INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Government notifies rules for in-flight, maritime mobile phone services termed Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018
- Ministry of Railways has decided to give 25% discount in haulage rate on transport of empty containers and empty flat wagons
- National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED -2018)was Inaugurated at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) Pune, Maharashtra.
- Foundation Stone of Institute of High-Altitude Medicinal Plants (IHAMP) laid in J&K
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Indian American Shree Saini from USA crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018
- Producer Ashok Amritrajwas honoured with the French Knight of the National Order of Merit for his contribution to the world of cinema and Indo-French film industry.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Ramphal Pawar, a 1988-batch IPS officer of the West Bengal Cadre appointed as the Director of the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB).He was the Joint Secretary in National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID).
- Ashok Kumar Singh,Lok Sabha Secretariat has assumed charge as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes(NCST).
- Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as PM of Sri Lanka after resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa
SPORTS
- Virat Kohli breaks another record; now second fastest to score 25 Test Centuries after Sir Don Bradman
- Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep named 2018 ITF world champions held in Paris, during Roland Garros.
- BWF(Badminton World Federation) World Tour 2018,officially known as HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018,concluded in Tianhe,Guangzhou, China.