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Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 26Th August to 01St September 2018 1 Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 26th August to 01st September 2018 1 Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 26th August to 01st September 2018 Table of Contents Awards & Honours ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Days & Events ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 International Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 3 National Affairs ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 India & World ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Personalities in News ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Environment ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Government Policies & Schemes ........................................................................................................................... 7 Science & Technology ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Committees & Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 9 Business & Economy ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Sports .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Defence ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 2 Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 26th August to 01st Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 19th to 25th September 2018 August 2018 Awards & Honours Dr B.K. Misra named for Dr B.C. Roy award Eminent neurosurgeon Dr. Basant Kumar Misra has been named for the prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National Award. Dr B.C. Roy National Award is the highest medical honour of India, instituted by the Medical Council of India in 1962. Misra is the Head of Department of Surgery as well as Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery at Mumbai's P.D. Hinduja Hospital. Nehal crowned as Miss Universe India International Affairs Nehal Chudasama is crowned as the new Yamaha BIMSTEC summit concludedn in Kathmandu Fascino Miss Diva - Miss Universe India 2018. She will compete at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant The 4th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral in Bangkok in December 2018. Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Aditi Hundia from Jaipur won Yahama Fascino Miss summit concluded on 31st August 2018. Diva Universe Supranational 2018, and the Yahama The summit concluded with the signing and adoption Fascino Miss Diva 2018 - Second Runner-up title of the 'Kathmandu Declaration' by all the seven went to Lucknow's Roshni Sheoran. members. BIMSTEC comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Bharat and Sonam receive Magsaysay Award Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Two Indian nationals, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam It was launched in 1997. Wangchuk, were given the Ramon Magsaysay Aung won't be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize award Since 1988, Vatwani has helped around 7,000 mental The Norwegian Nobel Committee said that the Nobel patients, reuniting many of them with their families. Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be Wangchuk has been recognised withdrawn. systematic, collaborative and community driven Aung San Suu Kyi, who leads the Myanmar reform of learning systems in Ladakh. government and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for campaigning for democracy. Important Awards & Honors (20-25 Aug 2018) The rules regulating the Nobel Prizes do not allow for Former Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag has a prize to be withdrawn. been awarded United States (US) 'Legion of Merit'. G20 Digital Economy meeting in Argentina Gopalkrishna Gandhi was honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award for promoting communal The G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting was harmony and peace. held in Salta, Argentina. David Beckham will receive the UEFA President's The theme of the meeting was 'Building consensus Award for his contribution to football and for for fair and sustainable development'. promoting the sport around the world. The meeting took place as part of Sherpa Track for Argentina by end of 2018. Days & Events Vietnam to host Indian Ocean conference India celebrates its National Sports Day The third edition of Indian Ocean Conference is set The National Sports Day is celebrated every year on to begin on August 27 at Hanoi, the capital of August 29 on the birth anniversary of Indian hockey Vietnam. legend Major Dhyan Chand. The theme of the two- day conference will focus on This year, though, the date has been postponed to Building Regional Architectures September 25 so the Indian athletes could return regards to trade and commerce, security and from Asian Games 2018. governance. On this day, Arjuna and Khel Ratna awards are Earlier, the conference was held in Singapore and Sri conferred by the President of India to celebrate the Lanka in 2016 and 2017 respectively. achievements of athletes in the country. Important International News (20-25 Aug 2018) 3 Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 26th August to 01st Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 19th to 25th September 2018 August 2018 Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet named The World Bank has approved in principle a financial 'Kowsar' at a defence show in Tehran. assistance of Rs. 929.89 crore for a water supply and The fourth Summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for sewerage project in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic The final negotiation meeting for loan sanction will Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will be held be held on October 24, 2018. at Kathmandu on August 30 and 31, 2018. The assistance will be made as a development policy Scott Morrison is the new Australia's Prime Minister. loan. The World Bank has launched the world's first There are six sources of drinking water supply to blockchain-only bond named 'bond-i'. Shimla town including Gumma and Giri. Ladakh commissions Tesla-made pump National Affairs BlackHOLE Mumbai Airport has been renamed designed by Tesla to tackle its waste problem. The plant converts all the waste collected, except The Mumbai Airport will be known as glass, to ash. the It also does not use any fuel or electricity to carry out Airport. its task. This move comes almost two years after Maharashtra The garbage that accumulates in pockets of Ladakh Assembly passed a resolution regarding the addition comes close to 15 to 16 tonnes a day during the peak tourist seasons from June to August. The Mumbai Airport was first known as the Sahar International Airport. Supreme Court Notice To Centre, WhatsApp However, the name was changed in 1999 Responding to a plea, the Supreme Court issued a to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. notice to the government and messaging service GoAir to start international operations provider WhatsApp. The plea sought direction to restrain Whatsapp from Budget airline GoAir will start international proceeding with its payments systems unless it fully operations from October 11, 2018. complies with RBI's provisions. The inaugural flights will operate to Phuket from Whatsapp does not comply with the provision of New Delhi and Mumbai. mandating a Grievance Officer and KYC norms laid The airline will also launch flights to Male in Maldives down by the Reserve Bank of India. from Mumbai and Delhi on October 14. GoAir will be the sixth domestic carrier to have MoU signed for development of Arogyamitras international operations. A MoU was signed between the National Skill Law Commission endorses simultaneous polls Development Corporation (NSDC) and National Health Agency, to provide capacity building for The Law Commission of India recommended holding Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the As per the MoU, NSDC will ensure quality training of State Assemblies to save public money. Arogyamitra through its network of Skill The Commission said simultaneous polls would help Development Centres. All the currently Pradhan Arogyamitras will be certified by health care sector skill council. The exercise would also stop the drain on the administrative set-up and security forces. 2nd marriage won't be void during divorce pet SC/ST cannot claim quota in another state The Supreme Court has clarified that a second marriage is valid even if divorce proceedings of the The Supreme Court held that a member of a first marriage are pending in court. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community Section 5(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act places a bar cannot claim the benefit of reservation in on marriage by a person who has a spouse living at government employment in other
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