ISRO has successfully launched the PSLV-C43 mission that carried the HysIS satellite as part of its payload. With this launch, HysIS will be able to monitor the Earth’s surface within a bandwidth of 400nm-2500nm wavelength. Lifespan is of five years.
HysIS Satellite stands for Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite.
Commerce minister address 3rd TiE Global Summit commences in New Delhi. The theme of the event is ‘Entrepreneurship: Driving Employment, Driving Growth’. TiE Global Summit is the largest Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit across the globe.
Suresh Prabhu is Union Commerce Minister.
The Home Ministry decided to revise the height norms for CAPF recruitment. The existing height criteria for Sub Inspectors in CAPFs and ASI in CISF is 165 cm revised to 157 cm for Male STs of North East and Male Gorkhas and for Constable is 162.5 to 157cm.
Rajnath Singh is Union Home Minister.
In a move to make more liquidity available to non-banking finance firms, the Reserve Bank of India has relaxed the securitization norms by relaxing the minimum holding period requirement from six months to one year. It will help loan with big tenure.
Urjit Patel is governor of RBI.
Bureau of Police Research and Development organized Dr. Anandswarup Gupta Memorial lecture-2018 in New Delhi. The topic of the lecture was Inclusive policing in the era of new age crime. CBI's former director D R Kaarthikeyan delivered the keynote address.
Rajiv Gauba is union Home Secretary.
Eight more States have achieved hundred percent household electrification under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya. These states are Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Sikkim, Telangana, and West Bengal.
Saubhagya aims 24x7 access to electricity for all by 31st Marc
Naval cooperation between India and the United Kingdom via. Exercise KONKAN-2018 begins at Goa. The Royal Navy will be represented by HMS Dragon while Indian Navy will field INS Kolkata. It aims to increase co-operation and sharing of knowledge.
Nirmala Sitharaman is Union Defence Minister.
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer by volumes and ISEKI-Japan’s third agri. Producing company have signed an agreement to manufacture compact tractors in India.
Kikuchi is Chairman of ISEKI.
4 Indian-origin women have been named by Forbes among America’s top 50 female technology moguls. Padmasree Warrior-Former CTO of Cisco; Komal Mangtani – Sr. Director at UBER; Neha Narkhede of Confluent; Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan -Drawbrige are listed.
Forbes is an American business magazine.
13-year-old Esha Singh, who hails from Telangana, took the National Shooting Championships by storm after winning three gold medals, leaving behind experienced shooters such as Heena Sidhu and Manu Bhaker. She beats beat Manu Bhaker in finals.
National Shooting Championships 2018 held at Delhi.