Current Affairs 31 August 2018

1. The Indian Railways will not provide free travel insurance to its passengers starting September 1.
2. Akshay Kumar-fronted “Gold” has become the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia.
3. HDFC Bank has announced that it will adopt 30 villages in flood-hit Kerala as part of its long-term relief and rehabilitation efforts.
4. The 4th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) kicked off at Kathmandu, Nepal.
5. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $346 million loan to finance improvement of over 400 kilometers of state highways that will enhance connectivity and access to economic centers across 12 districts in Karnataka.
6. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) announced its tie-up with HDFC Ergo general insurance company.
7. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu,is leading the Indian delegation for the 6th RCEP Trade Ministers’ Meeting which begins in Singapore.
8. The Reserve Bank expects that India’s economic growth rate to accelerate to 7.4 per cent in the current financial year.
9. Arpinder Singh clinched India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years with a jump of 16.77m in the Asian Games.
10. Former Tourism and Rural Industries Minister of Tamilnadu, S. Nagoor Meeran has passed away recently. He was 55.