INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Telangana Government launches Disaster Response Force (DRF) vehicles
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Esala Maha Perehera festivalstarted in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
- Germany surpasses Japan again with world’s largest current account surplus: Ifo
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- IRDAI directs insurance companies to cover mental illness in policies
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Delhi government’s additional director of health S.K. Arora bags WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Award
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Srikumar Menon concurrently appointed the next Ambassador of India to Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- India successfully tests indigenously Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ and Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW)
SPORTS
- Cincinnati Masters 2018 or Western & Southern Open 2018
- SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship was held at Changlimithang Stadium, in
IMPORTANT DAYS
- World Mosquito Day – August 20