INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Indian Villages Adopted By Ministers to Get Free Wi-Fi Services under ‘Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna’
- Indian Villages Adopted By Ministers to Get Free Wi-Fi Services under ‘Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna’
- HC declares Arunachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries Act as ‘unconstitutional’
- 2 day Bilateral exercise on pollution conducted by India and B’desh Coast Guards
- West Bengal Assemblypassed the Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
- West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to rename West Bengal as ‘Bangla’in three languages:Bengali, English and
- Odisha government signed an MoU with global organization Sightsaversto prevent avoidable blindness .
- Haryana’s Department of Social Justice and Empowerment announced that a special campaign to control the menace of drugs will be launched.
- Haryana government has constituted an inter-district council, under the chairmanshipof Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, to identify the developmental priorities of Haryana.
- Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a committee to listen to the demands of ‘shiksha mitras’and suggest a suitable action plan.
BANKING & FINANCE
- SoftBankannounced partnership with Paytm to launch a payments service in Japan.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Google announced its partnership with Accenture to help enterprises build Cloud solutions customised to their specific industries and needs through Accenture Google Cloud Business Group (AGBG).
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Virat Kohliwas awarded the International Cricket of the Year for 2017 and 2018 by England’s Barmy Army after the first day of India’s tour match against Essex, in Chelmsford, England.
- Eminent Poet Ramakanta Rathwas conferred with Odisha’s highest literary award Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman for
- The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL)has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize-2018.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Pakistan’s cricket legend Imran Khan elected as the next Prime Minister Pakistan
- India’s under-20 football coach Floyd Pintowas named the head coach of Indian Arrows side for the upcoming I-League season, after the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Technical Committee meeting.
OBITUARY
- Former Kerala Minister Cherkallam Abdullah passes away
BOOKS & AUTHORS
- “When Coal Turned Gold: The Making of a Maharatna Company” written by Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya