Daily Current Affairs 8 September 2018

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This post contains important current affairs of 8 September 2018. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 8 September 2018. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 8 September 2018 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Aero India 2019

Government will organise the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru from 20-24 February 2019.
This five-day event will combine a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries with public air shows.

2. Kumbh Mela 2019

Piyush Goyal and Yogi Adityanath launched the official website of Kumbh Mela, 2019 in Lucknow.
www.kumbh.gov.in . This will provide details about location, trains, accessibility, weather and accommodations.

3. ‘AAPOORTI’ App

Piyush Goyal has launched a new app – ‘AAPOORTI’ mobile App of ‘Indian Railways e-procurement system’ (IREPS).
This app will ease e-tendering and e-auction related activities of Indian Railways.

4. Ambassador of Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation

Akshay Kumar has become first Honorary Ambassador of Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation is the social organisation founded by the family of Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji.

International News

1. 87th Izmir International tradeshow

87th Izmir International Tradeshow has begun in Izmir,Turkey.
India is the Partner Country in the tradeshow.

2. PISA 2021

HRD Ministry will participate in Programme for International Student Assessment after 9 years.
It is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in member and non-member nations intended to evaluate educational systems by measuring 15-year-old school pupils’ scholastic performance on mathematics, science, and reading.

3. Mission Gaganyaan

India and France will form a working group for ISRO’s first manned space mission Gaganyaan.
Till now Russia, China, and USA has launched a manned space flight.

4. Human Rights award

Anne Hathaway will be awarded with Human Rights Campaign National Equality Award on September 15.
She is an American actress and singer. One of the world’s highest-paid actresses in 2015, she has received multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a British Academy Film Award, and an Emmy.

Business News

1. Alibaba’s Co-founder to stepdown

Jack Ma will step down from the post of Executive Chairman on September 10 and will pursue philanthropy in education.
Jack Ma is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate.

2. SBI Mutual Fund’s New CEO

SBI Mutual Fund has appointed Ashwani Bhatia as CEO.
He will take over from Anuradha Rao after she returned to SBI as Deputy Managing Director.

3. BrandZ 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands’ ranking

HDFC Bank is India’s most valued brand for 5th consecutive year with net improvement of 21 % in its brand value to USD 21.7 billion.
1 – HDFC Bank
2 – Life Insurance Corporation of India
3 – Tata Consultancy Services

4. Facebook’s Asian Data Center

Facebook will open its first ever data centre in Asia in Singapore which will be operational by 2022.
The new site is at Tanjong Kling, located in the western part of Singapore.

Sports News

1. US Open 2018

Rafael Nadal pulls out from US Open after Knee Injury.
Juan Martin del Potro to compete US Open final clash against Novak Djokovic.

2. EA Sports’ popular FIFA series

The latest edition of EA Sports’ FIFA series will be release soon.
EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts.

3. Ronaldo’s (Brazil) new club

Ronaldo has become the majority owner of Real Valladolid with £27million for a share of the club.
He purchased a 51 per cent stake in the Real Valladolid(La Liga).

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