IMPORTANT WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2018

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TOP 12 IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR ALL COMPETITIVE WRITTEN EXAMS

  1. India has been designated as a nodal centre for preparing flash-flood forecasts by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
  2. Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to implement the national policy on biofuels unveiled by the Centre in May this year.
  3. India on successfully test-fired the endo-atmospheric Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, which is a part of the country's ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield.
  4. The US has eased export controls for high-technology product sales to India (only South Asian country) by designating it as a Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1).
  5. The famous Kadaknath chicken meat from Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh has now got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
  6. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, handed over two fully indigenous battle tank engines, V-46-6 and V92S2, that power the T-72 Ajeya tank and the T-90 Bhishma tank, produced by the Engine Factory Avadi (EFA), to the Vice Chief of Army Staff.
  7. The Andhra Pradesh Government has approved the "Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham" scheme that makes unemployed youth in the state, eligible of receiving Rs 1000 per month from the government.
  8. The UN E-Government Survey 2018 has ranked India at 96 position for its performance in development and execution of information technologies, up from 107 in 2016 and 118 in 2014.
  9. The Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been taken away from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and brought under the domain of the Finance Ministry.
  10. The Indian Railways organised a programme on Ethics in Public Governance and launched “Mission Satyanishtha” held at National Rail Museum, New Delhi.
  11. Telangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Communication department (ITE&C) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tech Mahindra to launch India’s first Blockchain district.
  12. The high range Idukki dam, one of the highest arch reservoirs in Asia, is set to be opened for the first time in 26 years. The dam's shutters were last opened in 1981 and 1992.

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