Current Affairs 15 August 2018

1. State Bank of India ranked As India’s Most Patriotic Brand. 
2.  According to the Kotak Wealth and Hurun report, Godrej Group’s Smita Crishna, HCL’s Roshni Nadar and Bennett Coleman’s Indu Jain are among the top 10 wealthiest women in India..
3. Scientists found that the marine reefs could survive global warming as the combination of coral reefs and the mutualistic micro-algae withstood various climate change events since the Mesozoic era.
4. State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has appointed Praveen Kumar Singh as Director (Commercial) of the company.
5. Justice Manjula Chellur took oath as the Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.
6. Senior bureaucrat Ashish Kumar Bhutani has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
7. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have launched a defence industrial corridor in Aligarh.
8. Haryana to inaugurate its first licensed Hisar Airport.The airport will be inaugurated on August 15 by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
9. Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon died. He was 90.
10. Asian Games gold medalist athlete, Hakam Singh passed away. He was 64.