RRB English Current Affairs 6th August 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. 29^thGST Council meeting: Sub-committee formed under MoS Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla to address MSME woes
2. 122 New Research Project selected at a cost of Rs 112 Crore under IMPRINT-2 : HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
3. Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 gets President’s assent
4. India imposed new higher tariffs of 120% against 29goods imported from the United States.
5. Additional 180-day window for resolution of 34 stressed power firms: report by govt committee under Cabinet Secretary

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

6. Bloomberg’s data Japanis now the world’s second-largest stock market.
7. India-Israel collaborate to strengthen sectors of agriculture, health & environment

BANKING & FINANCE

8. India Post Payments Bank will be launched by PM Modi on August 21
9. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-fund-based Umbrella organisations(UO)at State levels to revive India’s co-operative banking sector.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

10. NASA names Sunita Williams, 8 others, for first space flights on commercial spacecraft
11. Chinese scientists have created the first single-chromosome yeastwithout affecting the majority of its functions.

SPORTS

12. India’s Gaganjeet Bhullarwon his first European Tour title at the Fiji International, at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, in Fiji.
13. Indian cricket captain Virat Kohlireached number 1 position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, as per the latest ICC ranking released on 5th August 2018.

OBITUARY

14. Library scientist Prof Krishna Shripadrao Deshpande passed away at 95