1)Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to build a Gandhi Heritage Centre in Uganda’s Jinja, where a statue of Mahatma Gandhi now stands.
2)Chief Minister of Delhi Mr. Arvind Kejriwal launched the ‘Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojna’.It aims to increase the income of farmers by three to five times in the national capital.
3)2nd meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held in New Dehli.
4)Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Indian Government has decided to gift a cancer therapy machine to the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala, which will not only serve the people of Uganda but also the people of many East African countries.
5)Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said that, ‘Bijli Mitra’ Mobile app is launched on a pilot basis from Jhalawara, Rajasthan, to help farmers to get their defunct transformers replaced within 6 hours of registering a complaint through the app.
6)Insurance regulator IRDAI has constituted a 16-member committee to examine motor third party insurance pricing aspects and make recommendations on the premium rates for 2019-20.
7)Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched a plantation drive named – ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’.Under this scheme, 2 crore saplings would be planted along the Mahanadi, Ib and Tel rivers.
8)Software major Wipro would work with the Karnataka government to fight air pollution in the state, especially Bengaluru.
9)Tamil Nadu government has released the draft state Forest Policy that aims to conserve forests and wildlife, ecosystems, and climate change mitigation.
10)The Delhi Cabinet approved a scheme under which farmers in the national capital can lease out part of their agricultural land for setting up solar panels for additional income.
11)Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment attended the Global Disability Summit 2018 held in London, United Kingdom.
12)The Assam government has decided to set up a separate directorate for the Divyangs. The Social Welfare department will give 1 thousand rupees per month to all Divyangs as stipend.
13)Sebi has given approval to the merger of Bharti Airtel and Indus Towers.
14)Oxigen and Fincare Small Finance Bank signed an agreement to start Branchless Banking services, using Oxigen’s flagship Point of Sale device called the Oxigen Micro ATM Super PoS.
15)A book titled “Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948)” has been written Ramachandra Guha. This book will be released in September 2018.
16)According to US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Karnataka is the new national leader in renewable energy generation.It has overtaken Tamil Nadu that had long been India’s top renewables market.
17)The 10th edition of BRICS Summit began in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a 3-day long summit and will be attended by all the BRICS leaders.The theme for this summit is ‘BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution’.
18)The first stage of the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race got underway in Moscow with an Indian’s participation. The longest bicycle race in the world will consist of 15 stages, from 260 km up to 1,372 km long.
19)The All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Floyd Pinto as the new head coach of Indian Arrows. Pinto is the head coach of the Indian U-20 team which will play in the COTIF International tournament in Spain
2)Chief Minister of Delhi Mr. Arvind Kejriwal launched the ‘Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojna’.It aims to increase the income of farmers by three to five times in the national capital.
3)2nd meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held in New Dehli.
4)Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Indian Government has decided to gift a cancer therapy machine to the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala, which will not only serve the people of Uganda but also the people of many East African countries.
5)Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said that, ‘Bijli Mitra’ Mobile app is launched on a pilot basis from Jhalawara, Rajasthan, to help farmers to get their defunct transformers replaced within 6 hours of registering a complaint through the app.
6)Insurance regulator IRDAI has constituted a 16-member committee to examine motor third party insurance pricing aspects and make recommendations on the premium rates for 2019-20.
7)Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched a plantation drive named – ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’.Under this scheme, 2 crore saplings would be planted along the Mahanadi, Ib and Tel rivers.
8)Software major Wipro would work with the Karnataka government to fight air pollution in the state, especially Bengaluru.
9)Tamil Nadu government has released the draft state Forest Policy that aims to conserve forests and wildlife, ecosystems, and climate change mitigation.
10)The Delhi Cabinet approved a scheme under which farmers in the national capital can lease out part of their agricultural land for setting up solar panels for additional income.
11)Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment attended the Global Disability Summit 2018 held in London, United Kingdom.
12)The Assam government has decided to set up a separate directorate for the Divyangs. The Social Welfare department will give 1 thousand rupees per month to all Divyangs as stipend.
13)Sebi has given approval to the merger of Bharti Airtel and Indus Towers.
14)Oxigen and Fincare Small Finance Bank signed an agreement to start Branchless Banking services, using Oxigen’s flagship Point of Sale device called the Oxigen Micro ATM Super PoS.
15)A book titled “Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948)” has been written Ramachandra Guha. This book will be released in September 2018.
16)According to US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Karnataka is the new national leader in renewable energy generation.It has overtaken Tamil Nadu that had long been India’s top renewables market.
17)The 10th edition of BRICS Summit began in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a 3-day long summit and will be attended by all the BRICS leaders.The theme for this summit is ‘BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution’.
18)The first stage of the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race got underway in Moscow with an Indian’s participation. The longest bicycle race in the world will consist of 15 stages, from 260 km up to 1,372 km long.
19)The All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Floyd Pinto as the new head coach of Indian Arrows. Pinto is the head coach of the Indian U-20 team which will play in the COTIF International tournament in Spain
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