13 August 2018

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. International youth day is observed every year on 12th august and theme this year is 'safe spaces for youth'.

2. Novelist sir V S Naipaul who won the Nobel prize in literature has passed away recently. He was 85.

3. Justice M R shah took oath as new chief justice of the Patna  high court.

4. Israel has opened Visa application center in kolkata.

5. Ravi shankar prasad has released the 'digital northeast vision 2020'  in guwahati.

6. Nepal and bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) to enhance cooperation ration in power sector.

7. Nepal- India literature festival 2018 has begun in Birgunj, Nepal.

8. Word elephant day is observed every year on 12th August.

9. Rekha sharma has been appointed as the chairperson of national commission for women.

10. Minister of state for culture mahesh sharma has released 3 books, the books are titled Jewelry: a scientific study of social tradition, Ghats of banaras and untold story of broadcasting.

10. Amazon has signed MOU with the uttar pradesh government to support micro small and medium(MSME) entrepreneurs in 9 district under the state's flagship 'one district, one product one' (ODOP) Scheme.

11. Bajaj allianz general insurance has signed a bank assurance agreement with vijaya bank.

12. A Special meeting of senior officials of the bay of Bengal initiative for multi sectoral technical and economic cooperation(BIMSTEC) was held in Kathmandu.

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