Current Affairs 22 August 2018

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank on September 1.
2. KSRTC faces Rs.27 lakh revenue loss due Kerala flood. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) suffers an average of Rs.27 lakh revenue loss on account of suspension of services in the Mangaluru-Bengaluru/Mysuru and Puttur-Bengaluru sectors
3. International Day of Remembrance and tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on 21 August.
4. Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company Reliance Jio secured the top spot in Fortune’s global ‘Change the World’ list released on August 20
5. Retd Judge TP Sharma appointed as New chief of Chhattisgarh Lokayukta.
6. Sandeep Kumar has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Ireland.
7. Digital lending firm Capital Float has acquired Pune-based Walnut in a deal amounting to USD 30 million (about Rs 208.6 crore).
8. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to form a three-member committee to look into the draft food labeling and display regulations. It will be led by B Sesikeran.
9. Young Indian shooter Lakshya has won the silver medal in the men’s trap event of the Asian Games 2018.
10. Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.