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Ph: 040-23234418 / 19 / 20 / 21, 040 - 24750437 7 All India 1st Ranks in ESE 43 All India 1st Ranks in GATE Foreword Current Issues for ESE Dear Students, This book is intended to help students, prepare current affairs on a monthly basis. The topics covered give a comprehensive understanding on issues related to Socio, Economic, Industrial Development, Energy and Environment and ICT based tools. Apart from technical knowledge, current affairs help an aspirant to understand issues in a multi- dimensional approach and contributes to a holistic personality development. The coverage of news and events given are the most pertinent for ESE Revised pattern. The key to master current affairs is a ‘piece-meal preparation’ over a period of time and this material is an endeavor to help students prepare in a systematic manner. This issue covers Current Affairs from August - September 2018 and 100 GS Practice questions are given in this issue for the benefit of students because perfection cannot be achieved without practice. With best wishes to all the Students Y.V. Gopala Krishna Murthy, M Tech. MIE, Chairman & Managing Director, ACE Engineering Academy, ACE Engineering Publications. CONTENTS 1. Economy and Industrial Development ........................................ 01 - 10 BANKING 1. Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar-based transactions................ 01 2. India Post Payments Bank............................................................................. 01 3. Ombudsman scheme ...................................................................................... 02 4. Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda to be merged ........................ 02 FINANCIAL MARKETS 5. Concessional Financing Scheme (CFS) ........................................................ 03 6. Falling rupee ................................................................................................. 03 AGRICULTRURE AND INDUSTRY 7. Top source of FDI ......................................................................................... 04 8. IFFCO iMandi............................................................................................... 04 9. Niryat Mitra mobile app................................................................................ 05 10. One District One Product (Ek Zila – Ek Ut padan) Scheme....................... 05 11. “Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan” (PM-AASHA)..... 05 INFRASTRUCURE 12. Bansagar canal project ............................................................................... 06 13. Aspirational Districts .................................................................................. 07 14. DigiYatra initiative...................................................................................... 07 ENERGY 15. Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project ............................................................... 07 16. Definition of hydrocarbon altered .............................................................. 08 17. Rajasthan first State to implement biofuel policy........................................ 08 18. ‘State Energy Efficiency Preparedness Index’............................................ 09 19. World Biofuel day 2018............................................................................... 09 20. RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil) initiative ........................................ 10 21. India ranks 130 in UN's human development index.................................... 10 2. Issues on Social Development ....................................................... 11 - 25 EDUCATION 1. Vidyalakshmi Portal ...................................................................................... 11 2. National Sports University Bill, 2018 ........................................................... 11 HEALTH 3. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat or AB-NHPM)...... 11 WOMEN AND CHILDREN 4. Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).............................................. 13 5. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana............................................................................ 13 6. Kanyashree scheme ....................................................................................... 13 7. Poshan Maah (National Nutrition Month).................................................... 14 8. International Women Entrepreneurs Summit................................................ 14 UNDER PRIVILIGED AND WEAKER SECTIONS 9. Commission for denotified, semi-nomadic, nomadic tribes .......................... 15 10. Atal Pension Yojana .................................................................................... 15 SKILL DEVELOPMENT 11. Invest India .................................................................................................. 15 12. “Innovate India Platform”.......................................................................... 16 13. “Pitch to MOVE”........................................................................................ 16 BILLS AND ACTS 14. Manipur People’s Protection Bill ............................................................... 17 15. Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 ..................................... 17 16. 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill .......................................................... 18 17. Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 ....................................................... 18 18. Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018 19 19. Assam NRC.................................................................................................. 20 20. Uttarakhand high court as legal guardian of cows..................................... 22 21. Article 35A................................................................................................... 23 22. Section 377 .................................................................................................. 23 23. Aadhar verdict ............................................................................................ 24 3. International Issues........................................................................ 26 - 33 1. World Customs Organisation (WCO) ........................................................... 26 2. Global compact for migration....................................................................... 26 3. Israel Adopts Jewish Nation-State Law ........................................................ 26 4. Girinka Programme....................................................................................... 27 5. BRICS 2018 Summit ...................................................................................... 27 6. International Nitrogen Initiative ................................................................... 28 7. Quad grouping............................................................................................... 28 8. SCO Peace Mission Exercise ........................................................................ 29 9. Indian Ocean Conference.............................................................................. 29 10. Venezuela crisis........................................................................................... 29 11. ‘Horizon 2020’ ........................................................................................... 30 12. SAARC Agri Cooperative Business Forum ................................................. 30 13. BIMSTEC summit ........................................................................................ 31 14. East Asia Summit......................................................................................... 31 15. Spain offers referendum on greater Catalan autonomy.............................. 32 16. COMCASA................................................................................................... 33 4. Environment................................................................................... 34 – 41 1. Pangolin smuggling racket............................................................................ 34 2. Earth Overshoot Day 2018............................................................................ 35 3. “PARIVESH” ................................................................................................ 35 4. Green Mahanadi Mission .............................................................................. 36 5. Naturalized species........................................................................................ 36 6. World Network of Biosphere Reserves .......................................................... 37 7. Genetic bank for wildlife conservation.......................................................... 37 8. ‘IOWave18’ ..................................................................................................