CURRENT AFFAIRS 22ND AUGUST 2018

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1)

President Ram Nath Kovind appointed governors for seven states Bihar, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura.

The newly appointed Governors of 7 states are as follows- 

1. Satya Pal Malik - Jammu & Kashmir (Replaced NN Vohra)

2. Tathagata Roy - Meghalaya (Replaced Ganga Prasad) 

3. Lalji Tandon - Bihar (Replaced Satya Pal Malik)

4. Ganga Prasad - Sikkim (Replaced Shriniwas Patil)

5. Kaptan Singh Solanki -Tripura (Replaced Tathagata Roy)

6. Satyadev Narayan Arya - Haryana (Replaced Kaptan Singh Solanki)

7. Baby Rani Maurya - Uttarakhand (Replaced K K Paul).

2)

In a tribute to the late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved the proposal to rename Naya Raipur as 'Atal Nagar'.

Chief Minister Raman Singh made the announcement after a Cabinet meeting. 

The Bilaspur University will be known as Atal Bihari Vajpayee University while the Narrow Gauge Line will be called Atal Path.

The Central Park, which is being constructed beside collectorate, will be named as

Atal Park. 

·                  Naya Raipur is the proposed administrative capital of Chhattisgarh. 

·                  Anandiben Patel is the present Governor of Chhattisgarh

3)

The first-ever joint air exercise involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) commenced at Subang Air Base in Malaysia.

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is the present Chief of Air Staff. 

4)

Forbes Released List Of Highest Paid Female Athletes:

The Top 3 Highest Paid Female Athletes On The List Are: 

1. Serena Williams ($18.1 million), 

2.  Dane Caroline Wozniacki ($13 million),

3. Sloane Stephens ($11.2 million). 

Indian badminton player P.V. Sindhu was at seventh place with earnings of $8.5 million

·                  Forbes- American Business Magazine, Founded in- 1917.

·                  Headquarters- New York City, USA.

5)

Spin legend Shane Warne will talk about his extraordinary cricketing career and his life off the pitch besides unveiling several unknown facts in his autobiography titled 'No Spin' which will be published in October 2018.

6)

Veteran cricketer VVS Laxman, known for the suppleness of his wrists, has penned down his autobiography titled, "281 and Beyond". The book will be released this year in November. 

7) 

Shooter Rahi Sarnobat won the women's 25m Pistol event at Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia. With this, she becomes the first ever Indian female shooter to win gold in the history of Asian Games. 

8) 
Manu Bhaker who had won gold at Commonwealth Games 2018, finished sixth in the event. India has now two gold medals in shooting at the Asiad 2018.

That's all for the today's important current affairs.

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