Banking and Financial Awareness:
- Bharti Axa Ties Up with Airtel Payments Bank to Offer the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’ (PMJJBY).
- According to SEBI, Investment in P-notes hits 9-year low at Rs 80,341 crore since 2009.
- UPI 2.0 unveiled by RBI Governor Urjit Patel with enhanced features developed by NPCI.
- SBI ranked as India’s most patriotic brand, Survey by UK based YouGov.
Appointments
- Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Becomes the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Re-Elected as Mali President
- K S Srinivas Appointed as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority.
- Former RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra appointed Independent Director of Indiabulls Housing Finance.
- Madhya Pardesh Governor, Anandiben Patel takes oath as Governor of Chhattisgarh.
- D Bala Venkatesh Varma has been appointed as the Ambassador to Russia.
Honour, Awards and Ranks
- Oscar-winning director Ang Lee to Be Honoured by Directors Guild of America (DGA).
- Smitha V. Crishna Tops List of India’s Wealthiest Women.
- EIU Releases Global Liveability Index 2018: Vienna Tops, Delhi Stands 112th.
- According to Forbes, Actress Scarlett Johansson has emerged as the world’s highest paid female actress.
Obituary
- Former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away.
- Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon, passed away
- Former member of Lok Sabha, Chennupati Vidya passed away.
- Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, passed away.
- US singer Aretha Franklin passed away.
- Former Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadekar, passed away.
- Asian Games gold medallist Hakam Singh passes away.
MOU’s, Agreement and Summits
- 11th World Hindi Conference started in Port Louis, Mauritius.
- 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) was held in Beijing, China, organized by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies, and Peking University.
Important Dates
- August 19 - World Humanitarian Day 2018, theme is: #NotATarget.
- August 19 - World photography day.
Important News – World
- Nepal-India Literature Festival 2018 Begins for strengthening Indo-Nepal ties in Birgunj inaugurated by Chief Minister of Province 2 Mohammad Lalbabu Raut.
Important News- India
- To Spread Awareness About Indian Railways Heritage, Ministry of Railways Launches Digital Screens.
- PM Modi Announces Launch of World’s Largest Healthcare Insurance On Independence Day to provide country’s poor access to quality and affordable healthcare.
- To maintain fund liquidity for the ongoing construction of 14 road packages under Postal Highway Project, Government has released 470 million Nepali rupees for Terai roads project in Nepal.
- India’s 1st Genetic Bank where the genetic material will be stored for posterity Inaugurated in Hyderabad.
- For promoting Pharmacovigilance of AYUSH Drugs, New Central Sector scheme released by AYUSH ministry.
Business, Science and Technology
- PhonePe and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) entered into a partnership to facilitate convenient, fast and secure payments.
Sports News
- India defeated Bangladesh in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship in Thimpu, Bhutan.
- Asian Games 2018 Begin in Indonesia.
