The Chennai Airport introduced humanoid robots, which can navigate on their own, identify and greet passengers & respond to “queries deciphering variances in accent”. One each was positioned at the Arrival and Departure sections in the domestic terminal.
ASIMO - World's most advanced humanoid robot.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Dial 100 Mobile app, which will help the needy at the time of emergency. He hailed the police for using modern technology to control crimes in the state.
MP Governor -Anandiben Patel, Capital- Bhopal.
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) plans to launch an "Understanding India" programme in China to "demystify" the country and create a better understanding of it. Despite being immediate neighbours, ndia and China lack people-to-people contact.
ICCR President- Vinay Sahasrabuddhe.
Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi administered the oath of office to Ms Patel during a simple function at the Raj Bhawan in Raipur. She was given the addt. charge of Chhattisgarh following the death of governor Balramji Dass Tandon.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister- Raman Singh
Walmart India activated unified payments interface for all its registered members. It will enable members, especially kiranas/resellers, who shop online at, to make direct and secured payments online from their bank account without sharing bank details.
Walmart Founder -Sam Walton, CEO-Doug McMillon.
Bharti AXA and Airtel Payments Bank have teamed up to offer PMJJBY, under this Bharti AXA provides Rs 2 lakh life insurance cover at annual premium of Rs 330 which can be purchased by Airtel Payments Bank savings bank account holders between ages 18-50.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana launched in year 2015.
According to NASA’s study, A single season of drought in the Amazon rainforest can reduce its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide for years after the rains return.
In normal weather, the forest can be a natural carbon “sink,” absorbing more than putting back
Amazon forest- World’s largest tropical rainforest.
Indian Rating & Research (Fitch group subsidiary) has lowered the growth projection for the current fiscal (2018-19) to 7.2 % from the earlier projection of 7.4 %. Factors such as Elevated crude oil prices, depreciating rupee, etc are the reason for so.
India Ratings & Research, HQ -Mumbai.
India is ready to help the Afghan government build a dam on the Kabul river basin. It agreed to support the Afghan government build the Shahtoot dam near Kabul, a project which is not likely to go down well with Pakistan and its new dispensation.
Afghanistan president -Ashraf Ghani, Capital- Kabul.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away,he was 93 .He was the first and the only non-Congress Prime Minister to serve a full five-year term from 1999 to 2004; and for short periods of 13 days in 1996 and 13 months in 1998
He was elected to Lok Sabha from Lucknow for Five terms.