INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Shri Venkaiah Naidubecame the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign MOU with the visiting President of the Senate of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr. Bernard Makuza
- Energy Minister of government of Maharashtra ChandrashekharBawankule announced one farmer one transformer that the state government will launch a scheme for the farmers
- Education Minister of Maharashtra Government Vinod Tawde announced the launch of a scheme for electrification of schools in the state.
- The Gujarat governmenthas given religious minority status to its Jewish Community .
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divaswill be held in the holy city of Varanasi
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- US venture capital and startup data base CB Insights, New Delhi and Bengaluruhad among the highest number of startup investment rounds greater than $100 million since 2014.
- Foreign Ministry announced that, India and China have reached an agreement regarding reduction of tariffs on the import of Indian medicines, cancer drugs, to China.
BANKING & FINANCE
- Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R.K Singhwith the officials from ADB and Finance Ministry reviewed the progress of lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region of Bihar and ADB approved it.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Microsofthas signed an MoU with the Rajasthan government to provide free digital training to 9,500 college students for one year.
- Google announces Launchpad Accelerator India
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Dr Ravi Mehrotra CBE, Chairman of Foresight Group International Ltd., received a lifetime achievement award at the Seatrade 30th Anniversary Award Ceremony held at the Landmark, London.
- Satyarup Siddhantahas become the second Indian mountaineer after Malli Mastan Babu to climb Mt Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Dhanlaxmi Bank Limitedhas appointed T Latha as the Managing Director & CEO.
- Drug firm Lupin said that, it has appointed Yashwant Mahadik as President, Global Human Resources.
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has conditionally approved the merger of Vodafone India with Idea Cellular,the largest M&A deal in the sector, which will displace Bharti Airtel from the No. 1 spot after over 15 years.
ENVIRONMENT
- Scientists have discovered the oldest colorsin the geological record, 1.1-billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa.
SPORTS
- Hockey India announced that Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh will lead the 18-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team at the 18th Asian Games, slated to be held in Jakarta and Palembang
- Indian lifter Jhilli Dalabeherahas bagged the bronze medal in the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram finished runners-up at the White Nights International Challenge inGatchina, Russia.
- Anju Khosla has become the oldest Indian woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon which is one of the toughest one-day sporting events.
OBITUARY
- journalist J N Sadhudied following a long term illness in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
- The book “Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly” has been written by Abhirup Bhattacharya.