RRB English Current Affairs 12th August 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. NITI Aayogand the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) announced a partnership to work on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of India.
2. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the first phase of UP Deference Corridorin Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
3. Gurugram has been declared as India’s most polluted city out of 62cities in the country by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in it’s Air quality index (AQI) .
4. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi , approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)beyond the 12th five year plan period.
5. India Science Technology and Innovation portal launched by Vigyan Prasar
6. Operation ‘Madad’ by Southern Naval Command

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

7. SCO Peace Mission Exercise 2018will be conducted by Central Military Commission of Russia at Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk, 

BANKING & FINANCE

8. Reserve Bank of India’s survey of inward remittances for 2016-17 has stated that, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)is the top source of inward remittances, and Kerala has received the maximum funds sent from abroad.
9. RBI to pay Rs 50,000 cr dividend to govt for FY18 in line with Budget estimate for the July 2017-June 2018 financial year
10. Urban co-op lender SVC Bank partnered with DHFL Pramerica Life, Aditya Birla Health for bancassurance

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

11. Amazon inked MoU with UP govt to boost MSME entrepreneurs under ODOP scheme

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

12. Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramaniwas appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
13. Justice Gita Mittalbecame the first-ever woman Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court .
14. Justice Aniruddha Bosetook an oath as the 12^thChief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.
15. Justice Rajendra Menonwas sworn in as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
16. Rekha Sharmahas been appointed the chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW).
17. Ram Sewak Sharmawas given two-year extension as chairpersonof Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
18. Paresh Sukthankar, deputy managing director of HDFC Bankresigned from his post.

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

19. Paytm acquired Bengaluru-based Balance Technology

BOOKS & AUTHORS

20. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu released the Book ‘Bebak Baat’written by Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Programme Implementation, in New Delhi.

IMPORTANT DAYS

21. 7^thAugust2018, National Handloom Day (NHD-2018) was celebrated all over India.