NATO's biggest military maneuvers since the Cold War began in Norway in a hypothetical scenario that involves restoring the Scandinavian country's sovereignty after an attack by a "fictitious aggressor”.
NATO Headquartered at Brussels, Belgium
In order to provide e-education in rural parts of the state, internet connection and free set top boxes will be provided to one lakh homes in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. A MoU signed between the Education Department and Stream cost company.
Devendra Fadnavis is chief minister of Maharashtra
The Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 organized in New Delhi. The theme of the 2-day summit is, 'Connecting Farmers to Market'. Secretary Agriculture and Co-operation Sanjay Agrawal Inaugurated the summit.
Radha Mohan Singh is Union Minister of Agriculture.
The European Parliament backed a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution in seas, fields, and waterways. The ban would affect a range of products for which valid alternatives are available from plastic straws to earbuds and plates.
EU Parliament consists of 751 members.
Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 10th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi. The theme is- “Nuclear Power- Towards a Clean & Base Load Energy”.Kaiga Atomic Power Station unit sets world record among PHWR for operating uninterrupted for 895 days.
Kaiga Atomic Power Station located in Karnataka.
The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the years 2014, 2015 & 2016 is being conferred by PM to Rajkumar Singhajit Singh(Manipuri Dance) – 2014, Chhayanaut (a cultural organization of Bangladesh) -2015, Ram Vanji Sutar (India’s greatest sculptor)-2016.
First Tagore Award was conferred to Pt. Ravi Shankar in 2012.
Defence Pension Adalat conducted at Aundh Military Station, Pune. The aim of the event was to connect with the Veterans of Maharashtra State, identify their problems and resolve them. Defence Pension Adalat conducted by Shivneri Brigade.
Nirmala Sitharaman is the Union Defence Minister.
2nd International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) towards UHC & SDGs’, was organized at Astana, Kazakhstan. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare spoke on the theme: ”The Future of Primary Health Care.” The multi-sectoral action was promoted
J P Nadda is Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
Union HRD Minister launched the web portal of the Scheme “Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)”. The scheme aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions by 600 research projects funding.
IIT Kharagpur is the National Coordinating Institute for SPARC
Paytm Payments Bank has appointed Satish Kumar Gupta as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the digital bank. He is the third CEO appointed by Paytm Payments Bank in the last two years after Shinjini Kumar left Paytm in May 2017.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder, and CEO of Paytm.
Pooja Dhanda became the first Indian woman wrestler to won a bronze medal for India at the Wrestling World Championships after 6 years. India have had three women who have won a medal at Worlds namely Alka Tomar, Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat (2012).
Sushil Kumar Only Indian wrestler to win Gold at World champ.