INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri J P Naddainaugurated the ‘71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia,’ in New Delhi.
- Health ministrynotified that the online e-pharmacies will have to adhere to the set of new draft rules regarding selling of drugs through the internet.
- 47thbi-annual talks between Indian and Bangladeshi border forces started for 6 days in New Delhi.
- Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitendra Singhinaugurated 10KW transmitter of All India Radio at Patnitop in Ramban District of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Madhya Pradeshlaunched a first of its kind initiative called “Mil -Banche” in all government schools across the state.
- Centre released Rs 399.44 crorefor 10 states along the international bordersfor developing forward areas as a part of Border Area Development Programme (BADP) for 2018-19.
- Union Ministry of Home Affairs approved the Jharkhandgovernment’s proposal to rename a railway station and a town in Garhwa district after Lord Krishna.
BANKING & FINANCE
- SBIinaugurated its e-facilitation and e-corner facility for Indian army veterans at the Army Complex near Fort William in
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- ITI Limited partnered with startups to boost manufacturing of ICT, IoT and Defence Technology: Bengaluru
- Internet Society (ISOC) partnered with Internet Service ProvidersAssociation of India (ISPAI) to promote and secure internet infrastructure.
SPORTS
- England’shighest Test run-scorer Alastair Cook announced his retirement from International cricket.
OBITUARY
- Former Maharashtra football player Arthur Pereirapassed away after fighting cancer, at a hospital in Borivili, Mumbai.