Current affairs notes on 03/08/2018

1.India has been ranked 96th in the United Nation’s E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018. The overall score of 0.9551 on the E-Participation sub-index has put India among top 15 countries in the list of 193 counties Denmark is the world leader, both on E-Government index and E-Participation sub-index.

2.The Government of Odisha has launched a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign “Heartbeats for Hockey” to attract fans for 2018 men’s hockey World Cup.

3.Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, has won the 2018 Fields Medal for his profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics.

4.141st birth anniversary of freedom fighter and designer of Indian National Flag Pingali Venkayya was observed on August 2, 2018.

5.The Lok Sabha has passed the 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill providing for a National Commission for Backward Classes as a constitutional body.The bill provides for the grant of constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) on par with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.

6. Andhra Pradesh government has launched ‘Mukhya Mantri-Yuva Nestham’. Under the scheme, an allowance of Rs 1000 per month will be provided to unemployed youth in the state.


7.DRDO conducted the successful test of the Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Area Defence (AAD) from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. It is an endo-atmospheric missile, capable of intercepting incoming targets at an altitude of 15 to 25 kms.




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