IMPORTANT WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS AUGUST, 2018

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TOP IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR ALL COMPETITIVE WRITTEN EXAMS

  1. The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) founded in 1883, will start operating its regional centre on the campus of Wetland Research and Training Centre near Chilika Lake.
  2. SpiceJet Q-400 will operate a demonstration flight powered by biofuel from Dehradun to Delhi. The biofuel has been developed by Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
  3. The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched world's first wind-sensing satellite “Aeolus” from French Guiana.
  4. The Central government and the World Bank have signed 300 million dollar loan agreements for India Energy Efficiency Scale up Programme. The loan will be provided to EESL by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).


  1. Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on August 29, 2018, passed a bill for the creation of three new districts — Pakke-Kesang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi — in the state.
  2. 4th Asian Electoral Stakeholders Forum was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This was for the first time AESF was held in South Asia. The theme of AESF-IV was ‘Advancing Election Transparency and Integrity: Promoting and Defending Democracy Together.
  3. Google has launched Project Navlekha to expand the reach of Indian content. The project would allow Indian vernacular news publishers to get their content online.
  4. The Indian government and the European Union (EU), joined hands for Rs 240 crore research programme to develop a "Next Generation Influenza Vaccine" to protect citizens worldwide.
  5. The 3rd edition of Indian Ocean Conference held at Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The theme is ‘Building Regional Architectures’.

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