Current affairs notes on 22/08/2018

1.Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched a silver medal in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the 18th Asian Games on 21st August, 2018. Rajput had won the gold medal at the 50m rifle 3 positions in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018.

2.The first-ever joint air exercise involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) commenced at Subang Air Base in Malaysia. 

3.The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), India's next indigenous fighter, is expected to make its first flight by 2032.This is India's only fifth generation aircraft programme. The AMCA will feature geometric stealth and will initially fly with two GE-414 engines.

4.Serena Williams was the highest paid female athlete for a third consecutive year in 2018, according to "List Of Highest Paid Female Athletes 2018" published by Forbes. Indian badminton player P.V. Sindhu is at seventh place .

5.Veteran cricketer VVS Laxman has penned down his autobiography titled, "281 and Beyond". The book will be released this year in November. 

6.Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced to set up Cyclone Warning Centre in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. It also proposed to set up C-band Doppler weather radar at Mangalore, Karnataka.

7.Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister Raman Singh renamed Naya Raipur city as Atal Nagar to tribute the late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

8.The 2018 International Buddhist Conclave (IBC) will be inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind with theme “Buddha Path – The Living Heritage” in New Delhi on August 23. The aim of the conclave is to showcase Buddhist Heritage in India and boost tourism.Japan would be the partner Country for the 2018 Buddhist conclave.

9. Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat has become the first-ever Indian woman to win an individual shooting medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. She bagged gold in the 25m pistol final event.

10.Satya Pal Malik has been appointed the new Governor of Jammu & Kashmir. He will replace N N Vohra.

11.The International Labour Organization has published India Wage Report.Daily wages in urban areas (₹384) also remain more than twice as high as those in rural areas (₹175).The gender wage gap decreased from 48% in 1993-94 to 34% in 2011-12,

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