Recent Qacts (8/8/2018)

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  • 8888 Uprising in Myanmar was a pro-democracy movement started on 8th August 1988 (8/8/88).
  • Daksh is the remote spy vehicle being developed by DRDO.
  • Bharat Patwani and Sonam Wangchuk from India will receive Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2018, along with four other Asians. The award celebrates the greatness, spirit & transformative leadership in Asia.
  • India is ranked 57 among 126 countries in the Global Innovation Index(GII). GII is compiled by the World Intellectual Property Rights Organisation(WIPO-WTO), INSEAD(France) and Cornell University(USA).
  • First International Blockchain Conference was held at Hyderabad in August 2018.
  • Gravitational Redshift theory was proposed by Einstein, which states that light stretches under the effect of gravity. This phenomenon was recently proved by the scientists.
  • Similarly, Gravitational Lensing is the bending of light when it passes through the space around Blackhole.
  • Pygmy Elephant is an endangered species in Borneo Islands, Malasia.
  • Turnitin, software is being provided to all universities by the Ministry of HRD to detect plagiarism.
  • India has been designated as a nodal center for the flash floods forecasting by the World Meteorological Organisation(WMO). India will develop a customized model of advance warning system in Vietnam, Srilanka, Myanmar, and Thailand.
  • Justice Srikrishna Committee on Data Protection and Privacy recommended setting up of Data protection Authority, that will be in charge of ensuring that entities processing data are abiding by the laws like storing the data locally etc., 
  • Trafficking of Persons(Prevention, Protection & Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 has been cleared by the parliament.
  • Barah Maine Hariyali is a scheme for farmers by ITC.
  • Mahl People are ethnic Maldivians of India, mostly living on Minicoy island.
  • India is not the signatory of the UN Convention on Refugees, which was signed at Geneva, Switzerland on 28th July 1951 based on the Article 14 of 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • South Korea's New Southern Policy is aimed at enhancing relations with India and other ASEAN countries.
  • World's largest penguin colony is located on France's Ile Aux Cochons Island, which lies halfway between African tip and Antarctica.
  • Indian origin Australian mathematician, Akshay Venkat wins Feilds Award for 2018. Feilds award is also known as Mathematic Noble.
  • 18th Asian Games, 2018(18th August - 2nd September) will be held at Indonesia.
  • Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe and resilient and sustainable is one of the eleven Sustainable Development Goals.