Daily current affairs 18th August

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August 18, 2021

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# Vaccination drive

 

 

  • India administered more than 88.13 lakh doses of Covid-19  vaccine on August 16.
  • This is the highest ever vaccination achieved in a single day.
  • Cummulative vaccination coverage crossed the 56 crore mark.

 

 

 

# Hockey

 

 

  • Odisha chief minister Naveen patnaik on Tuesday pledged to sponsor Indian hockey for another 10 years.
  • Each player was awarded 10 lakh rupees and each support staff 5 lakh rupees by the state government.
  • After the Sahara’s sponsorship to Indian hockey ended, Odisha government started sponsoring the team.

 

 

 

# Hindustan aeronautics limited

 

 

  • Hindustan aeronautics limited (HAL) on tuesday signed a $716 million deal with GE aviation of the US for 99 F404 aircraft engines and support services that will power the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) MK-1A.
  • In February, the Defence ministry signed a 48,000 crore rupees deal with HAL to supply 83 LCA – MK1A to the Indian airforce.

 

 

 

# Afghanistan

 

 

  • Afghanistan’s defiant vice-president Amrullah Saleh declared himself the legitimate caretaker president of Afghanistan.
  • Current president Ashraf Ghani had fled the country a few days back.

 

 

 

# Automobile scrappage policy

 

 

  • The recently unveiled automobile scrappage policy will help boost new vehicle demand in the country by about 25-30%.
  • This uptick in vehicle demand will lead to additional GST revenues of about 40000 crore rupees.

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