Yak May 2018 Electrical Current Affairs Of Import Highlights (One-Liners)

Friends, hither are the Major Current Affairs Highlights of May 2018. These one-liners comprehend all of import International, National, MOUs, Indexes, Banking, Technology, Books & Authors, Committees together with Sports affairs of May calendar month (from 1st to 31st May 2018). We will  provide the pdf version yesteryear tomorrow. All the Best together with Happy Reading :)

May 2018 Current Affairs Highlights (One-Liners) 

• 1st May 2018 was observed every bit International Workers' Day alongside the theme “Uniting Workers for Social together with Economic Advancement”.
• 1st May 2018 (first Tuesday of May) was observed every bit World Asthma Day alongside the theme "Never besides early, never besides held at dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia.
• 3rd May 2018 was observed every bit World Press Freedom Day alongside the theme ‘Keeping Power inward Check: Media, Justice together with The Rule of Law’.
  
• 5th May 2018 was observed every bit International Midwives Day alongside the theme "Midwives leading the way alongside character care".
• 6th May 2018 was observed every bit International No Diet Day alongside the symbol low-cal bluish ribbon.
• 8th May 2018 was observed every bit the World Red Cross Day alongside the theme “Memorable smiles from about the world”.
• 8th May 2018 was observed every bit the World Thalassemia Day alongside the theme "Thalassaemia past, nowadays together with future: Documenting progress together with patients’ needs worldwide".
• 11th May 2018 was observed every bit National Technology Day alongside the theme “Science together with Technology for a sustainable future.”
• 12th May 2018 was observed every bit International Nurses Day alongside the theme “Nurses H5N1 Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right”.
• 15th May 2018 was observed every bit the International Day of Families alongside the theme “Families together with inclusive societies”.
• 17th May 2018 was observed every bit World Telecommunication together with Information Society Day (WTISD 2018) alongside the theme "Enabling the positive exercise of Artificial Intelligence for All".
• 18th May 2018 was observed every bit International Museum Day alongside the theme "Hyperconnected museums: New approaches, novel publics".
• 22nd May 2018 was observed every bit the International Day for Biological Diversity alongside the theme ‘Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity’.
• 28th May 2018 was observed every bit Menstrual hygiene twenty-four hours alongside the theme “#NoMoreLimits”.
• 29th May 2018 was observed every bit International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers alongside the theme “UN Peacekeepers: seventy Years of Service together with Sacrifice”.
• 31st May 2018 was observed every bit Wrld No Tobacco Day alongside the theme ‘Tabacco together with take in diseases’.
• 12th informal coming together of SAARC Finance Ministers was held inward Manila (Philippines) on the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank (ADB).Yuba Raj Khatiwada (Finance Minister of Nepal) chaired the meeting.
• 1st edition of Global Wind Summit volition hold upward held inward Hamburg, FRG from 25th to 28th September 2018. The summit volition regard participation of of speakers from well-nigh 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Kingdom of Spain together with Denmark.
• 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held inward Durban, South Africa. Republic of Republic of India was represented yesteryear Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan.
• 29th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) coming together betwixt Republic of Republic of India together with Sri Lanka was held onboard Indian Naval Ship ‘Sumithra’ at the Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Kankasanthurai
• 3rd edition of United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African ₹1 lakh for SC/ST candidates who clear the preliminary UPSC Civil Services seek out together with ₹50,000 for those clearing preliminary Bihar Public Service Commission Civil Services exam.
• 4th International Yoga Day celebrations volition hold upward held at Dehradun (Uttrakhand) on 21st June 2018.
• 4th coming together of Southern Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) was held at Kolkata. It was showtime coming together of SAWEN to hold upward held inward Republic of Republic of India since its inception inward 2011.
• 5th India-CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar together with Vietnam) Business Conclave was held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This conclave was jointly organised yesteryear the Ministry of Commerce & Industry along alongside Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia.
• 6th United States-India Aviation Summit was latterly held at Bombay (Maharashtra).
• 71st World Health Assembly held inward Geneva, Switzerland together with was attended yesteryear delegations from all WHO fellow member states. The assembly has adopted resolution on Digital Health, which was initiated yesteryear Republic of Republic of India together with was co-sponsored yesteryear 20 countries.
• 9 months after assuming office, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu was on his maiden unusual see to the South American countries of Guatemala, Panama together with Peru.
• 92 twelvemonth old Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad has became the world's oldest Prime Minister.
• 9th Republic of Republic of India Nippon Energy Dialogue was held inward New Delhi. Republic of Republic of India together with Nippon issued Joint Statement at conclusion of the meeting, agreeing to travel together for unloose energy security, unloose energy access together with climate modify issues
• A 2-day offshore safety exercise, code named 'Exercise Prasthan', conducted yesteryear the Eastern Naval Command inward the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off the coast of Mumbai.
• A parliamentary panel headed yesteryear veteran BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi is going to study the recovery of dark money together with performance of world sector banks amid a host of subjects.
• A sports maiden 'Star Khel Mahakumbh' was launched at Dharamshala inward Himachal Pradesh inward the presence of 1,500 athletes.
• A squad of surgeons led yesteryear Indian-origin professor Neil Malhotra from the University of Pennsylvania has performed the first-ever robot-assisted spinal surgery.
• A Two-day bilateral coming together of Anti-Narcotics Agencies of Republic of Republic of India together with Sri Lanka was held inward New Delhi.
• According to a recent information released yesteryear the Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI), Bank deposit growth vicious to a five-decade depression inward the fiscal twelvemonth ended March 2018.
• According to a latterly released RBI Data, Indian Banks closed nearly 2,500 onsite ATMs betwixt May 2017 together with Feb 2018.
• According to a latterly released United Nations report, Delhi volition surpass Tokyo every bit the most populous metropolis inward the world yesteryear the twelvemonth 2028. By then, Republic of Republic of India is also estimated to supercede China together with travel the world's most populous country, the study added.
• According to Ministry of New together with Renewable Energy (MNRE), India’s installed create clean (renewable) unloose energy capacity has already touched seventy Gigawatts (GW) together with 38 GW is nether implementation.
• Ahmedabad-based e-commerce conglomerate Infibeam has acquired a 100% stake inward Dubai-based digital payments theatre Vavian International for about ₹8 crore.
• American animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' has travel the longest-running scripted TV demonstrate always inward the US after airing its 636th episode.
• American multinational technology scientific discipline companionship Apple together with multinational investment banking concern Goldman Sachs are teaming upward for a novel Credit bill of fare which could hold upward released inward 2019. Aim of Apple Pay-branded Card : To expand Apple’s mobile payments together with also assist Goldman Sachs expand into consumer banking.
• American multinational technology scientific discipline companionship Google has unveiled its side yesteryear side Android operating scheme titled 'Android P' inward beta version. Android P introduces a unmarried abode push instead of iii traditional buttons.
• Amid its increased cooperation alongside Republic of Republic of India inward a arrive at of areas, the the States renamed its Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command.
• Army principal General Bipin Rawat was on 4-day see to Sri Lanka. Aim of this see : To pick out frontward the military machine cooperation betwixt the 2 countries to the "next level".
• Australian Formula One racer Daniel Ricciardo handed Red Bull a victory inward their 250th race inward the Formula One at Monaco Grand Prix.
• Australian Steve Plain became the fastest climber to scale the highest peaks on vii continents, taking 117 days, after he latterly scaled Mount Everest.
• Bangladesh’s showtime communication satellite Bangabandhu-1 was launched yesteryear SpaceX’s Falcon nine rocket from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Bangabandhu - 1 is designed to provide broad arrive at of broadcast together with communication services throughout Bangladesh.
• Barcelona frontward Lionel Messi was crowned Europe's top-goalscorer for the 5th fourth dimension after scoring on 34 occasions inward the La Liga for the Catalan side.
• Batsman Ed Joyce, the first-ever cricketer to play T20I cricket for 2 countries (Ireland together with England), has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
• Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd. (BSCDCL) has launched India’s showtime cloud-based Common Integrated Data Centre, Disaster Recovery Centre together with Integrated Control together with Command Centre (ICCC) inward Madhya Pradesh.
• Border Road Organisation (BRO) celebrated it's 58th Raising Day on 7th May 2018.
• Brazilian professional person footballer Neymar was named every bit France’s instrumentalist of the year.
• Breaking decades-old tradition, the State Bank of Republic of Republic of India (SBI) has decided non to take away hold its annual accounts run across inward Kolkata from this year. Note : Though SBI is headquartered inward Mumbai, its fundamental accounts business office continues to hold upward inward Kolkata.
• British together with American scientists have got launched a 5-year mission to assess the take away chances of the Thwaites glacier collapsing, already responsible for a 4% sea-level rise.
• BS Yeddyurappa resigned 55 hours after taking oath every bit the Karnataka CM, ahead of the flooring test.
• BSF Assistant Commandant Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu has set a national tape yesteryear scaling Mount Everest for the 7th time.
• Canada has decided to add together a Third gender selection to its futurity authorities surveys including the 2021 census paving the way for an overhauled census.
• Chelsea Football Club defeated Manchester United 1-0 inward the 2017/18 FA Cup (also known every bit the FA Challenge Cup) finally to win the championship for the 8th time.
• Chennai based Indian grandmaster of chess, Srinath Narayanan has won the Kolkata Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament.
• Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has won Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 yesteryear defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad.
• Chetak corps of South Western Command of Indian Army conducted a military machine exercise titled Gandiv Vijay inward Mahajan acre firing ranges of Rajasthan.
• Chhattisgarh volition acquire specialised anti-Naxal combat forcefulness called Black Panther on the lines of the Greyhounds unit of measurement of Telangana together with Andhra Pradesh.
• Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat released a mass titled ‘Across the Bench – Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System’. This mass has been authored yesteryear Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan, onetime Army Commander together with Member ‘A’, Armed Forces Tribunal, Lucknow Bench.
• China aims to deliver its domestically developed world's largest amphibious aircraft, titled AG600, yesteryear the twelvemonth 2022.
• China announced that it volition slash the import duty on rider cars to 15% starting July 1 from the electrical current 25% which has been inward house for over a decade.
• China launched its 1st privately developed rocket titled 'Chongqing Liangjiang Star'. The rocket tin house a 100-kilogram charge into orbit 800 kilometres from the earth.
• China launched relay satellite named Queqiao (Magpie Bridge) to institute communication link betwixt footing together with its planned Chang’e-4 lunar probe (rover) that volition explore the night side of moon.
• China successfully launched “APSTAR-6C”, a novel communication satellite into orbit. With is successful launch, the satellite joins fleet of 4 fully operational satellites belonging to APT Satellite Co. together with volition supercede the in-orbit Apstar-6 satellite.
• China's state-run Islamic Association has declared all mosques inward the province should elevate the national flag to "promote a spirit of patriotism" amid Muslims.
• Coimbatore racer Bala Prasath has won the Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 Championship inward Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
• Colombia volition formally bring together the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). With this the province becomes the exclusively Latin American land inward the alliance.
• Defence Production Secretary Ajay Kumar has announced that Republic of Republic of India is going to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) inward defense forcefulness forces to improve preparation for "next-generation warfare". H5N1 task forcefulness led yesteryear Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has been formed to oversee the project.
• Delhi Metro's Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Noida's Botanical Garden became fully operational.
• Delhi-based I-League 2nd partition club, Sudeva Football Club, became the showtime Indian society to acquire a European football game society after it bought Castilian 3rd partition league team, CD Olimpic de Xativa.
• Elon Musk-led SpaceX launched GRACE-FO satellites, that would rails the Earth's H2O displace together with H2O ice melt.
• England overtakes Republic of Republic of India for the top spot inward the ICC ODI squad ranking next the annual update.
• England's cricket board has introduced a novel 'Rooney Rule' nether which at to the lowest degree i black, Asian or minority ethnic candidate volition hold upward interviewed during the recruitment stage for all national coaching positions.
• Facebook has introduced a characteristic called 'Voice Posts' inward Republic of Republic of India which allows users to percentage vox messages on its platform.
• For illness monitoring together with strengthening tele-medicine services inward the authorities hospitals, the Rajasthan Government has launched novel software titled Nidaan.
• For the showtime fourth dimension the The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully conducted Scheduled Test for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) online, taking frontward Digital Republic of Republic of India Initiative of Government.
• Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer has been appointed every bit Australian cricket team's Head Coach for all iii formats.
• Former Indian cricketer Lalchand Rajput, who was the managing director of the winning Indian cricket squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 inward South Africa, has been named the interim coach of the Republic of Zimbabwe cricket team.
• Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was appointed every bit the Manager of Scottish football game society Rangers.
• Global credit rating way Moody's has cutting India's gross domestic product growth approximate to 7.3% for the calendar twelvemonth 2018, downwards from its previous forecast of 7.5%.
• Governments of India, Netherlands together with Sweden launched first-of-its-kind collaborative question programme on HIV/AIDS.
• Guatemala opened its diplomatic mission inward Jerusalem. With this, the province became the 2nd land after the US to opened upward its diplomatic mission inward the Israeli city.
• Hockey Republic of Republic of India has named women's hockey coach Harendra Singh every bit Indian men's squad caput coach patch incumbent men's squad coach Sjoerd Marijne returned every bit the women's squad coach.
• In Assam, 97.3-meter tall National flag, the tallest inward the province - volition hold upward installed nether Guwahati nether Smart City Mission.
• In collaboration alongside State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali launched 'Swadeshi Samriddhi' SIM cards.
• In it's 27th coming together chaired yesteryear Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the GST Council has approved making GST Network (GSTN) a authorities entity yesteryear taking over stakes held yesteryear individual entities.
• In Shooting, Olympian Gagan Narang together with Pooja Ghatkar clinched a Silver medal inward the 10-meter Air Rifle Mixed Team lawsuit inward the Grand Prix of Liberation International challenger at Pilsen inward the Czech Republic.
• India together with Republic of Indonesia signed fifteen Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) inward the fields of defence, scientific together with technological cooperation, railways together with health, amid others during PM Narendra Modi's see to the nation.
• India together with Netherlands launched an maiden titled Clean Air Republic of Republic of India inward New Delhi. Aim of Clean Air Republic of Republic of India maiden : To curb air pollution inward Indian cities yesteryear promoting partnerships betwixt Indian start-ups together with companies from Netherlands.
• India together with the States held the 3rd circular of the India-US Maritime Security Dialogue inward Goa. Focused areas of this Dialogue : Cooperation together with developments inward the Indo-Pacific region.
• India emerged every bit the 3rd largest solar marketplace spot inward the world inward 2017 behind China together with the US.
• India has finished on top inward the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships inward Colombo.
• India has released grant of Neplaese Rupees (NRs) 18.07 crore for river preparation together with construction of embankments along Lalbakeya, Bagmati together with Kamla rivers inward Nepal.
• India has sent People's Republic of Bangladesh its 2nd relief consignment nether Operation Insaniyat to assist tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar into People's Republic of Bangladesh next military machine crackdown inward violence-hit Rakhine state.
• India has signed a loan understanding alongside the world banking concern for 21.7 1000000 dollars for strengthening the world fiscal administration inward Rajasthan project.
• India hosted the 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS-2018) inward New Delhi from tenth to twelfth May 2018. Theme of AMS 2018 : “Telling our Stories- Asia together with More”.
• India launched its 2nd information technology corridor inward China inward the southwestern metropolis of Guiyang which volition focus on Big Data. Note : India's showtime information technology corridor inward China was established inward the port metropolis of Dalian finally December.
• India successfully conducted the showtime seek out of the BrahMos cruise missile aimed at increasing its life from 10 to fifteen years. BrahMos is the showtime Indian missile whose life has been extended from 10 to fifteen years.
• India volition hold upward the host province for this year's celebrations of World Environment Day (5th June).
• Indian together with French navies conducted the finally together with 3rd stage of Varuna Naval Exercise 2018 close Reunion Island inward Indian Ocean part (IOR). Aim of Varuna Naval Exercise 2018 : To heighten the operational coordination.
• Indian Army’s calendar month long Vijay Prahar exercise concluded inward Suratgarh, Rajasthan. Aim of Vijay Prahar Exercise : To orchestrate broad spectrum of threats including Nuclear, Chemical or Biological (NCB) onslaught which are planned to hold upward tackled through high tempo articulation air together with dry ground operation.
• Indian Customs together with Department of Republic of Republic of India Posts held a 1st always Joint Conference at Vigyan Bhavan inward New Delhi to deliberate on streamlining of imports together with exports yesteryear post.
• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad’s (IIMA’s) Centre for Innovation, Incubation together with Entrepreneurship (CIIE) has launched $25 1000000 ‘Bharat Inclusion Initiative’ to fund start-ups.
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur has prepare India’s showtime Centre for Energy Regulation (CER) alongside the assist of Government of United Kingdom.
• Indian Judokas won 3 medals on the opening twenty-four hours of Asian Cadet Judo Championships inward Lebanon. Rohini S Mohite (Maharashtra) won a gilded medal inward the 40kg category patch Tababi Devi Thanjam of Manipur emerged every bit a champion inward the 44kg category.
• Indian pugilist Neeraj Goyat has been conferred alongside the WBC Asia Boxer of the Year Award. Neeraj is the electrical current WBC Asia champion inward welter weight category.
• Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi became the world number i shooter inward the 10-metre air pistol category after having won a silverish medal at the latterly concluded shooting World Cup inward South Korea.
• Indian wheelchair cricket squad successfully completed its showtime international tour, winning a three-match serial inward Bangladesh, after cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar donated nearly ₹4.5 lakh.
• India's largest banking concern State Bank of Republic of Republic of India (SBI) is planning to listing its full general insurance concern together with cards concern yesteryear 2019-20.
• India's largest lender State Bank of Republic of Republic of India (SBI) has reported a loss of Rs. 7,718 crore inward the January-March quarter, wound yesteryear higher provisions for bad loans.
• India's third-largest state-run lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) posted a internet loss of ₹3,102 crore for the quarter ended March 31.
• India's total export of finished steel increased yesteryear sixteen indicate 7 pct to nine indicate 6 1000000 tonnes inward 2017-18.
• Indigenously developed Rustom-II Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) yesteryear Defence Research together with Development Organisation (DRDO) volition hold upward delivered to armed forces yesteryear 2020 every bit per the contract.
• Indonesia has agreed to give Republic of Republic of India strategic together with military machine access to its Sabang seaport. In turn, Republic of Republic of India volition invest inward the port's evolution together with build a infirmary on the island.
• Instagram has added an In-app payments characteristic every bit a seek out where users tin create purchases after adding a credit or debit bill of fare alongside an additional pin.
• Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Javad Zarif was on 1 twenty-four hours see to India.
• Iraq voted inward its 1st Parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group.
• Ireland has voted inward a historic plebiscite to repeal the ban on abortions inward the country. The pro-abortion drive titled "Yes campaign" had gathered momentum after an Indian-origin woman, Savita Halappanavar died inward 2012 after her requests to terminate a 17-week pregnancy were denied.
• Israel announced its withdrawal from the bid for a Non-permanent spot at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2019-2020 term.
• Israel claimed to hold upward the showtime province to have got used the US-made F-35 fighter jets inward combat.
• Italy's legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon ended his career at Juventus alongside a win together with his 9th Series H5N1 championship alongside the club, after playing 17 years together with keeping goal for the Turin society inward 656 matches across all competitions.
• Japan has enacted a novel law to promote the participation of women inward politics. The law urges political parties to acre equal number of virile individual together with woman individual candidates inward national together with local elections together with set targets for gender parity.
• Kami Rita, a 48-year-old Nepalese Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 22nd time, setting a tape for the most successful climbs of the world's highest mountain.
• Kerala on high warning every bit rare together with deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) infection which was detected for the showtime fourth dimension inward the state.
• Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) became the hottest house inward Republic of Republic of India every bit the temperature hitting 47.5°C.
• Manipur has travel the showtime province inward northward due east together with 3rd inward Republic of Republic of India to acquire Solar Toilets, which were inaugurated at Ibudhou Marjing Hill, Heingang. Earlier the installation had taken house inward Tamil Nadu together with Andhra Pradesh.
• Markets regulator SEBI has announced that it is going to consider penal activity against Punjab National Bank (PNB) together with Mehul Choksi's Gitanjali Gems after the completion of its investigation into suspected disclosure together with trading related issues.
• Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton won the Castilian Grand Prix.
• Ministry of New together with Renewable Energy has issued National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy. Aim of this Policy : To boost renewable mightiness generation yesteryear promoting novel projects every bit good every bit hybridisation of existing ones.
• Ministry of Tourism has decided to expand Buddhist tourism circuit nether Swadesh Darshan Scheme to 21 to a greater extent than states to arrive India’s showtime trans-national tourist circuit.
• Modi dedicated the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, India's showtime greenish together with smart highway, to the nation.
• Neem together with dark buck have got been declared every bit the province tree together with province brute respectively of Andhra Pradesh. Rose-ringed parakeet volition hold upward the province plane patch Jasmine is the province flower.
• Nepal Government has granted mightiness generation licence to Indian government-owned subsidiary Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) from a 900-megawatt (MW) Arun-3 Hydropower Project located inward eastern Nepal.
• Nepal is going to host the 5th BIMSTEC Summit 2018. BIMSTEC - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical together with Economic Cooperation
• Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte was on a two-day see to Republic of Republic of India on 24-25 May 2018. This was Rutte's 2nd see to Republic of Republic of India since June 2015, but the showtime after beingness re-elected every bit prime number government minister inward 2017.
• NITI Aayog together with ABB Republic of Republic of India have got signed a Statement of Intent to back upward the Indian authorities realize its ambitious vision of ‘Make inward India’ through advanced manufacturing technologies that contain the latest developments inward robotics together with artificial intelligence.
• NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) alongside IBM to develop Crop Yield Prediction Model using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide existent fourth dimension advisory to farmers inward Aspirational Districts.
• North Korea completed dismantling its Punggye-ri nuclear seek out site inward a ceremony attended yesteryear journalists. The displace comes inward business alongside North Korea's pledge to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.
• One of India’s best-known sports journalists, Boria Majumdar has written a mass titled "Eleven Gods together with H5N1 Billion Indians". This mass chronicles the history of cricket throughout colonial together with post-colonial Indian life.
• Pakistan has summoned ex-ISI principal Asad Durrani over a mass he co-authored alongside India's ex-RAW principal AS Dulat, accusing him of 'violating' military machine code of conduct. The duo wrote the mass titled 'The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI together with the Illusion of Peace', inward which , Durrani suggested Islamic Republic of Pakistan mishandled the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
• Pakistan hosted its 1st always Shanghai Cooperation Organisation-Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS) legal experts coming together inward Islamabad.
• Pakistan is going to launch a infinite programme side yesteryear side twelvemonth to cut down dependency on unusual satellites for civil together with military machine purposes together with to maintain an oculus on India.
• Pakistan's Parliament has passed the landmark Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act granting fundamental rights to transgenders together with outlawing discrimination against them.
• Palestine has travel the 193rd land to bring together the Chemical Weapons Convention.
• Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes inaugurated his country's State of Israel diplomatic mission inward Jerusalem, making it the 3rd land to create the deeply controversial displace after the the States together with Guatemala.
• Pension fund regulator PFRDA has announced that the National Pension System (NPS) subscribers volition at nowadays have got the selection to partially withdraw funds for setting upward novel concern or pursuing higher education.
• Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered to elevator the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait.
• PM Narendra Modi set the foundation stone for India's longest route tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway inward Jammu together with Kashmir. The over 14-km-long Zojila tunnel volition shorten the distance betwixt Srinagar together with Leh from 3.5 hours to fifteen minutes.
• President Ram Nath Kovind has visited the Siachen glacier base of operations campsite inward J&K to interact alongside the soldiers posted there. With this he became the 2nd President to see the campsite after onetime President APJ Abdul Kalam (visited it inward 2004).
• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the fourth edition of Global Exhibition on services inward Mumbai.
• President Ram Nath Kovind is going to preside over the 1st coming together of National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi inward 2019.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a 5 twenty-four hours see to Indonesia, Malaysia together with Singapore. Aim of this see : To consolidate India’s ties alongside iii of import strategic partners inward the Southeast Asia part alongside key agreements expected inward the areas of defense forcefulness together with space.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi together with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the People's Republic of Bangladesh Bhavan inward West Bengal's Santiniketan inward the presence of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the showtime stage of Delhi-Meerut Expressway, India's showtime 14-lane highway.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visisted Russian Federation for an informal summit alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. This informal summit focused on pressing global together with regional issues, including impact of the US withdrawal from the Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear deal.
• Prime Minister of Republic of Republic of India Narendra Modi was on a 2 twenty-four hours see to Nepal. During this visit, Narendra Modi together with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli flagged off Indo-Nepal autobus service.
• Professor Stephen Hawking’s finally theory on the beginning of the universe, which he worked on inward collaboration alongside Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven, has been published inward the Journal of High Energy Physics. This theory suggests the universe is "finite" together with far simpler than described yesteryear other Big Bang theories.
• Punjab authorities along World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-India are conducting showtime organised census of Indus Dolphins. The organised census aims at conservation of the species.
• Raider Monu Goyat became the costliest instrumentalist inward Pro Kabaddi League history every bit Haryana Steelers acquired his services for ₹1.51 crore on Day 1 of PKL 2018 auction.
• Rajya Sabha chairman together with Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu appointed a 2 fellow member Committee to revise the rules together with physical care for of demeanor of concern inward the upper House of Parliament. Head of this Committee : V.K. Agnihotri (former Rajya Sabha Secretary General)
• Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 inward Kiev, Ukraine to win the UEFA Champions League for the 3rd similar a shot year.
• Real Madrid frontward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named every bit the World's Most Famous Athlete for the 3rd similar a shot twelvemonth inward ESPN's annual rankings.
• Retirement fund torso Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a novel service titled View Pension Passbook for pensioners on Umang App. This service volition allow pensioners sentiment their pension passbook on mobile phones alongside the assist of Umang app.
• Russia has launched the world's exclusively floating nuclear mightiness unit of measurement into the Baltic Sea.
• Russia unveiled world’s showtime floating nuclear mightiness station at port metropolis of Murmansk.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin together with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have got agreed on the demand to save the Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear deal. "
• Sangeeta Bahl, a 53-year-old onetime model, has travel the oldest Indian adult woman to conquer Mount Everest.
• Scientists have got discovered world’s 2nd oldest grain of Magmatic Zircon (a mineral that contains traces of radioactive isotopes) from Champua from Singhbhum stone sample inward Odisha’s Kendujhar district.
• Singapore Airlines has confirmed it is going to launch the world's longest non-stop commercial flying inward October, roofing well-nigh 16,700 km betwixt Singapore together with Newark (New Jersey) inward eighteen hours 45 minutes.
• South Africa-born onetime England captain Kevin Pietersen is set to travel the showtime always unusual instrumentalist to deliver the annual MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on June 12 inward Bengaluru.
• South African cricketer AB de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket alongside immediate effect.
• South Western Command of Indian Army conducted ‘Vijay Prahar’ exercise inward Mahajan expanse closed to Suratgarh inward Rajasthan.
• SP Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan latterly declared assets worth ₹1,000 crore, making her India's richest politician.
• Spanish professional person lawn tennis player, Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe’s 34-year tape yesteryear winning his 50th consecutive assault clay at the Madrid Open.
• Spanish professional person lawn tennis player, Rafael Nadal has won the Italian Open championship for a tape 8th fourth dimension yesteryear defeating Germany's Alexander Zverev.
• Supreme Court has approved the 'Compensation Scheme for Women Victims, Survivors of Sexual Assault, Other Crimes-2018'. According to this scheme, a victim of gangrape inward whatever component of the province would at nowadays acquire a minimum compensation of Rs 5 lakh upward to a maximum of Rs 10 lakh.
• Surya Kiran-XIII, the 13th edition of India-Nepal articulation military machine exercise volition hold upward held at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand during 30th May to twelfth June 2018. Aim of Surya Kiran XIII : To farther heighten together with strengthen flat of defense forcefulness cooperation betwixt the 2 neighbouring nations.
• Switzerland-based St Galler Kantonal banking concern ran a airplane pilot projection where it replaced vii of its employees alongside 5 robots.
• Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami has set the foundation stone for a 50,422-square-foot memorial of slowly CM J Jayalalithaa inward Chennai.
• Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) marketplace spot capitalisation surged yesteryear the ₹7 trillion mark, making it the showtime Indian companionship to attain this milestone.
• Tata Trusts has signed MoU alongside Indian Government to provide evolution back upward inward viii worst Naxal-affected districts inward Chhattisgarh.
• Telangana authorities has launched Rythu Bandhu (friend of farmers) Scheme, an investment back upward scheme to back upward livelihood of farmers.
• Telecom Commission approved a proposal for allowing telephone calls together with Internet service inward flights inside Indian airspace.
• The 15th Finance Commission has constituted High Level Group to explore together with give recommendations for a balanced expansion of the health sector. Head of this high flat grouping : MD Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi.
• The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas volition hold upward held inward holy metropolis if Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) from Jan 21 to Jan 23, 2019. Theme of 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas : “Role of Indian Diaspora inward edifice a New India”.
• The 1st commercial flying of Arunachal Pradesh (42-seater ATR aircraft of the Alliance Airlines) nether UDAN scheme landed at Pasighat airdrome or Advance Landing Ground (ALG) inward East Siang district. This historic minute puts border province on the aviation map of the country.
• The 1st edition of this year’s bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference was latterly held inward New Delhi. This conference discussed aspects concerning India’s maritime security, analyse mission-based deployments together with larger issues of geo-strategic Indian Ocean Region (IOR), a part witnessing increasing Chinese presence.
• The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held extraordinary summit inward Istanbul, Turkey to beak over recent Israeli violence against Palestinian protesters inward Gaza Strip.
• The Academy Team Kochi has won the 3rd edition of National Blind Football Tournament yesteryear defeating KWAB Bengaluru at the Jogo Football Arena, Kochi (Kerala)
• The Afghan authorities officially launched the distribution physical care for of “e-tezkera” (Electronic Identity Cards).
• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Republic of Republic of India Film Festival was held inward New Delhi. Tagline of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Republic of Republic of India Film Festival 2018 : ‘Friendship through Films’.
• The Athletics Federation of Republic of Republic of India (AFI) has decided to implement a strict 'No-Needle' policy at all the national camps together with preparation centres inward the country.
• The Bank of Republic of Republic of India has an exposure of ₹200 crore inward the ₹13,900-crore PNB fraud case, the bank's CEO Dinabandhu Mohapatra has announced.
• The Board of Control for Cricket inward Republic of Republic of India (BCCI) together with United Nations Environment have got signed an understanding to promote ‘green' Cricket inward India.
• The Board of Control for Cricket inward Republic of Republic of India (BCCI) has invited Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani for the historic one-off Test betwixt Republic of Republic of India together with Afghanistan.
• The Cabinet has approved promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Insolvency together with Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The code proposes to sort out abode buyers every bit fiscal creditors at par alongside lenders to assist them apace acquire refunds from defaulting companies.
• The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has commissioned particular unit of measurement called Bastariya Battalion (numbered 241) to combat Naxals activities inward Bastar part of Chhattisgarh.
• The Cricket Association for the Blind inward Republic of Republic of India is planning to demeanor a T20 League for blind cricketers, similar to the Indian Premier League, betwixt mid-November together with mid-December.
• The Defence Acquisition Council headed yesteryear Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved the purchase of military machine equipment worth ₹6,900 crore.
• The Department of Telecommunications approved the merger of Telenor (India) Communications Pvt Ltd alongside Bharti Airtel Ltd.
• The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) of Republic of Republic of India together with Islamic Republic of Pakistan agreed to fully implement the ceasefire understanding of 2003 inward alphabetic character together with inward spirit.
• The Finance Ministry clarified that renting or leasing of dry ground yesteryear farmers for agriculture, forestry, line-fishing or brute husbandry is exempt from Goods together with Services Tax (GST).
• The Finance Ministry has announced it cleared iii Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs. 3,250 crore inward Apr 2018. The proposals included that of Hindustan Infralog Pvt. Ltd. which sought blessing for unusual investment from DP World Global Investment BV, Netherlands.
• The finance ministry building has tied upward alongside xl entities including Flipkart, Swiggy, Patanjali together with Amul, which are large task creators, for extending loans to little entrepreneurs nether the Mudra scheme.
• The showtime all-woman Indian Navy crew took 252 days to sheet across the globe together with was welcomed inward Goa yesteryear Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The landmark expedition, which was flagged off on tenth September 2017, nether the Navika Sagar Parikrama project, has been completed yesteryear a six-member crew led yesteryear lieutenant commander Vartika Joshi.
• The First Apex Conference for CEOs of Smart Cities was held inward Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Aim of this Conference : To provide unmarried platform for convergence of all best practices inward Smart metropolis missions across province to assist metropolis leaders to exercise collective learning to accelerate progress of work.
• The first-ever coming together betwixt the US President Donald Trump together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un volition hold upward held inward Singapore on twelfth June.
• The authorities has announced that the Aadhaar is non mandatory for getting a SIM together with that a telephone number tin hold upward issued using option identification cards such every bit voter ID or Driving Licence.
• The authorities has clarified that Aadhaar has non been made mandatory for getting pension for authorities employees.
• The authorities has decided to extend ₹1 lakh to retired Presidents together with ₹90,000 to retired Vice Presidents towards actual charges incurred every bit business office expenses annually.
• The authorities has directed Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to recognise diplomas together with degrees acquired through opened upward together with distance learning from UGC-recognised universities for job purposes.
• The Indian authorities has approved Green licence plates for Electric Vehicles bearing numbers inward white fonts for individual cars together with xanthous font for taxis.
• The Indian Government has signed a loan understanding worth 200 1000000 dollar alongside the World Bank for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan). This loan volition assist inward achieving the goal of reducing stunting inward children upto 6 years of historic flow from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent yesteryear 2022.
• The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has inward its 2018 edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia approved modern, animal-free tests for drug manufacturers. It replaces pyrogen seek out carried out on rabbits alongside bacterial endotoxin seek out or monocyte activation seek out which tin hold upward carried out inward seek out tubes.
• The Indian U-16 football game squad was crowned champions at the Four-Nation Tournament held inward Serbia after they defeated Tajikistan 4-2 inward the finals.
• The Industrial together with Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), a top state-run Chinese banking concern has launched China’s showtime India-dedicated publicly offered investment fund. The fund has been named every bit Industrial together with Commercial Bank Credit Suisse Republic of Republic of India Market Fund.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning to scrap the money toss inward Tests for matches contested every bit a component of the upcoming Test Championship inward monastic tell to cut down abode footing advantage. Instead of the money toss, the visiting captain volition hold upward allowed to determine whether to bat or bowl first.
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) inward its Asia together with Pacific Regional Economic Outlook study has reaffirmed that Republic of Republic of India volition hold upward the fastest growing major economic scheme inward 2018, alongside growth charge per unit of measurement of 7.4% together with 7.8% inward 2019.
• The Maharashtra authorities is going to increment the superlative of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial yesteryear 2 metres, making it the tallest statue inward the world.
• The Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh became the 1st Indian government minister to see Democratic People's Republic of Korea inward 2 decades.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has decided to expand Van Dhan Vikas Kendras inward Tribal Districts across the country. Aim of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras : To provide science upgradation together with capacity edifice preparation to increment the incomes of tribal.
• The National Aeronautics together with Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it is going to launch the 1st-ever helicopter to Mars inward 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper that could boost our understanding of the Red Planet.
• The National Aeronautics together with Space Administration (NASA) successfully launched a $993-million spacecraft called InSight to study quakes on Mars together with explore the Mar's interior. The 360-kg InSight aims to hold upward the showtime NASA spacecraft to dry ground on Mars since the Curiosity rover inward 2012.
• The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has prepare cloud-enabled National Data Centre at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This Data Center volition offering round-the-clock operations alongside secure hosting for e-governance applications of ministries together with departments.
• The official vocal for the 2018 FIFA World Cup titled 'Live It Up', sung yesteryear American actor-rapper Will Smith, vocalist Nicky Jam together with Albanian popular star Era Istrefi, has been released. The 2018 FIFA World Cup volition hold upward held during 14th June to 15th July 2018 at Russia.
• The oldest lawn tennis tournament inward the world, Wimbledon announced that it is increasing the total prize amount for 2018's edition to $46.57 1000000 (approximately ₹300 crore), a 7.6% increment from finally year.
• The Pakyong Airport (Sikkim) is set to travel India's 100th operational airdrome when it is commissioned inward June.
• The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) run yesteryear an all-woman squad began its operations Phagwara, Punjab. This kendra was 192nd POPSK inward the province together with showtime i to hold upward operated yesteryear an all-woman team.
• The RBI imposed a penalization of Rs. 5 crore on South Indian Bank for non-compliance alongside directions issued yesteryear it.
• The researchers of IIT-Kanpur have got signed a ₹15-crore MoU alongside VTOL Aviation Republic of Republic of India to develop Vertical Take Off together with Landing (VTOL) arts and crafts prototypes, potentially to hold upward used every bit flying taxis.
• The Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI) announced that it would purchase Rs. 10,000 crore ($1.50 billion) of authorities bonds via Open Market Operation (OMO), after failing to sell all the debt it had offered to bidders.
• The Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI) has barred the province run lender Dena Bank from extending fresh credit inward sentiment of deteriorating fiscal health due to mounting Non-Performing Assets (NPAs). In addition, the lender has also been barred from recruiting staff. With this Dena Bank became the showtime lender to human face upward curbs on lending nether PCA framework.
• The Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India has imposed a penalization of Rs. 50,000/- on Universal Co-operative Urban Bank, Mancherial, Telangana.
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tourism Ministers’ conference was held inward Wuhan, China. It was 1st coming together of SCO tourism ministers since the organization was established inward 2001 inward Shanghai.
• The shares of Syndicate Bank vicious every bit much every bit 12.35% to a 9-year depression after the banking concern posted its biggest quarterly loss of Rs. 2,195.12 crore for March quarter.
• The Small Industries Development Bank of Republic of Republic of India (SIDBI) together with Common Service Centres (CSC) Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) signed MoU for providing fiscal back upward hamlet flat entrepreneurs inward CSCs.
• The Syrian military machine declared that it has taken total command of the capital, Damascus, together with all the areas about it, for the showtime fourth dimension inward nearly vii years.
• The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has ordered the closure of the Sterlite Copper flora inward Tuticorin amid ongoing protests yesteryear locals.
• The Task Force constituted on “Establishing a Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)” has submitted its study to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). This study consists step-by-step implementation programme together with analysis to build together with operationalize CDRI. Head of this Task Force : Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
• The Tripura authorities has decided to innovate 10% reservation for women at all levels inward the constabulary department.
• The Union Cabinet approved a programme to prepare 20 All Republic of Republic of India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) together with upgrade 73 medical colleges nether Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), which has been extended yesteryear 2 years till 2020 alongside fiscal outlay of Rs.14,832 crore.
• The Union Cabinet approved doubling the investment restrain to ₹15 lakh nether the government's flagship senior citizen pension scheme Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).
• The Union Cabinet has approved an initial corpus of 5000 crore rupees for Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) alongside NABARD nether Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.
• The Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance to prepare India’s showtime national sports academy inward in Imphal (west), Manipur.
• The Union Cabinet has approved the setting upward of a Central University inward the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
• The Union Environment Ministry launched its total fledged Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP). Aim of GSDP : To develop over 5.5 lakh workers inward surround together with wood sectors inward the province through xxx courses yesteryear 2021.
• The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched Samagra Shiksha scheme to improve character of schoolhouse education. Aim of Samagra Shiksha Scheme : To improve the character of education, enhancing learning outcomes together with using technology scientific discipline to empower children together with teachers.
• The Union Ministry of Women together with Child together with Development (WCD) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) alongside Uttar Pradesh Government for administration of Home of Widows at Sunrakh Bangar, Vrindavan.
• The Union Power Minister R K Singh has launched a spider web portal together with App titled PRAAPTI to pick out transparency inward mightiness payments to generators at a business office inward New Delhi.
• The Union Women together with Child Development Ministry has proposed allowing victims of Child Sexual Abuse to file constabulary complaints till the historic flow of 25.
• The United Arab Emirates (UAE) banned the import of fresh fruits together with vegetables from Kerala next the outbreak of the Nipah virus.
• The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved steps to allow 100% unusual ownership inward companies yesteryear year-end.
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland has listed Pakistan, along alongside Nigeria together with Russia, every bit the top iii sources of money laundering to the country.
• The the States has "disinvited" China from the 'world's largest international maritime exercise' Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) over China's continued militarisation of the disputed South China Sea, according to the Pentagon.
• The the States has tightened fiscal sanctions against Venezuela next President Nicolas Maduro's victory inward election.
• The US authorities has cancelled NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) programme citing reasons of budget constraints together with higher priorities inside scientific discipline budget.
• The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has decided to minimise the exercise of newspaper together with pick out all authorities offices nether the e-Office scheme yesteryear 15th August 2018.
• The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its 1st 'essential diagnostics list', a catalogue of tests needed to diagnose the most mutual weather condition every bit good every bit a number of global priority diseases. The measurement was taken to address the job of people's inability to access diagnostic services, hence failing to have the right treatment.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a comprehensive programme titled 'REPLACE' to eliminate industrially-produced artificial trans fats from the global nutrient render yesteryear 2023.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Nepal for having eliminated trachoma, a contagious bacterial infection of the eye. It makes Nepal showtime province inward WHO’s South-East Asia Region to defeat trachoma, world’s leading infectious create of blindness.
• To tally its clocks alongside those of South Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea went frontward inward fourth dimension yesteryear xxx minutes.
• To monitor authorities decisions together with suggest suggestions for ameliorate governance, Kerala elected showtime shadow cabinet. The 17-member cabinet is made upward of civilians together with has a adult woman Chief Minister.
• To protect elephants from Tura inward Garo Hills of Meghalaya, the Ministry of Environment, Forest together with Climate Change (MoEFCC) rolled out an awareness drive titled ‘Gaj Yatra’.
• To strengthen the safety of women passengers , the North Eastern Railway (NER) has decided to innovate Panic Buttons inward develop coaches.
• Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali has launched a novel messaging application titled 'Kimbho', claiming that it volition give "competition" to WhatsApp.
• Top Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda retired after competing at the highest flat for to a greater extent than than fifteen years. He is the showtime together with exclusively Indian virile individual to win Commonwealth Games medal inward the discipline.
• UK's Prince Harry has been given the championship 'Duke of Sussex' yesteryear his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of his marriage to American actress Meghan Markle. Markle became 'Duchess of Sussex' after this wedding.
• UK's Prince William, who is second-in-line to the British throne, volition see State of Israel together with the Palestinian territories inward June. With this he volition travel the 1st British majestic to create an official see to Israel.
• Under the novel Consumer Protection Bill introduced yesteryear the government, E-commerce websites selling consumer goods volition hold upward held liable for fake claims.
• UNICEF Commonwealth of Australia has launched 'The HopePage', which allows users to create a donation yesteryear mining cryptocurrency Monero using the visitor's reckoner processing power.
• Union Minister for Drinking Water together with Sanitation, Uma Bharti, launched the Gobardhan Scheme from Haryana's Karnal district. Aim of Gobardhan Scheme : To positively contribute to cleanliness together with generate unloose energy from solid waste.
• US President Donald Trump announced the country's withdrawal from the 2015 Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear deal. The global benchmark Brent unsmooth rose to a 3.5 twelvemonth high of $77 per barrel after US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear deal.
• US-based retail giant Walmart has closed the largest e-commerce bargain inward the world ($15 billion) yesteryear acquiring a bulk stake (71%) inward the Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart.
• Uttar Pradesh authorities is planning to modify the cite of Allahabad to 'Prayagraj' earlier Kumbh Mela inward the metropolis side yesteryear side year.
• Venezuela has offered Republic of Republic of India a 30% discount on unsmooth stone oil purchases made using the oil-backed Venezuelan cryptocurrency Petro.
• Venezuela's envoy to Republic of Republic of India Augusto Montiel has announced that the South American province is willing to have got stone oil payments from Republic of Republic of India inward rupees. Venezuela volition exercise that money to purchase medicines together with nutrient from India.
• Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu released a mass titled ‘Straight Talk’. This mass has been authored yesteryear Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Member of Rajya Sabha)
• Welsh snooker instrumentalist Mark Williams has won the 2018 World Snooker Championship finally yesteryear defeating John Higgins.
• With 680 billionaires, the the States has to a greater extent than billionaires than China, FRG together with Republic of Republic of India combined, according to a study yesteryear Wealth-X.
• With a tape turn a profit of ₹21,346 crore inward 2017-18, the Indian Oil Corporation has emerged every bit India's most profitable state-owned companionship for the 2nd consecutive year. With the turn a profit of ₹19,945 crore, ONGC became the 2nd most profitable province owned company.

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