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The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
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4. Paraguayan President Abdo Benítez sworn in
• Right-wing former Senator
Mario Abdo Benítez has been
sworn in as the new president
of Paraguay after defeating his
liberal rival in April elections.
• Mr Abdo Benítez is the son of
a close aide to ex-military
dictator Alfredo Stroessner.
• He replaces Horacio Cartes.
• Mario Abdo Benítez
got involved in politics in
2004.
5. US singer Aretha Franklin dies at 76
• US singer Aretha Franklin has
died at the age of 76.
• She received the Grammy Award
18 times and was the first
female vocalist to be inducted
into the Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame.
• By the end of the 1960s she was
being called “The Queen of
Soul”.
• She was inducted to the UK
Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
6. Iron and Titanium found on ‘Ultrahot Jupiter’
• The astronomers carried out
new observations of
exoplanet Kelt-9b.
• Kelt-9b is the hottest
exoplanet discovered and was
discovered in 2017.
• Astronomers discovered that
the atmosphere is made up of
vaporized iron and titanium.
• The team used the Galileo
National Telescope in La
Palma, Canary Islands, to
observe the planet.
7. India petitions FAO for a ‘Year for Millets’
• Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers welfare has requested
the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) to declare
an “upcoming” year as
International Year of Millets.
• This would help garner wider
global attention to millets
which are not only nutritious
but also resilient to climate
change.
• India is celebrating 2018 as the
national year of millets.
8. Israeli Navy to procure Barak 8 missile
• The multipurpose Barak 8
missile defence system will be
procured by the Israeli Navy to
protect its economic zones and
strategic facilities from
diversified threats.
• The Barak 8 missile defence
system is jointly developed by
India and Israel.
• Barak-8 is an operational air and
missile defense system used by
the Israeli Navy as well as by the
Indian Navy and air forces.
9. Qatar to invest $15 billion in Turkey
• Qatar has promised to make a
USD 15 billion direct
investment in Turkey.
• The announcement came after
Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin
Hamad Al-Thani held talks with
Turkish President Erdogan.
• Turkey has been badly hit by a
currency crisis amid a widening
diplomatic standoff with the
United States.
10. China’s rover to explore dark side of moon
• China has unveiled a new lunar
rover as it prepares to become the
first nation in the world to explore
the dark side of the moon.
• China’s last lunar rover — named
Yutu, or Jade Rabbit — ceased
operation in August 2016 on the
surface of the moon as part of the
Chang’e 3 mission.
• China announced its intentions in
2015 to send a rover to the dark
side of the moon.
11. ISRO’s first mission to study the Sun
• Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) plans to
study the Sun through its Aditya-
L1 satellite which will be inserted
in a halo orbit, which is 1.5
million km from the Earth during
2019-2020.
• Aditya-L1 will be launched by
PSLV-XL from Sriharikota in
Andhra Pradesh.
• ISRO had planned to use Aditya-1
to observe only the solar corona,
which is the outer layer of the
Sun.
12. First penguin to be born in India
• India’s first Humboldt penguin
was born on 15th August at
Mumbai’s Veer Jijamata Udyan.
• It is the first penguin to be
born in the country.
• Eight Humboldt penguins were
brought to Mumbai from South
Korea in July 2016.
• The zoo authorities will later
conduct a DNA test to find out
its gender and will then name
it.
13. NPPA fixes ceiling price of 92 drugs
• The National Pharmaceutical
Pricing Authority (NPPA) has
fixed the ceiling price for 92
drug formulations, including
those used for the treatment
of cancer, hepatitis C, migraine
and diabetes among others.
• NPPA fixes the ceiling price of
essential medicines of
Schedule I under the Drugs
(Prices Control) Order (DPCO)
2013.
• NPPA monitors the prices of
controlled and decontrolled
drugs.
14. Railways launches “Digital Screens”
• The Ministry of Railway has
launched digital screens to
spread awareness among
public about the heritage of
Indian Railways.
• The project aims at showcasing
the legacy of Indian Railways
through one to two minute-
long movie clips on digital LED
screens.
• In addition, QR code based
posters on Railway Heritage are
also being displayed at these
stations.
15. SEBI eases process of issuance of securities
• The Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) allowed
investors to place multiple bids in
a private placement issue on debt
basis and permitted depositories
to act as facilitators.
• This will ease the process of
issuance of securities on
electronic book platform.
• SEBI has also allowed closed
bidding on electronic book
platform (EBP) along with open
bidding.
16. SEBI cuts listing time for public issue
• The Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) drastically
cut the timeline for listing of debt
securities to 6 days from 12 days
at present.
• This will make the existing process
of issuance of such securities
simpler and cost-effective.
• The new rule would be applicable
for all public issues of debt
securities from October 1, 2018.
17. TCS becomes most valued company
• Tata Consultancy Services on
16th August 2018 pipped
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
to regain the crown of India’s
most valued company in terms
of market capitalisation.
• RIL had on 14th August 2018
dethroned TCS to clinch the title
of the most valued Indian
company by market valuation.
• The m-cap figure of companies
changes daily with stock price
movement.
18. New panel formed on mullaperiyar dam
• A special committee headed by
National Water Commission was
formed to monitor situation in
Mullaperiyar dam.
• The Cabinet Secretary constituted
a committee chaired by
chairman, Central Water
Commission and Engineers-in-
Chief of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
• The decision comes in the wake
of Kerala’s request to Tamil Nadu
not to allow the water to reach
beyond 142 ft.
19. India rise to 96th spot in FIFA Ranking
• India’s football team have jumped
one spot higher to take the 96th
spot in the latest FIFA World
Rankings.
• The improvement came in the
ranking after FIFA implemented a
new ranking system called ‘Elo’
where points are added and
subtracted to the team’s existing
tally before every match.
• France clinched the number one
FIFA ranking followed by Belgium,
Brazil, Croatia and Uruguay.
20. Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away at 93
• Former Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee died on 16th
August, 2018.
• Three-time Prime Minister,
Vajpayee was the first and the
only non-Congress Prime
Minister to serve a full five-year
term from 1999 to 2004; and
for short periods of 13 days in
1996 and 13 months in 1998.
• He was first elected to
Parliament in 1962 as a
member of Rajya Sabha. In
1971, he won his first Lok Sabha
seat.
21. NPCI unveils ‘more secure’ UPI
• The National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI)
launched the updated unified
payments interface (UPI) 2.0 on
August 16, 2018.
• The new version of UPI, in
addition to current and savings
accounts, will let customers link
overdraft accounts to UPI.
• Another feature would allow
customers to check their invoice
sent by merchants prior to
making payments.
22. India’s oil import bill to jump by $26 bn
• India’s crude oil import bill is
likely to jump by about $26 billion
in 2018-19 as rupee dropping to a
record low has made buying of oil
from overseas costlier.
• India imports more than 80% of
its oil needs, spent $87.7
billion on importing 220.43
million tonnes (MT) of crude oil in
2017-18.
• For 2018-19, the imports are
pegged at almost 227 MT.
23. India Ratings cuts growth forecast to 7.2%
• India Ratings and Research (Ind-
Ra) has revised its FY19 economic
growth forecast down to 7.2%
from 7.4% earlier.
• It cited the headwinds emanating
from elevated global crude oil
prices and the government’s
decision to fix the minimum
support prices of all kharif crops
at 1.5 times the production cost.
• Ind-Ra provides ratings, research
and rigorous analytics of market
in India.