Daily Current Affairs 18th Aug, 2024

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National News

Green Tug Transition: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launches SOP for the Green Tug Transition Program to promote sustainable harbor tugs.

AI Infrastructure: The Indian government to acquire 1,000 GPUs under the IndiaAI Mission to boost AI capabilities.

Banking & Finance

RBI Penalties: The Reserve Bank of India fines Bank of Maharashtra, Hinduja Leyland Finance, and Poonawalla Fincorp for compliance breaches.
BoB ‘Phygital’ Branch: Bank of Baroda opens its second ‘phygital’ branch in Hyderabad, combining self-service and assisted service.

State News

UP Youth Entrepreneurship: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launches Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyam Vikas Abhiyan to support youth entrepreneurship.

Business News

BPCL Biofuel Facility: BPCL launches India’s first biofuel blend HFHSD bunker facility at Mumbai Port.

Awards and Honours

National Film Awards: Southern films dominate at the 70th National Film Awards, winning the majority of top honors.