Daily Current Affairs Capsule for UPSC and State Civil Services- 20th August 2018
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins India’s first gold medal at 2018 Asian Games
Telangana Government launches Disaster Response Force in Hyderabad
Panini language laboratory inaugurated in Mauritius to promote Hindi
August 19 is celebrated as World photography day.
The World Humanitarian Day (WHD) observed on 19 August
Exercise Maitree 2018: India, Thailand joint military exercise concludes
All India Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS) released by NABARD
General Dalbir Singh Suhag awarded US ‘Legion of Merit’ 2018
Pitch Black 2018 Exercise concludes in Australia. Pitch Black – 18 (PB-18) is a biennial multinational air exercise hosted by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) concluded recently inDarwin, Australia. India for the first time participated in it.
Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson announced retirement from all forms of cricket
Indigenously developed Helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘HELINA’ was successfully flight tested from Indian Army Helicopter at Pokhran Range
S K Arora awarded WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award