INDIAN AFFAIRS
- 1st 2-day MOVE: Global Mobility Summit 2018 organized by NITI Aayog held in New Delhi
- Union Minister for HRD Shri Prakash Javadekarinaugurated 2-day 4th World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2018) organized by NBA in New Delhi .
- India and Francehave signed an implementation agreement on “MOBILISE YOUR CITY” (MYC) to reduce their Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.
- Panel of secretaries into look e-commerce issues chaired by Secretary of DIPP.
- Hazratganj Chauraha of Lucknow to be renamed as Atal Chowk after former PM
BANKING & FINANCE
- RBIin its official notice announced the amended Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Rules, 2009.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- 39th‘Sarala Puraskar’ award to be given to Odia poet Satrughna Pandav for his poetry collection ‘Misra Dhrupad’
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Amitabh Chaudhry,54, current MD of HDFC Standard Life takes charge as the new CEO and MD of Axis Bank.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)displayed a space suit developed by the agency at the launch of the sixth edition of Bengaluru Space Expo.
ENVIRONMENT
- Eight avian species declared “extinct” in this decade: BirdLife International
SPORTS
- India Blue defeated India Redteam in the final to win the Duleep Trophy at NPR College ground in