100% household electrification achieved by 9 Indian states under Saubhagya Scheme Eight Indian States have achieved 100% electrification under Saubhagya scheme eDrishti software launched to help Railways Minister keep track of punctuality of trains Indian Railways unveiled ‘eDrishti’ software that will help Union Railway Minister to keep track of punctuality of trains ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite HysIS and 30 foreign satellites into orbit Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched country’s first advance earth observation satellite Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite 1st ever Indo-Indonesian business forum as part of Indo-Pacific strategies held in Andaman The forum was held as part of policies of Delhi and Jakarta to extend their strategic partnership Maharashtra approves 16% Maratha quota; 68% seats now reserved Maharashtra assembly unanimously approved 16% reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and educational institutes. Maharashtra stands Second Position after Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu tops the tally with 69 percent First India-ASEAN InnoTech Summit held in New Delhi The first India-ASEAN InnoTech Summit was held in New Delhi. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated on December 2 The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on December 2 every year with an objective to raise awareness about slavery AbhinavBindra becomes first Indian to get highest shooting honour called Blue Cross Olympic Gold Medallist AbhinavBindra won the highest honour in Shooting fraternity i.e. Blue Cross Sunil Arora takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora assumed charge as 23rd Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India December 3 celebrated as International Day of Persons with Disabilities The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed every year on December 3 to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development India’s first engine-less train, Train 18 becomes country’s fastest train India’s first indigenously designed locomotive-less (engine less) train known as Train 18, breached the 180 kmph speed limit during test run GautamGambhir announces retirement from cricket Indian cricketer GautamGambhir has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket Qatar to leave OPEC from January 2019 Qatar has announced its withdrawal from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from January 2019 and focus more on the production of natural gas. SpaceX successfully launches 64 small satellites using reusable Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX has successfully launched 64 small satellites into low Earth orbit from reusable and Falcon 9 rocket India’s heaviest satellite, GSAT-11 launched from French Guyana Indian Space Research and Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s heaviest and most-advanced communication satellite GSAT-11 into space Navy Day 2018 – December 04 India celebrated its 47th Navy Day. Annual International Volunteer Day celebrated on December 5 December 5 is celebrated as International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development Pawan Singh is the first Indian to be elected in ISSF’s judges committee He is elected as one of the 7 members of the Judges Committee of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF Book: “”Architecture of Justice: A Pictorial Walk-through of the Supreme Courts and High Courts of India”” released by Chief Justice of India (CJI) RanjanGogoi” Chief Justice of India RanjanGogoi released a book authored by Vinay Thakur and Amogh Thakur. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s took part in 13th G20 Summit in Argentina The theme of the 2018 edition of the Summit was: “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development”. India will host the G-20 summit in 2022. 2018 Ballon d’Or: Luka Modric won the award Croatia midfielder Luka Modric became the winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or. 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia won by France beating Croatia in the finals. India to retain top position in remittances with $80 billion according to World Bank India is followed by China ($67 billion), Mexico and the Philippines ($34 billion each) and Egypt ($26 billion). Ajay Narayan Jha takes over as Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha, has been appointed as the new finance secretary He has succeeded HasmukhAdhia Navy Day 2018 – December 04 India celebrated its 47th Navy Day. Chief of Indian Navy: Admiral Sunil Lamba Admiral : Sir Charles Pizey Yasir Shah becomes fastest bowler to take 200 Test wickets after Breaking 82 year old Record Pakistan’s leg-spinner Yasir Shah became the fastest cricketer to take 200 Test wickets in just 33 Tests, India to retain top position in remittances with $80 billion according to World Bank India retains its position as the world’s top recipient of remittances this year India is followed by China ($67 billion), Mexico and the Philippines ($34 billion each) and Egypt ($26 billion). Cabinet led by PM Modi appointed Krishnamurthy Subramanian as new Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian is elected as Chief Economic Advisor for a period of 3 years. He would replace Arvind Subramanian INDRA NAVY is bilateral exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy exercises held in Visakhapatnam 10th Edition of the bilateral exercise INDRA NAVY Kannur international Airport inaugurated in Kerala Kerala Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan and Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu jointly inaugurated the Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL). KIAL is the fourth international airport in the state. Mexico’s Vanessa Poncede Leon wins Miss World 2018 crown at grand event held in China’s Mexico‘s Vanessa Ponce de Leon won the coveted Miss World 2018 crown The 26-year-old Vanessa was crowned by Miss World 2017 ManushiChhillar of India. December 10 celebrated as International Day of Human Rights December 10 celebrated annually as International Day of Human Rights; UDHR turned 70 in 2018. The Campaign of the 2018 Human Rights Day is: #StandUp4HumanRights. Jamal Khashoggi named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ Journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered at his country’s Istanbul consulate in October was named Time Magazine’s “Person of the year” Shaktikanta Das took charge as 25th Governor of the RBI Shaktikanta Das, former Economics Affairs Secretary appointed as 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three years. He succeeded Urjit Patel. AkademikLomonosov: World’s first floating nuclear plant installed in Russia The life span of the project is 40 years, with the possibility of being extended up to 50 India celebrated Vijay Diwas on 16th December 2018 47th Vijay Diwas observed on 16th December 2018 to celebrate victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war At the end of the 1971 war, the Pakistani Army unilaterally and unconditionally surrendered resulting in the independence of East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh. Jammu and Kashmir passes the law on Sexual Exploitation State assembly of Jammu and Kashmir has passed law to ban sexual extortion of woman in offices and became the first state in the country to amend law on sextortion Indian Penal code is not applicable to Jammu and Kashmir Indian National Congress formed government in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections Senior congress leader Kamal Nath was selected to be Chief Minister of the state The current strength of Madhya Pradesh Assembly is 231 members (230 elected and 1 nominated). To form a government, a party or coalition needs 115 seats. Indian National Congress formed government in Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot was selected to be Chief Minister of the state The current strength of Rajasthan Assembly is 200 members. To form a government, a party or coalition needs 101 seats in the house. Mizo National Front formed government in Mizoram Pu Zoramthanga has been sworn in as the Mizoram’s new chief minister of Mizoram Mizo National Front (MNF) won 26 seats out of 40 seats in the 2018 elections NRTI in Vadodara became India’s first Railway University Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has dedicated India’s first railway university to the Nation in Vadodara The chairman of Railways Board Sh. Ashok Lohani has been named the Vice Chancellor of the University Indian National Congress formed government in Chhatisgarh Assembly elections Bhupesh Baghel will be the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh state Indian National Congress won 68 seats out of 90 seats winning the majority to form the government. To form a government, a party or coalition needs 46 seats. Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahindra Rajapaksa resigned on 15th October 2018 after he failed to prove majority in the Sri Lankan Parliament Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the Prime minister for the fifth time which is a record in Sri Lanka Amitav Ghosh selected for prestigious Jnanpith Award 2018 Renowned English writer Amitav Ghosh conferred with Jnanpith Award 2018. He has been selected for English Language Shadow Lines, The Glass Palace, The Hunger Tide, River of smoke, Flood of Fire are some of the greatest novels of Amitav Ghosh PV Sindhu wins BWF World Tour Title PV Sindhu created history as she became the first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Final BWF World Tour Finals is an annual badminton competition that takes place at the end of every year Pune District court became the first Court in India to get facility of e-payment Pune District court became the