Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th Week of July 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th Week of July 2018
1) The Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme will be launched nationally on – July 21, 2018
2) Election Commissioner Sunil Arora inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) production at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),in – Bangalore.
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| Chief- Election Commissioner Of India | Om Prakash Rawat |
| Election Commissioner Of India | Sh. Sunil Arora |
| Election Commissioner Of India | Sh. Ashok Lavasa |
3) Rank of India among those coming to Australia on the skilled visa is – 1st
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| Australia Capital | Canberra |
| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| PM | Malcolm Turnbull |
4) Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said that, he has planned to make London, the world’s most walkable city in the world by launching – ‘Walking Action Plan’.
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| UK Capital | London |
| Currency | Pound Stirling |
| PM | Theresa May |
5) Odisha to host 40-day Odisha Triennial of International Art (OTIA) in – Bhubaneshwar, Puri and Konark
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneshwar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
6) The first international festival of Mizoram-Mizo Hnahthlak celebrated in Aizawl, Mizoram
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| Mizoram Capital | Aizawl |
| CM | Lal Thanhawala |
| Governor | Kummanam Rajasekaran |
7) Tamil Nadu government has set a 24-hour helpline to assist and protect inter-caste couples
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| Tamilnadu Capital | Chennai |
| CM | E. Palanisamy |
| Governor | Banwarilal Prohibit |
8) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said to the Supreme Court (SC) that dealings in Cryptocurrency like Bitcoins would encourage – Illegal transactions
9) Federal Bank has obtained the regulatory nod from RBI (Reserve Bank of India) to open offices in – Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore
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| Federal Bank Headquarters | Kochi, Kerala |
| MD & CEO | Shyam Srinivasan |
10) Madhusudan Padhi appointed as the principal secretary to – Odisha Governor
11) The 28th meeting of the GST Council chaired by interim finance minister Piyush Goyal was held in – New Delhi.
12) The Environment Ministry re-introduced the ‘Medini Puraskar Yojna’– a scheme that awards Indian authors for their original work in Hindi on – Environment, pollution and climate change subjects.
13) Facebook is working on a new satellite project, named – Athena
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| Facebook Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
| CEO | Mark Zuckerberg |
14) Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest Indian golfer to achieve the feat at the 147th Open Championships at – Carnoustie, Scotland.
15) World’s Most Expensive Goalkeeper is – Alisson Becker.
16) Former Chhattisgarh Finance Minister Ramchandra Singhdeo Passed away
17) Dr Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting)at – ChandniChowkin Delhi
18) P. Jindal Global University signed a MoU with Harvard University for an – Annual study programme
19) Iran to jointly produce defense equipment with – Pakistan
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| Pakistan Capital | Islamabad |
| Currency | Rupee |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
20) PM Modi Flags Off Emergency Ambulance Service In – Sri Lanka
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| Sri Lanka Capital | Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Currency | Rupee |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
21) U. P. police plans to set up Digital Armies to – Counter fake news
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| CM | Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
22) Himachal Pradesh government has approved implementation of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of – Apple
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| Himachal Pradesh Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Jai Ram Thakur |
| Governor | Kaptan Singh Solanki (Aditional charge) |
23) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inaugurated the 7 day long “Kharchi Puja” at – Puran Habeli in Tripura
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| Tripura Capital | Agartala |
| CM | Biplab Kumar Deb |
| Governor | Tathagata Roy |
24) NABARD launches first ever centre for climate change in South East Asia at – Lucknow
25) India has planned to buy environmentally friendly TaxiBots, which can be used at the airports, developed by – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
26) Chief Justice Rajendra Menon to take over as the Chief Justice of the – Delhi High Court.
27) Arman Ali appointed executive director of – NCPEDP
28) Public Affairs Index 2018: Kerala Best Governed State – Bihar Worst
29) International Army Games 2018 will be conducted from – July 28 to August 11
30) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the ‘Remote Sensing Toolkit’ to promote commercial use of satellite data.
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| NASA Headquarters | Washington, D.C |
| NASA Administrator | Charles Bolden |
31) A total of 734 youngsters were shortlisted today for scholarship under the – Khelo India Talent Development Scheme.
32) NGT asked states to submit CZMP to MoEF by – August 31
33) PM Modi to gift 200 cows to a village in – Rwanda
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| Rwanda Capital | Kigali |
| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| PM | Franc |
34) China offered a gift of USD 295 million to – Sri Lanka
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| China Capital | Beijing |
| Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| PM | Xi Jinping |
35) Delhi AIIMS signed MoU with IIT Kharagpur for – Education and Research Purposes
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| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| CM | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Governor | Anil Baijal |
36) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik releases first-ever tribal atlas of – Odisha
37) Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha inaugurated Regional Rail Training Institute (RRTI) in – Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
38) Sahapedia’s India Heritage Walk fete wins – PATA award
39) 76th Golden Globe Awards on – Jan 6, 2019
40) NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation for Collaborating in – Aspirational Districts
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| The Lupin Human Welfare & Research Foundation (LHWRF) | Bharathpur, Rajasthan |
| Chairman | Desh Bandhu Gupta. |
41) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has created an online tool named – TreadWill
42) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates National Traders’ Conclave in – New Delhi
43) First Meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border HaatsHeld in – Agartala
44) Government slashes minimum yearly deposit for Sukanya Samriddhi account to – Rs 250
45) World’s heaviest communications satellite is launched by – SpaceX
46) The first person to ski down the world’s 2nd highest mountain – Bargiel
47) Quickest Player To Reach 1000 Runs In 1-Day Internationals is – Fakhar Zaman
48) Indian shuttler who clinched gold medal at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2018 is – Lakshya Sen
49) German Grand Prix 2018 won by – Lewis Hamilton
50) India’s first ever gold in U-20 Athletics championship won by – Hima Das
51) Pulitzer Prize-Winning Restaurant Critic Jonathan Gold Passes Away
52) The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially presented its Olympic mascots – Miraitowa and Someity .
53) Rishi Srivastava has been promoted and appointed as the new MD & CEO of – Tata AIA life Insurance
54) Women and Child Development Ministry to move proposal to – Amend POCSO Act
55) India has become a popular hub of – Medical Tourism
56) Government sets up 4-member panel to propose measures on – Mob Violence, Lynching
57) The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a contest, ‘#Childline1098’ to mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on – July 30, 2018.
58) Union Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh announced that the government has sanctioned Rs 1,754.14 crore under National Dairy Plan (NDP) to – Enhance productivity of milch animals.
59) The Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that seeks to punish bribe-givers and bribe-takers. The Bill provides for a jail term of – Three to seven years
60) Japan’s parliament has passed the Integrated Resort (IR) bill which will lead to – The opening of the country’s first legal casin
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| Japan Capital | Tokyo |
| Currency | yen |
| PM | Shinzō Abe |
61) Iran has overtaken Saudi Arabia to be the second largest supplier of – Crude Oil
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| Iran Capital | Tehran |
| Currency | Rial |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
62) Mumbai to get ‘skyscraper bridge’ connecting Worli to Sewri, it aims to complete it by mid-2022
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
63) Goa will end its ban on imported fish on – July 31
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| Goa Capital | Panaji |
| CM | Manohar Parikar |
| Governor | Mridula Sinha |
64) A total of two crore saplings will be planted on the banks of the Mahanadi, Tel and Ib rivers under the – Green Mahanadi Mission
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
65) Lok Sabha has passed Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to reduce the – Number of cheque dishonour cases pending in courts
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| CM | Vasundra Raje |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
66) CCO of Bajaj Auto Ltd is – Rakesh Sharma
67) Non-executive Chairman of Max Financial Services is – Analjit Singh
68) Myanmar which will host the next Asean Education Ministers Meeting (ASED) in – October
69) Swachh Survekshan Grameen launched in – UP, Jharkhand and Maharashtra
70) Kerala’s 400m hurdler Vishnu Priya and Punjab’s shot-putter Dhanvir Singh set new meet records in the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships in – Vadodara, Gujarat.
71) Pension amount Olympic medalists to now receive – Rs 20,000 per month
72) World junior squash championships begins in – Chennai
73) The international festival of photography, will be held in – Chennai
74) Parliament passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 to curb practice of evading criminal prosecution by – Economic Offenders.
75) The National Green Tribunal formed a monitoring committee on cleaning of the – Yamuna
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| National Green Tribunal (NGT) Headquarters | New Delhi |
| National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson | Adarsh Kumar Goel |
76) IRDAI Forms Panel To Review 3rd Party Motor Cover Costs Chairman of the committee is – J. Joseph
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| IRDAI Headquarters | Hyderabad |
| IRDAI Chairperson | Subhash Chandra Khuntia |
77) Imran Khan declares victory in general election of – Pakistan
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| Pakistan Capital | Islamabad |
| Currency | Rupee |
| PM | Imran Khan |
78) West Bengal passes resolution to change name of state to – ‘Bangla’
79) Lokayukta Bill passed by – West Bengal Assembly.
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| West Bengal Capital | Kolkata |
| CM | Mamata Banerjee |
| Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
80) Arunachal Pradesh to launch new health insurance scheme – Chief Minister’s Arogya Arunachal Yojana (CMAAY)
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| Arunachal Pradesh Capital | Itanagar |
| CM | Pema khandu |
| Governor | BD Mishra |
81) Venkaiah Naidu is appointed as the Chancellor of – Pondicherry University
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| Pondicherry Capital | Puducherry |
| CM | V. Narayanasamy |
| Lt. Governor | Kiran Bedi |
82) Odisha CM Inaugurates Rs 300 Crore Irrigation Dam Project in – Rukura project in Sundargarh district
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
83) Wangchuk and Vatwani are among six winners of the – Magsaysay award
| Person | Country |
| Phunsuk Wangdu | India |
| Bharat Vatwani | India |
| Youk Chhang | Cambodia |
| Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz | East Timor |
| Howard Dee | Philippines |
| Vo Thi Hoang Yen | Vietnam |
84) Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & MyGov Launches – ‘Innovate India Platform’
85) The 2nd Young Superintendent of Police Conference held in – New Delhi
86) Sixth India-UK Science & Innovation Council Meeting Held In – New Delhi
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| Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) Headquarters | New Delhi |
87) UNICEF International Children’s Film Festival in – Kolkata
88) The book “The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That Is Mahendra Singh Dhoni” has been authored by – Bharat Sundaresan
89) Ranks of India in 2018 AT Kearney FDI Confidence Index is – 11th
90) Ranks of India in Global Optimism Index is – 6th
91) 3rd edition of Kabira festival 2018 held in – Varanasi
92) Veteran Sports Journalist Swapan Sarkar passed away
93) World Ranger Day is celebrated worldwide on – July 31st.
94) World Day against Trafficking in Persons is observed every year on – July 30
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| Theme | ‘Responding to the trafficking of children and young people’ |
95) USFDA approved Aurobindo Pharma for generic anticoagulant injection – Bivalirudin
96) Mission Satyanishtha is launched by – Indian Railways.
97) Dindigul district administration has proposed to conduct Kodai festival in the month of – August.
98) FSSAI sealed an edible oil manufacturing unit under the suspicion of – Adulteration.
99) Swelect introduced a technique to produce pure drinking water using sunlight and air.
100) Odisha to implement own Food Security Act from – October.
101) Shripad Yesso Naik lays the foundation stone of the 2nd Phase of construction of – NEIAH.
102) India’s new CEO of HSBC is – Surendra Rosha
103) Electric Vehicle charging and battery swapping infrastructure initiative is launched by – EIL
104) Mohun Bagan Ratna Conferred On – Pradip Chowdhury.
105) ONGC conferred with – INFRA Icon Award.
106) 3rd BRICS Film Festival concluded with – India Day.
107) First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit Began in – Kathmandu.
108) India’s first-ever international blockchain Congress hosted by –Hyderabad
109) The Canadian Open 2018 won by – Dustin Johnson.
110) Boy’s title at WSF-World Junior Squash team championship is won by – Egypt
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