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NATIONAL NEWS
1. India successfully test-fired the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos supersonic cruise
missile from a test range along the Odisha coast to validate some new features.
The Missile was test fired from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur
2. Australian Securities Exchange, the NLC India Limited and NMDC will sign the Master
Project Agreement (MPA) with Environmental Clean Technologies Limited (ECT) to
establish world's first Australian-designed Coldry and Matmor plant in Tamil Nadu.
NMDC Limited and NLC India Limited (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation) has
decided to invest over USD 26 million for setting up an R&D facility
ECT will hold 49 per cent stake while NLC and NMDC will hold 25.5 per cent
stake each.
3. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which had conceived and designed
the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, has set the ball rolling for building the next
generation defence aircraft, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
The next gen aircraft is for the first time being built by inviting Private Players.
4. Rating agency ICRA Ltd expects gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth
quarter of the fiscal 2017-18 at 7.4% on account of good Rabi crop harvest and
improved corporate earnings, up from 7.2% in the third quarter.
5. India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of 8,230 billion US
dollars, according to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review
US is the wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of 62,584 billion
dollars.
6. Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has received environment clearance for the expansion
and optimisation of its petrochemical complex at Nagothane in Raigad district of
Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs 2,338 crore.
7. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the ‘Krishi Mahabhiyan-cum-Beej Vikas
Vahan Rath’ to create awareness among farmers about government schemes for them
during Kharif season.
‘Beej (Seed) Vahan Vikas Rath’ which would have Kharif seeds and pesticides for
the treatment of kharif crop.
8. The Tripura Government announced that 10% of all police force will be reserved
for women
Encouraging women to participate and deal more efficiently with crimes related
to them.
9. Government of India’s e-Visa scheme has fetched Rs. 1400 crore as revenue.
Launched in 2014 under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the e-Visa enables the
prospective visitor to apply for an Indian Visa from his/her home country online
without visiting the Indian Mission and also pay the visa fee online.
10. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched the first phase of a
massive tree plantation initiative along Rispana River, Uttarakhand, by initiating pit-
digging work for the campaign.
11. Three Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kamorta shall be making a port call at
Tien Sa Port, Danang, Vietnam.
12. According to the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018, notified by the Central
Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), unique identity number Aadhaar and PAN is
mandatory for persons seeking a customs broker licence.
13. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) announced that an LPG bottling plant is
being set up in Balkhani, Balangir district in Odisha.
This is the second time BPCL has launched bottling plant in Odisha after
the Khurda plant.
14. Tata Steel has acquired Bhushan Steel for an amount of Rs.35000 crore and settling
two-thirds of the loan of the company.
15. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur has set up India’s first Centre for Energy
Regulation (CER) with the help of Government of United Kingdom.
1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs5 crore on South Indian
Bank (SIB) for non-compliance with its directions on Income Recognition and Asset
Classification (IRAC) norms, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms and treasury function.
APPOINTMENTS
1. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected for a second six-year term in
presidential elections, according to the National Electoral Council (CNE)
2. Deepti Umashankar, the Principal Secretary of Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare
Department, has been allotted the additional charge of Haryana Staff Selection
Commission (HSSC) Chairperson.
3. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has inducted Gursoach Kaur, its first female
turbaned Sikh auxiliary police officer.
IMPORTANT DAYS
AWARDS
1. Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the prestigious T.K. Ramanathan award for the year 2017-
18 at the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) annual day function at the SDAT tennis
stadium.
Cash Prize of Rs 30,000
Prajnesh Gunneswaran is an Indian tennis player who represented India Davis
Cup team in 2017 Davis Cup
2. Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda won the top prize -- the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm)
at Cannes Film festival for the movie Shoplifters.
SPORTS
1. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the European Golden Shoe for the fifth time
The Argentina international claimed the prize after scoring 34 goals in La Liga this
season, helping his club to a 25th league triumph.
2. South Korea won the Asian Champions Trophy 2018 after defeating Indian’s Women
Hockey team.
South Korea has lifted the title for the third time after having won it in 2010 and
2011.
Indian striker Vandana Katariya was declared Player of the Tournament
MISCELLANEOUS
2. Scientists have created the world’s smallest house that has been built on an area of 300
square micrometres, using a robotic system.
Created by researchers from Femto-ST Institute in France