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Gopala Krishna Murthy, M Tech. MIE, Chairman & Managing Director, ACE Engineering Academy, ACE Engineering Publications. CONTENTS 1. Economy and Industrial Development 01 - 14 2. Kashmir Super 50.................................................... 13 BANKING 3. ‘Happiness curriculum’ .......................................... 14 1. Bad Bank ................................................................ 01 4. Right of Children to Free and Compulsory 14 Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017 .......... 2. RBI re-defines ‘Relative’.......................................... 01 5. Samagra Shiksha Scheme ...................................... 14 3. State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017... 01 HEALTH FINANCIAL MARKETS 6. Lymphatic Filariasis................................................. 15 4. Financial Literacy Week ......................................... 02 WOMEN AND CHILDREN 5. Credit Enchancement Fund ................................... 02 7. Janaushadhi Suvidha.............................................. 15 6. Currency Derivatives .............................................. 03 8. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana 16 7. Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP).......................... 03 (PMMVY).............................................................. TAXATION 9. ‘Women Wizards Rule Tech’ Programme ............... 16 8. Seva Bhoj Yojna ...................................................... 03 10. SKOCH Award........................................................ 17 AGRICULTRURE AND INDUSTRY WATER AND SANITATION 9. Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC)........ 04 11. Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY)..................................... 17 10. Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) scheme.............. 04 12. Swachh Iconic Places .......................................... 18 11. Ease of Doing Business Ranking of States............. 05 13. Swajal Scheme ..................................................... 21 INFRASTRUCURE 14. Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)..... 21 12. Rail Madad............................................................ 05 15. Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 ...................... 22 13. Dam Safety Bill, 2018............................................ 05 16. Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan............................... 22 14. Smart cities mission.............................................. 06 SKILL DEVELOPMENT 15. ‘Cop Connect’....................................................... 06 17. Van Dhan Vikas Kendras ....................................... 23 16. World’s tallest girder railway bridge..................... 07 17. Freight Village in Varanasi..................................... 07 3. International Issues 22 - 24 ENERGY 1. OP Nistar.................................................................. 24 18. Methanol Economy............................................... 08 2. UN Security Council................................................ 24 19. Artificial leaf producing biofuel............................ 09 3. G7 bloc................................................................... 25 20. Off-shore wind power .......................................... 09 4. Sanchi Stupa of India and Pho Minh Pagoda of 25 Viet Nam................................................................ 21. Pariwartan scheme............................................... 10 5. International Decade for Action............................. 26 22. Solar Charkha Mission.......................................... 10 6. Nuclear arsenals around the globe......................... 27 23. First BS - VI engine certificate .............................. 11 7. UN Hanuman Rights Council................................... 27 INDICES 8. Singapore Summit................................................... 27 24. Global Peace Index 2018 ..................................... 11 9. Nelson Mandela International Day......................... 28 25. Global Innovation Index........................................ 11 10. Delhi Dialogue....................................................... 28 2. Issues on Social Development 13 - 23 EDUCATION 1. Universities Ranking .............................................. 13 4. Environment 29 - 31 7. Miscellaneous................................................. 36 - 43 1. ‘Blue Flag’ tag ....................................................... 29 1. Tripura’s “State Fruit” ............................................ 36 2. Uranium contamination.......................................... 29 2. 100 Years of Voting Rights....................................... 36 3. World Oceans Day ................................................. 29 3. Nikkei Asia Prize...................................................... 36 4. National Data Centre.............................................. 36 4. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 30 5. Year of Disabled Soldiers......................................... 36 5. Toxic air affective ................................................... 30 6. Governor’s rule in J & K.......................................... 37 6. National Disaster Risk Index .................................. 30 7. India Smart Citices Awards..................................... 37 7. AMCDRR 2018........................................................ 31 8. 4th International Yoga Day 2018 ............................. 37 9. Humanitarian forensics ......................................... 38 5. Science and Technology................................... 32 - 34 10. World Food Prize ................................................. 38 1. ‘EPIC’ Planet .......................................................... 32 11. Ramanuja Statue.................................................. 38 2. KATRIN experiment ............................................... 32 12. WORLD UNESCO HERITAGE SITE .......................... 39 3. REMOVEDEBRIS...................................................... 32 13. “Space force”........................................... 40 4. Ban on Oxytocin .................................................... 33 14. Electronic Cencus of India..................................... 40 5. FAST Tags................................................................ 33 15. Behdienkhlam Festival ......................................... 40 16. Brus of Mizoram.................................................. 41 6. Defence........................................................... 35 - 35 17. Agartala Airport renamed.................................... 41 1. Pinaka rocket........................................................... 35 18. Simultaneous elections ....................................... 41 2. Agni-V...................................................................... 35 19. Minority status to Jews ....................................... 42 20. World’s Oldest Color............................................. 42 21. World Population day........................................... 42 22. India now world’s 6th largest economy................. 42 23. Right of temple entry........................................... 43 Economy and Industrial Development 1 BANKING 2. RBI re-defines ‘Relative’ Concerned over funds sent abroad under the 1. Bad Bank ‘maintenance of close relative’ category of Finance minister Piyush Goyal recently the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), announced that a bankers’ panel would look the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has at the feasibility of setting up a new Asset narrowed the definition of relatives to check Reconstruction Company (ARC) or Asset the flow of funds. Management Company (AMC) to take over RBI has aligned the definition of ‘relative’ bad loans of PSBs. with the definition given in Companies Act, The panel is headed by Punjab National Bank 2013 instead of Companies Act, 1956. non-executive