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CONTENTS
BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS .................................................................................................................................................... 3
CURRENT RATES .........................................................................................................................................................................................3
INDIA’S GROWTH PREDICTION ............................................................................................................................................................3
RBI IN NEWS..................................................................................................................................................................................................3
SBI IN NEWS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................4
YES BANK IN NEWS ....................................................................................................................................................................................4
ICICI BANK IN NEWS..................................................................................................................................................................................5
OTHER BANK IN NEWS.............................................................................................................................................................................5
PAYMENT BANKS:.......................................................................................................................................................................................6
RATES OF INDIVIDUAL BANK ................................................................................................................................................................6
APPS/CARDS LAUNCHED BY FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................................... 8
MOU’S/AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY BANKS ....................................................................................................................................... 9
LOANS/FUNDS SANCTIONED BY BANKS ....................................................................................................................................... 10
APPOINTMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
INDIAN AFFAIRS............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
FIRST IN INDIA .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST: ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
PERSON IN NEWS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
STATEWISE NEWS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
CABINET APPROVALS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 21
BILL PASSED ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
SCHEMES...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
CAMPAIGN ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
FUNDS ALLOCATED TO SCHEMES .................................................................................................................................................... 26
FESTIVAL ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
POWER PROJECTS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
RAILWAY INITIATIVE............................................................................................................................................................................. 27
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
VISIT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
INDIAN VISIT .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
FOREIGN VISITS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
SUMMITS/CONFERENCE IN NEWS ....................................................................................................................................................... 39
COMMITTEES & MEETING IN NEWS .................................................................................................................................................... 43
MOU’s & AGREEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
INDEX ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
RANKING ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
REPORT ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 55
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS...................................................................................................................................................................... 55
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS .................................................................................................................................................................... 65
BUSINESS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................................................... 78
DEFENCE........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
SPORTS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 84
BOOKS & AUTHORS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 97
OBITUARY ......................................................................................................................................................................................................100
IMPORTANT DAYS ......................................................................................................................................................................................103
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BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS

CURRENT RATES
Policy Rates
Repo Rate 6.25%
Reverse Repo Rate 6.0%
Marginal Standing Facility Rate 6.5%
Bank Rate 6.5%
Reserve Ratio’s
Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) 4%
Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) 19.5%
INDIA’S GROWTH PREDICTION

Organization Predictions
World Bank 7.3% for FY19 & 7.5% in
FY20
Fitch 7.3% in FY18-19 &7.5% for
FY19-20
UN World Economic 7.6% in FY 18-19
Situation and Prospects
(WESP)
Asian Development Bank( 7.3% in 2018 & 7.6% in
ADB) 2019
International Monetary 7.4% in 2018 & 7.8% in
Fund’s (IMF’s) 2019
Moody’s investor service 7.3% in 2018,7.5% in
2019
Confederation of Indian 7.3%-7.7%
Industry (CII)
Deutsche Bank 7.5%
Organisation for Economic 7.4%in 2018 & 7.5% in
Cooperation and 2019
Development (OECD)
Monetary Policy 7.4% 2018-19
Committee(MPC)
RBI IN NEWS
• On June 8, 2018, the central bank RBI amended Gold Monetisation Scheme.With an Objective to
enable people to open a hassle free gold deposit account.The interest rate varied from 2.25% to
2.5%.
• On June 19, 2018, For the ‘maintenance of close relative’ category of Liberalised Remittance
Scheme (LRS), RBI narrowed the definition of relatives to check the flow of funds. Funds under
the ‘maintenance of close relative’ category can be sent only to immediate relatives such as
parents, spouses, children & their spouses.
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• The FPI investment limit in G-Sec has been hiked from 5 per cent of outstanding stock now to
5.5 per cent in Financial Year 2018-19 and 6 per cent in Financial Year 2020.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of
YH Malegam to look into a range of issues relating to classification of bad loans, rising incidents
of frauds and effectiveness of audits.
• On February 26, 2018, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the exposure limit under exchange
traded currency derivatives (ETCD) for residents and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to USD
100 million across all currency pairs.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the licence of Alwar Urban Co-operative
Bank in Alwar, Rajasthan has been cancelled due to its bad position to pay its depositors in
full and the present financial position of the bank leaves no scope for its revival.
• Creation of Asset Management Company for the resolution of stressed loans worth more than
Rs. 500 crores is recommended by Sunil Mehta Committee.It recommended a five-pronged
Strategy Project ‘SASHAKT’ to deal with Non Performing Assets.
• On June 20, 2018, With a view to promote the Priority Sector Lending guidelines for housing
loans with the Affordable Housing Scheme, the RBI has changed the eligilibity conditions of the
priority sector lending .For economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Groups the
eligibility has been changed as follows:
Previous eligibility Changed eligibility
From 28 lakh (for metropolitan cities) To 35 lakh
From 20 lakh ( for other centres) To 25 lakh
• RBI eased investment norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). FPIs allowed to invest in
various debt market instruments such as government bonds, treasury bills, state development
loans & corporate bonds, limit increased to 30% of the outstanding stock of that security, from
20%.
SBI IN NEWS
• India’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI) will be investing a total of Rs 80 billion in the 900
megawatt (MW) Arun III hydropower project of Nepal.
• As per Trust Research Advisory’s Brand Trust Report 2018, State Bank of India (SBI) is the
most-trusted bank (among both public and private sector banks) in India.Among private sector
banks, the list was topped by ICICI Bank.
• SBI announced that it would launch a kisan Mela outreach program for farmers on July
18,2018.This would help in imparting financial literacy to the farmers.
• SBI revised its interest higher on retail fixed deposits or FDs below Rs. 1 crore. For SBI FDs
with a maturity of one year to less than two years, it increased to 6.65% for the public. Senior
citizens will get an interest rate of 7.15%.
• Cash@POS initiative of SBI to provide alternate & Convenient method of Cash Withdrawal for
its Customers.
• SBI announced the launch of its UK subsidiary, SBI (UK) Limited, with an initial capital
commitment of 225 million pounds from its parent entity. India's largest state-owned bank
becomes the first foreign bank in the UK to ringfence its retail division from its wholesale
business.
YES BANK IN NEWS

• Private sector bank, Yes Bank and its think tank YES Global Institute have launched ‘Agenda
25×25’, aimed at creating a synergetic startup environment for budding women entrepreneurs
in India.
• On May 25,2018, India’s Largest stock exchange National Stock Echange (NSE) has given
approval to Yes Bank to be empanelled as‘Settlement Bank’ for National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC).Yes Bank is already a ‘Settlement Bank’ for BSE, NCDEX, MCX.
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• Yes Bank has launched ‘Yes GST’, an OD (over draft) facility for Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs).’Yes GST’ enables MSME to avail OD up to Rs 1 crore, based on their
annual turnover, backed by Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns.
• Mid-size private sector bank YES Bank has got approval from the Reserve Bank of India to open
two international representative offices - in London and Singapore.
• Yes Bank is all set to roll out a capacity building project with farmers in Haryana & Rajasthan under
its ‘Livelihood & Water Security’ CSR initiative.
• YES Bank announced that it has received final regulatory approval from SEBI to start mutual fund
business. YES Asset Management (India), a wholly owned subsidiary of YES Bank, will launch fund
offerings.
• On June 5, 2018, Yes Bank has launched a first of a kind new deposit scheme called ‘Green
Future : Deposit” to fetch Rs. 1000 crore.
ICICI BANK IN NEWS

• On May 26,2018, the Mumbai Headquartered ICICI bank launched its innovation lab for digital
business. The lab will function on a 3 point strategy : ‘Run , Evolve & Imagine’.
• As part of its 'Customer First' initiative, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has
launched three ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT)-based customer service initiatives on a pilot basis at
one of its branch in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.First initiative is a sound pressure level meter placed
at the branch service counter with a configured average decibel level.
• On April 6, 2018, global financial messaging cooperative, SWIFT (Society for World Interbank
Financial Telecommunication System platform) announced that ICICI Bank has become its first
Indian client to go live with an improved cross-border payments service.
• India’s largest private sector bank ICICI Bank has introduced a 'digital form' which will help
open current accounts in a few hours.This is a first of its kind service by any bank in India.
• ICICI Bank announced that its mortgage loan portfolio crossed the Rs 1.5-trillion milestone,
making it the largest private player in the segment, & the lender is targeting to grow it to Rs 2
trillion by FY20.
• Fitch downgraded ICICI Bank’s ‘support rating’ to ‘3’, from ‘2’, its support rating floor to ‘BB+’,
from ‘BBB-’. Axis Bank’s rating degraded to negative from stable, pointing to the high
proportion of NPAs.
OTHER BANK IN NEWS

• On June 3, 2018, Citi Bank becomes the first corporate bank to make use of UK’s Open Banking
regime .Citi Bank is the first to enroll as “Payment Initiation Service Provider”.
• Mobile banking rank by SBI’s Annual Report: Paytm tops by Volume and Axis Bank tops by
value.
• On June 22, 2018, HDFC Bank, has featured at 60th rank in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable
Global Brands ranking.The brand value of HDFC Bank at $20.9 billion, up 22%.Google and
Apple retained the number 1 and 2 spots in the rankings, followed by Amazon, which moved
into the #3 position ahead of Microsoft.
• Market capitalization ranking according to BSE. Top 10 Companies in the list is as follows:
Company M-Cap (in crore) Rank as per M-
Cap
HDFC Bank 541,955 1
HDFC 319,655 2
Kotak Mahindra Bank 251,646 3
State Bank of India 243,864 4
ICICI Bank 193,467 5
Bajaj Finance 134,952 6
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Axis Bank 134,725 7

IndusInd Bank 117,343 8
Bajaj Finserv 98,404 9
HDFC Standard Life 94,892 10
Insurance
• On 13th April 2018, Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched new products like pre-approved
credit card and UPI solution to mark its 124th foundation day.
• National E-Repository Limited (NERL), a group company of National Commodity and
Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), has empanelled ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as
repository participants.
• On April 16, 2018, market capitalisation of Kotak Mahindra Bank, for the first time surpassed
that of State Bank of India.HDFC Bank attained number 1 position.
• On March 18, 2018, Axis Bank announced the opening of its new representative office in
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).It is third office in UAE.
• Axis Bank has announced opening of off-shore banking unit at the International Financial
Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar,
Gujarat. It was inaugurated by Union Commerce Secretary, Rita Teaotia in presence of Shikha
Sharma, MD & CEO, Axis Bank.
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank launched a special financing scheme named 'Add-on Working Capital
GST' to help the state industry cope with the delay in reimbursement of GST under special tax
relief.
• Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank Ltd became one of the top 50 most valuable publicly traded firms
in India. It claimed 50th rank, as per BSE data. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is the most
valuable company in India.
PAYMENT BANKS:
• Jio Payments Bank Limited has commenced operations as a payments bank with effect from
April 3, 2018.Jio Payments Bank is a 70:30 joint venture between Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance
Industries and the State Bank of India (SBI). H.Srikrishnan, who was earlier with HDFC Bank
and Yes Bank, has been appointed as MD and CEO of Jio Payments Bank.
• Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Limited commenced operations as a payments bank with
effect from February 22, 2018. Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd. is a 51:49 joint venture
(JV) between Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. (ABNL) and telecom operator Idea Cellular.
• Jana Small Finance Bank (formerly Janalakshmi Financial Services) announced commencement
of its banking operations.
• Equitas Small Finance Bank launched a new ‘Yellow Army Savings Account’ to increase its
customer base through its association with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
• Fino Payments Bank launched a suite of digital products that can be accessed online & through
mobile phones with the focus to build the transaction platform
RATES OF INDIVIDUAL BANK

• On June 2,2018, India’s major banks SBI, PNB and ICICI bank raised the lending rate making the
loans costlier.
i.SBI has increased its lending rate by 10 basis points for all tenors upto 3 years.The MCLR for
overnight and one month tenors is for 7.9% and for the three years tenor is 8.45%.PNB has
raised tenors for 3 and 5 years to 8.55% and 8.7%.PNB has also raised the base rate of 9.15%
to 9.25%.
ii.ICICI has raised MCLR for 5 year tenors to 8.70% and also changed tenors for three and one
year.Lending rates for three month tenors of ICICI remains unchanged .
iii.HDFC has raised the Retail Prime lending rate (RPLR) by 10 basis points.Karnataka Bank has
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raised interest rates on Deposits.Interest on domestic and NRE rupee term deposits for a
period of one year to two years stands revised to 7.25 per cent from 7.10 (for deposits up to Rs
10 crore) representing a hike of 15 basis points.
Marginal Cost-Based Lending Rate (MCLR)of Individual Bank After the announcement of
Second Bi monthly Monetary policy by RBI
Bank of Baroda
Tenure Earlier (in %) After July 7,2018 (in %)
Over night 7.95 8
One Month 8.00 8.5
Three Months 8.10 8.15
Six Months 8.30 8.35
One Year 8.45 8.50
Bank of India
Tenure Increase by (basis points) Latest rate of Interest
Overnight 10 7.90
One – Month 10 8.20
Three months 10 8.30
Six months 10 8.45
One year 10 8.50
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Tenure Raised by (in basis points) Increased % of interest
Over night 8.30%
One month 15 8.35%
Three Months 10 8.40%
Six Months 15 8.60%
One year 15 8.65%
Syndicate Bank
Tenure Increased by (in basis Increased % of Interest
points)
One Year 5 8.55%
Andhra Bank
Tenor Increasedby (in basis Increased rate in %
points)
Overnight 5 8
One Month 5 8.05
Three Months 5 8.25
Six Months 5 8.40
One Year 5 8.55
PNB BANK
Term Change by (basis Points) Changed rate of MCLR
Overnight 10 7.90
One month 10 8.05
Three Month 10 8.20
Six month 10 8.40
One year 5 8.45
Three years 5 8.60
Five years 5 8.75
ALLAHABAD BANK
Term Change by (basis Points) Changed rate of MCLR
Overnight 10 7.95
One month 10 8.05
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Three Month 10 8.25

Six month 10 8.30
One year 10 8.45
Two years 10 8.65
Three years 10 8.75
• Finance Ministry kept the interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC & PPF,
unchanged for the July-September quarter. The Interest rates on different Small Savings
schemes are as follows:
5 yr Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (Paid Quarterly): 8.3%
Savings Deposits: 4%
Public Provident Fund (PPF): 7.6%
National Savings Certificate (NSC): 7.6%
Kisan Vikas Patra (maturity in 11 months): 7.3%
Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA): 8.1%
Term Deposit (1-5 years): 6.6-7.4%.
APPS/CARDS LAUNCHED BY FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

Apps/Cards/Portals Launched by Purpose
KBL Deposit Only Karnataka Bank This card is meant for Bank's
Card Current/Overdraft customers.This would
ensure hassle free cash deposit transactions at
Bank’s 24x7 e-Lobby Services.
Cube Wealth co-founder of The app used to sweep funds between bank
Citrus Mr. a/cs and Mutual Funds.
Satyen Kothari
My Payments Paytm An automatic recurring payments feature that
lets users of Paytm app to pay for periodic
recurring expenses
Bharat QR Indian Bank It is a mobile payment collection scheme to
accept digital payments. Using this scheme, a
merchant will receive Bharat QR sticker. This
will enable customers to make payments
through the QR facility.
Paytm 'Paytm for To enable merchants to track payments, view
Business' in past collections and make settlements instantly
Tamilnadu
DCB Bank “DCB Remit”, Using DCB Remit, any resident Indian can
register online and send money to 20 countries
DCB Remit has been introduced in collaboration
with Avenues Payments.
ICICI Bank ‘InstaOD’ Instant overdraft facility for MSME (Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises) customers
which can be availed online without visiting a
branch and submitting physical documents.
Kotak Mahindra Bank voicebot ‘Keya’ The first artificial intelligence-
powered voicebot in Indian banking sector. It is
powered by Nuance
Delhi Metro, in Metro Plus' It will enable customers of indusind bank to use
association with debit card it for metro train rides as well as for all other
IndusInd Bank regular debit card transactions
Bank of America Erica Its chatbot that can help customers check
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balances, remind about bills and answer bank-

related questions
IndusInd Bank MOGO, a To build its brand image through music and
musical logo sound for brand experiences and audience
connection.
Equitas Small Finance ‘selfeSavings’, This account can be opened with the web-based
Bank an interactive interactive video form hosted on Equitas’s
digital savings website by using Aadhaar number, PAN and
account other basic details.
National Payments WhatsApp
Corporation of India BHIM UPI
(NPCI)
Andhra Pradesh first desktop operationalised at Kasibugga in Mandi Bazar in
Grameena Vikas Bank ATM Warangal, Telangana. It is specifically meant for
(APGVB) rural customer who typically has small cash
needs.
Nearby PayNEARBY- to . A retailer can now become an Aadhaar

Technologies Private provide ATM/Aadhaar Bank branch for cash
Limited has tied up Aadhaar- withdrawals and deposits by a customer by
with Yes Bank enabled using PayNEARBY mobile application on a
cardless and smart phone.
pinless ATM
service
SBI SBI Intelligent A smart chat assistant that efficiently resolves
Assistant. queries of NRI customers .
Innovation Will explore AI Robotic Process Automation
Centre (RPA) to make banking process more efficient.
Bank of Baroda Baroda Brainy artificial intelligence robot.
Digital Lab hi-tech digital branch equipped with advanced
gadgets.
Allahabad Bank emPower app App will have Chatbot and artificial intelligence
based e-commerce payments.
MOU’S/AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY BANKS

• On June 16, 2018, Pakistan and the World Bank inked agreements worth $565 million to help
build and support the projects in power and water sectors.Out of the total grant of $565
million, $425 million is meant for the NTDC and $140 million is for the Sindh government.
• On May 22,2018, Bank Of Baroda has signed agreement with CDSL Commodity Repository
(CCRL).This agreement is for pledge finance under the repository ecosystem for registered /
accredited warehouses.
• On April 24, 2018, Government of India signed a Legal Agreement with World Bank for flexible
financing arrangements for National Biopharma Mission (NBM). It is a $250 million dollar
initiative that includes a $125 million loan from the World Bank.
• On February 2, 2018, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) signed a project agreement
with World Bank for Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP), aimed at enhancing navigation on National
Waterway-1 (NW-1) from Varanasi to Haldia.
• On February 10, 2018, Punjab National Bank (PNB) entered into an agreement with National e-
Governance Services Limited (NeSL) for utilizing its Information Utility Services envisaged
under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
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• PNB Housing Finance Ltd has tied up with International Finance Corporation (IFC) to raise
$800 million for green and affordable housing in India. PNB Housing Finance Ltd. is a
subsidiary of Punjab National Bank (PNB), while IFC is a part of the World Bank Group.
• IndusInd Bank has announced its partnership with Ripple, the blockchain solution provider to
facilitate cross border remittances into and out of India. IndusInd Bank will use the platform
for settling payment of its retail remitters, recipients as well as institutional partners across
the world.
• Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd (CSB) has partnered with Celebrus Capital Ltd (Celebrus), to offer
online equity trading and demat services to its customers. As per the terms of the tie-up, CSB’s
customers will be able to open a Celebrus trading account free of cost.
• On 12th July 2018, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Indian
Army and SBI (State Bank of India)on the Defence Salary Package.This MoU will benefit serving
and retired Army personnel who have their accounts with SBI.
LOANS/FUNDS SANCTIONED BY BANKS

Loan issued Received by Amount Points to be noted
RBI Telengana Rs.5400 crore For Implementing ‘Rythu
Governement Bandhu’ Program.
International Monetory Srilanka $252 million This loan is a part of a deal of

Fund (IMF) amount $1.5 billion that was to
be loaned by the IMF to
SriLanka.
World Bank Government of India Rs. 6000 crore For the implementation of Atal
Bhujal Yojana.The priority
areas are : Gujarat, Haryana,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan and
Uttar Pradesh .
International Bank for Government of US$ 420 to benefit Small and Marginal
Reconstruction and Maharashtra million farmers in the Marathwada and
Development (IBRD) Vidarbha regions of
Maharashtra.
World Bank Bangladesh $700 million The Quality Learning for All
Program (QLEAP) will cover
more than 18 million children
studying in pre-primary level
to grade 5.
World Bank Government of India $ 200 million For Implementing National
Nutrition Mission (POSHAN
Abhiyaan).
Asian Infrastructure Government of USD $ 140- This project is co-financed by

Investment Bank (AIIB Madhya Pradesh Million the World Bank. It aims to
improve the rural road
connectivity and management
for residents of nearly 5,640
villages
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Asian Development Bank Uttarakhand Rs 1700 crore to give an aid of to which will
(ADB) be utilised for creation of
infrastructural facilities, sewer
treatment plants and water
supply facilities in urban areas
of Uttarakhand.
Asian Development Bank Madhya Pradesh $375 million For a project to improve
irrigation in Madhya Pradesh
and help increase farmer’s
income.
NABARD Arunachal Pradesh. Rs 87.83 lakh For implementing LED Solar
Street lighting System
World Bank Government of $210 million signed a loan agreement for the
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Rural
Connectivity Project
World Bank India USD 48 a loan agreement worth for the
million "Meghalaya Community - Led
Landscapes Management
Project (MCLLMP)"
National Bank for Uttar Pradesh (UP) Rs 10012 to facilitate overall
Agriculture and Rural crore development in the state with
Development (NABARD) special focus on agricultural
credit. The funds were
provided.Rs 8450 crore
released to commercial
banks, Regional Rural Banks
and Cooperative Banks
European Investment Indian Renewable 150 million Inked a agreement for a second
Bank (EIB) Energy Development Euros loan line of credit (loc) which is for
Agency (IREDA) tenure of 15 years and includes
a grace period of three years
Asian Development Indian Government $120 million The third tranche of $500
Bank (ADB) loan million multi-tranche financing
facility for the Railway Sector
Investment Program approved
by the ADB Board in 2011
Asian Development Government of India $80 million To modernize technical and
Bank (ADB) vocational education and
training (TVET) institutions in
State of Himachal Pradesh .
National Bank for Rural Infrastructure Rs 372.51 for irrigation and rural bridge
Agriculture and Rural Development Fund crore projects
Development (NABARD) (RIDF)
International Finance Mahindra Renewables $440 million to build the Rewa solar park in
Corporation (IFC) Pvt. Ltd, Acme Group Madhya Pradesh
and global private
equity fund Actis Llp
State Government of World Bank 120 million for Uttarakhand Water Supply
Uttarakhand dollar Program for Peri-Urban Areas.
Asian Development Bank Indian Government USD 250 loan agreement for
(ADB) million construction of all-weather
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roads in five Indian states

under Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana
NABARD Rural Infrastructure Rs 735.53 These include 6 solar power, 1
Development Fund crore medium irrigation, 5 minor
(RIDF) for West irrigation and 12 flood
Bengal protection projects, 57 projects
for the widening and
strengthening of roads and 5
rural bridges.
APPOINTMENTS
National
Name Appointed As Entity/Place Points To Be Noted
Radhakrishnan nair Additional ICICI bank
(independent)
director
M D Mallya Additional ICICI bank His appointment comes a
(independent) onth before the icici bank’s
director chairman m k sharma
completes his term.
Sajeev Krishnan Additional Board of Dhanlaxmi
Director Bank
Charan singh Chairperson Punjab and sindh bank
Anjali bansal Chief Managing Dena bank
Director
Subhash chandra Chairman Insurance regulatory He has held positions in
khuntia and development hindustan petroleum
authority of india corporation (hpcl) and indian
oil corporation (ioc) and has
also served as special
secretary and financial
advisor in the ministry of
petroleum and natural gas.
Sudha balakrishnan Chief financial Reserve bank of india Sudha balakrishnan was the
officer (CFO) (RBI) vice-president of national
securities depository ltd
(nsdl).she is a chartered
accountant. She will be the
12th executive director of the
rbi.
Sandeep Bakhshi Chief Operating ICICI Bank Sandeep Bakhshi Was The
Officer (COO) Md And Ceo Of Icici
Prudential Life
Insurance.Chanda Kochhar,
The Managing Director (MD)
& Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) Of Icici Bank Will Be
On Leave, Till The Enquiry
Ends.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Deputy Governor RBI He Has Been Appointed As
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Jain For A 3 Year Term. He Will

Be Replacing Ss
Mundra Whose Tenure
Ended In July 2017.
K B Vijay Srinivas Director & GM United India Insurance
Company
Debashish Mukherjee Executive Canara Bank
Director
Murali Ramaswami Executive Vijaya Bank
Director
R Gandhi, Independent Electronic Payment He Was Deputy Governor Of
Director Services (EPS) Rbi From 2014 To 2017. Eps
Is A Retail Banking Tech-
Service Provider.
Mr. Samaresh Independent IDBI bank Mr.parida was a former
parida and Mr. N directors consultant and
jambunathan mr.jambunathan was
the former deputy managing
director of sbi.
Rana Kapoor MD & CEO Yes Bank Subhash Chander Kalia As
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Approved The Re-
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As Non-Executive Non-
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Directors For A Period Of 5
Years.
Arijit Basu Managing State Bank Of India He Served As Managing
Director Director Of Sbi Life Insurance
. As Per The Sbi Act, The
Bank Can Have Four
Managing Directors.
Anubrata biswas Managing director Airtel payments bank Anubrata biswas has
and chief succeeded shashi arora as
executive officer md & ceo of airtel payments
bank. Shashi arora resigned
in december 2017 after the e-
kyc controversy.earlier,
anubrata biswas was joint
general manager and retail
business head - south india
for icici bank.
Chandra Shekhar Managing Bandhan Bank
Ghosh Director and CEO
Uday Kotak Managing Kotak Mahindra Bank
Director and Chief
Executive Officer
Sanjeev Nautiyal MD and CEO SBI Life He replaces Arijit Basu
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Insurance Company
Limited
Hardayal Prasad Managing SBI Card
Director and CEO
A.C. Rout MD and CEO Bank of Maharashtra
(BoM)
T Latha MD and CEO Dhanlaxmi Bank She will replace G
Sreeram, who has retired
from the office on July 1,
2018
Tapan ray Part Time Non- Central bank of india
Official Director
and Non
Executive
Chairman
International
Datuk nor Governor Bank negara She will replace tan sri muhammad
shamsiah malaysia (bnm) ibrahim who resigned on june 15 2018.
mohd yunus
Haruhiko Governor Bank of Japan
Kuroda
Pradeep Rao Head of HSBC He was previously HSBC's managing director
corporate in of Asia-Pacific consumer and retail sector.
South-east Asia
for global
banking
INDIAN AFFAIRS
FIRST IN INDIA
• On July 3, 2018, The Centre has announced a state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit
for Bengaluru, India’s technology capital. It will be India’s first such unit in the government
sector.Bengaluru produces an estimated one lakh tonne of electronic waste a year. Bengaluru
ranked third after Mumbai and Delhi.
• On 4th July 2018, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari flagged off Wagon Cab's taxi ambulance services
in New Delhi.Wagon Cab claims to be India's first road emergency cab services provider.
Wagon Cab provides medically-trained drivers in its ambulance-taxis.
• On July 9, 2018, Himachal Pradesh Government announced that it is banning the use of plastic
and thermocol cutlery in the state.This will come under Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control)
Act, 1995.It was the first state in the country to ban plastic and polythene carry bags in 2009.
• On 11th July 2018, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) launched India's first Internet
telephony service named "Wings".Now, customers can use their BSNL landline on their mobile
phone with Internet Telephony.
• On June 23,2018, The Gujarat Government announced the launch of the Rs 870-crore pilot
project of Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY). This is a first of its kind in the country. Using this
project the farmers would use solar energy for irrigation and they can sell the surplus power
via grid.
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• On June 1, 2018, the Minister for Woman and Child Development Ms.Maneka Gandhi launched
India’s first Advanced Forensic Lab “Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory” in
Chandigarh.With an Objective to address the gap in forensic analysis of pending sexual assault
cases in the country.
• On 1st June 2018, India’s first superfast train, Deccan Queen express from Mumbai to
Pune marked 88 years of service.Deccan Queen express is also known as 'Queen of Deccan'.
The train began operations on 1st June 1930.
• On June 4, 2018, 13 beaches will be given Blue Flag certification for being clean and
environment friendly,First in Asia. The 13 beaches are : Chandra Bhaga beach
of Odisha (first to get the flag in the lot), konark coast; Maharashtra’s Chiwla and
Bhogave beaches; one beach from Puducherry,Goa,Daman & Diu,Lakshadweep and Andaman
and Nicobar Islands .
• On June 11, 2018, The special booklet titled '80-years of Odisha Budget - A Commemorative
Volume' was released by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.Odisha's annual budget was
only Rs 1.77 crore for the year 1936-37 which has increased to Rs 1,20,028 crore in 2018-
19.Odisha is the first state in the country to bring out such a compilation.
• On June 10,2018, the central government has decided to establish India’s first ever National
Police Museum in Lutyens’ Delhi.
• The Godikan panchayat in Haryana has become the first panchayat in India to pass a resolution
to marry girls only to families that have a toilet in their house.This move of the Godikan
panchayat has been inspired by Bollywood movie Toilet- Ek Prem Katha.
• On June 10, 2018, Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI),Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and RAASI Solar Power Pvt Ltd has
signed a Memorandum of Agreement for transfer of technology for India’s first Lithium Ion (Li-
ion) Battery project in Bengaluru.
• India’s first robotic telescope located at the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) at Hanle in
Ladakh has started observing the skies. The facility at Hanle is called GROWTH-India.It is part
of a multi-country collaborative initiative called ‘Global Relay of Observatories Watching
Transients Happen’ (GROWTH) to observe transient events in the universe.
• On June 10,2018, The final test of India’s first indigenous , long range artillery gun
‘Dhanush’ has been successfully conducted in Pokhran and would be inducted in the Indian
Army.
• On June 12,2018, The Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh dedicated the
rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’ is the first Blast Furnace of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to
the Nation.
• On May 8, 2018, Madhya Pradesh State Government launched India's first Integrated Control
and Command Centre (ICCC) for all seven smart cities of the state in Bhopal.
• On May 31,2018, the Minister of State (I/C) of Tourism Mr. K.J. Alphons launched the first ever
guidelines on Adventure Tourism in New Delhi.
• On May 2, 2018, Maharashtra became the first state of India to provide digitally-signed land
record receipts (also known as 7/12 receipts).
• Indus dolphin is one of the world’s rarest mammals found only in India and Pakistan. The first
organized census on Indus dolphins are conducting by the Punjab government along with
WWF-India.
• On 14th May 2018, the first Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) that is run by an all-
woman team began operations in Phagwara, Punjab.
• The first ever International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) focusing on Rail Coaches and train sets will
be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Guwahati now has India's first solar powered railway station.
• On May 21, 2018 , IIT-Kanpur has set up India’s first advisory Centre for Energy Regulation
(CER) with the help of government of United Kingdom.
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• INSV Tarini the first ever Indian female crew to navigate the world. The all-woman crew
was led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi.
• India’s first National Sports University in Manipur. The proposed institute will focus on various
areas likesports science, sports technology, high performance training.
• Manipur has become the first state in the Northeast and the third state in India to have solar
toilets.
• Kerala has become the first state to announce a reduction in fuel prices. Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan made the announcement on 30th May 2018.
• Maharashtra has thus become the first Indian state to sign MoU with Green Rating for
Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) to train state’s Public Works Department (PWD)
officials to rate government buildings.
• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has become the first Indian exchange to be recognised as
a designated offshore securities market (DOSM) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
• TCS becomes first company to achieve Rs 7 lakh crore m-cap milestone.
• Kerala Govt to launch 'community radio' to update farmers. This will be the first
such community radio in India, under Government initiative to get connected with the farming
community.
• A first of its kind Israeli Modern Art Exhibition was inaugurated in New Delhi on April 28,
2018.This exhibition titled ‘To the End of Land’ was organised by National Gallery of Modern
Art, New Delhi.
• Walmiki and Malhar: 2 unknown languages discovered. Walmiki is spoken in Koraput of
Odisha and in the bordering districts of Andhra Pradesh. Malhar is spoken in an isolated region
165 km away from Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
• On April 10, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled India's first 12000
horsepower electric locomotive from Bihar's Madhepura locomotive factory. India has joined
the league of countries - Russia, China, Germany and Sweden.
• Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology lab, India’s first-of-its-kind 5G
radio laboratory will be inaugurated at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on April 13,
2018.
• The Four day first International SME (Small,Medium Enterprises) convention 2018 is being
held in New Delhi from 22ndto 24th April 2018. The main focus of this convention is on
inclusion of MSMEs in the Make in India program & empowering women entrepreneurs.
• On April 22,2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honoured officials for making Manipur’s
Karang the first cashless island of the country, and implementing the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) and other priority initiatives of the Centre.
• Diu Smart City has become the first city in India to function on 100% renewable energy during
daytime.
• On April 20, 2018, Madras High Court became the first court in south India and eighth in India
to introduce e-court fee payment facility.
• On April 26, 2018, Swedish-Swiss multinational giant ABB announced commissioning of India’s
first industrial solar microgrid at its factory in Vadodara, Gujarat.
• On 26th April 2018, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) set up India’s first Virtual
Bronchoscopy Navigation (VBN), an advanced facility for diagnosis and treatment of small
tumour-like spots in lungs.
• On 1st March 2018, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami launched the toll free number
14417 a 24-hour helpline, claiming to be the first in India, to offer information and guidance
on education to students. It was said that the help line was set up at a cost of Rs two crore.
• India's first helicopter taxi service launched in Bengaluru between Electronic
City and Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and was completed in 15 minutes.
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• On March 8 2018, Government of Telangana launched Women Entrepreneurship Hub (WE-

Hub) in Hyderabad. WE-Hub is India’s first state-led incubator exclusively for women
entrepreneurs.
• The National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP), India’s first coastal policing academy, has
been set up in Okha, in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat.
• Diu has become the first and only Union Territory of India to achieve full solar energy
efficiency.
• India’s tallest tricolour was hoisted in Belagavi, Karnataka on March 12, 2018.The flag hoisted
in Belagavi is 110m high from the base plate to the top while its size is 120X80 ft.It weighs 500
kg.
• On March 22, 2018, Air India flight (AI 139) became the first flight to land at Tel Aviv's Ben
Gurion Airport (Israel) after passing through Saudi Arabia air space.
• On March 23, 2018, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand
Gehlot launched “First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 words” in New Delhi.
• India's first insect museum opened in Tamil Nadu. The lobby of this insect museum depicts the
theme, "BUGS ARE KINGS".
• On February 15, 2018, former Indian Badminton player Pullela Gopichand initiated India's
largest 'train the trainers' programme by inducting 1500 Physical Education (PE) teachers
from across Gujarat for advanced training.
• Rajnath Singh inaugurates first of its kind spoken Sanskrit centre.
• NER’s first regional Centre for Agriculture with Israeli collaboration to be inaugurated in
Mizoram.
• On 13th February 2018, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that, West
Bengal has opted out of National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) also known as 'Modicare'.
• On February 3, 2018, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley launched
CriSidEx , India’s first sentiment index for micro and small enterprises ( MSEs). This index has
been developed jointly by CRISIL & Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
• On February 5, 2018, Google launched a public initiative "#SecurityCheckKiya" to create
awareness around Internet safety and to protect young and first-time web users from account
hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious mobile applications and secure their
personal data.Maharashtra State Government will provide the infrastructure and financial
support to facilitate 300 startups over next three years.
• Amazon has started its own food retailing business in India with a pilot in Pune and has thus
become the first foreign ecommerce company to stock and sell food items directly to
consumers.
• On 19th to 21st January 2018, ‘Kachra Mahotsav 2018’, India’s first garbage festival was
organised by the Raipur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh. Kachra Mahotsav’s aim was to
increase awareness, utilise the waste accumulated in a creative way, and to display various
techniques for reusing things that are branded as garbage.
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST:
• On June 8, 2018, Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Bhamre inaugurated 578m
long Theng tunnel. It is Sikkim’s longest tunnel.It is constructed on Gangtok-Chungthang
Highway by the Border Roads Organization.
• On 18th June 2018, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that, the government has planned to
expand the BPO promotion scheme to 1 lakh seats and will also establish India's largest
National data centre in Bhopal.
• Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has supplied nearly 60,000 tonnes of steel material for the
construction of 111-km long broad gauge railway line that includes 9 stations at: Dolakhal,
Kaimai Road, Kambiron, Thingou, Khongsang, Noney Tupul, Haochang Road and Imphal, 148
bridges & 45 tunnels.
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• India launches biggest city gas distribution auction for 9th city gas distribution (CGD) licensing
round offering permits for selling compressed and piped natural gas (CNG and PNG).
• India's longest road and railway bridge “Bogibeel bridge”, which is 4.94 km long linking
Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.
• As per the report RemitSCOPE - Remittance markets and opportunities- Asia and the Pacific,
India was the largest remittance-receiving country in the world followed by china and
Philippines.
• On 25th March 2018, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia's largest Tulip garden, in
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, was opened for visitors.
PERSON IN NEWS
• Monti Rajkhowa has become the first Assamese to scale Mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest
mountain in the world.She is an executive engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
based in Mumbai.
• On 6th June 2016, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's wax statue was unveiled at Madame
Tussauds in New Delhi.
• The annual list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes 2018 has placed Virat Kohli at the 83rd
spot with a total earnings of 24 million dollars in the last 12 months.
• Karan Johar is the first Indian filmmaker to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, London.
Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar and PM Narendra Modi are some of the other Indian
dignitaries who have got a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, London.
• Taniya Sanyal from Kolkata has become the first woman firefighter appointed by Airports
Authority of India (AAI).
• On 29th April 2018, Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling surpassed the record of
former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu as the longest serving Chief Minister of any
Indian state.
STATEWISE NEWS
Andhra Pradesh
• On June 22,2018 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation for
icon tower in Amaravati.It is 33 floor/158-meter high. The construction of building will be in
the form of letter ‘A’ and it represents Amaravati.
• Andhra Pradesh got its state symbol,Neem and Black Buck have been declared as the state tree
and the state animal respectively.Rose-ringedParakeet will be the State Bird.Jasmine will be
the state flower .
• On 28th April 2018, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister (Revenue) K E
Krishnamurthy initiated Andhra Pradesh government's 'Bhu Seva' (land hub) project aimed at
offering integrated services related with land.
• On July 12, 2018, Andhra Pradesh Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated a
canteen in Vijayawada to mark the launch of much-awaited'Anna Canteens' in various parts of
the state .Total 60 'Anna Canteens' were opened in the first phase across the state.
Arunachal Pradesh
• On 6th February 2018, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu laid foundation stone
for Rhodendron Park in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.The Rhodendron Park will be
built in an area of 1.15 hectares. It will be partly funded under Border Area Development
Programme (BADP).
Bihar
• A five-day day training programme, aimed at enhancing the preparedness of Airport
Emergency Handlers (AEHs) to respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
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(CBRN) emergencies at the airports, concluded on April 27, 2018 at the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash
Airport in Patna, Bihar.
Chhattisgarh
• PM Modi has become first Indian Prime Minister to visit tribal district Bijapur, which was till
now considered as one of the most backward regions of India.During this visit, PM Modi
inaugurated Van Dhan Yojana aimed at empowering tribal communities.
• In a bid to reduce the digital divide, from May 2018, Chhattisgarh State Government will start
distributing free smartphones to over 50 lakh people across the state under theSanchar
Kranti Yojana (SKY).
Goa
• 21st India International Seafood Show (IISS) opened in Margao, Goa on January 27, 2018. This
event was inaugurated by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Focial theme of 21st IISS is
‘Safe & Sustainable Seafood from India’.
• Third edition of the Science Film Festival of India will be held between 16th – 19th January,
2018 in Goa. This festival has been titled SCI-FFI Goa and being jointly organized by the Goa-
based Vidnyan Parishad, Entertainment Society of Goa, Goa's Department of Science and
Technology and the Goa College of Art.
Gujarat
• On 20th June 2018, the Gujarat government announced 'Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy-2018'
to encourage setting up of wind and solar power projects at one location.
• Gujarat police unveiled the Pocket Cop project, which will enable quicker verification of
passport applicants, & search of accused persons, among others.
Haryana
• Haryana State Government has come up with Water ATM Policy to provide clean drinking
water to people at public places.
• On 7th March 2018, Haryana’s first cyber police station was inaugurated in Gurugram, to
facilitate registration of cyber offence related cases.
Himachal Pradesh
• First workshop on Ayushman Bharat Program was held in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on May
14, 2018.
• Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to introduce free Heli-ambulance services in order
to help patients in the far flung and inaccessible areas of the State
• On January 5, 2018, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur announced setting up of
24X7 ‘Gudiya helpline’ for reporting crimes against women. ’Gudiya’ is a nickname given to the
16-year-old victim of rape and murder in Kotkhai town. The incident took place in 2017.
• Himachal Pradesh government will spend 25 crore rupees on renovating & developing the
historic British Raj 'Bantony Castle Estate’ as a major tourist attraction.
Karnataka
• Bengaluru has emerged as the highest paying city in India, with an average annual cost to
company (CCT) for talents through all levels and functions at Rs 11 lakh, as per the report of
Randstad Insights.Second position was secured by Pune with an average annual CTC at Rs 10
lakh. NCR occupies the 3rd position with an average annual CTC figure of a little under Rs 10
lakh.
• On March 21, 2018, Union Cabinet gave ‘in-principle’ approval to inclusion of 2 communities -
'Parivara' and 'Talawara' - in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Karnataka.
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Kerala
• On 9th May 2018, Kerala Government approved setting up of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network as
a part to offer free internet to over 20 lakh poor families.
• On 21st March 2018, the jackfruit was declared as official fruit of Kerala. The state animal of
Kerala is ‘Elephant’. The state bird of Kerala is 'great hornbill'. The state flower of Kerala is
'kanikkonna'.
Madhya Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh government announced an outstanding power bill waiver scheme for laborers
& poor families. The state cabinet approved the Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 (Power Bill Waiver
Scheme) which is expected to benefit about 77 lakh people of the state.
• CM of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched 'My MP Rojgar Portal' to provide jobs
to youths as per their educational qualification, skills & interest & ensure availability of able
candidates to employers.
• In a major step towards realising the centre's Smart City Mission (SCM), the Madhya Pradesh
government launched the country's first Integrated Control & Command Centre (ICCC) for all
seven smart cities of the state, in Bhopal.
• Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe
drinking water in the country followed by Odisha & Jharkhand.
Maharashtra
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched ‘QUEST’, a centre to evaluate and
quantify special development budget allocations and their impact on tribal development.
• On March 8, 2018 (International Women’s Day), Maharashtra State Government will launch
“Asmita Yojana” aimed at providing subsidised sanitary pads to girl student and women in
rural areas.
Meghalaya
• On June 20, 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation announced
Shillong, capital city of Meghalaya as the 100th Smart City .
• The Meghalaya government has launched 'Mission Lakadong' to achieve a five-fold increase in
the production of Lakadong turmeric.
Odisha
• On April 15, 2018, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a 2.5-km-long bridge
built over the Ib river in Sambalpur district.This is Odisha’s second longest bridge and has
been built at a cost of Rs. 117.50 crore.
• On 26th February 2018, the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the scheme
'Khushi'. This will offer free sanitary pads for girl students from Class 6 to 12 studying in all
government and government-aided schools of Odisha.
• On June 30, 2018, At the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO at Manama
in Bahrain , India’s nomination of the "Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai " was
inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list.As recommended by the World Heritage
Committee, India accepted the renaming of the ensemble as “Victorian Gothic and Art Deco
Ensembles of Mumbai”.Click here to read more.
• Odisha government signed an MoU with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning
System (RIMES) for enhancing early warning system for effective management of all kinds of
disaster in the state, including flood, drought, heat wave, lightning, & road accidents.
• Odisha government decided to raise the health cover from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh under Biju
Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) for women.
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• Bridge 'Ib Setu' built over the Ib river in Sambalpur district was inaugurated by CM Naveen
Patnaik. The 2.5-km-long bridge, which is the State’s second longest bridge.
Sikkim
• Pakyong airport in Sikkim,will be the 100th operational airport in the country.
Telangana
• On June 25,2018, The 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places began
in Hyderabad.With an Objective to review the progress of maintaining and cleaning the Iconic
Places.
• With an aim to impart skill training and self-sufficiency the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) has decided to set up a centre at‘BHAROSA’ in Hyderabad .
• On March 8,2018, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority of India and FICCI
jointly organized the four-day biennial event ‘WINGS INDIA 2018 ‘ in Hyderabad. Theme of the
four-day biennial event this year is ‘India-Global Aviation Hub’.
• On January 2, 2018, Greater Hyderabad was declared an open defecation free(ODF) city by the
Centre and thereby became second major city (after Mumbai) with over 1 crore population to
attain this status.Swachh Bharat Mission Directorate of the Ministry of Urban Development
grants ODF certificate to a city only if not a single person is found defecating in the open.
Tripura
• On 20th May, The Tripura Government announced that 10% of all police force will be reserved
for women in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister of Tripura.
• Tripura has thereby become the first North East Indian state to implement state component of
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) through Directorate of Skill Development
(DSD).
UttaraKhand
• On April 8, 2018, Union Food Processing Industries Minister, Harsimrat Kaur
Badal inaugurated Uttarakhand’s second Mega Food Park in Udham Singh Nagar district.
• In a first, Uttarakhand High Court accorded the status of ‘legal person or entity’ to the animals
in the state. HC stated that "they have a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties &
liabilities of a living person."
Uttar Pradesh
• 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh from 21st to 23rd January,
2019.
• On 30th March 2018, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Hindon
Elevated Road - India’s longest elevated road, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
• On February 3, 2018, Uttar Pradesh State Government inaugurated state's first ever butterfly
park in Kanpur.
• On February 5, 2018, Uttar Pradesh State Government, in association with United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched ‘DASTAK’, a door to door campaign to eradicate deadly
Acute Encephalitis (AE) Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis (JES) disease from the state.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation the Varanasi City Gas Distribution
(CGD) network and Piped Natural Gas(PNG)services under PM’s Urja Ganga pipeline.
CABINET APPROVALS
• On June 6, 2018, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister
ShriNarendraModi, approved the project for construction of 9.9 km long new 6 - lane bridge
across river Ganga on NH - 96 at Phaphamau in Allahabad .
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• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
proposal for grant of permission to M/s. HDFC Bank Ltd. to raise additional share capital of up
to a maximum of Rs. 24,000 crore.
• On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved establishment of additional 6.5 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) Strategic Petroleum
Reserve (SPR) facilities at two locations, i.e. Chandikhol in Odisha and Padur in Karnataka.
• CCEA has approved the proposal for renaming and restructuring of Multi-sectoral
Development Programme (MsDP) as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).
• CCEA has given its approval for the Umbrella Scheme, "Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana"
in agriculture sector beyond 12th Five Year Plan for the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved setting up of a dedicated “Micro
Irrigation Fund” with NABARD under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for an initial
Corpus of Rs.5,000 crore .
• The Union Cabinet,has approved National Policy on Biofuels – 2018.It provides a funding
scheme of 2G ethanol Bio refineries an amount of Rs.5,000 crore .
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,has approved for Integrated Multi Modal Logistics
Hub known as "Freight Village" at Nangal Chaudhary, Haryana.
BILL PASSED
• On 9th March 2018, a bill approving death penalty to those convicted of raping or gang-raping
a girl who is aged 12 years or below, was passed by Rajasthan assembly.
• On March 14, 2018, Lok Sabha passed the crucial Finance Bill 2018 and Appropriation Bill for
the next fiscal year i.e. 2018-19.
• On March 15, 2018, Lok Sabha passed the Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2018 seeking to
grant a party the right to seek damages from the other side in case of a breach of a business
contract.
• On March 15, 2018, Lok Sabha passed Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which
seeks to authorise Central Government to fix tax-free gratuity amount and period of maternity
leave with an executive order.
• HRD Ministry proposed a draft bill to repeal the University Grants Commission (UGC) & set up
the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). The Act entitled ‘Higher Education
Commission of India Act, 2018 (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act)’ revamps UGC
Act, 1951 & its parent legislation completely
• Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to
introduce Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 and Chit Funds (Amendment)
Bill, 2018 in Parliament.
• On January 2, 2018, Indian Parliament passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment)
Bill, 2017 as it was passed by Rajya Sabha.
• On January 2, 2018, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill,
2017, was passed in the Rajya Sabha by voice vote.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Protection
of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection & promotion of human rights
in the country. The salient features of the Bill are as follows:
 It proposes to include “National Commission for Protection of Child Rights” as deemed
Member of the Commission;
 It proposes to add a woman Member in the composition of the Commission;
 It proposes to enlarge the scope of eligibility & scope of selection of Chairperson,
National Human Rights Commission as well as the State Human Rights Commission;
 It proposes to incorporate a mechanism to look after the cases of human rights violation
in the Union Territories
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SCHEMES
Central Government Schemes
• On June 1, 2018, The Ministry of Culture launched a new scheme called ‘Seva Bhoj Yojana’.With
an Objective to reimburse the central government of CGST and IGST to reduce the financial
burden of the religious institutions who serve neccessities to the public / devotee free of cost
without discrimination.
• On June 4, 2018, Ministry of Agriculture announced the launch of ‘Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan’ from
June 1 2018 till july 31st 2018.With an Objective to help,advise, assist farmers to improve their
farming techniques and increase their income.
• On April 13, 2018, Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application ‘e-
FRRO’ (e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office).
• On February 2, 2018, Power and Renewable Energy Minister, R K Singh stated that,
government will implement a Rs 140000-crore Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan
Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme as announced in Union Budget 2018.
• Govt. launched 'Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan' under which farmers in select villages will be given
assistance & advice on ways to improve farming techniques & raise their income.
• On April 30, 2018, Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation,Uma Bharti, launched the
GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) - DHAN scheme at the National Dairy
Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal, Haryana. It aims to positively impact village
cleanliness & generate wealth & energy from cattle & organic waste.
• CCEA approved a restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan scheme aimed at making rural
local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable & more efficient.
• Launching the ‘Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’ in Telangana, Dharmendra Pradhan stated the number of
LPG distribution points in the State will be increased to 1,000.
• Dharmendra Pradhan launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme in Delhi &
distributed new LPG connections & cylinders to beneficiaries. Target under this scheme
increased from 5 crore connections to 8 crore connections by 2020.
• Union Cabinet approved the launch of 'Ayushman Bharat' -National Health Protection mission.
It has the benefit cover of 5 lakh rupees per family per year. The target beneficiaries under the
scheme will be over 10 crore poor & vulnerable families. It will subsume the ongoing centrally
sponsored schemes- Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) & senior citizen health insurance
scheme (SCHIS).
• HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launched 'Samagra Shiksha scheme' for school education.
State Government Schemes

• On June 1, 2018, the government of Odisha launched ‘Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima
Yojana’ a health insurance scheme for journalists.
• On June 2,2018, The government of Andhra Pradesh has launched a Zero Based Natural
Farming (ZBNF) scheme for benefitting the farmers by 2024.
• On June 6, 2018, the state government of Bihar launched new crop insurance scheme named
‘Bihar State Crop Assistance scheme’. Under this scheme the farmers would get a compensation
of Rs7500 per hectare if less than 20% of the crop is damaged .
• On June 6, 2018, Government of Madhya Pradesh launched ‘Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 (Power
Bill Waiver Scheme)’ a outstanding power bill waiver scheme for poor and families of
labourers.This would benefit 77 lakh people.
• On June 19, 2018, The Haryana government has approved a scheme to provide monthly
financial assistance of Rs. 8000 to female acid victims.
• On June 30, 2018, The Maharashtra government in the weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Chief
Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a new scheme called 'Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana',
wherein farmers families where girl children are born, will be given saplings for plantation.
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• On May 10, 2018, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao launched 'Rythu Bandhu'
(friend of farmers), an investment support scheme for farmers.by giving 8000Rs. Per acre per
year
• On 19th May 2018, Haryana Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal Khattar said that, ‘Chatra
Parivahan Suraksha Yojana’, developed for the safety of girl students will be launched in
Haryana.
• On 5th April 2018, the Tamil Nadu government launched Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in 5 cities of
Tamil Nadu.
• Haryana government launched 'Gobardhan Yojana' to provide for sale of organic manure &
cow urine with an aim to benefit farmers. A provision of Rs 11 crore has been made to provide
benefits of various projects under this scheme
• West Bengal State Government has rolled out Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s dream project
"Rupashree" scheme aimed at providing marriage assistance to girls coming from economically
weaker families.
• Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh notified the "National Policy on
Marine Fisheries, 2017", which will guide the development of marine fisheries sector for the
next 10 years.
• On 18th April 2018, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched 'Atal Amrit Abhiyan', a health
scheme of Assam government that provides free medical care of up to Rs 2 lakh for every
person from Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
• On April 20, 2018, Nagaland launched "Saubhagya, Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana", aimed at
electrifying over 90000 households across the state by March 31, 2019.
• On March 2, 2018, Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah unveiled ‘Arogya Karnataka'
(Healthy Karnataka), a healthcare scheme to provide quality primary, secondary and tertiary
treatment to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families in Karnataka.
• Odisha State Government has launched 'Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas' video vans (our village, our
development) programme with an objective to reach out to the people in rural areas of Odisha
and involve them in developmental activities through this video vans.
• Maharashtra to become first state to have Transgender Welfare Board.
• On 10th February 2018, Delhi government and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) together launched the ‘Clean Air Campaign’ for Delhi.
• Maharashtra government announced a new scheme called 'Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana',
wherein farmers families where girl children are born will be given saplings for plantation.
• Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani launched 'Poshan Abhiyan'-- a statewide mission to eradicate
malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centres.
LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS
• On 4th June 2018, Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport &
Highways, Shipping,Mansukh L. Mandaviya, launched the ‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’, the Oxo-
biodegradable Sanitary Napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
(PMBJP).
• On June 7, 2018, President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated 73km long National Highway
in Tripura.This national highway will connect Matabati to Udaipur-Sabroom.
• On June 12, 2018, 10 new places have been inducted in the Phase III of Swachh Iconic
Places under Swachh Bharat Mission The 10 new places are : RaghavendraSwamy Temple
(Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh); Hazardwari Palace (Murshidabad, West Bengal); Brahma Sarovar
Temple (Kurukshetra, Haryana); VidurKuti (Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh); Mana village (Chamoli,
Uttarakhand); Pangong Lake (Leh-Ladakh, J&K); Nagvasuki Temple (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh);
ImaKeithal/market (Imphal, Manipur); Sabarimala Temple (Kerala); and Kanvashram
(Uttarakhand) and the SIP mission was launched at Mana village which is situated close to the
Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand.
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• On June 13, 2018, National Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched a ‘Tri-party Repo Market
Platform’ for repurchase of corporate debt security.
• On June 27, 2018, Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated
the NIMHANS Digital Academy.
• On June 3, 2018, the state government of Gujarat has launched a dedicated ambulance service
for infants under the ‘Neonatal ambulance service project for inter-hospital transfer’ to prevent
the death of newborns due to lack of emergency medical facilities in health centres.
• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar launched
'Star Khel Mahakumbh' in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
• On 17th May,Shri Suresh Prabhu launched an Intellectual Property Mascot named IP
NANI,which is is a tech-savvy grandmother who helps in combating IP crimes with the help of
her grandson “Chhotu” aka Aditya.
• On May 21, 2018, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Kishanganga
Hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir. He also laid the foundation to the Pakal Dam.
• The Union Minister for Electronics & IT and Law & Justice Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad has
inaugurated cloud enabled Data Centre at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.This will provide 24*7 online
services for e-Governance applications and its departments .
• Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated World-Class tourist amenities at
Konark Sun Temple in Odisha.
• On 7th March 2018, R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable
Energy, launched the National E-Mobility Programme in India to improve the e-mobility
ecosystem that comprises vehicle manufacturers, charging infrastructure companies, fleet
operators, service providers, etc.
• On 8th March 2018, P K Sinha, Cabinet Secretary, launched “I-Metros”, an association of all
Indian Metro Rail companies, at the Conference on “Indian Metros: Collaborating for
Excellence” conducted at Metro Bhawan, in New Delhi.
• On February 26, 2018, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), introduced a ‘Baal
Aadhaar’ card for children below the age of five years.’Baal Aadhaar’ Card will be of Blue
Colour.
• On 10th January 2018, the UIDAI launched 'Virtual ID', which an Aadhaar-card holder can
generate from UIDAI website. This virtual ID that can be generated from UIDAI website can be
used for purposes like SIM verification, instead of sharing the actual 12-digit biometric ID.
CAMPAIGN
• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India, has launched a national media campaign
titled 'What Damage Will This Cigarette/Bidi Do'to encourage smoking cessation, at a World
Health Organisation event conducted recently.
• On June 25, 2018, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a campaign to clean
the Gomti river.With an Objective to create awareness among people for protecting the
environment.The Campaign was launched from Jhulelal Vatika on the banks of the Gomti river.
• On May 27,Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Launched a week long ‘Polythene
Hatao,Paryavaran Bachao Campaign’,with an Objective to reduce the Pollution by prohibiting
the use of Polythene & Plastic.
• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched a campaign called "Devbhoomi
dialogue", calling upon youth to look for self-employment opportunities in their chosen fields.
• Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) has launched a month-long ‘Saksham-
2018’ campaign.Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) is an annual flagship event of PCRA.
• On July 16, 2018, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched a campaign
called ‘Paudhagiri’.This scheme was initiated by the CM planting a sapling of ‘maulsari’ in the
premises of Tau Devi Lal sports complex in Gurgaon.
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FUNDS ALLOCATED TO SCHEMES

• India has released Rs 33.10 Crore to Nepal for 2 road packages of Birgunj-Thori
Road implemented under Postal Highway Projects in Nepal with the grant assistance from
Indian Government.
• On March 1, 2018, Central Government approved projects worth Rs 2919.55 crore under the
‘Nirbhaya Fund’ for eight major cities of India, in order to make them safer for women.
• The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Swatantra Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY)
during 2017-2020 beyond the 12th Five Year Plan which ended on 31/03/2017.The financial
implication for continuing SSSY during 2017-2020 will be Rs. 2552.93 crore.
• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has
approved to enhance of the target of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) from five crore to
eight crore.
FESTIVAL
• On June 23,2018, A three-day annual Sindhu Darshan Festival celebrates on the bank
of Indus River starts from today in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
• On June 25,2018, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao released Rs.15 crore for
organizing Bonalu Festival.A special meeting with the people’s representatives of the twin
cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will be organized.
• On 14th to 26th May 2018, the first edition of the International Children's Film Festival of Kerala
is held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• On 7th and 8th April 2018, the Assam Spring Festival was held at the Manas National Park, in
Assam.
• Shirui Lily Festival 2018 is being held in Ukhrul district of Manipur from 24th to 28th April,
2018.The festival commemorates the significance of Manipur's state flower, the Shirui Lily.
• On 29th March 2018, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the
International Yachting Festival in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.It is conducted by the
Andhra Pradesh government.
• On March 1, 2018, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the week-
long 29th edition of annual International Yoga Festival (IYF) at Parmarth Niketan ashram in
Rishikesh.
• On 2nd to 4th March 2018, silver jubilee of the Losar Festival was celebrated by Buddhist
Community of Itanagar at the Nyokum Lapang Ground, in Itanagar, Arunachal
Pradesh.The Itanagar Buddhist Cultural Society (IBCS) organized the festival.
• Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is an annual multicultural festival held in the Kala Ghoda area of South
Mumbai. Kala Ghoda Arts festival 2018, which is the 20th edition of this festival, began on
February 3, 2018. This year’s theme is ‘Hara Ghoda’ (Green Horse) focusing on sustainability
and environment-friendliness.
• On 15th February 2018, India's first Radio Festival was held in New Delhi, commemorating the
World Radio Day which was celebrated on 13thFebruary.
• On 17th to 21st February 2018, National Banana Festival 2018, is held at the Vellayani Devi
Temple grounds at Kalliyoor, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu
and Kashmir Nirmal Kumar Singh will inaugurate a cultural meet at the festival.
• On 23rd February 2018, 'Aadi Mahotsava', a tribal festival organized by Assam, began at Gandhi
Mandir Indoor stadium, in Guwahati, Assam.
• On 20th February 2018, the Khajuraho dance festival started off in Chhatarpur district of
Madhya Pradesh.
• On 22nd February 2018, the 7th edition of Youth Festival began at Central Park, New Delhi.The
7th edition of Youth Festival is themed: 'Let Love Live'. This year’s Youth Festival celebrates the
freedom to love.
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• On 22nd to 24th February 2018, Saudi Arabia conducted the Groovz Jazz Festival, its first ever
jazz festival, at the Riyadh Intercontinental Hotel, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. i. The Groovz Jazz
Festival was conducted for 3 days. Nearly, 2,000 people attended this festival.
• On 14th January 2018, the ‘Bhogali Bihu’ also called as ‘Magh Bihu’ festival began in Assam.The
Bhogali Bihu is a harvest festival celebrated in Assam.
• On July 4, 2018, The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C),
Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.
Jitendra Singh attended the 4-day Meghalaya Annual Cultural Festival, "Behdienkhlam", held
every year at the small peripheral town of Jowai, Meghalaya.
• Every year in June or July the Ratha Yatra, the Festival of Chariot: Chariots of Lord
Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri in Odisha.It is considered as India and world oldest
Ratha Yatra.This year it is celebrated on 14th of July.The return journey of Puri Jagannath Ratha
Yatra is known as Bahuda Yatra.
POWER PROJECTS
• On 8th June 2018, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated a 16 MW solar 'PV power
plant' established by Bharat Electronics LTD at the Heavy Vehicle Factory in Avadi, Chennai. It
costs Rs 105 crore
• On June 21, 2018, Shri R.K Singh, Minister of State(IC) for Power and New & Renewable
Energy was the chief guest in the inauguration of 1500 kWP capacity solar plant developed
by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) at the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
• On June 26, 2018, The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu inaugurated the
6MW Shaikangchu small hydro electric project at Gongkhar village in Arunachal Pradesh.
• On 14th June 2018, Union Minister for Railways, Coal, Finance & Company Affairs, Piyush Goyal
inaugurated Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL)’s three 100 MW Solar Power
Projects(Thoppalaakkarai and Sethupuram in Virudhunagar District and Sellaiya Sezhiyanallur
in Tirunelveli District) for commercial operation and dedicated these projects to the Nation.
• On 10th May 2018, Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh's
biggest solar power plant at Energy Awareness Park in Itanagar.The plant has a capacity of 1
MW.
• 220 MW Unit-1 of Karnataka's Kaiga Generating Systems (KGS-1) set a new record of the
continuous operation of 766 days.
• On May 27,Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI) was named as the Nodal Agency to set up
2.5 GW Wind-Solar hybrid Project by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
• On July 12, 2018, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan inaugurated the state-
run power giant NTPC's 250 MW Solar Power Plant in Suwasra, District Mandsaur.This is one
of the biggest solar plant developed using domestically manufactured Solar cells and modules
Under Make in India Project.
• BHEL commissioned 1st unit of 110 MW of the Kishanganga hydroelectric project (HEP) of
NHPC in Jammu & Kashmir. It is located on the river Kishanganga, a tributary of the Jhelum in
Bandipora district.
• Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani approved setting up a 5,000 MW capacity solar park at the Dholera
Special Investment Region (SIR), which would be the largest such entity in the world.
RAILWAY INITIATIVE
• Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has revised the VIKALP scheme,
enabling wait-listed passengers.The ministry has said that, if a passengers avails Vikalp
scheme, he/she should mark his/her choice of alternate train departing within 12 hours, 24
hours, 48 hours.
• On June 7, 2018, Shri Ashwani Lohani , Chairman, Railway Board has launched a document
called “Guidebook for creating a child friendly and protective environment for children in
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contact with Railways” developed by National Commission for protection of Child Rights
(NCPCR).
• On 19th May, The Northeast Frontier Railway flagged off its first Parcel Cargo Express
Train(PCET) that will be connecting the northeast to the west coast.
• Indian Railway has inducted three ‘09-3X Dynamic Tamping Express machines’, the state of the
art integrated track maintenance machines.
• Surat railway station to be 3rd in country to have 'airport like' facilities. India’s two world-
class Railway stations,Habibganj (in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) and Gandhinagar (in Gujarat).
• For the first time, Indian Railways has introduced new General Conditions of Contracts (GCC)
for Services.
• On 7th February 2018, South Central Railway (SCR) chief public relations officer M Umashankar
Kumar has announced that, it has become the first railway zone in India to achieve 100 % LED
lighting in all 733 stations under its jurisdiction.
• On January 1, 2018, Bhopal station has become the first railway station in the country to have
Sanitary napkin Vending Machine.This machine has been named 'Happy Nari'.It was installed
by the Railway Women Welfare Association of Bhopal division with help from a local NGO
‘Arushi’.
Stamps Released
• On April 25, 2018, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, released a commemorative postage stamp
on former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Late Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.
• On 25th January 2018, India and Vietnam launched the first ever set of commemorative postage
stamps to highlight the bilateral ties between them. The theme of these stamps is ‘ancient
architecture’.
• On 28th January 2018, Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi released a postage stamp in
memory of eminent football player Dr. Talimeren Ao at Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex
playground in Paltan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam.
Coins Released
• On March 18, 2018, President Ram Nath Kovind released Rs 1000 and Rs 10 commemorative
coins on Nabakalebara festival in Puri, Odisha.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
First in the world

• On June 21, 2018, The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was
launched in Gandhinagar, Gujarat,which provide forensics for humanitarian services in times of
disaster and emergencies.
• On June 22, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 'YO1 Nature Cure Center'a
nature center on the 4th International Day of Yoga at New York City. YO1, which
means youthful in Sanskrit, is the first of its kind nature cure center in America.It is situated in
Catskills area of New York.
• On June 23, 2018, Mongolia launched construction of its first oil refinery that is funded by India
in a ceremony that was attended by Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh and the Mongolian
Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa.
• KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Commission) has made a world record of distributing
maximum number of bee-boxes(2330 bee-boxes) in one day.
• On June 5, 2018, Saudi Arabia gave away its first batch of driving licenses to women after
decades long ban. Saudi Arabia the only country where women are not allowed to drive.The
ban ends on June 24 2018.
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• On June 7, 2018, World’s first European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) nuclear reactor started its
operations in Taishan , in Southern China.It has third generation European technology.
• International Arbitration Centre in Tokyo (IACT), Asia's first arbitration centre specialised in
intellectual property, would be opened in Tokyo in September 2018, to resolve the increasing
number of disputes in the region.
• NASA, has said that, the world’s first mini-satellites to enter deep space, which were designed
to monitor NASA’s InSight Mars lander, have successfully oriented towards Mars.
• US scientists have unveiled “Summit”, the world’s most powerful and smartest scientific
supercomputer.
• RemoveDebris, the first-ever satellite to test possible solutions in cleaning up space junk has
been deployed by the International Space Station (ISS).
• Researchers have discovered the world's first known natural manta ray nursery that allows
them to observe the juvenile manta ray in their habitat.
• On 10th May 2018, Pawan Kalyan, actor and Jana Sena Party founder, unfurled the flag, claimed
to be the world's largest Indian national flag at Hyderabad, Telangana.The flag was 122 feet in
length and 183 feet in width.
• On May 28,2018, United Nations Environmental Programme gave recognition to the Cochin
International Airport as world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport.It is the largest and
busiest airport of Kerela and was constructed in 1999.
• As per a report by Mercom Communications India, India emerged as the third largest solar
market in the world in 2017 behind China and the US.
• On 19th May, Russia unveiled the world's first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in
the port of the city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading
to eastern Siberia.
• On May 24,2018, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Nepal the first country to
eliminate Trachoma.
• Columbia the first latin American nation to join NATO.
• Mumbai Headquartered e-logistics company Cogoport to establish world’s first digital freight
passage with Netherlands as the gateway.
• Gujarat is to set up India’s largest 5,000MW solar park in Dholera Special Investment Region
(DSIR).
• In 2018, China will unveil the world's longest cross-sea bridge, connecting Hong Kong, Macau
and mainland China.This cross-sea bridge will be 55km-long and six lanes wide, comprising of
four tunnels and four artificial islands.
• Veena Sahajwalla, an Indian-origin scientist in Australia, has launched the world's first
microfactory that can transform the components from electronic waste like smartphones and
laptops into valuable materials for re-use.
• World's first long-distance electric bus line began service on April 12, 2018 in Paris, France.It
will link Paris to France’s northern city of Amiens, undertaking a 160
kilometres journey within two hours.
• World's largest solar park Shakti Sthala launched in Karnataka with 2,000 megawatt
capacity at Pavagada in Tumakuru district.
• India’s National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) has been certified as the world’s first
Trusted Digital Repository as per ISO 16363:2012 standard, granted by Primary Trustworthy
Digital Repository Authorisation Body Ltd. (PTAB), United Kingdom.
• Marshall Islands becomes 1st country to launch own cryptocurrency as legal tender.
• Sierra Leone, a West African country has become the first country in the world to deploy
blockchain technology in election process.
• From January 1, 2018, a new law has come to force in Iceland,under which it has become illegal
to pay men more than women for the same work. Iceland has thus become first Country in the
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world to legalise equal pay.All companies and government departments/agencies employing at

least 25 people will have to obtain government certification of their equal-pay policies.
• MORI Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, has become the world’s first all-digital
museum.The MORI Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo is a collaboration between the
developer and art collective TeamLab. In this museum light and space is the art. There are no
guide maps, no descriptions, and no signs warning viewers to not touch the art work.
Largest,Longest,Lightest in World
• On June 30, 2018, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) flagship carrier Emirates Airline has
launched a joint project with US Crop One Holdings to build the world's largest vertical farming
facility near Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport. They will co-invest $40 million in the
project.
• On June 28, 2018, French utility EDF and General Electric have signed a pact to jointly
build six reactors for India’s most ambitious nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra.
• Four students from department of aerospace engineering in Hindustan Institute of Technology
and Science near Chennai have designed the world’s lightest satellite named Jai Hind 1-S that
weighs only 33.39 grams.
• The world’s longest sandstone cave named ‘Krem Puri’ has been discovered in Meghalaya. It
was measured by the Meghalaya Adventurers’ Association (MAA). It is 24,583 metres long.
• On 10th March 2018, Bolivia unveiled its 200 km long flag, which it claims to be the world’s
biggest flag.
• On March 23, 2018, world’s biggest cruise ship, ‘Symphony of the Seas’ was delivered to US
company Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd. by French shipbuilder STX.
• On January 31, 2018, world's longest zip line, measuring 2.83 kilometres in length opened in
Ras Al Khaimah, the smallest state of United Arab Emirates.
• Divers of Great Maya Aquifer Project have discovered world’s largest known underwater,
flooded cave in Mexico.This cave system is located near the beach resort of Tulum on the
Yucatan Peninsula.
Persons in News
• On 18th June 2018, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world,as
per the Forbes World's Billionaires list.Bill Gates,is the second-richest man,Warren Buffet,has
secured third place with a net wealth of $82.2 billion.
Country in News
• On June 28, 2018, Pakistan was placed in the ‘grey list’ of Financial Action Task Force.The
decision was made at the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) plenary session in Paris.
• On June 30, 2018, as per Future Development blog of the World Bank's Brookings
Institute titled as 'The start of a new poverty narrative' India is no longer a nation having
world’s largest poor population.
• On June 30, 2018, according to European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and reports from
newspaper Aftenposten, Norway has least traffic accidents in the world.
• On 29th June 2018, Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has topped the list of
"smart cities" in the Middle East and Africa, as per a report by McKinsey Global Institute named
"Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for a More Livable Future".
• On 16th May, the President of Guatemala Jimmy Morales inaugurated Guatemalan
embassy in Jerusalem .It is the second country after US to do so.
• The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) has placed Pakistan among the top three
sources for money laundering in the United Kingdom.Followed by Nigeria and Russia.
• Bisket Jatra celebration began in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 14, 2018.
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• On 18th April 2018, Saudi Arabia unveiled its first cinema in more than 35 years with a private
screening of the mega hit Hollywood movie ‘Black Panther’, as a trial run before movie theaters
are opened to the public.
• On 7th February 2018, Bermuda has become the first country in the world to legalise and then
repeal same-sex marriage, as Legislation replacing same-sex marriage with domestic
partnerships was signed by Governor John Rankin.
VISIT
INDIAN VISIT
President of Seychelles visit India
On June 26,2018, The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, received His Excellency Mr Danny
Antoine Rollen Faure, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
On June 26,2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Danny Faure agreed to
work on the Assumption Island project in the Indian Ocean as a naval base to expand its footprint.
MoUs/Agreements Signed:
i.Indian Grant Assistance for Implementation of Small Development Projects through Local Bodies,
Educational and Vocational Institutions.
ii.Twinning Agreement on the Establishment of Friendship and Cooperation between the Corporation
of the City of Panaji (Municipal Corporation) and the City of Victoria of the Republic of Seychelles.
iii.Cooperation in the area of Cyber Security.
iv. Cultural Exchange Programme between the Government of the Republic of India and the
Government of the Republic of Seychelles for the years 2018-2022.
v. Technical Agreement on Sharing White Shipping Information between the Indian Navy and the
National Information Sharing and Coordination Center of the Republic of Seychelles
vi. MOU between the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of
India and theDepartment of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Seychelles.
Visit of Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte to India (May 24-25, 2018)
On May 25,2018, the PM of Netherlands Mark Rutte launches ‘Clean Air India ‘ initiative in New
Delhi.It aims to curb air pollution in indian cities.Netherland became 64th Country to Join ISA
i.On May 25,2018 , Netherlands signed 51 agreements covering government and private sectors.
ii.Agreements have been signed in areas of trade and investment especially in clean technology , cyber
security, food processing, health care and smart cities.It will bring the largest trade mission to the
country.
iii.MOU with the state of Haryana in the agri sector especially horticulture sector. Netherlands was
made the partner country for the Tech Summit in 2019.
Inaugurations/Launches
i.On May 25,2018, PM of Netherlands inaugurated Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum in New Delhi.Session on
“Innovative Financing Models for Indo-Dutch PPP Projects”were introduced.
ii.On May 23,2018, an Indo-Dutch Startup Initiative has been launched called ‘#StartUpLink’.To
enhance innovation and entrepreneurship and creating market expansion for startups.
Overview of Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli’s India visit

Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Oli was on a three-day official visit to India from 6th – 8th April 2018.
Foundation Stone
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Both the Prime Ministers jointly pushed a button to virtually lay the foundation stone of the 900 MW
Arun III hydroelectric project, for which Indian Government will provide USD 1.5 billion. This project
will be built by Sutlej Jal Vikas Nigam.
Launches /Inaugurations
i. The integrated checkpost at Birgunj-Raxaul, the main entry-exit point on the open India-Nepal
border, was also remotely inaugurated by both the Prime Ministers.
ii.On April 7, 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart K P Sharma Oli
launched the ground-breaking ceremony of Rs 3.24 billion India-Nepal petroleum products pipeline
from Motihari to Amlekhgunj.
Railway Initiatives:
India will build a strategic railway link between Raxaul in Bihar and Kathmandu in Nepal to enhance
people-to-people linkages and promote economic growth and development.
Jordan's King Abdullah II's visit to India - Overview

King Abdullah II of Jordan was on a three-day official visit to India from February 27, 2018 to March 1,
2018.
On March 1, 2018, India and Jordan signed following 12 agreements in New Delhi in presence of
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and King Abdullah II of Jordan.The fields in which MOU’s are
Signed are:
 Defence Cooperation
 Visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders
 Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP)
 Manpower Cooperation Agreement
 MoU for cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine between India and Jordan
 MoU for setting up of the next generation Centre of Excellence (COE) in Jordan
 MoU for long term supply of Rock Phosphate and Fertilizer/NPK
 Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
 Twining Agreement between Agra and Petra (Jordan)
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang's India Visit

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang was on an official visit to India from 2nd – 4th March 2018 by
accepting the invitation of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.
 MoU between Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership, India (GCNEP) and the Vietnam
Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) to strengthen the technical cooperation in the field of
atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
 MoU on economic and trade cooperation aimed at establishing a framework for enhancing
economic and trade promotion.
 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Vietnam signed a work plan for the years 2018-2022.
On March 3, 2018, President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang inaugurated 'Vietnam Days in India'
exhibition at the India International Centre in New Delhi.
French President Emmanuel Macron's India Visit

French President Emmanuel Macron was on a four-day official visit to India from 9th to 12th March,
2018.Besides, France is the 9th largest foreign investor in India with a cumulative investment of $6.09
billion as on October 2017.
 Agreement on the Prevention of Illicit Consumption and Reduction of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic
Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Chemical Precursors and Related Offences.
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 India-France Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement to facilitate temporary circular

migration based on mobility and the encouragement for a return of skills to the home country.
 Agreement to facilitate Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications.
 Memorandum of Understanding between India’s Ministry of Railways and SNCF Motilities,
France on technical cooperation in the field of Railways.
 Letter of Intent for creation of a permanent Indo-French Railways Forum.
 Agreement regarding the provision of reciprocal logistics support between Armed Forces of
India and France.
 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of Environment.
 Agreement on cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development.
 Implementing Arrangement between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central
National D’EtudesSpatiales (CNES) for pre-formulation studies of a Maritime Awareness
Mission.
 Industrial Way Forward Agreement between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, and EDF,
France for the implementation of the Jaitapur nuclear power project.
 Memorandum of Understanding between National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) under
India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and the National Solar Energy Institute (INES),
Francefor working on projects in International Solar Alliance (ISA) member countries in the
areas of solar energy (solar photovoltaic, storage technologies, etc.) through transfer of
technology and collaborative activities.
 On March 12, 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel
Macron inaugurated Uttar Pradesh's biggest solar power plant in Mirzapur district.This 100
MW solar plant has come up at Dadar Kalan village in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
 First ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit was held in New Delhi from 10th to 11th March 2018
and coincided with the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India.
 On March 12, 2018, French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Frederique
Vidal inaugurated an Indo-French Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Iran President's India Visit

President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani was on a three-day visit to India from 15th – 17th February, 2018.
 Maritime Agreement on Chabahar Port and Document on Shahid Behesti port
 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Exemption of Visa requirements for diplomatic
passport holders
 MoU on Establishment on Trade
 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
 Ratification of Extradition Treaty
 Agreement for Co-operation in Medicine
 MoU on Cooperation in Health
 Co-operation on Cooperation on Agriculture
 MoU on Postal cooperation.
FOREIGN VISITS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 3 nation Visit to Indonesia , Malaysia and Singapore.This 3
nation tour is to strengthen better cooperation with the ASEAN nations on the wake of China’s
domination in the South Asian Region.
PM Indonesia Visit (May 29-31,2018)
Indonesia, India to develop strategic Indian Ocean port.On May 30,2018 , India and Indonesia has
signed to develop strategic Indian Ocean Port.
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i.The two nations also signed pacts on cooperation in pharmaceuticals and technology industries.
ii.On May 29,2018, Indian company TATA and CII inks pact with Indonesian company.TATA and PT
Pindad in Indonesia has signed the MOU to collaborate for the supply of TATA trucks in Indonesia for
defence related equipments.
iii. MOU between PT Pindad and Bhukanvala in the area of infrastructure and defence .
iv. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) signs MOU with KADIN to promote bilateral economic ,
trade and technological cooperation.
v. The 15 MOUs were in various fields including, defence, space technology, scientific and
technological cooperation, railways, health, medicine, public administration and interaction between
think tanks.
Malaysia Visit (May 31,2018)
On May 31,2018, PM Modi met his Malaysian counterpart 92 year old Mahathir Mohammad.The Two
leaders discussed about the various economic and cultural relations .
Singapore Visit (May 31-June 2,2018)
PM Modi visits Innovation exhibition in SingaporeOn May 31,2018, PM Modi visited the Innovation
exhibition in Singapore.
i. The India- Singapore Enterprise and Innovation Exhibitions at the Marina Bay Sands Convention
Centre . This showcased new technologies such as AI, fintech and innovation for social impact.
ii.PM Modi gives Padma Shri award to former Singaporean diplomatMr. Tommy koh. The Padma Shri
is India’s highest civilian award .
iii.On the last day of Singapore’s Visit,the Prime Minister visited the Indian Naval Ship INS Satpura.
Launches:
On May 31, 2018, Modi launched three Indian payment apps in Singapore.These apps were Rupay
Card, BHIM app and SBI app.These were launched in ‘Business, Innovation and Community Event’.
A total of 14 Mous were inked in a business cum community event called ‘Anushasanam’.
Commemoration:
An orchid was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate his visit to the National
Orchid Garden of Singapore.The tropical, which produces upright inflorences up to 38 cm long, has
been named Dendrobrium Narendra Modi. It is of dark purple color.
• PM Narendra Modi Visit to China

On June 11, 2018, the 18th SCO summit concluded with the adoption of ‘Qingdao Declaration’.
i.The SCO Action plan for 2019 to 2020 was also signed. This is the first time India is participating as a
full member of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) .
ii.Aims at long-term good neighbourliness, friendship and co-operation.Major issue like economic
cooperation, security, regional peace and the ways to tackle terrorism were discussed.
iii.Co-operation in the fields of Agriculture, Water Resources and Pharma were sought out.
Increasing awareness and shared cultures would increase tourism as only 6% of the foreign tourists
in India is from the SCO countries.
i.India, China sign 2 agreements on Brahmaputra water data sharing & non-basmati rice export
India, Uzbekistan review bilateral ties
On June 11, 2018, On the sidelines of the SCO Summit 2018, India and Uzbekistan reviewed bilateral
ties for boosting economic and cultural links.
i.India and Uzbekistan would route their trade through the Chabahar Port of Iran.
Establishment of industrial parks and an investment zone in Uzbekistan is under consideration.
ii.India, Iran and Afghanistan has partnered to establish a International Transport and Transit
Corridor to connect Chabahar with Afghanistan and Central Asia.
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• PM Narendra Modi’s Nepal Visit – Overview

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on an official visit to Nepal on 11th and 12th May, 2018. This was
PM Modi’s third visit to Nepal and the first high-level visit from India since the formation of the new
Government in Nepal this year.
Highlights of PM Modi’s Nepal Visit:
i. PM Modi also visited Pashupatinath temple in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, wherein he offered
prayers and was later presented a miniature of the Pashupatinath temple by the authorities. It is to be
noted that Indian Government is providing assistance in establishing the Nepal-Bharat Maitri
Pashupatinath Dharamshala project.
ii.PM Modi, Nepal PM jointly inaugurate direct bus service between Janakpur and Ayodhya
iii.Modi, Oli jointly lay Foundation Stone Of 900-Mw Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant.Arun-III is the
largest capacity project in the history of hydroelectricity.
• On 16th and 17th April 2018, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited Sweden on the
invitation of Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven.·
Highlights:
India and Sweden hosted an India-Nordic Summit on 17 April 2018, named ‘India-Nordic Summit:
Shared Values, Mutual Prosperity’.
MOUs and Agreements
Joint Declaration on India-Sweden Innovation Partnership for a Sustainable Future: between Ministry
of Science and Technology of India and the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation of Sweden
MOUs/Agreements between India and Denmark:
 MOU on Cooperation in the field of Sustainable and Smart Urban Development: between the
Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs of India and the Ministry of Industry, Business and
Financial Affairs of Denmark
 MOU on Cooperation in the fields of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
 MOU on Food Safety Cooperation
 MOU on Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Education
 MOUs/Agreements between India and Iceland
 MOU on the Establishment of the ICCR Chair for Hindi Language.
MOUs/Agreements between India & Iceland
 MOU on the Establishment of the ICCR Chair for Hindi Language between Indian Council for
Cultural Relations & the University of Iceland.
MOUs/Agreements between India & UK
 India & the UK have signed 10 agreements in several sectors including cyber-relationship,
rejuvenation of Ganga & skill development.
 The two countries have agreed to an overarching cyber-relationship framework that among
others enables the development of a common & shared understanding of the international
cyber activity.
 An MoU on the rejuvenation of River Ganga, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) & the
UK-based Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC).
 An MoU on Skill Development, Vocational education & Training & seek to promote greater
collaboration in domains such as strengthening skill delivery in high demand sectors where UK
has technical & skilling expertise.
 A Statement of Intent between NITI Aayog & UK’s Department of Business, Energy & Industrial
Strategy (BEIS) has also been signed.
 Inked the deal on cooperation in the field of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries Sectors
seeking to strengthen collaboration in livestock health & husbandry, breeding, dairying &
fisheries.
 An MoU on Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Combating International Criminality &
Tackling Serious Organised Crime has been signed.
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• On April 18, 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in London, United Kingdom (UK) for a four-
day official visit, during which, he held bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May and
attended Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London on April 19, 2018. UK
Joins International Solar Alliance & became the 62nd signatory member of the ISA.Counter-terrorism
cooperation was the main agenda of discussion.Modi & May agreed to take “decisive & Concerted
actions”against terrorism in all its manifestations.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held the first-ever informal
summit in China’s Wuhan city on 27th and 28th April, 2018.This was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
fourth visit to China after he came to power in 2014.He stayed in a guest house near East lake.
Highlights
i. During this visit, PM Modi gifted to Xi Jinping, specially made prints of paintings by legendary
Chinese artist Xu Beihong. Titled ‘The Horse and Sparrows and Grass’, Xu made these paintings during
1939-40, when he stayed at Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan and worked under Rabindranath Tagore.
ii. Besides, they also agreed to undertake a joint India-China economic project in
Afghanistan. Officials of both sides will identify the project and work out modalities.
President Ram Nath Kovind Visit

• The Indian President Mr. Ram Nath Kovind visited Greece on June 18-19, 2018.
He is the first Indian president to travel to Greece in 11 years
i.On June 19,2018, The president highlighted investment opportunities in India that would work
towards a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025.Accordingly India and Greece to collaborate in areas like
infrastructure, supply chain, energy and services.
ii.On June 19, 2018, President Kovind addressed the India-Greek Businees forum meeting at
Athens.The focus of the meeting was “India and Europe in a Changing World”.The event was organised
by the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) – a leading foreign policy
think tank in Greece and in Europe.
iii.On June 19, 2018, India and Greece decided on strengthening bilateral relations on sectors like
shipping, tourism and agriculture.It is the among India’s largest trading partners.Indian companies
are significant investors in the EU, in industries like pharmaceuticals and automobile components.
Visit to Suriname
On June 19,2018 the president departed for Suriname . He was received at the Paramaribo airport by
Suriname President Desire Delano Bouterse.
i.The President went to pay respects to Mahatma Gandhi at the Father of the Nation’s statue.He also
visited the monuments of ‘Baba and Mai’ and ‘Mama Sranan’ during his stay in Suriname.
commemorate the arrival of the first British Indian immigrants in Suriname.
ii.On June 21,2018, President Ram Nath Kovind will perform yoga asanas to observe the International
Day of Yoga.They will be performing Yoga in Paramaribo, Suriname for the first time along with
his Suriname counterpart Desire Delano Bouterse.
iii.India to provide USD 51 million development aid to Suriname
iv.The president also received the Ratification Instrument of Suriname joining the International Solar
Alliance from Bouterse.India also signed an MOU to assist Suriname to establish a Centre of
Excellence in information technology.
Visit to Cuba
On June 22,2018 The President of India Mr.Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Cuba .He was received in
Santiago by Vice President of Cuba, Ms. Beatriz Johnson.
i.On June 23,2018, The president held talks with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel to
strengthen bilateral ties.India and Cuba agreed to enhance cooperation in biotechnology, renewable
energy and traditional medicine.
ii.On June 23,2018, The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, delivered a lecture at Havana
University in Cuba .The subject of the lecture was on - “India and the Global South”. It aimed at the the
values of South-South Cooperation among the southern countries
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iii.India offered a Line of Credit of US Dollars 75 million to support a 100 Mega Watt solar power
project in Cuba.The two countries agreed to work closely to develop a strong global response to
fighting terrorism.They had called for early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on
International Terrorism at the United Nations.
• President of India, Ram Nath Kovind was on an official visit to three African nations – Equatorial
Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia from 7th – 12th April 2018.
Visit to Equatorial Guinea
MOU’s/Agreements Signed:
Three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Equatorial Guinea in the fields of
AYUSH and traditional medicine; medicinal plants; and an action plan for Information and
Communication Technology.
Visit to Swaziland
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Swaziland on April 9, 2018.
i.On April 10, 2018, India announced to donate USD 1 million to support Swaziland's national disaster
management agency and also expressed commitment to the developmental partnership to create local
capacities in Swaziland and across Africa.
ii.This announcement was made during President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to Swaziland's
parliament.
Highlights:
i. Ram Nath Kovind is the first Indian President to visit Swaziland and also the first visiting Head of
State to address Swaziland’s Parliament.
ii.Swaziland’s King Mswati III conferred ‘Order of the Lion’ on President Kovind to acknowledge the
contributions made by India for advancing Swaziland's development agenda. Order of the Lion is
Swaziland’s highest civilian honour bestowed on non-citizens.
Inaugurations/Launches:
He Inaugurated and Information Technology (IT) centre built with Indian assistance and held
delegation level talks with Swaziland’s King Mswati III.
Two agreements signed between India and Swaziland on health cooperation and on visa waivers for
those travelling on official and diplomatic passports.
Visit to Zambia
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Zambia on April 10, 2018. This was the first visit to Zambia by
an Indian president since 1989.
India and Zambia signed four agreements viz. on double taxation avoidance; on mutual visa waivers
for officials and diplomats, on judicial cooperation and on the Entrepreneurship Development
Institute that India will build in Zambia.
Vice President Visit
Visit of Vice President to Guatemala, Panama and Peru

This was Mr. Naidu’s first official overseas visit. On this visit, Mr. Naidu was accompanied by a high-
level delegation including Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor.
Visit to Guatemala
On May 8, 2018, India and Guatemala agreed to support each other's candidature for the non-
permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council(UNSC).
Visit to Panama
India announced two Credit Lines of assistance to Panama
i.USD 10 million line of credit for setting up a Centre for Biodiversity and Drug Discovery
ii.USD 15 million line of credit for setting up a Centre for Innovation & Technology
Visit to Peru
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i.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister of Peru Cesar Villanueva Arevalo in Lima, an
agreement between Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Republic of India and the
Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Peru was signed for Cooperation in New and
Renewable Energy.
ii. It is to be noted that Peru is a founder member of the International Solar Alliance, launched by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2015 UN climate change conference in Paris.
iii.India is now the seventh largest trading partner of Peru.Peruvian Government has reiterated its
support for India`s candidature for permanent membership in a reformed and expanded United
Nations Security Council.
External Affairs Minister’s Visit

• On June 8, 2018, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj started her 5 day tour to South Africa.
i. She would attend BRICS meeting of foreign ministers held on June 4 and meeting of IBSA (India,
Brazil, South Africa)
ii. The two day celebration would be marked by the release of joint commemorative stamps of Oliver
Tambo and Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayaa.
iii.On June 4 ,2018, EAM chaired the ministerial meeting of IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) with the
aim to work to deepen coordination among the three countries on major global issues.This meeting
was held in Pretoria , South Africa.
• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj embarked on a seven-day tour to Europe on 17 June to
strengthen ties with Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.
Visit to Italy
India welcomed Italy’s participation as a partner country at the Tech Summit in India to be held
in November 2018.
Visit to France
i.On June 19,2018, External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj announced a bilateral Letter of Intent was
signed between India and France in her presence on cooperation in the field of conservation of pre-
historic ornate caves and rock shelters.
ii.On June 19, 2018, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj announced the construction of a war
memorial at Villers Guislain, a town around 200 km from Paris.
iii.She also released a publication 'States of India' which would increase awareness of the business
climate in various states of India.
Visit to Luxembourg
i.On June 20,2018, External Affairs Minister of India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj visited Luxembourg.This
year marks as the 70th year of diplomatic ties and the first ever visit to Luxembourg by an External
Affairs Minister from India.
ii.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Mr. Xavier Bettel, the Prime Minister of
Luxembourg discussed on a wide range of issues including enhancing bilateral and India-EU trade and
investment ties, digital and space cooperation, fintech and diaspora contribution.
Visit to Belgium
On June 22,2018, MEA Sushma Swaraj spoke of India and EU’s stand for global peace and
security.Sushma Swaraj said India looks forward to the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit which is
scheduled to be held in October 2018.
Dharmendra Pradhan visit’s

On June 20, 2018, The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan returned from his visit to Austria and Germany.
On His Visit to Austria:
i. The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra
Pradhan participated in the 7th OPEC International Seminar organised by the Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as a special guest in Vienna, Austria from 19-20th June 2018.
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ii. Energy Ministers from all the OPEC countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran as well as Russia,
China, Oman participated in the Conference.
iii. India’s engagement with OPEC is important as India sources about 82% of crude oil, 75% of
natural gas and 97% of LPG from OPEC member countries.He delivered a speech on “Sustainable
Global Energy Future”.
On his visit to Germany :
i. He lead International Day of Yoga at Alexander Platz on 21st June, 2018, Berlin wherein he will take
part in an event organised by Indian Embassy to promote Yoga.
ii. He visited Lapp Company - a German SME, Vocational School ‘Berufsschule’ at Stuttgart and a Utility
Company ‘Berlin Water and Energy supply’.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s Visit To Bangladesh

Union Home Minister Shri Raj Nath Singh visited Bangladesh on a 3 day visit from July 13-15,2018.
Mr Singh co-chaired the 6th meeting of the India-Bangladesh Home Minister Level Talks which is held
in Dhaka
Inaugurations/Launches:
i.Union Home minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the largest Indian visa centre in the world in Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
ii.Home Minister inaugurate the Bangladesh-India Friendship Building at the Bangladesh Police
Academy, Sardah.
SUMMITS/CONFERENCE IN NEWS
No. Name of Summit/Conference Place Facts about the summit

/conference
1 World Future Energy Summit Abu Dhabi, UAE Indian Government’s plans to set up
(WFES) 2018 $ 350 million solar development
fund for financing solar projects.
2 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Baku capital city of Theme of this conference
Ministerial Conference. Azerbaijan was "Promoting international peace
and security for sustainable
development". This was the first-
ever bilateral visit of an Indian
External Affairs Minister to
Azerbaijan.
3 SCO’s defence ministers’ & Beijing, China Defence Minister Sitharaman &
Foreign Ministers meet EAM Swaraj attended the Meeting
4 First Apex Conference for the Bhopal Inaugurated by Hardeep Puri. It is
CEOs of Smart Cities organized for offering a platform for
cross learning and knowledge
sharing among the Smart City CEOs.
5 71st World Health Assembly Geneva, Switzerland. Theme: "Health for All: Commit To
Universal Health Coverage".
6 2-day Regional Conference on Gujarat ,Ahmedabad
“Urban Development:
Technological Solutions and
Governance Challenges
7 2 day regional conference Guwahati, Assam This is aimed to bridge the regional
on “Physical and Social disparity through investment in
Infrastructure for Regional physical and soft infrastructure.The
Development” Theme of the conference is ‘Physical
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and Social Infrastructure for

Regional Development’.
8 21st National Conference on e- Hyderabad, Telangana theme for this year’s Conference
Governance is: ‘Technology for accelerating
Development’
9 19th all India Conference of Hyderabad Two books entitled ‘Compendium
Directors of Finger Prints of Fingerprint equipment
Bureau 2018” & ‘Award of excellence in FP
identification / science competition
–compilation of cases’ were
released during the Conference.
10 “Regional Conference of Hyderabad, Telangana This conference was organised by
Southern States on Water Union Ministry of Water Resources,
Resources” River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation.
11 22nd edition of World Congress Hyderabad Theme of the conference is “Amplify
on Information Technology Digital – Disrupt The Core”
(WCIT) and 26th edition of
Nasscom India Leadership
Forum (ILF)
12 International Conference on Kathmandu, Nepal The Theme of two day conference
Information and is “Sustainable Development Goals
Communication Technology for Smart Society”.The conference
was organised by Federation of
Computer Association Nepal (CAN).
13 1st conference on”Water, Kathmandu, Nepal Objective of this conference is to
Environment and Climate bring together professionals,
Change: Knowledge Sharing researchers, academicians,
and Partnership” entrepreneurs, government and
non government institutions to
discuss and deliberate on
challenges, opportunities and
strategies related to water and
environmental issues.
14 International Buddhist Lumbini, Nepal Theme of International Buddhist
Conference 2018 Conference 2018 was ‘Lumbini
Nepal
15 11th World Hindi Conference Mauritius The main theme of the Conference
is "Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiy
Sanskriti".
16 49th Conference of Governers Newdelhi The Fourth session will be
and Lt. Governers regarding the steps to be taken on
the report of ‘Rajyapal – Vikas ke
Rajdoot Catalytic Role of Governors
as Agents for Change in Society’.
17 3rd National Health Editors’ Newdelhi A Workshop on “How to Manage
Conference on Yoga Stress through Yoga” will be a main
highlight of the conference.
18 15th Asia Media Summit New Delhi The summit will be jointly hosted
by the Information and
Broadcasting (I-B) Ministry, Indian
Institute of Mass Communication
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(IIMC) and public sector firm

Broadcast Engineering Consultants
India Ltd (BECIL).Theme of the
summit will be ‘Telling Our Stories -
Asia and More'.
19 ‘MOVE: Global Mobility Summit New Delhi NITI Aayog, with various ministries
& industry partners and organized
the summit
20 Two-day National Legislators New Delhi The theme of the conference is -
Conference "We For Development".
21 conference of International New Delhi Co- hosted by Indian President Ram
Solar Alliance (ISA) Nath Kovind and visiting French
President Emmanuel Macron.
22 ‘End TB Summit’ New Delhi co-hosted by Union Health Ministry,
World Health Organisation (WHO)
South East Asia Regional Office and
Stop TB Partnership and launched
‘Tuberculosis Free India Campaign’.
23 Two-day Asia-Pacific Regional New Delhi Theme: Challenges to Policing in
Conference of the International 2020 - How is Cyber Space shaping
Association of Chiefs of Police our approach to Cybercrime and
(IACP) Terrorism,
24 Rising India Summit New Delhi Paul Krugman, a Nobel Prize-
winning economist, is the guest of
honour.
25 first National Conference on New Delhi This conference has been organised
Drug Law Enforcement by the Narcotics Control Bureau
(NCB), under Union Ministry of
Home Affairs.
26 National Conference on Down New Delhi This conference was organised by
Syndrome the National Trust under Union
Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment. A book entitled
“Twilights Children” was released.
27 5th India Maize Summit New Delhi It was organized by Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI).
28 Third Global Procurement New Delhi Union Minister of State for Finance
Summit & Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan
inaugurated the conference.Theme
of Third Global Procurement
Summit was ‘New Frontiers faced in
the Transformation process of
Procurement Today’.
29 first International Solar New Delhi French President Emanuel
Alliance (ISA) Summit Macron will participate in the First
International Solar Alliance Summit
30 India-Russia Agriculture New Delhi India-Russia Agriculture Business
Business Summit Summit was organized by the
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare
31 2018 edition of the World New Delhi Theme is ‘Partnerships for a
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Sustainable Development Resilient Planet’.

Summit (WSDS 2018)
32 4th Global Business Summit New Delhi Theme for Global Business Summit
2018 was ‘New Economy, New
Rules’.
33 2nd India-Korea Business New Delhi Theme of India-Korea Business
Summit Summit 2018 was "India-Korea:
Scaling up the Special Strategic
Relationship through Trade and
Investments".
34 Conference on Transformation New Delhi It was held at the Dr. Ambedkar
of Aspirational Districts International Centre, in .and was
organized by NITI Aayog
35 18th All India Whips’ two-day New Delhi It was inaugurated by Union
Conference Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ananth
kumar in Udaipur, Rajasthan. e-
Sansad and e-Vidhan are
Government of India’s projects
under Digital India
36 'Transformation of Aspirational New Delhi It will come out with a ranking of
Districts' conference 115 aspirational districts by April
2018.
37 Conference on ‘Inclusion of New Delhi Conference was organized under
Persons with Disabilities in the the VoICE.NET platform.
Election Process’
38 International Round Table New Delhi Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Conference on 'Data for New Implementation (MoSPI)
India'
39 ASEAN-India Commemorative New Delhi Theme of this Summit was "Shared
Summit Values, Common Destiny”.
40 9th Heads of Mission New Delhi The theme of this year’s conference
Conference is : Unprecedented Outreach:
Unparalleled Outcomes.
41 106th edition of the Indian Madhya Pradesh Theme: “Future India: Science &
Science Congress in 2019 Technology”.
42 Clean Sport=Fair Outcome? Oslo, Norway It is a joint initiative of the World
Forum for Ethics in Business
(WFEB), Anti-Doping Norway and
fairsport.
43 International Decade for Tajikistan The Conference is organized by
Action: Water for Sustainable the Government of the Republic of
Development 2018-2028 Tajikistan in cooperation with
the UNDESA, UN-Water and other
partners.
44 5th Regional Comprehensive Tokyo, Japan
Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Intersessional ministerial
meeting
45 First informal summit Sochi, Russia Agreement for strategic economic
dialogue between NITI
Aaoygand Russia’s Ministry of
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Economic Development for better

trade and investment.
46 The 17th World Sanskrit Vancouver, Canada To promote, preserve and practice
Conference the Sanskrit language all over the
world by the people.
47 SCO Tourism Ministers Wuhan, Hubei Province, This is the first tourism ministerial
China meeting between member countries
of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO).
COMMITTEES & MEETING IN NEWS

• On 13th June 2018, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
chaired the “3rdMeeting of National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSrC)” conducted by the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in New Delhi.
• On June 13, 2018, Union Minister of Health and Family WelfareShri J P Nadda inaugurated
the 10th meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) in New Delhi.
• On June 18, 2018, India and Australia held the 10th Meeting of the Joint Working Group on
Counter-Terrorism at New Delhi.It was led by Shri Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter
Terrorism) while the Australian delegation was led by Mr. Paul Foley, Ambassador for Counter-
Terrorism.
• On June 23, 2018, to mark the start of UK-India Week 2018 a bilateral meeting was held at the
Taj Hotel in London.The next UK-India Joint Economic Trade Committee to be held in India in
2018.
• On June 26, 2018, The Maharashtra government set up a committee to study issues related to
the development of a 1,000-MW floating solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur
district of Maharashtra.
• On June 27, 2018, The 222nd meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, EPFO was held under
the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge)
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar at New Delhi.
• On June 25, 2018, In the 3rd annual meeting of AIIB Secretary of Department of Economic
Affairs Shri Subhash Chndra Garg announced that India is the largest borrower from Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank.India has a total project portfolios of US$4.4 Billion.The
meeting Organised in Mumbai.
• On May 5, 2018 Shri Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance met President of Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Takehiko
Nakao during a tour to Manila to attend the 51st Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank
(ADB).
• On 17th May,15th meeting of the Shanghai Corporation Organization (SCO) held in Sanya, China
attended by Dr. Mahesh Sharma.The meeting will focus on showcasing India’s willingness to
participate and strengthen cultural cooperation with all the other participants including the
SCO member countries.
• On 19th April 2018, the first meeting of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank
Governors was held in the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington
D.C., United States.
• On 19th and 20th April 2018 , Shri Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic
Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India led the Indian Delegation to the G-20
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting held in Washington D.C.
• India - Japan - United States 9th Trilateral Meeting at Joint Secretary/Director
General/Assistant Secretary level was held in New Delhi on April 4, 2018.
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• First meeting of the think tank set up by the government to deliberate on issues related to e-
commerce sector and cross-border digital trade was held in New Delhi led by Union Commerce
and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on April 24, 2018.
• India-Nepal Inter Governmental Committee (IGC) meeting on Trade, Transit and Cooperation
to Control Unauthorised Trade was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 26th and 27th April, 2018.
• On 12th March 2018, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said that, the government has
constituted ‘Field Inspection and Scientific Evaluation Committee (FISEC)’ to investigate into
illegal cultivation of HT (Herbicide Tolerant) cotton in 4 states namely Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• First Interaction of 15th Finance Commission with the Members of Parliament was held on
March 14, 2018 in New Delhi which will function in a different scenario wherein there is no
Planning Commission and Government has removed the distinction between Plan and Non
Plan grants.The meeting was held to convey the proposed schedule of the Commission’s work
and its Terms of Reference (TOR) as well as to seek suggestions of Parliamentarians.
• 1st meeting of the Working Group on making India,was held on March 15, 2018 in New Delhi.
The objective of Working Group is to make Indian economy a USD 5 trillion economy from the
current USD 2.6 trillion economy. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Commerce
and Industry, Suresh Prabhu and was attended by representatives from NITI Aayog and other
industry bodies including are CII and FICCI.
• Ministry of Woman & Child Devt. organized Seminar on Technology Partnerships for Steering
POSHAN Abhiyaan called 'TECH-THON'
MOU’s & AGREEMENTS

MOU's with Other Country
No. MoU between Field
1 India and Russia joint issue of postage stamp
2 India and Netherlands Spatial Planning, Water Management and

Mobility Management
3 India and Denmark Sustainable and Smart Urban Development
4 India and United Kingdom Sustainable Urban Development
5 India and Oman Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
6 France Sustainable Urban Development.
7 India and Vietnam postage stamp between Department of Posts and

Viet Nam Post
8 India and Peru cooperative institutional relationship
9 Indian Council of Medical cooperation in areas of common interest within
Research (ICMR) and the the medical, life sciences and health research
Institut National de la Santeet fields.
de la Recherche Medicale
(INSERM), France
10 India and Indonesia To develop strategic Indian Ocean Port to set up
defence and maritime cooperation.The two
nations also signed pacts on cooperation in
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pharmaceuticals and technology industries.
11 India and Singapore. Cooperation In the field of Planning
12 India and Denmark. i.Cooperation in the field of Science, Technology

and Innovation.
ii.Cooperation in the fields of Animal Husbandry
and Dairying
13 India and Germany Cooperation in the field of Civil Aviation
14 India and France. Cooperation on Maritime Awareness Mission
15 India and Indonesia. Cooperation in the field of Railways sector
16 India and Nepal To control wildlife poaching, The operation is to

be conducted in Shuklaphanta National Park in
Kanchanpur district
17 India and France Technical Cooperation in the field of railways.
18 India and Morocco Legal field & field of Mining and Geology.
19 India and Swaziland Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.
20 India and Suriname Cooperation in the field of electoral management

and administration.
21 India and Equatorial Guinea Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of
Medicine.
22 India and Colombia Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of

Medicine
23 India and Angola For promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of
Electronics and Information Technology.
24 India and France Field of Renewable Energy.
25 India and Denmark Food Safety Cooperation
26 India and Morocco Cooperation in Renewable Energy.
27 India and Singapore Cooperation in the field of Personnel

Management and Public Administration.
28 India and Turkey On trade in poppy seeds to ensure quick and

transparent processing for import of poppy seeds
from Turkey.
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29 India and Fiji Renewable Energy
30 India and Macedonia Field of Health
31 India and Jordan Field of Manpower ,

Mining project,
Cooperation in Customs Matters
32 India and Vietnam Economic and Trade Cooperation
33 India and Zambia Field of Judicial Cooperation
34 India and United Kingdom and Combating international criminality and tackling
Northern Ireland serious organised crime
35 India and South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme in
cooperation on the response to Oil and Chemical
Pollution in the South Asian Seas Region
36 India and Canada To establish bilateral cooperation in the field of
Intellectual Property Rights (iprs
37 India and Iran Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine
Agriculture and allied sectors
Avoidance of Double Taxation and Fiscal Evasion

between India and Iran
38 India and Sri Lanka Field of Information Technology and Electronics
39 India and Tunisia For cooperation on Youth matters
40 India and USA On Law Enforcement Training
41 India-Australia Secondment programme
42 India and United Kingdom and On Cooperation in Skill Development, Vocational

Northern Ireland Training
43 India and China Protocol amending DTAA
44 India-Morocco Cooperation Agreement in Railway Sector
45 India and Israel Film Co-production
46 Indo-German “Implementation Agreement in Sustainable Urban

Development and Smart Cities in India”.
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47 India and Myanmar Agreement based on Land Border Crossing such

as regulation of the existing free movement rights
for people residing in the border areas of both
countries
48 India and Italy cooperative institutional relationship to facilitate
technical bilateral cooperation in renewable
energy sector
49 India and Israel envisages promotion of investments in each
other’s countries, technology transfer and
Research & Development in energy sector such as
Oil & Gas
50 India and Belgium cooperaton in sharing of best practices in the
areas of Information Communication Technology
and Electronics (ICT&E), e-Governance, e-Public
Service Delivery, exchange of experts and cyber
security.
51 India and Canada mechanism to foster scientific cooperation
between Research & Development (R&D) and
academic institutions of India and Canada
52 India and United Kingdom the return of illegal Indian migrants within a
month of their detection by UK authorities
53 India and Vietnam cooperation in the field of Information and
Broadcasting and space based on principles of
equality and in accordance with their national
laws and regulations
54 India and Sri Lanka signed four agreements for collaboration in
Information and communication technology (ICT)
sector, connecting of National Knowledge
network (NKN) for collaboration among
universities and academics and setting up of e-
office system.
55 India and Cuba Traditional Systems of Medicine and
Homeopathy.
56 Institute of Chartered To work together to strengthen the accounting,
Accountants of India financial and audit knowledge base within
(ICAI) and Bahrain Institute of Bahrain.
Banking and Finance (BIBF),
Bahrain.
MOU’S – States Wise

No State MoU with Field/Purpose
1. Andhra Pradesh Singapore To accelerate the construction work of its new
capital, Amratvati.The MOU will promote and
create a safe, high quality, environment-friendly
built environment in Andhra Pradesh.This will
focus on Green Building Roadmaps and Green
Mark Certification.
2 Maharashtra Canada's Quebec To enhance economic cooperation, mainly in
province areas namely information technology,
biotechnology, artificial intelligence and welfare of
the tribal community
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3 Punjab UK For setting up of bio-gas and bio- Compressed

natural gas (CNG) plants in the state.
4 Punjab State Nandan For managing of electronic governance of Urban
Government Nilekani’s e- Local Bodies (ulbs) across the state
Governments
Foundation (e-
Gov)
5 Odisha State Tata Trusts For implementing the state’s decision on land
government rights settlement for slum dwellers in urban areas
6 Telangana Safran Electrical For establishing an aerospace unit in Telangana.
government and Power SAS Cost for this will be Rs 52 crore
7 Odisha State British Council For cooperation. They will support odisha state
Governmen governments "mo school" (my school) initiative
8 Assam governm Airport For sustainable development of human
ent Authority of settlements at villages in Kamrup district
India (AAI)
9 Jammu and Government of To explore opportunities to develop trade
Kashmir Dubai, global infrastructure in the state.
ports operator
DP World
10 Maharashtra Union Ministry To set up a rail coach factory
of Railways at Latur, Maharashtra. With land area of 150
hectares and will entail investment of Rs. 500
crore in the first phase.
11 Telangana Taoyuan City of For better technology partnership in the state.It
Taiwan was signed during World Congress on Information
Technology (WCIT) 2018, in Hyderabad
12 Maharashtra Virgin Hyperloop To build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai
One
13 Odisha Software To set up an incubator for promoting research
Technology Park with these entities , Odisha.As per the above
of India (STPI), agreement ,The Centre of Excellence for Virtual &
philanthropist Augmented RealityÂ” (VARCoE) will be set up at
Sushmita Bagchi, the campus of IIT
and IIT
Bhubaneswar in
Bhubaneswar
14 Andhra Pradesh sister-state Both states will collaborate in various areas
agreement through exchange of experience and information,
Canton of Zurich, industry-specific programmes and projects,
Switzerland establishment of joint work groups and regular
expert-level consultations.
15 Andhra Pradesh NITI Aayog To create an online dashboard for the 115 most
backward districts of India, in Amaravati, Andhra
Pradesh.
16 Telangana The Clean For municipal solid waste incineration facilities.
Authority
of Tokyo
17 Odisha Regional For effective management of disasters.
government Integrated Multi-
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Hazard Early
Warning System
(RIMES)
MOU’s Between Organizations

No Organization MoU with Field/Purpose
1. National Oil Saudi Aramco & Signed MoU to jointly develop & build an
Company Abu Dhabi integrated refinery & petrochemicals complex at
Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
2 National Facebook To launch a Digital Literacy Programme (DLP
Commission for
Women
3 Ministry of IGNOU Signed MoU to scale up the short term healthcare
Health & Family courses through its available robust platform
Welfare
4 Government Google Central Water Commission (CWC) signed a
Collaboration Agreement with Google for flood
forecasting
5 NITI Aayog ABB India Signed a pact to help the country derive the
benefits of latest technologies including robotics &
artificial intelligence.
6 NASA UBER Signed a space act agreement to explore concepts
& technologies related to Urban Air Mobility
(UAM) for future air transportation
7 ISRO BHEL Entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement
(TTA) to transfer the technology for the
manufacture of space grade Li-Ion cells.
Other MoUs
• On 5th June 2018, On Ministry of MSME and Ministry of AYUSH signed an MoU in New Delhi, to
create synergies through institutions and schemes of both ministries for development of
AYUSH enterprises in India.The objective of this tie up is to develop India as a world leader in
“Holistic Healthcare”.
• On 8th June 2018, Odisha government signed a MoU with Hyderabad-based Pullela Gopichand
Badminton Foundation (PGBF) for setting up of P Gopichand Badminton Academy in Odisha.
• NITI Aayog to Collaborate with IBM to develop Precision Agriculture using Artificial
Intelligence.
INDEX
RANKING
India’s Rank
Index/Report/Field Position of India Points to be noted
End of Childhood Index 2018 113 out of 175 In 2017,India ranked 116 out
of 172 countries and In 2018 India
ranked 113. US ranks 36th,Russia ranks 37th,
China ranks 40th . Singapore and Slovenia is
at the top of the chart sharing 1st place and
Niger is at the bottom.This has been
launched to celebrate International
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Children’s Day in June 1.

Global Peace Index 2018 136 out of 163 Iceland got the top rank . It has been ranked
the most peaceful country from 2008.New
Zealand is 2nd , Austria is 3rd , Portugal is
4th and Denmark is 5th.The 5 least peaceful
countries are:Afghanistan (162nd ), South
Sudan, Iraq and Somalia. Syria being the
least peaceful country ranking 163rd.
Global Startup Ecosystem: 37th Topped by USA.
Startupblink Report
Global Environment 177 out of 180 Switzerland topped the index.
Performance Index (EPI)
International Institute for 44th rank United States has obtained first rank in the
Management Development list.It is followed by Hong Kong and
(IMD) competitiveness Singapore.
rankings
Foreign Direct Investment 11th rank Top 5 Countries:
(FDI) Confidence Index 2018 1.United States
2.Canada
3.Germany
4.United Kingdom
5.China
Asia-Pacific on Power Index 4th Rank Top 5 Countries:
1.United States
2.China
3.Japan
4.India
5.Russia
Global Optimism Index released 6th Rank Top 5 Countries:
as part of Grant Thornton’s 1.Australia.
International Business Report 2.Finland
(IBR 3.Indonesia
4.Netherlands
5.US
The Global Burden of Disease 145th Rank India lags behind China (48), Sri Lanka (71),
by Lancent healthcare access Bangladesh ( 133) and Bhutan (134) while
and quality Score its health index was better than those of
of india is 41.2 Nepal (149), Pakistan (154) and Afghanistan
(191).
World Press Freedom Index India dropped Without Borders (RWB), the World Press
down two places Freedom Index measures the level of media
from 136 in 2017 freedom in 180 countries.
to 138 in 2018.
Mercom Communications India India emerged as China and the US secured 1st and 2nd
the third largest Position. n 2017, India set a new record with
solar market in 9.6 GW of solar installations, which was
the world in 2017 more than double the 4.3 GW installed in
2016.On account of this stellar
growth, India’s total solar installed capacity
reached 19.6 GW as of December 2017.
Commonwealth Innovation 10th Rank First three rankers are UK, Singapore and
Index Canada.
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‘Internet Security Threat 3rd USA on the top. It is followed by China in the
Report’ second
2018 Index of Economic 130th rank Jump of 13 spots as compared to 143rd rank
Freedom by Heritage in 2017. Hong Kong topped the Index
Foundation Followed by Singapore, New Zealand,
Switzerland, Australia.
International Monetary Fund’s 6th India has been declared the 6th largest
World Economic Outlook economy in the world with a GDP of 2.6
(WEO) for April 2018 trillion in 2017. India has improved from 6.7
% in 2017 to 7.8 % in 2018.
Global Firepower (GFP) list 4th out of 133 India at 4th rank, trails behind only US,
2017 Russia and China
Mastercard Index for Women 52 out of 57 Newzealand, Swedan, Canada are top three
Entrepreneurs (MIWE) in this list
World Happiness Report 2018 133rd out of 156 Finland is topped at this list and Burundi is
at the bottom of the World Happiness
Report rankings. report is an annual report
published by the U.N. Sustainable
Development Solutions Network
World Economic Forum's 78th out of 114 Sweden topped in this list. The index is
(WEF’s) Energy Transition a part of first edition of ‘Fostering Effective
Index Energy Transition report’,
Speedtest Global Index i.67th for fixed Singapore topped the Fixed Broadband
broadband Speed
ii. 109th for Norway Mobile Internet Download Speed
mobile internet
speeds
Global Multidimensional 66th
Poverty Index
The international Intellectual 44 Report released by Global Innovation Policy
Property (IP) index Center (GIPC) of the US Chambers of
Commerce. . The Index is topped by the US
with 37.98 points
Report by United Nations 12 57% of neonatal deaths in India occur in
Children's Fund (UNICEF) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan. , India has ranked 12th among 52
lower middle-income countries in terms of
neonatal mortality rate
Web Application Attacks 7 Report from content delivery network
(WAA)- “Akamai State of the services Akamai Technologies.
Internet Security Q4 2017”
Global corruption perceptions 81 New Zealand is least corrupt among 180
index 2017 countries, while Somalia ranked the lowest
with score of 9
Inclusive internet index 2018 47 Sweden has topped the overall ranking in
Inclusive Internet Index 2018. This year’s
ranking marks a drop of 11 spots as
compared 36th rank in 2017
India State of Forest Report 10 In terms of land area under forest and tree
(ISFR) 2017 cover
Manufacturing Index released 30 Japan has topped in this report. As per
by World Economic Forum ‘Readiness for the future of production
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(WEF). report’, related to Global Manufacturing

Index
74 emerging economies on the 62 It is to be noted that, in 2017, India ranked
annual ‘Inclusive Development 60th among 79 developing economies on
Index 2018’ this index
Global Talent Competitiveness 81 Out of 119 countries .This marks an
Index (GTCI) improvement as compared to 92nd rank in
2017
Global Innovation Index (GII) 57 Switzerland has been ranked on top every
year. In 2018, it is followed
by Netherlands at second spot
and Sweden at third.
List of Doping Violations in 6th joint with Italy topped the rankings
World Anti-Doping Agency Russia
(WADA)
• JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) 2018
About ranking of other nations:
Country Rank
UK 1
Australia 2
US 3
France 4
Canada 5
Netherlands 6
New Zealand 7
Germany 8
Ireland 9
Sweden 10
Sri Lanka 66
Pakistan 75
Venezuela (least 100
transparent
market)
Among BRICS Countries:
Country Rank
Brazil 37
Russia 38
India 35
China 33
South Africa 21
• AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review 2018,
Rank Country Total Wealth
1 US $62,584 billion
2 China $24,803 billion
3 Japan $19,522 billion
4 United Kingdom (UK) $9,919 billion
5 Germany $9,660 billion
6 India $8,230 billion
7 Australia $6,142 billion
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8 Canada $6,393 billion

9 France $6,649 billion
10 Italy $4,276 billion
STATESWISE RANKING
State or City Index/Report/Field Position Points to be noted
Patna 4G availability 1 As per a , Patna has
ranked No.1 among
20 largest cities in
India
Delhi’s Indira Airport Council 16th Delhi’s Indira
Gandhi International’s preliminary Gandhi
International report on airport traffic for International (IGI)
(IGI) Airpor 2017 Airport has ranked
as 16th busiest
airport in the world
Chennai India’s digital divide: how 1 highest fixed
broadband speed splits the broadband
nation’ by Ookla download speed
Mumbai Knight Frank Wealth 16 th Monaco has topped
Report 2018 in the list among 20
costliest cities in the
world
Mumbai New World Wealth 12 With USD 3 trillion
total wealth, New
York has topped the
list of 15 wealthiest
cities.
New Delhi TripAdvisor’s top 25 22nd Paris secured
travellers choice of 1st rank in the
destinations list for 2018 global list of
Travellers Choice
awards for
Destinations. New
Delhi has secured
8th rank in Asia. The
Asia list is topped
by Bali in Indonesia
Gujarat Logistics Ease Across 1 this index was
Different States (LEADS) released by Union
index Commerce and
Industry Minister,
Suresh Prabhu at
the third meeting of
Council for Trade
Development and
Promotion
• Cost of Living Survey published by Mercer:Mumbai has surpassed Washington ranked at 56,
Melbourne ranked at 58, Frankfurt at 68, Buenos Aires at 76, Stockholm at 89 and Atlanta at
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95. Hong Kong has been ranked as the world's costliest city for expatriates. It is followed by
Tokyo, Zurich, Singapore, and Seoul.Other Indian cities listed in the survey are:
 Delhi – 103
 Chennai – 144
 Bengaluru – 170
 Kolkata – 182
• Swachh Survekshan 2018- States:
States Position
Jharkhand 1
Maharashtra 2
Chattisgarh 3
• Swachh Survekshan 2018-Cities:
Cities Ranking
Indore 1
Bhopal 2
Chandigarh 3
Cities Award/Title
Greater Mumbai Cleanest State Capital
Vijayawada Cleanest city in >10 lakh
population category
Mysuru Cleanest city in 3-10 lakh
population category
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Cleanest city in 1-3 lakh
population category
Delhi Cantt. Cleanest Cantonment Board
ORGANIZATION RANKING
Ranking of Indian Companies as per the Forbes list :
Company Name Overall ranking in
Forbes
Reliance Industries (only Indian firm under 83rd
100)
HDFC 321st
Tata Motors 385th
TCS 404th
L&T 471st
SBI 489th
• Swachh Survekshan 2018-Organisation
Organisation Place Category

Bakeys Foods Private Hyderabad ‘Swachh Innovation’
Limited
Saahas Waste Bengaluru Swachh Best Practice
Management Private category
Limited
Daily Dump Bengaluru Swachh Entrepreneur
award
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REPORT
• As per data released by World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 Indian cities have figured in a
list of 20 most polluted cities in the world.The Cities are Kanpur, Faridabad, Gaya, Patna, Agra,
Muzaffarpur, Srinagar, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Patiala, Lucknow, Delhi and Varanasi.
• The RSA Quarterly Fraud Report for the period from January 1 to March 31, 2018, says that
phishing contributed for 48 per cent of total cyber-attacks. The report stated that Canada, the
United States, India and Brazil were the countries highly targeted by phishing.
• The Centre for International Development at Harvard University Predicted the Fastest growing
economies in the world. Top Fastest Growing Countries are:
India(1st Place),Uganda(2nd Place),Tanzania(4th Place),Kenya(10th Place).
• As per NCRB data, crime against SC/ST is lowest in West Bengal.Madhya Pradesh reported the
highest rate of crime (43.4%) against SCs specifically, while West Bengal had the lowest at
6%.Rajasthan reported the highest rate of crime (12.9%) against STs specifically, while West
Bengal had the lowest at 1.6%.
• As per 20th annual Quality of Living world’s best city to live in survey by Mercer
survey assesses living conditions in 231 cities of the world on 39 factors, grouped under 10
broad categories. Vienna, Austria has topped in this list.
• As per data compiled by Institute for Criminal Policy Research, India has a significantly lower
imprisonment rate of 33 and United States has the highest imprisonment rate (666) among
major countries
• Singapore is the most expensive city in the world as per Worldwide Cost of Living 2018 which
is a bi-annual study of 133 cities conducted by London-headquartered Economist Intelligence
Unit (EIU).
Rank City
129 Bengaluru, India
126 Chennai, India
124 New Delhi, India
• San Francisco (overall rank 30 ) is the highest ranking US city.Singapore at overall 25th rank
th
and Montevideo at overall 77th rank are the highest ranking cities in Asia and Latin America,
respectively.
• Capital of Mauritius, Port Louis (overall rank 83) is the best African city on the list.
• Capital of Iraq, Baghdad (overall rank 231) has been adjudged as the least liveable city.
• Honolulu (capital of Hawaii) has topped the inaugural City Sanitation ranking while Port au
Prince (capital of Haiti) is at the bottom.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

• Oscars 2018 – Winners List
Categories Winner
Best Picture The Shape of Water
Best Director Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Best Actor Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
Best Actress Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,
Missouri
Best Supporting Actor Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Best Original Screenplay Get Out – Written by Jordan Peele
Best Adapted Screenplay Call Me by Your Name – James Ivory based on the
novel by André Aciman
Best Animated Feature Coco
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Film
Best Foreign Language A Fantastic Woman (Chile) in Spanish
Film
Best Live Action Short Film The Silent Child
Best Animated Short Film Dear Basketball
Best Original Score The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Song "Remember Me" from Coco – Music and Lyrics by Kristen
Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Best Sound Editing Dunkirk – Richard King and Alex Gibson
Best Sound Mixing Dunkirk – Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A.
Rizzo
Best Production Design The Shape of Water – Production Design: Paul Denham
Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin
Best Cinematography Blade Runner 2049 – Roger A. Deakins
Best Makeup and Darkest Hour – Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy
Hairstyling Sibbick
Best Costume Design Phantom Thread – Mark Bridges
Best Film Editing Dunkirk – Lee Smith
Best Visual Effects Blade Runner 2049 – John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul
Lambertand Richard R. Hoover
• 19th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards
The award ceremony was held in Bangkok.
 Best Picture: Tumhari Sulu
 Best Director: Saket Chaudhary (Hindi Medium)
 Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Sridevi (Mom)
 Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium)
 Best Supporting Actor (Female): Meher Vij (Secret Superstar)
 Best Supporting Actor (Male): Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Mom)
 Best Story: Amit V Masurkar (Newton)
 Best Debut Director: Konkona Sen Sharma (A death in the Gunj)
 Best Music Direction: Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi & Akhil Sachdeva (Badrinath Ki Dulhania)
 Best Playback Singer (Female): Meghna Mishra (Main Kaun Hoon, Secret Superstar)
 Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh (Hawayein, Jab Harry Met Sejal)
 Best Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir (Mere Rashke Qamar, Baadshaho)
 Style Icon Award: Kriti Sanon
 Next IIFA giveaway winner: Arjun Kapoor
 OutStanding Achievement by an Actor in Indian Cinema:Anupan kher
 Best Background Score: Pritam (Jagga Jasoos)
 Best Screeenplay: Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain (Bareilly Ki Barfi)
 Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani (Galti Se Mistake - Jagga Jasoos).
• Swachh Survekshan 2018 – National Level Winners:
Award Category (in City Name
terms of
population)
India's Cleanest City - No.1 National Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
India's Cleanest City - No.2 National Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
India's Cleanest City - No.3 National Chandigarh
India's 'Cleanest big City' Greater than Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh)
10 Lakh
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India's 'Fastest Mover' big City Greater than Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)
10 Lakh
India's Best City in 'Citizens Feedback' Greater than Kota (Rajasthan)
10 Lakh
India's Best City in 'Innovation & Best Greater than Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Practices' 10 Lakh
India's Best City in 'Solid Waste Greater than Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Management 10 Lakh
India's Cleanest Medium City 3 - 10 Lakh Mysuru (Karnataka)
India's 'Fastest Mover' Medium City 3 - 10 Lakh Bhiwandi (Maharashtra)
India's Best City in 'Citizens Feedback' 3 - 10 Lakh Parbhani (Maharashtra)
India's Best City in 'Innovation & Best 3 - 10 Lakh Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)
Practices'
India's Best City in 'Solid Waste 3 - 10 Lakh Mangalore (Karnataka)
Management
India's Cleanest Small City 1 - 3 Lakh New Delhi Municipal Council.
India's 'Fastest Mover' Small City 1 - 3 Lakh Bhusawal (Maharashtra)
India's Best City in 'Citizens Feedback' 1 - 3 Lakh Giridih (Jharkhand)
India's Best City in 'Innovation & Best 1 - 3 Lakh Ambikapur (Chhatisgarh)
Practices'
India's Best City in 'Solid Waste 1 - 3 Lakh Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Management
Cleanest State Capital/UT Capital Greater
Cities/UTs Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Fastest Mover State Capital/UT Capital Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Cities/UTs
Best State Capital/UT in Citizens Capital Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Feedback Cities/UTs
Best State Capital/UT in 'Innovation & Capital Panaji (Goa)
Best Practices' Cities/UTs
Best State Capital/UT in 'Solid Waste Capital Greater
Management' Cities/UTs Hyderabad (Telangana)
• On May 31,2018, HDFC bank has been recognized with the Champion Security Award at the 14th Visa
Asia Pacific Security Summit.The bank has won the award in the India & South Asia category and it is
its second time winning it.The Champion Security awards were presented to
Australia/New Zealand: National Australia Bank Limited
Greater China: National Credit Card Centre, Taiwan
India & South Asia: HDFC Bank Limited
Japan: Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS CO., Ltd
South Korea: Lotte Card Company, Limited
Southeast Asia (2 awards): 1.Krungthai Card Limited
2. Bank Mandiri
Best in Asia Pacific: United Overseas Bank (Singapore)
• Forbes' 2018 list of the world's most powerful people
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (among the 10 most powerful people).The list is topped by Chinese
President Xi Jinping. Chairman Mukesh Ambani (32nd rank).
• Three Indian alumni of UK universities,Saumya Saxena,has been presented 'Professional Achievement
Award', Ruchi Shah has been presented ‘Social Impact Award’ and Sushant Desai, has been
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presented ‘Entrepreneurial Award’ by the British Council for their outstanding achievements and
contribution to the country.
• CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards:
International Cricketer of the Year-Virat Kohli,
International batsman of the year Award:Shikhar Dhawan(India)
International Bowler of the Year Award:Trent Boult(Newzealand)
T20 Bowler of the year Award:Rashid Khan(Afghanistan)
Outstanding innings of the year Award:Harmanpreet Kaur(India)
Lifetime Achievement Award:Farokh Engineer(India)
T20 Batsman of the year Award:Colin Munro(NewZealand)
U19 Player of the year award:Shubman Gill(India).
• IPL AWARDS:
Chennai Super Kings Won the 2018 Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.They
defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match(Final)-Shane Watson(CSK)
Orange Cap(Most runs)-Kane Williamson(SRH)
Purple Cap(Most Wickets)-Andrew Tye(KXIP)
Emerging Player-Rishabh Pant(DD)
Name of Awards Award Winner Field Points to be noted
Awards given to the Sports Personalities
Padma Bhushan Award Mahendra Singh Achievement in
Dhoni,Billiards Sports
playerPankaj
Advani
'Most Valuable Player' India's Sanjana Basketball
(MVP) at Basketball Ramesh
Without Borders Asia
2018
Most Valuable Player Rence Forthsky Basketball
(MVP)
Girls Grit Award Vaishnavi Yadav Basketball
South Africa's Cricketer of Kagiso Rabada Cricket This is his second Cricketer of the
the Year Year award. He already won the
award in 2016.Hashim Amla,
Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini and
AB de Villiers are also two-time
winners of this award.
Polly Umrigar Award for Virat Kohli Cricket Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti
the best international Mandhana will be awarded the
cricketer (2016-17 and best international cricketer
2017-18 (women) for the 2016-17 and
2017-18seasons respectively.
They will be the first recipients of
this award.
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame Former Indian cricketer
cricket
captain Rahul
Dravid and
Australian Ricky
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Ponting
British Indian of the Year Ishwar Sharma Yoga
Awards for Literature/Journalism

Youngest Author of India Ayan Gogoi Gohain Author He has been honoured with this
title for his book 'Honeycomb'.
Women's Prize for Fiction Kamila British The book speaks about how
Shamsie's book "Ho Pakistani loyalties are torn apart when love
me Fire" author and politics collide.She was
named a Granta Best of Young
British Novelist in 2013.
ONV Literary Prize Jnanpith laureate M Contributions The ONV Literary Prize has been
T Vasudevan Nair to Malayalam instituted in memory of late poet
literature O N V Kurup. The award consists
of a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh,
citation and a plaque.
2017 Saraswati Samman Yashaschandra Gujarati poet, For his collection of verses
playwrighter (poetry) titled “Vakhar”
G.K. Reddy Memorial Karan Thapar. Journalism
National Award for
Journalism
Man Booker International Olga Tokarczuk Polish author The prize amount is 50,000
Prize British Pounds.The prize money is
equally divided between the
writer and the translator.Flights
was translated by Jennifer Croft. It
was published by Fitzcarraldo
Editions.
Lifetime Achievement Mark Tully Senior
Award, Annual Red Ink journalist
Awards
Golden Man Booker Prize The English Patient The event is held in the Southbank
Centre in London. Author Michael
Ondaatje is a Sri Lanka-born
Canadian. ‘The English Patient’ is
a story of love and conflict during
World War II.
2018 Guillermo Cano Jailed Egyptian
World Press Freedom photographer
Prize of UNESCO Mahmoud Abu Zeid
Awards given to Film/Music Industry
Lifetime Achievement Anupam Kher Acting He has received two National Film
honour Awards and eight Filmfare
Awards.He has served as
chairman of the Central Board of
Film Certification and the National
School of Drama in India.
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French distinction Kalki Koechlin Actor Contribution in enhancing Indo-

of Knight of the Order of French ties in cinema.
Arts and Letters
P.C.Chandra Puraskaar Asha Bhosle Actress Sharmila Tagore was the
2018 Chief Guest of the event. She
presented the award to Asha
Bhosle.
“BRICS Business Forum Late actress Sridevi Actress She was earlier posthumously
Leadership honoured with the 'Best
Award” for Lifetime Actress' award for her
Achievement performance in her last
movie 'Mom', at 65th National
Film Awards held in New Delhi .
"UK Golden Flame Award" Indian actress Simi At the opening ceremony of the
Garewal Tongues of Fire UK Asian Film
Festival in London
Pulitzer Prize in music Kendrick Lamar For his album “Damn.”
Awards given to Organizations/Banks/Ministries/State/City

National Payments SVC Co-operative Bank It is the highest recognition in the
Excellence Award 2017 Bank banking industry for exceptional
performance in payments
system.This is for their
outstanding performance in NFS
ATM Network and CTS .
Best Performing Social Ministry of Women Due to their efficient initiatives
Sector Ministry’ SKOCH and Child and significant achievements from
Award Development the last 4 years. Smt.Maneka
Sanjay Gandhi has received the
award on behalf of the Ministry in
an event held in New Delhi.
India's best Gram Digambarpur gram Gram
Panchayat panchayat Panchayat
Cleanest airport in India Mangalore Airport V V Rao received the award at the
International 23rd annual day function of the
Airport Airports Authority of India (AAI)
in New Delhi
India Business Leader Chhattisgarh 'State of the Union Information Technology
Awards (IBLA) in New Year' Award and Electronics Minister Ravi
Delhi Shankar Prasad presented the
award to Chhattisgarh Minister
Prem Prakash Pandey.
13th edition of Goafest Rana Kapoor, MD & Contributor to
2018 CEO of Yes Bank the Media and
Communication
Industry
National ‘Water Digest Chhattisgarh Water Conservation-Diversion
Award’ and increasing the irrigation
capacity in Chhattisgarh
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National Intellectual Council of Scientific In the category “Top R&D

Property (IP) Award 2018 & Industrial Institution / Organization for
Research (CSIR) Patents & Commercialization”
Most Film Friendly State. Madhya Pradesh

Most Informative Pavilion DRDO
Other Awards Conferred
Lumiere Award for this Jane Fonda American She has won Oscar award. She has
year activist also won the Academy Award
twice, BAFTA Award twice and
Golden Globe Award four times.
Nikkei Asia Prize for Dr Bindeshwar Indian social He was awarded under the
Culture and Community Pathak worker 'culture and community' category.
Other two winners of the award
are Ma Jun (Economic and
Business Innovation) & Professor
Nguyen Thanh Liem (Science and
Technology).
‘Chief Minister of the Year’ Vasundhara Raje Politician 52nd Skoch Summit, in New Delhi
World Food Prize 2018 Lawrence Haddad

and Dr. David
Nabarro.
Tribal Queen at the Adi Pallavi Darua Panchami Majhi of
Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen Titlagarh and Rashmirekha
Hansdah of Mayurbhanj were
declared as the first and second
runners-up of the beauty pageant
respectively.
Rajarshi Shahu Puraskar Pushpa Bhave, Eminent The 'Rajarshi Shahu Puraskar'
scholar and award is given in the memory of
social activist Rajarshi Shahu, a well-known
social reformer. The award
consists of a cash prize of Rs 1
lakh.
Gold Award Sagarmala The award was presented in
recognition of the programme’s
contribution to India’s socio-
economic transformation and in
enhancing fast-track growth and
infrastructure development.
Best Co-operative Society Adarsh Credit Deepak Sharma, Zonal Manager,
on digital platform" award Gurgaon received the award on
in the BFSI leadership behalf of Adarsh Credit Co-
Awards 2018 operative Society Ltd.
‘Digital Leader of the Shri Nara Lokesh For developme

Year’. nt of the rural
sector and
water supply
departments
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Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 INSV Tarini team Consisting of 6 members: Lt

Commander Vartika Joshi, Lt
Commander Pratibha Jamwal, Lt
Commander Swathi Patarpalli, Lt
Aishwarya Bodapatti, Lt SH Vi jaya
Devi and Lt Payal Gupta.
Pulitzer Prize Kendrick Lamar American He is the first non-classical or jazz
rapper musician to win the Pulitzer
Prize.DAMN was released in April
2017. He has received 11 Grammy
Awards.
'World Education Summit Study Khazana, an For best It Provides education-deprived
and Award 2018’ e-portal emerging online aspirants get access to quality
Education education irrespective of
Portal in North geographical boundaries
India
‘1st Print Biennale India Arup Kumar The awards of It was hosted by India’s National
2018’ Kuity (Andhra Print Biennale Academy of Art, the Lalit Kala
Pradesh), Satya India 2018 Akademi
Narayana Gavara
(Andhra Pradesh),
Purvi Parmar
(Gujrat), Preya
Bhagat (Uttar
Pradesh) and Sonal
Varshneya (Uttar
Pradesh).
2018 Press Freedom Prize Egyptian Mahmoud photojournalist Photojournalist
awarded by UNESCO Abu Zeid
"Best Exhibitor Award" at India ITB Berlin (Internationale
2018 ITB Tourismus-Borse Berlin) is the
world's largest tourism trade fair
which takes place annually in
March at the Messe Berlin,
Germany.
"Academy Award for Dr Ketzia David Become the first Indian woman to
Nobel Peace" Praka receive this award in USA
Best M-Government India’s Umang App Accessible
Service award Government
category
'Raj Kapoor Award for Ramesh Sippy filmmaker
Excellence in Cinema' at
the 'Elevate 2K18' in
Mumbai
Best central bank Ravi Menon Bank
governor in Asia-Pacific
for 2018 by UK-based
magazine, The Banker
Best police station in India R.S. Puram Police R.S. Puram Police Station House
in SMART Police Stations station in Officer T. Jothi, received the award
initiative of Union Coimbatore, Tamil from Union Home Minister
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Ministry of Home Affairs Nadu Rajnath Singh on January 6, 2018 .

(MHA).
Kalam Innovations in Andhra Pradesh IT
Governance Award (KIGA) minister Nara
Lokesh
PM’s award for Vishwas Mandalik Yoga
outstanding contribution from Nasik & the
for promotion & Yoga Institute in
development of yoga Mumbai
Padma Shri award Tommy Koh. Former Singaporean diplomat
• On 31st March 2018, Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj was honoured with the
'Sportsperson of the Year' award at the Telangana Sports Journalists Association annual awards for
2017, in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Other awardees:
1.Hockey player N Mukesh Kumar - Lifetime Achievement award
2.Hyderabad Cricket team - 'team of the year' award
3.Gymnast B Aruna Reddy - outstanding achievement award
4. Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth- best senior male athlete
5. Shuttler P V Sindhu- best senior female athlete
6. Pullela Gopichand- best coach of the year.
• 65th National Film Awards:
i. The 65th National Film Awards will be presented by President Ram Nath Kovind on 3rd May 2018.
ii. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur. The Non- Feature Film panel was
headed by Nakul Kamte and the Best Cinema on Writing jury was headed by Anant Vijay.
List of winners
 Best Actress: Sridevi for ‘Mom’
 Best Actor: Riddhi Sen for ‘Nagar Kirtan’
 Best Director: Jayaraj for ‘Bhayanakam’
 Best Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)
 Best Action Direction: ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’
 Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for ‘Gori Tu Latth Maar’ from the film ‘Toilet Ek Prem
Katha’
 Best Special Effects: ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’
 Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali)
 Best Lyrics: Muthurathinam
 Best Music Direction: AR Rahman for ‘Katru Veliyidayi’
 Best Make-up Artist: Ram Rajak for ‘Nagar Kirtan’
 Best Costume: Gobinda Mandal for ‘Nagar Kirtan’
 Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan ‘Take Off’
 Best Editing: Rima Das for ‘Village Rockstar’
 Best Sound Design: ‘Walking With The Wind’
 Best Audiography (Location Sound): Mallika Das, Village Rockstar
 Best Location Sound Recording: Mallika Das for ‘Village Rockstar’
 Best Screenplay Original: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
 Best Screenplay Adapted: Bhayanakam
 Best Cinematography: Bhayanakam
 Best Female Playback Singer: Sashaa Tirupati for ‘Kaatru Veliyidayi’
 Best Male Playback Singer: K.J Yesudas for the song ‘Poy Maranja Kalam’ from
‘Viswasapoorvam Mansoor’
 Best Child Artist: Anita Das for ‘Village Rockstar’
 Best Children’s Film: ‘Mhorkya’
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 Best Film on Environmental Conservation: ‘Irada’

 Best Direction: Jayaraj for ‘Bhayanakam’
 Best Feature Film on National Integration: Dhappa (Marathi)
 Best Debut Film of a Director: ‘Sinjar’
 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’.
Aadhar won the best emerging technology award, at the World Government Summit 2018, in
Dubai. India had the ‘Guest of Honour’ country status in the World Government Summit.
• 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018:
Award Awardee
Best Film Hindi Medium
Critics’ Award for Best Film Newton
Best Actor In A Leading Role Vidya Balan for ‘Tumhari Sulu’
(Female)
Best Actor In A Leading Role Irrfan Khan for ‘Hindi Medium’
(Male)
Critics’ Award for Best Actor Rajkummar Rao for ‘Trapped’
(Male)
Critics’ Award for Best Actor Zaira Wasim for ‘Secret Superstar’
(Female)
Best Director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
Best Debut Director Konkona Sensharma for ‘A Death in the Gunj’
Best Actor In A Supporting Role Rajkummar Rao for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
(Male)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Meher Vij for ‘Secret Superstar’
(Female)
Best Dialogue Hitesh Kewalya for ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’
Best Screenplay Shubhashish Bhutiani for ‘Mukti Bhavan’
Best Original Story Amit Masurkar for ‘Newton’
Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film Jackie Shroff for ‘Khujli’
Best Actor (Female) in a Short Shefali Shah for ‘Juice’
Film
People’s Choice Award for Best ‘Anahut’
Short Film
Best Short Film (Fiction) ‘Juice’
Best Short Film (Non Fiction) ‘Invisible Wings’
Best Music Album Pritam for ‘Jagga Jasoos’
Best Playback Singer (Male) Arijit Singh for ‘Roke na ruke naina’ – ‘Badrinath Ki
Dulhania’
Best Playback Singer (Female) Meghna Mishra for ‘Nachdi phira’ – ‘Secret Superstar’
Best Lyrics Amitabh Bhattacharya for ‘Ullu ka pattha’ – ‘Jagga
Jasoos’
Lifetime Achievement Award Mala Sinha and Bappi Lahiri
Best Choreography Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani for ‘Galti se
mistake’ – ‘Jagga Jasoos’
Best Background Score Pritam for ‘Jagga Jasoos’
Best Action Tom Struthers for ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’
Best Cinematography Sirsha Ray for ‘A Death In The Gunj’
Best Editing Nitin Baid for ‘Trapped’
Best Production Design Parul Sondh for ‘Daddy’
Best Sound Design Anish John for ‘Trapped’
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Best Costume Rohit Chaturvedi for ‘A Death In The Gunj’

• Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018:
Category Winner
Best Actor Akshay Kumar(For Padman)&
for Toilet:Ek Prem Katha
Best Actress in a leading Role Sonam Kapoor for Padman
Best Actress Bhumi Pednekar,for Toilet:Ek
Prem katha
Lifetime achievement Award Rakesh Roshan
Sarawaswatibai Dadasaheb Phalke Farida Jalal
Best Actress (Lifetime) Award
Most Entertaining Film (Sonu ki Titu Luv Ranjan
ki Sweety)
Most Versatile Actress Manisha Koirala
• 71st Cannes Film Festival:
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8th to 19th May 2018 in Cannes, France.
71st Cannes Film Festival top prize -the Palme d'Or. Koreeda is conferred to Japanese director
Hirokazu Kore-eda & Veteran Bollywood actor Sridevi honoured with TITAN Reginald F Lewis
Film Icon Award at Cannes.Click here to read more.
• Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018
This was the fourth edition of Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards.These awards were given
by a Mumbai-based organisation called Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation.
Winners of Dadahaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018:
Category Winner
Best actor (male) Shahid Kapoor
Best actor people’s choice award Ranveer Singh
Entertainer of the year Kartik Aryan
Best actress (critics) Aditi Rao Hydari
Lifetime achievement award Simi Garewal
Pride of Indian cinema Sanjay Dutt
Path breaking producer of the year Anushka Sharma and Karnesh Sharma
Best director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Outstanding performance male Raj Kumar Rao, Rana Daggubati
Outstanding performance female Tamannahh Bhatia, Kriti Sanon
Promising face of the year Aahana Kumra
Best actor (male) Marathi Vaibhav Tatwawaadi
Best actor (female) Marathi Pooja Sawant
Best fashion designer of the year Sanjukta Dutta
Socially conscious performance of the Rani Mukherjee
year
Best comic role Tusshar Kapoor
Entertaining performance in reality Hina Khan
show Bigg Boss
Best actress drama award Jennifer Winget
Best actor (male) Television Karan Patel
Best reality show judge Shilpa Shetty
Best talk show host Karan Johar
Best lyricist Manoj Muntashir
Best performance in a short film Divya Khosla Kumar
Iconic contribution towards music Hans Raj Hans
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Comic performer of the year Sumona Chakraborty

Versatile singer Rani Hazarika
Social and business entrepreneur of the Jaya Misra
year
Best Couple of the Year Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary
Break Through Artist Of The Year Vikas Gupta
People’s Choice Award Rohan Mehra, Lopamudra Raut
Style Influencer of the Year Karan Singh Grover
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

National
Justice Jawad Rahim Acting National Green Tribunal
chairperson (NGT)
Jagdish mukhi Acting governor Mr. Mukhi, currently holds the
of Manipur. office of governor of assam he
will hold office as acting
governor of manipur in the
absence of incumbent
governor najma heptullah.
Rudrendra Tandon Ambassador Of To ASEAN He Is An Indian Foreign Service
India (Ifs) Officer Of 1994 Batch. He
Is Currently Joint Secretary At
Headquarters.
Priyanka Das Ambassador Of To France To Encourage Girls To Pursue
India Scientific Careers."For Girls And
Science" Initiative Was
Introduced In 2014 To Promote
Scientific Careers Among Youth,
Mainly Girls.
Madhu Sethi Ambassador Of To The Republic Of Cuba She Has Been Appointed As The
India Next Ambassador Of India To
The Republic Of Cuba.
Tsewang Namgyal Ambassador Of To The Republic Of At Present He Is The
India Lithuania Ambassador Of India To The
Republic Of Poland.
Ravindra Prasad Ambassador Of To The State Of Eritrea He Is An Indian Foreign Service
Jaiswal India Officer (Ifs) Of 1999 Batch. He
Is At Present The Ambassador
Of India To The Republic Of
Sudan.
T. Armstrong Changsan Ambassador Of To The Republic Of Iceland He Is An Indian Foreign Service
India Officer (Ifs) Of The 1997 Batch.
Ravi Thapar Ambassador Of To The Republic Of Costa He Is An Indian Foreign Service
India Rica (Ifs) Officer Of The 1983 Batch.
At Present, He Is The
Ambassador Of India To
Panama.
S. D. Moorthy Ambassador of Republic of south sudan He is at present deputy
india secretary at headquarters. He
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has been appointed as the next

ambassador of india to the
republic of south sudan.
Vinay Kumar Ambassador of Islamic Republic of He is at present Joint Secretary
India Afghanistan in the Ministry of External
Affairs.
Shri Ravi Thapar Ambassador of Lebanon Presently Joint Secretary in the
India Ministry of External Affairs
Sangeeta Bahadur Ambassador of Republic of Belarus She is at present the Additonal
India Secretary in Ministry of
External Affairs.
Subrata Bhattacharjee Ambassador of Republic of Serbia
India
Atul M. Gotsurve Ambassador of Democratic People’s At present, he is Director in the
India Republic of Korea Ministry of External Affairs
Virat Kohli Brand ambassador Luminous Power
Technologies
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Brand ambassador Dream11
Virat Kohli Brand Uber Its first brand ambassador in
ambassador India, thus embarking on a first-
of-its-kind initiative across the
Asia Pacific (APAC) region
Aamir Khan Brand ambassador Vivo Aamir Khan replaces actor
Ranveer Singh
Katrina Kaif Brand ambassador ‘Educate Girls’ Katrina Kaif will work towards
creating equal opportunities for
girls to access quality education
A R Rahman Brand Sikkim A Notification Regarding This
Ambassador Was Issued By Chief Secretary A
K Srivastava.In The Beginning
Of 2018, Sikkim State
Government Had Made A R
Rahman Its Brand Ambassador
Of Tourism And Business.
Mahendra singh dhoni Brand ambassador Netmeds
Female Brand Measles-Rubella
shooter Gauri Sheoran ambassador (MR) vaccination campaign
Indian shooter Manu Brand ambassador Haryana's Measles and
Bhaker Rubella (MR) vaccination
campaign
Vidya Balan Brand ambassador The Muthoot Pappachan The Muthoot Pappachan group
Group will launch a new ad campaign,
including TV commercials.
Ban Ki-moon Chairman Boao Forum for Asia His appointment took place at
the annual session of the forum
named the "Asian Davos"
Arvind Saxena Chairman(Acting) Union Public Service He Succeeds incumbent Vinay
Commission Mittal
Rishad Premji Chairman Nasscom (National Keshav Murugesh, CEO of WNS
Association of Software Group, has been appointed the
and Services Companies) vice chairman
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Secretary Bhanu Chairman Banks Board Bureau (BBB) Other members of the BBB
Pratap Sharma are:Vedika Bhandarkar (former
MD Credit Suisse India),P
Pradeep Kumar (former MD
SBI),Pradip P Shah (founder MD
Crisil).
Director Shekhar Chairman 65th National Film Awards Central panel consists of a
Kapur chairperson and 10 other
members which includes five
regional chairpersons.
R Dinesh Chairman Confederation of Indian He is a Joint Managing Director
Industry (CII) of T V Sundram Iyengar and
Sons
Sivan K chairman Indian Space Research Mr. Sivan K is currently the
Organisation (ISRO) Director of the
Vikram Sarabhai Space
Centre. He will succeed A S
Kiran Kumar as the Chairman of
ISRO.
Vishwas Patel chairman Payments Council of India
(PCI)
Anil kumar jha Chairman-cum- Coal india limited (CIL)
managing director
(CMD)
Saraswati Prasad Chairman-cum- Steel Authority of India Succeeds P K Singh
managing director Limited (SAIL)
(CMD)
Anoop Kumar Pandey Chief Secretary Uttar Pradesh He Is A 1984-Batch Indian
Administrative Services (Ias)
Officer.
Bvr Subrahmanyam Chief Secretary Jammu And Kashmir He Is A 1987 Batch Ias Officer
Of The Chhattisgarh Cadre. He
Assumed Charges From The
Outgoing Chief Secretary B B
Vyas.
Sanjay mitra Chief DRDO The current drdo chief is s.
Christopher and will retire after
the extended one year tenure in
2018.the drdo chief and
scientific advisor post was held
by one person until 2015 when
government bifurcated these
two to individual post.
Justice c k prasad Chief Press council of india for He has earlier replaced justice
the second time markaday katju.
Pawan kumar agarwal Chief executive Food safety and standards He is a 1985-batch ias officer of
officer authority of india (fssai) west bengal cadre. He has been
given three-month extension
beyond 15th may 2018.
HD Kumaraswamy Chief minister Karnataka Congress state president G
parameshwara was sworn in as
deputy chief minister of
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karnataka.
Balesh Sharma Chief executive Vodafone Group and Earlier,he was the chief
officer (CEO) Aditya Birla Group operating officer (COO) of
Vodafone India
Indu Bhushan Chief executive Ayushman Bharat National Indu Bhushan is the Director
officer (CEO) Health Protection Mission General of East Asia
Department, Asian
Development Bank (ADB) in
Manila, Philippines.
Conrad Sangma Chief minister Meghalaya 12th chief minister of
Meghalaya in Shillong. He is the
President of National People's
Party (NPP).
Biplab Kumar Deb Chief minister Tripura Biplab Deb was elected leader
of the BJP legislature party in
Tripura. Jishnu Deb Burman
will be the deputy Chief
Minister of Tripura
Neiphiu Rio Chief minister Nagaland Neiphiu Rio belongs to
the Nationalist Democratic
Progressive Party (NDPP)
Kavinder Gupta Deputy CM Jammu & Kashmir
Pravin L. Agrawal Director Bharat Heavy Electricals
Ltd (BHEL)
Dilip Chenoy Director General Federation of Indian Secretary-general of FICCI is
Chambers of Commerce Sanjaya Baru
and Industry (FICCI)
Sitanshu Kar Director general Press Information Bureau All India Radio's News Services
(PIB) Division (NSD) has been
appointed him
Lt Gen Harpal Singh Director general Border Roads (DGBR). Earlier he was Director General
Military Training at Integrated
Headquarters of Ministry of
Defence (Army)
Neelam Kapoor Director General Sports Authority of India She is currently the Principal
(DG) (SAI) Director General of the
Directorate of Field Publicity
(DFP)
Dr. Balram Bhargava Director General Indian Council of Medical
(DG) Research (ICMR)
P K Shrivastava Director General & Ordnance Factory Board
Chairman
Keshari Nath Tripathi Governor Tripura He Is Currently Westbengal
Governor.In Addition To His
Existing Duties,He Will Look
After Tripura During The
Absence Of Tathagata Roy,
Governor Of Tripura.
Gujarat governor om Governor Madhya pradesh Anandiben patel is on leave. In
prakash kohli the past, mr. Kohli held the
additional charge of the office
of governor of madhya
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pradesh from 8th september

2016 to 19th january 2018.
Professor Ganeshi lal Governor Odisha Replaced SC Jamir
Kummanam Governor Mizoram Kummanam rajasekharan will
rajasekharan replace incumbent lt gen
nirbhay sharma, whose term
ends on 28th may 2018.
Satya Pal Malik(Bihar Governor Odisha Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik
Governor) was given additional
responsibility as Governor of
Odisha
Mohit chauhan Green ambassador Sikkim government He is a bollywood playback
singer. He also sings for the 'silk
route' band.he has been
nominated as the green
ambassador to promote sikkim
as a green destination both at a
national and international level,
on voluntary basis.
Marcos Paqueta Head Coach Fc Pune City He Also Guided The Team Of
Saudi Arabia In 2006 World
Cup.He Has Managed National
Teams Of U-17 And U-20 Of
Brazil.
Vijai Kumar High To The Independent State He Is At Present The Counsellor,
Commissioner Of Of Papua New Guinea. Embassy Of India, Stockholm.
India
Rajasthan DGP, Ajit Head of Anti- Board of Contraol for He will replace former Delhi
Singh Corruption Unit Cricket in India (BCCI) Police Commissioner Neeraj
Kumar
Senior lawyer Indu Judge Supreme Court
Malhotra
M Venkatesh Managing Director Mangalore Refinery And It Is A Subsidiary Of Oil And
& Ceo Petrochemicals Ltd Natural Gas Corp (Ongc).He
(MRPL) Succeeds H Kumar. Earlier M
Venkatesh Was Director
(Refineries) At Mrpl.
Dilip Asbe Managing Director National Payments
(MD) and CEO Corporation of India
(NPCI)
Uday Vora Member National Wetland The Committee Has Been
Committee Formed Under The Wetlands
(Conservation And
Management) Rules, 2017.
Biswamohan Non-executive National Payments
Mahapatra chairman Corporation of India
(NPCI)
Moina Benazir Officer Indian Defence Accounts She Is The First Woman Haj
Service Coordinator By The Union
Ministry Of Minority Affairs
Debjani Ghosh President NASSCOM (National She is the former MD of Intel
Association of Software South Asia
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and Services Companies)

Himanta Biswa Sarma President Badminton Association of He is a Cabinet Minister in
India (BAI) Assam
T K Rajalakshmi President Indian Women's Press Jyoti Malhotra and Shobhna
Corps (IWPC) Jain were declared vice-
presidents of IWPC
Janardan Singh Gehlot President International Kabaddi This Announcement Was Made
Federation After The Annual General
Congress (Agc) Of Ikf. Observer
And Director Of International
Affairs Olympic Council Of Asia
Vinod Tiwari Also Took Part In
The Agc.
K Vijay Raghavan Principal scientific Government of India He replaces R Chidambaram.He
advisor is a former director of National
Centre for Biological Sciences &
served as Secretary of
Department of Biotechnology
J S Rajput Representative Executive Board of He is a former director of
UNESCO NCERT & he received the
Padma Shri award in 2014.
Amit Khare Secretary Ministry Of Information He Replaces Narendra Kumar
&Broadcasting,Jharkhand Sinha As Secretary In The
Ministry Of Information &
Broadcasting.
Mr. Vijay Mahajan Secretary And Rajiv Gandhi He Is A Social Entrepreneur And
CEO Foundation(RGF) And The Co-Founder Of Ngo Pradan.
The Director Of Rajiv
Gandhi Institute For
Contemporary Studies
(RGICS).
Inder Jit Singh Secretary Coal He Is An Indian Administrative
Service (Ias) Officer Of The
1985 Batch Of Kerala Cadre. He
Was The Additional Secretary,
Coordination In The Cabinet
Secretariat.
Lieutenant General Vice Chief Of Army Southern Command Lt. General Ranbir Singh Took
Devraj Anbu Staff Over The Northern
Command After The
Appointment .
Keshav Murugesh Vice Chairman NASSCOM
Sharad Kumar Vigilance Central Vigilance He Is An 1979 Batch Indian

Commissioner Commission Police Service (IPS) Officer Of
The Haryana Cadre.He Was Nia
Director From 2013 To 2017.
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Anant Barua Whole-Time Securities And Exchange He Is Currently The Executive

Member Board Of India (SEBI) Director In Sebi. He Has Been
Appointed As Whole-Time
Member Of Sebi For 3 Years.
International
Name Appointed as Entity/place Points to be noted
Jim Administrator(13th) National
Bridenstine Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
(NASA)
Lieutenant Army chief Bangladesh He will replace general abu belal mohammad
General Aziz shafiul haque. General abu belal mohammad
Ahmed shafiul haque will retire on 25thjune
2018.recently, air marshal masihuzzaman
serniabat was appointed as bangladesh’s air
force chief.
Tommy Attorney general Malaysia He is the first minority to become attorney
thomas general in 55 years.
Hasan askari Caretaker chief Pakistan's punjab He worked as a visiting professor of pakistan
rizvi minister province. studies at columbia university from 1996 to
1999.he was awarded sitara-e-imtiaz in
2010. He has published books like
military,state and society in pakistan and the
military and politics in pakistan: 1947 –
1997.
Nasirul mulk Caretaker prime Pakistan Pakistan president mamnoon
minister(7th) hussain administered the oath to nasirul
mulk.
Pippa harris Chairman Britishacademy of She will be replacing jane lush.her tenure is
film and television for 2 years.earlier she was the deputy chair.
arts (BAFTA )
Paul polman Chairman ICC Mittal will assume the role of icc honorary
chair from july 1, 2018.ajay banga, president
and ceo mastercard, has been appointed as
the next icc 'first vice-chair'.
Dhivya Chief finance officer General motors She is at present the vice president of
suryadevara (CFO) (GM) corporate finance, general motors. She will
replace chuck stevens, general motors’
current cfo, on 1st september 2018.she will
be the first woman cfo in the auto industry.
Michael Deputy prime minister Australia
McCormack
Yousuf Judge Pakistan He is visually impaired by birth. He is
saleem affected by retinitis pigmentosa. It is a group
of rare, genetic disorders that affect the light
sensitive parts of the eye.
Abdel fattah President Egypt Earlier he was army chief. He ousted egypt's
al-sisi first freely elected president mohamed morsi
after mass street protests in 2013 and won
his first presidential term in 2014.
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Ivan duque President Columbia He will succeed outgoing president juan

manuel santos.
Recep tayyip President Turkey The 64-year-old also declared victory for
the people's alliance, a bloc between his
ruling justice and development party and the
nationalist movement party.
Alicia President(First Paraguay She has been named the interim president
Pucheta Interim woman after the current President Mr. Horacio
President) Cartes steps down and before Mr. Mario
Abdo ( The newly elected president )starts
his tenure for 5 years.She is currently acting
as the Vice President of the country.
Vladimir President Russia On May 7 2018 , Vladimir Putin became
Putin Russia's president for a historic fourth term
at a ceremony Kremlin. He will extend his
power to another six years.
Journalist President 48th Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado of the ruling Citizens’ Action
Carlos Party got 60.8 per cent of the votes while his
Alvarado opponent, Fabricio Alvarado of the National
Restoration party managed to secure only
39.2 percent votes.
Julius Maada President Sierra Leone He ruled Sierra Leone as the military head in
Bio 1996, along with former foreign affairs
minister Kamara
Mario Abdo President Paraguay
Benitez
Nicolas President Venezuela Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election
Maduro with nearly 67% votes. He has won a new
six-year term as President of Venezuela.
Armen President Armenia First time in Armenia, president has
Sarkisian been elected by the National
Assembly instead of popular vote
Bidya Devi President Nepal She was re-elected for a second term as
Bhandari President of Nepal
Xi Jinping President China Wang Qishan as vice president
Russian President Russia Vladimir Putin's fourth term as president will
President continue till 2024
Vladimir
Putin
Martin President Peru He replaces Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.Martin
Vizcarra Vizcarra had served as vice president and
Peru's ambassador to Canada
Win Myint President Myanmar Win Myint replaces Htin Kyaw as President
of Myanmar.
Abdel Fattah President Egypt Got re-elected for a second term
al-Sisi
Cyril President South Africa
Ramaphosa
Andres President Mexico He replaced President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Manuel
Lopez
Obrador
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Li Keqiang Prime minister China Li Keqiang was re-elected as Chinese Prime

Minister for a second five-year term.
Abiye Ahmed Prime minister Ethiopia
KP Sharma Prime Minister Nepal
Oli
Soumeylou Prime Minister Mali He replaces Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga
Boubeye
Maiga
Dmitry Prime minister Russia He has been the Russian Prime Minister since
Medvedev 2012.
Nikol Prime minister Armenia He is the leader of Civil Contract party. He is
Pashinyan a former newspaper editor.He started a
protest movement with a march of non-
violence on 31st March 2018 demanding
Serzh Sargsyan to reisgn.
Ms. Mia Prime Minister The Caribbean She is the leader of the Barbados Labour
Mottley Island of Barbados Party (BLP) and won against the Democratic
Labour Party (DLP).She won all 30 seats of
the House of Assembly and is a lawyer.She
replaces DLP candidate and former
PM Freundel Stuart.
Mahathir Prime Minister Malaysia 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad will become
Mohamad world's oldest elected leader.
Earlier, Mahathir governed Malaysia for 22
years from 1981 to 2003 as strongman
leader of the Barisan Nasional coalition.
Ibrahima Prime Minister Guinea He replaced Mamady Youla who resigned on
Kassory May 17. Earlier,Ibrahima Kassory Fofana was
Fofana Minister in Charge of Public Investment and
relations with the private Sector.
Omar Al- Prime Minister Jordan Former World Bank Economist
Razzaz
Other important Appointments
• The government has reconstituted the Press Council of India for a term of 3 years.Mr.Uttam
Chandra Sharma, Mr. Dash and Mr. Nayak have been nominated for the second term.Vijay
Kumar Chopra and Rakesh Sharma have been nominated from ‘Big newspapers
category’.Shayam Singh Panwar and Keshav Dutt Chandola have been nominated from
the ‘Small newspapers category’.Ashok Upadhyay, editor of United News of India (UNI) has
been nominated in the category of persons who manage news agencies.
Working Journalists-Editors Working journalists-Other than
Editors
Chandramani Raghuvanshi Amar Devulapalli
Uttam Chandra Sharma Balwinder Singh Jammu
Pradeep Kumar Jain Sarat Chandra Behera
Om Prakash Khemkarni Pravat Kumar Dash
Sayed Razza Husain Rizvi M A Majid
Baldev Raj Gupta Kamal Nain Narang
Chhayakanta Nayak
• On 11th January 2018, the Supreme Court collegiums recommended Indu Malhotra as the first
woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of Supreme Court.Also, K M Joseph,
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Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice, has also been recommended to the judge position in
Supreme Court.
Resignation
• On 4th June 2018, Madagascar's Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana announced
his resignation.The Constitutional Court has ordered Madagascar President
Rajaonarimampianina to form a government of national unity with a consensus prime minister.
• On June 5, 2018, the 1978 batch IAS officer and former oil secretary Mr. Vivek Rae resigns from
his post of Independent Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).He was formerly the secretary
to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from January 2013 to February 2014.
• On 6th June 2018, Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland informed the
Chairman and Board of Cricket Australia his intention to resign from his current position.He
became CEO of Cricket Australia in 2001.
• On June 14, 2018, Prime Minister of Georgia GiorgiKvirikashvili has announced his
resignation.Due to a disagreement with Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the ruling party.
• On June 7, 2018, New Zealand cricket coach Mr. Mike Hesson resigned from his post.He has
been the coach for the national team of New Zealand for 6 years.
• On June 16, 2018, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who spent a record-breaking 665 days in
space, has retired from the space agency.She claimed the title for most spacewalks by a
woman 10 spacewalks totalling 60 hours and 21 minutes and set the record.In 2008, she
returned to the ISS and became the first female commander of the space station.
• On 19th June 2018, Mehbooba Mufti resigned as Jammu and Kashmir’s chief minister after
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ended its alliance with Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
• On June 20, 2018, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the resignation of Chief
Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian for family commitments .Subramanian was appointed
as CEA to the finance ministry on October 16, 2014, for a period of three years.
BUSINESS
BUSINESS INITIATIVES
• On June 3, 2018, India would import its first ever LNG from Russia on June 4, 2018.
India considered the fourth largest buyer of Liquefied Natural gas.GAIL India Ltd. will be
importing the LNG from Gazprom at Petronet LNG.
• On 15th June 2018, Reliance Industries said that, it is investing in establishing India’s first
carbon fibre manufacturing unit to cater the aerospace and defence sectors.
• On June 25, 2018, BSE to launch platform to make stock market listing attractive for startups. It
will be launched at its SME (small and medium enterprise) segment.It will facilitate the listing
of companies in sectors like IT, ITES, bio-technology and life sciences, 3D printing, space
technology and e-commerce.
• On May 12, 2018, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and
UAE Minister of State & Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Group CEO Dr. Sultan Al
Jaber flagged off first consignment of 2 million barrels of ADNOC crude for India.
• On March 6, 2018, Microsoft announced that it has inked its first renewable energy deal in
India for powering its new facility in Bengaluru.As per the terms of the agreement, Microsoft
will purchase 3 megawatts of solar-powered electricity from Atria Power for its new office
building in Bengaluru.
• On February 14, 2018, Amazon’s market capitalisation touched $702.5 billion. On account of
this surge, Amazon became the third most valuable company in the world.
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ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• On June 6, 2018, According to assurance , tax and advisory firm Grant Thorton’s report
corporate India has made Merger and Acquisition (M & A) deals worth $25 billion in May
2018.This boost is mainly credited to the M&A deal of Flipkart and Walmart (US) worth $16
billion.
• On June 5, 2018, Micro lender Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. gets a no–objection nod for its
merger with IndusInd Bank.
• On June 19, 2018, The telecom department approve the merger of Vodafone India and Idea
Cellular that will create the country's largest mobile service operator with proposed name
of Vodafone Idea Ltd.
• Bamnipal Steel Ltd (BNPL) announced the completion of its acquisition of Bhushan Steel,
marking the resolution of the first case under IBC, 2016
• Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid,a video discussion platform, which has over 20 million teachers
and students throughout the world as users.Microsoft will help to develop the Flipgrid
community. Flipgrid will retain its brand and team after the acquisition.
• On June 28, 2018, Private sector lender RBL Bank has fully acquired Mumbai-based financial
product distribution firm Swadhaar FinServe Pvt Ltd from their earlier holding of 60.48%.
• On 28th June 2018, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) signed an
agreement to acquire Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Limited (MIDPL) for Rs 1,950
crore.
• On 8th May 2018, Alibaba announced that, it has bought Pakistani e-commerce firm Daraz.It
operates in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan. Daraz will continue to
function under the same brand.
• On 14th May 2018, Department of Telecom (DoT) approved the merger of Telenor India with
Bharti Airtel.The Supreme Court had rejected DoT’s petition for security deposit of Rs 1,700
crore from the companies and ordered it to approve the merger.
• IndusInd Bank has received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) approval to buy IL&FS Securities
Services Ltd. (ISSL), the securities services arm of IL&FS.
• India has surpassed Japan and has become the world’s second largest producer of crude steel
in February 2018, according to Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI). China is the current
largest producer of crude steel in the world.
• On 19th March 2018, IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) announced its
partnership with Ola Cabs, in order to provide a book taxi option in its app and website for six
month pilot project. This will offer Ola Cabs booking services to customers in the IRCTC Rail
Connect App and on its website.
• On 23rd March 2018, Reliance Industries (RIL) announced the merger of its digital music
service JioMusic with Saavn, a streaming service provider.The company will continue as an
over-the-top (OTT) media platform. It will be available for download in all app stores.
• Google has acquired Tenor, a GIF search engine for Android, iOS and desktop.Cathy Edwards,
Director of Engineering, Google Images, said that, Tenor would introduce GIFs in Google
Images and services like Gboard easily. It will help users to find and share GIF images easily.
• Google has announced its deal of USD 1.1 billion with HTC, and its acquisition of HTC talent.
According to the deal, Google has acquired nearly 2,000 HTC engineers. The engineers are
mostly from the smartphone R&D team.
• On February 22, 2018, Kochi-based Federal Bank announced its foray into investment banking
by acquiring a minority 26 per cent stake in Equirus Capital. Through Equirus Capital, Federal
Bank will be able to offer wealth management services to its NRI customer base as well as
other high networth individual (HNI) .
• On January 13, 2018, boards of directors of IDFC Bank (a private sector bank) and Capital First
(a non-banking financial firm) approved a merger of Capital First with IDFC Bank.
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• On January 20, 2018, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) announced acquisition of
government's entire 51.11 per cent stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
ONGC will pay Rs 473.97 per share for 77.8 crore shares of HPCL held by government. Thus,
the deal value stands at Rs 36915 crore.
• India First Life Insurance Company Limited, has announced its tie-up with Oxigen Services
India Pvt. Ltd., to enable distribution of its insurance products at Oxigen retail
outlets.IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited will offer PoS Insurance Khata.
• Tata Steel board approved the joint venture with German steel giant Thyssenkrup. The Joint
Entitiy Thyssenkrup Tata Steel BV, will be the second-largest steelmaker in European steel
sector after Lakshmi Mittal's ArcelorMittal.
• HCL acquired German IT & engineering services provider H&D International Group.
• PhonePe Partnered with Ola to allow riders to book rides.
• SoftBank signed $930-million deal with China's energy conglomerate Golden Concord (GCL) to
produce & sell solar equipment in India.
ANTI DUMPING DUTY

• On June 21, 2018,The finance ministry announced that India has hiked customs duty on several
goods, including Bengal gram, lentils and artemia, imported from the US.The move was against
the duty hike by the US on certain steel and aluminium products which had tariff implication
of $241 million on India.
About the hiked up products:
Products Increased rate
Chickpeas and Bengal gram 60%
Lentils 30%
Boric Acid and binders 7.5%
Domestic reagents 10%
Artemia ( a kind of shrimp) 15%
• India has imposed anti-dumping duty on import of Ofloxacin which is used for treatment of
certain infections from China to protect domestic producers from below-cost shipments.Aarti
Drugs, a pharmaceutical company had approached Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and
Allied Duties (DGAD) for initiation of anti-dumping investigation and imposition of the duty on
Ofloxacin exported to India from China which will be in the range of USD 2.58 to USD 9.48 per
kg for three years.
ECONOMY
• On June 8, 2018, Mr. Ramesh Abhishek,Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy Promotion
announced that Foreign Direct Investment in India has risen up to$61.90 billion in 2017-
18.The FDI inflows were $60 billion in 2016.
• On June 8, 2018, Credit rating Agency Moody’s predicted India’s fiscal deficit to be 3.3% of GDP
for FY 2018-19.
• On July 11, 2018, India has become the world's sixth largest economy overtaking France,
according to World Bank data on gross domestic product (GDP) of countries for 2017.
• NITI Aayog unveiled the blueprint of 'National Health Stack' (NHS), a shared digital healthcare
infrastructure. As per the consultation paper titled ‘National Health Stack Strategy an
Approach’, it will facilitate the collection of comprehensive healthcare data across the country.
• FDI decreased to 40 billion dollars last year from 44 billion dollars in 2016, as per the trade
report by UN.
• World Bank predicts global growth will decelerate slightly from a solid 3.1% this year to 3%
next year & 2.9% in 2020.
• Indian economy grew 7.7% in 4th quarter of 2017-18 as per the data released by Central
Statistics Office
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

APP & WEB PORTAL
Mobile apps/portal Launched by Purpose
Business First Portal Punjab Government The Portal is released by Industry
Minister Sunder Sham Arora,which will
help industrialists in Regulatory
Clearances and Fiscal Approvals. It offers
real time tracking of applications.
Rail MADAD'(Mobile Ministry of Railways The APP help travellers to register
Application for Desired complaints.
Assistance During
travel)
Menu on Rails Ministry of Railways The app will offer the facility to order
food.
COP CONNECT Police department of Telangana This app will help the police personnel to
engage and consult each other to perform
better.
i-Hariyali Punjab government The app is launched under 'Mission
Tandarust' that lets users order free
plant saplings & to ensure clean, green,
healthy and robust Punjab with the active
participation of people
‘GOAMILES The tourism department of the It aims to boost the digital economy,
state of goa enable ease of travel for tourists and give
taxi drivers better income.
Utsonmobile Centre for railway information The app enables booking and cancellation
system of unreserved tickets, issue and renewal
of season and platform tickets, check and
load r-wallet balance and lets to maintain
user profile management and booking
history.
Passport Seva External Affairs Minister Along with the launch she highlighted
Sushma Swaraj that new passport centres are now
functional in separate northeast regions
of the country as opposed to a single
centre in guwahati.
Reunite Union minister of commerce & To track and trace missing and
industry and civil aviation, abandoned children in india.the app has
suresh prabhu been developed by the ngo,
bachpanbachaoandolan & capgemini.
'NCBN' (Nara Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister To implement effective governance in
Chandrababu Naidu) Chandrababu Naidu Andhra Pradesh.
Squirrel Yahoo Squirrel focuses on group chats. It has

features that enables you to organise
conversations with several people.
PRAAPTI app and web The Minister of State (I/C) for Payment Ratification And Analysis in
porta Power Mr. R. K. Singh Power procurement for bringing
Transparency in Invoicing of
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Generators) . the website is

: www.praapti.in .It will help in making
assessments for DIscoms against ‘Ease of
Making Payments’to generation
companies.
ePDS (electronic public The Food , civil supplies and The HP government has started Himachal
distribution system ) Consumer Affairs department of Grihni Suvidha Yojna which will
Himachal Pradesh provide 1 lakh women with gas cylinders
and stoves free of cost.
UTTAM App Union Ministry of Coal and Coal For all citizens and coal consumers to
India Limited (CIL) monitor the process of Third Party
Sampling of coal across CIL subsidiaries.
Uzhavan Tamil Nadu (TN) Chief Minister This app allows farmers to have access to
K Palaniswami nine types of services
DARPAN-PLI App Manoj Sinha Aimed at connecting all 1.29 lakh Rural
Branch Post Offices in the country, to
enable them to do online Postal and
Financial Transactions.
Study in India Ms. Sushma Swaraj Aimed at making India a preferred
destination for the foreign students to
pursue their education.
e-SANAD and NAD Ms. Sushma Swaraj To improve transparency in the Indian
education system.
e-Gsec National Stock Exchange (NSE) Which will allow retail investors to invest
in government securities.
Udyam Sakhi Portal Minister of State (Independent The portal is a network for nurturing
Charge) of MSME, Giriraj Singh. entrepreneurship and creating business
models
'Lost and Found' CISF (Central Industrial Security Using this app travelers can lodge
Force) complaints to recover items they lost or
forgot at airports.
M-Kerala It will help citizens to avail nearly 100
government services using their mobile
phones & also has mobile payment
options.
E-Tribes India Tribal Affairs Minister, Jual This offers sale of all TRIFED products.
Oram
'Delhi's Date with Delhi Government A mobile application that will serve as a
Democracy' platform for aspiring singers and dancers
in the city to showcase their talent on a
big stage.
“T App Folio” Telangana government A mobile governance application, for
delivery of government to citizen (G2C)
and business to citizen (B2C) services
anytime and anywhere
‘Sukhad Yatra’ mobile Union Minister for Road It will allow users to report any
App Transport & Highways emergency condition on the highway or
highway-related feedback.
“www.udyamsakhi.org” Ministry of Micro, Small and A portal for women entrepreneurs of
Medium Enterprises (MSME) India
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'Forest Fire Alert' Odisha forest department To track and fight forest fires during
summer
“Scout-Me” All India Football Federation To discover future players. Scout-me app
(AIFF) has been developed by kush pandey.
www.epfindia.gov.in Employees' Provident Fund To obtain pension-related information
Organisation (EPFO)
"Bulletin" Google Anyone to submit stories related to their
local communities. Using this app users
in the respective areas can sign up and
contribute their stories with photos, vi
deos and text.
'Smart OPD' – Health mCURA India's first integrated mobility platform
tech startup that reduces waiting time in counters and
provides e-prescriptions
‘Pollution Metre’ Madhya Pradesh government A mobile application to spread awareness
against pollution in the western part of
Madhya Pradesh
‘ASH TRACK’ Fly Ash Mobile
“Voluntary Safety Indian Railways As employees can report issues

Reporting” anonymously and , employees can
mention their contact details for
confidential feedback
UMANG Employees’ Provident Fund New facilities to link Universal Account
Organisation (EPFO) Number (UAN) with Aadhaar
‘marinefishsales’ Central Marine Fisheries To help fishermen sell their products and
Research Institute (CMFRI) marine catch directly to the customers
Genrobotics Kerala government To clean sewer holes, instead of involving
humans
‘TrackChild’ and Ministry of Women and Child The ‘TrackChild’ in joint association with
‘Khoya-Paya’ Development stakeholders like Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Railways, State
Governments, Child Welfare Committees,
Juvenile Justice Boards, National Legal
Services Authority, etc.The ‘Khoya-Paya’
has been developed as a citizen corner on
the ‘TrackChild’ portal
MyGov platform Central Government To improve citizen-government interface.
Officials stated that to implement this,
several rules and regulations have to be
reformed.
'Shakti' app Himachal Pradesh Chief Features a panic button, for the safety of
Minister Jai Ram Thakur woman, in Himachal Pradesh. Jai Ram
Thakur also launched the 'GUDDIYA'
helpline number 1515 and 'Hoshiyar
Singh' helpline number 1090.
GST Verify App The Central Board of Indirect To protect interest of consumers
Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
GeM 3.0 Indian Government For standardised and improved catalogue
management, powerful search engine,
demand aggregation, user rating and
analytics.
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‘311 app’ Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil To increase involvement of citizens in

Baijal resolving grievances and improving civic
services in Delhi.
Stop JE/AES Gorakhpur administration in To combat encephalitis
Uttar Pradesh
e-FRRO (e-Foreigners Home Minister Singh Under which foreigners can avail, various
Regional Registration visa & immigration-related services
Office) online
• Hellenic Space Agency, Greece’s first space agency was officially launched on March 19, 2018.
SATELLITES
• On 2nd June 2018, China successfully launched Gaofen-6 satellite, a new Earth observation
satellite, on a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China.The
Gaofen-6 satellite will focus on agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring.
• On June 17,2018 Russia successfully launched a Glonass- M positioning satellite using a Soyuz-
2.1b carrier rocket.The Glonass network provides real-time positioning data for surface, sea
and airborne objects around the globe, at an accuracy reportedly at par with the U.S. Global
Positioning System.
• “IceCube”, a tiny NASA satellite which is about the size of a loaf of bread has developed the first
global map of ice clouds.The IceCube spacecraft was deployed from the International Space
Station (ISS) in 2017.
• On 19th May, a Chinese based space startup named OneSpace launched its OS-X rocket.This was
a 30 feetlong satellite named “Chongqing Liangjiang star” was launched from an undisclosed
location form north western part of China.It is the first private Chinese farm to launch
a commercial rocket.
• On 3rd May 2018, China launched a new communication satellite named "APSTAR-6C" at the
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.APSTAR-6C was sent into orbit by the Long March-3B
carrier rocket. This was the 273rd mission of the Long March rocket series.
• On 8thMay,2018; China successfully launched Gaofen-5, a hyper-spectral imaging satellite, as
part of the country’s high- resolution Earth observation project.The satellite was launched off
the back of a Long March 4C rocketfrom the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi
Province.
• On 11th May 2018, SpaceX launched its most powerful Falcon 9 rocket named Block 5, carrying
the first high-orbit communications satellite for Bangladesh named “Bangabandhu Satellite-1”
from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• On 6th April 2018, the RH300 sounding rocket was launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket
Launching Station (TERLS), in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.The rocket was developed by
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). This is the 21st launch of RH300 sounding rocket.
• China's Tiangong-1 (English translation - "Heavenly Palace") space station is set to re-enter the
Earth's atmosphere between 1st and 2nd April 2018.
• On 9th July 2018, Pakistan launched 2 named PRSS-1 and PAK-TES-1A into the orbit from the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China,through a Chinese-made launch vehicle,Chinese Long
March (LM-2C) rocket.PRSS1,is a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite.
INVENTIONS
• Scientists have created the world's smallest house that has been built on an area of 300 square
micrometres, using a robotic system.The robotic system can exactly assemble nanomaterials
into tiny, desirable structures.
• Scientists have discovered a mineral named Moganite, in a lunar meteorite that points to
abundant hidden reserves of water ice under the surface of the Moon, which can be used for
future human exploration.
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• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has developed ‘Bhabha Kavach’, a next-generation
bulletproof jacket for the Indian armed forces, which is cheaper and much lighter as compared
to the ones which are used currently.It is made using extremely hard boron carbide
ceramics (used for first time in India for making jackets), hot-pressed with carbon nano-tubes
and composite polymer. It weighs just 6.6 kg in comparison to the 17-kg jackets in use.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Hubble Space Telescope has
discovered 'Icarus', the farthest individual star ever seen. Official name of Icarus is MACS
J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1.They found Icarus through a phenomenon called gravitational
lensing.
• Scientists have developed a computer named “SpiNNaker” that mimics human brain's neural
networks, and would overcome the speed and power consumption problems of conventional
supercomputers.
• On July 13,2018, the first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on a human was done by 2 New Zealand
scientists named Phil and Anthony Butler (father and son).This was done using CERN’s imaging
technology called Medipix in its lab.
• Scientists have discovered the world's oldest colours. 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments,
extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa, have finally been traced.
MEDICINES
• China has approved the first domestically developed, long-acting injectable HIV drug
named Albuvirtide.
• Scientists have found out a drug named “PLX5622” that could prevent the brain damage caused
by exposure to cosmic radiation.The “PLX5622” has shown positive result on mice.
• Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have discovered a small
molecule named “Pep-I” that exhibits good antiviral activity against chikungunya virus.
DEFENCE
MISSILES
• On April 27, 2018, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Union Defence Minister,
Nirmala Sitharaman,approved procurement of NAG Missile System (NAMIS) comprising third
generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile, the NAG, along with the Missile Carrier Vehicle (NAMICA)
& also approved procurement of thirteen 127 mm calibre guns for Indian Navy.
• On April 14, 2018, Pakistan successfully test fired 'Babur Weapon System-1 (B)', an enhanced
version of indigenously-built Babur cruise missile.This enhanced version on Babur, has a strike
range of 700 km and can deliver conventional and non-conventional weapons.
• On January 3, 2018, Pakistan Navy successfully conducted a test fire of a naval cruise missile
named ‘Harba’.The test was conducted from Pakistan’s newly commissioned Fast Attack Craft,
PNS Himmat, off Karachi in the North Arabian Sea.
• India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic
Missile, Agni-5 from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. It is developed by DRDO &
has a strike range of 5,000 kilometres & can carry a nuclear warhead of more than one tonne.
• Indigenously upgraded artillery gun Dhanush completed final user trials & is ready for
induction into the Army.
• Indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas successfully fired an air-to-air
beyond visual range (BVR) missile.
• NASA is all set to send the first-ever mission dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars.
InSight—a stationary lander- will also be the first Nasa mission since the Apollo moon landings
to place a seismometer.
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COMMISSION/DECOMMISSION
• On June 19, 2018, The last of the five Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) project of Indian Coast
Guard (ICG) named ‘Rani Rashmoni’ was commissioned in the Indian Coast Guard
in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
EXERCISES
• Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kamorta of the Eastern Fleet under the command of
Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, NM, Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Fleet that are deployed
to South East Asia and the Western Pacific currently, reached Guam on 7th June 2018 to take
part in the 22nd edition of Exercise Malabar, off Guam, United States, from 7th to 16thJune
2018.
• India to host the first military exercise of the 7 nation BIMSTEC(Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) group focusing on counter-terrorism in
September 2018 in Pune. BIMSTEC was set up in 1997 and includes India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
• Indra 2018: India will hold its first bilateral tri-service exercise with Russia in October this
year. This is the first such exercise that India will conduct with any of its foreign partners,
reflecting maturity in the strategic partnership.
• On June 27, 2018, 26th edition World's largest multilateral naval exercise Rim of the Pacific
(RIMPAC) began off Hawaii in the western Pacific Ocean from June 27 to August 2,2018.
• On June 28, 2018, The navies of India and Indonesia participated in Passage Exercise
(PASSEX).This exercise was decided during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit
to Indonesia on May 29,2018 for enhancing maritime cooperation.
• Indian Army's South Western Command are participating in the ongoing ‘Vijay Prahar’
exercise near Suratgarh in Rajasthan.
• On May 22, 2018, The South-Western command Chetak Corps are engaged in intense training
exercise called ‘Gandiv Vijay’ in Rajasthan.
• A two-day coastal security exercise 'Sagar Kavach' began on April 24, 2018
along Kerala shores.It is being conducted to strengthen and assess the loopholes in the coastal
security mechanism along Kerala shores.
• On April 1, 2018, United States and South Korea kicked off the annual military exercise ‘Foal
Eagle drill’ which will be a low-key event, featuring fewer strategic weapons, as North Korea
has proposed to hold summits with the South Korea and US.
• ‘MILAN 2018’, a multinational naval exercise hosted by Indian Navy began on March 6, 2018 at
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Objective behind MILAN 2018 is to expand regional
cooperation and combat unlawful activities in critical sea lanes in Indian Ocean region.Theme
of ‘MILAN 2018’ is 'Friendship Across the Seas'.
• Multilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Air Force exercise,
‘Samvedna’ began off the coast of Kerala on March 12, 2018.In Hindi, Samvedna means
'Empathy'.Representatives from air forces of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) are participating in this exercise.
• 'Paschim Lehar', a tri-service maritime exercise was held off India’s Western Coast from
February 12, 2018.
• On 13th to 23rd February 2018, Cobra Gold 2018 an international military exercise, is held in
Thailand. This is the 37th edition of the Cobra Gold exercise. It is co-sponsored by the Royal
Thai Armed Forces and the U.S. Armed Forces.
• 8th edition of Indo-Seychelles joint counter insurgency/counter terrorism exercise, named
'Lamitye' began on February 24, 2018 in Seychelles. ‘Exercise Lamitye’ is conducted biennially
with an aim of enhancing cooperation and interoperability between Indian
Army and Seychelles People's Defence Forces.
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• 8th edition of biennial ‘National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise’ between
ships and aircraft from the Indian and Japanese Coast Guards commenced on January 16, 2018
in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• On January 29, 2018, armies of India and Vietnam began ‘VINBAX’, a six day-long military
exercise in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Vietnam – India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) is the
first military exercise between India and Vietnam.
• Indian Navy's P8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft from Indian Naval Ship (INS)
Rajali has inducted at Hawaii to take part in the Rim of Pacific Multinational Naval exercise
(RIMPAC-18) for the first time.
SPORTS
Sports/Tournament/title Winner Points to be noted
Men's 10,000 metre race at the Gavit Murali Kumar He recorded a personal best of
Gouden Spike meeting in Leiden, 28 minutes 43.34 seconds.
The Netherlands.
98th ATP title Roger Federer Roger Federer will be playing for
a ninth Wimbledon victory next
month. Roger Federer will get
back the world number one
ranking.
ITF Pro circuit India’s Karman Kaur She defeated China’s Jia-Jing Lu
Thandi 6-1 6-2 in the finals. Karman
Kaur Thandi is 20 years old. She
hails from Delhi.
Singapore National Swimming Indian swimmer Sandeep India’s Virdhawal Khade secured
Championships Sejwal a silver medal in the 50 meter
freestyle event with a timing of
22.68 seconds.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018 Lewis Hamilton Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari came
second while Sergio Perez of
Force India came third.
Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas

of Mercedes ranked second .
Max Verstappen of Red
Bull ranked third .
Sebastian Vettelranked fourth.
Italian Open Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander

Zverev in the final of the Italian
Open.This is Rafael Nadal’s
eighth Italian Open title. Through
this victory Rafael Nadal will
regain his No. 1 ranking from
Roger Federer.
Indian Premier League (IPL) title Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings has become
the second team apart from
Mumbai Indians to have won the
IPL title three times.
10m air pistol at International Heena Sidhu In the final, Heena Sidhu was tied
Shooting Competitions of with France's Mathilde Lamolle
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Hannover (ISCH) on 239.8 points.India’s Shri

Nivetha won a bronze medal
with a score of 219.2.
Barcelona Open tennis title Rafael Nadal
2018 Chinese Grand Prix Red Bull`s Daniel Riccia 2. Valtteri Bottas -Mercedes
3. Kimi Raikkonen – Ferrari
Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco Rafael Nadal 31st Masters title by defeating
Japan's Kei Nishikori.
Snooker Team World Cup in Doha, Indian duo of Pankaj India beat Pakistan by 3-2
Qatar Advani and Manan
Chandra
ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Indian golfer Shahzar Jitu Rai and Mehuli Ghosh won
Mexico Rizvi bronze medals
11th Tal Memorial chess in Viswanathan Anand
Moscow, Russia
ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Manu Bhaker Ravi Kumar has won bronze
Mexico medal in the men’s 10m air pistol
in the.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 Australia
title,Malaysia
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel 2018 Formula One Grand Australia.Lewis Hamilton
Prix of Australia finished in the second
position.Kimi Raikkonen finished
in the third position
U-19 Cricket World Cup India Against Australia at the Bay Oval,
Mount Maunganui, in New
Zealand.
23rd Senior Women's National Tamil Nadu Indumathi was named the Player
Football Championship of the Final and also the
Tournament
Maybank Championship, in India’s Shubhankar He was awarded USD 500,000
Malaysia Sharma
the men's singles title -Austrian India’s Parupalli Kashyap He is a former National
Open International Challenge, badminton champion
Austria
69th Strandja Memorial boxing India’s Vikas Krishan Vikas Krishan defeated USA’s
tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria Troy Isley in the middle-weight
(75kg) finals and won the gold
medal
SpiceJet India Open International India’s M C Mary Kom-
Boxing tournament 48kg category
India’s Pinki Rani fly (48-
51 kg) category
Chennai Open ATP Challenger Australian tennis player
tennis championship Jordan Thompson
Rotterdam Open title ,Netherland Roger Federer
Royal Cup golf tournament at the India’s Shiv Kapur He was handed
Phoenix Gold Golf and Country a trophy and cheque of $90,000
Club in Pattaya,Thailand.
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WTA Auckland Open Tennis title Julia Goerges Held in Auckland, New Zealand.
Hopman Cup title Roger Federer and Held in Perth, Australia.

Belinda Bencic
Kolkata Open 2018 Aditya Mehta Also won the International
Invitation Snooker
Championship at the Hindustan
Club, in Kolkata
the Swedish Open Junior Siddharth Pratap Sing Held in Uppsala, Sweden.
International Series 2018
106th edition of the Australian Roger Federer win the tournament took place at
Open tennis Men’s Singles title and Melbourne, Australia from 15th –
Caroline Wozniacki win 28th January 2018
the Women’s Singles title
Newport Beach Challenger event Leander Paes and James held at California, United States.
Cerretani have won the
men’s doubles
11Even Sports Senior Table Tennis Sharath Kamal Held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Nationals, in Ranchi, Jharkhand
FIG Atistic Gymnastics World Dipa Karmakar Mersin, Turkey
Challenge Cup
2018 IWF Junior World Jhilli Dalabehera Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Weightlifting Championships
Sotteville Athletics Meet in France. Neeraj Chopra He won the gold medal.
Moldova’s Andrian Mardare with
a throw of 81.48m secured
second position.
Gymnastics World Cup Aruna Budda Reddy 1st Indian to win individual
medal at Gymnastics World
Cup,She won Bronze Medal.
Archery
• Indian archer Deepika Kumar has won gold medal in the women's recurve event at the World
Cup (Stage III) event at Salt Lake.She defeated Germany's Michelle Kroppen 7-3. Deepika is a
four-time World Cup final silver medallist.She had won silver medals in 2011, 2012, 2013 and
2015.
• On May 26,2018, Indian archers won a silver and a bronze in the Archery World Cup Stage II
in Turkey .
Winner Loser Prize
Mixed pair of Abhishek Belgiums Reginald Kools Bronze.
Verma and Jyothi Surekha andSarah Prieels
Vennam
Women’s compound team : Silver.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam,
Muskan Kirar, Divya Dhayal
Athletics
• Asian Junior Athletics Championships held in Gifu, Japan,India won: Five gold, Two
silver and Ten bronze medals.
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GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

S.NO EVENT ATHLETE NAMES
1. 400 Metres Jisna Mathew
2. 800 Metres Anu Kumar
3. 5000 Metres Ajeet Kumar
4. Triple Jump Kamalraj Kanagaraj
5. Hammer Ashish Jakhar
Throw
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
1. Hammer Damneet Singh
Throw
2. 4*400 M Relay Subha
Venkatesan,Rachna,Nithi
Singh,Jisna Mathew
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
1. 200 Metres Jisna Mathew
2. 1500 Metres Durga Deore
3. 5000 Metres Poonam Sonune
4. 10000 Metres Karthik Kumar
5. 4*100 M Relay Prajwal Ravi,Akash
Kumar,Nithin
Balakumar,Gurindervir Singh.
6. Long Jump Sreeshankar
7. Shot Put Ashish Bhalothia
8. High Jump Abhinaya Shetty
9. Triple Jump Priyadharshini Suresh
10. Discus Throw Arpandeep Bajwa
• On 6th May 2018, India finished on top with 20 gold, 22 silver and 8 bronze medals, at the 3rd
South Asian Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri
Lanka. Host Sri Lanka occupied 2nd place. Pakistan secured the third place.
Girls:
Punitha Ramasamy (gold, long jump, 5.95m)
Ajay (gold, discus throw, 50.11m)
Ashish Bhalothia (bronze, discus throw, 46.52m)
Pragyan Sahu (silver, 100m hurdles, 14.98s)
Chaitrali Gujar (silver, 100m, 12.24s)
Subha Venkatesan (silver, 400m, 55.18s)
Rachna Gujar (bronze, 400m, 55.70s)
Poonam Sonune (silver, 1500m, 4:36.65)
Priyadarshini Suresh(Gold,triple jump, 12.90m)
Sanjana Choudhary(Gold, javelin throw, 48.08)
Arpandeep Kaur(Gold, discus throw , 48.06m)
Boys:
Gurjeet Singh (silver, high jump, 2.00m)
Rishabh Rishiwar (silver, long jump, 7.43m)
Kunal Choudhary (gold, 110m hurdles, 14.50s)
Mohammed Fias (silver, 110m hurdles, 14.55s)
Prajwal Ravi (gold, 100m, 10.81s)
Akash Kumar (bronze, 100m, 10.89s)
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Ankit (gold, 1500m, 3:51.52)

Ajit Kumar (3:53.45)
Ashish Bhalothia(Gold,shot put, 18.53m )
Kamalraj Kanagaraj(gold,Triple Jump, 15.96m)
• The 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships (NISSAC),was held at
the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati, Assam from June 26 to June 29.It had 52 events for
men and women.Click here to read more.
• World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia
India's Amit Kumar Saroha won gold medal in the men's club throw F51 event. He is a
wheelchair-bound athlete. In the men's shot put F57 Kuniya Puyil Sujith threw 11.47m with
teammate Bhagat Singh (11.19m) in second place.
Badminton
• 2018 Malaysia Open (badminton)
 Men’s Singles – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
 Women’s Singles – Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei)
 Men’s Doubles – Takeshi Kamura, Keigo Sonoda (Japan)
 Women’s Doubles – Misaki Matsutomo, Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
 Mixed Doubles – Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong (China)
• On 25th February 2018, India’s Parupalli Kashyap won the men’s singles title of the Austrian
Open International Challenge, in Vienna, Austria.He defeated Malaysia’s June Wei Cheam 23-21
21-14 in the men’s singles final
Boxing
Tournament and Position Total Medal won by Winners
Venue India
XXth International 7 medals comprising Gold medal: Saweety
Umakhanov boxing of four bronze, two Bora won gold medal in
Tournament was silver and one gold the Women’s 75 kg
held in Kaspiysk, medal category
Russia Silver medal: Brijesh
Yadav in the 81 kg
division and Virender
Kumar in 91 kg
Bronze medal: Pinki
Rani (51kg), Shashi
Chopra (57kg) and
Pavitra (60kg) and
Gaurav Bidhuri
Chemistry World Cup Cuba topped India won a total of 6 Gold medal: Gaurav
of Olympic Boxing the medal tally medals. India won 2 Solanki (52kg),
2018 was held in by winning 9 gold, 1 silver and 3 Mohammed
Halle, Germany medals in total. bronze medals. Hussamuddin (56kg).
It was followed Silver medal: Madan
by Germany Lal (56kg).
with 8 medals Bronze medal: Amit
Panghal (49kg), Dheeraj
Rangi (64kg) and
Narender (+91kg).
Ulaanbaatar Cup India won a total of 9 Gold medal: Mandeep
boxing medals Jangra (69kg).
tournament2018 was Silver medal: Sonia
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held in in Mongolia. Lather (57kg) and

Lovlina Borgohain
(69kg) and Himanshu
Sharma (49kg) and
Etash Khan (56kg).
Bronze medal: Shiva
Thapa (60kg),
Vanhmlimpuia (75kg),
Ashish (64kg), and Bina
Devi Koijam (48kg)
SpiceJet India Open India won 10 medals Gold medal: M C Mary
International Boxing Kom(48kg), India’s
tournament Pinki Rani(48-51 kg)
defeated Jargalan
Ochirbat, Pwilao
Basumatary(64 kg)
defeated Thailand's
Sudaporn Seesondee,
Lovlina
Borgohain(welterweight
(69kg)) defeated India’s
Pooja, Sanjeet(91kg)
defeated Uzbekistan's
Sanjar Tursunov, India’s
Manish Kaushik(60 kg),
Manisha(54kg)
Silver Medal: L Sarita
Devi(60kg) lost to
Finland's Mira
Potkenon, Satish
Kumar(+91kg), Dinesh
Dagar(welterweight
69kg)
56th edition of Indian boxers Gold medal: Sumit
Belgrade won three gold, five Sangwan(91 kg),
International Boxing silver and five bronze Nikhat Zareen(51 kg),
Championship medals at this Himanshu Sharma (49
championship. kg)
Silver Medal: Jamuna
Boro (women, 54kg
category) and Ralte
Lalfakmawii (women,
+81kg), Laldinmawia
(men, 52kg category),
Varinder Singh (men,
56kg category) and
Pawan Kumar (men,
69kg category).
Bronze Medal:
Narender (men, +91kg
category), Rajesh
Narwal (women, 48kg
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category), Priyanka
Thakur (women, 60kg
category), Rumi Gogoi
(women,75kg category)
and Nirmala Rawat
(women, 81kg
category).
Cricket
• On 1st June 2018, the ICC included Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE in their ODI
rankings list in addition to the 12 existing countries.Scotland has been ranked in 13th position
with 28 points . The UAE has 18 points and has secured 14th position.The table is topped by
England. India is ranked second. Pakistan is in sixth place.
• On 7th June 2018, Mithali Raj became the first Indian cricketer to score 2000 runs in Twenty20
Internationals (T20I).Now she has 2,015 runs in 75 matches. She has become the seventh
woman to reach 2,000 runs.The list is topped by Charlotte Edwards (2,605), Stafanie Taylor
(2,582) and Suzie Bates (2,515).
• On 14th June 2018, Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian to score a century
in the first session of a Test. He has become the sixth batsman in the world to achieve this in
the test format.The first batsman to achieve this mark was Australia’s V.T. Trumper against
England in 1902.The other batsmen to achieved this mark are: Australia’s C.G. Macartney, Don
Bradman, David Warner and Pakistan’s Majid Khan and India’s Shikhar Dhawan now.
• On 13th June 2018, New Zealand's teenage player Amelia Kerr has created a world record in the
women's ODI cricket by scoring an unbeaten 232 runs in a match against Ireland in Dublin.She
became the highest individual scorer in women's ODI. She broke the 21-year-old record held
by Australian Belinda Clarke, who scored unbeaten 229 runs against Denmark in 1997.
• On 7th July 2018, cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni reached the milestone of playing 500
international matches during the second T20 International against England. Mahendra Singh
Dhoni has become the 3rd Indian after Sachin Tendulkar (664) and Rahul Dravid (509) to reach
this milestone of playing 500 international cricket matches.
• On 20th January 2018, India defeated Pakistan and won the Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 at
the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in UAE.
• ICC ODI Team Rankings as on May 2, 2018:
 England – 125 points
 India – 122 points
 South Africa – 113 points
 New Zealand – 112 points
 Australia – 104 points
• On 27th May 2018, Chennai Super Kings won their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title by
defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai. Shane Watson scored 117
runs and not out. This is the highest ever score in an IPL final.
• On 3rd February 2018, India won the U-19 Cricket World Cup at the Bay Oval, Mount
Maunganui, in New Zealand. India defeated Australia in the final by eight wickets. The team
was led by Prithvi Shaw. Man of the Match was conferred on Manjot Kalra.
Football
• On 10th June 2018, India won the Intercontinental Cup Football Tournament title at the
Mumbai Football Arena.Indian captain Sunil Chhetri scored goals in the 8th and 29th
minutes.He has equalled Argentina's Lionel Messi's tally of 64 international goals. He has
become the joint-second active international goal scorer after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (81
goals).
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• On 13th May 2018, the Indian U-16 national football team emerged as champions of the Four-
Nation Tournament in Serbia.Indian U-16 national football team defeated Tajikistan 4-2 in the
finals and became the champions.
• FIFA World Cup:
Champions: France (2nd title)
Runners-up: Croatia
Third place: Belgium
Fourth place: England
Category Player Country
Golden Ball Luka Modrić Croatia
Silver Ball Eden Hazard Belgium
Bronze Ball Antoine Griezmann France
Golden Boot Harry Kane(6 goals, 0 England
assists)
Silver Boot Antoine Griezmann(4 goals, France
2 assists)
Bronze Boot Romelu Lukaku(4 goals, 1 Belgium
assist)
Golden Glove Thibaut Courtois Belgium
Best Young Player Kylian Mbappé France
FIFA Fair Play Award Spain
Tennis
• On 3rd June 2018, Ariya Jutanugarn won the 73rd US Women's Open at the Shoal Creek,
Alabama course, United States.She hails from Bangkok. She has become the first player from
Thailand to win a US Women's Open title.Spain's Carlota Ciganda secured third place. American
Danielle Kang was in fourth position.
• On 7th April 2018, Leander Paes won Davis Cup and secured his 43rd doubles win with Rohan
Bopanna of his career in the competition, in Tianjin, China.He has broken the 46-year-old
record of Italian player Nicola Pietrangeli and become the Davis Cup's most successful doubles
player.
• From 21st May to 10th June 2018, French Open tennis tournament was held in Paris, France.
Event Player Name Runner Up
2018 Men's Singles Rafael Nadal(spain) Dominic
Thiem(Austria)
2018 Women's Singles Simona Halep(Rome) Sloane
Stephens(USA)
2018 Men's Doubles Pierre-Hugues Herbert(France) Oliver
Nicolas Mahut(France) Marach(Austria)
& Mate
Pavic(Croatia)
2018 Women's Doubles Barbora Krejčíková(Czech Republic) Eri
Kateřina Siniaková(Czech Republic) Hozumi(Japan)
& Makoto
Ninomiya(Japan)
2018 Mixed Doubles Latisha Chan Gabriela
Ivan Dodig Dabrowski,Mate
Pavic.
• Roger Federer has replaced Rafael Nadal as world no. 1 in the men’s singles tennis ATP
rankings published on May 14, 2018.Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic slipped six places to
18th on account of second-round defeat in Madrid Masters. This is Djokovic’s lowest ranking
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since October 2006.Russian player Denis Shapovalov jumped 14 spots to a best ever 29th
ATP rankings as on May 14, 2018:
1 Roger Federer
2 Rafael Nadal
3 Alexander
Zverev
4 Grigor Dimitrov
5 Marin Cilic
• 2018 Miami Open – Winners:
Category Winner Runners-up
Men’s John Isner (United States) Alexander Zverev
Singles (Germany)
Women’s Sloane Stephens (United Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)
Singles States)
Men’s Bob Bryan (United States) Karen Khachanov (Russia)
Doubles and Mike Bryan (United and Andrey Rublev
States) (Russia)
Women’s Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Barbora Krejcikova (Czech
Doubles and CoCo Vandeweghe Republic) and Katerina
(United States) Siniakova (Czech Republic)
• The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was the 132nd edition of
the championship, the 125th staging of the Ladies’ Singles Championship event, the 51st in
the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Event Winner Runners-Up
Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic(Serbia) Kevin Anderson (South
Africa)
Women’s Singles Angelique Kerber (Germany) Serena Williams (USA)
Men’s Doubles Mike Bryan (USA) Michael Venus (New
Zealand)
Jack Sock (USA) Raven Klaasen(South
Africa)
Women’s Doubles Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Nicole Melichar (USA)
Republic)
Katerina Siniakova (Czech Kveta Peschke(Czech
Republic) Republic)
Mixed Doubles Alexander Peya (Austria) Victoria Azarenka(Belarus)
Nicole Melichar (USA) Jamie Murray (UK)
Boys’ Singles Tseng Chun-hsin (Chinese Jack Draper(UK)
Taipei)
Girls’ Singles Iga Swiatek (Poland) Leonie Kung (Switzerland)
Boys’ Doubles Yanki Erel (Turkey) Nicolas Mejia (Colombia)
Otto Virtanen (Finland) Ondrej Styler (Czech
Republic)
Girls’ Doubles Wang Xinyu (China) Caty McNally (USA)
Wang Xiyu (China) Whitney Osuigwe (USA)
Gentlemen’s Invitation Tommy Haas (Germany) Colin Fleming (UK)
Doubles Mark Phillippoussis Xavier Malisse (Belgium)
(Australia)
Ladies’ Invitation Doubles Kim Clijsters (Belgium) Cara Black (Zimbabwe)
Rennae Stubbs (Australia) Martina Navratilova(USA)
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Senior Gentlemen’s Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) Richard Krajicek

Invitation Doubles (Netherlands)
Todd Mark Petchey (UK)

Woodbridge (Australia)
Wheelchair Men’s Singles Stefan Olsson (Sweden) Gustavo Fernandez
(Argenttina)
Wheelchair Women’s Diede de Groot (The Aniek Van Koot (The
Singles Netherlands) Netherlands)
Wheelchair Men’s Doubles Alfie Hewett (UK) Joachim Gerard (Belgium)
Gordon Reid (UK) Stefan Olsson (Sweden)
Wheelchair Women’s Diede de Groot (The Sabine Ellerbrock
Doubles Netherlands) (Germany)
Yui Kamiji (Japan) Lucy Shuker (UK)
Wheelchair Quad Doubles Andrew Lapthorne (UK) Dylan Alcott (Australia)
David Wagner (USA) Lucas Sithole (South
Africa)
• 2018 Australian Open – Winners:
Category Winner Runners-up
Men’s Singles Roger Federer Marin Cilic (Croatia)
(Switzerland)
Women’s Caroline Wozniacki Simona Halep
Singles (Denmark) (Romania)
Men’s Oliver Marach Juan Sebastian Cabal
Doubles (Austria) and Mate (Colombia) and Robert
Pavic (Croatia) Farah (Colombia)
Women’s Timea Babos Ekaterina Makarova
Doubles (Hungary) and (Russia) and Elena
Kristina Mladenovic Vesnina (Russia)
(France)
Mixed Gabriela Dabrowski Timea Babos
Doubles (Canada) and Mate (Hungary) and Rohan
Pavic (Croatia) Bopanna (India)
• Indian Wells 2018:
On 5th to 18th March 2018, the Indian Wells Masters was held in Indian Wells, California,
United States.The Indian Wells 2018 is also known as the 2018 BNP Paribas Open. The
complete list of winners is given below:
Category Winner Runner-up
Men's Juan Martin Del Potro Roger Federer
Singles (Argentina) (Switzerland)
Women's Naomi Osaka (Japan) Daria Kasatkina
Singles (Russia)
Men's John Isner (United States) Bob Bryan (United
Doubles Jack Sock (United States) States)
Mike Bryan
(United States)
Women's Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Ekaterina
Doubles Taipei) Makarova (Russia)
Barbora Strycova (Czech Elena Vesnina
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Republic) (Russia)
Shooting
• ISFF World Cup:
 Shahzar Rizvi (men’s 10m air pistol) won gold
 Jitu Rai(men’s 10m air pistol) won Bronze
 Mehuli Ghosh(women’s 10m air rifle)won Bronze
• ISSF World Cup Stage 2 – Overview
Shahzar Rizvi(10m air pistol event) won Silver
• On 23rd June 2018, Chain Singh won gold in the three-position rifle event in the KSS Memorial
Shooting Championship at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi.
 In the team category, the Army team of Surendra Singh, Chain Singh and Satyendra
Singh scored 3473 and won the first spot.
 Aishwarya Singh, Navdeep Rathore and Harshit Binjwa won silver medal with 3439
points for Madhya Pradesh. Navy team of G. Purshotam, Rahul Poonia and Nigma
Parida won bronze medal.
 In the junior (men) category of the same discipline, Abhay Kumar Goel surpassed
Akash Patidar (441.9) by scoring 442.7. Goa’s Yash Padloskar with a total of 422.8, won
bronze medal.
 Gaayathri N. of Tamil Nadu scored 453.3 and Haryana’s Sonika with 439.5 won bronze
medal. Hema, Lajja Gauswami and Mistry Gunjan won gold medal in the team event.
Haryana’s Sonika, Kajal Saini and Aditi Singh secured second spot with a total of 3411.
 Maharashtra team won the third spot with a score of 3390.Deepak Sharma won gold
medal with 242. Om Prakash Mitharwal (241.8) won silver medal. Abhishek Verma
won bronze with a score of 220.8.
• From 22nd June to 29th June 2018, the ISSF Junior World Cup was held in Suhl, Germany.India
finished on top of the medal tally among 61 participating countries. India won a total of 26
medals with 15 gold, 2 silver and 9 bronze medals.Click here to read more.
• On May 6 2018, Olympic medalist Gagan Narang and Pooja Ghatkar bagged the silver medal in
the mixed event at Grand Prix of Liberation international shooting competition held in Pilsen,
Czech Republic.P. Shri Nivetha and Amanpreet Singh claimed the mixed air pistol silver.
• International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
The World Cup was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from 1st to 12th March, 2018.
India topped the medal tally at ISSF Shooting World Cup by winning four gold, one silver and
three bronze.
Shooter Category Medal
Shahzar Rizvi 10m Air Pistol Men’s Event Gold
Manu Bhaker 10m Air Pistol Women’s Event Gold
Akhil Sheoran Men's 50m Rifle 3 Position Gold
Om Prakash 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Title Gold
Mitharval & Manu
Bhaker
Anjum Moudgil Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Silver
Jitu Rai 10m Air Pistol Men’s Event Bronze
Ravi Kumar Men’s 10m Air Rifle Event Bronze
Mehuli Ghosh & 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Event Bronze
Deepak Kumar
• 28th Meeting of Shooting Hopes junior International Championship
The event held in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Indian Medals List:
Gold:
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Player Event
Manu Bhaker 10 m Pistol Junior Female
Manu Bhaker, Devanshi Rana, 10 m Pistol Junior Female team
Shreya Agrawal,
Manu Bhaker , Anmol Jain 10 m air pistol mixed team
Manu Bhaker, Gaur, Muskan 25 m Pistol Junior female team
Elavenil Valarivan 10 m Rifle ISSF Junior Female
Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu 25 m Pistol Junior Male
Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu, 25 m Pistol Junior Male (team)
Vijayveer Sidhu, Udhayveer Sidhu
Saurabh Chaudhary 10 m Pistol Junior male
Arjun Singh Cheema 50 m Pistol Junior male
Arjun Singh Cheema , Anmol Jain, 50 m Pistol Junior male team
Rana
Elavenil Valarivan, Divyanish 10 m rifle ISSF Mixed
Singh Panwar
Silver:
Anhad Jawanda, Anish Bhanwala, 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Junior

Adarsh Singh male (team)
Vijayveer Sidhu 25 m Pistol Junior Male
Anhad Jawanda, Anish Bhanwala, 25 m Pistol Junior Male (team)
Adarsh Singh
Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar 50 m Rifle 3 Position Junior male
Anhad Jawanda 10 m Pistol Junior male
Arjun Singh Cheema, Rana, Sidhu 10 m Pistol Junior male team
Divyanish Singh Panwar 10 m Rifle ISSF Junior male
Manu Bhaker 25 m Pistol Junior female
Anmol Jain 50 m Pistol Junior male
Bronze:
Anhad Jawanda 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Junior

male
Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya 10 m Rifle ISSF Junior Female
Agrawal, Khitta (team)
Udhayveer Sidhu 25 m Pistol Junior Male
Panwar, Hazarika, Rithik 10 m Rifle ISSF Junior male team
Vijayveer Sidhu 50 m Pistol Junior male
Shreya Agrawal, Hriday Hazarika 10 m rifle ISSF Mixed
Devanshi Rana, Saurabh 10 m pistol mixed team
Chaudhary
Wrestling
• On 1st March 2018, Vinesh Phogat won silver medal in in the women’s 50kg freestyle event, at
the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.List of winners:-
Category Medal
50 Kg freestyle event Vinesh Phogat(Silver) defeated by Chun Lei(China)
59 Kg freestyle event Sangeeta(Bronze) defeats Jieun Um(Korea)
82 kg Greco-Roman event Harpreet Singh(bronze) defeats
Khashimbekov(Uzbekistan)
55kg Greco-Roman event Rajendra Kumar(Bronze) defeats
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Mirakhmedov(Uzbekistan)
• On 2nd March 2018,Navjot Kaur became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the
Senior Asian Championships under 65kg freestyle category in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
i.India’s Navjot Kaur defeated Japan's Miya Imai. Also, this is India's first gold medal in the
2018 Asian Wrestling Championships.
ii,Sakshi Malik defeated Kazakhstan's Ayaulym Kassymova 10-7 and won bronze medal in the
62kg freestyle category.
Other sports
• Sharmila Nicollet from Bengaluru has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for the China
Ladies PGA Tour.
• PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018
PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games was
held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9th – 23rd February, 2018.Motto of PyeongChang
Winter Olympics 2018 was “Passion.Norway topped by winning 39 medals,followed by
germay(31 Medals),Canada(29 Medals)
• 8th South Asian Judo Championship
The event was held in Lalitpur near Kathmandu, Nepal from 21st- 23rd April, 2018.
The 13-player Indian contingent won 10 golds and three bronze medals in individual
categories.
Gold medals: Likmabam Shushila Devi (48kg), Thoudam Kalpana Devi (52Kg), Angom Anita
Chanu (57Kg), Huidrom Sunibala Devi (63Kg), Garima Chaudhary (70Kg), Chongtham Jina Devi
(78Kg) and Tulika Maan (78kg)
Among Indian men Judokas, Vijay Kumar Yadav (60Kg), Ajay Yadav (73Kg) and Divesh (81Kg)
won Gold while Ankit Bisht (66kg), Jobandeep Singh (90kg) and Udayvir Singh (100kg) bagged
the bronze medals.
• Commonwealth Games 2018
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games or Gold
Coast 2018,which is held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It
was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games. Officially Opened by
Charles,Prince of Wales.
Motto: “Share the Dream”,Emblem: silhouette of the skyline and landscape of Gold
Coast,Mascot: Borobi,Next Commonwealth Games: Birmingham, England from 27 July to 7
August 2022
Ranks:
1. Australia - Gold 80, Silve 59, Bronze 59 - Total 198
2. England - Gold 45, Silve 45, Bronze 46 - Total 136
3. India - Gold 26, Silve 20, Bronze 20 - Total 66
India in CommonWealth Games 2018:
India ended its campaign in Gold Coast with a total of 66 medals (26 Gold, 20 Silver, 20
Bronze). This is India’s third most successful Commonwealth Games. India was the best nation
in 5 disciplines, weightlifting, shooting, wrestling, badminton and table tennis, and the second
best nation in boxing. PV Sindhu was India’s flag bearer.Click Here to
Download Commonwealth Games 2018 PDF
• On 23rd June 2018, Indian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal won gold medal in men's 50 meter
breaststroke event at the Singapore National Swimming Championships in Singapore.
• On 1st July 2018, Australia won the Champions Trophy hockey 2018 in Breda, the Netherlands.
In the finals, India lost 1-3 to Australia.
• On July 8 2018,Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar bagged gold medal in FIG Atistic Gymnastics
World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey.
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• On March 2, 2018, India won the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra staged a remarkable recovery after being 0-
2 down. India beat Pakistan by 3-2 in the best-of-five final.
• Rohan More, a Pune-based swimmer, has become the world’s youngest and first Asian
swimmer to complete the Ocean Seven Challenge.
• On 13th February 2018, world’s first robot ski competition “The Edge of Robot: Ski Robot
Challenge” was held near PyeongChang at Welli Hilli ski resort in South Korea.
• Indian “A” team won gold at the 5th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship held in
Gold Coast, Australia, defeated the Australian team with a score of 103-65.
• On 9th January 2018, India’s Aanchal Thakur became the first Indian to win an international
medal in skiing, by winning a bronze medal in the Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup.
• On July 18, 2018, , India bagged 9 medals – 4 Silver and 5 Bronze in the 7th World Junior
Wushu championships held in Brasilia, Brazil from July 10-16,2018.
The Silver Medals won were by:
Player Event
Babulu (42 kg sub-junior) In Sanshou discipline (a
Saleem ((56 kg sub junior) Chinese self-defense system
Savita (48 kg junior) and combat sport )
Rohit (80 kg junior)
The Bronze Medals won were by:
Player Event
Himanshu (56 kg junior) In Sanshou discipline (a
Shruti (60 kg junior) Chinese self-defense system
Jahnvi (52 kg junior) and combat sport )
Karanjit Taijiquan In Taolu or Chinese Kungfu,
Karanjit Taijijian
BOOKS & AUTHORS

Book Name Author Other Information
Winning Like Sourav: Abhirup Bhattacharya As per the book ,Ganguly’s mantra was simple:
Think & Succeed Like If he believed that a youngster was talented, he
Ganguly would have enough opportunities to prove his
worth.
Water productivity - Union Minister for Water Resources, River
mapping of major Indian Development and Ganga Rejuvenation,
crops Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Nitin
Gadkari released a book, published by NABARD
at an event in New Delhi.
Vedvigyan Alok Acharya Agnivarat The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah
Naishthik Naidu has received the book
“Handbook on legal Union Minister of Women and Child
processes for Police in Development (WCD), Smt. Maneka Sanjay
respect of Crime against Gandhi launched - To prevent crimes against
Children” children
The Great Indian Nature Ravi Singh, Secretary WWF-India has launched its first-ever comic
Trail with Uncle Bikky and CEO, WWF-India book
‘A Treatise on Shri Rajat Bhargava Launched by Vice President of India, M.
Cleanliness’ and ‘Waste Venkaiah Naidu
Management, an
Introduction’.
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‘Hidden India’ Latika Nath Latika is India's first female biologist with a
doctorate in tigers and she was dubbed 'The
Tiger Princess' by National Geographic.
Dr Babasaheb editor of the book, The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
Ambedkar: Vyakti Nahin Shri Kishor Makwana. received the first copy of the book from the
Sankalp Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.
‘My Journey from C H Hanumantha Rao, The book has been launched by former Prime
Marxism-Leninism to who is former Minister Manmohan Singh
Nehruvian Socialism’ Planning Commission
and Finance
Commission member.
“Namaste Shalom” Tarun Vijay, former Dr Jitendra Singh, launched this social media of
MP. Mr. Daniel a magazine on India-Israel relations,
Carmon, Israeli
Ambassador to India.
‘Paramveer Parwane’ Dr Prabhakiran Jain It is published by Medha Books. General Bipin
Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff, released a book
on Paramveer Chakra Awardees
‘Fulfilling Bapu’s Dreams The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
– Prime Minister Modi’s received the first copy of the book from
Tribute to Gandhiji’ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
' Exam Warriors’ Prime Minister The book will be released by External Affairs
Narendra Modi Minister Sushma Swaraj, in the presence of
Prime Minister Modi.
The book has been written to inspire youths to
face the difficult moments of examinations and
life, with fresh and new energy.
‘Hisaab Kitaab’ Actress Anjana A book on household budgeting
Sukhani
'Even When There Is A Dr Yashwant Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali Tendulkar
Doctor' Amdekar, Dr Rajesh launched, a book on child health care
Chokhani and
Krishnan
Sivaramakrishnan
‘Hari Singh Nalwa: Dr Vanit Nalwa Presented her book at National Archives of
Champion of the Khalsaji India, in Delhi.
(1791-1837)’
“Majuli: Resources and Edited by Sanjib Appreciates the beauty and challenges of
Challenges” Kumar Borkakoti Majuli, in Assam.It was published by
Authorspress.
‘Imperfect’- Sanjay Manjrekar It was released by Dilip Vengsarkar and
Autobiography published by Harper Collins
“The Heartfulness Way: Kamlesh D Patel & The book emphasises on Heartfulness, a
Heart Based Meditations Joshua Pollock meditative practice that promises to be equally
for Spiritual accessible and effective in helping a person
Transformations” from any walk of life find and identify
himself/herself on an inward journey.
“Dilli Meri Dilli: Before Sheila Dikshit, former It has been published by Palimpsest Publishers
and After 1998” Chief Minister of Delhi
‘Staniya Svasasan Mei Dr. Sadhana Pandey Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu
Addhi Aabadhi’ released the book in New Delhi
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‘A Tribute to Jagu’ Sri Lanka Cricket This book has been compiled by SLC as a
(SLC) commemoration of Jagmohan Dalmiya’s
contributions to cricket.
‘Mahila Suraksha’ Himachal Pradesh A handbook on women’s safety.
Chief Minister Jai Ram
Thakur
“Adi Shankaracharya: Shri Pavan Varma The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
Hinduism’s Greatest received the first copy of the book
Thinker”
“Guidebook for Creating Ashwini Lohani, At an event at the Habitat World, New Delhi.
a Child Friendly and Chairman, Railway
Protective Environment Board,
for Children in Contact
with Railways’,
• On 11th May 2018, Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff, released the book 'Across the Bench -
Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System'.The book speaks on military judicial system,
command and management issues in the military establishments and issues related to
veterans, their families and dependents.
• Nitish Kumar released 3 books titled – ‘Mister M K Gandhi Ki Champaran Diary’ written by
Arvind Mohan, ‘Champaran Andolan 1917’ edited by Ashutosh Partheshwar and ‘Pir
Muhammad Munis: kalam ka Satyagrahi’ collected and edited by Srikan.
ENVIRONMENT
DISCOVERIES
• The earliest known animal fossil footprints have been discovered by researchers in China.The
fossil footprints date back to nearly 635-541 million years. A study regarding this was
published in the journal Science Advances.
• Two new species of cricket frogs named Kalinga and Krishnan have been discovered in
the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats recently.The new frog species discovered in Eastern
Ghats is named as Kalinga. It is spotted in the hilly regions. The other species has been named
Krishnan. It was so far found only near Jog Falls, in Shimoga district of Karnataka.
• The juvenile manta ray habitat located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas at US
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary, has become the first of its kind to be described in a scientific study.
• A turtle fossil that dates back to 150 million years ago, to the Jurassic period, has been
discovered in Chongqing municipality, China.A turtle-shell-shaped "rock" was found by a
farmer in Qijiang district in early June 2018.
• Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's younger son Tejas has discovered 11 rare species and a
new genus of fresh water crabs in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.
• Uropeltis bhupathyi, a new snake species has been discovered in the Anaikatty hills,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
• A rock sample found eight years ago in Champua, in Kendujhar district of Odisha has been
declared the world's second oldest rock.
• Scientists have discovered world's oldest lizard fossil, the fossil of a lizard-like creature
named Megachirella wachtleri.In the early 2000s the fossil of Megachirella wachtleri was found
in Dolomites mountain range of Italy.
• Researchers from the University College, Kerala, have reported the discovery of “Fimbristylis
agasthyamalaensis”, a new plant species from the Western Ghats.The discovery has been
published in Phytotaxa.
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• Indian researchers have discovered world’s smallest land fern in the Ahwa forests of the
Western Ghats in Gujarat’s Dang district.The new Malvi’s adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum
malviae is just one centimetre in size. However, the most similar adder’s-tongue fern is 10 cm
tall.
• ‘Fejervarya goemchi’, a large-sized brown frog, measuring 41 to 46mm, has been discovered in
Goa.It has been named after the state Goa, where it was discovered.It has been discovered by
scientists of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Pune. It was discovered in Surla, Goa.
• Australian researchers have said that, the world’s oldest known spider named “Number 16”
has died at the age of 43 in Australia.
• A new species of Himalayan moth named “Eucyclodes gavissima” has been discovered in
Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh.An announcement regarding this was made by
Anant Shankar, Divisional Forest Officer (wildlife), at a workshop on butterflies in Andhra
Pradesh.
• A new species of water strider which is sixth in India named as ‘Ptilomera nagalanda Jehamalar
and Chandra’ has been discovered in Intanki river, Peren district in Nagaland by scientists of
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).Ventral part of its body is pale yellowish brown in colour. It has
orange with black stripes on the dorsal side. Its legs are 11.79 mm long.
• A new shark species named "Atlantic sixgill shark" was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean.
Through genetic testing it has been proved that, the new shark species named "Atlantic sixgill
shark" is different from the similar ones found in Indian and Pacific Oceans.
• Indian scientists have discovered a new plant species named “Drypetes kalamii” in Jaldapara
and Buxa National Parks in West Bengal. Drypetes kalamii was discovered by the scientists
of Botanical Survey of India.
• Chilika Lake in Odisha has become the single largest habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins in the
world.
• A new frog species named "Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi" species, named after Mewa Singh, a
wildlife scientist has been discovered from Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kozhikode, in
Kerala. The study has been published in The Journal of Threatened Taxa.
CYCLONES
• On 17th May 2018, the India Meteorological Department issued an advisory to Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and the Lakshadweep archipelago on cyclonic storm
'Sagar'.“Sagar” is centered over the Gulf of Aden, nearly 390 km east-northeast of Yemen's
Aden city and 560 km west-northwest of Socotra Islands.
• On 12th February 2018, tropical cyclone Gita devastated Tonga, a small South Pacific island
country, with Category 4 intensity.Cyclone Gita hit the Tongatapu group of islands in southern
Tonga. The speed of sustained winds was 145 mph.
OBITUARY
NATIONAL
Name of the person who Field Points to be noted
passed away
Timothy pereira Football player He played for india in 1967-68
Shantaram naik Former congress MP He was north goa lok sabha mp once and was a
rajya sabha mp two times.
Laxman patil-bhosle Socialist leader He was also known as ‘lokyukta’
L P Shahi Senior congress leader He was a freedom fighter and a former cwc
member. He was first elected to the bihar
legislative assembly in 1980 and became an mp
from muzaffarpur in bihar in 1984.
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Arun Date singer Veteran Marathi singer
Xavier rutsa Senior journalist

Bhaiyyu maharaj Spiritual guru He was offered a state minister status. But he
refused it saying that posts meant nothing for
saints.
Mulubha jadeja Former saurashtra
batsman
Adiraju venkateswara rao A senior journalist and He had played an important role in the separate
writer telangana protests in 1969. He was honoured by
the state government in the telangana formation
day celebrations recently.
Satya sadhan chakraborty Former west bengal In 1980, he was elected to lok sabha from south
minister and cpi(m) kolkata constituency. He served as state higher
leader education minister from 1991 to 2006.
Shujaat bukhari Veteran journalist He had organized various conferences for peace
and editor of the rising in the kashmir valley. He also participated in the
kashmir newspaper track ii process with pakistan.
Nerella venumadhav Legendary mimicry He was awarded the padma shri in 2001. He had
artist also received kalaprapoorna award from the
andhra university and honour of gajarohanam.
He was the first indian mimicry and
ventriloquism artiste to have performed at the un
headquarters. He had served as a
nominated member of legislative
council of andhra pradesh from 1972 to 1978
Prabhakar choubey Journalist and
litterateur
B sujatha devi Poetess She had received the kerala sahitiya akademi
award.
Moosa aboobaker moosa South african indian In 2007, he was awarded the south african film
cinema star and television industry lifetime achievement
award.
Surinder singla Punjab congress He was a former rajya sabha member from
leader punjab. He had also served as punjab's finance
minister.
Keyur Bhushan A freedom fighter and He participated in the 1942 Quit India movement.
writer In the 1980s, he made a footmarch to promote
peace in Punjab.
Ashok Mitra Former Finance
minister
Dr Nirmal Hirawat Former Madhya He was a member of Madhya Pradesh’s former
Pradesh minister and Chief Minister, Shyama Charan Shukla's cabinet.
senior Congress leader
Rajinder Pal Cricketer He was right-arm medium pacer and played his
only Test match against England during the
1963-64 series at the Brabourne Stadium in
Mumbai.
Mr. Raghubir Singh Freedom fighter He was a part of Subhas Chandra Bose’ Azad Hind
Fauj.
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Kameshwar Paswan Former Bihar minister He started his political career representing
Fatuha Assembly constituency.
Urmila Singh Former Himachal She was made the governor of Himachal Pradesh
Pradesh governor in 2010.Earlier, she had worked as chairman of
the National Scheduled Tribes Commission
(NCTC).
Begum Hamida Habibullah Former Uttar Pradesh She was a former Rajya Sabha member.
Minister
Sridevi Actress She was awarded Padma Shri award in 2013
TRS Subramanian former cabinet He had written a few books: “India at Turning
secretary Point: The Road to Good Governance”,
“governmint In India: An Inside View” and
“Journeys Through Babudom and Netaland:
Governance in India”.
Ram Swarup Sharma Former MLA He was also given the title of 'Raasacharya' in
Uttar Pradesh
Chandrasekhar Rath Odia litterateur He had received the Sahitya Akademi Award and
Sarala Award. He was selected for the Padma Shri
award this year
Sarod maestro Pandit Pandit He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan award. He
Buddhadev Dasgupta was also awarded Sangeet Mahasamman and
Bangabibhusan awards.
MM Jacob Senior Congress leader He is a former Union Minister.He had also served
and former Meghalaya as deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Governor
M.N. Vyasa Rao Kannada poet and film He had also received Karnataka Rajya Sahitya
lyricist Academy award for his short story collection
“Maleyalli Neneda Maragalu”.
R K Dorendra Singh Politician Former Manipur CM
Rajinder Sachar Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice
INTERNATIONAL
Name of the person who Field Points to be noted
passed away
David Douglas Duncan Photographer A photographer who changed the role of war
photography by projecting the sufferings of
soldiers in Korea and Vietnam
Barbara Bush Former US first lady
Maria Bueno Brazilian tennis player She was considered the Brazilian "queen" of
tennis. She had won three Wimbledon and four
US championship singles titles. She was called
by the nickname the "Sao Paulo Swallow".
Shahzahan Bachchu Bangladeshi writer He owned a publishing house named 'Bishaka
Prokashoni'. The publishing house was known
for publishing poetry
Peter Thomson Australian golfer He was the first Australian to win the British
Open. He won the British Open five times also
including three consecutive wins.
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The World Golf Hall of Fame named him "the

thinking man's golfer". He won the Victorian
Amateur Championship in 1949.
Jamsheed Marker Pakistani diplomat He has been listed in the Guinness Book of
and world record- World Records under the title of "World's
holder longest-serving ambassador.
Charles Krauthammer Columnist and pundit Krauthammer is credited with coining the term
“The Reagan Doctrine” for President Reagan’s
policy of aiding anti-Communist movements
worldwide and the Pulitzer Prize-winning
columnist
Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi Renowned Urdu The government of Pakistan conferred upon
satirist and humour him two highest literary awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz
writer and Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1999 and 2002,
respectively.
Swedish DJ Avicii world's biggest dance
music stars
Nabi Tajima world’s oldest person Her town of Kikai is in Kagoshima prefecture
on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four
main islands
Davide Astori Italian footballer
Chung Jae-sung South Korean Won bronze in the men's doubles at the
badminton player London Olympics
Les Payne Journalist and Pulitzer Former president of the National Association of
Prize winner Black Journalists.
Ruud Lubbers Prime Minister Longest-serving prime minister of Netherlands
Alan Bean Former US astronaut 4th Man to Walk on the Moon died
• World's oldest Sumatran orangutan “Puan” dies aged 62 at Perth Zoo, in Australia She was
called the "grand old lady" of Sumatran orangutans, in Australia. She was honoured by the
Guinness Book of Records as the oldest living Sumatran orangutan in the world.Sumatran
orangutan has been categorized as a critically endangered species, as per WWF.
• Koko: Gorilla who mastered sign language dies in California.The 46-year-old western lowland
gorilla,koko who mastered sign language at the foundation’s preserve in California’s Sana Cruz
mountains.Koko was born at the San Francisco Zoo, and Dr. Francine Patterson began teaching
the gorilla sign language that became part of a Stanford University project in 1974.
IMPORTANT DAYS
Observed Day Other information
date/week
1st July National Doctors' Day He had received the Bharat Ratna Award in 1961. He was
the second Chief Minister of West Bengal.The theme for
Doctors' Day 2018 as: 'zero tolerance to violence against
doctors and clinical establishment'.
1st July International Joke Day International Joke Day is said to have officially started in
the United States. The first joke is often attributed to the
Greeks.
1st July GST Day
2nd July World Sports Journalists World Sports Journalists Day was established by the
Day International Sports Press Association (AIPS) in 1994 to
mark the 70th anniversary of its foundation.
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2nd July World UFO (Unidentified The first World UFO Day was celebrated in 2001.This day
Flying Objects) day is celebrated to create awareness about the existence of
UFO’s.
4th July 242nd America This day is celebrated every year as America
Independence Day Independence Day. This day is a federal holiday in the
United States.
7th July World Chocolate Day This day is said to be commercially celebrated since 2009.
7th July International Co-operative The theme for International Day of Cooperatives 2018
Day is: "sustainable consumption and production of goods and
services".The Slogan is: Sustainable societies through
cooperation
7th July Global forgiveness day It is said that, in 1994 the Christian Embassy of Christ’s
Ambassador marked August 27th as the National
Forgiveness day.
11th July World Population Day Theme for 2018:- "Family Planning is a Human right"It
aims to spread awareness on issues such as
overpopulation, under-population and birth control.
12th July International Malala Day
15th July World Youth Skills Day The United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as
World Youth Skills Day to create awareness on the
importance of investing in youth skills development.
18th July International Nelson
Mandela Day
1st June Global Day of Parents In 2012, the UN General Assembly declared June 1 as
Global Day of Parents.
2nd June Telangana statehood day It became India’s 29th state on 2 June 2014
3rd June World Bicycle Day June 3 was declared as World Bicycle Day on 12th April
2018 by United Nations. 3 June 2018 is the first World
Bicycle Day.
4th June International Day of On 19 August 1982, the UN General Assembly declared 4
Innocent Children Victims June as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims
of Aggression of Aggression..
4th June 29th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 is also known as
Tiananmen Massacre the June Fourth Incident in China. On this day in 1989
Observed students held demonstrations in Beijing.
5th June World Environment day Mr. Mahesh Sharma inaugurated a total of 3 thematic
sessions on the theme of ‘ Beat Plastic Pollution’. MoS Dr
Jitendra Singh inaugurates an event organized to start a
mass movement against plastic pollution.
6th June Russian Language day In 2010, the United Nations established language days for
all its six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian, and Spanish.
8th June World Brain Tumor Day World brain tumour day was first observed by German
Brain Tumour Association (Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe e.V.).
8th June World Oceans Day The Action focus for World Oceans Day 2018
is: preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions
for a healthy ocean.
(4th to 8th ) Financial Literacy week The theme: Consumer Protection.This event would create
June awareness among customer of banks about the various
financial products and services available to them
and would encourage them to go digital.
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11th June Green Mizoram Day The Green Mizoram Day is observed every year on
11th June since 1999. On this day government employees,
students and members of NGOs planted large number of
trees.
12th June World Day Against Child The theme for 2018 is: ‘Generation Safe & Healthy’.
Labour
13th June International Albinism The theme for 2018 is: “shining our light to the world”.
Awareness Day
14th June World Blood Donor Day The theme for 2018 is: “Be there for someone else. Give
blood. Share life”.
15th June World Elder Abuse The theme this year is “Moving from Awareness to Action
Awareness Day through a Human Rights based approach”.
16th June International Day of This day aims to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable
Family Remittances Development Goals) "One Family at a Time" produced for
the International Day of Family Remittances 2018.
16th June International Integration International Integration is a financial concept in which
Day countries have greater number of financial transactions,
investments & interests outside their borders.
17th June World Day to Combat 2018 Theme of WDCD :- “Land has true value – invest in “
Desertification and
Drought
18th June International Picnic Day
18th June Sustainable Gastronomy In 2016, the UN General Assembly declared 18 June as
Day Sustainable Gastronomy Day.
19th June International Day for the The theme for 2018 is: “The Plight and Rights of Children
Elimination of Sexual Born of War”.
Violence in Conflict
20th June National Reading Day On June 20, 2018, The Union Human Resource
Development Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar launched
the new digital initiative of HRD Ministry ‘National Digital
Library of India’ in New Delhi.
20th June World Refugee Day The theme for 2018 is: ‘Now More Than Ever, We Need to
Stand with Refugees’.
21st June World Music Day It was first celebrated in Paris in 1982. This day is
celebrated in 120 countries throughout the world.
21st June International Yoga Day The main event of 4th International Yoga Day celebrations
(IDY-2018) was held at Forest Research Institute
in Dehradun, Uttrakhand.The theme for 2018 is: “Yoga for
peace”.
23rd June International Olympic Day The International Olympic Day is celebrated all around the
world for commemorating the birth of modern Olympic
games on June 23, 1894 at Sorbonne in Paris.
23rd June United Nations Public The 2018 United Nations Public Service Forum will take
Service Day place in Marrakesh, in the Kingdom of Morocco from 21-
23 June 2018, with the theme of “Transforming
governance to realize the Sustainable Development Goals”.
23rd June International Widows Day The day was launched by the United Nations in 2010
25th June Day of the seafarer Day of the Seafarer is coordinated by the International
Maritime Organization. The theme for Day of the Seafarer
2018 is:"seafarers' wellbeing".
26th June International Day Against The theme for 2018 is: "Listen First - Listening to children
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Drug Abuse and Illicit and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and
Trafficking safe."
27th June Micro, Small and Medium- Indian President Ram NathKovind, inaugurated the Udyam
sized Enterprises Day Sangam-2018 in New Delhi & launches Solar Charkha
Mission, recruitment portal for MSMEs.
29th June International Day of the On 29th June 2014, Aung San Suu Kyi launched the first
Tropics State of the Tropics Report
25-29th June DISHA Week DISHA Week is celebrated to mark completion of 2 years
of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring
Committee.
29th June 12th Statistics Day The theme selected for the Statistics Day this year
is ‘‘Quality Assurance in Official Statistics’.
Vice President of India released a commemorative coin
of Rs 125 and circulation coin of Rs 5 denomination as a
mark of respect to Prof. Mahalanobis.
30th June International Asteroid Day International Asteroid Day marks the anniversary of the
Tunguska asteroid event that happened on 30th June 1908,
in Siberia, Russian Federation, was the largest asteroid
impact recorded on Earth.
30th June International Day of 30 June 2018, is celebrated as the first International Day of
Parliamentarism Parliamentarism. On 30th June 1889 the Inter-
Parliamentary Union was established.
2018 Indian Army observes On June 19, 2018, The ministry of Defence is observing the
2018 as Year of Disabled year 2018 as the ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty’.
Soldiers in Line of Duty to
honor their sacrifice
1st May Maharashtra Day and On 1st May 2018, Gujarat and Maharashtra celebrated their
Gujarat Day Statehood Day.Maharashtra and Gujarat came into
existence as states on 1st May 1960.
1st May World Labour Day The theme of the International Labour Day in the year
2018 is “Uniting Workers for Social and Economic
Advancement”.
1st May World Asthma Day The theme for 2018 is: 'Never too early, never too late. It's
always the right time to address airways disease.
2nd May World Tuna Day The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has announced
the theme for World Tuna Day 2018 as: Smart Tuna -
Smart Ocean.
3rd May World Press Freedom Day The theme for World Press Freedom Day 2018 is: Keeping
Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law.
4th May International Firefighters’ It is observed to honor the sacrifices made by firefighters
Day to safeguard their communities and environment.
5th May World Cartoonist’s Day On 5th May 1895, the first colour cartoon “The Yellow Kid”
that was created by Richard F Outcault was published.
6th May International No Diet Day It is a celebration of body acceptance, fat acceptance and
(INDD) body shape diversity.Its symbol is a light blue ribbon.
7th May The World Athletics Day It is celebrated every year to popularize sports among the
youth, to promote athletics as the primary sport in schools
and institutions and to encourage and introduce new
talents and youngsters in the field of athletics.
8th May World Red Cross Day The theme for World Red Cross Day 2018 is “Memorable
smiles from around the world”.
11th May National Technology Day Science & Technology for a sustainable future
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12th May International Nurses Day The theme for International Nurses Day 2018 was chosen
as “Nurses A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right” by
ICN.
12th May World Migratory Bird Day The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2018
is: "Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation". Also 2018
is the "Year of the Bird".
15th May International Day of the The theme for International Day of Families
Families 2018: “Families and inclusive societies”.
16th May International Day of Living The Aim of is to build a world which is surrounded by
Together in Peace peace & to enrich the quality of forgiveness and
Compassion.
16th May International Day of Light To create awareness of the primary usage of Light & to
describe the importance of Light based Science &
technologies & with an Objective to offer UNESCO and
opportunity to fulfill its mission of promoting
international cooperation in the basic sciences and STEM
Education.
17th May ‘World Tele- Theme:Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence
communication and for All.
Information Society Day’
17th May International day against The theme for International day against Homophobia,
Homophobia, Transphobia Transphobia and Biphobia 2018 is: “Alliances for
and Biphobia Solidarity”.
17th May World Hypertension Day The theme for World Hypertension Day 2018 is: “Know
Your Numbers”, with a goal of increasing high blood
pressure (BP) awareness in all populations around the
world.
18th May International Museum Day The theme for International Museum Day 2018 is:
"Hyperconnected museums: New approaches, new
publics".
18th May World AIDS Vaccination This day stresses on the urgent need for a vaccine to
day prevent HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection
and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
20th May World Bee day Slovenia's northern Alpin village of Zirovnica was the
home town of the 18th-century Slovenian beekeeping
pioneer Anton Jansa, whose date of birth, May 20, had
chosen for World Bee Day.
21st May Anti Terrorism Day This day aims to create awareness on the ongoing terrorist
activities and precautions that are need to be taken to
prevent terrorism acts.
21st May World Day for Cultural This day provides an opportunity to improve our
Diversity for Dialogue and understanding of cultural diversity and to work for the
Development goals of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and
Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
adopted on 20th October 2005.
22nd May International Bio-diversity The theme for International Bio-diversity Day 2018
Day is: Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity.
24th May Commonwealth Day 2018 Commonwealth Day was earlier known as Empire Day. It
is an annual celebration of the Commonwealth of
Nations.The theme for Commonwealth Day 2018
is: ‘Towards a Common Future’.
25th May International Missing The International Missing Children's Day is celebrated to
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Children's Day honour missing and abducted children and to celebrate

recovered children.
25th May World Thyroid Awareness Theme for World Thyroid Awareness Day 2018
Day is: 'Environment and the Thyroid'.
29th May International Day of UN Theme of 2018 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is :
Peacekeepers 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice.This was celebrated
since 1948.
30th May Goa Statehood Day It became the 25th state of India. Earlier it was a Union
Territory along with Daman and Diu.
31st May World No Tobacco Day The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is: "Tobacco
2018 and heart disease".
1st April Odisha Formation Day Also known as Utkal Dibasa or Utkal Divas was celebrated
to mark the formation of Odisha as a separate province on
1st April 1936
2nd April World Autism Awareness The theme is: "Empowering Women and Girls with
Day Autism".
2nd April SIDBI celebrated its Day of Sampark (connect), Sanwad (interaction), Suraksha
foundation day (security) and Sampreshan (disseminate),& they launched
the ‘MSME contact programme’,Samridhhi,‘Bankability
Kit’.
4th April International Day for Mine 2018 theme - Advancing Protection, Peace and
Awareness and Assistance Development.
in Mine Action
5th April 55th edition of National The theme for National maritime Day 2018 is: 'Indian
maritime Day Shipping - An Ocean of opportunity'
6th April International Day of Sport Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the
for Development and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Peace (UN DESA) has launched the online campaign
#PlayforGlobalGoals
7th April World Health Day 2018 theme: Universal health coverage: everyone,
everywhere. The slogan is “Health for All”.
8th April International Romani Day It is also known as International Roma Day celebrates
Romani culture and creates awareness on issues faced by
Romani people
10th April World Homeopathy Dy Evolve,Progress:Exploring Science since 40 years
11th April 63rd Railway Week He presented Merit Certificates and Cash Awards to
Function of Railway Board officials of Railway Board for their outstanding
performances during 2017-18
11th April National Safe Motherhood 2018 theme-‘Respectful Maternity Care’
Day
12th April International Day of On 12th April 1961 Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union,
Human Space Flight & performed the first manned flight to the space on a
World Aviation and “Vostok-1” spaceship
Cosmonautics Day
13th April 99th anniversary The gathering took place to celebrate the Punjabi harvest
Jallianwallah Bagh festival of Baisakhi and to protest against the repressive
Massacre Rowlatt Act
14th April B.R.Ambedkar He was the architect of Indian Constitution. He is known as
Remembrance Day the "Father of Indian Constitution"
15th April 14th Raising Day Tributes were paid to martyrs of Indian Army at a
ceremony at 'Prerna Sthal' in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on the
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14th raising day

15th April Himachal Pradesh
71st foundation day
17th April World Haemophilia Day 2018 theme: Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger
18th April World Heritage Day 2018 theme: Heritage for Generations
19th April World Liver Day 2018 theme: "Riding new waves in liver diagnosis, staging
and treatment."
21st April World Creativity and This day will be observed six days after Leonardo da
Innovation Day Vinci’s birthday and one day before International Mother
Earth Day.
21st April Secretaries Day also
known as Administrative
professionals Day
21st April Civil Services day This date is chosen to honor the day in 1947 when first
Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative
Services Officers at Metcalf House, Delhi
22nd April Earth Day 2018 theme: 'End Plastic Pollution'
23rd April World Book and Copyright The 2018 edition of World Book and Copyright Day is
Day entitled: “READING, it's my right!”
23rd April English Language Day It is observed as both the birthday and date of death of
William Shakespeare
23rd April Khongjom Day It observed in Manipur by paying floral tributes to the
martyrs of 1891 at the historic Khongjom War memorial
site at Kheba hillock
24th April World Lab Animals Day It marks the birthday of former NAVS president Hugh
Dowding
25th April World Malaria Day and 2018 theme: Ready to beat malaria.
Italy Liberation Day
26th April World Intellectual 2018 theme: Powering change: Women in innovation and
Property Day creativity
28th April World Day for Safety and 2018 theme: Occupational safety health (OSH)
Health at Work vulnerability of young workers
29th April International Dance Day It marks the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator
of modern ballet
30th April International Jazz Day It is chaired and led by the UNESCO Director General
Audrey Azoulay and jazz pianist and composer Herbie
Hancock
1st March Zero Discrimination Day On World AIDS Day Zero Discrimination Day 2018
campaign says people to ask themselves: “What if …”
3rd March UN World Wildlife Day The theme for World Wildlife Day 2018 is: “Big cats:
predators under threat". World Wild Life Day is celebrated
to create awareness about the world’s wild animals and
plants and safeguard them.
8th March International Women's The theme for International Women's Day 2018 was
Day (IWD) chosen as - 'Time is Now: Rural and urban activists
transforming women’s lives'
11th March 33rd Inception Day National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) celebrated its at
Mahipalpur, New Delhi & it releases “Citizen Services”
Mobile App,which is launched by Rajiv Jain, Director of
Intelligence Bureau (IB).
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15th March World Consumer Rights Theme: “Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer”
Day
16th March World Sleep Day Theme for World Sleep Day 2018: Join the Sleep World,
Preserve Your Rhythms to Enjoy Life.
18th March Global Recycling Day It has been launched by the Bureau of International
2018 Recycling (BIR). It also coincides with the 70th
anniversary of BIR.
20th March International Day of Theme for International Day of Happiness 2018: “Share
Happiness Happiness”
20th March World Sparrow Day Theme for World Sparrow Day 2018: I love Sparrows.
21st March International Day for the Theme for 2018: Promoting tolerance, inclusion, unity and
Elimination of Racial respect for diversity in the context of combating racial
Discrimination discrimination.
21st March World Poetry Day It was adopted with an aim to support linguistic diversity
and protect endangered languages
21st March International Day of Theme for International Day of Forests 2018: Forests and
Forests Sustainable Cities.
21st March World Down syndrome The focus for World Down syndrome Day 2018
Day (WDSD) is: #WhatIBringToMyCommunity
22nd March World Water Day Theme for World Water Day 2018: Nature for Water
22nd March 106th foundation day of Theme is : “Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha and
Bihar Elimination of Dowry and Child Marriage
23rd March 'Youth Empowerment The martyrdom day of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh,
Day’of Punjab Shaheed Sukhdev and Shaheed Rajguru
23rd March World Meteorological Day The theme is: "Weather-Ready, Climate-Smart."
24th March World TB Day The theme for World TB Day 2018 is: "Wanted: Leaders
for a TB-free world".
25th March International Day of To mark the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a
Solidarity former journalist who worked for the UNRWA
25th March International Day of Theme: “Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for
Remembrance of the Freedom and Equality”.
Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
27th March World Theater Day India’s Ram Gopal Bajaj has been selected as one of the
five authors for writing the World Theater Day message
1st February Indian Coast Guard The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was established in 1978. It
celebrated its 41st was started with only 7 ships.
Foundation Day
2nd February World Wetlands Day Theme for World Wetlands Day 2018 is: "Wetlands for a
Sustainable Urban Future"
4th February World Cancer Day The theme for World Cancer Day for 2016-2018 period
is: ‘We Can. I can.’
6th February International Day of Zero
Tolerance to Female
Genital Mutilation
11th International Day of Aims to work towards gender equality and empowerment
February Women and Girls in of women and girls
Science
12th February National Productivity Day The theme for the National Productivity Week
2018 is: Industry 4.0 Leapfrog Opportunity for India
12th to National Productivity
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18th February Week is observed from

2018
12th February Darwin Week began in The Darw in Week is observed by the India March for
Kolkata Science Organising Committee, Kolkata and Breakthrough
Science Society, West Bengal Chapter
13th February World Radio Day The theme for World Radio Day 2018 is: Radio and Sports.
20th February World Day of Social Justice The theme for World Day of Social Justice 2018 is:
Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice.
21st International Mother The theme for 2018 is: Linguistic diversity and
February Language Day multilingualism count for sustainable development.
24th February Central Excise Day To encourage the excise department employees to
perform their duties in a better manner and honour their
contributions
28th February National Science Day The theme for National Science Day 2018 is"Science and
Technology for a sustainable future."
4th January World Braille Day to mark the birthday of Louis Braille, inventor of Braille
system
9th January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community in
(PBD) development of India
10th January Raising Day of Army Air every year all over India
Defence
10th January World Hindi Day
12th January National Youth Day to mark the birthday of Swami Vivekananda
15th January Indian Army Day to honour Indian soldiers
16th January Opinion Poll Day to mark the historic poll in 1967event , Goa celebrated the
as Asmitai Dis (Identity Day).
18 January to Girl Child Week
24 January
2018
19th January 13th Raising Day
24th January National Girl Child Day
25th January National Voters’ Day The theme for National Voters’ Day 2018 was: ‘Accessible
Elections’. 25th January is the foundation day of the
Election Commission of India.
25th January 48th Statehood Day of
2018 Himachal Pradesh
26th January Republic Day
26th January International Customs Day Slogan for International Customs Day 2018 is “A secure
business environment for economic development.”
27th January International Holocaust The theme of 2018 is: “Holocaust Remembrance and
Remembrance Day Education: Our Shared Responsibility”.
28th January World Leprosy Day World Leprosy Day 2018 aims to attain Zero Disabilities
and Zero Leprosy in the world.
Other News Related On Important Days

• On 3rd May 2018, Department of Science & Technology (DST) celebrated its foundation
day. DST is one of the three departments of Ministry of Science & Technology. It was set up on
3rd May 1971.Its objective is to explore and develop new areas of science and technology, to
strengthen national Science & Technology capacity, cutting across institutions and disciplines.
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• Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will celebrate its Raising Day on May 7 every year. The
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will celebrate completing 58 years of glorious service to the
nation.BRO's ideology 'Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam' has been implemented in friendly
neighbouring countries through different project.
• On 8th and 9th May 2018, Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their
Lives during the Second World War is observed.This day is observed to make efforts to settle
all disputes by peaceful means and in such a manner that international peace and security are
not endangered.
• World Kidney Day is celebrated annually throughout the world on the second Thursday of
March The theme of World Kidney Day 2018 is "Kidneys And Women's Health: Include, Value,
Empower". The celebration was initiated by the joint committee of "International Society of
Nephrology and International Federation of Kidney Foundations" and was first observed by 66
countries in 2006.
• Less Traffic Day was observed in Bengaluru for the second time on 11th March 2018. The first
Less Traffic Day was observed on 11thFebruary 2018.It was planned by Karnataka Transport
Minister HM Revanna. This has been initiated to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion.
• On February 19, 2018, Union Minister of Environment, Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced that this
year’s World Environment Day celebrations (on June 5, 2018) will be hosted by India. This
year’s theme of WED will be ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ aimed at discouraging use of hazardous
plastic.
• Assam government has announced that 22 September will be celebrated as "Rhino Day" to
create awareness on protection of the one-horned rhinoceros of Assam. This announcement
was made by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the 10th meeting of State Board for
Wildlife on 22ndFebruary 2018.
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