INDIAN AFFAIRS
- GST Council’s 32nd Meeting Held In New Delhi Under The Chairmanship Of The Union Minister Of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley
- Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Harsh Vardhanlaunched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in New Delhi.
- Lok Sabha has passed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019
- 6 states, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, in the presence of Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari,signed an agreement for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project in New Delhi.
- Minister Ravi Shankar Inaugurates NIC Command & Control Centre at National Informatics Centre (NIC),NewDelhi
- Committee under the chairmanship of Sh. Umesh Sinha to look into Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act 1951 submitted the report
- SC sets up panel for to suggest reforms for holding competitive exams
- Sino-Indian Digital Collaboration Plaza Launched by NASSCOM with Municipal Governments of Guiyang and Dalian as it Partner
- 4th meeting of the Council for Trade Development and Promotion (CTDP), chaired by Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu,was held in New Delhi.
- one-day Global Skill Summit 2019was held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- Sikkim will become first state to roll out Universal Basic Income
- Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjeeannounced exit of West Bengal from the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna due to the use of PM’s picture in the official poster of the centre-state joint scheme.
- Chattisgarh withdraws general consent accorded to the CBI to probe cases in the state
- Sanskriti Kumbh, a 29 days Cultural extravaganza inaugurated in Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu Governor, Bunwarilal Purohitinaugurated the 64th National Symposium (Sarva Bhasha Kavi Sammelan) organized by All India Radio for the first time in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Foreign Minister of Guatemala Sandra Jovelnotified the United Nations secretary-general about the Government’s decision to terminate the agreement which established in the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).
- India ranked at 41st at the 11th edition of EIU Democracy Index 2018, Norway topped the Index: EconomistIntelligent Unit report
- BANKING & FINANCE
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made a few changes in the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) 2015.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- World Economic Forum announced that the Tata Steelplant at IJmuiden in the Netherlands has been recognized as ‘Manufacturing Lighthouses’ – a distinction awarded to manufacturing facilities which are seen as leaders in technologies of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’.
- Adi Godrej conferred ICSI lifetime award at the golden jubilee celebrations of ICSI in Mumbai
- Virat Kohliand coach Ravi Shastri received honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their contribution to the sport of cricket.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Nicolas Maduro Sworn in as new Venezuela President for 2nd Term
- Selection Committee chaired by PM removed Alok Verma as CBI Chief, M. Nageshwar Rao re-elected as New CBI Chief
- Su Tseng-chang appointed as Taiwan PM
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- K2-288Bb new planet discovered using NASA telescope
- First manned mission to space by December 2021: ISRO
SPORTS
- South Africa’s All Rounder Albie Morkel retired from all forms of cricket
- IWF president Birendra Prasad Baishya will be India’s Chef de Mission for Tokyo Olympics