Read the important Current Affairs of 8th-15th July 2018 below for the upcoming CDS and NDA exams. You can also go through the previous Weekly Current Affairs for CDS & NDA exams in order to score better in the General Awareness section of these exams!
Weekly Current Affairs for CDS/ NDA Exams
Science & Defence
- A Memorandum of Understanding signed between Indian Army and State Bank of India for the salary package of the defence sector.
- CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) launched the mobile help centre, 'Saathi' to reach out to the people for the Amarnath annual pilgrimage.
- INS Sumitra: 1st ever warship to enter Indonesia's Sabang port.
- First private sector unit of India for the manufacture of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) as well as Light Bullet Proof Vehicles (LBPV) to come up in Kota, Rajasthan.
Appointments/ Important Persons in News
- T. Latha appointed as the MD and CEO of Dhanalaxmi Bank.
- Justice TBN Radhakrishnan appointed as the Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court.
- Dr Sandeep Sancheti appointed as the 97th president of Association of Indian Universities.
Important National News
- World's largest mobile phone factory (35-acre Samsung Electronics facility) inaugurated in Noida.
- Asian Development Bank to provide $352 million (out of project cost of $503 million) for the 'Son Canal' project in Bihar.
- FSSAI (Food Safety & Standards Authority of India) launched 'The Eat Right Movement' with the aim to improve the health and well-being of the citizens.
- India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre established at New Delhi's National Small Industries Corporation premises.
- 250 MW Solar Plant of National Thermal Power Corporation inaugurated at Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh.
- 4th National Conclave of Mines and Minerals held at Indore to strengthen the mineral auction regime.
- Odisha government constituted a Heritage Cabinet in order to preserve the culture and history of the state.
- Maharashtra government to launch 'One Farmer, One Transformer' scheme to deal with the electricity losses.
Important International News
- 17th World Sanskrit Conference inaugurated in Vancouver, Canada.
- The 6th edition of the biennial WCS (World Cities Summit 2018) held in Singapore.
Awards & Honors
- The novel 'The English Patient' has won 2018 Golden Man Booker Prize.
Sports
- Dipa Karmarkar won a gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup, held in Mersin, Turkey.
- Anju Khosla becomes India's oldest woman to complete the Ironman Triathlon in Carinthia, Austria.
- Satyarup Siddhanta becomes the 2nd Indian mountaineer to climb World's highest volcano, Mt. Ojos del Salado.
- Hima Das: 1st Indian woman to win a gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championship in Tempere, Finland.
- Wimbledon Tennis Tournament 2018: Angelique Kerber wins the women's singles title.
- India's squash player, Dipika Pallikal, appointed as the representative of Asia in the Athletes Advisory Commission of Commonwealth Games Federation.
Important Days
- 11th July: World Population Day. Theme: 'Family Planning is a Human Right'.
All the best for your exams,
Team gradeup!
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