INDIAN AFFAIRS
- NITI Aayog, Intel and TIFRcollaborated to set up a Model International Center for Transformative AI (ICTAI) in
- Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyallaunched a web portal called ‘Rail Sahyog’ to rope in corporate collaborations.
- NITI Aayogannounced that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will cover treatment of childhood cancer.
- External Affairs Ministrysigned an agreement with the Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) in New Delhi, to set up a pan-African e-network between India and Africa.
- Regional Conference on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational Districtswas held in
- Marbat festivalwas celebrated in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
- Haryana Assembly passes two Bills to rename universities
- Women and Child Developmentministry of Goa launched a helpline service for women in distress in the state.
- Haryanagovernment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) to set up an ethanol plant at village Bohali in
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naiduwent for a 2 day visit to United States of America to attend the 2nd World Hindu Congress held in Illinois, Chicago.
- according to Reuters, Iraq has replaced Saudi Arabiaas India’s largest oil supplier in August 2018.
- India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate three projects
- Nomadic Elephant 2018: 13thIndia, Mongolia joint exercise held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Vostok 2018- the largest exercise in four decades held in Russia
BANKING & FINANCE
- Rating agency ICRAdowngraded loan and debentures of infrastructure financing firm Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services to ‘default risk’ .
- SEBIto relax foreign fund rules initiated a public consultation process for finalising the new guidelines on KYC and beneficial owner identification.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- NTPC’sboard has approved an investment of Rs 9,785 crore for the 1,320 MW Stage-III expansion of its Talcher plant in Angul district of
- Apsara- U (upgraded) reactorbecame operational at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), at Trombay, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- My India WiFi India Summit & Awards 2018announced its winners of 2018 on various categories in New Delhi.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Societe Generale appoints Sunil Shah as CEO of India, Romania units
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
- Apollo Global Management, alternative asset managers, has acquired JP Morgan’sreal estate fund management platform in India.
SPORTS
- Triple jumper Arpinder Singhbecame the first Indian to win a medal at the IAAF Continental Cup, by winning bronze medal, at Ostrava, Czech Republic.
OBITUARY
- writer Dr Rita Jitendrapassed away due to cardiac arrest in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh released a booklettitled ‘NCDC-Assisting Cooperatives. Always!’ in New Delhi.