1.India’s Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan won the gold medal in the men’s doubles tennis event at the ongoing 18th Asian Games 2018.India’s Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr and Denis to win the gold medal.
2.Scott Morrison will be Australia’s new Prime Minister.Scott Morrison will be the sixth politician to serve as the country’s Prime Minister since 2007 after ousting incumbent Malcolm Turnbull.
3.UIDAI has made facial recognition mandatory for every authentication that requires Aadhaar.This will come along with the process that identifies an individual based on fingerprints or iris scans.Services like purchasing a new mobile SIM, bank account opening, the public distribution system, which commonly uses Aadhaar authentication will now have to implement this added security feature.
4.According to the Moody’s Investors Service’s report, the Indian economy is expected to grow by about 7.5% in 2018 and 2019.The title of the report is ‘Global Macro Outlook‘ for 2018-19.
5.The Government of Odisha will organise ‘Make in Odisha Conclave’ in Bhubaneswar from November 11, 2018, to 15, 2018.Japan will be the ‘country partner‘ for the ‘Make in Odisha Conclave’.The ‘Make In Odisha Conclave 2018‘ is the flagship biennial business event of the Government of Odisha.
6.The Indian rowing team won the gold medal in the Men’s Quadruple Sculls at the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia.The Indian rowing team comprised of Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh.This was India’s first gold medal in rowing.
7.In Bhutan, the ninth edition of Mountain Echoes Literature Festival began in Thimphu.The festival is an initiative of the India-Bhutan Foundation and India’s leading literary agency, Siyahi.The 2018 edition of the Festival will celebrate 50 years of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan.
8.NITI Aayog released five thematic reports on Sustainable Development in Indian Himalayan Region.The themes include Inventory and Revival of Springs in the Himalayas for Water Security, Sustainable Tourism, Transformative Approach to Shifting Cultivation, Strengthening Skill and Entrepreneurship Landscape in the Himalayas.
9.The Indian Railways will start the testing of the indigenously built semi-high speed “Train 18” from September 2018.Train 18 will be the first engine-less train of Indian Railways meant for inter-city travel.It is being manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.Train 18 series will replace existing fleet of the Shatabdi Express trains.
10.Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) became the first Indian company to cross ₹ 8 lakh crore market capitalization on 23 August, 2018.The market valuation of Reliance Industries crossed the $100-billion mark in July 2018.The Market capitalization figure of companies changes daily with stock price movement.
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