Daily Current Affairs - 17 to 19 August

•  Janmashtami' fervour grips nation
•  Rajni Razdan takes over as new UPSC chief
•  India ranked 5th amongst top 10 wind power producers: Report
•  HDFC Bank opens branch in Dubai
• AFI president Sumariwala to be Chef-de-Mission for Asian Games
• Haryana Government increases age of retirement from 58 to 60 years
• Inflation dips to 5-month low of 5.19 % in July
• Jayalalithaa appoints P.Venugopal as Parliamentary party leader in LS
• Jayawardene ends test career in near-perfect style
• Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall dead at 89
•  PM invites ideas from people on new plan body
• ICICI Bank offers EMI on debit cards
• Ravi Shastri appointed as the Director of Indian Cricket Team
•  Chhattisgarh to develop marine fossil park in Manendragarh
• Australia, Japan to assist India in civilian nuclear deal
• Google buys travel guide app startup Jetpac
• Roger Federer won Cincinnati Tennis Open
• Founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club Dilbagh Singh died at 81
• Humiliating defeat against England puts India to 5th position in ICC Rankings