Current Affairs 23rd August 2018
NATIONAL
- President Ram Nath Kovind appointed governors for seven states Bihar, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura.
The newly appointed Governors of 7 states are as follows-1. Satya Pal Malik – Jammu & Kashmir (Replaced NN Vohra)2. Tathagata Roy – Meghalaya (Replaced Ganga Prasad)3. Lalji Tandon – Bihar (Replaced Satya Pal Malik)4. Ganga Prasad – Sikkim (Replaced Shriniwas Patil)5. Kaptan Singh Solanki -Tripura (Replaced Tathagata Roy)6. Satyadev Narayan Arya – Haryana (Replaced Kaptan Singh Solanki)7. Baby Rani Maurya – Uttarakhand (Replaced K K Paul).
- In a tribute to the late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved the proposal to rename Naya Raipur as ‘Atal Nagar’.
INTERNATIONAL
- 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.
AWARDS
- Spin legend Shane Warne will talk about his extraordinary cricketing career and his life off the pitch besides unveiling several unknown facts in his autobiography titled ‘No Spin’ which will be published in October 2018.
- Veteran cricketer VVS Laxman, known for the suppleness of his wrists, has penned down his autobiography titled, “281 and Beyond”. The book will be released this year in November.
SPORTS
- Serena Williams (with earnings of $18.1 million) 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.
- Shooter Rahi Sarnobat won the women’s 25m Pistol event at Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia. With this, she becomes the first ever Indian female shooter to win gold in the history of Asian Games.
