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CURRENT AFFAIRS
AUGUST - 2018
KALAM ACADEMY, NO.S.186, PAPER MILLS ROAD, PERAVALLUR (OPP.TO AGARAM JUNCTION) PH.95001424412
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF AUGUST 2018
Drone Regulations 1.0 India's first biofuel powered flight
To take effect from: 01 Dec 2018
From : Dehradun to Delhi
Points to remember Operated by: Spicejet Airlines
1. Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) or
Fuel developed by: Dehradun-based CSIR-
Drones have been classified into 5 categories
Indian Institute of Petroleum
depending upon the weight namely nano, micro,
Biofuel composition: Mix of the oil extracted
small, medium and large.
from the seeds of Jatropha plant and aviation
turbine fuel
2. Operations of RPAS to be enabled through
Digital Sky Platform. The RPAS operations will
Neta App
be based on NPNT (No Permission, No Take Purpose: To rate and review political
off). representatives.
Launched by: Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Former
3. Air space has been divided into three zones President of India
viz. Red Zone: flying not permitted, Yellow Zone Developed by: Pratham Mittal of Outgrow.co
(controlled airspace): permission required Platforms: Android, iOS
before flying, andGreen Zone (uncontrolled Languages available: 16
airspace): automatic permission.
3rd Indian Ocean Conference
4. Area around airports; near international
Venue: Hanoi (Vietnam)
border, Vijay Chowk in Delhi; State Secretariat
Dates: 27 and 28 August 2018
Complex in State Capitals, strategic
Chairperson: Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, PM of
locations/vital and military installations; etc. are
Sri Lanka
defined as No Drone Zones.
Inaugurated by: Smt Sushma Swaraj, External
Affairs Minister of India
5. All RPAS except nano and those owned by
Theme: Building Regional Architechtures
NTRO, ARC and Central Intelligence Agencies
are to be registered and issued with Unique
Identification Number (UIN). Blockchain Bond - Bond-i
Launched by: World Bank
6. Drones are allowed to fly only during daytime Name: Bond-i, (Blockchain Operated New Debt
and upto a maximum of 400 ft altitude. Instrument)
KALAM ACADEMY, NO.S.186, PAPER MILLS ROAD, PERAVALLUR (OPP.TO AGARAM JUNCTION) PH.95001424413
Points to remember 4. Delegates from 25 other countries are also
1. Blockchain platform built by: Commonwealth participating in the conclave
Bank of Australia 5. Delegates would be taken for site visits to
2. Tenure of the bond: 2 years from 28 Aug Aurangabad, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodhgaya and
2018 to 28 Aug 2020. Sarnath.
3. Rate of interest: 2.20% 6. Partner country for the conclave: Japan
4. Amount raised: $80.4 million. 7. Theme: Buddha Path – The Living Heritage
5. Technological support for running the bonds:
Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service Kofi Annan - 7th UN Secretary
General
Kuldip Nayar - Veteran Date of Birth: 08 April 1938
Journalist Date of Death: 18 August 2018
UN Secretary General from 1997 to 2006
Date of Birth: 14 August 1923
Nationality: Ghana
Date of Death: 23 August 2018
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 along with
Positions held: High Commissioner to UK and
UNO
Rajya Sabha member
Books authored: Beyond the lines Test firing of HeliNa
(Autobiography); India – The Critical years;
Distant Neighbours – A tale of the subcontinent; HeliNa - Helicopter launched Anti-tank
India After Nehru; The Judgement:Inside story Guided Missile
of the emergency in India; Wall at Wagah – HeliNa is a helicopter launched version of anti-
India Pakistan Relations; Without Fear: The Life tank missile Nag developed by DRDO
and Trial of Bhagat Singh Range - 7 to 8 km
Test fired at - Pokhran, Rajasthan
6th International Buddhist Test fired from - HAL built helicopter Rudra
Conclave 2018
11th World Hindi Conference
Venue: Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi and
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) Dates: 18 to 20 Aug 2018
Dates: 23 to 26 Aug 2018 Venue: Mauritius
Points to remember Inaugurated by : Mauritius PM Shri Pravind
1. Launch of website: indiathelandofbuddha.in Kumar Jugnauth
2. Ministerial level delegation from Bangladesh, Theme: Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiya Sanskriti
Indonesia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are Ease of Living Index
participating in the conclave.
KALAM ACADEMY, NO.S.186, PAPER MILLS ROAD, PERAVALLUR (OPP.TO AGARAM JUNCTION) PH.95001424414
Launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Events during his tenure as the PM of India:
Affairs on 13th August 2018 1. 2nd Nuclear Test named Smiling Buddha
Assessment carried out by - M/s IPSOS carried out by India at Pokhran in May 1998
Research Private Limited in consortium with 2. Historic Delhi - Lahore bus service was
M/s Athena Infonomics India Private Limited started in February 1999
and Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 3. Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan
Total number of cities studied - 111 took place from May to July 1999
Top 5 cities - 1. Pune; 2. Navi Mumbai; 3. 4. Indian Airlines flight IC 814 was hijacked and
Greater Mumbai; 4. Tirupati; 5. Chandigarh India had to return Masood Azhar and other
Bottom 5 cities - 107. Bhagalpur; 108. Bihar terrorists in exchange for passengers.
Sharif; 109. Patna; 110. Kohima; 111. Rampur 5. Terrorist attack on Indian Parliament took
place on 13 Dec 2001
2018 Global Liveability Index 6. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and
Released by: Economist Intelligence Unit, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan were launched.
London Shri Ajit Wadekar - Cricketer
Top 5 cities - 1. Vienna (Austria); 2. Melbourne Born: 01 April 1941
(Australia); 3. Osaka (Japan); 4. Calgary Death: 15 August 2018
(Canada); 5. Sydney (Australia) Points to remember
1. First Captain of India's ODI team
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2. Awarded Arjuna Award in 1967 and Padma
Shri in 1972
Born: 25 December 1924
3. Awarded BCCI's CK Nayudu Lifetime
Death: 16 August 2018
Achievement Award in 2012
Prime Minister of India from: 16.05.96 to
4. Tests played - 37 and ODIs played - 2
01.06.96; 19.03.98 to 10.10.99; 10.10.99 to
Documentary on President's Bodyguard
22.05.2004
Produced by: National Geographic
Minister of External Affairs: 26.03.1977 to
Directed by: Shri Robin Roy
28.07.1979
Narration by: Shri Amitach Bachchan
Birth Place: Gwalior
The documentary tells the story of the
AWARDS: Bharat Ratna: 2015; Padma
President’s Bodyguard, the oldest surviving
Vibhushan: 1992; Outstanding Parliamentarian
mounted unit and one of the senior most
Award: 1994; Bangladesh Liberation War
regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment was
Honour: 2015
founded in 1773 and was known as the
KALAM ACADEMY, NO.S.186, PAPER MILLS ROAD, PERAVALLUR (OPP.TO AGARAM JUNCTION) PH.95001424415
Governor General's Bodyguard during the Purpose: To probe the outer corona of the
British Raj. Sun. It will be the first spacecraft to fly into the
Report on Station Cleanliness low corona. It will fly as close as 3.8 million
Conducted by: Quality Council of India (QCI) miles from the Sun's surface.
Rankings: A1 category stations (out of 75) Shri VS Naipaul
1. Jodhpur/North-Western Railway Born: 17 August 1932 (Trinidad and Tobago)
2. Jaipur/North-Western Railway Death: 11 August 2018
3. Tirupati/South-Central Railway Nationality: British
Rankings: A category stations (out of 332) Booker Prize: 1971 for "In a Free State"
1. Marwar/North-Western Railway Nobel Prize: 2001
2. Phulera/North-Western Railway Notable works: A House for Mr Biswas; A
3. Warangal/South-Central Railway Flag on the Island; In a Free State; A Bend in
Zonal Railway rankings the River; An Area of Darkness; India: A
1. North Western Railway Wounded Civilization India: A Million
2. South Central Railway Mutinies Now
3. East Coast Railway Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha -
Note: This is the third survey of its kind. First Election
survey conducted by IRCTC in 2016 by NDA Candidate: Harivansh Narayan Singh (won
conducting interviews of passengers at the - 125 votes).
stations on various parameters of cleanliness Joint opposition candidate - BK Hariprasad (lost
and rating them on these bases. The second - 105 votes).
survey in 2017 was conducted by Quality Former Dy Chairperson: Prof PJ Kurien
Council of India. Registration Mark for battery operated
Shri Somnath Chatterjee vehicles
Born: 25 July 1929 The Central Govt has notified amendments to
Death: 13 August 2018 Motor Vehicle Rules 1989 relating to registration
Speaker of the Lok Sabha from: 2004 to 2009 mark on battery operated vehicles.
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award: 1996 Transport vehicles: Yellow colour on green
Launch of Parker Solar Probe background.
Launched by : NASA All other battery operated vehicles: White
Launched on : 11 August 2018 colour on green background.
Launched from : Cape Canaveral
Launch Vehicle: Delta IV-Heavy with Upper
Stage
KALAM ACADEMY, NO.S.186, PAPER MILLS ROAD, PERAVALLUR (OPP.TO AGARAM JUNCTION) PH.95001424416
Important Days of August International Day Shri M. Karunanidhi
of the World's Indigenous Peoples: 09 August Born: 03 June 1924 Died: 07 aug 2018.
2018 Points to be noted
Designated by: United Nations General 1. Served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for 5
Assembly times
First observed: 1995 2. Popularly referred to as Kalaignar meaning
Theme: Indigenous peoples’ migration and artist in Tamil
movement 3. He worked as a screenwriter for films, his first
International Youth Day: 12 August 2018 film being Rajakumaari.
Designated by: United Nations General 4. He was awarded honorary doctorate by
Assembly Annamalai University
First observed: 2000 5. Books written by him: Thenpandi Chingam,
Theme: Safe Space for Youth Payum Puli Pandara Vanniyan, Ponnar
World Elephant Day: 12 August 2018 Sankar
Designated by: Patricia Sims and Elephant
Reintroduction Programme of Thailand Move Hack
First observed: 2012
What is it? - Global Mobility Hackathon to
Theme: Bringing the world together to help
crowdsource solutions aimed at the future of
elephants
mobility in India.
World Humanitarian Day: 19 August 2018
Launched by - NITI Aayog
Designated by: United Nations General
No of legs (stages) - 3 (Online, Singapore and
Assembly
Delhi)
First observed: 2009
Winners will be announced at - Move Summit in
Theme: #NotATarget
Delhi on 7 and 8 Sep 2018
International Day against Nuclear Tests: 29
In partnership with - Govt of Singapore
August 2018
Knowledge Partner - PwC
Designated by: United Nations General
Strategic Partner - NASSCOM
Assembly
Constitution (One hundred and twenty third)
First observed: 2010
Amendment Bill, 2017
International Day of Victims of Enforced
Purpose: To accord constitutional status to
Disappearances: 30 August 2018
National Commission for Backward Classes
Designated by: United Nations General
The position prior to the bill
Assembly
a. Article 338 of the Indian Constitution
First observed: 2011
establishes National Commission for Scheduled
KALAM ACADEMY, NO.S.186, PAPER MILLS ROAD, PERAVALLUR (OPP.TO AGARAM JUNCTION) PH.95001424417
Castes and lays down its duties and powers in recommendations on Yoga Education in
that respect. Universities has identified 6 universities for
b. Article 338A (Inserted by Const. Amendment introduction of yoga departments.
Act, 2003) establishes National Commission for 1. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal
Scheduled Tribes and lays down its duties and University, Uttarakhand
power in that respect. 2. Visva Bharti Shantiniketan, West Bengal
c. Article 342 deals with President's powers to 3. Central University of Rajasthan
specify tribes as Scheduled Tribes 4. Central University of Kerala
5. Indira Gandhi National Tribal University,
The position after the current bill Madhya Pradesh and
a. Article 338B is inserted after 338 which 6. Manipur University
establishes National Commission for Backward
Classes and lays down its duties and powers in Mohun Bagan Awards 2017-18
that respect.
b. Article 342A is inserted after 342 which deals Mohun Bagan Ratan - Pradip Chowdhury
with the President's powers to specify socially Best Footballer Award - Shilton Paul
and educationally backward classes. Best Cricketer Award - Sudip Chatterjee
c. Amendment of Article 366 by insertion of Best Youth Footballer Award - Sourav Das
clause 26C which defines socially and Special Award - Rahim Ali
educationally backward classes. World Badminton Championships
Note: The amendment bill has introduced 2018
alongside National Commission for Backward
Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports
Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 which repeals
Park Arena in Nanjing, China.
National Commission for Backward Classes Act,
Dates: 30 July to 5 August 2018.
1993 which had established the National
Mens's Singles title winner - Kento Momota
Commission for Backward Classes.
(Japan)
Mens's Singles title runner-up - Shi Yuqi (China)
Universities identified for starting Womens's Singles title winner - Carolina Marin
Yoga Departments (Spain)
Womens's Singles title runner-up - PV Sindhu
A committee under the chairpersonship of Prof. (India)
H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor, Swami Women's World Hockey World Cup 2018
Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Venue: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis
Bengaluru (S-VYASA) for making Centre, London
KALAM ACADEMY, NO.S.186, PAPER MILLS ROAD, PERAVALLUR (OPP.TO AGARAM JUNCTION) PH.95001424418
Dates: 21 July to 5 August 2018. detrimental especially in heinous offences like
Winner - Netherlands (record 8th time) sexual exploitation of SC/ST women including
Runner-up - Ireland rape, gangrape, acid attacks and murder etc.
Point-wise details: Section 18A has been
SC and ST (Prevention of
inserted which states that:-
Atrocities) Amendment Bill (1) For the purpose of the PoA Act,-
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled 1. preliminary enquiry shall not be required for
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment registration of a First Information Report against
Bill,2018 has been passed by the Indian any person; or
Parliament recently. 2. the investigating officer shall not require
Background : The directions of Hon’ble approval for arrest, if necessary, of any person,
Supreme Court in their judgment dated against whom an accusation of having
20.03.2018 in Dr. Subhash Kashinath committed an offence under the PoA Act has
Mahajan Vs the State of Maharashtra and been made and no procedure other than
Another amount to amending the PoA Act and provided under the PoA Act or the Code of
have diluted the provisions of the PoA Act. Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall apply.
The directions of the Hon’ble Court to conduct a (2) The provision of section 438 of the Code
preliminary inquiry within seven days by the Dy. shall not apply to a case under the Act,
S.P. concerned to find out whether the notwithstanding any judgment or order or
allegations make out a case under the PoA Act direction of any Court.
and that arrest in Abbreviations in News
appropriate cases may be made only after ARIAA: Atal Ranking of Institutions on
approval by the S.S.P., would delay registration Innovation Achievements
of First Information Report (FIR) and will impede
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strict enforcement of the provision of the POA
Act. Moving On, Moving Forward – Shri Venkaiah
All this would adversely affect the very objective Naidu
of the Act to prevent commission of atrocities Atalji ne Kaha – Shri Brijendra Rehi
against members of SC and ST and be severely
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