RRB English Current Affairs 7th September 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. India, US hold 2+2 dialogue concluded in New Delhi.
2. Government launches National Mission on Government e Marketplace (GeM)
3. Continuation of Centrally Sponsored Umbrella Scheme of Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats for 2017-20 approved by Cabinet
4. Supreme Court decriminalises Section 377: Consensual unnatural sex not a crime
5. US-India Business Council (USIBC), an American business advocacy group held its two-dayconference in 
6. Rail Minister Piyush Goyal along with Chief Minister of UP Yogi Adityanath launched the official websiteand app for Kumbh Mela, 2019 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
7. Minister of State for Tourism (I/C) Shri K.J. Alphonsannounced the sanction of  80.37 Crores for “Development of Rural Circuit: Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project’ in Kerala under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
8. Telengana Cabinet passed a resolution to dissolve the first Legislative Assembly .

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018inaugurated by Vice President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun concluded in Nepal.
10. Food and Drink Technology Africa 2018trade show concluded in Johannesburg, South Africa.
11. India ranked 19 in ‘Theft Ranking’ of nuclear weapons in Nuclear Security Index: NTI

BANKING & FINANCE

12. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought 46 tonneof gold in financial year 2017-18.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

13. Maryland-based Lockheed Martinannounced that the wings of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets will be produced in India as a part of Make in India‘ initiative.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

14. Justice Arup Kumar Goswami made Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
15. Akshay Kumar is the first honorary ambassador of Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

16. India, France to collaborate on human space mission of ISRO
17. Indian Air Forcefor the first time successfully conducted mid-air refuelling of Tejas MK I fighter jet by Indian Air Force’s Russian built Il-78 tanker.
18. Google announces new AI Technology to fight online child sexual abuse
19. Japanese researchers have developed a “space elevator”. Its first trial will be conducted on 11^thSeptember 2018, by launching a miniature version on satellites.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

20. Book on “Experiential Learning – Gandhiji’s Nai Talim” launched