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BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS ➢ The Reserve Bank of India has chosen ‘customer protection’ as RBI IN NEWS theme for the Financial Literacy Week beginning on June 4 till June 8 will focus on creating awareness among customers of banks about financial products and services, good financial practices and going digital. Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19: ➢ The Reserve Bank of India has decided to allow Urban Co-Operative ✓ Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC): Reserve Bank of Banks (UCBs) to convert into Small Finance Banks (SFBs). It is a move India aimed at bringing these entities into mainstream banking. The decision is Policy Rate Current Rate Previous Rate based on the recommendations of made by the High-Powered Committee Repo Rate 6. 25% 6. 00% on Urban Cooperative Banks chaired by R Gandhi (Former Deputy Governor Reverse Repo Rate 6. 00% 5. 75% of Reserve Bank) in August 2015. Marginal Standing Facility Rate 6. 50% 6. 25% ➢ RBI had decided to set up Public Credit Registry (PCR) to provide a single-point and real-time source for financial liabilities of a person or Bank Rate 6. 50% 6. 25% entity. The move is based on the recommendations of a committee it set up CRR 4% (Unchanged) 4% last year, headed by Y. M. Deosthalee. SLR 19. 5% (Unchanged) 19. 5% ➢ The Reserve Bank of India has amended the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) 2015, whereby deposits can be placed with banks for ✓ The MPC revised CPI inflation for 2018-19 to 4. 8-4. 9% in the first broken periods such as one year three months, or 13 years four months half and 4. 7% in the second half. The MPC stated that the GDP growth 15 days. The designated banks are free to fix the interest rates on Short- rate for 2018-19 is retained at 7. 4 percent. Term Bank Deposits (STBDs), which are for a short period of one to ➢ As per a central bank directive, security/bond valuation will be based three years (with a facility of roll over). However, any pre-mature on the Weighted Average Price of the last half-an-hour of trading on the redemption of Medium and Long-Term Government Deposit (MLTGD) last trading day of every quarter against the last traded price earlier. The shall be only in rupees. Where the redemption of the deposit is in gold, methodology as to how the bonds are valued is crucial for Mark-To-Market an administrative charge shall be collected from the depositor. (MTM) purposes. ➢ The Reserve Bank came out with draft guidelines on loan system for ➢ The Reserve Bank of India has revised the limits on investment in delivery of bank credit to improve discipline among larger borrowers. It debt instruments by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI). The limit for FPI stipulates a minimum level of ‘loan component’ in fund based working investment in Central Government securities (G-secs) is 5.5% for 2018- capital finance and a mandatory Credit Conversion Factor (CCF) for the 2019. And 6% of outstanding stock of securities in 2019-20. For State undrawn portion of cash credit/ overdraft limits availed by large borrowers. Development Loans (SDLs) is 2% and corporate bonds is 9%. Borrowers having aggregate fund based working capital limit of Rs 150 ➢ The Reserve Bank had switched back to the Gross Domestic crore and above from the banking system, a minimum level of ‘loan Product (GDP)-based measure to offer its growth estimates from the component’ of 40 per cent shall be effective from October 1, 2018. It Gross Value Added (GVA) methodology, citing global best practices and will be revised to 60 per cent, with effect from April 1, 2019. had also changed the base year to 2018 from January. ➢ The Reserve Bank has altered priority sector eligibility and ➢ The Reserve Bank has tightened reporting norms for the Liberalised classification norms. The housing loan limits for eligibility under priority Remittance Scheme (LRS) under which an individual can transfer up to sector lending will be revised to Rs 35 lakh in metropolitan centres, Rs $2,50,000 abroad in a year. 25 lakh in other centres. Loans limit to housing projects for home ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will buy government bonds worth up to construction economically weaker sections and low-income groups, is Rs10,000 crore. The purchase of securities will be made under the central revised to Rs 3 lakh per annum and Rs 6 lakh per annum respectively bank’s open market operations (OMOs). To bring some relief to the bond under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. market which is reeling under the pressure of rising yields. The 10-year SBI IN NEWS government bond yield rose to 7.75% from 7.74% before the auction result ➢ The State Bank of India (SBI) will be investing a total of Rs 80 billion was announced. in the Arun III hydropower project of Nepal, which has 900 ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs.5 crore megawatts (MW) electricity production capacities. The Everest Bank on South Indian Bank (SIB) for non-compliance with its directions on Limited also will invest 3.60 Billion Rupees (2.25 Billion INR) in the Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms, Know Arun III. Everest Bank Limited is the Commercial Bank of Nepal, which is Your Customer (KYC) norms and treasury function.

joint venture of Punjab National Bank, India. The mega project is targeted branches into full-fledged bank branches and will have over 500 to be completed by 2022’s September. banking outlets by end of 2019. ➢ The SBI has announced the launch of its UK subsidiary, SBI (UK) ➢ Private sector lender IndusInd Bank said it has received RBI’s Limited, with an initial capital commitment of 225 million pounds from its approval to buy the securities services arm of IL&FS. parent entity. ➢ Digital payments company PayPal and exporters’ body the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) have tied up to OTHER IMPORTANT BANKING & FINANCIAL NEWS promote exports, leveraging the technology platform. ➢ Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has planned ➢ SIDBI celebrated its foundation day on April 2, 2018 as day of to promote micro enterprises in 115 aspirational districts across the country Sampark (connect), Sanwad (interaction), Suraksha (security) ‘Bankability to contribute in their development. So, the bank has tied up with Common Kit’ and Sampreshan (disseminate). It also launched ‘Samridhhi- the Service Centre (CSC) to meet this objective. virtual assistant’ on banks revamped universal loan portal ➢ Larsen & Toubro and BEL signed a memorandum of understanding www.udyamimitra.in. for defence products and systems in line with efforts to indigenise ➢ A Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) was signed between the Indian defence sector under ‘Make in India’ initiative. Army and HDFC Bank on the Defence Salary Package. ➢ State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched new products ➢ Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to launch a $930 million such as pre-approved credit card and UPI solution with “WALNUT” to Indian joint solar energy venture with Chinese firm GCL System mark its 124th foundation day (19th May 2018). Integration Technology Co as part of its India solar investment roadmap. ➢ Private sector lender Yes Bank said that it has received the Reserve ➢ Jio Payments Bank Limited has commenced operations as a Bank of India’s (RBI) approval to open two representative offices in London payments bank with effect from April 3, 2018. It is a joint venture of and Singapore. Reliance Jio and SBI. ➢ KYC norms have been revised following the government’s decision to ➢ The Global financial messaging cooperative SWIFT announced that update the ‘Prevention of Money Laundering’ rules in June last year. RBI ICICI Bank has become its first Indian client to go live with an improved made linking of national biometric ID Aadhaar to bank accounts cross-border payments service. The cross-border payments service refers to mandatory. the GPI (Global Payment Innovation) Tracker. ➢ Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), one of the leading public-sector banks, ➢ Jammu and Kashmir Bank has launched a special financing scheme entered into an agreement for information utility services with the National ‘Add on Working Capital GST’ to help the state industry cope with the E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL). delay in reimbursement of GST under special tax relief. ➢ State-run Bank of India (BoI) said it has entered into an agreement ➢ The Payment and transaction processing solutions provider and a with National E-Governance Services (NeSL) for information utility (IU) wholly owned subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, Euronet India has arrangement under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). partnered with Yes Bank to modernise the bank’s core payment ➢ India is poised to remain the fastest growing large economy in the infrastructure. world and its GDP is expected to reach $5 trillion by 2025 said by ➢ National E-Repository Limited (NERL), a group company of Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg. National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), has ➢ Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the first Indian $100 brought in ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank on board as the repository billion- dollar company in terms of market capitalisation (market-cap) in participants for pledge finance. They will offer pledge finance against the IT pack, after the stock hit a new high in intra-day trade. eNWRs created on NERL’s repository platform commodities stored in ➢ National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has announced the launch warehouses. of its “e – Gsec” platform for facilitating the non-competitive bidding in ➢ The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed a Government of India Dated Securities (G-Sec) and Treasury Bills (T- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nuclear Power Corporation Bills). This will allow retail investors to invest in Government Securities and of India Limited (NPCIL) to provide skill training to 500 youth and women hold them in existing demat accounts. at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. ➢ The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) entered into a ➢ The government has raised the authorised capital of NABARD by pact with Macquarie for road projects under the highway monetisation six times to Rs 300 billion to help it increase its lending to the rural drive. economy. It has been decided as a part of the drive to double income of ➢ Dalmia Bharat Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding farmers by 2022. (MoU) with the Tourism Ministry to take up Red Fort and Gandikota Fort ➢ The Shares of private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd beat India’s (Andhra Pradesh) under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project. largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) for the first time to become the ➢ The State-owned gas utility GAIL India has borrowed Rs2,000 second most valued bank in the country. HDFC Bank Ltd remained crore loan from State Bank of India (SBI) to meet its general capital country’s most valuable bank with a market capitalization of Rs5.04 expenditure requirement. trillion. ➢ SEBI recently came out with a detailed framework for risk-based Know ➢ India Wins Election to Crucial NGO Committee In UN, after garnering Your Client (KYC) documentation of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). the highest number of votes besides getting elected by acclamation to other NRIs and OCIs can only obtain an FPI licence on condition that they limit subsidiary bodies in five separate polls. their roles to investment advisors and do not invest their money. A ➢ Rivigo, a homegrown logistics start-up that owns as well as acts as an comprehensive list of beneficial owners from the existing FPIs within six aggregator of trucks, is tying up with YES Bank, IDFC for truck loans. months. ➢ Jana Small Finance Bank commences its operations to continue its focus on financial inclusion. It will will also convert majority of its MFI

➢ LuLu Financial Group, the financial services and payments solution market the exchange is not levying any transaction fees on all the brand, has started operations in Hong Kong with the inauguration of its head commodity options contracts till September 30, 2018. office at Kowloon. ➢ IDFC Bank has received the RBI’s approval for merger of Capital First, ➢ Indian tea industry has recorded the highest ever production as well Capital First Home Finance and Capital First Securities with the as exports in FY18. The total tea production was 1325.05 million kgs, an company. The share swap ratio for the merger is fixed at 139:10, meaning increase of 74.56 million kgs as compared to 2016-17. In percentage terms IDFC Bank will issue 139 shares for every 10 shares of Capital First. the increase is around 6%. ➢ The Reserve Bank has eased investment norms for Foreign Portfolio ➢ The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Rs 945-crore deal Investors (FPIs) in debt, especially into individual large corporates, a move with the Harris Corporation of the US for development of its Futuristic that can help attract more overseas flows. The RBI increased the FPIs cap Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) programme. on investment in government security to 30 per cent of the outstanding ➢ Fino Payments Bank launches digital suite of products – UPI, Fastag, stock of that security. FPIs were allowed to invest in government bonds with Online account opening and Netbanking. That can be accessed online and a minimum residual maturity of three years. Investments by related through mobile phones. FPIs, should not exceed 50 per cent of any issue of a corporate bond. ➢ China’s largest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 6 China (ICBC), has launched the country’s first India-dedicated publicly crore on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) for failing to adhere to norms offered investment fund. It will invest in exchange-traded funds listed on while issuing bonus shares to non-resident investors. more than 20 exchanges in Europe and the US that are based on the ➢ In its ‘Draft guidelines on BoM for UCBs’, the RBI said the BoMs will be Indian market. constituted by the BoDs. Existing UCBs having deposit size exceeding ➢ Reserve Bank has initiated prompt corrective action against public Rs.100 crore will put in place a BoM within a year. Other banks have sector lender Dena Bank in view of high non-performing loans. two years’ time. ➢ Yes Bank has received approval from National Stock Exchange to be ➢ India has released 33. 10 Crore rupees to Nepal towards cost of two empanelled as ‘Settlement Bank’ for National Securities Clearing road packages of Birgunj-Thori Road being implemented under Postal Corporation (NSCCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NSE. The services will Highway Projects in Nepal with Government of India’s grant assistance. include Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF) facilities and ‘anywhere’ banking. ➢ Facebook has entered into a partnership with National ➢ Telecom major Bharti Airtel Ltd. has completed the merger of the Commission for Women (NCW) to launch a digital literacy programme Indian arm of Telenor Communications with itself. This enable Airtel to aimed at training 60,000 women in universities across India on safe use of further bolster its spectrum footprint in these seven circles, with the addition the Internet, social media and email in a year. of 43.4 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band ➢ By 2030, Morgan Stanley expects shared miles to reach 35 per cent of ➢ NTPC inked a pact with Bihar and its power utilities to acquire their entire all the miles travelled in India and this will further increase to 50 per cent stake in two joint ventures at Nabinagar and Kanti, and to buy Barauni by 2040. thermal plant. ➢ India will import its first ever cargo of LNG from Russia under a ➢ Aluminium major & Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company long-term deal as the world’s fourth-largest buyer of Liquefied Natural Limited (NALCO) has signed MoU with the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of Gas (LNG) diversifies its import basket to meet its vast energy needs. State- India, setting highest ever target of Rs 9350 crore revenue from operations owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd will bring the shipload of LNG for FY 2018-19 which is 15% higher than last year. from Gazprom at Petronet Ltd’s import terminal at Dahej import terminal, ➢ BSE, Asia’s oldest stock exchange, has become the first Indian Gujarat. exchange to be recognised as a designated offshore securities ➢ In an effort to increase the number of women in senior levels in the market (DOSM) by the U.S. The recognition will also enhance the Information Technology (IT) industry, NASSCOM has unveiled its ‘Women attractiveness of Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) amongst US Wizards Rule Tech’ programme for women techies. investors. ➢ India has moved up four places to the 137th rank among 163 ➢ State-owned Bank of Baroda has consolidated all its operational countries on the 2018 Global Peace Index. The Institute for Economics and activities at a shared service center (SSC), which employs over 2,000 Peace produces the Global Peace Index. The index is topped by Iceland, people, at Gujarat’s GIFT City. It is the first India bank to actually move followed by New Zealand whereas, war-torn Syria remains the least a lots operation to the smart city. peaceful country in the world. ➢ NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar announced that that Indian ➢ Foreign Direct Investment to India decreased to 40 billion dollars economy will achieve 9 percent growth rate on sustained basis by 2022 last year from 44 billion dollars in 2016 while outflows from India, the on the back of reforms like GST, demonetisation and the Insolvency and main source of investment in South Asia, more than doubled, according Bankruptcy Code (IBC). to a new trade report by the UN. ➢ Japan’s SoftBank has decided to sell its over 21 percent stake in e- ➢ Private sector lender Yes Bank launched a deposit scheme, which could commerce major Flipkart to US retailer Walmart for an estimated USD fetch up to 8 per cent for a tenure of little over 18 months. The bank is 4 billion. SoftBank had invested USD 2.5 billion in Flipkart last year. eyeing Rs 1,000 crore from the scheme ‘Green Future: Deposit’ in ➢ First commercial flight of Andhra Pradesh flagged off from Pasighat next three months. The launch coincides the World Environment Day. to Guwahati under UDAN Scheme. ➢ ONGC Videsh Ltd has received the first ever equity oil cargo from Abu ➢ Bamnipal Steel Ltd (BNPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Dhabi’s Lower Zakum oil field. The consortium led by OVL Steel, has successfully completed the acquisition of controlling stake of includes Bharat Petro Resources Ltd (BPRL) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC). 72.65 per cent in Bhushan Steel Ltd (BSL). ➢ The Union Cabinet has approved foreign direct investment (FDI) ➢ India’s Multi Commodity Exchange has launched the country’s first worth Rs 24,000 crore for HDFC Bank. copper options contracts. In order to encourage active participation in the

➢ The Flipkart-owned PhonePe has partnered with cab aggregator ➢ The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended $10 Ola that will allow riders to book rides using the former’s payment platform. million worth of line of credit (LOC) to Seychelles for healthcare and ➢ SoftBank Group Corp has decided to invest $60 billion-$100 billion procurement of goods and projects with the total value of $28 million. The in solar power generation in India. India has set a target to achieve an bank also had extended two LOCs aggregating $31 million to the Republic operational solar power capacity of 100 GW by 2022. Saudi Arabia is of Suriname for upgradation of transmission line network and maintenance the largest investor in SoftBank’s Vision Fund, which raised over $93 of Chetak helicopters there. billion last year. ➢ The country’s leading port developer Adani Ports and Special ➢ The Housing finance major HDFC has been ranked as the 5th biggest Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is all set to acquire 97 per cent stake in public company globally in the ‘consumer financial services category’ Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Limited (MIDPL) – the on a list compiled by Forbes magazine. American Express has topped developer and operator of Kattupalli Port near Chennai for Rs 1950 this category. crore. ➢ The Reliance Industries is investing in setting up India’s first carbon ➢ India will increase the money from $12 million to $15 million that it fibre manufacturing unit to cater to aerospace and defence needs. pays to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the next four years. ➢ The Marg ERP limited, a leading Inventory and Accounting software ➢ The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India solution company has partnered with ICICI Bank, to offer an integrated (IRDA) has approved Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC’s) payments platform to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) proposal to acquire a majority stake in IDBI Bank Ltd, which will take its customers, using MARG’s accounting software. stake to 51%. LIC currently holds 8% in the state-run bank. ➢ In partnership with National Skill Development Corporation, ➢ Reliance Industries (RIL) has received environment clearance for the Muthoot Fincorp claims to have become the first major private sector expansion and optimisation of its petrochemical complex at Nagothane player to partner with National Skill Development Corporation in Raigad district of Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs 2,338 (NSDC) to launch the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY. crore. 2) programme. ➢ Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has become the richest man in the LIST OF INDEXES AND REPORTS BY VARIOUS world with a net wealth of $141. 9 billion. The World’s Billionaires list was ORGANISATION released by Forbes. Bill Gates ($92. 9 billion) and Warren Buffet ($82. 2 billion) in the second and third place respectively. ➢ With 1,86,000 Indian students currently studying in the United States, ➢ Reliance Communications (Rcom) subsidiary Global Cloud India is the second highest sender of foreign students to the US, next Xchange (GCX) has announced the completion of Indian data centre for only to China. Eagle Subsea Network, scheduled to be fully operational by 2020. ➢ The US has surpassed India to become the top destination for ➢ True Balance, a Digital Wallet and Financial Services Platform has “Greenfield FDI Investment” in 2017 with USD 87. 4 billion recorded. announced a tie up with Bharat Bill payment operating Unit (BBPOU), In the Asia and Pacific region, China was on top in terms of FDI in total an RBI conceptualized system, to facilitate quick and easy bill number of new projects and capital investment, followed by India, as payments. per the FDI report. ➢ Yes Bank has received approval from market regulator Securities ➢ India ranks 177 out of 180 in Environmental Performance Index. and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for acting as custodian of Top three countries in the list Switzerland, France, Denmark. securities. To offer custodial services to financial market participants ➢ India has been placed at 113th position in the list of 175 countries in including foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and foreign portfolio investors “End of Childhood Index 2018” indexed by global child rights group, (FPIs). Save the Children. Singapore and Slovenia are placed at the top sharing ➢ The Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) has approved the first place in the index and Niger figures at the end of the list at 175. amendments to buyback and takeover regulations and changed the time for ➢ Fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has for the second year announcing the price band of initial public offering (IPO) from 5 to in a row beaten Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to become India’s most 2 days. profitable state-owned company. ➢ The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) plans to ➢ As per Mercom Communications, India emerged as the third largest invest USD 200 million in a fund of funds set up by India to take interest solar market in the world in 2017 behind China and the US. in infra projects. ➢ As per Grant Thornton’s Survey – After topping the chart for four ➢ The anti-poverty agency of World Bank has predicted global growth will years, India has slipped at the sixth place in the index, with a score of 89 decelerate slightly from a solid 3. 1 per cent this year to 3 per cent next in the first quarter of 2018. The top five nations are Austria, Finland, year and 2. 9 per cent in 2020. Indonesia, the Netherlands and the US. ➢ Interest subsidy scheme on short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh ➢ India has slipped by three spots to 11th position in the FDI will be implemented through the DBT mode from the current financial year, Confidence Index 2018 of global consultancy firm A T Kearney. It is the the RBI. first time since 2015 that India has been pushed out of the top 10. The ➢ At 17. 2%, Axis Bank commands the largest value share of mobile United States (US) topped the index, followed by Canada at 2nd and banking transactions but it’s Paytm that tops volumes with 22%. Germany at the 3rd place. ➢ The FITCH Rating agency has downgraded ICICI Bank’s ‘support ➢ India has been projected to be the second fastest growing country in the rating’ to ‘3’, from ‘2’, apart from revising down its support rating floor to world for passenger traffic by the Airports Council International ‘BB+’, from ‘BBB-‘. But the 4gency has affirmed the issuer default (ACI) in its traffic forecasts between 2017-40. The Airports Council ratings and viability ratings of ICICI Bank and Axis Bank at ‘BBB-‘ and International has put Vietnam at the top position with a 8.5% growth ‘bbb-‘, respectively. rate, followed by India at 7.5% and Iran at 7.3%. ACI has placed the Indira

Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi among the top twenty ICICI Bank 'Digital form' It will help open current accounts busiest airports in the world, putting it at the 16th position. in a few hours ➢ In 2018 rankings, India stands at 138, one place above Pakistan. Paytm Paytm KYC centers To accomplish this feat on Norway tops the chart, while North Korea has the worst press freedom in Payments and 'Paytm-Ka- account of a constant the world. Bank ATM' campaigning highlighting about ➢ Microsoft India has emerged as India’s most attractive employer the benefits of the Know Your brand while Amazon India came second, according to findings of Randstad Customer (KYC) Employer Brand Research 2018. system ➢ India is now the second largest mobile phone producer in the Paytm 'Tap Card' Offline It uses near-field communication world after China. India replaced Vietnam to become second largest Payments Solution (NFC) technology to enable safe producer of mobile phones in 2017. The information has been shared by and convenient digital payments, Indian Cellular Association. completely offline at Paytm-issued ➢ Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank Ltd became one of the top 50 most NFC PoS terminals. valuable publicly traded firms in India. The market capitalization of th Bandhan Bank was at Rs. 64,000 crore, claiming 50 rank, according to HDFC Bank IRA 2.0 Through voice-based navigation, BSE data. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is the most valuable company IRA will interact with customers, in India, followed by Reliance Industries Ltd and HDFC Bank Ltd. answer bank-related queries, th ➢ India has jumped 13 places in the last one year to be earn 130 spot frequently asked questions and in the latest annual Index of Economic Freedom 2018 released by a top will th American think-tank. Hong Kong maintains the number one spot for the 4 guide them inside the branch. consecutive year and is followed by Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, SBI ‘Cash@POS’ Under this initiative, the debit Australia, and Ireland. initiative. card holders of SBI and all other th ➢ India has been ranked 37 in the global start up ecosystem in 2017, banks can withdraw cash from according to a report released by global start up ecosystem map PoS machines installed by SBI Startupblink. The US, UK, and Canada got the top three spots in the global across various merchant country rankings. locations. ➢ As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index’s top 100, Reliance Customer can withdraw Rs 1000 Industries (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in India in Tier I and Tier II cities whereas and third richest in Asia with a net worth of $38 billion. The list is topped by Rs 2000 can be withdrawn in Tier Amazon chief Jeff Bezos with of $121 billion. And Bill Gates and Warren 3 to Tier 6 cities per day per card. Buffett are placed at second and third spot. Fino Digital services For digital transition of customers Payments suite “Bpay” from assisted to self-service APPS LAUNCHED BY VARIOUS BANKS Bank mode.

BANK NAME APP PURPOSE GDP Forecast/Growth of India by Various Organisation

IndusInd Pilot WhatsApp To communicate with its Bank enterprise solution customers Organization FY 2018 - FY 2019 Indian Bank ‘Bharat QR’ 'Bharat QR' is a mobile payment 19 – 20 collection scheme to accept digital The Confederation of Indian 7.3-7.7 % payments. - Industry (CII) Yes Bank ‘Yes GST’ An OD (Over Draft) facility for International Monetary Fund (IMF) 7.3% 7.5% Micro, Small and Medium Asian Development Bank (ADB) 7.3 % 7.6 % Enterprises (MSMEs) up to 1 World Bank 7.3 % 7.6 % crore. Fitch 7.3 % 7.5 % YES Bank ‘Livelihood and At improving farmers’ access to UN World Economic Situation and 7.6 % Water Security’ finance, ensuring effective use of - Prospects (WESP) CSR initiative in digital banking resources, and Central Statistics Office (CSO) 7. 7 % (January- Haryana and imparting good agricultural - India March) Rajasthan practices. Moody’s 7.3% 7.5% YES Bank Agenda 25×25 To create a synergetic startup Nomura 7.8 % (first half of - and YES environment for budding women this year) Global entrepreneurs in India. The effort RBI 7.4% - Institute would ensure that by 2025 at least

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LOAN SANCTIONED BY NATIONAL BANK AND Director (Commercial) of Development of a 1,000-MW floating INTERNATIONAL BANK Maharashtra State solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur ❖ NABARD – Rajasthan - Rs 14,690 crore - For the development of Electricity Distribution district of Maharashtra. agriculture and rural economy during 2017-18. Company Ltd (MSEDCL), ❖ NABARD - Uttar Pradesh - Rs 10,012 crore - To facilitate overall Satish Chavan development with special focus on agricultural credit during 2017-18. Retd. Secretary (Higher To examine the entire system of conducting ❖ World Bank – Bangladesh - $700 million - To help achieve its Education), MHRD Mr. Class X & Class XII examination conducted education for all vision (improving the primary education sector) by Quality Vinay Sheel Oberoi by the Learning for All Program (QLEAP). CBSE with a view to prevent leakages. ❖ World Bank – India - USD 500 million (Rs 3,371 crore) - To National Security Advisor To reform the process of higher defence provide additional financing for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Ajit Doval. planning and to improve higher defence rural road projects. management (Defence Planning ❖ World Bank – Bangladesh - $55 million - To expand the use of Committee (DPC)) clean renewable energy in rural areas. Secretary General of the To review rules of procedure and conduct ❖ World Bank - Meghalaya Community - USD 48 million - To Rajya Sabha, Dr V. K. of business in the House strengthen community Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP) in Agnihotri the state (closing date of the Project is 30th June 2023). Veteran BJP leader To study the recovery of black money and ❖ World Bank – Maharashtra - $420 million – To help small and Murali Manohar Joshi performance of public sector banks marginal farmers in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra, among a host of subjects. Climate Resilient Practices in the state. Shakti Sinha - Content The Union Culture Ministry has formed ❖ World Bank – Madhya Pradesh - $ 210 million – For the Madhya Committee three high-powered panels towards Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. Swapan Dasgupta - setting up a unique museum on the 'Prime ❖ World Bank - National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) - Vet the content for Ministers of India' in New Delhi. USD 200 million - Improving the coverage and quality of ICDS nutrition curation Committee Note: The Nehru Memorial Museum and services to pregnant and lactating women and children under 3 years of Shakti Sinha - Project Library (NMML), a memorial to Jawaharlal age. implementation Nehru, is housed in the historic Teen Murti ❖ Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Madhya Pradesh - USD Committee House, the official residence of the first Prime 140-million - To improve rural connectivity in the state. Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. ❖ Asian Development Bank - Uttarakhand - Rs 1,700 crore - For Punjab National Bank's Setting up an asset reconstruction or an infrastructure development and creation of sewerage treatment facilities in non-executive Chairman asset management company for faster urban areas. Sunil Mehta resolution of bad loans. ❖ Asian Development Bank - Himachal Pradesh - Rs 1,900 crore - Madhya Pradesh Chief To examine the feasibility of the idea and A tourism infrastructure development project. Minister Shivraj Singh the way to implement MNREGA with the Chouhan agriculture sector. LIST OF COMMITTEES IN NEWS Regional Director To review the enforcement of CSR (Western Region) provisions under the companies law, Committee Head Purpose Manmohan Juneja. 2013 Justice BN Srikrishna Discussion on 'Future of Governance' will focus on various aspects related to data Minister of State for Civil For fast-tracking the roll-out of Unmanned privacy, an issue that has become Aviation Shri Jayant Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology and to increasingly relevant in the digital era. Sinha. develop a roadmap with implementable SEBI Executive Director To mull norms for direct listing of Indian recommendations for Central as well as State Surjit Prasad companies overseas. 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capabilities for clients in Belgium and ➢ The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully the Netherlands. launched the IRNSS-1I navigation satellite aboard the PSLV-C41 in Alibaba Pakistani online For continuing its overseas expansion Sriharikota. The navigation satellite IRNSS-1I is part of Indian satellite retailer Daraz by gaining a foothold in the growing navigation system ‘Navigation with Indian Constellation’ (NavIC). South Asian consumer market ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Dr Ambedkar Walmart Flipkart It has bought India’s largest online National Memorial at Alipur Road in Delhi on the eve of Babasaheb retailer at more than $21 billion, Ambedkar's birth anniversary (April 14th). The memorial has been built in making it the world’s biggest ever e- the shape of the open constitution book at a cost of Rs 100 crores. commerce acquisition. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the phase one of the Infosys US-based For digital creative and consumer Ayushman Bharat schemes that aim at creating a healthy, prosperous WongDoody insights agency, for a total and strong India on the occasion of Birth anniversary of Dr BR consideration of up to $75 million. Ambedkar. The first phase of Ayushman Bharat will see 1.5 Lakh such Microsoft GitHub For a code sharing platform for Centers being set up across the country by 2022. It has been approved and software developers, in a $7. 5bn allotted a Rs 10,500 crore budget. deal. ➢ Boeing India has signed an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Microsoft Flipgrid For a Minneapolis-based educational Ltd (HAL), and Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) at the Defence Expo software startup. 2018 to manufacture Super Hornet F/A-18 fighter aircraft in India. Truecaller Chillr App To strengthen its payments ➢ The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has Truecaller will roll out credit and launched 'Project Dhoop'. Project Dhoop's Noon Assembly is an innovative other financial services to Indian and effective concept to ensure that school students get adequate Vitamin users in the coming months. D through sunlight. FSSAI CEO - Pawan Agarwal. ➢ The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has signed its first RBL Bank Swadhaar To expand their retail and priority Finserve Pvt. Ltd sector lending as it has emerged as international project agreement for upgradation of a highway in Myanmar. The agreement was signed by NHAI with M/s Punj Lloyd Ltd. – low-risk segment Varaha Infra Ltd. (JV). NHAI would upgrade the Yagyi-Kalewa section

of highway in Myanmar at a cost of Rs.1177 crores.

➢ The government has announced extension of phase 1 of the FAME- NATIONAL NEWS India scheme entailing incentives for mass adoption of electric and strong ➢ Union Power Minister R.K. laid the foundation stone of Public Sector hybrid vehicles from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. Company SJVNL's Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project. The 60 MW ➢ The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched the web-based project is located on the river Tons – a tributary of the Yamuna, in application 'e-FRRO' (e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office). To Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. The estimated project cost as at October provide Faceless, Cashless and Paperless services to the foreigners 2016 is Rs. 648.33 crore. SJVNL CMD - Nand Lal Sharma. with user friendly experience. ➢ Karnataka is the only State which has implemented the e-way bill ➢ The Centre has launched officially ‘Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan' (April 14th) system for moving goods within the state. The transporters have to produce from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh. To push inclusion of marginalised people a e-way bill for moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from one State to in most backward villages of the country in welfare schemes. The another. The system has been designed and developed by National government will also observe 'Ayushman Bharat Diwas' on April 30, Informatics Centre (NIC). 'Kisan Kalyan Diwas' on May 2 and 'Aajevika Kaushal Diwas' on May ➢ The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said it has 5. awarded projects worth Rs 1,22,000 crore for constructing about 7,400 km ➢ In order to boost the consumption of natural gas in the country, of highways in the fiscal 2017-18. Government is considering the establishment of a Gas Trading Hub / ➢ The Indian Space Research Organisation has lost contact with the Exchange (GTHE), aid better price discovery for domestic as well as imported GSAT-6A in less than 48 hours after it has been launched. GSAT-6A, is a gas. The world’s biggest natural gas hub is the Henry Hub in the US state high power communication satellite which aimed to have a mission life of of Louisiana. China also plans to launch a natural gas trading hub in about 10 years. Chongqing. ➢ Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Pradhan Mantri ➢ The government has advanced its target year for completion of phase Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme in Delhi. The target of Ujjwala one of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana PMGSY to 2019 from 2022 connections has been increased from the existing target of 5 crore to 8 to provide connectivity to unconnected Habitations as part of a poverty crore by 2020. reduction strategy. ➢ Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates a scientific convention ➢ The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has unveiled on the World Homoeopathy Day (April 10th) in New Delhi. The theme the Beta Version of a Portal that aims to bring on one platform, the tariffs of the two-day convention is “Innovate: Evolve, Progress: Exploring offered by telecom operators in different service areas. Science since 40 years”. To commemorate the 263rd birth anniversary of ➢ Under the IT Modernisation Plan, Department of Posts has launched Homoeopathy founder Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann. Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office- Postal Life Insurance ➢ The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its (DARPAN-PLI App) for a New India, to achieve total digitisation of postal ex-post facto approval for entering into Headquarters (Host country) operations in the country. It aims to connect all 1.29 lakh Rural Branch Agreement between India and the International Solar Alliance Post Offices in the country. (ISA). It will help in smooth transition of ISA as international intergovernmental organisation.

➢ The Annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the last date for subscription to the scheme till March 31, 2020. It will Ministry of Railway & Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) regarding enable up to Rs 10,000 pension per month for senior citizens. financial & non-financial targets for the company. The target for revenue Guarantee rate of return of 8 per cent per annum for 10 years. from operations for RVNL has been set of Rs 7600 Cr for the FY 2018-19. ➢ National Mission for Clean Ganga has brought on board Survey of ➢ As part of the deal, Uber will share its data with the National India to facilitate the Ganga rejuvenation task by using Geographic Aeronautics and Space Administration to move the world closer to Information System (GIS) technology at an estimated cost of Rs. 86.84 developing air traffic management systems for a world with flying cars. crore. It also uses the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) technology for Uber has set a goal of testing these electric flying vehicles by 2020 and accurate data collection. a commercial launch in 2023. ➢ Google.org offers $3 mn in grants to 2 Indian non-profit ➢ Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, has organisations. Of the USD 3 million, USD 2 million will go to Central launched the Gobardhan scheme from Haryana’s Karnal district. The Square Foundation (CSF) and USD 1 million to The Teacher App. It abbreviation of GOBAR is Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources. The aims to empower teachers with the right training and resources on concepts scheme focuses on managing and converting cattle dung and solid waste of math, science, language, and pedagogy, for a more holistic learning from farms and fields to useful compost, biogas and bio-CNG. experience. ➢ Under Kisan Kalyan Karyashala, farmers from each block will gather ➢ India is organising a five-day cultural festival in Egypt to commemorate to interact with agriculture officers, scientists and progressive farmers to the 157th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. discuss ways to increase their income through adoption of new An exhibition on the paintings of Tagore titled ‘Rabindranath Tagore: technology. It is organised by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers. Rhythm in Colours’ at Ahmed Shawki museum in Giza. ➢ NITI Aayog and Google have come together to work on a range of ➢ Social Justice Ministry has organised ‘Cochlear Implant Awareness initiatives to help build the AI ecosystem across the country. It aims to Programme’ at Huda Convention Centre, Sector-12, Faridabad foster growth for India’s nascent artificial intelligence (AI) and machine (Haryana). Cochlear Implant is a modern technology to help young learning (ML) ecosystem. children who have severe to profound deafness in both ears. ➢ In a major boost to expansion of health care infrastructure in the country, ➢ The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has celebrated its 58th the Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Raising Day on May 7 in New Delhi. Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) beyond 12th Five Year Plan to ➢ Delhi to host six-day festival of Bharat as a 21st century tribute to the 2019-20. The financial outlay for this purpose is Rs 14,832 crore. majesty and depth of India’s civilization. ➢ The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) signs the ➢ To enhance skills of the youngsters, the Ministry of Electronics and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ministry of Micro, Small and Information technology (MeitY) has launched the ‘Digital India Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for the year 2018-19. Under the scheme of Internship Scheme’ which will offer Rs.10,000 per month as stipend to National SC-ST Hub, being implemented by NSIC on behalf of the Ministry. interns. focus will be given to modernize its Technical centres so as to strengthen ➢ The Indian telecom regulator TRAI has released the draft amendment its vertical of Training and Testing Services for MSMEs. of telecommunication interconnection. It has set time-frame for provisioning ➢ Women and Child Development Ministry will hold National of ports for initial interconnection and augmentation to be increased to a Conference of 244 Districts under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, BBBP, in New maximum 42 working days. Delhi. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is a personal campaign of the Government ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind flew to the world’s highest battle field of India that aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of to address soldiers posted at the Siachen glacier, also referred to as the welfare services intended for girls. “Third Pole” where temperatures can dip to minus 50 degrees Celsius. ➢ A North-eastern cultural and information centre, showcasing the He is the second president to visit the camp after the President APJ Abdul vibrant culture of the region, will come up in Delhi. Kalam flew there in 2004. ➢ The union cabinet has given approval for India to agree to the protocol ➢ Ministry of New and Renewable Energy R K Singh said India’s under World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco installed clean energy capacity has already touched 70 GW and 38 GW is Control (WHO FCTC) to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products adopted under implementation as per the data compiled till March 31, 2018. And under Article 15 of the WHO FCTC. focussed to reach the target of 175GW by 2022. ➢ Human Resource Development Ministry has launched a major and ➢ India’s longest road and railway bridge named “Bogibeel Bridge” unique initiative of online professional development for 1.5 million higher connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh is education faculty using the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) likely to be inaugurated later this year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The platform SWAYAM. bridge, which is the second longest in Asia. The bridge is 32 metres ➢ A mobile application — ‘Dhadkan’ has been launched for monitoring above the water level of the Brahamaputra. the health of people suffering from heart ailments and provide them with ➢ A sum of Rs 16,500 crore has been earmarked by 71 ministries and medical assistance in case of emergency. It was developed by Students at departments of the central government for implementation of the Swachh IIT Roorkee. Bharat Mission (SBM) in 2018-19. ➢ Pensioners would now be able to view their pension passbook on mobile ➢ According to a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the escalators phones with the help of Umang app. The retirement fund body EPFO has installed at Delhi Metro’s Janakpuri West metro station will have the announced the launch of a facility to extend the special service to pensioners. highest elevation in India. The metro station which lies on the Blue Line The app is available for free and no charges are involved to avail the benefits. will have escalators at an elevation of 15.6 m. ➢ The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved ➢ Aimed at empowering vulnerable and marginalised women by imparting extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh under skills training, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY). And also extended

will soon set up a skill development centre at ‘Bharosa’, an integrated improving quality of education, enhancing the Learning outcomes and support centre for distressed women and children (24X7 services). using technology to empower children and teachers. ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the Global Exhibition on ➢ The Model Contract Act 2018, unveiled by Union Agriculture Services-2018 in Mumbai. Minister Radha Mohan Singh in Delhi brings in all services in the ➢ A High-Level Committee, chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, agriculture value chain, including pre-production, production and post- approved central assistance of Rs 1,161.17 crores to the states of Assam, production services, under its ambit along with contract farming activity. Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Rajasthan and the union territory of ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Lakshadweep under National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). 2400MW first phase of NTPC’s Patratu Super Thermal Power Project ➢ Smt Smriti Irani Chairs Meeting of Stakeholders on ‘Samarth’- in Jharkhand. The project is a 74: 26 Joint Venture between Government Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector to familiarize the of Jharkhand (GoJ) and Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. stakeholders about the scheme and its guidelines in New Delhi. ➢ ABB India (Swedish-Swiss company) and Niti Aayog has inked a pact ➢ IIM-Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation, Incubation and to help the country reap the benefits of latest technologies including Entrepreneurship (CIIE) has launched the Bharat Inclusion Initiative, robotics and artificial intelligence. with a commitment of $25 million from The Bill and Melinda Gates ➢ Film actor Akshay kumar launched the twin pit toilet technology Foundation, Omidyar Network and Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. campaign in New Delhi to spread the awareness on the issue and make ➢ The Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu launched the the cleanliness drive more effective. Intellectual Property (IP) mascot – IP Nani – at the conference on ➢ Actor Sushant Singh Rajput has signed an agreement to promote the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy in New Delhi. The first and Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) of the Aayog to power a foremost objective of the Policy is “IPR Awareness: Outreach and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem through an enabling network of industry Promotion”. collaborations, partnerships, mentors and peer-to-peer connect. ➢ The Union Environment Ministry has launched its full-fledged Green Skill ➢ Sangeeta Bahl, a 53-year-old former model and entrepreneur from Development Programme (GSDP). It aims to train over 5.5 lakh workers Jammu and Kashmir, has become the oldest Indian woman to conquer in environment and forest sectors in the country through 30 courses by Mount Everest. 2021. He also unveiled a related mobile app (GSDP-ENVIS). ➢ Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh ➢ MoS Defence Subhash Bhamre was the chief guest at the 50th Vardhan has said that the Botanic Garden of Indian Republic (BGIR) anniversary celebrations of Constitution Day of Nauru. The minister Noida, will be developed as one of the most distinct botanic gardens with conveyed that India will be offering 22 Mahindra SUVs and two Tata buses modern-day landscape. worth USD 706,000 to the country. The central Pacific country will be ➢ The Ministry of Culture, Government of India has introduced a new hosting the 49th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ meet. scheme namely 'SevaBhojYojna' with a total outlay of Rs.325. 00 Crores ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Rs 68 for Financial Years 2018-19 and 2019-20 to lessen the financial burden of billion, strategic 14-km long Zojila tunnel, Asia’s longest bi- such Charitable Religious Institutions who provide Food/Prasad/Langar directional tunnel, in Jammu and Kashmir. (Community Kitchen)/Bhandara free of cost without any discrimination ➢ The NITI Aayog have organised a three-day symposium with venture to Public/Devotees. capital funds in New Delhi along with France. It aims to support the ➢ Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has launched an Online Startup India programme. Analytical Tool to facilitate closer monitoring of the flow and utilization • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the state run NHPC Ltd’s of foreign contributions received by various organisations registered or Kishanganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir of 330- permitted under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. megawatt (MW) project on the river Kishanganga, a tributary of ➢ India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear- Jhelum. capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5, which has a strike range ➢ India has successfully test-fired the Indo-Russian joint venture of 5,000 km, off the Odisha coast. BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a test range along the Odisha ➢ MoEFCC and TERI entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to coast. set up a resource efficiency cell in the Ministry. ➢ The Commission for Scientific & Technical Terminology (CSTT), ➢ The Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’ welfare in line with the the national body in charge of finding and recognising scientific and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of doubling farmers’ income by technical words, has decided to adopt the word ‘AYUSH’ in Hindi and 2022 has launched the Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan from 1st June 2018. English languages. ➢ The Government launches ‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’ – Oxo- ➢ Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Birender Singh Dhanoa has attended a biodegradable Sanitary Napkin – under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya conference themed ‘Air Superiority as a Bridge to Regional Stability’, Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). as part of 70th-anniversary celebrations of the Israel Air Force. ➢ The Ministry of Women and Child Development organized National ➢ According to a Lancet study, India ranks 145th among 195 Consultation on Child Protection in New Delhi. The conference countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare. Top Three deliberated on the Juvenile Justice (Care and protection of Children) Act, countries with highest levels are: Iceland, Norway, Netherland. 2015 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) 2012. ➢ Home Minister Rajnath Singh has announced that the family of a ➢ The Information and Broadcasting Ministry and Prasar paramilitary jawan who dies in action will be given a minimum Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR), have inked an compensation of one crore rupees. MoU required for the release of financial allocation to the broadcaster. ➢ Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched The ministry releases an amount of around Rs 200 crore to Prasar Bharati “Samagra Shiksha Scheme” for school education. The scheme focuses on every month.

➢ The World Bank has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a MADAD will enable travellers to lodge complaints, Menu on Rails will Rs.6000 crore Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water facilitate seamless ordering of food. Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. It is to be ➢ The government is likely to launch a Rs 500-crore credit implemented over a period of five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23, with enhancement fund next month to facilitate infrastructure World Bank assistance. The government has allocated Rs 450 crore for this investments by insurance and pension funds. in the Budget for 2018-19. ➢ The government has added ten Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) under ➢ The Chief Election Commissioner Sh. Om Prakash Rawat, Election phase III of its flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission. Commissioners Sh. Sunil Arora and Shri Ashok Lavasa has launched the Raghavendra Swamy Temple (Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh) , Hazardwari Palace online RTI Portal of Election Commission of India. It aims to help (Murshidabad, West Bengal) , Brahma Sarovar Temple (Kurukshetra, applicants seeking information under the Right To Information Act. Haryana) , Vidur Kuti (Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh) , Mana village (Chamoli, ➢ The Interest subsidy scheme on short-term crop loans of up to Rs Uttarakhand) , Pangong Lake (Leh-Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir) , Nagvasuki 3 lakh will be implemented through the DBT mode from the current Temple (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) , Ima Keithal/market (Imphal, Manipur) financial year. The government has earmarked Rs 15,000 crore for , Sabarimala Temple (Kerala) and Kanvashram (Uttarakhand) have been 2018-19 towards interest subvention for short-term crop loans. taken up under Phase III of the flagship project of Swachh Iconic Places ➢ The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore has (SIP) of the Swachh Bharat Mission. approved the upward revision of pension to meritorious ➢ NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has selected 3,000 sportspersons. Following the upward revision of pension, the medallist at additional schools for the establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), the Olympic/ Para-Olympic Games will get Rs.20,000 while a gold medallist bringing the total number of ATL schools to 5,441. These additional schools at World Cup/World Championship in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines will facilitate the creation of over One Million Neoteric Child will get Rs.16,000. Silver/bronze medallist at World Cup/World Innovators by 2020. Championship in Olympics - Rs.14,000; Silver and Bronze medallist in Asian ➢ The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched Games/Commonwealth Games/Para Asian Games will get Rs.12,000. '#YogaFor9to5’ in New Delhi: A contest focused on generating awareness ➢ 8 states and 4 UT’s inked MoUs with the Union Health Ministry for the regarding benefits of Yoga at Workplace for Women. implementation of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya ➢ The Solar Charkha Mission of the Ministry of Micro Small & Swasthya Suraksha Mission, aims to provide an annual coverage of Rs 5 Medium Enterprises (MSME) in New Delhi, will be launched by the lakh per family. The scheme will integrate two on-going centrally sponsored President, Ram Nath Kovind. The Mission has been approved by the schemes viz. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and Senior Government of India and will disburse subsidy of Rs.550 crore to the Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS) . artisans. ➢ Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated a 16 MW solar ➢ The Centre will set up six museums dedicated to tribal freedom fighters ‘PV power plant’ set up by the defence PSU Bharat Electronics LTD at the in Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Heavy Vehicle Factory in Avadi, Chennai. Pradesh and Kerala with an estimated cost of Rs 250 crore. Nearly, 10 ➢ In a swift operation, the Indian Navy rescued 38 Indians from Socotra percent of India’s population is tribal. The biggest among these six museums island in Yemen by the ship INS Sunayna as part of the operation in the first phase are the ones coming up in Gujarat’s Garudeshwar, at a ‘NISTAR’ to rescue the Indians, where they were stranded for nearly 10 cost of Rs 102 crore. days after a severe cyclonic storm ‘Mekenu’ hit the area ➢ The ministry of tribal affairs has proposed setting up of a national ➢ The indigenously upgraded artillery gun Dhanush has successfully level Tribal Research Institute (TRI) along with a National Tribal completed final user trials and is ready for induction into the Army. Dhanush Museum in New Delhi. It was announced by Union Minister Jual Oram. is a 155mm x 45mm calibre artillery gun and is also called the “desi ➢ The Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) has developed Bofors”. It has a strike range of 38 kilometres. a mobile based application ‘utsonmobile’. The initiative is ➢ An agreement on first transfer of technology for lithium-ion towards digitalisation and achieving a cashless economy. Railway batteries was signed in New Delhi between the government-run Central Wallet (R-Wallet) will be created automatically with zero balance to the Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI) and RAASI Solar Power passenger. Pvt Ltd. It has been developed by a group of scientists at the Council for ➢ A Conference on Implementation of National Pension System (NPS) Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) 's CECRI in Tamil Nadu's Karaikudi. by the Central Autonomous Bodies (CABs) was organized by Pension Boost to two flagship programmes - generating 175 giga watts (GW) by Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in New Delhi. 2022, and the second, the National Electric Mobility Mission, to switch ➢ Union Minister for Finance, Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal completely to electric vehicles by 2030. inaugurated three solar power projects erected at Virudhunagar and ➢ India will soon have its first national police museum as the central Tirunelveli districts at a cost of Rs.1,302 crore. The solar power projects government has decided to establish the unique facility in Lutyens' Delhi. erected at Thoppalaakkarai and Sethupuram in Virudhunagar district and The museum is expected to be inaugurated on October 21 (Police Sellaiya Sezhiyanallur in Tirunelveli district, with an installed capacity of 100 Commemoration Day). MW each. ➢ The second India-US colloquium on Earth Observations and Sciences ➢ Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has launched “Swajal for Society and Economy was inaugurated at the CSIR-National Institute Scheme” in 115 Aspirational districts of India to provide clean of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Dona Paula, Goa. The two countries drinking water. It will involve outlay of Rs.700 crores through flexi- would improve ocean and atmosphere observations. funds under existing National Rural Drinking Water Programme ➢ The Ministry of Railways has launched two mobile applications 'Rail (NRDWP) budget. MADAD' and 'Menu on Rails', to ease the travelling experience. The Rail ➢ The indigenous Pinaka rocket system of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), known for firing a salvo of 12 rockets

in just 44 seconds, is being evolved into a precision-guided missile. The ➢ The Centre of Excellence in Maritime & Shipbuilding (CEMS), a initial version of the Pinaka rocket was further developed into Pinaka Mark well-funded start-up in skill development for maritime and II, which has an enhanced range of 70 to 80 km compared to Mark I, shipbuilding sector has announced setting up of 24 labs - 6 in Mumbai with a range of 40 km. and 18 in Vizag campus. ➢ Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for introduction of Dam ➢ The 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places Safety Bill, 2018 in the Parliament. It will help all the States and Union has begun in Hyderabad. To review the progress relating to maintenance Territories of India to adopt uniform dam safety procedures. and cleanliness of Iconic Places. ➢ The ‘Yoga Ambassadors Tour’ is a specialized trip for yoga ➢ External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj launched a Passport Seva professionals from around the world and it is a part of Kerala app for seamless application and issue of passports. government’s tourism promotion programme. It was inaugurated ➢ The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of by Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik. India will organize a day-long Seminar on Technology Partnerships for ➢ Facebook has announced its partnership with the National Steering POSHAN Abhiyaan called ‘TECH-THON’ for POSHAN Commission for Women (NCW) to conduct a digital literacy Abhiyaan. Aimed at improving the nutrition outcomes through effective programme aimed at training women scholars in Panjab University. monitoring and timely intervention. ➢ The Centre will set up the country’s biggest data centre in Bhopal ➢ A vital drug Oxytocin and its formulations, used to stop bleeding during with a capacity to host five lakh virtual servers. It was announced by childbirth, will not be freely available for use by doctors from July 1, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. This will be the fifth 2018. The manufacture and sale of this drug has been banned for National Data Centre after the ones at Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Hyderabad domestic use in the private sector by the government. and Pune. ➢ As part of the country’s first inter-state translocation of tiger’s ➢ The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar project, a female cub was shifted from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) Choubey has released the 11th Common Review Mission (CRM) report in Madhya Pradesh to Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha. of the National Health Mission. As per the Report, India has registered a ➢ The State-run Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has inked a record 22% reduction in MMR since 2013. pact with the ministry of power to incur capital expenditure of Rs 25,000 ➢ The Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash crore for the current fiscal. Javadekar has launched the National Digital Library to provide a platform for schools, universities, teachers, students and anyone who has a STATES NEWS curiosity to learn. ANDHRA PRADESH ➢ Indian Railways will become a "net zero" carbon emitter by 2030. ➢ The Andhra Pradesh government has declared new state symbols to It was announced by Railway minister Piyush Goyal. The ‘Rail Contact replace the ones held by Telangana after it was created. 2018' was organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Name Telangana Andhra Pradesh Undivided collaboration with the Railway Board. AP ➢ The Ministry of Culture has announced that 'Adopt a Heritage' Scheme State Bird Palapitta Rose-ringed Palapitta of the Government of India is making good progress. The schemes aim to Parakeet involve public sector companies, private sector companies and corporate State Jinka/ Spotted Black Buck Black Buck citizens/individuals to take up the responsibility for making our Animal Deer heritage and tourism more sustainable through development. State Tree Jammi Chettu Neem Neem ➢ The Indian Army is observing the year 2018 as the ‘Year of Disabled State Tangidi Puvvu Jasmine Lilly Soldiers in Line of Duty’ to honour soldiers who have been disabled in the Flower line of duty while serving the nation and to celebrate the undying spirit

of ‘Soldiering’. ➢ The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned fast patrol vessel ➢ The Union ministry of health and family welfare has launched the (FPV) ICGS Rani Rashmoni, in Visakhapatnam. It was the fifth in the National Health Resource Repository (NHRR) in New Delhi. The series of fast patrol vessels and it was constructed by Hindustan Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the project Shipyard Limited. technology partner for providing data security. ➢ The Visakhapatnam railway station of Waltair Division, East Coast ➢ The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has adopted Railway, has launched an all-female group of railway personnel, named Jagatpur village in Delhi for its Swachhata Abhiyaan. Jagatpur is “Subhadra Vahini”, who will assist lady passengers subjected to destined to be one of the most beautiful villages in Delhi and NCR. The inconveniences. To get in touch with Subhadra Vahini, women can dial on sanitation drive by KVIC began with a plantation drive and ended with the toll-free number 182. cleanliness drive along the bank of the Yamuna river. ➢ Andhra Pradesh would be the first state in the country move to use ➢ PM Modi lays foundation stone of Paperless office with modern auto-disable syringes for all clinical purposes from World Hepatitis facilities such as smart access control, video conferencing and completely Day on July 28 to prevent infection. networked systems in Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. ➢ Andhra Pradesh has been declared as the Open Defecation Free (ODF) ➢ In an interesting development, the Union Water Resources Ministry State. AP stood first among all the States in the country and achieved ODF has partnered with technology giant Google to generate flood warnings. status. ➢ FSSAI proposes Life Imprisonment, Rs10 Lakh Fine for Food ➢ Andhra Pradesh has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding Adulteration as per the amendments proposed by the regulator FSSAI in (MoU) with Singapore to accelerate the construction work of its new its 2006 food safety and standards law. capital, Amaravati.

➢ Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has inaugurated government schemes for them during kharif season in Patna on the occasion the Andhra Pradesh Cyber Security Operations Center (APCSOC) in of 'Kharif Mahabhiyan-cum-Mahotsav 2018'. Amaravati. APCSOC is an initiative of the state Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (IT and E&C) ministry. Tech Mahindra has CHHATTISGARH been selected to operate the APSCOC. ➢ Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh attends the commissioning of ➢ The Vice-President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu will lay the Foundation ‘Bastariya’ battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Stone of Southern Campus building of the National Institute of Disaster Chhattisgarh. Management (NIDM) at Kondapavuluru Village, Gannavaram Mandal, ➢ Integrated Command & Control Centre of Naya Raipur becomes Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. The National Institute of Disaster the 10th Smart City Centre to be operational in the country, was Management (NIDM) is a premier institute of the Government under inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under the ambitious Smart Ministry of Home Affairs. City Mission in 9 cities had already become operational in the cities of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Pune, Nagpur, Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, ARUNACHAL PRADESH Bhopal and Kakinada. ➢ Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the ➢ Chhattisgarh bagged the 'State of the Year' Award under the State’s Biggest Solar Power Plant with a capacity of 1 MW at Energy 'business leader' category as part of the India Business Leadership Awards Awareness Park at Itanagar. (IBLA). ➢ The Arunachal Pradesh government has inked an agreement ➢ First Health centre under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Bijapur, with Andhra Pradesh-based Smart Village Movement (SVM) to Chhattisgarh. facilitate technology innovations, research and development in selected villages of the north-eastern state. GOA ➢ The long-cherished dream of having air-connectivity in Arunachal ➢ Own app-based taxi service to some key tourist destination Pradesh was fulfilled with flagging off of the first fixed-wing commercial ➢ A Multi Modal Logistics Park at Balli Station near Madgaon in Goa aircraft (ATR-42 services of Alliance Air) from Pasighat to Guwahati by state on Konkan Railway route was inaugurated by CMD Konkan Railway Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Shri Sanjay Gupta and P K Agarwal, Director, Container Corporation. The park has been set up with an investment of Rs 43 Cr. as per the MoU entered ASSAM between Konkan Railway & Container Corporation of India Ltd. ➢ Assam’s Guwahati has India’s first railway station run by solar (CONCOR). power. The solar power plant will save Rs 67 lakh worth of electricity. ➢ Suresh Prabhu had announced that Goa will become a logistics hub ➢ The two-day Assam Spring Festival began at the Manas National of India after a second Mopa airport becomes functional in 2020 in Park to promote the local food and culture of the fringe villagers. the state. The two airports in Goa, at Dabolim and Mopa, will help ➢ Shikdamakha, one of the cleanest villages in Assam, along with its position the state as a logistic hub. neighbouring hamlets - Bormarjong, Amsai, Langarkhon, Maulen - has taken up the task of creating a rural tourism model with the support from an GUJARAT NGO, Root Bridge Foundation, and Karbi Anglong Autonomous ➢ The Gujarat government would start bearing medical expenses of up Council. to Rs 50,000 for each victim of road accident in the state for the first 48 ➢ Venkaiah Naidu has launched “Atal Amrit Abhiyan”, the cash less hours. health scheme in Assam to provide 2 lakh who are in less than 5 lakh family ➢ The Gujarat government has announced wind-solar hybrid power income per annum. policy - 2018, aiming to make optimum utilisation of the land and grid. The policy, which will have a coverage period of five years. BIHAR ➢ The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was ➢ The foundation stone of the frozen semen station in Maranga, launched at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. It will facilitate better Purnea has been laid by Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare management of bodies during emergencies such as disasters. Shri Radha Mohan Singh set up at a cost of Rs 64 crore under the ➢ The Gujarat government became the first state to launch a solar Rashtriya Gokul Mission with 100% contribution from the Central power scheme for farmers- Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY). The Government. farmer is required to take 5 percent cost, while 35 per cent will be ➢ Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation provided to him as an affordable loan with interest rates of 4. 5-6 per cent. stones for more than 100 schemes, worth Rs 875 crore, of the state The scheme duration is 25 years, which is split between 7-year period and bridge construction corporation. 18-year period. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils India's first 12,000 horsepower ➢ Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has approved setting up a World’s electric locomotive from Bihar's Madhepura locomotive factory. The Largest Solar Park of 5,000 MW capacity solar park at the Dholera train is first Make-in-India project completed by Alstom (French Special Investment Region (SIR). Target of producing 175 gigawatts of company). He also attends the centenary celebrations of the Champaran electricity through renewable energy sources by 2022 at a Rs 25,000 Satyagraha as a part of "Chalo Champaran Campaign" with a theme - crore. "Satyagraha se Swachhagrah". ➢ In an innovative initiative, the Gujarat has launched the Pocket Cop ➢ Mathubani railway station in Bihar was transformed by Mithila project in the state capital, which will provide Gujarat's policemen with paintings. smartphones that will be pre-loaded with data of people with criminal ➢ Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the 'Krishi Mahabhiyan- past. cum-Mahostav Rath' to create awareness among farmers about

➢ The Gujarat government has unveiled its 'Reuse of Treated Waste ➢ The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet gave its nod to Helimission of Switzerland Water Policy' which aims to reduce the state's dependence on fresh water to introduce free heli-ambulance services for trekkers and tourists with sources like the Narmada river. The policy will promote the use of treated the assistance of Lady Willingdon Hospital. waste water and will see the setting up of sewage treatment plants ➢ Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated the Kanda (STP) in all major towns and cities of Gujarat. Pattan-Sarkaghat Water Supply Scheme at Cholthara in Mandi ➢ Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in partnership with civil district and said that his government is committed to ensuring balanced, society groups and its partner NGOs has launched 6th edition of Heat uniform and speedy development of an entire state. Action Plan (HAP) to protect city dwellers from climate fueled scorching ➢ A sports initiative 'Star Khel Mahakumbh' was launched at temperatures. Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh in the presence of 1,500 athletes by BJP MP Anurag Thakur and cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar. The HARYANA athletes will compete in volleyball, basketball, cricket, football, kabaddi and ➢ Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana has launched in Haryana to athletics. ensure safety of girl students. ➢ First Workshop of Ayushman Bharat was held in Shimla, Himachal ➢ The Haryana government has decided to give star rankings to its Pradesh. panchayats on the basis of seven social parameters under the state’s ➢ In order to encourage 'Zero budget Natural Farming' in the state, a 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme. Ambala topped the star new scheme ‘Prakritik kheti-khushhal Kisan' will be launched with a ranking with 407 stars followed by Gurugram with 199 stars and Karnal budget provision of Rs. 25 crores. Under the scheme farmers would be with 75 stars. provided training, necessary equipments, bio-pesticides, bio- ➢ The Godikan village panchayat of Haryana has passed a ‘No Toilet No insecticides, etc. Bride’ resolution to ensure the safety and well-being of its womenfolk. ➢ Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has launched the week- ➢ The Haryana government has come up with Water ATM Policy to long ‘Polythene Hatao Paryavaran Bachao’ campaign started by provide clean drinking water to people at public places in cities. It was Environment, Science and Technology Department in Shimla to launch announced by state minister Kavita Jain. special campaigns regularly to save our environment from this menace. ➢ To introduce Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) at the Under- Graduation level. JAMMU & KASHMIR ➢ Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, has ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind has approved governor's rule in J&K. The launched the GOBAR-DHAN scheme (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro move comes after the BJP pulled out of its three-year alliance with the Resources) from Haryana's Karnal district with an aim to positively People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. contribute to cleanliness and generate energy from solid waste. ➢ The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formally approved financial ➢ Haryana Government has approved the slum-in-situ rehabilitation assistance amounting to Rs 5. 5 lakh per family to 5764 families of West policy under Housing for All-2018 so as to provide housing facility to the Pakistani refugees settled in Jammu and Kashmir. slum dwellers without relocating them to other areas. ➢ The Khadi and Village Industries Commission KVIC has created a ➢ A power plant costing Rs 502 crore will be constructed in the village world record of distributing maximum number of bee-boxes in one day. of Bandhwari in Gurugram district to generate electricity from waste Two thousand three hundred thirty (2330) bee-boxes were distributed under the Integrated Solid Waste Management Scheme. To be set up among 233 beneficiaries in the Zangalee Army area. by August 2019, this plant would generate 25 MW of electricity. ➢ The 22nd edition of Sindhu Darshan festival, being organized by ➢ Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Sindhu Darshan Yatra Samiti and Ladakh Phanday Tsogspa commenced with (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has organized a religious fervour and gaiety. As the name suggests the festival ‘Cochlear Implant Awareness Programme’ at Huda Convention Centre, celebrates river Sindhu, also known as Indus. Sector-12, Faridabad (Haryana). ➢ Jammu & Kashmir govt has launched Non-Functional (Monetary) ➢ Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Scheme (NFS) and its implementation in respect of members of the Badal has inaugurated an Incubation centre and Food Testing Laboratory General Executive Cadre of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (Gazetted) that will collaborate with multiple international laboratories testing various Service (JKPS). It brings the JKPS officers to higher scales. food products so that the food products approved by laboratories at ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone to kick-start National Institute of Food Entrepreneurship and Management the work on Asia's longest bi-directional Zojila tunnel. To be built at a (NIFTEM) in Sonipat get worldwide acceptability. cost of Rs 6,809 crore, the 14.2km long tunnel will provide the all- weather land connectivity to Ladakh region, which remains cut off from the HIMACHAL PRADESH rest of the country during winters. ➢ The Himachal Pradesh government will spend Rs 25 crore on renovating ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the state run NHPC Ltd’s and developing the historic British Raj ‘Bantony Castle Estate’ here as a Kishanganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir to the nation. major tourist attraction. The development assumes significance given the strategic importance of the ➢ The Himachal government has received a financial assistance of Rs 330-megawatt (MW) project on the river Kishanganga, a tributary 84. 13 crore from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of of Jhelum. Finance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during ➢ The proposed 1,000-megawatt Pakal Dul hydroelectric power project 2018-19. on Marusadar River, a tributary of Chenab River, in Jammu and Kashmir ➢ Himachal Pradesh govt. has launched Mother’s Absolute Affection will be completed in 66 months and will provide 12 per cent free power to

Scheme for pregnant and lactating mothers. the state. PM Modi laid a foundation stone which aims to generate 3,330.18 million units of electricity annually at a cost of Rs 8,112.12

crore project will not only be the largest hydroelectric power project in the ➢ First state has issued protocols to confirm brain death cases. state but also the first storage unit. ➢ Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally launched the Pravasi Pension Scheme of the Kerala Pravasi Welfare Board for non-resident JHARKHAND Keralites. The pravasis (non-resident Keralites) who are enrolled in the ➢ Prime Minister Modi has laid the foundation stone of the revival of Pravasi pension scheme from all over India who have are over 60 years the Sindri Urea plant. He also laid the foundation stone of All India will get a monthly pension of Rs 2,000 with a monthly enrolment of Rs.100 Institute of Medical Sciences in Deoghar, for strengthening health for 5 yrs. services in the state. ➢ Kerala government will be going to launch ‘community radio' to ➢ Aajeevika Kaushal Vikas Mela was held in Ranchi, Jharkhand, update them of the latest developments in the Agricultural sector. highlighting the efforts, especially in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene The first farm radio of the state is expected to start broadcast from (WASH) sector, of village organisations in developing the rural sector of Kuttanad in Alappuzha district, once popularly known as the 'rice bowl of India. Kerala, from next month. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the first ➢ The first edition of the International Children's Film Festival was phase of 2,400-Megawatt (Mw) capacity of NTPC's Patratu Super held in Kerala. It was organised by Kerala State Council for Child Welfare, Thermal Power Project in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, Kerala State Film Development Corporation and the state Institute of Children's literature. KARNATAKA ➢ The United Nations Environment Programme is happy to recognise ➢ India's atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) as the world's first fully solar India Ltd (NPCIL) announced its first 220 MW unit at Kaiga in energy-powered airport. Karnataka has set a new record of operating for 766 days continuously. It is surpassed the earlier record of 765 days set by Unit 5 of Rajasthan MADHYA PRADESH Atomic Power Station (RAPS) in 2014. ➢ The Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd. (BSCDCL) has ➢ Kadaknath, a black-feathered chicken breed popular for its flavoured launched India’s first cloud-based Common Integrated Data Centre, meat, has won the Geographical Indications (GI) tag. Kadknath is Disaster Recovery Centre and Integrated Control and Command Centre mainly found in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua, Alirajpur. (ICCC) powered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Universal IoT Platform. ➢ The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has KERALA: announced that the State will be declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) ➢ Kerala, the first state in southern India, to be visited by 15th by Gandhi Jayanti this year. This will mean that the State will become Finance Commission. Kerala is the 10th largest economy in India and ODF one year before the national timeline of October 2nd, 2019. contributes around 4.2% of India’s GDP. ➢ Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched ‘My MP Rojgar ➢ Nipah virus has been started to spread in North Kerala. It has high Portal’ as a part of Ham Chhu Lenge Asman’ Mukhyamantri Career fatality rate and spreads mainly through bats, pigs and other animals. The Counselling programme ‘Pahal’ in Model School of Bhopal. This portal is WHO says Nipah Virus (NiV) encephalitis is an emerging infectious equipped with providing jobs to youths as per their educational disease of public health importance in the South-East Asia Region. Nipah qualification. virus origin is Malaysia. ➢ Prime Minister Modi will dedicate the Mohanpura Irrigation Project in ➢ Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accorded sanction to set up the Kerala Rajgarh district to the people of the State and also inaugurate several Fibre Optic Network Limited, the Joint Venture, to implement the Kerala other projects, including an urban transport scheme named ‘Sutra Seva’ in Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project. With the project becoming a reality, Indore Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. over 20 lakh poor families will get free internet service while others will ➢ The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a Bijli Bill Mafi get it at an affordable rate. Yojana 2018 (power bill waiver scheme for labourers and poor ➢ The Kerala State Electricity Board has signed a memorandum of families). It also approved Mukhyamantri Jan Kalyan (Sambal) Yojana understanding with the National Thermal Power Corporation to set up a 2018 (a scheme to provide subsidised power) under this scheme registered 15 MW solar power unit in Kayamkulam, for increasing solar power labourers of the unorganised sector and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families generation in the state. would be provided electricity at a cost of Rs 200 per month. ➢ Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority has initiated a ‘water ➢ Madhya Pradesh will be awarded for reducing maternal mortality literacy’ campaign with the involvement of 70,000 students aiming to under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign. There has been a create awareness about the importance of water conservation in the significant decline of 22% in the last three years in the state. State. ➢ The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) has MAHARASHTRA sanctioned Rs.4,000 crore loan for the LIFE Mission of the Pinarayi ➢ Maharashtra has become the first state to issue a crucial land Vijayan government to construct homes for all the shelter-less in the ownership document online and accept a digital signature on it as valid. State. ➢ The Maharashtra government signed a MoU with the Centres Green ➢ Asia’s largest start up ecosystem congregation, “Huddle Kerala”, Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council to train will be held at Kovalam. To provide a platform for start-ups to pitch their state PWD officials to rate government buildings. products and interact with a wide array of technology and industry leaders ➢ Maharashtra Government has introduced a new scheme to help the from around the world. It is organised by the Kerala Startup Mission landless labourers among the Scheduled Castes to acquire (KSUM) in association with Internet and Mobile Association of India agricultural land. Through this scheme can now purchase for acres of (IAMAI) and IAMAI Startup Foundation.

rainfed agricultural land or two acres of irrigated land by paying only five ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Union percent of the cost. Cabinet’s approval on an ordinance to set up the country’s first national ➢ Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was bestowed with sports university in Manipur to promote sports education. the Outstanding Leadership in Development Award from Georgetown ➢ Karang in Manipur has been declared as the first cashless Island University and Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) of India. in Washington DC. ➢ Manipur Tourism has announced that the Shirui Lily Festival 2018 ➢ The Maharashtra government and Canada’s Quebec province have will be held during April 24-28 at Ukhrul district. signed a pact to increase the economic cooperation, especially in areas like information technology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and welfare MEGHALAYA of the tribal community. ➢ Shillong has been selected as the 100th city to receive funding ➢ The Maharashtra Government has announced the opening up of a under the Centre's flagship Smart Cities Mission after evaluation of ‘sandbox’ to boost startups in Mumbai. It is first State to have a the proposal submitted by it. dedicated fintech policy, is also planning to have a dedicated ‘Fintech ➢ Meghalaya has launched “Mission Lakadong” to produce 50,000 Officer’ in the Department of Information Technology. metric tonnes of the famous Lakadong turmeric per annum in the next five ➢ The Maharashtra government has announced a new scheme called years. The mission (2018-2023) was launched by governor Ganga Prasad ‘Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana’, wherein farmers families where girl with the objective of enhancing the livelihood of farmers and building the children are born, will be given saplings for plantation. brand equity of the Lakadong variety. ➢ Jalgaon-based North Maharashtra University would be named after ➢ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) rolled out noted 19th century poetess Bahinabai Chaudhari. 'Gaj Yatra', an awareness campaign to protect elephants from Tura in Garo ➢ Saudi Aramco and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Hills of Meghalaya. It was organised by the Wildlife Trust of India in have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and collaboration with the State Forest Department. build an integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. The project will be set up as a 50:50 a joint partnership MIZORAM (50:50) between the consortium from India and Saudi Aramco (25%) & ➢ The Green Mizoram Day was observed on June 11 across the state ADNOC (25%). with government employees, students and members of NGOs planting large ➢ Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched the number of trees. institution, QUEST (“Quality Evaluation for Sustainable Transformation ➢ A Cancer Screening Mela was organised by the Department of centre”) in Mumbai. To bring greater accountability in spending and Health, Government of Mizoram, in collaboration with the Public management of dedicated funds allocated for tribal welfare. Foundation of India and National Health Mission under the Swasth ➢ Free chemotherapy for cancer patients at 10 district Hospital in the Uttar Purv scheme. The theme of the event was "Come on Mizoram, state. together let's beat Cancer ". ➢ Maharashtra govt to finance state’s first poultry company run by tribal people with the help of Tata Trusts. NAGALAND ➢ The Maharashtra Startup Week has been envisaged as an annual ➢ Nagaland Power department launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli flagship competition to engage, encourage and enable the entrepreneurial Har Ghar Yojana -- “Saubhagya” scheme. It aims to achieve universal ecosystem. Organised from 25th to 29th June 2018 to provide 100 household electrification in all parts of the country in a time bound manner. Startups with a platform to showcase their innovative solutions to Motto: ‘All houses to get power by March 2019’. the Government of Maharashtra. ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj ODISHA: Singh Chouhan during "Asangathit Shramik Sammelan" -Unorgansied ➢ Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Labour Conference -in Guna, Madhya Pradesh. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has launched Ajeevika and ➢ MoU was signed between Maharashtra Industrial Development Kaushal Vikas Mela in Bhubaneswar. It aims in promoting social harmony Corporation (MIDC) and IRB Sindhudurg Airport Pvt Ltd, a new airport and awareness around the pro-poor initiatives of the government. Vision: at Sindhudurg will become operational in September, built at a cost of “SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas” Rs.520 crore, the new airport at Chipi-parule, near Malwan, will cater to ➢ Odisha government signed a MoU with Hyderabad-based Pullela fliers under Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN) scheme promoted by the Gopichand Badminton Foundation (PGBF) for the establishment of P Centre. Gopichand Badminton Academy. ➢ The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha will be the MANIPUR first in Asia to get the Blue Flag certification. It is the tag given to ➢ Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched ‘Go to Village’ environment-friendly and clean beaches, equipped with amenities of mission. It aimed at identifying the eligible and deserving beneficiaries in international standards for tourists. every corner of the state and delivering government services at their ➢ Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched "Gopabandhu doorstep. It also aims to deliver good governance and bring inclusive Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana" for working journalists. This scheme development in the state provides Rs.2 Lakh per annum health insurance cover to all working ➢ Manipur has become the first state in the Northeast and the third journalists of the state. state in India to have solar toilets, which were inaugurated at Ibudhou ➢ India has successfully carried out the flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Marjing hill Heingang by Tourism Director, Waikhom Ibohal. Ramjet (SFDR) propulsion-based missile from the Launch Centre-III of Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.

➢ The insurance coverage for women under the BJD’s health ➢ An amount of Rs 5,000 crore was finally sanctioned by the National insurance proposal has been raised to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 5 lakh. It was Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) as short term working announced by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. capital farm loan. ➢ The 2.5-km-long bridge built over the Ib River in Sambalpur district, which is the State’s second longest bridge at a cost of Rs. SIKKIM 117.50 crore, was opened to the public by Chief Minister Naveen ➢ The Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre has Patnaik. The bridge has helped establish direct road connectivity between inaugurated 578-metre-long Theng Tunnel, the longest in Sikkim. It Sambalpur and Brajarajnagar. has been constructed on Gangtok-Chungthang State Highway by the ➢ The Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA) funded model public Border Roads Organisation (BRO) library, named as “Odisha Public e-Library” was opened in Berhampur. ➢ Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia has launched his new political ➢ Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate a world- outfit, Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP), in his native state Sikkim. class tourist facilitation centre and an interpretation centre at Konark Sun ➢ Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling (Sikkim Democratic Front Temple in Odisha on Utkal Divas on April 1. The Indian Oil Foundation (SDF)) became the longest-serving chief minister of any state as he has developed the interpretation centre and the tourist facilitation centre at completed 25 uninterrupted years in office. He broke the record of former the UNESCO World Heritage Site at a cost of Rs. 45 crore. West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, who held office for 23 years. ➢ National Informatics Centre has set up a new state-of-the-art ➢ The Pakyong airport in Sikkim is set to become the 100th cloud-enabled National Data Centre at Bhubaneswar. The data operational airport in the country. Low-cost airline SpiceJet has been center will offer 24*7 operations with secure hosting for e-Governance granted permission to fly to Pakyong from Kolkata under the civil aviation applications of the Government and its departments. ministry’s regional connectivity scheme. Sikkim was the only state without an airport in the country. PUNJAB: ➢ The Punjab government has launched a mobile application — ‘i- TAMIL NADU Hariyali’. The app aims to inspire people to plant more saplings to save ➢ The Aeronautical Development Agency, which had conceived and the environment from pollution and the mobile application would enable designed the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, has planned to build the the users to order free plant saplings. next generation defence aircraft, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft ➢ Punjab Government has launched a "Business First Portal" which (AMCA). The project would be implemented in Sulur in Coimbatore was unveiled by Industry Minister Sunder Sham Arora in a bid to give a district. It marks Tamil Nadu’s first major defence aircraft project. big push towards the ease of doing business in the State. ➢ Chief Minister K Palaniswami has launched the bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ ➢ The Punjab Cabinet has approved the death penalty for males held (farmer) app to get information on farm subsidies, book farm guilty of the rape of a girl younger than 12 years to provide for equipment and related infrastructure and get details on their crop insurance enhancement of minimum punishment for rape from the existing besides receiving weather forecast for the next four days. He also launched seven to 10 years. the ‘Amma Bio-Fertiliser’ scheme. ➢ A campaign to motivate farmers to voluntarily adopt pro-farmer ‘Paani ➢ The Tamil Nadu government has launched Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in Bachao, Paise Kamao’ scheme for checking the depletion of groundwater five cities of the state. CM inaugurated the Wi-Fi facility at Labour Statue, in the district will be launched in Jalandhar, Punjab. It has introduced the Marina, Chennai, Central bus stands, Salem and Tiruchirappalli, scheme in two clusters namely “Bambiwal” and “Nawajipur” of the Gandhipuram bus stand in Coimbatore and Mattuthavani bus stand, district as pilot project in the state. Madurai. ➢ In a first, a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) run by an ➢ First ever International Rail coach expo was held in Chennai. It was all-woman team has started operations in Phagwara, Punjab. It was organised by leading Public-Sector Unit rail coach maker Integral 192nd POPSK in the country, but first one to be operated by an all-woman Coach Factory, in coordination with CII and RITES Ltd. team. ➢ Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has announced a slew of TELANGANA development projects to the tune of Rs 555 crore for the uplift and up- ➢ Actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kalyan gradation of the border district of Tarn Taran. unfurled the national flag in Hyderabad, claimed to be the world’s largest Indian tricolour, to commemorate the first war of the country’s RAJASTHAN independence that took place in 1857. The flag was 122 feet in length and ➢ A new software, ‘Nidaan’, has been launched in Rajasthan for 183 feet in width. It was prepared by an organisation called ‘Vibrants of presumptive diagnosis and monitoring of seasonal and non- Kalam’, is world’s largest Indian National Flag. communicable diseases as well as the trends of ailments found in specific ➢ The Telangana government introduced Rythu Bandhu, a scheme to areas. provide Rs. 4,000 per acre each to land-owning farmers for rabi and kharif ➢ Rajasthan witnessed a world record by conducting the largest yoga seasons. They will also be given ‘Pattadar’ pass books, which the session to mark the 4th International Yoga Day at Kota where over government claims have 17 unique security features, as one single proof one lakh people together performed the yogic exercises. of ownership. ➢ Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has flagged off Humsafar ➢ Telangana Irrigation Minister, T Harish Rao inaugurated the Jodhpur Bandra Express at Bhagat Ki Kothi Railway Station in National Convention on “Rejuvenation of Krishna River” at the Institution Rajasthan’s Jodhpur. of Engineers (India), Khairatabad, Hyderabad. ➢ Telangana government has announced a unique life insurance scheme for farmers. Under the scheme, the government will provide life

insurance facility of five lakh rupees to the nominee, after the death of UTTAR PRADESH the insured farmer. ➢ In Uttar Pradesh Ganga Hariteema Yojana (Ganga Greenery ➢ The Telangana police have launched a mobile-based messenger scheme) is being launched in 27 districts of the state located on the bank application ‘COP CONNECT’ dedicated to providing real time information of river Ganga. The objectives of the schemes include enhancing green to over 60,000 police officers across the State. cover in the catchment areas of the river Ganga and to control the land ➢ Final clearance to Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP): erosion. The Kaleshwaram project will be built across the river Godavari, ➢ Uttar Pradesh Government has ordered all government hospitals and Telangana. The project was estimated to cost Rs 80,000 crore. The orphanages to establish SHISHU SWAGAT KENDRA- PALNA and put up Unique feature of the project is the longest tunnel in Asia of 81 kms between cradles in front of their buildings so that parents can give up unwanted Yellampally and Mallanna Sagar dams. babies safely. ➢ 2% Reservation Quota for sportsperson in state government jobs. ➢ Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh informed that ➢ Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid a foundation stone of four national the United States Stanford University will come in a partnership with the highway projects costing Rs 1,523 crore in Telangana. state to combat disease like Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute ➢ Aimed at empowering vulnerable and marginalised women by imparting Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). skills training, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ➢ The Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, Uttar will soon set up a skill development centre at 'Bharosa,' an integrated Pradesh will become the first airport in India to have an automated smart support centre for distressed women and children in Hyderabad under the facial recognition system. To avail this facility two other airports other 'Disha' project to build capacities and skills of women affected by violence than Varanasi airport have been selected, namely Visakhapatnam airport to help make them economically self-sufficient. and Kolkata airport. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a two-day ‘Kabir TRIPURA Mahotsav’ at Maghar in Sant Kabir district of Uttar Pradesh. It is to mark ➢ Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb of Tripura launched State the 500th death anniversary of Kabir Das. Component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0 ➢ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated a under Directorate of Skill Development and “Universal Health Coverage: 10.30-km-long elevated road, touted to be the longest of its kind in the Everyone, Everywhere. It is the first state in the North East to country, connecting UP Gate and Rajnagar Extension in Ghaziabad. Built at implement the state component of PMKVY through Directorate of Skill a cost of Rs.1,147 crore, the six-lane elevated road is supported on 227 Development (DSD). pillars. ➢ Crime Branch under the state police to deal with unlawful activities. ➢ The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has given its nod for developing an ➢ The council of ministers has approved Rs 50.67 crore to set up an Integrated Sugar Complex in Pilibhit and setting up a Tiger Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) at Bodhjungnagar Conservation Foundation in Dudhwa. in Mohanpur block, about 15 km from Agartala. ➢ In a significant move to empower women, the new government in WEST BENGAL Tripura has decided to ensure 10% reservation for women in the top ➢ The West Bengal government has introduced a new scheme, rung of the police force. "Rupashree" with a budgetary allocation of Rs 1,500 crore. It provides ➢ The Tripura government has launched the GPS (Global Positioning marriage assistance to girls coming from economically weaker families. The System) and wireless based 24×7 “mobile policing” service to curb scheme proposes to extend one-time financial assistance worth Rs 25,000 crime, especially against women. to the family of the girl after 18 yrs of age whose annual income is up to Rs 1.5 lakh. UTTARAKHAND ➢ The Visva-Bharati University (VBU), founded by Rabindranath ➢ Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Tagore, will set up a yoga centre inside the campus, named yoga gram Badal inaugurated Uttarakhand’s second Mega Food Park at Udham Singh (village) . The centre is aimed at increasing awareness about yoga. The Nagar. Visva-Bharati University is located at Santiniketan, West Bengal. ➢ Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced ➢ The West Bengal Government has decided to invest 107 crore rupees that there would be a complete ban on use of polythene throughout the to check erosion at vulnerable areas along the banks of the Ganga and state from July 31. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day the Padma. is beat plastic pollution. ➢ Digambarpur in West Bengal has been judged the Best Gram ➢ Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will launch ‘Dev Bhumi Panchayat in the country by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Dialogue’ - a public interaction programme. It was conceptualised, that all ➢ The Sunderban Reserve Forest, spread of 4,260 sq. km. is likely to policies and programmes should be implemented on the basis of the declared as Ramsar Site under Ramsar convention. people’s suggestions and feedback. ➢ Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has NATIONAL SUMMITS inaugurated the state's first City Gas Distribution (CGD) network at Summit Key Points /Theme Held in Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district. The 500-kilometer-long 2019 Pravasi Theme of the 2019 “Role Varanasi, Uttar pipeline will be completed by 2020 and provide employment to 2,000 Bharatiya Divas of Indian Diaspora in Pradesh people. (9 January each building a New India”. ➢ Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched the year) Inaugurated by Prime first phase of a massive tree plantation drive along Rispana river here Minister Narendra Modi as a step to revive it by initiating pit-digging work for the campaign. and his Mauritian

counterpart Pravind farmers’ income and the Jugnauth. progress of government’s ‘4th Vibrant North It is organised by Delhi- Guwahati, Assam. flagship schemes. East 2018’ based NGO, Centre for 106th Indian Theme: ‘Future India: Jalandhar, Punjab Agriculture and Rural Science Congress Science & Technology’ from January 3 to 7, Development (CARD). 2019. First Apex Objective to provide Bhopal, Madhya 11th of Geo It was organised by Manekshaw Centre, Conference for momentum to the cities Pradesh Intelligence Asia GeoSpatial Media and New Delhi CEOs of Smart and a platform for cross- 2018 Communication. Cities learning, sharing and Theme: ‘GeoSpatial: A disseminating the Force Multiplier for experience gained over Defence and Industrial the past two and a half Security’. years. Aims to examine the 6th US-India Discussed: As the world’s Mumbai, Maharashtra latest technology Aviation Summit ninth largest aviation solutions and on the market, valued at 16 critical role of geospatial billion dollars per year, technology in military and India’s civil aviation security applications. sector maintains a high 49th Conference of Discuss important New Delhi, India growth trajectory, poised Governors and Lt. thematic issues in various to be the third largest Governors sessions including clean market globally by 2020 India mission, internal and, potentially, the security, higher education largest by 2030. and skill development. First ever Joint To cater to the SMEs and New Delhi, India Oxford University To discuss issues New Delhi, India (July Conference of to boost the Make in India Press’ South Asia pertaining to South Asia 4) Customs and Postal program, Customs Conclave and develop a deeper Department Department proposes understanding. new simplified The conference will be procedures for exports chaired by Ashutosh and imports through Varshney, professor of India Post. Political Science and 4th International To create awareness Dehradun in Director of the Center for Yoga Day about the yoga all over Uttrakhand Contemporary South celebrations (IDY- the country. Asia, Brown University. 2018) 3rd National Health This Conference on New Delhi, India First biannual IAF To discuss the New Delhi, India Editors’ Conference ‘Evidence Based Recent Commanders’ operational, maintenance on Yoga Innovative Research on Conference of 2018 and administrative Yoga – A Review of Yoga takeaways identified Research’. during the Exercise and 16th International It is co-hosted by the New Delhi, India the way ahead. Energy Forum Government of China and 3rd Annual Meeting Theme: "Mobilising Mumbai, Maharashtra Ministerial meeting South Korea. of the Asian Finance for India is the world’s third- Infrastructure Infrastructure: largest energy consumer Investment Bank Innovation and after the US and China. (AIIB) Collaboration". First Meeting of To boost development Agartala, Tripura A discussion on issues NITI Forum for projects in the states. such as economic growth, North East infrastructure Eighth Regional 3R The mantra of 3R – Indore, Madhya development, policy Forum in Asia and Reduce, Reuse and Pradesh initiatives, investment, the Pacific Recycle. innovation and job The overall theme is creation. “Achieving Clean Water, NITI Aayog’s 4th Main agenda of New Delhi, India Clean Land and Clean Air Governing Council deliberating upon through 3R and Meeting measures taken to double Resource Efficiency – A

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Global Logistics It was organized by the New Delhi, India the Western Pacific Ocean. Indian Naval Ship INS Sahyadri has Summit 2018 Department of participated in this exercise. Commerce, Ministry of ➢ Sagar Kavach – Kerala, India. Commerce & Industry, ➢ Indra- India and Russia - second half of this year. along with FICCI (Federation of Indian LIST OF TOLL FREE HELPLINE NUMBER Chambers of Commerce ➢ Toll-Free Emergency Highway Helpline Number in India – 1033 & Industry) and the World ➢ Toll- Free Helpline Number for Women – 181 – Shakhi Bank Group. Seventh edition of It was organised by Greater Noida, VARIOUS REPORTS IN NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Home Expo India Export Promotion Council 2018 for Handicrafts (EPCH) ➢ Patna tops in 4G connectivity among 20 of India’s largest cities. It has Federation of It was launched by New Delhi, India emerged ahead of the likes of Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. The report was Indian Export Commerce & Industry given by OpenSignal. Organisations Minister. ➢ Human Resources Minister Prakash Javadekar has released India (FIEO) Aimed at assisting the Rankings 2018 for Higher Educational Institutions under the National GlobalLinker Micro, Small & Medium Institutional Ranking Framework, NIRF. Best Institution - Indian platform for MSME Enterprises (MSMEs) Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru; Best Medical College - AIIMS New exporters engaged in exports. Delhi; Best Management Institution - Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Best College - Delhi University’s Miranda House; Best Law First e-Commerce The think tank is led by New Delhi, India School - National Law School of India University Bengaluru; Best Think Tank Meeting commerce and industry Engineering College – IIT Madras. minister Suresh Prabhu. ➢ Delhi and Varanasi are among the 14 Indian cities that figure in a list It include online data of 20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM2.5 levels protection, facilitating (Particulate Matter) in 2016. Nine out of 10 people in the world breathe cross-border e- air containing high levels of pollutants. The data was released by World commerce Health Organisation. Udyam Sangam- A portal of the Ministry of New Delhi, India ➢ India has emerged as one of the five biggest military spenders in 2018 MSME called “Sampark” 2017 by surpassing France. The report was produced by Stockholm was also unveiled by the International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The United States President. retained the top spot at USD 610 billion. China became the highest defence 5th National It was organized by New Delhi, India spender in Asia at USD 228 billion. Standards Department of ➢ Patanjali Ayurved Limited has been ranked as India’s most trusted Conclave- Commerce & Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brand in the TRA’s Brand Trust Implementing the Confederation of Indian Report 2018. Indian National Industry (CII). ➢ Jharkhand has emerged as the best-performing state in terms of Strategy for cleanliness, while Indore in Madhya Pradesh was adjudged the cleanest Standardization city in the country, according to the government cleanliness ‘Swachh Survekshan 2018 survey. Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was adjudged the MILITARY EXERCISE “fastest mover big city” in this survey. Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh is ➢ ‘Vijay Prahar’ exercise - Suratgarh in Rajasthan. India’s cleanest big city with a population of over 10 lakh. New Delhi ➢ 12th edition of ‘Surya Kiran’ military exercise - India and Nepal Municipal Council is country’s cleanest small city having a population - Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh region between one lakh to three lakh. ➢ Desert Tiger 5 - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia, ➢ According to ASSOCHAM-NEC, India is among the top five countries held in Dubai, UAE in generating e-waste. The other countries topping the chart of e-waste ➢ 'Gagan Shakti' - Indian Air Force in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi generation are China, USA, Japan and Germany. In India, district. Maharashtra contributes the largest e-waste of 19. 8 per cent. ➢ 'Foal Eagle' – The United States and South Korea in South Korea ➢ The IIT-Bombay has emerged as the country’s best university in ➢ Sahyog-Hyeoblyeog – India and South Korea the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings released. IIT- ➢ Harimau Shakti – India and Malaysia Bombay moved up 17 places (162 rank) this year to displace IIT-Delhi as ➢ Peace Mission – SCO Countries India’s top ranked institution. Globally, Massachusetts Institute of Technology remains the world-leader for the seventh year in a row. NAVAL EXERCISE ➢ India has registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) recording a 22-per cent reduction in such deaths since ➢ Malabar naval exercise - India and the US and Japan - in the 2013, according to the Sample Registration System (SRS). Kerala Philippine Sea. topped the list with 46 MMR, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. ➢ World’s Largest Multilateral Naval Exercise named Maternal Mortality Ratio in India declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in th 26 edition of “Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)” held in Hawaii in 2014-2016.

➢ The Government think-tank NITI Aayog has prepared the ➢ Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to scrap the Composite Water Management Index as a useful tool to assess and quota system in government services after thousands of students improve the performance in efficient management of water resources. marched across the country in protest against a controversial policy of Gujarat has emerged the top state in “composite water setting aside jobs for special groups. management” in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh. Tripura is the ➢ Pakistan has successfully test fired an enhanced version of top performer in northeast, while Rajasthan has emerged as the best indigenously-built Babur cruise missile that can deliver conventional performer in the incremental progress over the last two years. Jharkhand, and non-conventional weapons with a range of 700 kilometres. Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have been the worst performers. ➢ The UK becomes the 62nd country to join ISA. ISA is an inter- ➢ The number of people with Hindi as their mother tongue governmental treaty-based organisation that aims to mobilise $1 trillion has increased and their percentage is up from 41. 03 to 43. 63 in 2001, in funds for future solar generation, storage and technology across the according to data on language released as part of Census 2011. Bengali world. has taken the second spot with 8. Third on the list is Marathi, which ➢ External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit Azerbaijan to replaced Telugu. attend a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). ➢ Gender inequality in India is extremely high at the workplace and in ➢ External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left on a five-day visit to terms of legal protection and political voice, according to a recent report by South Africa where she had met top leadership of the country and attend the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) for the Asia-Pacific region. India’s meetings of BRICS and IBSA. score was 0. 30 in gender equality at work and 0. 78 in legal protection ➢ India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror and political voice. exercise in Russia under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation ➢ India ranked no. 1 on the list due to the high risk of sexual violence Organisation Counter-Terror Exercise “Peace Mission 2018”. It will be and being forced into slave labor, according to the Thomson Reuters held in the Ural Mountains of Russia and almost all SCO member countries Foundation survey. War-torn Afghanistan and Syria ranked second and — China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the third, followed by Somalia and Saudi Arabia. new members India and Pakistan will be part of it. ➢ As per the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report, India has ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P ranked sixth (from third) in a report published for 2016 and maintained Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated a direct bus service between Janakpur and their dubious record of being among top 10 nations with regards to doping Ayodhya – the two sacred cities for Hindus. violations. The list is topped by Italy. ➢ The Dominican Republic’s government has announced that it is ➢ California’s economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to establishing diplomatic relations with China and breaking its become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data. California’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Dominican Republic will recognize Taiwan gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017, surpassing as an “inalienable part of Chinese territory.” $2.7 trillion. ➢ The U.S. Trade Representative has once again placed India on ‘Priority ➢ According to Henley Passport Index, Japan has the “most Watch List’ in its annual Special 301 Report on the state of intellectual powerful” passport in the world. India is in 76th Position. The second rank property protection. It has placed 12 countries on its Priority Watch List. is shared by Singapore and China, with 188 destinations accessible ➢ The Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 has cancelled after sexual without a prior visa. assault scandal in Sweden. The Academy has pushed off awarding the ➢ The global anti-terror financing firm, Financial Action Task Force 2018 prize in literature until next year. (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan on its ‘grey list’. The decision to ➢ President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw the United States place Pakistan on the global money-laundering watchdogs grey list was from a multinational nuclear agreement with Iran. The agreement is also made during its plenary meeting in Paris. known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). ➢ Norway has least traffic accidents in the world, leaving other ➢ According to a ‘RemitSCOPE – Remittance markets and opportunities –

European countries much behind, newspaper Aftenposten reported. Asia and the Pacific’ report said that remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to $256 billion last year, India was the largest remittance- INTERNATIONAL NEWS receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country ➢ The UAE has announced financial support of $200 million to be split sending home $69 billion in 2017. equally between the Lebanese armed and the security forces to contribute ➢ The World Health Organization wants to eliminate artificial trans to the stability and welfare of the country. fats from the global food supply and has a step-by-step strategy on how to ➢ Singapore and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) do so by 2023. WHO launched an initiative called REPLACE that will provide on Third-party Market Cooperation along the Belt and Road Initiative guidance for all countries on how to remove artificial trans fats from their in Beijing. foods, possibly leading to a worldwide eradication. ➢ United Arab Emirates has approved the issuance of the Law on ➢ Pakistan will be hosting its first SCO meeting, since the country Equal Wages and Salaries for Men and Women. along with India became a member of the organisation in June 2017. ➢ The Chinese military held its largest ever maritime drill in the ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin held disputed South China Sea. It was the first maritime military parade held their first informal Summit in the city of Sochi in the Russian Federation. in the South China Sea and to be open to the public. China's aircraft carrier, ➢ The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has listed Liaoning joined the parade for the first time. Pakistan among the top three sources for money laundering in the United ➢ The United Nations’ Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed Kingdom. The other two countries are Nigeria and Russia. announced the launch of the ‘UN Road Safety Trust Fund’ to stimulate ➢ The Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte inaugurated the Indo- action that can save lives and prevent injuries and sufferings associated with Dutch Ganga Forum in New Delhi. road accidents.

➢ India’s NASSCOM has launched its second IT corridor in China to ➢ South Africa commemorates the 125th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s cash in on the burgeoning Chinese software market which remained elusive Satyagraha. The incident led him to develop his Satyagraha principles of despite the presence of top Indian technology firms. Agreements worth RMB peaceful resistance. The screening of the biopic “The Making of the 36 million (about USD six million) were signed between Indian service Mahatma” marked the opening of a three-day series of events to providers and Chinese customers. commemorate the historic incident. Sushma Swaraj has attend the event ➢ The UNICEF has launched a ‘Data Visualisation App’ which provides on the behalf of India. a user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of the education ➢ Guatemala’s deadly “Fuego” volcano exploded. Thousands of people scenario in the country. UNICEF India in partnership with HRD Ministry also have been evacuated in Guatemala. Fuego is one of the most active had organised a ‘Shiksha Mela — Education Open Day’ to demonstrate volcanoes in Central America. case stories showcasing holistic and equitable quality education achieved ➢ The UN General Assembly has elected South Africa, Indonesia, through convergent programming across 17 Indian states. Dominican Republic, Germany and Belgium as non-permanent ➢ China has launched a new communication satellite “APSTAR-6C” at members of the Powerful Security Council for a two-year term beginning the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite was sent January 1, 2019. into orbit by the Long March-3B carrier rocket. ➢ India was the only country in the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation ➢ China successfully launched a hyperspectral imaging satellite Organisation grouping which opposed China's ambitious Belt and Road “Gaofen-5 satellite” for comprehensive observation of the Initiative. atmosphere, including air pollution which is one of the country’s major ➢ US President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong- problems. un signed a vague denuclearization agreement in Singapore. ➢ China’s indigenously developed second aircraft carrier, Shandong also ➢ Smt Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the first Representative called as C-17/ Type 001A started it sea trials. China’s first aircraft Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in carrier – Liaoning – was also a ‘Type 001 aircraft carrier. Hanoi, Vietnam. ➢ The Chinese government has approved a $1 billion loan to Sri Lanka ➢ Russia successfully launched a Glonass-M positioning satellite using to build a highway and its export-import bank has been instructed a Soyuz-2. 1b carrier rocket. It provides real-time positioning data for to process the borrowing. China has emerged as the largest single lender surface, sea and airborne objects around the globe, at an accuracy to Sri Lanka in recent years. reportedly on par with the U. S. Global Positioning System. There are ➢ China has launched a relay satellite Queqiao, or “Magpie Bridge” now 26 Glonass satellites in orbit. as part of a ground-breaking programme to be the first to land a spacecraft ➢ Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over a Cheque on the far side of the moon later this year. of 99. 2 million Nepali rupees to the Secretary, Minister of Energy, Nepal, th ➢ 12 edition of bilateral trade for the year 2018 between the traders of Dr. Sanjay Sharma in Kathmandu, for Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation India and China through the Nathu La border (Sikkim to Tibet) began. Project for installation of 2700 Shallow Tube Well Irrigation Systems ➢ A third generation EPR reactor in China carried out its first nuclear in 12 districts of Nepal. With this payment, the Government of India has chain reaction. Taishan 1 and 2 are the first two reactors based on the EPR released with a total of 227. 6 million Nepali rupees to the Government design to be built in China. of Nepal for implementing this project. ➢ Colombia will next week formally join the North Atlantic Treaty ➢ IBM and the U. S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Organization, making it the only Latin American nation in the alliance. Laboratory (ORNL) has unveiled world’s most powerful supercomputer ➢ Guatemala has opened an embassy in Jerusalem. Guatemalan “Summit”, with a peak performance of 200 petaflops. President Jimmy Morales and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ➢ The Researchers at the University of Michigan in the US have come attended the embassy’s opening. out with the world’s smallest computer – a device that measures just 0. ➢ Russia has unveiled the World’s First Floating Nuclear Power 3 millimetres and could help find new ways to monitor and treat cancer. Station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk. It ➢ Nepal and China have signed eight agreements worth $2. 24 billion was constructed the state nuclear power firm Rosatom, Saint Petersburg. on developing hydroelectricity, water resources, cement factories and fruit ➢ Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan cultivation and farming. flagged off first consignment of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ➢ The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights (ADNOC) crude oil. The event was organized by the Embassy of India in Council accusing it of a "chronic bias against Israel". Abu Dhabi. ➢ India will construct a war memorial at Villers Guislain, a town around ➢ Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Mongolia to attend the 200 km from Paris France to highlight the contribution of the soldiers of the ground-breaking ceremony of an oil refinery at Altanshiree Soum in Dor- undivided India to the freedom of France in the World War I. no-gobi province with the Prime Minister of Mongolia, U Khurelsukh. This ➢ India is trying to make the strategic Chabahar Port in refinery project has been financed by the Government of India through Iran operational by 2019. It was announced by Union Minister Road and a Line of Credit of One Billion USD. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He also ➢ During the three-nation tour to Greece, Suriname and Cuba, President represents India at a global conference on “International Decade for Ramnath Kovind was the first to visit Santa Ifigenia Cemetery where he Action: Water for Sustainable Development” in Tajikistan. witnessed Change of Guards ceremony. He then paid respects to Jose Marti ➢ India and Bangladesh have agreed to institute a Coordinated Patrol Memorial in Cuba. And he participated in the Yoga Day celebration, along (CORPAT) as an annual feature between the two Navies. The first edition with his Suriname counterpart Desire Delano Bouterse in Paramaribo. will be inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba during his visit in ➢ The United States government has approved a deal to sell the Indian Bangladesh. military six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for $930 million.

➢ India has handed over a second Dornier aircraft to the President of leave the Union of South American Nations, or UNASUR, given Seychelles, Danny Faure for enhancing the country’s surveillance differences over choosing the secretary general of the group. capabilities to tackle maritime. ➢ Iran’s central bank has banned the country’s banks from dealing in ➢ Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has granted royal assent to PM Theresa May’s cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, over money-laundering Brexit legislation. A Bill enacting Britain’s decision to leave the European concerns, as the country tries to halt a currency crisis. Union (E. U.) has become law after months of debate. ➢ Canada and EU to co-host meeting of World’s First women foreign ➢ India has pledged $5 million for the UN agency that helps Palestinian ministers in Sep 2018, Canada. refugees during a campaign to make up for the shortfall in its funding after ➢ The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Nepal for having the US cut its contributions. eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, as the country becomes ➢ Women across Saudi Arabia were legally allowed to drive for the first the first in WHO’s South-East Asia Region to defeat the world’s leading time since 1957. infectious cause of blindness. ➢ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the launch of Pakistan’s ➢ India is organising a five-day cultural festival in Egypt to indigenously developed 285kg PakTES-1A observatory satellite in July, commemorate the 157th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate used to study various features of Earth, determine mineral deposits, Rabindranath Tagore. An exhibition on the paintings of Tagore, titled and depending on the kinds of sensors and gadgets fitted. 'Rabindranath Tagore: Rhythm in Colours', will be held at the Museum ➢ India and World Expo 2020 signed participants contract for India’s of Ahmed Shawky at Giza as part of the Tagore festival. Pavilion in the prestigious World Expo 2020 held once in 5 years. It provides ➢ The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo in a for the setting up of India pavilion at Expo 2020 on an extra-large plot (about powerful gesture of solidarity against the backdrop of historic one acre) in the ‘Opportunity’ segment. Focus will be given to India’s diplomatic moves by North Korea and a push for the isolated country to advances in Space, Pharma, IT, Renewable Energy, Telecom sectors. give up its nuclear weapons. World Expo 2020 will be held in Dubai, UAE. ➢ Chief minister Vijay Rupani met minister for agriculture and rural ➢ Since 2016, fourteen new sites have been designated as Globally development, Israel, Uri Ariel a joint working group between Gujarat and Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), including the first Israel in the field of agriculture, horticulture and allied sectors. The objective ones in Europe. It highlights the agricultural traditions that promote of the meeting was strengthening the Indo-Israeli agricultural sustainability, safeguard biodiversity and protect the environment while cooperation and extension of the Indo-Israel Agriculture Plan supporting the social and economic development necessary for stable, (IIAP). decent livelihoods. ➢ SIPRI is pleased to release a new map showing all multilateral peace ➢ Swaziland’s King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, has operations active as of May 2018. The data is taken from SIPRI’s officially renamed the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. eSwatini, - Multilateral Peace Operations Database, which contains extensive “land of the Swazis”, in the local Swati language at Golden Jubilee information on all multilateral peace operations (both UN and non-UN) celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence and of his 50th conducted since 2000. birthday. ➢ Israel withdrew from a race against Germany and Belgium for two ➢ At the end of Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting seats on the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20. (CHOGM) in London, the leaders of 53 countries agreed to work closely to ➢ India has released grant of NRs. (Nepalese Rupees) 18.07 crore for evaluate and strengthen their cybersecurity frameworks and response river training and construction of embankments along Lalbakeya, mechanisms by 2020. Bagmati and Kamla rivers in Nepal. ➢ Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Huanacuni said that Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru had decided to temporarily

LIST OF AGREEMENTS/MOUS’ SIGNED BY INDIA WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES Country PM Key Point/ Area Capital/ Currency Morocco Abdelilah Benkirane In the field of Mining and Geology for a period of 5 years. Rabat/ Moroccan dirham

Russia Dmitry Medvedev To focus on needs for improvement of Russian origin defence Moscow/ Russian ruble (At DefExpo 2018 platforms being exploited by Indian defence forces. in Kancheepuram, Chennai) Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen MoUs in the areas of urban development, animal husbandry and Copenhagen/ Danish krone dairying, food safety and agricultural research and education.

Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir MoU on the establishment of an ICCR Chair for Hindi language Reykjavik/Icelandic krona between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the University of Iceland. Norway Erna Solberg Discussion on trade and investment, shipping and port- Oslo/Norwegian krone development, blue economy, renewable energy, health, information technology and green transport solutions (No MoU)

Finland Juha Sipila Discussions on deepening avenues of cooperation between India Helsinki/ Euro and Finland. (No MoU) Sweden Stefan Löfven The Joint Action Plan (JAP) is described as a “Win-Win Stockholm/ Swedish Krona Partnership”. Swedish government will start the Innovation Partnership by providing up to 50 million Swedish kronor (Over $59 million) for innovation cooperation in the field of smart cities and sustainability. United Kingdom Theresa May In several sectors including cyber-relationship, rejuvenation of London/ Pound sterling Ganga, skill development and Animal Husbandry. Illegal Migrants, Traditional System of medicine, ICT. France Édouard Philippe In the field of aerospace and defence organised by GIFAS Paris/ Euro and CFP Franc (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aeronautiques et Spatiales) with the support of SIDM (The Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers). Railways, Renewable Energy. Timor Leste Mari Alkatiri In the field of public health to extend affordable healthcare to the Dili/ United States Dollar, people of the Southeast Asian nation. Indonesian rupiah, East Timor centavo coins Zambia Edgar Lungu Double taxation, Judicial co-operation, Establishment of Lusaka/ Zambian kwacha (President) Entrepreneurship Development Institute in Zambia and visa exemption on diplomatic passports and official holding relevant passports. Equatorial Guinea Vicente Ehate Tomi In the fields of medicinal plants, traditional systems of medicine, Malabo/ Central African CFA franc and health and medicine sector

Swaziland Barnabas Sibusiso In the field of Health and Medicine and Visa department. Mbabane(executive), Dlamini Lobamba(legislative)/ South African rand, Swazi lilangeni Saudi Aramco (Oil Salman of Saudi Arabia To jointly develop and build an integrated refinery and Riyadh/ Saudi riyal Company) petrochemicals complex, Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, in Maharashtra (RRPCL). 50:50 Joint Partnership between them. Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena On cooperation on exchange of information and other aspects to Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura tackle smuggling of drugs in both countries. Kotte / Sri Lankan rupee

Poland Andrzej Duda In a bid to strengthen the cultural ties between Gujarat and Warsaw / Polish złoty Poland, for the celebration of the independence of Poland in Delhi and other parts of the world on October 2018. Peru Martín Vizcarra Cornejo In the field of Renewable Energy at Lima, Peru. Lima / Sol

UK Donald Trump For setting up of bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the Punjab state. London / Pound sterling

Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari To expand their partnership for socio-economic development on Kathmandu / Nepalese rupee the basis of principles of equality, trust, respect, mutual benefit and trade and economic Panama Juan Carlos Varela On exemption of Visas for holders of Diplomatic and Official Panama City / United States Passports and in the field of Agriculture. Dollar, Panamanian balboa Two centres for Biodiversity and Innovation will be setup by India in Panama worth US $10 mn and US $15 mn each. Guatemala Jimmy Morales For expanding cooperation in the area of diplomatic training. Guatemala City / Guatemalan quetzal

Singapore Lee Hsien Loong 1) On Cooperation in the Field of Planning, Economic co-operation, Singapore/Dollar Nursing (Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) , Cybersecurity, Naval cooperation, Combating Narcotics, smuggling & Human Trafficking Fintech, Personnel Management and Public Administration, Joint Statement on conclusion of second review of CECA.

2) PM of India had launched three Indian mobile payment apps in Singapore namely Rupay Card, Bhim App and UPI marks the collaboration of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) of Singapore. 3) PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Shangri-La Dialogue. He also visited National Orchid Garden in Singapore. Seychelles Danny Faure ➢ Regarding Indian Grant Assistance for Implementation of Victoria/ Seychellois rupee (President) Small Development Projects through Local Bodies, Educational and Vocational Institutions. ➢ Establishment of Friendship and Cooperation, ➢ On Cooperation in the area of Cyber Security, Cultural Exchange Programme, ➢ Sharing White Shipping Information, and Foreign Service. ➢ Government in Seychelles called off a $550 million (Rs 3,760 crore) joint project with India to develop a naval base at the archipelago nation’s Assumption Island. Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad PM Modi met his 92-year-old Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Kuala Lumpur / Malaysian ringgit Mohamad to personally congratulate him on his stunning election victory and the two leaders had “productive discussions” on bolstering the bilateral strategic ties. Indonesia Joko Widodo Establishing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, In the fields of Jakarta/ Indonesian rupiah (President) defence, scientific and technological cooperation, railways and health, among others. Norway Erna Solberg To extend the cooperation within health sector through the Oslo/ Norwegian krone Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) for a period of three years starting from 2018 to 2020. China Li Keqiang China has agreed to provide India hydrological data of the Beijing / Renminbi Brahmaputra River in flood season. China has agreed to import non-Basmati rice from India which is likely to bridge the ballooning trade deficit to a certain extent. Russia Dmitry Medvedev To Supply Technical Security Equipment, this partnership will Moscow/ Russian ruble explore opportunities in the Indian government’s Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) project.

Cuba Miguel In the field of biotechnology, traditional medicine and Havana / Peso Diaz-Canel (President) homoeopathy.

Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda To promote bilateral relations and agreed to enhance economic Dushanbe / Tajikistani somoni, cooperation, particularly in sustainable water development. Ruble

Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen On technical cooperation in the field of sustainable and smart Copenhagen / Danish krone urban development, Food Safety.

Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos On Cooperation in Diplomatic Training and the Programme of Athens / Euro (President) Cultural Cooperation for the year 2018-2020.

Kuwait Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) Kuwait City/ Kuwaiti dinar Hamad Al-Sabah

Canada Justin Trudeau IPR (Intellectual Property Rights), Cross Border Partner Ottawa/ dollar

Azerbaijan Novruz Mammadov On Exemption from Visa Requirement Baku / Manat

Iran Hassan Rouhani On Trade Remedy Tehran/ Iranian rial (President) UAE Mohammed bin Rashid On Rail Sector Abu Dhabi/ Dirham Al Maktoum Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani On Food Safety Kabul / Afghan afghani (President)

South Korea Lee Nak-yeon On Employment to Indian Sea, Export on Iron Ore through MMTC. Seoul/ won

Japan Shinzō Abe On Export on Iron Ore through MMTC. Tokyo/ Yen

Northern Ireland Michael D. Higgins On Illegal Migrants Belfast/ Pound sterling (President) Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina On Broadcasting, Atomic Energy, ICCR Dhaka/ Bangladeshi taka

Eritrea Isaias Afwerki On Foreign Office Consultation Asmara/ Eritrean nakfa (President) Suriname Dési Bouterse On Electoral Management and administration Paramaribo/ Surinamese dollar (President) Colombia Juan Manuel Santos On Traditional System of Medicine Bogotá/ Colombian peso (President) Angola João Lourenço On Electronics & Information Technology Luanda/ Angolan kwanza (President) Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan On Trade in Poppy Seeds Ankara/ Lira (President) Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah On Exchange of Information & Assistance in collection of Taxes. Bandar Seri Begawan / Dollar

INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS

SUMMIT Key Points/ Discussion Held in First India-Nordic Summit To deepen cooperation in innovation and climate change. Sweden, Stockholm Reaffirmed the importance of free trade. India-Japan-US trilateral Dialogue To remain engaged and strengthen cooperation in support for a free, New Delhi, India open, prosperous, peaceful and inclusive Indo-Pacific region through partnership with countries in the region. India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018 'Securing Global Supply Chains through Government-Industry Partnerships New Delhi, India towards Effective Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540'. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in cooperation with Germany and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). Conference on ‘Water, Environment To highlight the impact of climate change in various sectors and explore Kathmandu, Nepal and Climate Change: Knowledge ways to mitigate them. Sharing and Partnership’ SOPHEN (Society of Public Health Engineers Nepal) and Nepal agreed to collaborate in the field of telemedicine.

International Buddhist Conference To disseminate teachings of Gautam Buddha and spread the messages of Lumbini, Nepal nonviolence, brotherhood, co-existence, love and peace to the international community. Theme: ‘Lumbini Nepal: The birthplace of Lord Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism and world peace’. Second World Hindu Congress (WHC) To commemorate 125 years of Swami Vivekananda’s historic Chicago Chicago Illinois, U.S. 2018 address on September 11, 1893. Theme: “Sumantrite Suvikrante” — think collectively, achieve valiantly. Twelfth informal meeting of SAARC The meeting about the current status of economic progress achieved by Manila , Philippines Finance Ministers their countries. 51st Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2018 World Robot Conference The conference will greatly stimulate passion and innovation in the robot Beijing, China. industry as well as help with research and development. 71st Cannes Film Festival 2018 The Indian pavilion is a very important tool to help connecting the worldwide Cannes, France European and worldwide community of films. Shanghai Cooperation Organization The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Minister of Wuhan, China. (SCO) Tourism Ministers’ State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri K. J. Alphons attend the meeting on the behalf of India. To increase the co-operation between India and China in Defence, External Affairs and Tourism.

SCO Cultural Ministers’ Meeting It will showcase India’s initiatives to actively pursue cultural cooperation Sanya, China with other countries including SCO countries. 71st World Health Assembly Mr Nadda also inaugurated ‘Walk the Talk’ event Geneva, Switzerland “Health for All: Commit to Universal Health Coverage”

26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of For the co-operation from countries and stakeholders in an effort to protect Durban, South Africa. Environment Ministers on Climate the climate for present and future the generations. Change To complete the Paris Agreement, Work Programme at COP24, to enable full implementation of the Paris Agreement from 2020 onwards. Third edition of the Mission Innovation Mission innovation countries launched Mission Innovation Champions Malmo, Sweden Ministerial Meet Programme to felicitate clean energy innovators. At the Solutions Summit, the MI 2020 Solutions booklet was launched. 9th India-Japan Energy Dialogue To initiate discussion on the concept of electric vehicles (EVs) by New Delhi, India collaborating with “Policy dialogue on next generation/Zero emission vehicles”. Agreed to work together for energy security, energy access and climate change issues. 1st India- South Africa Business Summit It was signed between Invest SA and Invest India, strengthening a rapidly Sandton Convention Centre, growing economic and trade partnership between the two strategic partner Johannesburg countries. Third edition of the United Nations To build and enhance the capacity of the African Troop Contributing New Delhi, India Peacekeeping Course for African Countries to the UN. Partners (UNPCAP) The course is conducted by the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping in India (CUNPK) in partnership with the US. International Conference on TRIPS- To revive WTO discussions on issues related to theft of traditional Geneva, Switzerland CBD Linkage knowledge. IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) Document titled “IBSA Declaration on South-South Cooperation” This Pretoria, South Africa Ministerial Meet document calls for contribution of each of the member of IBSA forum to greater understanding of development cooperation as a common endeavour of the global South. 18th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation This is the first time India will be participating in the summit as a member. Qingdao, China Organization (SCO) On issues concerning regional cooperation and world order. 44th G7 Summit This is the sixth time since 1981 that Canada has hosted the meetings. La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada To discuss the oil shock, recession and global crisis. The 45th G7 summit or next G7 summit will be held in 2019 in France. 11th World Hindi Conference Theme: ‘Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiy Sanskriti’. Swami Vivekanand It aims to increase the popularity of Hindi globally. International Convention Centre, Pailles Mauritius (Aug 18-20,2018) International Conference on ICT The conference is organized by the Federation of Computer Association Kathmandu, Nepal (Information and Communication Nepal (CAN). Aims to bring government and private sector together for Technology) developing a plan of action using sustainable ICT applications. Theme: “Sustainable Development Goals for Smart Society”. 2+2 Dialogue- India & USA To share perspectives on strengthening their strategic and security ties and Washington, DC. , USA (On exchange views on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual July 6th , 2018) interest. 23rd European Union Film Festival The festival is organized by Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) under New Delhi, India (EUFF-2018) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, partnering with the delegation of the European Union and embassies of EU Member States. The festival will improve cultural ties between India and European countries. Twenty-eighth Plenary Meeting of the Reiterated their firm support for the full, complete and effective Jurmala, Latvia Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) implementation of the Treaty on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). It was the first NSG meet since India got admitted into three out of four export control regimes. There are four export control regimes —MTCR, Australia group, Wassenaar arrangement & NSG.

15th Annual Asia and Oceania Region Provide vital information-sharing opportunities for Governments and Colombo, Sri Lanka Intergovernmental Ministerial Meeting National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) throughout the region. on Anti-Doping 15th India-Australia Joint Ministerial To facilitate bilateral investment flows. Canberra, Australia Commission “World Tolerance Summit” Theme: “Prospering from Pluralism: Embracing Diversity through Dubai, United Arab of Emirates Innovation and Collaboration”. (Nov 15-16, 2018) Platform will seek innovative solutions and forge fruitful partnerships to help promote respect for diversity and productive pluralism. Anti-doping sports conference Titled: ‘Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?’ Oslo, Norway The conference is a joint initiative of the World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), Anti-Doping Norway and FairSport to propose a substantial agenda for action, enabling it to have an impact on the ongoing anti-doping reforms and policy framework. 2nd Tripartite Summit The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia meet for this aiming to speed the Turkey peace process for Syria and bolster their influence in the country. International Conference on Human Theme: "Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Kathmandu, Nepal Rights in South Asia 2018 Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia". 1st edition of Global Wind Summit The focus of the conferences would be on three major subjects. Dynamic September 25-28, 2018 in markets, cost efficiency and smart energy. Hamburg, Germany. India is fourth largest country after China, the US and Germany in terms of wind energy installation capacity at around 33 GW. 2018 Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- BIMSTEC is a regional body founded in July 1997 which is formed by Kathmandu, Nepal (August Sectoral Technical and Economic countries including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and 2018) Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit Thailand along with Nepal.

Climate Summit On Paris Agreement ➢ To review the 2015 Paris Agreement commitments on climate change New York, US (September 2019) ➢ Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as his Special Envoy for Climate Action.

APPOINTMENTS IN NATIONAL

S. Designation Current Previous No 1. New President of NASSCOM Debjani Ghosh (former managing R.Chandrashekhar director of Intel South Asia) New Chairman of NASSCOM (2018-19) Rishad Premji Vice Chairman of NASSCOM (2018-19) Keshav Murugesh Raman Roy 2. Deputy Election Commissioner Chandra Bhushan Kumar - 3. Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Rajesh Ranjan (till November 30, OP Singh 2020) 4. New Chairman of Banks Board Bureau (BBB) Bhanu Pratap Sharma Vinod Rai (First chairman of BBB)

5. Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt Gen PP Malhotra Lt Gen BS Sahrawat

6. Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Harpal Singh - 7. Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) Himanta Biswa Sarma Akhilesh Das Gupta 8. Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhargava - and Secretary of the Department of Health Research. 9. Secretary General of industry body Federation of Indian Dilip Chenoy Sanjaya Baru Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 10. First woman lawyer of Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra -

11. Chairman of The Central Panel of the 65th National Film Awards Shekhar Kapur (Veteran director) -

12. Deputy Collector by the Andhra Pradesh Government Kidambi Srikanth (Ace Indian - shuttler) 13. Chairman of Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of Shubash Khuntia T S Vijayan India (IRDAI)

14. Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Kavinder Gupta Nirmal Singh

15. Chief Coach for the Indian Men’s Hockey Team Harendra Singh Dutchman Sjoerd Marijne President of Hockey India Rajinder Singh Mariamma Koshy 16. 27th Principal Spokesperson of the Government of India and Sitanshu Ranjan Kar Frank Noronha Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB). 17. Chairman of the 21-member Public Mallikarjun Kharge KV Thomas Accounts Committee of Parliament. 18. Full-Time Member of 15th Finance Commission Ashok Lahiri - Chairman of 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh 19. Acting Governor of Manipur Jagdish Mukhi - 20. Deputy Chairman of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Chandra Sekhar Ghosh - Eastern Region (ER). 21. One-year Extension for Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha (till June 12, - 2019) 22. CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Pawan Kumar Agarwal -

23. Textiles Minister Smriti Irani - 24. Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Independent Charge Rajyavardhan Rathore (Additional Smriti Irani Charge) 25 Minister of State, Electronics and Information Technology S.S. Ahluwalia Alphons Kannanthanam 26. Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal (Temporary Charge) Arun Jaitley (Till he recovers from kidney transplant surgery) 27. Chairperson of Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Dilip Tirkey -

28. Chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi. Uttam Pacharne -

29. Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Ministry. Amit Khare -

30. Secretary of Commerce and Petroleum M M Kutty - 31. Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI) C K Prasad - 32. Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy - 33. Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Northern Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Lt Gen Anbu Command Army 34. New Secretary in Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Amit Khare - 35. New Vigilance Commissioner of India Sharad Kumar - 36. New Chairman of DRDO Sanjay Mitra (Current Defence Dr. S. Christopher Secretary of India) 37. New Chairman of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Arvind Saxena Vinay Mittal 38. New Secretary, Ministry of Coal Dr. Inder Jit Singh Susheel Kumar 39. Ex-officio chairman of the North Eastern Council (NEC). Rajnath Singh (Union Home Affairs - Minister) 40. First woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Puducherry S Sundari Nanda S K Gautam 41. Additional Charge of Tripura Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi Tathagata Roy (on Leave) 42. Two Advisors of Jammu & Kashmir’s Governor N N Vohra BB Vyas - Vijay Kumar 43. Independent Director of Electronic Payment Services (EPS) R Gandhi (Former RBI deputy - governor) 44. Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Senior bureaucrat S Ramesh Vanaja N Sarna (CBIC) 45. Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI). Vishwas Patel. Naveen Surya 46. Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). Justice L Narasimha Reddy - 47. Chairperson of National Green Tribunal. Adarsh Kumar Goel - 48. 4th Deputy Governor of RBI M. K. Jain (former MD & CEO of IDBI S S Mundra Bank) 49. MD & CEO of IDBI Bank B Sriram (former MD of State Bank of - India) 50. MD & CEO of Airtel Payments Bank Anubrata Biswasa - 51. Non-Executive Chairperson of Punjab & Sind Bank Charan Singh (Former RBI Director) -

52. Non-Executive Chairperson of Dena Bank Anjali Bansal (MD of TPG Private - Equity) 53. Non-Executive Chairperson of Central Bank of India. Tapan Ray (former Corporate Affairs - Secretary) 54. Re-appointed as managing director and CEO of Bandhan Bank. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh - 55. Non-executive chairman of Bandhan Bank Harun Rasid Khan - 56. New CEO & MD of SBI Life Insurance Company Limited Sanjeev Nautiyal Arijit Basu 57. Additional (Independent) Director and non-executive part-time Girish Chandra Chaturvedi - Chairman of ICICI Bank. 58. MD and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank T Latha - 59. Re-elected MD & CEO of YES Bank Rana Kapoor - 60. 4 Whole Time Member of SEBI 1. G. Mahalingam - 2. Madhabi Puri Buch 3. Santosh Kumar Mohanty 4. Ananta Barua 61. Director & GM Of United India Insurance Company K B Vijay Srinivas - 62. DG of Ordnance Factory Board P K Shrivastava - 63. Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Limited. Anil Kumar Jha - 64. Director of BHEL Pravin L Agrawal - 65. CMD of SAIL Saraswati Prasad - 66. Deputy Chief Executive Officer IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Rushabh Gandhi - Ltd 67. Head of Google’s cloud business in India Nitin Bawankule - 68. Advisor of One97 Communications (which runs Paytm) R Gandhi (Former RBI deputy - governor) 69. DG of Geological Survey of India Dinesh Gupta - 70. Chief Financial Officer of General Motors Dhivya Suryadevara - 71. CFO of RBI Sudha Balakrishnan - 72. President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Justice R K Agrawal - Commission (NCDRC) 73. New CJ of Manipur High Court Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar -

APPOINTMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL

S. Designation Current Previous No 1. CEO of Deutsche Bank Christian Sewing John Cryan Deputy CEO of Deutsche Bank Garth Ritchie - 2. New Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia Ban Ki-moon (Former UN Secretary-General) Yasuo Fukuda 3. Re-elected President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi 4. First Woman to head UN political affairs Rosemary DiCarlo Jeffrey Feltman 5. 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Jim Bridenstine - Space Administration 6. Next Head of Commonwealth Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II 7. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo Rex Tillerson 8. UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener - 9. New president of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benitez - 10. Prime Minister of Hungarian Viktor Orban (third consecutive term) - 11. New President of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic (Social Democratic Party (DPS)) - 12. New President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador - 13. Independent chairman of the International Cricket Shashank Manohar - Council (ICC). 14. First Female director of the CIA, Central Intelligence Gina Haspel - Agency 15. 1st South Asian to be Elected in Oregon Susheela Jayapal - 16. Head Coach of Australian Cricket Team Justin Langer Darren Lehmann 17. Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte -

18. First female chief of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Stacey Cunningham - 19. Re-elected Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro - 20. Won Iraq Parliamentary Election Moqtada al-Sadr - 21. Elected President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Luis Guillermo Solis 22. Elected President of Russia for the 4th time Vladimir Putin - 23. Elected President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian Serzh Sargsyan Elected Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan Karen Karapetyan 24. Indian- American Woman - Interim Judge to the Civil Deepa Ambekar (Second) - Court of New York City Raja Rajeswari (First) 25. First female board member of Saudi Aramco Lynn Elsenhans - 26. World’s Oldest Prime Minister -Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad (92) - 27. Head of USIBC India (U.S India Business Council) Ambika Sharma - 28. Director General of International Organization for Antonio Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino (Portugal) William Lacy Swing Migration (IOM) (US) 29. Chief of International Kabaddi Federation Janardan Singh Gehlot - 30. Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea Sripriya Ranganathan Vikram K Doraiswami 31. Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia Subrata Bhattacharjee - 32. Next Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman Munu Mahawar - 33. Next Ambassador of India to Republic of Lithuania Tsewang Namgyal (Presently, Ambassador of India to the - Republic of Poland) 34. Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cuba Madhu Sethi (Presently, Counsellor in the High Commission of - India based at London) 35. Next Ambassador of India To the State of Eritrea Ravindra Prasad Jaiswal (Presently, Ambassador of India to - the Republic of Sudan) 36. Next Ambassador of India To Costa Rica Ravi Thapar (Presently, Ambassador of India to Panama) - 37. Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Paul Polman Sunil Bharti Mittal First Vice-Chair of ICC Ajay Banga 38. New chairperson of British Academy of Film and Pippa Harris (Producer) Jane Lush Television Arts (BAFTA). 39. Elected President of the 73rd United Nations General Maria Fernanda Espinosa (Ecuador’s Foreign Minister) Miroslav Lajcak Assembly. (Slovakian Foreign Minister) 40. New Attorney General of Malaysia Indian – Origin Tommy Thomas (First Non- Malaysian to take Mohamad Apandi Ali this charge) 41. World Economic Forum (WEF) Managing Board Member Sarita Nayar - 42. New Prime Minister of Italian Giuseppe Conte (Anti-establishment Five Star Movement Paolo Gentiloni (M5S) ) 43. New Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez Mariano Rajoy 44. New Prime Minister of Jordan Omar Razzaz Hani Mulki 45. New Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze Giorgi Kvirikashvili 46. Re-elected President of Egypt for the second term Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Abdel Fattah el-Sisi 47. President of Colombia Ivan Duque Juan Manuel Santos Vice- President of Colombia Marta Lucia Ramirez (First Female Vice President) 48. Re-elected President of Turkey for the second term. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 49. First-Ever Visually Impaired Judge of Pakistan Yousaf Saleem - 50. Joins UNESCO to Promote Safe Cyberspace for Kids Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha - 51. Head of Drug Enforcement Agency In US Uttam Dhillon (Indian-American) - 52. New Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer For José Eladio Alcain - UNMOGIP

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➢ DAMN, by Kendrick Lamar PRESIDENT RAM NATH KOVIND PRESENTS PRESTIGIOUS PADMA

AWARDS TO 43 PERSONALITIES: th The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented five Padma 65 NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2018 Bhushan and thirty-eight Padma Shri Awards (April 2, 2018) at a Civil The 65th National Film Awards ceremony is an upcoming event Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Here some of the famous people who conferred with this award are Film Awards to honour the best films of 2017 in Indian cinema. The awards listed: ceremony will be held on 3 May 2018. The National Film Awards will be Padma Vibhushan: presented by President Ram Nath Kovind. ➢ Ilayaraja: Art (Music), Tamil Nadu Here’s some important list of awards: ➢ Ghulam Mustafa Khan: Art (Music), Uttar Pradesh ➢ Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna ➢ P Parameswaran: Literature & Education, Kerala ➢ Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam) ➢ Best Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)

➢ Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2 Caméra d’Or ➢ Best Regional Film: Ladhakh ➢ Girl, dir: Lukas Dhont ➢ Best Marathi Film: Kaccha Limbu Short Film Palme d’Or ➢ Best Malayam Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum ➢ All These Creatures, dir: Charles Williams ➢ Best Hindi Film: Newton ➢ Special Mention: On The Border, dir: Wei Shujun ➢ Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi ➢ Best Assamese Film: Ishu INDIA SMART CITIES AWARD 2018 ➢ Best Tamil Film: To Let Nine awards in three categories, i.e Project Award, Innovative Idea Award ➢ Best Telugu Film: Gazi and City Award have been announced under the India Smart Cities ➢ Best Gujarati Film: DHH Awards, which was launched on June 25, 2017 by Hon’ble Housing and ➢ Best Film playback Singer: Shasha Tirupati (Vaan Varuvaan song) Urban Affairs Minister. ➢ Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas for Poy Maranja Kalam from Viswasapoorvam Mansoor Category Winner ➢ Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom ‘Indian Smart Cities Surat (Showcasing "great momentum" in the ➢ Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen, Nagar Kirtan Award’ implementation of projects under Smart Cities ➢ Best Film for National Integration: Dhappa (Marathi) Mission) ‘Innovative Idea’ Bhopal [Integrated Command and Control Centre DADAHAHEB PHALKE EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018 (ICCC)] ❖ The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2018 took place in Ahmedabad [Safe and Secure Ahmedabad (SASA) Mumbai. Project] Here's the list of the winners: Under Project Bhopal, Pune and Coimbatore (public bike sharing ➢ Best actor (male): Shahid Kapoor Awards project public bike sharing project), Jabalpur ➢ Best actor people's choice award: Ranveer Singh ‘Urban Environment' (waste-to energy plant project). ➢ Entertainer of the year: Kartik Aryan ‘Social Aspects' NDMC and Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) (‘smart ➢ Best actress (critics): Aditi Rao Hydari classrooms' project) ➢ Lifetime achievement award: Simi Garewal Visakhapatnam (‘smart campus project), Pune ➢ Path breaking producer of the year: Anushka Sharma and Karnesh (‘lighthouse project') Sharma ‘Culture and Bhopal (B Nest Incubation Centre) and Jaipur ➢ Best director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Economy' (Conservation of Rajasthan School of Arts) ➢ Best performance in a short film: Divya Khosla Kumar ‘Transport and Ahmedabad and Surat (Integrated Transit ➢ Pride of Indian cinema: Sanjay Dutt Mobility' Management System (TMS)) ➢ Social and business entrepreneur of the year: Jaya Misra ‘Water and Ahmedabad ➢ Socially conscious performance of the year: Rani Mukherjee Sanitation'

‘Governance' and Pune (PMC Care) and Smart Place Making ST 71 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2018 ‘Built Environment' ❖ The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 2018 in Paris, France. ➢ Shri P. P. Chaudhary felicitates International Olympiad winners of Opening film: Everybody Knows 2017-18 and gave away awards to toppers and international rank holders Closing film: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote from class IV to XII for the six Olympiad exams conducted by Science Here's some important List of Awards Olympiad Foundation (SOF). Palme d’Or ➢ The 7 Garhwal Rifles Infantry Battalion Group was awarded ➢ Shoplifters, dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda the United Nations Medal for “selfless service” in the peacekeeping Grand Prize mission in South Sudan. ➢ Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman British Council awards for three Indian alumni of UK universities: Jury Prize Three Indian alumni of UK universities have been awarded by the ➢ Nadine Labaki, Capernaum British Council for their outstanding achievements and contribution to the Special Palme d’Or country. ➢ Jean-Luc Godard, Image Book ➢ ‘Professional Achievement Award’: Saumya Saxena, an alumnus of Best Actor the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. ➢ Marcello Fonte, Dogman ➢ ‘Social Impact Award’: Ruchi Shah, a post graduate of the University Best Director of the Arts London. ➢ Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War ➢ ‘Entrepreneurial Award’: Sushant Desai, a post graduate from the Best Screenplay (Tie) University of Edinburgh. ➢ Alice Rohrwacher, Happy As Lazzaro SPORTS NEWS ➢ Nader Saeivar, 3 Faces COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2018: HIGHLIGHTS Best Actress ➢ The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI ➢ Samal Yeslyamova, My Little One Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were

an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that

were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 WRESTLING (Gold 5 | Silver 3 | Bronze 4) April 2018. ➢ It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games Name Medal Event and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by Sushil Kumar Gold Men's Freestyle 74kg having an equal number of events for males and female athletes. ➢ Motto - Share the Dream Vinesh Phogat Gold Women's Freestyle 50kg ➢ Nations participating - 71 Commonwealth Teams ➢ Officially opened by - Charles, Prince of Wales Rahul Aware Gold Men's Freestyle 57kg ➢ Officially closed by - Edward, Earl of Wessex Ranking Bajrang Punia Gold Men's Freestyle 65kg ➢ First – Australia (80 – Gold, 59- Silver, 59- Bronze; Total - 198) ➢ Second – England (45 – Gold, 45- Silver, 46- Bronze; Total - 136) Sumit Gold Men's Freestyle 125kg ➢ Third – India (26 – Gold, 20- Silver, 20- Bronze; Total - 66) Pooja Dhanda Silver Women's Freestyle 57kg India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games ➢ Competitors: 216 in 15 sports Mausam Khatri Silver Men's Freestyle 97kg ➢ Flag bearer Opening: P. V. Sindhu ➢ Flag bearer Closing: Mary Kom Babita Kumari Silver Women's Freestyle 53kg ➢ Youngest Indian Weightlifter: Deepak Lather (18 yrs.)

➢ Youngest Shooter : Anish Bhanwala (15yrs.); Manu Bhakar (16yrs.) Kiran Bronze Women's Freestyle 76kg ➢ 1st Women to achieve in Table Tennis: Manika Batra (Ranked 58th

in the world) Sakshi Malik Bronze Women's Freestyle 62kg

SHOOTING (GOLD 7 | SILVER 4| BRONZE 5) Somveer Bronze Men's Freestyle 86kg Name Medal Event

Heena Sindhu Gold Women's 25m Pistol Divya Kakran Bronze Women's Freestyle 68kg

Manu Bhaker Gold Women's 10m Air Pistol

Sanjeev Rajput Gold Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions WEIGHTLIFTING (Gold 5| Silver 2 | Bronze 2) Jitu Rai Gold Men's 10m Air Pistol Name Medal Event Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Gold Women's 48kg Anish Gold Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu Gold Women's 53kg Shreyasi Singh Gold Women's Double Trap Venkat Rahul Ragala Gold Men's 85kg Tejaswini Sawant Gold Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Sathish Kumar Sivalingam Gold Men's 77kg Anjum Moudgil Silver Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Punam Yadav Gold Women's 69kg Heena Sindhu Silver Women's 10m Air Pistol Gururaja Silver Men's 56kg Mehuli Ghosh Silver Women's 10m Air Rifle Pardeep Singh Silver Men's 105kg Tejaswini Sawant Silver Women's 50m Rifle Prone Deepak Lather Bronze Men's 69kg Apurvi Chandela Bronze Women's 10m Air Rifle Vikas Thakur Bronze Men's 94kg Om Mitharval Bronze Men's 10m Air Pistol

Ravi Kumar Bronze Men's 10m Air Rifle BOXING (Gold 3 | Silver 3 | Bronze 3) Name Medal Event Om Mitharval Bronze Men's 50m Pistol MC Mary Kom Gold Women's 45-48kg

Ankur Mittal Bronze Men's Double Trap Vikas Krishan Gold Men's 75kg

Gaurav Solanki Gold Men's 52kg Navjeet Dhillon Bronze Women's Discus Throw

Amit Silver Men's 46-49kg SQUASH (SILVER 2) Satish Kumar Silver Men's +91kg Name Medal Event Dipika Pallikal Karthik Silver Mixed doubles Manish Kaushik Silver Men's 60kg Saurav Ghosal Dipika Pallikal Karthik Silver Women's doubles Manoj Kumar Bronze Men's 69kg Joshna Chinappa

Naman Tanwar Bronze Men's 91kg Powerlifting (1BRONZE) Name Medal Event Hussamuddin Mohammed Bronze Men's 56kg Sachin Chaudhary Bronze Men's heavyweight

MIAMI OPEN 2018 TABLE TENNIS (Gold 3 | Silver 2 | Bronze 3) Miami Open 2018 was the 34th edition of the Miami Open, which was held Name Medal Event at Florida, United States. ➢ Men's Singles - John Isner (USA) India Gold Men's Team ➢ Women's Singles - Sloane Stephens (USA)

➢ Men's Doubles - Mike Bryan (USA), Bob Bryan (USA) India Gold Women's Team ➢ Women's Doubles - CoCo Vandeweghe (USA), Ashleigh Barty

(Australia) Manika Batra Gold Women's Singles ➢ Telangana Sports Journalists Association annual awards for

2017: Manika Batra/Mouma Das Silver Women's Doubles ➢ 'Sportsperson of the Year' (Women) - Mithali Raj

➢ Best Senior Male - Kidambi Srikanth Achanta Sharath/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Silver Men's Doubles ➢ Best Senior Female - PV Sindhu ➢ Lifetime Achievement award - Triple Olympian and former national Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra Bronze Mixed Doubles hockey player N Mukesh Kumar ➢ 'Best Coach of the Year' - Gopichand. Harmeet Desai/Sanil Shetty Bronze Men's Doubles INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) 2018 Achanta Sharath Bronze Men's Singles ➢ The 2018 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 11, is the current eleventh season of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the BCCI in 2007. BADMINTON (Gold 2 | Silver 3| Bronze 1) ➢ Return of the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals after Name Medal Event serving two years of suspension for the involvement of their respective India Gold Mixed Team owners in the 2013 IPL betting case. ➢ Star Sports purchased the media rights at Rs.16,347.5 crore ($2.55 Saina Nehwal Gold Women's Singles billion) for five years starting from 2018. ➢ Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kidambi Srikanth Silver Men's Singles the final to win their third title. ➢ Host Country: India PV Sindhu Silver Women's Singles ➢ Participants: 8 (Teams) Chennai Super Kings; Delhi Daredevils; Kings XI Punjab; Kolkata Knight Riders; Mumbai Indians; Rajasthan Royals; Royal Satwik Rankireddy /Chirag Shetty Silver Men's Doubles Challengers Bangalore; Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Satwik Rankireddy /Ashwini Ponnappa Bronze Women's Doubles Awards of IPL 2018 Winners Players of the Tournament KKR's Sunil Narine Most Valuable Player award (Man of the KKR's Sunil Narine Series) ATHLETICS (Gold 1 | Silver 1 | Bronze 1) Orange Cap Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Name Medal Event Kane Williamson. Neeraj Chopra Gold Men's Javelin Throw Purple Cap Kings XI Punjab's Andrew Tye Seema Punia Silver Women's Discus Throw Most Stylish Player award DD's Rishabh Pant Emerging Player award DD's Rishabh Pant

Most Innovative Thinking Chennai Super Kings captain Kartik Kumar (Men) Bronze 10,000 metres MS Dhoni Prajwal Ravi (Men) Bronze 4×100 m relay Super Sixes award Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Akash Kumar Narine Nithin Balakumar Pitch and Ground award (for venues PCA Stadium, Mohali. Gurindervir Singh with less than seven matches) Sreeshankar (Men) Bronze Long jump Pitch and Ground award (for venues Eden Gardens Ashish Bhalothia (Men) Bronze Shot put with more than seven matches) Jisna Mathew (Women) Bronze 200 metres Catch of the Season award Trent Boult Durga Deore (Women) Bronze 1500 metres IPL Fairplay Award Mumbai Indians Poonam Sonune (Women) Bronze 5000 metres Big Match Player Shane Watson Abhinaya Shetty (Women) Bronze High jump Priyadarshini Suresh (Women) Bronze Triple jump Arpandeep Bajwa (Women) Bronze Discus throw GRAND PRIX WINNERS 2018 Name of the Grand Prix Winner FRENCH OPEN 2018: HIGHLIGHTS ➢ The 2018 French Open, also known as Roland Garros, was a Grand Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 122nd Australian Grand Prix Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (Germany) edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2018.

Canadian Grand Prix Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (Germany) ➢ It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 27 May to 10 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed British Grand Prix Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (Germany) doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and Spanish Grand Prix Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton (British) doubles events. ➢ Rafael Nadal was the defending champion in the Men's Singles and Azerbaijan Grand Prix Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton (British) won his 11th French Open title. Simona Halep won her first Grand Slam French Grand Prix Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton (British) title.

Monaco Grand Prix Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Title Winners Men's Singles Spain Rafael Nadal Chinese Grand Prix Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Women's Romania Simona Halep Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (Belgium) Singles

Men's Doubles Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut Women's Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková & Czech Republic ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018: Doubles Kateřina Siniaková Mixed Doubles Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan / Croatia Ivan Dodig HIGHLIGHTS

➢ The 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 18th

edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP 2018 IN SUHL, GERMANY athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association and the Japan

Association of Athletics Federations. ➢ India won 15 –Gold; 2 Silver; 9- Bronze. Here’s List of Indian Winners ➢ The competition took place over four days from 7–10 June at Gifu

Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu, Japan. Event Gold Silver Bronze ➢ Top 3 Medal winning Country: 1. Japan (14 G, 15 S, 12 B – Total 41 Medals) 10m Air Rifle Men Hriday Hazarika - - ➢ 2. China (11 G, 8 S, 5 B – Total 24 Medals) Junior ➢ 3. India (5 G, 2 S, 10 B – Total 17 Medals) 10m Air Pistol Men Saurabh - - Junior Chaudhary India at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships 25m Rapid Fire Pistol - - Anish Anish Name Medal Event Men Junior Anu Kumar (Men) Gold 800 metres 25m Standard Pistol Vijayveer Sidhu - Rajkanwar Singh Ajeet Kumar (Men) Gold 5000 metres Men Junior Sandhu Kamalraj Kanagaraj (Men) Gold Triple jump 25m Pistol Men Junior - - Udhayveer Sidhu Jisna Mathew (Women) Gold 400 metres 50m Pistol Men Junior - - Anmol Jain Ashish Jakhar (Men) Gold Hammer throw 10m Air Pistol Women Manu Bhaker - - Damneet Singh (Men) Silver Hammer throw Junior 25m Standard Pistol Vishwa Jignesh - - Subha Venkatesan (Women) Silver 4×400 m relay Rachna Women Junior Dahiya Nidhi Singh 50m Pistol Women - Neha Devanshi Dhama Jisna Mathew Junior

10m Air Rifle Women Elavenil - - ❖ Bangladesh beat India to lift maiden Women's Asia Cup T20 title. Junior Team Valarivan The event was held at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur. 10m Air Rifle Men India - - ❖ India won the title of Intercontinental Cup Football Tournament Junior Team after 2-0 victory in the final against Kenya at the Mumbai Football Arena. 10m Air Pistol Men India 1 - India 2 Indian captain: Sunil Chhetri Junior Team ❖ Indian long-distance runner, Gavit Murli Kumar has clinched the 25m Standard Pistol India - - Gold medal in the Gouden Spike meet at Leiden, Netherlands. Men Junior Team ❖ Talismanic Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the 25m Pistol Men Junior India 1 - - joint second highest international goal scorer among active players along Team with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi. He made his 64th strike for the 50m Pistol Men Junior India - - country against Kenya in the Intercontinental Cup summit clash in Mumbai. Team ❖ Indian boxer Saweety Boora claimed a gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Women - - India Umakhanov Memorial Tournament after beating Anna Anfinogenova in the Junior Team final in Kaspiysk, Russia. Among the men, world bronze-medallist Gaurav 10m Air Pistol Women - - India 1 Bidhuri (56kg) had finished with a bronze. In the Men’s section, Brijesh Junior Team Yadav in the 81 kg division & Virender Kumar in 91 kgs lost their Final bouts to settle for Silver medals. 25m Standard Pistol India - - ❖ The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia from June 14 to July Women Junior Team 15. A total of 64 soccer matches will be played in 11 venues (in 12 stadiums 50m Pistol Women India - - as Moscow hosts two stadiums) throughout the tournament. The 2022 FIFA Junior Team World Cup is scheduled to be held at Qatar. Skeet Women Junior - - India ❖ The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Team Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco's proposal to host it. The 'United 10m Air Rifle Mixed India 2 - - 2026' bid was selected by Fifa member nations, winning 134 votes Team Junior Team compared to 65 for Morocco. The 2026 tournament will be the biggest 10m Air Pistol Mixed India 2 India - World Cup ever held - with 48 teams playing 80 matches over 34 days. Team Junior Team 1 ❖ Indian women’s cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana, will

become the first player from her country to appear in England’s Kia Super

T20 League beginning July 22. ❖ The top-seeded Swiss Roger Federer beat his Canadian ❖ Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian cricketer to score a opponent Milos Raonic for the 11th time in 14 meetings while winning century before lunch on the opening day of a Test. He scored 107 runs from a first Mercedes Cup (Stuttgart title). 96 balls. ❖ The two-time Commonwealth Games champion Sanjita Chanu ❖ Tennis player Yuki Bhambri and weightlifter Sanjita Chanu (won a gold in the women's 53kg category in Gold Coast CWG 2018) tested dropped from the sports ministry’s flagship programme, Target Olympic positive for a banned anabolic steroid and was provisionally suspended by Podium Scheme (TOPS), for different reasons. the international federation. IWLF Secretary General Sahdev Yadav ❖ The American golfer Brooks Koepka has made history as he became confirmed that Sanjita's 'A' sample has returned positive. If Sanjita's 'B' the first player in 29 years to win back-to-back US Open titles at sample also tests positive, she is expected to be handed a maximum of four- Shinnecock Hills in New York. year ban from the sport. ❖ The Sixteen-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has set ❖ India will host the 3rd Asia Cup International Bridge a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Championship in Panaji, Goa. Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. ❖ India cricket captain Virat Kohli is among the World's Highest- ❖ Jinson Johnson broke a 42-year-old national record to win the Paid Athletes 2018, according to a Forbes' compilation topped by 800m and qualify for the Jakarta Asian Games in style on the second day of American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. Kohli, the only the Inter State Senior Athletics Championships. sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with ❖ India sprinter Dutee Chand set a new national record in the Women’s earnings of USD 24 million. Argentine professional footballer Lionel 100-metre race at the 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Messi is ranked second in the list, followed by soccer star Cristiano Championships being held in Guwahati, Assam. Ronaldo in the third place. ❖ Forward Rani Rampal named as the captain of India’s 18-member ❖ India cricketer Mithali Raj has become the first batter from the squad for the women’s hockey World Cup to be played in London in July country to score 2000 runs in T20I cricket. Mithali is the seventh 2018. woman batter to score 2,000 runs in T20Is, a list which is topped by ❖ Archer Deepika Kumari won her first individual gold medal in six Charlotte Edwards (2,605), followed by Stafanie Taylor (2,582) and years at the Salt Lake World Cup, in the USA. Suzie Bates (2,515). ❖ Indian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal put up an impressive performance ❖ The lead striker from the English National Team, Harry Kane is to clinch the gold medal in men's 50m breaststroke event at the named as most valuable player for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, which is Singapore National Swimming Championships in Singapore. set to begin from June 14 in Russia. In the list, Kane is followed by Brazilian ❖ India’s R Praggnanandhaa become the country’s youngest & the ace player Neymar, who is worth 197. 5 million euros and Kylian Mbappé world’s second youngest Grand Master at the age of 12 years after worth 186. 5 million euros. reaching the final round of the ongoing Grendine Open in Italy.

❖ American fighter Ronda Rousey will become the first female MMA ❖ Yuki Bhambri defeated fellow Davis Cupper Ramkumar fighter to be inducted into the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Ramanathan his fourth successive victory in five meetings — to clinch the Fame. title in the $150,000 Taipei Challenger tennis tournament. In the ❖ Indian captain Virat Kohli has received the prestigious Polly Umrigar doubles final, however, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Saketh Myneni were Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) award for two consecutive seasons beaten by Matthew Ebden and Andrew Whittington of Australia. (2016-17 & 2017-18) at the BCCI Annual Awards function, while World ❖ Indian race walker K T Irfan and triple jumper V Rakesh Babu Cup stars Harmanpreet Kaur & Smriti Mandhana were chosen for the were sent home from CWG 2018 of breaching the events strict no needle women's equivalent of the honour. Anshuman Gaekwad & Sudha Shah policy. received the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award. ❖ India’s Muskan Bhanwala (16 years old) won her first and India’s ❖ ICC included Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland & the UAE in their ODI fourth individual gold medal at the International Shooting Federation rankings list apart from the 12 existing countries. Junior World Cup (ISSF) in Sydney. ❖ Chief Minister even as compatriot Vaishnavi Yadav won the 'Girls Grit ❖ Pune-based 17-year-old swimmer Sampanna Ramesh Shelar has set Award' on the fourth & final day of Basketball without Borders Asia 2018. a world record to double cross the Bangla Channel at about 5 am and ❖ Kagiso Rabada, the world's number one Test bowler, was named completed the journey of 32.2 kilometers in 9 hours and 10 minutes. South Africa's Cricketer of the Year. ❖ “Son of Dreams” was unveiled as official Mascot of the FIBA ❖ Indian women’s Hockey team failed to defend its crown at the fifth Basketball World Cup 2019. It will be the 18th tournament of the FIBA Asian Champions Trophy, as it lost to hosts South Korea in the summit Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. Host nation: clash at Donghae City, South Korea. China ❖ The 2nd stage of Archery World Cup 2018 has been started in ❖ 16th Federation Cup Junior National athletics championship, Antalya, Turkey. India opened its account with a silver and a bronze begins at Coimbatore. The meet will serve as the selections trials for the medal in the compound section. India’s women compound team of Jyothi 18th Asian Junior Athletic Meet to be held at Gifu, Japan, in June. Surekha Vennam, Muskan Kirar and Divya Dhayal settle for a silver. ❖ Rafael Nadal romped to a record 11th Monte Carlo Masters title ❖ As per the Wimbledon officials, the 2018 men's & women's singles by brushing aside Kei Nishikori to retain the world number one ranking. champions will receive £2.25 million. ❖ Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah became the first Egyptian footballer ❖ Rafael Nadal has won his 11th Barcelona Open title on clay. He to win the PFA Player of the Year award. defeated the 19-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas to clinch the title. ❖ India have clinched the title of team champion in the 8th series of ❖ Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi netted a hat-trick as South Asian Judo Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal. In the men's Barcelona defeated Deportivo to clinch the La Liga for the seventh time team category, India defeated Pakistan. In women's team category, in 10 years & the 25th time in their history. India defeated Nepal. India ended their campaign in the tournament with a ❖ 56th edition of Belgrade International Boxing Championship total of 12 Gold medals and three Bronze medals. Host Nepal remained was held at Belgrade in Serbia. Indian boxers won three gold, five silver & second & Pakistan got third place. five bronze medals at this championship. Gold Medal - Sumit Sangwan (91 ❖ In Archery, India has opened its account at the second stage of the kg category); Nikhat Zareen (51 kg category); Himanshu Sharma (49 kg World Cup Stage II at Antalya in Turkey with a Silver and a Bronze category) medal in the Compound section. The Women’s team of Jyothi Vennam, ❖ Kerala has lifted their Sixth Santosh Trophy Football title. The final Muskan Kirar and Divya Dhayal settled for a Silver and the third-seeded match held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Kerala defeated West Mixed pair of Jyothi and Abhishek Verma won the Bronze medal. Bengal to clinch the title. ❖ The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and UN Environment ❖ Indian skipper, Mithali Raj marked her name in record books after has signed an agreement to promote ‘green’ cricket in India. They signed becoming the Most Capped Player in women’s ODI cricket. Mithali a letter of intent at the board’s headquarters ahead of the IPL 2018 final surpassed England's Charlotte Edwards, who retired in September 2017 between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede with 191 ODIs under her belt. Stadium. ❖ Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian male to become world ❖ Japan women beat finalists Thailand 3-0 to win the Uber Cup 2018 No. 1 in badminton rankings. The ace Indian shuttler defeated in Bangkok and end their 37-year long wait for the title. Denmark's Viktor Axelsen to reach to the top of rankings. ❖ Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium will host the 2020 ❖ Leander Paes created a New World Record by becoming the most Champions League final, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin confirmed in successful doubles player in Davis Cup history, winning his 43rd such Kiev. The 2020 Europa League final will be played in Gdansk, Poland with match. the UEFA Super Cup being held in Porto’s Estadio Dragao. Vienna will play ❖ Ankita Raina became the only third Indian woman tennis player host the women’s 2020 Champions League final. to breach the top-200 rankings in singles. She jumped 15 places to reach a ❖ Commonwealth gold medal-winning table tennis player Manika career-best 197 in the WTA chart. In the singles ranking, Karman Kaur Batra and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu have signed multi-year Thandi – 267; In the doubles, Rohan Bopanna was highest-ranked at agreements with sports management firm IOS Sports & Entertainment. number 19 and was followed by Divij Sharan in 42nd place. Leander Paes ❖ Iraq is to host a West Asia Football Federation championship in holds the 45th position. the southern city of Basra in November, the first international tournament ❖ The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of April 2018 ranked current to be staged in the country since the 1990s. world champions, Germany at the top and Brazil at the second spot. On ❖ Local racer Bala Prasath has claimed the Formula Junior Racing the other hand, four-time World Cup champions Italy fell six spots to the Series 2018 championship. Bengaluru’s Sohil clinched the second place. 20th rank. New members of FIFA, Kosovo and Burkina Faso reached their The Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 Championship organised by MECO highest-ever positions of 152nd and 196th respectively. Motorsports.

❖ The Indian duo of G Sathiyan and Sanil Shetty finished its campaign women’s air rifle gold and Shri Nivetha Paramanantham clinched the gold at the Thailand Open table tennis event with a silver in the men’s medal in the women’s air pistol. doubles. ❖ Indian junior athletes clinched overall title in the 3rd South Asian ❖ According to a report by accounting firm KPMG, Manchester United Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) which concluded at has topped the table in terms of overall value. The Red Devils’ overall value Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. Arshdeep Singh provided India the increased five percent compared to 2017 (£2.8 billion pounds, $3.77 billion), first gold medal in the junior boy’s javelin throw event. Hosts Sri Lanka and beating Real Madrid on 2.9 billion euros and FC Barcelona on 2.8 billion Pakistan took second and third positions. India ended with 20 gold, 22 euros. silver & 8 bronze medals (Total 50 Medals). ❖ Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the European Golden ❖ Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers’ Shoe for the fifth time. He also won the award last year, as well as in 2010, Association Footballer of the Year. The Egypt star – the first African winner 2012 and 2013. of the award – also won the Professional Footballers’ Association player ❖ Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the prestigious T.K. Ramanathan of the year award in April. Chelsea and England forward Fran Kirby won award for the year 2017-18 at the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) the inaugural FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year award. annual day function at the SDAT tennis stadium. ❖ A sports initiative ‘Star Khel Mahakumbh’ was launched at ❖ Rafael Nadal has won the Rome Masters 2018 (Italian Open) for Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. The cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar the eighth time. He defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev to and MP Anurag Thakur launched the initiative. clinch the title. ❖ Indian pugilist Neeraj Goyat has been conferred with the WBC Asia ❖ South Korea defeated India to win the fifth Women’s Asian Boxer of the Year Award. Neerav Tomar, promoter of IOS Boxing was Champions Trophy at the Sunrise Stadium, South Korea. Vandana bestowed with WBC Asia honorary Promoter of the year 2017 Award by the Katariya was declared Player of the Tournament. Asian Boxing Council in Bangkok. ❖ Sweden clinched the World Ice Hockey Title 2018 by defeating ❖ Wimbledon Champions’ Prize Money Hiked By £50,000. The 2018 Switzerland. Sweden won all 10 matches at the tournament. men’s and women’s singles champions will receive £2.25 million, an ❖ The first National Para Games, for able-bodied athletes, will be held increase of £50,000 on last year. under the Khelo India Scheme in Bengaluru. It will be done by the sports ❖ Cricket Australia has chosen Justin Langer as its new head coach. ministry under the Khelo India Scheme. The events will be held at four ❖ ISSF World Rankings 2018 venues — Kanteerava Stadium, Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, SAI ➢ India’s 10m air pistol shooter Shahzar Rizvi grabbed the No. 1 spot Centre Bengaluru and Karnataka Badminton Association Stadium. in ISSF World rankings. He reached this spot by winning silver medal- ❖ Neymar won the French League’s Player of the Year award. winning performance in the World Cup in Changwon, Korea. ❖ Roger Federer replaces Rafael Nadal as world number one, Djokovic Other Top-10 rankings: on the slide. ➢ Men: 10m air pistol: Jitu Rai 6th; ❖ Indian colts won agaisnt Tajikistan 4-2 and emerged as champions ➢ 10m air rifle rankings: Ravi Kumar 4th, Deepak Kumar 9th. in the four-nation Under-16 Tournament held in Serbia. ➢ 50m rifle 3-positions: Akhil Sheoran 4th, Sanjeev Rajput 8th. ❖ I-League champions Minerva punjab FC owner Ranjit Bajaj was ➢ Women: 10m air pistol: Manu Bhaker 4th; banned for one year from all football activity and also fined Rs 10 lakh by ➢ 10m air rifle: Mehuli Ghosh 7th. the AIFF after the federation found him guilty of making racist remarks ➢ 50m rifle 3-positions: Anjum 8th. against a referee. ❖ Hena Sidhu fought off tough competition from Mathilde Lamolle to win ❖ India’s CA Bhavani Devi won a silver medal in the sabre event of the the gold medal in women’s 10m air pistol at the International Shooting Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik, Competitions of Hannover (ISCH), Germany. Iceland. ❖ Tejaswini Strikes Gold at Munich Grand Prix: ❖ Spanish football giants Real Madrid have claimed yet another ➢ Former World Champion Tejaswini Sawant continued to assert her Champions League title by beating English side Liverpool FC 3-1 in the prowess in rifle prone event by bagging the gold in the Grand Prix in Munich, final. Germany. ❖ CEAT Cricket Ratings awards 2018 was held in Mumbai, List of Winners: Maharashtra. ➢ Men: 50m rifle prone: 1. Matthew Emmons (US); 2. Chain Singh Here’s the list of winners (India); 3. Oleh Tsarkov (Ukr) Award Winner ➢ Women: 50m rifle prone: 1. Tejaswini Sawant (India); 2. Anjum International Cricketer of the Year Indian skipper Virat Kohli Moudgil (India); 3. Olivia Hofmann (Aut) International Batsman of the Year Award Shikhar Dhawan (India) ❖ Rishabh Pant became the highest scoring (128) Indian in the history of the Indian Premier League as Delhi Daredevils took on the Sunrisers International Bowler of the Year Award Trent Boult (New Zealand)

Hyderabad at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi. T20 Bowler of the Year Award Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) ❖ India’s Ramit Tandon wins the Abu Dhabi Open 2018. This win is his Outstanding Innings of the Year Award Harmanpreet Kaur (India) third title on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour. He has defeated Lifetime Achievement Award Farokh Engineer (India) number one seed Omar Abdel Meguid of Egypt in finals. ❖ Olympic medallist Gagan Narang and Pooja Ghatkar won the mixed T20 Batsman of the Year Award Colin Munro (New Zealand)

team silver medal in the Grand Prix of Liberation international shooting Domestic Player of the Year Award Mayank Agarwal (India) competition in Pilsen, Czech Republic. P Shri Nivetha and Amanpreet U19 Player of the Year award Shubman Gill (India) Singh claimed the mixed air pistol silver medal. Mihika Poore bagged the

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TVR Shenoy Journalist Ernakulum, Kerala STATIC GK V Sriharsha Journalist New Delhi, India LIST OF CHIEF MINISTERS & GOVERNORS IN INDIA Ghulam Mohammad Journalist Gurgaon, Mustafa Haryana State Chief Minister Governor Capital Surendar Nihal Singh Journalist New Delhi, India Andhra N.Chandrababu E.S Lakshmi Amaravati Nerella Venumadhav Mimicry Artiste, ventriloquist Warangal, Pradesh Naidu Narasimhan (Padma Shri Telangana, India Arunachal Pema Khandu BD Mishra Itanagar, Guwahati Awardee) Pradesh (Judiciary) Rajinder Sachar Former CJ of Delhi High New Delhi, India Assam Sarbananda Jagdish Mukhi Dispur Court Sonowal R K Dorendra Singh Former CM of Manipur Manipur, India Bihar Nitish Kumar Satya Pal Malik Patna E N Rammohan Former DG of BSF New Delhi, India Chattisgarh Dr. Raman Balram Dass Raipur Barbara Bush Former US first Lady USA Singh Tandon Peter Thomson Golf Australia Goa Manohar Mridula Sinha Panaji Ray Wilkins Footballer UK Parrikar Charles Krauthammer Columnist and Pundit USA Gujarat Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Gandhinagar (Pulitzer Prize- Kohli Winner) Haryana Manohar Lal Kaptan Singh Chandigarh Kim Jong-Pil Ex- South Korean Prime South Korea Khattar Solanki Minister Himachal Jai Ram Thakur Acharya Dev Shimla Alan Bean Astronaut (Fourth Man to USA Pradesh Vrat walk on moon) Jammu & Governor’s Narinder Nath Srinagar (Summer) Urmila Singh Former Himachal Pradesh Indore, Madhya Kashmir Rule Vohra Jammu (Winter) Governor Pradesh

Jharkhand Raghubar Das Draupadi Ranchi LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS IN INDIA Murmu CABINET MINISTERS Karnataka H. D. Vajubhai Vala Bangalore MINISTER DEPARTMENT CONSTITU Kumaraswamy ENCY Kerala Pinarayi P. Sathasivam Thiruvananthapuram 1.Shri Narendra Prime Minister Varanasi, Vijayan Modi Department of Personnel and Uttar Madhya Shivraj Singh Anandiben Bhopal Training, Public Grievances and Pradesh Pradesh Chouhan Patel Pensions, Space and Atomic Maharashtra Devendra Chennamaneni Mumbai Energy. All important policy issues & Fadnavis Vidyasagar All other portfolios not allocated to Rao any minister Manipur N. Biren Singh Najma Imphal 2. Shri Rajnath Home Affairs Lucknow, Heptulla Singh Uttar Meghalaya Conrad Ganga Prasad Shillong Pradesh Sangma 3. Piyush Goyal Mizoram Lal Thanhawla Kummanam Aizawl (additional Rajasekharan charge) Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Padmanabha Kohima [Till Shri Arun Finance, Corporate affairs, Gujarat Balkrishna Jaitley recover (Rajya Acharya from Kidney Sabha) Odisha Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal Bhubaneswar ailment] Punjab Amarinder V. P. Singh Chandigarh 4. Shri Sushma External Affairs Vidisha, Singh Badnore Swaraj Madhya Rajasthan Vasundhara Kalyan Singh Jaipur Pradesh Raje 5. Shri Nitin Road Transport & highways, Nagpur, Sikkim Pawan Kumar Shriniwas Gangtok Gadkari shipping, Water Resources, River Maharashtr Chamling Dadasaheb Development and Ganga a Patil Rejuvenation Tamil Nadu Edappadi K. Banwarilal Chennai 6. Shri Suresh Commerce & Industry Andhra Palaniswami Purohit Prabhu Pradesh Telangana K E.S Lakshmi Hyderabad (Rajya Chandrasekhar Narasimhan Sabha) Rao 7. Shri D V Statistics & Programme Bangalore Tripura Biplab Kumar Tathagata Roy Agartala Sadananda Gowda implementation North, Deb Karnataka Uttar Yogi Adityanath Ram Naik Lucknow 8. Shri Sushri Drinking water and sanitation Jhansi, Pradesh Uma Bharti Uttar Uttarakhand Trivendra Krishan Kant Dehradun Pradesh Singh Rawat Paul 9. Shri Ramvilas Consumer affairs, food and public Hajipur, West Bengal Mamta Keshari Nath Kolkata Paswan distribution Bihar Banerjee Tripathi 10. Shri Menaka Women and Child Development Pilibhit, Sanjay Gandhi Uttar Union Territories Capital Head Pradesh Andaman and Port Blair Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi- 11. Shri Ananth Chemicals and fertilizers, Bangalore Nicobar Island Lieutenant Governor Kumar Parliamentary affairs South, Chandigarh Chandigarh V. P. Singh Badnore- Karnataka Administrator 12. Shri Ravi Law and justice, Electronics & IT Bihar Dadra and Nagar Silvassa Praful Khoda Patel- Administrator Shankar Prasad (Rajya Haveli Sabha) Daman and Diu Daman Praful Khoda Patel- Administrator 13. Shri J P Nadda Health and Family Welfare Himachal Delhi New Delhi Anil Baijal- Lieutenant Governor Pradesh (Rajya Lakshadweep Kavaratti Farooq Khan- Administrator Sabha) Puducherry Puducherry Kiran Bedi – Lieutenant Governor 14.Suresh Prabhu Minister of Commerce & Industry Andhra

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15. Shri Anant Heavy Industries and Public Raigad, 4 AYUSH Shri Shripad North Goa Geete enterprises Maharashtr Yesso Naik a 5 Power, Coal, New and Shri Raj kumar Arrah (Bihar) 16. Shri Harsimrat Food Processing industries Bhatinda, Renewable Energy, singh Kaur Badal Punjab Mines 17. Shri Narendra Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Gwalior, 6 Development of North Shri Dr. Udhampur, Jammu Singh Tomar Mines Madhya Eastern Region, Prime Jitendra Singh and Kashmir Pradesh Minister's Office, 18. Shri Col Information and Broadcasting Jhotwra Personnel, Public Rajyavardhan (Rajasthan) Grievances & Pensions, Singh Rathore Department of Atomic 19. Shri Steel Haryana Energy, Department of Chaudhury (Rajya Space Birender Singh Sabha) 7 Minister of tourism & S.S. Ahluwalia Darjeeling, West 20. Shri Jual Tribal affairs Sundargarh Electronics and Bengal Oram , Odisha Information Technology. 21. Shri Radha Agriculture & farmers welfare Purvi 8 Housing, Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Bihar Mohan Singh Champaran Singh Puri , Bihar 9 Culture, Environment, Shri Dr. Gautam Budh 22. Shri Thawar Social Justice and Empowerment Madhya Forest and Climate Mahesh Nagar district, Chand Gehlot Pradesh Change Sharma Uttar Pradesh (Rajya 10 Ministry of Micro, Small Shri Giriraj Nawada (Bihar) Sabha) and Medium Enterprises Singh 23. Shri Harsh Science and Technology, Earth Chandni 11. Ministry of Shri Manoj Ghazipur (Uttar Vardhan Sciences, Environment, Forest, Chowk, Communications and Sinha Pradesh) Climate Change Delhi Railways 24. Shri Prakash Human Resource Development Madhya Javadekar Pradesh MINISTERS OF STATE (Rajya Sabha) S.NO DEPARTMENT MINISTER CONSTITUENCY

25. Shri Piyush Railways, Coal Maharashtr 1 External Affairs Shri V.K.Singh, Ghaziabad, Uttar Goyal a (Rajya Shri M J Akbar Pradesh & Sabha) Jharkhand (Rajya 26. Shri Mukhtar Minority Affairs Jharkhand Sabha) Abbas Naqvi (Rajya 2 Finance Shri Shiv Pratap Uttar Pradesh Sabha) Shukla 27. Shri Nirmala Defence Karnataka 3 Health and Family Shri Ashwini Buxar, Uttar Sitharaman (Rajya Welfare Kumar Choubey Pradesh Sabha) 4 Agriculture & Shri Parshottam Amreli, Gujarat 28. Shri Petroleum and Gas, Skill Deograh, Farmers Welfare, Rupala Dharmendra Deveopment and Entrepreneurship Odisha Panchayati Raj Pradhan 5 Social Justice and Shri Ramdas Maharashtra (Rajya 29. Smriti Irani Minister for Textiles Gujarat Empowerment Athawale Sabha) (Rajya 6 Rural Development Shri Ram Kripal Pataliputra, Bihar Sabha) Yadav 7 Home Affairs Shri Hansraj Chandrapur, MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) Gangaram Ahir Maharashtra S.No DEPARTMENT MINISTER CONSTITUENCY 8 Drinking Water & Shri Ramesh Bijapur, Karnataka 1 Planning, Chemicals and Shri Rao Gurugram Sanitation Chandappa Fertilizers Inderjit Singh (Gurgaon), Jigajinagi, Haryana 9 Railways Shri Rajen Nawgong, Assam 2 Labour and Employment Shri Santosh Bareilly (Uttar Gohain Kumar Pradesh) 10 Human Resources Shri Upendra Karakat, Bihar Gangwar Development Kushwaha 3 Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Col. Jhotwra 11 Road Transport and Shri Mansukh L Palitana, Gujarat Information and Rajyavardhan (Rajasthan) Highways, Mandaviya Broadcasting Singh Rathore Shipping

12 Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju Arunachal West 31. Agriculture and Shri Krishna Raj, Shahjahanpur Farmers Welfare Shri Gajendra (Uttar Pradesh), 13 Social Justice and Shri Vijay Hoshiarpur Singh Shekhawat Jodhpur Empowerment Sampla, Shri (Punjab), (Rajasthan) Ramdas Maharashtra And Athawale, Shri Fariabad (Haryana) 32. Food Processing Shri Sadhvi Fatepur, Uttar Krishan Pal Industries Niranjan Jyoti Pradesh 14 Tribal Affairs Shri Sudharshan Lohardaga, Bhagat, Jharkhand And FINANCIAL/ IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA Shri Jaswantsinh Dahod, Gujarat Sumanbhai Name Headquarters CEO & MD Bhabhor Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Mumbai, Urjit patel 15 Human Resource Shri Dr. Satya Baghpat, Uttar Money Market Maharashtra (Governor) Development, Water Pal Singh Pradesh Export Credit Guarantee Mumbai, Geetha Resources, River Corporation of India (ECGC) Maharashtra Muraidhar Development and India Infrastructure Finance Chennai, India Pankaj Jain Ganga Rejuvenation Company Ltd (IIFCL) 16 Steel Shri Vishnu Deo Raigarh, Export-Import Bank of India Mumbai, David Rasquinha Sai Chattisgarh (EXIM Bank) Maharashtra 17 Science and Shri Gautam Budh Small Industries Development Lucknow, Uttar Mohammad Technology Dr. Mahesh Nagar district Bank of India (SIDBI) Pradesh Mustafa Earth Science Sharma National Housing Bank (NHB) New Delhi Sriram 18 Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha Hazaribagh, Kalyanaraman Jharkhand Industrial Finance Corporation New Delhi Dr. Emandi 19 Heavy Industries Shri Babul Asansol, West of India (IFCI) Sankara Rao Public Enterprises Supriyo Bengal National Bank for Agriculture Mumbai, Harsh Kumar 20 Law and Justice; Shri P.P. Pali, Rajasthan and Rural Development Maharashtra Bhanwala Corporate Affairs Chaudhary (NABARD) 21 Textiles Shri Ajay Tamta Almora, Insurance Regulatory and Hyderabad, Subhash Uttarakhand Development Authority of India Telangana Chandra Khuntia 22 Women and Child Shri Dr. Virendra Tikamgarh and (IRDAI) Development, Kumar Sagar, Madhya Securities and Exchange Board Mumbai, Ajay Tyagi Minority Affairs Pradesh of India (SEBI) - Capital Market Maharashtra 23 Health and Family Shri Smt. Mirzapur, Uttar National Payments Corporation Mumbai, Dilip Asbe Welfare Anupriya Patel Pradesh of India (NPCI) Maharashtra 24 Commerce and Shri C.R. Nagaur, Rajasthan Pension Fund Regulatory and New Delhi Hemant Industry, Consumer Chaudhary Development Authority (PFRDA) Contractor Affairs, Food and Institute of Chartered New Delhi Naveen N.D Public Distribution Accountants of India (ICAI) Gupta 25 Defence Shri Dr. Subhash Dhule, Maharashtra (President) Ramrao Bhamre Federation of Indian Chambers New Delhi Rashesh Shah 26. Skill Development Shri Anantkumar Uttara Kannada, of Commerce and Industry (President) and Entrepreneurship Hegde Karnataka (FICCI) 27. Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Vijay Goel Chandni Chowk Foods safety and Standards New Delhi Ashish Statistics, (Rajasthan) Authority of India (FSSAI) Bahuguna Programme (President) Implementation Telecom Regulatory Authority of New Delhi Ram Sewak 28. Finance, Shipping Shri Kanyakumari, India (TRAI) Sharma Radhakrishnan P Tamilnadu Directorate General of Civil New Delhi B S Bhullar 29. Mines, Coal Shri Haribhai Banaskantha, Aviation (DGCA) Parthibhai Gujarat Central Board of Film Mumbai, Prasoon Joshi Chaudhary Certification (CBFC) Maharashtra 30. Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Arjun Ram Bikaner, Rajasthan Foreign Investment Promotion New Delhi Subhash Water Resources, Meghwal Board (FIPB) Chandra Garg River Development (Chairman) and Ganga Financial Stability and New Delhi Arun Jaitley Rejuvenation. Development Council (FSDC) (Chairman)

Bureau of Indian Standards New Delhi Surina Rajan • United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (BIS) (Director • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees General) • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Advertising Standards Council Mumbai, Abanti • Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders of India (ASCI) Maharashtra Sankaranarayan • International Organization of Migration (IOM) an (Chairman) • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Board of Control for Cricket in Mumbai, C K Khanna Vienna, Austria: India (BCCI) Maharashtra (President) • Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi Sushil Chandra • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (CBDT) (Chairman) • United Nations Industrial Development Organization Central Board of Indirect Taxes New Delhi S. Ramesh • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) & Customs (CBEC) (Chairperson) London, UK Confederation of Indian New Delhi Rakesh Bharti • International Maritime Organization (IMO) Industries (CII) Mittal • Commonwealth of Nations (President) • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) National Association of Software New Delhi Debjani Ghosh • Amnesty International and Services Companies (President) Copenhagen, Denmark (NASSCOM) • International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Associated Chambers of New Delhi Sandeep Jajodia Brussels, Belgium World Customs Organization Commerce and Industry of • India (ASSOCHAM) • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paris, France

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization INTERNATIONAL ORGNISATIONS AND THEIR (UNESCO) HEADQUARTERS • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ASIAN ORGANISATIONS: • International Energy Agency • Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Manila, Phillipines • International Chamber of Commerce • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China • International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) • New Development Bank (NDB) – Shanghai, China Lyon, France • Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Jakarta, Indonesia • International Criminal Police Organization, or INTERPOL • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) – Kathmandu, Rome, Italy Nepal • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS BY LOCATION • International Fund for Agricultural Development New York City, USA: • World Food Programme • International Rescue Committee • United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of The Hague, The Netherlands Women, also known as UN Women • International Court of Justice • United Nations Security Council (UNSC) • International Criminal Court • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Madrid, Spain • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) • World Tourism Organization Washington DC, USA Bern, Switzerland • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency • Universal Postal Union • International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gland, Switzerland • World Bank Group (WB) • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) • International Development Association Basel, Switzerland • International Finance Corporation • Bank for International Settlements • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Montreal, Canada • International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes • International Civil Aviation Organization • Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Tokyo, Japan Geneva, Switzerland • United Nations University • Inter-Parliamentary Union Singapore • International Organization for Standardization (ISO) • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) • International Labour Organization (ILO) Nairobi, Kenya • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) • United Nations Environment Programme • World Health Organization (WHO) • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Abu Dhabi, UAE • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) • International Renewable Energy Agency • World Trade Organization (WTO)

Ebene, Mauritius 5. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) –Achim Steiner • Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation 6. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) – Jim Monaco Yong Kim • International Hydrographic Organization 7. Amnesty International (Secretary) - Kumi Naidoo (till Aug 2018) Los Angeles, USA 8. International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Philippe Le Houérou (CEO) • Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 9. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) – Keiko Honda Kathmandu, Nepal (Executive Vice President) • South Asian Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) 10. World Trade Organization (WTO) – Roberto Azevedo (Director General) Santiago, Chile 11. International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Christine Lagarde (MD) • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the 12. Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Takehiko Nakao (President) Caribbean (UNECLAC) 13. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Francis Gurry (CEO) Addis Abba, Ethiopia 14. World Health Organization (WHO) - Tedros Adhanom • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) 15. International Labour Organization (ILO) – Guy Ryder Bangkok, Thailand 16. United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – Tore Hattrem • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 17. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Jin Liqun (UNESCAP) 18. North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Jens Stolenberg (Secretary Beirut, Lebanon General) • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 19. United Nations Organization – Antonio Guterres (Secretary General) (UNESCWA) 20. World Food Program - David Beasley (Executive Director). 21. UN General Assembly - Miroslav Lajčák (President) INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS RELATED TO SPORTS 22. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Audrey Azoulay (Director General) Organisations Headquarters 23. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Erik Solheim International Association of Athletics Federations Motne carlo, 24. International Court of Justice – Abdulqawi Yusuf (President) (IAAF) Monaco 25. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - Mohammed Barkindo (Secretary-General) Badminton World Federation (BWF) Kuala lumpur, Malaysia 26. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - James International Tennis Federation (ITF) London, UK Frederick (Administrator) United World Wrestling (UWW) Lausanne, 27. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC- Amjad Switzerland Hussain B. Sial (Secretary-General) International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland PRESIDENT OF SPORTS FEDERATION HEADS International Boxing Association (Association Lausanne, 1. President of Indian Olympic Association – Narinder Dhruv Batra Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA)) Switzerland 2. President of Indian Football Association - Subrata Datta International Golf Federation (IGF) Lausanne, 3. President of All India Football Federation - Praful Patel (India) Switzerland 4. President of Indian Wrestling Federation – Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh International Hockey Federation Lausanne, 5. President of International Hockey Federation - Dr Narinder Batra (India) Switzerland 6. President of Indian Hockey Federation - Rajinder Singh International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Lausanne, 7. President of Indian Boxing Federation - Ajay Singh Switzerland 8. President of International Boxing Federation – Daryl J. Peoples World Archery Federation (WAF) Lausanne, (Australia) Switzerland 9. President of International Olympic Committee - Thomas Bach (German) 10. CEO of International Cricket Council - David Richardson Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Lausanne, 11. Chairman of International Cricket Council - Shashank Manohar (India) Switzerland 12. President of FIFA - Gianni Infantino (Italian) World Taekwondo Jongno-gu, Seoul 13. President of BCCI – C K Khanna International Weightlifting Federation Budapest, Hungary 14. President of All India Tennis Association - Praveen Mahajan Federation Internationale de Football Association Zurich, Switzerland 15. President of International Tennis Federation - David Haggerty (FIFA) (America) International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Munich, Germany 16. President of Badminton Association of India - Dr. Himanta Bishwa World Rugby Dublin, Ireland Sarma

17. President of Badminton World Federation - Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HEADS (Denmark) 1. Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Jens Weidmann (Chairman) 2. New Development Bank (NDB) – K.V. Kamath (President) DEFENCE HEADS 3. International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) – Meng Hongwei 1. Chairman of Defence research and Development Organization – Sanjay (president) Mitra 4. World Bank– Jim Yong Kim (President) 2. Chairman of Indian Space and Research Organization – K Sivan

3. Director General of National Security Guard- Sudeep Lakhtakia 11. Haldia Port Kolkata West Bengal It is the base of 4. Director of Intelligence Bureau - Rajiv Jain Indian Coast 5. Director of Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) - Alok Kumar Verma Guard (Former Delhi Police Chief) 12. Port Blair Port Blair Andaman & Located at the 6. Chief of Border Security Force (BSF) – K K Sharma Nicobar junctureof Bay 7. Head of Indo-Tibetan Border Police - R K Pachnanda Islands of Bengal 8. National Security Advisor - Rajinder Khanna andAndaman 9. Head of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - Anil Dhasmana Sea 10. Chief of Naval Staff - Sunil Lanba 11. Chief of Army- Bipin Rawat IMPORTANT AIRPORTS IN INDIA 12. Chief of Air Force- Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa Airport Location

1. Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair, Andaman & LIST OF IMPORTANT SEAPORTS IN INDIA Nicobar Islands S. SEAPORTS LOCATION STATE HIGHLIGHTS 2. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Guwahati, Assam NO International Airport 1. Vizag port Vishakhapatnam Andhra Only natural 3. Gaya International Airport Gaya, Bihar Pradesh seaport in the shores of Bay of 4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash International Patna, Bihar Bengal Airport Oldest shipyard 5. Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi, Delhi of India 6. Dabolim Airport Goa 2. Madras Port Chennai Tamil Nadu 2nd largest port in India 7. Kandla Airport Kandla, Gujarat

Largest port in 8. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ahmedabad, Gujarat Tamil Nadu International Airport 3. Tuticorin Tuticorin Tamil Nadu 2nd largest port 9. Birsa Munda International Airport Ranchi, Jharkhand Port in Tamil Nadu 10. Kempegowda International Airport Bangalore, Karnataka 4. Kandla Port Gandhidham Gujarat Major seaport of west coast 11. Raja Bhoj International Airport Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 5. Nhava Navi Mumbai Maharashtra Largest 12. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Mumbai, Maharashtra Sheva (or) container port in Airport Jawaharlal India 13. Tulihal International Airport Imphal, Manipur Nehru Port King Port of Arabian Sea 14. Daporijo Airport Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh

6. Mumbai Port West Mumbai Maharashtra Largest port in 15. Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneshwar, Odisha India 16. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee Amritsar, Punjab 7. Marmagao South Goa Goa One of India’s International Airport Port earliest modern 17. Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun, Uttrakhand ports 8. Panambur Dakshina Karnataka All weather port 18. Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry, Andhra (or) New Kannada on the shore of Pradesh Mangalore Arabian Sea 19. Shaheed S. Bhagat Singh Chandigarh, Punjab Port International Airport 9. Cochin Port Cochin Kerala Major port on 20. Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur, Rajasthan the Arabian Sea 21. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad, Telangana andIndian Ocean Sea route 22. Chaudhary Charan Singh Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh It lies on 2 International Airport islands 23. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Wellington and 24. Sonari Airport Jamshedpur, Jharkhand Vallarpadam 25. Lengpui Airport Aizwal, Mizoram 10. Paradip Port Jagatsinghpur Odisha Situated at the confluence of 26. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Kolkata, Bengal the river International Airport Mahanadi and 27. Bagdogra Airport Siliguri, Bengal Bay of Bengal 28. Agatti Aerodrome Agatti, Lakshadweep

29. Tezu Airport Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh 43 Chibro Power Plant Uttarakhand 44 Khodri Power Plant Uttarakhand 30. Zaruki International Airport Shillong, Meghalaya 45 Chilla Power Plant Uttarakhand 31. Silchar Airport Silchar, Assam 46 Rihand TPP Uttar Pradesh 32. Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur, Chhattisgarh 47 Anpara TPS Uttar Pradesh 48 Singraulli TPS Uttar Pradesh 33. Agartala Airport Agartala, Tripura 49 Obra TPS Uttar Pradesh 34. Imphal International Airport Imphal, Manipur 50 Rosa TPS Uttar Pradesh 35. Calicut International Airport Kozhikode, Kerala 51 Panki TPS Uttar Pradesh 52 Mejia TPS West Bengal

53 Farakka SuperTPS West Bengal LIST OF IMPORTANT THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA 54 Kolaghat TPS West Bengal S.No Thermal Power Plant State 55 Bakreshwar TPS West Bengal 1 Simhadri Super TPS Andhra Pradesh 56 Durgapur Steel TPS West Bengal 2 Sri Damodaram Andhra Pradesh 57. Sagardighi Thermal Power Station West Bengal 3 Sanjeevaiah TPS Andhra Pradesh

4 Bongaigaon TPS Assam LIST OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA 5 Kahalgaon Super TPS Bihar S.No Nuclear Power Plants Location 6 Barauni TPP Bihar 1. Narora Atomic Power Plant Narora, Uttar Pradesh 7 Sipat TPS Chhattisgarh 2. Rajasthan Atomic Power Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan (India & 8 Korpa super TPS Chhattisgarh Plant Canada) 9 Bhillai Expansion TPP Chhattisgarh 3. Tarapur Atomic Power Plant Palghar, Maharashtra (India & 10 Hasdeo TPS Chhattisgarh USA) 11 Guru Gobind Singh Super TPS Punjab 4. Kakarpar Atomic Power Vyara, Gujarat 12 Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram TPS Haryana Plant 13 Rajiv Gandhi TPS Haryana 5. Madras Atomic Power Plant Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu 14 ChandrapuraTPS Jharkhand 6. Kaiga Atomic Power Plant Uttar Kannada, Karnataka 15 Koderma TPS Jharkhand 7. Kudankullam Atomic Power Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (India & 16 Bokaro TPS Jharkhand Plant Russia) 17 Patratu TPS Jharkhand 8. Jaitapur Nuclear Power Ratnagiri, Maharashtra (India & 18 Mundra TPS Gujarat Plant France) 19 Ukai TPS Gujarat 20 Akrimota TPS Gujarat IMPORTANT DANCES IN INDIA 21 Sikka TPS Gujarat S. State Classical Folk Dance 22 Raichur TPS Karnataka No Dance 23 Udupi TPP Karnataka 1 Andra Kuchipudi Kolattam, Dhimsa, 24 Bellary TPS Karnataka Pradesh Veeranatyam, Veedhi 25 Brahmapuram Power Station Kerala Natakam, Burrakatha, Ghanta 26 Kayamkulam Power Station Kerala Mardala 27 Vindhyachal Super TPS Madhya Pradesh 2 Assam Sattriya, Bihu Ojapali, Bihu, Ankia Naat, 28 Sant Singaji TPP Madhya Pradesh Jhumur Naach, Bayurumba, Ali 29 Satpura TPS Madhya Pradesh Ai Ligang, Khel Gopal, Rakhal 30 Amarkantak TPS Madhya Pradesh Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe 31 Tirora TPS Maharashtra 3 Arunachal Lion and peacock dance, Cardo Pradesh chham, Aji lamu. 32 Amravati TPP Maharashtra 4 Bihar Chan Jata jatin, Bikhari, Jadur, 33 Chandrapur Super TPP Maharashtra Chhau, kathaputli, 34 Khaperkheda TPS Maharashtra Bakho,Jhijhiya, Samochakwa, 35 Talcher Super TPS Odisha Karma,Jatra, Natna 36 Hirakud captive TPP Odisha 5 Chattisgarh Panthi, Raut Nacha. 37 Chhabra TPS Rajasthan 6 Gujarat Garba Dandiya Rass, Garba, Bhavi, 38 Suratgarh TPS Rajasthan Tippani, Gomph 39 Neyveli TPS Tamil Nadu 7 Goa Fugdi, Tarangamel, Dhala, 40 Tuticorin TPS Tamil Nadu Dekhni(Going to be Classical 41 Mettur TPS Tamil Nadu recognised), Dhangar 42 Palatana TPP Tripura

8 Haryana Saang, Khoria, Gugga Dance, 28 Uttar Kathak, Chan Rasiya, Swang, Nautanki, Teej, Phag, Jhumar, Ras Leela, Pradesh Naqual, Thora, Chappeli, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal, Raslila, Kajri Loor, Gagor 29 West Bengal Chhau, Gambhira, 9 Punjab Bhangar Luddi, Pandass, Kikkli, Kalikapatadi, Alkap, Baul Giddha(Women), Kirtan, Jatra, Lama Bhangra(Men) (Going to be Classical recognised) IMPORTANT STADIUMS IN INDIA 10 Jammu and Hikat, Rouf, Kud, Dumhal Name Location Type Kashmir 1. Wankhede Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket 11 Jharkhand Karma or Munda Stadium 12 Kerala Kathakali, Chakyar koothu, Kaikottikali, 2. Feroz Shah Delhi Cricket Mohiniyattam Mudiyettu, Krishnaaattam, Kotla Ground Thullal, Thirayattam, 3. M.A. Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cricket Kaliyattam, Thappatikkali Chidambaram 13 Karnataka Hatlari Bayalata, Dollu Kunitha, Stadium Veeragaase, Yakshagana 4. Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal Cricket (Going to be Classical 5. Gymkhana Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket recognised), Huttari, Suggi Ground Kunitha 6. Jsca Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Cricket 14 Madhya Karma Teratali, Charkula, Jawara, 7. Subrata Roy Pune, Maharashtra Cricket Pradesh Matki, Maanch, Grida Dance. Sahara Stadium 15 Mizoram Khantumm Cheraw Dance(Bamboo Dance) 8. Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad, Telangana Cricket Bamboo International 16 Manipur Manipuri Dhol Cholom, Thang Ta(form Stadium of martial art) 9. Barkatullah Jodhpur, Rajasthan Cricket 17 Maharastra Tamasha, Pavri Nah, Lavani, Khan Stadium Mauni, Dasavtar,Gafa, 10. Jawahar Lal Kochi, Kerala Multipurpose (football Dahikala, Kathakeertan, Lezin, Nehru Stadium (soccer) and cricket) Dandaniya 11. K.D. Singh Lucknow, Uttar Multipurpose 18 Odisha Odissi, Chan Ghumura Dance, Chhau Babu Stadium Pradesh Dance, Baagh Naach(Tiger 12. Fatorda Margao, Goa Football & Cricket Dance), Dalkhai, Karma Stadium Naach, Chadya Dandanata 13. Maulana Jammu, Jammu & Cricket 19 Puducherry Garadi Azad Stadium Kashmir 20 Rajasthan Kalbelia, Bhavai, Kach hi 14. Indira Visakhapatnam, Cricket Ghodi, Ghoomar, Ginad, Priyadarshini Andhra Pradesh Chakri, Gangore, Terahttal, Stadium Kayal, Jhulan, Leela, Jhumaa, 15. University Thiruvananthapuram, Multi-purpose Suisini Stadium Kerala 21 Tamilnadu Bharathanatyam Kavadi, Devarattum, Kummi, 16. Roop Singh Gwalior, Madhya Cricket Kollatum, Karagattam, Stadium Pradesh Mayilattum, Paambattum, 17. Nehru Pune, Maharashtra Multipurpose Puliyattum, Poikal kudirai, Stadium Bommalattum, Therukoothu. 18. Jawahar Lal Delhi Multipurpose 22 Tripura Hojagiri, Goria, Labang Nehru Stadium Boomani. 19. Keenan Jamshedpur, Multipurpose 23 Sikkim Singhi Chham, Yak Chaam, Stadium Jharkhand Rechungma. 20. Sardar Patel Ahmedabad, Gujarat Cricket 24 Telangana Perini Thandavam, Dappu, Stadium Lambadi. 21. Moti Bagh Vadodara, Gujarat Cricket 25 Himachal Nati Kinnauri Nati, Namgen, Jhora, Stadium Pradesh Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, 22. Sher-I- Srinagar, Jammu & Cricket Jhainta, Chharhi Kashmir Stadium Kashmir 26 Nagaland Chang Lo or Sua Lua 23. Sawai Mani Jaipur, Rajasthan Cricket 27 Uttarakhand Garwali Chholiya, Thali Jadda, Jhainta Singh Stadium

24.Gandhi Sports Amritsar, Punjab Cricket 50. Burlton park Jalandhar, Punjab Cricket Complex Ground or Gandhi 25.Barabati Cuttack, Odissa Cricket stadium Stadium 51. Greater Uttar Pradesh Cricket 26.M. Bangalore, Karnataka Cricket Noida Cricket Chinnasawami Stadium Stadium 52. Salt Lake Kolkata, Westbengal Multipurpose 27. Lal Bahadur Telangana, Andhra Cricket and Football Stadium Shastri Stadium Pradesh 28. Brabourne Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket LIST OF STOCK EXCHANGES AND THEIR INDEX Stadium 1. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) - SENSEX (Sensitive Index) - Mumbai 29.Guru Gobind Jalandhar, Punjab Multipurpose 2. NSE (National Stock Exchange) - Nifty-50- Mumbai Singh Stadium 3. NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) – New York 30. Birsa Munda Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey 4. NASDAQ (National association of securities dealers Automated Quotation Stadium System) - NASDAQ is the first electronic stock market in the world located 31. Dhyan Chand Lucknow, Uttar Hockey in New York. Astroturf Pradesh 5. Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan) - Nikkei-225 Stadium 6. Korea Stock Exchange (Seoul, South Korea) – KOSPI 32. Dadaji Thane, Maharashtra Cricket 7. Shanghai Stock Exchange (China) - Composite Index - Shanghai Kondadev 8. Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China) - Composite Index - Shenzhen Stadium 9. German Stock Exchange - DAX (Deutscher Aktein Index) - Frankfurt 33. Guru Nanak Ludhiana, Punjab Football 10. Hong Kong Stock Exchange- Hang Seng- Hong Kong Stadium 11. SGX (Singapore Exchange) - STI (Straits Times Index) - Singapore 34. HPCA Dharamshala, Cricket 12. LSE (London Stock exchange) or UK stock Exchange - Footsie or FTSE- stadium Himachal Pradesh 100 (Financial Times and London Stock Exchange)- London 35. Khanderi Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket 13. France Stock Exchange - CAC-40 (Cotation Assisteen Continuo) - Paris Cricket stadium 14. Tepix Stock Exchange - Iran 15. SET Stock Exchange – Thailand 36. New VCA Nagpur, Maharashtra Cricket 16. TAIEX Stock Exchange – Taipei (Taiwan) stadium 17. S & P/TSX Stock Exchange - Toronto, Canada 37. Dr. D.Y. Patil Navi Mumbai, Football & Cricket 18. BOVESPA Stock Exchange – Brazil stadium Maharashtra 19. FTSEMIB Stock Exchange- Italy 38. Apca-Vdca Visakhapatnam, Andra Cricket 20. IPC Stock Exchange – Mexico stadium Pradesh 21. SMI Stock Exchange- Switzerland 39. Maharani Indore, Madhya Cricket 22. IBEX35 Stock Exchange- Spain Usharaje Trust Pradesh 23. ADX Genral Stock Exchange – United Arab Emirates Cricket Ground 24. FTSE BURSA Stock Exchange – Malaysia 40. IPCL Sport Vadodara, Gujarat Cricket 25. American Stock Exchange (AMEX) – America Complex 26. Montreal Stock Exchange (MSE) – Canada 41. Nahar Singh Faridabad, Haryana Cricket 27. Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid) – Madrid Spain Stadium 28. Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) - Almaty 42. Madhav Rao Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket 29. Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) – Sri Lanka SC India Ground 30. Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) - Kathmandu 43. Sector 16 Chandigarh Cricket

Stadium LIST OF INDIAN RIVERS AND IT IS TOUCHING STATES 44.Dr shyama Taleigao, Goa Volleyball and Basketball. RIVERS TOUCHING STATES ORIGINATION Prasad Mukherjee Ganga Uttarakhand, Uttar Gangothri Indoor stadium Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West 45. Green Park Kanpur, Uttarpradesh Cricket Bengal Stadium Yamuna Uttarakhand, Uttar Yamunothri 46. Fort Maidan Palakkad, Kerala Multipurpose Pradesh, 47. Dilip Tirkey Rourkela, Odisha Hockey Haryana, Himachal stadium Pradesh, Delhi 48. Kalinga Bhubaneswar, Odisha Multipurpose Brahmaputra Assam, Arunachal Himalayas Stadium Pradesh, Tibet 49. Mahindra Mumbai, Maharashtra Hockey Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha Sihawa Hockey Stadium

Godavari Maharashtra, Brahmagiri Mountain 10 Madhya Betwa, Tapti, Wainganga, Khan, Narmada, shipra, Telangana, Nasik, Maharashtra Pradesh Beehar, Chambal Chhattisgarh, Andhra 11 Mahrashtra Krishna, Godavari, Tapi and Panchganga Pradesh, Puducherry 12 Nagaland Diphu & Dhansiri (Yanam) 13 Odissa Brahmini & Mahanadi Krishna Maharashtra, Mahabaleshwar, 14 Punjab Sutlej Karnataka, Maharashtra 15 Rajasthan Chambal Telangana, Andhra 16 Sikkim Rani Chu Pradesh 17 Tamil Nadu Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum, Vennar, Vaigai & Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Amarkantak (Shahdol Tambarani Maharashtra, Gujarat district), Madhya Pradesh 18 Telangana Musi Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Satpura range, Madhya 19 Uttar Yamuna, Ganga & Gomti, Chambal Maharashtra, Gujarat Pradesh Pradesh Gomati Lucknow Gomat Taal 20 Uttranchal Ganga, Mandakini Gandaki Tibet (China), Nepal, Nhubine Himal Glacier 21 West Ganga, Damodar & Mahananda India (Bihar) Bengal Kosi Nepal, Himalayas, Nepal India (Bihar) DAMS Son Madhya Pradesh, Amarkantak (Shahdol STATES DAMS RIVER Uttar Pradesh, district), Jharkhand, Bihar Madhya Pradesh Andaman and Dhanikhari Dhanikhari Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Vindhya Range Nicobar Islands Kalpong Kalpong Uttar Pradesh

Chambal Madhya Pradesh, Singar Chouri, Vindhya Andhra Pradesh/ Srisailam (N.S.R.S.P) Krishna Uttar Pradesh, Range, Madhya Pradesh Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Rajasthan Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Ranganadi Sutlej Punjab (India), China, Rakshatal Lake (West of Pakistan Manassarovar), Mount Assam Pagladia Pagladia Kailash Khandong Kopili Ravi Himachal Pradesh, Kulu Valley (Chamba), Umrong Umrong Nalah Punjab Himachal Pradesh Subansiri Lower Dam Subansiri Beas Himachal Pradesh, Beas Kund Himalayas Karbi langpi Dam Borpani

Punjab Chhattisgarh Dudhawa Dam, Mahanadi Chenab India (Himachal Bara-lacha la Gangrel Dam Pradesh, Punjab, Mongra Barrage Shivnath Jammu & Kashmir) Murrum Silli Sillari and Pakistan Sondur Sondur Jhelum Punjab Pir Panjal Range Tandula Tandula and Sukh Kaveri Tamil Nadu, Talakaveri, Kodagu in nala Karnataka Karnataka Goa Amthane Amthane nala Mahanadi Odisha, Chhattisgarh Sihawa Anjunem Gunuleni Nala

Panchwadi Zuari STATE WISE RIVERS Salaulim Sanguem S. State River Gujarat Dantiwada West Banas No. Dharoi Sabarmati 1 Andhra Godavari Mitti Mitti Pradesh Sardar Sarovar Narmada 2 Bihar Ganga Ranghola Rangholi 3 Delhi Yamuna Sukhi Sukhi 4 Goa Mandovi Ukai Tapti 5 Gujarat Sabarmati, Tapti, Vishwamitri, Narmada 6 Haryana Yamuna Himachal Pradesh Bhakra Sutlej 7 Jharkhand Damodar, Ganga & Subarnarekha Kishau Tons 8 Karnataka Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery, Tunga & Pennar, Nathpa Sutlej

Vrishabhavathi Pandoh Beas 9 Kerala Pamba Pong Beas Chamera Ravi

Haryana Ottu barrage Ghaggar – Hakra Ujani/Bhima Bhima Kaushalya Kaushalya Khadakwasla Mutha Jammu and Kashmir Salal Chenab Mizoram Serlui B dam Serlui Pakal Dul Chenab Tuirial Tuirial Baglihar Chenab Odisha Hirakud Mahanadi Uri Jhelum Jalaput Sileru Jharkhand Getalsud Subarnarekha Mandira Sankh Konar Konar Patora Jonk Maithon Barakar Rengali Brahmani

Tenughat Damodar Indravati Indravati

Ranjit Sagar/ Thein Ravi Punjab Tilaiya Barakar Ranjit Sagar Ravi

Khandoli Damodar Rajasthan Parbati Parbati

Jawahar Sagar Chambal Almatti Krishna

Basava Sagara/ Krishna Jawai Bandh Jawai Karnataka Narayanpur Mahi Bajaj Sagar Mahi Bhadra Bhadra Ranapratap Sagar Chambal Tungabhadra Tungabhadra Jakham Jakham Sikkim Rangit Rangit Krishna Raja Sagara Kaveri (KRS) Tamilnadu Amaravathi Amaravathi Linganamakki Sharavati Kallanai Kaveri Raja Lakhamagowda/ Ghataprabha Kodaveri Bhavani Hidkal Mettur Kaveri Renuka Sagara Malaprabha Vaigai Vaigai Kadra Kali Nallathangal Nallathangal odai Supa Kali Orathuppalayam Noyyal Kodasalli Kali Pillur Dam Bhavani Chakra Chakra Utharakhand Dhauliganga Dhauliganga

Vani Vilasa Sagara/ Mari Vedavathi Gusain Tons Kanive Lakhwar Yamuna Kerala Malampuzha Bharathapuzha Tehri Bhagirathi Solaiyar Chalakkudy Koteshwar Bhagirathi Parambikulam Uttar pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand Peringalkuthu West Bengal Maithon Damodar Neyyar Neyyar Panchet Damodar Idukki Periyar

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Cheruthoni Cheruthoni RECENT AND UPCOMING SUMMITS AND SPORTS EVENTS Mullai Periyar Periyar ➢ FIFA World Cup 2018 - Russia Madhya Pradesh Bansagar Son ➢ FIFA World Cup 2022 - Qatar Bargi Narmada ➢ FIFA U-17 Women’s world cup 2018 - Uruguay Barna Barna ➢ Commonwealth Games 2018 – Goldcoast, Australia Gandhi Sagar Chambal ➢ Commonwealth Games 2022 – Birmingham, England Halali Halali ➢ Olympics Games 2020 - Tokyo (Japan) Indirasagar Narmada ➢ Winter Olympics Games 2018 - Pyeongyang (South Korea) Kolar Kolar ➢ Summer Olympics Games 2020 - Tokyo (Japan) Omkareshwar Narmada ➢ Winter Olympic Games 2022 - Beijing (China) Rajghat Betwa ➢ Paralympics Games 2020 - Tokyo (Japan) Tigra/ Tighra Sank ➢ Winter Paralympics Games 2022 – Beijing, China Manipur Khuga Khuga ➢ Summer Special Olympics World Games 2019 – Abu Dhabi, United Tipaimukh Barak Arab Emirates Maharashtra Koyna Koyna ➢ ICC World Cup Twenty20 2020 - Australia ➢ ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 – West Indies Jayakwadi Godavari ➢ ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2020 - Australia Totladoh Pench ➢ ODI Cricket World Cup 2019 - England & Wales (UK) Isapur Penganga ➢ ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 - India

➢ Asian Games 2018 – Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia Pradesh and Tamil ➢ Asian Games 2022 – Hangzhou, China Nadu ➢ Asian Games 2026 – Nagoya, Japan Sri ➢ Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 – Bhubaneswar, India PenusilaNarasimh ➢ Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018 – London, England a WLS ➢ National Games 2022 – Meghalaya, India Pakhui Tiger ➢ 44th G7 summit 2018 – Canada Reserve ➢ 45th G7 summit 2019 – France Dibang WLS ➢ 46th G7 summit 2020 – United States ARUN had a MOU Kamlang WLS ➢ 47th G7 summit 2021 – United Kingdom Arunachal Mouling NP with a girl named Mehao WLS ➢ G20 Summit 2018 – Buenos Aires, Argentina Pradesh Namdapha NP APHA. Eaglenest WLS ➢ 32nd ASEAN Summit - Singapore (NAMEDAPHA) Itanagar WLS ➢ 30th APEC Summit 2018 - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Sessa Orchid WLS ➢ 31st APEC Summit 2019 – Chile Kane WLS ➢ NATO Summit 2018 – Brussels, Belgium Talley Valley WLS One person Barnadi WLS NATIONAL PARK named RANGA, Garampani WLS NAME OF NATIONAL PARK STORY FOR WILD LIFE loves a local SonaiRupai WLS THE NATIONAL SANCTUARY Dibru-Saikhowa NP ORANGE fruit Lawkhowa WLS STATE PARKS Kaziranga NP seller daughter Pobitora WLS Campbell Bay NP JHANSHI & Assam Manas NP MANASU. Both Amchang WLS Galathea NP HARRIET went to Rajiv Gandhi Orang meet at BRU Nambor WLS Mahatma Gandhi camp to NP coffee shop East KarbiAnglong Marine (wandoor) ANDAMAN and Nameri NP secretly WLS NP doing GALATHA North Middle Button at CAMPELL BAY Spike Island WLS KarbiAnglong Island NP PEAK ,but Lohabarrack Salt WLS Mount Harriet NP suddenly both Water Crocodile Kaimur WLS Andaman North Button Island saw a marine of WLS Bhimbandh WLS and NP statue of Defence Island Valmikinagar WLS Nicobar South Button MAHATMA WLS GautamBuddha Islands Island NP GANDHI, who is Cinque Island WLS (located in Rani Jhansi Marine known as peace WLS Bihar Valmiki NP - the border NP icon in India, Flat Island WLS jharkhand& bihar) Saddle Peak NP MIDDLE EAST, Barren Island Pant rajgir WLS NORTH, SOUTH WLS Udaipur WLS and some Nagi dam WLS Islands also ,so Bhimbandh WLS they become Bhoramdev WLS silent and went Bhairamgarh WLS to eat MUTTON Indravati NP INDRAVATI Barnawapara WLS GundlaBrahmesw Chhattisg Kanger Valley NP or presented Udanti WLS aram WLS arh Kanger Ghati NP KANGAROOS to Semarsot WLS Rollapadu WLS Guru Ghasi his GURU Sitanadi WLS Sri Das(Sanjay) NP GHASIDAS Tamor Pingla WLS Lankamalleswara Pamed WLS WLS Badalkhol WLS Koundinya WLS Bondla WLS Coringa WLS Bhagwan Mahavir Krishna WLS Goa Mollem NP - WLS Sri Venkateshwara Kambalakonda Mhadei WLS Andhra NP PVR cinemas. WLS Netravali WLS Pradesh Rajiv Gandhi NP Kolleru WLS Cotigao WLS Papikonda NP Nellapattu WLS Balaram-Ambaji Pulicat Lake WLS WLS (located in the Blackbuck NP GIRI fast riding Kutch Desert WLS border of Andhra Gir Forest NP his new BLACK Barda WLS Gujarat BIKE at MARINE Gir WLS

Marine NP, Gulf of road which is a Jessore WLS Pambadum shola Neyyar WLS Kutch ONE SIDE WAY Mitiyala WLS NP Thattekkad WLS Vansda NP Thol lake WLS Kumarakom WLS Rampara WLS SANJAY and Ratan Mahal WLS SATPURA went Bhindawas WLS to VIHAR on VAN Haryana Kalesar NP - Kalesar WLS and sitting on a Sultanpur NP Khaparwas WLS BENCH because Bori WLS Nahar WLS of college Bagdara WLS Once there is a Rupi Bhaba WLS BANDH. Phen WLS Great Himalayan GREAT Tundah WLS Bandhavgarh NP MADHAV sees Pench WLS NP HIMALAYAN king Kugti WLS Kanha NP and told to Ghatigaon WLS Pin Valley NP who has two Nargu WLS Madhav NP SATPURA Gandhi Sagar Himachal Inderkilla NP wife’s namely Bandli WLS Mandla plant brother WLS Pradesh Khir ganga NP INDER AND Daranghati WLS Madhya Fossils NP Van OMKARESHWAR Karera WLS Simbalbara NP GANGA went to Pong Dam Lake Pradesh Vihar NP who looks like Ken Ghariyal WLS VALLEY to taste WLS Panna NP DINOSAUR and Kheoni WLS SIMLA SAMBAR Dhauladhar WLS Pench NP he is coming Narsinghgarh Manali Sanctuary Sanjay NP towards SANJAY WLS Jammu Dachigam NP Three friends Kirkoram WLS Satpura NP & SATPURA. Kuno WLS and Hemis NP HEMA, SALIM Hirapora WLS Omkareshwar NP SANJAY friend Sajay-Dubri WLS Kashmir Kishtwar NP ALI and ISHWAR Changtang WLS KANNA watching Singhori WLS Salim Ali NP went to JAMMU & Limber WLS this and run fast Son Ghariyal WLS KASHMIR to visit Nandni WLS then told this Sardarpur WLS DACHIGAM NP Gulbarga WLS matter to JHARKHAND Dalma WLS SANJAY, so they Jharkhand Betla NP cricket board Gautham Buddha went from park Hazaribagh NP suspends WLS and goes to HARBAJAN Koderma WLS movie FANNA SINGH for Lawalong WLS Koyna WLS committing Hazaribagh WLS Aner WLS BETTING Palkot WLS NAVEEN Gone to Jaikwadi WLS Parasnath WLS GUGAN MAL at Tungareshwar Mukesh ambani Mookambika WLS Chandoli NP CHANDOLI LANE WLS (KUNDREMUKH) Nugu WLS Navegaon NP to watch Tipeshwar WLS and Shilpa shetty Arabithittu WLS Maharash Sanjay Gandhi sardarGabarSing Sagareshwar WLS (ANSHI) started Attiveri WLS tra (Borivali) NP h movie, Radhanagiri WLS a road show with Adichunchanagiri Tadoba NP especially for Painganga WLS Bandipur NP banners WLS Gugamal NP TAUBA TAUBA Nagzira WLS Bannerghatta NP (BANNERGATTA) Bhadra WLS song. Great Indian Kudremukh NP in banner it is Bhimgad WLS Bustard WLS Karnataka Nagarhole NP written that Brahmagiri WLS Bhamragarh WLS Anshi NP Betting’s are Cauvery WLS Bhimashankar Rajiv gandhi banned Dandeli WLS WLS (Rameswaram) NP (BANDIPUR) in Melkote Temple Manipur Keibul Lamjao NP - Yangoupokpi- all WLS Sirohi NP Lokchao WLS Nagars(NAGARH Pushpagiri WLS Khongjaingamba OLE) Ranibennur Ching WLS Blackbuck WLS Baghmara Pitcher Ghataprabha Bird Meghalaya Balphakram NP - Plant WLS Parambikulam Nokrek NP Siju WLS Eravikulam NP WLS Nongkhyllem WLS Mathikettan shola Periyar silently Peechi-Vazhani Murlen NP MURALI eats TakaloWLS NP think about the WLS Mizoram PhawngpuiBlueMou PANI PURI at Ngengpui WLS Kerala Periyar NP pambaram of the Chimmony WLS ntain NP or blue mountain Pualreng WLS Silent Valley NP pair Eravi and Malabar WLS Phawngpui NP hotel in Dampa WLS Anamudi shola NP mathi in Aralam WLS MIZORAM Tawi WLS anamudi hills. Idukki WLS FakimWLS

Nagaland Ntangki NP - Puliebadze WLS Mahavir Harina kasu reddy home Pakhal WLS Rangapahar WLS Vanasthali NP for mahavir Pocharam Forest Badrama WLS Murugavani NP function. & WLS Baisipalli WLS Pranahita WLS Debrigarh WLS Nagarjunsagar- Odisha Bhitarkanika NP - Kuldiha WLS Srisailam WLS Simlipal NP Satkosia Gorge Shivaram WLS WLS A LEOPARD Gumti WLS Sunabeda WLS Tripura Bison (Rajbari) NP show is running Rowa WLS Chilika WLS Clouded leopard NP at BISON PARK Trishna WLS AboharWLS by RAJ BARI in Sipahijola WLS Harike Lake WLS TRIPURA. Punjab - - Jhajjar Bachauli Chandra Prabha WLS WLS Bassi WLS Kaimur WLS Nangal WLS Katerniaghat WLS Mount Abu WLS Uttar Dudhwa NP - Ranipur WLS Darrah WLS Pradesh SohagiBarwa WLS Kailadevi WLS Kishanpur WLS Mukundar Hills Phulwari WLS Hastinapur WLS (Darrah) NP Sariska went to JaswantSagar National Chambal Rajasthan Desert NP darrah desert WLS WLS Keoladeo NP with keo (lady) RamgarhVishdhar Sur Sarovar WLS Ranthambore NP on the way of i WLS A boy named Sariska NP or Ranthombore. Sitamata WLS RAJA he went to sariska Tiger Tal Chhapar WLS propose his Reserve TodgarhRaoli WLS girlfriend NANDA Ram Sagar WLS Gangotri NP DEVI with Askot Musk Deer Sariska WLS Jim Corbett NP FLOWERS but WLS Barsey Nanda Devi NP she rejected him Govind Pashu Rhododendron Uttara Rajaji NP because his body Vihar WLS WLS khand Valley of Flowers is too week he Kedarnath WLS Pangolakha WLS NP went to Jim Sonanadi WLS Kyongnosla Alpine Govind pashu vihar trainer JIM Mussoorie WLS Sikkim Khangchend - WLS NP CORBETT trainer Binsar WLS zonga NP Shingba advise him to Rhododendron swim river WLS GANGA... he Fambong lho WLS became strong Kitam WLS and they married Maenam WLS went to Sathyamangalam honeymoon WLS Uttarakhand Guindy NP AT INDIRA Mudumalai WLS Sundarbans NP After Marriage, BallavpurWLS Gulf of Mannar NP GANDHI road a Kariikili WLS Gorumara NP sundar and Haliday Island Tamil Indira Gandhi GULF girl MALAI Karaivetti WLS West Jaldapara NP neora went to WLS Nadu (Aanamalai) NP kidnapped by Pulicat Lake WLS Bengal Singalila NP jaldapara Mahananda WLS Mudumalai NP GUNDAY & taken Vaduvoor WLS Buxa NP National park SenchalWLS Mukurthi NP her in to the Vedanthangal Neora Valley NP and saw a Lion. Buxa Tiger Palani Hills NP MUKURTHI NP WLS Then they travel Reserve Vettangudi WLS to Buxa’s home. Lothian Island Mundanthurai WLS WLS Eturnagaram WLS COUNTRY, CAPITAL & ITS CURRENCY Kawal WLS RUPEE:

Kasu brahmananda Vanas pathi was Kinnerasani WLS India New Delhi Indian rupee

Reddy NP bought by Manjira Crocodile Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee Telangana murugavani to WLS Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee Cuba Havana Cuban peso Seychelles Victoria Seychellois rupee Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lankan rupee Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Philippines Manila Philippine peso AUSTRALIA DOLLAR: Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso Australia Canberra Christmas Island Flying Fish Cove EASTERN CARIBBEAN DOLLAR: Cocos (Keeling) Islands West island Anguilla The Valley

Nauru Yaren Antigua and Barbuda St John's Norfolk Island Kingston Dominica Roseau Tuvalu Funafuti Grenada St George's

US DOLLAR: Montserrat Plymouth

American Samoa Pago Pago Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre

British Virgin Islands Road Town Saint Lucia Castries

Ecuador Quito Saint Vincent and theGrenadines Kingstown

Guam Hagatna Marshall Islands Majuro CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA FRANC:

Micronesia Palikir Cameroon Yaoundé Central African Republic Bangui Northern Marianas Capitol Hill, Saipan Chad N'Djamena Palau Ngerulmud Congo Brazzaville Puerto Rico San Juan Ivory coast Yamoussoukro

Timor-Leste Dili Equatorial Guinea Malabo Gabon Libreville Turks and CaicosIslands Cockburn Town

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Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi riyal WE ARE PROVIDING TEST SERIES FOR SBI Sierra Leone Freetown leone Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar PO MAINS (10 MAINS SETS + 30 SECTION Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling South Africa Pretoria rand WISE TESTS + 10 BLUE WHALE South Korea Seoul South Korean won Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound CHALLENGE QUESTIONS) Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar Swaziland Mbabane lilangeni (pl. emalangeni), south African Those 30 section wise tests comprise of Data rand Interpretation Questions in Application Oriented Sweden Stockholm Swedish krona (pl. kronor) Syria Damascus Syrian pound Topics, High Level Reasoning Questions and Tajikistan Dushanbe somoni Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling High-Level English Questions (New Pattern). Thailand Bangkok baht For Example: In Aptitude Section The Gambia Banjul dalasi Tonga Nuku'alofa pa'anga D.I based on Partnership Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (15 Questions – 5 E + 5M + 5H) Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmen manat Uganda Kampala Ugandan shilling D.I based on Mixture & Allegation Ukraine Kiev hryvnia United Arab Abu Dhabi UAE dirham (15 Questions – 5 E + 5M + 5H), Emirates Similarly in All Topics……. United London pound sterling Kingdom For Example: In Reasoning Section Uzbekistan Tashkent som Vanuatu Port Vila vatu High Level Puzzles, Seating Arrangements and Venezuela Caracas bolívar Application Oriented Puzzles. Vietnam Hanoi dong Western Al aaiun Moroccan dirham High Level Critical Reasoning Questions. Sahara

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