22nd August 2019 One Liner Current Affairs

1. Sheikh Hasina, Sania Mirza to co-chair WEF’s India Economic Summit
• Schedule – October 3 –October 4 2019
• Theme – ‘Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World’

2. DRDO hands over design of mobile metallic ramp to Army
• Date 20th August 2019

3. Cerebras Systems Unveils the Industry’s First Trillion Transistor Chip
• Name – Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine

4. World Senior Citizen Day observed on August 21, 2019

5. Conservationist Vivek Menon wins Clark Bavin Award

6. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba appointed as new Cabinet Secretary, Ajay Kumar takes charge as Defense Secretary
• Ajay Kumar replaced Sanjay Mitra

7. BCCI awards Paytm title sponsorship rights for 2019-23 home season
• Deal Amount – ₹326.80 crores

8. ADB awards $160m loan to support Sri Lanka railway modernisation

9. StanChart partners with SAP Ariba to fuel financial supply chain solutions

10. Israel and South Korea declare conclusion to joint negotiations on a free trade agreement
• Date – 21st August 2019

11. P Chidambaram Arrested from Home in INX Media Scam Case, to Spend Night at CBI Headquarters

12. Naleen Kumar Kateel Replaces BS Yediyurappa as Karnataka BJP Chief

13. Indian Railways to ban single-use plastics from October 2

14. RBI allows e-mandates on cards for recurring transactions
• Cap – Rs 2,000