August,15 was celebrated as Independence Day all over India. Nationwide events took place with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting the Tricolour, followed by his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi.
Google celebrated India's Independence Day with truck art doodle
Two-time world champion Spanish Fernando Alonso ,37 has announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2018 season. He will leave McLaren at the end of the year once his current contract expires. He clinched 2005 & 2006 F1 Championship title.
Formula 1,Current Champion- Lewis Hamilton.
As per Central pollution control board study,Garden City Bengaluru tops the list of six major polluting cities.The contributing factors -increased industrial activity on the outskirts of the city and use of a high number of generator sets.
CPCB Founded 1974, Chairman -S.P Singh Parihar.
ISRO is planning to put an Indian astronaut for 7 days in space at a cost less than Rs 10,000 crore as part of its manned mission by 2022.
The rocket to be used for the mission would be a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV-Mk III).
So far, US, Russia & China have launched manned missions.
PM Modi will launch ambitious healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat on September 25, which aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10 crore poor families. It is considered as the world’s largest healthcare scheme.
CEO of Ayushman Bharat Mission -Indu Bhushan.
Nihal Sarin became India’s 53rd Grandmaster after attaining his third and final GM-norm in the Abu Dhabi Masters. He reached the stipulated rating of 2500, meeting the requirements to be a Grandmaster.
FIDE: World Chess Federation, HQ -Athens, Greece.
Industrial Development Bank of India has increased the marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) by up to 0.10 per cent for various tenors. For overnight and 1-month tenor loans, the MCLR are increased by 0.05 % each to 8 % and 8.25 % respectively.
IDBI Bank established, 1964, HQ -Mumbai.
The 24th WCP opened in Beijing, China.The event will include more than 1,000 activities, such as plenary sessions, symposia, lectures and roundtables. Organized by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies, and Peking University,
WCP, 2018 Theme -"Learning to Be Human”.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched a new health scheme, the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana.Having an extended coverage up to Rs 5 lakh per year. The amount is Rs 7 lakh for women & is focussed on welfare of all, particularly the farmers, women and youth.
Odisha governor- Ganeshi Lal, Capital -Bhubaneshwar.
Former Indian cricket team captain Ajit Wadekar, who led India to maiden Test series wins in England and West Indies in 1971, passed away , he was 77.
He left an indelible mark on Indian cricket despite making a mere 37 Test appearances.
He acted as India’s captain, coach & national selector.