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Navin Chawla's new book launched

नवीन चावला की नई ककताब लॉन्च हुई Books and Authors

• Former Chief Election Commissioner of ’s book ‘Every Vote Counts’ was launched by former Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.

• भारत के पूर्व मुख्य चुनार् आयुक्त नर्ीन चार्ला की पुस्तक 'एर्री र्ोट काउंट्स' को भारत के पूर्व उपराष्ट्रपतत हाममद अंसारी ने नई दद쥍ली मᴂ लॉन्च ककया। • This book is about how the electoral machinery works in India.

• यह पुस्तक भारत मᴂ चुनार्ी तंत्र कैसे कायव करता है, पर आधाररत है। • The book explains about India is on the cusp of change.

• पुस्तक मᴂ बताया गया है कक भारत पररर्तवन के शीर्व पर है| Books and Authors

Extra Information: Election Commisssion → Books and Authors

• The Election Commission of India is a permanent body entrusted for the conduct of free and fair elections. • An independent Election Commission has been provided for in Article 324 of the Constitution of India. • Currently has three members including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). • They all are appointed by the President for a term which is fixed by the President Books and Authors

Tenure: • The service conditions and tenure of office of CEC and Election Commissioners are determined by Act of parliament titled • The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Conditions of Service) Act, 1991. This act has fixed their term for 6 years or till age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. Books and Authors

Power/salary: • The CEC and election commissioners have equal power and receive an equal salary, allowances, and other perquisites, which are similar to judge of Supreme Court. • In case of difference of opinion amongst the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner, the matter is decided by the Commission by the majority. Books and Authors

Power/salary: • One of the most important functions of the election commission is to prepare an up-to-date list of all the persons who are entitled to vote at the elections. Books and Authors

Election Commission is entrusted with : • Election of President • Election of Vice-President • Election of Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha • Elections to State Legislatures as well as Legislative Councils • Reservation of Seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures • Qualifications of the MPs and MLAs • Determination of population for purposes of the election. Books and Authors

Commission executives : • , IAS, Chief Election Commissioner of India • Ashok Lavasa, IAS, Election Commissioner of India • Sushil Chandra, IRS, Election Commissioner of India Books and Authors

→ Article 324 of the Constitution has made the following provisions with regard to the composition of election commission:

• The Election Commission shall consist of the chief election commissioner and a such number of other election commissioners, if any, as the president may from time to time fix. • The appointment of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners shall be made by the president. Books and Authors

• When any other election commissioner is so appointed, the chief election commissioner shall act as the chairman of the election commission. Books and Authors

Voter-verified paper audit trail(VVPAT) : Books and Authors Books and Authors

• The VVPAT system is a new initiative of the Election Commission to ensure free and fair elections. • In the VVPAT system, when a voter presses the button for a candidate of his choice in the electronic voting machines (EVM), a paper ballot containing the serial number, the name of the candidate and poll symbol will be printed for the voter. • It is intended as an independent verification system for EVM designed to allow voters to verify that their votes are cast correctly, detect possible election fraud or malfunction and provide a means to audit the stored electronic results. Books and Authors

• After being visible to the voter from a glass case in the VVPAT for seven seconds, the ballot slip will be cut and dropped into the drop box in the VVPAT machine and a beep will be heard. • VVPAT machines can be accessed by polling officers only. • VVPAT was first used in an election in India in September 2013 in Noksen (Assembly Constituency) in . • VVPAT along with EVMs was used on a large-scale for the first time in India, in 10 assembly seats out of 40 in Legislative Assembly election, 2013. Books and Authors

List of Books Launched in 2019

BOOK-1 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the book titled ‘Quality, Accreditation, and Ranking – A Silent Revolution in the Offing in Indian Higher Education’

उपराष्ट्रपतत एम र्ᴂकै या नायडू ने पुस्तक का शभु ारंभ ककया जिसका शीर्वक है , गुणर्त्ता, प्र配यायन और रℂककं ग- भारतीय उ楍च मशक्षा के क्षेत्र मᴂ एक मूक 啍ांतत Books and Authors

The book is edited by Education Promotion Society for India’s (EPSI) Alternate President Dr. H Chaturvedi in New Delhi.

एिकु े शन प्रमोशन सोसाइटी फॉर इंडडयाि (ईपीएसआई) के र्ैकज쥍पक अध्यक्ष डॉ. एच. चतुर्ेदी 饍र्ारा नई दद쥍ली मᴂ पुस्तक का संपादन ककया गया है। Books and Authors

BOOK-2 BOOK TITLE - “Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India” LAUNCHED BY - Former Vice President Hamid Ansari AUTHORED BY - P Chidambaram at Nehru Memorial Museum, New Delhi. The book is a collection of essays on the country’s atmosphere of fear and how the constitutional values are being threatened Books and Authors Books and Authors

BOOK-3 BOOK TITLE - “Law, Justice and Judicial Power – Justice P N Bhagwati’s Approach” Launched by - the Chief Justice of India, Shri Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Written by - Mool Chand Sharma

NOTE - The first edition of the book was received by President Ramnath Govind. Books and Authors Books and Authors

BOOK- 4 Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and Pakistani activist, has written a new book, titled We are Displaced, charting her experiences travelling the world and visiting refugee camps. Publishers Weidenfeld & Nicolson and Hachette India said that her travels through the refugee camps led her to reconsider her own displacement. Books and Authors

BOOK- 5 “A Rural Manifesto – Realising India’s Future through her Villages” authored by BJP MP Varun Gandhi was released in Bengaluru. Books and Authors

BOOK- 6 “Designing Destiny: The Heartfulness Way” written by Spiritual teacher Kamlesh Patel launched Books and Authors

• The book “Designing Destiny: The Heartfulness Way” which has been written by spiritual teacher Kamlesh Patel who is famously known as Daaji, was launched recently. The book deals with issues pertaining to destiny and the way it shapes someone’s life. • The book has been published by Westland Publications. Books and Authors

BOOK- 7 • DotBook: India’s first Braille laptop created by IIT-Delhi Scientists • Pulkit Sapra, 26, from Delhi and Suman Muralikrishnan, 27, from Chennai, former students and researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have created a laptop for visually-impaired called “DotBook” Books and Authors

BOOK- 8 • Nayantara Sahgal unveiled her new novel “The Fate Of Butterflies” • “The Fate of Butterflies“, Nayantara Sahgal new novel was unveiled at a function hosted by Namita Gokhale at Oxford Bookstore, New Delhi. Books and Authors

BOOK- 9 • 800-kg “Astounding Bhagavad Gita” unveiled by in Delhi • On 26th February 2019, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has unveiled a 800-kg “Astounding Bhagavad Gita” at ISKCON temple in Delhi. This book is the world’s largest sacred book and was prepared by ISKCON devotees.700 verses” after “original” and “along with the commentary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya)”. Books and Authors

BOOK- 10 Malay and Arindam Chaudhari’s new book ‘What Marx Left Unsaid’ released by Manish Tewari

• Indian Politician and author, Manish Tewari, launched ‘What Marx Left Unsaid’ – Production of Skills by Means of Skills, authored by Dr. Malay Chaudhari, Dr. Arindam Chaudhari and Che Kabir Chaudhari at Indian International Centre, New Delhi. Books and Authors

BOOK- 11 “Let’s Talk On Air: Conversations with Radio Presenters”by Rakesh Anand Bakshi released

• On the occasion of World Radio Day (WRD-2019), on February 13, the book titled “Let’s Talk On Air: Conversations with Radio Presenters” has been released. It has been authored by Rakesh Anand Bakshi. Books and Authors

BOOK- 12 Manus Island refugee Behrouz Boochani won Australian literary prize • On January 31,2019 , Manus Island ’s refugee Behrouz Boochani ’s debut book “No Friends But the Mountains” won both the 25,000 dollars non-fiction prize at the Victorian premier’s literary awards and the 100,000 dollars Victorian prize for literature , in Australia. Books and Authors

BOOK- 13

Indian Diplomat launches bilingual anthology in Brazil On January 24, 2019, A new anthology titled ‘New Brazilian Poems’, translated and edited by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar was launched at the National Association of Writers of Brazil Books and Authors

BOOK- 14

‘A Crusade Against Corruption’: book by Manohar Manoj launched by Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Harivansh Narayan Singh in New Delhi Books and Authors

BOOK- 15 Book ‘Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From’ By Tony Joseph Released Books and Authors

BOOK- 16 Sanjay Khan announces the second book on 78th birthday

• On the occasion of his 78th birthday, veteran actor- producer Sanjay Khan announced his second book, ‘Assalamalaikum Watan’. • He is the recipient of the ‘National Citizen Award’ twice, the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence’ and the ‘Gem of India Award for Excellence’ among many other honours. Awards And Honours

Filmfare awards 2019 announced

कि쥍मिेयर पुरस्कार 2019 की घोषणा Awards And Honours

• 64th Filmfare Awards were held at Jio Garden, Mumbai on 23 March 2019.

• 64र्ां कफ쥍मफेयर पुरस्कार 23 माचव 2019 को मुंबई के जियो गाडवन मᴂ आयोजित ककया गया। • Raazi won the Best Film and Alia Bhatt received the Best Actress for Raazi. • रािी को सर्वश्रेष्ट्ठ क쥍म और आमलया भट्ट को रािी के मलए सर्वश्रेष्ट्ठ अमभनेत्री का पुरस्कार ममला। • Ranveer Singh won Critics Best Actor for Padmaavat. • प饍मार्त के मलए रणर्ीर मसंह ने क啍दटक्स सर्वश्रेष्ट्ठ अमभनेता का पुरस्कार िीता। Awards And Honours

• Ranbir Kapoor won Best Actor for Sanju.

• रणबीर कपूर ने संिू के मलए सर्वश्रेष्ट्ठ अमभनेता का पुरस्कार िीता। • Andhadhun won Critics Best Film.

• अधं ाधुन ने क啍दटक्स बेस्ट कफ쥍म का पुरस्करा िीता। Awards And Honours

Extra Information: COMPLETE LIST OF 64th FILMFARE AWARDS

Category Winner Best Film Raazi Critics Best Film Andhadhun Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju) Critics Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) Ayushmann Khurrana (Andhadhun), Ranveer Singh (Padmaavat) Awards And Honours Category Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) Alia Bhatt (Raazi)

Critics Best Actor in Leading Role (Female) Neena Gupta (Badhaai Ho) Best Director Meghna Gulzar (Raazi) Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) Gajarj Rao (Badhaai Ho), Vicky Kaushal (Sanju) Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female) Surekha Sikhri (Badhaai Ho) Awards And Honours Category Winner Best Music Album Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Patmaavat) Best Lyrics Gulzar (Raazi) Best Playback Singer (Male) Arijit Singh (Raazi) Best Playback Singer (Female) Shreya Ghoshal (Patmaavat) Life Time Achievement Award Sridevi Best Debut Female Sara Ali Khan (Kedar Nath) Best Debut Male Ishaan Khattar (Beyond the Clouds) 50 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Hema Malini Awards And Honours Category Winner People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film Plus Minus Best Short Film in Fiction Rogan Josh Best Short Film in Non-Fiction The Soccer City Best Actor Female in Short Film Kirti Kulhari (Maya) Best Actor Male in Short Film Hussain Dalal (Shameless) Best Original Story Abubhav Sinha (Mulk) Awards And Honours Category Winner Beat Screenplay Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh ‘ Chandekar, Hemanth Rao (Andhadhun) Best Dialogue Akshat Ghildial (Badhaai Ho) Best Editing Pooja Ladha Surti (Andhadhun) Best Action Vikram Dahiya, Sunil Rodriguez (Mukkabaaz) Best Background Score Daniel B George (Andhadhun) Awards And Honours Category Winner Best Choreography Kurti Mahesh Midya, Jyothi D Tommar (Patmaavat) Best Cinematography Pankaj Kumar (Tumbbad) Best Costume Sheetal Sharma (Manto) Best Production Design Nitin Zihani Choudhary, Rakesh Yadav (Tumbbad) Best Sound Design Kunal Sharma (Tumbbad) Best VFX Red Chillies VFX (Zero) Awards And Honours Filmfare Awards :

• Filmfare awards are presented by The Times Group • Filmfare awards were started in the same year of starting of national film awards i.e 1954 Filmfare Awards 2018 Best Fim Medium Critics award for Newton best film Best Actor Irfan Khan for Hindi Medium Best Actress Vidya Balan for Tumahri Sulu Awards And Honours National Film Awards :

• National film awards were established in 1954 • National film awards are awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements for Indian cinema • Awards are presented by the President of India National Film Awards 2018 Best Feature Film Village Rockstars Dada Saheb Phalke Award Vinod Khanna Best Actor Riddhi Sen for Nagar Kirtan Best Actress Sridevi for Mom Best Popular Film Award Bahubali 2 Awards And Honours Oscars 2019 Award Category Award Winner Best Picture Green Book Best Director Alfonso Cuaron (Movie – Roma) Best Actor Rami Malek, (Movie – Bohemian Rhapsody) Best Actress Olivia Colman, (Movie – The Favourite) Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali (Movie – Green Book) Best Supporting Actress Regina King (Movie – If Beale Street Could Talk) Best Animated Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse by Bob Feature Film Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Best Foreign Film Roma (Mexico) Best Adapted Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Screenplay Willmott, Spike Lee (Movie – BlacKkKlansman) Awards And Honours

Award Category Award Winner Best Original Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly Screenplay (Movie – Green Book) Best Original Score Ludwig Goransson (Movie – Black Panther) Shallow from A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga, Mark Best Original Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt Song and Benjamin Rice Best Documentary Free Solo by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Feature Vasarhelyi Best Documentary Short Period. End Of Sentence by Rayka Zehtabchi Best Live Action Short Skin by Guy Nattiv Awards And Honours

Award Category Award Winner Best Animated Short Bao by Domee Shi Best Cinematography Alfonso Cuaron (Movie – Roma) Best Production Design Hannah Beachler (Movie – Black Panther) Best Costume Design Ruth E. Carter (Movie – Black Panther) Best Hair And Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Makeup Dehaney (Movie – Vice) Nina Hartstone, John Warhurst (Movie – Best Sound Editing Bohemian Rhapsody) Awards And Honours

Award Category Award Winner Best Sound John Casali, Tim Cavagin, Paul Massey Mixing (Movie – Bohemian Rhapsody) Best Visual Effects First Man John Ottman (Movie – Bohemian Best Editing Rhapsody) Bohemian Rhapsody Awards and Honours

Peter Tabichi won the Global Teacher Prize 2019 पीटर तबीची ने ग्लोबल टीचर प्राइज 2019 जीता Awards and Honours

• Peter Tabichi won the Global Teacher Prize 2019. • पीटर तबीची ने ग्लोबल टीचर प्राइज 2019 जीता है। • Peter was chosen from our top 10 finalists who come from all corners of the globe.

• पीटर को दनु नया के सभी कोनⴂ से आए शीष ष 10 िाइनललस्टⴂ मᴂ से चुना गया। • Peter has dedicated his life to helping others.

• पीटर ने अपना जीवन दसू रⴂ की मदद करने के ललए समर्पषत कर ददया है। Awards and Honours

• He gives 80% of his teaching salary to local community projects, including education, sustainable agriculture, and peace-building.

• वह अपने लशक्षण वेतन का 80% स्थानीय सामुदानयक पररयोजनाओ ं को देते हℂ, जजसमᴂ लशक्षा, स्थायी कृ र्ष और शांनत बनाये रखना शालमल हℂ। Awards and Honours

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DRDO satellite to be launched on April 1 अप्रैल को DRDO उपग्रह लॉन्च ककया जाएगा Defense

• ISRO will launch an advanced electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT, developed by DRDO on April 1, 2019. • ISRO 1 अप्रैल2019 को DRDO 饍र्ारा वर्कमसत एक उन्नत इलेक्रॉतनक इंटेमलिेन्स उपग्रह EMISAT लॉन्च करेगा। • ISRO on April 1 will launch EMISAT, along with 28 other international satellites. • इसरो 1 अप्रैल को28 अन्य अंतरराष्ट्रीय उपग्रहⴂ के साथ EMISAT को लॉन्च करेगा। Defense

• The 28 international customer satellites are from four countries - Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland and the United States.

• 28 अंतरावष्ट्रीय ग्राहक उपग्रह चार देशⴂ- मलथुआतनया, स्पेन, जस्र्ट्िरलडℂ और संयुक्त रा煍य अमेररका से हℂ। • India's Polar (PSLV), in its 47th mission (PSLV-C45), will launch EMISAT. • भारत का पोलर सैटेलाइट लॉन्च व्हीकल (PSLV) अपने 47 र्ᴂ ममशन (PSLV-C45) मᴂ, EMISAT लॉन्च करेगा। Defense

• It will be used to sniff out enemy radars and for collecting imagery and communication intelligence.

• इसका उपयोग दश्ु मन के राडार को ढूूँढने और इमेिरी और संचार स륍बंधधत िानकारी एकत्र करने के मलए ककया िाएगा। • Its characteristics are - help monitor the activities of enemy radars and sensors deployed along the border and know the exact topography of enemy areas.

• इसकी वर्शेर्ताएं हℂ - सीमा पर तैनात दश्ु मन राडार और सᴂसर की गततवर्धधयⴂ पर निर रखने और दश्ु मन क्षेत्रⴂ की सटीक भौगोमलक जस्थतत िानने मᴂ मदद करना। Defense

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Formed: 1958 Headquarters: DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi

Motto Sanskrit: बलस्य मूलं वर्ज्ञानम,् "Strength's Origin is in Science" Minister responsible: Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Defence Agency executive: Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO & Secretary Defense

ISRO LAUNCHED SCHEDULED FOR 2019 1. Next ISRO Launch TIME - APR 01 09:27 AM SATELLITE NAME - EMISAT LAUNCHER - PSLV PLACE - ISRO SLP, Space Centre India 2. APR 2019 MISSION NAME - Chandrayaan-2 LAUNCHER- GSLV-III ISRO PLACE - SLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India Defense

ISRO LAUNCHED SCHEDULED FOR 2019 3. APR 2019 MISSION NAME - -3 & NEMO-AM LAUNCHER - PSLV ISRO PLACE -FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India TYPE - Earth Observation Satellite MAY 2019 MISSION NAME - RISAT-2BR1 LAUNCHER - PSLV ISRO PLACE- FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India TYPE- Earth Observation Satellite Defense

ISRO LAUNCHED SCHEDULED FOR 2019 JUL 2019 Mission Name - SSLV Demo 1 Launcher - SSLV ISRO PLACE- FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India TYPE- Test Flight Vehicle Debut SEP 2019 Mission Name - GISAT Launcher - GSLV-II ISRO PLACE- SLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India TYPE- GEO Imaging Satellite, Earth Observation Satellite Defense

ISRO LAUNCHED SCHEDULED FOR 2019 Q3 2019 Mission Name - Cartosat-3A Launcher - PSLV ISRO PLACE- FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India TYPE Earth Observation Satellite Q4 2019 Mission Name - SSLV Demo 2 Launcher - SSLV ISRO PLACE- FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India TYPE- Test Flight Defense

ISRO LAUNCHED SCHEDULED FOR 2019 2019 Mission Name - IRNSS-1J Launcher - PSLV ISRO PLACE- FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre India TYPE- Navigation Satellite Defense

List of Missiles with Indian Defense Systems Name Type Pinaka Multi-barrel rocket launcher truck surface-to-air missile. anti tank missile. Helina air-launched anti tank missile. anti tank missile. CLGM Cannon launched anti tank missile. DRDO Anti Tank Missile Anti Tank Missile -I (SS-150) surface-to-surface . Prithvi-II (SS-250) surface-to-surface ballistic missile. Defense

List of Missiles with Indian Defense Systems Name Type Prithvi-III (SS-350) surface-to-surface ballistic missile. surface-to-surface medium-range -I MRBM ballistic missile. surface-to-surface medium-range Agni-II MRBM ballistic missile. surface-to-surface intermediate- Agni-III IRBM range ballistic missile (IRBM). surface-to-surface intermediate- Agni-IV IRBM range ballistic missile (IRBM). Defense

List of Missiles with Indian Defense Systems Name Type surface-to-surface intercontinental Agni-V ICBM ballistic missile. (ICBM). Four-stage Intercontinental Agni-VI ballistic missile (ICBM).(under development) ship-launched surface-to-surface (missile) ballistic missile. submarine-launched ballistic K 15 missile (SLBM). submarine-launched ballistic K 4 missile. Defense

List of Missiles with Indian Defense Systems Name Type submarine-launched ballistic K 5 missile. (under development) submarine-launched anti balastic Dhruv_64 missile. (under development) surface-to-surface hypersonic tactical missile. BrahMos . air-launched cruise missile BrahMos-A (ALCM). miniature version based on the BrahMos-NG BrahMos (missile) (under development). Defense

List of Missiles with Indian Defense Systems Name Type hypersonic missile (under BrahMos-II development). active radar homing beyond- BVRAAM visual-range missile. DRDO anti radiation air-to-surface anti radiation missile missile (ARM). (under development) long-range subsonic cruise missile. (under development) tactical short-range ballistic missile. Pragati (missile) Defense

List of Missiles with Indian Defense Systems Name Type guided rockets (Pinaka Mk1 Pinaka Mk III unguided & MK2 guided rockets) long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM). (missile) DRDO quick-reaction SAM Pradyumna ballistic ballistic missile interceptor, missile interceptor surface-to-air missile. Ashwin Ballistic Missile ballistic missile interceptor & Interceptor anti aircraft missile (SAM). (missile) surface-to-air missile (SAM). Defense

List of Missiles with Indian Defense Systems Name Type exoatmospheric anti ballistic Prithvi Air Defence missile (ABM). endoatmospheric anti ballistic Advanced Air Defence missile (ABM). Prithvi Defence Vehicle antiballistic missile (ABM). submarine-launched ballistic (missile) missile. Defense

ISRO :

ISRO is an Indian Space Research Organization Headquartered at Bengaluru, with the main center as Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, which is the primary space agency of India Major center to manufacture major Indian satellites Defense Defense

List of ISRO’s Completed and Planned Missions List of Completed Missions Mission Name Details Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated Chandrayaan-1 until August 2009. Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan is a orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is India's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars Orbiter Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, Mission and the European Space Agency. Defense

List of ISRO’s Completed and Planned Missions List of Completed Missions Mission Name Details is the first dedicated Indian Astronomy satellite mission launched by ISRO on 28 September 2015, which will be helpful in enabling multi-wavelength observations of the celestial bodies and cosmic sources in X-ray and UV spectral ASTROSAT bands simultaneously. Defense

List of ISRO’s Completed and Planned Missions List of Completed Missions Mission Name Details was launched on 5 May 2017.This is a satellite which has been developed by ISRO for South Asian Nations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi South Asia announced this in November 2014 during Satellite the 18th SAARC session. Defense

List of ISRO’s Completed and Planned Missions List of Planned Mission Mission Name Details Chandrayaan-2 will be India's second mission to the Moon which will include an orbiter and -rover module. Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkIII) in the first Chandrayaan-2 quarter of 2019. ISRO plans to carry out a mission to the Sun Aditya-L1 by the year 2019–20. Defense

List of ISRO’s Completed and Planned Missions List of Planned Mission Mission Name Details from "Aerobic Vehicle for Transatmospheric Hypersonic Aerospace Transportation" is a concept for a manned single-stage reusable space plane capable of horizontal takeoff and landing, by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation along with Indian Space Research Organisation and other research AVATAR institutions. Defense

List of ISRO’s Completed and Planned Missions List of Planned Mission Mission Name Details RISAT-1A is Radar imaging satellite, Its configuration is similar to RISAT-1. It is a land-based mission with primary application in terrain mapping and analysis of land, RISAT-1A ocean and water surface for soil moisture. Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite to be used NISAR for remote sensing. Defense

List of ISRO’s Completed and Planned Missions List of Planned Mission Mission Name Details 2 (MOM 2) also called Mangalyaan 2 is India's second interplanetary mission planned for launch to Mars by the Indian Space Research Mars Orbiter Organisation (ISRO) in the 2021-2022 time Mission 2 frame. The Indian Venusian orbiter mission is a planned orbiter to Venus by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to study Indian Venusian the atmosphere of Venus. It will be orbiter mission launched sometime after 2020. Banking and Economy Karnataka Bank reported fraud to RBI कनाषटक बकℂ ने RBI को धोखाधडी की सूचना दी Banking and Economy

• Karnataka Bank reported a fraud to RBI amounting to Rs 13.26 crore in the fund-based working capital facility extended to SRS Finance. • कनावटक बकℂ ने एसआरएस फाइनᴂस को दी गई फंड-आधाररत कायवशील पूंिी सुवर्धा मᴂ RBI को 13.26 करो蔼 셁पये की धोखाध蔼ी की सूचना दी। • The fraud was on account of diversion of funds.

• यह धोखाध蔼ी धन के पररर्तवन के कारण हुई थी। Banking and Economy

• SRS Finance is a non-banking financial corporation (NBFC) with a focus on corporate finance and investments, and the consumer finance business. • एसआरएस फाइनᴂस एक गैर-बकℂ कं ग वर्त्तीय तनगम (एनबीएफसी) है, िो कॉपोरेट वर्त्त और तनर्ेश और उपभोक्ता वर्त्त व्यर्साय पर ध्यान कᴂ दित करता है। Banking and Economy Extra Information : Reserve Bank of India

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Established: 1 April 1935 • Ownership: Government of India (100%) • Governor: Shaktikanta Das • Currency Reserves: ₹2,751,400 crore (US$380 billion) Banking and Economy Extra Information : Reserve Bank of India

The Central Board consists of: • Governor • 4 Deputy Governors • 2 Finance Ministry representatives • 4 directors to represent local boards headquartered at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and New Delhi • 10 members appointed by GOI Banking and Economy Extra Information : Reserve Bank of India

Subsidiaries of RBI -

1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (DICGC) 2. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) 3. National Housing Bank (NHB) 4. Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited (ReBIT) Banking and Economy

Important Current Affairs related to Banking (March 2019)

• State Bank of India (SBI) announced it had raised Rs.1,251.30 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds. • State Bank of India has signed a pact with the Bank of China to boost business opportunities. • Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) signed a loan agreement on behalf of the government of USD 83.11 million to Congo for financing three solar power projects in the central African country. Banking and Economy

Important Current Affairs related to Banking (March 2019)

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das called for permanent status to Finance Commission. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is also a member of the fifteenth finance commission. • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest $50 million in Indian renewable energy independent power producer Avaada Energy Private Limited, to expand its solar energy generation capacity in India. Banking and Economy

Important Current Affairs related to Banking (March 2019)

• South Indian Bank plans to raise up to Rs.250 crore by issuing Basel III compliant bonds. • The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Banking and Economy

Important Current Affairs related to Banking (March 2019)

• HDFC, India’s largest mortgage lender, which has agreed to merge its low-cost arm Gruh Finance Pvt. Ltd. with Bandhan Bank, can hold 9.9 percent in the bank, according to its exchange filing. • KVS Manian and Gaurang Shah appointed as Kotak Mahindra Bank ’s whole-time directors for a three-year term effective from the date of approval from the Reserve Bank of India. Banking and Economy

Important Current Affairs related to Banking (March 2019)

• State Bank of India launched ‘YONO Cash’ for cardless withdrawal of cash at over 16,500 SBI ATMs across the country. • IDBI Bank has been categorised as a private sector bank for regulatory purposes with effect from January 21, 2019. Banking and Economy

Important Current Affairs related to Banking (March 2019)

• State-owned Bank of India (BoI) raised Rs.660.80 crore by issuing shares to employees under Employee Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS). Banking and Economy Government garnered Rs 700 crore सरकार ने ₹700 करोड जुटाए

• Sale of 'enemy shares' and buyback of stocks by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) together yielded the government over ₹11,300 crore.

• शत्रु शेयरⴂ' की बब啍ी और सीपीएसई 饍र्ारा शेयरⴂ की खरीद-फरोख्त ने सरकार के मलए ₹11,300 करो蔼 से अधधक का उ配पादन ददया। Banking and Economy

• This helped the exchequer mop up ₹85,000 crore from disinvestment in the current fiscal- the second highest receipt ever.

• इससे मौिदू ा वर्त्त र्र्व मᴂ वर्तनर्ेश से 85,000 करो蔼 셁पये िटु ाए गए, िो अब तक की दसू री सबसे ब蔼ी प्राजतत है। Banking and Economy

• Enemy property refers to the assets left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan or China and are no longer citizens of India.

• शत्रु संपवत्त का ता配पयव ऐसे व्यजक्तयⴂ की स륍पवत्त से है िो पाककस्तान या चीन चले गए और अब भारत के नागररक नहीं हℂ। Banking and Economy Extra Information: What is an enemy property? • As per the Enemy Property Act, 1968, ‘enemy property’ refers to any property that belonged to a person who migrated from India to an enemy country when a war broke out. • During World War II, the US and the UK took over the properties of people who fled their shores to settle in ‘enemy’ countries such as Germany and Japan Banking and Economy

Extra Information: What is an enemy property? • This was touted as a move to protect their turf from hostile forces in enemy States who might take control of such assets and use it to their advantage. • Similarly, in India too, after the war with China and Pakistan in 1962 and 1965, the government took over the properties, under the Defence of India Act, from persons who migrated to these countries. Banking and Economy

Extra Information: What is an enemy property? • The confiscated property included both movable and immovable properties such as securities, jewellery, land, and buildings. • Later in 1968, a law called the Enemy Property Act was enacted to regulate such properties and entrusted with the Custodian of Enemy Property(CEPI). Banking and Economy

Extra Information: What is an enemy property? • Now, for the first time, the government has decided to sell off the property held in the form of shares (‘enemy shares’) which are lying with the custodian. • The sale is expected to fetch about Rs 3,000 crore and will be counted as disinvestment. • It expects to use these proceeds from sale for development and social welfare programmes. Banking and Economy

Extra Information: What is an enemy property? • With the Cabinet approval, the disposal of other properties such as land and building could also likely to happen. Banking and Economy

Why is it important? • The property now approved for sale consists of about 6.5 crore shares which are under the custody of CEPI belonging to 20,323 shareholders in 996 companies. • Of these, 588 companies are currently functional and 139 are listed on stock exchanges. • Hence, selling these shares will lead to monetisation of assets that have been lying dormant for decades. • The government also made amendments to The Enemy Property Act, 1968 recently. Banking and Economy

Why is it important? • It has made even the property lawfully transferred by the ‘enemy’ (the fleeing citizen) to his/her legal heir or successor before migrating to Pakistan or China, to come under enemy property. • To illustrate, say a person ‘A’ transferred his property to his son in 1963 and migrated to Pakistan during the war in 1965. Banking and Economy

Why is it important? • After the amendment to the Act, the property transferred by A before migrating, now owned by his son, also falls under the definition of ‘enemy property’ and can be confiscated. • Thus inheritance law will not be applicable on Enemy Property. • The government introduced this amendment to put an end to the long-lasting disputes on claims made by the legal heirs. Banking and Economy

Why is it important? • Thus these measures come at a time when the government facing the concerns with the twin deficits and hence it can pave the way to balance its budget. Banking and Economy

What is the ongoing process?

• The process for selling these shares is to be approved by the Alternative Mechanism (AM) under the chairmanship of finance minister. • The other members of the committee will include Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Home Minister. Banking and Economy

What is the ongoing process?

• The AM will be supported by a high-level committee (HLC) of officers co-chaired by the secretaries of the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) and the ministry of home affairs (MHA). • It would give its recommendations with regard to quantum, price and principles, as well as mechanisms for sale of shares. Banking and Economy

What is the ongoing process?

• The government has so far raised Rs 10,028 crore as disinvestment proceeds this fiscal against the target of Rs 80,000 crore. • The 2017 amendment had just made an enabling legislative provision for the disposal of enemy property. • With the approval, now, of the procedure and mechanism for sale of enemy shares an enabling framework has been institutionalized for their sale. Banking and Economy

List of Bills passed in Parliament • On 3rd Jan The Union Cabinet approved the amendment on Trade Unions Act, 1926, to facilitate recognition of trade unions at the Central and federal level. • On 4th Jan The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of a Bill to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) of . • On 5th Jan Parliament passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill. Banking and Economy

List of Bills passed in Parliament • On 6th Jan The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018. • On 9th Jan Lok Sabha passed the 'DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019' • A day after Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha on 9th January , 2019 passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Fourth Amendment) Bill 2019 to introduce a 10% reservation for economically weaker sections among general category for jobs and educational institutions. Banking and Economy

List of Bills passed in Parliament • On 14th Feb The government has introduced the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 in the Parliament. • On 14 feb Parliament passed a Bill removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws, including the Hindu Marriage Act. • On 20th Feb The Cabinet approved the promulgation of an ordinance with regard to the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, to protect investors from Ponzi schemes. National Affairs CBSE to introduce AI, Yoga as new subjects सीबीएसई नए र्वषयⴂ के 셂प मᴂ एआई, योग को पेश करेगा National Affairs

• The CBSE will introduce artificial intelligence (AI), early childhood care education and yoga as new subjects in the school curriculum from the upcoming academic session.

• सीबीएसई आगामी शैक्षणणक सत्र से स्कू ली पाठ्य啍म मᴂ नए वर्र्यⴂ के 셂प मᴂ कृ बत्रम बु饍धधमत्ता (एआई), प्रारंमभक बा쥍यार्स्था देखभाल एर्ं मशक्षा और योग श셂ु करेगा। National Affairs

• The CBSE is introducing AI as an optional 6th subject at Class IX from the session 2019-2020 onwards. • सीबीएसई सत्र 2019-2020 से कक्षा IX मᴂ र्ैकज쥍पक छठे वर्र्य के 셂प मᴂ एआई की श셁ु आत कर रहा है। • yoga and early childhood education as elective subjects will be introduced at the senior secondary level. • योग और प्रारंमभक बा쥍यार्स्था देखभाल एर्ं मशक्षा वर्र्यⴂ को र्ररष्ट्ठ माध्यममक स्तर पर पेश ककया िाएगा। National Affairs Extra Information : CBSE :

• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools • It is controlled and managed by the Union Government of India. National Affairs Extra Information : CBSE :

• Headquarters - New Delhi, India • Chairperson - Anita Karwal, IAS • Parent organization - Ministry of Human Resource Development National Affairs Extra Information : AYUSH :

What? → It stands for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy, abbreviated as AYUSH, is a governmental ministerial body in India. Its Sanskrit meaning is “life”. National Affairs Extra Information : AYUSH :

Why? → To cultivate education and research in Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy, Sowa-rigpa(Traditional Tibetan medicine), and other Indigenous Medicine systems. National Affairs Extra Information : AYUSH :

Timeline → 1995: Department of Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H) formulated. → 2003: Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) under Ministry of family and health welfare. → 2014: Ministry of AYUSH created, to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care. National Affairs Extra Information : International Yoga Day 21 June Theme (2018) Yoga For Piece Appointments Govindaraj re-elected BFI president गोर्वंदराज पुनः बीएिआई अध्यक्ष चुने गए

• K. Govindaraj was unanimously re-elected as President of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) at its annual general body meeting.

• के . गोवर्ंदराि को सर्वस륍मतत से इसकी र्ावर्वक आम सभा मᴂ पुनः बास्केटबॉल फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडडया (बीएफआई) के अध्यक्ष के 셂प मᴂ चुना गया। Appointments

• Chander Mukhi Sharma was re-elected secretary- general as the BFI promised a bunch of new ideas and tournaments.

• चंदर मुखी शमाव को महासधचर् के 셂प मᴂ पुनः चुना गया और बीएफआई ने नए वर्चारⴂ और टूनावमᴂटⴂ के आयोिन का र्ादा ककया। Appointments

• A new six-team women’s league would be held in the next three months, declared Govindaraj. • गोवर्ंदराि ने बताया कक अगले तीन महीनⴂ मᴂ एक नई छह-टीम की मदहला लीग आयोजित की िाएगी। Appointments Extra Information : Basketball Federation of India →

• It is the governing and controlling body of basketball of India • Founded - 1950 • Headquarters - New Delhi Appointments Extra Information : Basketball Federation of India →

• President - K. Govindraj • Vice president - Teja Singh Dhaliwal • Coach Philip John Weber Appointments Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports → Appointments Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports → Appointments Appointments

• Vice Admiral Karambir Singh is the next Chief of Indian Navy • Tata Coffee Appoints Chacko Purackal Thomas as MD And CEO • Tsunekazu Takeda, the head of Japan's Olympic Committee (JOC), is stepping down over corruption allegations relating to the awarding of the 2020 Games to Tokyo. • Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan's first and only President, announced his resignation on March 19 after 29 years in power. Appointments

• Pramod Sawant (45), former Speaker of legislative Assembly and MLA from Sankhelim in North Goa was sworn-in as 13th Chief Minister of Goa. • Santosh Jha presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan. • Pinaki Chandra Ghose is India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman or Lokpal. • Supreme Court appointed senior advocate P. S. Narasimha, as a mediator for resolving various disputes related to cricket administration in the country. Appointments

• M.R.Kumar, the newly-appointed chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) • Rahul Bajaj will step down as Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Financial services company ‘Bajaj Finserv’ on May 16. • Axis Bank has appointed Rakesh Makhija as Non-Executive Chairman for a period of 3 years. • President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas appointed Mohammad Shtayyeh as the Palestinian Prime Minister. Appointments

• S. Mubarak appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of El Salvador • Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan stepped down from his post. Governor of , Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, has been given temporary charge of the Aizawl Raj Bhavan • Kaja Kallas elected as the first female Prime Minister of Estonia • The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has appointed scientist Ajit Kumar Mohanty as its Director. Economy/Business

Delhivery gets $413 million funding डे쥍हीवरी को 413 लमललयन डॉलर की िंडडंग लमली Economy/Business • Logistics startup Delhivery Pvt. Ltd has secured $413 million in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund. • लॉजजजस्टक स्टाटषअपडे쥍हीवरी प्रा. लललमटेड ने सॉफ्टबकℂ र्वजन िं ड के नेत配ृ व वाले िं डडगं राउंड मᴂ 413 लमललयन डॉलर हालसल ककए हℂ। • Delhivery plans to use it to expand its presence to 20,000 pin codes by the first quarter of FY20 from 15,000 pin codes. • डे쥍हीवरी की योजना है कक वह FY20 की पहली नतमाही मᴂ 15,000 र्पनकोड मᴂ अपनी उपजस्थनत को 20,000 र्पनकोड तक बढाए। Economy/Business

• Delhivery was founded in 2011 by Barua, Mohit Tandon, Bhavesh Manglani, Suraj Saharan and Kapil Bharati.

• 2011 मᴂ सादहल ब셁आ, मोदहत टंडन, भावेश मंगलानी, सूरज सहारण और कर्पल भारती 饍वारा डे쥍हीवरी की स्थापना की गई थी। Economy/Business

Extra Information : Ministry of Road Transport and Highways → Economy/Business

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways → • It is the apex body of government of India which deals with the formation of the rules and laws regarding road transport and transport research to inc the mobility and efficiency of road • National Highways Authority of India works under this ministry Economy/Business Economy/Business

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Schemes Bharatmala • It is an umbrella program that will subsume unfinished parts of National Highway Development Program (NHDP). • It also focuses on the new initiatives like development of Border and International connectivity roads, Coastal & port connectivity roads, National Corridors Efficiency improvements, Economic corridors development and others. Economy/Business

Setu Bharatam • It is a program for building bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways. • The aim is to make National Highways free of railway level crossings by 2019 by building Railway Over Bridges/ Under Passes and old &worn down bridges to be improved by replacement/widening/strengthening. Economy/Business

Char Dham Highway Project • The highway development project is an initiative to improve connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centers in the i.e , , , and . • This objective is to provide 900 km highway roads with paved shoulders, provision for landslide mitigation and other road safety measures, which will provide all weather road connectivity for pilgrims and for movement of defense forces. Economy/Business

Char Dham Highway Project • Generally, the Char Dham pilgrimage center four pilgrimage sites in India i.e Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, and Rameswaran but the Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath in state were known as . Economy/Business

Logistic Efficiency Enhancement Programme • LEEP is a programme that is aimed at enhancing freight transportation in India through improving cost, time, tracking and transferability of consignments through infrastructure, procedural and Information Technology (IT) interventions. • The parks are expected to serve four key functions – freight aggregation and distribution, multimodal freight movement, storage and warehousing, and value-added services such as custom clearances. Economy/Business

List of Important National Highways of India Economy/Business

NH No States Length

1 Jammu and Kashmir 535 km (332 mi)

Assam, Nagaland, , 2 1,214 km (754 mi) Mizoram

Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu 3 427 km (265 mi) and Kashmir

4 Andaman & Nicobar 230 km (140 mi)

Punjab, , , 5 637 km (396 mi) Himachal Pradesh Economy/Business

NH No States Length

6 , Assam, Mizoram 1,873 km (1,164 mi)

Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, 7 770 km (480 mi) Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

8 Assam, 371 km (231 mi)

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar 9 811 km (504 mi) Pradesh,Uttarakhand

10 , 174 km (108 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

11 495 km (308 mi)

12 West Bengal 612 km (380 mi)

13 Arunachal Pradesh, Assam 1,150 km (710 mi)

14 West Bengal 306 km (190 mi)

15 Assam, Arunachal Pradesh 664 km (413 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

West Bengal, , Andhra 16 1,659 km (1,031 mi) Pradesh,Tamil Nadu

17 West Bengal, Assam 477 km (296 mi)

18 , West Bengal, Odisha 359 km (223 mi)

Delhi, Haryana, , 19 1,435 km (892 mi) Bihar,Jharkhand, West Bengal

20 Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha 658 km (409 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

21 Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 262 km (163 mi)

22 Bihar, Jharkhand 416 km (258 mi)

23 Rajasthan 222 km (138 mi)

24 Uttar Pradesh 293 km (182 mi)

25 Rajasthan 353 km (219 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

26 Odisha, Andhra Pradesh 526 km (327 mi)

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya 27 Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, 3,507 km (2,179 mi) West Bengal, Assam

28 Uttar Pradesh 305 km (190 mi)

29 Assam, Nagaland 320 km (200 mi)

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, 30 , , 2,010 km (1,250 mi) ,Andhra Pradesh Economy/Business

NH No States Length

31 Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal 968 km (601 mi)

32 Tamil Nadu, Puducherry 314 km (195 mi)

33 Bihar, West Bengal 443 km (275 mi)

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, 34 1,426 km (886 mi) Madhya Pradesh

35 Uttar Pradesh 346 km (215 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

36 Tamil Nadu 334 km (208 mi)

37 Assam, Manipur 313 km (194 mi)

38 Tamil Nadu 604 km (375 mi) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar 39 869 km (540 mi) Pradesh,Jharkhand 40 Andhra Pradesh 420 km (260 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length 41 290 km (180 mi)

42 Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil 337 km (209 mi) Nadu

43 Madhya Pradesh, 806 km (501 mi) Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand 44 Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal 3,745 km (2,327 mi) Pradesh,Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu 45 Madhya Pradesh 280 km (170 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

46 Madhya Pradesh 604 km (375 mi)

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, 47 1,080 km (670 mi) Maharashtra Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, 2,807 km (1,744 48 Gujarat,Maharashtra, mi) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Chhattishgarh, Odisha, 49 706 km (439 mi) Jharkhand, West Bengal 50 Karnataka 544 km (338 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

51 Gujarat 522 km (324 mi) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, 2,317 km (1,440 52 Madhya Pradesh, mi) Maharashtra, Karnataka Gujarat, Maharashtra, 1,781 km (1,107 53 Chhattisgarh,Odisha mi) 54 Punjab 340 km (210 mi)

55 Odisha 264 km (164 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, 56 290 km (180 mi) Gujarat

57 Odisha 297 km (185 mi)

58 Rajasthan 620 km (390 mi)

59 Odisha 352 km (219 mi)

60 Maharashtra 395 km (245 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

61 Maharashtra, Telangana 652 km (405 mi)

62 Punjab, Rajasthan 748 km (465 mi)

Telangana, Maharashtra, 63 560 km (350 mi) Chhattisgarh,Odisha 64 Gujarat 332 km (206 mi) Maharashtra, Karnataka, 65 926 km (575 mi) Telangana,Andhra Pradesh Economy/Business

NH No States Length Maharashtra, Goa, 66 1,593 km (990 mi) Karnataka,, Tamil Nadu

67 Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh 300 km (190 mi)

68 Rajasthan, Gujarat 429 km (267 mi)

69 Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh 625 km (388 mi)

71 Andhra Pradesh 108 km (67 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

73 Karnataka 316 km (196 mi)

75 Karnataka,Tamil Nadu 533 km (331 mi)

77 Tamil Nadu 177 km (110 mi)

79 Tamil Nadu 137 km (85 mi)

81 Tamil Nadu 340 km (210 mi) Economy/Business

NH No States Length

83 Tamil Nadu 394 km (245 mi)

85 Kerala, Tamil Nadu 413 km (257 mi)

87 Tamil Nadu 154 km (96 mi) Extra Highlights News-1 India Ranks 76th On WEF Global Energy Transition Index

भारत डब्ल쥍यूईएि के वैजववक ऊजाष संक्रमण सूचकाकं मᴂ 76 वᴂ स्थान पर Extra Highlights • India has moved up 2 places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index. The annual list, compiled by World Economic Forum (WEF), has ranked 115economies.

• भारत वैजववक ऊजाष संक्रमण सूचकांक मᴂ 76 वᴂ स्थान पर 2 स्थान ऊपर चला गया है। जजनेवा जस्थत व쥍डष इकोनॉलमक िोरम (डब्ल쥍यूईएि) 饍वारा संकललत वार्षकष सूची मᴂ 115 अथषव्यवस्थाओं को स्थान ददया गया है Extra Highlights • Sweden remains on the top and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in the top three.

• स्वीडन शीष ष पर बना हुआ है और उसके बाद शीषष तीन मᴂ जस्व絍जरलडℂ और नॉवे हℂ। • WEF Headquarters- Switzerland. Extra Highlights News-2 International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Gafur Rahimov Resigned

एआईबीए के अध्यक्ष गिू र रहीमोव ने इस्तीिा ददया Extra Highlights News-3 IGI Airport Delhi Becomes The 12th Busiest Airport In The World आईजीआई हवाई अ蕍डा र्ववव का12 वां सबसे व्यस्त हवाई अ蕍डा बना Extra Highlights • In accordance with the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released by Airports Council International (ACI), Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) of New Delhi has elevated 4 ranks to reach at 12th spot in terms of the busiest airport as compared to 2017’s 16th spot. • एयरपो絍षस काउंलसल इंटरनेशनल (ACI) 饍वारा जारी 2018 के प्रारंलभक र्ववव हवाई अ蕍ड े की यातायात रℂककं ग के अनुसार, सबसे व्यस्त हवाई अ蕍ड े के संबंध मᴂ नई दद쥍ली के इंददरा गांधी अंतराषष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍डा (IGIA) ने 2017 के 16वᴂ स्थान से 12वᴂ स्थान पर पहुंचकर 4 रℂकⴂ की व饍धधृ की। Extra Highlights

• The list of world’s busiest airports by passenger traffic ranking has been topped by Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (US) followed by Beijing Capital International Airport (China) and Dubai International Airport (UAE).

• यातायात रℂककं ग 饍वारा यात्रियⴂ के आधार पर दनु नया के सबसे व्यस्त हवाई अ蕍डⴂ की सूची मᴂ सबसे ऊपर है絍षसिी쥍ड-जैक्सन अटलांटा अंतराषष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍डा (यूएस) और उसके बाद बीजजंग कैर्पटल इंटरनेशनल एयरपोटष (चीन) और दबु ई इंटरनेशनल एयरपोटष (यूएई) शालमल हℂ। Extra Highlights News-4 Netmeds buys health tech start-up KiViHealth for $10 million नेटमे蕍स ने $10 लमललयन मᴂ हे쥍थ टेक स्टाटष-अप KiViHealth खरीदा Extra Highlights • Online pharmacy Netmeds has acquired KiViHealth, a clinic management platform providing cloud-based, AI- powered tools for effective doctor-patient interaction, for $10 million in a cash and stock deal. • ऑनलाइन फामेसी नेटमे蕍स ने क्लाउड-आधाररत, एआई- संचाललत उपकरण प्रदान करने वाले एक जक्लननक प्रबंधन प्लेटफॉमषKiViHealth का अधधग्रहण ककया है, जो नकद और स्टॉक सौदे मᴂ $10 लमललयन के ललए प्रभावी डॉक्टर-रोगी बातचीत के ललए है। Extra Highlights News-5 Kohli's coach Rajkumar Sharma in charge of Malta National team

कोहली के कोच राजकु मार शमाष को मा쥍टा राष्ट्रीय टीम का प्रभारी बनाया गया Extra Highlights • Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has been appointed the head coach of the Malta national cricket team for an ICC qualifying tournament.

• र्वराट कोहली के बचपन के कोच राजकु मार शमाष को आईसीसी क्वालीिाइंग टूनाषमᴂट के ललए मा쥍टा राष्ट्रीय कक्रके ट टीम का मुख्य कोच ननयुक्त ककया गया है। • There is a three-nation divisional tournament of the ICC from March 29 to 31 in Spain. • स्पेन मᴂ 29 माचष से 31 माचष तक आईसीसी का तीन देशⴂ का डडवीजनल टूनाषमᴂट है। Extra Highlights • Malta, Estonia and hosts Spain will take part in the tournament.

• मा쥍टा, एस्टोननया और मेजबान स्पेन टूनाषमᴂट मᴂ भाग लᴂगे। • He is a cricket coach and a former Ranji Trophy player and a Dronacharya award winner.

• वह कक्रके ट कोच और रणजी रॉिी के पूव ष खखलाडी और द्रोणाचाय ष पुरस्कार र्वजेता हℂ। Extra Highlights News-6 Justice PK Mishra appointment as Acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh HC and and AK Tripathi appointment as Member of Lokpal

न्यायमूनत ष पीके लमश्रा ने छत्तीसगढ उ楍च न्यायालय के कायवष ाहक मुख्य न्यायाधीश के 셂प मᴂ ननयुजक्त , लोकपाल के सदस्य के 셂प मᴂ एके त्रिपाठी की ननयुजक्त Extra Highlights • Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court A K Tripathi resigned from the post after he got appointed as a Member of the Lokpal and P K Mishra appointed as acting Chief Justice.

• छत्तीसगढ उ楍च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश ए के त्रिपाठी ने लोकपाल के सदस्य के 셂प मᴂ ननयुक्त होने के बाद पद से इस्तीिा दे ददया और पी के लमश्रा को वकायष ाहक मुख्य न्यायाधीश ननयुक्त ककया गया। Extra Highlights News-7 Centre bans Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

कᴂ द्र ने ज륍मू कवमीर ललबरेशन फ्रं ट पर प्रनतबधं लगा ददया Extra Highlights • Central Government banned Yasin Malik’s lead Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967 as an unlawful association.

• कᴂ द्र सरकार ने यासीन मललक की अगुवाई वाले ज륍मू कवमीर ललबरेशन फ्रंट (JKLF) को गैरकानूनी गनतर्वधध ननरोधक अधधननयम (UAPA), 1967 के प्रावधानⴂ के तहत गैरकानूनी करार ददया।