INDIAN AFFAIRS
- NITI Aayog expert group submits ‘Inventory and Revival of Springs in the Himalayas for Water Security’ report & urges plan to save springs in Himalayas
- Conference on E-Mobility in Indian Railways held in New Delhi
- Suresh Prabhu Launches Technology Initiatives for Coffee Stakeholders including “Coffee Connect” app & “Coffee KrishiTharanga” services
- Indian Ocean Wave Exercise 2018 (IOWave18)began in the Indian Ocean.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Ukraine started conducting the annual joint military exercise called Rapid Tridentin Ukrainian village of Starychi along with the US and the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member nations.
BANKING & FINANCE
- Canara bank opened portal to claim education loan interest subsidy
- RBI implemented the ‘Internal Ombudsman Scheme, 2018’ ; directed banks with over 10 branches to have IO
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 335 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)to West Bengal.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- HDFC ERGO launches “E@Secure” Cyber Insurance Policy for individuals
- Paytm Money App For Mutual Funds Launched with SIPs starting at just Rs 100
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- NALCO mine bags 5 awards at Mines Environment and Mineral Conservation (MEMC) week
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Arif Alvi was elected the 13th President of Pakistan.
SPORTS
- Lewis Hamiltonwon the Italian Grand Prix held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza track, in Italy.
- Japanese swimmerRikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable player in the 18th Asian Games by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
IMPORTANT DAYS
- National Nutrition Week -1stto 7th September