*Daily Gk Update 19th August 2018*_
One Liners – 19th August
• World Photography Day – 19 August.
• World Humanitarian Day – 19 August
• Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has devalued the Bolivar by 95% ahead of the roll-out of a new Bolivar. The new currency will be called the ‘sovereign bolivar’ and will be based on the country’s Petro cryptocurrency.
• Walmart has announced that it has completed the $16 billion deal to buy a 77% stake in e-commerce startup Flipkart.
• The Banks Board Bureau has appointed two firms Egon Zehnder International Pvt. Ltd and Hay Consultants Pvt. Ltd to assist in developing strategies for top bank management.
• The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has proposed to set up a 5-member committee to suggest changes to JEE (Advanced) in the wake of an inadequate number of candidates qualifying entrance test this year. The head of the committee is Bhaskar Ramamurthy, the director of IIT-Madras.
• Shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar opened India’s medal tally at the 2018 Asian Games by winning Bronze in the final of the 10m air rifle mixed team event.
• Exercise Maitree 2018, a two-week long platoon level joint military exercise between Indian and Royal Thai Army culminated on 19 August. The Exercise Maitree is an annual event designed to strengthen the partnership between the armies of the two countries.
• Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins India’s first gold medal in 65 kg freestyle wrestling at Asian Games
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