TNPSC ONE-LINERS 2018

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JANUARY – 2018

 E - Governance policy – 2017 - enable  e-Samvad is an online portal to provide a public, government and commercial platform for NGOs and Civil Societies to establishments get all it’s government interact with the Ministry of Women & services through digital mode. Child Development related to Women &  171st Araadhanai Music Festival begins Child Development. in .  Zojila Tunnel - Jammu and Kashmir.  Two TN police stations in country's top 5  Jal Marg Vikas Project – capacity list - K4 Anna Nagar Police Station in augmentation of navigation on National has been ranked the fifth-best in Waterway-1. the whole of .  The government has announced the  The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has launch of cleanliness survey ‘The commissioned Charlie-435 - patrol vessel Swachh. at Karaikal in the Union Territory of  Survekshan’ for 2018 as part of Swachh Puducherry. Bharat Mission.  Masha Nazeem from nagercoil receives  The 18th All India Whips’ Conference the prestigious National Youth Award for was held at Udaipur, Rajasthan. her contributions to science and  technology. The Union Defence Ministry has sanctioned raising of Territorial Army  For the first time, Tamil Nadu will host (TA) battalion. comprising ex-servicemen Defence Expo 2018, an international of Indian Army as part of its mission to exhibition on Defence, in April. clean the Ganga by 2020.  Udangudi Power Project - Thoothukudi  4th international Dharma-Dhamma district of southern Tamil Nadu. Conference - Rajgir, Bihar  Ministry of Women & Child  Indian Navy has decommissioned INS Development has launched an online Nirghat and INS Nirbhik warships. portal NARI for women empowerment.  India's 1st coal-to-gas conversion plant – Gail – Odisha.  The third edition Raisina Dialogue was held in New Delhi.  Vajra Prahar - The Indo-US joint military exercise.  The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) undertook a joint search and rescue exercise, ‘SAREX-18.  iCREATE - The Prime Minister of India and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin

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Netanyahu inaugurated - independent  Bharat Biotech’s diarrhea vaccine centre to promote ‘Start-up India’ ROTAVAC gets World Health scheme. Organization (WHO) pre-qualification.  Orange colored passports for unskilled  The ASEAN-India Commemorative labours - The Ministry of External Summit was held in New Delhi to Affairs. celebrate the 25th anniversary of the  The Union govt. has decided to set up a establishment of sectoral dialogue Cyber Warrior Police Force (CWPF) to between two sides. tackle internet-related crimes.  Union Information Technology and  India has joined the 42-member Australia Electronics Ministry has launched Stree Group, an elite export control regime Swabhiman Initiative to maintain against spread of chemical and biological Women’s health and Hygiene. weapons.  The National Technical Advisory Group  “Bharat ke Veer ” is an online portal in on Immunization (NTAGI) has which any person can make fiscal recommended the introduction of HPV contributions to assist the families of vaccine in the UIP. martyrs of the Central Armed Police  Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Forces. Emirates (UAE) have introduced the  The Union government has decided to Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first declare 2018 as the ‘National Year of time. Millets’.  China has established an underwater  President Ram Nath Kovind has surveillance network which will help its appointed Election commissioner Om. navy track target vessels more accurately.   Prakash Rawat as new Chief Election Israel withdraws from UNESCO. Commissioner.  UN Security Council – non - permanent  Coast Guard patrol vessel-Vijaya. members - Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and the Netherlands.  The People's Liberation Army Navy commissioned a new missile frigate, named “Rizhao”.  World's 1st rescue mission with  India hosted the first International Dam unmanned aircraft - Australian lifeguard Safety Conference 2018 at services. on January 23-24.  Maitre-2 - to give a boost to the trans-  The ‘Bharat Parv’ is an event organized border relationship between India and annually at Red Fort, Delhi from 26th to Bangladesh. 31st January to commemorate Republic  The World Economic Forum has day. launched a new Global Centre for

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Cybersecurity to safeguard the world  SARAS PT1N, the new upgraded version from hackers and growing data breaches. of indigenous transport aircraft. SARAS  The fifth edition of the Global Talent developed by National Aeronautics Competitiveness Index has been released Laboratory. by INSEAD.  Night frog species in Western Ghats.  The first ever India-Vietnam Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX-2018) was conducted at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.  The Reserve Bank of India has initiated 'prompt corrective action' (PCA) against Allahabad Bank over its high bad loans.

 The Union Ministry of Finance and  New species of blind fish discovered Corporate Affairs launched the National inside Meghalaya cave. CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal.  New moth species - Arunachal Pradesh.   India has been ranked 62 out of 74 Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT) a emerging economies in the Inclusive wildlife NGO has developed a mobile Development Index 2018 released by the app called Road Kills. World Economic Forum.  Arunachal Pradesh has become the  NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is scheduled second state in the Northeast (after for launch in 2018 to explore the Sun’s Sikkim) to achieve open defecation free outer atmosphere. (ODF) status.  The entire Nagaland has been declared as “disturbed area” for six more months, till June- end.  New AIIMS at Bilaspur.  West Bengal Government has unveiled the official emblem of the state Government.  Pratyush – India’s fastest supercomputer.  Flamingo festival – Andhra Pradesh.  Ministry of Railway launches SFOORTI  2022 National Games – Meghalaya. (Smart Freight Operation Optimisation &  The union government is likely to declare Real Time Information) application. Medaram’s Sammakka -  100th satellite of ISRO - The 42nd Polar Sarakka/Saralamma Jatara a national Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), PSLV- festival this year. C40, was launched successfully by ISRO.  The state government has launched a  Super Blood Blue Moon - Jan 31,2018. water ATM project to provide bacteriafree drinking water in schools.

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 The Ministry of Culture organized the 7th  Asia’s largest drip irrigation project - edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Ramthal Marola project has been Mahotsav under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha implemented in Karnataka. Bharat matrix in Karnataka.  Himachal Pradesh Government has  Rajasthan’s first oil refinery – Barmer. launched Zero Budget Natural Farming  Odisha Government has launched project to promote organic farming. Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana  Punjab Government has launched to provide financial assistance to the Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna for literature and cultural artists of state. the welfare of the distressed sections of  India’s first automatic Early Warning the society across the state. Dissemination System (EWDS) will be  Deputy NSA - Rajinder Khanna. commissioned by March 2018 in Odisha.  The 10th edition of Global Forum for  The state government has launched Food & Agriculture was held in Berlin, Odisha e-Hospital Management Germany. Information System to provide efficient  Anandiben Patel Appointed Madhya and hassle-free health services to the Pradesh Governor. public.  2018 World’s most admired company –  24X7 forest helpline number- Apple. Maharashtra.  Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 - India  Floating market – Kolkata. beat the Pakistan.  Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports launched the PLEDGE for Khelo India at the Khelo India School Games Carnival in Delhi.  Bhima Koregaon Battle - January 1818.  The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked India at 30th position on a global manufacturing index.  The Raipur Municipal Corporation in  Journalists and social activists celebrated Chhattisgarh has organised the first Hicky's Day paying tributes to the garbage festival in nation. fighter-journalist James Augustus Hicky.  Arunachal Pradesh - World War II Memorial Museum.

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FEBRUARY – 2018

 Tamilnadu State government has decided to observe the birth anniversary of Omandur P. Ramaswami Reddiar as a government function for the first time.  Cauvery water dispute verdict - reduced the allocation of water from Karnataka to

Tamil Nadu.  The Eastern Naval Command  Satyabrata Sahoo has been named the Operational Readiness Exercise next Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil (ENCORE), Theatre Level Readiness and Nadu. Operational Exercise has been concluded recently.  Tamizhaga Marakkalanjiyam - a mobile  The Union Cabinet has approved the phone application to provide information proposal for ratification of Minamata about tress and silviculture. Convention on Mercury.  Indian Navy has launched its third  India has been ranked 44 out of 50 Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj. nations in the latest international  The Ministry of Commerce & Industry Intellectual Property index. has launched third version of the  NITI Aayog has released a Government e-Marketplace (GeM 3.0). comprehensive Health Index report titled, “Healthy States, Progressive India”.  India ranked at 42nd among 165  INS Garuda has been upgraded with independent states on annual 2017 Global ‘Integrated Automatic Aviation Democracy Index. Meteorological System (IAAMS)’.  The 7th edition of India Energy Congress  The sixth edition of 'Hunar Haat' was (IEC) 2018 was held in New Delhi. held at New Delhi. Hunar Haat’ is a platform made available by the  The First ever International Kala Mela government for artisans from minority Festival is held at New Delhi. communities to showcase and sell their  5th South Asia Region Public works. Procurement Conference held at New  The Union Cabinet has approved Delhi Recently. implementation of the 'Prime Minister's  The Union Government has announced to Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme' for a period of seven years beginning from launch Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Financial Year 2018-19. Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme  First Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi - PM to encourage farmers for solar farming. Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone.

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 India’s first online radio station “Radio  A special task force (STF) of the Indian Umang” was launched on World Radio Army and the Indonesian Army began its Day (Feb 13) 2018. sixth Garuda Shakti exercise at Bandung  The Union Ministry of Road Transport & in Indonesia. Highways has released India’s first ever  First woman fighter pilot to undertake Highway Capacity Manual. solo flight in MiG-21 - .  India’s access to strategic Duqm port -  India has been ranked 81st in the global India and Oman have signed an annexure corruption perception index for 2017. to the Memorandum of Understanding on  The Indian Coast Guard ship “Vajra” – Military Cooperation. Decommissioned.  8th Global Theatre Olympics is  India successfully test-fired the nuclear- scheduled to organize in New Delhi. capable 'Dhanush' ballistic missile with a  The Union Ministry of Home Affairs strike range of 350 kms. (MHA) has extended the Anti-Narcotics  India will host the first International Scheme for 3 more years to combat illicit Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit on March trafficking in drugs and psychotropic 11, 2018 in New Delhi. substances.  India’s Aadhaar and Umang App have won awards at recently concluded 6th World Government Summit 2018 in Dubai.  First Edition of World Sustainable Development Summit is scheduled to be conducted in New Delhi.  The Centre has formulated an ambitious water conservation scheme named Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) to tackle depletion groundwater level.  Unique Identification Authority of India  Lok Sabha Speaker, Sumitra Mahajan (UIDAI) has now introduced a blue inaugurated the 6th India region coloured 'Baal Aadhaar' card for children Commonwealth Parliamentary below the age of 5 years. Association conference at Patna in Bihar.  The Indian Navy is going to host 16  The Ministry of Home Affairs had countries for multi-national 2018 MILAN recently organized Youth Exchange exercise at Port Blair in Andaman and Programme- Watan Ko Jano programme. Nicobar. It aims to give exposure to youth and  Tribunal to settle Mahanadi water dispute children of J&K about the cultural and - Odisha and Chhattisgah. socio-economic development taking  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) place in other parts of country. launched ‘Ombudsman Scheme’ for non- banking financial companies.

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 India has contributed an additional $1  KP Sharma Oli sworned as Nepal’s new million to the India-UN Development prime minister for the second time. Partnership Fund earmarked for South-  The 54th Munich Security Conference South cooperation. (MSC-2018) was held in Munich,  India’s Neighbour Sri Lanka has Germany from February 16-18. celebrated its 70th Independence Day on  New President of South Africa - Cyril 4th February. Ramaphosa.  Rwanda has become the first low-income  Singapore will impose a 'carbon tax' from country to provide universal eye care to 2019 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. its Citizens.  The Golden Jubilee of the establishment  Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has of formal diplomatic relations between declared a 15-day state of emergency in India and Bhutan is being celebrated in the island nation. the year 2018.  Saudi Arabia’s National Heritage Festival  Virtual currency- Venezuela. – Janadriyah.  The annual multi-national military  China has commissioned its new exercise code named Cobra Gold was generation J-20 fourth-generation stealth held in Thailand's Chonburi province. fighter into combat service.  The government has re-introduced LTCG  UN refugee programme - withdrawal of tax on equity shares. Tanzania.  RBI panel for bad loan monitoring, rising  China will host 2018 Shanghai cases of frauds, audits - Y H Malegam. Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit  at Qingdao. Ministry of Earth Science has installed a High Performance Computer (HPC) System called Mihir.  World’s smallest rocket – Japan.  India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile.  Scientists from New York have reported discovery of a new class of antibiotics called malacidins.  e-Saathi - Through the app, people will be able to avail public services sitting at home.

 The Maharashtra government has  South African Government has declared approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur the Ever worst ongoing drought as a district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the “National disaster”. state.

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 The Union Ministry of Environment, protect their Constitutional and human Forests and Climate Change has launched rights. Green Good Deeds campaign in New  The annual 32nd Surajkund International Delhi. Crafts Mela held at Surajkund in  The ‘Pelican Bird Festival-2018’ was Haryana. held for first in Atapaka Bird Sanctuary  88th Mahamastakabhisheka (head at Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh. anointing ceremony) of the monolithic  Floating Treatment ‘Island’ - Neknampur statue of Lord Bahubali has begun at Lake. Shravanabelagola, Karnataka.  A Rhododendron park is being  Uttar Pradesh State Government, in established in Tawang, Arunachal association with United Nations Pradesh. Children’s Fund has launched  Scientists have discovered three new ‘DASTAK’. species of eel along the northern Bay of  To connect with the youth on social Bengal. media, the Maharashtra government  Regional Centre for Agriculture – launched an initiative called ‘Social Mizoram. Media — Maha Mitra’.  New plant species - West Bengal.  21st Indian Birding Fair begins at Jaipur.  Karnataka declared first otter  Justice Abhilasha Kumari was sworn-in conservation reserve, 34 km along the as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Tungabhadra, which stretches from from Manipur. Mudlapura village to Kampli in Ballari district.  West Bengal has become the first state in the country to opt out of 'Modicare',  Olive Ridleys – Rushikulya. ambitious healthcare insurance plan.  Recently “Friendship Gate" has been inaugurated at India- Bangladesh Border in Meghalaya.  Madhya Pradesh’s first butterfly park has inaugurated at Gopalpur in Raisen district.  Maharashtra State government is planning set an India’s first institute for  Odisha has bagged Geospatial World artificial intelligence (AI) in Mumbai. Excellence Award-2018 in the Geospatial  The National Banana Festival (NBF) World Forum Meeting held at Hyderabad. 2018 from 17 to 21 February at Kalliyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, .  Assam's first Global Investors' Summit.  The Goa government has launched a  The Maharashtra government has decided motorcycle ambulance service. to set up a Transgender Welfare Board to

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 The 44th Khajuraho Dance Festival 2018  Grand Master Vidit Gujrathi has been has begun at the temple town in appointed as the brand ambassador of All Chhatarpur district on February 20. India Chess Federation for the Blind  The Kerala government in its new health (AICFB). policy, has proposed that vaccination  India’s veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami cards mandatory for children seeking became the first female cricketer to take admission in first standard. 200 ODI wickets.  The Assam government will be observing  The first (inaugural) edition of Khelo September 22 as Rhino Day. India School Games (KISG) was held  The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved from from 31st January to 8th February, 'one district, one product' scheme to 2018 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. promote products indigenous to every  Indian cricket team members Ajinkya district. Rahane and Rohit Sharma have both been awarded Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Awards by the Government of Maharashtra.  Cyber Security campaign – Google.  World’s busiest international airport - Dubai International Airport.  “Swachh Bharat Sanitation Park” inaugurated in Delhi.

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MARCH-2018  Phirangi puram is all set to become Trusted Digital Repository as per ISO Andhra Pradesh’s first all-women rail 16363:2012 standard. station.  INS Ganga, an indigenously built frigate  Bhoodan Board – Reconstituted. of the Indian Navy, was decommissioned  Insect museum inaugurated in Tamil after over three decades of service. Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) .  The first-ever International Exhibition of  21st National Conference on e- Graphic Prints ‘Print Biennale India Governance was held in Hyderabad. 2018’ was held in Lalit Kala Akademi.  The world's largest solar park Shakti  Japan has chosen two futuristic fox-like Sthala was inaugurated in Karnataka. creatures with "supernatural" powers as  India hosted the first International Solar its mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Alliance (ISA) summit in New Delhi. and Paralympic Games.  The Union Ministry of Chemicals &  The China Shipbuilding Industry Fertilizers has launched ‘Suvidha’, a Corporation (CSIC) has announced to 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary build its first nuclear-powered aircraft Napkin, under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya carrier Liaoning. Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).  India, Bangladesh and Russia have  Diu has become the first and only Union Territory in the country to be fully run on signed a tripartite memorandum of solar energy. understanding for cooperation in the construction of the Rooppur nuclear  India for the first time has started process power plant in Bangladesh. of importing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) from United States.  The Marshall Islands, a Pacific island  Prime Minister inaugurated 105th session nation has become the first country in the of Indian Science Congress (ISC) at world to recognise acrypto currency or Manipur Central University in Imphal. digital currency as its legal tender.  China has passed a historic constitutional amendment to formally remove the term limits to enable President Xi to stay on as the Chinese president beyond 2023.  Nepal’s first woman President Bidya Devi Bhandari was re-elected for second

term in Nepal President office.  The National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives (NCAA) project of Ministry of  The Revenue Department in the Finance Culture was certified as world’s first Ministry has imposed anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Ofloxacin’.

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 India successfully test-fired the DRDO  The world's longest sandstone cave developed Anti-Tank Guided Missiles named Krem Puri was recently (ATGM) Nag in desert conditions. discovered in Meghalaya.  Researchers have developed silver copper  Twenty-time tennis grand slam champion telluride (AgCuTe), a novel compound Roger Federer has won the 2018 Laureus that exhibits poor thermal conductivity in World Sportsman of the Year and the 25 °C to 425 °Crange but shows good Comeback of the Year awards. electrical conductivity.  Scientists using Kepler 2 telescope have  90th Academy Awards (Oscars 2018) discovered hot, metallic, Earth-sized Best Picture – TheShape of Water planet named K2-229b. o o Best Director - Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water.  BalkrishnaVithaldasDoshibecame the first Indian to receive the Pritzker Prize also dubbed as ‘Architecture Nobel’.  Renowned British theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76.  The Odisha government has launched a  Canadian mathematician Robert scheme 'Khushi' to provide free sanitary Langlands won the prestigious Abel pads to 17 lakh girl students across the Prize. state.  Afghanistan’s leg-spinner  India's first helicopter taxi service was has become the youngest captain in the launched in Bengaluru to fly passengers history of international cricket. from Kempe gowda International Airport  Indian para-athlete Deepa Malik won a to Electronic City. gold medal in the F-53/54 category  The Institute of Bio resources and javelin event at the World Para Athletics Sustainable Laboratory (IBSD), Imphal Grand Prix in Dubai. has set up a floating laboratory in  Ranji Trophy winners northeast India's largest freshwater lake, (2018) Vidarbha won their second title in Loktak. the domestic cricket season by winning  Haryana’s first cyber police station was the Irani Cup. inaugurated in Gurugram.  Manu Bhaker secured gold in individual  The state cabinet of Karnataka has 10m Air Pistol at the ISSF (International decided to recognise Lingayat as a Shooting Sports Federation) Junior ‘religious minority’ and include the World Cup in Sydney. Veerashaivas who follow Basavanna as a  Teenaged Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid group within the community. Khan has become the fastest bowler to the milestone of 100 ODI wickets.

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APRIL – 2018

 The Tamil Nadu government has  The Ministry of Human Resource launched Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in five Development has sanctioned Rs. 1000 cities of the state. crore for Phase II of Impacting Research  Tamil Nadu Government launched bi- Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile India programme to boost research and application to use technology for benefit innovation in the country. of farmers.  National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi under the Ministry of Textiles is going to conduct National Sizing Survey dubbed as Size India.  India, South Korea joint anti-piracy, search and rescue exercise ‘Sahyog- Hyeoblyeog 2018’ was conducted in the  According to the Mercer's 20th Quality of Bay of Bengal off the Chennai. Living Ranking 2018, Hyderabad and  Indian Navy conducted multi-agency Pune have been jointly ranked at 142, humanitarian assistance and disaster making the best Indian cities to live in relief (HADR) exercise named among the list of 450 cities around the ‘Chakravat’ meaning ‘cyclone’ off the world. Kochi Coast.  Government is going to launch Swachh  Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI) 2018 The Global Logistics Summit (GLS- aimed at engaging college youth with 2018) was held in New Delhi from April Swachhata work in villages in coming 5-6, 2018 to improve logistics and Summer vacation. connectivity.  The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is  Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to planning to relax the protected area conduct Exercise Gaganshakti 2018. permit (PAP) regime to enable foreign  The Union Government will launch tourists to access border areas. However, GOBARdhan (Galvanising Organic Bio- citizens from Pakistan and China are unlikely to be given these relaxations. Agro Resources) Yojana, a central government scheme.  The NITI Aayog launched the baseline ranking for 101 aspirational districts  The Food Safety and Standards Authority based on 49 indicators across several of India (FSSAI) launched ‘Project sectors. Dhoop’ to address rising incidence of  The first National Conclave on Vitamin D deficiencies (VDD), Psychological Trauma, Child Protection, particularly amongst the young people. and Mental Illnesses held in New Delhi.

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 PM inaugurated the first Health and Wellness Centre in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh to mark the launch of Ayushman Bharat Yojana - National Health Protection Mission.  NITI Aayog will start ranking states on the nutrition parameter under the

government-run Poshan Abhiyaan.  The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has  The first International SME (Small, approved the establishment of the first Medium Enterprises) convention was multipurpose “Van Dhan Vikas Kendra” held in New Delhi. for socio-economic development of tribals living in forests.  Coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ to strengthen the coastal security and to  The first meeting of newly constituted assess coastal security mechanism was ‘NITI Aayog Forum for North East’ was held along Kerala coast. held in Agartala, Tripura.  Bilateral joint training exercise  The Army Commanders’ Conference, HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018 between chaired by Army Chief General Bipin India and Malaysia will be conducted in Rawat, has started recently in New Delhi. the dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu  India Mobile Congress (IMC-2018) will Langat, Malaysia be held in New Delhi on October 25-27,  The Cabinet Committee on Economic 2018. Affairs has approved restructured  Union Home Ministry has launched the National Bamboo Mission during the web-based application e-FRRO (e- remaining period of 14th Finance Foreigners Regional Registration Office) Commission (2018-20). scheme aimed at providing fast and  The Union Cabinet has approved efficient visa-related services online to promulgation of Criminal Law visitors to India. (Amendment) Ordinance to provide death  The India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018 penalty for rapists of girls below 12 was hosted by Ministry of External years. Affairs held in New Delhi.  Justice Rajesh Bindal committee - legal  The 10th edition of Defexpo India, a issues related to inter country removal & biennial exhibition on Land, Naval and retention of children and its Internal Homeland Security Systems, recommendations to the Ministry of concluded at Thiruvidanthai in Women and Child Development. Kancheepuram district.  e-Vidhan is a project to digitize and make  The National Institute of Wind Energy the functioning of State Legislatures in (NIWE) under Ministry of New and India paperless. Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued  e-Sanad is aimed at online verification of Expression of Interest (EoI) for first the documents offshore wind energy project in India.

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 Naval base (Assomption island in on Equal Wages and Salaries for men and Seychelles) - India’s proposal women.  NASA – InSight Mission - to study Mars  Soft Drinks Sugar tax – UK. deep interior and find traces of how it  United Nations has launched UN Road was formed. Safety Trust Fund to improve road safety  China has successfully launched a pair of worldwide. twin Beidou-3MEO satellites – Beidou-  Indian Prime Minister and 52 other heads 30 and Beidou-31 –into space. of government attended the  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Commonwealth Heads of Government Malaysia concluded joint military Meeting or CHOGM meeting in London. exercise “Desert Tiger 5” in Dubai, UAE.  India failed to participate in the Malaria  Nepal will host an international Summit in London. conference to address the issues relating  350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind to human rights and impunity in South Singh - Coins Release (Rs 350). Asia.  Tiangong-1 was China’s first prototype space station or space laboratory.

 The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) celebrated its foundation day this year on April 2, 2018.  Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-  Jana Small Finance Bank - to unbanked moon was elected as Chairman of Boao rural areas (Janalakshmi Financial Forum for Asia. Services).  BABUR Missile – Pakistan  The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched GSAT 6A  The 29th Arab League Summit 2018 held communication satellite on board of in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia GSLV-F08 rocket from Sriharikota,  Turkey´s first nuclear power plant - Andhra Pradesh. Mediterranean Mersin region  Union Minister of Railways and Coal  President of Sierra Leone - Julius Maada Piyush Goyal launched the UTTAM App Bio for Coal Quality Monitoring.  The Cabinet of United Arab Emirates  The first indigenously developed offshore (UAE) has approved the issuance of law patrol vessel - ICGS Vikram - was commissioned into the Indian Coast

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Guard at Kattupalli Port near Ennore of Chennai.  The RH-300 MKII sounding rocket developed by IRSO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).  Minister of Communications launched the DARPAN-PLI - for Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance  West Bengal government has launched a policies. scheme called “Rupa shree” to ensure safe future for young women.  Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has launched Sukhad Yatra  Two-tier Panchayati Raj - Arunachal mobile application and 1033 Toll-free Pradesh Assembly passed Panchayati Raj Emergency number for highway users. (Amendment) Bill 2018 to do away with the Anchal Samiti.  India’s first 5G lab - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi.  The two-day Assam Spring Festival was conducted at Manas National Park.  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched  Chhattisgarh won the ‘State of the Year’ IRNSS-1I navigation satellite. Award.  Madras High Court has introduced the e-  Jammu - first tulip garden. court fee payment facility for fee  Kadaknath chicken - Madhya Pradesh GI payments of the adjudicating cases. tag  Ganga Hariteema Yojana - aims at  Hike of retirement age – Madhya increasing green cover in catchment areas Pradesh. of river Ganga and controls land erosion -  The Delhi government has launched the Uttar Pradesh Government. 'Mission Buniyaad' scheme to improve  Diu Smart City has become the first city learning levels of children from classes 3 in India to run on 100% renewable to 9. energy during daytime.  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister  Scientists have identified a new species Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated a three- of frog called Fejervarya goemchi in the day long 'Happy Cities Summit 2018' at highland plateaus of the Western Ghats Mangalagiri town in Amaravati. parts of Goa.  Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda  Chhattisgarh was awarded National Sonowal has launched ‘181-Sakhi’, a Water Digest Award for Water toll-free helpline number for women. Conservation-Diversion and increasing  The Kerala government is set to launch a the irrigation capacity in the state. community radio for farmers.  Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke Dwaar - aims to  The first regional conference of eastern enhance public diplomacy outreach of states on Water Resources was held in MEA - Ministry of External Affairs. Kolkata, West Bengal.  PV Sindhu - Deputy Collector.

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 Satya Pal Malik - Governor of Odisha  Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra was (additional charge). sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court of  The eleventh edition of World Hindi India. Conference will be hosted by Mauritius.  The 21st edition of Commonwealth  In Nepal, the famous Bisket Jatra Festival Games has recently held in Gold Coast, is being celebrated in Bhaktapur. Australia.  2018 UNESCO Press Freedom Prize - Mahmoud Abu Zeid.

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MAY – 2018

 The 29th Road Safety Week was  Vijay Prahar Exercise - The South observed with a Road Safety awareness Western Command of the Indian Army. rally across Tamilnadu from April 23 to  ‘Study in India’ programme - to attract 30. foreign students to pursue higher  The first-ever International Rail Coach education in India - The Ministry of Expo (IRCE) was held in Chennai, Tamil Human Resources Development in Nadu to focus on Rail Coaches and train collaboration with Ministry of External sets. Affairs.  India’s next generation defense aircraft -  The National Institutional Ranking Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Framework is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India - to rank institutions of higher education in India.  Adopt a Heritage Project - selected public sector companies, private sector companies, and individuals will develop tourist amenities at heritage sites.  Varuna 2018 naval exercise - The Indian

and French navies.  The first-ever India-South Africa Business Summit held in Johannesburg,  Taniya Sanyal from Kolkata has become South Africa. the first woman firefighter in India.  Thank You India - mark the 60th  Rastriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan - to anniversary of the Dalai Lama's arrival in strengthen the country's Panchayati Raj India. system and address critical gaps that hinder its success.  Atal New India Challenge - to developing innovations and technologies  Gobar Dhan scheme - aims to positively relevant to the people and bringing them impact village cleanliness and generate in usage. wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste.  India’s first-ever national conference on the archaeology, anthropology, and  The Union Cabinet has approved the sociology of food was held in Mumbai, continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Maharashtra. Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) beyond 12th Five Year Plan to 2019-20.  The first meeting of the national committee for commemoration of the  The 4th Regional Conference on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma ‘Futuristic, Resilient and Digital Gandhi in 2019, held in Delhi. Infrastructure’ was held in Bengaluru.

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 The 2018 Secure India Conclave has started in New Delhi - organized by Global Counter-Terrorism.  India was ranked 11th position in the FDI Confidence Index 2018.  International Children’s Theatre Festival held in Kolkata.  India will host the World Environment Day this year (2018).

 The Prime Minister released a  Indore emerged as the cleanest city, commemorative postage stamp on former followed by Bhopal and Chandigarh in the recent government’s cleanliness Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Late survey. Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.  Former Attorney General of India Mukul  The 6th United States-India Aviation Rohatgi has been appointed as 'eminent Summit was held in Mumbai, jurist - Lokpal selection committee. Maharashtra from 9 to 11 May, 2018.  Gandiv Vijay - Chetak corps of South Western Command of Indian Army.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his  Chhattisgarh will get specialized anti- Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli Naxal combat force called Black Panther. jointly inaugurated direct bus service  India’s first National Sports University - between Janakpur (Nepal) and Ayodhya Imphal (west), Manipur. (India).  The Central Reserve Police Force has commissioned special unit called  The Union Cabinet has approved Bastariya Battalion to combat Naxals National Policy on Biofuels – 2018 in activities in Bastar region of order to promote biofuels in the country. Chhattisgarh.  The Union Ministry of Human Resource  National Water Informatics Centre Development (HRD) launched Samagra (NWIC) to maintain a comprehensive Shiksha scheme to improve quality of water resources data. school education.  ASEAN India Film Festival was held in  India’s first advisory center for energy - New Delhi from May 25 to 30, 2018. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-  Indian Navy conducted an exercise called Kanpur. Prasthan in the Western Offshore  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Development area in Mumbai. inaugurated Kishanganga Hydroelectric  Cuba's new president - Miguel Díaz- Canel. Project in Jammu & Kashmir.

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 International Buddhist Conference was  Veteran spy Gina Haspel will become the held in Lumbini, Nepal to commemorate first female director of the CIA (Central 2562nd Buddha Jayanti. Intelligence Agency - CIA).  World Press Freedom Index 2018 - India  China launched relay satellite named was placed at 138th rank. Queqiao (Magpie Bridge) to establish a  The North's Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae- communication link between earth and its in of South Korea agreed to work to rid planned Chang’e-4 lunar probe. the peninsula of nuclear weapons.  World Health Organization (WHO) has  South Asia Economic Focus report - validated Nepal for having eliminated projected growth rate of 7.3% for India in trachoma. 2018 and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020.  Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan -  The 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was Nasir ul Mulk. held in New Delhi.  Interactive Robotic Assistant (IRA) 2.0 –  The 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium HDFC Bank. (IONS) was held at Iranian capital Tehran  UN World Economic Situation and on April 22-25,2018. Prospects - India’s economy is projected  Russia has launched the world's only to grow 7.6% in the fiscal year 2018-19. floating nuclear power unit into the Baltic  The Union Government has reconstituted Sea. Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) to include secretaries from revenue department as well as Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY).  The Bhabha Atomic Reseach Centre (BARC) has developed Bhabha Kavach, a next-generation bulletproof jacket.  A restored Dakota aircraft joined the  Balikatan Military Exercise - United Indian Air Force. States and the Philippines.  China successfully launched “APSTAR-  Prime Minister of Malaysia - Mahathir 6C”, a new communication satellite into Mohamad. orbit.  Prime Minister of Armenia - Nikol  Ministry of Electronics and Information Pashinyan. technology (MeitY) has launched ‘Digital  Costa Rican president - Carlos Alvarado India Internship Scheme’ portal in an Quesada. effort to enhance skills of the youngsters.  World Health Organization has launched  Bangladesh’s first communication “REPLACE” to eliminate industrially- satellite Bangabandhu-1 will be launched produced artificial trans-fats from global by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. food supply chain by 2023.  China successfully launched a Gaofen-5 satellite.

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 Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest-serving chief minister of any state.  Go to Village Mission-Manipur.  Best Gram Panchayat – Digambarpur (West Bengal).

 Maharashtra became the first state to  The UNICEF launched Data provide digitally-signed land record Visualisation App to provide a user- receipts. friendly visual representation of complex analytics of education scenario in India.  BSNL has started Asthamangal project to connect capital places of the North East  The National Disaster Management with high-speed bandwidth. Authority (NDMA) conducted its first ever mock exercise in Patna Airport.  Meghalaya has launched Mission Lakadong to produce 50,000 metric  India is conducting first organized census tonnes of the famous Lakadong turmeric of Indus Dolphins, one of the world’s per annum in the next five years. rarest mammals found only in India and Pakistan.  Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched Pravasi pension scheme.  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched full-fledged  Heli-ambulance: Himachal Pradesh. Green Skill Development Programme -  Telangana government has launched aims to train over 5.5 lakh workers in Rythu Bandhu (friend of farmers) environment and forest sectors. Scheme, an investment support scheme to  Nipah Virus (NiV) Infection - kerala. support the livelihood of farmers.  Arunachal's biggest solar plant – Energy Awareness Park in Itanagar.  Uttarakhand’s 1st City Gas Distribution System - Udham Singh Nagar district.  Rajasthan Government has launched new software called Nidaan for disease monitoring and strengthening telemedicine services in the government  The BCCI and United Nations hospitals. Environment on May 27, 2018, signed an agreement to promote green' cricket in  The Haryana Government will launch the India. ‘Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana’ to ensure the safety of girl students.  Madhya Pradesh has bagged the Most Film Friendly State Award given by the  World's Largest Bird Sculpture 'Jatayu' - central government. Kerala tourism.  Allahabad – Change of Name – Prayag.

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 Manipur has become the first state in  Central Government’s Technology North-East and third in India to have Development Board has awarded solar toilets. National Technology Award 2018.  The Council of Scientific and Industrial  First woman lawyer to sworn in as SC Research (CSIR) was awarded National judge - Indu Malhotra. Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018.  The government has appointed former  Gujarati poet, playwright andacademic Supreme Court Judge CK Prasad as Sitanshu Yashaschandra was selected for Chairman of Press Council of India. 2017 Saraswati Samman.  Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT,  World Hindu Congress 2018- Chicago. Panchayat Raj and Rural Development  Krishna Menon Award - Mahendra Nara Lokesh received the "Digital Leader Chaudhry. of the Year" award.   CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement India Biodiversity Award 2018 - Award - Diana Edulji. Arunachal Pradesh-based NGO Singchung Bugun Community Reserve.  PC Chandra Puraskaar - Asha Bhosle  (singer). Singapore’s Professional boxer Nurshahidah Roslie was named WBC Asia's Female Champion of the Year.

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JUNE – 2018

 “Plastic Free Tamil Nadu policy” under which plastic banned from January 2019.  Tamil Nadu’s 1st Antyodaya Express – (Thambaram to Tirunelveli).  India and Netherlands launched Clean Air India Initiative - to curb air pollution in Indian cities.  India’s First Advanced Forensic Lab is India’s first advanced forensic lab  The Solar Charkha Mission of the dedicated to crimes related to women for Ministry of Micro Small & Medium timely deliver justice - Central Forensic Enterprises (MSME) - It will disburse Science Lab, Chandigarh. subsidy of Rs 550 crore to the artisans and it will cover 50 clusters.  The Madhya Pradesh approved the Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018, outstanding  World’s first International Centre for power bill waiver scheme for labourers Humanitarian Forensics – Gandhinagar, and poor families. Gujarat.  The Union Ministry launched the  E.Sreedharan Committee formed to lay ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’, the oxo- down standards for metro rail systems in biodegradable sanitary napkin, under the the country. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi  The first edition of Global Wind Summit Pariyojana (PMBJP). held in Hamburg, Germany.  The first ever National Disaster Risk  Social Media Tax – Uganda for using Index was released - Maharashtra is the platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and most disaster vulnerable state. Twitter.  The Ministry of Health and Family  In the “End of Childhood Index 2018” Welfare, Government of India launched a India ranks 113 among 175 countries. national media campaign to encourage  Peace Mission 2018 - SCO. smoking cessation.  China awarded its first highest state  Berne Convention for Protection of honour Friendship Medal to Russian Literary and Artistic Works – WIPO. President Vladimir Putin.  India hosted the first military exercise of  SCO summit concluded with the adoption the BIMSTEC Countries in Maharashtra. of the Qingdao declaration at China.  Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog's  The 44th summit of the Group of Seven composite water management index. (G7) was held in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada.

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 Andhra Pradesh CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu has launched the third year of Chandranna Bima Yojana.  Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana is a Health Insurance Scheme for the journalists launched by the Odisha state government.  Turkey's long-standing leader Recep  The Andhra Pradesh government Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected. launched a Zero Based Natural Farming.  GRACE-FO will track Earth’s water  The Haryana government has announced Cycle i.e. water movement and ice melt a 15-day paternity leave to all male (NASA). government employees.  The Ministry of Power has launched an  Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) app called PRAAPTI to bring in greater has converted a garbage dumping ground transparency in power purchase into a "museum of trees". transactions.  Sikkim’s longest tunnel - Theng Tunnel.  Scientists from Newcastle University, UK have created world’s first 3D printed  Jharkhand govt. is going to launch human corneas. Mukhbir Yojana to curb child marriage.   The 106th Indian Science Congress held Gujarat government has launched at Lovely Professional University (LPU) Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY), solar in Jalandhar, Punjab. power scheme for farmers.  World’s first fully solar energy-powered  The Gujarat government has announced airport - Cochin airport. its wind-solar hybrid power policy - 2018 to promote setting up of wind as well as  Odisha’s Chandra bhaga Beach become solar power projects at one location. Asia’s first to get the Blue Flag certification.  Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (56) was awarded Man Booker International Prize  World's oldest Sumatran Orangutan 2018 for her novel Flights. named “puan” died in Australian zoo.  The Chau mask of Purulia, the wooden  New State Symbols of Andhra Pradesh : mask of Kushmandi, the Patachitra, the State bird - Rama Chiluka or rose-ringed Dokras of Bengal, and Madhurkathi (a parakeet, State animal - blackbuck or kind of mat) presented with the Krishna Jinka, State flower – jasmine, Geographical Indication (GI) tag. State tree – Neem.  World's highest-paid athlete - Cristiano  Himachal Pradesh has launched ‘Prakritik Ronaldo. Kheti Khushhaal Kissan Yojana ‘to promote Zero Budget Natural Farming  ‘National Gopal Ratna’ award - Dhiraj System. Ram Krishna.

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 First woman Indian Air Force (IAF)  13th World Tamil Culture Conference: fighter pilot from - Meghana 13th edition of the conference was held in Shanbough MR the Bengaluru.  Miss India 2018 - Tamil Nadu's  Yog Aayog: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Anukreethy Vas. Khattar has introduced the “Yog Aayog”  SKOCH, a New Delhi-based think-tank, to promote yoga in the state. has conferred the ‘Best performing Social  Delhi government has launched the Sector Ministry’ award on the Ministry of “Happiness Curriculum” for school Women and Child Development. students.  Chief Minister of the Year' award -  Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara launched the mission to transform Punjab Raje. into one of the healthiest states.  Shillong was selected as the 100th city to receive funding under the Smart Cities Mission.

 India's first 'Tribal Queen' - Pallavi Durua

of Odisha's Koraput district.  MUGHALSARAI Railway Station in  Maharashtra's youngest International Uttar Pradesh was renamed as the “Deen Master - Raunak Sadhwani of Nagpur. Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Station”.  The lead striker from the English  Tripura’s State Fruit – Queen pine apple. National Team, Harry Kane is named as the most valuable player for the  Goa Revolution Day - 19 th June. upcoming FIFA World Cup.  Come out and play campaign – kerala  'World's first space nation' - Asgardia' – tourism. Russian scientist.  Non – Permanent Members of UN  United States has renamed its oldest and Security Council: South Africa, largest strategically important military Indonesia, Dominican Republic, command US Pacific Command to Indo- Germany and Belgium. Pacific Command.  Canada has become the second nation in  Avvaiyar Award 2018 was given by the world to legalize marijuana. (1 st – tamilnadu government to Mrs Uruguay). Chinnapillai Perumal.  Operation NISTAR: Indian Navy has successfully rescued 38 Indians with the

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help of “INS SUNAYANA” from  SURESH MATHUR COMMITTEE was cyclone-hit Socotra Island in Yemen. formed to increase insurance penetration  Indian Army is observing year 2018 as in the country. “Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of  Dr.Lawrence Haddad and Dr David Duty”. Nabarro” awarded the world food prize  RemoveDEBRIS Mission: 1st Satellite to (FAO). demonstrate technology to clean up space  Emergency: Indian Democracy’s Darkest junk deployed. It was launched by the Hour written by A. Suriya Prakash. SpaceX CRS-14.

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July – 2018

 India's first transgender lawyer -  India’s First Global Mobility Summit - Sathyasri Sharmila. Niti Ayog.  India’s first transgender judge - Joyita Mondal (West Bengal).  The Tamil Nadu Assembly on 9 July, 2018 passed the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Bill, 2018.  The fossil museum at Varanavasi near Ariyalur town is set to open.  Supreme Court: LG Does Not Have Independent Powers - It also held that LG  Upgradation of 7 monuments in Tamil is bound to act on the aid and advice of Nadu – the Council of Ministers. ShoreTemple, Mamallapuram, o  Agartala Airport Renamed - Maharaja Bir o Gingee Fort Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport. o Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram  Animals - as ‘legal persons’ – o Brihadeeswarar Temple, Uttarakhand high court.  o Sithannavasal caves 17th World Sanskrit Conference – Canada. o Vellore Fort  Indian naval ship, INS Sumitra became o Moovar Koil, Kodumbalur. the first-ever warship to enter the port of  The Tamil nadu forest policy looks to Sabang in Indonesia. increase forest and tree cover to at least  30% by 2025 – Tamil nadu forest policy 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 - unveiled. Theme: Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India.  Indigenously developed Smart Air  purifier - ‘Vistar’ (IIT Madras). K.Kasturirangan Committee - a new education policy.  STAR 2.0 - online’ registration of Weddings, Chits, and Societies from August 2018.  UNESCO World Heritage List - Two building clusters of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco architectural styles in Mumbai, Maharashtra.  Maharashtra Government has signed MoU with Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited to launched Cotton

Mission to empower cotton farmers.

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 National Tourism Conclave was  The United Arab Emirates has extended organised in Rajasthan (Jaipur). compulsory military service for Emirati  India's First Hypercar - Vazirani Shul. men from 12 to 16 months.   The Organisation of Pharmaceutical The Portuguese parliament approved a Producers of India launched its digital law that will allow citizens to change campaign #ThinkForHealth in New their gender and name from the age of 16. Delhi.  India has become the vice-chair (regional  Bansagar canal project Inaugurated in head) of the Asia Pacific region of the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. World Customs Organisation (WCO).   Delhi Dialogue (DD X) was held in New Walking Action Plan - to make London Delhi and the theme for this edition the 'world's most walkable city. (2018) was “Strengthening India-ASEAN  International Army Games 2018 held in Maritime Cooperation”. Russia.  The Union Home Minister has launched  4 th BIMSTEC summit held in the Student Police Cadet (SPC) Kathmandu, Nepal. Programme nationally ( students of class  Ireland hold an international conference 8 & 9). of female parliamentarians.  The Ministry of Human Resource  Pakistan’s first woman chief justice of Development has announced 'Padhe the high court - Justice Tahira Safdar. Bharat- Badhe Bharat' to promote the  reading culture among students. Ravindra Dholakia committee to revise the base year for National Accounts or  Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18) ecercise held Gross Domestic Production (GDP) in Australia.(Indian air force first time calculation. participated).  Andhra Pradesh emerged as the top-  Union Ministry of Health and Family ranked state in the Union government’s Welfare has launched National Viral latest ease of doing business index for Hepatitis Control Programme to control states (World Bank and DIPP - viral hepatitis C on the occasion of World Department of Industrial Policy & Hepatitis Day (July 28). Promotion).  Mission Satyanishtha – Indian railways -  India – 6th largest economy in terms of sensitizing all railway employees about GDP (World Bank Report). the need to adhere to good ethics.  “ReUnite” App to track and trace missing  'World Tolerance Summit – UAE. and abandoned children in India.  Colombia's Chiribiquete park declared  The Election Commission of India has World Heritage Site. launched cVIGIL mobile application for  The Global Innovation Index (GII) has citizens to report any violation of the ranked India as the 57th most innovative Model Code of Conduct during elections. nation in the world.

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 Madhya Pradesh was awarded by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign.  Mandatory Dope Test - Punjab Chief

Minister.  India’s first biofortified sorghum (Jowar) named Parbhani Shakti was launched.  Gujarat CM launched 'Poshan Abhiyan' - a statewide mission to eradicate  South Africa unveiled new 64-dish malnutrition among children by MeerKAT radio telescope. providing them nutritious food through  Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh launched Anganwadi centers. an online portal and mobile app called  The Kerala government has constituted ‘Aabhaar-Aapki seva ka’ for the online an expert panel comprising eminent pensioners of the state. writers and language experts to choose an  Blood Moon – July 27. official song for the state.  Rajasthan Chief Minister has launched a  Anna Canteens Launched – Andhra mobile app 'Bijli Mitra' to register Pradesh. complaints about defunct transformers.  The Environment Ministry re-introduced the ‘Medini Puraskar Yojna’– a scheme that awards Indian authors for their original work in Hindi on environment, pollution and climate change subjects.  National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has launched the Centre for Climate Change in Lucknow, Uttar  One farmer one transformer – Pradesh. Maharashtra government.  India's Top State in producing Renewable  The Odisha government decided to set up Energy - Karnataka. a unique ‘Heritage Cabinet’.  The Punjab government has launched a  The Haryana Education Department has new scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise launched ''I am not afraid of English'' Kamao’ to check depletion of initiative to promote English language underground water. right from Class 1 in the state’s primary  “No Toilet, No Bride” – Haryana. schools.  Study Committee for Floating Solar  For the first time the Karnataka Power Plant – Maharashtra government - Government will undertake survey of to study issues related to the development property and land through Drone. of a 1,000-MW floating solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur district.

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 The 'Sulabh Jal' project converts Samman on noted artist Anjolie Ela contaminated pond and river water into Menon (78) for her contribution to visual safe drinking water. arts.  Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar  Milan Shankar Tare, a fisherman from Deb on 20th July, inaugurated the 7 days Maharashtra’s Palghar district, has been long “Kharchi Puja” at Puran Habeli, in selected for this year’s National Maritime Tripura. Search and Rescue Award.  Odisha Government has unveiled first-  Angela Ponce has become the first-ever ever ‘Tribal Atlas of Odisha’. transgender woman to be crowned Miss  Odisha Government has launched ‘Green Universe Spain. Mahanadi Mission’, a plantation drive  The Appointments Committee of the under which 2 crore saplings will be Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Justice AK planted along Mahanadi river and its Goel as new Chairperson of National tributaries. Green Tribunal (NGT).  Country's 1st State-Run All-Woman  Golden Man Booker International Prize Hotel - The Kerala Tourism Development 2018 - Michael Ondaatje. Corporation (KTDC).  Sangita Kalanidhi award - .  Arunachal Pradesh government is going  Champion of Earth Prize – 2018 - Cochin to launch a new health insurance scheme, International Airport Ltd. ‘Chief Minister’s Arogya Arunachal  Yojana’. Assam's sports brand ambassador - Hima Das.  Madhya Pradesh Government has  conferred prestigious National Kalidas Eat Right Movement – FSSAI.

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AUGUST-2018

 Summer Olympics: Los Angeles to host Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh as one 2028 Games and Paris gets 2024. of the prime Buddhist tourist spots.  Usain Bolt was beaten by Justin Gatlin  The Supreme Court has given the verdict and in100m race final at IAAF W orld in Aadhar case that the individual Championships in London. information is Fundamental Right  The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation according to the Indian Constitution. University (RGNAU) - India’s first-ever  YUVA is a skill development programme aviation university- Fursatganj in Rae and an initiative by Delhi Police under Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  Manipur’s Nungthang Tampak has (PMKVY). become India’s second 100 percent  The 15th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting computer literate village. was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 11  The apex court has banned fireworks August. manufacturers from using five substances - lithium, antimony, mercury, arsenic and lead.  Preethi Srinivasan, the former State under-19 cricket captain, was awarded Kalpana Chawla Award from Tamil Nadu.

 India’s first private sector missile sub- systems manufacturing facility, a joint  The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan– venture between the $2.5 billion Kalyani Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI), also Group and Israel’s Rafael Advanced known as Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline, is Defence Systems Ltd., was inaugurated a natural gas pipeline being developed by near Hyderabad. the Asian Development Bank.  75 years of Quit India Movement.  The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. global nuclear  PM interacted with Young Entrepreneurs watchdog, opened a uranium bank in at the "Champions of Change" initiative Kazakhstan. organised by NITI Aayog  The Finance Ministry has imposed a five  Navika Sagar Parikrama is a project year anti-dumping duty on Sodium wherein a team of women officers of the Nitrite imports from China. Indian Navy would circumnavigate the globe on an Indian-built sail boat INSV  The government launched a portal, e- Tarini. RaKAM, to provide a platform to sell agricultural produce.  The government has cleared the proposal of developing Ghantasala village in

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 The National Biopharma Mission,  India’s first micro forest will be built in named Innovate in India (i3), is the first Raipur, Chattisgarh. ever Industry-Academia mission to  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accelerate biopharmaceutical launched 'She Means Business' development in India in India. programme of Facebook for women  ISRO and NASA are working towards entrepreneurs in Odisha. realisation of NASA-ISRO Synthetic  Gobindobhog rice, a specialty from Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission by Burdwan district of West Bengal, has got 2021. the geographical indication (GI) status.  Microsoft launches Project Brainwave for  Renowned scientist Pushpa Mitra real-time Artificial Intelligence. Bhargava, the founder director of CSIR-  Union Environment, Forest and Climate Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology Change Ministry launched ‘Gaj Yatra’ , a (CCMB) Hyderabad, passed away. nationwide campaign to protect elephants  Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, one on the occasion of World Elephant Day of the foremost exponents of the Dhrupad (August 12). tradition, died.  Cabinet has given the approval for the  Sprint legend Milkha Singh has been completion of North Koel reservoir appointed as the World Health project in Jharkhand and Bihar. Organisation's goodwill ambassador for  ‘Indira Canteen Scheme’ was launched in physical activity in South-East Asia Bengaluru, Karnataka Region (SEAR).  Coconut palm declared as State tree of Goa.

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SEPTEMBER – 2018  Tamil Nadu will soon have its fourth  National Clean School Award - open-air prison at Pavendhar Bharathidasan government Thirumalaisamudiram village in primary school (Puducherry). Thanjavur district. First three are  Indians became the third largest air Coimbatore, Salem, and Sivaganga travelers by nationality according to districts. World Air Transport Statistics  Tamil Nadu receives five awards from  4th Annual Sustainable Smart Cities Centre. Tuticorin got a national award India Conference was held at for achieving self-sufficiency under Bengaluru. seven schemes under Grama Swaraj  Abhiyan. India's first railway university – Vadodara.  The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) is going to launch an app called ‘TN- SMART’ for real-time risk assessment.  Tamil Nadu is going to conduct the 20th livestock census, which is the 1st technology-aided livestock census.

 Table Tennis star G Sathiyan has been  Plan Bee - to prevent speeding trains conferred with Arjuna Award in the from hitting elephants crossing tracks National Sports Awards 2018. (Indian Railways).  Table Tennis coach A Srinivas Rao has  Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay been conferred with Dronacharya SanraksHan Abhiyan- It aimed at Award. ensuring remunerative prices to the  New corporation in the state – farmers for their produce as announced Nagercoil (13 th). in the Union Budget for 2018.  NITI Aayog ‘s Mobility Week (31  Chairman of Lok Sabha ethics panel - August to 6 September 2018). L.K.Advani.  Prime Minister launched the India post  Minority Affairs launched country's payments bank (IPPB) on September first National Scholarship Portal 01, 2018. mobile app - NSP Mobile App.  National Nutrition Week – September  First tribal circuit project – 1 to 7. Chhattisgarh.  NITI Aayog flagged off MOVE  India’s 1st ‘Smart Fence’ Pilot Project Cyclathon, a cycle rally to promote in jammu. cleaner, accessible modes of transport.  Chennai Central Railway Station has received the ‘Indian Green Building Council Certification’ for adopting

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Green building features and concepts in  Injeti Srinivas High Level Committee – the Station. Corporate Social Responsibility.  Jaipur Literature festival – Texas.  4th BIMSTEC Summit held in  D.K.Jain committee – ISRO Spy Case. Kathmandu, Nepal with the theme “Towards a Peaceful Prosperous, and  Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna for Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region”. Insured Persons (IP) covered under the  Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 Minister of AYUSH inaugurated the (ESI). Fourth International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) at the Netherlands.  India and Russia joint air exercise  Aviaindra 18 was held in Lipetsk, China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (It Russia from September 17 to 28, 2018. connects Maldives capital city Male and neighboring Hulhule island).  KAZIND 2018 - Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Army Exercise.  Ukraine-NATO Joint Military Exercises - Rapid Trident 2018.  The International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 is being held in Kathmandu, Nepal.  Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Navy Joint  India’s first Coal-gasification fertilizer exercise SLINEX-2018 held at plant - Talcher, Odisha (September 22). Trincomalee from September 7 to 13.  PM inaugurates Jharsuguda airport –  The World Hindu Congress was held in Odisha (powerhouse of Odisha). Chicago, USA.  Prime Minister launched (September  COMCASA Treaty - India and the 23) ambitious Pradhan Mantri Jan United States initiated a new Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), under generation of military and security Ayushman Bharat umbrella at Ranchi, cooperation. Jharkhand.  India & USA Combat Exercise – yudh  Committee to Look into Jail Reforms - abhyas. Justice Amitava Roy.  Lokpal Search Committee - Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai  Sabarimala temple verdict - on 28 September 2018, upheld the right of women of all ages to worship in places of their choice. The court was ruling on a PIL filed in 2006 by non-profit body Indian Young Lawyers’ Association.

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 Milex – 2018 :The first-ever Bimstec  Kerala’s calamity cess demand - aimed anti-terror military exercise held at at meeting cost of reconstruction in Pune in Maharashtra. Kerala in the aftermath of floods.  New digital bridge with Africa : e-  The Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS VidyaBharati and e-ArogyaBharati Vijaya (OPV-2) has delivered to the Network Project. Indian Coast Guard on 30 August 2018.  Nomadic Elephant Exercise -2018 (Indo-Mongolia joint exercise).  The United Arab Emirates has selected its first two astronauts to go on a  Sagarmatha Friendship - 2018 - Nepal- mission to the International Space China joint military exercise. Station.  Sudan’s New PM - Moutaz Mousa  Indian Space Research Organisation Abdallah. (ISRO) has planned to set up first  7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban overseas ground station at the north Tourism was held in Seoul with the pole. theme “A 2030 Vision for Urban  HY – 1C: China launched a marine Tourism”. satellite to help improve understanding  World Health Organisation has of maritime waters and climate change. released a report called Global status  Asia’s First airport use Face report on alcohol and health 2018, recognition - Kempegowda which presents a comprehensive International Airport (KIA) in picture of alcohol consumption. Bengaluru.  Times Higher Education’s (THE)  India's first commercial underwater world university rankings 2019 - The drone- EyeROV TUNA Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore  Cyber Security Conference ‘COCON (251-300 band). XI’ – Kerala police.  Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace -  Union Ministry of Home Affairs has 2019-2028. launched e-Sahaj portal to facilitate individuals and private companies in  First-Ever Women-Only Foreign seeking security clearance for setting Minister Conference held in Canada. up businesses in certain sensitive  Global Wetland Outlook Report, first- sectors. ever global report on the state of the  World’s first hydrogen-powered train – world's wetlands, was released by the Germany. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.  Nepal becomes first country to double its tiger population.  Financial Inclusion Index - released by Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance.

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 Tripura CM inaugurated ISRO’s first  Delhi government has launched its Space Technology Incubation Centre at Home Delivery of Public Services on the National Institute of Technology September 10 which is being done for Agartala via remote from Bengaluru. the first time in the country.  Sikkim gets Sensor-based ‘Landslide  The agricultural festival of Nuakhai has warning system’ (country’s second). started in Odisha on 13th September  NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey 2018. Satellite (TESS) has discovered two  In an attempt to combat human new earth-like exoplanets namely “super-Earth” and “hot Earth”. trafficking, the West Bengal government has rolled out a scheme,  Finance Ministry has launched Mobile Swayangsiddha, in different districts of Application Jan Dhan Darshak as a Part of Financial Inclusion. the State.  The Nagaland government has declared  Andhra Pradesh is going to launch the Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary as an ‘YuvaNestam scheme’ for providing elephant reserve. It has become 30th ‘unemployment allowance’ to the reserve for elephants in the country. state’s youth from October 2018.  The 2018 Global Summit on Climate  1st ever dedicated Dog Park – Action held at San Francisco in Hyderabad. California, United States.  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister  Typhoon Mangkhut - Luzon island in Chandrababu Naidu flagged off the the Philippines. 'Swachh Dhara' programme at  Air Pollution Control Device Amravati in Andhra Pradesh with the ''WAYU''. main objective of providing clean  Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs drinking water across the state. has partnered with Google to launch  Maharashtra Government is setting up Loo Review campaign on Google Map. new Cyber University dedicated to  Krishna Kutir - a special home for mitigating cyber threats. 1000 widows at Vrindavan in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh created by the Ministry  The Uttar Pradesh Police are set to of Women & Child Development launch a first of its kind dial-FIR (MoWCD) under Swadhar Greh scheme in the country. scheme.  The Government of Karnataka has  Punjab Chief Minister Captain launched ‘Airavata Scheme’, a first-of- Amarinder Singh launched PUDA 360, its-kind scheme that will create more an e-properties module to facilitate self-employment opportunities. online property transactions.  Naropa Festival concluded in Ladakh  Madhya Pradesh government organized with a Guinness World Record in a day-long mass teaching programme, Ladakhi Dance. 'Mil Banchey Madhya Pradesh'.

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 Jharsuguda airport to be renamed after  Anna Rajam Malhotra, first Indian freedom fighter - Veer Surendra Sai. woman IAS officer after Independence, died in Mumbai on 17th September.  V.R.Lalithambika to Head India’s Gaganyaan project.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the United Nations'

Champions of the Earth award for the  1st Kashmiri Muslim woman pilot - Iram Habib. year 2018.  B.C. Roy Award – 2017 - Dr. V. S.  Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became Negi. the first female athlete to be named the  The Praful Bidwai Memorial Award Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an for 2018 was given to Ulka Mahajan, Asian Games. co-founder of Sarvahara Jan Andolan.  China topped the medal list with 289  Ranjan Gogoi will on 3rd October medals followed by Japan (205) and succeed Dipak Misra as the 46th Chief Korea (177) IN Asian Games - 2018. Justice of India.  All-women crew of INSV Tarini has bagged the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award.  Former Member of Parliament and Bollywood actress Jaya Prada has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Nepal tourism.

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OCTOBER – 2018  Dr. A Edwin Joe Committee Report – to  e-Visa on arrival facility has been investigate the organ transplant racket. introduced at Madurai International  Tamil Nadu has won the award for the Airport. Best State in Rural development at the  National Centre for Coastal Research 6th Edition of the ET (Economic Times) (NCCR) has invented Chennai Flood Rural Strategy Summit 2018. Warning System (C-FLOWS) to estimate  The maiden joint exercise of Coast & predict flooding within Chennai. Guards of India and Vietnam “Sahyog  A New e-learning analytical software HOP TAC -2018” was held in the Bay of named ‘Tutor 365’ was launched for Bengal. students of government schools in Trichy  Compensation scheme for sexual by Its Chief Educational Officer. assault/acid attack victims - Tamil Nadu  Rakshitta has become the India’s government. latest WIM (Woman International  The new Fingerprint ID system, FACTS Master) at the age of 13 years, 6 months 7.0 has been Installed at all the district and 3 days. headquarters and police Commissionerate  TN-SMART - for use during the of Tamil Nadu. approaching of the northeast monsoon.  The Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus  Na Muthuswamy, the famous playwright (CMBT) at Koyambedu was renamed as and founder of the prominent theatre ‘Puratchi Thalaivar Dr.MGR Bus Stand’. group, Koothu-P-Pattarai, passed away in  Thamirabarani Maha Pushkaram has Chennai. begun on Oct 11, 2018 at Papanasam in Tirunelveli district and it will be observed till October 23.  Tamil Nadu Governor presented the late Dr. Mohan Dharia Rashtranirman Puraskar award on agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan.  5th World Economic Conference

– Puducherry.  India was ranked 5th among 206  A stone inscription dating back to the countries in the Cigarette Package Health 12th century AD has been found during Warnings: International Status Report an explorative study in Kailasanatha 2018. temple in Uttamasili.  President has given assent Karnataka  Praveen Chitravel, a farm labourer's son Good Samaritan and Medical from Tamil Nadu, clinched a bronze Professional (Protection and Regulation medal in the men's triple jump in the during Emergency Situations) Bill, 2016 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. under Article 200 of the Constitution.

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 4th India International Science Festival –  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Lucknow. formally launched 'India for Humanity'  The Index of Economic Freedom 2018 initiative to commemorate the 150th birth was recently released by the Centre for anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Civil Society (CCS) – India stands at 96.  The 32nd world conference of World  India has launched massive humanitarian Union of Wholesale Markets was operation Samudra Maitri to provide inaugurated at Gurugram, Haryana. assistance to earthquake and tsunami  The first India-United States tri-services victims in Indonesia. exercise is likely to take place in 2019 in  The world’s largest dome was India. inaugurated at Maharashtra Institute of  India was recently elected to the United Technology. Nations’ Human Rights Council’  IBSAMAR – VI - Indian, Brazilian and (UNHRC). South African Navies.  The 32nd edition of India-Indonesia  Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards coordinated patrol (IND-INDO 2018 - Haryana was ranked as best State. CORPAT) is being held in Belawan, Indonesia.  India was ranked 28th among 73 countries in 2018 Government e- Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR).  Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched Udyam Abhilasha, a national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign.  The 19th annual India-Russia bilateral summit was held at New Delhi's Hyderabad House.  The 3rd edition of Japan-India Maritime  The Union Government has launched a Exercise (JIMEX) commenced at national campaign ‘Swasth Bharat Yatra’ Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. on the occasion of World Food Day (16th October).  Competition Law Review Committee - Injeti Srinivas.  Indian Navy has inducted its first deep submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) at  “Swachh Campus rankings” - Amrita its base in Mumbai. Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore has topped the Cleanest Technical  Prema Gopalan, founder of Swayam Institutions' category. Shikshan Prayog (SSP), has been honored as the India Social Entrepreneur  The country's biggest skill competition, of the Year (SEOY) 2018. India Skills 2018 has concluded in New Delhi.  The 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit was held in Brussels.

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 India has been ranked as the 58th most  The 2nd edition of India Mobile Congress competitive economy on the World has been concluded at Aero city, New Economic Forum's Global Competitive- Delhi. ness Index for 2018.  United States and Morocco have  According to a World Health launched GCTF Terrorist Travel Initiative. Organization report, India is the world’s most depressed country, closely followed  The World Health Organization (WHO) by China and the US. has launched the first global guidelines on sanitation and health.  Dharma Guardian - first joint military  China will be hosting the 5th World exercise between India and Japan. Internet Conference (WIC) in November,  The Prime Minister on 21st October 2018. hoisted tricolour at the Red Fort to mark  New president of Iraq - Barham Salih. the 75th anniversary of the 'Azad Hind  Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the Government' headed by Netaji Subhas 114th justice of the US Supreme Court. Chandra Bose.  First female major general – Bangladesh -  India’s longest river bridge - connecting Dr Susane Giti. Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in  On the occasion of World Mental Health Meghalaya - will be built across the Day (10 Oct), the United Kingdom has Brahmaputra by 2026-27. appointed the world's first minister for  India's first railway station inside tunnel - suicide prevention. Himachal Pradesh.  Malaysia to abolish the death penalty for  India’s first engine-less train - Train 18 all crimes. (T-18).  Stanford University was named as the World’s Most Innovative University.  Nageshwar Rao - Interim Director of CBI.  According to 2018 Henley Index, Japan surpassed Singapore to have the most  SAGAR Discourse 2.0 – for Integrated powerful passport. National Security.  A two-day International Conference on  International Conference on Status and Indian Ocean was held in Colombo, Sri Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR Lanka. 2018) was held at Bangaram Island,  World’s first non-stop flight - Singapore Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Airlines (SIA).  Union HRD Ministry has constituted an  Fulpati Festival – Nepal. Expert Group to formulate a draft policy  Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge - The to reduce weight of schoolbag( Professor world’s longest sea bridge. Ranjana Arora).  China’s indigenously designed and built  The sixth edition of North East festival amphibious aircraft AG600 successfully was held in New Delhi on October 28. carried out its first take-off and landing test.

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 China to launch 'artificial moon'.  New Prime Minister of Sri Lanka - Mahinda Rajapaksha.

 Pakistan has announced that it would send a human to space for the first time in  In 2018 general elections of Bhutan, 2022 with the help of China. Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa emerged as the  Michael D Higgins re-elected as Irish single largest majority party. president.  India will host the fourth edition of  World’s largest airport ‘under one roof’ - Global Partners' Forum. Istanbul, Turkey.  Maeen Abdul Malek Saeed - New Prime  Indus Food-II tradeshow will be held in Greater Noida on January 14-15, 2019. Minister of Yemen.  India’s first Cryptocurrency ATM has  Druzhba III - joint bilateral military been opened at the Kemp Fort Mall in exercise between Pakistan and Russian Bengaluru, Karnataka. special forces.  SBI launches its first “Wealth Hub”.  The joint military exercise Iron Magic 19  6-member panel set up to resolve stressed between United Arab Emirates (UAE) assets - Janki Ballabh. and United States.  According to the 7th edition ‘Word Cooperative Monitor’ report 2018,  Four-nation summit on Syria crisis - fertilizer major IFFCO has been ranked Turkey, France, Germany and Russia. as the biggest cooperative in the world.  Paul Biya re-elected as Cameroon's  The Cabinet Committee on Economic President. Affairs (CCEA) has approved the creation of FAIDF to double farmers’  First trilateral meeting on Chabahar port income by 2022. project - India, Afghanistan and Iran.  Japan Landed Rovers on Asteroid.  First female president – Ethiopia (ahle-  The Mysuru city police have come up Work Zewde). with Mysuraksha app to ensure the safety and security of auto and cab passengers.  Trident Juncture 2018 - NATO’s biggest  Microsoft India and Data Security military exercise. Council of India have launched a new

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programme called Cyber Shikshaa (focus  The world's first lions conceived by on skilling women engineering graduates artificial insemination have been born at in the niche field of Cyber Security). Pretoria in South Africa.  Pakistan successfully test-fired Ghauri  Geographical Indication tag - Alphonso ballistic missile. mango (Maharashtra).  Scientists from US claimed that they  National Dolphin Research Centre will be have developed world’s first set up on the banks of the Ganga river in bioelectronic medicine. Patna University campus in Patna, capital  The Indian Railway Catering and of Bihar. Tourism Corporation has recently  According to the ‘Status of Ambient launched a chatbot “Ask Disha” to help Noise Level in India 2017’ report, Delhi its users answer various queries. is ranked as the noisiest metro followed  Punjab launches 3 Mobile Apps to check by Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai. Stubble Burning (i-Khet Machine, e-  Gujarat Forest Department has started PEHaL, e-Prevent). vaccination of lions in Gir sanctuary to  A British-built spacecraft, Bepi Colombo protect them from a deadly Canine was launched into space from the Distemper Virus (CDV) and protozoa European space port in Kourou, French infections. Guiana.  Dravyavati River Rejuvenation Project –  The 27th Fusion Energy Conference Rajasthan. (FEC 2018) was held in Gandhinagar,  India’s first ever National Environment Gujarat. Survey (NES) will be kicked off from 55  China has successfully tested the world's districts across 24 states and three Union largest unmanned transport drone. Territories in January, 2019.   PM launches “Main Nahin Hum” Portal The Union Ministry of Environment, and App - to help IT professionals and Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) organizations. has launched Harit Diwali-Swasth Diwali campaign.  1st UAE-made satellite launched from  Japan. India's 1st Corn Festival – Madhya Pradesh.  First Franco-Chinese satellite to study climate change.  Citizen Science platform initiative was launched to save Hornbills in the Country.  Zoological Society of London has named Vorombe Titan as World’s Largest ever bird.

 52nd district of Madya Pradesh – Niwari.

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 Uttar Pradesh secured 1st place in the  UN refugee prize - South Sudanese implementation of “Pradhan Mantri Awas surgeon Dr. Evan Atar Adaha. Yojana” by providing houses to 11 lakh  Chief Economist of IMF - Gita Gopinath. poor families.   Thiruvananthapuram is hosting the 8th 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Asian Yoga Sports Championship. Medicine - James Allison of the U.S. and Tasuku Honjo of Japan.  Odisha has launched ‘Nirman Kusuma’ programme for providing financial  2018 Nobel Physics Prize - Arthur assistance to the children of construction Ashkin (USA), Gerard Mourou (France) workers for their technical education in and Donna Strickland (Canada). the state.  2018 Nobel Chemistry Prize - US  Wage Compensation Scheme – Assam - scientists Frances Arnold and George for pregnant women working in the tea Smith and British researcher Gregory gardens. Winter.  The Karnataka Department of Social  Welfare has launched Unnati, a scheme 2018 Nobel Peace Prize - Dr. Denis to foster entrepreneurs working on rural Mukwege and Nadia Murad. and social impact technologies.  Nobel Economics Prize 2018 - William  Country's first biofuel plant – Odisha. D.Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer.  International Film Festival – Goa.  Solicitor General - Tushar Mehta.  Haryana's first autism research centre –  India's first 'Miss Trans Queen' - Veena Gurugram. Sendre from Chhattisgarh.  West Bengal Chief Minister, on the  Anna Burns won the prestigious Man occasion of World Food Day (16th Booker Prize for fiction for her novel October), launched ‘Khadya Sathi’ “Milkman”. scheme.  Miss Deaf Asia 2018 - Haryana girl  GI Tag for Muzaffarpur’s Shahi Litchi. Nishtha Dudeja.  Kerala -the first smoke-free State.  Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award -  Assam celebrated its 3rd Bihu festival Fali S. Nariman. known as the ‘Kati Bihu’ or Kongali.  The Seoul Peace Prize Committee has  Bihu festival across the state. decided to confer 2018 Seoul Peace Prize  Glyphosate banned in Punjab. on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Odisha CM has launched a new web  1st chief of National Financial Reporting portal of ‘Odia Virtual Academy’ to promote the Odia language and literature. Authority - Rangachari Sridharan.

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NOVEMBER – 2018  Permanent judges – Madras High Court - Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, RMT. Teekaa Raman, N. Satish Kumar, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Andaman & N. Seshasayee. Nicobar.  TN gets SEBI approval to launch State  Statue of Unity - 3.2 kms downstream of Shelter Fund. Narmada Dam - October 31, 2018 -  Tamil Nadu government will soon designed by Padma-Bhushan winning implement the biometric system of sculptor Ram V Sutar and was built by attendance for the teachers. Larsen and Toubro and the state-run  India’s First Open Air Library - Trichy Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. city corporation.  Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) -  Tamilselvi – 3rd gender nurse - S. Tamilselvi. India has been placed at 53rd.  World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ - India has jumped 23 places to the 77th position.  Clean Air Campaign - 01st to 10th November, 2018 was launched in Delhi by the Union Environment Minister to monitor and report polluting activities.  Armies of India and Japan began their first-ever joint military exercise - Dharma  B Pugalenthi - New Judge of the Madras Guardian 2018. High Court.  Justices Hemant Gupta, R.Subhash  The Heritage Electric Theatre, on the Reddy, M.R.Shah and Ajay Rastogi were Anna Road Head Post Office campus, is sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court. soon going to turn into a Museum.  India's first indigenous nuclear submarine  Gaja cyclone - Central Committee - INS Arihant - tested successfully. Daniel E Richard.  ICGS Varaha was launched at L&T  The annual bilateral summit of India and Kattupalli on November 02,2018. Japan held on 28 & 29 October 2018 in  Maharashtra Cabinet approved the Japan. conversion of decommissioned carrier INS Viraat into India’s first-ever moored  Foundation Day of Indian states/ UT’s – maritime museum-cum-marine adventure November 01 – Karnataka, Kerala, centre. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,

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 Operation Greens - Tomato, Onion and Cooperative Development Corporation Potato. (NCDC).  Ape fossil – Kutch Basin.  The sixth Indian Social Work Congress was held at New Delhi.  The Indian Navy has successfully completed the refitted Maldivian Coast Guard Ship (MCGS) Huravee at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.  India’s First Elephant Hospital - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.  Mahila-E-Haat portal - for unique organic products of the women farmers and  27th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on entrepreneurs from across the country. Climate Change was held in New Delhi.  International Solar Alliance membership  Jashne Bachpan - a theatre festival for to all UN countries. children.  The Supreme Court of India has recently  3 new members of National Commission given the nod for a separate High Court for Women - Chandramukhi Devi, Soso for Andhra Pradesh and it will start Shaiza, and Kamlesh Gautam. functioning from 1st January 2019.  Vajra Prahar - India, US Joint Special  SIMBEX 2018 - Singapore-India Forces Exercise 2018. Maritime Bilateral Exercise.  Golden Jubilee episode - Mann Ki Baat -  The second edition of this years’ (2018) Sunday 25th November 2018. bi-annual Naval Commanders’  The Vice President of India laid the Conference was held in New Delhi. foundation stone for the construction of  ‘Samudra Shakti’ - Bilateral Naval the Kartarpur corridor on Indian side at Exercise between India and Indonesia. Mann village in Gurdaspur district, Punjab.  November 11, 2018 marked the 100-year anniversary of the signing of the  Jair Bolsonaro - President of Brazil. Armistice to end the First World War.  Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP)  The Prime Minister has inaugurated the - South Korea and the United States will country’s first Multi-Modal Terminal on resume battalion-level marine exercises. Ganga River in Varanasi.  5th World Buddhist Forum concluded in  INDRA 2018 - joint military exercise the city of Putian, east China's Fujian between Indian and Russia. Province.  The Union Ministry of Agriculture and  Pakistan - China Luxury Bus Service. Farmers’ Welfare launched ‘Yuva  Alley in Volgodonsk named after Tamil Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support Nadu's Kudankulam town. and Innovation Scheme’ of National  UNSC lifted sanctions against Eritrea.

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 The Morocco’s first high-speed rail line,  ‘Artificial Sun’ – China. the first ever such line in Africa was  ‘NSE goBID’ - National Stock Exchange unveiled at Tangier. of India - retail investors to buy  Morocco successfully launched its second government securities. earth observation satellite named  The Union Ministry of Housing and Mohammed VI-B. Urban Affairs has launched ‘PAiSA’  Voreqe Bainimarama re-elected as Fiji Portal, a portal for Affordable Credit and PM. Interest Subvention Access.   India's first interactive Credit Card with First ever WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health took place in buttons - The IndusInd Bank. Geneva from 30 October to 1 November  NASA retires Kepler Space Telescope. 2018.  India successfully conducted the night  The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard trial of the indigenously developed Early Warning System (RIMES) for Asia nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile. and Africa has termed the Cyclone “Titli”  World's first AI (Artificial Intelligence) as ‘rarest of rare’. News anchor – china.  2018 Sangai Festival – Manipur.  The researchers from IIT Madras have  India’s First Robotic Dinosaurs Gallery – designed India’s first indigenous Punjab. microprocessor called ‘Shakti’.  Bathymetric Survey of the Dal-Nageen  GSAT-29 satellite launched successfully. lake – jammu and Kashmir.  India’s first Justice city – Andhra Pradesh.  Writer M Mukundan - Ezhuthachan Puraskaram- Kerala.

 NASA’s Ralph is set to journey with the Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids by 2021.  Tamil Nadu has received an award from the Union Ministry of Health and Family  NIPUN - e-learning portal for training Welfare for recording one of the highest Delhi Police. annual declines in the Neonatal Mortality  KOOL - Online Open Learning training Rate (NMR) between 2015 and 2016. platform.

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 Signature Bridge- Delhi.  The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar  Delhi govt has announced the Mukhya unveiled 70-feet tall statue of Lord Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojna that offers free Buddha at Rajgir in Nalanda district of of cost travel packages for five key Bihar state. religious circuits for senior citizens of  Gujarat topped in implementing Delhi. Ayushman Bharat.  Hockey World Cup song – Odia -  Gleitsman Award 2018 - Malala Bollywood singer Mika Singh. Yousafzai.  On November 06, 2018 Uttar Pradesh  Dr.Ramdas M Pai was awarded the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath 'Lifetime Achievement Award 2018' by announced that Faizabad district will be the Federation of Indian Chambers of renamed Ayodhya. Commerce and Industry.  The Election Commission has set up  Notes of a Dream: The Authorized ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in various Biography - AR Rahman's biography. constituencies of Chhattisgarh to  Mathematician and Super 30 founder encourage women voters to exercise their Anand Kumar was honoured with 'Global franchise in the Assembly elections. Education Award'.  ‘Mo bus’ service – Odisha.  Kim Jong Yang of South Korea was  Aquaculture Mission 2.0 – Meghalaya. elected as the new Interpol President.  ‘Bhubaneswar Me Wifi’ project –  UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador - Millie Odisha. Bobby Brown.  The Odisha Government has launched Saura Jalnidhi scheme to encourage use of solar energy in irrigation by farmers.  The Karnataka Social Welfare Department has formally launched the Samruddhi scheme in the state.

 North East’s first ‘water handloom hut’ – Manipur.  The President has appointed senior IAS officer Sunil Arora as the new Chief  Rosogolla Day (West Bengal) – 14 Election Commissioner (CEC). November.  The President has appointed Arvind  Gau Samridhi Plus scheme – kerala. Saxena as the Chairman of Union Public  Nongkrem dance festival – Meghalaya. Service Commission (UPSC).  Indo-Japan Business Council -  resigns as Chairman of KONNICHI WA PUNE Festival FTII. concluded in Pune, Maharashtra.  Chief guest - 2019 Republic Day parade  3rd state to ban hookah bars or lounges – of India - The South African President Punjab. Cyril Ramaphosa.

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DECEMBER – 2018  TN Receives Best performance award -  India’s first underwater museum - INS Organ Donation Programme. Cuddalore.  The Tamil Nadu government hiked the  December 25, 2018 marks the 50th health insurance cover under the Chief anniversary of the Keezhavenmani Minister’s Comprehensive Health massacre. Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) from Rs 2  The Retired Madras High Court Judge K. lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Venkataraman has been appointed to  Tejas Express - Indian Railways head the 3-member Lokayukta Search (Chennai and Madurai). Committee.  Meghdoot Awards 2018 – From Tamil nadu 1) Ms Srividya Iyer - Best Woman Employee. 2) K.Ganapathy - Best Post Man.  6th India Skills Report – Andhra Pradesh topped the list of states.  The Tamil Nadu government has set up  The Union Defence Minister Nirmala an animal welfare board with chief Sitharaman launched ‘Mission Raksha minister Edappadi K Palaniswami as its Gyan Shakti’ to boost the Intellectual chairman. Property Right (IPR) culture in  Eminent agriculturalist Jayaraman - indigenous defence industry. protecting more than 169 paddy varieties  Sahitya Academy awards - S. – Books: Nellathikaram and Ramakrishnan for his novel Sancharam. Mamarunthagum Parampariya Nel. He  Conference of Parties (COP-24) was held also launched “Save Our Rice” campaign at Katowice, Poland with the theme of and organised paddy festival (every may) ‘One World One Sun One Grid’. at his native village Adirangam in Tiruvarur district in 2005.  Rajiv Kumar Committee - to look at selling as many as 149 small and  Best Woman Parliamentarian Award - marginal oil and gas fields. DMK MP Kanimozhi.  SHINYUU Maitri 18 - Japanese Air Self  Subramania Bharathi’s 136th birth Defence Force (JASDF) and the Indian anniversary is celebrated on 11th Air Force (IAF). December 2018.  TROPEX 2019 - The Indian Navy will  Coimbatore-based designer and stylist conduct its flagship large-scale coastal Shamyuktha Prem was crowned the ‘Mrs defence exercise Theatre Level India Universe Globe 2018’. Operational Readiness Exercise.  TN launches 24x7 helpline ‘181’ for  A major large-scale tri-service exercise, women. Madad 2018, was conducted.

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 Special Courts in Bihar/Kerala –  The 26th National Children’s Science Supreme Court. Congress was inaugurated recently by  The Indian Coast Guard (IGC) has Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik. conducted the Regional Level Marine Oil  The 5-day long 42nd Indian Social Pollution Response Exercise titled ‘Clean Science Congress at the Kalinga Institute Sea - 2018’ at sea off Port Blair. of Industrial Technology campus in  The service specific exercise Bhubaneswar, Odisha. AVIAINDRA between the Indian Air  Three islands in Andaman & Nicobar Force and the Russian Federation renamed - Ross Island (old name) - Netaji Aerospace Force (RFSAF) was held at Subhash. Chandra Bose Island; Neil the Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Island (old name) - Shaheed Dweep;  The Union Cabinet has approved the first Havelock Island (old name) - Swaraj ever Agriculture Export Policy, 2018 Dweep. with the aim to double farmer’s income  International Rice Research Institute – by 2022. Varanasi.  Conference on ‘Good Governance- Focus  The 12th biennial World Congress on on Aspirational Districts’ – kerala. Mountain Medicine was held in  1st International Conference on Kathmandu, Nepal. Sustainable Water Management – Punjab.  India will Chair Kimberley Process  The Indian Coast Guard has recently Certification Scheme (KPCS) from 1st launched ‘Operation Oliva’. January 2019.   The World Economic Forum has recently The first Sustainable Blue Economy released the Global Gender Gap Report Conference was held in Nairobi, the for the year 2018. India has come at capital of Kenya. 108th position.  For the first time, India will host the  Strategy for New India@75 – NITI annual G20 summit in 2022 (17th). Aayog.  Recently, the Global Wage Report  National Cancer Institute (NCI) – 2018/19 has been published by the Haryana. International Labour Organisation (ILO).   Best performing states under PMMVY - Global Climate Risk Index 2019 - India Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and was ranked as the 14th most vulnerable Madhya Pradesh. country.   The PM of India inaugurated the 1st Latin American nation to join BRI – Bogibeel Bridge on the birth anniversary Panama. of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee i.e.  The Asia Pacific Summit 2018 was held December 25 which is observed as “Good at Kathmandu, Nepal. Governance Day”.  First country to make public transport  A new Coastal Research Vessel SAGAR free – Luxembourg. TARA was launched at the Titagarh Wagons Ltd. Shipyard in Kolkata.

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 Australia criminalises orphanage  Karnataka Nuclear Reactor Sets Global trafficking. Record - completed a continuous run of  The Slovenia’s government has appointed 941 days. a female officer Major General Alenka  Military Communication Satellite GSAT- Ermenc as the head of the armed forces. 7A.  UK Suspends ‘Golden Visa’ Scheme.  The Haryana Government has launched a  Legislation to ease labour shortage – mobile app named as ‘Shiksha Setu’ with Japan. an aim to help the students of the state.   Kazakhstan opens consulate in Gujarat. SpaceX’s first US military satellite launched - ‘GPS III’.  Nepal bans Indian currency notes above  Rs 100. The isolated central Asian country, Turkmenistan, has launched its own and  1st country in the world to deliver drone- the first Turkmen messaging app assisted Vaccines – Vanuatu. BizBarde.  The government of Burundi has declared  Odisha’s Kandhamal Haldi – GI Tag. Gitega as the country’s new political  capital. India's highest tiger habitat - The Dibang valley of Arunachal Pradesh.  The Japanese government has officially  announced to withdraw from the An international conference on bears was International Whaling Commission organised in Agra for the first time. (IWC).  Mount Soputan volcano erupted –  Israel becomes a member of the FATF. Indonesia.   ISRO successfully launches earth Silao Khaja gets GI tag – Nalanda observation satellite HysIS. district.  Indonesia hit by Volcanic Tsunami - Anak Krakatau.  Madhya Pradesh has notified the ‘Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary’ as a National park.  Nari Sashaktikaran Sankalp Abhiyan - Women Empowerment campaign - Uttar  Nasa’s InSight probe lands on Mars. Pradesh.  India’s first privately built satellite -  West Bengal celebrated the annual three- ExseedSAT 1. day long ‘Jangalmahal’ festival.  Soyuz - first manned mission - which  5-day exhibition on 'Our Vote- Our carries Russian, American and Canadian Future' – Hyderabad. astronauts successfully docked at the  Hornbill Festival – Nagaland. International Space Station (ISS).  The Odisha Chief Minister has launched  eDrishti software - to keep the track of a new programme for transparency and punctuality of train.

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awareness on various government landless farmers as well as landless schemes, called- the Peoples labourers. Empowerment Enabling Transparency  ‘Dwijing Festival’ – Assam. and Accountability or PEETHA.  Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana.  The Indian Owl Festival 2018 was held at  Pingori village in Purandar taluka of Permanent NDRF Batallion For Pune, Maharashtra. Arunachal.  First Muslim mayor of Kolkata since Independence - Firhad Hakim.  The International Gita Festival 2018 was organised at Kurukshetra in Haryana (December 03-07).  The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi

Vijayan and the Union Civil Aviation  Minister Suresh Prabhu jointly The Government of Madhya Pradesh has inaugurated the Kannur International announced setting up of a new Airport Ltd. Adhyatmik Vibhag (spiritual department).  Shi Yomi - 23rd district of Arunachal  Pradesh. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2018 -  The Delhi government has launched a 10- Centre for Science and Environment day special inspection drive named (CSE). “Operation Minimum Wage”.  Golden Peacock award – Donbass.  Mizoram Chief Minister – Zoramthanga.  Former US President George HW Bush  Jharkhand gets “Krishi Karman” award. Sr passed away.  Chief Minister of Rajasthan - Ashok  International Green Apple Award - Gehlot. Manipal Academy of Higher Education.  Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh - Bhupesh  3rd Sayaji Ratna Award - Amitabh Baghel. Bachchan.  Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh -  Preeti Saran elected to UN’s socio- Kamal Nath. economic, cultural panel.  International Film Festival of Kerala.  Glinka World Soil Prize 2018 - Rattan  The Maharashtra State government has Lal. recently issued directions on sanctioning  Miss World 2018 - Mexico’s Vanessa childcare leave to male employees. Ponce de Leon.  Odisha has recently announced the  Shaktikanta Das - 25th Governor of RBI. Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and  Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors - aims to empower small, marginal & Rajiv Mehrishi.

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 Miss India Worldwide 2018 - The Indian-  Popular singers Shaan and Arijit Singh American Shree Saini. were given the “Sangeet Mahasamman” award by the West Bengal government.  The Renowned English fiction writer  Tamil writer Prapanchan passed away. Amitav Ghosh has been selected for Jnanpith award, 2018.  The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been selected as “Asian  Miss Universe 2018 Title - Catriona Elisa of the Year” for 2018 by the Asia Gray from the Philippines. Journalist Association.  The Union government has appointed  India gifts e-rickshaws to Senegal. advocate Madhavi Goradia Divan as the  “Heart Attack Rewind” - media campaign Additional Solicitor General in the – FSSAI . government of India.  Mrinal Sen passed away – filmmaker.