1.Axis Bank has become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature.Airtel Payments Bank also becomes the first payments bank in India to offer the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.National Payment Corporation of India launched the updated unified payments interface- ‘UPI 2.0′.
2.Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away on August 13, 2018.Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon died on 14th august, 2018.Former Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadekar died on 15th August, 2018.
3.World Photography Day is observed worldwide on 19th of August every year with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm.
4.During the World Hindi Conference being held in Mauritius, the Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth announced that the cyber tower which Atal Ji had contributed to set up in Mauritius will henceforth be named as Atal Bihari Vajpayee tower.
5.Teen cyclist Esow Alben has created history by claiming India’s first ever medal – a silver- at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland.
6.India defeated Bangladesh in the final of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship in Thimpu, Bhutan. A solitary second-half strike by Sunita Munda helped the Indian U-15 team clinch the title.
7.The World Humanitarian Day is observed across the world on August 19 to pay tribute to workers who risk their lives in humanitarian services and to gather support for people affected by crises around the world. The campaign launched on World Humanitarian Day is "#NotATarget".The day was designated by the UN General Assembly to commemorate the 19 August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
8.Infosys Chief Financial Officer MD Ranganath, a veteran of nearly two decades at India’s second-largest software services company, has abruptly stepped down from his position, marking the second CFO departure at Infosys in three years.
9.This year's Asian Games, also known as Jakarta Palembang 2018, has started from 18th August to 02nd September in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. It is the second time when Jakarta is hosting the sports games after 1962.The contingent will be led by Chef de Mission Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
10.Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has passed away at the age of 80. Annan, who was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, served at the UN from 1997 to 2006.
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