Current Affairs 8th August 2018

Current Affairs 8th August 2018

NATIONAL

• Italian Bike-Maker Benelli Signs MoU For Plant in Telangana
• NITI Aayog Identified 117 Districts As Aspirational Districts For RUSA Scheme
• International Conference on ‘Sustainable Growth through Material Recycling’ Inaugurated In New Delhi
• Bidder Information Management System and Bhoomi Rashi-PFMS Linkage Portals Launched
• Parliament Passes Bill To Grant Constitutional Status To NCBC
• Government Sets Up GoM To Decide On RCEP Talks
• World’s 1st Thermal Battery Plant Inaugurated In Andhra Pradesh

INTERNATIONAL

• Saudi Arabia Freezes Trade Ties With Canada
• Indo-Thailand Joint Exercise ‘Maitree 2018’ Begins in Thailand
• Pacific Endeavor-2018 Under MCIP Starts in Kathmandu
• Google Releases ‘Android 9 Pie’

APPOINTMENTS

• Nikhil Nanda Appointed As Chairman And MD of Escorts
• Ajay Data, 1st Indian To Become Member in ICANN

SPORTS

• India Women Win Blitz Gold in Asian Nations Cup Chess Tourney