Around INDIA
# National Disaster Risk Index was released
by the Union Home Ministry along with the support of the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) [Click for more details]
# Central Electro Chemical Research
Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu under CSIR (Council of Scientific and
Industrial research) and RAASI Solar power Pvt ltd has signed a MoU for
transfer of technology for India’s Lithium ion (Li-ion) battery project in
Bengaluru
# Mr. Arvind Saxena has been made as the
acting Chairman of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)
# Former NIA Chief, Mr. Sharad Kumar was
appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission
# India’s first indigenous, long range
artillery gun “DHANUSH” (also called as “Desi Bofors”) has been successfully
conducted in Pokhran and would be inducted in the Indian Army
TAMIL NADU
# AIIMS in Tamil Nadu will come up in
Thanjavur or Madurai: State Health Minister, Mr. C. Vijay Baskar
# In a bid to conserve wildlife habitats in
the State, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has
proposed to declare areas around the Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary in
Ramanathapuram District and Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in Ariyalur District as
Eco – Sensitive Zones (ESZ) [Click for more details]
# Seven
state – run universities and eight government colleges across Tamil Nadu have
been identified by the Union Human Resource Ministry for financial assistance
to the tune of over Rs. 400 crore for upgrading their infrastructure and
stepping up research under the RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchataar Shiksha Abhiyan)
STATES SCAN
# West Bengal: the State Unit of BJP to
celebrate Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
· Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali author who wrote Vande Mataram
· BJP
unit in the state said that Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is not properly
recognized
· The
19th century author’s novel Anandamath –
which was set in the background of the Sanyashi Bidroho (rebellion of monks in
the late 18th century) – is considered to be one of key works on Bengal’s
nationalism
BILATERAL ISSUES
# Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) –
2018 was held in Qingdao, China; 8 members of SCO adopted Qingdao Declaration
[Click for more details]
WORLD
# Italy: Government said that it will not
exit from Eurozone
# Singapore: all set for the historic
summit in Sentosa Island between US President, Mr. Donald Trump and North
Korean Leader, Mr. Kim Jong – un
# Switzerland: Voters in the southern Swiss
canton of Valais rejected a bid for the town of Sion to host the 2026 Winter
Olympics
SPORTS
#
Bangladesh won the Women’s Asia T20 Cup 2018 by defeating India in the finals
held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
# 19th Asian Junior Athletics Championships
2018
· Held at
Gifu, Japan
· Japan
finished first in the medal table followed by China and India; India finished
at third place in medal table with a total of 17 medals (5 Gold + 2 Silver + 10
Bronze)
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19th Asian Junior Athletics
Championships 2018
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#
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Country
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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1
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Japan
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14
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15
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12
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41
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2
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China
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11
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8
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5
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24
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3
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India
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5
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2
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10
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17
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4
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Chinese Taipei
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4
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5
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3
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12
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5
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Sri Lanka
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3
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4
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2
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9
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# French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
won the Men’s Singles title by defeating Dominic Thiem (Austria) in the finals;
it is Nadal’s 17th Garand Slam win and 11th French Open title [Complete winners of French Open 2018]
# India won the Intercontinental Cup
(Football) by defeating Kenya in Mumbai [Click for Sunil Chhetri's Record]
MISC
# Book “Pakutharivu Sudar
S. R. Radha” by R. R. Kubendran
# Goa’s acclaimed Konkani singer Lorna
Cordeiro was presented the Krutadnyata Puraskar (Lifetime Achievement Award) at
the 11th Goa Marathi Film Festival
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