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CURRENT AFFAIRS 25th AUGUST 2018

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1)
India and Singapore have signed the Second Protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement in New Delhi which will boost bilateral trade between the two countries. 
Halimah Yacob is the Present President of Singapore.


2)
Prasar Bharati and Mizzima Media Group of Myanmar signed an MoU to realize cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting and content sharing, covering a wide range of genres, including culture, entertainment, education, science, news and sports along with other areas of mutual interest. The agreement was signed in the presence of Prasar Bharati CEO, Shashi Shekhar Vempati in New Delhi.


3)
India’s Largest Business Incubator Bhamashah Techno Hub Launched In Jaipur 
Kalyan Singh is the present Governor of Rajasthan.



4)
Former President Pranab Mukherjee launched the National Electoral Transformation (NETA) mobile application to rate Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs).


5)
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)chaired by Defence Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman accorded approval for procurement for the Services amounting to approximately Rs. 46,000 crores.

The DAC in a landmark decision approved procurement of 111 Utility Helicopters for the Indian Navy at a cost of over Rs. 21,000 crores.
General Bipin is the present Chief of Army Staff. 
Admiral Sunil Lanba is the Present chief of Naval Staff. 
     Air Chief Marshal D S Dhanoa is the present chief of Air force Staff.


6)
For the first time, India's only aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will be fitted with a marine hydraulic system to boost the air operations of the ship. Hydraulics technology uses fluid pressure to power machines

Technodinamika, a subsidiary of Russia's Rostec State Corporation, will install the system in the Indian Navy ship by May 2019.
The GS-1 MF hydraulic system is used in helicopters, while GS-3 is used in aircraft.




7)
Exercise Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission 2018, the latest in 'Peace Mission' series formally started at Chebarkul, Russia. All the 8 member nations will participate in this exercise. 
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001 by six countries, People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
SCO Headquarters in Beijing, China. 
The 8 member nations of SCO are 
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, and Pakistan. 


8)
Industry chamber Assocham appointed former bureaucrat Uday Kumar Varma as its new Secretary General. He succeeds DS Rawat who held the position for nearly 14 years.

Sandeep Jajodia is the present President of Assocham. 
It Headquarters in New Delhi. 


9)
Indian women’s cricket team fast bowler Jhulan Goswami announced her retirement from T20 Cricket Internationals. The veteran player played 68 T20 Internationals and took 56 wickets at an economy rate of 5.45



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