Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 3rd Week of July 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
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| Bangladesh Capital | Dhaka |
| Currency | Taka |
| PM | Sheikh Hasina |
5. Rank of Delhi’s Connaught Place in world’s most costliest office location – 9th.
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| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| CM | Aravind Kejriwal |
| Governor | Anil Bijal |
6. The state government that Constitutes Heritage Cabinet –
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneshwar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
7. Top state in per capita revenue collection under GST is –
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| Haryana Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Governor | Kaptan Singh Solanki. |
8. Gujarat approved Rs 39 crore ‘Seema Darshan’ Project for – Infra development
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| Gujarat Capital | Gandhinagar |
| CM | Vijay Rupani |
| Governor | Om Prakash Kholi |
9. UNSC adopts Resolution 2428 to impose arms embargo on – South Sudan
10. Dipa Karmakar likely to be named brand ambassador of –
11. TCA Raghavan is appointed Director-General of – ICWA
12. PM Modi became third most followed world leader on – Twitter
13. Book titled ‘Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly’ released by – Abhirup Bhattacharya.
14. The 2018 Wimbledon Championships
| S. No. | Category | Winner | Runner Up |
| 1. | Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Kevin Anderson (South Africa) |
| 2. | Women’s Singles | Angelique Kerber (Germany) | Serena Williams (USA) |
| 3. | Men’s Doubles | Mike Bryan (USA) and Jack Sock (USA) | Michael Venus (New Zealand) and Raven Klaasen (South Africa) |
| 4. | Women’s Doubles | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) and Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) | Nicole Melichar (USA) and Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) |
| 5. | Mixed Doubles | Alexander Peya (Austria) and Nicole Melichar (USA) | Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) and Jamie Murray (United Kingdom) |
15. France defeated Croatia, won FIFA World Cup after – 20 years
16. Modi, dedicated the Bansagar Canal Project to the Nation in – Mirzapur
17. Pakistan PM launched first land based communication link with – China
18. New member of UN Human Rights Council – Iceland replaces US
19. World’s cheapest clean drinking water is inaugurated in – Bihar
20. ‘I am not afraid of English’ initiative is launched by – Haryana.
21. SBI will organise ‘kisan melas’ across Karnataka on – July 18.
22. Payments firm PhonePe buys – Zopper Retail
23. The new chairman of Bhushan Steel is – TV Narendran.
24. The New brand ambassador of ITC’s Sunfeast Dark Fantasy is – Alia Bhatt
25. 8 year old Indian Boy who named ‘British Indian of the Year’ is – Ishwar Sharma.
26. IMF Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 7.3% In – 2019
27. ISRO join hands with J&K to set up telemedicine centre at – 12,700 feet
28. ISRO successfully conducts ground test of Vikas Engine in – Tamilnadu
29. China to launch 300 low-orbit satellites named – Hongyan constellation
30. PV Sindhu finished as runner up at the – Thailand Open
31. Kannada poet Vyasa Rao passes away
32. Actor Rita Bhaduri Passes Away
33. Nelson Mandela International Day is observed internationally on – 18th July
34. World’s First Remotely Operable Microscope is – IIT Madras
35. Aadhaar not mandatory for Rs. 5 lakh insurance under – Modicare
36. Committee Set Up To Synergise NCC And NSS under the Chairmanship of – Mr Anil Swarup
37. One of the country’s first Defence incubators will come up in – Hyderabad
38. PFRDA Invites Expression of Interest (EOI) for Actuarial Valuation of – Atal Pension Yojana
39. ASI has planned to upgrade seven monuments in Tamil Nadu under – Adarsh Smarak Scheme
40. India’s 1st skill training centre inaugurated in –Odisha
41. World famous Rath Yatra celebrated in – Odisha
42. The bank that gets global praise for communication strategy is –RBI
43. BEL Signs MoU With Saab For – Surveillance Radar
44. signed between AIIA and IIT Delhi to develop –AYUSH
45. Sangita Kalanidhi award won by – Aruna Sairam.
46. Global Ranking of Nations’ soft power is topped by –UK
47. Rank of India in 4G speeds is – 109th.
48. JK Rowling To Release Next Book – ‘Lethal White’
49. German Grand Prix is won by – Marc Marquez(Moto GP), Lewis Hamilton(Car Race).
50. Forbes’ list of World’s highest paid celebrity is topped by – Boxer Mayweather.
51. Interim coach of India women’s cricket team is – Ramesh Powar.
52. Spanish Grand Prix held in Madrid won by – Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)
Note: Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid is Wrestling championship…
53. Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Sotteville Athletics Meet in – France
54. Cabinet Approves Signing Of MoU Amongst BRICS Nations On – RAPC
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| BRICS Nations | China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. |
55. Government to create National Database of Arms Licenses system from – Apr 2019.
56. Sun Pharma for cancer treatment injection is approved by –USFDA
57. Scientists have discovered 12 new moons orbiting – Jupiter
58. The Cabinet approved a special package for 81 irrigation projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore in Vidarbha, Marathwada and other drought prone areas of –
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnaves |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
59. AAI is prepared to develop Bhogapuram airport in – Andhra Pradesh.
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amravati |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
60. RBI plans to issue new Rs. 100 notes in Violet Colour.
61. Rs 11,336 cr capital infusion in 5 PSU Banks approved by – Finance Ministry
62. BEL signes agreement with Swedish firm – Saab
63. Facebook and NSDC joint hands for training of youth on – Digital Skills
64. MoU between India and Indonesia on cooperation in the field of – Pharmaceutical Products
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| Indonesia Capital | Jakarta |
| Currency | Rupiah |
| President | Joko Widodo |
65. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) signed 3 MOUs with – Ireland, Bahrain, Tanzania
66. MoU between India and Cuba in the field of – Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy
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| Ireland Capital | Dublin |
| Currency | Euro |
| President | Michael D. Higgins |
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| Bahrain Capital | Manama |
| Currency | Dinar |
| President | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
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| Tanzania Capital | Dodoma |
| Currency | shilling |
| President | John Magufuli |
67. UNEP partners with Google for monitoring impact of human activity on – Ecosystem
68. Actors Akshay Kumar-76, Salman Khan-82 ranked in Forbes Top 100 highest-paid entertainers.
69. Brij Bhushan Saran Singh to be named India’s Chef de Mission at – 2018 Asian Games
70. Seven new members take oath in – Rajya Sabha
71. Central government renews appointment of Prof Sahasrabudhe as – AICTE chairman
72. The next senior women’s FIFA World Cup will be held in – France
73. IOC adds 7 medal events to – 2022 Beijing Winter Games
74. Number of states Joined NMCG’s Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan is –Five
75. University Grants Commission (UGC) has constituted a Committee to regulate the fees chargeable by self-financed Deemed to be Universities in Medical and Dental Courses under the Chairpersonship of – R.C. Deka
76. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has intimated that it has constituted a committee to look into the matters related to examination reforms under the Chairpersonship of – M.M. Salunkhe
77. The government has formed a committee to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic Taj Mahal under – C K Mishra.
78. The country that will withdraw from the “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration” agreement which force countries to shelter migrants and it will be adopted in December, 2018 is –Hungary
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| Hungary Capital | Budapest |
| Currency | forint |
| President | János Áder |
79. Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu launched e-Pragati core platform, a forward-looking digital initiative, at – Undavalli, Amaravati.
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amravati |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
80. The Cabinet approved Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2018, to set up Central University in – Andhra Pradesh
81. 13-year-old boy from Mumbai who has launched a logistics startup called ‘Papers N Parcels’ (PNP) to carry parcels within the Mumbai city for same-day delivery is – Tilak Mehta
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| Karnataka Capital | Bangalore |
| CM | Kumarasamy |
| Governor | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
82. A world class exhibition on four eminent personalities Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Netaji Subha Chandra Bose, Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee going to conduct in – Kolkata
83. A non-banking finance company promoted by Repco Bank, received Nabard 2018 award for its service to self-help group (SHG) linkage in Tamil Nadu for the fiscal year 2017-18 – Repco Micro Finance.
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| NABARD Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Chairman | Harsh Kumar Bhanwala |
84. Second company after Apple to achieve 900-billion market cap for the first time in its history is – Amazon
85. Alphabet-owned Google with a record 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) antitrust fine for abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system by – European Union
86. Whatsapp Messenger decided to tackle the spread of fake news on its platform, instant messaging application and has limited the users can forward messages to – Only five people at a time.
87. CSIR- National Physical laboratory (NPL) has signed a MoU with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for indigenous development of petroleum certified reference materials (CRMs) under trade name of – Bhartiya Niredeshak Dravyas (BNDTM).
88. US State Department announced that the inaugural ‘two-plus-two dialogue’ between India and the United States will be held in New Delhi in – September 2018.
89. India’s first government sponsored ‘Transgender Poets’ meet held in – Kolkata
90. After high level traces of cancer-causing chemical formalin were found in fish consignments, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar banned import of fish from neighbouring states for – 15 days.
91. Leaders of media organizations from BRICS countries met to discuss cooperation at the BRICS Media Forum that opened in – Cape Town, South Africa
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| Themes | “BRICS Media Cooperation – Fostering an Inclusive, Just World Order” |
92. Chattisgarh Online Pension Management System (OPMS) has launched an app called – “Abhar aapki sewa ka”.
93. The Indian Air Force for the first time is participating with fighter aircraft in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18), which is scheduled from 24 Jul 18 to 18 Aug 18 in – Australia
94. US Open 2018 champions to get a cash award of – 26 crores
95. Official partner for Hockey Mens World Cup 2018 is – Odisha Mining Corporation
96. Renowned Poet Gopal Das Neeraj Passed away
97. Chief Justice (CJ) Indira Banerjee is being elevated to the Supreme Court (SC) under the recommendation of a collegium led by SC Chief Justice Dipak Misra Tahilramani to be CJ of – Madras HC
98. Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 states that anyone who is caught bribing government officials can be sentenced to a jail term of up to – Seven years.
99. A team of wildlife scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have collared a –Dhole
100. The government is planning to build 1,911 kilometres of international connectivity roads over the five year period ending 2022 under its flagship – Bharatmala scheme.
101. Election Commissioner Sunil Arora inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) production at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),in –Bangalore
102. United Kingdom chosen “Sutherland”, on the A’Mhoine peninsula on the north coast of Scotland to send satellites vertically into orbit by the early –
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| UK Capital | London |
| Currency | Pound Sterling |
| PM | Therasa May |
103. Israeli parliament passed bill defining the country as – Jewish state
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| Israel Capital | Jerusalem |
| Currency | New Shekel |
| PM | Benjamin Netanyahu |
104. 68th member to join in the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA) is – Myanmar
105. The BJP-led Maharashtra government announced a special package worth over RS.21,000 crore for the development of industries, agriculture and tourism in the – Vidarbha and Marathwada regions.
106. Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road station renamed as –Prabhadevi
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnaves |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
107. Infosys Foundation signed with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for the construction of a station at – Konappana Agrahara in Electronics City.
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| Karnataka Capital | Bangalore |
| CM | Kumarasamy |
| Governor | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
108. Karnataka Bank launched DigiLocker facility for its customers as part of its digital initiative. The facility is being given by integrating bank’s internet banking channel- MoneyClick
109. NTPC signs Rs. 1,500 crore loan agreement with – HDFC Bank
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| National Thermal Power Corporation Limited Headquarter | New Delhi |
| Chairman | Gurdeep Singh |
| Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
110. Initially known as BSE Towers located at Dalal Street in Mumbai was soon renamed after the late chairman of BSE – Sir Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy.
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| BSE Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Chairman | Ashish Chauhan |
| BSE is Asia’s first stock exchange | |
111. Volkswagen has planned to set up a design centre in –Pune
112. First Pakistani to score double century in ODIs – Fakhar Zaman.
113. 1 spot in the ICC ODI player rankings – Virat Kohli.
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