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TOPIC RRB PO/CLERK 2019 CAPSULE Page No
BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS 2
LIST OF INDEXES BY VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS 8
GDP FORECAST OF INDIA BY VARIOUS ORGANISATION 8
RANKINGS / REPORTS BY VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS 8
LIST OF VARIOUS COMMITTEE & ITS HEAD 11
LOAN SANCTIONED BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BANKS TO INDIA 11
PENALITY IMPOSED BY RBI TO VARIOUS BANKS IN INDIA 12
LIST OF ACQUISTION & MERGER TOOK PLACE FROM APRIL TO AUGUST 2019 13
APPS/SCHEMES/FACILITY LAUNCHED BY VARIOUS BANKS/ORGANISATIONS/COMPANY 13
NATIONAL NEWS 15
STATE NEWS 20
IIT’S IN NEWS 24
NATIONAL SUMMITS 24
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 26
INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS 31
LIST OF AGREEMENTS/MOU’S SIGNED BY INDIA WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES 33
APPOINTMENTS / RESIGNATION /RETIREMENT 34
AWARDS & HONOURS 37
BOOKS & AUTHORS 42
SPORTS NEWS 42
OBITUARY 51
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BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS ➢ RBI has altered the LCR (Liquidity Coverage Ratio) norms to offer
an additional 2% window to lenders. The central bank has brought in
RBI IN NEWS
this alteration in order to improve the cash position of banks by
➢ Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20 harmonising liquidity requirements and giving away extra money to
Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Reserve Bank of India. lenders.
For the third time in a row, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary ➢ The Reserve Bank set the average base rate to be charged from
Policy Committee (MPC) cut interest rates by 25 basis points, as was borrowers by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Micro-
widely expected. On the basis of an assessment of the current and Finance Institutions (MFIs) at 9.21% for the first quarter of the next
evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) fiscal (From April 2019)
at its meeting decided to ➢ The Reserve Bank of India will inject long-term liquidity worth 5
Policy Repo Rate 5.40% billion US Dollars into the banking system through a dollar-rupee buy-sell
Reverse Repo Rate 5.15 % swap for tenure of three years.
Marginal Standing Facility Rate 5.65% ➢ The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank into the Bank
of Baroda (BoB) has come into effect on April 1st, 2019 and all
Bank Rate 5.65% branches of the former two will function as branches of BoB. The merged
CRR 4% entity would also receive Rs.5,042 crore fund infusion from the
SLR 18.75% government. Post the merger, Bank of Baroda has become the third
➢ Reserve Bank of India has asked banks not to count failed largest bank in the country after State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC
transactions at ATMs due to technical reasons as part of “free ATM Bank.
transactions” permitted every month. ➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with guidelines for banks
➢ The Reserve Bank has liberalized the end-use stipulations for to set up new currency chests, which include a minimum area of 1,500
the External Commercial Borrowings both for corporates as well as square feet for the strong room.
liquidity starved non-banking lenders. ➢ Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has partnered with M1Xchange
➢ Reserve Bank of India received a huge response for introducing Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) platform for MSME bill
a $5-billion swap facility for the banks to facilitate permanent liquidity discounting.
support. ➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to buy Rs.25,000 crore worth of
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a penalty of Rs 1.75 crore on bonds in two instalments from the secondary market in May. The first
four public sector banks. The banks which includes PNB and UCO Bank such open market operations (OMO) for the fiscal year 2019-20,
for non-compliance with KYC requirement and norms. Punjab National amounting to Rs 12,500 crore, will happen on 2nd May 2019.
Bank, Allahabad Bank and UCO Bank fined Rs 50 lakh each and Rs ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon release new banknotes in
25 lakh is imposed on Corporation Bank. the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series of Rs.20. The base colour of the note is
➢ Centre has announced that the Reserve Bank of India will now be greenish yellow and bear the signature of Shaktikanta Das (RBI
the regulator of housing finance Companies (HFCs). The HFC were Governor). The new denomination is 63 mm x 129 mm has the motif of
regulated by the National Housing Bank. the Ellora Caves on the reverse.
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a six-member working ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given 12 years to Life
group to review the regulatory and supervisory framework for core Insurance Corp to reduce its stake in IDBI Bank.
investment companies (CICs). The panel will be headed by Tapan ➢ The central bank has released draft 'Enabling Framework for
Ray, Non-Executive Chairman of CBI. Regulatory Sandbox', proposed that fintech start-ups could set up
➢ The Reserve Bank has imposed a fine of about 26 lakh regulatory sandbox or live testing of innovative products.
rupees on two online payment solutions providers for non-compliance ➢ Based on the recommendation of second Narasimham Committee,
of regulatory guidelines. Mobikwik Systems Private Limited has been the Reserve Bank has divested its entire stake in National Housing
slapped a fine of 15 lakh rupees while Hip Bar Pvt Ltd faced a fine of Bank (NHB) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
10.85 lakh rupees. Development (NABARD).
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut repo rate by 35 basis ➢ In a move to tackle fund diversion, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
points to 5.40 per cent to give a fillip to the economy. Loans are set has proposed sterner rules on opening and running of current
to get cheaper as Reserve Bank of India cut repo rate by 35 basis accounts of corporate borrowers.
points to 5.40 per cent. ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft guidelines
➢ The Reserve Bank of India announced that the National on liquidity risk management framework for non-banking financial
Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) facility will be available round-the- companies (NBFCs) and core investment companies (CICs) with an aim to
clock for the customers that 24×7 basis from December 2019. help them deal with severe liquidity problems and prevent re-
Currently, NEFT payment system operated by the Reserve Bank as a retail occurrence of IL&FS type of debt crisis.
payment system is available for customers from 8 AM to 7 PM on all ➢ Reserve Bank of India announced that it will allow large modern
working days of the week except 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. currency chests to increase the service charges on cash deposited
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to transfer 1.76 by non-chest bank branches from the existing rate of Rs. 5 per packet
lakh crore rupees as dividend and surplus reserve to the government. of 100 pieces to a higher rate subject to a maximum of Rs. 8 per
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board has finalized Utkarsh 2022, a packet.
medium term strategy, to improve regulation and supervision, among ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the eligibility cap
other functions of the central bank. on home loans extended by regional rural banks and small finance banks
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalised State Bank of to Rs. 35 lakh in metropolitan areas and Rs. 25 lakh in other centres,
India and Union Bank of India for violating certain regulatory guidelines. provided the overall cost of the dwelling unit in the metropolitan centres
RBI fined Rs.7 crores for SBI and Rs.10 lakhs on Union Bank for non- and other centres does not exceed Rs. 45 lakh and Rs. 30 lakh.
compliance with the directions on the cyber security framework. ➢ The Reserve Bank of India said that it has imposed penalties on
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in consultation with the Five Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuers, for violation of
government of India has set the limits for Ways and Means Advances regulatory norms. Namely, Western Union Financial Services Inc,
(WMA) for the first half of the financial year 2019-20 (April 2019 to MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc, Vodafone m-pesa, PhonePe and Y-Cash
September 2019) at Rs.75000 crore. Software Solutions.
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➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the time-window balance above 1 lakh and short-term loans to Reserve Bank of India’s
for using the Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) for customer (RBI) repo rate, effective 1 May 2019.
transactions will be extended from 4:30 pm to 6 pm on all working days. ➢ Paisalo Digital signed the first co-origination loan agreement
It will be effective from June 1, 2019. with State Bank of India, the first agreement of its kind in the
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty country that State Bank of India has signed.
of Rs. 1 crore on Nainital Bank for its failure to fully automate the ➢ State Bank of India (SBI) has re-priced home loans up to Rs 30
Non-Performing Asset (NPA) identification process, despite specific lakh by 10 basis points. Accordingly, the interest rate on housing loans of
directions issued in this regard. such size will now be in the range of 8.6 to 8.9 per cent.
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its statement on ➢ SBI Card raised Rs.700 crore from several financial institutions
‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019–2021’, including its parent State Bank of India (SBI) in the second half of FY19
which outlined the measures that the central bank will undertake to foster as it aims to grow above the industry average.
innovation, cyber security, financial inclusion, customer protection, and ➢ The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a strategic
competition. partnership with the FMCG arm of The Art of Living Sri Sri Tattva.
➢ Sri Lanka Central Bank announced that the Reserve Bank of ➢ The country’s largest lender SBI signed a pact with the third largest
India (RBI) has agreed to provide $400 million under a swap Bank in the world by capital size Bank of China
arrangement to boost the island nation’s reserves. (BoC) to boost business opportunities.
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a new framework for
resolution of bad loans, offering a 30-day gap for stress recognition.
Lenders may recognize incipient stress in loan accounts, immediately on
OTHER BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS
default, by classifying such assets as special mention accounts (SMA). ➢ ICICI Bank tied up with non-banking financial company IndoStar
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has waived off all transaction’s Capital for vehicle financing. IndoStar originate and provide service
charges in NEFT and RTGS to encourage digital transfer of funds. RBI customers through the entire loan life-cycle including sourcing,
has advised banks to pass on the benefits to their customers with effect documentation, collection and loan servicing.
from 1 July 2019.

st ➢ Karnataka Bank launched a web tool named VASOOL SO-Ft
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBl) permitted banks to accept Aadhaar (VASOOL SOFAST) for digitizing NPA recovery process. The tool will
number (Offline verification) for Know Your Customer (KYC) verification enable easy & faster processing, real-time information and immediate
with the consent of the customers. decision making in the recovery area.
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report on ➢ Airtel Payments Bank partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance
“Benchmarking India’s Payment Systems”. It is necessary to gauge to offer Bharti AXA Life POS (Point of Sale). Saral Jeevan Bima
India’s progress vis-à-vis payment systems and instruments in major Yojana, a pure life term insurance decided to plan up to Rs. 5 lakhs.
countries and give further impetus to the planned efforts for deepening the ➢ The IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd)
digitization of payments. board has decided to empower the 6-member panel to take necessary
➢ As per RBI press release, India’s foreign exchange reserves increased steps to enhance enterprise value of assets under divestment.
by USD 1.994 billion to 419.992 billion USD (till 24 th

May 2019). ➢ Government of India organized an event on July 1 to celebrate the
➢ According to the RBI reports, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) injected second anniversary of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The event was
total liquidity of Rs 2.98 lakh crore in the market in 2018-19. addressed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Ambedkar
➢ According to the Reserve Bank data released, bank credit Bhawan.
rose 13.24 percent to Rs 97.67 lakh crore for the fortnight to March 29, ➢ Japanese conglomerate Softbank has invested around $250 million
while deposits grew by 10.03 percent to Rs 125.72 lakh crore during in Ola Electric Mobility. With this, the electric vehicle unit of ride sharing
the same period. aggregator Ola has become the newest unicorn from India.
➢ The Reserve Bank of India said reinsurance brokers have been ➢ Punjab & Sind Bank set up a centralized hub named “Centralised
permitted to open non-interest-bearing foreign currency accounts MSME & Retail Group” (Cen-MARG) for processing retail and Micro,
with banks for undertaking transactions. Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) loans for better efficiency of
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said Exim Bank has provided soft branches in business acquisition. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
loans of USD 266.60 million to Rwanda for various projects. ➢ YES Bank has acquired a 9.47 per cent stake in Eveready
Industries India, part of the B M Khaitan group, by invoking pledged
SBI IN NEWS shares. The shares were acquired on invocation of pledge subsequent to
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) and India's sovereign wealth fund, default/breach of terms of credit facilities sanctioned by YES Bank to
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) signed a MoU McLeod Russel India.
(Memorandum of Understanding) to provide financing solutions to the ➢ Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $350 million loans to
infrastructure sector. rehabilitate and upgrade two state highways in Chhattisgarh. The overall
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) has waived off charges on National total cost of the project is $521.69 million. The state government of
Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement Chhattisgarh to provide $171.69 million.
(RTGS) transactions through YONO, Internet, and mobile banking. ➢ Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) provides $100-
This will be effective from July 1. million loan to L&T (Larsen & Toubro) Infrastructure Finance
➢ The Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office in Mumbai announced that Company (LTIF) for wind and solar infrastructure projects. It helps
SBI along with other banks agreed to provide finance for Nagpur- to reduce the carbon intensity by 30-35 percent of the 2005 levels by
Mumbai ‘Samruddhi Corridor’ expressway project. 2030
➢ NTPC has signed a term loan agreement for Rs.5,000 crore with ➢ HDFC Bank and Common Services Centers (CSCs) launched a co-
State Bank of India. branded ‘Small Business Money-Back Credit Card’ for small traders
➢ The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has organized and village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs). The card launched by HDFC
workshop on “Committee of Creditors: An Institution of Public Faith” Bank MD Aditya Puri and CSC Chief Dinesh Kumar Tyagi.
in Mumbai. It was jointly organized with the State Bank of India (SBI) and ➢ Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd and HDFC ERGO Entered
the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). Bancassurance Corporate Agency Agreement to provide
➢ SBI savings account rates and the interest rate on a few loans comprehensive general insurance for the customers through its network
will now change as and when RBI changes its repo rate. State Bank of branches.
India (SBI) has linked its interest rate on savings account with a
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➢ Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) introduced ➢ A high-level committee formed by the government has proposed
a web-based application system for contribution from the Fund of Funds setting up of a National Digital Health Mission. The report of the committee
for Start-ups (FFS) with an aim to improve the turnaround time and entitled ‘National Digital Health Blueprint’ was released by Health
increase transparency. Minister Dr Harshavardhan in New Delhi on 15th July 2019.
➢ Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled ➢ The Postal Department announced it has decided
the Economic Survey for 2018-19 in the Parliament. The survey to convert the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) into a small finance
predicted a 7% GDP growth for financial year 2019-20 as compared bank (SFB), enabling it to offer small loans to customers. Chairman of
to 6.8% in 2018-19. The Economic Survey was prepared by Chief Post Payment bank is Suresh sethi.
Economic Advisor KV Subramanian. ➢ The Government has allowed the task force, formed to draft new
➢ The government has fixed the price at Rs 3,443 per gram for the new direct tax law, to submit its report by August 16. Earlier, the force had
series of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs). RBI decided to allow a discount to submit its report by July 31.
of Rs 50 per gram from the issue price to those investors who apply ➢ RBL Bank and digital healthcare platform Practo have partnered
online. to launch a co-branded credit card, powered by MasterCard. The digital
➢ Tata Steel Kalinganagar (TSK) in Odisha’s Jajpur district has healthcare market is on a tremendous uptake in India and is expected
been included in World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Lighthouse to reach Rs 372 billion by 2022.
Network, a community of manufacturers showing leadership in applying ➢ Public sector Indian Bank signed a corporate agency agreement
Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to drive financial and operational with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company for distribution
impact. of its insurance products to bank customers.
➢ India’s Ola Cabs received approval from London’s transport regulator ➢ The Central Board of Direct Taxes-CBDT has confirmed that
to start private hire vehicles (PHV) in the capital city of the UK. It is the all communications made by the tax department to assessees from
first-ever platform to offer both PHVs and black cabs in the UK. 1st of October will carry a Document Identification Number -DIN.
➢ Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has announced no changes ➢ India’s exports grew by 2.25 per cent to 26.33 billion US
have been made in any of the Income-tax Return (ITR) forms since the dollar in July this year. According to data released by the Ministry of
notification made on 1st April this year. Some taxpayers were facing Commerce and Industry, Imports, it’s slipped by 10.43 per cent to
difficulties in filing return of income in ITR-2 and ITR-3 due to large scale 39.76 billion US dollar, narrowing trade deficit to 13.43 billion US
changes in the ITR form. dollar in July.
➢ The government has permitted the export of 1,239 tonnes raw ➢ India’s foreign exchange reserves surged by $1.620 billion to
sugar under its tariff-rate quota (TRQ) to the US, which enables $430.572 billion. In the previous reporting week the reserves had
shipments to enjoy relatively low tariff. declined by $697.2 million to $428.952 billion. The country’s gold
➢ Andhra Bank launched its AI (Artificial Intelligence) interactive reserves surged by $1.591 billion to $26.754 billion.
assistant called “ABHi” at a function in Hyderabad, Telangana. ABHi is ➢ A joint venture company Khanij Bidesh India limited,
powered by AI startup Floatbot.ai (Bangalore). KABIL has been set up with the participation of three Central Public Sector
➢ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the capital Enterprises, CPSEs to ensure supply of critical Minerals to Indian
markets regulator, has opposed the Centre’s proposal to transfer domestic market.
surplus money to the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI). The fund is ➢ The government has approved the proposal given by the Reserve
audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Rajiv Bank of India on draft modalities of the guarantee to operationalize the
Mehrishi. Budget announcement.
➢ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reduced India’s ➢ A joint venture company Khanij Bidesh India limited,
growth forecast for the current financial year to 7%. Earlier, it had KABIL has been set up with the participation of three Central Public Sector
announced a growth estimation of 7.2%. It reported in its Asian Enterprises, CPSEs to ensure supply of critical Minerals to Indian
Development Outlook 2019. domestic market.
➢ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow has increased during the ➢ A delegation from Germany’s state-owned development bank
last six years from 36.05 billion US Dollars in 2013-14 to 64.38 billion KFW met the Mumbai Metropolitan Commissioner to discuss about the
US Dollars in 2018-19, registering a growth of 79 per cent. various infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Authority.
➢ India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 1.113 billion ➢ Growth of eight core industries dropped to 0.2 per cent in
to USD 428.797 billion. June mainly due to a contraction in oil-related sectors as well as in cement
➢ Asian Development Bank (ADB) sanctioned Rs 1,925 crore production.
projects for up-gradation of power generation and distribution in ➢ The total gross revenue collected under Goods and Services Tax,
Tripura. GST in the month of July, 2019 was 1,02,083 crore rupees.
➢ American digital payments firm PayPal announced expansion of its ➢ Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and
India footprint with the launch of third global technology centre. Union Bank of India were fined 1.5 crore rupees each. Allahabad Bank
➢ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by and Bank of Maharashtra were penalised 2 crore rupees each. Oriental
Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal in respect Bank of Commerce was penalised with 1 crore rupees.
of Determination of ‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ (FRP) of ➢ Ratings agency CRISIL has cut its forecast for GDP growth in 2019-
sugarcane payable by sugar mills for 2019-20 sugar season. The Cabinet 20 to 6.9% from its earlier forecast of 7.1%.
kept the FRP at Rs 275 per quintal. ➢ The United States unveiled rules formally banning technology
➢ Apple announced the acquisition of chip-maker Intel’s giant Huawei and other Chinese firms from government
smartphone modem business for $1 billion. contracts. The move is a part of the escalating trade war between the two
➢ The Andhra Pradesh government has formed a committee on countries.
the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) on 1 July. The committee will ➢ Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has
review, negotiate and reduce the high wind and solar power purchase announced that the multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional
prices and submit its report in 45 days. policy stimulus announced last week will have significant impact,
➢ Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had constituted a imparting stability and underpinning a new growth impetus for India.
committee chaired by Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan to spell ➢ Bandhan Bank announced its foray into the credit cards segment,
out revival plans for Telecom sector. The committee will review levies, in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank. The announcement comes
including spectrum usage charge (SUC), and promote Ease of Doing on the fourth anniversary of Bandhan Bank. Bandhan Bank has launched
Business (EDB) in telecom sector. three variants of co-branded credit cards called One – for the mass
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market, Plus-for the affluent segment, and Xclusive – for the premium ➢ In order to safeguard domestic players against cheap
segment. shipments, Department of Revenue, Government of India has
➢ The Government has extended the last date for furnishing of annual imposed anti-dumping duty up to USD 1559 (Rs.1,07,844) per
return in form GSTR-9 or form GSTR-9A and reconciliation statement tonne on the import of certain solar cell components (Ethylene Vinyl
form GSTR-9C for the financial year 2017-18 to 30th November Acetate Sheet for Solar Module) from China, Malaysia, Saudia
2019. Arabia and Thailand for a period of 5 years.
➢ Amazon India Launches Employment Programme for Ex- ➢ Total Gross GST revenue collected in the month of March, 2019
Servicemen and their Spouse. has crossed the Rupees One Lakh Crore mark as it has recorded the
➢ Country’s largest car maker Maruti will phase out diesel cars from its collection of Rs.1,06,577 crore of which CGST is Rs.20,353
line-up from April 2020. crore, SGST is Rs.27,520 crore, IGST is Rs.50,418 crore (including Rs.
➢ New Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google 23,521crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs. 8,286 crore (including
apps like YouTube and Maps and the next version of Android to be Rs. 891crore collected on imports).
launched later this year. ➢ Karnataka Bank has signed a pact with Bharti Axa Life Insurance
➢ India’s largest and fastest growing consumer lending technology Company Ltd to distribute the latter’s life insurance products to provide
company Zest Money, partnered with Digit Insurance to offer EMI insurance solutions to the customers of Karnataka Bank.
insurance to the company’s five million customers. ➢ BSE (earlier called Bombay Stock
➢ Industry and Internal trade secretary Ramesh Abhishek notified Exchange) and INX (India International Exchange) are the first
that government will form a small working group to have a watch over the Indian exchanges to sign MoU (Memorandum of
matter of angel tax profiled by start-ups. Understanding) with MOEX (Moscow Exchange) in order to allow
➢ The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) announced capital formation platform and connect investor community and companies
a hike of 0.1% in the interest rate on employees' provident fund (PF) in both India and Russia.
deposits for FY 2018-19 from 8.55% to 8.65%. ➢ Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has received the In-Flight
➢ The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal Connectivity license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
(NCLT) has approved the Rs 42,000-crore resolution plan submitted for enabling in-flight and maritime connectivity (IFMC) within Indian
by ArcelorMittal for the debt-ridden Essar Steel Ltd. airspace.
➢ Government infused a capital of Rs.205 crore into the state- ➢ A new seller-funding programme named “Amazon Wings” has been
owned Bank of Maharashtra in lieu of preferential allotment of shares. launched by Amazon India in partnership with Mumbai based Ketto, a
After the Capital infusion, the shareholding of government in Bank of crowd-funding platform to help the small businesses and entrepreneurs
Maharashtra has increased to 87.74 %. to raise funds through latter.
➢ Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (RNAM) joined hands ➢ Under “Category II Alternate Investment Fund” (AIF), for the
with Google to enable the customers of Reliance Mutual Fund to carry first time SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has approved an
out voice-based financial transactions. “airport’ specific fund”. The name of the fund is “Taking Off To the
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes first lender to charge customers Future Airport Fund“. It can raise a capital amounting to 1.5$bn (Rs.
for UPI transactions starting 1st of May 2019 by charging Rs.2.50 per 10,000 crore).
transaction for an amount value below or equal to Rs.1,000, and Rs.5 ➢ The Institute for Development and Research in Banking
per transaction will be levied for a payment value above Rs.1,000. Technology (IDRBT), an arm of Reserve Bank of India, has launched a 5G
➢ Tata Power and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) signed a Use Cases Lab for banking and financial sector.
memorandum of understanding to set up integrated customer ➢ Tata Power and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) signed a
services and optimise value for customers. memorandum of understanding to set up integrated customer
➢ WhatsApp has launched an India-focused fact-checking services and optimise value for customers.
feature to combat fake news and rumours starting with the run-up to the ➢ Emirates Islamic has announced the launch of Chat Banking
Lok Sabha elections. services for customers via WhatsApp, marking a global first in the Islamic
➢ India has signed an agreement with National Bank for Agriculture banking sector. It has become the World’s 1st bank in the Islamic
and Rural Development Consultancy Service (NABCONS) for setting banking sector to give such facility. It was supported by Infobip.
up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development ➢ The government has retained the interest rate for General
(IAIARD) in Malawi. Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes at 8 per cent for the
➢ One97 Communications-owned Paytm Money has got approval from April-June quarter.
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to start offering ➢ RBL Bank has partnered with credit profiler CreditVidya to
a stock broking service such as the ability to trade in equities and cash improve the lender's customer experience.
segments, derivatives, and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) among other ➢ Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with Google Cloud to
exchange-traded products. build industry-specific cloud solutions.
➢ Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma has announced his incursion ➢ Microsoft India and Tata Trusts have signed an agreement to
into smart mobility with the launching of an AI (Artificial intelligence) jointly work for the development of handloom clusters in the Eastern
enabled electric motorcycle. This launch is expected to hit the roads by and North-Eastern parts of the country in order to build a digitally
June this year. inclusive society.
➢ National Thermal Power Corporation (State-run power giant) has ➢ State-run companies will have 12 months to monetise non-core
inked a term-loan agreement with Canara Bank to raise Rs.2,000 crore, assets identified by a ministerial panel headed by the finance minister,
which would be used to part finance its capital expenditure. failing which the finance ministry may restrict budgetary allocations to
➢ The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has reduced the CPSEs.
the transaction fees up to Rs.1,000 by 60% for promoting the adoption ➢ Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited has
of Unified Payments Interface (UPI). For UPI transactions up to been certified with ISO 31000. ISO 31000:2018 is an international
Rs.1,000, the charge has been cut to 10 paisa from 25 paisa, and for risk management standard.
transactions above Rs.1,000 has been retained at 50 paisa. ➢ SREI Equipment Finance (SEFL) has entered into an alliance with
➢ The Union government has announced that the deadline for the Bank of Baroda to offer joint loans for infrastructure equipment under a
linking of Aadhaar with PAN has been extended to 30th September co-lending arrangement.
2019 from 31st March 2019.
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➢ Airtel Payments Bank announced it has teamed up with Bharti ➢ FSS has launched FSS Voice Commerce, a real-time voice banking
AXA General Insurance for a two-wheeler insurance product platform that offers customers, meaningful, contextual and personalized
offering. banking interactions.
➢ In ‘Profit Attribution to Permanent Establishment (PE) in ➢ According to ACI Worldwide, Canara Bank has successfully rolled out
India’ report, the CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) Committee stated major new functionality to support EMV card acquiring across its ATM
that MNCs that are suffering global losses or a global profit margin of network and Aadhaar Authentication.
less than 2% and have their operations in India will be considered to ➢ Emirates Islamic Bank has announced the launch of Chat Banking
have made a profit of 2% of Indian revenue and will be taxed services for customers via WhatsApp, marking a global first in the
accordingly. Islamic banking sector
➢ Life insurer’s premium income grew 11% in FY19 over 2018 and ➢ The union Government has retained the interest rate to 8% for
non-life insurance firms witnessed a 13% rise in their total premium General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory Provident Fund and other
income to Rs 1.70 lakh crore in the financial year ended March 2019. related schemes for the first quarter of current financial year.
➢ Reliance retail has become the first Indian retail company to ➢ Google has partnered with bullion refiner to allow Google Pay users
clock more than Rs.1 lakh crore in annual revenues. to buy and sell gold through the app named MMTC-PAMP India.
➢ Indiabulls General Insurance, a subsidiary of Indiabulls Integrated ➢ The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection scaled an all-time high
Services, said it has received preliminary approval from regulator IRDAI of over last month was 1.13 lakh crore rupees.
to foray into non-life business. ➢ The National Association of Software and Services Companies
➢ Google and Apple have removed the Chinese internet firm Byte (NASSCOM) has entered a strategic partnership with GE Healthcare. The
dance’s social media app TikTok in India from the Play Store and App objective is to bring digital healthcare solutions to the market.
Store. NASSCOM has announced this partnership through its Centre of
➢ BSE, India’s largest stock exchange has entered a Memorandum of Excellence-Internet of Things (CoE-IoT).
Understanding (MoU) with Network Intelligence, a global cyber security ➢ Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) partnered with Google on
services provider & CERT-IN empanelled vendor to provide the occasion of World Telecom Day. The main objective is to expand BSNL
cybersecurity services to its members in line with the cybersecurity Wifi footprint in the country.
framework set by SEBI. ➢ PayPal India launched its popular OneTouch experience in India
➢ Shares of IndusInd Bank gained 2% after ET Now reported that using Google Smart Lock. The integration with Google Smart Lock will
the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) granted approval for offer a hassle-free payment procedure as well as maintain security to
IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd merger. prevent fraud.
➢ Markets regulator SEBI has reduced the minimum subscription ➢ Bharti Airtel and HDFC Life Insurance have tied up to offer life
requirement as well as defined trading lots for Real Estate Investment cover for customers who get a prepaid recharge done.
Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs). REITs ➢ Paytm has tied up with Citi to launch a credit card, called the Paytm
have to offer their units in lots worth at least Rs.50,000 in initial and First Card. The new Paytm credit card is touted to offer one percent
follow on public offers. The minimum value of a single lot should be Rs.1 "Universal Unlimited Cashback" to customers along with no restrictions
lakh in the case of InvITs. Further, leverage limit for InvITs has been on earning categories.
increased to 70 per cent from current 49 per cent. ➢ Paytm has launched a recurring payment (auto pay) service for
➢ SEBI has reduced the minimum required level for clearing merchants that are working on a digital subscription model.
corporations operating in international financial services centre (IFSC). ➢ Public service broadcaster Doordarshan has launched a souvenir
They should have at least Rs 100 crore net worth from three years of store on online shopping website Amazon India. The idea is to establish
commencing operations. This net worth requirement in the form of liquid an even stronger relationship with viewers.
assets has been brought down from the earlier Rs 300 crore. ➢ The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced the launch of an industry-first (NABARD) announced an Rs. 700-crore venture capital fund for equity
debit card-based authentication solution on NPCI’s e-Mandate API investments in agriculture and rural-focused startups.
platform. ➢ Housing finance major HDFC Limited has partnered with India
➢ BuyUcoin, which is the second oldest Cryptocurrency Exchange Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) to offer a mortgage-
in India, has announced the launch of a new and unique platform for guaranteed home loan product.
wholesale crypto currency trading which allows its users to trade on a ➢ ICICI Bank, announced the launch of a co-branded multi-currency
large scale with low price fluctuations. card with online travel booking portal Goibibo.
➢ Public sector BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited), has signed a ➢ As a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), LIC Housing
memorandum of understanding (MoU) for financing earth moving and Finance Ltd (LIC HFL) in association with Lok Bharti Education Society
construction equipment manufactured by BEML with Syndicate Bank. has unveiled a skilling centre named “UDYAM” in Bangalore, which will
➢ Exporters’ body Federation of Indian Export Organisations provide skill development training to marginalized youth in the
(FIEO) has inked an agreement with Mumbai-based Prin. L N sectors of BFSI, Retail and IT/ITES
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research to ➢ Markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India
support startups engaged in the export sector. (SEBI) has barred leading stock exchange NSE from accessing the
➢ State-owned Allahabad Bank the government has increased its securities market for a period of six months in the much-awaited
authorised capital by Rs.5,000 crore to Rs.8,000 crore. order on the co-location case.
➢ India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services ➢ New York-based investment and financial services major Goldman
(TCS) has helped modernize a network of more than 1.5 lakh post Sachs have pumped in $250 million to construct one of its largest global
offices in the country, making this the largest distributed e-postal workspaces in Bengaluru.
network in the world. ➢ City-based Bandhan Bank plans to open 16 more
➢ Wirecard, digital financial technology provider, announced an branches by June following the approval received from the Reserve
expanded partnership with RBL Bank to promote financial inclusion in Bank of India in2018-19 to open 64 new branches.
India. ➢ SREI Equipment Finance tied up with Oriental Bank of
➢ In a bid to enable financial inclusion and ease of buying for the Indian Commerce to offer loans for the purchase of equipment under a co-
masses, Aegon Life Insurance, pioneer of digital insurance in India lending arrangement.
and MobiKwik, India’s leading FinTech Company have joined hands to
launch a Rs.20 smart digital insurance product.
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➢ Standard Chartered launched Trade A1 Engine in partnership with ➢ Rating agency ICRA, downgraded the long-term ratings of IDFC First
IBM Standard Chartered in partnership with IBM has launched the Trade A1 Bank after the lender posted weak results. The rating agency has
Engine which will automate the high-risk process of trade documentation. downgraded the private sector lender’s non-convertible debentures worth
➢ The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved the over Rs.38,000 crore to AA stable from AA+ stable.
resolution plan of Tata Steel to acquire debt-ridden Bhushan Energy ➢ IDBI Bank sold insurance policies worth Rs 160 crore in March
Ltd. for about Rs. 800 crore on 30 May. 2019 after a partnership with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
➢ The National Small Industries Corporation Limited ➢ According to a Reuters report, Facebook registered a new company
(NSIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry named Libra Networks in Geneva, Switzerland.
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for the year 2018- ➢ The GST revenue collection has crossed one lakh crore rupees in
19. May 2019.
➢ Huawei Technologies Co. overtook Apple Inc. to claim the No. 2 ➢ According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and
spot in smartphones in the first quarter, moving a step closer to its Internal Trade (DPIIT), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the services
avowed ambition of displacing Samsung at the top of the market. sector grew in 2018-19 at 36.5% (USD 9.15 billion). It also showed FDI
➢ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched the Action equity inflows into India declined 1% to $44.4 billion in the year to 31
Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the March.
Asia and Pacific region at the 52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of ➢ GST Council has decided to introduce a new GST return system to
Governors in Fiji. facilitate taxpayers. There are three main components to the new return –
➢ With a view to facilitate fundraising by startups, the Department one main return (FORM GST RET-1) and two annexures (FORM GST ANX-1
for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has proposed relaxing and FORM GST ANX-2).
the income tax laws pertaining to sale of residential properties and carrying ➢ Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) partnered with IDFC
forward of losses. The relaxation laws are part of the ‘Startup India FIRST Bank to provide financing solutions for vehicles across the country.
Vision 2024’ that’s been prepared by the DPIIT. ➢ Facebook plans to launch its cryptocurrency by the first quarter
➢ India's largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd announced a of 2020. The company is expected to reveal more details about the
five-year multi-million-dollar IT outsourcing deal with tech giant currency before testing begins later in 2019. The currency, which is being
IBM. The collaboration will contribute to Vodafone Idea’s merger referred to internally as “GlobalCoin”.
synergy objectives by decreasing its IT related costs. ➢ Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Multilateral
➢ In a first in recent history of tax filings, income tax e-filings in Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm
FY2019 have dropped by more than 6. 6 lakh, a trend that analysts of the World Bank Group, have agreed to expand Development Finance in
said was surprising as tax base was expected to increase post Asia and Pacific to increase the flow of private sector investment.
demonetisation. ➢ Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (KVB) partnered with Centrum Wealth
➢ The country's foreign exchange reserves soared by USD 4. 368 billion Management Ltd (Centrum) to form private limited Joint Venture UV to
to USD 418. 515 billion in the week to April 26, helped by the second provide wealth management services to its clients.
dollar-rupee swap auction, RBI data showed. Standard Life has ➢ National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) data showed that
successfully divested 1. 78 per cent of its stake in HDFC Life India has 20.6 health workers per 10,000 people. This is less than the
Insurance to raise Rs 1, 404 crore. World Health Organization’s (WHO) minimum overreach of 22.8 per
➢ Max Life Insurance Co Ltd has notified that it will commemorate 10,000 people.
the 6th day of each month as ‘Protection Day’. The objective of this ➢ ICICI Bank launched a centre in Bengaluru to provide business
initiative was to raise awareness on financial protection. solutions exclusively to start-ups and MSME sector.
➢ The external debt of state-owned electricity distribution ➢ Ashok Leyland partnered with Suryoday Small Finance Bank for
companies (discoms) is set to increase to pre-UDAY levels of Rs. 2. 6 vehicle loans. The two partners have signed an initial agreement to enter a
lakh crore by the end of this fiscal, a note by credit ratings agency strategic financing partnership for three years.
CRISIL. ➢ Bank of Baroda (BoB) has declared Dighi Port chairman and
➢ Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based HR solutions provider Talocity managing director Vijay Goverdhandas Kalantri and his son Vishal Kalantri
would provide Yes Bank its AI-supported "touchless" technology for as wilful defaulters for owing close to Rs 3,334 crore to a consortium of 16
the bank's hiring process and Human Resource (HR) operations, Talocity. banks in the country that include BoB, while Bank of India is the lead
➢ Bank credit grew by 13. 2% in financial year 2018-19 as compared lender.
to 10. 3% in the previous financial year, mainly aided by loans to services ➢ SEBI signed MoU with MCA to facilitate the sharing of data and
and retail sector. information for regulatory purposes.
➢ Facebook has selected London as the center to develop ➢ The V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin and Central
WhatsApp’s drive into the mobile payments industry. The messaging Warehousing Corporation (CWC) have signed an MoU for facilitating
service will ramp up hiring, taking on 100 new software engineers for Direct Port Entry (DPE) of e-sealed factory stuffed export container to the
its payment’s platform. Most of the hires will be based in London, with port under ‘Ease of Doing Business’.
additional roles in Dublin. ➢ Centre has reduced the employer’s and employee’s contribution under
➢ Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has put the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act. It will be effective from July
together a pilot scheme to extend financial assistance of up to Rs. 10 1. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has reduced the total
crore to new-age fintech Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) contribution towards ESI from 6.5% of an employee’s wages to 4%. For
engaged in financing small businesses and other income-generating the employer’s it reduced from 4.7% to 3.25% and the employee’s
activities. contribution lowered to 0.75% of wages from 1.75. Adani-led Adani
➢ IT services firm Tech Mahindra and French digital content publishing Group has got its approvals from the Queensland state government,
firm Rakuten Aquafadas signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) Australia for the Carmichael coal mine project in Australia.
to collaborate on building enhanced customer experience offerings.
➢ Japanese technology giant Sony has revealed it will stop selling its
smartphones in several countries including India.
➢ Yamaha Corporation of Japan opened its first factory in India for
musical instruments with a view to make it an export hub.
➢ Drug firm Merck Ltd has been renamed as Procter & Gamble Health
Ltd.
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LIST OF INDEXES BY VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS Sustainable UK-based Equal Denmark 95th
Development Goals Measures 2030
NAME OF THE PREPARED / TOP THE INDIA’S
Gender Index 2019
INDEXES RELEASED BY LIST RANKING
Global Peace Index Institute for Iceland 141st
International IP U S Chamber of US 36
2019 Economics &
Index 2019 Commerce’s
Peace
Global
Confidence Board Nielsen India 1st
Innovation
Global Consumer Holdings
Policy Centre
Confidence Survey
Corruption Transparency Denmark
Childhood Index 'Save the Singapore 113th
Perceptions Index International 78
Global Childhood Children', a
Democracy Index Economist Norway 41
Report 2019 United
Intelligence
Kingdom based
Unit
org
World’s Best City London Bengaluru
for Students (81)
Henley Passport Henley & Japan 86th
Index Partners GDP FORECAST OF INDIA BY VARIOUS

Bloomberg 2019 Bloomberg South 54th
ORGANISATION
Innovative Index Korea
ORGANISATION FY 2018- FY 2019- FY 2020-
Cheapest mobile Price China 2nd
19 20 21
data in the world Comparison
Site cable.co.u RBI 7 -7.5% 6.9% -
k
Most Liveable City Mercer’s annual Vienna 143rd
Quality of (Hyderabad Central Statistics Office 7.2% - -
Living Survey and Pune) (CSO)
2019 World Bank 7.3% 7.5% 7.5%
Climate Vulnerabilit Department Assam - CRISIL - 7.3 % -
y Index 2019 of Science and Fitch 6.8% 6.6 % 7.1%
Technology
Confederation of Indian - 7.5% -
Most Valuable Brand Tata -
Industry (CII)
Indian Brands of consultancy
World Economic Situation 7.2% 7% 7.1%
2019 firm Interbrand
and Prospects (WESP)
International Monetary - 7% 7.5%
World Happiness United Nations Finland 140th
Fund
Report 2019
Moody’s 7.3% 7.3% -
Global Energy World Sweden 76th
Asian Development 7.0% 7% 7.3%
Transition Index Economic
Outlook
2019 Forum (WEF)
The Economist Intelligence - 7.2% -
2019 Index of Economist Australia 19th
Unit (EIU)
Cancer Intelligence
India Ratings & Research - 7.3% -
Preparedness (ICP) Unit (EIU)
United Nations report 7.0% 7.1% -
Global Press Reporters Norway 140th
FICCI 6.8% 7.1% 7.2%
Freedom Index Without
OECD 7.25% 7.5% -
2019 Borders
DBS - 6.8% -
analysis
Startup Ecosystem StartupBlink USA 17th
Ranking for 2019 RANKINGS / REPORTS BY VARIOUS
Top 10 Best AirHelp Hamad 8th Rajiv
ORGANISATIONS
Airports of 2019 Internationa Gandhi
l Airport, Internationa
Qatar (DOH) l Airport, ➢ London named the world’s best city for students. According to the
India (HYD) rankings, India’s best student city is Bengaluru at 81st. It is followed
World’s Most IMD World Singapore 43rd by Mumbai (85th) and Delhi at 113 and Chennai at 115.
Competitive Competitivenes ➢ Rafael Nadal wins the Rogers Cup in Montreal marking a
Economy 2019 s Rankings significant step for the Spaniard but it wasn’t enough to topple Novak
World’s Biggest Stockholm USA 4th Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings.
Military Spender International ➢ MacKenzie Bezos is officially world’s third richest woman now.
2018 Peace Research She is also Amazon’s second largest shareholder after her ex-husband
Institute Jeff Bezos.
(SIPRI) ➢ India topped the latest ICC Test team rankings while New
KidsRight Index KidsRights Iceland 117th Zealand is placed 2nd and South Africa is in 3rd position.
2019 Foundation ➢ For the second consecutive year, Hollywood star Scarlett
Johansson has topped the Forbes’ list of highest paid female actors in
the world.
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➢ According to the survey, "The Periodic Labour Force Survey ➢ World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over a 300
(PLFS) for 2017-18" which is conducted by National Sample Survey percent increase in the case of measles globally in the first quarter
Organization (NSSO) The overall unemployment rate is around 6.1. of 2019 compared with last year.
Nagaland has the highest unemployment rate among the states with the ➢ The United Nations owes India USD 38 million, the highest it has
percentage of 21.4%. to pay to any country, for the peacekeeping operations as of March 2019,
➢ Maharashtra got first rank in NITI Aayog launched plan UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said as he voiced concern
“Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index over the world body's deteriorating financial health.
(AMFFRI)”. The index ranks states based on the degree of reforms they ➢ The TIME magazine in its list of 100 most influential people of
have undertaken in agricultural marketing. 2019 has included two Indian women lawyers - Menaka Guruswamy
➢ According to the London-based consultancy Brand Finance (9th) and Arundhati Katju (9th), who spearheaded the legal challenge to
annual report, “Brand Finance India 100 2019”, “Tata” become strike down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
India’s most valuable brand for the second straight year in 2019 the brand ➢ According to Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) report, business
value of $19.6 billion followed by LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) (2nd) sentiments on the country’s financial and macroeconomic conditions
with $7.3 billion and Infosys (3rd) $6.5 billion. continue to decline in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to the
➢ Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah today retained their second quarter in 2018. D&B Composite Business Optimism Index
number one position in the ICC batsmen and bowlers’ rankings for conclude 78.4 scores during Q2 2019 as compared to 85.0 during Q2
the One-Day Internationals, following the conclusion of the World Cup. 2018, a decline of 7.7%.
➢ China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that its official ➢ The India’s pharmaceutical exports rose by 11 per cent to USD
economic growth came in at 6.6 percent in 2018 — the slowest pace 19.2 billion in 2018-19, mainly driven by higher demand in regions such
since 1990.The world’s 2nd biggest economy was grappling with the as North America and Europe, as per a commerce ministry data.
effects of the current trade war with the US and declining exports. ➢ Global warming has caused the Indian economy to be 31
➢ Asia’s richest man and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh percent smaller than it would otherwise have been, according to
Ambani topped Forbes’ the World’s Richest Sports Team Owners a Stanford study which shows how earth’s temperature changes have
2019 list. With a total net worth of about $50 billion, Mukesh Ambani increased inequalities.
topped the list. Ambani is followed by former CEO of Microsoft, Steve ➢ A panel named by India’s central bank to study its capital structure
Ballmer who is worth $41.2 billion and owns the NBA team Los Angeles is likely to identify excess reserves of up to Rs. 3 lakh crore ($43 billion),
Clippers. or 1.5 percent of gross domestic product, according to Bank of America
➢ According to a recent Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) report Merrill Lynch.
titled ‘Asian Development Outlook 2019: Strengthening Disaster ➢ The Reserve Bank of India is the first central bank in the Asia-
Resilience’, around 26 trillion dollars from 2016 to 2030, or 1.7 trillion Pacific region to begin an explicit interest rate easing cycle buoyed by
dollars investment needed per year to build disaster-resilient benign food inflation and easier global financial condition, Fitch Ratings
infrastructure in Asia. said. Fitch has also estimated India to grow at 6.8% in current fiscal
➢ India is likely to install 7 GW of wind capacity by 2022 against the and 7.1% in the next year.
60-GW target set by the government, Fitch Solutions Macro ➢ According to the Times of India Report, Reliance Jio has
Research has said in a report. become the second-largest telecom company in the country. Jio overtaken
➢ National Ranking of Higher Institutes was released by the Bharti Airtel in terms of customer base and now trails only Vodafone
Ministry of Human Resources Development in New Delhi. Indian Idea.
Institute of Technology Madras topped the rankings while the Indian ➢ London emerged as the top choice for Indian investors ahead of
Institute of Science, Bangalore bagged the second rank followed by IIT other cities such as Dubai and Singapore, with investments by Indian
Delhi. companies in the British capital reaching an all-time high last year,
➢ India’s Asset Management Companies (AMCs) own assets under according to a new analysis. The UK emerged as the topmost country to
management (AUM) worth Rs.24.46 trillion, according to data released attract Indian FDI with 52 projects, ahead of the US (51) and the UAE
by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), a mutual fund (32), in 2018.
industry lobby, for the January-March period. ➢ Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh, BJP MP Poonam
➢ India's steel demand is likely to grow by over 7 percent in 2019 Mahajan and Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain are among the 6
and 2020, driven by sectors like construction, capital goods and railways, Indians featuring in the list of Young Global Leaders, according to the
as per the Indian Steel Association. World Economic Forum (WEF).
➢ India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent ➢ The “100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy” list is
between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, more than double the annual comprised of seven Indian names including Union Ministers Piyush
growth rate of China, according to a report by the United Nations Goyal and Dr Harsh Vardhan, who took important measures to combat
Population Fund. climate change. The list is prepared by Apolitical, a peer to peer learning
➢ The air quality in Varanasi, is ranked third on the WHO’s list of 15 platform for governments.
most polluted cities and the situation is “deteriorating” as its MP has ➢ The government's FAME-II plan for electric mobility stands to
focused on beautification and infrastructure, a Delhi-based environment reduce 64% of the anticipated road-based energy demand by 2030 and
body claimed. Faridabad in Haryana is in 2nd position after Kanpur as per 37% of carbon emissions by then, according to CII. The tentative aim
the Air Quality in India 2014-2019' report. is to have 30% electric vehicles by 2030.
➢ As per the first edition of Forbes World’s Best Bank ➢ The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in its report notified that the
survey, HDFC Bank has been recognized as number 1 bank by highest graphite reserves of India, that is, around 35% of India’s total
customers in India. Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista Graphite reserves are found in Arunachal Pradesh.
to measure the best banks in 23 countries. ICICI Bank took the second ➢ According to the 8th edition of Global Drug Survey (GDS) 2019,
spot and DBS bank grabbed the third position, followed by Kotak Indians are seeking help more than any other countries to reduce their
Mahindra Bank and IDFC Bank which are at the fourth and fifth spot. alcohol intake.
➢ The Hong Kong city’s equity market has overtaken Japan to be ➢ A new report by industry body FICCI says that strong economic
the world’s third largest in value, behind only the U.S. and mainland China, growth coupled with rapid emergence of India on the global horizon
Hong Kong courtesy of a rebound in stocks after their worst year since is poised to drive the growth of MICE (meetings, incentives,
2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. conferences and exhibitions) tourism at a much faster rate. In 2018,
MICE tourism in India was pegged at Rs. 25, 000 crore with 8 per cent
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growth year-on-year, said the report titled 'India Inbound Tourism: ➢ Mumbai ranked first in the study, ‘Traffic Index-2018’, by
Unlocking the Opportunity'. location technology specialist TomTom, with a congestion level of 65 per
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the second most followed cent New Delhi ranked fourth with a congestion of 58 per cent.
politician in the world on social media after former US President ➢ According to Forbes Report, Rapper Jay-Z hip-hop artist to become
Barack Obama, according to a report. a billionaire.
➢ The US government has released first of its kind “Global Health ➢ Google tech Behemoth invented three new features- bus travel times
Security Strategy”. The objective is to prevent, detect and respond to from live traffic in 10 of the largest cities in India. The travel plan of Indian
threats from infectious diseases occurring naturally or accidently. users is predicted by transit time while traveling on buses.
➢ India and China top a list of countries where illegal sand mining ➢ Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report said that the global
has become a major environmental problem, according to a report named internet users have touched 3.8 billion which is more than half of
‘Sand and Sustainability: finding new solutions for environmental the world’s population. China was found to have the largest internet
governance of global sand resources’ released by the United Nations user base at 21%. The internet users in India are 12%, and the United
Environment Programme (UNEP). States are 8%.
➢ Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief Jack Ma are among ➢ India’s rank as a source country for FDI dropped one place to the
the 17 global public figures appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio 10th position as it was overtaken by Spain. Investment in India rose by
Guterres as the new advocates to drive action and solidify global political 6% to USD 42 billion. According to the United Nations Conference on
will for the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2019,
➢ India had more deaths among children under five than any India received foreign direct investments (FDI) worth USD 42 billion in
other country in 2015, with large disparities in the child mortality rate 2018.
between richer and poorer states, a Lancet study has found. ➢ According to the Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR)
➢ On the Mint Globetrotter Index, the “others" category comprises 2019 reported that Amazon India, the E-commerce giant, is the most
seven cities across Africa, West Asia and the Indian Ocean. Among the attractive employer brand in the country.
seven cities, Victoria, the capital of Seychelles, is the most expensive with ➢ The Second Edition of the United States Green Building
an index value of 192 and a rank of 28. Dubai is way costlier than Delhi Council’s (USGBC) list of India’s top 10 states is released. The states
and ranks 24 on the overall cost index. which have maximum number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental
➢ The Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun India Art List Design (LEED) certified green buildings are listed below. Maharashtra
2019, a ranking of the top 50 Indian artists alive, based on the sales of bagged the top slot with 334 LEED-certified green buildings. It is followed
their works at public auctions from April 2018 to March 2019. by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu with the rankings 232 and 157 buildings
➢ With investments estimated at about USD 2. 7 billion across respectively.
sectors, the Netherlands has emerged as the third largest foreign ➢ According to the report, FDI inflows have increased by 3.5% to
direct investor in India during 2017-18. Mauritius and Singapore are $54 billion. India attracted over 77% of the total foreign direct
the top two countries for FDI in India during 2017-18. investments ultimately landed up to the South Asian region.
➢ SpiceJet became fourth Indian airline to have a 100 aircraft in its ➢ Ministry of Commerce reported that India’s trade deficit
fleet. expanded to a six-month high of $15.4 billion in May, with import
➢ According to the Reserve Bank of India’s weekly statistical growth outpacing export growth following a 37% jump in gold imports.
supplement, the overall forex reserves rose to $420. 055 billion from Exports grew 3.93% in the month of May, while imports rose 4.31%.
$418. 687 billion. ➢ Microsoft has reached a valuation of one trillion dollars for the
➢ Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) higher than the first time after posting an increase in profits. It makes the software giant
recoveries made through other mechanisms, the recovery rate is twice only the third publicly traded company in history to reach the threshold
the liquidation value of the all the 94 cases resolved in the year 2018- after Apple and Amazon passed it in 2018.
19. ➢ US retail giant Amazon has moved past hi-tech titans Apple and
➢ The Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at 5. 7% in 2019. Google to become the world's most valuable brand. According to the 2019
According to the bank’s Asian Development Outlook 2019 report BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands rankings, Amazon
released in April, developing Asia which comprises 45 nations ranging from online retailer set its brand value quintuple in the past five years to reach
China to Tuvalu is projected to grow by 5. 7% in 2019. However, the $315.5billion.
growth outlook for developing Asia is expected to moderate to 5. 6 % in ➢ USD 1.7 trillion needed per year to build disaster-resilient
2020. infrastructure in Asia: ADB report.
➢ India’s IT conglomerate Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has ➢ Forbes magazine has named Rihanna as the world’s richest
become most valued firm in India in terms of market capitalization female musician. Her worth is estimated at $600m (£472m) which
(market-cap) followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever and ITC. includes revenues made from her fashion and beauty lines in addition to
➢ According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation those from her music career.
data, Retail inflation rose 2.92% marginally in April this year. ➢ The industry body Sa-Dhan reported that the Indian microfinance
➢ Dell emerged as the most trusted brand in India in 2019, sector is expected to register a more than 30% year-on-year growth
according to the report of TRA Report 2019. LIC and Amazon ranked on to Rs.90,000 crore in 2018-19. The total gross loan portfolio (GLP) for
third and fourth spots. the sector stood at Rs.68,789 crore in 2017-18.
➢ United Nations report said that India is set to overtake China as the ➢ Private lender YES Bank Ltd has slipped three notches to 10th
most populous country by 2027. India will have almost 1.64 billion spot, in terms of market valuation, for the first time, as its shares
inhabitants by 2050. South Asia’s opportunity to reap the demographic slumped over 30% in the last four sessions after the bank reported a
dividend will peak by 2047. surprise net loss in its March quarter earnings.
➢ According to Forbes magazine’s 2019 list of billionaires, The Abu ➢ President Ramnath Kovind declared the 4th edition of National
Dhabi-based Keralite tycoon (worth 4.7 billion dollars) has been ranked Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF India Rankings 2019) in New
the richest expat in UAE. Delhi.
➢ Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), India’s top oil and gas producer,
has toppled Indian Oil Corp (IOC) to regain the crown of being the
country’s most profitable public sector company. Oil and Natural Gas Corp
(ONGC) reported a 34% jump in its 2018- 19 fiscal net profit to Rs.26,716
crore.
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➢ Here the List: Kiren Rijiju To coordinate and strategize the
➢ Categories ➢ Names of Institution preparation for the 2020 and 2024
➢ Overall ➢ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Olympics.
Madras Dr. Anil Kakodkar To make Strategies to Reduce Crude
➢ University ➢ Indian Institute of Science (IIS) Oil Imports.
Bangalore
➢ Law ➢ National Law School of India Surjit Bhalla Advisory group has suggested issuance
University, Bengaluru of Elephant Bonds wherein people
➢ Architecture ➢ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) declaring undisclosed income.
Kharagpur NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Suggested the development of a
➢ Medical ➢ All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kant, National Project Management
(AIIMS) New Delhi Policy Framework for the effective
➢ Engineering ➢ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) execution of public sector and public-
Madras private partnership infrastructure
➢ College ➢ Miranda House, Delhi projects.
➢ Management ➢ Indian Institute of Management Maharashtra CM Devendra Transformation of agriculture and

Bangalore Fadnavis raising farmers’ income
➢ Pharmacy ➢ Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

DK Mohanty To review the entire system of security
of treasure in transit in order to
enhance security of cash vending
machines, committee has
LIST OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES & ITS HEAD recommended grouting of ATMs to wall
etc
COMMITTEE HEAD PURPOSE
Aruna Sundararajan To spell out revival plans for Telecom Amitabh Kant National Mission on
sectors including spectrum usage Transformative Mobility and
charge (SUC), and promote Ease of Battery Storage, which is being set
Doing Business (EDB) in telecom up to promote clean and sustainable
sector. mobility initiatives in the country.
Bimal Jalan To review the economic capital
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Ganga Committee to discuss issues framework of the central bank
like water conservation, revival of dry Suresh Mathur To review the regulatory framework on
rivers, rainwater harvesting and micro-insurance, and suggest the steps
plantation drive. to be taken to raise demand for such
products in India.
Tapan Ray To review regulatory guidelines and
supervisory framework for Core
Investment Companies (CIC) LOAN SANCTIONED BY NATIONAL AND
Subhash Chandra Garg Virtual Currencies to impose a fine of
up to Rs. 250 million and imprisonment
INTERNATIONAL BANKS TO INDIA
for up to 10 years for anyone who
mines, generates, holds, sells transfers NAME OF THE COUNTRY/ LOAN PURPOSE
or issues cryptocurrency. BANK STATES AMOUNT
Rajnath Singh To review the Defence Procurement Asian India USD 50 To expand the
Procedure (DPP) 2016 and Defence Development million Renewable

Procurement Manual (DPM) 2009. Bank Energy
Capacity in
Adarsh Kumar Goel To examine allegations of illegal sand India
mining in the Yamuna River Asian India USD 3 billion Sovereign
T M Bhasin To examine bank fraud of over 50 Development loans
crore rupees and recommended Bank
action. Asian India USD 750 To electrify
Harsh Vardhan To set up National Digital Health Development million railway tracks
Mission and to review the existing state Bank in India
of mortgage securitisation in Asian India USD12 Billion To support the

India and suggest measures to deepen Development government’s
it on Development of Housing Finance Bank (ADB) new flagship
Securitisation Market initiatives
T. N. Manoharan To suggest policy and regulatory Asian India USD23 Million Non-Convertible
interventions required for the Development Debentures
development of a secondary market Bank (ADB) being issued by
in corporate loans, including loan GR Infraprojects
transaction platform for stressed Limited (GRIL)
assets. to expand
roads and
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highways in PENALITY IMPOSED BY RBI TO VARIOUS BANKS
India
IN INDIA
Asian Chhattisgarh $350 million Road
Development Improvement
Bank Project
BANK NAME PENALITY REASONS
Asian Tripura Rs.1650 crore Infrastructure
Development Development Punjab National Rs 50 lakh For delay in reporting
Bank of seven Bank (PNB) of fraud in the account
district of Kingfisher Airlines.
Asian Maharashtra USD200 To upgrade Oriental Bank of Rs 1.5 crore For delay in reporting
Development Million rural roads to Commerce fraud in the account of
Bank all-weather Kingfisher Airlines.
standards in 34 State Bank of India Rs 50 lakh For non-compliance
districts in (SBI) relating to reporting of
Maharashtra. frauds.
World Bank Tamil Nadu USD 287 For the Bank of Baroda and Rs 50 lakh each For delay in reporting
million improvement of Federal Bank fraud in an account.
Tamil Nadu Allahabad Bank and Rs 2 crore each For non-complying
Health System Bank of with rules on
Reform Maharashtra operating current
Programme accounts
(TNHSRP).
World Bank Pakistan USD 518 For reforms to Bank of Baroda, For non-compliance
million enhance tax Bank of India, Rs 1.5 crore each with rules on
revenues and Indian Overseas operating current
reduce Bank and Union accounts.
compliance Bank of India,
cost to provide Oriental Bank of Rs 1 crore For non-compliance

better services Commerce. with rules on
to the public. operating current
World Bank Andhra Pradesh Rs. 2200 For accounts.
crores ($328- implementation

million) of the AP Bank of India Rs.1 crore For Violation of
Health Various Banking
Systems Norms
Strengthening Karnataka Bank Rs.4 Crore For non-compliance of
Project directions on Swift
(APHSSP) messaging software
World Bank Jharkhand $147 million To provide basic Union Bank Rs.3 Crore For non-compliance of
services to the directions on Swift
people and messaging software
management Dena Bank Rs.2 Crore For non-compliance of
of urban local directions on Swift
bodies messaging software
World Bank Kerala $250 million For Kerala IDBI Bank Rs.1 Crore For non-compliance of
Resilient directions on Swift
Programme messaging software
World Bank Uttarakhand $31.58 million For UP Postal Primary Rs.1 lakh For violation of norms
Uttarakhand Co-operative Bank regarding shifting of
Public its branch
Financial Kotak Mahindra Rs.2 crores For the non-state
Management Bank lender’s failure to
Strengthening adhere to the
Project. regulator’s diktat on
promoter
shareholding.
HDFC Bank Rs.1 crore For violating
know your customer
(KYC) and anti-money
laundering (AML)
norms
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LIST OF ACQUISTION & MERGER TOOK PLACE APPS/SCHEMES/FACILITY LAUNCHED BY
VARIOUS BANKS/ORGANISATIONS/COMPANY
COMPANY ACQUIRED/MERGER AIM/KEY POINT
Gruh Finance Bandhan Bank For acquiring up to 9.9
1. The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,
(Housing arm of per cent stake in
Shri Ram Vilas Paswan asserted that the Government is going to
HDFC Ltd) Bandhan Bank
implement "One nation-one ration card" scheme in the whole country.
Reliance India’s largest cable For high speed 2. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019 was
Industries operators – DEN broadband network introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Law and Justice, Mr. Ravi
Networks and Hathway under JioGigaFiber Shankar Prasad on July 3, 2019.
Cable & Datacom 3. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Bill, 2019
Indian Bank Allahabad Bank To create 7th largest was introduced in Lok Sabha by Mr. Harshvardhan, Minister of Health and
public sector bank with Family Welfare on June 27, 2019. The Bill amends the Indian Medical
Rs 8.08 lakh crore Council Act, 1956 and replaces the Indian Medical Council (Amendment)
business. Second Ordinance, 2019 which was promulgated on February 21, 2019
Bank of India Central Bank of India 4. Union Jal Shakti Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, today
Yes Bank Eveready Industries Has acquired 9.47 per announced the commencement of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan - a campaign
cent stake by invoking for water conservation and water security. The campaign will run through
pledged shares citizen participation during the monsoon season, from 1st July, 2019 to
ICICI Bank India International To buy stake in BSE 15th September, 2019.
Exchange (INX) - a subsidiary for Rs 31 5. The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce the
wholly owned subsidiary crore. Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019. The Bill will be
of the BSE introduced in the ensuing session of the Parliament. The Bill provides a
mechanism for their social, economic and educational empowerment,".
6. The Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill,
Lakshmi Vilas Indiabulls Housing It helps Indiabulls get 2019 by voice vote. The bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Bank Finance (IBH) access to low-cost to provide for road safety.
stable funds and entry 7. SAMARTH scheme (scheme for capacity building in textile sector)
into banking. By was launched by Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani to provide skill
allotting 4.99% of its development to 10 lakh youth in the textile sector.
shares 8. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019,
Canara Bank Syndicate Bank To create 4th largest was passed by a voice vote.
public sector bank with 9. Indian Bank has joined hands with Tata AIG
Rs 15.20 lakh crore General Insurance to offer the latter’s diverse range of general insurance
business. policies benefiting the bank’s customers by way of protection, wealth
Punjab National Oriental Bank of To form India’s creation and savings.
Bank Commerce and United second-largest bank. 10. Reliance Jio Partners with Microsoft for Blockchain and Cloud
Bank Services at the 42nd Annual General Meeting, with the aim to
Reliance Jio Haptik Acquired a accelerate the various aspects required for the digital transformation of the
Digital chatbot making Indian economy and society.
startup firm for Rs.700 11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has returned home after a successful
Crore. two day visit to Bhutan. During the visit, Prime Minister Modi and
the Bhutanese leadership resolved to take the bilateral cooperation
Wipro Splash Corporation For an undisclosed beyond hydroelectric power sector.
Consumer Care amount to enter the 12. India and Guinea have signed three MoUs on the second day of
and Lighting country which has a President Ram Nath Kovind’s three-day visit to that country. These MoUs
(WCCL) consumer base of were signed between the two countries Cooperation in the Field of
around 100 million. Traditional System of Medicine, e- Vidhyabharati – e-Aarogya
Bharti Airtel Hughes Communications To create a stronger Bharati e-VBAB Network Project and Renewal Energy.
India no. 1 in the space, in a 13. Bangladesh today signed a deal with Russia for the supply
bid to increase scale, of uranium for its 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).
improve operational Under the deal, Russia will supply the nuclear fuel needed for the plant
efficiencies and target during its entire life cycle.
new customers in 14. Uttar Pradesh government and Netherlands have extended
areas such as in-flight the existing bilateral agreement of cooperation in several fields by
connectivity. another five years. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and
Microsoft ElectionGuard To help countries the Netherlands ambassador to India, Marten van den
ensure secure and Berg extending the cooperation between two countries till 2024.
verifiable voting 15. The Punjab agriculture Department has initiated a massive drive
Reliance Brands Hamleys To acquire 100% to provide more than 28000 agro-machines /farm equipment to farmers
shares of centuries-old With a view to make Punjab a ‘zero stubble burning state’.
British toy retailer for 16. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh
£68 million. Puri launched a DDA’s plantation drive to involve school eco clubs at a
Wipro US-based International It will be acquired for green belt in Rohini’s sector 37. As a part of this four lakh indigenous trees
Techne Group $45 million. will be planted this year across various biodiversity parks and other green
belts in the national capital.
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17. Rural India is poised to become Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 38. Microsoft - Azure Blockchain Service – It would simplify the
2nd October this year due to the successful implementation of Swachh formation, management and governance so that businesses can focus on
Bharat Mission (Gramin). workflow logic and application development.
18. Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana scheme has been 39. BharatPe - UPI Bahi Khata - India’s first Fintech (Financial
launched in Madhya Pradesh with an aim to improve the life of small and technology) start-up enabling payments via interoperable UPI (Unified
marginal farmers of the country. About 80 lakh eligible farmer families will Payments Interface) QR (Quick Response) codes.
be benefited by this scheme. Under the scheme, total Rs 6 thousand that is 40. Bombay Stock Exchange - BSE StAR MF - To enable more
Rs 2 thousand each in three instalments are being deposited every participation and help mutual fund distributors process transactions faster.
year directly in the accounts of the eligible farmer families. 41. Corporation Bank - Corp SME Suvidha – It has been designed as
19. Union Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers Mansukh part of the bank’s efforts to provide the best products to the MSME sector.
Mandaviya has announced that the first Central Institute of Chemical 42. Karnataka Bank - KBL SB Salary (SB Salary Executive, SB Salary
Engineering & Technology (CICET) will be set up in Gujarat. Prime, and SB Salary Classic) - To cater the financial needs of the
20. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that Delhiites will ‘employer-employee ecosystem’. With do not have the minimum balance
get cheapest electricity in the country. The consumers consuming up to criteria.
200 units of electricity will not need to pay their power bills. 43. L&T Finance - Sabse Khaas Loan - For two-wheeler customers.
21. Maharashtra Government has decided to waive off the entire 44. Max Life Insurance Company - ‘My Protection Quotient’
exam fees, including practical exam for class ten and twelve students (MyPQ) - To ensuring financial protection in the country.
hailing from drought-affected districts of the state. 45. FundzBazar - Selfie Wala KYC - It is applicable for the first-time
22. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched the ‘Vhali Dikri mutual fund investors.
Yojna’. It is a state wide cash incentive scheme for every girl child born in 46. Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Aix-Marseille
Gujarat, with a view to raise the female birth rate at par with male to University researchers at ISM – AntBot - First walking robot (2.3kg
achieve gender equality. weight) to have navigational capabilities without GPS or mapping.
23. The Education Department in Tamil Nadu has launched an 47. Election Commission of India - “Voter Turnout” - For the voters
exclusive 24-hour television channel named 'Kalvi Tholaikkatchi' across the country to see the real time availability of voter turnout during
(Education TV) for the school students. It was launched by the the election season in the country.
state Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy at a function in Chennai. 48. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) - ‘MANAV: Human Atlas
24. The first electric bus in Chennai has been flagged off by the Tamil Initiative’ - A project for mapping every tissue of the human body to help
Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy. It is being operated on a better understand the roles of tissues and cells linked to various diseases.
trial basis from the Central Railway Station to Tiruvanmiyur, four It is a collaborated project between Indian Institute of Science,
trips a day. Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Persistent Systems and the
25. Google – Anthos - Lets users run applications from anywhere. National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS).
26. Bajaj Finserv - campaign #BijliOnEMI - wherein customers buying 49. AYUSH Ministry - ‘Yoga Locator’ - To enable people to locate yoga
air-conditioners on EMI can avail an Insta Credit loan in their Bajaj Finserv events and centres providing training and instructors.
Wallet which they can use to pay their electricity bills on EMI. 50. L&T Financial Services (LTFS) - “Digital Sakhi” - An educational
27. Bharti Airtel and the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) - My programme aimed at digital financial inclusion of rural women, was
Circle - Aimed at aiding women in event of distress or an emergency launched in 20 villages of Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu.
situation, by sending an SOS alert. 51. Central Government - Veer Parivar App - To assist to the families
28. IDBI Bank - NRI-Insta-Online - Account-opening process for NRIs of the martyred CRPF personnel with regard to issuance of ex gratia,
residing in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) member countries. pensionary benefits.
29. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Bajaj Allianz Life 52. Government of India – eCollabDDS - To provide a real time
Insurance - Launched their first product 'Total Health Secure Goal' – collaborative environment to visualize medical and dental images (digitized
It is designed to take care of customers' health and life goals, through one X-Ray images or DICOM data) for Patient diagnosis and treatment planning
comprehensive insurance policy. from remote locations.
30. SBI General Insurance - CyRUSS (Cyber Risk Underwriting and 53. Ministry of HRD and National Council of Educational Research
Solution Suite) - To protect businesses from financial and reputational and Training - e-Pathshala - It provides access to digital textbooks for
losses due to cyber-attacks. all classes, graded learning materials.
31. State Bank of India - Country’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ (Electric 54. NIC, Government of India - Bhu-Naksha - To facilitate the
Vehicle) - To encourage customers to buy electric vehicles. management of digitized cadastral maps.
32. Canara Bank and its life insurance partner Canara HSBC Oriental 55. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) - ‘MANAV: Human Atlas
Bank of Commerce Life Insurance - ’Webassurance’ – It will be able Initiative’ - A project for mapping every tissue of the human body to help
to service the protection needs of its younger and net-savvy customers. better understand the roles of tissues and cells linked to various diseases.
33. ICICI Bank - Insta Auto Loan – It will provide existing customers It is a collaborated project between Indian Institute of Science,
final sanction letters instantly. Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Persistent Systems and the
34. State-owned telecom firm BSNL - 'Bharat Fibre' - First operator to National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS).
start optical fibre-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama. 56. AYUSH Ministry - ‘Yoga Locator’ - To enable people to locate yoga
35. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company - Mosquito Disease events and centres providing training and instructors.
Protection Policy – It will cover an individual against common mosquito- 57. Central Government - Veer Parivar App - To assist to the families
borne diseases like Dengue Fever. of the martyred CRPF personnel with regard to issuance of ex gratia,
36. HDFC Capital Advisors - HDFC Affordable Real Estate and pensionary benefits.
Technology Programme (HeART) – It will provide a platform to real 58. Government of India – eCollabDDS - To provide a real time
estate technology companies with innovative products. collaborative environment to visualize medical and dental images (digitized
37. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) - ‘Bank on Wheels’ – Mobile Van X-Ray images or DICOM data) for Patient diagnosis and treatment planning
Facility will enable the public, especially senior citizens, conveniently get from remote locations.
door-step banking facility available at identified locations of the lead 59. Ministry of Human Resource Development – ShaGun - To
districts. capture and showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education
sector of India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme - Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
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NATIONAL NEWS with the police personnel in order to overcome stress in daily professional
and personal lives.
➢ The Indian government has raised the foreign aid
➢ Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar
to Nepal from Rs.750 crore in 2018 to Rs. 1,050 crore in the 2019-
Prasad to launch commemoration of four years of Digital India initiative in
20 Budget.
New Delhi. The main aim of this initiative is to bridge the digital divide
➢ Ministry of AYUSH (MOA) and Ministry of Electronics and
and create awareness about Information Technology.
Information Technology (MeitY) signed MOU at New Delhi for
➢ Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) observed 'Swachhta
collaborating with each other for the digitization of AYUSH Sector
Pakhwada'(cleanliness fortnight). MNRE secretary Shri Aanand Kumar
leading to transformation in the field of health care delivery at all levels.
kick-started the campaign for Swachhta Pakhwada by delivering a lecture
➢ Fashion Nova’, India’s first Design Development
on the importance of Swachhata in life.
Centre launched in the Textile city Surat in Gujarat to promote the city
➢ 'Tamil Yeoman', a kind of butterfly found in Western Ghats is
in the field of fashion design sector.
declared as Tamilnadu state butterfly. It is also known as 'Tamil
➢ The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Medical Council
Maravan' and its scientific name is Cirrochroa thais.
(Amendment) Bill, 2019.The Bill was introduced by Health Minister
➢ A Five-year vision plan 'Education Quality Upgradation and
Harsh Vardhan.
Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)' was released by HRD Ministry.
➢ The walled city of Jaipur has entered into the UNESCO World
➢ The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’
Heritage Site list. It has become the second city of the country to
Cadre) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
enter into the UNESCO World Heritage Site after Ahmedabad.
Nishank, Minister of Human Resource Development to provide
➢ Indian Government to Introduce an Indian Sovereign Bond to
reservation in appointments by direct recruitment of persons belonging to
The World. It can be used to mop up at least $10 billion, or about Rs
the SC, ST, Socially and Economically Backward Classes and
70,000 crore. The total sovereign debt at the end of March 2019 stood at
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
$103.8 billion.
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives a clarion call for water
➢ NASSCOM & NSDC Launches “World Skills India”- International
conservation and through #JanShakti4JalShakti people can share
Cloud Computing Challenge 2019. The challenge initiated in the
information about water conservation in many parts of the country to deal
presence of the minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
with water crisis throughout the country.
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey.
➢ Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash
➢ Fourth Anniversary Of Skill India Mission held in New
Javadekar reviewed the National Film Heritage Mission
Delhi where Home Minister Amit Shah will deliver the keynote address.
(NFHM) Project in a meeting held at National Film Archives in Pune.
➢ The 11th Mekong Ganga Cooperation Senior Officials’
Modi Government has allotted budget of Rs.600 crore rupees for the
Meeting (11th MGC SOM) held in New Delhi.
project.
➢ Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari introduced
➢ The Union Cabinet approved the Code on Wages Bill which seeks to
the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha.
subsume existing laws related to workers remuneration and enable the
➢ Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan introduced the Surrogacy
Centre to fix minimum wages for the entire country.
(Regulation) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha to ensure effective regulation
➢ The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has
of surrogacy, prohibit commercial surrogacy, and allow ethical surrogacy.
operationalized the first Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) in Delhi and
➢ The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) bill 2019 was
Vijayawada. This has been implemented under ambitious plan of UIDAI at
moved in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Home Affairs G
an estimated project cost of Rs.300-400 crore.
Kishan Reddy.
➢ The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the aviation ministry to
➢ The Golden Jubilee Edition of International Film Festival of
lease out three airport projects Ahmedabad, Lucknow and
India (IFFI) has been scheduled to be held from 20-28 November
Mangaluru currently operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) - to
2019 in Panaji, Goa.
Adani Enterprise.
➢ TVS Motor Launches India’s First Ethanol Based Motorcycle
➢ The first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair
TVS Apache RTR 200 Fi E100 to help reduce crude imports and reduce
(IICTF) is held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The event is organized by
air pollution.
the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
➢ Ayush Minister Shripad Yesso Naik informed that Govt Plans To
➢ Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the Cooperative
Set Up 4,200 Ayush Wellness Centres
Sector Exports Promotion Forum (CSEPF) to achieve the target of
➢ Union Panchayat Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed
doubling farm exports to USD 60 billion by 2022.
Lok Sabha that over one lakh 28 thousand Gram Panchayats are
➢ The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
linked with optical fibre under Bharat Net programme.
granted the Organised Group A Service status to senior officers of the
➢ Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra Singh
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
Tomar said more than 3 Crores Beneficiaries receive 2nd Instalment
➢ The first batch of Haj pilgrims flagged off by Minority Affairs Minister
Under PM KISAN scheme.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi from Indira Gandhi International Airport.
➢ Google India launches ‘Internet Saathi’
Around 2 lakh Indian Muslims are going to Haj this year.
programme to empower rural women on how to use the Internet.
➢ Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand
➢ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA has approved 2880
Gehlot told the union government increased funds allocation for drug de-
Megawatt Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal
addiction measures to Rs 135 crore from Rs 33 crore in 2014.Gehlot
Pradesh the highest dam in the country with a height of 278 metres.
prepared a National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction
➢ The Union Cabinet has approved National Medical Commission
(NAPDDR) for the period 2018-2025.
Bill, 2019. The bill provides for setting up of a National Medical
➢ “The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in
Commission in place of Medical Council of India and repeal the
Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019”. The Central Educational
Indian Medical Council Act 1956.
Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019 holds as one
➢ Coal minister Prahlad Joshi informed the Lok Sabha that the
unit restoring earlier reservation system passed by the Parliament.
government will increase the total production of coal in the country
➢ A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between
to one billion tonne by 2022-23.
Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) and Morarji
➢ Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy announced Tenkasi and
Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) for yoga education to help
Chengalpattu would be two new districts in Tamil Nadu taking total to 35.
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➢ Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash ➢ Indian Northeast Frontier Railway zone Introduced Pink Coaches
Javadekar inaugurated the 10th Jagran Film festival at Siri Fort For Women. It is mainly introduced in order to bring women passengers
Auditorium in New Delhi. with better safety and security.
➢ India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) to be set up at ➢ The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Pottipuram in Theni District, Tamil Nadu. (MoSPI) intends to conduct the Seventh Economic Census of India 2019.
➢ The Supreme Court has formed a high powered committee to ➢ Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, Hardeep Singh
urgently frame and implement an emergency response plan for the Puri, launched the ‘Swachh Survekshan 2019’, the fourth edition of the
protection of the two Indian birds, Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser annual nationwide cleanliness survey of urban India in New Delhi.
Florican from extinction. ➢ Delhi Metro became the first ever project in the country to receive
➢ The union cabinet approved the extension of the term of Fifteenth power generated from a waste-to-energy plant. The Delhi Metro Rail
Finance Commission up to 30th November this year. Corporation (DMRC) receiving 2 MW power from a 12 MW capacity waste-
➢ IEA International Energy Agency (IEA) appreciates Prime to-energy plant set up in Ghazipur.
Minister Narendra Modi’s Ujjwala Scheme for Providing Free Cooking Gas ➢ IRSDC entered into a tripartite agreement with SNCF and AFD.
Connection to Poor speaking at a conference in New Delhi. The agreement provides in-kind grant financing up to EUR 7,00,000,
➢ Marine Acoustic Research Ship (MARS), INS through SNCF-hubs and connexions.
Sagardhwan started its two-month-long second mission Sagar Maitri ➢ The Second All India Annual Conference of Indian Information
from Southern Naval Command in Kochi, Kerala. It was flagged off by Service Officers was organized at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New
Southern Naval Commander Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla and Defence Delhi with a view to attain greater integration of all Media Units under the
Research and Development Organization (DRDO) chairman G. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in order to further amplify
Satheesh Reddy. government communication.
➢ Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched ‘Indian Cyber Crime
Coordination Centre (I4C)’ for the period 2018-2020 to combat ➢ After nearly 16 years of exploring the cosmos in infrared light,
cybercrime in India in a coordinated and effective manner. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope will be switched off permanently
➢ Government of Haryana and India’s leading Bombay stock on Jan. 30, 2020.
exchange (BSE) signed a pact to encourage and support state’s Micro, ➢ Tech Mahindra announced its biggest defence order worth over Rs
small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to raise capital. 300 crore with the Indian Navy. As part of the ‘Armed Forces Secure
➢ Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the architectural Access Card’ (AFSAC) Project, Tech Mahindra will implement RFID (Radio
illumination of the historic Safdarjung Tomb in New Delhi. Frequency Identification) based Access Control System across all naval
➢ The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched a special bases and ships.
campaign named Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan in New Delhi. ➢ Directorate General of Training (DGT) joined hands with IT
➢ India and China plans to hold an annual “Hand-in-Hand” networking major Cisco and global consulting firm Accenture to skill
(HiH) combat exercise at Umroi, near Shillong, Meghalaya in youngsters for the digital economy.
December 2019. ➢ Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal
➢ Around 7 crore 32 lakh farmer families across the country called ‘Intelights’ devised by the students of a Chandigarh university.
received the first and second instalments of 2 thousand rupees under ➢ The government will move Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation
the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Bill 2019 for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha. The Lower
➢ Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal planned to House will also take up the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second
launch the Global Innovation Index (GII) on July 24. The theme of the Amendment) Bill 2019 having provisions of 10 per cent reservation
event is “Evaluating the Medical Innovation Scenario of the Next for Economically Weaker Sections among the general category.
Decade”. ➢ Centre launched the country’s largest sanitation survey Swachh
➢ India’s first dragon blood-oozing Tree Dracaena Cambodia is Survekshan Grameen-2019 to engage rural communities in
discovered in Assam. It is a plant that yields a dragon’s blood. improvement of the sanitation status of their districts and states
➢ A celestial object has landed in a village of Madhubani, Bihar. The through intensive campaign. The second edition of survey was launched by
object weighs more than 10 kilograms. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi.
➢ Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Muslim Women ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Dynamic Facade
(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 on 25 July. The bill is for Lighting of the Parliament House Estate. These are power efficient
the justice, respect and dignity of women. and uses only one-fifth of the electricity compared to other types of
➢ Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced The lights.
Companies Amendment Bill, 2019 to end terrorism. ➢ Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh filed nomination papers
➢ The Rajya Sabha passed the Protection of Children from Sexual as a Congress candidate for the by-poll to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan.
Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (POCSO Bill). The Bill was ➢ The National Green Tribunal headed by NGT chairperson Justice
introduced by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Adarsh Kumar Goel has directed the Centre to submit a report on
➢ Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa proved his majority in standards of lead and to phase out lead as a stabiliser in Polyvinyl
the Assembly winning the confidence motion by a voice vote. Chloride (PVC) pipes that are commonly used in most buildings.
➢ President Ram Nath Kovind has left on an official visit to three ➢ Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar
African countries- Benin, The Gambia and Guinea. released a patriotic song Watan produced by Doordarshan in New
➢ Earth Sciences Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Launches New Website Delhi in the run up to the Independence Day.
Of India Meteorological Department www.mausam.imd.gov.in which will ➢ The Supreme Court ordered that the list of those excluded from the
provide all information related to weather. final Assam NRC be published only online on 31st of August.
➢ The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker, K R Ramesh ➢ 100th birth anniversary of scientist and innovator Dr. Vikram
Kumar, has disqualified the entire 14 rebel MLAs. Sarabhai, was celebrated and he is considered as the father of India’s
➢ The Geographical indicator (GI) granted to Odisha for the space program, and his centenary comes just weeks after India’s
‘Odisha rasgulla’, after West Bengal. Chandrayaan-2 mission to the moon.
➢ PM Narendra Modi released the All India Tiger Estimation Report ➢ The festival of sacrifice – Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated with
2018 now India has 2,967 tigers. religious fervour and gaiety across the country. The faithful will offer Eid
prayers in Eidgahs and mosques. President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice
President M. Venkaiah Naidu have greeted the people on the occasion.
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➢ The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has 4,77,199 votes polled by his close contestant, AC Shanmugham of the
increased the fees of Class 10 and 12 board examinations for SC and ST AIADMK.
students from Rs 50 to Rs 1,200, while the amount has been doubled ➢ Lok Sabha Secretariat will be soon made paperless so that public
for those from the general category, who will now have to pay Rs 1,500. money worth crores of rupees can be saved by decreasing the use of
➢ The government has reconstituted the Inter State Council and paper.
the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council. Prime Minister ➢ The Khelo India will be held in Assam. Member Secretary of Sports
Narendra Modi is the Chairman of the Inter State Council. Home and Youth Welfare Committee Lakhya Konwar announced 10
Minister Amit Shah will be the Chairman of the Standing Committee thousand youths will participate in the event.
of the Inter State Council. ➢ National food security government launched the One Nation-
➢ Delhi to provide free rides to women on Raksha Bandhan. One Ration Card scheme on a pilot basis in Telangana, Andhra
Women in the national capital will be able to travel free of cost on Delhi Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Transport Corporation, DTC buses on Raksha Bandhan. ➢ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has launched a
➢ The famous Panchamritham, an offering of the Palani competition for designing a Postage Stamp along with the First Day
Dandayuthaswamy temple, in Tamil Nadu, has been granted Cover to commemorate Golden Jubilee edition of International Film
the Geographical Identity (GI) tag. Festival of India (IFFI).
➢ Nagaland State Police Department got its first Laboratory-cum- ➢ The University Gants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 20
Training Centre for Prevention of Cyber Crime against Women and institutes – 10 public and 10 private for the grant of the Status
Children. of Institutions of Eminence (IoE).
➢ Aadi Mahotsav, the national tribal festival, will start at Polo ➢ National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act ,2019 has
Ground in Leh-Ladakh. The nine-day event will be inaugurated by come into force. The act aims at enhancing the jurisdiction of National
the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Satya Pal Malik. The theme of the Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate scheduled offences committed
festival is A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft, Culture and outside India targeting Indians as well as Indian assets abroad. The NIA
Commerce. was set up in 2009, a year after the Mumbai terror attacks.
➢ Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced that a ➢ Nation remembers the 143rd birth anniversary of Pingali
massive campaign will be launched to make India free of single-use Venkaiah, a freedom fighter and the designer of the national flag. He was
plastic. born on Aug 02nd in 1876, near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
➢ Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided ➢ In an effort to enhance water security, especially in water-stressed
to implement Accessibility Standards for Persons with Disabilities in districts, the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, JSA delivered over 3.5 lakh water
television programmes for private TV channels from this Independence conservation measures in 256 districts. Union Cabinet Secretary
Day. Pradeep Kumar Sinha appreciated the efforts.
➢ Chief Ministers of various states reached a consensus on how to ➢ National Film Development Corporation Limited – NFDC has
boost agricultural exports. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra announced that it will start accepting applications for funding of feature
Fadnavis chaired the second meeting of the high-powered committee of films under the Central Government scheme, ‘Production of films in
Chief Ministers for transformation of Indian agriculture various Indian languages’.
in Mumbai organised by NITI Aayog. ➢ Elephant population in the country is estimated at 29,964 as per
➢ The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended the provisions the census conducted in 2017. The tiger population across the country is
relating to the issue of shares with Differential Voting Rights (DVRs) estimated at 2,967 as per the 2018 census.
provisions under the Companies Act to enable promoters of Indian ➢ Human Resources Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
companies to retain control of their companies in their pursuit for growth Nishank was inaugurating Technology Expo at IIT Delhi to showcase
and creation of long-term value for shareholders. latest innovation in field of science and technology.
➢ Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh ➢ National Academy of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, celebrated its 65th
Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated an international conference on Foundation Day in New Delhi. The event was inaugurated by Culture
teacher education in New Delhi. and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel.
➢ President Ram Nath Kovind attended the golden jubilee ➢ Lok Sabha has passed the Dam Safety Bill-2019. The bill aims to
celebration of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science at address all issues concerning safety of dams, including regular
Sevagram in Wardha District of Maharashtra. inspection, emergency action plan and comprehensive safety review.
➢ President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated an underground Bunker ➢ The Seventh meeting of the India-Bangladesh Home Minister
Museum at Raj Bhavan Mumbai. Level Talks was held in New Delhi. Home Minister Amit
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-day visit Shah congratulated his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman
to United Arab Emirates– UAE and Bahrain where he will meet the Khan on the resumption of the office for a second term.
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al ➢ Parliament had adopted the resolution revoking the special status
Nahyan and discuss bilateral, regional and international matters of mutual given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. PM Modi describes
interest. The UAE is India’s third-largest trade partner. passing of Jammu & Kashmir reorganisation Bill 2019 as a
➢ All personnel working in the Central Armed Police Forces, CAPFs momentous occasion. Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated that
will now retire at a uniform age of 60 years. Pakistan occupied Kashmir will always belong to India.
➢ Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal have ➢ Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has left Dhaka on
jointly bagged the National Film Award for best actor for their roles in a three day visit to Delhi to attend the 7th India- Bangladesh Home
Andhadhun and Uri. Actor Keerthy Suresh won the best actress award Minister level bilateral talks. India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh
for Telugu film Mahanati. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavaat bagged Riva Gangly discussed various issues related to border management and
best choreography for Ghoomar and the best music director award infrastructure.
for Bhansali. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to
➢ President Ram Nath Kovind hosted At-Home reception in the celebrate September as a month of nutrition. In his Mann Ki
honour of freedom fighters at Rashtrapati Bhavan to mark the 77th Baat programme, Mr. Modi laid emphasis on creating awareness to fight
anniversary of Quit India Movement. malnutrition among children, particularly the girl child.
➢ The DMK has won the closely fought election in the Vellore Lok ➢ Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra
Sabha constituency by a slender margin of over 8000 votes. The party Pradhan announced that India will have ten thousand CNG stations in
candidate Kathir Anand has secured 4,85,340 votes as against the the next five years.
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➢ Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa embarked on a undertake joint research and development of advanced technologies for
three-day visit to Thailand. During his visit, he attended the Indo Pacific the Indian Navy.
Chiefs of Defence Conference in Bangkok. The theme for the conference ➢ High-level discussion on “Fiscal Relations across levels of
is “Collaboration in a free and Open Indo – Pacific”. Government” was held by 15th Finance Commission under the
➢ Election Commission announced by-elections to one assembly seat chairmanship of Shri N. K. Singh in New Delhi.
each in Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Kerala. ➢ Under the ambitious Project75-India, the Indian Navy desires to
➢ India will host the Conference Of Parties, COP 14, of the United build 6 standard diesel-electric submarines which are under-construction at
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. India will take over the Mazagon Dockyards Limited. This would incur an overall cost of
from China this year as host and President for 2 years. Rs.50,000 crore.
➢ Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and ➢ The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and
Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the National global private infrastructure operator ROADIS (owned by Public Sector
Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Pension Investment board abbreviated as PSP investment) have jointly set
Natural History in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. up a platform for investing up to $2 billion in road projects in India.
➢ Union Health Minister Harsh ➢ State-owned telecom service provider Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam
Vardhan inaugurated FSSAI’s National Food Laboratory Limited (BSNL) has received a license from the Department of
(NFL) in Ghaziabad on the occasion of 13th anniversary of the Food Telecommunications to provide Internet and mobile services on flights.
Safety and Standards Act, 2006. India has got a new “In-Flight and Maritime Connectivity” (IFMC)
➢ Actor Shah Rukh Khan launched heritage postal license.
stamp of Bandra station on the completion of 150 years of the railway ➢ The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 18
station. APAs (Advance Pricing Agreements) inclusive of 03 Bilateral
➢ Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani launched APAs (BAPAs) during the month of March 2019.
Project SU.RE, a move towards sustainable fashion, at Lakme Fashion ➢ RailWire Wi-Fi by RailTel is now live at 1600 railway stations
Winter/Festive 2019, in Mumbai. SU.RE stands for ‘Sustainable across the country, with Santacruz railway station in Mumbai
Resolution’. becoming the 1600th station to become a RailWire Wi-Fi zone, the
➢ Human Resource Development Ministry under its National Mission Western Railway.
on Education through Information and Communication ➢ The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the
Technology, NMEICT has launched the National Digital Library of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have joined hands to
India project to develop a framework of virtual repository of learning map, validate and protect smaller wetlands in the coastal belt of
resources with a single-window search facility. the country.
➢ The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has decided to ➢ India successfully test fired ‘Nirbhay’, the 1,000 km strike range
rechristen Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium in the sub-sonic cruise missile, off the coast of Odisha.
memory of its former president who passed away. ➢ The Indo-Pacific Wing will integrate the Indian Ocean Rim
➢ The Indian Army has established 45 Army Goodwill schools in Association (IORA), ASEAN region and the Quad. The Ministry of
J&K. Children belonging to low-income group families are given admission External Affairs has set up an Indo-Pacific Wing in the foreign office.
for pursuing their studies at free of cost. ➢ The Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral ‘Sunil Lanba’ has inaugurated
➢ The fourth edition of India’s largest conclave Internet of Things the maiden ‘state-of-the-art’ Virtual Reality Centre (VRC) at the
“IoT India Congress, 2019” in Bengaluru. Directorate of Naval Design, New Delhi.
➢ A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between ➢ The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the GSLV Phase
the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Council of - 4 programmes consisting of five GSLV flights during the period from
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in order to collaborate in the 2021 to 2024.
area of food and agriculture, at ICAR Headquarters, Krishi Bhawan, New ➢ Ministry of Home Affairs has issued orders to suspend the LoC
Delhi trade in Jammu & Kashmir.
➢ Indian Army has flagged off its first Mountaineering ➢ Twenty states and Union territories have so far joined a pan-
Expedition to Mt Makalu (8485m) as part of its objective of summiting India network of single emergency helpline number '112' on which
all challenging peaks above 8000M. immediate assistance can be sought by anyone in distress.
➢ The Ministry of Health has notified New Drugs and Clinical Trials ➢ The steering committee has mandated that only companies that
Rules, 2019 for the approval of new drugs and conduct of clinical trials in meet the 50% localisation threshold will be eligible for the
the country. incentives that will be available under the Faster Adoption and
➢ Indian Army builds the longest suspension bridge over Indus river Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme to
in Leh, Ladakh. Built in a record time of 40 days ‘Maitri Bridge’ (260- boost electric mobility as well as the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
feet) is longest Suspension Bridge over Indus River. ➢ The Ministry of AYUSH inked a Memorandum of Understanding
➢ The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted Unlawful Activities (MoU) with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New
(Prevention) Tribunal, to determine the sufficient cause to ban Jamaat- Delhi for cooperation in research and education in areas of traditional
e-Islami, and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) faction. It systems of medicine and its integration with modern science.
will be headed by Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High Court. ➢ The CBSE students, from 2020, will be allowed to use
➢ The Union Cabinet has given its approval to create one post as magnifying glasses and portable video magnifiers during the Class X
Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General in the Office of the final examination.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India. ➢ The total deposits in bank accounts opened under the Jan Dhan
➢ The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approved the scheme, which was launched about five years ago by the Modi-
merger of Tata Teleservices with Bharti Airtel Ltd. government, are set to cross Rs.1 lakh crore soon.
➢ In a major boost to India’s firepower, country’s first ➢ The Commerce and Industry Ministry has proposed a host of
indigenously designed and developed Dhanush Artillery Gun was measures such as tax incentives to promote budding entrepreneurs as
inducted in the Indian Army during a ceremony held at Ordnance Factory part of the ‘Startup India Vision 2024’.
in Jabalpur, MP. ➢ The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC),
➢ The Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial through a notification, has hiked the basic customs duty (BCD) on
Research (CSIR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to wheat to 40 percent from 30 percent to curb imports and protect the
domestic industry.
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➢ The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao has ➢ To nab tax evaders and reduce black money generation, the
ordered the Reserve Bank of India to disclose its annual inspection income tax department CBDT and Goods and Services Tax Network
reports of banks, along with the list of wilful defaulters and information (GSTN) signed an agreement to facilitate exchange of data between the
related to them under the Right to Information Act. two.
➢ The Indian Navy has launched guided missile destroyer ‘Imphal’ at ➢ SIPRI has set up a new initiative aiming to establish the annual
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai, Maharashtra. number of violent deaths worldwide.
➢ Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. has signed ➢ The Commerce Ministry has recommended an anti-dumping duty
a contract with defence ministry to build eight Anti-Submarine Warfare of USD 1, 633. 17 per tonne on Saccharin, a kind of sweetener, from
Shallow Watercrafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian Navy at the cost of Rs. Indonesia to guard domestic manufacturers from cheap imports from the
6311. 30 crore. Southeast Asian country.
➢ Cyclone “Fani” is one of the biggest and fiercest cyclonic storm ➢ Indian Navy's frontline missile destroyer INS Ranjit was
over the east coast in nearly two decades with a maximum wind speed decommissioned at Naval Dock in Visakhapatnam on May 6. The mighty
of 240-250 kmph. destroyer served Indian Navy for 36 years.
➢ The Environment Ministry has reportedly constituted a committee ➢ Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) held a ‘Chintan
to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The Baithak’ with the stakeholders of Renewable Energy sector in New Delhi.
objective is to reduce the PM (particulate matter) 2. 5 and PM 10 ➢ In a bid to evaluate the environmental performance of existing
concentration by 20% to 30% in at least 102 cities by 2024. The schools across India, GRIHA Council released a rating tool ‘GRIHA for
committee will be headed by the Secretary, Union Environment Existing Day Schools’. It was founded by TERI (The Energy and
Ministry. The headquarters of the committee will be in New Delhi. Resources Institute) with an active aid from the Ministry of New and
➢ Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Automotive Renewable Energy.
Research Association of India (ARAI), an autonomous body affiliated to ➢ Direct Tax collections fell short by Rs. 82, 000 crore at 11. 18
the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises have signed a MoU crore during 2018-19 with lower corporate tax collections emerging as
for cooperation on various projects related to e-mobility. one of the reasons for the lower mop.
➢ The union government plans to introduce artificial intelligence ➢ The last captive white tiger named Bajirao at the Sanjay Gandhi
system in the MCA 21 portal as it seeks to make the compliance process National Park in Mumbai died at the age of 18 years.
easier as well as ensure routine enforcement activities are done round-the- ➢ Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has distributed
clock on autopilot basis. more than one lakh bee-boxes among farmers and unemployed youths
➢ The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal B. S. across the country in less than two years under its 'Honey Mission'
Dhanoa visits Air Force Station in Bhisiana and Sarsawa to pay initiative.
homage to the air warriors who made supreme sacrifice ➢ Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry
during Operation Safed Sagar at Kargil. of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India and World’s Third Largest
➢ Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa led a four aircraft, MiG-21 'Missing Tractor manufacturer by volumes and TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment
Man' formation flypast at Air Force Station Bhisiana in Bhatinda, Punjab. Limited) signed a MoU to aid conservation of resources across the
➢ According to the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), nearly country.
half of the newly elected Lok Sabha members have criminal charges ➢ Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (ELCITA) in
against them, a 26% increase as compared to 2014. collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), inaugurated a
➢ India’s fastest train ‘Vande Bharata Express’ completed 1 Lakh foot over bridge connecting the east and west phases of Electronics
kilometres without missing a single trip from New Delhi to Varanasi. The City.
indigenously built high-speed train was manufactured by the Integral ➢ The first Apache Helicopter AH-64E (I) (Apache Guardian helicopter)
Coach Factory in Chennai. was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at Boeing production
➢ Defence Research and Defence Organisation facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA.
(DRDO) successfully flight tested a 500 kg class Inertial Guided ➢ Indian Space Research Organization ISRO has successfully
Bomb from a Su-30 MKI aircraft at the Pokhran test range in launched its earth observation satellite RISAT-2B from Satish Dhawan
Rajasthan. Space Centre Sriharikota. It will be lifted off by the workhorse rocket
➢ The Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) has signed a PSLV-C46 in its 48th flight.
MoU with Water & Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) Limited, a ➢ The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
mini-ratna PSU under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, successfully conducted the flight test of 'Abhyas', a High-Speed
and Ganga Rejuvenation. Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), which offers a realistic threat scenario for
➢ The Home Ministry has cancelled the registration of Bengaluru- practice of weapon systems. The flight test was conducted at the Interim
based NGO Infosys Foundation for alleged violation of norms in Test Range, Chandipur, in Odisha.
receiving foreign grants. ➢ The central government has extended the ban on the Liberation
➢ The Delhi High Court has ruled that the United Nations is not a Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for five years with immediate effect, a
State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and is not amenable to notification issued by the Union Home ministry.
its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. Background of ➢ National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), HCL Foundation and
the case. Indian National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage (INTACH) signed
➢ The CBIC has introduced a weightage points system for tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Plantation of Rudraksha
appointing persons on compassionate ground, based on criteria such as Trees in Uttarakhand under the ‘Namami Gange’ Programme.
family income, dependents and remaining service period of the deceased.
➢ In order to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri ➢ The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) had
Vedanta Desikan, Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a started online writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APARs)
postage stamp in New Delhi. The stamp has been released by Indian in SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online
postal department. Window) for Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in Customs and
➢ Last year, the Indian government had announced green number Central Excise in 2016-17.
plates for all electric vehicles wherein the private electric vehicles will get ➢ The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation
white lettering on a green background and commercial EVs will yellow (CTBTO) has offered India an "Observer" status and access to
lettering. International Monitoring System (IMS) data. CTBTO’s headquarters is
in Vienna, Austria.
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➢ The Union Government has asked state transport departments to ➢ External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has flagged off the first batch
ensure that all battery-operated vehicles (both existing and new) have of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra -2019 in New Delhi.
number plates in Green. ➢ International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) has released
➢ National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has developed the India’s first Type Approval Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage – VI
world’s first complete parent-wise genome assembly called norms. From 1st April 2020, Bharat Stage (BS)- VI norms are the
“NDDB_ABRO_Murrah” of riverine buffaloes. automotive emission norms to be implemented to curb.
➢ Indian Navy has achieved a significant milestone in enhancing its ➢ The Union Government has decided to raise the import limit on ‘Tur
Anti-Air Warfare Capability with the maiden cooperative engagement firing Dal’ to four lakh tonnes for private traders till October 2019
of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM). ➢ Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has instituted the
➢ According to tentative data released by the Election Commission (EC), first edition of Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS), from
in 2019 Lok Sabha elections clocked a record turnout of 67.11%. 2019 to mark the contribution of media in spreading the message of Yoga.
➢ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has ➢ Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda has launched the “e-
successfully test-fired an indigenously developed 500 kg class guided governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes”. As per the
bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan. “SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas and SabkaVishwas”, these e-governance
➢ The National Health Authority (NHA) have signed an MoU under initiatives will serve their purpose of the betterment of tribal communities
the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) across the nation.
to National Cancer Grid (NCG). Indu Bhushan is a CEO of Ayushman ➢ India has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of its
Bharat PM-JAY and the National Health Authority. indigenously developed fired Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator
➢ As per the Agricultural Ministry, food grains production for the Vehicle (HSTDV) off in Odisha Coast.
agricultural year 2018-19 has been estimated at over 283 million ➢ The newly inducted Union Cabinet approved a new scheme which
tonnes. assures minimum monthly pension of Rs.3,000 per month to small
➢ Preparations for 7th Economic Census are underway in New Delhi. shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people after attaining
The output of the census will be released in January 2020. Economic the age of 60 years.
Census is the complete count of all economic establishment located within ➢ Indian Railways received an order for 25 more energy efficient
the geographical boundary of the country. retrofit electrical locomotives from the public sector Bharat Heavy
➢ Delhi government has announced its plan to subsidize travel in Electricals Limited (BHEL).
public transport for women commuters in the Capital. ➢ The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has found a
➢ The Union government has reduced the rate of the contribution made suitable window to launch India’s second spacecraft to the moon
by employees and employers under the Employees' State Insurance Chandrayaan-2. ISRO sources have confirmed that GSLV Mark-III will
(ESI) Act from 6.5% to 4%. launch.
➢ Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel has inaugurated the exhibition
titled ‘Unknown Masterpieces of Himachal Folk Art’ in New Delhi. STATE NEWS
➢ The annual ‘Mela Kheer Bhawani’ was celebrated with religious
ANDHRA PRADESH
fervour and gaiety at Tulmulla area of Kashmir.
➢ National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped an interim penalty
➢ Cyclone over East-Central Arabian sea has intensified into a Very
of Rs 100 crore on the Andhra Pradesh government for inaction
Severe Cyclonic Storm “VAYU”.
to prevent illegal sand mining in the state.
➢ Union Cabinet has approved the Aadhaar and Other Laws
(Amendment) Bill 2019. This will enable UIDAI to have a more robust ➢ Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat commissioned the
mechanism to serve the public interest and restrain the misuse of Aadhar. Indian Coast Guard Ship Veera at a ceremony held at Naval
➢ The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Jetty at the dockyard in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
approved the extension of President’s rule for another six months in ➢ South Central Railway has commissioned the longest
Jammu and Kashmir. electrified tunnel. It measures 6.6 Kms between Cherlopalli
➢ Chandrani Murmu has become the youngest Member of Parliament and Rapuru stations of Andhra Pradesh. It is constructed in
(MP) to the 17th Lok Sabha. the shape of ‘Horse Shoe’.
➢ The Indian Air Force (IAF)has signed an agreement with the Indian ➢ Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) has organized a one-
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for crew selection and training for
day workshop on Organ Bio Printing at the Kalam Convention
the prestigious Gangayaan, the country’s maiden manned mission.
Center, AMTZ Campus in Visakhapatnam.
➢ Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has
➢ Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Vigraha’ decommissioned at
proposed to set up a National Data Warehouse with an aim to
Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
leveraging big data analytical tools.
➢ Anthill Ventures, which helps start-ups scale up, has tied up
➢ The Union Cabinet approved the two Medical Bills, Indian Medical
with the Andhra Pradesh government to offer A-Scale, its
Council (Amendment Bill), 2019, and the Homoeopathy Central
Council (Amendment Bill), 2019. Both the bills had lapsed in the 16th market access programme to start-ups in the State.
Lok Sabha session. The Bills will be reintroduced in the upcoming

Parliament session.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
➢ The Union Cabinet has cleared the New Delhi International
Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Bill, 2019, which provides for setting up of ➢ In Arunachal Pradesh, researchers of the Rajiv Gandhi
an independent and autonomous body for institutional arbitration. University have discovered five new fish species in various
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved major changes in the districts of the state.
Prime Minister's scholarship scheme under the National Defence
Fund. It has enhanced rates of scholarship from 2000 rupees per month to ASSAM
2500 rupees per month for boys and from 2250 rupees per month to 3000
rupees per month for girls. The Ministry of Home Affairs will be the ➢ The Assam Government is to plant sapling spread over one
nodal Ministry. thousand kilometres across the National Highways.
➢ The Union government has notified its decision to extend the
benefit of six thousand rupees per year to eligible farmers under the PM-
KISAN scheme.
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➢ Assam Govt has hiked the parental income limit from 1 Lakh GOA
to 2 Lakhs to waive admission fees for students taking admission
up to Post Graduate level. ➢ Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water
➢ Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin
the first ever CNG fuel station of the state in Dibrugarh. Gadkari will inaugurate the newly built, 5.1 km long, four-lane,
➢ An 82-member Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF) to cable stayed bridge “Atal Setu” over river Mandovi in Goa.
combat poachers and understand animal behaviour was deployed
in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam. GUJARAT
➢ The Assam Government will provide a subsidy of 1.7 lakh rupees
for the admission in the North East Skill Centre. The Centre has ➢ Gujarat Government launched a pilot project, Poshan
got the support from Singapore's IITEES. Abhiyan which is a state wide mission to eradicate malnutrition
➢ The Supreme Court has banned all mining activities along the among children. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had also
‘Kaziranga National Park’ and catchment area of rivers launched ‘Purna’ project (Prevention of under Nutrition and
originating in Karbi Anglong Hills, Assam. Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia among Adolescent Girls)
➢ Assam celebrates major agricultural events as the festival of to eliminate malnutrition among the girls in the age group of 14 to
Bihu. 18.
➢ Assam government will set up a Skill University at the cost of ➢ Gujarat Finance Minister Nitin Patel presented Rs 2,04,815 crore
850 crore rupees at Darrang district. Mission Director of Assam budget the state's highest-ever for 2019-20, with an overall
Skill Development Mission, AP Tiwari said that the proposed surplus of Rs 572 crore and additional taxes to the tune of Rs 287
institution will be known as Skill City. crore.
➢ The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first ever ➢ National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has
railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO conducted a basic training programme at the Deendayal Port
certification from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for Trust in Kandla, Gujarat.
providing passenger amenities in a clean and green environment. ➢ Gujarat topped the country with annual fish production of 7.8 lakh
tonnes, followed by Tamil Nadu (7.02 lakh tonnes) and Kerala (6.43
BIHAR lakh tonnes) according to the Central Marine Fisheries Research
Institute (CMFRI).
➢ The Bihar State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ➢ Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated India’s first
approved the proposal to punish sons and daughters, who Dinosaur-Museum-cum-Park in the Mahisagar district. It is
abandon their elderly parents, with jail term. The approval was set to give visitors a Jurassic Park kind of feel.
announced on 11 June. ➢ State Government of Gujarat put into effect the legislation that
➢ The Bihar State government has announced to waive off 50% proposed to amend the ‘Gujarat Shops and Establishments
of the total taxes levied on the purchase and running of battery- (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act,
propelled e-rickshaws. The announcement was made by the 2019’ which came into force from May 1, 2019. The bill allows
deputy chief minister of state Sushil Kumar Modi. shops across the state to function 24 hours.
➢ The Bihar Government has announced a universal old age pension ➢ The Gujarat health department has issued an Orange Alert for
scheme called Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojana two-days as the temperatures are likely to touch 44 degrees.
(MVPY), covers all individuals who are above 60 years of age. The
HARYANA
beneficiaries would be provided with a sum of Rs. 400 as monthly
pension.
➢ Haryana Assembly passed a resolution by voice vote to support
and thank the Central government for deciding to repeal Article
370 of the Constitution granting special status to J&K.
Bifurcation of the state into two Union territories – Jammu
CHHATTISGARH.
and Kashmir, which will have a legislature, and Ladakh,
➢ The Chhattisgarh police for the first time has inducted women which will be without a legislature.
commandos in the District Reserve Guard, its frontline anti- ➢ Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Rajeev Ranjan has inaugurated
Naxal force. India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Voter Park’ in Gurugram, Haryana.
➢ Chhattisgarh unfurled a 15-km long national flag by forming a ➢ The Punjab and Haryana High Court has accorded the status of
“legal person or entity” to animals in Haryana.
human chain in Raipur, ahead of the Independence Day. The
event was organised by Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam Foundation,
HIMACHAL PRADESH.
entered the Champions Book of World Records (for the
longest tricolour). ➢ The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow weather
warning for rain in Himachal Pradesh.
➢ Chhattisgarh is one of the best performing state
under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. About 35 lakh people have so ➢ The Himachal Pradesh government made it mandatory for
trekkers to carry a GPS device to tackle any exigency on 18 June
far benefited from the scheme in the country of which five lakh
are from Chhattisgarh. The scheme provides health assurance of 2019.
5 lakh rupees per family per year; Prime Minister Narendra

Modi had launched country’s first health and wellness centre JAMMU & KASHMIR
under Ayushman Bharat Yojana April 14 on 2017. ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Jammu and
Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. The Act seeks to
make Jammu and Kashmir a Union Territory with legislature
and Ladakh Union Territory without legislature.
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➢ The longest suspension bridge (260-foot) over the Indus River ➢ The opening of the famed Thrissur Pooram festival was attended
at Choglamsar village opened to the public in Leh, Jammu & by more than 10, 000 people after an order disallowing a 54-year-
Kashmir. The bridge has been named 'Maitri Bridge', symbolising old tusker Thechikottukavu Ramachandran.
the excellent civil-military relations existing in the Leh Ladakh ➢ The state has awarded the work to the Uralungal Labour
region. It was achieved by Indian Army in just 40 days. Contract Cooperative Society and it has started working on the
➢ An Android-based application named “Sahulat” was launched to ambitious project called E-Vidhan to enable the state to go
facilitate and to encourage the elder voters for participating in the completely paperless legislature.
elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
➢ The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state Govt. has unveiled MADHYA PRADESH
Healthcare Investment Policy-2019. Accordingly, 30%
subsidy on capital investment will be provided for setting up of ➢ The first international flight from Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
multi-speciality Hospitals, Super Specialty Hospitals, Medical International Airport of Indore Madhya Pradesh left for Dubai.
Colleges, Nursing Colleges and Paramedical Colleges. ➢ The Centre has approved a proposal to change the name of a village
➢ The Jammu and Kashmir Bank is now under the purview of in Madhya Pradesh from 'Durjanpur' to 'Shivdham'.
Right to Information Act and Central Vigilance Commission ➢ The architectural heritage of Orchha town in Madhya
(CVC) guidelines. The decision was taken by the Board of Pradesh added to the Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage
Directors of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank. Sites. The architectural heritage of Orchha town depicts a unique style
of the Bundela dynasty.
JHARKHAND ➢ Bancha in Betul district is the first village in India to have zero
➢ Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has inaugurated the 50 crore wooden stoves and almost no use for LPG cylinders with all its 75
rupees Haj House in Ranchi. houses relying on solar-powered stoves to meet their cooking needs.
➢ The main event of International Day of Yoga 2019 (21st June)
celebrations will be held in Ranchi, Jharkhand. MAHARASHTRA
KARANATAKA ➢ The Indian Navy has launched the Scorpene-class submarine

Vela, the fourth of six underwater warships being built in India
➢ Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa Proved his with French collaboration, with an aim to boost Indian capability to
government’s majority on the floor of the Assembly on 29th of defend and secure the strategic sea lanes in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
July after the previous coalition government collapsed due to ➢ The first HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) treatment centre
the resignation of their 17 MLAs. and holistic clinic for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
➢ The Brahmakalashothsava festival 2019 has started in (LGBTQ) by Humsafar trust in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Karnataka. This is a 6-day festival celebrated annually in the ➢ Mining and metals major Vedanta Ltd has been declared the final bidder
ancient Chandkuru Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple situated in for two copper mining blocks in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district.
Polali, Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. The blocks, located in Thanewasna and Dubarpeth.
➢ Amasebailu, a small village situated on the left bank of Haldi river ➢ Maharashtra Day is celebrated every year on 1st May to mark the
in Udupi. It is the first village in Karnataka to have 100% Maratha speaking region that was founded on 1st May 1960.
solar-powered houses. ➢ The National Institute of Open Schooling Ministry of Human
➢ Karnataka government has launched ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles Resources Development and National Health Mission of Public
that are procured by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Health Department of Government of Maharashtra signed a
Corporation (BMTC). Memorandum of Understanding in Mumbai, focused at offering
➢ Mangaluru City Police has launched an all-women police patrol Vocational programmes to the Health Service Providers of Providers of
unit in the city. An all-women police patrol unit, also named ‘Rani National Health Mission (NHM) through National Institute of Open
Abbakka Force’, was also launched by the Udupi district police Schooling.
recently. ➢ Captain Aarohi Pandit, a 23-year-old pilot from Mumbai created
KERALA history by becoming the first woman in the world to cross the
Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA). She achieved
➢ Women Startup Summit 2019 in association with the Indian the record by landing her aircraft at Iqaluit Airport in Canada.
Women Network floated by Confederation of Indian Industry ➢ Elephanta festival of art and culture held in Mumbai. They are a
(CII) and Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) will take place at collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to Lord Shiv.
the Integrated Startup Complex, Kochi and Kerala. ➢ India’s first foreign interactive and Exotic World Park was
➢ The newly built Coast Guard vessel ICGS C-441 will be inaugurated in Mumbai. Bird lovers are up for a treat with this
commissioned into the service at Vizhinjam Harbour, Kerala. interactive bird park in Mumbai.
➢ Kerala became the first state to tap into masala bond market by
listing the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board MANIPUR
(KIIFB)’s masala bond worth of USD 312 million (Rs 2, 150 crore) ➢ Imphal West district of Manipur namely Phayeng Village has
in London Stock Exchange (LSE)’s International Securities become India’s first carbon-positive settlement.
Market (ISM).
➢ The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) signed a power MEGHALAYA
purchase agreement with Kochi-based GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. to
establish Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants across the State. GJ ➢ 22nd National Conference on e-Governance held in Shillong
Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. has been implementing the project at the with the theme “Digital India: Success to Excellence”.
Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant.
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➢ In Meghalaya, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) North ➢ Chennai Central railway station has been renamed by the Tamil
Eastern Region (NER) installed two geological display boards at Nadu State Government as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG
Meghalaya’s two important geological sites namely Mawmluh Ramachandran Central Railway Station after its late Chief
cave and Therriaghat, Sobhar in East Khasi Hill District. The Minister and founder of the Chennai’s ruling govt All India Anna
stalagmite in Mawmluh cave has been tagged as Global Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Dr. MG
Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP). Ramachandran.
➢ In Meghalaya, the Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin ➢ International Day for Biological Diversity tree
Irani laid the foundation stone of the Integrated Textiles ambulance was inaugurated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu by Vice
Tourism Complex at Nongpoh, Ri Bhoi district in the presence President of India, Venkaiah Naidu.
of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.
➢ Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched a new TELANGANA
project to boost medicinal and aromatic plants cultivation named ➢ Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is set to launch
“Aroma Mission”. the face-recognition facility under the Centre's Digi Yatra Policy.
➢ Telangana has secured the first rank for the second year in a row in
NAGALAND the e-Learning training programme of Department of Personal
and Training (DoPT), Government of India. The training is being
➢ The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kohima was observed by the imparted to achieve the goal of “training for all”.
Nagaland government on April 4th, 2019 with representatives from the ➢ The Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, where polling is underway
UK and Japan. Theme: ‘Remembrance, Reconciliation and Rebirth’. along with 16 other constituencies in Telangana, may make it the
➢ Entire state of Nagaland has declared ‘disturbed area’ under AFSPA - Guinness World Records for the maximum number of Electronic
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts. Voting Machines (EVMs).
➢ Indian archaeologists recently unearthed a life-sized stucco
ODISHA sculpture from a Buddhist site at Phanigiri in Suryapet, Telangana.
➢ Kandhamal Haldi (turmeric), Odisha’s locally grown turmeric in ➢ Telangana released a draft block chain policy to set up country’s
its Kandhamal district has received the Geographical first ‘Block chain District’ in Hyderabad.
Indications (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India. It is ➢ Telangana government has announced to increase the assistance
organically grown by tribals. under its flagship ‘Rythu Bandhu scheme’ for 2019-20 from Rs.4000
to Rs.5000.
PUNJAB
➢ Punjab State government plans to ban online delivery of food without
hygiene rating as per the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
TRIPURA
(FSSAI) guidelines.
➢ Punjab Govt. has discussed to Prepare Water Management Plan with
➢ National Liberation Front of Tripura led by Sabir Kumar
Israel Group to tackle declining ground water in Punjab.
Debbarma, NLFT-SD has agreed to abjure the path of violence and
join the mainstream. The MoU was signed in this regard between,
RAJASTHAN
Centre, Tripura Government and NLFT-SD.
➢ Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the banned on the
➢ The government of Tripura announced ‘Notun Disha’ (New
sale of e-cigarettes in Rajasthan.
Direction) for assessing the academic level of students in classes
➢ The Rajasthan government has increased the annual financial
III-VIII and then improving their current level. It was launched by
assistance under the ‘Aapki Beti’ scheme It provides annual financial
state Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath.
assistance to the schoolgirl (class 1 to 8) in the state living under Below
➢ Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi
Poverty Line (BPL) and whose mother or father or both have died. As per
Niranjan Jyoti inaugurated Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd at
the revised scheme, girls will get an amount of Rs 2,100 instead of Rs
Village Tulakona in Agartala.
1,100. Similarly, for girls (in class 9 to 12), financial aid has been increased
to Rs 2,500 from Rs 1,500.
UTTARAKHAND
SIKKIM
➢ In Uttarakhand, a Himalayan Conclave is being held in Mussoorie to
➢ National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited
discuss various issues related to the development of Himalayan States.
received an approval from Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is attending
(CCEA) for acquisition of Lanco’s 500 MW Teesta hydro-electric
the conclave as the chief guest.
power project at the cost of Rs 907 crore in Sikkim.
UTTAR PRADESH
TAMIL NADU
➢ In Tamil Nadu, the “Aadi Perukku” festival is celebrated. Aadi is ➢ The 11th DefExpo India-2020 is scheduled to be held for the first
the name of the current Tamil month, and Perukku is the term time in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. Theme of the DefExpo
for the flooding of waters. As per the tradition, married women India-2020 will be ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing
performed rituals for the good health of their spouses, while Hub’ and focus will be on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’.
unmarried girls held prayers for their marriage. ➢ Uttar Pradesh government has swung in action to stop the use of
➢ Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched a series of banned plastic in capital city Lucknow.
projects as a part of the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial ➢ PepsiCo India will invest nearly Rs.500 crore to build a food
Corridor in Tiruchirppalli. manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh. It will invest $2.1 bn in India
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by 2022, which is part of the $5.5 bn it had promised in November ➢ Under the National Digital Library Initiative (NDLI) of the
2013. Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), IIT
➢ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled a 7-foot Kharagpur(Indian Institute of Technology) has joined hands with the Tata
tall statue of Lord Rama at the Shodh Sansthan museum in Ayodhya Medical Center for the project of setting up an image data bank for cancer
on 7 June. patients.
➢ As a part of Digital India initiative & and bring technology to farmers,
➢ Chaukhandi Stupa, an ancient Buddhist site located in Sarnath, Uttar
the minister for Earth Science, Science and Technology Dr. Harsh
Pradesh, has been declared as a Monument and protected area of
Vardhan has launched a new mobile application called “Meghdoot” in
national importance by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
New Delhi, developed by experts from the India Meteorological
➢ The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is constructing a road
Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical
using plastic waste for the first time ever. The road is constructed
Meteorology(IITM) and the Indian Council of Agricultural
from Gomti Nagar Police Station to Indian Institute of Management Research(ICAR)
(IIM) under a pilot project by LDA in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The LDA ➢ The scientists at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)
has followed guidelines of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) Kanpur have developed the world's first robot hand for the
in road construction. rehabilitation of stroke patients.
➢ The Uttar Pradesh state Govt. has hiked old-age pension in the age ➢ A research team from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
group 60 to 79 years by rupees 100 monthly. Kharagpur have developed a ‘zero loss’ process called Hydro Thermal
Carbonization (HTC) for the Indian conditions which can effectively
WEST BENGAL manage mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with high moisture content
where MSW can be converted into biofuel, soil amendment, and
➢ West Bengal is observing the death anniversary of Gurudev absorbents.

➢ For the first time, a team of Researchers led by Ramaprabhu Sundara
Rabindranath Tagore. People also paid homage at Jorasanko
at Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras has fabricated a
Thakurbari, the birthplace of Tagore in North Kolkata.
rechargeable iron ion battery designed using mild steel as the anode.
➢ The 158th birth anniversary of Rabindra Nath Tagore is being
➢ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad and Dr. B R
celebrated all over West Bengal.
Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar
➢ The Indian Navy's first full-fledged Services Selection Board
(Punjab) researchers have developed a process by which bone implant
(SSB) was inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at
materials can be synthesized from eggshells which are dumped as waste.
Diamond Harbour near Kolkata. ➢ The researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Guwahati, Assam invented two distinct and special membranes that
can separate oil and water, even under harsh conditions.
➢ Researchers from the IIT-Guwahati (Assam), have developed a fully
IIT’S IN NEWS grown meat in their Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering laboratory. The
meat is formulated and is applied for patent rights for production.
➢ Engineers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT
Bombay) have developed a microprocessor called AJIT. It can be used
inside a set-top box, as a control panel for automation systems, in a traffic National Summits
light controller or even robotic systems. ➢ Summit Key points/Theme Held in
➢ The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has signed a Memorandum Global Mastercard American multinational New Delhi, India
of Understanding (MoU) with IIT - Delhi to collaborate in the field Cybersecurity Summit financial services
of standardisation and conformity assessment. The MoU was signed by IIT 2019, corporation, Mastercard
Delhi Professor V Ramgopal Rao and Director General of BIS Surina has launched a next-
Rajan. generation, mobile-first
➢ Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India authentication solution,
and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have inked MoU called “Identity Check
for setting up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Express”
Technologies in India as a commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of 8th- edition of Home The exhibition has been Greater Noida,
Mahatma Gandhi on 2 October 2019. Expo India-2019 organized by the Export Uttar Pradesh
➢ Common Service Centre’s (CSC) e-Governance Services India Promotion Council for
Limited, a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Handicrafts
said it has tied up with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to India Steel 2019 – The event provides an Mumbai,
upscale ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’. Exhibition and opportunity for all the Maharashtra
➢ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati signed an MoU Conference stakeholders to
with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up an deliberate and identify
IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the institute where Assam ways to contribute
Governor Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated a new academic complex and towards building a
research and development building. robust roadmap for the
➢ IIT Kanpur (Indian Institutes of Technology) awarded an further growth of the
honorary doctorate to Pullela Gopichand, Chief National Coach for steel sector.
the Indian Badminton team in recognition of his services to sports.
Infosys Chairperson Sudha Murthy and missile woman Tessy Thomas Kala Ghoda Arts The theme of KGAF 2019 Mumbai,
were other two to receive this honour. Festival is Retrospection Maharashtra
➢ India's largest public broadcasting agency, Prasar Bharati has Intersessional Meeting It was organized by the Mumbai,
signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with IIT, Kanpur of Kimberley Process Union Ministry of Maharashtra
(Indian Institute of Technology) for research collaboration in newly (KP) Commerce & Industry,
emerging technologies and broadcasting-related areas in New Delhi. This Government of India;
will help in boosting research activities in the broadcasting field. and co-organised by
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Gem & Jewellery Export Navy towards improving
Promotion Council Operational Efficiency'
(GJEPC). and 'Optimal Manning'
SWIFT India and South Theme: Digitisation in Mumbai, will form the core of
Asia Conference transition: The future of Maharashtra discussions towards
innovation and cyber finalising long term road
security map for the Indian Navy.
Indian Panorama Film The festival is being New Delhi, India World Trade Twelfth Ministerial New Delhi, India
Festival organized by the Organisation (WTO) Conference of the WTO
Directorate of Film ministerial meeting of to be held in Kazakhstan
Festivals, Ministry of developing countries in June 2020.
Information and
Broadcasting. Fifth Smart Cities India The expo was organized New Delhi, India
32nd
Meeting of GST The limit of Annual New Delhi, India 2019 expo by India Trade
Council Turnover in the Promotion Organization
preceding Financial Year (ITPO).
for availing Composition 12 Capacity Building
th
The cooperation with the New Delhi, India
Scheme for Goods shall workshop Regional Cooperation
be increased to Rs 1.5 Agreement on
crore. Combating Piracy and
Armed Robbery against
33rd GST Council Union Finance Minister, New Delhi, India Ships in Asia (ReCAAP)
meeting Shri Arun Jaitley chaired Information Sharing
this meeting. GST shall Centre (‘SC) in New
be levied at effective Delhi.
GST rate of 5% without
Input Tax Credit (ITC) Third edition of Organised by the Royal New Delhi, India
on residential properties Namaste Thailand Thai Embassy with an
outside affordable festival aim to strengthen
segment. bilateral ties and
GST shall be levied at increase cultural
effective GST of 1% exchange between India
without ITC on and Thailand
affordable housing 2nd Meeting of India- To deepen bilateral New Delhi, India
properties. The new rate Italy Joint Working cooperation for
will come into force from Group on Counter countering terrorism and
1st of April, 2019. Terrorism transnational crimes
Rising India Summit Theme: ‘Beyond Politics: New Delhi, India through regular
2019 Defining National exchange of information,
Priorities’ mutual capacity building
Meeting of It was set up by the Atal New Delhi, India efforts, sharing of best
the National Security Bihari Vajpayee practices and mutual
Council government in 1998, legal assistance.
with Brajesh Mishra as NuGen Mobility Organized by Manesar, NCR,
the first National Summit, 2019 International Centre for Haryana
Security Advisor (NSA). Automotive Technology
34th meeting of the The tax rate for New Delhi, India (ICAT)
Goods and Services under construction flats 10th National Science Foster, strengthen and Agartala, Tripura
Tax Council slashed to 5% and Film Festival of India create scientific temper
affordable homes to (NSFFl) through films that
1% by the GST Council. popularise science,
Biannual Army To ensure due diligence, New Delhi, India technology, innovations,
Commanders’ decisions are taken energy, environment,
Conference through collegiate medicine and emerging
system comprising Army sciences, agriculture and
Commanders & Senior traditional knowledge.
Officers. Madhya Dakshini South Central Zone Guwahati, Assam
4th Resilient Cities It is organised by the New Delhi, India Festival 2019 Cultural Centre (SCZCC)
Asia-Pacific Congress International Council for of Ministry of Culture,
2019 Local Environmental Government of India has
Initiatives (ICLEI) and organized this event
co-hosted by South Delhi IBSA (India, Brazil & Secretary (Economic Cochin, Kerala
Municipal Corporation South Africa) Sherpas’ Relations) in Ministry of
Naval Commanders The themes of New Delhi, India Meeting and External Affairs, Shri
Conference 'Functional 9th IBSA Trilateral T.S. Tirumurti led the
Reorganisation of Indian Ministerial Meeting Indian delegation.
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Meeting of the It was organised by Kochi, Kerala Jaishankar and Nepal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar
Regional Heads of Central Board of Indirect Gyawali will co-chair the meeting and lead their respective delegations.
Customs Taxes and Customs ➢ In Sri Lanka, leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Anura
Administration of Asia (CBIC) Kumara Dissanayake has announced to contest the upcoming
Pacific Region of the Presidential election.
World Customs ➢ External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will be paying a three-
Organisation (WCO) day visit to China .This will be Dr. S Jaishankar’s first visit to China after
assuming office.
➢ The United States has designated China a “currency
manipulator“, a move that could escalate the tense trade relations
INTERNATIONAL NEWS between the two nations.
➢ President Ramnath Kovind announced the trade and ➢ US President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan
investment ties between India and Africa. India has become the fifth government assets in the United States, in the latest move
largest investor in Africa with cumulative investment at over 54 against President Nicolas Maduro.
billion US dollars. ➢ India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up a Joint Technical
➢ India has contributed one million US Dollars to the United Nations committee for optimum utilisation of Ganges water as being received
Special Purpose Trust Fund for the Resident Coordinator System. India’s by Bangladesh under the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty 1996.
Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin ➢ Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz
informed that India is happy to tangibly contribute to reform of the UN Sharif’s daughter was arrested from the Kot Lakhpat jail, in a money
Development system. laundering case.
➢ Infosys announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence ➢ More than 5 lakh Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh have
Center in Bucharest, Romania been issued identity documents by the UNHCR. These cards will help
➢ The US is delaying on imposing tariffs on some imports from in establishing and safeguarding the right of Rohingya refugees to return to
China until 15 December. US President Donald Trump informed that the their homes in Myanmar.
delay was in part to avoid hitting US shoppers this Christmas. ➢ India contributed USD 5 million to the United Nations Relief and
➢ External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting Works Agency (UNRWA) an UN Palestine refugee
with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. Four MoUs were agency headquartered in Jerusalem for ensuring sustained fiscal
signed on the occasion in various fields including traditional medicine, and support for the organisation’s work.
sports. ➢ The UN’s humanitarian agency informed that Malaria has killed
➢ In Sri Lanka, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year. In its latest situation report,
been named as the Presidential candidate of main opposition Sri Lanka the agency expressed, 5.7 million cases of malaria had been recorded
Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) at its first national convention in Colombo. in 2019, a figure roughly equal to half its entire population.
Opposition leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa took over ➢ The United States has revoked visa-free entry rights to the
as SLPP leader at the convention. country, for foreigners who have visited North Korea in the past
➢ Indian Railways has cancelled Samjhauta Express train running eight years. This move may deal a new blow to the isolated
between Lahore and Attari after Pakistan suspended operations on its country’s nascent tourism industry.
side. ➢ The United States has revoked visa-free entry rights to the
➢ Guatemalans have voted in Alejandro Giammattei of the Vamos country, for foreigners who have visited North Korea in the past
party as the country’s next president, hoping he will be able to address eight years. This move may deal a new blow to the isolated
the issues of crime and security, as well as the concerns around his human country’s nascent tourism industry. But visitors who have travelled to eight
rights record. He defeated former First Lady Sandra Torres from countries including North Korea since March 1, 2011, are “no longer
the centrist National Unity of Hope party. eligible”.
➢ North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its ➢ The US government has approved the sale of 12 multi-
east coast, shortly after it denounced South Korea’s military drills with the mission Seahawk helicopters to South Korea worth 800 million US
US and declared that inter-Korean talks were over. dollar.
➢ Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu embarked on a three-nation visit ➢ The top American and British diplomats announced that they are
to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The visit of Vice President to the prepared to move “as soon as possible” on a trade deal after Britain’s
three Baltics countries is to advance India’s outreach to the planned withdrawal from the European Union (EU) on 31 October this
important countries in the region. year. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab urged the EU to
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi had left for a two-day visit negotiate a new pact on Britain’s departure to avoid a potentially
to Bhutan. Celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the establishment of formal calamitous “no-deal” Brexit.
diplomatic relations last year. He will inaugurate 720 ➢ South Korea began two days of war games to practise defending
megawatt Mangdechhu hydro-power project and release a disputed islands off its east coast against an unlikely attack
commemorative stamp to mark the 50 years of Indo-Bhutan from Japan, further stoking tensions between the Asian neighbours. The
hydropower relations. drill re-named “East Sea territory defence training” will solidify the
➢ U.N. refugee agency said Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a military’s resolve to defend the Dokdo islands and the area surrounding
second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than the Sea of Japan.
700,000 of them fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the President of Senegal
ago. Macky Sall and held bilateral talks on the side-lines of the G-7
➢ In Iceland, people will gather to commemorate the loss of the Summit at Biarritz; France.
glacier Okjokull, which was officially declared dead in 2014 at the age ➢ In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a coalition government was
of 700. announced, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix
➢ Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed happiness at Tshisekedi. Prime Minister Sylvester Ilunga announced the President
receiving a copy of ‘History of Lithuania” in Hindi during his official visit has signed the decree and the government will begin work soon.
to Lithuania. ➢ Brazil has rejected aid from G-7 countries to fight wildfires in
➢ The 5th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission will be held Amazon.
in Kathmandu on 21- 22 August. Minister for External Affairs of Dr S.
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➢ Sudan urged United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to lift its ➢ The Volcano Stromboli also known as the "Lighthouse of the
suspension of troop withdrawals and ensure all peace keepers Mediterranean” on the Italian island has erupted. It is one of the most
leave Darfur by June 2020. active volcanoes in the world and famous for its normally small, but
➢ Intel’s first (AI) Artificial Intelligence Chip Nervana NNP- regular explosions throwing out glowing lava from several vents inside its
I or Springhill was designed for large computing centres and is based summit crater.
on a 10 nanometre Ice Lake processor that will allow it to cope with high ➢ Christine Lagarde, the MD of the International Monetary Fund
workloads using minimal amounts of energy. (IMF), was nominated to become the next president of the European
Central Bank by the European Union Council.
➢ Sri Lanka inaugurated its First Model Village Built as part of a ➢ Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is to meet the US
housing project meant for war-affected people and estate workers with President Donald Trump This will be Khan’s first visit to the US since
Indian assistance at Ranidu Gama in Gampaha. coming to power in 2018.The visit focus will be on further improving the
➢ Nepal conducted a month-long cleaning campaign to clean the ties between the two countries and important regional matters.
trashes in Mount Everest by collecting over 10,000 kg of rubbish from the ➢ India was abstained from voting on a General Assembly
region. resolution aimed to end trade in goods that are used for capital
➢ Italy’s prosecco hill northeast of Venice is added to UNESCO punishment and torture. India said that it is unacceptable to place
World Heritage List. The region became Italy’s 55th World Heritage death penalty on par with torture.
site. ➢ India has pledged to contribute 5 million US Dollars in 2019 to the
➢ Mesopotamian metropolis Babylon of Iraq recognised by United United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s the Near East (UNRWA). It also voiced concern over the agency's
(UNESCO) as World Heritage Site. financial situation and called for ensuring sustained financial support for its
➢ Abu Dhabi to host the first ISA's (International Security work.
Alliance) joint security exercise ISALEX19. ➢ IMF Executive Board approved today a three-year USD 6 billion
➢ The United States has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for loan to support Pakistan's economic plan, which aims to return
the first time to defend American forces. sustainable growth to the country's economy and improve the standards of
➢ Saudi Arabia increased India's Haj quota by 30,000 that is from living.
1,70,000 to 200,000. It was like the third hike in 3 years. ➢ The Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that
➢ Aparna Kumar created history by becoming the first civil servant suspends Russia's participation in the nuclear arms treaty. Putin's
and IPS officer to achieve the incredible and rare feat of completing ‘7 decree formalizes the withdrawal of Russia from the 1987 Intermediate-
Summits’ challenge'. She hoisted India's tricolour on Mount Denali Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) with the United States. The move
in Alaska, USA. comes after the withdrawal of US from the pact.
➢ India was abstained from voting on a General Assembly ➢ The U.S. Senate has passed a legislative provision, the National
resolution aimed to end trade in goods that are used for capital Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2020 to advance
punishment and torture. India said that it is unacceptable to place the U.S.-India strategic partnership.
death penalty on par with torture. ➢ Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is to meet the US
➢ India pledged USD 5 million in 2019 to the UN Palestine refugee President Donald Trump. This will be Khan’s first visit to the US since
agency. coming to power in 2018.
➢ New Zealand officially banned single-use plastic shopping bags ➢ French Lawmakers Approve 3% Tax On Online Giants. The bill
for business introducing hefty fines up to 100,000 New Zealand dollars foresees a 3% tax on the French revenues of digital companies with global
(USD 67,000). Plastic pollution has become a growing global concern with revenue of more than 750 million euros ($847 million) and French revenue
a million birds and more than 100,000 marine mammals are injured or over 25 million euros.
killed every year. ➢ Bahrain has announced that it is to pilot new guidelines by the
➢ Japan resumed commercial whaling for the first time in more than World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre for the Fourth Industrial
three decades after Tokyo's controversial decision. They decided to Revolution. during the WEF Annual Meeting of the New Champions in
withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Dalian, China.
➢ The USA designated Baloch Liberation Army as a terror ➢ Deutsche Bank announced that it will pull out of its global
organization blaming it for attacks on Chinese assets amid ongoing civil equities sales and trading business as part of a sweeping restructuring
war like situation in Balochistan, Pakistan’s biggest province. plan to improve profitability. The bank will also slash 18,000 jobs for a
➢ World Health Organization introduced its first guideline on self- global headcount of around 74,000 employees by 2022. The bank aims to
care interventions for health named "WHO Consolidated Guideline on reduce costs by 6 billion euros.
Self-Care Interventions for Health" which depends on sexual and ➢ Kuwait completes its two-year term as the non- permanent member
reproductive health and rights. in the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) and they also support
➢ World Health Assembly (72nd session) was held in Geneva, India’s global ambitions including investments.
Switzerland and the theme of was "Universal Health Coverage". ➢ The Hong Kong government has approved a relief fund and
➢ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reported that Iran rehabilitation work in of over USD 900,000 for the cyclone-hit Odisha.
has exceeded the limit on the amount of enriched uranium in its It will benefit around 45,100 victims in Odisha.
stockpile set out in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. ➢ China said it would impose sanctions on U.S. companies involved in a
➢ IMF Executive Board has approved a three-year USD 6 billion loan potential arms sale worth $2.2 billion to self-ruled Taiwan. Taiwan has
to support Pakistan's economic plan, which aims to return sustainable severely violated the basic norms of international law and international
growth to the country's economy and improve the standards of living. relations.
➢ The Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that ➢ China’s economic growth slowed to a record low of 6.2 per cent in
suspends Russia's participation in the nuclear arms treaty. the second quarter of this year. This is the weakest growth rate in
➢ The U.S. Senate has passed a legislative provision, the National nearly three decades for the world’s second-largest economy.
Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2020 which aims ➢ Indian diplomats in South Africa participated in a cycle rally along
to advance the U.S.-India strategic partnership and will bring India with scores of people to promote awareness of Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals
as America’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally for of non-violence and Satyagraha to celebrate his 150th birth
increased defence cooperation. anniversary.
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➢ First Global Conference for Media Freedom 2019, hosted by the ➢ Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, extended the State
United Kingdom (UK) and Canada, was held in London, UK. The of Emergency by another month, considering the security situation
conference is structured around 4 themes protection and prosecution, following the April Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people and
including impunity, national frameworks and legislation, building trust in injured hundreds.
media and countering disinformation and media sustainability. ➢ Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) developed Eco-friendly
➢ To facilitate Italian companies and investors in India and Indian jute poly bags ‘sonali’ to convert Jute fibre into low cost biodegradable
companies and investors in Italy, it has been decided to establish fast- cellulose sheets. It is used to wrap material along with a carry bag.
track system for companies and investors of both the countries. ➢ Mark Esper, an army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist,
➢ The 8th meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on was sworn in as the US secretary of defense after receiving Senate
Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi to strengthen bilateral confirmation.
cooperation in the sphere of counter-terrorism through information ➢ According to WHO Bangladesh along with Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand
sharing, mutual capacity building and sharing of best practices. in South-East Asia Region has been able to achieve Hepatitis B control.
➢ First ever Indian waterway to transport Cargo from Bhutan to ➢ Hindu Economic Forum (HEF) has launched its Nepal Chapter.
Bangladesh arrived in Narayanganj in Bangladesh through the Indo- Nepal’s Minister of State for Health and Population Dr. Surendra Kumar
Bangladesh protocol route. Yadav inaugurated the Chapter in Kathmandu.
➢ The Saudi military has intercepted a drone launched at the ➢ India-Nepal Logistics Summit 2019 was held in Kathmandu,
kingdom's southern border by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen by the Nepal. The summit was inaugurated by Nepal Prime minister
Houthi rebels from Yemen's governorate of Sanaa toward the Saudi city of KP.Sharma Oli. The theme of the Logistics Summit 2019
Jizan. was ‘Transforming Logistics Landscape’.
➢ Palau, an archipelago of over 500 islands in Oceania, became the
76th signatory country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA). ➢ The largest Picasso exhibition ever held in China.
➢ Pakistan National Accountability Bureau arrested former Prime ➢ The Government of Japan planned to invest an amount of 205.784
Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in a multi-billion-rupee case related to billion Yen equal to Rs 13000 crores to complete new projects in different
the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract. states of India’s North- Eastern region.
➢ Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jama’at-ud-Da’wah Chief ➢ In order to save Iran from the US (United States) sanctions, Project
Hafiz Saeed a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and since INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exercises) was launched by the
2012, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of governments of United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Pakistan’s Punjab Province. ➢ The United States of America pulls out of Intermediate-Range
➢ The Trump administration said that there is an “enormous Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia.
potential” for growth in the India-United States (US) relationship and has
➢ UNESCO launched 2019 as The International Year of the Periodic
often termed India a “tariff king”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
Table of Chemical Elements in Paris.
met US President Donald Trump in Osaka on the sidelines of G20
➢ China launched the first of its new-generation data relay satellites
Summit last month.
“Tianlian II-01” into orbit that will provide data relay,
➢ US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has
measurement, and control services for its manned spacecraft.
declared Facebook must meet a very high standard before it moves
➢ Japan has unveiled the name for its new imperial era, set to begin
ahead with its planned digital currency, Libra widely regarded as
on 1 May, will be ‘Reiwa’, signifying order and harmony.
a challenger to bitcoin.
➢ South Korea launches the World’s First Fully-Fledged 5G mobile
➢ International Court of Arbitration has imposed a penalty of
networks, a transformational leap that already has superpowers sparring
over $5 billion on Pakistan as it unlawfully denied a mining lease to a
for control of an innovation that could potentially change the day-to-day
company called Tethyan Copper Company for Reko Diq project in 2011.
lives of billions of people.
This penalty is one of the biggest in the history of cash-strapped Pakistan.
➢ Australia is conducting 7 nation Indian Ocean military
➢ World is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 the first
exercise along with Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Moon landed and the American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Indonesia and Singapore. Australia sent 4 Naval Ships and one military
Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon.
aircraft along with 1000 security personnel making it one the biggest
➢ Indian Oil Corporation and Nepal Oil Corporation successfully
military exercise.
completed testing transfer of the pipeline Motihari-Amlekhgunj. It is
the first transnational petroleum pipeline from India and first South
➢ Nepal successfully launched its first satellite “NepaliSat-1” into
space from Virginia in the United States. It weighs 1.3 kilograms, making
Asian oil pipeline corridor. It is also the first oil pipeline in Nepal.
it a small satellite with limited capability.
➢ French Tycoon Bernard Arnault Overtakes Bill Gates to Become
the 2nd Richest Person in the World. According to Bloomberg reports, ➢ Indonesia has released a special commemorative stamp on the
Bernard Arnault has a net worth of $107.6 billion, making him richer than theme of Ramayana to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment
Bill Gates. Jeff Bezos remains the richest person in the world with a net of its diplomatic ties with India.
worth of $124 billion. ➢ The UAE Cabinet has adopted the National Artificial Intelligence
➢ Benjamin Netanyahu became the longest serving Prime Minister Strategy 2031 at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. According to
of Israel. He overthrew the record set by David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, The UAE is moving ahead with its vision
founding father and first leader. and aspirations through a well-defined plan for the UAE Centennial 2071.
➢ The 19-2 Dong Maeng (alliance) exercise, an annual military ➢ India and the US have structured the first reliable communication
exercise between the US and South Korean military exercises, will be link between the Indian Navy & US Central as well as Pacific Naval
held in the month of August, despite the warning from North Korea. Commands under the COMCASA pact at New Delhi, India.
➢ Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), the Chinese ➢ India has signed an agreement with National Bank for Agriculture
space agency, destroyed CNSA's 9-tonneexperimental space and Rural Development Consultancy Service (NABCONS) for setting
station Tiangong-2. CNSA destroyed the space station through up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture and Rural
a controlled re-entry to Earth which burned it up. Development (IAIARD) in Malawi to enhance capacity in the areas of
➢ President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to become the first agro-financing and entrepreneurship development for African countries.
Ukrainian leader since the fall of communism to command an overall ➢ The First Global Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Synergies is
majority in parliament. summoned by (UN DESA) the UN Department of Economic and Social
Affairs and the (UN FCCC) United Nations Framework Convention on
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Climate Change between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ➢ Saudi Arabia has issued a formal order increasing the Haj quota
and the Paris Agreement on climate change, was held in Copenhagen, of India to two lakhs from one lakh seventy five-thousand. This is
Denmark. It was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the third hike in three consecutive years.
the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate. ➢ The world’s first malaria vaccine has been rolled out in Malawi
➢ At an estimated cost of $2.6 billion, the United States has approved to protect 360,000 children under two in Malawi, Kenya and Ghana in
the sale of 24 multi-mission Lockheed Martin-built MH-60 “Romeo” Sub-Saharan Africa from the mosquito-borne disease that causes 435,000
Seahawk helicopters to India. people global deaths each year.
➢ Amid heightened tensions with Pakistan, the Narendra Modi ➢ The government has extended the ban on import of milk and its
government has cleared the procurement of 464 T-90 tanks from Russia products, including chocolates, from China till laboratories at ports for
in a deal worth over Rs 13,500 crore. testing presence of toxic chemical melamine are upgraded.
➢ Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has launched its first ➢ Central Asia's biggest and resource-rich Kazakhstan has set up
commercial drone delivery service through its Wing subsidiary. It had Coordinating Council for attracting foreign investments including from
launched its first air delivery service in North Canberra, Australia. India.
➢ The British government has published an “online harms white ➢ Iran's President Hassan Rouhani announced that he and visiting
paper” which is open for public consultation (till July) focuses to make Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan agreed to set up a joint border
online social media platforms responsible to safeguard users, especially "reaction force" to counter terrorism to combat the attacks by militant
children. groups on both sides their frontier.

➢ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he intends to
➢ Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Raavana-1’ was launched into space
name a new settlement in the Golan Heights after US President
from NASA’s Flight Facility on Virginia’s east shore. ‘Raavana 1’
Donald Trump to honour his recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the
weights around 1.05 kg and the lifespan of the satellite is around one and
strategic plateau.
a half years.
➢ India’s decision to skip the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) may have
➢ Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to ban the
led to the exclusion of the Bangladesh- China- India- Myanmar (BCIM)
two fundamentalist terror networks namely National Thawheed Jamath
Economic corridor from the list of projects covered by the China-led Belt
(NJT) & Jamathei Milathu Ibrahim (JMI).
and Road Initiative (BRI) umbrella.
➢ India and Sweden have launched a joint programme that will work
➢ Kim Jong-un (North Korean leader) and Vladimir Putin (Russian
towards addressing a range of challenges around smart cities and
President) meet for their first summit talks in the Pacific port city of
clean technologies among others.
Vladivostok.
➢ India is joining hands with Japan and the United Arab Emirates
➢ The 14th edition of the annual Sino-Indian border trade opens at
(UAE) to implement two projects in Africa. India will build a cancer
Nathu La, which is the frontier post at Sino-Indian border in Sikkim.
hospital in Kenya in collaboration with Japan and will to set up an
➢ Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh also called as Jamaat-ul-
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre in
Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan declared as a banned
Ethiopia in partnership with the UAE.
terrorist organization by the government, the Home Ministry. All its
➢ UAE Govt has announced granting long-term visas for the top 100
manifestations have been inserted in the First Schedule to the Unlawful
start-ups shaping the fourth industrial revolution.
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
➢ The United Nations has described Cyclone Idai as one of the
➢ Saudi Arabia lifted export ban on fruits and vegetables from Kerala.
deadliest storms on record in the southern hemisphere.
In June 2018, the ban was imposed due to the outbreak of Nipah virus.
➢ The first-ever blackhole to be pictured has been named “Powehi”.
➢ The U. K. government has passed an amendment, the Offensive
"Powehi", the name bestowed upon the first black hole pictured ever, is
Weapons Bill, by which Sikhs in the country will be allowed to carry
sourced from the Hawaiian word "Kumulipo", a primordial chant describing
kirpans and use it during religious and cultural functions.
the creation of the universe.
➢ The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said its response to any
➢ The World's Largest Aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in
"misadventure by the adversary" would be stronger than before as it
California the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by
decided to mark its retaliatory action on February 27 against the Indian air
Stratolaunch Systems Corp.
strikes on the Balakot militant camp as “Operation Swift Retort”.
➢ China has successfully tested the World's First Armed Amphibious
➢ Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a “sovereign
Drone Boat named ‘Marine Lizard’ and guided by China’s BeiDou
internet” bill that will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s
Navigation Satellite System which could be used in land and sea assault
internet to expand the Government Control of the Internet.
operations, has been successfully tested by China.
➢ India delivered the first pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters as a
➢ Tech giant Google is all set to exhibit itself as AI first company in
replacement to the Afghan Air Force.
front of the world by opening new research centres across the globe such
➢ India for the first time will host and participate in a major army
as in Tokyo, Zurich, New York, and Paris. Following this idea, the
competition involving eight countries, including China and Russia, in
company has opened its first centre in Africa in Ghana capital city,
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Accra.
➢ Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train ALFA-X
➢ Two Indian Navy ships will participate in an international maritime
version of the Shinkansen train began three years, capable of reaching
parade off the coast of Qingdao in China next week, marking the 70th
400 kilometres per hour (249 mph).
anniversary of founding of the Chinese Navy. Indian Navy ships - INS
➢ India has extended 1 billion- dollar Line of Credit to Mongolia to
Kolkata and INS Shakti.
set up it’s first-ever grass-root refinery at Sainshand in Dornogobi
➢ Over 300 Days, Christina Koch will Set a New Record for Longest
Province.
Space Flight by A Woman.
➢ The Saudi government has approved for the first time a scheme
➢ The Attorney General William Barr of US has released 448 pages
that gives permanent residency to certain expatriates, allowing them
redacted version of Robert Mueller’s “Report on the Investigation
to own real estate in the kingdom and reside with their families without a
into Russian Interference in the 2016 Election” which claims that the
Saudi sponsor. This new system is named as the “Privileged Iqama”.
special counsel found no evidence of Russian meddling in US election in
➢ The UK parliament became the first national legislative body in
2016.
the world to declare a climate change "emergency". The historic move
➢ The Asian Tea Alliance (ATA), a union of five tea-growing and
closely follows Extinction Rebellion protests that blocked traffic in key parts
consuming countries, was launched in Guizhou in China, according to
of central London for a week in April.
industry sources.
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➢ A Nepali teenager Bandana danced continuously for 126 hours to million. As per the agreement, Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) will hold
set a Guinness World Records on 'Longest Dancing Marathon by an 51% majority stake in the port development while Japan and India will
Individual', a feat previously holds by an Indian. have combined stake of 49 percent.
➢ India and Bangladesh will co-produce a film on the life and works ➢ China rejected U. S. Ambassador Terry Branstad’s call to Beijing
of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a documentary on to engage in substantive dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
Bangladesh Liberation War. ➢ Russia launched the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker
➢ Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) in its World ‘Ural’ at the Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg in order to improve its
Health Assembly held in Geneva, had for the first time recognized ‘burn ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential.
out’ as a medical condition in its International Classification of ➢ US Space Agency announced that the National Aeronautics and
Diseases (ICD). Space Organization (NASA) is set for its Mission to Moon “Artemis”
➢ The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Algeria and which is to be achieved by 2024. Earlier, its goal to achieve this feat was
Argentina as malaria-free countries. by 2028. After the Mission to Moon “Artemis”, NASA is planning to reach
➢ To create a new chapter in India-China cooperation in the new era of Mars by 2033.
digital transition, 2019 Sino-India IT and DT Industry Cooperation ➢ A Nepalese Sherpa climber Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest
Forum was held on 27th May in Guiyang, China. for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents
➢ The Malaysian government said that hundreds of tonnes of the world's highest peak.
of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to where it came from ➢ India joined France, New Zealand, Canada and several other
insisting that the country did not want to be a global dumping ground. countries on in launching a major initiative in Paris to combat terrorism
➢ The US government has removed India from its monitoring list for and extremism online and secure the internet. The initiative,
currency manipulation, clearing doubts over India’s foreign exchange 'Christchurch call to action', was named after the New Zealand city
policies including undervaluation of currencies to gain export advantages. where 51 people were killed in an attack on mosques.
➢ World’s largest telecom equipment maker Huawei filed a motion in a ➢ Taiwan’s legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a
US court to declare National Defense Authorization Act first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed the
(NDAA) as “unconstitutional”. cause for two decades.
➢ The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), NASA’s first ➢ US President Donald Trump has outlined plans for a new US
mission to demonstrate a planetary defense technique will get one chance immigration system that replaces the existing green cards with 'Build
to hit its target, the small moonlet asteroid is 150 m tall which orbiting a America' visa and substantially hikes the quota for young and highly
larger body in the binary asteroid system Didymos. DART slams into its skilled workers from 12 to 57 per cent, a move likely to benefit
target – Didymos B – in September 2022. thousands of Indian professionals.
➢ A two-day interaction was organised by the Commerce Ministry and ➢ Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone signed an agreement to
Indian High Commissions and embassies of eleven African develop and operate a container terminal at Yangon Port in
countries to strengthen the India-Africa trade ties. Myanmar.
➢ Bilateral trade between India and the United States in goods and ➢ According to a report by the Open Observatory of Network
services grew 12. 6 per cent from USD 126 billion in 2017 to USD 142 Interference (OONI), China has started blocking all language editions of
billion in 2018. Wikipedia last month.
➢ WHO (World Health organization) collaborated with the ➢ US President Donald Trump became first foreign leader at Japan’s
International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to eliminate Imperial Palace where he made history becoming the first world leader to
industrially produced trans-fat (iTFA) from food supply worldwide meet with the new emperor of Japan “Emperor Naruhito”. Emperor
by 2023. Naruhito ascended to the throne on May 1, opening what is called the era
➢ The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces the of “Reiwa” or “beautiful harmony.
approval of “Dengvaxia”, the first vaccine approved for the ➢ United States Air Force (USAF) has successfully conducted the test
prevention of dengue disease caused by all dengue virus serotypes (1, of a laser weapons system called the Self-Protect High Energy Laser
2, 3 and 4) in people ages 9 through 16 who have laboratory-confirmed Demonstrator (SHiELD) in New Mexico.
previous dengue infection and who live in endemic areas. ➢ The 8th edition of the Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol
➢ Mr Sedat Onal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey (IMCOR) is being held in Andaman & Nicobar Command. Under the
visited India from 07-09 May 2019. program, Myanmar ships UMS King TabinShweHtee (773) and UMS Inlay
➢ The Islamic State terror group has claimed to have established a (OPV-54) are participating in the coordinated patrol (CORPAT) along with
new "province" in India, the first of its kind announcement that came Indian Naval Ship Saryu.
after clashes between militants and security forces in Kashmir on May 10. ➢ External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attended the Shanghai
The Arabic name of the new branch is "Wilayah of Hind" (India Cooperation Organization meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers in
Province), the dreaded terror outfit, (also known as ISIS and ISIL). Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
➢ China has launched two new Type 052D guided-missile ➢ Pakistan successfully test-fired surface-to-surface medium-range
destroyers as it continues its push to upgrade its naval power. The two guided ballistic missile Shaheen-II. It is a two-stage rocket with a
new warships were launched at the Dalian shipyard in northeast China. diameter of 1.4 m, length of 17.5 m, the weight of 25 tons and a range of
➢ Recently, the Australian flight carrier, Qantas has operated 1500-2000 km.
world’s first zero waste commercial flight named QF739 from Sydney ➢ UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) has
to Adelaide which disposed all waste through compost, reuse or recycle. issued the first Golden Residence Permit in Abu Dhabi. Indian
➢ Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd has signed a contract billionaire M. A, Yousouf Ali was given the Golden card under the Scheme
agreement with Nepal's Department of Railways to supply two 1600 in UAE.
HP DEMU train sets. These trains will be used to operationalise railway ➢ A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali erupted “Mount Agung”.
link between Jayanagar in India and Kurtha in Nepal. ➢ Russia launches the first Arctic train service “Zarengold”. The first
➢ India has been unanimously chosen as co-chair of the tourist train travelling through Russia's Arctic region and on to Norway
Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction set off from St. Petersburg station (Russia) with 91 passengers aboard for
and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020. the inaugural trial journey.
➢ Sri Lanka, Japan, and India signed an agreement to jointly develop ➢ Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India
the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port on 28th May. The (IRDAI) has increased the third party (TP) motor insurance premium for
joint initiative is estimated to cost between $500 million and $700 small and medium private cars in the range of 12- 12.5% for 2019-20.
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➢ United Arab Emirates (UAE) has adopted the ‘National Strategy ➢ India and Pakistan have agreed to work together to operationalize
for Wellbeing 2031’ during its meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu the Kartarpur corridor which makes it easier for the Indian pilgrims to
Dhabi. visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan. After
➢ The United Arab Emirates has reaffirmed their joint commitment to Kartarpur Corridor, now Government of Pakistan has given its consent to
fight against terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms with the proposal of opening Sharada Peeth Corridor for Hindu pilgrims to
Germany. visit Sharada Peeth located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).
➢ Europe’s Highest Volcano Mount Etna, in southern Italy, erupted
with burst into life, spewed ash, fire, and spitting molten lava high into the
sky.
INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS
➢ Russia has rejected an Iranian request to buy S-400 missile Summit Key points/theme Held in
defence systems, concerned that the sale would stoke more tension in 43rd session of the World Heritage: Local Baku Azerbaijan
the Middle East. World Heritage Insights for Global
➢ Pakistan has approved a fund of 2,000 crore Pakistani rupees Committee in 2019 Challenges
(₹930 crore) to help boost its stock market. Pakistan’s stock market has G-7 Summit France
been one of the world’s worst performing over the past two years. 19th Commonwealth London, UK
➢ India, US, Japan, and Australia came together to support ASEAN- Foreign Affairs Minister
led architecture mechanism for a rule-based order to promote the free, meeting
open, prosperous and inclusive indo-pacific region in a meeting held at G 20 Summit 2019 Osaka Track-India, SA Osaka Japan
Bangkok, Thailand. and Indonesia
➢ Mahindra Susten, the private equity division of Mahindra Group, has boycotted the Osaka
partnered with Mitsui & Co. Ltd, of Japan. The aim is to jointly develop and Track on the digital
operate distributed solar power generation projects in India. economy
➢ To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian First Global Conference Co-hosted by UK and London
Embassy in Saudi organized ‘Gandhi Cycle Rally for Peace’ in for Media Freedom Canada
association with the Diplomatic Quarter Authority and Saudi Cycling 44th session of the Fuzhou China
Federation. World Heritage
➢ The union government notified an agreement with the Marshall Committee in 2020
Islands a country of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, India – Nepal Logistic Transforming Logistics Kathmandu
for the exchange of banking and company information for tax purposes. It Summit Landscape
comes under tax evasion and tax avoidance. It is called as Tax 5th BRICS Minister of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA). Environment meeting
➢ India has partnered with Portugal to set up a National Maritime Non Aligned Movement Caracas, Venuzuela
Heritage Museum at Lothal in Gujarat. 28th BASIC ministerial Climate Change Sao Paulo, Brazil
➢ The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has suspended meeting
Sudan as there is no civilian rule established in the country. 6th Session of the Theme: Resilience Geneva, Switzerland
➢ Mount Sinabung volcano erupted in Sumatra Island of western biennial Global Dividend: Towards
Indonesia. A huge column of ash was blasted and spread 7 km high to Platform for (DDR) Sustainable and
southeast and south of crater. Disaster Risk Inclusive Societies
➢ National Center for Good Governance (NCGG) signed an MOU Reduction (GP2019)
with Maldives Civil Services Commission building of 1000 Maldives civil 14th meeting of the Theme: “Clean Planet, Geneva, Switzerland
servants for the next 5 years. Conference of the Healthy People: Sound
➢ Canada ban single-use plastics from the year 2021. Prime Parties to the Basel Management of
Minister Justin Trudeau planned to ban plastic bottles, straws and plastic Convention (BC COP- Chemicals and Waste”
bags clogging the world’s oceans. 14), the 9th meeting
➢ Imports from Pakistan to India has declined by 92% to $2.84 of the Conference of
million in March 2019. This is after the imposition of 200% customs duties the Parties to the
on all products following Pulwama terror attack. Rotterdam Convention
➢ Turkey announced that it will not back down from its decision to buy (RC COP-9) and the
Russian S-400 missile defence systems despite U.S.’s ultimatum. This 9th meeting of the
has created tension between Ankara and Washington, the NATO allies. Conference of the
➢ Scientists from National Geographic Society and Tribhuvan Parties to the
University installed have installed two highest weather stations in the Stockholm Convention
world in an expedition to Mount Everest that wrapped up in June 2019. (SC COP-9)
➢ India designated as the Guest of Honour at the 33rd Feria World’s foremost To empower global United Arab
Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (Guadalajara International Book Artificial Intelligence dialogue on the future Emirates (UAE)
Fair) in Mexico, the National Book Trust. (AI) Summit of government,
➢ India extended USD 15 million assistance to Nigeria for organizing business and society
the African Union (AU) summit scheduled to be held in Niamey.
29th edition of the Abu India has been Abu Dhabi, UAE
➢ Ireland decided to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles
Dhabi International nominated as the
by 2030 as part of a major strategy to protect the environment. It is one
Book Fair (ADIBF) “Guest of Honour”
among the 180 measures of the Irish government published in the
country at the Book
‘Climate Action Plan’.
Fair in Abu Dhabi.
➢ NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the National
55th Munich Security It brings together Munich, Germany
Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) discovered
Conference (MSC) leaders and security
‘cannonball’ pulsar hurtling through space. It speeds nearly 2.5 million
experts from across
miles per hour which is as fast as it could travel the distance between
the world
Earth and the Moon in just 6 minutes
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5th Asia Pacific Theme: Media Kathmandu, Nepal World’s foremost To empower global United Arab
Broadcasting Union Solutions for Artificial Intelligence dialogue on the future Emirates (UAE)
(ABU) Media Summit Sustainable Future: (AI) Summit of government,
on Climate Action and Saving Lives, Building business and society
Disaster Preparedness. Resilient Communities. 29th edition of the Abu India has been Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nepal-India Franchise Focuses on building Kathmandu, Nepal Dhabi International nominated as the
Investment Expo and the relations between Book Fair (ADIBF) “Guest of Honour”
Conclave India and Nepal country at the Book
through Fair in Abu Dhabi.
entrepreneurship G20 leaders' summit This will be the first Riyadh, Saudi
development. G20 meeting in the Arabia
7th Foreign Office To further facilitate New Delhi, India Arab world and the
consultations between their growth, including 15th meeting of the
India and Italy through strengthening G20 (Group of
the existing Twenty).
institutional 14th summit of the To address ‘current Mecca, Saudi Arabia
mechanisms. Organisation of Islamic issues in Muslim world’
4th Meeting of India- Discussed bilateral New Delhi, India Cooperation (OIC) and ‘recent
Ukraine Working Group trade featuring the developments in a
on Trade and Economic importance of exports number of OIC
Cooperation (IU- and imports between member states.
WGTEC) the 2 countries.
Third round of Foreign The Indian side was New Delhi, India Second Edition of Belt Theme: “Belt and Road Beijing, China
Office Consultations led by Dr. Neena and Road Forum (BRF) Cooperation: Shaping
between India and Malhotra, Joint a Brighter Shared
Botswana Secretary (East & Future”
Southern Africa). To 7th China International A national-level Shanghai, China
review the entire Technology Fair professional fair
gamut of bilateral (CSITF) focused on
relations, including international
political, economic, technology trade.
commercial, defence, Conference of Dialogue It is organized by the Beijing, China
consular and on Asian Civilizations National Radio and
international Television
cooperation Administration of the
14th session of the The Union Minister also New Delhi, India People’s Republic of
Conference of Parties launched a flagship China.
(COP-14) of the United project on enhancing Theme of the Forum:
Nations Convention to capacity on forest Asian Values for the
Combat Desertification landscape restoration World
(UNCCD) (FLR) and Bonn Theme of this event:
Challenge in India, “Exchanges and Mutual
through a pilot phase Learning among Asian
of 3.5 years Civilizations and a
implemented in the Community with a
States of Haryana, Shared Future”.
Madhya Pradesh, 16th Shanghai Co- To further boost Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Maharashtra, Nagaland operation Organisation defence and security
and Karnataka. (SCO) Defence cooperation among the
Taiwan Expo 2019 Theme: "Connect New Delhi, India Ministers' conclave member countries in
Taiwan, Connect the the wake of evolving
world" security challenges in
First Global Conference First-ever global Copenhagen, the region
on Synergies coalition on clean and Denmark 2020 high-level Theme: “Scaling up Lisbon, Portugal
efficient cooling was conference of United ocean action based on
between the 2030 Nations General science and innovation
Agenda and Paris Assembly (UNGA) for the implementation
Agreement. of Goal 14:
17th World Economic Forum was themed on Amman, Jordan stocktaking,
Forum (WEF) in the three major visions: partnerships and
Middle East and North generating job solutions”.
Africa (MENA) 2019 opportunities, 16th Ministerial Theme: "Partners in Doha, Qatar
empowering Arab Meeting of Asia Progress”
women and promoting Cooperation Dialogue
the most intriguing (ACD)
start-ups.
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11th Meeting of Joint To further deepen Canberra, Australia Union Minister for
Working Group on counter-terrorism co- Social Justice and
Counterterrorism operation through Empowerment
regular exchange of Thaawarchand Gehlot,
information and will be participating in
sharing of best Summit.
practices on countering
extremism and
radicalization. LIST OF AGREEMENTS/MOU’S SIGNED BY INDIA
G7’s (Group of Seven) Britain, Canada, Metz, France

WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES
Environment Ministers France, Germany, Country Prime Minister Key Areas Capital/Currency
meeting Italy, Japan and the Guinea Aristides Gomes For Conakry
United States gathered Cooperation in Franc

for a 2-day meeting the Field of
First session of the UN- Theme is: “Innovation Nairobi, Kenya Traditional
Habitat Assembly for Better Quality of System of
Life in Cities and Medicine, e-
Communities”. The Vidhyabharati –
Sub-theme e-Aarogya
as: “Accelerated Bharati e-VBAB
implementation of the Network
New Urban Agenda Project and
towards the Renewal
achievement of the Energy.
Sustainable Netherlands Mark Rutte Bilateral Amsterdam/ Euro

Development Goals”. cooperation in
International It is the conference Malmo, Southern various fields,
Conference against against Anti-Semitism. Sweden including
Anti-Semitism in political,
memory of the economic and
Holocaust cultural ties
Second Urban 20 It realize and promote Tokyo, Japan China Xi Jinping For the export Beijing/Renminbi
(U20) Mayors Summit a free and open, (President) of Indian chilli
inclusive and meal to China
sustainable, human- United Theresa May To increase London/ Pound

centred future society. Kingdom their sterling
G-20 Finance Ministers To improve Fukuoka, Japan collaboration in
and Central Bank communication and the fields of
governors transparency with Indo-Pacific
other external cooperation,
stakeholders, to climate change,
increase understanding disaster
of the FSB’s work and resilience,
facilitate greater input development in
from a wide array of third world
stakeholders. countries
G20 Ministerial To discuss how Tsukuba, Japan amongst other
meeting on Trade and economies of G20 areas
Digital Economy countries can promote Myanmar Win Myint Strengthen Ties Naypyitaw/
trade and investment Acting Robust Burmese kyat
and maximize benefits Against
from development of Insurgent
digital economy and Groups
technologies. France Édouard Philippe Four Paris
16th Asia Media Theme: Media Siem Reap, Memorandum Euro, CFP franc
Summit Digitisation with a Cambodia of
focus on developing Understanding
markets. (MoUs) were
The 48th DG It was held between Dhaka, Bangladesh signed between
conference India’s Border Security the two nations
Force (BSF) and the for bilateral
Border Guard relations and
Bangladesh (BGB) ways to open
2 nd
Global Disability From India a Buenos Aires, new areas of
Summit delegation headed by Argentina cooperation.
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Sri lanka Ranil To upgrade Colombo Rupee Secretary of the Department for Guruprasad Mohapatra
Wickremesinghe tracks in a key Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
railway MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank Karnam Sekar
segment (IOB)
connecting the CMD of BSNL P.K. Purwar
north and RBI deputy governor gets extension by N S Vishwanathan
south at a cost one year
of $ 91.26 Additional charge as secretary to the Shri Rabindra Panwar
million Ministry of Textiles
Benin Lionel Zinsou On Cooperation Cotonou West Chairman of Microfinance Institutions Manoj Kumar Nambiar
in the field of African CFA Franc Network (MFIN)
Export Credit European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
and Investment Additional Director On The Board Of AK Misra
Insurance. Directors (BOD) Of Jammu And Kashmir
Mozambique Carlos Agostinho To prevent Maputo, Bank
do Rosário non-traditional Mozambican Director General Of Fire Services, Civil M Nageswar Rao
threats like metical Defence And Home Guard
piracy,
smuggling, The New President Federation of Indian Sharad Kumar Saraf
poaching, etc. Export Organisations (FIEO)
and overall The National Housing Bank (NHB) Sarada Kumar Hota
cooperation in
Managing Director
the maritime
Haryana State’s new Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora
domain.
Director General & Chairman of Saurabh Kumar
Maldives Ibrahim For the Male (Maale)
Ordnance Factories (DGOF)
Mohamed Solih establishment Rufiyaa
Managing Director of Arohan Financial Manoj Kumar Nambiar
of passenger
Services
and cargo
General Manager of Integral Coach Sudhanshu Mani
services by sea
Factory
and to boost
chairman and managing director BHEL Dr. Nalin Shinghal
the Bilateral
Trade and On
Director of the Institute of Banking B Harideesh Kumar
cooperation in
Personnel Selection
the field of
Director General of Fire Services M Nageswar Rao
Health
Bahrain Khalifa bin On cooperation Manama Chairman of the Export Promotion Ravinder Kumar Passi
Salman Al in the Bahraini Dinar Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)
Khalifa exploration and 52nd Controller General of Defence Rajendra Kumar Nayak
uses of outer Accounts
space for Secretary General of ASSOCHAM Uday Kumar Varma
peaceful President of Confederation of Indian Vikram Kirloskar
purposes. Industry (CII) for the period of 2019-20
Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkalyi On Cooperation Kyrgyzstani som General Secretary of All India Federation M S Yadav
Abylgaziev in the field of of PTI Employees’ Unions (AIFPTIEU)
Health. Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Justice A. K. Sikri
Standards Authority (NBSA)
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval
APPOINTMENTS Judicial Member of the National Justice V K Jain

Consumer Disputes Redressal
Commission (NCDRC)
NATIONAL
Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Ajit Kumar Mohanty
DESIGNATION CURRENT
Centre
Additional charge as Narcotics control Rakesh Asthana
New chairman of the Agricultural Aditya Kumar Misra
Bureau Secretary
Scientific Recruitment Board (ASRB)
Special Secretary of President Ram Nath E L S N Bala Prasad
Chairman of the National Commission for Bhagwan Lal Sahni
Govind
Backward Classes
New Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Director-General of the National Archives P Venkata Ramesh Babu
Secretary in Ministry of Textile Ravi Capoor
of India
First Woman president of INSA (Indian Chandrima Shaha
Chair the Cabinet Committee on Defence Minister Rajnath
National Science Academy)
Parliamentary Affairs Singh
MD-CEO of Vodafone Idea Ravinder Takkar
Chief of India Meteorological Department Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
New president of Paytm Madhur Deora
(IMD)
MD-CEO of Mindtree Debashis Chatterjee Leader of Rajya Sabha Thawarchand Gehlot
New CMD of Power Grid Corporation Kandikuppa Sreekant
Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Director of National Institute of Health Harshad Pandurang Thakur New Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar
and Family
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First Head of Country's First Tri-services Major General A K Dhingra New Prime Minister of Haiti Jean Michel Lapin
Special Operations Division Commander New Prime Minister of Finland Antti Rinne
First IAF woman pilot Flight Lieutenant Mohana Prime Minister of Sudan Mohamed Tahir Ayala
Singh New Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Joseph Marie Dabiré
Next Navy Chief of India Vice Admiral Karambir Singh Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina (3rd)
Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang Prime Minister of Taiwan Su Tseng-chang
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu Malaysia’s New King Sultan Abdullah
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jaganmohan Reddy India’s Next High Commissioner to Former Army chief Dalbir
11th Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant Seychelles Singh Suhag
New Governor of Assam Jagdish Mukhi India’s next Ambassador to Republic of Ghotu Ram Meena
First Day-Time Indian Woman Fighter Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Congo
Pilot of IAF Kanth New India’s Ambassador to Israel Sanjeev Kumar
New Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog India’s next Ambassador to Panama Upender Shingh Rawat
New Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Next Ambassador of India to Bosnia & Kumar Tuhin
Nair Radhakrishnan Herzegovina
First Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh Justice Vikram Nath Next High Commissioner of India to the Ms. Padmaja
High Court Republic of Nauru
Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court P. R. Ramachandra Menon Next Ambassador of India to the Republic Godavarthi Venkata
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Abhay Shreeniwas of Senegal Srinivas
Oka Next Ambassador of India to the State of Subhash Chand
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Justice Shripathi Ravindra Eritrea
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal International Judge of the Singapore Justice AK Sikri
International commercial Court
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai
Patel New president of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
17th Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla China has appointed new envoy to India Sun Weidong
First Woman Vice–Chancellor of Jamia Professor Najma Akhtar Next US ambassador to United Nations Kelly Knight Craft
Millia Islamia University (JMI). Fiji’s Supreme court judge Madan Lokur
New director of International centre for Atish Dabholkar
Theoretical Physics
New Governors Next High Commissioner of India to the Ms. Padmaja
❖ Himachal Pradesh - Bandaru Dattatreya Republic of Fiji
❖ Kerala - Arif Mohammad Khan India's Next High Commissioner to South Seasoned diplomat Jaideep
❖ Maharashtra - Bhagat Singh Koshyari Africa Sarkar
❖ Rajasthan - Kalraj Mishra High Commissioner of India to the Rakesh Malhotra
❖ Telangana - Tamilisai Soundararajan (First Separate Governor of Republic of Cameroon
Telangana) Investigation Head for Myanmar by UN Nicholas Koumjian
❖ West Bengal - Jagdeep Dhankar First African American female mayor in Lori Lightfoot
❖ Gujarat - Acharya Devvrat Chicago
❖ Chhattisgarh - Anusuiya Uikey First Indian Women in 359 years to join Gagandeep Kang
❖ Andhra Pradesh - Biswa Bhusan Harichandan Royal Society
❖ Madhya Pradesh - Lalji Tandon Re-Elected to International Narcotics India's Jagjit Pavadia
❖ Uttar Pradesh - Anandiben Patel Control Board
❖ Bihar - Phagu Chuhan
Supreme Court of Fiji’s Non-Resident Justice Madan Bhimrao
❖ Nagaland - R.N. Ravi
Panel Lokur
❖ Tripura - Ramesh Bais
Vice-President of Geneva-based Bajaj Auto ED Rakesh
International Motorcycle Manufacturers Sharma
INTERNATIONAL Association (IMMA)
DESIGNATION CURRENT New President of the United Nations Professor Tijjani
President of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei General Assembly Mohammad Bande
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis Head of UN Peacekeeping Operation in Lieutenant General
Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel South Sudan Shailesh Tinaikar
US Secretary Mark Esper Nominated as the Maldives’ Parliamentary Mohamed Nasheed
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Speaker
New President of Panama Laurentino Cortizo Appointed Member of Commonwealth Former SC Judge K S
New President of Nauru Lionel Aingimea Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, London Radhakrishnan
New President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski Top Military Officer of the 29-nation NATO US Air Force General Tod
President of Indonesia Joko Widodo military alliance D. Wolters
1 Female President of Slovakia

st
Zuzana Caputova Deputy Executive Director of the United Anita Bhatia
New Prime Minister Palestinian Economist Dr. Mohammed Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the
Shtayyeh Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayuth Chan-ocha Resource Management, Sustainability and

Partnerships
New Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
External Auditor of the World Health CAG Rajiv Mehrishi
New Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison
Organization (WHO)
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape
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President of the 74th session of the UN Tijjani Muhammad-Bande Executive Director of Indian Oil P Jayadevan
General Assembly (UNGA) Corporation Ltd for Tamil Nadu and
Elected to the board of the International Ajay Singh Puducherry
Air Transport Association (IATA)
First Indian American Woman to Preside Pramila Jayapal SPORTS
Over Us House
DESIGNATION CURRENT
International member of American Famous Writer Romila
USA Cricket Team’s Interim Coach Kiran More
Philosophical Society (APS) Thapar
Asian Athletics Association’s Athletes PT Usha
New Executive Director of the United Inger Andersen of
Commission member
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Denmark
First Indian to be appointed Head of Col (Dr) Bibhu Kalyan Nayak
Pakistan’s Director General of Inter- Lieutenant General Faiz
International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Services Intelligence (DG-ISI) Hameed
Health and Safety Committee
Pakistan’s appointed as High Mueenul Haq
General Secretary of the Asian Mukesh Kumar
Commissioner to India
Governing Body of Judo
Next President of the 74th session UN Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
First Indian to be elected as a member Praful Patel
General Assembly
of FIFA Executive Council
Re-elected Asian Football Chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim
BANKING & FINANCE Al Khalifa
DESIGNATION CURRENT Men's National Team Chief Coach till the Former Australian field
Chief Financial Officer of YES Bank Anurag Adlakha end of 2020 hockey player
MD & CEO of LIC HFL Siddhartha Mohanty Graham Reid
RBI Deputy Governor N. S. Vishwanathan First-Ever Woman Referee of ICC India's GS Lakshmi
Additional director of J&K Bank A K Misra First Non-British President of Marylebone Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar
CFO of J&K Bank Rajni Kumar Cricket Club Sangakkara
Chief Economist of Bandhan Bank Siddhartha Sanyal New Technical Director for the Indian Romania's player Isac Doru
Head of Business of Bandhan Bank Sanjeev Naryani Football Team
MD and CEO of Canara Bank R A Sankara Narayanan President of Badminton Asia Anton Aditya Subowo
New Executive Directors of Punjab Rajesh Kumar First overseas player from India to join Ajinkya Rahane
National Bank (PNB) Yaduvanshi & Agyey Hampshire
Kumar Azad Head of Indian Women Hockey Squad for Rani Rampal
Additional Director on the board of Yes R. Gandhi FIH Series Finals
Bank President of Badminton Asia Anton Aditya Subowo
Chairman cum Managing Director (MD) of R K Chhibber Electoral Officer for the BCCI’s Annual N. Gopalaswami
the J&K Bank General Meeting
Managing Directors of LIC India Vipin Anand, T.C Suseel
Kumar & Hemant RESIGNATION
Bhargava
CEO of LIC Mutual Fund Dinesh Pangtey ❖ MD CEO of LVB – Parthasarathi Mukherjee
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Pakistani economist Dr ❖ Wipro President - Shaji Farooq
Reza Baqir ❖ Karnataka CM – HD Kumaraswamy
Deutsche Bank’s India Head Kaushik Shaparia ❖ MD of IMF – Christine Lagarde
Board of Directors in Paytm Payments Sairee Chahal ❖ Congress president – Rahul Gandhi
Bank ❖ President of Archery Association of India (AAI) - B. V. P. Rao
Managing Director and Chief Executive Nitin Chugh ❖ Paytm President - Bhushan Patil
Officer of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank ❖ British Prime Minister - Theresa May
Independent Director of Ujjivan Small Sachin Bansal ❖ Papua New Guinea Prime Minister - Peter O'Neill
Finance Bank ❖ Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has resigned from assembly
Chief/President of World Bank David Malpass constituency Bijepur. He had contested assembly elections from Hinjili
Chairman of NASSCOM for 2019-20 Keshav Murugesh and Bijepur constituencies and won both the seats.
New President of International Chamber of Vikramjit Singh Sahney
Commerce (ICC) India RETIREMENT
Managing Director (MD) and Chairman of Sanjiv Puri ❖ South Africa Cricketer - JP Duminy
ITC Ltd ❖ Kazakhstan President - Nursultan Nazarbayev
New Secretary General of the General M N Sarma ❖ Malaysian badminton star- Lee Chong Wei
Insurance Council (GIC) ❖ Executive Chairman of Wipro (30th July) - Azim Premji
New Managing Director of Twitter India Manish Maheshwari ❖ Indian cricketer - Yuvraj Singh
First Independent Woman Director to BSE M Jayshree Vyas ❖ Former Australian skipper - Greg Chappell
Board ❖ Barcelona Midfielder - Xavi Hernandez
India Policy Head of Gates Foundation Sanjay Ubale ❖ Professional Footballer - Yaya Toure
Head of Marketing for India and South Sujatha V Kumar ❖ Germany’s double Olympic Biathlon Champion - Laura Dahlmeier
Asia – VISA ❖ Cancer-hit Badminton Star - Lee Chong Wei
Chief Risk Officer of Indiabulls Housing Naveen Uppal ❖ Spain Footballer - Fernando Torres
Finance Ltd ❖ Former England Opening Batsman - Marcus Trescothick
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AWARDS & HONOURS Israel Honour with a plaque on Lt. Gen. (retd) Jack Farj Rafael
Ammunition Hill Wall of (JFR) Jacob
Award Winner
Honour
Bharat Ratna Award 2019 Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupendra
2019 V K Krishna Menon G D 'Robert' Govender (an Indian-
Kumar, Pranab Mukherjee.
award origin journalist in South Africa)
APJ Abdul Kalam Award ISRO chairman K.Sivan
US President Donald Trump Tiger Woods
Highest Civilian award of UAE- PM Narendra Modi
bestowed with the Presidential
‘Order of Zayed’
Medal of Freedom
JC Bose award CCMB scientists K Thangaraj
‘Order of St. George’ Award Sri Ravi Shankar
Cricket Association of Bengal’s Arun Lal
2019
Life time achievement award
‘Global Asian of the Year Bengaluru based doctor Hema
Best innovation and initiative Rajasthan
2018-19’ Award for Divakar
award for achievements in
Contribution to Women’s
higher education in the World
Healthcare Ecosystem
Education Summit-2019
Won “United Nations Acharya Balkrishna
Entrepreneur of the year 2019 Ruhan Rajput
Sustainable Development
Bharat Gaurav Award Kapil Dev
Goals (UNSDG) 10 Most
2019 Prem Bhatia Award Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai
Influential People in
Miss England 2019 Indian origin Bhasha Mukherjee
Healthcare Award” in Geneva,
Miss World Diversity 2019 India’s Transsexual woman Nazz
Switzerland
Joshi
2019 Swansea University Sri Lankan writer Guy Gunaratne
Highest award of republic of President Ram Nath Govind
International Dylan Thomas
Guinea
Prize
Charlie Chaplin Award by the Actor Steve Coogan
United Nations Office for Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra
British Academy
Disaster Risk Reduction
UEFA Goal of the season Lionel Messi
(UNDRR) conferred Sasakawa
award
Award 2019 for Disaster Risk
1st Indian chef to win French Priyam Chatterjee
Reduction with the theme of
honour
“Building Inclusive and
Arujuna award Rohan Bopanna (Tennis), Smriti
Resilient Societies”.
Mandhana (Cricket)
First Non-British President of Kumar Sangakkara
6th Indian to be inducted into Sachin Tendulkar
Marylebone Cricket Club
ICC Hall of fame (MCC)
People’s Choice Award in US Sudarsan Pattnaik
Thailand's King has been Maha Vajiralongkorn
Global Excellence Award Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga and crowned with a Golden-Tiered
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji Headpiece
President’s award for NALCO (National Aluminium Fourth Edition of the annual Gaganjeet Bhullar -'Outstanding
utilisation of corporate Social Company Limited) India Golf Industry Association Achievement as a player' award
responsibility fund in social (GIA) awards at the Delhi Golf category
development Club
Best Innovation Award for Northeast Railway 2019 Footballer of the Year Raheem Sterling (Men), Parris
unique strategy adopted to award by Manchester City star (Women)
keep wild elephants away Man Booker International Prize Jokha Alharthi
from the track and Plan Bee for "Celestial Bodies”
IOC Sportsperson of the year Sharath Kamal Japan’s second highest Former Indian foreign secretary
ICJ internship Programme Isha Kanth national award in its 2019 Shyam Saran
IBC’s Highest Honor in English Actor and Film Director Spring Imperial Decorations as
Amsterdam Andy Serkis the “Order of the Rising Sun,
An Honorary doctorate degree Shah Rukh Khan Gold and Silver Star”.
by Melbourne’s La Trobe Indian peacekeeper Police Jitender Kumar – For courage and
University Officer will be honored with a sacrifice in the line of duty
First Indian chef to be Priyam Chatterjee prestigious UN medal 2019
awarded the Chevelier de I Acknowledged as the most Kapil Sharma
ordre du Merite Agricoleto by viewed stand-up comedian in
France India and abroad by the World
Forbes World’s highest Paid Scarlett Johansson book of Records London.
actress of 2019 Seventh Edition of the Joan Artist Nalini Malani
IAF’s First female flight Shalija Dhami Miró Prize 2019
commander Six Indian-origin students won Rishik Gandhasri, Saketh Sundar,
Honoured with a star on the Actress Anne Hathaway the prestigious Scripps Shruthika Padhy, Sohum
Hollywood Walk of Fame National Spelling Bee 2019 Sukhatankar, Abhijay Kodali,
PC Chandra Purashkaar 2019 Padma Bhushan Dr. Devi Prasad Rohan Raja, Christopher Serrao
Shetty and Erin Howard were named as co-
ACJ Award for Investigative Journalist Nileena MS champions. Each will receive the full
Journalism 2018 winner's prize of 50,000 US Dollar in
cash.
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Conferred with “Orden Former President of India Pratibha yesteryears dancing Diva Helen;
Mexicana del Aguila Azteca” Patil Classical dancer Sucheta Bhide-
(Order of the Aztec Eagle), the Chapekar (music & art category)
highest civilian award of IPI’s 71st World Press Dawn Assistant Editor Cyril Almeida
Mexico given to foreigners Freedom Hero by International
Global Leadership Awards Google's CEO Sundar Pichai and Press Institute (IPI)
2019 by USA Nasdaq President Adena Friedman National Intellectual Property Benny Antony
Conferred with the Maldives' Narendra Modi Award for 2019
highest honour "Rule of Felicitated by the Asian Tour Hero MotoCorp – Chairman, Dr.
Nishan Izzuddeen” with a Special Achievement Pawan Munjal
India's Automobile major has Mahindra Award for his contributions to
won the Gold Award in South Asian Golf.
Africa Won the Prestigious John Vikram Patel
Jnanpith Award 2018 Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh Dirks Canada Gairdner Global
'World's Most Punctual Airline' Sri Lankan Airlines Health Award 2019
for the second consecutive Honoured with the prestigious PM Narendra Modi
year by Flightstats’ Zayed Medal by UAE
Jawaharlal Nehru University Nirmala Sitharaman & ‘Global Slag Company of The Tata Steel
(JNU) will confer the Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Year’ Award 2019
distinguished alumni award to Honoured with Presidential Dr. Gyanaditya Shakya
the two Union Ministers Award of Maharshi Badrayan
Eight-Year-Old Indian Girl Ms. Tony Vyas Samman 2019
Honoured in UAE For Green Felicitated with the coveted Namami Gange
Efforts 'Public Water Agency of the
Honoured with Humanitarian Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Year' award at the Global
Award By UNICEF Water Summit in London.
Conferred with Manas Order of Chinese President Xi Jinping Next Billion Edtech Prize 2019 India's education technology startup
the First Degree, the highest 'Dost Education'. And also, Ubongo
national award in Bishkek, (Tanzania) and PraxiLabs (Egypt)
Kyrgyzstan startups won the prize
BBC World Service Global Akshaya Patra New Zealand Prime Minister's Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa
Champion Award 2019 Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship Malik (First Indian Woman)
Femina Miss India World 2019 Suman Rao for 2019.
Title Freedom of the City of London GIC India Chief Alice G. Vaidyan
‘Save Water Hero Award’ 2019 Social Activist Makarand Tilloo Award 2019
2019 Commonwealth Indian engineer Nitesh Kumar Jangir Best Athletic Coach in Asia Indonesian Eni Nuraeni
Secretary-General’s 2019
Innovation for Sustainable Conferred with Lifetime Dr A K Singh
Development Award in London Achievement Award during 4th
Won the prize of $1 million Lydian Nadhaswaram APJ Abdul Kalam Innovation
(6.9 crore) for his Conclave at Chandigarh
performance on the American University, Mohali.
reality show ‘The World’s Best’ UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa
Honoured with the Order of Ex-South Africa all-rounder Jacques Freedom Prize 2019 Lone (Myanmar)
Ikhamanga in the Silver Kallis 2019 Citi Journalistic Mint's Teena Thacker
Division by South Africa Excellence Awards
President World Press Photo of the Year Veteran Getty photographer John
Awarded by the Tamil Nadu Sportsperson of the Year Award: Ace 2019 Moore
Sports Journalists’ Association table tennis player A Sharath Kamal World Press Photo Story of the Dutch-Swedish photographer Pieter
(TNSJA) and the India TNSJA Lifetime Achievement Year Award 2019 Ten Hoopen
Cements awardees: Vijay Amritraj (Indian Celent Model Bank 2019 Fincare Small Finance Bank
tennis player), V V Kumar (former Award in the category of
India leg-spinner), R Gnanasekaran Financial Inclusion, for
(Asian Games gold medallist (200m). 'Redesigning Lending to Reach
Coach of the year: R B Ramesh Small Businesses'
(chess coach) Honoured in the 2019 list of Prominent scientist and businessman
TNSJA Team of the year 2018-19: new fellows of the UK's Royal Yusuf Hamied
Tamil Nadu Women’s Football team. Society
TNSJA Young Achiever of the year Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi Five writers, Dr Chaman Ahuja
2018-19: P M Tabitha (athlete) Awards 2019 (Urdu), Dr Om Prakash Vasishta
TNSJA Young Achiever of the year (Punjabi), Professor Tejwant Singh
2018-19: D.Gukesh (world’s second Gill (English), Dr Prasoon Prasad
youngest Grand Master). (Hindi) and Professor Virender
Honoured with the prestigious National Award-winning filmmaker Kumar Alankar (Sanskrit) were given
Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Madhur Bhandarkar, Popular the award of recognition for their
Award 2019 Scriptwriter Salim Khan and
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lifelong contribution in the field of Player of the Year Award for
literature. 2018-19
Won the Best Cinematography Malayalam film Bhayanakam (Fear) Goldman Environmental Prize Bayarjargal Agvaantseren
Award at the Beijing directed by Jayaraj 2019 (Mongolia), Alfred Brownell (Liberia),
International Film Festival, Ana Colovic Lesoska (North
China. Macedonia), Alberto Curamil (Chile),
National Intellectual Property The Intellectual Property Rights Jacqueline Evans (Cook Islands),
Award 2019 Cell (IPR Cell) of Kerala Agricultural Linda Garcia (USA)
University (KAU) Conferred with France’s Former ISRO chief A. S. Kiran
Inducted into the prestigious An Indian American scientist and social Highest Civilian Award “Knight Kumar
Cleveland International Hall of activist Prof Sree Sreenath. Along of the Legion of Honour”
fame 2019 with five other inductees - Dr Akram 2019 John F Kennedy Profile in Nancy Pelosi
Boutros, Ingrida Bublys, Paul Burik, Courage Award
Richard Fleischman, and Marilyn 2019 Dr. Lee Jong-wook Professor Balram Bhargava
Madigan. Memorial Prize for Public
“Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Sunil Kumar Gautam, Special Health
Award” for the year 2018-19 Commissioner of Police (Operations) Nine Dots Prize 2019 Mumbai-based Writer Annie
for his book “Samvidhan Zaidi (Title: ‘Bread, Cement, Cactus’)
Kavya” (Constitution of India Conferred With ‘Lifetime Professor N. Kumar
in Poetic form). Recognition Award’ By the
Confederation of Horticulture
Swacchta Pakhwada Awards- All India Radio, Publication Association of India
2019 Division and Children’s Film Airport gets International Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport of
Society of India Status as per sub-rule (b) of Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Honoured with “D. Litt in Indian Astrologer Dr. Sohini Sastri rule 3 of the Passport (Entry
Astrology” (Doctor of into India) Rules, 1950 by the
Letters) by National American Central Government
University, USA Felicitated by the Council of Actor Anil Kapoor
Conferred with an honorary Eminent Bollywood actor Shah Rukh European Chambers of
doctorate in Philanthropy by Khan Commerce (CEUCC) in India
the University of Law, London. 2019 McCain Institute Award IPS officer Chhaya Sharma
Russia awarded its highest Narendra Modi for promoting the for Courage and Leadership
state honour 'Order of St bilateral special and privileged
Andrew the Apostle' strategic partnership
National Sports Awards 2019:
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward
Saraswati Samman, 2018 K Siva Reddy his collection of poetry excellence in sports. The awardees will receive their awards from the
titled Pakkaki Ottigilite President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati
Bhawan on 29th August 2019.
Prestigious 'AIMA Managing Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
India Award 2019 for Sports Awards Winners
outstanding PSU of the year Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Bajran Punia (Wrestling)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Deepa Malik (Para Athletics)
Honoured with the Dr
Dronacharya Award (regular Vimal Kumar – Badminton
Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Sudhanshu Kumar
category for coaches)
Award by International Human
Dronacharya Award (regular Sadeep Gupta – Table Tennis
Rights Council
West Bengal’s projects have
Dronacharya Award (regular Mohinder Singh Dhillion – Athletics
won the United Nations World Utkarsh Bangla & Sabooj Sathi
Summit on the Information
Dronacharya Award (Life time Sanjay Bhardwaj – Cricket
Society (WSIS) awards 2019
category)
Only Indian institute to feature IIM Bangalore
Dronacharya Award (Life time Rambir Singh Khokar – Kabaddi
in QS EMBA Rankings 2019
category)
Calcutta Sports Journalists’ Sportsperson of the Year - Jhulan
Dronacharya Award (Life time Mezban Patel – Hockey
Club Award 2019 Goswami
category)
Lifetime Achievement Awards -
Dhyan Chand Award Manoj Kumar (Wrestling)
Sukumar Samajpati (former India
Dhyan Chand Award C Lalremsanga (archery)
winger) and Sambaran Banerjee
Dhyan Chand Award Arup Basak (Table Tennis)
(Bengal’s Ranji Trophy winning
Dhyan Chand Award Nitten Kirrtane (Tennis)
captain)
Dhyan Chand Award Manuel Fredricks (Hockey)
ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS Discipline

Rabindranath Tagore Literary Rana Dasgupta for his 2010 novel
Chinglensana Singh Kangujam Hockey (Midfielder)
Prize 2019 ‘Solo’
Ajay Thakur Kabaddi
Professional Footballers’ Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk
Mohammed Anas Yahiya Athletics
Association (PFA) Players’
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Tajinder Pal Singh Toor Athletics demonstrate through his work that life as a
Swapna Burman Athletics farmer can be fulfilling and productive.
Sundar Singh Gurjar Para Sports – Athletics
Ravindra Jadeja Cricket (Men)
Poonam Yadav Cricket (Women)
CSR Journal Excellence Awards:
Sonia Lather Boxing
The 3rd Edition of the CSR Journal Excellence Awards honoured 6 firms for
Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth Badminton
the best practices in Corporate Social Responsibility. The theme of the
Pramod Bhagat Para Sports – Badminton
event was ‘India First’.
S Bhaskaran Bodybuilding
The winners of the awards are:
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Football
❖ YES Bank Ltd. won in the category “Health & Sanitation”.
Simran Singh Shergill Polo
❖ Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. won in the category “Sports”.
Anjum Moudgil Shooting (Rifle)
❖ Tata Power won in the category “Education & Skill Training”.
Fouaad Mirza Equestrian
❖ ReNew Power won in the category “Women Empowerment &
Gaurav Singh Gill Motorsports
Child Welfare”.
Pooja Dhanda Wrestling (Women) ❖ Mahindra & Mahindra won in the category “Environment”.
Harmeet Rajul Desai Table Tennis ❖ Hindustan Zinc won in the category “Agriculture & Rural
Development”
66th National Film Awards: Nagarkirtan’ wins Best Feature Film’ at SAARC film fest :
The 66 National Film awards were announced by Rahul Rawail head of the
th
Jury for the feature films. ❖ Bengali film ‘Nagarkirtan’, has won 4 awards in SAARC film festival.
❖ The movie was honoured with ‘Best Feature Film’, ‘Best Director’,
Awards Winners ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Original Score’ awards.
Best Director Aditya Dhar for Uri : The surgical Strike ❖ The movie was directed by Kaushik Ganguly.
Best Feature Film Hellaro a Gujatati film directed by Abhishek ❖ Best Short Film’ award– Na Bole Wo Haram, a 20-minute film by
Shah debutant director Nitish Patan

❖ Special Jury Award for Direction and Story– Walking With the Wind,
Best Actor Ayushmann Khuranna for Andhadhun,
by Praveen Morchhale 72
Vicky Kaushal for Uri : The Surgical Strike
Best Actress Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati
Best Supporting Actor Swanand Kirkire for Chumbhak 2019 Pulitzer Prize Awards:
Best supporting actress Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho ➢ The 2019 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded by the Pulitzer Prize Board
Best Action Direction KGF Chapter I for work during the 2018 calendar year.
Best Choreography Padmaavat for Goomar ➢ The Washington Post won two prizes, as The New York Times;
Best Film for National Ondalla Eradalla (Kannada) The Wall Street Journal won one; and the Sun-Sentinel won its second
Integration Pulitzer for Public Service.
Best Popular Film Badhaai Ho Here the List of Winners:
Best film on Paani JOURNALISM
Environment issues Public service: Staff of the South Florida Sun Sentinel
Best Debut Film of a Naal (Marathi) Feature writing: Hannah Dreier of ProPublica
Director Commentary: Tony Messenger of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Criticism: Carlos Lozada of The Washington Post
Best film on Social Padman
Editorial writing: Brent Staples of the New York Times
Issues
Editorial cartooning: Darrin Bell, a freelance cartoonist
Best Children's Film Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shaale Kasaragod
Special citation: Staff of the Capital Gazette
Special Jury Award Award shared by Sruthi Hariharan, Joju
BOOKS, DRAMA AND MUSIC
George for Joseph, Savithri for Sudani From
Fiction: “The Overstory” by Richard Powers
Nigeria, Chandrachood Rai
Drama: “Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury
History: “Frederick Douglass” by David W. Blight
Ramon Magsaysay award 2019: Biography or autobiography: “The New Negro” by Jeffrey C. Stewart
WINNERS FIELD Poetry: “Be With” by Forrest Gander
Ravish Kumar “harnessing journalism to give voice to the General nonfiction: “Amity and Prosperity” by Eliza Griswold
voiceless”. Music: “p r i s m” by Ellen Reid
Ko Swe Win He is a human rights defender and the chief Special citation: Aretha Franklin
(Myanmar) editor of Myanmar Now news agency.
LSE names a professorship after economist Amartya Sen:
➢ The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Angkhana Neelapajit Human rights activist and a leading human
has announced the creation of the Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality
(Thailand rights defender in Southern Thailand.
Studies, named in honour of the India-born economist, philosopher and
Raymundo Pujante music faculty of the University of the
Nobel laureate, who was Professor of Economics at LSE from 1971-82.
Cayabyab Philippines and has conducted free workshops
(Philippines) for thousands of students all across the
Chhetri adjudged 'Best Sportsperson' by Calcutta Sports
country.
Journalists' Club:
➢ India football captain Sunil Chhetri was adjudged the country's
Kim Jong-Ki (South An activist working with violence and mental
'Best Sportsperson of the Year' by the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club.
Korea) health issues in youth and a South Korean
agrarian movement leader who pioneered
wasteland cultivation, and strove to
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➢ Lifetime Achievement award: Former Davis Cup coach Akhtar Ali, IPL AWARDS 2019: Complete List
former India opener Arun Lal and Aroon Ghosh member of the 1962 Man of the Match (Final) Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
Asian Games gold medal winning football team. Orange Cap (Most Runs) David Warner (SH) 692 runs
➢ Bengal pacer Ishan Porel (Junior Sportsperson of the Year), Mohun Purple Cap (Most Wickets) Imran Tahir (CSK)- 26 wickets
Bagan's Shilton Paul (Footballer of the Year), East Bengal's Mahmoud Emerging Player (future star of Shubman Gill (KKR)
Al-Amna (Best Foreign Footballer) International Cricket)
➢ Best cricketer: Abhimanyu Easwaran Stylish Player KL Rahul (KXIP)
➢ Best Hockey Player: Suprajit Rakshit Perfect Catch Kieron Pollard (MI)
➢ Best Athlete (men): Safiqul Mondol Super Striker Andre Russell (KKR)
➢ Best Athlete (women): Bhairabi Roy Most Valuable Player (earning Andre Russell (KKR)
➢ Best Badminton Player: Ankit Mondal more points in the whole season)
➢ Best Chess Player: Koustav Chatterjee
Fair play Award (best spirit of the Sunrisers Hyderabad
➢ Best Swimmer: Sayani Ghosh
game throughout the season)
➢ Best TT player: Ayhika Mukharjee
Gamechanger of the Match Rahul Chahar (Mumbai Indians)
➢ Best Tennis Player: Yubarani Banerjee
➢ Best Shooter: Mehuli Ghosh
➢ Best Basketball Player: Madhu Kumari
➢ The 72nd Cannes Film Festival begins in Cannes, France. Mexican
➢ Best Volleyball Player: Nayanika Biswas
filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu has been named the Jury
President. American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie
➢ ESPN Multi-Sport awards 2018:
comedy film “The Dead Don't Die” will serve as the opening film of the
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming
festival. And “The Specials” will serve as the closing film in the festival.
Network) is a U.S.-based pay television sports channel owned by ESPN Inc.
The Indian Delegation led by I&B Secretary Shri Amit Khare met Film
ESPN Multi-Sport awards 2018 recognised achievements across 11
Commissioners of participating countries at Cannes Film Festival. Israel
categories. Winners of the Award are
proposes India to be the focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival,
CATEGORY WON BY 2020.
Female sportsperson of the P.V. Sindhu (Badminton)

GUINNESS RECORDS
year
➢ India achieved a Guinness World Records of ‘largest laundry
Male sportsperson of the year Neeraj Chopra (Javelin) lesson’ with the participation of 400 young Indian men. The event was a
part of #sharetheload campaign. The event was initiated by Ariel India.
Comeback of the Year Saina Nehwal (Shuttle) ➢ Around 5000 women of Konyak community performed at the local
ground of Mon town, in their attempt to enter Guinness World Record
Coach of the Year Jaspal Rana (Shooting) for ‘Largest Traditional Konyak Dance display’.
➢ Longest documentary “100 Years of Chrysostum” will receive
Emerging Sportsperson of the Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting) Guinness Award – A biographical documentary “100 Years of
Year Chrysostum” will receive Guinness Award in the category of longest
documentary.
Team of the Year Women’s team (Table Tennis) ➢ An 18-year old girl from Nepal named Bandana set a Guinness
World Records on ‘Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual’. She
Match of the Year Amit Panghal vs Hasanboy Dusmatov danced exclusively to Nepalese music continuously for 126 hours (over
(Boxing) five days).
➢ The Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 has made into Guinness World
Differently abled athlete of the Ekta Bhyan (Para-Athletics) Records in the following three sectors:
Year ✓ Largest traffic and crowd management plan.
✓ Biggest painting exercise of public sites under paint my city scheme.
Lifetime Achievement Award Pradip Kumar Banerjee (Football)
✓ Biggest sanitation and waste disposal mechanism.
Moment of the Year Women’s 4x400m Relay
BOOKS & AUTHORS

CEAT Cricket Rating Awards 2019:
"Whispers of Time"- Dr. Krishna Saksena
➢ India captain Virat Kohli bagged the International Cricketer and
Vivekadeepini, a concise book of aphorisms- Shri M. Venkaiah
Batsman of the Year award during the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR)
Naidu “Kargil: Untold stories from the War”- Rachna Bisht Rawat
International Awards 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Coffee table book titled ‘Fire and Fury Corps — Saga of Valour,
➢ International Bowler of the Year 2019 - Jasprit Bumrah
Fortitude and Sacrifice’- released by Northern Army Commander
➢ Junior Cricketer of the Year 2019 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh.
➢ Outstanding Performance of the Year 2019 - Kuldeep Yadav
“Chandra Shekhar – The Last Icon of Ideological Politics” was
➢ Domestic Cricketer of the Year 2019 - Ashutosh Aman
released PM Narendra Modi.
➢ CCR International Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 - Mohinder
A Prime Minister to Remember- Memories of a Military Chief"-
Amarnath
Sushil Kumar
➢ International Test Cricketer of the Year 2019 – Cheteshwar Pujara
“Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar”- Satyarth Nayak.
➢ International ODI Cricketer of the Year 2019 – Rohit Sharma
Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly - Autobiography of veteran
➢ International T20 Player of the Year 2019 - Aaron Finch
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher
➢ International T20 Bowler of the Year 2019 - Rashid Khan
My Life, My Mission - Autobiography of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and co-
➢ International Women Cricketer of the Year 2019 – Smriti Mandhana
authored with senior journalist Uday Mahurkar.
Function of Data Sovereignty: The Pursuit of Supremacy - -Vinit Goenka
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Khooni Vaisakhi - Nanak Singh (Jallianwala Bagh survivor) ➢ England lifted their maiden ICC World Cup cricket trophy
Saffron Swords - Manoshi Sinha Rawal beating New Zealand. England’s Ben Stokes is named player of the
Kundan: Saigal’s Life & Music - Sharad Dutt match and New Zealand’s skipper Kane Williamson was
Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook - Journalist Saba Naqvi adjudged player of the tournament for his excellent returns with the bat
Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun - Guillermo del Toro and inspiring leadership.
Shiksha: A Journey - Manish Sisodia ➢ India wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won gold in the 53kg category at
Quichotte - Novelist Salman Rushdie Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul. Phogat beat her Russian
Game Changer – Auto Biography of Pakistan’s former captain and star all- opponent Ekaterina Poleshchuk in the final match to bag the gold medal.
rounder Shahid Afridi and it is co-authored by Journalist Wajahat S Khan. ➢ Novak Djokovic won his fifth Wimbledon title. He defeated Swiss
Darkness to light - Former American professional basketball player, tennis ace Roger Federer. This is Djokovic’s 16th Grand Slam and 5th
Lamar Odom Wimbledon title. This Serbian professional tennis player is
Voyage to Antarctica - Felix Bast currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of
Story of Consciousness - Govind Bhattacharjee Tennis Professionals.
An Autobiography of Moon - Ramesh Shishu ➢ Simona Halep won the Wimbledon Championship 2019 title. She
Shambhu Nath De - The discovery of cholera toxins - MS Murthy created Wimbledon history by becoming the first Romanian to win the
Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge - Ashis Ray Grand slam 2019 title.
281 and Beyond – Auto Biography of Cricketer VVS Laxman ➢ Lewis Hamilton made a thrilling victory in the Silverstone circuit to
Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948) - win his sixth British Grand Prix.
Ramachandra Guha ➢ India bagged two Gold and one Silver medal in the Women’s 10-
Warlight, The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje metre Air Rifle event at the International Shooting Sport
Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly - Abhirup Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
Bhattacharya ➢ Indians Bagged 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze At Kladno Memorial
Smart Cities Unbundle - Dr. Samir Sharma Athletics Meet At Kladno Czech Republic.
Imperfect – Auto Biography of Sanjay Manjrekar (cricketer-turned- ➢ British-Pakistani Boxer Amir Khan clinched the WBC International
commentator) Welterweight 2019 title in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Olympic silver
The Rule Breakers - Preeti Shenoy medalist defeated the Australian boxer Billy Dib.
Straight Talk - Abhishek Manu Singhvi ➢ India will host the International Shooting Sport Federation
Calling Sehmat - Harinder S. Sikka (ISSF) Combined World Cup from March 15-26, 2020.
➢ India’s top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari today clinched a
SPORTS NEWS silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

➢ Vijayveer Sidhu picked up his third gold medal in ISSF Junior
➢ Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah retained their
World Cup in Suhl, Germany in the men’s 25m pistol event. Sarabjot
number one position in the ICC batsmen and bowlers’ rankings for
Singh Wins India’s ninth gold in ISSF Junior World Cup.
the One-Day Internationals, following the conclusion of the World Cup.
➢ The International Cricket Council, ICC has suspended Zimbabwe
➢ Veer Chotrani wins the prestigious U19 Asian squash title.
Cricket with immediate effect over violation of global body’s constitution
➢ Indian pro boxer Vaibhav Yadav wins the World Boxing Council
which doesn’t allow any government intervention.
(WBC) Asia title after defeating Thailand's Fahpetch Singmanassak
➢ Indian team secured the first spot in the medal tally
held in Pattaya, Thailand.
of Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2019 held in Apia,
➢ Odisha will host the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis
Samoa. Mirabai Chanu won gold in women’s 49 kg.
Championship 2019.
➢ In Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship held
➢ One of the most exciting batsmen to represent India, Ambati
in Cuttack 19th July, India made a record by winning gold in both men’s
Rayudu, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
and women’s category.
➢ Hyderabad Sailing Week, the 34th edition of the National level
➢ In the Shooting Junior World Cup, Aishwarya Pratap Singh
sailing championship, began in Telangana on 2 July. It was
Tomar clinched gold with a junior world record in the final of rifle 3-
inaugurated by the Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan.
position event in Suhl Germany.
➢ Sprinter Hima Das won the women's 200m gold, while national
➢ Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the All India Football
record holder shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor bagged a bronze in
Federation’s Golden Baby Leagues handbook 2019-20. The book is
the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland.
based on the sidelines of the Intercontinental Cup.
➢ Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in 10m
➢ Former Olympic track and field athlete P T Usha nominated for
women’s air rifle event of the season’s first junior ISSF World Cup
the International Association of Athletics Federations Veteran Pin.
2019 on 4 July. She defeated Chinese Taipei’s Lin Ying-Shinto win the
She will receive the pin during the opening ceremony of the 52nd IAAF
title.
Congress in Doha.
➢ Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from
➢ Indian bodybuilder Ravinder Kumar Malik has clinched Mr South
One Day International (ODI) cricket after the country’s final league
Asia title. He has crowned the overall champion at 12th South Asian
clash against Bangladesh in World Cup 2019.
Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Kathmandu.
➢ Indians put up a disappointing show in the Archery World Cup
➢ North Korea triumphed in the second edition of Intercontinental
Stage IV crashing out in all the team and individual events of the recurve
Cup football. They defeated Tajikistan in the final.
and compound sections.
➢ Fourteen-year-old Arjun Bhati represented India at the FGC
➢ The U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) won
CALLAWAY Junior World Golf Championship. He bagged the first
the FIFA Women’s World Cup for a record-extending fourth time on
position against Taiwan’s Jeremy Chen.
July 7 in Lyon, France. The team defeated the Netherlands and
➢ Delhi’s Prithu Gupta becomes India’s 64th Grandmaster. He
secured 2-0 to win the women’s World Cup.
defeated IM Lev Yankelevich in the fifth round of the Portuguese League
➢ Karate girl, Arinjeeta Dey (Barasat, West Bengal) won a silver
2019.
medal under the 12 category in the World Youth Cup 2019. The
➢ In Badminton, P V Sindhu’s hopes of breaking a seven-month title
competition was held in Umag, Croatia.
drought came crashing down as the Indian lost in straight games to Akane
➢ India skipper Virat Kohli has retained the top position among
Yamaguchi in the finals of Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super 1000
batsmen in the latest ICC rankings.
tournament in Jakarta.
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➢ Indian sprinter Hima Das won a gold medal in the 400-meter ➢ India beat West Indies by 59 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in
race with a season-best time of 52.09 seconds at Nove Mesto in the the second ODI at Port-of-Spain in Trinidad last night.
Czech Republic. ➢ In Badminton, Indian junior shuttlers won six medals at the
➢ India’s G Sathiyan and Archana Kamath won the mixed doubles. Bulgarian Junior International Championships which concluded in
Sathiyan and Archana Kamath won 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. The medals comprised of three gold, a silver and
Championship. two bronze.
➢ In Tennis, the women’s world rankings were unchanged with ➢ In Badminton, reigning national champion, Sourabh Verma clinched
Ashleigh Barty of Australia at number one, Japan’s Naomi Osaka is the Men’s Singles title in the Hyderabad Open. He beats Singapore’s
second with Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic third and Romania’s Loh Kean.
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep fourth. Kiki Bertens of the ➢ Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has announced his
Netherlands rounds out the top five. retirement, bringing to an end a 21-year career in which he played club
➢ In Cricket, India-A defeated West Indies-A by eight wickets in the soccer on three different continents.
fifth and final unofficial one-day in Antigua ➢ India’s Prithviraj Tondaiman shot a 47 on the first day qualifiers
➢ Britain swimmer Adam Peaty breaks the world record in the men’s of the men’s trap event in the International Shooting Sport Federation
100-meter breaststroke at the World Championships in Gwangju, South (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Lahiti, Finland.
Korea. ➢ Wrestler Deepak Punia has become India’s first junior World
➢ Manny Pacquiao (40) won the WBA (World Boxing Association) Champion in 18 years. He claimed a gold medal at the Junior Worlds
welterweight championship 2019. He won the “Best Fighter ESPY with a win over Russia’s Alik Shebzukhov at Tallinn, Estonia.
Award”. He currently ranks No. 4 in Boxer’s ranking of the greatest ➢ Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medalist wrestler Bajrang
pound for pound boxers of all time. Punia has been nominated for the country’s highest sporting honour –
➢ Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak created a new world record in the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
the 200 metres butterfly at the FINA world championship ➢ In Hockey, the Indian women’s team registered a comfortable 2-1
2019 in Gwangju, South Korea. victory over the hosts Japan in the Olympic Test event in Tokyo.
➢ Max Verstappen Won Crazy German Grand Prix with Mercedes ➢ BCCI Electoral Officer N Gopalaswami has made it clear that all the
Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton starting the race from the pole position affiliated state units will have to conduct their polls by the 14th of next
and failing to finish the race due to a spinoff. month to be eligible for participating in parent body’s elections.
➢ After nearly four decades, Chandigarh has finally received Committee of Administrators (CoA) has prepared a tentatively
affiliation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, thus scheduled for BCCI elections on 22nd October.
providing an opportunity for the city cricketers to play in BCCI ➢ BCCI Electoral Officer N Gopalaswami has made it clear that all the
tournament by Union Territory Cricket Association (UTCA) affiliated state units will have to conduct their polls by the 14th of next
President Sanjay Tandon. month to be eligible for participating in parent body’s elections.
➢ Mary Kom won gold in the 51Kg category at the 23rd President’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) has prepared a tentatively
Cup in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. She defeated Australian April Franks. scheduled for BCCI elections on 22nd October.
➢ Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the third edition of ➢ India has won gold at the Under 12 Asian Tennis Team
Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Guwahati next year. It will be championship held in Kazakhstan.
conducted in partnership with Indian Olympic Association, School ➢ The men’s hockey team defeated Malaysia 6-0 in their opening
Games Federation of India & Assam as host State. encounter of the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo.
➢ The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially launched ➢ Adrian was the shootout hero as Liverpool lifted the UEFA Super
the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) to be held in Cup with victory over Chelsea in Istanbul. It was Liverpool’s fourth
the United Kingdom in 2021. UEFA Super Cup triumph.
➢ Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first cricketer to ➢ Star India grappler Vinesh Phogat has bagged gold in women’s
reach the rare milestone of scoring 1000 runs. She took 100 wickets in 53kg category of the Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw.
the T20 format. ➢ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first
➢ Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Tarun Chaudhri became Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament.
the first pilot to perform a wing suit skydive jump. ➢ Indian boxers have ended their campaign at the Magomed Salam
➢ Tamil Nadu girl Jerlin Anika won the gold medal in the World Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament in
Deaf Youth Badminton Championships. The competition was held in Kaspiysk, Russia with a rich haul of six medals.
Taipei. ➢ India beat the West Indies by four wickets in the first Twenty20 of
➢ Australia beat England by 251 runs to win the first Ashes Cricket the three-match international series at Lauderhill in US.
Test at Edgbaston. ➢ The Argentine star Lionel Messi was barred from playing for his
➢ The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced national team for three months and was fined $50,000 by CONMEBOL,
Five Russian weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, have the South American soccer governing body, after he heavily criticized the
been provisionally suspended after doping tests on samples recovered from organization during the Copa America.
the Moscow lab. ➢ Adarsh Singh outclassed his rivals in the Sardar Sajjan Singh
➢ The Commonwealth Games federation announced that women’s Sethi Memorial Masters competition, winning the gold medal in both the
T20 Cricket has been confirmed for inclusion at the Birmingham men and junior 25 metres rapid fire pistol event in New Delhi.
Commonwealth Games in 2022. ➢ Seven years after India missed a podium place at the IAAF World
➢ Canadian Teen Bianca Andreescu Wins Rogers cup after Serena Race Walking Cup in Russia, the Country was today handed
Williams Withdraws. a bronze medal upgrade following disqualification of a member of the
➢ Rafael Nadal wins Montreal masters at the 35th ATP Masters 1000 second-placed Ukrainian team for dope violation.
title. He defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev to win the title. ➢ Football Giant East Bengal Club turns 100 years on Aug 01st. On
➢ India’s national tennis federation decided that it will not seek a this day in 1920 East Bengal Club was established at Kumartuli Park in
change of venue for the Davis Cup tie versus Pakistan in Islamabad. North Kolkata.
➢ Aishwarya Pissay became the first Indian to claim a world title in ➢ In Shooting, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched a yellow
motorsports, annexing the FIM World Cup (Fédération Internationale metal in Men’s Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at 12th Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi
de Motocyclisme) in the women’s category after the final round of the Memorial Masters competition in New Delhi.
championship at Varpalota in Hungary.
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➢ India completed a 3-0 clean sweep over the West Indies after Overall Winners
winning the third and final Twenty20 International by seven wickets in
➢ Maharashtra won the overall trophy with a total of 228 medals
Guyana.
(85 gold, 62 silver and 81 bronze). 2nd Haryana -178 medals (62 gold, 56
➢ Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and
silver and 60 bronze) while 3rd Delhi -136 medals (48 gold, 37 silver and
Chirag Shetty jumped seven places to enter the top 10 of the latest
51 bronze).
world rankings.
➢ Individually, Karnataka swimmer Srihari Nataraj (16-year-old’s
➢ Cricketers emerging from the newly-created Union Territory of
timing of 26.16 secs in 50m backstroke) became the most medals winner
Ladakh will continue to qualify to represent Jammu and Kashmir in all
by competing in seven events in the U-21 category and winning all of
BCCI domestic competitions.
them.
➢ South African Dale Steyn, one of the greatest fast bowlers of the
➢ Ten-year-old Abhinav Shaw became the youngest gold medalist
modern era, announced his retirement from Test cricket in a bid to
in shooting.
extend his longevity in the shorter forms of the game.
Static
➢ Simone Biles made history when she became the first woman to
Sports Authority of India
ever hit a triple double, meaning a double back flip with three twists, on
Headquarters: Delhi; Director General: Neelam Kapoor
floor during a competition.
➢ The Netherlands’ most-capped player Wesley
Sneijder announced on his retirement from football, bringing down the
curtain on a trophy-laden career that spanned 17 years.
Asian Air gun Championships 2019
➢ Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe for a tri-nation Twenty20 Indian shooters continued their dominance claiming five gold medals on
tournament in September despite the African nation being suspended by the final day of the Asian Airgun Championships to sign off with a total
the International Cricket Council. of 25 medals in Taoyuan, Taipei. India finished with 16 gold, 5 silver,
➢ Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom and Lovlina and 4 bronze medals.
Borgohain have been selected for the upcoming women’s world boxing Here the List of Indian Winners:
championships based on their recent performances. Event Gold Silver Bronze
➢ PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win the BWF World 10m Air Rifle Shreya Agrawal
Championships, crushing Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in just Women Junior
38 minutes in a one-sided final. Individual
➢ India beat West Indies by a massive 318-run margin in the first 10m Air Rifle Yash Vardhan
cricket Test at North Sound in Antigua. With this win, India has taken 1-0 Men Junior
lead in the 2-match series. Individual
➢ India’s Komalika Bari became recurve cadet world champion at 10m Air Rifle Keval
the World Archery Youth Championships in Madrid, Spain. Men Junior Prajapati
➢ Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) claimed a sensational victory at 10m Air Rifle Divyansh Singh
the GoPro British Grand Prix as he and Marc Marquez (Repsol Men Individual Panwar
Honda Team) treated us to a phenomenal MotoGP race. Aishwarya
10m Air Rifle
➢ Indian’s Sumit Nagal took a set off the iconic Roger Pratap Singh
Men Junior
Federer before fizzling out at the US Open in New York. Tomar
➢ The Indian team created history by winning one gold, one silver and Divyansh Singh
10m Air Rifle
two bronze medals at the 45th World Skills Kazan 2019 competition, Panwar, Ravi Kumar,
Men Team
in Russia. Deepak Kumar
➢ Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has handed over 1.82 crore Saurabh
rupees to the medallists of the Para-Badminton World Championship. 10m Air Pistol Chaudhary, Ravinder
Men Team Singh & Abhishek
Verma
Khelo India Youth Games 2019
10m Air Rifle
➢ Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG), formerly Khelo India School
Women Elavenil Valarivan
Games (KISG), meaning Play India Youth Games, held annually in
Individual
January or February, are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot
10m Air Pistol Abhishek
games in India held for two categories, namely under-17 years school
Men Verma
students and under-21 college students.
Elavenil Valarivan,
History 10m Air Rifle
Apurvi Chandela,
➢ On 31 January 2018, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, declared Women Team
Meghana Sajjanar
open the inaugural Khelo India School Games at the opening ceremony
Manu Bhaker,
based on Guru–shishya tradition held at Indira Gandhi Arena. From the
10m Air Pistol Paramanthanam
2019 events, Khelo India School Games were renamed to Khelo India
Women Team Shri Nivetha,
Youth Games.
Anuradha
➢ The first edition of the event was kicked off in New Delhi.
10m Air Pistol
➢ The second edition of the event was kicked off in Shree Shiv
Women Manu Bhaker
Chhatrapati Sports Complex, a sports complex situated in Belawadi,
Individual
Pune, Maharashtra. The theme of the Games revolved around ‘kheloge
10m Air Pistol Manu Bhaker &
toh khiloge’ (if you play, you will prosper).
Mixed Team Saurabh Chaudhary
Esha Singh,
10m Air Pistol Harshada
Women Junior Nithave,
Team Devanshi
Dhama
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Yash Vardhan, 2019 Asian Athletics Championships
10m Air Rifle Aishwary Pratap
➢ The 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was the 23rd edition
Men Junior Singh Tomar, Keval
of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held at the Khalifa
Team Jashvantbhai
International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. During the closing ceremony of
Prajapati
the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar India.
10m Air Pistol
➢ Bahrain topped the medal tally (11- Gold; 7-Silver; 4-Bronze; Total
Men Junior Sarabjot Singh
– 22 Medals). India finished fourth in the medal tally (3- Gold; 7-Silver;
Individual
7-Bronze; Total – 17 Medals)
Elavenil
10m Air Rifle
Valarivan,
Mixed Team
Ravi Kumar India at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships
10m Air Pistol Sarabjot Singh, MEN
Men Junior Arjun Singh Cheema, EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE
Team Vijayveer Sidhu 1500 metres – Ajay Kumar –
10m Air Rifle C Kavi Rakshna, Saroj
Women Junior Shreya Agrawal, 10,000 metres – – Gavit Murli
Team Mehuli Ghosh Kumar
Mehuli 400 metres – – Jabir Madari
10m Air Rifle Ghosh, hurdles Palliyalil
Mixed Team Keval 3000 metres – Avinash –
Junior Jashvantbhai steeplechase Sable
Prajapati Shot put Tejinder Pal – –
10m Air Pistol Singh Toor
Women Junior Esha Singh Javelin throw – Shivpal –
Individual Singh
10m Air Rifle Mehuli Ghosh
Women Junior WOMEN
10m Air Pistol EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE
Esha Singh,
Mixed Team
Vijayveer Sidhu
Junior 200 metres – – Dutee Chand
10m Air Rifle
Shreya Agrawal, 400 metres – – M. R.
Mixed Team
Yash Vardhan Poovamma
Junior
10m Air Pistol Vijayveer Sidhu 800 metres Gomathi – –
Men Junior Marimuthu

1500 metres P. U. Chitra – –
2019 Malaysia Open 5000 metres – – Parul Chaudhary

➢ The 2019 Malaysia Open, officially the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia
10,000 metres – – Sanjivani
Open 2019, is a badminton tournament which takes place at Axiata
Jadhav
Arena in Malaysia from 2 to 7 April 2019 and has a total purse of
400 metres – – Sarita
$700,000.
hurdles Gayakwad
Champions
4×400 metres – Prachi –
• Men’s Singles: Lin Dan (China)
relay M. R.
• Women’s Singles: Tai Tzu-ying (China) Poovamma
• Men’s Doubles: Li Junhui (China) & Liu Yuchen (China) Sarita
• Women’s Doubles: Chen Qingchen (China) & Jia Yifan (China) Gayakwad
• Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei (China) & Huang Yaqiong (China) V. K. Vismaya
Javelin throw – Annu Rani –
2019 Singapore Open (Badminton) Heptathlon – Swapna –

Barman
The 2019 Singapore Open, was a badminton tournament which took
place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
MIXED
Here the Winners List
➢ Men's Singles: Kento Momota (Japan) EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE
➢ Women's Singles: Tai Tzu-ying (China)

➢ Men's Doubles: Takeshi Kamura (Japan) & Keigo Sonoda 4×400 metres relay – Mohammad Anas –
(Japan) M. R. Poovamma
➢ Women's Doubles: Mayu Matsumoto (Japan) & Wakana Vismaya
Nagahara (Japan) Velluvakoroth
➢ Mixed Doubles: Dechapol Puavaranukroh (Thailand) & Sapsiree Arokia Rajiv
Taerattanachai (Thailand)
➢ The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships, is a badminton

tournament which took place at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in
China. The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships was the 39th edition of
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the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament was hosted by Category Name Medal
the Chinese Badminton Association. 52-kg Amit Panghal Gold
Here is the complete list of winners of 2019 Badminton Asia 81-kg Pooja Rani Gold
Championships: 64-kg Simranjit Kaur Silver
Event Winner 56-kg Kavinder Singh Bisht Silver
Men’s singles Kento Momota (Japan) 49-kg Deepak Singh Silver
Women’s singles Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) 75-kg Ashish Chaudhary Silver
Men’s doubles Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe (Japan) 51-kg Nikhat Zareen Bronze
Women’s doubles Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan (China) 54-kg Manisha Moun Bronze
Mixed doubles Wang Yilü and Huang Dongping (China) 57-kg Sonia Chahal Bronze
60-kg Sarita Devi Bronze
Asian Wrestling Championship 2019 60-kg Shiva Thapa Bronze
➢ The 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships was held in Xi’an, 69-kg Ashish Bronze
China. +91-kg Satish Kumar Bronze
➢ India won 16 medals which include 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze by
men’s freestyle wrestlers, 3 silver and 1 bronze by men’s Greco-Roman
XXXVI Feliks Stamm International Boxing Tournament
wrestlers and 4 bronze won by women’s freestyle wrestlers. Indian boxers finished with a rich haul of six medals which includes 2
➢ India ranked 8th place in the tournament and the first three
gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals at the XXXVI Feliks Stamm
countries ranked in the tournament were Iran followed by China and International Boxing Tournament 2019 in Warsaw, Poland.
Japan. Here the list of Indian Winners:
Event/ Category Name Medal
Here the Indian Winners List
Fly (52-kg) Gaurav Solanki Gold
Event / Category Name Medal
Light (60-kg) Manish Kaushik Gold
Bantam (56-kg) Mohammed Silver
Men’s Freestyle/65-kg Bajrang Punia Gold Hussamuddin

Light Welter (64-kg) Ankit Khatana Bronze
Men’s Freestyle/74-kg Amit Kumar Dhankar Silver Welter (69-kg) Mandeep Jangra Bronze
Heavy (91-kg) Sanjeet Bronze
Men’s Freestyle/79-kg Parveen Rana Silver
Men’s Freestyle/92-kg Vicky Chahar Silver Madrid Open 2019:

➢ The 2019 Madrid Open (sponsored by Mutua) is a professional
Men’s Greco-Roman/77-kg Gurpreet Singh Silver tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares
Men’s Greco-Roman/82-kg Harpreet Singh Silver in Madrid, Spain from 3 May–12 May 2019.
Here the Winners List:
Men’s Greco-Roman/87-kg Sunil Kumar Silver
➢ Men's Singles: Serbia Novak Djokovic
Men’s Freestyle/61-kg Rahul Aware Bronze ➢ Women's Singles: Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Men’s Freestyle/86-kg Deepak Punia Bronze ➢ Men's Doubles: Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer / Romania Horia
Tecău
Men’s Freestyle/97-kg Satyawart Kadian Bronze
➢ Women's Doubles: Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic
Men’s Freestyle/125-kg Sumit Malik Bronze Barbora Strýcová
Men’s Greco-Roman/60-kg Gyanender Dahiya Bronze

Mumbai beat Chennai by one run to win record 4th IPL title:
Women’s Freestyle/53-kg Vinesh Phogat Bronze
➢ Mumbai Indians became IPL champions for the fourth time after
Women’s Freestyle/59-kg Manju Kumari Bronze
defeating Chennai Super Kings by one run in a thrilling final in
Women’s Freestyle/62-kg Sakshi Malik Bronze
Hyderabad.
Women’s Freestyle/68-kg Divya Kakran Bronze ➢ Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the most successful
wicketkeeper in the history of IPL by taking his dismissals tally to 132,
surpassing his India teammate Dinesh Karthik.
67th Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell 2019
➢ Player of the series: Andre Russell (KKR) (510 runs and 11
➢ The 2019 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (also known as the
wickets)
Torneo Godó) was a men’s tennis tournament played on outdoor clay
➢ Most runs: David Warner (SRH) (692)
courts. It was the 67th edition of the event and part of the ATP World
➢ Most wickets : Imran Tahir (CSK) (26)
Tour 500 series of the 2019 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Real
Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
2019 IAAF World Relays Highlights:
Winner List
➢ The 2019 IAAF World Relays was held in Yokohama, Japan from
➢ Singles: Austria Dominic Thiem
May 11 to May 12, 2019. Two new events were established for 2019, both
➢ Doubles: Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Colombia Robert
mixed events: the 2 × 2 × 400 m relay and the shuttle hurdles
Farah
relay.
➢ The 2 x 2 x 400 m mixed relay event has replaced 4 x 800 m relay
Asian Boxing Championship 2019
which featured in the previous events.
The Asian Boxing Championship 2019 was held in Huamark Indoor Stadium
➢ Indian men’s 4 x 400 m relay and women’s 4 x 400 m relay
in Bangkok, Thailand.
teams finished at 17th.
➢ The Indian mixed 4 x 400 m relay team finished at 15th.
➢ The top 10 finishers in the IAAF World Relays 2019 in men’s and
women’s 4×400 m relays event and top 12 finishers in mixed 4×400 m
relays event have qualified for the IAAF World Athletics
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Championship which will going to held in Doha, Qatar from September ➢ Men’s Doubles: Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan
28 to October 6, 2019. ➢ Women’s Doubles: Chen Ke and Mu Zi
Here the Winner List: ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup 2019: India finishes top of medal tally
Category Winner with four medals
Men’s 4×100 m relay Brazil ❖ India drew blank on the final day but still topped the chart for
Men’s 4×200 m relay US the second consecutive ISSF World Cup, third time in two years, by
Men’s 4×400 m relay Trinidad and Tobago bagging three gold and a silver at the Beijing edition of the
Women’s 4x100m relay US Rifle/Pistol event.
Women’s 4×200 m relay France ❖ India topped the medals tally ahead of hosts China (2 gold, 2
Women’s 4×400 m relay Poland silver, 1 bronze), who won five medals in total.
❖ Anjum Moudgil and young Divyansh Singh Panwar – Gold in the
Mixed 4×400 m relay US
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition.
Mixed 2x2x400 m relay US
❖ Teenaged pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary- Gold in
Mixed Shuttle Hurdles relay US
the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Pistol event.
❖ Abhishek Verma – Gold in men’s 10m Air Pistol event.
Result of Italian Open 2019:
❖ Divyansh – Won India’s first individual medal by clinching a
• Men’s Singles: Spain Rafael Nadal
silver in the men’s 10m Air Rifle.
• Women’s Singles: Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
• Men’s Doubles: Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Colombia Robert India Bags 57 Medals at India Open International Tournament:
Farah ❖ India bags a total of 57 medals including 12 Gold, 18 Silver and 27
• Women’s Doubles: Belarus Victoria Azarenka / Australia Ashleigh Bronze at India Open International Boxing tournament in Guwahati.
Barty ❖ MC Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa, L Sarita Devi, and Naman Tanwar
won gold in their respective finals.
ISSF World Cup 3 2019: ❖ This was Mary’s second gold in the tournament, having won in 48 kg
➢ International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 3 last year in the capital.
was held in Munich, Germany. India won 5 gold medal and a silver ❖ On the other hand, Deepak defeated Govind Kumar in 49 kg final
medal totalling 6 medals and topped the medal tally. China won two while in 52 kg category- Amit Panghal defeated Sachin.
gold, two silver, and five bronze medals and placed second in the medal
tally. Next tournament ISSF World Cup 4 is set to be held in Rio de World Archery Championships 2019:
Janeiro, Brazil. ❖ The Indian men’s recurve team bagged a Silver Medal at Den
➢ Saurabh Chaudhary won a gold medal in 10 metre air pistol and Bosch in The Netherlands.
broke down his own world record of 245 by shooting 246. 3 points in the ❖ Women's compound team Raj Kaur, Muskan Kirar, Jyothi Surekha
final. Vennam bagged a Bronze Medal.
Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat and Manu Bhaker clinch sixth ❖ Women’s Compound individual event Jyothi Surekha Vennam
and seventh Olympic quota place in shooting for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. bagged a Bronze Medal.
Here the Winner List:
NAME CATEGORY MEDAL GRAND PRIX WINNERS OF 2019
Saurabh Chaudhary NAME OF THE GRAND PRIX WINNER
10 Metre Air Pistol Gold
(World Record) Australian Grand Prix Mercede’s Valtteri Bottas (Finland)
Apurvi Chandela 10 Metre Air Rifle Gold Azerbaijan Grand Prix Mercede’s Valtteri Bottas (Finland)
Rahi Sarnobat 25 Metre Pistol Gold Bahrain Grand Prix Mercede’s Lewis Hamilton (British)
Divyansh Singh Panwar 10 Metre Air Rifle (Mixed Canadian Grand Prix Mercede’s Lewis Hamilton (British)
Gold
& Anjum Moudgil Team) Chinese Grand Prix Mercede’s Lewis Hamilton (British)
Saurabh Chaudhary & 10 Metre Air Pistol (Mixed French Grand Prix Mercede’s Lewis Hamilton (British)
Gold
Manu Bhaker Team) Monaco Grand Prix Mercede’s Lewis Hamilton (British)
Apurvi Chandela & Spanish Grand Prix Mercede’s Lewis Hamilton (British)
10 Metre Air Rifle (Mixed
Deepak Kumar (sport Silver Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull’s Max Verstappen
Team)
shooter) (Belgium)
2019 French Open ➢ Australian cities Sydney and Brisbane have been announced as the
➢ The 2019 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played first two host locations for the newest team event in men’s tennis
on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, from January 2020.
France. ➢ Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between 15th June
➢ Here the Winner List: and 13th July 2019.
➢ Men's Singles: Spain Rafael Nadal ➢ The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced fixtures for the
➢ Women's Singles: Australia Ashleigh Barty ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Men’s and Women’s event in Australia in
➢ Men's Doubles: Germany Kevin Krawietz & Germany Andreas Mies 2020.
➢ Women's Doubles: Hungary Tímea Babos & France Kristina ➢ The 15th Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019 for
Mladenovic athletes with Intellectual disabilities held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
➢ Mixed Doubles: Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan & Croatia Ivan Dodig Emirates with motto “Meet the Determined”. The event saw the
participation of 190 countries. The next Special Olympic Games are set to
China claimed four gold medals at 2019 ITTF World Tour Hong take place in Sweden in 2021.
Kong Open, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong. ➢ FIFA (The Federation Internationale de Football Association)
➢ Women’s Singles: Wang Yidi World Cup 2022 security agreement aimed at building a strategic
➢ Men’s Singles: Lin Gaoyuan
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partnership for the preparation of the world cup and management of the ➢ Indian Women’s Hockey team won the FIH (Fédération
security of event, signed between Qatar and France. Internationale de Hockey) Women's Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after
➢ For the 4th consecutive time, the Northern Command based defeating the host Japan held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium, Japan.
in Udhampur has won the 15th edition of General J J Singh Air Rani Rampal, Indian Team Captain was the Best Player of the tournament
Weapon Championship in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. and Gurjit Kaur emerged as the Top Scorer.
➢ Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian male squash player to ➢ India's Bajrang Punia has regained the World Number One spot
enter the top 10 in the latest PSA – Professional Squash Association in the men's 65-kilogram freestyle category rankings. The rankings
world rankings. Indian women squash players Joshna Chinappa and were released by United World Wrestling.
Dipika Pallikal had earlier reached top 10 in the world rankings. ➢ Former Olympic and three-time world champion Asbel Kiprop
➢ India has retained ICC Test Championship mace for the third of Kenya was banned for four years for testing positive for the blood-
year in a row after finishing at the top of ICC Test team rankings on the boosting drug EPO.
cut-off date of April 1. It has also won the purse of USD 1 million. ➢ Services won their 6th Santosh Trophy Football Tournament
➢ In the latest release of FIFA (The Federation Internationale de title over Punjab at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.
Football Association) world football rankings, Belgium has edged the ➢ The 31-year-old Fabio Fognini defeated Dusan Lajovic, in Rolex
World Cup winners France to retain at the first rank with 1737 points. The Monte-Carlo Masters final to capture the biggest title of his career and
Indian Football Team gained two places in the new FIFA rankings 101st make history as the first Italian to claim a Masters 1000
position. championship.
➢ Sam Curran has become the youngest player to take a hat-trick ➢ World No.1 Bajrang Punia (65kg) won India’s first gold
in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match 2019. medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2019 in Xi’an, China.
➢ The Kho-Kho Federation of India (KKFI) in collaboration with Praveen Rana had to settle for silver in the 79kg category after he
Burman has launched a franchise-based league for the sport named lost to Bahman Mohammad Teymouri of Iran. Satyavrat Kadian, on
“Ultimate KhoKho”. The league will be held either in September or the other hand, bagged a bronze medal in the 97kg category.
October this year. ➢ India’s Divyansh Singh Panwar has secured the country’s fourth
➢ The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sought closer working Olympic quota place in shooting by winning a silver in 10m air rifle
relations with the Interpol to widen the scope of its fight against event in the ISSF World Cup in Beijing, China.
corruption in the sport. ➢ United States Cricket Team beat Hong Kong by 84 runs in the WCL
➢ 73-year-old Israeli Isaak Hayik set a new world record as Division 2 to attain one-day International (ODI) status.
the Oldest Person to play in a Professional Soccer Match. ➢ French official Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to
➢ Indian captain Virat Kohli was named the ‘Leading Cricketer in referee a Ligue 1 match and will take charge of Amiens Vs Strasbourg.
the World’ for the third time in a row in this year’s edition of the Wisden ➢ Australia’s Claire Polosak will create history as the first woman
Cricketers’ Almanack, the publication. Smriti Mandhana was the umpire ever to stand in a men’s One-Day International when she takes
‘Leading Cricketer in the women’s game’. the field in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division 2.
➢ The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has signed an MoU with ➢ Petra Kvitova has become the first player to win two WTA singles
Serbian Tennis Federation (STF) to train Indian junior players titles this year after beating Anett Kontaveit in the Stuttgart’s Porsche
under world renowned Serbian coaches, at the RK Khanna Stadium, Tennis Grand Prix final.
New Delhi. ➢ Bajrang Punia is set to become the first wrestler from India to
➢ Golfer Tiger Woods clinched his Fifth Masters and 15th major title fight at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York.
at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. ➢ Arjuna awardee and star Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar won the
➢ Christian Garin became the first Chilean to win an ATP Tour title in outstanding achievement as a player award at the fourth edition of the
10 years when he beat Norway’s Casper Ruud at the U.S. Men’s Clay annual India Golf Industry Association (GIA) awards at the Delhi
Court Championship in Houston. Golf Club, New Delhi.
➢ In tennis, continuing his good run, India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran ➢ Indian marathon runner, Nitendra Singh Rawat finished 27th in 2
achieved a career-high ranking of 80 in the latest ATP rankings hours 15 minutes and 59 seconds in the men’s Elite race of
released. prestigious Virgin Money London Marathon 2019 at London.
➢ India’s Harsheel Dani, a former junior national champion, defeated ➢ Raheem Sterling has been named the 2019 footballer of the year by
Mads Christophersen of Denmark, World No 149, to clinch the 20th Victor the Football Writers’ Association (FWA). The Manchester City and
Dutch International Badminton title in Wateringen, Netherlands. England forward topped the poll of the 400-strong FWA membership as
➢ Meena Kumari Maisnam clinched the gold medal in the 54 kg a clear winner, with 62 percent of the votes.
category at the Boxing World Cup in Cologne, Germany. Sakshi ➢ The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) along with Sky Running
(57kg) and Pwilao Basumatary (64kg) lost their final bouts and had to Association of India organized the National Sky Running
settle for silver while Pinki Rani (51kg) and Parveen (60kg) won bronze Championship at Auli, Uttarakhand.
as India finished with five medals. ➢ India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani won the inaugural Asian Snooker
➢ Ethiopian athletes Gelete Burka (women’s race) and Abrha Milaw Tour title. Advani beat Nezhad in the final.
(men’s race) won the 43rd edition of the Paris Marathon. ➢ India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani won the 35th men’s Asian
➢ Former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Jose Maria snooker championship in Doha, Qatar. He defeated Thai’s Thanawat
Marin has been banned for life from all football activities by FIFA. Tirapongpaiboon.
➢ FC Goa nicknamed as ‘The Gaurs’ emerged as champions of the ➢ Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli overtook Suresh
2019 Super Cup as they pipped Chennaiyin FC 2-1 in a tense affair at the Raina to become the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. 19-year-old Goa Goalkeeper ➢ Asian champion shot putter Manpreet Kaur has been banned for
Mohammad Nawaz has been named as Hero of the Match. four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for flunking four
➢ ICC Cricket for Good, in partnership with UNICEF, announced ‘One dope tests in 2017.
Day for Children’ bringing together cricket’s one billion fans to help build ➢ Chennai Super Kings' medium pacer Deepak Chahar has become
a better world for every child. the bowler with the most number of dot balls (20) in an innings in the
➢ The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has imposed a hefty history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
fine of one lakh seventy-six thousand Euros (170,000 Euros) on ➢ India cricketers were fined 20 lakh rupees each by the BCCI
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for not honouring the Pro League ombudsman Justice D.K. Jain for their sexist comments on a popular TV
commitments. chat show Hardik Pandya & K.L. Rahul.
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➢ The Asian Weightlifting Championships 2019 held in Ningbo, China. ➢ The world’s first exclusive women’s cricket magazine ‘Criczone” was
➢ India bagged one gold and two silver medals at the Asian Boxing released with Indian team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana featuring as
Championships in Bangkok. the cover story.
➢ Liverpool’s centre back Van Dijk was named Player of the Year by ➢ Pakistan off-spinner Sana Mir has become the most successful
England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA). Arsenal’s Dutch women’s ODI spinner in history after she took her 147th wicket,
forward Vivianne Miedema (22-years) claimed the women’s Player of the highest ever by any spinner in One-day International (ODI) cricket.
Year award. ➢ India’s Rahil Gangjee finished tied 39th while Viraj Madappa
➢ According to the latest rankings released by International Shooting faltered on the final day and ended tied 53rd at the Asia-Pacific Diamond
Sport Federation (ISSF), world cup gold medallist, Apurvi Chandela Cup in Japan.
became the world number one in women’s 10m Air Rifle category with 1, ➢ Rafael Nadal Claimed the Italian Open 2019 Title.
926 rating points. ➢ Rafael Nadal has won a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 title by
➢ Yosuke Asaji won the Asia-Pacific Diamond Golf Cup 2019 by defeating Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final 2019. This is his ninth
one shot at the Sobu Country Club. Rome title.
➢ The 8th edition Asian Youth Women Handball Championship ➢ Nadal dominated in a 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 win broke a tie with his longtime
2019 will be held in Jaipur from August 21 to 30. This is the first time rival Djokovic. For his victory, Nadal received 1, 000 ATP Ranking points
Jaipur will host this prestigious tournament. and earned Rs. 7. 5 crore. Djokovic produced an error-strewn
➢ ICC (International Cricket Council) has launched the “criiio performance in his 54th meeting with Nadal.
campaign” on the eve of the Men’s World Cup 2019. ➢ American golfer Brooks Koepka set a record in the lowest 36-hole
➢ World number one Bajrang Punia has become the first Indian to score in Major golf history and seized a record seven-stroke lead after
win gold at the Ali Aliev wrestling tournament after defeating Viktor two rounds of the US PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka now holds
Rassadin of Russia in the 65 kg freestyle in Kapiisk. the 18, 36 and 72-hole scoring records for the US PGA Championship.
➢ The world body governing cricket, ICC unveiled an expanded men's ➢ Mumbai-based racer Jehan Daruvala took his maiden win in the
Twenty20 International team rankings with 80 teams. India with 2019 Formula 3 championship in Barcelona.
260 points have dropped three places to fifth in the latest list. The ICC ➢ The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) announced a tie-
T20 World Cup champions of 2009, Pakistan have consolidated their top up with HCL with an aim to improve the health of the sport in the
position with 286 points. The next three teams are South Africa (262), country.
England (261) and Australia (261). ➢ Manchester City defeated Brighton by 4-1 at the Amex Stadium,
➢ Serbia’s Dragan Mihailovic will take over as head coach of the UK in Premier League title match. Manchester City became the first team
Indian Men’s Volleyball team by the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) to retain the title in last 10 years since Manchester United had done
and will be joined by Pryemyslaw Gaszyoski (Poland) and Valadimir the same in 2009.
Radosevic (Serbia) as the team’s physio and physiotherapist respectively. ➢ The Committee of Administrators (CoA) announced that the much-
➢ Archery Association of India named its senior vice president Sunil awaited elections for a new body of the Board of Control for Cricket in
Sharma in accordance with Article 24 of AAI Constitution (as approved India (BCCI) will be held on October 22.
by the Supreme Court on 4th December 2017) as its acting president to ➢ Senior Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan jumped to the top of
start the election process. Sunil Sharma was preceded by BVP Rao. the latest MRF Tyres ICC ODI rankings for all-rounders, which doesn’t
➢ Saurav Ghosal (men’s title) and Joshna Chinappa (women’s feature a single Indian in the top-10 chart.
title) rewrote India's squash history when the duo emerged champions in ➢ Bayern Munich clinched German Cup 2019. Bayern Munich
the Asian Individual Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. defeated RB Leipzig in Olympiastadion, Berlin.
➢ Anmol Jain and Esha Singh won the mixed air pistol team bronze ➢ China won the badminton world mixed-team championship, 16th
medal in the Grand Prix of Liberation International Shooting edition of Sudirman Cup 2019 in Nanning, China.
Competition in Czech Republic. ➢ Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to win a match at
➢ Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) the French Open 2019 for 46 years on 28th May.
announced two new award categories to promote women's football ➢ Asian youth champion Dr. Rohini Rau to lead all women Indian
across the globe. The two new award categories are off Women's team for the J80 World Championship to be staged in Bilbao, Spain,
Goalkeeper of the year and a Women's Team of the year. from July 13 to 20.
➢ Former cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Sanjay Manjrekar along ➢ Chelsea clinched the UEFA Europa League 2019 Cup. It scored
with cricket writer and commentator Harsha Bhogle have been named in four goals in a devastating second-half display to beat Arsenal 4-1 on 29
the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) commentary panel for the May at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan.
upcoming World Cup, beginning May 30 in England and Wales. ➢ Recently, Korea Football Association (KFA) had withdrawn their
➢ The Asian Football Confederation announced that for the first time bid to host Asian Cup 2023 which leave the sole other bidders China
an all-female referee team will take charge of a Men’s Continental Club with a free run to become hosts.
Cup Clash. Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita and assistants Makoto ➢ Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal had claimed the hat-
Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi. trick in the Indian Premier League (IPL)- 2019.
➢ West Indies player John Campbell and Shai Hope created the ➢ Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has decided to bid for the
history by making first-ever 350 plus run opening stand after sharing 2024 edition (take part-32 teams) of the biennial World Team
365 runs for the 1st wicket against Ireland. The venue of the match Championships.
was Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland. ➢ South Korea has abandoned its bid to stage Asian Cup Football
➢ Amul has been announced as the principal sponsor of the tournament 2023. The Korea Football Association (KFA) had pulled out to
Afghanistan cricket team for the upcoming World Cup, slated to be strategically focus on a joint bid with North Korea to host the Women's
held in England and Wales from May 30. World Cup in the same year.
➢ India's Ganemat Sekhon returned the joint third-best score in the ➢ The World Body Governing Badminton (BFA) has launched two
Women's Skeet event at this year's third International Shooting Sport new formats of the game namely ‘Air Badminton’ and ‘Triples’.
Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun Stage 2 in Changwon, Korea. ➢ India's Mahesh Mangaonkar triumphed for the second time in the
➢ Former Croatia international and manager Igor Stimac will be Sekisui Open in Kriens, Switzerland.
appointed as the Indian men’s team coach after the All India Football ➢ Indian shooter Manu Bhaker secured India its seventh Olympic
Federation’s (AIFF) technical committee recommended him for the post. quota with a fourth-place finish in the women's 10-meter air pistol event of
the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany.
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➢ Pakistan will host the 15th edition of the 2020 Asia Cup cricket ➢ Indian Gymnast, Pranati Nayak aged 23 won bronze medal in vault
tournament (in September 2020). ACC also reaffirmed its stand to event at the 8th edition of Senior Asian Artistic Championships in
include cricket in the 2022 Asian Games scheduled in Hangzhou, Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
China. ➢ The 20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer of Switzerland
➢ Liverpool breezed past Tottenham at Madrid to win the Champions defeated David Goffin (Belgium) to win the 27th edition of the Halle
League Football for the Sixth Time. Open 2019 (also known as Noventi Open 2019) at the Gerry Weber
➢ Sunil Chhetri has become the Most Capped India player by Stadion in Halle, Germany.
surpassing Bhaichung Bhutia's 107 international matches. ➢ The International Olympic Committee (IOC) inaugurated its 145
➢ China will stage the 2023 Asian Cup football after South Korea, million Swiss francs ($145 million) new headquarters named
Thailand and Indonesia dropped their bids. This year's Asian Cup in the Olympic House in a ceremony held at the lakeside grounds of Olympic
UAE was expanded to 24 nations for the first time with Qatar winning the House in Lausanne, Switzerland.
final 3-1 against Japan. ➢ The 26-member squad of Indian women’s Rugby team created a
➢ The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team clinched the Cantor historic first international 15s rugby match win at Southern Plains
Fitzgerald U21 International 4-Nations title in Dublin, Ireland. Sports Field in Manila, Philippines.
➢ The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (8th edition) started in ➢ Sofia Kenin of the United States won the 4th edition of Mallorca
France. Open Title 2019 against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland held at Santa
➢ Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) has announced the Indian Ponsa Tennis Club in Mallorca, Spain.
team for the Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships to be held in ➢ 22-year-old Girish A. Koushik of Mysore, Karnataka became India’s
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 63rd Grandmaster (GM) at the 37th Balaton International Chess
➢ Indian men's archery team secured the Olympic quota for the Festival in Hungary. He became the third Grandmaster from Karnataka,
2020 Tokyo Games. after Thejkumar M S and Stany G A.
➢ ICC has entered into content partnerships with global social media ➢ International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Olympic
platforms Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to cater to the huge interest status from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and took
from fans in this event. over the responsibilities of the qualifying and final tournaments for the
➢ Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championships held at Almaty, 2020 Tokyo Games. AIBA has debts of about $17 million and it may be
Kazakhstan, Indian juniors bagged 5 gold and 3 silver medals. bankrupt in the near future.
➢ Sidharth Rawat won his title in the $25,000 ITF men’s Futures ➢ In the final round of voting at the 134th session of the International
tennis tournament. Last year he won with Manish Sureshkumar for Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Italy’s Milan and
doubles. Cortina d’Ampezzo won the right to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.
➢ Viswanathan Anand defeat against world champion Magnus Carlsen ➢ In the finals of the St Peters Youth Centre Open Hockey
of Norway in the Armageddon game at the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament for 2019 held in Mumbai, teams of Central Railway
Tournament. (Women) and Union Bank of India (Men) emerged as champions.
➢ International Hockey Federation (IHF) conducted Men's Hockey Olympian Preeti Yadav was named as the Best player of the Tournament.
Series. The Final match is played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. ➢ The Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell has
Japan defeated Mexico by a goal 3 - 1. included four archers namely Archers Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das,
➢ The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Pravin Jadhav and Atul Verma in Target Olympic Podium Scheme
the international governing body for the sport of athletics, changed its (TOPS) for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
name from IAAF to World Athletics. ➢ India's junior Boxing women's team was won best team trophy in
➢ United States won the biggest-ever victory in FIFA Women’s World 5th Black Forest Cup held in Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany.
Cup. They defeated Thailand in Group-F match at Reims in France. The team won 7 medals, including 5 gold. Tamanna (48kg), Anju, Neha, H.
➢ Peter Gilchrist won the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Ambeshori Devi (57kg), and Preeti Dahiya (60kg) won gold medals out of
Championship at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne, Australia. the 13-member Indian squad.
➢ Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is the only Indian in the Forbes list of
world’s highest-paid athletes. The list is topped by Barcelona and OBITUARY
Argentina football superstar Lionel Messi.
1. Carlin Dunne – Motorbike racer
➢ Australia will be one of the two guest nations at the 2020 Copa
2. B.K. Birla - Industrialist
America. Qatar will also return to 2020 tournament, which will be co-
3. Hussain Muhammad Ershad- Bangladesh’s Former Military Dictator
hosted by Argentina and Colombia. Qatar and Japan are the guest nations
4. Fernando Corbato- Father of computer password
in 2019 Copa, which started on June 15 in Brazil. This year’s Copa America
5. Sheila Dikshit- Former Delhi C.M
broadcast to a record 178 countries.
6. Ram Chandra Paswan - Lok sabha MP
➢ Belgium remained to top the overall FIFA world rankings,
7. Yukiya Amano- Former IAEA Chief
followed by France, Brazil, England, and Portugal. The Indian men’s
8. Jaipal Reddy- Former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader
football team remained static at the 101st position in the latest FIFA
9. Prince Bandar- Saudi Arabia king’s elder brother.
rankings.
10. Anant Setalvad -Cricket commentator
➢ England captain Eoin Morgan set the world record for most sixes
11. Amarendra Sharan - Former ASG, Senior Advocate and Former
(17) in a One Day International (ODI). He achieved this record during his
Additional Solicitor General of India.
71-ball 148-run knock against Afghanistan in World Cup on 18 June 2019.
12. DJ Arafat- Ivory Coast Music Star
➢ Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is the most expensive bowler
13. Jose Luis Brown - Argentina FIFA World Cup Winner
in World Cup history. He is the world’s No.3 ODI bowler. He played
14. Rizia Rahman- Bangladeshi Novelist and Ekushey Padak winning
Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League.
15. VB Chandrasekhar - Former Cricketer
➢ Joshna Chinappa wins record 17th National Title in Squash after
16. Damodar Ganesh Bapat- social worker and Padma Shri awardee
outplaying Tamil Nadu's Sunayna Kuruvilla in the final.
17. Kanti Bhatt- Veteran Gujarati Journalist
➢ Asian champion PU Chitra (Palakkeezhil Unnikrishnan Chithra) of
18. Russi Taylor- Voice Of Minnie Mouse
India won a gold medal in women’s 1500m at Folksam Grand Prix 2019
19. Abdul Hamid’s Widow Rasoolan Bibi -Param Vir Chakra Awardee
held in Sollentuna, Sweden.
Veer
20. Malcolm Nash- Former Glamorgan All-Rounder
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21. Sushma Swaraj- Veteran BJP Leader, Former External Affairs 80. Lennart Johansson - Former President of UEFA
Minister and First Woman CM of Delhi 81. Girish Karnad - Noted actor, dramatist and Jnanpith awardee
22. J Om Prakash-Veteran director and actor Hritik Roshan’s maternal 82. Crazy Mohan - Popular Tamil playwright and theatre & film comedian
grandfather 83. R V Janakiraman - Former Puducherry chief minister
23. YG Raja Lakshmi Parthasarathy- Noted educationalist and founder 84. Rajanath Singh ‘Surya’ - Veteran journalist and former Rajya
of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Group of Schools, Sabha MP
24. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya - India’s First Woman DGP 85. Pazhavila Ramesan - Poet and lyricist
25. J. Mahendran - Noted film director 86. Dinyar Contractor - Veteran comedian, film and theatre actor
26. Kartik Chandra Rath - Eminent Theatre Organiser and Playwright 87. Malcolm John Rebennack - Grammy-winning musician
27. Sydney Brenner - Biologist won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology 88. Mohamed Morsy - Former Egyptian President
or Medicine
28. Viharidas Gopaldas Patel - Noted Economist and ‘Father of
Entrepreneurship Movement
29. Arie Irawan – Golfer
30. Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie - Former Women’s World Cup cricketer
31. Navtej Hundal – Actor
32. JK Ritheesh - Actor and former MP
33. Dr SK Shivakumar - Renowned Space Scientist of ISRO
34. Pradeep Choubey - Renowned Hindi poet
35. Garcia - Peru's Ex-president
36. Con de Lange - Cricketer
37. Patrick Rousseau - Former President of Cricket West Indies
38. Jerrie Cobb - NASA's first female astronaut
39. Amar Paul - Legendary Folk Singer
40. HK K Khan - Former Chief Secretary of Gujarat
41. Subbiah Muthiah - Renowned Journalist-writer
42. Rama Sengupta Paul - Veteran Lady Mountaineer of India
43. Negasso Gidada - Former Ethiopian President
44. Mark Medoff - Writer
45. Pungam Kannan - Former Indian Footballer
46. K M Mani - Former Kerala Finance Minister
47. Nadja Regin - Serbian Actor
48. Bibi Andersson - Sweden Actor
49. Terry Rawlings - British Film & Sound Editor
50. Peter Mayhew – US Actor
51. Damon Jerome Keith - US Judge and Civil Rights Icon
52. V. Viswanatha Menon - Former Finance Minister of Kerala
53. Master Hirannaiah - Veteran Kannada Actor and Political Satirist
54. Maramraju Satyanarayana Rao - Noted writer, academician
55. Subhashan Reddy - Former Chief Justice of Madras and Kerala High
Courts
56. Duti Krushna Panda - Veteran CPI leader and former MP
57. Derek Sippy - Former Billiards Player
58. Seymour Nurse - Former West Indies batsman
59. Baidyanath Mishra - Renowned Economist
60. Dr NR Madhava Menon - Father of Modern Legal Education in India
61. Mrinal Mukherjee - Renowned Bengali TV and Film Actor
62. Prof Kirpal Singh - First chronicler of Partition
63. YC Deveshwar – ITC
64. Hiralal Yadav - Bhojpuri Singer & Padma Shri Awardee
65. MB Balakrishnan - Ace Tamil Nadu Swimmer and South Asian
Games Gold-Medallist
66. Bob Hawke - Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister
67. Kadavoor Sivadasan - Former Kerala Minister
68. M. Pei - Architect who designed Louvre Pyramid
69. Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao - Veteran Telugu Actor
70. Vijaya Mulay - Filmmaker and Film Historian
71. Kalpana Dash - Odisha’s First Woman Mountaineer
72. Dr.Negasso Gidada - Former Ethiopian President
73. Thoppil Mohamed Meeran -Noted novelist and Sahitya Akademi
awardee
74. Niki Lauda - Austrians former Formula One driver
75. Murray Gell-Mann - Nobel laureate and American physicist
76. Brij Mohan Khaitan - Veteran industrialist
77. Queen Harish - World fame dancer
78. Ruma Guha Thakurta - Bengali singer-actress
79. Prakash Pant - Finance Minister of Uttarakhand
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LIST OF INDEXES BY VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS 8

GDP FORECAST OF INDIA BY VARIOUS ORGANISATION 8

RANKINGS / REPORTS BY VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS 8

LIST OF VARIOUS COMMITTEE & ITS HEAD 11

LOAN SANCTIONED BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BANKS TO INDIA 11

PENALITY IMPOSED BY RBI TO VARIOUS BANKS IN INDIA 12

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