Current affairs notes on 25/08/2018
1.In a big step forward to strengthen the startup
ecosystem in Rajasthan, the Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje launched India's
largest business incubator the Bhamashah Techno Hub in Jaipur. The incubator
will provide end-to-end support to startups,
2.The
multi-nation counter-terror exercise Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Peace Mission 2018 has started at Chebarkul, Russia on August 24 to provide an
opportunity to the armed forces of SCO nations to train in counter terrorism
operations in urban scenario in a multinational and joint environment.
3.Indian shot putter Tejinder Pal Singh Toor from Punjab has
clinched Gold in men’s Shot-Put event with a record-shattering throw at the
2018 Jakarta Asian Games on August 25.
4.Renowned aerospace scientist Dr G Satheesh Reddy, who is
scientific adviser to the Defence minister, has been appointed new chairman of
the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) .
5.The
Odisha government has approved a proposal for setting up a legislative council
in the state. A resolution will be brought in the monsoon session of the Odisha
legislative Assembly.
6.The Centre has approved construction of nearly 1.12 lakh
more affordable houses for urban poor in eight states under the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojna, PMAY-Urban Programme launched by the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA), in Mission mode envisions
provision of Housing for All by 2022,
7.For the first time, India's only aircraft carrier INS
Vikramaditya will be fitted with a marine hydraulic system to boost the air
operations of the ship. Hydraulics technology uses fluid pressure to power
machines.
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