INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) in Dwarka,Delhi.
- Law Ministryannounced the signing of the ordinance banning the practice of instant triple talaq by the President.
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfarelaunched a new web portal ‘Budget Dashboard’, incorporating features of Ministry of AYUSH and Department of Health Research.
- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Giriraj Singh, launched MSME Insider– a monthly e-newsletter of the Ministry.
- Health Ministrylaunched a pilot service of transportation of sputum sample used for TB diagnosis through the Department of Posts in Karawal Nagar,
- India and Morocco signed Air Services Agreement enabling greater connectivity
- Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) approved a new scheme- Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojnafor Insured Persons covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act.
- State assembly of Odisha passed a unanimous resolution to name the newly-built Jharsuguda airportafter noted freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- India and the Russian Federationcommenced their joint Air Force level exercise called Exercise Aviaindra till September 28, 2018.
- Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced its project report for development of Palaly airport in northern Sri Lanka.
- India and Nigersinged an MOU for establishment of the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre in Niamey, Niger.
- 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism took place inSeoul, Republic of Korea.
- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’svisit to India, PM Modi talks to further boost bilateral cooperation.
BANKING & FINANCE
- Interest rates of small savings schemes hiked: PPF and NSC to give 8%, senior citizens to get 8.7%
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- para shuttler Raj Kumarwas conferred the Arjuna award by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore.
- All-women crew of INSV Tarinihas won the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award for completing the challenging task of sailing across the world for 8 months.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- T he government appointed managing directors (MD) and chief executive officers (CEO) for 10 state-run banks.
- Government appointed four members to the local boards of RBI (Reserve Bank of India).
- D Purandeswariwas appointed an independent director on the board of Air India Ltd.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the indigenously developed surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile ‘Prahar’, from Launch Complex-III, Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha.
SPORTS
- National Sports Awards for 2018 has been announced. The awardees will receive their awards from the President at a special event at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi
- New Kabaddi Federation of India (NKFI) launched the first edition of Indo International Premier Kabaddi Leaguewhich would start on 26 January 2019.
OBITUARY
- Revolutionary leader Kondapalli Koteswaramma passes away