INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Vice President M. Venkaiah Naiduinaugurated 3-day Sagar Discourse 2 conference in Panaji, Goa.
- UNESCO MGIEP, Government of Andhra Pradesh to organize TECH 2018
- High level Vietnamese delegation in Delhi for trade talks with TPCI
- India signs $5 billion-worth of MoUs to give impetus to iron and steel industry
- Union HRD Ministry has constituted an Expert Groupto formulate a draft policy to reduce weight of
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Tata Consultancy Servicesis the only Indian company among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for the H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2018
- India, Afghanistan and Iran held their first trilateralmeeting on Chabahar port project in Tehran, Iran.
- 11thsession of India – Czech Republic Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation (JCEC) was held at Prague, Czech Republic.
- International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018)was held at Bangaram coral Island of
BANKING & FINANCE
- The Overseeing Committee (OC)that is formed up under the inter-creditor agreement (ICA) for resolution of stressed assets will have 6 members.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- ‘AI in Healthcare for Radiology, Ultrasound and Oncology’: Philips launches first start-up programme for AI in healthcare
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be awarded the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize
- Invest India wins UN award for excellence in promoting investments in sustainable development
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Alok Kumar Verma, Director of CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and Rakesh Asthana, Special Director of CBI were divested of their roles.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “Main Nahin Hum”Portal and App.
- Life Insurer PNB Metlife launched AI powered customer service app called ‘Khushi’.
OBITUARY
- Theatre veteran Na. Muthuswamy dies