Daily Current Affairs Quiz 13th August 2018

The Chief Justice of India has changed the subject-wise roster for judges in the Supreme Court to categorise cases for Justice R. Banumathi, who now heads a Bench. The Bench headed by Justice Banumathi would hear cases on family law issues, labour, civil cases, public premises eviction, land law, etc. The subject-wise roster was first implemented from February 5, 2018.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch a TV channel to promote scientific temper among people and conduct training camps for school students. ISRO will select students and organise training camps for 25 to 30 days and the students will be allowed to visit laboratory and make their small satellite. ISRO was planning to set up an incubation centre for startups

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)launched Parker Solar Probe To ‘Touch Sun.

Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The swearing was administered by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan, Chennai.

Israel recently opened Visa Application Centre in Kolkata.

India handed over the first lot of houses built for Indian-origin people in Sri Lanka's tea plantation areas on 12th August, 2018. India had committed 60,000 houses under the 'innovative Indian housing project'. It is the largest Indian assistance project in any country with a grant of over USD 350 million.

ISRO is planning to celebrate Vikram Sarabhai centenary celebration starting in August 2019. This is to honour the visionary scientist and its legendary founding father Vikram Sarabhai. Vikram Sarabhai, the architect of the Indian space programme, the first ISRO chief and renowned cosmic ray scientist, was born on August 12, 1919.

India to launch its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 in the year 2019.