RANKING
- The Austrian capital of Vienna is ranked first in the Economist Intelligence Units’ (EIU) latest Global Liveability Survey.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
- The Union Minister for Oil and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan launched Prime Minister Narendra Modiauthored book ‘Exam Warriors’ in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar city.
SPORTS
- Nihal Sarin became India’s 53rd Grandmaster after attaining his third and final GM-norm in the Abu Dhabi Masters.
- The 18th edition of the Asian Games officially kick off in Indonesian capital Jakarta. The opening ceremony will take place at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
- Indian football team has improved a spot to be placed at the 96th position in the latest FIFA world rankings.
- Esow Alban won India’s first ever junior cycling World Cup medal when he finished second in the keirin event inAigle, Switzerland.
- Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold after she defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie in the 50 kilogram women’s Freestyle final.
- Saurabh Chaudhary became only the fifth Indian shooter to claim a gold in the Asian Games history in the 10m air pistol.
- Sanjeev Rajput clinched a silver medal in men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.
OBITUARY
- The Chhattisgarh Governor Balram Das Tandon has passed away.
- The Asian Games gold medallist athlete Hakam Singh passed away.
- The Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has passed away.
- Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar, who led the team to path-breaking Test wins in England and the West Indies, passed away.
- The Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has passed away.He served as the UN Secretary General from 1997 to 2006.
- Uri Avnery, a trailblazing Israeli journalist and peace activist and one of the first to openly advocate for a Palestinian state has passed away.
IMPORTANT DAY
| AUGUST | IMPORTANT DAY |
| 19 | The World Humanitarian Day |
| 19 | The World Photography Day 2018 |
| 20 | The World Mosquito day |
| 20 | National Sadbhavana Day |
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