1.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Abhiyan (PMJAA)- Ayushman Bharat- providing a coverage of ₹5 lakh per
family a year.

2. The Tatopani crossing, the oldest and biggest trading point between the two countries Nepal and China.,
has been closed for three years.

3. Joint Military Exercise Lamitye between india and sechyless.

4. Indor the cleanest city as per Swchta Sarvekshan done by minstrey of housing and urban affairs

5. Karnatka new chief minister - kumara swamy

6. Mahathir mohamad olest pm in the world at 92 in Malyshiya.

7. First satelite of bangladesh Bangbandu got centered by Spece X

8. Jammu and Kashmir is going to have a Pakal Dul hydoelectric project on Marusadar river susidiery of Cheab
river with capacity of 1000 mw.

9. Chairman of 15 finance commission is N K Singh.

10. new chairman of IRDA - Subhash Chandra Khutia.

11. First women PM of Barbedos - Mia Armor Mottely.

12. Olga Tukarczuk got MAAN Bokker prize 2018 for her novel Flights.

13. People died - Alan Bean - Astronomer, Yadduna Sulochna - Telgu novelist, Ashok mitra - Eco.

14. NASA sent INSIGHT lander for Marsh.

15. Kulauea volcano got activated at Havvai island.

16. philip roth was an american writer.

17. 32nd Olampycs will held in Tokyo in 2020.

18. a protest to save Puttenahalli lake from pollution in Bengaluru on Sunday.

19. India’s ‘ease of doing business’ ranking: 100th position.

20. 2022: India has resolved to send manned spacecraft to the space by 2022 (will be the fourth country to do
this.

21. SHE-Box: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has provided a facility to all working women to file
complaints under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 with it.

22. NAVIC: India’s own GPS is all set to be launched and will place it in the club of select countries which have
their own indigenous navigation systems. The GPS has been named NavIC—Navigation with Indian
Constellation.
23. Exercise Pitch Black 2018: A biennial multi-national large force employment warfare exercise hosted by
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). India participated for the first time.

24. V.S. Naipaul: Won the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature, passed away.

25. Vajpayee’s birthday, 25 December, would be marked as Good Governance Day.

26. Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim: Becomes 11th Biosphere Reserve from India to be included in
the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves

27. Exercise Maitree: Joint military exercise between Indian Army and Royal Thai Army.

28. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY): Run by Ministry of Rural Development –
part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to
the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth.

29. Nauradehi sanctuary is in MP.

30. Sabarimala, the Kerala, temple where women of a particular age are not allowed entry.
31. Sri Lanka handed over its Hambantota port to China on a 99year lease.

32. Typhoon Jebi hit the west coast of Japan.

33. Malayalam novel Meesha written by S Hareesh based on temple in controveries.

34. SC discriminalised homosexuality inder section 377.

35. Naomi Osaka from won US Open for womens and Jokovic for mens.

36. Sri Ramanuja Acharya is famous as the chief proponent of Vishishtadvaita. His 216 feet hight idol got
established in Shamshabad(Hyderabad, telangana) on his 1000th birthday.

37. Prime Minister has also inaugurated the two-day ‘Kabir Mahotsav’ at Maghar in Sant Kabir Nagar district of
Uttar Pradesh on June 28, 2018.

38. The World Bank has launched ‘bond-i', the world’s first bond to be created, allocated, transferred and
managed by using distributed ledger technology(block chain).

39. According to National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development’s (NABARD) All India Rural Financial
Inclusion Survey 2016-17, agriculture (farming) generates only 23% of rural income i.e. not even quarter of
rural household incomes in India.

40. IMF forecasts 7.3% GDP growth for India in 2018-19 & 7.5% in 2019-20 .

41. HSBC launches online platform MyDeal .

42. The Union Government constituted a high level empowered committee, headed by Cabinet Secretary,
Pradeep Kumar Sinha, to address the issues of stressed thermal power projects.
43. Germany to provide Euro 120 million soft loan for Clean Ganga Mission .

44. Search engine giant Google has unveiled Project Navlekha to make online content relevant for more Indian
users especially in local languages.

45. India’s first-ever environment friendly biofuel powered flight between Dehradun and Delhi was propelled by
blend of oil from jatropha seeds and aviation turbine fuel.

46. The International Water Colour Festival 2018 has been held at Audrey House in Ranchi.

47. 5G steering committee headed by AJ Paulraj submits its report .

48. The International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018 has been inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in
New Delhi with the theme "Buddha Path – The Living Heritage".

49. Smitha V. Crishna tops list of India’s wealthiest women .

50. India’s first genetic bank for wildlife conservation inaugurated in Hyderaba.

51. Santhali becomes India’s first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition .

52. · Indian Navy launched Operation Madad, major rescue and relief operation in flood-hit Kerala. · Indian
Army launched Operation Sahyog to rescue people in flood-hit Kerala.

53. Israel Opens Visa Application Centre in Kolkata .

54. The Human Resource Development Ministry has launched a programme, 'Study Webs of Active Learning for
Young Aspiring Minds' (SWAYAM) to provide one integrated platform and portal for online courses.

55. The Union Govt has reached the target of providing 5 crore free LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) .

56. Khangchendzonga becomes 11th Biosphere Reserve from India .

57. Pune tops Ease of Living index .

58. The world’s first-ever thermal battery plant owned by Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited
(BEST) was inaugurated in Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.

59. Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur launched 'horn not ok' awareness campaign and 'shaur nahin' (no
noise) mobile application in state capital Shimla.

60. First SAARC Agri Cooperative Business Forum held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

61. 3rd edition of Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) 2018 held in Hanoi.

62. Panini language laboratory has been inaugurated by External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at Mahatma
Gandhi institute in Mauritius to promote reading and writing Hindi amongst young and its further
 development. · It was launched on the sidelines of 11th World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.

63. Pitch Black – 18 (PB-18), biennial multinational air exercise hosted by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has
been concluded in Darwin, Australia.

64. China has successfully tested its first cutting-edge waverider hypersonic aircraft 'Xingkong-2.

65. The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has eliminated leprosy as a ground for dissolution of marriage
or divorce.

66. Swapna Barman wins India’s first gold medal in Heptathlon Athletics.

67. Neeraj Chopra becomes the first-ever Indian javelin-thrower to win an Asian Games gold.

68. Rahi Sarnobat became the first Indian woman shooter to win gold at the Asian Games.

69. Indian Teen cyclist Esow Alben at the age of 17 created history by winning the country’s maiden medal in
track cycling at the world level.

70. Netherlands won 14th edition of Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018 .

71. The book 'Atal Ji Ne Kaha' is authored and compiled by Brijendra Rehi.

72. VVS Laxman pens autobiography '281 And Beyond' .

73. India’s first railway university, the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) has started operations
in Vadodara, Gujarat.

74. Govt approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22.

75. International Aviation Summit 2018 held in New Delhi.

76. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pakyong Airport in Sikkim on Sept 24, nine years after the
foundation stone was laid. The airport is the hilly state's first and only airport.

77. Germany rolled out world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train.

1. World Hindu Congress 2018 held in Chicago.

2. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced to launch Mars Mission 'HOPE', which is expected to be
launched by 2020. It will become the first mission to Mars by any Arab or Muslim country.

3. India and Russia joint air exercise Aviaindra 18 has been held in Lipetsk, Russia.

4. India, Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant 2018 have been commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces
(MAF) Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia). Nomadic Elephant is annual bilateral military
exercise started in 2006.
5. The second edition of the 10-day Nepal-China joint military exercise 'Sagarmatha Friendship-2018' started at
Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, from Sept 17.

6. Luka Modric has been named the Fifa men’s footballer of the year at a ceremony in London, with Brazil’s Marta
crowned the world’s best female player.

7. Village Rockstars, an Assamese language feature by National Award-winning filmmaker Rima Das, has been
selected as India’s official entry for the best foreign language film category of the 2019 Academy (Oscar) Awards.

8.Two Indians, Dr. Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for
2018 on Aug 31. · The award, which is regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize, was established in 1957.

9 . Everything Under – Daisy Johnson.

1- Bastar Dispatches: A Passage Through the Wilds – Narendra

2 - Moving On, Moving Forward: A year in Office – M. Venkaiah Naidu

Nathu La Pass

It is located in the state of Sikkim. This famous pass is located in the India- China border was reopened in 2006. It
forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient silk route. It is one of the trading border posts between India and China.

Shipki La Pass: Himachal Pradesh –Tibet

It is located through Sutlej Gorge. It connects Himachal Pradesh with Tibet. It is India’s third border post for trade
with China after Lipu Lekh and Nathula Pass.

Jelep La Pass: Sikkim-Lhasa

This pass passes through the Chumbi valley. It connects Sikkim with Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

Aghil Pass: Ladakh- Xinjiang

It is situated to the North of Mount Godwin-Austen in the Karakoram. It connects Ladakh with Xinjiang province of
China. It remains closed during the winter season from November to May.

Chang-La: Ladakh- Tibet

It is a high mountain pass in the Greater Himalayas. It connects Ladakh with Tibet.

Lipu Lekh: Uttarakhand-Tibet

It is located in Uttarakhand. It connects Uttarakhand with Tibet. This pass is an important border post for the trade
with china. The pilgrims for Manasarovar travels through this pass.

Bomdi-La: Arunachal Pradesh-Lhasa

The Bomdi-La pass connects Arunachal Pradesh with Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. It is located in the east of
Bhutan.

Zoji La: Srinagar- Kargil & Leh

It connects Srinagar with Kargil and Leh. Beacon Force of Border Road Organization is responsible for clearing and
maintaining the road, especially during winter.

Pir-Panjal Pass

It is a traditional pass from Jammu to Srinagar. This pass was closed after the partition. It provides shortest roadway
access to Kashmir valley from Jammu.

Chilika Lake

It is present in the state of Odisha. It is the largest brackish water lagoon in the Asian continent

Dal Lake

It is present in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.It has the largest tulip garden in Asia

The lake houses three islands. It is known for its floating garden.

Jaisamand Lake

It is present in Rajasthan. It happens to be the second largest artificial lake in Asia.

Kanwar Lake

Present in Bihar .One of the largest freshwater oxbow lake in the Asian continent.

Kolleru Lake

It is present in Andhra Pradesh.It is the largest shallow freshwater lake in the whole of Asia

It is situated between Godaveri and Krishna deltas.

Lonar Lake

It is a saline soda lake formed in the basalt rock. It is present in Buldhana district, Maharashtra

Pulicat Lake

It is present in Andhra Pradesh. It is the second largest brackish water lake or lagoon in the country. Sriharikota
island isolates this lake from the Bay of Bengal.

Vembanad Kayal

It is present in Kerala.It is the longest lake in India.It is the largest lake of Kerala.

Eastern Coast -Tamil Nadu-Chennai Port-Artificial Port-Second busiest port

Western Coast - Kerala - Kochi Port - Sited in the Vembanad lake.Exports of spices and salts

Eastern Coast - Tamil Nadu - Ennore Port - India’s First corporatized port

Eastern Coast - West Bengal - Haldia Port-Riverine ports, Situated on Hugli river, Known as Diamond Harbour

Western Coast -Gujarat- Kandla port - Known as Tidal Port, Acknowledged as Trade Free Zone

Largest port by volume of cargo handled.

Western Coast-Karnataka-Mangalore- Deals with the iron ore exports.

Western Coast-Goa-Marmagoa- Situated on the estuary of the river Juari.

Western Coast -Maharashtra-Mumbai-Largest Natural Port and harbor In India, Busiest port in India.

Western Coast- Maharashtra-Jawaharlal Nehru Port- Largest Artificial Port.

Eastern Coast-Odisha-Paradip-Natural Harbor,deals with the export of iron and aluminum.

Eastern Coast-Tamil Nadu-Tutikorin-Major port in south India,deals with the fertilizers and petrochemical products.

Andhra Pradesh - Krishna river - Nagarjuna and ,Srisailam Hydro Electric Power plant

Gujarat -Narmada river - Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power plant.

Himachal Pradesh - Sutlej - Bhakra Nangal , Nathpa Jhakri,

Kerala - Periyar- Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant

Madhya Pradesh- Sone-Bansagar Hydroelectric Power plant

Madhya Pradesh-Narmada- Indira Sagar Hydro Electric Power plant.

Manipur- Leimtak- Loktak Hydro Electric Power plant

Uttarakhand- Corbett National Park, Nanda Devi National Park,Valley of Flowers,Rajaji National Park,Gangotri
National Park,Govind National Park.

Madhya Pradesh- Kanha National Park,Madhav National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Indira Priyadarshini
Pench National Park,Van Vihar,Sanjay National Park, Satpura National Park,

Maharashtra - Tadoba National Park , Pench National Park ,Chandoli National Park,

Assam - Kaziranga National Park,Manas National Park,Nameri National Park,Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Rajiv
Gandhi Orang National Park.

Karnataka - Bandipur National Park , Bannerghatta National Park,Anshi National Park,Kudremukh National
Park,Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park,
Gujarat - Gir National Park ,Blackbuck National Park, Vansda National Park,Marine National Park,

Tamil Nadu - Guindy National Park,Annamalai National Park,Mudumalai National Park,Mukurthi National Park,

West Bengal - Jaldapara National Park, Singalila National Park,Neora Valley National Park,Sunderban National Park,

Manipur - Keibul-Lamjao National Park,

Himachal Pradesh - Simbalbara National,Khirganga National,Inderkilla National,Inderkilla National,Great Himalayan

National Park,

Sikkim - Khangchendzonga National Park -

Kerala - Eravikulam National Park,Periyar National Park,Silent Valley National Park,Pampadum Shola National
Park,Anamudi Shola National Park,Mathikettan Shola National Park.

Tripura - Bison National Park,Clouded Leopard National Park,

Odisha - Simlipal National Park,Bhitarkanika National Park,

Rajasthan - Ranthambhore National Park,Desert National Park,Sariska National Park,Mukundra Hills National Park

Jammu & Kashmir-Dachigam National Park, Hemis ,Kishtwar National Park,City Forest (Salim Ali) National Park,

Arunachal Pradesh - Mouling National Park,

Some crucial facts about the census 2011 are as follows:

No of districts - 640 (47 increased from 2001)

Total population - 1,21,05,69,573 (68.8% urban & 31.2% rural but 34 as per 2018 )

Child Sex Ratio (0- 6 year) - - 919 (Rural- 923 & Urban-905)

Sex Ratio - - 940 females/1000 males

Density of population - 382 Person/ KM2

Decadal population growth from 2001 to 2011 - -- 17.64%

Literacy rate -- 74.04% of total population

Top five literate states are - Kerala - 94.00 %2. Lakshadweep - 91.85 %,3. Mizoram - 91.33 %, 4. Goa - 88.70 % 5.
Tripura - 87.22 %

Highest sex ratio Top five states - 1. Kerala - 1084,2. Puducherry - 1037,3. Tamil Nadu - 996

4. Andhra Pradesh - 993,5. Chhattisgarh - 991

Top four highly dense states - Bihar - 1,106 2. West Bengal - 1,028 3. Kerala - 860 4. Uttar Pradesh - 829.
Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma,

The Govt has constituted Dinesh Sharma committee to look into issues relating to cryptocurrencies which will
finalise its recommendations by submiting its report in current fiscal year, ending on Mar 2018.

‘Operation Green’ with a corpus of ₹ 500 crore to promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs), agrilogistics,
processing facilities and professional management.

First defence corridor to be established in Tamil Nadu, linking Chennai and Bangalore.

Free LPG connections to be provided to poor women under Ujjwala Yojana increased to 8 crore from 5 crore earlier.

Under Saubhagya Yojna, around 4 crore poor households to be provided with free electricity connections at a cost
of ₹ 16000 crore.

Planning to build houses for all the poor in the country under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by 2022.

Operation Green: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced the ‘Operation Green’ scheme to double the
farmers’ income by end of the year 2022.

The Delhi govt launched “Mission Buniyaad” for improving learning skills of children studying in state and municipal-
run schools.

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the nodal authority for issuing Aadhaar cards has rollout ‘Bal
Aadhaar’ (Kid’s Aadhaar), meant for kids under 5 years of age.

India will be the Global Host for World Environment Day (WED june 5) 2018 which is observed annually on June 5
with the central theme ‘Plastic Pollution”.

India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Mumbai .

India and Russia celebrated 70 years of bilateral relations in the field of agriculture at Suratgarh in Rajasthan on Feb
14, 2018. · The CSF was set up in Suratgarh in 1956 with the assistance from erstwhile USSR.

During the PM Modi’s visit to Oman, India has secured access to key strategic Port of Duqm in Oman in Arabian sea
for military use and logistical support.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his second visit to the Gulf country laid the foundation stone for the
construction of first traditional Hindu temple in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, the capital city of United Arab Emirates
(UAE).

President Mahmoud Abbas has conferred ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’ on Prime Minister Narendra for his
key contribution to promote relations between India and Palestine. · PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to
make an official visit to Palestine.

The 9-member committee, headed by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan, will submit its report to draft new National
Education Policy (NEP) by Mar 31, 2018.
“Radio Umang”, the India’s first online radio station has been launched on Feb 13, which is celebrated as World
Radio Day with the theme peace, humanity and hope.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated World Information Technology Congress (WITC) 2018 in Hyderabad,
Telangana via video conference with the theme ‘Future Enterprises.’ India is hosting WITC 2018 for the first time.

The Gandhi Nagar railway station in Jaipur has become the country’s first major railway station to be fullymanaged
by women.

The foundation stone of Rhodendron Park laid by Chief Minister Pema Khandu in Tawang district of Arunachal
Pradesh.

The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT-2019) is going to be held in Yerevan, Armenia.

Venezuela has become the first sovereign country to officially launch its own cryptocurrency called Petro backed by
oil, gas, gold and diamond reserves to circumvent US-led financial sanctions.

India’s biggest electricity producer, NTPC Ltd won the tender to supply 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity to power-
starved Bangladesh for 15 years.

The Indian Navy hosts 16 countries for multi-national 2018 MILAN exercise at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar
(A&N) islands from March 6 to 13, 2018.

The 6th edition of annual joint military exercise, ‘Garuda Shakti-2018’ has been started between Indian and
Indonesian Army in Bandung, Indonesia.

Indian flying officer Avani Chaturvedi becomes the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft alone. · She flew a
MiG-21 bison in her first solo flight.

India ranked 81st out of 180 countries in the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2017, released by
Transparency International (TI).

Thar Link Express, second solitary rail service between India and Pakistan has received the extension for three more
years i.e. till 2021.

President of Finland - Sauli Niinisto

Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was awarded France’s highest civilian award, Legion d’Honneur.

Aruna Budda Reddy won the women’s vault bronze medal at the Gymnastics World Cup in Melbourne.

Arabinda Muduli - Noted Odia Bhajan singer, musician & lyricist

M.S. Anantharaman - Noted violinist

India’s longest elevated road, Hindon Elevated Road has been inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
India’s first insect museum with state-of-the-art amenities has been unveiled at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
campus in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu .

The Union govt decided to declare 2018 as 'National Year of Millets' to boost the cultivation of millets like ragi and
jowar on a mission mode to achieve nutritional security.

The Govt of India is planning to formulate a Scheme 'Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM)'. ·
It provides for the installation of grid-connected solar power plants each of capacity up to 2 MW in the rural areas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) at Manipur Central
University in Imphal with the theme "Reaching the Unreached Through Science & Technology".

President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated World Hindi Secretariat building in Port Louis, Mauritius.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated Uttar Pradesh's biggest solar
power plant in Mirzapur district's Chhanvey block. · The 100 MW facility has been dedicated to the people of the
state.

JS Rajput nominated as India’s representative to Executive Board of UNESCO.

Surat district in Gujarat become the first in the country to have 100% solar powered Primary Health Centers (PHCs).

The beginning of the tourism season in the Kashmir Valley marked with the opening of Asia's largest Tulip garden on
the banks of the iconic Dal lake in Srinagar.

Bihar celebrated its 106th foundation day on Mar 22, 2018. · 2018 Theme: "Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha
and Elimination of Dowry and Child Marriage".

The 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) is going to held at the Barkatullah University in Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh from Jan 03 to 07, 2019.

The world-famous International Yoga Festival (IYF-2018) held at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

India’s first helicopter shuttle service (HeliTaxi), provided by Thumby Aviation, has been launched in IT capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka in a bid to provide last-mile connectivity.

Philippines announced to withdraw from International Criminal Court (ICC) citing reason of international bias and
held that ICC was being utilised as a political tool against it.

The US space agency, NASA will launch a stationary lander – InSight on May 05, which will be first NASA mission on
MARS since the Apollo moon landings to place a seismometer, a device that measures quakes, on the soil of another
planet.

Indian Navy’s indigenously built warship INS Ganga (F22) decommissioned in Mumbai, Maharashtra after over three
decades of service.

Gulf Shield 1 military exercise of 23 countries held in Saudi Arabia .

India becomes the 3rd largest electricity producer in the world as its electricity production grew 34% over seven
years to 2017.

According to the recently released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, India ranked at 133
among 156 countries in World Happiness Index 2018. · Finland topped the index followed by Norway and
Denmark.

Chief Minister of Nagaland --------------------------Neiphiu Rio

Meghalaya Chief Minister----------------------------Conrad Sangma

President of Peru ---------------------------------------Martin Vizcarra

Canadian mathematician, Robert P. Langlands won the prestigious Abel Prize 2018 for his visionary programme
connecting representation theory to number theory.

Nepal’s first woman President Bidya Devi Bhandari relected for second term in office.

The Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice, Gita Mittal becomes the first woman from the field of law and justice to
be conferred the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’, India’s highest civilian honour for women.

Best Picture: The Shape of Water.

· Best Actress: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mildred Hayes).

· Best Actor: Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour as Winston Churchill)

· Best Director: Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water)

German racing driver, Sebastian Vettel currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari, has won the 2018
Formula One Australian Grand Prix tournament in Melbourne, Victoria.

KL Rahul named as the ‘Cricketer of the Year’

World champions Australia lifted the coveted 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2018 in Ipoh, Malaysia. ·
Australia beat defending champions England by a narrow 2-1 margin.

The Karnataka cricket team won 2018 Vijay Hazare trophy after defeating Saurashtra in the final by 41 runs at the
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. Karnataka cricket team has won the Vijay Hazare trophy 3 times.

Mar 20 -- World Sparrow Day ----'I LOVE Sparrows'

Mar 22 - World Water Day --- Nature for Water'

The Union Govt, Madhya Pradesh Govt and World Bank have signed $210 million loan agreement for Madhya
Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. · The project will cover 10,510 km stretch of rural roads in Madhya Pradesh
that fall under Chief Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana (CMGSY) program.
According to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for Apr 2018, India’s Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), the worth of the economy, clocked in at $2.6 trillion for 2017. · With this, India becomes
the world’s sixth largest economy, displacing France.

The State Bank of India (SBI) will be investing a total of Rs 80 billion in the Arun III hydropower project of Nepal,
which has 900 megawatts (MW) electricity production capacities.

The West Bengal govt has given approval to State Forest Department to apply for coveted Ramsar Site recognition
under Ramsar Convention to Sunderban Reserve Forest.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has recently approved setting up a 5000 MW capacity solar park at the Dholera
Special Investment Region (SIR), which would be the largest such entity in the world after its completion.

The 15th Finance Commission was constituted on Nov 27, 2017 and is headed by former Revenue Secretary Rajya
Sabha MP N.K. Singh.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed six-decade-old protected area permit (PAP) regime to allow foreign
tourists to access border areas of Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur for five years with effect from Apr 01, 2018 with
protected area permit (PAP).

Bengal's Digambarpur Gram Panchayat (GP) has bagged the Centre’s award for the best Gram Panchayt in the
country.

Ayushman Bharat Scheme inaugrated in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh .

Chhattisgarh bagged the 'State of the Year' Award under the ‘business leader’ category as part of the India Business
Leadership for the remarkable increase in business and services activities in various sectors.

TCS becomes first company to achieve 7 lakh crore market .

BSE Ltd (earlier known as Bombay Stock Exchange) has become the first Indian exchange to be designated as
Designated Offshore Securities Market (DOSM).

The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to set up the country’s first national sports university in in Imphal (west),
Manipur.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 300 MW Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project in Bandipora District of
Jammu & Kashmir.

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) from Jan 21 to Jan 23, 2019
with the theme "Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India"

At the age of 16, Shivangi Pathak has become the India’s youngest women to scale Mt Everest from Nepal side.

The 5th edition of Kalinga literary festival 2018 will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

The Government of Manipur has launched ‘Go to Village’ mission across the State from Konuma ground of
Komlakhong gram panchayat in Imphal West district.

Maharashtra becomes 1st Indian state to provide digitally-signed land record receipts .

The fourth meeting of South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), an inter-governmental wildlife law
enforcement agency was in Kolkata, West Bengal (India).

The first edition of Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg, Germany from Sept 25 to 28, 2018.

Nepal will host the 2018 Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
summit.

The 12th edition of the bilateral border trade between India and China from Nathu La border in Sikkim has resumed
for the scheduled period from May 1 to Nov 30.

Triple Talaq: Examining Faith – Salman Khurshid

First Chief Financial Officer of RBI ---Sudha Balakrishnan

Indian Railways eliminates all unmanned crossing before 2020.

The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha becomes the Asia’s first beach to get the Blue Flag
certification — the tag given to environment-friendly and clean beaches, equipped with amenities of international
standards for tourists.

The 44th edition of G7 summit 2018 has been hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Quebec on Jun
08–09. This was the 6th time since 1981 that Canada has hosted the meeting.

The Fuego volcano, in Guatemala, has recently erupted violently and buried several villages on its southern flank. It
is an active stratovolcano.

India has been ranked at 177 among the 180 nations at the 2018 Global Environment Performance Index (EPI)
rankings. Switzerland topped the green rankings followed by France, Denmark, Malta and Sweden.

India’s Current Maternal Mortality Ratio is 130 from 167 in 2010.

Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission - -Sharad Kumar

The World Food Prize 2018 has been awarded to Lawrence Haddad and Dr. David Nabarro for their individual but
complementary global leadership in elevating maternal and child undernutrition within food security.

Rafael Nadal claims 11th French Open title .

Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda announces his retirement .

The top states in tax collection are Maharashtra (16 percent), Tamil Nadu (10 percent), Karnataka (9 percent), Uttar
Pradesh (7 percent), and Gujarat (6 percent).
Five states—Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Telangana—in that order account for 70% of India’s
exports.

• The five largest importing states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat;

• The states with the largest internal trade surpluses are Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.

It has tripled in nominal terms and doubled in real terms since 2004-05 to 2016-17. However, it has remained
stagnant at 0.6-0.7% of GDP over the past two decades.

India has the highest trade deficit with China. Its share in India’s total trade deficit increased from 20.3 per cent in
2012-13 to 43.2 per cent in 201718 (April-September).

Top five countries with which it has surplus trade balance are USA, UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal and UK.

Only 34.5% of total cropped area is irrigated in India.

As 50% of Indian population would be urban by the year 2050.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched the South East Asia’s first-ever
Centre for Climate Change (CCC) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

The motif of new Rs. 100 note is 'RANI KI VAV', highlighting the country’s cultural heritage.

The Sunil Mehta committee, formed with a view to tackle Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and creating credit
capacity, has submitted its report with recommendations to Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. · The panel
presented project 'Sashakt' and has recommended a five-pronged strategy to deal with NPAs in the country’s
banking system.

The museum for all former Prime Ministers of India is going to be constructed in delhi.

2018 UNICEF International Children's Film Festival held in Kolkata.

The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats has been held in Agartala,Tripura.

Kerala tops list of best governed States for third time.

· The BBC World Service launched its first Gujarati language television news bulletin as part of anongoing
expansion drive in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India in
New Delhi.

West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename state as Bangla.

Bihar will get the cheapest drinking water in the world.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is planning to set up ‘Design
University for Gaming’ in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The country’s first e-waste recycling unit will come up in Bengaluru.

India's first dedicated ‘Khadi Mall’ is going to be set up by the Jharkhand govt to boost market for khadi and khadi
made products.

The 10th edition of BRICS Summit 2018 has been held in Johannesburg, South Africa with the theme 'BRICS in Africa
– collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th industrial revolution'.

A Japanese super centenarian, Kane Tanaka at the age of 115 has become the world’s oldest verified living person
following the death of Chiyo Miyako.

· The 6th edition of biennial World Cities Summit (WCS-2018) started in Singapore with theme 'Liveable &
Sustainable Cities: Embracing the Future through Innovation and Collaboration'.

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the 17th World
Sanskrit Conference (WSC) in Vancouver, Canada.

The world's first all-digital art museum has opened at the MORI Building Digital Art Museum in Japan's Tokyo.

The Indian naval ship INS Sumitra has become the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia.

· Andhra Pradesh has topped the ease of doing annual business ranking of states and Union Territories by the
World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

According to the recently released 11th edition of Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018, India has been ranked 57th
among 130 countries.

The Government of India (GoI) gave the in-principle approval for construction and operation of LIGOIndia (Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in India) Laboratory in Hingoli District of Maharashtra.

Chairperson of NGT -- -Justice Adarsh Goel

Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk among six have been declared winners of 2018 Ramon
Magsaysay Award.

Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World (1914-1948) – Ramachandra Guha

An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction – Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze

In a Free State – VS Naipaul