INDIAN AFFAIRS
- NITI Aayog Released Second Delta Ranking Under Aspirational District Programme; Virudhunagar District From TamilNadu Ranked As Most Improved District among 111 Aspirational Districts
- Ministry of Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)has proposed to establish a governing council under the chairmanship of Secretary,MSME,Dr.Arun Kumar Panda.It will be co-chaired by Development Commissioner in MSME Ministry,Ram Mohan Mishra.
- 12-day long third edition of ‘Dwijing Festival’ commenced on the banks of the Aye river in Assam
- President Ram Nath Kovindapproved state bills from Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh.
- 12th Annual Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI)conference commenced in SPJIMR, Mumbai.
- K J Alphons, Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, handed over a Memorandum of Understanding under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’project to M/s Resbird Technologies for development of a mobile Audio Guide App for five iconic sites
- Central Railways introduces ‘Automated Train Examination System (ATES)’ technology to eliminate manual examination of trains
- National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC)was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik at Sikhya O Anusandhan (SOA) University,Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The theme for this year NCSC is “Science, Technology and Innovations for a clean, Green and Healthy Nation.”
- 41stmeeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to sanction more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) was held in New Delhi.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Israel’sparliament, the Knesset, approved a law to permit exports of medical
BANKING & FINANCE
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a ‘Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals (SRPHi)’in 6 cities including four metropolitan cities.
- Former RBI Chief, Bimal Jalan to head RBI expert panel for reviewing economic capital framework: Rakesh Mohan to be vice-chairman
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- CAGR of security-service SMEs to grow at 18-20% in the next 2 FYs: CRISIL Research
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Divya Patidar Joshifrom Madhya Pradesh was crowned with the India 2018 title at the Mrs. India My Identity Beauty Pageant 2018 finale held in New Delhi.
- VPNaidu conferred ‘Champions of Change’ award to Manipur CM N Biren Singh
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Air Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva takes over as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)
- Dronacharya awardee C A Kuttappahas been appointed as India’s chief boxing coach at the ongoing national camp.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- USTAAD (Undergear Surveillance through Artificial Intelligence Assisted Droid) : Railways develops AI-powered robot to check for faults in trains
- Achievements of Indian Scientists beyond rocket launches and nuclear capable missiles
ENVIRONMENT
- Bahuda Rookery: Another Olive Ridley Nesting Site in Odisha
OBITUARY
- Former KU VC and Padma Shri awardee Prof Hamidi Kashmiri passes away