Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 2nd 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 2nd Week of August 2018
1) World Cat Day is observed in – August 8th
2) Five time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister who passed away recently is – M Karunanidhi.
3) Kolkata man tops IQ world list with the score of – 148
4) NITI Aayog identified 117 districts as Aspirational Districts for – RUSA Scheme
5) President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate centenary celebrations of – St Thomas College Thrissur
6) Dr. Mahesh Sharma inaugurated the 64th Foundation Day Celebrations of Lalit Kala Akademi in – New Delhi
7) Restricted Area Permit eased for foreigners visiting – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
8) China successfully tests first hypersonic aircraft – Xingkong-2.
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| China Capital | Beijing |
| Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| President | Xi Jinping |
9) Venezuela’s President Maduro survives ‘assassination attempt’
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| Venezuela Capital | Willington |
| Currency | Dollar |
| PM | Winston Peters |
10) GOAMILES: Goa Tourism’s app-based taxi service flagged off by – CM Manohar Parrikar
11) A three judge bench to hear the challenging Article 35A for – Jammu and Kashmir
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| Jammu & Kashmir Capital | Jammu & Srinagar |
| CM | Vacant |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
12) Uttarakhand 1st state to give ID cards to – Gau Rakshaks
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| Uttarakhand Capital | Dehradun |
| CM | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Governor | Krishan Kant Paul |
13) Italian Bike-Maker Benelli signs MoU for Plant In – Telangana
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| Telangana Capital | Hyderabad |
| CM | Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
14) Government extends deadline for imposing duty hike on 29 US products by – 45 days
15) Core industries growth quickens to 6.7% in – June 2018
16) Director & GM United India Insurance – S Gopakumar
17) International Conference on Sustainable Growth Through Material Recycling Inaugurated In – New Delhi.
18) ISRO to launch its heaviest satellite GSAT 11 on – November 30
19) Former PM Indira Gandhi’s aide who passes away aged 81 is – RK Dhawan.
20) The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrating on – August 9
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| Theme | “Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement” |
21) Quit India Day 2018 – August 9
22) Non-Resident Indians could not file – Right to Information (RTI) applications
23) UK rejects India’s request to ban pro Khalistan event in – London
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| UK Capital | London |
| Currency | Pound Sterling |
| PM | Therasa May |
24) State that has launched online system of releasing grant-in-aid to government departments – Haryana.
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| Haryana Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Manohar lal Kathar |
| Governor | Kaptan singh Solanki |
25) World’s first thermal battery plant to be unveiled in – Andhra Pradesh
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amaravathi |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
26) Khangchendzonga Becomes11th Biosphere Reserve To Be Included In – World Network of Biosphere Reserves
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| Sikkim Capital | Gangtok |
| CM | Pawan Kumar Chamling |
| Governor | Shriniwas Patil |
27) India Baja 2018 is hosted by – Jaisalmer
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| CM | Vasundra Raje |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
28) Mobile Wallet Transactions Hit Record Rs14,632 Crore In – June.
29) We can donate to Clean Ganga Fund by – SBI ATM
30) Dividend paid by RBI to government for FY18 is – Rs 50,000 crore.
31) Amazon opens its largest fulfillment centre in – Haryana
32) Government, NABARD And NWDA Sign Revised MoA For Funding Of Projects Under – PMKSY
33) TRAI Integrates Its Mobile App DND 2.0 & MyCall With – UMANG Platform
34) Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu Launches Mobile App – ‘Niryat Mitra’
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| Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Headquarters | New Delhi |
| President | Ganesh Kumar Gupta |
35) ‘Block 5’ Rocket is launched by – SpaceX
36) Indian U-20 And U-16 Team Wins Titles In – Football
37) Senior Congress leader who passes away recently is – RK Dhawan
38) Journalist who passes away is – Mony K. Mathew
39) Washington Open (tennis) 2018
| Event | Winner | Runner-up |
| Men’s Singles | Alexander Zverev (Germany) | Alex de Minaur (Australia) |
| Women’s Singles | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) | Donna Vekić (Croatia) |
| Men’s Singles | Jamie Murray (United Kingdom), Bruno Soares (Brazil) | Mike Bryan (United States), Édouard Roger-Vasselin (France) |
| Women’s Doubles | Han Xinyun (China), Darija Jurak (Croatia) | Alexa Guarachi (Chile), Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) |
40) World Biofuel Day is observed every year on – 10th August
41) 1st Indian tribal language to get own Wiki edition – Shantali
42) New Colombia’s next President is – Ivan Duque.
43) Maharashtra Government announces special assistance of Rs 500 crore for – OBC community
44) Helpline launched for SCs/STs in – Karnataka
45) NSE unveils new brand identity (logo)
46) A unified payment terminal POS machine launched by SBI is – MOPAD.
47) PayU Reliance Money Announced Strategic Partnership for – Instant Loan
48) Modi government raises import duties on 328 textile products by up to – 20%
49) R S Sharma re-appointed TRAI chairperson till 2020
51) Germany’s Mario Gomez retires from International Football
52) India’s flag-bearer for Asian Games opening ceremony is – Neeraj Chopra
53) Kannada writer who passes away – Sumatheendra Nadig.
54) Govt extended eVisa facility for citizens of – 165 countries
55) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved continuation and revision of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for Other Backward Classes Students for studying in India (PMS-OBC) till – 2020
56) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) beyond – 12th Five Year Plan period ((2012–2017))
57) The government has set up a four-member group of ministers (GoM) headed by trade minister Suresh Prabhu to advise prime minister Narendra Modi on whether to continue with or withdraw from – The 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations
58) Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry announced a spending of Rs 418 crore from 2018-20 on collaborative research between Indian and foreign institutes under the ‘Scheme for promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration’ (SPARC).
59) IFFCO forays into food processing, forms JV with Spainish firm at Ludhiana in Punjab
60) RSS thinker S Gurumurthy, Satish Marathe appointed as directors on RBI board
61) IMF forecasts GDP growth for India in 2018-19 is – 7.3% (7.5% in 2019-20)
62) Axis Bank introduces iris authentication for – Aadhaar-based transactions
63) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) have launched a new digital platform which is to simplify capital raising process through capital markets is – ‘MyDeal’.
64) The Delhi high court with a sanctioned strength of 60 judges after the appointment of – Justice Rajendra Menon
65) Chairperson of National Commission for Women is – Rekha Sharma
66) Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) has signed MOU with National Medicinal Plant Board The main aim to promote – Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) forest
67) Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018 launched in – India
68) The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the ‘One District One Product’ Summit in – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
69) The Union Cabinet approved for four more battalions of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The estimated cost for the approval is – Rs.637 crore.
70) International Youth Day is an awareness day
71) The World Elephant Day is observed every year on – August 12
72) Astronomers, from Pune, used an Indian telescope, Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), and discovered the most distant radio galaxy ever known. The galaxy is located at a distance of – 12 billion light-years.
73) Indian Railways to stop free travel insurance from September 1
74) According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura have emerged as the new hotspots for – HIV
75) Oral Hygiene Day was celebrated in – KLEVE Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore
76) Nepal-India Literature Festival 2018 commenced at – Birgunj
77) Macau set to overtake Qatar as world’s richest place by – 2020
78) Haryana Government to launch Ayushman Bharat scheme on – Aug 15
79) Defence Industrial Corridor Launched in – Aligarh, UP
80) Israel opens visa centre in – Kolkata
81) Delhi Police inducts India’s first all-woman SWAT team for – Anti-terrorist operations
82) ‘Prathibandhit Sahitya Mein Swatantrata Sangram’ inaugurated by – Ministry of Culture
83) Assam government to conduct door to door survey under – PMAY-G
84) Operation Madad and Operation Sahyog launched to rescue people in – Kerala
85) Excise Department used drones with camera to identify ganja plants in – Karnataka
86) Rajasthan government to organize human chain along – Pakistan border
87) PayPal and HDFC Bank Partner to offer – Seamless Payment Experiences
88) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Vijaya Bank entered into – Bancassurance Deal
89) India’s first genetic bank for wildlife conservation inaugurated in – Hyderabad
90) Google introduces Cameos, a video Q&A app aimed at – Celebrities
91) Michelle Bachelet: Former Chilean president appointed UN High Commissioner for – Human Rights
92) Indian Housing Project in Plantation Areas: India hands over 1st lot of houses built in – Sri Lanka
93) NITI Aayog Hosts Investors Conference in – Andaman & Nicobar, And Lakshadweep Islands
94) Exercise SCO Peace Mission 2018 to be conducted in Russia
95) India’s rank on the Global Innovation Index (GII) Improves to – 57th
96) India to launch its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on – January 3 next year
97) Nobel Prize Winner Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul died at – 85
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