In a bid to stamp out poverty and hunger, more than 20 countries have committed to a Changsha Declaration. The commitment came at the end of a forum on international development cooperation in China to ramp up the efforts towards South-South Cooperation.
Intn. Centre of Excellence for Agri Innovation in Beijing.
President Kovind inaugurates Gyan Kumbh in Haridwar. The president appreciated the role of Uttarakhand Government in forging co-ordination with Centre in a matter of providing education. President stressed the need to impart quality education.
Education falls in the Concurrent list of subjects.
Oil Marketing Companies and Common Service Centres have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide LPG-related services to people. The agreement was signed in the presence of Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Electronics Ravi Shankar Prasad.
LPG Stands for Liquefied petroleum gas
NASA's legendary Kepler space telescope has retired after running out of fuel needed for further science operations. NASA's first planet-hunting mission, Kepler was launched in 2009 has wildly exceeded all expectations and paved the way for exploration.
Kepler was unmanned space telescope.
The number of tigers at the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), the state's lone tiger reserve in Bihar's West Champaran district has increased to 35. In 2013 the tiger count was 22. It rose to 28 in 2014-15. In 2016-17 the numbers count has touched 35.
Project Tiger was started in 1972 to save tigers.
Zydus Group entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Heinz India, jointly with parent Cadila Healthcare, at a valuation of Rs 4,595 crore. The deal, one of the largest M&A transactions in recent times, offers Zydus access to brands.
Sharvil Patel is Chairman of Zydus Wellness.
The Odisha government approved investment proposals worth Rs 25,845 crore for setting up six mega manufacturing facilities by Nalco, Hindalco, Vedanta, and Chiripal Poly Films Limited. It has the potential to create 13,700 jobs in the state.
Chief Minister of Odisha is Naveen Patnaik.
Simone Biles became the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship gold medals with victory in the individual vault competition 2018 held in Qatar. American Simone Biles broke all-time record set by Belarusian male gymnast Vitaly Scherbo in 1996.
Biles have18 world championship medals overall.
State Bank of India will raise Rs 4,116 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds to add up to its tier 2 capital. As per the bond programme, the bank will issue 41,159 non-convertible, taxable, redeemable, subordinated, unsecured debt instruments.
Prashant Kumar -Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SBI.
Acc. to engineering firm Arcadis, Singapore maintained its rank as Asia’s top city in the Sustainability Index. It clinched the fourth spot in the global rankings for its collective approach in rolling out its Smart Nation initiatives.
List topped by London & dominated by European cities.
Mario Segale, the namesake for Nintendo’s Mario character & a successful American real estate developer, passed away. He was 84. It is the best-selling video game franchise of all time, comprising dozens of games across 3 decades’ worth of gaming systems.
Shigeru Miyamoto creator Mario character for his game Donkey Kon