Daily Current Affairs August 18, 2020 at 06:36AM

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Daily one liner current affairs:18 August 2020

• 18 August : National Couples Day

• Central bank of India  appoints Ashwini Kumar Shukla as Chief Risk Officer

• Nitin Gadkari lays Foundation Stone for 13 highway projects in Manipur worth over Rs 3,000 crore

• The highway projects involve development of 316 km road in the state

• Ministry of AYUSH launches “Ayush for Immunity” campaign

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs launches Tribal Health & Nutrition Portal ‘Swasthya’

• Kevin de Bruyne named Premier League Player of the Season 2019-20

• MCX to launch India’s first bullion index, Bulldex

• Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Spanish Grand Prix 2020

• Former Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh Minister Chetan Chauhan passes away

• PM Modi Announces One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG) initiative

• ISRO and IISc Researchers develops sustainable process for making ‘Space Bricks’ on Moon

• Indian Coast Guard Launches Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS ‘Sarthak’, built by Goa Shipyard Limited

• India announces 500 mn assistance for major connectivity project in Maldives and 250 mn as budgetary support

• Nagaland Government Rolls-Out Centralized e-commerce platform “YellowChain”

• Kaushik Khona appointed as CEO of GoAir

• HDFC Bank launches “Shaurya KGC Card” for agriculture loans for military and paramilitary professionals

• Punjab National Bank launches campaign named ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’

• Cricketer M.S. Dhoni announces retirement from all forms of international cricket

• Cricketer Suresh Raina announces retirement

• Kiren Rijiju launches initiative of Fit India Youth Clubs to promote fitness among every citizen

• PM Modi launches National Digital Health Mission, where all Indians will get Health IDs

• India Celebrates 74th Independence Day on 15 August 2020

• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launches Indigenisation portal SRIJAN

• West Bengal launches Karma Sathi Prakalpa Scheme to provide soft loans, subsidies to unemployed youth

• India Extends 1 Million Assistance To Antigua and Barbuda To Combat COVID-19

• Odisha bags top position in implementation of AMRUT scheme

• Assam Launches Orunodoi (the rising sun) Scheme to financially empower women

• Goa’s ‘Khaje’, ‘Harmal Chilli’ and ‘Moira banana’ get GI tag

• Bangladesh is observing the National Mourning Day marking the 45th anniversary 

• Day mark assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15th August 1975

• Vietnam's health ministry has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine.

• Custom-made Boeing 777 as 'Air India One' for PM Modi, President Kovind, top dignitaries soon

• PM Modi announces optical fibre link connecting Lakshadweep, mainland India

• 51st International Film Festival of India to be held in goa, November

• DIAT develops Ayurvedic face mask, and antimicrobial body suit

• Uttar Pradesh becomes number one in conducting covid tests in country

• Odisha emerges as number 1 investment destination in the country

• RBI Board approves transfer of Rs 57,128 cr as surplus to central govt

• INOX Group to sponsor Indian team for Tokyo Olympics

• Sports Ministry to organise ‘Fit India Freedom Run’ from Aug 15- Oct 2

• Manipur observes Patriots’ day on 13 August ,commemorates heroes of 1891 Anglo-Manipuri war

• Google Partners with CWC of India for Flood Forecasting Initiatives

• Sudha Murthy, ITC’s Sivakumar bag Gramodaya awards

• Chhattisgarh Govt  Launched ‘Padhai Tuhar Para’ scheme for school students

• Indian Railways Constructing World’s Tallest Pier Bridge Across River Ijai in Manipur

• World’s tallest pier bridge, having height of 141 metres

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Launched ‘Nasha-Mukt Bharat’ Campaign