March 6, 2019
Current Affairs 2018
Contents
Economy, Banking and Finance
RBI New Notes
Rear Photo | Color | |
10 | Konark Sun Temple | Orange-violet |
20 | Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum | |
50 | Rath Temple, Hampi | Fluorescent blue |
100 | Rani ki vav, Patan, Gujrat | Blue-green |
200 | Sanchi Stupa | Bright Yellow |
500 | Red Fort | Stone Grey |
2000 | Mangalyaan | Violet |
Merger of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena
Bank – became 3rd largest bank of India
Bank – became 3rd largest bank of India
Sunil Mehta Committee – strategy to tackle the
Non-Performing Assets (NPA)
Non-Performing Assets (NPA)
Y H Malegam committee – by RBI to look into
bank frauds
bank frauds
India has become the world’s 2nd-largest
producer of crude steel
producer of crude steel
- 1st China, 3rd Japan
Samsung has opened the world’s largest mobile
factory in Noida, India
factory in Noida, India
world’s 1st thermal battery plant owned by
Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited was inaugurated in Amravati,
AP
Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited was inaugurated in Amravati,
AP
European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) – India became member. Its HQ – London started in 1991
Development (EBRD) – India became member. Its HQ – London started in 1991
Iraq is now India’s top crude oil supplier
followed by Saudi Arab and Iran
followed by Saudi Arab and Iran
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) that offers
doorstep banking to customers
doorstep banking to customers
Rank of India in
the list of wealthiest countries – 6th
the list of wealthiest countries – 6th
- According to a report by New World Wealth
- India has been ranked sixth with the total wealth
of 8,230 billion US dollars.
- United States is the wealthiest country – 64,584
billion dollars. - China at the 2nd place with
24,803 billion dollars
- Japan with 19,522 billion dollars at 3rd
According to the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI), largest source of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India in FY17 – Mauritius
India (RBI), largest source of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India in FY17 – Mauritius
- It has 21.8% share at market value.
Electoral Bonds – aimed at cleaning the system of political funding in the
country available in the multiples of one thousand, ten thousand, one lakh, ten
lakhs, and one crore rupees.
country available in the multiples of one thousand, ten thousand, one lakh, ten
lakhs, and one crore rupees.
- have a life of only 15
days during which it can be used for making donation only to the
registered political parties.
Indian’s first
company to cross the Rs. 6-lakh crore mark in market capitalization – Reliance
Industries (RIL)
company to cross the Rs. 6-lakh crore mark in market capitalization – Reliance
Industries (RIL)
Telangana Industrial Health Clinic Ltd (TIHCL)
– 1st state promoted and co-financing NBFC
– 1st state promoted and co-financing NBFC
World Bank
projects India’s growth rate in 2018 – 7.3%
projects India’s growth rate in 2018 – 7.3%
- World Bank forecasts global economic growth to
edge up to 3.1% in 2018.
UN World
Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP), India’s economy is projected to grow
7.6% in fiscal year 2018-19
Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP), India’s economy is projected to grow
7.6% in fiscal year 2018-19
According to the IMF’s latest World Economic
Outlook (WEO) update, India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018 – 7.4%.
Outlook (WEO) update, India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018 – 7.4%.
- India’s GDP growth forecast has projected to 7.8%
in 2019.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected
India to remain the fastest growing Asian nation in 2018-19 – 7.3%.
India to remain the fastest growing Asian nation in 2018-19 – 7.3%.
US-based Major credit rating agency Moody’s
Investors Service estimated that India will grow in the calendar year 2018 –
7.3%.
Investors Service estimated that India will grow in the calendar year 2018 –
7.3%.
- Moody’s established in 1909, headquarters in New
York - Standard & Poor’s founded in 1860,
headquarters in New York
According
to Credit rating agency ‘Fitch’, India’s economic growth will accelerate in the
current financial year to 7.8%.
to Credit rating agency ‘Fitch’, India’s economic growth will accelerate in the
current financial year to 7.8%.
- Fitch Ratings founded in 1914, headquarters in New
York City and London
SEBI banned Price Waterhouse entities from
issuing audit certificates for 2 years
issuing audit certificates for 2 years
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
(NCDEX) has launched India’s 1st Agri-commodity options contract in Guar seeds
(NCDEX) has launched India’s 1st Agri-commodity options contract in Guar seeds
- The headquarters of NCDX is in Mumbai.
Yara International of Norway has acquired ‘Tata
Chemicals Urea Plant, located at – Babrala, UP
Chemicals Urea Plant, located at – Babrala, UP
- It is India’s 1st-ever FDI in Fertilizer sector.
1st Indian bank to cross Rs. 5 trillion market
capitalization – HDFC Bank Ltd.
capitalization – HDFC Bank Ltd.
- Reliance Industry Ltd remained market cap of Rs.
5.82 trillion - Tata Consultancy Services Ltd market cap of Rs.
5.57 trillion.
Karnataka tops States with Investment
Intentions of Rs. 1.49 lakh crore
Intentions of Rs. 1.49 lakh crore
- Karnataka topped in FDI inflows also
ADB and Centre sign loan agreement for Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in five states – 250 mn dollar.
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in five states – 250 mn dollar.
- finance the construction of over 6,200 kilometers
all-weather rural roads in 5 States (Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha, and West Bengal), under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY).
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will link the
base rate with the MCLR from -1st of April 2018
base rate with the MCLR from -1st of April 2018
Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a
fine of around Rs. 136 crores on Google for unfair business practices
fine of around Rs. 136 crores on Google for unfair business practices
IndusInd Bank launched its new Sonic Identity,
essentially a musical logo called – MOGO.
essentially a musical logo called – MOGO.
Reserve Bank of India has launched Ombudsman
scheme for non-banking financial companies (NBFC)
scheme for non-banking financial companies (NBFC)
- The offices of the NBFC ombudsmen will be located
in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Union
Govt makes PAN mandatory for transactions over 2.5 lakhs
Govt makes PAN mandatory for transactions over 2.5 lakhs
The union government has made providing
passport details mandatory for taking loans of 50 crore rupees & above.
passport details mandatory for taking loans of 50 crore rupees & above.
Exim Bank will provide a USD 500 million credit
facility to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to fund various
development projects
facility to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to fund various
development projects
Jana Small Finance Bank has announced the
commencement of its banking operations after a year of receiving final license
from RBI
commencement of its banking operations after a year of receiving final license
from RBI
Reserve Bank of India has issued the license to
Jio Payments Bank as 6th payments bank
Jio Payments Bank as 6th payments bank
- Jio Payments Bank Ltd. is a 70-30 joint venture
between Reliance Industries Ltd. and SBI
Appointments National
Post | Name | Remarks |
1st Transgender Lawyer of India | Sathyasri Sharmila | Tamil Nadu |
1st woman lawyer to be Supreme Court judge | Indu Malhotra | 1989, Justice M. Fathima Beevi 1st woman judge in Supreme Court |
Chief Election Commissioner 23rd | Sunil Arora | |
Ambassador of India to USA | Harsh Vardhan Shringla | |
Attorney General of India | KK Venugopal | |
Brand ambassador of Road Safety campaigns | Akshay Kumar | |
Brand Ambassador of Sikkim | AR Rahman | |
Brand Ambassador Swatch Bharat | Kajal | |
Brand Ambassador TRIFIED and TRIBES India | M C Mary Kom | |
Brand Ambassador BSNL | M C Mary Kom | |
Central Vigilance Commissioner | Sharad Kumar | |
CEO NITI Ayog | Amitabh Kant | |
CEO of Ayushman Bharat | Indu Bhushan | |
Chairman 15th Finance Commission | NK Singh | |
Chairman Coal India Limited | Anil Kumar Jha | |
Chairman DRDO | Dr. G Satheesh Reddy | |
Chairman of Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha. | L K Advani | |
Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India | Brijendra Pal Singh | Established – 1960 in Pune |
Chairman of Global Solar Council | Pranav R Mehta | HQ – Washington |
Chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) | Jalaj Srivastava | |
Chairman of IRDAI | Subhash Chandra Khuntia | |
Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi | Uttam Pacharne | Established in 1954 |
Chairman of Public Accounts Committee | Mallikarjun Kharge | |
Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd | Anil Kumar Chaudhary | |
Chairman of UPSC | Arvind Saxena | |
Chairman Press Information Bureau | Sitanshu Ranjan Kar | |
Chairperson of National Green Tribunal | Justice AK Goel | Established 2010 |
Chairperson of TRAI | Ram Sewak Sharma | |
Chief economist IMF | Gita Gopinath | 1st female |
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | Bhupesh Baghel | |
Chief Minister of Karnataka | HD Kumaraswamy | |
Chief Minister of Mizoram | Zoramthanga | Mizo National Front |
Chief Minister of MP | Kamal Nath | |
Chief Minister of Rajasthan | Ashok Gehlot | |
Chief Minister of Telangana | K Chandrasekhar Rao | Telangana Rashtra Samithi Party |
Rajya Sabha – Deputy Chairman | Harivansh Narayan Singh | His Party JDU |
DG Border Security Force | Rajni Kant Misra | |
DG CISF | Rajesh Ranjan | |
DG of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). | S S Deswal | Established in 1962 |
DG of National Security Guard | Sudeep Lakhtakia | |
Director of CBI | Nageswara Rao | |
Editor of The Hindu | Suresh Nambath | |
Governor of Manipur | Jagadish Mukhi | |
ISRO – Chairman | K. Sivan. | |
ISRO Head of Gaganyaan mission | Dr VR Lalithambika | |
Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation | Firhad Hakim | |
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) Chairman | Rishad Premji | |
President of NASCOM | Debjani Ghosh | |
National Commission for Women | Rekha Sharma | Established 1992 |
New revenue secretary | Ajay Bhushan Pandey | |
Press Council of India Chairman | CK Prasad | |
RBI – 25th Governor | Shaktikanta Das | |
RBI – Chief Financial Officer | Sudha Balakrishnan | |
Secretary Revenue | Ajay Bhushan Pandey | |
Secretary Defense | Sanjay Mitra | |
Secretary Finance | Ajay Narayan Jha | |
Secretary Foreign | Vijay Keshav Gokhale | |
Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) | Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas | |
Solicitor General of India | Tushar Mehta | |
Supreme Court – 46th Chief Justice | Justice Ranjan Gogoi | |
Treasurer of World Steel Association (WSA) | Sajjan Jindal | |
World Economic Forum member | Sarita Nair | |
UNEP – Assistant Secretary | Satya Tripathy | |
Lokpal search committee Head | Ranjana Prasad Desai | |
Chairman of National Legal Services Authority | Madan Vimao Lokur | |
Appointments International
Post | Person | Information |
22nd PM of Pakistan | Imran Khan | Tehreek-e-Insaf |
President of Pakistan | Arif ur Rehman Alvi | |
Hindu woman as member of Pakistan Parliament | Krishna Kumari Kolhi | 1st-ever Dalit Hindu woman |
1st blind judge in history of Pakistan | Yousaf Saleem | |
Pakistan’s Air force Chief | Muzaheed Anwar Khan | |
PM of Bhutan | Lotay Tshering | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
PM of Bangladesh | Sheikh Hasina | Awami League party |
President Nepal | Bidya Devi Bhandari | 1st woman |
PM of Nepal | KP Sharma Oli | |
President of Myanmar | Win Myint | National League for Democracy |
PM Sri Lanka | Ranil Wickramasinghe | |
President of Maldives | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | He defeated Abdulla Yameen |
PM of China | Li Quiang | |
PM of Russia | Dimitri Medvedev | |
UN Secy. General | Antonio Guiterres | |
President of UN General Assembly | Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces | |
UN human rights chief | Michelle Bachelet | |
Head of UNICEF | Henrietta H Fore | |
New chief of NASA | Jim Bridenstine | |
America’s Secretary of State | Mike Pompeo | |
Secretary of Defense | James Mattis | |
Director of Central Intelligence Agency, USA | Gina Haspel | 1st female director |
PM of Malaysia | Mahathir Mohamad | Age 92, world’s oldest PM |
President of Ethiopia’s | Sahle-Work Zewde | 1st female |
President of Paraguay | Mario Abdo Benitez | |
PM of Spain | Pedro Sánchez | |
PM of Italy | Giuseppe Conte | |
President of Venezuela | Nicolás Maduro | |
PM of Armenia | Nikol Pashinyan | |
President of Cuba | Miguel Diaz-Canel | |
PM of Sudan | Moutaz Mousa Abdallah | |
President of Georgia | Salome Zurabishvili | 1st woman |
President of Egypt | Abdel Fatah al-Sisi | |
President of South Africa | Cyril Ramaphosa | |
President of Zimbabwe | Emmerson Mnangagwa | succeeded Robert Mugabe |
President of Colombia | Ivan Duque | |
President of Costa Rica | Carlos Alvarado Quesada | |
President of Turkey | Recep Tayyip Erdogan | |
President of Brazil. | Jair Bolsonaro | |
President of Mexico | Andres Manuel Lopez | |
President of Cameroon | Paul Biya | |
President of Paraguay | Mario Abdo Benitez | |
President of Peru | Martin Vizcarra | |
PM of Australia | Scott Morrison | He succeded Malcom |
President of Mali | Ibrahim Boubacar Keita | |
President of Iraq | Barham Salih | |
PM of Iraq | Adel Abdul-Mahdi | |
Jordan King | 2nd Abdullah Bin Al Hussain | |
President of Vietnam | Tran Di Quang | |
President of Indonesia | Djoko Widodo | |
Chief of Scotland Yard’s Counter-terrorism Unit. | Neil Basu | |
Chairman of Tesla | Robyn Denholm | |
President of Interpol | Kim Jong-yang | |
ICC independent director | Indra Nooyi | 1st female |
Sponsored
Awards & Honors
Sahitya Akademi
Award – 1954
Award – 1954
- Designed by Satyajit Ray
- Award given in 24 languages, 22 official and
English and Rajasthani - Jibanananda Das – 1955
- Sanjib Chattopadhyay – 2018
Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace – 1986
Prize for Peace – 1986
- Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) – 2018
- Manmohan Singh – 2107
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees –
2015 - Indian Space Research Organisation – 2014
Hridaynath
Mangeshkar Award – 2011
Mangeshkar Award – 2011
- Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi – 2018
- Javed Akhtar awarded – 2017
- Vishwanathan Anand – 2016
- AR Rahman – 2105
National Film
Awards – 1954
Awards – 1954
Dadasaheb Phalke
award – 1969
award – 1969
- Vinodh Khanna – 2017
- Kasinathuni Viswanath – 2016
- Manoj Kumar – 2105
- 1st bengali – Birendranath Sircar -1970
- 1st winner – Devika Rani – 1969
Other winners –
2017
2017
Best Actress | Sridevi | Movie – Mom |
Best Actor | Riddhi Sen | Movie – Nagar Kirtan |
Best Feature Film | Village Rockstars | Nominated for Oscar from India |
Best Feature Film in Hindi | Newton | |
Special Jury Award | Nagar Kirtan |
International
Film Festival – 1952
Film Festival – 1952
- Held on Goa
- Theme – Celebrating the Future of Cinema
- Country of Focus – Israel
- State in Focus – Jharkhand
- Golden Peacock Award- Ukrainian film ‘Donbass’
Film Fare Award
Best Film | Hindi Medium | |
Best Director | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Bareilly Ki Barfi |
Best Actor | Irfan Khan | Hindi Medium |
Best Actress | Vidya Balan | Tumhari Sulu |
Lifetime Achievement | Mala Sinha Bappi Lahiri | |
Critics’ awards | Newton |
Jnanpith Award –
1965
1965
- Amitav Ghosh – 2018
- Krishna Sobti – 2017
- Shankha Ghosh – 2016
- 1st bengali Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay – 1966
Saraswati Samman
– 1991
– 1991
- Sitanshu Yashaschandra (Vakhar) – 2017
- Mahabaleshwar Sail – 2016
Nobel Prize
- 1895, Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel established 5
Nobel prizes - 1901, prizes in Chemistry, Literature, Peace,
Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were first awarded - 1968, Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank,
established Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - Prize ceremonies take place in Stockholm, Sweden
given by Sweden - Peace Prize ceremony take place in Oslo, Norway
given by Norway
Winners 2018
Subject | Winners | Discovery |
Medicine | James P. Allison (USA) Tasuku Honjo (Japan) | discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation |
Physics | Gérard Mourou (France) Arthur Ashkin (USA) Donna Strickland (Canada) | method of generating high intensity, ultra-short optical pulses in the field of laser physics |
Chemistry | George Smith (USA) Frances Arnold (USA) Greg Winter (UK) | control of evolution and used it for purposes that bring the greatest benefit to humankind |
Peace | Denis Mukwege (Congo) Nadia Murad (Germany) | efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict |
Economic | William Nordhaus (US) Paul Romer (US) | work on climate change, and the endogenous growth theory |
Alternative Nobel Literature | Maryse Conde (Caribbean) |
Ramon Magsaysay
Award – 1957
Award – 1957
- Magsaysay Awards are regarded as the Asian version
of the Nobel Prize - 1st Indian 1958 – Vinoba Bhave in Community
Leadership
Winners 2018
- Bharat Vatwani – was awarded for leading the
rescue of thousands of mentally ill street paupers to treat and reunite
them with their families. - Sonam Wangchuk – won the award for his
contribution in harnessing nature, culture and education for community
progress.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN
Name | Field | State |
Illaiyaraja | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
Ghulam Mustafa Khan | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
Parameswaran Parameswaran | Literature and Education | Kerala |
PADMA BHUSHAN
Name | Field | State |
Pankaj Advani | Sports- Billiards/Snooker | Karnataka |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sports-Cricket | Jharkhand |
Philipose Mar Chrysostom | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
Ramachandran Nagaswamy | Others-Archaeology | Tamil Nadu |
Laxman Pai | Art-Painting | Goa |
Arvind Parikh | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
Ms. Sharda Sinha | Art-Music | Bihar |
Ved Prakash Nanda (OCI) | Literature and Education | USA |
Alexander Kadakin | Public Affairs | Russia |
PADMA SHRI –
West Bengal
West Bengal
Name | Field |
Sudhanshu Biswas | Social Work |
Subhasini Mistry | Social Work |
Vijay Kichlu | Art-Music |
Krishna Bihari Mishra | Literature and Education |
Amitava Roy | Science and Engineering |
Oscars – 1929
- set of 24 awards given annually by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences - Bhanu Athaiya 1st Indian to win Oscar in 1983 as
costume designer ‘Gandhi’ - Satyajit Ray received Honorary Academy Award in
1992 - Gulzar became 1st Indian lyricist for ‘Jai Ho’
- A R Rahman won 2 Oscars in 2009
- Highest no of Oscer won by Titanic, Ben-Hur and
Lord of the Rings – 11 each - Walt Disney won 22 Oscars, highest as individual
Winners 2018
Best Picture | The Shape of Water | |
Best Actor | Gary Old Oldman | |
Best Actress | Frances McDormand | |
Best Director | Guillermo del Toro | |
Best Foreign Film | A Fantastic Woman (Chile) |
Golden Globe Award
Best Film | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing |
Best Actor | Gary Oldman |
Best Actress | Frances McDormand |
Award International | Winner | |
UNESCO World Press Freedom | Mahmoud Abu Zeid | Egyptian |
UN Human Rights Prize 2018 | Asma Jahangir | Pakistan lawyer |
Glinka World Soil Prize 2018 | Rattan Lal | UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Future Policy Award | Sikkim | world’s 1st 100% organic state |
Champions of the Earth | Narendra Modi Cochin Airport | World’s 1st solar power airport |
Kalinga Award – 2017 | Erik Jacquemyn | given by UNESCO |
World Tourism Organization Award | Manglajodi Ecotourism Trust, Odisha | Given by UNWTO |
Man Booker Prize 2018 | Anna Burns | Book – Milkman |
Golden Man Booker 2018 | Michael Ondaatje’s | Book – The English Patient |
Man Booker International | Olga Tokarczuk | Book – Flights |
Abel Prize 2018 | Robert Langlands | connecting representation theory to number theory |
Miss Universe 2018 | Catriona Gray | Philippines |
Miss World 2018 | Vanessa Ponce de Leon | Mexico |
World Agriculture Prize | M.S.Swaminathan | Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) |
Knight of the Legion of Honour | Soumitra Chatterjee Azim Premji | started in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte |
Gleitsman Award | Malala Yousafzai | given by Harvard University |
Seoul Peace Prize | Narendra Modi | |
International Airport Service Quality World no.1 | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | Hyderabad |
Pritzker Prize 2018 | Balkrishna Doshi | Nobel Prize of architecture |
ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal | Walking with the Wind | |
Award National | Winner | |
Ashok Chakra | Jyoti Prakash Nirala | highest peacetime military decoration awarded |
Tansen Samman | Manju Mehta – Sitar | Given by MP govt. |
Best chief minister – Skoch Group | Mamata Banerjee | |
India’s Person of the Year -PETA | Sonam Kapoor | |
India Smart Cities Award | Surat | |
Femina Miss India 2018 | Anukreethy Vas | |
Anada Puraskar | Santosh Rana | |
National Biodiversity Award | Singchung Bugun Village | |
Big Little Book Award | Nagesh Hegde | Kannada language |
Sport
Events
2020 | Australia | ||
2021 | India | ||
ICC World Cup U19 | 2018 | New Zwland | W – India R – Australia |
2020 | South Africa | ||
Year | Host | Winner | |
ICC World Cup women | 1973 | England | W- England |
2017 | England | W- England R – India | |
2021 | New Zealand | ||
ICC World Cup women T20 | 2009 | England | W- England |
2016 | India | W- West Indies | |
2018 | West Indies | W- Australia R- England | |
2020 | Australia | ||
2022 | South Africa | ||
Year | Host | Winner | |
FIFA World Cup Men | 1930 | Uruguay | W- Uruguay R- Argentina |
2018 | Russia | W- France (4–2) R- Croatia Final Stadium – Luzhniki Golden Boot- Harry Kane (6 goals) Golden Ball – Luka Modrić Best young player- Mbappé Golden Glove – Thibaut Courtois Fair play award- Spain video assistant referee (VAR) system Mascot- Zabivaka Official song – “Live It Up” Official ball – Telstar | |
2022 | Qatar | ||
2026 | Canada United States Mexico | ||
Year | Host | Winner | |
Olympics | 1896 | Athens, Greece | |
2016 | Rio de Janeiro | India – 67th ( S-1, B-1) | |
2020 | Tokyo | Mascot – Miratowa Paralympic mascot – Someity | |
2024 | Paris | ||
2028 | Los Angeles | ||
Winter Olympics | 1924 | Chamonix, France | |
2018 | Pyeongchang, South Korea | Mascot – Soohorang (white tiger) | |
2022 | Beijing | ||
Summer Youth Olympic | 2010 | Singapore | |
2018 | Buenos Aires | India ranked 17th | |
2022 | Dakar, Senegal | 1st African host of any Olympics | |
Year | Host | Winner/Medal | |
Asian Games | 1951 | New Delhi | |
18th | 2018 | Jakarta, Palembang | Top position – China India – 8th, Total – 69 G -15, S -24, B- 30, Mascots – Bhin Bhin, Kaka, and Atung Opening flag – Neeraj Chopra Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee most valuable player |
2022 | Hangzhou, China | ||
2026 | Nagoya, Japan | ||
Asian Para Games | 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | India finished 9th with 72 Medals(15 golds) |
Year | Host | Winner | |
Commonwealth | 1911 | London | |
2010 | Delhi | ||
2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | Official motto – Share the Dream Mascot – Borobi India – 3rd ( G-26, S-20, B-20) Total medal – 66 Flag bearers of India- Opening – P. V. Sindhu Closing – Mary Kom | |
2022 | Birmingham | ||
Year | Host | Winner | |
Hockey World Cup | 1971 | ||
2018 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar | W – Belgium R – Netherlands Best Player – Arthur Van Doren (Belgium) Mascot-Turtle ‘Olly’ | |
Host | Winner | ||
National Games | 1924 | Lahore | Name was Indian Olympic Games |
1940 | Bombay | National games | |
2015 | Kerala | ||
2018 | PNJ Stadium, Goa | ||
2019 | Chhattisgarh | ||
2022 | Uttarakhand | ||
2022 | Meghalaya | ||
National Para Games | 2018 | Bengaluru | |
International Tennis | Host/Year | Winner (Men / Women) |
Australian Open | M – Roger Federer (Switzerland) W – Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) | |
Wimbledon | M – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) W – Angelique Kerber (Germany) | |
French Open | M – Rafael Nadal (Spain) W – Simona Halep (Romania) | |
US Open | M – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) W – Naomi Osaka (Japan) | |
Davis Cup – 2018 | Croatia | |
Badminton Tournaments | Host/Year | Winner / Runner |
BWF World Tour | Nanjing, China | W – PV Sindhu R- Nozomi Okuhara, Japan |
World badminton Championship | W – Carolina marine R – PV Sindhu | |
BWF World Tour Junior | Canada | Bronze – Lakshya Sen |
Syed Modi International Badminton | Lucknow | Women Silver – Saina Nehwal Men Gold – Sameer Verma |
UBER Cup | W – Japan | |
Thomas Cup | ||
Football Tournaments | Host/Year | Winner / Runner |
SAFF Cup | Dhaka | W – Maldives R – India |
SAFF Cup Women U15 | W – India | |
Intercontinental Cup football | India | W – India R – Kenya |
La Liga | Spain | Barcelona |
Champions Trophy | Real Madrid | |
Hockey Tournaments | Host/Year | Winner / Runner |
Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey (oldest hockey tournament) | Malaysia | W – Australia R – England |
Champions trophy | Netherlands | W – Australia R – India |
Other Tournaments | Host/Year | Winner / Runner |
Cycling World championship | Triasha Paul | |
World Chess Championship | W – Magnus Carlsen, Norway | |
Marathon | Berlin | W – Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya |
International Shooting | Hannover | W – Heena Sidhu (10 m) |
Gymnastics World Challenge | Turkey | Gold – Dipa Karmakar |
Gymnastics World Cup | Melbourne | Bronze – Aruna Budda |
World Weightlifting Championship | Silver and Bronze – Jeremi Lalnirunga | |
World Championships Boxing | W – Mary Kom, 48kg | |
Kick Boxing World Championship | W – Abid Hamid (J&K) | |
Kakadu Cup | Australia | W – India ( INS Sahyadri ) |
World Masters Championship | W – Man Kaur, 102 years old | |
Blind Cricket world Cup 2018 | UAE | W – India R – Pakistan |
Asia Cup | Srilanka | W – India R – Bangladesh |
World Billiards Championship | W – Sourav Kothari | |
IBSF Snooker Team World Cup | Doha | W – Pankaj Advani, Manan Chandra R – Pakistan |
Asian Snooker Tour | China | W – Pankaj Advani |
National Tournaments | Host/Year | Winner / Runner |
Vijay Hazare Trophy | W – Mumbai | |
Duleep Trophy | W – India Blue | |
Ranji Trophy | W – Vidarbha | |
IPL | W – Chennai R – Hyderabad | |
Santosh Trophy | W – Kerala R – West Bengal | |
I-League | W – Minerva Punjab | |
Indian Super League | W – Chennai | |
Hockey National Championship | W – Punjub | |
All India Aga Khan Gold Cup hockey | W – Steel Authority of India | |
Pro Kabaddi | W – Bengaluru | |
International Awards | Host/Year | Winner / Runner |
Ballon d’Or | France | Men – Luka Modric, Croatia Women – Ada Hegerberg, Norway |
FIFA Player Award | Men – Luka Modric Women – Marta (Brazil) | |
Globe Soccer Award | 2018 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
ICC Player of the year | 2018 | Women – Smriti Mandhana Women’s ODI – Smriti Mandhana Women’s T20I – Alyssa Healy, Australia |
UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador | Hima Das | |
WBC Asia Boxer of the Year | 2018 | Neeraj Goyat |
National Awards | Host/Year | Winner / Runner |
Polly Umrigar – BCCI | 2016 & 17 | Virat Kohli |
K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement | Anshuman Gaekwad Sudha Shah | |
Sports News
Cricket
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur became 1st ever Indian
woman to smash a hundred in T20I cricket
woman to smash a hundred in T20I cricket
Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest To Reach 10,000
Runs In History Of ODI Cricket
Runs In History Of ODI Cricket
WV Raman appointed as the new coach of the
India women’s cricket team
India women’s cricket team
Gautam Gambhir Retired
Wasim Jaffer, 1st Indian Player to score 11000
runs in Ranji Trophy
runs in Ranji Trophy
Rohit Sharma sets record, becomes first
cricketer in history to score 4 T20 hundreds
cricketer in history to score 4 T20 hundreds
Rahul Dravid became 5th Indian to be inducted
in the ‘ICC Hall of Fame’
in the ‘ICC Hall of Fame’
Jhulan Goswami 1st player to pick 300
international wickets in Women’s Cricket
international wickets in Women’s Cricket
Mithali Raj becomes the first batter from the
country to score 2000 runs in T20I cricket
country to score 2000 runs in T20I cricket
T20- Highest individual score- Aaron Finch
England scored Highest ODI Total 481
leg-spinner from Afghanistan, Rashid Khan
(19-year-old) become the youngest captain in international cricket history
(19-year-old) become the youngest captain in international cricket history
BCCI has come under the purview of RTI Act.
Virat Kohli launched Jersey knows no gender
campaign
campaign
W V Raman – Coach, Indian Women Cricket Team
Football
AIFF Player of the Year – Sunil Chhetri
Sunil Chhetri became 2nd highest international
goal scorer with 64 goals
goal scorer with 64 goals
Assam Govt. published postal Stamp in memoirs
of Talimeran Aao – 1948 Olympics Indian Football Team Captain
of Talimeran Aao – 1948 Olympics Indian Football Team Captain
Other Games
Harendra Singh appointed as chief coach of
Indian Senior Hockey Team
Indian Senior Hockey Team
TATA Steel – official partner for 2018 Hockey
World Cup
World Cup
India’s Vedangi Kulkarni becomes fastest Asian
to cycle the globe
to cycle the globe
8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship was held in
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Satyarup Siddhanta and Mousumi Khatua scaled
Asia’s highest volcanic peak Mount Damavand in Iran
Asia’s highest volcanic peak Mount Damavand in Iran
Indian boxer Mary Kom signed as brand
ambassador by BSNL for 2 years
ambassador by BSNL for 2 years
Hima Das, 1st Indian women to win gold at the
IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships in 400 metres
IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships in 400 metres
Vikram Dogra became the 1st Indian Army officer
to complete world’s toughest Ironman Triathlon
to complete world’s toughest Ironman Triathlon
Janardan Singh Gehlot -was elected as the
president of the International Kabaddi Federation
president of the International Kabaddi Federation
Odisha’s Dutee Chand set a new national record
in the women’s 100m race
in the women’s 100m race
R Praggnanandhaa from Chennai has become the
second youngest Grandmaster in chess
second youngest Grandmaster in chess
Leander Paes became the most successful doubles
player in the history of Davis Cup
player in the history of Davis Cup
Shubhankar Sharma emerged as the best Indian
golfer
golfer
R Prangynanda – Chess Grandmaster
Infosys became Official Digital innovation
partner of Australian Open
partner of Australian Open
Abhinav Bindra, who remains India’s lone
individual Olympic gold medallist, has been bestowed with the Blue Cross, the
ISSF’s highest award.
individual Olympic gold medallist, has been bestowed with the Blue Cross, the
ISSF’s highest award.
- Bindra created history by winning the 10m air
rifle gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Khelo India
Youth Games
Youth Games
- Started in 2018
- provided annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh
per annum for 8 years - Mascot – Vijay The Tiger And Jaya The Black Buck
1st edition –
2018,
2018,
- Venue –
Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi - Top state Haryana followed by Maharashtra and
Delhi
2nd edition –
2018, Pune
2018, Pune
- Venue – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex,
Pune - two categories -U-17 and U-21
Medal Winners
Summer Youth
Olympic – 2018
Olympic – 2018
- Shooter Manu Bhaker (Haryana) 1st Indian girl to
win a Youth Olympics gold medal - Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Mizoram) won
India’s 1st ever Youth Olympics gold medal
Asian Games –
2018
2018
Gold Winners
- Bajrang Punia (Haryana) – Wrestling
- Vinesh Phogat (Haryana) – Wrestling
- Rahi Sarnobat – Shooting
- Saurabh Chaudhary (UP) – Shooting
- Tejinder Pal Singh Toor- Shot putter
- Neeraj Chopra (Haryana)- Men’s javelin throw
- Swapna Barman (Jalpaiguri)- Women’s heptathlon
- Jinson Johnson- Men’s 1500 metres
- Pranab Bardhan & Shibhnath Sarkar – Bridge
Silver Medal
- Hima Das (Dhing, Assam) – Women’s 400 metres
- Dutee Chand (Orissa) – Women’s 100 metres
- Neena Varakil- Women’s long jump
- Pincky Balhara – Kurash
- Dipika Pallikal -Squash
- Joshna Chinappa -Squash
Bronze Medals
- Divya Kakran – Wrestling
- Saurav Ghosal -Squash
- Ankita Raina- Women’s singles Long Tennis .
- Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh, Narender Grewal-Wushu
Commonwealth
Games 2018
Games 2018
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu,
Punam Yadav – Weightlifting - Mouma Das,Sutirtha Mukherjee-Table Tennis .
- Jitu Rai- Men’s 10 metre air pistol
- Heena Sidhu- Women’s 25 metre pistol
- Shreyasi Singh- Shooting(Women’s double trap)
- Mehuli Ghosh- Shooting(Women’s 10 metre air rifle)
- Seema Antil- Women’s discus throw
Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna – 1991
Khel Ratna – 1991
- It is India’s highest sport award given for
performance for over a period of 4 years.
2018
- Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu – Weightlifting
- Virat Kohli – Cricket
2017
- Devendra Jhajharia – Para-Atheletics
- Sardar Singh – Hockey
2016
- Jitu Rai – Shooting
- P. V. Sindhu – Badminton
- Sakshi Malik – Wrestling
- Dipa Karmakar – Gymnastics
Dronacharya
Awards – 1985
Awards – 1985
- Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa – Boxing
- Vijay Sharma – Weightlifting
- A. Srinivasa Rao – Table Tennis
- Sukhdev Singh Pannu – Athletics
- Clarence Lobo – Hockey (Life Time)
- Tarak Sinha – Cricket (Life Time)
- Jiwan Kumar Sharma – Judo (Life Time)
- V.R. Beedu – Athletics (Life Time)
Arjuna Award –
1961
1961
- It is India’s 2nd highest sport award for
consistently outstanding performance for four years. - Neeraj Chopra (Athletics),
- Jinson Johnson (Athletics),
- Hima Das (Athletics),
- Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy (Badminton),
- Satish Kumar (Boxing),
- Smriti Mandhana (Cricket),
- Shubhankar Sharma (Golf),
- Manpreet Singh (Hockey),
- Savita (Hockey),
- Ravi Rathore (Polo),
- Rahi Sarnobat (Shooting),
- Ankur Mittal (Shooting),
- Shreyasi Singh (Shooting),
- Manika Batra (Table Tennis),
- G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis),
- Rohan Bopanna (Tennis),
- Sumit (Wrestling),
- Pooja Kadian (Wushu),
- Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics) and
- Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton).
Dhyan Chand
Award – 2002
Award – 2002
- For life time contribution to sports development.
- Satyadev Prasad – Archery
- Bharat Kumar Chetri – Hockey
- Bobby Aloysius – Athletics
- Chougale Dadu Dattatray – Wrestling
Important Dates & Days
Date | Day | Theme / Remarks |
4th Jan | UN World Braille day | |
12th Jan | National Youth Day | Sankalp Se Siddhi |
15th Jan | Army Day | |
24th Jan | National Girl Child Day | A girl is flower, not a thorn |
25th Jan | National Voters’ Day | ‘No voters to be left out’ 1950 25th Jan Election Commission established |
30th Jan | Anti-Leprosy Day | |
2nd Feb | World Wetlands Day | 2018 – Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future 2019 – Wetlands and Climate Change |
4th Feb | world cancer day | |
6th Feb | Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation | |
13th Feb | World Radio Day | |
20th Feb | UN World Day of Social Justice | |
28th Feb | National Science Day | |
3rd Mar | UN World Wildlife Day | Big cats: predators under threat |
8th Mar | International Women’s Day | |
15th Mar | World Consumer Rights Day | Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer |
20th Mar | World Happiness Day | Share Happiness |
22nd Mar | World Water Day | Nature for Water |
24th Mar | World Tuberculosis Day | |
5th April | National Maritime Day | Indian Shipping – An Ocean of opportunity |
6th April | (UN) International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | Olympics Started every 4 year in this date |
7th April | World Health Day | Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere |
18th April | World Heritage Day | Heritage for Generations |
21st April | Civil Service Day | |
22nd April | Earth Day | End Plastic Pollution |
24th April | National Panchayati Raj Diwas | |
25th April | World Malaria Day | |
26th April | World Intellectual Property Day | Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity |
29th April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas | |
1st May | International Labour Day | |
3rd May | World Press Freedom Day | |
8th May | World Red Cross Day | |
11th May | National Technology Day | India successfully tested nuclear bombs in Pokhran, 1998 |
17th May | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | |
21st May | Anti -Terrorism Day | |
22nd May | International Bio-diversity Day | |
31st May | World No-Tobacco Day | |
5th June | World Environment Day | Beat Plastic Pollution |
8th June | World Oceans Day | |
12th June | Day Against Child Labour | |
17th June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | |
19th June | Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence | |
20th June | World Refugee Day | |
21st June | International Day of Yoga | Yoga for peace |
26th June | International Day Against Drug Abuse | |
29th June | National Statistics Day | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis |
11th July | World Population Day | Family Planning is a Human Right |
17th July | Day for International Justice | |
18th July | Nelson Mandela International Day | |
26th July | Kargil Vijay Diwas | |
28th July | World Hepatitis Day | |
29th July | International Tiger Day | |
10th Aug | World Biofuel Day | |
14th Aug | Kanyashree Day | |
26th Aug | Sanskrit Divas – Shravan Purnima | |
29th Aug | International Day against Nuclear Tests | |
29th Aug | National Sports day | |
8th Sept | International Literacy Day | |
14th Sept | Hindi Diwas | |
15th Sept | National Engineers Day | |
16th Sept | Ozone Day | Keep Cool and Carry On |
21st Sept | U.N. Peace Day | The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70 |
4th Oct | World Animal Welfare Day | |
8th Oct | Indian Air Force Day | |
11th Oct | International Day of The Girl Child | |
16th Oct | World Food Day | |
24th Oct | UN Day | |
5th Nov | National Ayurveda Day | |
5th Nov | World Tsunami Awareness Day | |
11th Nov | National Education Day | |
14th Nov | Rosogolla Day | |
14th Nov | World Diabetes Day | |
19th Nov | World Toilet Day | |
25th Nov | Elimination of Violence against Women | |
26th Nov | Indian Constitution Day | |
4th Sunday Nov | NCC Day | |
1st Dec | World AIDS Day | |
2nd Dec | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | |
3rd Dec | Day of Persons with Disabilities: | |
4th Dec | Indian Navy Day | |
10th Dec | Human Rights Day | Stand Up For Human Rights |
23rd Dec | Kisan Diwas | |
25th Dec | Good Governance Day | birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Joint Exercises
Army
Country | Exercise | Location | Year |
Australia | Austra Hind | ||
Bangladesh | Sampriti | ||
China | Hand In Hand | Chengdu, China | |
France | Shakti | ||
Indonesia | Garuda Shakti | Bandung, Indonesia | |
Kazakhstan | Prabal Dostyk | ||
Kazakhstan | Kazind | Otar, Kazakhstan | |
Kyrgyzstan | Khanjar | ||
Maldives | Ekuverin | ||
Malaysia | Harimau Shakti | ||
Mongolia | Nomadic Elephant | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |
Myanmar | Imbex | ||
Nepal | Surya Kiran | Uttarakhand | 13th edition, biannual |
Oman | Al Nagah | ||
Russia | Indra | Jhansi, UP | |
Seychelles | Lamltiye | ||
Sri Lanka | Mitra Shakti | ||
Thailand | Maitree | Thailand | |
UK | Ajeya Warrior | ||
USA | Yudhabhayas | Chaubattia, Uttarakhand | 14th edition |
USA | Vajra Prahar | Seattle, USA Bikaner in Rajasthan | |
Japan | Dharma Guardian | Mizoram | 1st in 2018 |
Vietnam | Vinbax | Jabalpur, M.P | |
BIMSTEC | Milex | Pune | 1st in 2018 |
Multinational (ADMM Plus) | Force 18 | ||
SCO members including India & Pakistan | SCO Peace Mission | Chebarkul, Russia |
Indian Navy:
Country | Exercise | Location – 2018 | Started |
Australia | AUSINDEX | ||
Bangladesh | IN-BN CORPAT | ||
Brazil & South Africa | IBSAMAR | Simons Town, South Africa | Started in 2008 |
France | VARUNA | Goa | |
Indonesia | CORPAT | Belawan, Indonesia | 32nd edition |
Indonesia | Samudra Shakti | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
Indonesia | PASSEX | ||
Vietnam | Sahyog HOP TAC | Chennai coast | exercise of Coast Guards |
Malaysia | IN-MN Table Top Ex | ||
Myanmar | IMCOR | ||
Myanmar | IN-MN BILAT | ||
Oman | Naseem-al-Bahr | ||
Russia | INDRA NAVY | ||
Sri Lanka Navy & Air Force | SLINEX | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | started in 2005 |
Singapore | SIMBEX | Port Blair, Andaman Sea | Started ,1994, 25th times |
Thailand | INDO-THAI CORPAT | ||
UAE | In-UAE BILAT | ||
UK | KONKAN | Goa | |
USA + Japan | MALABAR | Guam | |
Japan | JIMEX | Visakhapatnam | |
Brazil + South African | IBSAMAR-VI | Simons Town, South Africa | |
12 African Countries | India Africa FTE | Pune | Stared 2019 |
Multilateral Exercise by Australia | Kakadu | Darwin, Australia | |
Multilateral Exercise by USA Navy India + 26 countries | RIMPAC-Rim of Pacific Exercise | Hawaii, Western Pacific Ocean | World’s largest multilateral naval exercise Biennial exercise |
Multilateral Exercise by Brunei | ADMM+ Exercise | ||
Multilateral Exercise by Indonesia | KOMODO | ||
Multilateral Exercise by India | MILAN | Andaman Nicobar | |
India + 27 countries | Indian Ocean Wave Exercise (IOWave18) | Indian Ocean | Tsunami management exercise. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO |
Coast Guard
Country | Exercise | Location – 2018 | Year |
South Korea | Sahyog Hyeoblyeog | Chennai coast | |
Vietnam | Sahyog HOP TAC | Chennai coast | |
Air Force:
Country | Exercise | Location – 2018 | Year |
Bangladesh | Table Top Ex | ||
Israel | Ex Blue Flag-17 | ||
Oman | EASTERN BRIDGE-IV | ||
Russia | Aviaindra | Lipetsk, Russia Jodhpur, Rajasthan | 1st 2014 2 times in year |
Singapore | JOINT MILITARY TRAINING | ||
Thailand | SIAM BHARAT | ||
UAE | DESERT EAGLE-II | ||
UK | INDRADHANUSH-IV | ||
USA | RED FLAG 16-1 | ||
USA | Cope India | Kalaikunda, Paschim Midnapur, WB | |
Japan | SHINYUU Maitri | Agra | |
Biennial Multi-national | Pitch Black | Australia | |
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE | Samvedna |
Internal
Vijay Prahar
- 2018 Vijay Prahar exercise of
Indian Army’s South Western Command has started near Suratgarh in Rajasthan
Clean Sea- 2018
- Regional Level Marine Oil Pollution
Response Exercise by Indian Coast Guard at sea off Port
Blair
Gagan Shakti
- Air force exercise at
Eastern Command and North Western Command Airbase to prevent China and
Pakistan Invasion
Other Countries
Druzhba military
exercise
exercise
- Russia and Pakistan was started in
2016
- “Druzba” is Russian word, which means
“friendship”.
Iron Magic 19
- It is joint military exercise between United Arab
Emirates (UAE) and United States (US) held in Dubai
Sagarmatha
Friendship-2018
Friendship-2018
- Nepal-China joint military exercise
Vostok-2018
- Russia has launched its
biggest military exercise named “Vostok-2018” - It involves about 300,000 service
personnel, in eastern Siberia
Rapid Trident
- Ukraine has launched annual joint military
exercise named Rapid Trident with NATO countries
Clear Sky
2018
2018
- NATO countries and Ukrain joint warfare
Books
Book | Author |
A Rural Manifesto – Realising India’s Future through her Villages | Varun Gandhi |
Changing India | Manmohan Singh |
“The Paradoxical Prime Minister” | Sashi Tharoor |
‘Exam Warriors’ | Narendra Modi |
“The Coalition Years” | Pranab Mukherjee |
One Year In Office | Venkaiah Naidu |
“A Century is Not Enough” (Autobiography) | Sourav Ganguly. |
‘Imperfect’ (Autobiography) | Sanjay Manjrekar |
‘281 and Beyond'(Autobiography) | VVS Laxman |
The Insider | Akash Chopra |
Numbers Do Lie | Akash Chopra |
“No Spin”(Autobiography) | Shane Warne |
Citizen Delhi: My Times, My Life | Sheila Dikshit |
The Golden House | Salman Rushdie |
Hit Refresh | Satya Nadella |
Unstoppable: My Life So far | Maria Sharapova |
Making of a legend | Bindeshawr Pathak |
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness | Arundhati Roy |
Indian Cultures as Heritage | Romila Thapar |
Pyjamas are Forgiving | Twinkle Khanna |
The Diary of a Domestic Diva | Shilpa Shetty |
An Unsuitable Boy | Karan Johar • |
Paradise Towers | Shweta Bachchan-Nanda |
The Rule Breakers | Preeti Shenoy |
A World of Three Zeroes: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Carbon Emission | Mohammad Yunus |
Timeless Laxman | Usha Srinivas Laxman |
Atal Ji Ne Kaha | Brijendra Rehi |
Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948)” | Ramachandra Guha |
The English Patient | Michael Ondaatje |
Warlight | Michael Ondaatje |
Milkman | Anna Burns |
Sea Prayer | Khaled Hosseini |
Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple | Vineet Bajpai |
Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly’ | Abhirup Bhattacharya |
Across the Bench – Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System | Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan |
My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism | C H Hanumantha Rao |
A Tribute to Jagu | Sri Lanka Cricket |
‘The King of the Dark Chamber’ | Rabindranath Tagore (English translation of ‘Raja’) |
‘Straight Talk’ | Abhishek Manu Singhvi |
Summits and Conferences
Organization | Host | Remaks |
G 20 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | G-20-Founded in 1999 2019 – Osaka, Japan 2020 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2021 – Italy 17th -2022 – New Delhi |
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 24) | Katowice, Poland | COP-25 – 2019 – Chile |
4th BIMSTEC Summit | Kathmandu | BIMSTEC member states – Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan Establishment – 6 June 1997 HQ – Dhaka Next Summit – Colombo |
44th G7 summit | La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada | 2019 – Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. |
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | Founded in 2001 HQ – Beijing Members – China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Pakistan 2017, India and Pakistan officially joined SCO |
BRICS | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st Summit – 2009, Yekaterinburg BRICS is the acronym coined by Jim O’Neill chief economist of Goldman Sachs 2019 BRICS summit will be held in Brazil |
NATO-2018 Summit | Brussels, Belgium | North Atlantic Treaty Organization Established – 1949 HQ – Brussels, Belgium. Member – 29 countries |
25th Commonwealth meeting 2018 | London | 2020 will be held in Rwanda Members- 53 Countries |
ASEAN Summit | Singapore | Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Established – 1969 Members -10 HQ – Jakarta 2019 – Thailand |
Sustainable Blue Economy conference | Nairobi, Kenya | |
APEC Summit Theme – Harnessing Inclusive Opportunities, Embracing the Digital Future | Papua New Guinea | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Established – 1989 Member – 21 Countries India is not a part of it HQ – Singapore 2019 – Chile |
WHO – 1st Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health | Geneva, Switzerland | Established -1948 HQ – Geneva, Switzerland |
26th General Conference on Weights & Measures | Versailles, France. | redefine World’s standard definition of kilogram, Second & Metre |
UNESCO World Heritage Committee | Manama, Bahrain | |
General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) | New Delhi | Launched in COP21 HQ – Gurugram |
World Water Summit Theme – Nature for water- solutions to the water challenges | New Delhi | |
India Mobile Congress | New Delhi | |
ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit | New Delhi | Delhi Declaration |
International Dam Safety Conference | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | |
Global Agriculture and Food Summit | Ranchi, Jharkhand | |
105th session of Indian Science Congress | Imphal, Manipur | Theme – Reaching the Unreached Through Science & Technology |
106th Indian Science Congress – 2019 | Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab | Theme – FUTURE INDIA – Science and Technology |
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Theme – Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India | Varanasi, UP | 21st to 23rd Jan 2019 |
4th India International Science Festival | Lucknow, UP | |
Krishi Kumbh – 2018 | Lucknow, UP | |
Conference on Smart City CEOs | Bhopal | |
Indian Ocean Rim Association | Durban, South Africa | Bangladesh elected as Chairman 21-23 |
Meeting on Permanent Indus Commission | Lahore | Indus Water treaty signed in 1960 |
Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme | Palembang, Indonesia | |
Asia Pacific Summit | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Global Peatlands Initiative | Brazzaville, Republic of Congo | Brazzaville declaration signed in 1944 |
11th World Hindi Conference Theme – Vaishvik Hindi Aur Bharatiy Sanskriti | Port Lois, Mauritius | Every 3 years 2021 – Dewas, MP |
World Sanskrit Conference | Vancouver, Canada | Every 3 years |
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme | Brussels, Belgium | India to Chair Kimberley Process from 1st January 2019 |
World Ocean Summit | Mexico’s Riviera Maya | |
Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum | Davos, Switzerland | Theme 2018 – Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World 2019 – |
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) | Jurmala, Latvia. | NSG was set up in 1974 NSG has 48 members. |
World Buddhist Forum | Putian, China | |
World Tolerance Summit | Dubai, UAE | |
Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas | Singapore | |
World Robot Conference | Bejing, China | |
World Internet Conference | Wuzhen, China | |
Ministerial Conference of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) | Baku, Azerbaijan. | Established in 1961 |
World steel Annual Conferences. | Tokyo,Japan |
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