Smriti Mandhana becomes second Indian cricketer to hit a hundred in women’s T20 cricket
117) Women’s Hockey Tournament is won by – Netherland.
118) World Badminton Championships 2018 Concludes in – Nanjing, China.
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