Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th Week of August 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS RRB 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
1) Supreme Court announced that NOTA option not applicable for – Rajya Sabha Elections
2) September 2018 will be observed as – National Nutrition Month
3) IIT Kharagpur to set up – Re-Water Research Center
4) Health Ministry notifies new sets of specified health warnings for all – Tobacco Product Packs
5) 5 northern states and 2 UTs to set up centralised secretariat at Panchkula to tackle – Drug menace
6) Chandrayaan-I data confirms presence of ice on – Moon
7) Maxxis, Taiwan based company, is to launch 5 tyre units in – India
8) First Indian woman to win gold medal at 2018 Asian Games – Vinesh Phogat
9) The country that has invited Taliban for talks on 4th September – Russia
10) Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi offered uninterrupted dialogue with – India
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| Pakistan’s Capital | Islamabad |
| Currency | Rupee |
| PM | Imran Khan |
11) NSIC inks pact with Malaysia’s – SME Corp
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| Malaysia Capital | Kuala Lumpur |
| Currency | Ringgit |
| PM | Mahathir Bin Mohamad |
12) MP Government to name three awards after late former – PM Vajpayee
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| CM | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Governor | Anandiben patel |
13) With Rs 700 crore, UAE tops list of nations offering aid to rain-battered – Kerala
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| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| CM | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Governor | P. Sadasivam |
14) Chairmen of Canara Bank, Bank of India get extension name of them are – T.N. Manoharan and G. Padmanabhan respectively
15) INS Khanjar a Missile Corvette of Indian Navy was on a three-day visit to Yangon, Myanmar to undertake – operational turn around (OTR)
16) FIFA’s legal chief who leaves governing body is – Marco Villiger.
17) India and Japan agree to expand maritime co-operation to ensure peace & stability in- Indo-Pacific region
18) Appointments of new Governors:
| State | Name |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Satya Pal Malik |
| Bihar | Lal Ji Tandon |
| Uttarakhand | Baby Rani Maurya |
| Tripura | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Meghalaya | Tathagata Roy |
| Sikkim | Ganga Prasad |
| Haryana | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
19) India-Japan Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue held in – Delhi
20) Paytm launched an AI Cloud computing platform called – Paytm AI Cloud for India
21) ‘SWAYAM’ portal to reduce IIT aspirants’ dependence on – Coaching
22) Reliance Jio tops Fortune list for widening internet access
23) First-ever IAF-RMAF joint air exercise Elang Shakti begins in – Malaysia
24) Iran has unveiled first domestically manufactured fighter jet nicknamed Kowsar.
25) Greece emerged from the eurozone bailout programme after eight years, successfully completing its third bailout programme worth – €61.9 billion
26) Punjab Government to make sacrilege of religious text punishable with life imprisonment
27) The state government of Chhattisgarh has decided to rename the state’s new capital city – Naya Raipur as Atal Nagar
28) NGT directed UP government to submit an action plan on – e-waste management
29) IMD to set up cyclone warning centre in – Thiruvananthapuram
30) UIDAI directs enrolment agencies in Kerala to provide free – e-Aadhaar printouts
31) ILO report flags wage inequality in – India
32) Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank on – September 1
33) Govt Plans to Transfer Air India’s Non-Core Assets to – Special Purpose Vehicle
34) Flipkart acquires AI startup Liv.ai to start – The ‘voice’ revolution
35) Retd Judge TP Sharma appointed as New chief of – Chhattisgarh Lokayukta
36) President to inaugurate ‘International Buddhist Conclave 2018’ in – New Delhi
37) India Banking Conclave 2018 held in – New Delhi
38) 4th BIMSTEC Summit To Be Held In – Kathmandu
39) VVS Laxman Pens Autobiography – ‘281 And Beyond’
40) Warne’s Autobiography ‘No Spin’ To Come Out In – October
41) Government unveils draft UDAN scheme for – International routes
42) Forbes Released List Of Highest Paid Female Athletes: Serena Williams Tops, PV Sindhu Ranks – 7th
43) Centre wants Supreme Court to get tough with – FB, YouTube
44) FSSAI notifies food safety standards for honey and its products to – Curb Adulteration
45) UGC directs universities and higher education institutions to ban sale of – Junk food on their campuses
46) In CERT-In report 35% of cyber-attacks on Indian sites from – China
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| China Capital | Beijing |
| Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| President | Xi Jinping |
47) Mountain Echoes Literature Festival started in – Thimphu
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| Bhutan Capital | Thimphu |
| Currency | Euro |
| PM | Angela Merkel |
48) 3-day International Water Colour Festival begins at – Ranchi
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| Punjab Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Amarinder Singh |
| Governor | V P Singh Badnore |
49) Raveena Tandon appointed as brand ambassador of – Sanjay Gandhi National Park
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
50) India’s largest Startup incubation and acceleration- Bhamashah Techno Hub – was inaugurated in – Jaipur
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| CM | Vasundra Raje |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
51) Moody’s says India to grow at 7.5% in – 2018 and 2019
52) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank offers overdraft for – Micro, Small firms
53) Cricketer Jhulan Goswami retires from – Twenty20 Internationals
54) New PM of Australia is – Scott Morrison
55) Prof Appa Rao Podile has been selected for the prestigious – J C Bose Fellowship-2018
56) Government developing National Logistics Portal
57) Researchers develop ReMix an in-body GPS system to track – Tumours
58) IIT-Hyderabad launches First of its kind in India, Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI)
59) Indian-American scientist Chander Mohan has found simple way to predict – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
60) European Union announced Euro 190,000 to flood hit – Kerala
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| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| CM | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Governor | P. Sadasivam |
61) Odisha govt to set up interpretation centre at – Bhitarkanika National Park
62) Odisha aims to be the manufacturing hub of – Eastern India
63) ‘Country Partner’ for Make in Odisha 2018 IS – Japan
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
64) SBI expects Q1 GDP growth at – 7.7 pc.
65) World Bank Launches World’s 1st Blockchain Bond – ‘bond-i’.
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| World Bank headquarters | Washington DC, USA |
| CEO | Kristalina Georgieva |
66) 1st Indian Company To Cross Rs 8 Trillion Market Capital – RIL.
67) Volkswagen to launch an all-electric car sharing service in – Berlin
68) Kabir Mathur appointed head of India investments by ADIA
69) 5G steering committee headed by AJ Paulraj submits its report to – DoT
70) NGT Appoints Justice S J Vazifdar As Chairman Of Panel To Decide – Vedanta’s Plea.
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| National Green Tribunal (NGT) Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Chairman | A K Goel |
71) 2018 UEFA President’s Award is won by – David Beckham.
72) Khaled Hosseinis new book Sea Prayer a tribute to – Alan Kurdi
73) Government to spend Rs 400 cr on 600 projects under – SPARC
74) Second fastest growing airport in world is – Kempegowda International Airport
75) Exercise SCO Peace Mission 2018 Started In – Russia
76) EU Wind Survey Satellite ‘Aeolus’ Launched From – French Guyana
77) India finish second in Women’s kabaddi for 1st time at – Asiad
78) Indian rower who bags Bronze medal 2018 Asian Games is – Dushyant
79) Veteran Marathi actor Vijay Chavan dies in Mumbai
80) Women’s Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on – August 26
81) Rakhi Purnima is celebrated on – The full-moon day of the month of Sravana which falls in the month of August.
82) India’s first biofuel flight to fly from – Dehradun to Delhi
83) Home Ministry revokes security clearance to Qatar-based English news channel – Al Jazeera
84) TRIBES India Outlets to open at – Ahmedabad, Udaipur and Kolkata airports
85) Indian Airforce has formally launched – The Stores, Proactive, Efficient and Expeditious Despatch of Extra Size/ Wt Consignment (SPEEDEX) contract.
86) 2018 Nallur Kantha Swamy festival has started in – Srilanka
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| Sri Lanka Capital | Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Currency | Rupee |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
87) India’s first interstate connected wind power project commissioned in – Bhuj
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| Gujarat Capital | Gandhinagar |
| CM | Vijay Rupani |
| Governor | OP Kholi |
88) The 2018 Krishi Kumbh International Conference and Exhibition will be held at Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (Telibagh) in – Lucknow
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| CM | Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
89) State government that has seeks revival of Cheetah Reintroduction Project is – Madhya Pradesh.
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| CM | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Governor | Anandiben patel |
90) BNHS to open its first regional centre near – Chilika Lake
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
91) New Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO is – Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
92) G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting held in – Salta, Argentina
93) Youths’ conclave “ATAL – Arunachal Transformation & Aspirational Leadership” in – Itanagar on 22nd September 2018
94) NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft catches its first glimpse of its target – Bennu asteroid
95) European Space Agency launches world’s first wind-sensing satellite – Aeolus.
96) DAC approves procurement of 111 utility helicopters for – Indian Navy
97) Shot-putter who wins India’s first Gold medal in Athletics at 2018 Asian Games – Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
98) Myanmar Media Group inks MoU With – Prasar Bharati
99) Eye examination may help doctors to predict – Alzheimers disease
100) Indians can make calls on flights starting from – October
101) Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as President of – Zimbabwe
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| Zimbabwe Capital | Harare |
| Currency | Dollar |
| PM | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
102) Fourth Asian Electoral Stakeholders Forum Begins In – Colombo
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| Sri Lanka Capital | Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Currency | Rupee |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
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| Theme | ‘Advancing Election Transparency and Integrity: Promoting and Defending Democracy Together’ |
103) Dr.Reddys Srikakulam API unit gets – USFDA EIR
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amaravathi |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
104) Following are the places in Jharkhand which will be rename
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| Jharkhand Capital | Ranchi |
| CM | Raghubar Das |
| Governor | Draupadi Murmu |
105) Indias Largest Business Incubator Bhamashah Techno Hub Launched In – Jaipur
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| CM | Vasundra Raje |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
106) SBI suggested its customers to switch to – EVM cards
107) Best PSU bank for digital transactions is called as – PNB
108) New Secretary General Assocham is – U K Varma
109) Anil Ambani resigned as Director of – RNAVAL
110) Asia Game Changer of the Year award is won by – Indra Nooyi
111) Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to address – Indian Overseas Congress
112) Indian Ocean conference is hosted by – Vietnam.
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| Theme | Building Regional Architectures |
113) NASA introduced an app to take space selfies – The Selfies app and Exoplanet Excursions virtual reality app.
114) Delhi on top in the list of highest polluted cities and lowest level of pollution is in – Bhopal.
115) India’s 1st men’s 400m silver medal at Asiad in 36 years – Mohamed Anas
116) PM to launch FAME India II on – September 7
117) NAA introduced GST helpline – 011-21400643.
118) CBSE has developed a digiLocker facility called – Parinam Manjusha.
119) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister laid foundation stone for Special Investment Region – Denkanikottai and Shoolagiri taluks of Krishnagiri district.
120) India’s tallest Film Studio inaugurated in – Tamilnadu.
121) Global Finance magazine has named world’s best bank for its digital innovation is – DBS.
122) FDI In Country Rises 23% To About 13 Billion Dollars In – 1st Quarter.
123) International Arbitration Award was won by – Reliance Power Unit.
124) Logo of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) is launched by – J P Nadda.
125) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister launches online portal for Common Carrier Capacity booking on – GAIL’s pipelines
126) North Korea to host 2019 Asian youth weightlifting championships from – October 27, 2019
127) 1st Ever Title At FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018 is won by – Japan
128) Noted Malayalam film director who passes away recently is – Haridas
129) Former Indian cricketer who passes away recently is – Gopal Bose.
130) The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August each year Except 2018.
131) India’s first biofuel flight was powered by – Jatropha Seeds
132) Scientists create nano medical robot and sets Guinness World Record
133) Government approves commercial flying of drones in India from – December 1
134) 1st country in the World to give students free sanitary products – Scotland.
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| Scotland Capital | Edinburgh |
| Currency | Pound sterling |
| PM | Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon |
135) CBSE to provide digital board exam documents to – flood-hit Kerala students
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| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| CM | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Governor | P. Sadasivam |
136) Odisha government has launched a programme – “Mu Hero, Mu Odisha”
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
137) Government inks $300 million agreement with World Bank to – Energy Efficiency Program
138) Government inks $250 million loan with World Bank for Electricity Distribution in – Rajasthan
139) RCom sold fibre assets to RJio for – Rs.3,000 crore
140) Satya S Tripathi has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General and Head – UNEP
141) JNPT, Maharashtra, MP and Ministry of Railways sign MoU for – Indore-Manmad Railway Line
142) EU-India joined hands to develop – new Influenza vaccine
143) AESF-IV: 4th Asian electoral stakeholders forum held in – Colombo, Sri Lanka
144) Piyush Goyal inaugurates Smart Railway Conclave organised by – FICCI, in New Delhi
145) Tez rebranded as Google Pay to offer – Instant Bank Loans
146) ISRO unveils Gaganyaan Mission to put Indians in – Space before 2022
147) Dr. Ravinder Kumar Singhal the immensely difficult – “Ironman triathlon”
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