i CONTENT TNPSC BITS ......................................................................................... 1 TAMILNADU ....................................................................................... 15 TN Receives Best performance award - Organ Donation Programme ............................. 15 India Today Awards ...................................................................................................... 16 Tamil Nadu increased health insurance cover ............................................................... 16 Tejas Express ............................................................................................................... 17 Tamil Nadu sets up animal welfare board ..................................................................... 17 RERA house registration Rankings ............................................................................... 18 Nel’ Jayaraman passed away ........................................................................................ 18 Best Woman Parliamentarian Award ............................................................................ 19 Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi festival ....................................................................... 19 Mrs India Universe Globe 2018 ..................................................................................... 20 Global summit of Tamil entrepreneurs ......................................................................... 21 TN launches 24x7 helpline ‘181’ for women .................................................................. 21 India’s first underwater museum .................................................................................. 21 TN fishermen get ISRO Gadgets .................................................................................... 22 TN Govt. to take over IRT (Indian Road Transport) medical college ............................... 22 Space science technology gallery lab cum training centre ............................................. 22 Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru – Music Festival ..................................................................... 22 Top 10 Performing Police Stations ................................................................................ 23 Keezhavenmani massacre - 50th anniversary ............................................................... 24 Tamil Isai Festival ........................................................................................................ 24 World Scholar’s Cup ..................................................................................................... 25 Vishnupuram award ..................................................................................................... 25 Lokayukta search panel ................................................................................................ 25 Tamil Nadu Scientist Award ......................................................................................... 26 Meghdoot Awards 2018 ................................................................................................ 26 Rural smartphone use .................................................................................................. 26 Chapparam (Chariot) festival ........................................................................................ 27 NATIONAL .......................................................................................... 27 6th India Skills Report .................................................................................................. 27 Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti ........................................................................................ 28 i Logo and Brochure of Logix India launched .................................................................. 28 Sahitya Academy awards .............................................................................................. 28 Witness protection scheme ........................................................................................... 29 Conference of Parties (COP-24) ..................................................................................... 29 Rajiv Kumar Committee ................................................................................................ 30 SHINYUU Maitri 18 ...................................................................................................... 30 TROPEX 2019 .............................................................................................................. 30 PRASAD Scheme .......................................................................................................... 30 Special Women Safety Feature in Pan-India App ........................................................... 31 India Indonesia Business forum ................................................................................... 32 Madad 2018 ................................................................................................................. 32 13th edition of CII Agro Tech India-2018 ...................................................................... 32 India Water Impact Summit 2018 ................................................................................. 32 Special Courts in Bihar/Kerala – Supreme Court ......................................................... 33 Clean Sea-2018 ............................................................................................................ 34 Global Venture Capital Summit 2018 ........................................................................... 34 SCord to tackle smuggling ............................................................................................ 34 INDRA NAVY Exercise................................................................................................... 35 Lt Governors, Administrators empowered to Set Up Special Courts .............................. 35 Government raises NPS contribution ............................................................................ 36 Ex Aviaindra 2018 ........................................................................................................ 36 First ever Agriculture Export Policy 2018 ...................................................................... 36 Partners Forum 2018 ................................................................................................... 37 SC verdict over Rafale Deal ........................................................................................... 37 Conference on ‘Good Governance- Focus on Aspirational Districts’ ............................... 37 1st International Conference on Sustainable Water Management ................................. 37 SIPRI Report ................................................................................................................. 38 National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED -2018) ............................................ 38 Panel to select MD for PSU insurance firms .................................................................. 38 Operation Oliva ............................................................................................................ 38 WEF gender gap index 2018 ......................................................................................... 39 Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018 .............................................................. 40 World Bank Report on efficiency gap ............................................................................ 40 Strategy for New India@75 – NITI Aayog ........................................................................ 40 Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016 .................................................................................. 41 Eklavya Model Residential Schools ............................................................................... 42 National Cancer Institute (NCI) ..................................................................................... 42 Highest aviation safety ranking for India ....................................................................... 43 ii India’s first military flight using Blended Bio-Jet Fuel ................................................... 43 Consumer Protection Bill .............................................................................................. 44 Global SME Business Summit ...................................................................................... 44 SDG India index 2018 .................................................................................................. 44 Logistics Development Committee................................................................................. 45 Best performing states under PMMVY ........................................................................... 45 SKOCH Summit & awards ............................................................................................ 46 Bogibeel Bridge inaugurated ......................................................................................... 46 Misperception Index' ..................................................................................................... 47 Prime Minister Shram Awards 2017 ............................................................................. 47 SAGAR TARA Launched ................................................................................................ 47 Triple Talaq Bill ...........................................................................................................