DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS (ENGLISH)

Kempegowda International Airport is world’s second fastest growing airport The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru has been ranked as the second fastest growing among top 20 major airports in the world during the first half of 2018. The airport recorded 1,58,50,352 passenger transit from the month of January to June this …

Sushma Swaraj inaugurates Panini Language lab in Mauritius External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj inaugurated ‘Panini Language Laboratory’ at Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI) in Mauritius. The lab, gifted by the Indian government, will help MGI in teaching Indian languages in Mauritius. Education Minister of Mauritius Leela Devi Dookun and other …

20th August Current Affairs 2018   Conclusion: Exercise Pitch Black 2018 Ex Pitch Black a biennial multi-national large force employment warfare exercise was hosted by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from 24 Jul 18 to 18 Aug 18 in Darwin, Australia. Indian Air Force had earlier participated in the exercise …

24th World Congress of Philosophy held in Beijing, China The World Congress of Philosophy is organized every five years by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) in collaboration with one of its member societies. The XXIV World Congress will be held in Beijing, China, from August 13 to August …

First genetic bank for rare species inaugurated in Hyderabad National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank (NWGRB) was inaugurated at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology’s (CCMB) Laboratory of Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) facility in Hyderabad, Telangana. The genetic bank will cryopreserve living cell lines, gametes and embryos of endangered wild …

Pune best city to live in, Bengaluru ranked 58th Bengaluru does not figure even in the top 25 Indian cities in the Ease of Living Index, which rates Pune as the best city to live in. Bengaluru was rated 58th among major cities surveyed to assess living conditions of urban …

Nasa launches mission to ‘touch the Sun’ US space agency Nasa has launched its mission to send a satellite closer to the Sun than any before. The Parker Solar Probe rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The probe is set to become the fastest-moving manmade object in history. Its …

PRATIBANDHIT SAHITYA MEIN SWATANTRATA SANGRAM inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh Sharma The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma inaugurated an exhibition entitled ‘Prathibandhit Sahitya mein Swatantrata Sangram’ (Freedom Movement through Proscribed Literature) in the premises of National …

Indo-Nepal Tourism Forum to be set up The second meeting of tourism Joint Working Group (JWG) between India and Nepal was held in Kathmandu on 06.07.2018. In this meeting it was agreed to set up the Indo Nepal Tourism Forum with representation from government and private sector from both sides …