Current Affairs 18th August 2018
NATIONAL
- Ministry of Railways Launches Digital Screens To Spread Awareness About Indian Railways Heritage
- Ministry of Agriculture Proposes To UNFAO To Declare 2019 as ‘International Year of Millets’
INTERNATIONAL
- 24th World Congress of Philosophy Held in Beijing
- US Forms ‘Iran Action Group’ For Post-Nuclear Deal Policy
- Qatar To Invest 15 billion in Turkey’s Financial Markets And Banks
- Smitha V. Crishna Tops List of India’s Wealthiest Women
- US Singer Aretha Franklin Passes Away at 76
BANKING & ECONOMY
- EIU Releases Global Liveability Index 2018: Vienna tops, Delhi Stands 112th
- India Rating Lowers FY19 Growth Forecast to 7.2%
- PhonePe To Facilitate Convenient Payments On IRCTC App
AWARDS
- Ang Lee To Be Honoured By Directors Guild Of America
- 2018 Albany Medical Center Prize Awarded To 3 US Scientists
APPOINTMENTS
- K S Srinivas Appointed Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority
- Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Re-Elected Mali President
- Mario Abdo Benitez Sworn In As New President Of Paraguay
