# President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
inaugurated the 4th Global Exhibition on Services in Mumbai
# Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
issued National Wind – Solar Hybrid Policy
·
The objective of the policy is to offer a
framework for promotion of large grid connected wind-solar PV hybrid system for
efficient usage of transmission infrastructure and land
·
It also aims to reduce the variability in
renewable power generation and to achieve better grid stability
# First Post Office Passport Seva Kendra
(POPSK) that is run by an all – woman team began operated in Phagwara, Punjab
# India has emerged as the third largest
solar market in the world in 2017 behind China and the US: Mercom
Communications; India’s total soalr installed capacity reached 19.6 GW as of
Dec 2017
# Former Attorney – General Mukul Rohatgi
has been appointed “eminent jurist” in the high – profile Lokpal selection
committee led by the Prime Minister, which will shortlist the candidates for
appointments as the anti – corruption ombudsman j
TAMIL
NADU
# Acclaimed
writer Balakumaran, whose works were a link between serious and populist
writing in Tamil passed away
STATES
SCAN
# Karnataka: Assembly Elections 2018
·
No party got the absolute majority
·
BJP is the single largest party followed by
INC and JD (S)
·
Both BJP and JD (S) [with the support of
INC] called on Governor to form the government
|
Karnataka Assembly Elections
– 2018
(Total Seats: 224)
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||
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2018
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2013
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|
BJP
|
104
|
40
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|
INC
|
78
|
122
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JD (S)
|
38
|
40
|
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Other
|
2
|
22
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Total
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222*
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224
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Chief Minister
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Mr. Siddaramaiah (INC)
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# Uttar Pradesh: 18 dead when a flyover
under construction near Varanasi railway station collapsed
# West Bengal: violence in Panchayat poll;
20 people dead
ECONOMICS
# U. S. - India Business Council (USIBC)
named Ambika Sharma as its head for India
SPORTS
#
Neymar was named as France’s Player of the Year
# Shashank Manohar has been re – elected
Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for another two years
MISC
# British Journalist and former BBC India
correspondent Sir William Mark Tully has been selected for this year’s RedInk
award for Lifetime achievement in journalism (given by Mumbai Press Club)
# Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of
Sulabh International has been chosen for the Nikkei Asia Prize in Japan for his
contribution to the development of Asia
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