INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Suresh Prabhu inaugurates Global Aviation Summit 2019 in Mumbai
- PM inaugurated spiritual circuit development project in Kerala
- SC issues notice to Centre against order allowing agencies to monitor computers
- “Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana”scheme was launched by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.It is Rs 50,000 crore farm loan waiver scheme for farmers.
- India-Myanmar bilateral army exercise, IMBEX begun at Chandimandir , headquarters of the Western Command in Chandigarh.
- First one- day Turtle Festival celebrated in Puri, Odisha to promoteconservation of olive ridley turtles
- 55-day long Kumbh Mela 2019commenced with the Shahi Snan of Akharas at Sangam- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati -at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
- Finance Ministryannounced constitution of a 7-member Group of Ministers (GoM) under the title ‘GoM for boosting Real Estate Sector under the GST regime’.
- Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)launched the “Global Housing Technology Challenge-India” (GHTC- India) in New Delhi.
- Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkariinaugurated the three-day long 9th International Micro irrigation conference at Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
- Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018, one out of every four Class 8students in rural India is unable to read.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Bengaluru pipped Hyderabad to top list of world’s most dynamic cities: 6thCity Momentum Index by JLL. The report is titled: ‘JLL City Momentum: The World’s Top 20 Most Dynamic Cities’.
- London-based, Times Higher Education (THE)released the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 report which shows that India has improved its ranking and secured a higher position with 49 institutions making it to the list.
BANKING & FINANCE
- Finance ministryand the Reserve Bank of India will work towards the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework for stressed banks.
- Finance Ministryasked the public sector banks to bring down the government’s equity to at least 52 per cent in the first phase.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- India to buy $5 billion oil, gas from US & spend $18 billion in defence
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambaniwho is also the Richest Indian, has been featured in the Top “Global Thinkers 2019”ranking released by the prestigious Foreign Policy publishing.
- Hindu Literary Prize 2018 Winner list announced at The Hindu Lit for Life 2019
- India’s Satyarup Siddhanta became World’s Youngest Mountaineer to climb 7 Peaks, 7 Volcano Summits
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Former ESPN-Star Sports CEO Manu Sawhney appointed ICC’s chief executive
- Boxing Federation of India (BFI) appointed India’s first Commonwealth Games gold medalistin boxing, Mohammed Ali Qamar, as chief coach for the country’s women pugilists.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- SpaceX-CRS-16 Dragon craft departed from the International Space Station
ENVIRONMENT
- Death of George the tree snail marked the first extinction of 2019
SPORTS
- 1st National EMRS National Sports Meet, 2019 held at Hyderabad
- Chennai’s Gukesh Crowned India’s Youngest Grandmaster
- Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cechannounced his retirement after having a career spanning 20 years in football.
- Karlovic becomes oldest man in 40 yrs to win an Aus Open match
OBITUARY
- Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)Vishnu Hari Dalmia passed away