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CONTENTS
BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS.......................................................................................................................................5
CURRENT RATES .............................................................................................................................................................................5
INDIA’S GROWTH PREDICTION ...............................................................................................................................................5
RBI IN NEWS......................................................................................................................................................................................6
SBI IN NEWS ......................................................................................................................................................................................9
OTHER BANK IN NEWS ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
MOU’S/AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY BANKS ...................................................................................................................... 13
LOANS/FUNDS SANCTIONED BY BANKS......................................................................................................................... 14
APPOINTMENTS RELATED TO BANKING SECTOR: .................................................................................................... 18
INDIAN AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22
FIRST IN INDIA .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST:............................................................................................................................................... 25
CABINET APPROVALS................................................................................................................................................................ 26
BILL /Acts PASSED ...................................................................................................................................................................... 28
STATEWISE NEWS....................................................................................................................................................................... 29
SCHEMES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 34
CAMPAIGN ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
FESTIVAL.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS .......................................................................................................................................................... 38
FIRST IN THE WORLD................................................................................................................................................................ 38
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST:............................................................................................................................................... 39
OTHER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: ................................................................................................................................... 40
VISIT ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 41
INDIAN VISIT .................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
FOREIGN VISIT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
SUMMITS/CONFERENCE IN NEWS ......................................................................................................................................... 54
COMMITTEES & MEETING IN NEWS ...................................................................................................................................... 62
MOU’s & AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 79
MOU's with Other Country....................................................................................................................................................... 79
MOU’S – States Wise.................................................................................................................................................................... 81
MOU’s Between Organizations .............................................................................................................................................. 82
INDEX ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
RANKING .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
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REPORT: ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 104
Recognitions ................................................................................................................................................................................ 157
Geographical Indication(GI) tag:........................................................................................................................................ 160
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS .................................................................................................................................................... 161
Cabinet Ministers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 175
Chief Minister of India............................................................................................................................................................. 176
Governor in India ...................................................................................................................................................................... 177
Brand Ambassadors ................................................................................................................................................................. 177
Presidents of International Countries:............................................................................................................................ 179
Prime Minister’s of International Countries: ............................................................................................................... 181
Resignation................................................................................................................................................................................... 182
BUSINESS ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 184
BUSINESS INITIATIVES .......................................................................................................................................................... 184
ANTI DUMPING DUTY ............................................................................................................................................................. 186
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS ................................................................................................................................................. 186
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................................... 187
APP & WEB PORTAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 187
SATELLITES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 190
INVENTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 191
ENVIRONMENT............................................................................................................................................................................... 192
DEFENCE............................................................................................................................................................................................ 193
MISSILES........................................................................................................................................................................................ 193
COMMISSION/DECOMMISSION ......................................................................................................................................... 194
EXERCISES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 195
SPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 199
BOOKS & AUTHORS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 231
OBITUARY ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 238
IMPORTANT DAYS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 254
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State Bank of India (SBI)’s report titled 5% in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) (November)
“EcoWrap”
Nomura 4.9% from 5.7% for FY20(November)
Moody’s 5.6% from 5.8% for FY20(November)
Moody’s revises India’s economic outlook to “negative” from “Stable”.
RBI IN NEWS
JANUARY
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a notification for all authorised non-bank Prepaid Payment
Instrument (PPI) Issuers - to limit the liability of Customers in unauthorised electronic
payment transactions in Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) comprising mobile wallets,
prepaid payments cards, and paper vouchers such as Sodexo.
RBI-allows-tokenisation-for securing digital payment safety.
RBI rationalised the overseas borrowing norms allowing a uniform borrowing limit of Rs 750
million a year across tenors.
FEBRUARY
RBI - announced -to increase the limit on collateral-free agriculture loans to Rs.1.6 lakh from
Rs.1 lakh.
RBI Doubles the limit of bulk deposits from Rs. 1 crore to Rs 2 Crore.
RBI -decided to transfer Rs. 28,000 crore as interim dividend to the Government of India.
MARCH
RBI notifies 2% interest subsidy through “Interest subvention scheme” for short-term crop
loans.
RBI limits HDFC to hold more than 9.9% stake in Bandhan Bank.
APRIL
RBI has altered the LCR (Liquidity Coverage Ratio) norms to offer an additional 2% window to
lenders.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - proposed strict rules on opening and running of current accounts
of corporate borrowers - more than Rs 50 crore- in order to tackle fund diversion.
RBI is going to issue new Rs 20 denomination banknote with greenish-yellow colour- size of 63
X 129 mm.
MAY
RBI - notified RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) and SFBs (Small Finance Banks) - housing loan
limits to individuals up to Rs 35 lakh in metropolitan centres (which would have a population
of over 10 lakhs) and Rs 25 lakh in other centres, under Priority sector Lending (PSL).
RBI -published ‘Payment And Settlement Systems In India: Vision 2019 – 2021’ -to promote
Innovation, Cyber-Security, Financial Inclusion.
RBI has increased the transfer timings of RTGS from 4.30 pm to 6 pm.
Nandan Nilekani-led panel submitted report to RBI regarding the promotion of digital
payments.
JUNE
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed the Leverage Ratio (LR) for banks to 3.5%.
RBI -launches new complaints portal(https://cms.rbi.org.in) for filing online complaints
against banks, NBFCs.
JULY
Powers Of SEBI & RBI In Finance Bill 2019
Amendments to RBI Act
♦ More Powers to regulate NBFCs
♦ Regulation of HFCs moved from NHB to RBI
♦ Removal of Directors & Supersession of board
♦ Resolution of NBFCs
♦ Non-uniform approach and a missed opportunity
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♦ Debarment of Auditors
Amendments to Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act (SCRA), 1956
Amendments to SEBI Act, 1992
♦ Checks and Balances on SEBI’s Expenses
♦ Clarification on Electronic Communication & penalty on broker
♦ Alteration, Destruction etc. of records and failure to protect electronic database
RBI- suggested-the timings of different foreign exchange market from 9 am to 9 pm instead of 9
am to 5 pm.
RBI -launched “Utkarsh 2022”, central bank’s medium-term strategy framework (2019-22), in
line with evolving macroeconomic environment.
RBI relaxes norms of NBFC and Corporates Raised through ECB.Click here to read more.
AUGUST
RBI-barred-both deposit-taking and non- deposit taking NBFCs(Non-Banking Finance
Companies) from charging pre-payment/foreclosure charges on any floating rate term loans.
RBI-tightens fit and proper guidelines for the position of elected directors on the board of PSBs.
RBI imposes fine on 9 commercial Banks for non-compliance relating to reporting of
frauds.Click here to read more.
Penalty of Rs.1.5 crore was fined on Bank of India over “non-compliance with RBI’s (Reserve
Bank of India) direction on frauds” in Rotomac group companies.
Bank Retail loan growth slips to 5-year low in the first half of 2019 at 7.3 %: RBI.
RBI) has permitted all categories of billers (except prepaid recharges), who provide for
recurring bill payments to participate in BBPS (Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)on a
voluntary basis.
RBI relaxes bank lending norms to NBFCs and eased bank’s exposure limits.
RBI permits domestic banks to directly sell their NPAs overseas as part of one-time settlement.
RBI’s Task Force on offshore rupee markets headed by Usha Thorat recommends extension of
onshore market hours to 9 AM to 9 PM, from 9 AM to 5 PM
Reserve Bank asks banks not to count failed transactions, balance enquiry as ''free ATM
transactions''.
RBI Extends Timings of Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Transactions by an hour from 7 am
instead of 8 am.
RBI issues guidelines on Interest Subvention Scheme for Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to Fisheries
and Animal Husbandry farmers during 2018-19 and 2019-20.Click here to read more.
RBI released the report on the Economic Capital Framework submitted by the panel headed by
Bimal Jalan.Click here to read more.
RBI extended the banking license of Rupee Cooperative Bank Ltd till November 30, 2019.
RBI has released its annual report for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19.Click here to read more.
RBI extends time limit for PPIs to become full KYC complaint by 6 months.
RBI- Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) will be treated as one of the categories of NBFCs
(Non-Banking Financial Companies) & it will come under RBI’s supervision.
SEPTEMBER
RBI- asked banks to link all new types of floating-rate loans (home, auto loans & and micro,
small and medium enterprises (MSME)) to external benchmark like repo rate from October 1,
2019.
RBI selects Daffodil Software Pvt Ltd for developing mobile app for visually impaired
RBI increases loan exposure limit of banks to a single NBFC (excluding gold loan companies)
from 15% to 20%
RBI reduces the risk weight on consumer credit required by banks from 125 % to 100 %
RBI proposes new rule to set up Rs 200 crore minimum capital for SFB under 'on tap' license
regime
RBI Panel Chaired By Mahesh Kumar Jain Suggests To Set Up Of A Federal Body Like GST
Council For The Agriculture Sector Read full details here: RBI Panel Chaired By Mahesh
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Kumar Jain Suggests To Set Up Of A Federal Body Like GST Council For The Agriculture
Sector.
RBI allows all recurring bill payments through Bharat Bill Payment System(BBPS)
RBI Revises Guidelines On Concurrent Audit System As Per The Recommendations Of An
Expert Committee Headed By Y.H. Malegam Read full details here: RBI Revises Guidelines On
Concurrent Audit System As Per The Recommendations Of An Expert Committee Headed
By Y.H. Malegam.
RBI increased the loan sanction limit for small exporters to Rs 40 crore per borrower from Rs
25 crore.
OCTOBER
India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to $ 14.3 billion or 2% of Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) during the first quarter(April – June) of 2019-20.
Smt. Usha Thorat-heads the committee that recommends- Offshore Rupee Markets.
RBI came up with a new reporting system for all co-operative banks (urban, State & district
central) called Central Information System for Banking Infrastructure (CISBI).
RBI) has decided to operationalise unified Department of Supervision (DoS) & Department of
Regulation (DoR).
NOVEMBER
RBI tightens liquidity management framework for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).
♦ NBFCs with assets of Rs 10,000 crore and above will have to maintain at least 50% of LCR,
while those with assets of Rs 5000-10,000 crore will have to maintain 30% LCR & and build
up to 100 % over four years.
RBI issues new rules for the pay scale of senior officials of private, foreign banks
♦ If the non-payment is up to 200 % of the fixed salary, then at least 50 % of it should be paid
in other than cash mode. If non-cash pay exceeds 200 %, then 67 %of it should be paid in
non-cash ways.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the household income eligibility limit for eligible
borrowers from NBFC –MFIs (Non-Banking Financial Companies- Micro finance Institutions)
♦ Increased to Rs 1.25 lakh from the existing Rs 1 lakh in rural areas and from Rs 1.6 lakh to
Rs 2 lakh in urban /semi-urban areas.
♦ Increased the limit on disbursal of loans to Rs 75,000 from Rs 60,000 for the 1st cycle, and
from Rs 1 lakh for the successive cycles to Rs 1.25 lakh.Click here to read more
Banks cannot charge on NEFT transactions from January 2020 as per RBI’s report titled
“Furthering Digital Payments”.
APPROVAL BY RBI:
JANUARY
IndiaMoneyMart-received- NBFC – P2P Certificate -to expand operations and target loan
disbursals- worth INR 100 Crore - 2018-19.
• Iran’s Pasargad Bank received RBI’s nod to open its branch in Mumbai.
• Svamaan Financial Services- as an RBI Registered Non-Banking Financial Company – Micro
Finance Institution (NBFC – MFI).
FEBRUARY
Reserve Bank of India cleared Yes Bank of Divergence charges.
Reserve Bank of India lifted - 20% limit on investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in
corporate bonds of an entity.
RBI bundles NBFCs into a single type to offer operational flexibility.
RBI formalised USD 75-billion swap pact with Bank of Japan.
RBI extends KYC deadline for digital wallets by six months.
MARCH
A series of visually impaired friendly Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10, Rs 20 coins unveiled.
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APRIL
RBI -asks banks to disclose bad loan divergences in their financial statements on the condition
if divergence exceeds 10% of profit prior to provision and contingencies.
RBI Sets WMA Limit For Government At Rs 75000 Crore For The First Half Of The FY 2019-20.
RBI grants 12 years to LIC for reducing stake in IDBI Bank.
RBI extends the previous ombudsman scheme to non-deposit taking NBFCs having asset size of
Rs.100 crore or higher.
Fintech Start-Ups Allowed to Test Regulatory Sandbox: RBI
MAY
RBI- permitted the modern Currency Chests-to hike service charges on the cash deposited by
non-chest bank branches from Rs.5 per packet of 100 pieces to a higher rate subject to a
maximum of Rs.8 per packet.
JUNE
RBI - average base rate at 9.18% for NBFC-MFI borrowers for the quarter beginning July 1,
2019.
RBI-stated that the data related to payment transactions must be stored in systems of the
country.
JULY
RBI gets the power to regulate housing finance companies instead of National Housing
Bank(NHB).
RBI board has finalized a three- year roadmap ‘Utkarsh 2022’ to improve regulation &
supervision.
RBI panel recommends an increase in collateral-free lending, MUDRA loan limit to Rs 20 lakh.
AUGUST
RBI approved-Bank of China to offer regular banking services in India.
RBI-permitted processing of e-mandate on credit and debit cards along with Prepaid Payment
Instruments (PPIs).
RBI -approves Surplus Transfer of Rs 1.76 Lakh Crore to govt as it accepts Bimal Jalan Panel
recommendation.Click here to read more.
SEPTEMBER
RBI barred the Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) from opening new branches.
RBI bans PMC Bank, account holders will not be able to withdraw more than 1000 in a day
RBI Placed Lakshmi Vilas Bank Under Prompt Corrective Action(PCA) Framework.
OCTOBER
Shubh Loans- received a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license from the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI).
‘Kerala Bank’(Which is a amalgamation of 13 district co-operative banks (DCBs) with Kerala
State Co-operative Bank) – received-RBI’s approval.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-denied the proposed merger of Indiabulls Housing Finance and
Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB).
Credit Saison India –received-RBI’s license - to set up a non-banking financial company(NBFC)
in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Vreedhi Financial Services –receives- NBFC licence from RBI.
SBI IN NEWS
JANUARY
SBI Life Insurance & Allahabad Bank -signed- to sell the policies.
SBI Life Insurance & Syndicate Bank -signed- to offer a comprehensive financial planning
solution to its customers.
FEBRUARY
State Bank of India (SBI) signed with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)-worth Rs.
5,000 Crore.
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MARCH
SBI named as Systemically Important Banks by RBI.
SBI and Hitachi Payment Services launched SBIPSPL to establish digital payments platform in
India
SBI links savings account, short-term loan interest rates to RBI repo rate.
Doorstep Banking for Senior Citizens, Differently-Abled And Infirm Persons introduced by SBI.
APRIL
State Bank of India (SBI) & PAISALO Digital Limited signed the first co-origination loan
agreement.
SBI General Insurance has launched its new product – cyber defence insurance to protect
businesses from financial and reputational losses due to cyber attacks.
State Bank of India (SBI) launched India’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ (Electric Vehicle) to encourage
customers to buy electric vehicles.
MAY
Ola Cabs -launched Ola Money SBI Credit Card in partnership with SBI Card to provide a
flexible and convenient payment system to its customers.
JUNE
SBI -to introduce repo-linked home loan product from July 1, 2019. It has become the first bank
to offer this facility.
JULY
SBI- National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)-signed an MoU to provide financing
solutions to the infrastructure sector.
SBI waived Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT)
charges for its app YONO(You Only Need One), internet and mobile banking customers
effective from 1 July 2019.
AUGUST
SBI(Shanghai branch)-become the first Indian Bank to be connected to China’s National
Advance Payment System (CNAPS).
OCTOBER
SBI cards launched first contactless mobile payment facility ‘SBI Card Pay’ for credit card
holders.
FEBRUARY
Pallavan Grama Bank and Pandyan Grama Bank merged to form TN Grama Bank
Asian Development Bank raised $100 million from peso-linked bonds in the international
market.
‘Kisan Suvidha loan’ for small and marginal farmers launched by Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
J P Morgan became First US Bank with Cryptocurrency.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) launched a new micro insurance plan ‘Micro Bachat’
Rs 300 crore Women’s Livelihood Bond launched by World Bank, UN and SIDBI
MARCH
ICICI and HDFC named as Systemically Important Banks by RBI.
Bank of Baroda- becomes one of the first PSBs to launch creche/day-care facility for
employees’ children.
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Aviva Life Insurance launches special mentorship programme ‘Wings’-to empower empower
the female workforce.
ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption Scheme was launched by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
APRIL
HDFC AMC claims first position in terms of Assets.
A unique proposition to pay electricity bill on EMIs launched by Bajaj Finserv.
IDBI Bank launches NRI-Insta Online, A paperless account opening facility for NRI.
Canara Bank: India’s First Public Sector Bank To Meet RBI’s EMV Mandate.
Kotak Mahindra Bank - first Destination Bank to launch debit card based e-mandates On NPCI’s
E-Mandate API Platform.
AnyTimeHealth machines –launched by -HDFC Bank and Max Bupa
’Webassurance’- launched by - Canara Bank and its life insurance partner Canara HSBC
Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance.
Bharti AXA General Insurance, the 1st company to sell 2-wheeler policies via WhatsApp, by
partnering with Wishfin.
Paytm Launches Recurring Payment Options for startups.
MAY
LIC HFL initiated UDYAM-a skill development centre for marginalized youth in Bangalore
Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched 5$ billion Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and
Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.
Max Life Insurance Co Ltd dedicated the 6th day of each month as ‘Protection Day’ to raise
awareness on financial protection.
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company launched ‘Mosquito Disease Protection Policy’ which
will cover people against common mosquito-borne diseases
NABARD launched Nabventures- its maiden fund to give support to agriculture, food, rural
start-ups
Tripura Gramin Bank among top RRB performer in the country
Karnataka Bank introduced Savings Bank product named "KBL SB Salary" for salaried class
Corporation Bank launches ‘Corp SME Suvidha’ for GST- registered MSMEs
Indian Overseas Bank introduced "Bank on Wheels" for door-step banking facility.
JUNE
Government reduced the Employees State Insurance (ESI) contribution rate to 4% from 6.5%.
Max Life Insurance Company launched 'My Protection Quotient' Tool.
Max Life Insurance launched 'Max Life Smart Term Plan'.
Indian Crypto Exchange Koinex Shuts down its operation.
JULY
Punjab & Sind Bank sets up centralised hub ‘Cen-MARG’ to process retail and MSME loans.
Total deposits in Jan Dhan accounts cross Rs.1 lakh crore(Rs 1,00,495.94 crore).
HDFC Bank (Housing Development Finance Corporation) has terminated and de-listed its 22
outstanding global depository receipts (GDRs) from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange citing low
trading volume of GDRs.
ICICI(Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India)- launched a new digital platform
called ‘InstaBIZ’. -for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Andhra Bank rolls-out Al chatbot “ABHi” in Telangana.
India will be the first recipient of local currency financing by the Asian Infrastructure and
Investment Bank (AIIB).
Standard Chartered is all set to be the first foreign bank to initiate operations at GIFT IFSC.
AUGUST
National Housing Bank (NHB) infused an additional Rs 10,000 crore in Non-Banking Financial
Companies (NBFCs) for Housing Finance Companies (HFCs).
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)-converted to a small finance bank (SFB) with the aim to
provide micro-credit.
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Reliance Jio -partners with Facebook- to launch literacy drive “’Digital Udaan” for first-time
internet users in India.
Samsung partners with Paisabazaar.com –to launch financial products.
AUGUST
Karnataka Bank-signed MoU with - Fintech company Finwizard Technology Pvt Ltd (widely
known as "fisdom")- to offer wealth management products and services.
Indian Bank- signed MoU with- Cholamandalam MS (Chola MS) General Insurance Company-to
deliver a wide range of insurance policies to the Indian bank customers.
Bandhan Bank- signed MoU with- Standard Chartered Bank-to provide co-branded credit cards
to its 40 lakh savings bank account holders across the 1,000 branches of Bandhan.
Indian Bank- signed MoU with- Tata AIG General Insurance-to offer Tata AIG General
Insurance’s diverse range of general insurance policies to the bank’s customers.
RBL Bank- signed MoU with- Samsung India and Mastercard-the tie-up will allow the
customers of RBL bank to make contactless transactions with enhanced security on their
Samsung Pay-compatible smartphones efficiently.
BookMyForex join hands with YES Bank for foreign exchange travel card.
Acko General Insurance, has partnered with ZestMoney to offer credit card insurance to its
(ZestMoney) customers.
SEPTEMBER
SBI-signed-MoU with- Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)-for the Direct Benefit
Transfer (DBT) facility.
Repco Home Finance Ltd (RHFL ) -signed-MoU with-SBI (State Bank of India) Life Insurance- to
provide SBI Life’s range of products to its customers.
Airtel Payments Bank -signed-MoU–with -HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company -to offer
unique Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP).
OCTOBER
Star Health Insurance-signed MoU-with Paytm- to sell comprehensive life insurance products.
Indian Army - MoU with- Bank of Baroda (BoB)- for a new, customized banking experience
United Bank of India-MoU with - Srei Equipment Finance Ltd partnered to provide loans to
MSME and retail sector customers.
MoU with Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
With Union Bank of India (UBI)- to provide cashless, paperless and transparent payment
system to small traders.
With Federal Bank- to offer a number of services including transfer of funds through GeM Pool
Accounts (GPA), advising of Performance Bank Guarantees (e-PBG) and Earnest Money Deposit
(EMD) to the registered users on the portal.
With Indian bank & Canara bank- to provide a paperless, cashless, and transparent payment
system on its portal.
With Central Bank of India for payment-related services
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Bank of Baroda Germany’s KfW 113 million USD To refinance solar projects
Development Bank
MARCH
Asian Infrastructure Government of India USD 455 million For financing the Andhra
Investment Bank (AIIB) Pradesh Rural Roads Project,
which will connect 3,300
habitations with a population
of more than 250, and benefit
around 2 million people in New
Delhi.
Asian Development Bank Government of India USD 926 Million To operationalize two lines for
(ADB) the Mumbai Metro Rail System
and is the Single Largest
Infrastructure Project Loan in
ADB history.
Government of India USD 26 Million The loan provided is additional
financing under the ongoing
loan of USD 51 million under
Assam Urban Infrastructure
Investment Program (AUIIP).
Avaada Energy USD50 million The investment will be done
Private Limited through ADB’s Ordinary Capital
(AEPL) Resources and Leading Asia’s
Private Infrastructure Fund a
funding arm of Japan
International Cooperation
Agency administered by ADB.
World Bank Chhattisgarh state $25.2 Million To provide support to reforms
government for expenditure management.
Government of $96 Million To provide financial support to
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand for adopting post-
disaster recovery plans.
Andhra Pradesh Rs. 2200 crores For implementation of the AP
($328-million) Health Systems Strengthening
Project (APHSSP).
13 states in India $250 million To provide a boost to rural
(Assam, Bihar, income and support to the
Chhattisgarh, National Rural Economic
Jharkhand, Gujarat, Transformation Project
Maharashtra, (NRETP)
Madhya Pradesh,
Orissa, Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh, West
Bengal, Karnataka
and Tamil Nadu)
Government of India $137 million It involves more than 220 large
dams in Karnataka, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil
Nadu and Uttarakhand.
Government of India Nepal 35.5 million For the construction of an
Nepalese educational campus to boost
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Asian Development Bank Tripura Rs. 1650 crore For overall infrastructure
(ADB) development of seven districts
headquarter towns of Tripura.
The ADB will give 80 percent of
1650 crore as grant-in-aid and
the State Government of
Tripura will have to repay back
only 20 percent loan in due
course of time.
World Bank Rajasthan $ 250 Million For Phase II of Rajasthan State
Highways Development
Project.
World Bank Jharkhand $147 million To improve the management
capacity of the urban local
bodies (ULBs)
World Bank Uttarakhand $31.58 million Loan is from the World Bank's
(about Rs 221 International Bank for
crore) Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD).
World Bank Andra Pradesh $328 million For improving health services
of Andhra Pradesh. The
International Bank for
Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD) loan has a
23.5-year maturity and
includes a grace period of 6-
year.
World Bank Government of India $400 Million For the Program Towards
Elimination of TB,which kills
approximately half a million
people in India every year.It
will also support the
government’s National
Strategic Plan to end TB in
India by 2025.
World Bank Kerala $250 million For the Kerala Resilient
(Rs 1,725 crore) Programme. Of the total loan,
$160 million will be given on
‘easy terms’ with interest of
less than 1.5% with a
repayment period of 30 years.
For the balance amount, the
interest will be 4% and the
repayment period will be 20
years plus a moratorium of five
years.
AUGUST
Asian Development GRIL( GR $23 million This will promote the GRIL’s
Bank(ADB) Infraprojects ability for the construction of
Limited) roads & highways in India.
SEPTEMBER
Asian Development Bank Maharashtra $ 200 million To upgrade about 2,100
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MARCH
M.R.Kumar Chairman Life Insurance He will be succeeding V. K
Corporation (LIC) Sharma who had retired on
31st December 2018 after
which Managing Director
Hemant Bhargava was acting
as the interim chairman.
KVS Manian and Director(Whole time) Kotak Mahindra For a three-year term
Gaurang Shah Bank effective from the date of
approval from the Reserve
Bank of India.
Ashu Khullar Head Citibank(India) He currently head of Asia-
Pacific capital markets. He
succeeds Pramit Jhaveri.
Rustom Irani Managing Director Hitachi Payment He will succeed Loney
Services Antony
Vijay Chandok MD and CEO ICICI Securities He will succeed Shilpa Naval
Kumar
N S Srinath Non-executive chairman Karur Vysya Bank He will be appointed for a
period of 3 years
APRIL
Sairee Chahal Board of Directors Paytm Payments Sairee Chahal is the founder
Bank (PPB) and CEO of Sheroes which is
a community platform for
women.
Kaushik Shaparia Chief Executive Officer Deutsche Bank He will succeed Ravneet Gill.
Siddhartha Chief Operating Officer LIC Housing He started his career with
Mohanty (COO) Finance LIC of India in 1985.
Rajesh Kumar Executive Director Punjab National Currently PNB has three
Yaduvanshi Bank (PNB) Executive Directors, namely,
Yaduvanshi, L V Prabhakar
and A K Azad.
Vipin Anand Managing Director Life Insurance He will succeed interim
Corporation of chairman, Hemant Bhargava.
India (LIC)
Karnam Sekar MD and CEO Indian Overseas He is currently the CEO and
Bank MD of Dena bank.
MAY
Dinesh Pangtey Chief Executive Officer Life Insurance He succeeds Shri Raj Kumar.
Corporation (LIC)
Mutual Fund
Nitin Chugh Managing Director (MD) Ujjivan Small The current MD and CEO
and Chief Executive Finance Bank Samit Ghosh’s tenure will
Officer (CEO) end on November 30, 2019.
Currently, Nitin Chugh is
Group Head of Digital
Banking of HDFC Bank
JUNE
Rabi N Mishra Executive director Reserve Bank of He succeeds Rosemary
India (RBI) Sebastian's retirement.
Previously, Rabi N Mishra
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INDIAN AFFAIRS
FIRST IN INDIA
JANUARY
Gujarat - 1st state to implement 10% quota to Economically Weaker sections (EWS) of general
category.
Country’s first Geographical Indication (GI) store - Dabolim International Airport in Goa.
Narendra Modi - Country’s First National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai,Maharashtra.
Sikkim - first state - to roll out Universal Basic Income.
Secunderabad Railway Station- first Railway station to hoist Tricolour National flag on a 100
feet tall pole under Railway’s order.
Andaman - First Island to operate seaplanes under UDAN-3.
Train 18 - India’s first indigenously developed engineless semi high speed train - renamed
as Vande Bharat Express.
First of its Kind-Western Railway provides ‘segway’ to RPF personnel.
First LNG import terminal of IOC commissioned in Ennore, Tamil Nadu.
Vijay Mallya - first person to be declared a ‘fugitive economic offender’ under Section 12 of
the Fugitive Economic Offenders’ Act, 2018.
BHEL and LIBCOIN to build India’s First Lithium Ion Giga Factory with 1GWh.
First in India-HAL-built light combat helicopter- completes air-to-air weapon trials-Odisha.
FEBRUARY
India’s first Humanoid Police Robot - KP-BOT, ranked as Sub-Inspector (SI), in
Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala.
India’s first hi-tech forensic lab NCFL and CyPAD in Dwarka, New Delhi.
India’s first district cooling system to be built in Amravati.
Kerala- first Indian state to set up a price monitoring and research unit (PMRU).
MARCH
DotBook: India’s first Braille laptop created by IIT-Delhi Scientists.
India’s first LGBTQ Clinic and HIV treatment centre inaugurated in Mumbai.
PM Modi launched ‘One Nation, One Card’ for transport mobility in Ahmedabad. It is first of this
kind scheme in India.
India’s first policy to protect bank locker launched by IFFCO Tokio General Insurance.
Adani Port - first Indian port operator to achieve a new record of handling 200 million tonnes
(MT) cargo movement.
APRIL
Phayeng Village of Manipur tagged as India’s first carbon-positive settlement.
India’s First Foreign Interactive Bird Park launched by EsselWorld in Mumbai.
Reliance Mutual Fund partnering with Google- the first Indian company to launch voice-based
financial transactions.
Kotak Mahindra Bank - First Lender To Impose Charges On UPI Transactions, Namely, Paytm,
Google Pay, PhonePe among others.
India’s first AI-enabled e-motorcycle brand- Revolt Intellicorp Pvt Ltd-launched by Micromax
co-founder Rahul Sharma.
MAY
Kerala - first state- to tap into masala bond-worth of USD 312 million (Rs 2,150 crore) in
London Stock Exchange (LSE)’s International Securities Market (ISM).
Harda district of Madhya Pradesh-first state-women handle entire work of counting votes.
India's first Tree Ambulance initiated in Chennai,TamilNadu by Abdul Ghani.
First 'Blockchain District' –to be set up in- Hyderabad, Telangana.
BharatPe launches India’s first UPI Bahi Khata(Digital Ledger) for merchants.
India gets its first ever ice cafe in Gaya Village at 14,000 feet
Motila Oswal AMC - first Indian fund house to introduce WhatsApp transaction platform
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Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service Selection Board (SSB) at Diamond Harbour, near
Kolkata.
JUNE
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated- India’s first Dinosaur Museum-cum-Park at
Raiyoli village in Balasinor town of Mahisagar district,Gujarat.
India’s first green and clean railway station -Udhana railway station in Gujarat – initiative by
Viral Sudhirbhai Desai.
India’s first village with zero wooden stoves -Bancha in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.
First time in India opens water clinic for Elephants in Mathura.
Delhi Metro became India's the first ever project to receive power from a waste-to-energy
plant.
Hero MotoCorp becomes the first two-wheeler manufacturer to receive BS6 Certification for its
Hero Splendor iSmart.
JULY
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has operationalized its first “Aadhaar Seva
Kendra” (ASKs) in Delhi and Vijayawada.
‘Fashionova’- India’s first Design Development Centre launched in Surat, Gujarat.
Tata Steel Kalinganagar -First & only Indian manufacturing plant - included in prestigious
Lighthouse Network of the World Economic Forum.
Delhi-Jaipur and Delhi-Agra are India’s first highway corridors to get charging stations for
electric vehicles by March 2020.
Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express, - set to be the first train to be operated by private players.
India’s first cow sanctuary Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya in Madhya Pradesh to be privatised
India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre will be set up at Kerala’s Kottoor.
Tamil Nadu - first state in India to manufacture electric cars-tied with Hyundai.
TVS Motor launches India’s first Ethanol based motorcycle ‘TVS Apache RTR 200 Fi E100’.
Meghalaya - first state to ensure water conservation with its State Water Policy.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj won India’s first ever bronze medal
in men’s doubles competition at the 2019 World Tour Platinum Australian Open that held in
Geelong Arena ,Geelong in Australia.
First-ever Himalayan States Conclave - hosted by Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
India’s first ‘Garbage Cafe’ for Ragpickers - Ambikapur of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
India’s first space tech park to come up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India’s First Smart School Campus in Pune to be launched by Singapore’s GIIS.
CRPF unveils country’s first body protector jointly developed by DRDO for women personnel in
combat.
Andhra Pradesh became the first state in India to reserve 75% private jobs for locals.
First Bamboo Industrial Park will be set up at Manderdisa in Dima Hasao district of Assam.
Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Tarun Chaudhri created history by becoming the first
pilot to perform a wingsuit skydive jump.
AUGUST
Gujarat - country’s first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (CICET)-would
be built either at Ahmedabad or Surat.
India’s 1st automated battery charging & changing station for e-buses inaugurated sin
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Maharashtra Chief Minister(CM) Devendra Fadnavis – launched – first of its kind- a special
digitized policing system called “Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System
(AMBIS)” to aid police investigations.
India's first 3-D smart traffic signal ‘Intelights’ designed by Chitkara University students
launched Chandigarh, Punjab.
Rajasthan - first state in the country to implement biofuel policy.
Rajasthan tops in free medicine scheme implementation.
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First space museum of India-was set up at Hyderabad in association with Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO).
India's first underwater train project is set to launch in Kolkata, West Bengal under the
Hooghly river.
Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance conducted India’s first national Time
Release Study (TRS).
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) sets up India’s 1st FinTech centre of excellence-“Fin
Blue” in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
India’s first-of-its-kind clinical ecotoxicology facility was inaugurated at the All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
India -got its first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) finalized by the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR).
SEPTEMBER
ICICI Bank-first in India- to deploy industrial ‘robotic arms’ to count millions of notes in
currency chests.
Asia’s first 5th Generation – Virtual Reality (VR) based Advanced Driver Training Simulator
Centre launched in Chennai.
India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre (iWTC)-to be set up- in Kozhikode,Kerala.
Niti Aayog selected McKinsey & Company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre in New
Delhi.
Ram Nath Kovind, launched first Indigenous High Temperature Fuel Cell System developed by
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under flagship programme named “New
Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI)”.
Rajnath Singh becomes first Indian defence minister to fly in home-built LCA Tejas from the
HAL Airport, Bengaluru.
First of its kind in Indian Railways,Fun Zone has been set up at the Visakhapatnam Railway
Station, Andhra Pradesh.
Gujarat launches-India's first ‘Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)’ to combat particulate air
pollution.
First of its kind- Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launched India's first 'Jan Soochna Portal' RAJIV
campaign to provide access to information about govt. departments in a single platform.
India’s first Central Police University - established in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
India’s first National Antimicrobial Resistance Hub inaugurated in Kolkata, West Bengal.
CBDT sets up NeAC & appoints Krishna Mohan Prasad as its first Principal Chief Commissioner
of Income Tax of NeAC.
OCTOBER
First National Nutrition Survey-Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with the
assistance of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
First time-India achieves one-crore LED street light mark installed under the Street Light
National Programme.
1st time in India- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will compensate
for passengers of the Tejas Express - if the train is late.
Rajasthan -first State-launched-‘Policy on Pneumoconiosis Detection, Prevention, Control and
Rehabilitation’.
India’s first Village secretariat system-launched-Andhra Pradesh.
India’s first floating basketball court opens in Arabian Sea in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
India’s first e-waste clinic to be set up in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
India’s 1st plant to produce diesel from plastic waste in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh.
Indian Army’s first mountain combat exercise ‘Him Vijay’ 2019 begun in Arunachal Pradesh.
Telangana police becomes the first in country to integrate police patrol systems with passenger
cabs.
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India’s 1st 'Garbage Cafe' with the tagline ‘More the waste better the taste’ in Ambikapur of
Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
TamilNadu-first state-to enact-contract farming-“Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce and Livestock
Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2019”.
India’s first training and performance programme of world-famous KHON Ramlila-to be held in
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh –in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh & Thailand.
Andhra Pradesh (AP) - first state in India to launch an online platform SMARTPORT-as part of
implementing the Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Reforms.
Tamil Nadu - first state in India to enact law on contract farming.
Punjab - first state - to launch ‘job helpline’ for unemployed youth.
1st ever landmark Container Cargo consignment (movement of goods) to sail on inland
waterways from Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), West Bengal to the Inland Waterways Authority
of India (IWAI) terminal in Pandu, Guwahati, in the river Brahmaputra.
‘Vigyan Samagam 2019’, India’s 1st-ever global mega-science exhibition-held in Kolkata, West
Bengal.
NOVEMBER
India’s first indigenously developed standing wheelchair named “Arise”- developed-by-
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras(IITM).
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ‘s , National Environmental Engineering
Research Institute (NEERI) launches India’s 1st air pollution web repository called “IndAIR”.
India’s First Elephant Memorial - “Wildlife SOS Elephant Memorial” opens on Agra-Mathura
Highway in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
India’s first Signal Fish “Pteropsaron indicum” found in Kerala.
Assam govt-launched-Sishu Suraksh app- first of its kind- for child right protection.
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST:
JANUARY
India’s longest single lane steel cable suspension bridge or Byorung Bridge(300-meter)-
Arunachal Pradesh.
Kochi refinery-largest PSU Refinery-in India.
MARCH
GRSE - 1st largest Indian Shipyard to deliver 100 Warships
APRIL
Indian Army Constructs The Longest Suspension Bridge ‘Maitri’ Over River Indus In Leh-
Ladakh in just 40 days.
JULY
South Central Railways (SCR) - commissioned the longest electrified tunnel in between
Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
Bhabha Kavach called as “India’s lightest bulletproof jacket” was launched at the International
Police Expo 2019 in New Delhi.
AUGUST
Chhattisgarh govt.- increased-reservation for Scheduled caste (SC) from 12% to 13% and for
Other Backward Classes(OBC) from 14% to 27% -after this the state’s reservation becomes a
total of 72 percent, which is the highest in the country.
Udaipur - host 3rd edition of India’s largest education brainstorming event “ScooNews Global
Educators Fest 2019”.
SEPTEMBER
Longest electrified railway tunnel (6.7km) between Cherlopalli and Rapuru costing Rs 437
crores-inaugurated by Venkaiah Naidu- in Andhra Pradesh.
NTPC ltd - announced to set up a 5GW(biggest) solar national park in Gujarat .
OCTOBER
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India’s highest permanent bridge-“Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu/Bridge” over River Shyok,
connecting Durbuk and Daulat Beg Oldie in Eastern Ladakh-inaugurated by Defence Minister Mr
Rajnath Singh.
India’s longest 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri tunnel -located on National Highway-44 (NH 44) in
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) will be named after Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
Ghaziabad’s Loni town is India’s most polluted city.
NOVEMBER
The longest-serving British MP of Indian origin, Keith Vaz, announces retirement.
CABINET APPROVALS
JANUARY
Cabinet - Continuation of Umbrella scheme - “Family Welfare and Other Health Interventions”
during 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Cabinet - Amendment to the Trade Unions Act, 1926 to make provisions regarding Recognition
of Trade Unions.
Cabinet - 10 pc quota for economically weaker sections in general category for this Articles 15
and 16 of the Constitution will have to be amended.
Cabinet - Created the post of Vice Chancellor for National Rail & Transport Institute & set up in
Vadodara, Gujarat & setting up of 3 new AIIMS-Jammu,Kashmir and Gujarat
Cabinet - recapitalisation of Export-Import Bank of India.
Cabinet - creation of the National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate
Tribunal(GSTAT).
FEBRUARY
Establishment of New Viral Vaccine Manufacturing Unit in Tamil Nadu.
Setting up a new company under Department of Space.
Implementation of National Rural Economic Transformation Project.
Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana-extended-from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Approved- launch of Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan.
Creation -one post of Secretary and one post of Joint Secretary in the newly created
Department of Fisheries.
MARCH
Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana approved by Cabinet.
Cabinet approved Rs.1450 crore for share capital of RBI in NHB.
“National Policy on Software Products 2019” was approved by Cabinet.
Cabinet approved National Mineral Policy, 2019.
Setting up of new AIIMS at Manethi, Haryana received Cabinet Approval
Cabinet approves Rs.1236cr investment for Arun-3 Hydro project '.
Teesta Stage-VI HE Project in Sikkim received Cabinet nod.
Kiru Hydroelectric Project in Jammu and Kashmir got Cabinet approval
Cabinet approved the proposal for accession of India to Nice, Vienna and Locarno agreements.
APRIL
Cabinet approves creation of a single post of Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General in the
office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Cabinet approves the Continuation of Phase 4 of (GSLV) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch
Vehicle.
Cabinet approved Rs. 4315.15 crores for implementing 10% EWS Quota.
JUNE
Cabinet -extended the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana ((PM-KISAN) to all eligible
farmer families, irrespective of the size of their landholding –earlier it was for those having two
hectares of land.
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Cabinet approved to give monthly pension of Rs 3,000 to small traders, businessmen, and
shopkeepers after - age of 60 years -turnover below Rs 1.5 crore.
Cabinet increased PM’s Scholarship Scheme under the National Defence Fund Rs 2,000 per
month to Rs 2,500 per month for boys - Rs 2,250 per month to Rs 3,000 per month for girls.
Cabinet extended President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for six more months beginning
July 3, 2019 under article 356(4) of the Constitution of India.
JULY
Cabinet – hiked Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all Kharif Crops for 2019-20.
Cabinet approved-leasing out 3 airports namely Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru of
Airports Authority of India (AAI)-to the highest bidder M/s. Adani Enterprises Ltd.
Cabinet approved Code on Wages Bill 2019 - replaces the Payment of Wages Act, 1936,
Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and the Equal Remuneration Act,
1976.
Cabinet approved Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019 -
enhance the coverage of the safety, health and working conditions provisions manifold as
compared to the present scenario.
Cabinet approved- introduction of Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019-to
solve the disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valley thereof.
Cabinet approved-to amend the National Institutes of Design (NID) Act, 2014, to include 4 new
such centres (Amaravati, Bhopal, Jorhat, and Kurukshetra).
Cabinet approved 7 amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC) -
resolution plan for an insolvent company should be processed with in 330 days(Earlier it was
270 days).
Cabinet approve National Institute of Miners’ Health (NIMH) merge / amalgamate with Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH).
Cabinet approved -to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court (SC) from 30, at
present, to 33, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Cabinet approves setting up ISRO Technical Liaison Unit at Moscow.
AUGUST
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on various sectors like Coal Mining, Contract
Manufacturing, Single Brand Retail Trading (SBRT) and Digital Media was approved.
♦ FDI up to 100% is permitted on the automatic route in most sectors/ activities.
♦ FDI Policy provides that 30% of the value of goods has to be procured from India if SBRT
entity has FDI more than 51%.
♦ The extant FDI policy provides for 49% FDI under approval route in Up-linking of ‘News &
Current Affairs’ TV Channels. It has been decided to permit 26% FDI under government
route.
Sugar export policy for evacuation of surplus stocks during sugar season 2019-20 for providing
a lump sum export subsidy at Rs. 10,448 per Metric Tonne (MT) to sugar mills & total
estimated expenditure of about Rs.6,268 crore will be incurred for this purpose.
Approval was given for establishment of 75 additional Government Medical Colleges by 2021-
22.
Establishment - International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with
its supporting Secretariat Office in New Delhi.
Cabinet approved the Introduction of Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019-it is aimed at
reducing the regulatory or compliance burden of the registered Chit Funds Industry and
protect the interests of the Chit subscribers.
SEPTEMBER
Cabinet approved a capital infusion of Rs 9,300 crore in IDBI Bank.
Cabinet approved to Payment Productivity Linked Bonus to railway employees for the FY
2018-19 .
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OCTOBER
Approval to 5% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) / Dearness Relief (DR) for central
government employees and pensioners from 12% to 17%.
Approved the merger of telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).
NOVEMBER
Union Cabinet gave its assent for the establishment of a ‘Special Window’ fund of Rs 25,000
crore for the stuck housing project across the country.
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President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Muslim Women (Protection of
Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019-it criminalizes instant 'triple talaq' among Muslims and attracts
a jail term of 3 years for the husband.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind –assented Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act
2019 aimed to make India hub of domestic and global arbitration for settling commercial
disputes. It will amend Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act,
2019 it makes -Headgear Compulsory for children aged above 4 Years Click here to read
more.
Ram Nath Kovind approved the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill,
2019 under which individuals can be declared as terrorists, their properties can be seized and
travel ban can be imposed once they are declared as terrorists.
SEPTEMBER
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, declared Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-
ur-Rehman Lakhvi & Dawood Ibrahim as individual terrorists.
OCTOBER
J&K and Ladakh formally become UTs under J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.
STATEWISE NEWS
JANUARY
Andhra Pradesh- got a separate high court(25th high courts) –in-‘Justice City’in Amaravati.
Assam-Communities-Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutiya, Matak, Moran and the tea tribes-got-
ST Status.
Nashik,Maharashtra-the country’s second defence innovation hub.
Kallakurichi - 33rd district- after bifurcating Villupuram-Tamil Nadu.
Uttar Pradesh - renamed Allahabad as Prayagraj.
UP govt - give pension of Rs 500 to destitute persons.
Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair-declared as an authorized Immigration Check
post.
Indian Forest Service - renamed as Indian Forest and Tribal Service.
FEBRUARY
Indus River Dolphin declared as Punjab’s State aquatic animal.
Tamil Nadu-first State in mainland to get 2 Coast Guard Districts(Thoothukudi, Chennai)
Creation of 2 new districts in Telangana– Mulugu and Narayanpet.
World heritage centre to be set up at Mayapur in West Bengal.
MARCH
‘Special Stamp Cover on Ice Stupa’ released by Department of Post, Jammu & Kashmir.
APRIL
"Chennai Central" has been renamed as "Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M G Ramachandran Chennai
Central" after Dr. MG Ramachandran
Justice Pradeep Nandrajog sworn in as Chief justice of Bombay High Court
Project Kannamma initiated by Rotary Club of Madras North,Tamil Nadu to ensure good
menstrual health.
MAY
Chhattisgarh police - deployed first ever Anti-Naxal women’s commando unit named
‘Danteshwari Ladake’ or ‘Fighters of Goddess Danteshwari’ .
Jammu and Kashmir Government - Healthcare Investment Policy-2019.
Geological Survey of India (GSI)- installed-Mawmluh cave and Therriaghat cave at Sobhar in
East Khasi Hill District in Meghalaya.
6th Smart Cities India 2020 Expo to be held in New Delhi & 5th Smart Cities India 2020 Expo
held in New Delhi.
JUNE
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Assam govt - increased the parent's annual income limit of students eligible for fee wavier
scheme up to post graduation level from Rs 1 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh.
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) affects the people of Bihar.
Central India got its First Sikh Museum in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
Chaukhandi Stupa declared as a protected area “Monument of national importance” -
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Punjab announced - is going to ban online food delivery without hygiene ratings.
JULY
Tamil Nadu declared ‘Tamil Yeoman’ or ‘Tamil Maravan’ as its state butterfly.
First ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF)- Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Nagaland declared- “disturbed area” for six more months -under the powers conferred by
Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 -No. 28 of 1958 (AFSPA).
Uttar Pradesh govt -launches toll-free ‘CM helpline 1076’ for complaint registration.
‘Operation Milap’, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has rescued 333 children in 7 months.
Puducherry -will soon to operationalize Bicycle-Sharing Scheme.
Uttar Pradesh becomes No.1 in implementation of Pradhanamntri Suraksha Beema Yojna in the
country.
Western Railways first printing press heritage gallery opened at Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.
Odisha Secretariat Renamed As ‘Lok Seva Bhawan’.
Tamil Nadu (TN) celebrated its first ‘Hospital Day’ on the commemoration of the birth
anniversary Muthulakshmi Reddy.
UP Government to install 251-metre-tall statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya; Set to become the
world’s tallest statue.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the 7-foot tall statue of Lord Ram which depicts
Kodamb Ram.
AUGUST
CM of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal- inaugurated the state’s first-ever Compressed Natural Gas
(CNG) fuel station at Chowkidingee, Dibrugarh, Assam.
Government announced to repeal Article 370 [except the first clause 370 (1)] and Article 35A
which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Union Home Minister Amit Shah
announced to bifurcate the state into 2 Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir.Read full
details here: Centre to Repeal of Article 370 And 35A That Grants Special Status To J&K.
Madhya Pradesh- second state to unveil-Action Plan for Containment of Antimicrobial
Resistance after Kerala.
Citizens of Indore (Madhya Pradesh) take big steps to become No. 1 in Jal Shakti Abhiyan- after
they got the top spot in Swachhata Abhiyan continuously since the last 3 years.
World-class Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) will be set up in Mumbai, Maharashtra in association
with Tata Educational and Development Trust (TEDT).
Prakash Javadekar-approved-the establishment of new International Standard Zoo and
Biopark-Gorewada in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
7th Community Radio Sammelan for the year 2019-New Delhi-theme-‘Community Radio for
SDGs’ (Sustainable Development Goals).
Vellore district of Tamil Nadu-trifurcated & formed 2 new districts -Ranipet and Tirupattur-
now totally-37 districts in Tamil Nadu.
SEPTEMBER
Justice Harish Chandra Mishra appointed as the new Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC.
Justice P. Lakshmana Reddy - sworn in as the Andhra Pradesh’s (AP) first Lokayukta.
Pema Khandu inaugurated -State’s first community-managed 24 kW(Kilowatt ) Dikshi
Hydroelectric Project on the Phudungto river at Dikshi village in West Kameng district of
Arunachal Pradesh.
Justice Vikram Nath is the new Chief Justice of Gujarat HC
Justice Harish Chandra Mishra is the new Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC
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4th General Assembly of the Association Of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) for the Year 2019
held in Bengaluru- India took over as A-WEB’s Chair for the 2019-21 term- Sunil Arora took the
chair.
Justice C.K. Abdul Rehim, appointed as Acting CJ of the Kerala High Court.
Odisha unveils mascot “Tikki Mausi” to combat malnutrition among women and children.
Meenakshi Madan Rai takes charge as acting CJ of the Sikkim HC
Vineet Kothari of Rajasthan appointed as the Acting CJ of Madras
5th edition of Aqua Aquaria India for the year 2019-held in-Hyderabad, Telangana with the
theme “To take Blue Revolution to India's hinterland”.
Telangana state Government will celebrate 2020 as Year of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
OCTOBER
Amit Shah flagged off the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train-runs between –New Delhi and Katra
(Shri Mata Vaishno Devi), Jammu and Kashmir.
Odisha government-launched-“Mo Sarkar”-for ensuring transparency in governance.
Lohian Khas-New Delhi Intercity Express renamed as ‘Sarbat da Bhala Express’.
Assam govt –announces-2 new policies- “Govt job policy”-stating - No govt jobs for those with
more than two kids starting from 2021” & “a New Land Policy”.
NOVEMBER
President’s rule was imposed in Maharashtra-for 3rd time in 59-year history.
Andhra Pradesh (AP) - to celebrate ‘Sand Week’ from November 14-19, 2019 .
SCHEMES
Central Government Schemes
JANUARY
Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana- Indian origin with aged between 45 to 65-living in different
nations- will be taken to all religious places in India twice a year.
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY –G) +Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) achieved 1.37
crore rural homes ,PMAY-G-66.6 lakh homes.
FEBRUARY
PM Modi - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in Gorakhpur, Uttar
Pradesh.
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana is a pension scheme for the labours-launched
MARCH
Gram Samridhi Yojana- scheme for unorganised food processing sector.
Govt launched Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme to boost agri exports.
JUNE
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda- launched- “E-governance initiatives for ST
Welfare schemes” - for the betterment of tribal communities across the nation.
'Adarsh Station scheme’ - developed 1,103 railways stations.
Government schools to introduce Self Defence Training for girls under Samagra Shiks.
Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme, 81,03,196 houses were approved.
Around 2.22 crore villagers received Digital Education under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital
Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA).
JULY
‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme will be available across the country from July 1, 2020.
University Grants Commission (UGC) approved a new initiative – Scheme for Trans-
disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE) to boost research culture in
India.
Government extends Kisan Credit Card (KCC) facility to fisheries, animal husbandry sector.
Around 35 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme saved Rs 18,341 crore annually.
Under “Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)” 9 crores 62 lakh individual household toilets have
been constructed since 2014.
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‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme- Uttarakhand was named among best performing states
aong with Haryana which bagged 3 awards with its district Bhiwani and Mahendragarh.
Ministry of Women and Child Development(WCD)-implement-Swadhar Greh Scheme for the
rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances.
Around 30 lakh workers enrolled under PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - launched a scheme ‘Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
(I4C)’ for the period 2018-2020.
India has fixed a deadline of 2025 for eradicating tuberculosis (TB) against the global deadline
of 2030.
Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-LVMY) was launched by the Union
labour and Employment ministry for retailers and small traders to provide Rs.3000 per month.
AUGUST
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) approved Rs 4,900 crore
project for interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers of Bihar.
Hardeep Singh Puri stated that the central government is committed to achieve its target of
providing ‘Housing for all’ under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in two years before the
deadline by 2020.
Nepali and Santhali from-will be included-in the scheme component ‘Award of Senior/Junior
Fellowships to Outstanding Artistes in the Fields of Culture’.
SEPTEMBER
Sabka Vishwas legacy dispute resolution scheme for taxpayers.
Case type Amount range relief
Pending case Less than or equal to Rs. 50 lakhs 70%
Pending case Greater than Rs. 50 lakh 50%
Non pending case Less than or equal to Rs. 50 lakh 60%
Non pending case Greater than Rs. 50 lakh 40%
Nitin Gadkari -launched the updated Credit linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) to enable
micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to capital.
Centre introduced - scheme named ‘Assistance for Deep Sea Fishing’ for the fishermen in Tamil
Nadu.
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) achieved a mark of reaching 1 crore
(1,00,11,200) beneficiaries in India.
OCTOBER
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)-had treated 90,000 cancer patients in a
year- Tamil Nadu emerged as the top state-followed by-Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and Gujarat .
Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme – DHRUV –launched by-Shri
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'-New Delhi.
50 lakh people have benefited from free of cost treatment under the Ayushmaan
Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana(PM-JAY)- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu,
Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh emerged as the top performers.
Food Safety Mitra (FSM) Scheme-launched by Dr Harsh Vardhan-on World Food Day.
Disabled people and people aged above 80 years can vote through postal ballot in-
order to increase the voters’ turnout.
Minister of coal & mines, and parliamentary affairs Shri Prahlad Singh Joshi -set
target of producing 750 million tonnes of coal in the financial year 2020-21 and also
of producing 1 billion tonnes of coal in the financial year 2023-2024 by Coal India
Ltd (CIL).
State Government Schemes
JANUARY
Madhya Pradesh –launched-“Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana” - farm loan waiver scheme.
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Madhya Pradesh –launched- ‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’-to provide employment to the youth
belonging to the weaker section.
Sikkim - ‘One Family One Job’ scheme -for every family one government job has been allotted,
in Gangtok.
FEBRUARY
Andhra Pradesh-2nd Phase of Pasupu-Kumkuma (Turmeric-Kumkum) scheme and welfare
pensions-launched.
Bihar - announced - Universal Old Age Pension scheme, named Mukhya Mantri Vriddha
Pension Yojana (MMVPY), irrespective for all caste, community, religion.
Odisha -Kalia scholarship scheme- to boost education for farmers children.
MARCH
Haryana -“Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi” scheme-for farmers who cultivate on land
with areas upto five acres-&-families earning upto Rs.15000 per month.
Karnataka- water conservation scheme ‘Jal Amrutha’ was launched.
Uttarakhand- Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana- free milk scheme for anganwadi children.
West Bengal –launched- Yuvashree Arpan scheme -financially assisting young entrepreneurs.
JUNE
Bihar launched Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna in which poor people above the age of
60 years will get Rs 400 per month & above the age of 80 years will get Rs. 500 per month.
Punjab –launched- health insurance scheme “Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY)” to provide
annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family to 43.18 lakh families of Punjab.
West Bengal Government launched a crop insurance scheme, Bangla Shashya Bima (BSB) for
the 2019 'Kharif' season.
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu -is set to launch its flagship universal health
insurance scheme named “Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY)”.
“Pink coaches” introduced for women by the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated that the Centre government
has set a target to achieve “100% Digitization of Waqf properties across country in its 1st 100
days”.
AUGUST
Gujarat –launched-flagship financial assistance scheme -‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ - for the welfare of
girl child.
Haryana govt- launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’- to provide social security to
families under this scheme Rs 6,000 per year will be given to each eligible family.
Jharkhand govt- Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana - Shri Venkaiah Naidu, farmers/
beneficiaries having farmlands of less than 1 acre to 5 acres will be provided financial
assistance of Rs5,000-25,000.
Manipur launched "School Fagadaba" (Make education better) scheme with the aim to improve
the infrastructure, quality education and overall improvement of government schools.
SEPTEMBER
Rajasthan - launched -health insurance scheme called Ayushman Bharat-Mahatma Gandhi
Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojna (AB-MGRSBY) by integrating the Bhamashah Health Insurance
Scheme(BSBY) Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna Scheme(AB-PMJAY) .
Assam-launches 3 welfare scheme- Aponar Apon Ghar, Free Drugs Scheme for 651 Tea Garden
Hospitals, Abhinandan.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched 2 insurance schemes “Mukhyamantri Vyapari
Samuhik Niji Durghatna Beema Yojana” and “Mukhyamantri Vyapari Kshatipurti Beema
Yojana” for traders.
Chief Minister (CM) of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal – launched- Mukhyamantri Kirayedar Bijli Meter
Yojana under which tenants residing in Delhi will be able to avail power subsidy.
Chief Minister(CM) of Uttarakhand shriTrivendra Singh Rawat has launched “MukhyaMantri
Dal PoshitYojana” scheme to provide 2kg of pulses at subsidised price every month in the state.
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OCTOBER
Uttar Pradesh –launched- Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana- to empower the girl
child.If a girl child is born the family will get 15,000.
Madhya Pradesh –launched- 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojna',- brides from
economically backward sections of the state are eligible to receive Rs 51,000 if they prove that
the groom's house has a toilet before the wedding.
Andhra Pradesh-launched- YSR Kanti Velugu Scheme 2019 –in which people’s can screen their
eyes free of cost and spectacles will also be provided.
NOVEMBER
Andhra Pradesh (AP) launched- ‘Nadu-Nedu’ scheme which aims to transform government
schools into vibrant and competitive institutions.
Delhi govt launched ‘Mukhyamantri Septic Tank Safai Yojana’ to eradicate manual scavenging.
LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS
JANUARY
ISRO- launched-platform“Samwad with Students” (SwS)- to engage youngsters- to capture
their scientific temperament.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched-National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in New Delhi.
Odisha - Jiban Sampark project - for the welfare of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
FEBRUARY
Ashwini Kumar Choubey launched National Programme to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation launched Shehri Samridhi Utsav
SWAYATT (Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions)-launched –New
Delhi.
Operation Digital Board launched by HRD Ministry to provide better digital education.
MARCH
Maharashtra - launched - ‘Atal Aahar Yojna’ -for construction workers in the state which will
provide good quality food at a highly subsidised rate.
Odisha - launched - ‘Mukhya Mantri Karigar Sahayata’ for financial assistance to craftsmen.
APRIL
Haryana - inaugurated India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Voter Park’ in Vikas Sadan building complex,
Gurugram.
MAY
Meghalaya –launched- Aroma Mission- to boost medicinal and aromatic plants cultivation.
JUNE
Karnataka – inaugurated first solar-powered Gram Panchayat - Amasebailu in Kundapura
Taluk of Udupi district.
Odisha CM-launch- Flood Hazard Atlas for effective management of flood.
PM Narenrdra Modi reconstituted NITI Aayog- Rajiv Kumar was retained as the Vice Chairman
of NITI Aayog-Click here to read more.
Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) – approved- to set up the Defence Space Research Agency
(DSRA), a new agency which will develop sophisticated weapon systems and technologies.
JULY
Operation Khumaar launched in J&K to make 312 panchayats free from tobacco
Railway Protection Force (RPF) - launched - ‘Operation Thirst’ to crackdown the selling of
unauthorized Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) in the premises of railway stations.
Women And Child Development(WCD) - National level, Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) - increased to
931 from 923 for the time period between FY(financial year) 2015-16 and 2018-19.
Under Bharat Net, more than 1.28 Lakh Gram Panchayats linked with optical fibre .
Tenkasi and Chengalpattu added 2 news districts in Tamil Nadu which makes 35 districts.
E-postal ballot registered 60.14% turnout in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
AUGUST
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CAMPAIGN
JANUARY
Web Campaign ‘SĀNJHI –MUJH MEIN KALĀKĀR’ -to document and promote -Intangible
Cultural Heritage (ICH).
FEBRUARY
Punjab govt-“Smart Village Campaign” worth Rs 384.40 crore to build village infrastructure.
"Darwaza Band – Part 2" campaign was launched by Swatch Bharat Mission Grameen.
MARCH
PM Modi launches ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign.
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MAY
A campaign “Not all animals migrate by choice” - to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade.
JUNE
Go Tribal campaign by Tribes India launched in New Delhi.
JULY
Union Jal Shakti Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan
(JSA)- a campaign for water conservation and water security in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh launched “Dastak Campaign” to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
(AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) disease.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched campaign -“Jagrukta Abhiyaan” in New Delhi to sensitize and
mobilize the people on measures about prevention and control of Vector-Borne Diseases
(VBDs) like Malaria, Dengue, and Chikungunya.
AUGUST
‘Angikaar campaign' - launched by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri,Minister of State(MoS-
independent) of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA), in order to bring the PMAY(U) (Pradhan
MantriAwasYojana-Urban) beneficiaries into the fold of other schemes like the Ujjawala(free
gas connections) and Ayushman Bharat(health protection scheme).
SEPTEMBER
Harsh Vardhan -launched - POSHAN Maah (nutrition campaign) 2019 to promote the “eat right
India movement”.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal- launched 'champions campaign' against dengue
Dr Harsh Vardhan launched ‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega’ campaign & National TB Prevalence
Survey 2019
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi launched nationwide campaign “Swachhta Hi Seva
2019”(SHS) in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh(UP) with the theme for 2019 is ‘plastic waste awareness
and management’.
OCTOBER
United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP)- launched its 2nd global cinema campaign
“Feed Our Future” in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
FESTIVAL
JANUARY
Flamingo Festival-Pulicat Lake in Andhra Pradesh.
Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF)-State Festival-Arunachal Pradesh.
International Kite Festival-Ahmedabad,Gujarat.
2nd world Orange Festival – Nagpur,Maharashtra.
National Youth Parliament Festival 2019-NewDelhi-“Be the Voice of New India” and “Find
solutions and contribute to policy”.
National Youth Parliament Festival 2019-New Delhi-themed “Be the Voice of New India” and
“Find solutions and contribute to policy”.
1st one day Turtle Festival in Puri-Odisha.
Women of India Organic Festival- Chandigarh.
4th International Kite Festival and 2nd International Sweet Festival - Hyderabad, Telangana.
FEBRUARY
Boori Boot Yollo festival celebrated Nyishi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh.
Kala ghoda festival-KAGF, India’s largest multi-cultural street festival - in Mumbai,Maharashtra.
World Count festival 2019- Pune, Maharashtra.
APRIL
Rongali Bihu, also known as ‘Bohaag Bihu’-celeberated in Assam.
To spread peace and brotherhood - a music and poetry festival titled ‘Jashn-e-Ittihaad’ was
held in New Delhi.
MAY
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
FIRST IN THE WORLD
JANUARY
IOHR launched - world’s first television channel - human rights in London.
MARCH
China’s Shanghai - world’s first district with 5G coverage and a broadband gigabit network.
Oslo - first city in the world to introduce Wireless Electric Car Charging Stations.
APRIL
Japan creates world's 1st artificial crater on asteroid.
World’s first Malaria vaccine RTS,S is also known as Mosquirix launched in Malawi.
Helium hydride ion (HeH+) : Universe's first molecule, formed 14 billion years ago, detected in
space.
China develops -world's first armed amphibious drone boat 'Marine Lizard'.
Russia - tests World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant named ‘Akademik Lomonosov’.
London - first city to implement 24×7 pollution charge zone
Emirates Islamic, a bank in Dubai, - world’s first Islamic bank to launch banking via WhatsApp.
MAY
UK Parliament-first national government to pass an Environment and Climate Emergency.
Senegal’s lawmakers - approves the removal of the prime minister’s position.
US government - released first of its kind “Global Health Security Strategy”- to prevent, detect
and respond to threats from infectious diseases.
Australian flight carrier, Qantas- world’s first zero-waste flight .
Taiwan - first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage
India - elected to Executive Board of first UN-Habitat Assembly
World’s first exclusive women’s cricket magazine “CRICZONE” released- Smriti Mandhana
featured as the cover story.
JULY
France - first country to pass GAFA tax on digital giants.
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AUGUST
World's first ultra-fast Hyperloop project –granted in Maharashtra- worth $10billion (Rs.
70,0000 crore) stretching over 117.5km, will link Mumbai with Pune.
India launched - world’s first-ever Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) which
captures the facial biometric data of seafarers.
Kajin Sara lake in Manang district of Nepal is all set to record the world’s highest lake-it will
replace the Tilicho lake.
Akademik Lomonosov: World's first floating nuclear reactor of Russia launched in Arctic.
OCTOBER
Singapore set to become the first country to ban ads for unhealthy sugary drinks.
World’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) university, named Mohamed Bin Zayed University of
Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) established in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Air India becomes world’s first airline to bring taxibot technology on A320 aircraft.
NOVEMBER
World’s first CNG (Compressed natural gas) terminal to be built in Bhavnagar port, Gujarat.
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST:
FEBRUARY
Thiruvananthapuram - host Attukal Pongala festival, world’s largest religious congregation of
women.
MARCH
The Israeli cave explorers discovered the world’s longest cave named Malham near the Dead
sea, beating the record-holder in Iran.
World’s largest e-waste recycling hub opened at the Dubai Industrial Park, Dubai.
Tesla has developed its ‘largest power storage system in Asia’ at Osaka train station in Japan.
Integral Coach Factory of Chennai became the world’s largest rail coach manufacturer
APRIL
World's largest airplane "Roc" has made its first test flight over California
MAY
Japan – test’s- ALFA-X version of its fastest-ever Shinkansen bullet train(400 km per hour (249
mph)).
Russia launched - world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker 'Ural' at the Baltic Shipyard in St
Petersburg.
JUNE
World’s largest multi-stage, multi-purpose scheme Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
inaugurated in Telangana- worth Rs 80,000 crore.
JULY
World’s largest burn and plastic surgery institute named Sheikh Hasina National Burn and
Plastic Surgery Institute, inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
World’s smallest fossil monkey “Parvimico materdei” found in the forests of Amazon.
AUGUST
Union HRD Minister launches world’s largest teachers’ training programme National Initiative
for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) in New Delhi.
E-commerce company Amazon, inaugurated its single-largest campus in the world-in
Hyderabad, Telangana.
SEPTEMBER
Shri Maithripala Sirisena unveiled “Lotus tower” which is the tallest tower of South Asia that
cost over $100 million.
Vietnam - inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm called ‘Dau Tieng Solar Power
Complex’.
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OCTOBER
World’s oldest natural pearl named ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’ - discovered at a Neolithic site on
Marawah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Male white bellbird(Procnias albus)-is the World’s loudest bird which hits 125.4 decibels.
NOVEMBER
As per International Monetary Fund (IMF), Guyana - expected to be fastest growing country in
the world at 86% in 2020.
Sri Lanka -becomes 1st South Asian country to call match-fixing a crime.
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VISIT
INDIAN VISIT
JANUARY
Overview Of Norwegian PM H.E.Ms.Erna Solberg Three Day Visit To India
Norwegian P.M. Erna Solberg inaugurated the Indo-Norwegian Business Summit 2019 in
NewDelhi
She inaugurates green compound at Royal Norwegian Embassy.
India and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of the
Joint Task Force on Blue Economy, in order to promote multi-sectoral cooperation in various
aspects of Blue Economy.
India and Norway agreed to collaborate closely on the ocean economy and achieve the global
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), while also vowing to step up cooperation in combating
terrorism.
She addressed 4th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship annual geopolitical and
geostrategic conference in New Delhi themed “A World Reorder: New Geometries; Fluid
Partnerships; Uncertain Outcomes”.
Overview of P.M Narendra Modi’s Day Long Visit To Andaman & Nicobar Island
PM Modi also inaugurated the Industrial Training Institute at Arong and a Modern Sports
Complex in Car Nicobar.
He released a commemorative postal stamp, 75 rupees coin, and First Day Cover.
He renamed three islands of Andaman and Nicobar.
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♦ The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep,
♦ The Neil Island would now be known as Shaheed Dweep and
♦ The Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep.
Overview of Prime Minister’s a day long visit to Silvassa in Dadra & Nagar Haveli
PM Modi inaugurated an “Education Hub” built at a cost of Rs 250 cr and a bridge on the river
Daman Ganga River at a cost of 48 cr.
He laid foundation stone of first ever Medical College in Silvassa.
He released IT policy for Dadra and Nagar Haveli - to boost industries and launched M-Aarogya
App.
Overview of P.M’s Visit to TamilNadu & Kerala
PM Modi lays foundation stone of AIIMS in Madurai,Tamil Nadu.
He inaugurated Kochi refinery into the largest PSU Refinery in India.
FEBRUARY
Overview of Official Visit Of Monaco’s Prince Albert II To India
India-Monaco Business Forum held in New Delhi.
Monaco’s Prince Albert II met President and planted ‘Princess Grace Rose’ in Mughal Gardens
Prince Albert II and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi hold talks on bilateral cooperation in the
field of environment, climate change and renewable energy.
Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Arunachal Pradesh where he inaugurated and laid
foundation stone for various development projects. The details of his visit are as follows:
Development projects worth Rs.4000 crores was unveiled for Arunachal Pradesh by Prime
Minister
Sela tunnel project was inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh
Foundation stone was laid for Greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh by Narendra Modi
Foundation stone was laid for 7 extra High Voltage Sub-stations and 24 Low Tension Sub-
stations in Arunachal Pradesh
DD ArunPrabha Channel was launched in Itanagar by Prime Minister
100% household electrification was declared in Arunachal Pradesh by PM.Click here to
read the detailed article.
Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit To Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh and unveiled several
development projects worth Rs. 3350.
PM Narendra Modi flaged off first ever diesel-to-electric converted locomotive in Varanasi.
Prime Minister,Narendra Modi inaugurated Virtual Experiential Museum (VEM) under
Archeological Survey of India, Man – Mahal,in the bank of the River Ganges.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated supercomputer ‘Param Shivay’ at IIT-BHU.The
supercomputer of 833 teraflop capacity built at the cost of Rs 32.5 crore.
He unveiled statue of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya along with Murals of Varanasi
Ghats.He also dedicated first New Bhabhatron with precision technology.Click here to
read the detailed article.
Overview Of Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri 3-Day Visit To India
Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri, accompanied by senior government officials and a
business delegation, arrived in New Delhi.
Argentina became the 72nd country to sign the Framework Agreement of the International
Solar Alliance (ISA).
India and Argentina Monday agreed to expedite signing of the Bilateral Investment Treaty
(BIT)and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between the countries to
promote economic ties.
India-Argentina Business Forum in New Delhi.Click here to read the detailed article
Overview Of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s First Visit to India
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• Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, paid his first visit to India.
Indian cos, including TCS, Wipro, sign 15 pacts to invest in Saudi Arabia.
India and Saudi Arabia to hold security talks at NSA level.
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman talks of $100b investment, shares India’s concerns on
terrorism.
Release of 850 Indian prisoners and increase in the Haj Pilgrims quota.Click here to read
the detailed article.
MARCH
PM Narendra Modi Visited Amethi in UP
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to address a public meeting and
lay the foundation stone of an Ordnance factory unit in Amethi. He also inaugurated an Indo-
Russian joint venture (JV) Indo-Russian Rifles Pvt Ltd,that will manufacture the new
Kalashnikov AK-203 rifle in Korwa, near Amethi (UP).
Overview of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Gujarat
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a 2 day visit to Gujarat.
PM Modi launched ‘One Nation, One Card’ for transport mobility in Ahmedabad. It is first
of this kind scheme in India.
He launched PM Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana (PM-SYM) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It is a
pension scheme specially for empowering the workers in unorganized sector.
He inaugurated the 1st phase of Ahmedabad Metro train service. The train will connect
Vastral to Apparel park area which is 6.5km stretch.
He launched SWAGAT – the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System by Bharat Electronics
Limited (BEL) as part of the inaugural of Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro.Click here to
read the entire article.
Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kalaburagi in Karnataka and Kancheepuram in Tamil
Nadu where he launched various development projects. He dedicated the Employees State
Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital and Medical College, Bengaluru to the nation, through
the unveiling of the plaque. Click here to read the entire article.
Overview of PM Narendra Modi’s Visit to Uttar Pradesh
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a visit to Kanpur, Ghaziabad and Varanasi in Uttar
Pradesh.
PM Laid Foundation stone for two thermal power plants . one at Khurja, Uttar Pradesh
and other at Buxar, Bihar.
Foundation stone of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor laid by PM
PM reiterates his government’s commitment to provide house to all homeless persons
by 2022.
JUNE
Overview of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev’s visit to India
• Mr. Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential
Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District along with his delegation visited
India from 15-19 June 2019.
He met Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed ways to
strengthen ties between the two nations and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to
Vladivostok for the EEF.
He met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi & they agreed to work together
to promote their bilateral economic engagement in the Russian Far East.
He met Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi. They
discussed issues related to energy cooperation between the two countries.Click here to
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JULY
Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Varanasi, UP
PM unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri at the Lal Bahadur
Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, UP.
PM launched a tree plantation drive at Harahua primary school in Anand Kanan forest on the
Panch Kosi Marg by planting a sapling.
He also visited the Virtual Experiential Museum at Man Mahal, situated on the banks of the
Ganges near the iconic Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi.
AUGUST
State Visit of Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia to India (August 20-
22, 2019)
• Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia visited India on a State Visit at
the invitation of Hon’ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind from 20-22 August 2019. It was the
first visit at the level of Head of State from Africa after formation of the new Government and
the first-ever visit of President Lungu to India.
President of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu was accorded a Guard of Honour on his arrival to
India.
6 MoUs were exchanged between India and Zambia.
President Lungu participated in an India- Zambia Business Forum 2019 which was held in
New Delhi.
India’s tele-education and telemedicine expertise would create new opportunities for the
youth in Zambia. Read full details here: State Visit Of Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu,
President Of The Republic Of Zambia To India (August 20-22, 2019)
ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao Pledges Over $12 Billion To India In Support Of New
Flagship Initiatives
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao met India’s Prime Minister Mr.
Narendra Modi in New Delhi and committed over $12 billion in lending to India over the next 3
years (2020-22) in support of new flagship initiatives, averaging annually over $3 billion for
sovereign operations and $1 billion for nonsovereign operations. He announced a $100 million
investment in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). Read full details here:
ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao Pledges Over $12 Billion To India In Support Of New
Flagship Initiatives
SEPTEMBER
Overview of France's NSA Emmanuel Bonne visit to India
On August 29, 2019, Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Adviser and G7 Sherpa to French President
Emmanuel Macron, arrived in New Delhi for the biannual Indo-French Strategic Dialogue 2019.
He is also the National Security Advisor (NSA) of France.
First Rafale fighter jets manufactured by French aerospace firm Dassault Aviation will be
handed over to India on September 20, 2019 which will be received by Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh and Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief- Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa.
Overview of the PM of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Hon’ble Ralph Everard Gonsalves’s
visit to India from September 8-12, 2019
• The Prime Minister (PM) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Hon’ble Ralph Everard
Gonsalves visited India on September 8-12, 2019. He became the first-ever Prime Minister of
St. Vincent and the Grenadines to make an official visit to India. Read full details here:
Overview of the PM Of St. Vincent And The Grenadines Dr. Hon’ble Ralph Everard
Gonsalves’s Visit To India From September 8-12, 2019
Overview Of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Visit To India
• The governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy, paid a six-city tour to India from September 15-22,
2019 with focus on inviting companies to invest and create jobs. By this visit, Phil Murphy
became the 1st governor of the US (United States) state to visit India.
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Thailand and India signed agreements worth Rs 2,400 crore to boost trade ties in the field
of rubber, construction material, food and beverages, logistics. Read full details here:
Deputy Prime Minister And Commerce Minister Of Thailand Jurin Laksanawisit Visited
India For The 1st Time
Overview of PM Modi’s visit to Jharkhand on September 12, 2019
• On September 12, 2019 the Prime Minister(PM) of India Shri Narendra Modi paid a one-day
visit to Jharkhand and launched schemes namely KMY, PMLVMY and Swarojgar. He also
inaugurated Jharkhand assembly and schools in the state.
The “Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana”(KMY) for small and marginal farmers was launched in
Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand. This scheme would benefit 5crore farmers
nationwide.
Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Mandhan Yojana (PMLVMY) was launched with the aim
of providing pension to small shopkeepers and traders benefiting 3crore people in the
country.
PM dedicated the nation’s second Multi-Modal Terminal(MMT) at the Sahibganj town of
Jharkhand built across river Ganga under Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP).
Jharkhand assembly: New Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (state assembly building) was
inaugurated by PM in presence of Jharkhand Chief Minister(CM) Raghubardas and
governor Droupadi Murmu and had also laid foundation stone for the New Secretariat
Building at Ranchi. Read full details here: Overview of PM Modi’s visit to Jharkhand
on September 12, 2019
OCTOBER
Overview of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India
• On October 03-06, 2019 Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid a four-day official
visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
She co-chaired-33rd India Economic Summit in New Delhi along with India’s Sania
Mirza.
7 Memorandum of Understandings(MoU) were signed between India and Bangladesh.
♦ Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the use of Chattogram and Mongla ports.
♦ MoU on withdrawal of 1.82 cusec of water from Feni river by India for drinking
water supply, scheme for Sabroom town, Tripura, India.
♦ Agreement concerning implementation of GoI Line of Credits (LOC) extended to
Bangladesh.
♦ MoU between University of Hyderabad and University of Dhaka.
♦ Cultural Exchange Programme- Renewal.
♦ MoU on Co-operation in Youth Affairs.
♦ MoU on providing Coastal Surveillance System.
Overview of the visit of the King and Queen of the Netherlands to India
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands paid a 5 day official visit to
India.This was the first visit to India by the king since his ascension to the throne in 2013.
25th DST (Department of Science & Technology)-CII India Netherlands Technology Summit
held in New Delhi.
♦ The Netherlands is the partner country of the summit. The central theme of the summit
was ‘NEXUS’ to co-create on pioneering innovative solutions for global challenges.
Overview of German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel’s visit to India from 31 Oct – 1 Nov2019
The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Angela Merkel paid a 2-day official visit
to India from October 31-November 1, 2019 at the invitation of Prime Minister(PM) Shri
Narendra Modi.
5 Joint Declaration of Intent(JDI) & 17 Memorandum of Understandings(MoUs)/agreements
signed at 5th Indo german Inter-Governmental Consultations in New Delhi.
German Chancellor Merkel, pledged to invest €1 billion over the next five years on
environmentally-friendly urban mobility in the Indian nation.
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The two leaders also called for finalisation and adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on
International Terrorism (CCIT) in March 2020.Click here to read more.
FOREIGN VISIT
FEBRUARY
Overview Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Two Day Visit To South Korea
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a 2-day visit to South Korea or Republic of
Korea(ROK) on the invitation of President Moon Jae-in.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the India-South Korea Business Symposium in
Seoul and he launched the India-Korea Startup Hub.
‘Startup Grand Challenge’ was also launched,which focus on the issues related to cyber
threat, analytics & rural healthcare.The State Bank of India(SBI) & Mahindra Rise will
provide mentoring, pilot opportunities & financial support to the winners of this challenge.
The seminar was organized with respect to the South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s “New
Southern Policy” (NSP) which strengthens the country’s economic and strategic relations
with India and countries of Southeast Asia.
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Yonsei
University in Seoul. PM gifts a Bodhi tree sapling to Mayor of Gimhae Heo Seong gon as a
mark of close ties between the South Korea and India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was
conferred with Seoul peace prize in the 14th Edition of Seoul Peace Prize Ceremony.
6 MoU’s were signed in the area of commercialising ideas, technologies and designs of start-up
companies, to continue operations of Korea Plus organisation that facilitates investments by
Korean companies in India.Click here to read the detailed article.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited the Republic of Maldives on June 8-9, 2019 at the
invitation of Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Republic of Maldives to strengthen
the bilateral ties, reflecting the importance India attached to its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.
6 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were signed between Maldives and India.
NCGG and Maldives Civil Services Commission signed MOU on Training and Capacity
Building.
PM Modi and President Solih inaugurated India-built Coastal Surveillance Radar System
PM addressed Maldives Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Maldives’ highest honour “Rule of
Nishan Izzuddeen” by the President of Maldives. “The Most Honourable Order of the
Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen” is the Maldives’ highest honour accorded to
foreign dignitaries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Sri Lanka
PM Modi met Sri Lankan President Sirisena
PM stressed on close economic and strategic cooperation
Discussion on the expansion of economic relations
Overview Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit To Kyrgyzstan
• On June 13, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2019. It was the first multilateral
engagement after his re-election.
Prime Minister Modi, Kyrgyzstan President Jeenbekov jointly inaugurated India-Kyrgyz
Business Forum.
India and Kyrgyzstan signed 15 Agreements.
India granted 200 million dollar line of credit to Kyrgyzstan.
PM called for global efforts to eliminate terrorism
India, Kyrgyzstan prepared 5-year road map to increase bilateral trade.
Kyrgyzstan President gifted Traditional Hat and Coat to PM Modi
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India and Uzbekistan explored joint economic projects ahead of SCO Summit. Click here
to read more.
MARCH
Overview of Vice President’s 2 Nation visit to Paraguay and Costa Rica
Vice President on a 2 day visit to Paraguay:
This was the first high level visit from India to Paraguay since the establishment of diplomatic
relations in 1961.
He attended India-Paraguay Business Forum which will form basis for economic growth by
boosting business opportunities between the two countries.
Vice President unveiled a special commemorative postage stamp on Mahatma Gandhi.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to Costa Rica:
This was the first ever high level visit from India.
Vice President also conferred and honorary doctorate by the University of Peace founded by
the United Nations for his contributions “to the Rule of Law, democracy and sustainable
development in India”.
Vice President addressed India-Costa Rica Business Forum.Click here to read the detailed
article.
An Overview Of President Ram Nath Kovind Visit To Croatia
• President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind visited Croatia as the part of his 3-nation visit along
with a high level delegations from 25-28 March 2018. He became the first President to visit
Croatia and Bolivia. He visited Bolivia from 28-30 March and his last destination of 3-nation
visit is Chile.
India and Croatia signed 4 pacts in Culture, Tourism and Sports sectors
Ram Nath Kovind addressed the Croatian-Indian Economic Forum in Zagreb
President Ram Nath Kovind, during his official visit to Croatia, was conferred with
Croatia’s highest civilian order, the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav.
President Ram Nath Kovind on his visit to Croatia has announced to gift a sculpture of
Mahatma Gandhi to mark the 150 birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.Click here
to read the detailed article.
APRIL
Ram Nath Kovind’s 3-Day Visit To Bolivia
• President Ram Nath Kovind was on a visit of Bolivia from 28th to 30th March, 2019.This is the
first visit by an Indian President to Bolivia.
Ram Nath Kovind adressed the Bolivia-India Business Forum
India offered US $100 Million to Bolivia for Financial development
India and Bolivia sign 8 MoUs in Various Fields
India leverages its way to Bolivian Lithium Reserves
Bolivia joins International Solar Alliance
India, Bolivia call for Finalisation of CCIT
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred with Highest State Honour of Bolivia
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the plaque of Mahatma Gandhi Hall
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented Punjab’s Phulkari embroidery to
President of Bolivia, Evo Morales Ayma during his second leg of visit to Bolivia.
President Ram Nath Kovind Visit To Chile
• President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, reached Santiago, Chile in the evening of 30th March,
2019.This was the final leg of his visit to three nations – Croatia, Bolivia and Chile.
Bilateral talks between India and Chile.
Ram Nath Kovind addressed India-Chile Business Forum
India and Chile signed 3 MoUs
India and Chile agreed to strengthen global response to defeat terrorism
Ram Nath Kovind addressed Students at University of Chile On Gandhi’s Life
Ram Nath Kovind visited Pablo Neruda Museum
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number of key areas including economy, defence and maritime security.Click here to
read more.
AUGUST
Overview of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Benin, Gambia and Guinea
• President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind visited Benin, The Gambia and Guinea from 28 July to
3 August, 2019. It was the first ever visit of the Head of State/Head of Government of India to
all 3 countries.
President’s visit to Benin (July 28-30, 2019):
India offers $100 Mn Financial Aid to Benin.
India and Benin signed 4 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs).
India offered tele-education programme, E-Vidya-bharati, and tele-medicine project, E-
Aarogya-bharati, to skill and train the youth in Benin.
President’s visit to Gambia (July 30- August 1, 2019):
President Kovind received the Instrument of Ratification of the International Solar Alliance
Framework Agreement from the Gambian President.
President inaugurated the exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi at the Ebunjan
Theatre in the Gambia to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
India offered the Gambia a grant of $500,000 in support of skill development and cottage
industry project.
The two sides signed and exchanged an MOU on Cooperation in the field of Traditional
Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy.
India has become the fifth largest investor in Africa with cumulative investment at over $54
billion.
President’s visit to Guinea (August 1-3, 2019):
President honoured with ‘The National Order of Merit’.
India and Guinea signed 3 MoUs.
India extended a new Line of Credit (LoC) of $170 million for Conakry Water Supply
Project..
Guinea expressed its support for India’s candidacy as a non-permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the term 2021-2022. Read full details here:
Overview Of President Ram Nath Kovind’s Visit To Benin, Gambia And Guinea
Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Visit to Bhutan
• The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi made a State Visit to Bhutan on August 17-18,
2019, at the invitation of Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering. He was on his second
visit to Bhutan and the first since his re-election as the Prime Minister (PM) of India.
PM inaugurated the Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant.
Prime Ministers of India & Bhutan jointly launched stamps to commemorate 5 decades of
India-Bhutan Hydropower cooperation.
Both leaders jointly inaugurated the Ground Earth Station and SATCOM network,
developed with assistance from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for utilization
of South Asia Satellite in Bhutan.
PM launched RuPay Card in Bhutan by making a purchase at Simtokha Dzong which
functions as a monastic and administrative centre and is one of the oldest dzongs in Bhutan.
The two leaders unveiled e-plaque of the interconnection between India’s National
Knowledge Network and Bhutan’s Druk Research and Education Network.
9 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) and 1 power purchase agreement were
exchanged between India and Bhutan.
PM planted a Cypress tree sapling at the historic Simtoka Dzong in the presence of his
Bhutanese counterpart Dr Lotay Tshering. Read full details here: Overview Of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit To Bhutan
Overview of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visit to Bangladesh
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• External Affairs Minister(EAM) of India Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has made a two-day
visit to Bangladesh (August 19-20, 2019) to review bilateral relations. This was Jaishankar’s
first visit to Bangladesh since he assumed office in June 2019. The purpose of this visit is to
affirm the strong relationship between the two countries and also to prepare for the
forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Hasina to India in October 2019. Read full details here:
Overview Of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Visit To Bangladesh
Overview of Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu’s three nation tour to Lithuania, Latvia &
Estonia
• Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu went on a visit to 3 Baltic nations Lithuania,
Latvia and Estonia from August 17-21, 2019 to enhance India’s bilateral ties with each of the
three countries and help in promoting people-to-people contacts and business opportunities.
He was the first high-level dignitary from India to visit the three countries.
Visit to Lithuania (August 17-19, 2019)
Vice President addressed the India Lithuania Business Forum 2019 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
‘History of Lithuania’ in Hindi presented to Vice President.
The Lithuanian President and the Indian Vice President witnessed the signing of two
agreements on Agriculture and Allied sectors and Cultural Exchange Program from 2019-
21.
Visit to Latvia (August 19-20, 2019)
He addressed the India-Latvia Business Forum 2019 in Riga, Latvia.
He unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Latvia’s prestigious National Library.
Visit to Estonia (August 20-21, 2019)
• India-Europe 29 Business Forum 2019 to be held on 20-21 November, 2019 in New Delhi.
• He addressed the India-Estonia Business Forum 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia.
• 3 MoUs signed were signed in the field of e-governance and emerging digital technologies
and cooperation in the area of CyberSecurity. Read full details here: Overview Of Vice
President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu’s Three Nation Tour To Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
Overview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Visit to France, UAE and Bahrain and G7 Summit
• Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi was on a 3 nation visit to France, United Arab
Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain from 22-26 August 2019. He also attended the 45th G7 Summit for
the year 2019 in Biarritz, France.
Visit to France
PM Modi inaugurates memorial in honour of victims of two Air India crashes in France.
4 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) were signed between India and France.
India, France express commitment to Freedom Of Navigation in Indo-Pacific.
Indo-French Road map on Cyber security and Digital Technology.
First of the 36 Rafale fighter aircraft will be handed over to India in September 2019.
India, France Condemn Cross-Border Terrorism.
Visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the RuPay card in Abu Dhabi, making it the first
country in the Middle East.
India and United Arab Emirates signed 6 MoUs.
PM Modi was conferred with the highest civilian award of the United Arab Emirates, the
“Order of Zayed”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
Al Nahyan jointly released a commemorative stamp of Mahatma Gandhi.
Visit to Bahrain
4 MoUs were signed between India and Bahrain.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with “The King Hamad Order of the
Renaissance.”
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PM launched the $4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna
temple in Manama.
45th G7 Summit for the year 2019
45th G7 Summit for the year 2019 was held in Biarritz, France from 24 to 26 August, 2019.
The next G7 Summit (46th) for the year 2020 will be held in the United States.
PM addressed G7 Summit’s session on ‘Biodiversity, Oceans, Climate.’
PM addressed G7 session on Digital Transformation. Read full details here: Overview Of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit To France, UAE And Bahrain And G7 Summit
Overview of External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar Visit to Russia and Hungary
• External Affairs Minister(EAM) of India Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has paid a visit to two
nations Russia and Hungary from August 25-28, 2019 to review bilateral relations. Jaishankar
had also inaugurated a photo exhibition on Hungary-India relations at the Indian Embassy
situated in Budapest, celebrating the 70th anniversary of both nations’ diplomatic relations.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s visit to Hungary
EAM Jaishankar held talks with Foreign Minister of Hungary Peter Szijjarto followed by
delegation-level talks, where bilateral and multilateral issues were discussed in Budapest,
Hungary.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s visit to Russia
EAM participates in Valdai Discussion Club interaction on the theme of India’s perspective
of the Indo-Pacific.
EAM Jaishankar has unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the premises of the Indian
embassy in Moscow, Russia on the occasion of Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. Read full
details here: Overview Of External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar Visit To Russia And
Hungary.
SEPTEMBER
Overview Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit To Vladivostok, Russia
• Prime Minister (PM) of India, Shri Narendra Modi visited Vladivostok, Russia on September 4-
5, 2019. It was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Far East Region of Russia.
PM Modi along with Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Zvezda shipbuilding
complex and interacted with the management and workers of the shipyard.
India and Russia decided to hold a joint high level tiger forum in the year 2020.
PM Modi participated in the 20th India-Russia Annual Summit for 2019 held in
Vladivostok, Russia.
Russia has offered India the submarines for Navy’s Project 75I on the basis of an Inter
Governmental Agreement (IGA).
PM Modi presided over the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) for 2019 as the Chief
Guest in Vladivostok, Russia.
India expressed cooperation in hydrocarbon sector for 2019-24 with Russia.Click here
to read more.
OCTOBER
Overview of 5 day visit of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu to Comoros and Sierra Leone
• Vice President of India, Mr M. Venkaiah Naidu held a 5 day tour to Comoros and Sierra Leone
(African countries) from October 10-14, 2019. It was the first-ever visit by a high-level Indian
dignitary to Comoros.
Visit to Comoros (October 10-12, 2019)
Mr Naidu arrived at Moroni and was received by President of the Union of the Comoros, Mr.
Azali Assoumani.
6 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were signed between India & Comoros.
♦ MoU in the field of Defence Cooperation.
♦ MoU in the field of Protocol for consultations between India and Comoros.
♦ MoU in the field of Health and Medicine.
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♦ MoU on the exemption of Visas for the diplomatic and official passport holder.
♦ MoU in the field of Arts and Culture.
♦ MoU on e-VidyaBharati and e-AarogyaBharati (e-VBAB).
President of Comoros Mr Azali Assoumani presented Mr Naidu Comoros’ highest civilian
honour ‘The Order of the Green Crescent’ in Moroni.
Visit to Sierra Leone (October 12-14, 2019)
6 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were signed between India & Sierra Leone.
♦ Cultural Exchange Programme between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone
and the Government of the Republic of India for the years 2019-2023.
♦ On the Establishment of a Joint Commission.
♦ Protocol for Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International
Cooperation, the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Foreign Service Institute, MEA of
India
♦ MoU between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, the Republic
of Sierra Leone and the Foreign Service Institute, MEA of India.
♦ US Dollar 30 million Credit Line Agreement between the Republic of Sierra Leone and
the Export-Import (EXIM) bank of India for Irrigation Development Project in Sierra
Leone.
♦ MoU between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Telecommunications Consultants
India Limited (TCIL) for Participation in the e-VBAB Network Project (Technology
upgradation Pan African e-network Project (PAeNP)- Phase-I) of MEA, India.Click here
to read more.
Overview of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia from October 28-29, 2019
• The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi paid a 2-day visit, to the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia from October 28-29, 2019.
India and Saudi Arabia have signed a total of 12 Memorandum of Understandings(MoU).
♦ Agreement on security cooperation.
♦ Strategic partnership council agreement.
♦ Cooperation in the Field of Renewable Energy.
♦ MoU was signed by Saudi Ministry of Energy and Ministry of New & Renewable
Energy of India.
♦ Cooperation in combating illicit trafficking and smuggling of narcotic drugs,
psychotropic substances and chemical precursors.
♦ Military acquisition, industries, research development & technology. MoU was
signed by Saudi General Authority of Military Industries (GAMI) and India’s
Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.
♦ Cooperation in the field of Civil Aviation.
♦ Cooperation in the field of medical products regulations. MoU was signed by India’s
Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare and Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA).
♦ Agreement by both nations was signed to launch the RuPay card in the Saudi Arabia.
The MoU in this regard was signed by National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI) and Saudi Payments.
♦ Cooperation between National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Saudi Stock Exchange
(Tadawul) signed by NSE Managing Director and chairman Mr. Vikram Limaye from
the Indian side.
♦ Saudi Arabia’s oil storage of 2.5-million-tonne facility in Karnataka state. MoU was
signed between Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) and Saudi
Aramco.
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♦ India’s Foreign Service Institute, MEA and Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of
Diplomatic Studies (IDS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia signed
MoU for cooperation programme.
♦ Letter of Intent (LoI) between Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority
(SMEA) of Saudi Arabia and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, of the
Republic of India
RuPay card was launched.
PM Modi’s address at 3rd Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh.
India became the fourth country to sign Strategic Partnership Council agreement with
Saudi Arabia after the United Kingdom(UK), France and China.
Overview of President Ram Nath Kovind’s 7-day visit to Philippines and Japan
• President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind made a 7-day visit to the Philippines and Japan from
October 17-23, 2019.
Visit to the Philippines (October 17- 21, 2019)
India-Philippines Business Conclave and the 4th ASEAN-India Business Summit for 2019 in
Manila.
President Kovind unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Centre for Peace Education in
Miriam College, Quezon City.
Visit to Japan (October 21- 23, 2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind was the first Presidential visit from India to Japan in the past 19
years.
President lays foundation stone for Sri Sathya Sai Sanathana Samskruti Project in Japan.
NOVEMBER
Overview of P.M Modi’s visit to Thailand from November 2-4 2019
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Thailand to attend India, East Asia- ASEAN (Association of
southeast Asian Nations) and RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) summits.
35th ASEAN summit in Bangkok, Thailand under the theme “Advancing Partnership for
sustainability”.
PM Modi participated in the 3rd edition of the RCEP summit in Bangkok.
♦ India decided not to join RCEP deal due to the failed negotiation related to the
outstanding issues and concerns of New Delhi.
♦ After India opts out of RCEP deal there is totally 15 Member countries[10 ASEAN
members & 5 FTA Partner Members(Australia, China, Japan, Korea and New
Zealand)].
14th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bangkok.
Shri Modi attended the 16th edition of the ASEAN-India summit in Bangkok.Click here to
read more.
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9th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Gandhinagar, Gujarat Theme:“Shaping a new India”.Click here
Summit to Read more
2nd World Integrated Medicine Goa The theme for the forum is “Regulatory
Forum 2019 collaborations, Converging on minimum
regulatory & legal standards, Advancing
safety and quality standards, Regulatory
trend towards standardization and
minimizing complexity, Recognizing
homeopathy as distinct holistic medical
system and Veterinary homeopathy”
Agri-Vision 2019 Hyderabad, Telangana The conference was jointly organized by
conference on ‘envisioning the Professor Jayashankar Telangana
Agro-solutions for smart and State Agricultural University (PJTSAU),
Sustainable Agriculture” Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) and Cornell University, USA.
Indian Science Congress (ISC)- Lovely Professional The theme of 106th edition of ISC-2019,
2019’ University Jalandhar, is: ‘Future India: Science and Technology’.
Punjab
2nd Regional Conference on Mumbai, Maharashtra
“Deendayal Disabled
Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)”
25th edition of the CII Mumbai, Maharashtra Theme `New India: Rising to Global
Partnership Summit 2019 Occasions‘.
Global Aviation Summit (GAS) Mumbai, Maharashtra It is organised by Ministry of Civil
2019 Aviation in association with Airport
Authority of India (AAI) and Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI) ..Click here to Read more
25th International conference New Delhi The theme of the exhibition is “Next Gen
and exhibition on terrestrial and Broadcasting in the IT World”. The
satellite broadcasting, BES EXPO Exhibition was concluded on 19th January
2019 2019.
India-Norway Business New Delhi
Summit 2019
Global Skill Summit 2019 Ranchi, Jharkhand The theme of the Summit was: ‘Skilling
Youth, Enabling Youth’
15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Varanasi in Uttar Theme- “Role of Indian Diaspora in
convention Pradesh building New India”.He released 2 books
,“Kashi: The Universe of Crafts and Textiles”
and “Indian Textiles: History, splendor,
Grandeur”.
FEBRUARY
5th International Dam Safety Bhubaneshwar, The conference was a part of the Dam
Conference 2019 Odisha Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
(DRIP).
World Government Summit Dubai, United Arab Theme: ‘Technology for development’.
Emirates (UAE)
2nd ASEAN – India Youth Guwahati Theme - "Connectivity : Pathway to
Summit Shared Prosperity"
4th Agri Leadership Summit Ganaur, Sonipat Theme -“Entrepreneurship & Agri
2019 district, Haryana Business; Agri Allied – A Promising Sector
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Global Investors Summit 2019 Srinagar, Jammu and The Confederation of Indian Industries
Kashmir(J&K) (CII) will be the national partner for the
investor's summit, which has signed an
MoU(Memorandum of understanding)
with Jammu and Kashmir Trade
Promotion Organisation (JKTPO).
SEPTEMBER
2019 UNICEF South Asian Colombo city, Srilanka United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Parliamentarian Conference on along with the parliament of Srilanka
Children Rights Convention conducted the conference. This is the 3rd
convention conducted by UNICEF with
parliamentarians for children where the
meeting aims to discuss the issues faced
by children and on the challenges to
improve the child rights.
4th edition of Indian Ocean Maldives The theme “Securing the Indian Ocean
Conference (IOC) 2019 Region: Traditional and Non-Traditional
Challenges”.External Affairs Minister
(EAM) of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar visited
Maldives to address the conference.
National conference on 2019 New Delhi, Delhi During the conference Shri Naidu,
‘India-Africa Partnership in a released two books on Indian Council of
Changing Global Order– World Affairs (ICWA) named “Shakti Ki
Priorities, Prospects and Manyata- Samyukta Rashtra Suraksha
Challenges’ Parishad” written by Dilip Sinha and
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52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Fiji ADB launched 5$ billion Action Plan for
Board of Governors, Fiji. Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue
Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.
14th meeting of the Conference Geneva, Switzerland The theme of the meeting was “Clean
of the Parties to the Basel Planet, Healthy People: Sound
Convention (BC COP-14), the Management of Chemicals and Waste”.
9th meeting of the Conference
of the Parties to the Rotterdam
Convention (RC COP-9) and the
9th meeting of the Conference
of the Parties to the Stockholm
Convention (SC COP-9)
72nd session of the World Geneva, Switzerland The theme of this year is “Universal
Health Organisation (WHO)’s Health Coverage: Leaving no one behind”.
World Health Assembly Click here to read more.
India and China Industry Guizhou, China The objective was to create a new
Cooperation Forum chapter in India-China cooperation in the
new era of the digital transition.
11th Arctic Council Ministerial Lappi Areena, India was re-elected as an Observer to
Meeting Rovaniemi, Finland Arctic Council and India committed to
contribute more to Arctic Council. India
has its Arctic research station, termed as
‘Himadri’ in Svalbard, Norway.
G7’s (Group of Seven)(Britain, Metz, France To discuss on steps required to handle
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, deforestation, plastic pollution, depletion
Japan and the United States) of coral reefs and ways to build pacts
between the countries in order to achieve
the target.
JUNE
5th Conference on Interaction Dushanbe, Tajikistan The theme of the 5th Summit was
and Confidence Building "Shared Vision for a Secure and More
Measures in Asia (CICA) Prosperous CICA Region”. India is a
Summit 2019 member of CICA since 1999. Late Prime
Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee had
participated in the first CICA Summit held
in 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Click here
to read more.
G20 Finance Ministers and Fukuoka, Japan It was one of the 8 ministerial meetings
Central Bank Governors Meet taking place in Japan before 2019 G20
summit. The Indian side was led by Union
Minister for Finance & Corporate
Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman. Click here
to read more.
G20 (Group of 20) Ministerial Karuizawa Prince The Ministerial Meeting was co-chaired
Meeting on Energy Transitions Hotel (Karuizawa by Yoshiaki Harada, Minister of the
and Global Environment for Town, Nagano), Japan Environment, Japan and Hiroshige Seko
Sustainable Growth for the year Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2019 of Japan. Click here to read more.
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G20 Ministerial meeting on Tsukuba city, Ibaraki It is one of the eight Ministerial Meetings.
Trade and Digital Economy Prefecture, Japan The Indian delegation for G20 Ministerial
Meeting was led by the Union Minister of
Commerce and Industry &
Railways,Piyush Goyal.Click here to
read more.
JULY
Ministerial Meeting of the Caracas, Venezuela The theme of the meeting is “Promotion
Coordinating Bureau of the and Consolidation of Peace through
Non-Aligned Movement (Co- Respect for International Law”. India was
BNAM) represented by Syed Akbaruddin, Indian
envoy to the United Nations.
44th session of the World City of Fuzhou, China It was decided during the 43rd session of
Heritage Committee in 2020 the World Heritage Committee in Baku,
Azerbaijan.
13th edition of the annual Hyderabad Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Global Healthcare Summit Naidu inaugurated the summit.
(GHS)
19th Commonwealth Foreign London, United It was chaired by UK Foreign Secretary
Affairs Ministers’ Meeting Kingdom (UK) Jeremy Hunt as part of Britain’s term as
(CFAMM) for the year 2019 the current Chair-in-Office of the
Commonwealth.Dr. S Jaishankar
addressed the meeting behalf of India.
India – Association of Southeast New Delhi For informal consultation on Regional
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Troika Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Trade Ministers’ Meeting
2nd India-Russia Strategic New Delhi It was chaired by Rajiv Kumar, Vice-
Economic Dialogue (IRSED) Chairman of India’s think tank, NITI
2019 Aayog, and Russia’s Deputy Minister of
Economic Development, Timur
Maksimov.
5th India-EU High Level New Delhi It was co-chaired by Mr. Sanjiv Arora,
Dialogue on Migration and Secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and
Mobility (HLDMM) Overseas Indian Affairs) and Ms.
Paraskevi Michou, Director General
[Migration and Home Affairs], European
Commission.
36th Goods & Service Tax (GST) New Delhi The meeting was chaired Smt. Nirmala
Council Meeting Sitharaman. The GST rate on all Electric
Vehicles (EVs) was reduced from 12% to
5%. The GST rate on charger or charging
stations for EVs was reduced from 18%
to 5%. Hiring of electric buses (of
carrying capacity of more than 12
passengers) by local authorities was
exempted from GST.Click here to read
more.
BRICS Foreign Ministers Rio De Janeiro, Brazil India was represented by Gen. (retd) VK
Meeting 2019 Singh who is the Union Minister of State
for Road Transport and Highways.Click
here to read more.
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AUGUST
ASEAN(Association of Bangkok, Thailand
Southeast Asian Nations )-India
Ministerial Meeting 2019
8th Inter-Sessional Ministerial Beijing, China It was held before the 7th RCEP
Meeting of Regional ministerial meet which will be convened
Comprehensive Economic in Bangkok, Thailand on September 2019.
Partnership (RCEP) 2019 In this meeting, all partner countries
agreed to finalize trading deal
negotiations. Click here to read more.
India and China Navy Joint Beijing, China In order to improve military to military
Working Group (JWG) cooperation, India and China reviewed
the situation on the border and agreed on
more port calls by each side’s Navies at a
meeting of the Joint Working Group
(JWG) between the Defence Ministries in
Beijing, China.
4th edition of Internet of Things Bengaluru, Karnataka The theme of 'Mainstreaming the
(IoT) India Congress 2019 Internet of Things'. The 2-day Congress
was organized by Institution of
Engineering and Technology (IET) IoT
Panel with a footfall of over1600
participants and about 70 speakers from
over 6 countries.
4th United States-India California, U.S. The Indian delegation was led jointly by
Maritime Security Dialogue Indra Mani Pandey, Additional Secretary
(D&ISA), Ministry of External Affairs and
Smt. Richa Misra, Joint Secretary (Navy),
Ministry of Defence. Both sides
exchanged their views on maritime
developments in the Indo-Pacific region.
National Conference on Chennai, Tamil Nadu It was inaugurated by Shripad Yesso
Varmam Science Naik, Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) in the Ministry of
Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani,
Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).
30th Pro-Active Governance New Delhi It was chaired by Prime Minister
and Timely Implementation Narendra Modi. On his 30th interaction,
(PRAGATI) platform many issues were reviewed. This was the
first meeting of PRAGATI chaired by the
Prime Minister in his second term in
office. Grievances under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban) was reviewed and
the Prime Minister directed all the
officers to achieve the target of ‘housing
for all by 2022’. Read full details here:
30th Interaction Through PRAGATI
Platform Chaired By Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
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15th governing council meeting Dhaka, Bangladesh Shri Prakash Javadekar participated in
(GCM) of the South Asia the meeting.Click here to read more.
Cooperative Environment
Programme 2019 (SACEP)
Rising Himachal: Global Dharamshala, The partner country for the event was
Investor’s Meet 2019 Himachal Pradesh United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Brand Ambassador for Investors’
Meet was Bollywood actress Yami
Gautam.Click here to read more.
10th Meeting of the Heads of New Delhi Dealing with Prevention and Elimination
Departments of Member-States of Emergency Situations
of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation
Organization)
National Capital Region(NCR) - NewDelhi Theme - “Planning for Tomorrow’s
2041 Greatest Capital Region”
1st edition of the ‘BIMSTEC Visakhapatnam, 3 MoU were signed between Ranong Port
Ports’ Conclave’ Andhra Pradesh(AP)(Port Authority of Thailand) and the Port
Trusts of Chennai, Visakhapatnam and
Kolkata for strengthening the port
connectivity which is one of the key
objectives of the BIMSTEC member
countries.Click here to read more.
COMMITTEES FORMED
JANUARY
Name of Head Facts about the Committee
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Committee/Organization
which formed the committee
Eight-member expert Former SEBI To suggest long-term solutions for the
committee formed by RBI chairman U K Sinha economic and financial sustainability of
the MSME sector.
5-member high-level Nandan Nilekani To suggest measures to strengthen the
committee formed by RBI safety and security of digital payments.
11-member working group U.K. Sinha To study the concept of ‘Group
constituted by the Insolvency Insolvency’ and suggest a suitable
and Bankruptcy board of India framework.
(IBBI)
Panel formed by Insurance Praveen Kutumbe To identify domestically systematically
Regulatory Development important insurers (SIIs) and an
Authority of India (IRDAI) augmented regulatory framework is
logically established
SEBI has set up Sankar De It will help and analyse the new methods
a Research advisory of policy making for the development of
committee(RAC) capital market
FEBRUARY
Central Board of Direct Taxes Sanjeev Sharma To look into the matter of taxation
(CBDT) formed a 4-member related pain points and submit its final
committee report and recommendations by mid-
March.
Group of Ministers (GoM) Nitin Patel Favoured 3% on the affordable housing
category, down from 8%, has submitted
its report to the GST Council. GST is
currently levied at 12%on premium
housing and 8% on affordable housing.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes The group will consult the stakeholders
and Customs (CBIC) extensively, including the Export
Constituted 3 Working Groups Promotion Councils and relevant wings
of the Ministry of Commerce and industry
and submit their report within a period
of 2 months.
An expert committee Anoop Satpath Committee suggested Rs. 9,750 per
month or Rs. 375 per day as National
Minimum Wage (NMW) for a worker. The
Present NMW is Rs. 4,576.
MARCH
Constituted by Reserve Bank of Usha Thorat To examine issues related to offshore
India rupee markets and recommend policy
measures.
Insurance Regulatory and Dinesh Arora, Deputy In order to suggest ways for more
Development Authority of India CEO of NHA effective implementation of the Centre’s
(IRDAI) and National Health Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan
Authority (NHA) have formed a Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
joint working group (JWG)
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice F. M. Kalifullah For the amicable settlement of Ayodhya’s
Ranjan Gogoi, constituted a Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land
three-member mediation panel dispute case.
Constituted by Government of A. R. Sihag The panel will look into monitoring,
India formed Inter-ministerial sanctioning and implementation of
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Securities and Exchange Board NSE Clearing Ltd To review the current framework of
of India (SEBI) margins in the futures and options
segment.
Minister of State for Power and 3 member dispute To resolve disputes between private
New & Renewable Energy resolution committee solar & wind power developers and
(Independent Charge) R K with members M F public sector Solar Energy Corporation of
Singh Farooqui, former India and National Thermal Power
Heavy Industry Corporation Limited (NTPC) beyond
Secretary, Anil contractual agreement.
Swarup, former Coal
Secretary and A K
Dubey, former Sports
Secretary
Central Government has reconstituted eight key Cabinet Committees. These include -Appointments
Committee, Committees on Accommodation, Economic Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs,
Security, Investment and Growth and Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development.
Click here to read more.
JULY
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Aruna Sundararajan To look into the revival plans for
Prasad Telecom sector which is under
financial stress. It will review the
issues in the sector and promote
Ease of Doing Business (EDB).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Devendra Fadnavis For transforming Indian
agriculture and raising farmers’
income. It will suggest policy
measures, attract investments
and raise growth in food
processing.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tapan Ray To review the regulatory and
supervisory framework for core
investment companies (CIC).
SC constituted a high powered To frame an emergency plan to
committee prevent the extinction of Great
Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican.
The 3 member panel comprises
Deepak Apte, Dr. Asad R Rahmani
and Dr. Dhananjai Mohan.
Union Government Amit Shah It comprises of 3 other
reconstituted the Group of ministers namely finance
Ministers (GoM) called the Air minister Nirmala Sitharaman,
India Specific Alternative commerce, and railway minister
Mechanism (AISAM) on Air Piyush Goyal and civil aviation
India disinvestment minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Inter-Ministerial committee set Subhash Chandra Garg Recommended that private
up by the Government on cryptocurrencies be banned
virtual currency completely in India except for
the one’s issue by the state and
a fine of up to 250 million
rupees ($3.63 million) and
imprisonment for up to 10
years for anyone who mines,
generates, holds, sells, transfers
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or issues cryptocurrency.
Union Government has Amit Shah To examine frameworks for
reconstituted a Group of dealing with matters of sexual
Ministers (GoM) harassment of women at the
workplace
AUGUST
4-member panel of ministers Amit Shah To propose action against mob
lynching. The panel was headed
by then Home minister Rajnath
Singh when it was formed.
Ministry of Statistics and To recommend operational
Programme Implementation level modifications for
(MoSPI) constituted an 8- restructuring the National
member committee Statistical Office (NSO). NSO will
be chaired by Pravin Srivastava,
the chief statistician, and MoSPI
secretary.
Three member committee To resolve dispute between the
constituted by Government of Indian Railways and Steel
India Authority of India regarding
issues related to the quantity
and supply of high-quality steel
rails. Click here to read more
High level steering committee Injeti Srinivas The committee has recommended
on Corporate Social to make CSR expenditure tax-
Responsibility (CSR) deductible and that non-
compliance of CSR norms be
treated as a civil offence. The
committee presented its
recommendations to Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Click here to read more.
Ministry of Civil Aviation The committee is constituted to
(MoCA) rationalise additional taxes that
airlines have to pay while uplifting
Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) at airports
across India.
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47th Central Sanctioning and Durga Shanker Mishra The Committee approved 630
Monitoring Committee (CSMC) proposals from participating
states for the construction of
1.23 lakh houses with an overall
investment of Rs. 4,988 cr
under the Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U). With
this, cumulative sanctions of
houses under PMAY(U) crossed
90 lakh houses against the
validated demand of 1.12 crore.
The union government will
provide the assistance worth
Rs. 1,805 cr.
Government reconstitutes EAC-PM till 2021
• Union Government reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-
PM) for a period of 2 years with effect from September 26, 2019. Dr. Bibek Debroy will
continue as Chairman and Mr Ratan P. Watal will continue as the Member Secretary. These are
the 2 full time members. Dr Sajjid Chinoy, Indian economist at JP Morgan is the new part-time
member and Ashima Goel of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) will
continue to be the Part-Time Member.
OCTOBER
Government constitutes Guruprasad Mohapatra To prepare contours of new
working group industrial policy to make India a
manufacturing hub.It will be the
third industrial policy after the
first in 1956 and the second in
1991. It will replace the
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India and Myanmar The MoU was signed in December 2017 under which now,India
handed over the 250 pre-fabricated houses for use of Refugees
returned from Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
India and the USA In the areas of regenerative medicine and 3D(Three-
Dimensional) bioprinting, new technologies, exchange of
scientific information and technologies, and joint use of scientific
infrastructure.
India and Bahrain On Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space
AUGUST
India and Maldives On Training and Capacity Building Programme for Maldivian
Civil Servants was operationalised after the discussions held
between the senior officials of the Department of Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), the National Centre for
Good Governance (NCGG) and the Maldives Civil Service
Commission in a ceremony held at the Civil Services Commission
of Maldives at Male, Maldives. Read full details here: MoU
Between India & Maldives On Training And Capacity
Building Programme For Maldivian Civil Servants
Operationalised
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India and Guinea In the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy
India and Peru In the field of Medicinal Plants
India and Gambia In the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine
OCTOBER
India and St. Vincent & the In the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine
Grenadines
India and America Agreement on Science and Technology
India and Kuwait In the field of accounting, finance and audit knowledge base
NOVEMBER
India and Bangladesh For withdrawal of 1.82 cusec of water from Feni River by India
India and Paraguay Tourism
India and Brazil Health and medicine & Protocol convention on tax evasion
India and Switzerland Climate change and environment
India and Guinea Renewable energy
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Securities and Ministry of For automatic data exchange in order to tackle the
Exchange Board Corporate Affairs rising instances of fraud.
of India (SEBI) (MCA)
Indian Railways RailTel Enterprises To upgrade its signalling system on 4 busiest sections. It
Limited (REL) includes Automatic Train Protection System with Long
Term Evolution (LTE) based Mobile Train Radio
Communication System (MTRC) along with the
provision of Electronic Interlocking (indoor) wherever
required.
Internet National For a joint collaboration on research and engagement
Corporation for Association of activities that will foster innovation in Internet
Assigned Names Software and identifier technologies. This will help both bodies to
and Numbers Services jointly identify research projects, predominantly in new
(ICANN) Companies technologies related to the Internet's system of unique
(NASSCOM) identifiers
Bhagwan South Korea Launched a collaborative initiative Bhagwan Mahaveer
Mahaveer Viklang Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) named 'Jaipur Foot
Sahayata Samiti Korea'. An agreement was also signed by the Korean
(BMVSS) Ambassador with BMVSS to provide assistance in
prosthetic limbs sector
National Thermal PowerGrid To set up a Joint Venture (JV) the National Electricity
Power Corporation of Distribution Company Limited (NEDCL). It will
Corporation India Limited undertake the business for distribution of electricity in
(NTPC) (PGCIL) distribution circles in various states and Union
Territories (UTs) and other related activities
JULY
Centre for Cellular Centre for DNA To provide high quality DNA-based diagnostic services to the
and Molecular Fingerprinting and public at a lower rate and to engage in scientific research to
Biology (CCMB) Diagnostics (CDFD) improve understanding of human genetic disorders.
International Union Agriculture To provide Farmers with the weather forecast and soil
Business Ministry moisture information.
Machines
NITI Aayog WhatsApp To promote women entrepreneurs
AUGUST
Reliance Jio Microsoft Announced a 10-year long-term strategic relationship to
Infocomm Limited Corporation accelerate the digital transformation of the Indian economy
and society.
Common Service Ministry of To turn all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats into ‘digital
Centre e-Governance Panchayati Raj panchayats’
Services India (MoPR )
Limited, a Special
Purpose Vehicle
Indian Army's Tata Realty To provide quality housing to army personnel. By this
Army Welfare housing MoU, the Indian army can now take over dwelling units
Housing in 13 'Ready to Move in’ projects of Tata Realty pan
Organisation India.
(AWHO)
National Institute Shri Mata Vaishno To work jointly to accelerate, expand and achieve the
of Solar Energy Devi University objective of National Solar Mission through training
(NISE) (SMVDU) programmes.
Department of National AIDS The MoU was signed including inclusion of target
Social Control groups of NACO and National Action Plan for Drug
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Defence Research Central University To set up a processing center called “ Kalam Center for
and Development of Jammu (CUJ) Science and Technology (KCST)” at the university for
Organisation(DRD research purposes. The 'Kalam centre will have modern
O) day facilities & equipment will create a pool of research
scholars in these areas.
OCTOBER
National Health Google To strengthen Ayushman Bharat scheme.
Authority(NHA)
Makhanlal UNICEF (United To work together on child rights
Chaturvedi Nations Children’s
National Fund)
University of
Journalism and
Communication
(MCNUJC)
INDEX
RANKING
INDIA’S RANK
Index/Report/Field Position of India Ranks
JANUARY
World’s Busiest Airport Dubai International (DXB) airport-
topped the Index.
Most Powerful Passports-by Henley & Partners Japan Tops the List for the second
Henley Passport Index consecutive year. India Ranks 79th
11th edition of EIU Democracy Norway topped. India ranks at 41st
Index 2018
2019 Edelman Trust India at 2nd informed public category
Barometer report and 3rd in the general population
category
Global Talent Competitive India Ranked in 80th Position
Index 2019
Bloomberg Innovation Index Bloomberg India Ranked 54th Position
Corruption Perception Index Denmark topped the chart with a score
(CPI) of 88. India Ranked 78th Position
General Data Protection CISCO on 2019 Data India ranked 6th position
Regulation (GDPR) readiness Privacy Benchmark
index Study
FEBRUARY
Passport Index of 2019 UNDP human Top 3 Countries:
development inde 1.United Arab Emirates
2.Germany
3.Denmark.
India -67 in 2019,77 in 2015.
Inclusive Internet Index 2019 Economist Intelligence Top 3 Countries:
Unit (EIU) for 1.Sweden
Facebook 47th 2.Singapore
3.USA.
India ranked 47th in the Index.
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APRIL
Migration and Development World Bank World’s top 5 recipient of remittances
Brief in 2018:
1. India: 79$ billion
2. China: 67$ billion
3. Mexico: 36$ billion
4. Philippines: 34$ billion
5. Egypt: 29$ billion.
Most valuable market Bloomberg Top 3 World’s most valuable market
1. US
2. China
3. Hong Kong
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World Press Freedom Index Reporters Without Top 5 countries in World Press
2019 Borders Freedom Index 2019:
1. Norway
2. Finland
3. Sweden
4. Netherlands
5. Denmark. India ranked 140.
Startup Ecosystem Ranking for StartupBlink Top three countries:
2019 1.United States
2.United Kingdom
3.Canada. India ranked at 17th position.
2019 Index of Cancer Economist Intelligence Top 3 nations:.
Preparedness (ICP) Unit (EIU) 1. Australia
2. Netherlands
3. Germany. India ranked 19th position
in the Index.
State of the internet/security Akamai Technologies Top 3 most targeted nation by
hackers in 2018:
1. US
2. India
3. Canada
World’s military expenditure Stockholm World's top 4 military spender in
International Peace 2018:
Research Institute 1. US
(SIPRI) 2. China
3. Saudi Arabia
4. India
MAY
Kids Right Index 2019 Kids Right Index Top 2 countries:
1.Iceland,2. Portugal,India ranked 117th out
of 181 countries
Speedtest Global Index for April Ookla Top country in mobile internet
2019 speeds:1.Norway .India ranked 121 in
mobile Internet speeds.
Top country in fixed broadband:
1. Singapore.India ranked 68 in fixed
broadband speeds.
Sand & Sustainability:Finding United Nations India and China top a list of nations
new solutions for environmental Environment Programme where illegal sand mining has become a
governance of global sand (UNEP) key environmental issue
resources
World Competitiveness IMD (Institute for Top 5 Countries:
economy Rankings Management 1.Singapore
Development) 2. Hong Kong,
3. US,
4. Switzerland, and
5.UAE.
India ranked in 43rd most competitive
economy in the world.
JUNE
SDG (Sustainable Development World Economic Top 5 Countries:
Goals) Gender Equality Index Forum 1. Denmark
2. Finland
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India ranked at 95th Position.
World's fastest-growing Reuters survey Top 2 countries:
economy 1. China(6.4% annual growth in the
January-March quarter)
2. India(6.3% annual growth in the
January-March quarter)
Top capital importing Knight Frank Top 3 capital importing Countries:
countries 1. United States($80.89 billion)
2. Canada($50.41 billion)
3. Germany($24.50 billion)
India placed in 20th rank,India ranked
30th in outbound cross-border
investments.
JULY
Most Powerful Passport index Henley & Partners Top 3 Countries Passport:
2019 (Henley Passport Index 1. Japan and Singapore
2019) 2. South Korea, Finland and Germany
3. Denmark, Italy, and Luxembourg
Indian passport ranked at 86th position
Global Multidimensional UN Development India registered a fastest reduction of
Poverty Index (MPI) 2019 Programme (UNDP), poverty rate from 55.1% to 27.9% and
the Oxford Poverty and lifted 271 million (from 640 million to
Human Development around 369 million) out of poverty.
Initiative (OPHI) Jharkhand is among the poorest regions
in the world improving the fastest
followed by Rattanak Kiri in Cambodia.
12th Edition Of The Global Union Minister of Top 5 country:
Innovation Index For The Year Commerce & Industry 1. Switzerland
2019 and Railways 2. Sweden
3. United States of America
4. Netherlands
5. United Kingdom.India was ranked 52nd in
2019 with the score 36.58 out of 100 from
57th position in 2018.
QS Best Student Cities Ranking Quacquarelli Symonds World’s best city for students
2019 (QS) 1. London, UK,2. Tokyo, Japan,3. Melbourne,
Australia.Bangalore was ranked 81st and
Mumbai stood at 85th position, Delhi was
ranked 113th and Chennai stood at 115 out
of a total of 120 cities ranked in the list.
AUGUST
Water Stress Index 2019 Verisk Maplecroft India ranked as the 46th highest risk
country in the world.Chennai is the “tip
of the iceberg” for India’s water-stressed
cities.
Largest economy in the world World Bank data for India’s GDP rose from $2.65 trillion in
2018 2017 to $2.7 trillion in 2018.The data
topped by US followed by China and
Japan.
Prime Global Cities Index Q1 Knight Frank Berlin(Germany) topped.
2019(Fastest growing prime Istanbul(Turkey) and
market globally) Vancouver(Canada) were the weakest
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Bengaluru (2.8%) and Mumbai (0.8%)
were ranked 15th and 30th.
Delhi ranked at 10th.
Henley Passport Index for Henley Top 5 Countries:
world’s most powerful 1 Japan and Singapore.
passport” in 2019 2 South Korea, Germany & Finland.
3 Denmark and Italy,4 France and
Sweden,5 Austria, Netherlands, Portugal
& Switzerland,India ranked at 86th
Position.
World’s Safe city index(SCI) Economist Intelligence Top 3 Cities:
for the year 2019 Unit sponsored by NEC 1. Tokyo(Japan)
corporation 2. Singapore
3. Osaka.
Mumbai was ranked 45th safest city
whereas Delhi stood at the 52nd
position.
SEPTEMBER
Global Happiness Survey 2019 Market research firm Top 3 Countries:
Ipsos 1. Australia and Canada(86%)
2. China(83%)
3. Great Britain(82%)
India ranked 9th with 77%.
World Travel & Tourism World Economic Top 3 Countries:
Competitiveness Index (TTCI) Forum(WEF) 1. Spain
2019 2. France
3. Germany.
4. Japan (tops in Asia pacific Region)
India was ranked at the 34th spot.
2019 list of gold reserves World Gold Council 1. United States
(WGC) 2. Germany,3. International Monetary
Fund(IMF),India ranked in 10th
place(overall, including IMF) & ranked
9th (excluding IMF’s rank)
OCTOBER
Global Firepower Index (GFP) Global Firepower 4. India
/Military Strength Ranking Top 3 States:
2019 1.United States
2.Russia,3.China
2019 Global Competitiveness World Economic 68.India
Index 4.0. Forum(WEF) Top 3 Country
1.Singapore
2.United States
3. Hong Kong SAR(Special
Administrative Region)
Global Hunger Index 2019 Irish aid agency India ranks at 102nd Position.
Concern Worldwide Top 17 Countries:
and German Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
organisation Welt Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Estonia,
Hunger Hilfe Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro,
Romania, Slovak Republic, Turkey,
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JULY
Agricultural Marketing and NITI (National Top 5 States:
Farmer Friendly Reforms Institution for 1.Maharashtra
Index(AMFFRI) Transforming India) 2.Gujarat
Aayog 3.Rajasthan
4.Madhya Pradesh
5.Haryana
Performance Grading Index Ministry of Human Top 3 States/ UTs:
2017-18-in the field of Resource Development 1. Chandigarh
education (HRD) 2. Kerala
3. Gujarat
Kerala had the highest literacy rate
followed by Lakshadweep and Mizoram.
World Reputation Rankings Times Higher Top 3 institutes:
2019 Education 1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bengaluru,
2. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Madras and
3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education
(MAHE), Manipal
AUGUST
State Rooftop Solar RK Singh, Union Top 5 States:
Attractiveness Index 2019 Minister of State for 1. Karnataka(78.8)
(SARAL) Power and New & 2. Telangana(72.2)
Renewable Energy (IC) 3. Gujarat(67.9)
and Skill Development 4. Andra Pradesh(66.1). Read full details
& Entrepreneurship here: Karnataka Tops In State Rooftop
Solar Attractiveness Index(SARAL)
2019
1. Singapore
2. Zurich
3. Oslo
2019 Henley Passport Index Henley & Partners 82. India
ranking Top 3 Countries:
1. Japan and Singapore
2. South Korea, Germany and Finland
3. Denmark, Italy and Luxembourg
Brand Finance Nation Brands Brand Finance 7. India
2019 Top 3 Countries:
1. United States of America (USA)
2. China
3. Germany
India Innovation Index (III) National Institution for Top 3 States:
2019 Transforming 1. Karnataka
India(NITI) along with 2.Tamil Nadu
the Institute for 3.Maharashtra
Competitiveness Click here to read more.
University-Industry Linkages Progress, Harmony Top 3 States:
(UILs) Index 2019 and Development 1. Karnataka
Chamber of Commerce 2. Kerala and
and Industry (PHDCCI) 3.Gujarat
and the Ministry of
Science and
Technology,
Government of India
2nd edition of Quacquarelli Top 3 Universities:
Symonds (QS) India 1.Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
University Rankings 2020 (IITB)
2.Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore(IISB)
3.Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
(IITD).Click here to read more.
REPORT:
Report/Study Title Released by Points to be noted
JANUARY
The Potential Benefits of Air Quality Life Indians could live up to 3 years more if there’s
India’s ‘War Against Index (AQLI) a 25% reduction in air pollution
Pollution’ — Longer Lives
18th Fiscal Stability ReportSub-Committee of To strength of the financial system and the
the Financial development and regulation of the financial
Stability and sector
Development
Council (FSDC)
Report titled “Future of World Economic Top 3 Countries:
Consumption in Fast- Growth Forum 1. USA
Consumer Market- India” 2. China
3. India
World Economic Situation United Nations The report was produced by the UN
and Prospects 2019 (WESP) Department of Economic and Social Affairs
report (UN/DESA), the UN Conference on Trade and
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Most valued Indian bank Top 3 Banks:
1. HDFC Bank
2. State Bank of India(SBI)
3. Kotak Mahindra Bank
10. YES Bank
World’s Best Airport Air Help Top 3 Airports:
1. Hamad International airport, Qatar
2. Tokyo International airport, Japan
3. Athens International airport, Greece
8. Rajiv Gandhi International airport,
India(Hyderabad)
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Forecasting the future need WHO (World India faces critical shortage of healthcare
and gaps in requirements for Health professionals, especially in Bihar, Jharkhand,
public health professionals in Organization) U.P. (Uttar Pradesh) & Rajasthan which have
India up to 2026 the worst hit ratio as compared to Delhi,
Kerala, Punjab and Gujarat which are in a
relatively better position.
Global Status Report on Road World Health Over 1.35 million people died every year due
Safety Organisation to road accidents in the 5-29 age group &
(WHO) around 50 million people sustain injuries
JUNE
3rd End of Childhood Index ‘Save the Children’ Top 5 Countries:
as per the report titled 1. Singapore.
“Changing Lives in Our 2. Sweden
Lifetime – Global Childhood 3. Finland
Report 2019” 4. Norway
5. Slovenia.India was ranked 113 in 176
countries.
‘Global peace index 2019’ Institute for Iceland topped the list.India ranked 141
Economics and among 163 countries.Afghanistan is the least
Peace peaceful country.
states:
1. Meghalaya (1.5%)
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Sikkim
Female labour force declined in India in 2017-
18. It is one among the world's bottom 10. In
2011-12, India was placed at 12th from the
bottom globally.
India's data usage per smartphone is the highest in the world at 9.8GB per month.
UN (United Nations) World Food Programme in partnership with Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation (MoSPI) stated that 31.4% of Indian children under five years will still
be stunted by 2022 in the report titled Food & Nutrition Security (FNS) –Click here to read more
JULY
Annual banking statistics Swiss National Top 5 Countries:
report Bank (SNB) 1.United Kingdom,2.United States,3.West
Indies,4.France,5.Hong Kong,India has slipped
to 74th place.
Working on a Warmer International India is projected to lose 5.8% of working
Planet: The Impact of Heat Labour hours in 2030 equivalent to 34 million full-
Stress on Labour Organisation (ILO) time jobs due to global warming.
Productivity and Decent
Work
India: Health of the Nation’s Indian Council of Total death in the country due to NCDs was
States Medical Research 61.8% in 2016, as compared to 37.9% in
(ICMR) 1990.
“Global Prime Office CBRE, an Top 5 Expensive office location:
Occupancy Costs survey” American real 1. Hong Kong’s Central district,2. London’s
estate consulting West End,3. Hong Kong’s Kowloon,4. New
firm York’s Midtown Manhattan and 5. Beijing’s
Finance Street.New Delhi’s Connaught Place
(CP) - 9th most expensive office location
Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)- 27th
most expensive office location
Nariman Point- Central Business District
(CBD) - 40th most expensive office location.
Global Study on Homicide United Nations It stated that the overall Homicide Rate
2019 Office on Drugs declined by 10% in India over the period
and Crime 2009- 2015, from 3.8 to 3.4 per 100,000
(UNODC) population and it was increased ‘Noticeably’
in some Northern States.
World’s largest economy IHS Markit In 2025, India will overtake Japan to become
the World’s 3rd Largest Economy. India will
overtake the United Kingdom (UK) to become
the fifth biggest economy in 2019.
Small Industries Credit Information Top 3 states:
Development Bank of India’s Bureau (India) 1. Gujarat
(SIDBI) Micro, Small & Limited (CIBIL) 2. Andhra Pradesh
Medium Enterprises (MSME) 3. Haryana
Pulse Report
The Era of Rising Fintech Razorpay Most digitised cities:
Software Pvt Ltd 1. Bengaluru
2. Hyderabad
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3. Mumbai
State of Food Security and United Nations It stated that in the year 2018, more than 820
Nutrition in the World 2019 (UN) Food and million people suffered hunger, food
Agriculture insecurity and malnutrition worldwide. It is
Organisation for the third year in a row the number has
(FAO), risen.
International Fund
for Agricultural
Development
(IFAD), UN
Children’s Fund
(UNICEF), the
World Food
Programme (WFP)
and the World
Health
Organisation
(WHO)
Highest number of Reserve Bank of Top 3 States/UTs:
Automated Teller Machine India (RBI) 1. Maharashtra
(ATM) frauds in India 2. Delhi
3. Tamil Nadu
Solar rooftop installations Union Minister of Top 3 States:
State for New and 1. Gujarat
Renewable Energy 2. Maharashtra
and Power R K 3. Tamil Nadu
Singh
AUGUST
Annual Observance Report of International India failed to comply with the multiple
the Special Data Monetary Fund requirements prescribed in Special Data
Dissemination Standard for (IMF) Dissemination Standard (SDDS) which are
2018 mandatory for all IMF members.
Kantar
Global Malaria Cases in 2017 Lancet journal India is ranked fourth in Global Malaria Cases
in 2017.India has 4% of the cases worldwide
behind the African countries Nigeria,
Democratic Republic of Congo and
Mozambique. In 2017, 10 million malaria
cases in India out of the 219 million cases of
malaria worldwide. Read in detail: According
To A Report Published In The Lancet
Journal, India Is Ranked Fourth In Global
Malaria Cases In 2017
"Digital Economy Report United Nations DER was formerly known as the Information
2019 - Value Creation and Conference on Economy Report. It examines the scope for
Capture: Implications for Trade and value creation and capture in the digital
developing countries" Development economy by developing countries. Read full
(UNCTAD) details here: UNCTAD released its first
‘Digital Economy Report 2019’
2nd edition of perception- Commerce and Top 3 States:
based index of mobility of industry minister 1. Gujarat
goods and efficiency, the Shri Piyush Goyal 2. Punjab and
Logistics Ease Across 3. Andhra Pradesh
Different States (LEADS)
index
T N Manoharan Taskforce on Secondary Market for Corporate Loans submits its Report to
RBI
• A 6-member taskforce on secondary market for corporate loans, headed by Canara Bank
Chairman TN Manoharan has submitted its report to RBI (Reserve Bank of India) Governor
Shaktikanta Das. It has proposed for setting up of a Self-Regulatory Body for the
standardization of corporate loan documents. Read full deatils here: T N Manoharan
Taskforce on Secondary Market for Corporate Loans submits its Report to RBI.
Overview Of The Report Submitted To RBI By A Panel Headed By Harsh Vardhan For The
Development Of Housing Finance Securitisation Market
• The panel headed by Harsh Vardhan, senior advisor, Bain and Co., for the development of
housing finance securitisation market has submitted its report to the governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das. The six-member committee was set up by RBI
on May 29, 2019. The panel suggested that the National Housing Bank (NHB) should create
an intermediary for standard-setting and market-making for the instruments. Read full
details here: Overview Of The Report Submitted To RBI By A Panel Headed By Harsh
Vardhan For The Development Of Housing Finance Securitisation Market
OCTOBER
Health System Strengthening Ministry of Health and Family Top 5 states/UTs: Dadra and
Conditionality Report of States Welfare (MOHFW) Nagar Haveli, Haryana, Assam,
2018-19 Kerala and Punjab were the top
five states/UTs which
performed well.Click here to
read more.
The State of the World’s United Nations Children’s Fund It was for the first time in 20
Children (SOWC) 2019: (UNICEF) years, it evaluated the issue of
Children, food and nutrition- children, food and nutrition.
Growing well in a changing Click here to read more.
world
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Wealthiest City Worldwide New World Wealth (NWW) 12. Mumbai (Maharashtra)
2019 22. New Delhi, India
26. Bangalore (Karnataka)
28. Hyderabad (Telangana)
Top 3 Countries:
1. New York City, United States
of America(USA)
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. San Francisco Bay Arena,USA
“The CS Gender 3000 in 2019: Credit Suisse Research 23. India
The changing face of Institute (CSRI) Top 2 Countries:
companies“ 1. Singapore
2. Italy
Global Tuberculosis(TB) report World Health 8 countries reported for 2/3rd
2019 Organisation(WHO) of global TB. Among them,
India topped the list in high
burden TB reported countries.
India reported 27% of total TB
cases around the world. It was
followed by China(9%),
Indonesia(8%), Pakistan(6%)
and Bangladesh(4%).
Crime in India Report 2017 National Crime Records Bureau Top 3 States:
(NCRB) 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. West Bengal
Click here to read more.
Doing Business 2020- World Bank’s (WB) 63. India
Comparing Business Top 3 Countries:
Regulation in 190 Economies 1. New Zealand
2. Singapore
3. Hong Kong, China.
Click here to read more.
“Global Microscope 2019: The Economist Intelligence 5. India
enabling environment for Unit’s(EIU) Top 3 Countries:
financial inclusion” 1. Columbia
2. Peru
3. Uruguay
Click here to read more.
“Adolescents, Diets and United Nations Children’s More than 80 % of adolescents
Nutrition: Growing Well in a Fund, originally known as the in India suffer from “hidden
Changing World 2019” United Nations International hunger”(a form of
Children’s Emergency undernutrition), and less than
Fund(UNICEF) 10 % of boys and girls eat
fruits and eggs daily.
Intensified Attacks, New Intensified Attacks, New Arab States constituted the
Defences; Developments in the Defences; Developments in the deadliest part of the world for
Fight to Protect Journalists and Fight to Protect Journalists and journalists (30 % of global
End Impunity 2019 (covers the End Impunity killings- 149 people killed
period 2014-2018) between 2014-18), followed by
Latin America and the
Caribbean region (26 %, 127
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2nd edition of the report titled Georgetown Institute for 133. India
Women, Peace, and Security Women, Peace and Top 3 Countries:
(WPS) Index for the year 2019 Security(GIWPS), America in 1. Norway
collaboration with The Peace 2. Switzerland
Research Institute of Oslo 3. Finland
(PRIO), Norway Click here to read more
‘India Justice Report 2019’ Tata Trusts ,Centre for Social States detail among Largest
Justice, Common Cause, and and Mid State: –
Commonwealth Human Rights 1.Maharashtra
Initiative 2.Kerala
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Punjab
States detail among small
states: –
1.Goa
2.Sikkim
3.Himachal Pradesh
Click here to read more
‘Anaemia among men in India: Lancet Global Health Highest state among men:
A nationally representative 1.Bihar (32.9%),
cross-sectional study’ 2.West Bengal (30.46%),
3.Jharkhand (30.3%),
4.Meghalaya (29.13%) and
5.Odisha(28.45%)
Lowest state among men:
1.Manipur (9.19%),
2.Mizoram (9.78%),
3.Nagaland (10.23%),
4.Goa (10.68%) and
5.Kerala (11.77%).Click here
to read more.
“Brown to Green Report 2019” Non-Governmental Among the G20 nations, India
Organisations(NGOs) from the was the only country close to
majority of the G20 (group of the 1.5-degree celsius
20) countries and 14 research temperature rise pathway.
organisations
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3.Pakistan (58,000),
4.Democratic Republic of
Congo (40,000) and
5.Ethiopia (32,000).
Best adapted screenplay Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee –
BlacKkKlansman
Best animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best foreign language film Roma – Mexico
Best original song Shallow (A Star Is Born) – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony
Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt
Best original score Ludwig Goransson – Black Panther
Best production design Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart – Black Panther
Best costume design Ruth E Carter – Black Panther
Best cinematography Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Best visual effects Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and JD Schwalm – First Man
Best make-up and Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney – Vice
hairstyling
Best sound editing John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone – Bohemian Rhapsody
Best sound mixing Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali – Bohemian Rhapsody
Best film editing John Ottman – Bohemian Rhapsody
Best animated short Bao
Best documentary short Period. End of Sentence.
Shah
2 Indira Gandhi Award for NAAL (Marathi) Producer:
Best Debut Film of a Mrudhgandh Films
Director LLP
Director: Sudhakar
Reddy Yakkanti
3 Award for Best Popular BADHAAI HO (Hindi) Producer: Junglee
Film Providing Wholesome Pictures Limited
Entertainment Director: Amit
Sharma
4 Nargis Dutt Award for Best ONDALLA ERADALLA (Kannada) Producer: D N
Feature Film on National Cinemas
Integration Director: Satya
Prakash D
5 Best Film on Social Issues PADMAN (Hindi) Producer: Hope
Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Director: R. Balki
6 Best Film on Environment PAANI (Marathi) Producer: Purple
Conservation/Preservation Pebble Pictures
Director: Addinath
Kothare
7 Best Children’s Film SARKARI HIRIYA PRATHAMIKA SHALE Producer : Rishab
KASARGODU (Kannada) Shetty Films
Director: Rishab
Shetty
8 Best Direction URI : THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) Director: Aditya Dhar
9 Best Actor (Shared) ANDHADHUN (Hindi) & URI : THE Ayushmann
SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) Khurrana & Vicky
Kaushal
10 Best Actress MAHANATI (Telugu) Keerthy Suresh
11 Best Supporting Actor CHUMBAK (Marathi) Supporting
Actor:Swanand
Kirkire
12 Best Supporting Actress BADHAAI HO (Hindi) Supporting
Actress: Surekha
Sikri
13 Best Child Artist ONDALLA ERADALLA (Kannada) P V Rohith
HARJEETA (Punjabi) Sameep Singh
HAMID (Urdu) Talha Arshad Reshi
NAAL (Marathi) Shrinivas Pokale
14 Best Male Playback Singer PADMAAVAT (Hindi) Arijit Singh
Song “ Binte
Dil Misriya mein …. ”
15 Best Female Playback NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) Bindhu Malini
Singer Song “ Maayavi
Manave…..”
16 Best Cinematography OLU (Malayalam) Cameraman: M J
Radhakrishnan
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Neelam Paanchal,
Tarjani Bhadla,
Brinda Nayak, Tejal
Panchasara,
Kaushambi Bhatt,
Ekta Bachwani,
Kamini Panchal,
Jagruti Thakore,
Riddhi Yadav &
Prapti Mehta &
Director : Indradip
Dasgupta
26 Best Special Effects AWE (Telugu) Srushti Creative
& KGF (Kannada) Studio & Unifi Media
27 Best Choreography PADMAAVAT (Hindi) Kruti Mahesh Madya
& Jyoti Tomar
Song: Ghoomar
28 Best Action Direction KGF (Kannada)) Vikram More & Anbu
Award (Stunt Ariv
Choreography)
Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution:
S.No Name of Title of Film Awardee
Award
1 Best REVA Producer: Brainbox Studios
Gujarati Director: Rahul Surendrabhai Bhole &
Film Vinit Kumar Ambubhai Kanojiya
2 Best Punjabi HARJEETA Producer: Sizzlin Productions
Film Director: Vijay Kumar Arora
3 Best BULBUL CAN SING Producer: Flying River Films
Assamese Director: Rima Das
Film
4 Best AMORI Producer: Opus Ga La
Konkani Director: Dinesh P Bhonsle
Film
5 Best NATHICHARAMI Producer: Tejaswini Enterprises
Kannada Director: Manjunatha S. (Mansore)
Film
6 Best Telugu MAHANATI Producer: Swapna Cinema
Film Director: Nag Ashwin
7 Best SUDANI FROM NIGERIA Producer: The Happy Hours Entertainments
Malayalam Director: Zakariya
Film
8 Best Bengali EK JE CHHILO RAJA Producer: SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Film Director: Srijit Mukherjee
9 Best Urdu HAMID Producer: Saregama India Limited
Film Director: Aijaz Khan
10 Best Hindi ANDHADHUN Producer: Matchbox Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Film Director: Sriram Raghavan
11 Best Tamil BAARAM Producer: Reckless Roses
Film Director: Priya Krishnaswamy
12 Best BHONGA Producer: Nalinee Productions
Marathi Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil
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Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the
Constitution:
1 Best Garo MA’AMA Producer: Anna Films
Film Director: Dominic Sangma
2 Best MISHING Producer: BB Entertainment Trade Private
Sherdukpan Limited
Film Director: Bobby Sarma Baruah
3 Best IN THE LAND OF POISON Producer: Aaas Productions
Pangchenpa WOMEN Director: Manju Borah
Film
4 Best TURTLE Producer: Shivazza Films & Entertainment
Rajasthani Director: Dinesh S Yadav
Film
5 Special NATHICHARAMI(Kannada) Sruthi Hariharan (Actress)
Mention KADAKH (Hindi) Chandrachoor Rai (Actor)
JOSEPH (Malayalam) Joju George (Actor)
SUDANI FROM NIGERIA Savithri (Actress)
(Malayalam)
Non-Feature Films Section:
11 SPECIAL JURY Why Me? – Director & Director : Harish Shah &
AWARD Ekaant – Art Direction Art Director : Neeraj Singh
12 BEST SHORT Kharvas Producer: Shree Mahalasa Productions
FICTION FILM Ponda
Director : Aditya Suhas Jambhale
13 BEST FILM ON Chalo Jeete Hain Producer: Sundial Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
FAMILY VALUES Director : Mangesh Hadawale
14 BEST DIRECTION Aai Shappath Director : Gautam Vaze
15 BEST The Secret Life of Frogs Cameraman: Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi
CINEMATOGRAPHY
16 BEST ON- The Secret Life of Frogs On location sound recordist : Ajay Bedi
LOCATION SOUND
RECORDIST
17 BEST Children of The Soil Re-recordist (final mixed track)
AUDIOGRAPHY : Bishwadeep Chatterjee
18 BEST EDITING Son Rise Editor : Hemanti Sarkar
19 BEST MUSIC Jyoti Music Director: Kedar Divekar
DIRECTION
20 BEST NARRATION/ Madhubani – The Station of Deepak Agnihotri & Urvija Upaddhyay
VOICE OVER Colours
21 SPECIAL MENTION Mahaan Hutatma – Director Director : Sagar Puranik
Glow Worm in a Jungle – Director : Ramana Dumpala
Director Director : Sameer Sadhwani & Kishor
Laddoo Sadhwani
Best Book on Cinema:
S. Title of the Book Name of the Author Name of the Publisher
No.
1 Mouna Prathanapole Author : S Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
(Malayalam) Jayachandran Nair
Special Mention
1 In A Cult Of Their Own: Author :Amborish Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Bollywood Beyond Box Office Roychoudhury
(English)
Award for Best Film Critic:
S. No. Name of Critic Language
1. Blais Johny & Anant Vijay Malayalam & Hindi
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An Overview of ICC Awards 2018
Smriti Mandhana(India) ‘Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the Women’s
Cricketer of the Year‘ as well as the ‘Women’s
ODI Player of the Year
Alyssa Healy (Australia) ICC Women’s T20I Player of the Year
Sophie Ecclestone (England) ICC Women’s Emerging Player of the Year
Suzie Bates (New Zealand) Captain ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year
FEBRUARY:
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2017:
MUSIC
Category Winner
Hindustani Vocal Music Lalith J. Rao
Hindustani Vocal Music Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha (Gundecha
Brothers — Joint Award)
Hindustani Instrumental Music — Tabla Yogesh Samsi
Hindustani Instrumental — Shehnai/Flute Rajendra Prasanna
Carnatic Vocal Music M.S. Sheela
Carnatic Instrumental Music — Veena Suma Sudhindra
Carnatic Instrumental Music — Mridangam Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan
Carnatic Instrumental Music — Flute Shashank Subramanyam
Other Major Traditions Of Music — Sugam Madhurani
Sangeet
Other Major Traditions Of Music -Sugam Sangeet Haimanti Sukla
Other Major Traditions Of Music — Gurbani Gurnam Singh
DANCE
Category Winner
Bharatanatyam Rama Vaidyanathan
Kathak Shobha Koser
Kathakali Madambi Subramanian Namboothiri
Manipuri L.N. Oinam Ongbi Dhoni Devi
Kuchipudi Deepika Reddy
Odissi Sujata Mohapatra
Sattriya Ramkrishna Talukdar
Chhau Janmejoy Sai Babu
Music For Dance Ashit Desai
THEATRE
Category Winner
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Overview Of 64th Film Fare Awards 2019
Category Winner
Best Film Raazi
Critics Best Film Andhadhun
Best Actor in a Leading Role Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju)
(Male)
Critics Best Actor in Leading Role Ayushmann Khurrana (Andhadhun), Ranveer Singh
(Male) (Padmaavat)
Best Actor in a Leading Role Alia Bhatt (Raazi)
(Female)
Critics Best Actor in Leading Role Neena Gupta (Badhaai Ho)
(Female)
Best Director Meghna Gulzar (Raazi)
Best Actor in Supporting Role Gajarj Rao (Badhaai Ho), Vicky Kaushal (Sanju)
(Male)
Best Actor in Supporting Role Surekha Sikhri (Badhaai Ho)
(Female)
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MAY
72nd annual Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes, France:
i. Filmmaker of Mexico, Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president of Cannes Film Festival
2019.
ii. The Festival honoured the French filmmaker Agnès Varda, by featuring her on the official poster of
the festival. She died in March 2019.
iii. South Korean film 'Parasite' wins Palme d'Or which is directed by Bong Joon-ho at Cannes Film
Festival. He became the first Korean director to win the award.
iv. The opening film of the festival is “The Dead Don't Die” and the closing film of the festival is “The
Specials”
v.The film festival was hosted by Édouard Baer.
vi. The number of films participated were 21 (In Competition), 18 (Un Certain Regard), 11 (Short
films).
About Indian Participation:
I&B Secretary Amit Khare leads Indian Delegation to Cannes Film Festival.
Indian filmmaker, Achyutanand Dwivedi’s "Seed Mother", won the third prize in the international
section of Nespresso Talents 2019.
Indian and Israeli delegation hold the meeting in the Cannes festival during which, Israel proposes
“India to be the focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020”.
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iii.Golden Camera:
Caméra d'Or: Our Mothers by César Díaz
iv.Short Films:
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v.Cinéfondation:
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xii.Palm Dog:
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31-year-old actress Ali Stroker, won best featured actress for her outstanding role as Ado
Annie in Rogers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’ and made history by becoming the first
actor in a wheelchair to win a Tony Award.
List of winners:
Categories Winner
Best play “The Ferryman” by Jez Butterworth
Best revival of a musical Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!
Best musical “Hadestown”
Best revival of a play “The Boys in the Band” by Mart Crowley
Best performance by an Santino Fontana, “Tootsie”
actor in a leading role in a
musical
Best performance by an Stephanie J. Block, “The Cher Show”
actress in a leading role in a
musical
Best performance by an Bryan Cranston, “Network”
actor in a leading role in a
play
Best performance by an Elaine May, “The Waverly Gallery”
actress in a leading role in a
play
Best book of a musical “Tootsie,” Robert Horn
Best original score (music “Hadestown,” Anaïs Mitchell
and/or lyrics) written for
the theater
Best direction of a musical Rachel Chavkin, “Hadestown”
Best Direction of a Play Sam Mendes, “The Ferryman”
Best performance by an André De Shields, “Hadestown”
actor in a featured role in a
musical
Best performance by an Ali Stroker, “Oklahoma!”
actress in a featured role in a
musical
Best performance by an Bertie Carvel, “Ink”
actor in a featured role in a
play
Best performance by an Celia Keenan-Bolger, “To Kill a
actress in a featured role in a Mockingbird”
play
Best choreography Sergio Trujillo, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Best orchestrations Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose,
“Hadestown”
Best scenic design of a Rachel Hauck, “Hadestown”
musical
Best scenic design of a play Rob Howell, “The Ferryman”
Best costume design of a Bob Mackie, “The Cher Show”
musical
Best costume design of a Rob Howell, “The Ferryman”
play
Best sound design of a Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz,
musical “Hadestown”
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
(Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2018 announced
On July 16, 2019, Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak
Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2018 were announced by the General Council of
the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama headquartered at New
Delhi. The awards will be conferred by the President of India at a special investiture ceremony.
General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
The meeting of the General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi was held on June 26, 2019 at
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Guwahati, Assam. It selected 44 artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre,
Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the
Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2018. These
44 artists include three joint awards. The Fellowship of the Akademi is the most prestigious and rare
honor, which is restricted to 40 numbers at any given time.
Prize Money
Akademi Fellow carries a purse money of Rs 3,00,000 and Akademi Award carries Rs 1,00,000,
besides a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow (Akademi Ratna) Awards
The General Council unanimously elected 4 eminent personalities in the field of performing arts for
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow (Akademi Ratna). They are
Zakir Hussain- Tabla Virtuoso
Sonal Mansingh- Dancer
Jatin Goswami- Dancer & Choreographer
Kalyanasundaram Pillai- Bharatanatyam exponent
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar)
Music
In the field of Music, 11 eminent artists were awarded.
Mani Prasad Hindustani Vocal
Madhup Mudgal Hindustani Vocal
Tarun Bhattacharya Hindustani Instrumental – (Santoor)
Tejendra Narayan Hindustani Instrumental – (Sarod)
Majumdar
Alamelu Mani Carnatic Vocal
Malladi Suribabu Carnatic Vocal
S.Kasim & S Babu Carnatic Instrumental – Nagaswaram
Ganesh & Kumaresh Carnatic Instrumental – Violin
Suresh Wadkar Other Major Traditions of Music – “Sugam
Sangeet”
Shanti Hiranand Other Major Traditions of Music – “Sugam
Sangeet”
H. Ashangbi Devi Other Major Traditions of Music – “Nata
Sankirtana” Manipur
Dance
In the field of Dance, 9 eminent artists were awarded.
Radha Sridhar Bharatanatyam
Ishira & Maulik Shah Kathak (Joint Award) Kathak
Akham Lakshmi Devi Manipuri
Surupa Sen Odissi
Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan Sattriya
Gopika Varma Mohiniattam
Deepak Mazumdar Contemporary Dance
Pasumurthy Ramalinga Sastry Kuchipudi
Tapan Kumar Pattanayak Chhau
Theatre
In the field of Theatre, 9 eminent artists were awarded.
Rajiv Naik Playwriting
Laltluangliana Khiangte Playwriting
Sanjay Upadhyay Direction
S.Raghunandana Direction
Suhas Joshi Acting
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Awardee: Wing Commander of Indian Air Force (IAF) Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed an
enemy jet during an aerial combat with Pakistan in February 2019 and was held captive for 3 days,
was conferred the Vir Chakra 2019, India’s third-highest war time gallantry medal.
Shaurya Chakra 2019
i. About the award: It is awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in
direct action with the enemy. It is awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes
posthumously. It is third in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards and comes after the
Ashoka Chakra and Kirti Chakra. It precedes the Sena Medal.
ii. Medal design: It is a circular bronze medal with a green ribbon divided into four equal parts by
three vertical lines.
iii. Awardees: Following 14 personnel were awarded Shaurya Chakras for 2019:
Sl No Name Service
1 Lieutenant Colonel Ajay Singh Kushwah Army
2 Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal (posthumously) Army
3 Captain Maheshkumar Bhure Army
4 Lance Naik Sandeep Singh (posthumously) Army
5 Sepoy Brajesh Kumar (posthumously) Army
6 Sepoy Hari Singh (posthumously) Army
7 Rifleman Ajveer Singh Chauhan Army
8 Rifleman Shive Kumar (posthumously) Army
9 Amit Singh Rana Navy
10 Constable Sable Dnyaneshwar Shriram MHA*
11 Constable Zaker Hussain MHA
12 Special Police Official Ashiq Hussain Malik (posthumously) MHA
13 Head Constable Subash Chander MHA
14 Sub Inspector Imran Hussain Tak (posthumously) MHA
*MHA- Ministry of Home Affairs
Sena Medals 2019
About the award: It is awarded to members of the Indian army, of all ranks. It can be awarded for
gallantry or it can also be for distinguished service carried out by any soldier, not in the face of the
enemy. It is preceded by the Vir Chakra, Shaurya Chakra & Yudh Seva Medal and also the Vishisht Seva
Medal. It was established on 17 June 1960, by the President of India.
Medal design: It is a circular silver medal with a bayonet, pointed upwards and 32 mm, red ribbon,
with a white central stripe- Red 15 mm, white 2 mm, red 15 mm.
Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry) 2019
Sl No Name Service
1 Colonel Ashutosh Sharma Army
2 Major K Naveen Reddy Army
3 Major Sagar Prakash Pardeshi Army
4 Major Tasou Prao Army
5 Major MD Sahwaj Alam Army
6 Major Kaustubh Prakashkumar Rane (posthumously) Army
7 Major Manish Kumar Singh Army
8 Sepoy Sunil Kumar Army
Sena Medal (Gallantry) 2019
90 Army personnel were awarded Sena medals (Gallantry) 2019.
Nao Sena Medals 2019
i. About the award: It is a gallantry award for servicemen in the Indian Navy. It was established by
the President of India on 17 June 1960.
ii. Medal design: The medal is pentangular in shape, with curved sides made of standard silver. The
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mounting shall is a fixed ring attached to a metal stripe 3mm wide ornamented with Ashoka leaves. It
has embossed on its obverse the Naval Crest. On its reverse, it has a trident within a circle and rope
and the inscription “Nao Sena Medal” in Hindi, embossed along the upper rim. The riband is navy blue
colour with a white thin silver stripe down the centre.
iii. Awardees: Following are the awardees:
1 Captain Naveen Thapa
2 Lt Cdr Ruchir Rakesh Khajuria
3 Takhellambam Rakhesh Singh
4 Shaminder Singh
5 Shri Niwas
Vayu Sena Medals 2019
i. About the award: It is an Indian military decoration, usually awarded in peacetime for a job well
done. It can be awarded Posthumously. It was established on 17 June 1960 by the President of India. It
is awarded for all ranks of Indian Air Force.
ii. Medal design: A four-armed silver star with the points shaped like lotus blooms. In the centre, the
national emblem. Suspended by a straight bar suspender and normally named and dated on the edge.
In the reverse side, A Himalayan Eagle with wings spread, and the legend, above and below, in Hindi
“Vayu Sena Medal” or “Air Force / Medal”. Ribbon: 30 mm, alternating 2 mm diagonal (lower left to
upper right) stripes of grey and orange-saffron. The ribbon has an overall “woven” appearance.
iii. Awardees: Following are the awardees:
Sl No Name
1 Group Captain Saumitra Tamaskar
2 Wing Commander Pranav Raj
3 Wing Commander Amit Ranjan
4 Squadron leader Rahul Basoya
5 Squadron leader Pankaj Arvind Bhujade
6 Squadron leader B Karthik Narayan Reddy
7 Squadron leader Shashank Singh
Sl No Name Service
1 Air Commodore Sunil Kashinath Vidhate AVSM VM Air Force
2 Group Captain Yeshpal Singh Negi VM VSM Air Force
3 Group Captain Hemant Kumar Air Force
4 Group Captain Hansel Joseph Sequeira Air Force
5 Squadron Leader Minty Aggarwal Air Force
Tatrakshak Medals 2019
President’s Tatrakshak Medal (Distinguished Service) 2019
It was awarded to IG Thekkumpurath Prabhakaran Sadanandan of Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
Tatrakshak Medals (Gallantry) 2019 to ICG personnel
1 DIG Yoginder Dhaka
2 Comdt Anurup Singh
3 Dy Comdt Utkersh Sharma
4 Satish
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5 Trinatha Behera
Tatrakshak Medal (Meritorious Service) 2019 to ICG personnel
1 IG Maneesh Vishal Pathak
2 DIG Neeraj Tiwari
Fire Service Medals 2019 for Gallantry
President Ramnath Kovind awarded ‘Fire Service Medals 2019’ to 56 personnel.
‘Fire Service Medals for Gallantry 2019’ was awarded to Umapathi Dhandapani of Tamil Naidu.
Shivashankara Nanjunde Gowda, Manjunath Narayan Belaguppa, Kriparam Sharma are among
8 personnel who have been awarded ‘Fire Service Medal 2019 for Distinguished Service’.
‘Fire Service Medal 2019 for Meritorious Service’ was awarded to 47 personnel including
Kuleswar Teron, Promod Talukdar and Prasanna Teron.
Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals 2019
President Ramnath Kovind awarded ‘Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals 2019′ to 44 personnel.
Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals 2019 for Distinguished Service’ was conferred to 8
personnel including Bhuban Saikia and Ashok Kumar Verma.
Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals 2019 for Meritorious Service was given to 36 personnel
including Gobin Saikia, Laxmi Sahu, Aslam Khan, and Sayar Singh Solanki.
Correctional Service Medals 2019 on prison personnel
President Ram Nath Kovind approved the conferment of Correctional Service Medals 2019 on prison
personnel.
Shakil Allauddin Shaikh, Subedar, Satara District Prison; N Hemantakumar Singh, Jailor,
Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa, and Sanjay Gupta, Deputy Superintendent, Mondoli Prison
Headquarters were conferred with the Distinguished Service medal.
Mukkamalla Venugopal Reddy, Jailor, Office of the District, Sub-Jails Officer, Vijayawada;
Animalla Sesha Hanuman, Head Warden, District Jail, Eluru and Ramesh Prashad,
Superintendent, District Jail, Hajipur are among 37 prison personnel who were conferred with
the Correctional Service Medals 2019 for their Meritorious Service.
Police Medals 2019
NDRF Personnel
6 personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were awarded with the Police Medals 2019.
They are
Shri Randeep Kumar Rana, Dy. Inspector General was awarded with President’s Police Medal
2019 for Distinguished Service.
Shri Alok Kumar, Commandant, Shri Ravi Kant, Second-in-Command, Shri Bhawani Singh,
Assistant Commandant, Inspector Raj Kumar, and Assistant Sub Inspector (GD) Narain Singh
were awarded Police Medal 2019 for Meritorious Service in recognition of their selfless service
to the nation.
BSF Personnel
56 Border Security Force (BSF) officials were honoured with Police Medals 2019. 5 were awarded
Police Medal for Gallantry, 5- President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for
Meritorious Service was awarded to 46 personnel.
COAS and VCOAS Commendation Cards Awards 2019
370 and 262 Army personnel were awarded Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Vice Chief of the Army
Staff (VCOAS) Commendation Cards 2019 respectively.
President Awards the Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for the Year 2019
Certificate of Honour 2019 was given to the following Scholars:
Sl No Name Category
1 Shri Sripada Satyanarayanamurthy Sanskrit
2 Shri Rajendra Nath Sarma Sanskrit
3 Prof. Ramji Thakur Sanskrit
4 Prof. Chand Kiran Saluja Sanskrit
5 Dr. Shri Krishan Sharma Sanskrit
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HBO’s “Chernobyl” won 7 awards and Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won
6 awards.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) won 2 Emmy Awards for interactive
programming focused on the SpaceX Demonstration Mission-1 and its Mars InSight mission.
Norman Lear became the oldest Emmy Winner at the age of 97 for Outstanding Variety Special
(Live) in ‘Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons
special’. He surpassed the record held by Sir David Attenborough (aged 93).
The late TV personality and chef Anthony Bourdain, who passed away in June 2018, won 2
posthumous Emmys for his series, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 has secured 32 nominations at 71st Emmy Awards, creating a
record for the most number of Emmy nominations received in a single year surpassing the
record held by Drama series ‘NYPD Blue’ with 27 nominations in 1994.
American television host James Corden, who anchors the late-night talk show ‘The Late Late
Show,’ became the most-nominated person (6 categories) in the 71st Emmy Awards.
List of Winners:
Category Awardee
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series Cherry Jones for The Handmaid’s Tale, “Holly”
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Star Trek: Discovery, “If Memory Serves”
Limited Series, Movie or Special
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Barry, “ronny/lily”
Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Chernobyl, “1:23:45”
Movie
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative The Handmaid’s Tale, “Holly”
Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce on The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “All Alone”)
Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Kathryn Burns for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend –
Programming (Juried) “Routines: Don’t Be a Lawyer, Antidepressants
Are So Not a Big Deal”
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Chernobyl
Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Russian Doll, “Nothing In This World Is Easy”
Program (Half-Hour)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Game Of Thrones, “The Long Night”
Drama Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Barry, “ronny/lily”
Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Chernobyl, “1:23:45”
Role
Outstanding Special Visual Effects Game Of Thrones, “The Bells”
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Game Of Thrones, “The Bells”
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph
Lawrence on The Handmaid’s Tale,
“Postpartum”
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera The Ranch, “Reckless”
Series
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Simone”
Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series ane Lynch as Sophie Lennon on The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel, “Vote For Kennedy, Vote For
Kennedy”
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Best Playback Singer (Female) Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf for
“Dilbaro” – Raazi
Best Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya for “Dhadak
(Title Track)”- “Dhadak”
Best Music Director Amaal Mallik, Guru Randhawa, Rochak
Kohli, Saurabh-Vaibhav, Yo Yo Honey
Singh and Zack Knight (Sonu Ke Titu Ki
Sweety)
Best Story/ Screenplay Sriram Raghavan, Pooja Ladha Surti,
Arijit Biswas, Yogesh Chandekar and
Hemanth Rao for Andhadhun
Best music direction in the last 20 years Pritam Chakraborty for Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil
Best director in the last 20 years Rajkumar Hirani
Best film in the last 20 years Rakesh Roshan’s film Kaho Na Pyaar Hai
Best actor in the last 20 years Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi
Best actress in the last 20 years Deepika Padukone for Chennai Express
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema (Dance & Saroj Khan
Choreography)
Critics’ Award for Best Film AndhaDhun
Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female) Neena Gupta, Badhaai Ho
Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male) Ranveer Singh, “Padmaavat”
Best Debut Director Amar Kaushik, Stree
Best Dialogue Akshat Ghildial, Badhaai Ho
Best Original Story Anubhav Sinha, Mulk
Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film Hussain Dalal, Shameless
Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film Kirti Kulhari, Maya
People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film Plus Minus
Best Short Film (Fiction) Rogan Josh
Best Short Film (Non Fiction) The Soccer City
Best Music Album Padmaavat
Best Lyrics Gulzar for Ae Watan, Raazi & for
AndhaDhun
Best Background Score Daniel George, AndhaDhun
Best Sound Design Kunal Sharma, Tumbbad
Best Choreography Kruti Mahesh Midya, Jyoti Tomaar for
Ghoomar, “Padmaavat”
Best Cinematography Sudeep Chatterjee — Padmaavat
Best Editing Pooja Ladha Surti, AndhaDhun
Best Costume Sheetal Sharma, Manto
Best Production Design Nitin Zihani Chaudhary and Rajesh
Yadav (Tumbbad)
Best VFX (Visual Effects) Red Chillies Fx, Zero
Best Sound Mixing Ajay Kumar P.B (Post House)-
Andhadhun
Best Special Effects Filmgate Films AB-Tumbbad
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema (Lifetime Legendary actor and comedian, Syed
Achievement Award ) Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, aka Jagdeep
Overview Of 71st Primetime Emmy Awards For 2019 Held At The Microsoft Theater In
Downtown Los Angeles, California, US
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The 71st Edition of Primetime Emmy Awards for 2019 was held at the Microsoft Theater in
Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States (US) on September 22, 2019.
Key Points:
i. The awards were presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).
ii. They were given to the best in the US prime time television programming and individual
achievement from June 1, 2018 until May 31, 2019.
iii. The ceremony was broadcasted in the US by Fox Broadcasting Company and produced by Don
Mischer Productions and Done+Dusted. A total of 27 awards were presented.
iv. Fleabag, a British comedy-drama television show created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge,
won the most awards with 4.
v. The nominations were announced by D’Arcy Carden and Ken Jeong on July 16, 2019 and Game of
Thrones (HBO) topped the nominations list with 14.
vii. Actor Billy Porter for his role “Pose” in Episode: “Love Is the Message” became the first openly gay,
black man to receive the outstanding Lead Actor in drama.
List of Winners:
Category Winner
Outstanding Comedy Series Fleabag (Prime Video)
Outstanding Drama Series Game of Thrones (HBO-Home Box Office)
Outstanding Limited Series Chernobyl (HBO)
Outstanding Television Movie Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) (Netflix)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Saturday Night Live (NBC-National Broadcasting
Company)
Outstanding Competition Program RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1- Video Hits One)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Bill Hader on Barry (Episode: “The Truth Has a Ring to It”)
Series (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Fleabag (Episode: “Episode 1”)
Comedy Series (Prime Video)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Billy Porter on Pose (Episode: “Love Is the Message”) (FX)
Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Jodie Comer on Killing Eve (Episode: “I Hope You Like
Series Missionary!”) (BBC-British Broadcasting Corporation
America)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Jharrel Jerome on When They See Us (Netflix)
Series or Movie
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Michelle Williams on Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Tony Shalhoub on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode:
Comedy Series “We’re Going to the Catskills!”) (Prime Video)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Alex Borstein on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode:
Comedy Series “Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy”) (Prime Video)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Peter Dinklage on Game of Thrones (Episode: “The Iron
Drama Series Throne”) (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Julia Garner on Ozark (Episode: “The Gold Coast”) (Netflix)
Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Ben Whishaw on A Very English Scandal (Episode:
Limited Series or Movie “Episode 3”) (Prime Video)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Patricia Arquette on The Act (Episode: “Teeth”) (Hulu)
Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Fleabag (Episode: “Episode 1”), Directed by Harry
Series Bradbeer (Prime Video)
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Outstanding Directing for a Drama Ozark (Episode: “Reparations”), Directed by Jason Bateman
Series (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Chernobyl, Directed by Johan Renck (HBO)
Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Saturday Night Live (Episode: “Host: Adam Sandler”),
Series Directed by Don Roy King (NBC)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Fleabag (Episode: “Episode 1”), Written by Phoebe Waller-
Series Bridge (Prime Video)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Succession (Episode: “Nobody Is Ever Missing”), Written
Series by Jesse Armstrong (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Chernobyl, Written by Craig Mazin (HBO)
Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Series
Overview of FIFA Football Awards 2019 held in Teatroalla Scala in Milan, Italy
• On September 23, 2019 the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) which is
called as International Federation of Association Football in English conducted the FIFA
Football Awards 2019 held in Teatroalla Scala in Milan, Italy. The awards are briefed below. It
was the 4th edition after the award’s revival (the award was earlier given under the name FIFA
World Player of the Year which merged with France Football’s Ballon d’Or in 2010 to become
the FIFA Ballon d’Or in a six-year partnership). The first awarding ceremony held in 2016.
Argentinian football player Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini, commonly known as Lionel
Messi won 2019 Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award for the first time after the
award’s revival.
American soccer player Megan Rapinoe won the Best FIFA Women’s Player award 2019 for
the first time.
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Overview of Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019 Regional Winners
Category Awardee
Best Actor in a Leading Role Sumedh Mudgalkar – RadhaKrishn by Swastik Productions
for Star Bharat
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Balaji Manohar – Bhak by HOOQ
Best Actress in a Leading Role Shefali Shah – Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Mona Ambegaonkar – Bhak by HOOQ
Best Adaptation of an Existing Format Hear Me Love Me by Fremantle India for Amazon Prime
Best Animated Programme or Series Lamput : Collection V2 by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon
(2D or 3D) Network
Best Cinematography Magesh Madan – Mega Icons – Dalai Lama by National
Geographic India
Best Comedy Performance Zakir Khan for Kaksha Gyarvi by OML (Only Much Louder)
Entertainment for Amazon Prime Video
Best Comedy Programme Sketchy Behaviour by OML Entertainment for Amazon
Prime Video
Best Current Affairs Programme or India’s Game-Changers: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw by BBC
Series (British Broadcasting Corporation) World News
Best Direction (Fiction) Richie Mehta for Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/ Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
Best Direction (Non-Fiction) Paramangsu Mukherjee – Mega Icons – APJ Abdul Kalam by
National Geographic India
Best Documentary Programme (one- TARINI by National Geographic India
off)
Best Documentary Series Firepower: Defending India by AETN18 Media for History
TV18
Best Drama Series Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan Productions/Ivanhoe
Pictures for Netflix
Best Editing Beverley Mills – Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
Best Feature Film Gully Boy by Excel Entertainment
Best Infotainment Programme The President’s Bodyguard by National Geographic India
Best Lifestyle Programme Travel Trends India by CNN (Cable News Network)
Best Lifestyle, Entertainment Maniesh Paul – Indian Idol 10 by Fremantle India for Sony
Presenter/Host Entertainment
Best Non Scripted Entertainment Masters of Taste – The Family Table by National Geographic
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India
Best Original Programme by a Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan Productions/Ivanhoe
Streamer/OTT Pictures for Netflix
Best Original Screenplay Richie Mehta – Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/ Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
Best Promo or Trailer RadhaKrishn by Swastik Productions for Star Bharat
Best Short Form Content Lamput : The Airport by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon
Network
Best Single News Story/Report Yogita Limaye: Afghanistan Sexual Harassment by BBC
World News
Best Sports Programme (one VIVO IPL (Indian Premier League) CRICKET LIVE – Maruti
off/series) Suzuki Cricket Live – VIVO IPL Final 2019 by STAR TV
INDIA
Best Telenovela or Soap Opera Series Chandragupta Maurya by One Life Studios for Sony
Entertainment Television
Best Theme Song or Title Theme Bhak – ‘City of Schemes’ by Surya Ragunaathan & Adriel
George for HOOQ
Best Visual or Special FX in TV Series or RadhaKrishn by Swastik Productions for Star Bharat
Feature Film
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All India Football Sunil Chhetr - Men’s Football Ashalata Devi- Women’s
Federation‘s (AIFF) Footballer of the Footballer of the year 2019
Awards year 2019 AIFF Emerging Men’s
Footballer of the Year Sahal
Abdul Samad (Kerala)
AIFF Emerging Women’s
Footballer of the Year
Dangmei Grace (Manipur)
Best grassroots
development programme
Jammu and Kashmir
Football Association
AIFF Award for the Best
Assistant Referee Joseph
Tony (Karnataka)
AIFF Award for the Best
Referee R Venkatesh (TN).
AUGUST
Bharat Gaurav Award Kapil Dev Sports He was awarded during the
2019 99th foundation day of East
Bengal Club, the Kolkata soccer
giants, at the award ceremony
held at Netaji Indoor Stadium,
Kolkata, West Bengal.
SEPTEMBER
Union of European Eric Cantona Football He has won 5 English
Football Association’s championships with Leeds and
(UEFA) President's Manchester United in the
Award 2019 1990s and 2 French titles with
Marseille.
OCTOBER
European Golden Shoe Lionel Messi Football It was his sixth Golden Shoe.
for the 2018/19 season He is already the only player in
history to get five Golden
Shoes.
7th Edition of Wisden Jasprit Bumrah & Cricket The book titled “Cricket
India Almanack Cricketer Smriti Mandhana Country: The Untold History of
of the Year 2019 award the First All India Team” by
Prashant Kidambi was
adjudged the Wisden India
Book of the Year 2019
(Publisher: Penguin India).
Awards for Literature/Journalism
JANUARY
Kabi Samrat Upendra Manoj Das English and
Bhanja National Award Odia Litterateur
for Lifetime
Achievement
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2019 Raman Magsaysay Ravish Kumar Journalism Five other individuals were
Award declared winners of this award
along with Ravish Kumar.
2019 Pushkin Medal Meeta Narain She was honoured with the
award for her extraordinary
contribution to Russian studies
abroad.
SEPTEMBER
Education Excellence Anand Kumar Academics Contributions towards
Award 2019 by the imparting education to the
Foundation For needy students.
Excellence (FFE)
SASTRA Ramanujan Adam Harper Academics He will be awarded with a
prize for 2019 citation and an award of
$10,000. The award is given to
people under the age of 32
working in the area influenced
by mathematician Srinivasa
Ramanujan.
28th Saraswati Samman Dr. K Siva Reddy Literature The Vice President, Shri M.
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Excellence in Comedy”
14th edition of 2019 I’m Jeeja Documentary It was directed by Swati
'We Care Film Festival Film Chakraborty bagged the top
on Disability Issues' award in the 30-minute
category short film
documentary.
SEPTEMBER
Indian International Neena Gupta Actress She won the two awards
Film Festival of namely, Best Actress award for
Boston(IFFB) 2019 the film 'Badhaai Ho' & her
film “ Last Color”
Nominated for the 'Gully Boy' Film Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the
Oscar 2020 Film film has been sent for an Oscar
Awards from India for the Best International
Feature Film category. The
story of the film was inspired
by the life of rap artists, Naezy
and Divine, who have come out
of the narrow streets of
Dharavi to realize their dream
of becoming rappers.
2019 Dadasaheb Phalke Amitabh Bachchan Actor It is conferred to a person for
award his/her lifetime achievement
in cinema. He will be presented
with a Swarna Kamal (Golden
Lotus) medallion, a shawl and
a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh
during the award presentation.
OCTOBER
Chetana Silver Jubilee Sripathi Singer On the other hand, Oscar-
National Award 2019 Panditaradhyula winning sound engineer Resul
Balasubrahmanyam Pookutty won the national
audio excellence award,
instituted in memory of Fr.
Paul Alengattukaran, the
founder of the Chetana Sound
Studio.
50th, the Golden Jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2019 will be held in
Goa. Russia will be the partner country.
♦ Rajinikanth to be honoured with first “Icon of Golden Jubilee Award”.
♦ French actor Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert will be honoured with “Life Time
Achievement Award” for a ‘foreign artiste’
Awards given to Organizations/Banks/Ministries/State/City
JANUARY
Bharat Ratna Award Former President President Ram Nath Kovind
2019 Pranab Mukherjee, announced the conferment of
social activist Nanaji the award.
Deshmukh(posthumou
sly) & Dr Bhupen
Hazarika(posthumousl
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y)(musician)
4th annual Carnot Prize Union Finance This award rewards the works
Minister Piyush Goyal done by Piyush Goyal to reform
the electricity sector
National Bravery Award Wahengbam Bravery He will be honoured because he
Lamnganba Singh had saved his two and half year’s
old cousin from drowning in a
pond
First-ever Philip Kotler Prime Minister, Shri The Award focuses on the
Presidential award Narendra Modi triple P’s of the Nation: People,
Profit and Planet.
Gandhi Peace Prize for Yohei Sasakawa Goodwill The award will be given
2018 Ambassador to Yohei Sasakawa in
of WHO recognition of his work
towards the eradication of the
disease in India and across the
world.
FEBRUARY
Aegis Graham Bell Yes Bank Innovation in For their industry-first project
Award 2018 Data Science ‘Yes EEE (Engage Enrich
Excel)’
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Best innovation award Northeast Frontier ‘Plan Bee’ ‘Plan Bee’, a strategy of using
from Indian Railways Railway’s (NFR) an amplified version of honey
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Zayed Medal PM Narendra Modi For boosting This is United Arab Emirates’s
the bilateral highest civilian honour.
ties between
India & UAE
Lifetime Achievement A K Singh Scientist The conclave was organised by
Award 2019 during 4th the university to note World
APJ Abdul Kalam Creativity and Innovation Day.
Innovation Conclave
World Press Photo of John Moore “For theImage The little girl in this picture
the Year of Crying Girl name Yanela and her mother
on the Sandra Sanchez illegally
Border” crossed the US-Mexican border
last year.
UN Mission in South 150 Indian For serving
Sudan (UNMISS)’s peacekeepers with extreme
Medals of Honour dedication
and sacrifice.
World Press Freedom Cyril Almeida Journalist For his “critical” and
Hero award in 2019 “tenacious coverage” of the
civil-military relations in
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Corporate Excellence Prasanna Kumar Rao Enterpreneur The prestigious Asia Pacific
award Entrepreneurship Award
(APEA) from Enterprise Asia
MAY
Goldman Bayarjargal Environmenta The Goldman Environmental
Environmental Prize Agvaantseren from l activists Prize is also known as Green
2019 Mongolia Nobel Prize and awards a cash
Alfred Brownell from prize of $200,000.
Liberia
Ana Colovic Lesoska
from North
Macedonia
Alberto Curamil from
Chile
Jacqueline Evans from
Cook Islands
Linda Garciafrom
United States
Knight of the Legion of Former ISRO chief A.S. This award is for his invaluable
Honour KiranKumar(Karnataka contribution to the
,India) development of the India-
France space cooperation.
Sasakawa Award 2019 Dr. Pramod Kumar For his constant dedication in
by United Nations Mishra improving the strength of the
Office for Disaster Risk communities which were most
Reduction (UNDRR) exposed to disasters.
‘Award for Honour’ by Antano and Harini For their work to help people
Ministry of Social change the trajectory of their
Justice and lives and create a personal
Empowerment legacy in compressed time.
Global Asian of the Hema Divakar Forcontributiontowardswome
Year 2018-19' Award n'sHealthcareEcosystem &
awarded underthe'In Service
of the Society and the Nation'
category.
UN (United Nations) Jitender Kumar Late Jitender
Dag Hammarskjold Kumar
Medal sacrificed his
life while
serving the
UN Org.
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Stabilisation
Mission in the
Democratic
Republic of
the Congo
(MONUSCO)
'Lifetime Recognition N Kumar Professor He was awarded for his
Award' by the contributions to the field of
Confederation of horticulture and academic
Horticulture leadership focused on human
Association of India resource development in
agriculture.
27th P.C. Chandra Devi Prasad Shetty Cardiac He is also known as ‘The Man
Puraskaar (Karnataka,India) surgeon and with Divine Hands’. In 2003, he
humanitarian has won Padma Shri and
Padma Bhushan for medicine
in 2013.
JUNE
Global Leadership Sundar Pichai (46) and They were chosen by business
Awards 2019 NASDAQ ‘s (National advocacy group US-India
Association of Business Council (USIBC) for
Securities Dealers “catalyzing growth in the US-
Automated Quotations) India commercial corridor”.
President Adena
Friedman (50)
Facebook ‘Hall of Zonel Sougaijam For discovering and reporting
Fame’2019 a WhatsApp bug that violated
the privacy of a user.
Manas Order of the Xi Jinping For developing the
First Kyrgyzstan-China
Degree(Kyrgyzstan’s comprehensive strategic
Highest National partnership
Award)
Miss India 2019 Suman Rao She was crowned by Miss India
2018 Anukreethy Vas from
Tamil Nadu.
Innovative Research Dr Gaurav Nigam He is the founder of iCare.
Excellence Award 2019
'World's best coder' in Sameer Gulati The event was held at Reliance
6th Edition of TechGig Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.
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Danny Kaye Priyanka Chopra Social causes She will be presented with this
Humanitarian Award” and for being award at UNICEF American
by United Nations a voice for chapter’s Snowflake Ball which
International children’s is to be held in December 2019
Children’s Fund’s education in New York.
(UNICEF)
Save Water Hero Makarand Tilloo Social activist He received this award for his
Award efforts to raise awareness
about water conservation in
the city. The award ceremony
was held in Pune, Maharashtra.
He was honoured by the
HridayMitra Foundation
JULY
US-India Strategic Azim Premji and For their contribution to
Partnership Forum Ajaypal Singh Banga strengthening economic ties
(USISPF)’s 2019 Global between the US and India.
Excellence Award
4th World Wealth Yoga Toran Yadav Yoga He strikes two silver medals in
Championship 2019 in the rhythmic pair and artistic
Bulgaria, Sofia. pair and a bronze medal in
athletic yoga.
Gandhi Mandela Peace Thich Nhat Hanh Spiritual Its celebrated victory of ‘Love
Medal 2019 leader, poet, over Hatred’, 150 years of
and peace Gandhi and 100 years of
activist. Mandela’s inspirational lives.
Pacific Asia Travel “Find the Incredible Campaign These awards are given by
Association (PATA) you” PATA to tourism industry
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science
BRICS-Young Ravi Prakash Theme-“Cybersecurity and Bio
Innovator Prize, 2019 economy”.
Recognitions
Name of the Person Field
JANUARY
Arunima Sinha World’s first female amputee to climb Mount Vinson, the
highest peak of Antarctica.
Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri Honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground
(SCG)
Satyarup Siddhanta First Indian and World’s Youngest man to climb the seven
highest peaks and volcanic summits across all continents
Rio de Janeiro World Capital of Architecture for 2020
Karthiyani Amma Commonwealth Learning Goodwill Ambassador
Southern Railway Number one position for cleanliness in country
FEBRUARY
Dhanya Sanal K. First woman to climb Agasthyarkoodam peak in Kerala
Divya Karnad First Indian Woman to be honoured with the “Global
Future of Nature Award” for her work on marine
conservation
MARCH
Noor Inayat Khan- British Indian World First Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a Blue
War II spy Plaque
Mukesh Ambani First Indian to join top 10 richest list of Hurun Research
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Bandana(Nepali teenager) Guinness World Records on “Longest Dancing Marathon
by an Individual” surpassed Kalamandalam
Hemalatha(India)
Jitender Kumar and Shikha Garg Honoured for laying down their lives in UN peace-service
Captain Aarohi Pandit(Mumbai) First woman in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo
in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA). She has set another world
record as the 1st woman pilot to fly solo above the
dangerous Greenland ice-cap in a LSA.
Saray Khumalo(Zambia) First black African woman to conquer Mt. Everest in her
fourth attempt.
Kailash Mansarovar popularly known UNESCO incorporated in tentative list of World Heritage
as Mount Kailash Sites
Bhawana Kanth First female fighter pilot of Indian Air Force
Priyanka Mohite(Mumbai) First Indian woman to scale world’s fifth highest
mountain Mount Makalu
Architectural heritage of Orchha town Added to the Tentative List of UNESCO's World Heritage
in Madhya Pradesh Sites
Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj India’s first all-woman crew flies Mi-17 V5 medium-lift
(Captain), Flying Officer Aman Nidhi helicopter
(co-pilot) and Flight Lieutenant Hina
Jaiswal (Flight Engineer)
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport of Gets 'International' Status
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Chandrani Murmu(Odisha)of Biju Youngest MP in the country
Janata Dal (BJD)
JUNE
Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh First IAF woman pilot to become completely operational
by day on Hawk advanced jet aircraft
Jay-Z, whose real name is Sean Carter World’s 1st Billionaire($1bn (£800m)) Rapper by Forbes
Reliance Industries leads the list of 57 Forbes World's 2,000 largest public companies
Indian companies (71st rank globally)
Mount Everest World’s Highest Operating Weather Stations by National
Geographic Society.
Srilankan Airlines World's most punctual airline tag .
JULY
Aparna Kumar First civil servant & IPS Officer to conquer the ‘Seven
Summits’ challenge
Dipankar Banerjee Included as co-investigator in NASA (National Aeronautics
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India’s Dhirubhai Ambani International “Global Top 50 IB Schools 2019" by United Kingdom(UK)
School (DAIS)
Priyavrata Youngest person to pass the“Mahapariksha”
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. Andhra Youngest state governor
Pradesh governor Biswa Bhusan
Harichandan is the oldest at the age of
85 among the current governors.
Secunderabad railway station The first station awarded with green ‘Platinum rating’ by
the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
Moti Bagh- documentary film Nominated for an Oscar 2020
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Most valued domestic firm in market capitalisation (m-
cap)
Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) QS(Quacquarelli Symonds) Graduate Employability
Bombay- topped all the Indian Rankings 2020
institutes in the list with band ranking
111-120
Ladakhi Shondol dance Creates history by entering into the Guinness book of
world records
India's Immediate Payment Service World’s best real-time payment service in comparison to
(IMPS) the similar facilities of 54 countries.
Pooja Desai Mrs India - Pride of the Nation 2019
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Managing Director
(CMD)
B. P. Sharma Chairman & Pawan Hans
Managing Director
(CMD)
Ajit Kumar P Chief Western Naval Command He is an awardee of
Vishisht Seva Medal in
2006, the Ati Vishisht
Seva Medal in 2014 and
Param Vishist Seva
Medal in 2019 by the
President of India.
SN Gharmade Chief of Staff Eastern Naval Command,
Vishakhapatnam
Depinder Singh Ahuja Chief of Staff Southern Command
Anirban Mukherjee Chief Executive PayU India He will succeed Amrish
Officer (CEO) Rau.
Rishi K Shukla Director Central Bureau of He is the former Madhya
Investigation (CBI) Pradesh DGP , as the
new director of the
Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) for a
fixed tenure of two
years.
A.K. Sharma Director (Finance) Indian Oil Corporation He was appointed
(IOC) Director (Finance) of
IOC in October 2014 and
superannuated on
January 31, 2019.
Sushil Chandra Election He made this
Commissioner appointment by
exercising the powers
given under clause (2) of
Article 324 of the
Constitution.
Justice D K Jain Ombudsman Board of Control for He is the first
Cricket in India (BCCI) ombudsman for the
Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI).
MARCH
P K Mishra Chief Justice(Acting) Chhattisgarh Chief Justice of
Chhattisgarh High Court
A K Tripathi resigned
from the post after he
got appointed as the
Member of the Lokpal.
Veselin Matic Coach Indian Men’s basketball He will succeed Zoran
team Visic, who is currently
on the charge of coach of
Indian women's
basketball team.
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Ms Chandrima Shaha President Indian National Science She is all set to become the
(66) Academy (INSA) first woman president of
the Indian National
Science Academy (INSA)
from January 1, 2020. She
will succeed Ajay K. Sood.
Shaha will assume her new
office along with the newly
elected council of 30 other
members from January.
International
Name Appointed as Entity/place Points to be noted
JANUARY
Sultan Abdullah King Malaysia
Shri Pranav R President Global Solar He is dubbed as the Solar Man of India.
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Mehta Council
(GSC),USA
Kristin Scott President France’s Cesar
Thomas Award
Dr.Poonam Regional Director World Health She is the first woman to become
Khetrapal Singh Organization Regional Director of WHO South-East
South-East Asia Asia Region.
FEBRUARY
Indra Nooyi Board of Directors Amazon With her appointment, Amazon’s 11-
member board now has five women,
including Nooyi,Brewer, Jamie
Gorelick, Judith McGrath & Patricia
Stonesifer.
Abdel Fattah El Sisi Chairman African Union He will succeed Rwanda’s President
Paul Kagame.32nd AU Summit held in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ajay Singh President AIBA He has been elected to the post for a
(International tenure of four years.
Boxing
Association)
Brij bhushan President Wrestling He was appointed for a third time for a
Sharan Singh Federation of period of 3 years.
India (WFI)
MARCH
Padma Lakshmi Goodwill United Nations She will have the responsibility to
ambassador Development support the agency’s fight against
Programme inequality and discrimination which
(UNDP) can affect people in rich and poor
countries alike.
Sheikh Ahmad Al- President Olympic Council He is appointed for five-year term
Fahad Al-Sabah of Asia until 2024
APRIL
Manu Sawhney Chief Executive International
Officer (CEO) Cricket Council
(ICC)
Sheikh Salman bin Chief Asian football
Ebrahim Al Khalifa
Lori Lightfoot Mayor Chicago She is the first Black Women Mayor &
also the first lesbian Leader for the
City. She will succeed Rahm Emanue.
Praful Patel Member FIFA Executive He has become the first Indian to enter
Council the elite panel of the game's global
governing body.
Davis Malpass President World bank He will succeed Jim Yong-Kim.
MAY
Dia Mirza Advocates United Nations She was among 17 new advocates to
achieve Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).
Tijjani Mohammad President United Nations He is the second Nigerian to be
Bande General appointed to this post, prior being Mr.
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Badri Narain Chairperson National Anti- He will continue as the NAA chairman
Sharma profiteering for two years.
Authority (NAA)
Priti Patel Home secretary United Kingdom She was the first Indian-origin home
(UK) secretary.
David Lipton Interim leader International He replaces Christine Lagarde who
Monetary Fund was nominated to head the European
(IMF) Central Bank.
Christine Lagarde President ECB (European She would succeed current ECB
Designate Central Bank) president Mario Draghi (Italy), whose
term ends on October 31.She is the
first woman to lead the bank.
AUGUST
P T Usha Member Asian Athletics She was appointed as one of the six
(Pilavullakandi Association’s members of the Asian Athletics
Thekkeparambil (AAA) Athletes Association’s (AAA) Athletes Commission,
Usha) Commission in recognition of her outstanding
achievements at the continental stage. The
commission will be headed by Andrey
Abduvaliyev (Uzbekistan).
Justice Madan Supreme Court Fiji He will serve as the judge of the non-
Lokur (SC) judge resident panel of the Supreme Court of
Fiji. This is the first time ever an
Indian has been appointed to the
Supreme Court of another country.
SEPTEMBER
Suresh Chitturi Chairman International Egg His appointment was announced at the
Commission(IEC) IEC Global Leadership Conference in
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.
He is also the first chair from Asian
region. He succeeds Tim Lambert from
Canada.
Sebastian Coe Chief International A former Olympic and world
Association of champion, Coe was previously elected
Athletics as the head of IAAF in 2015. On the
Federation other hand, President of Athletics
(IAAF) Federation of India, Adille Sumariwalla
also re-elected as member of the
Council of IAAF for a second four-year
term.
Kristalina Chief International She will be the second woman chief of
Georgieva Monetary Fund the 189-member IMF & will take over
(IMF) as Managing Director of the IMF on
October 1, 2019. She will replace
Christine Lagarde, who resigned from
her post after being elected president
of the European Central Bank (ECB).
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Cabinet Ministers
Complete list Of Union Council Of Ministers 2019: Cabinet Ministers with their constituency:
Highlights
Nirmala Sitharaman has become the first full-time female Finance Minister of India.
Central government had formed ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry by Merging Water Resources and Drinking
Water Ministries.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar had become first career diplomat to be appointed as External
Affairs Minister of India.
Smriti Irani is the youngest council of ministers in the second term of Modi government. She is
currently 43 years of age.Click here to read the entire minister list
S.No. Cabinet Ministers Portfolio Constituency
1. Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge Varansai, Uttar Pradesh
of:Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions;Department of Atomic
Energy;Department of Space; andAll
important policy issues; andAll other
portfolios not allocated to any Ministers.
2. Raj Nath Singh Minister of Defence Lucknow, U.P
3. Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs. Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat
4. Nitin Jairam Minister of Road Transport and Nagpur, Maharashtra
Gadkari Highways;andMinister of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises
5. D.V. Sadananda Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Bangalore North, Karnatka
Gowda
6. Nirmala Minister of Finance; andMinister of Rajya Sabha (Karnatka)
Sitharaman Corporate Affairs
7. Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Not contested in election
Public Distribution
8. Narendra Singh Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Morena, M.P
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(SKM))
Naveen Chief Minister Odisha He is the longest-serving chief minister of
Patnaik(Biju the state.
Janata Dal)
Pema Chief Minister Arunachal Governor Brig(Retd) B D Mishra with 11
Khandu(Bharatiya Pradesh Cabinet Ministers administered the oath
Janata Party(BJP))
JULY
BS Yediyurappa Chief Karnataka He has the record of taking the oath of office
Minister(19th) as Chief Minister of Karnataka for the fourth
time.
OCTOBER
Manohar Lal Chief Minister Haryana JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as
Khattar (CM) the deputy CM of the state.
Governor in India
Name Appointed As Entity/Place Points To Be Noted
JUNE
Padmanabha Governor Manipur Justice Lanusungkum Jamir of the High Court of
Balakrishna Acharya Manipur administered the swearing in ceremony
JULY
Kalraj Mishra Governor(19th) Himachal He will replace Acharya Devvrat.
Pradesh
Acharya Devvrat Governor(20th) Gujarat He will replace Om Prakash Kohli.
Anusuiya Uikey Governor(6th) Chhattisgarh Anusuiya Uikey replaced Anandiben Patel
Biswa Bhusan Governor(23rd) Andhra Harichandran (84), has replaced ESL
Harichandan Pradesh Narasimhan
Lal Ji Tandon Governor(28th) Madhya He will replace Anandi Ben Patel
Pradesh
Anandi Ben Patel Governor(21st) Uttar Pradesh He will replace Ram Naik
Phagu Chauhan Governor(29th) Bihar He will replace Lal Ji Tandon
Jagdeep Dhankhar Governor(28th) West Bengal He will replace Keshari Nath Tripathi
Ramesh Bais Governor(18th) Tripura He will replace Kaptan Singh Solanki
RN Ravi Governor(20th) Nagaland He will replace Padmanabha Acharya
SEPTEMBER
Dr. Tamilisai Governor Telangana She succeeds E S L Narasimhan
Soundararajan
Bhagat Singh Governor Maharashtra He succeeds VidyaSagar Rao
Koshyari
Kalraj Mishra Governor Rajasthan He succeeds Kalyan Singh
Arif Mohammed Governor Kerala He succeeds P Sathasivam
Khan
Bandaru Governor Himachal He succeeds Kalraj Mishra
Dattatreya Pradesh
Brand Ambassadors
Name Appointed As Entity/Place Points To Be Noted
MARCH
Aamir Khan Brand Ambassador PhonePe
Virender Sehwag Brand Ambassador PolicyX.com He will be the face of its
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biggest marketing
campaign of insurance
products covering term
insurance, health
insurance, life insurance,
car insurance and
others.
APRIL
Murali Kartik Brand Ambassador Fantasy 11,Gaming He is the’ official Fan
startup Management Partner’
for Premier Badminton
League.
Mahendra Singh Brand Ambassador RedBus RedBus started its
Dhoni operation in 2006,
works with over 2500
bus operator and have
sold more than 180
million bus tickets till
date. It also a part of the
MakeMyTrip group.
Vikas Khanna Brand Ambassador Indo-American Arts
Council (IAAC)
MAY
ViratKohli and Brand ambassadors Myntra They were the first ever
Anushka Sharma official brand
ambassadors.
Salman Khan Brand ambassadors BharatPe The new Campaign will
be directed towards
instructing merchants
and users about UPI
payments along with
driving adoption of
BharatPe app for all
their business needs.
JUNE
Tiger Shroff Brand Ambassador Casio India For its popular range of
G-Shock watches across
different touch points
including television,
media, digital and social.
Yerry Fernando Mina Brand Ambassador Hero MotoCorp Hero MotoCorp became
González the first Indian two-
wheeler company to set-
up a manufacturing base
in Latin America when it
commenced operations
at Villa Rica, in Cauca
province, Colombia in
2016.
SEPTEMBER
Hima Das Brand Ambassador Gatorade India which is a Hima, nicknamed as
subsidiary of PepsiCo Dhing express, joins
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Resignation
Name Resigned as Entity/Place
JANUARY
Ashok Chawla Chairman National Stock Exchange(NSE).
Sultan Muhammad V Malaysia’s monarch First time in History stepped
down before completion of
tenure.
FEBRUARY
P C Mohanan and J V Non-governmental members National Statistical Commission.
Meenakshi
MARCH
Kummanam Rajasekharan Governor of Mizoram Governor of Assam, Jagdish
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Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani High Court Chief Justice(HC-CJ) Madras
Jack Ma Founder & Chairman Alibaba Groups
Kim Ji Hyun Women's singles badminton India
coach
OCTOBER
Kapil Dev Chairman Cricket Advisory Committee
(CAC)
NOVEMBER
Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister (CM) Maharashtra
BUSINESS
BUSINESS INITIATIVES
JANUARY
“GAFA tax”( Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon )– introduced-France- to pay a fair share of
taxes on their massive businesses in Europe.
SoftBank Ventures Korea- renamed - SoftBank Ventures Asia
GST on Haj has been reduced from 18% to 5%.
FEBRUARY
Government panel headed by Nitin Patel, recommended -reducing GST on under-construction
flats from 12% to 5%.
Centre has increased Minimum Selling Price of Sugar by Rs 2/kg.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released a new 41-page
"Draft National e-Commerce Policy-India’s Data for India’s Development".
Investments by listed companies with a net worth of Rs 100 crore or turnover of Rs 250 crore
will be exempted up to Rs 25 crore.
Investments of up to Rs 25 crore in eligible startups by Non-Residents, and Alternate
Investment Funds – Category I will also be exempt under Section 56 (2) (viib) of the Income
Tax Act.
MARCH
Govt increased the income tax exemption for gratuity from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.
India’s Data Usage forecasted to rise at 73% CAGR by 2022.
India sets ‘aspirational’ target for engineering exports by 2025.
Microsoft launched Project ‘Sangam’ to boost India’s Swachh Bharat Mission.
APRIL
Google opens its 1st African Lab in Ghana.
Asian Tea Alliance launched in China
India Post collaborates with TCS to digitalize 1.5 lakh post offices & creating world’s largest
EPostal network by deploying largest SAP implementation.
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First Indian Platform for Wholesale Cryptocurrency Trading has introduced by BuyUcoin.
MAY
Vodafone Idea collaborates - IBM and signs a multi-million dollar IT deal.
Facebook registers - secretive cryptocurrency firm ‘Libra Networks LLC’ in Geneva,
Switzerland.
Wirecard teams up with India to issue PAN cards.
US Government removed India and Switzerland from its currency monitoring list.
JUNE
ONGC - become India’s most profitable Public sector undertaking after surpassing Indian Oil
Corp (IOC).
Indian Oil Corporation Limited(IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited(HPCL) - to form a Joint Venture(JV) in New Delhi for
laying the world’s longest Liquefied petroleum gas(LPG) pipeline ie 2757 Km from Kandla,
Gujarat to Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
FDI in India grew by 6% to $ 42 billion in 2018: UNCTAD.
Bangladesh emerged as the fastest economy in Asia-Pacific: Asian Development Bank
JULY
Govt sets a target to raise health services expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025.
Railways aim to install CCTV cameras in over 7,020 train coaches by March 2021.
India’s turnover ratio2018 fell by 60% in 10 years- by-World Bank data.
RIL outpace TCS to become the most valued firm by m-cap with more than 8 Lakh Crore.
Reliance Jio tops the largest telecom company of India.
AUGUST
Consumer affairs ministry releases draft called “e-commerce guidelines for consumer
protection 2019”.
SEPTEMBER
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) partnered with Google for rolling
out ‘Build for Digital India’ programme.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India grew by 28% to $16.33 billion- first quarter (Q1)-
April-June 2019-20-Singapore emerged as the largest source followed by Mauritius ($4.67
billion), the United States ($1.45 billion), the Netherlands ($1.35 billion), and Japan ($472
million).
India will overtake China as the largest importer of coking coal by 2025.
Niti Aayog selected McKinsey & Company to set up India's first Digital Capability Centre in New
Delhi.
US becomes the world’s top oil exporter surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Nirmala Sitharaman made another presentation on the measures to boost economic growth.
Read full details here: Overview of union minister of finance & corporate affairs Smt.
Nirmala Sitharaman's presentation on measures to boost economic growth
Govt waives- 3-year lock-in period on NRI investments in IDF bonds.
UAE tops in non-residents investments in Indian MFs with the share of 16%
SEBI relaxes norms to allow smart cities raise funds through ‘Muni Bonds’.
OCTOBER
World Trade Organisation (WTO)- forecast -global trade growth to 1.2% for 2019.
Document Identification Number (DIN)-created by-Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to
ensure greater transparency and accountability in tax administration for taxpayers.
Indian railways-allowed-e-commerce companies(Amazon)-to use its-EMU (electric multiple
unit) services.
Government granted ‘Maharatna’ status to Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) and Power Grid Corp
(PGCIL).
NOVEMBER
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Documentation Identification Number (DIN) system of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC) came into existence.
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Bharti Airtel Limited and Bharti Hexacom Limited –merged with - consumer mobile businesses
(CMB) of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited
(TTML).
YES Bank acquires 9.47% stake in Eveready Industries by invoking pledged shares.
Walmart Labs -acqui-hired 2 Bengaluru-based health tech startups FloCare and BigTrade to
strengthen its customer technology and supply chain.
AUGUST
Fynd acquired by Reliance industries worth 2.95 Billion Indian rupees( $42.33 million).
Microsoft acquired BlueTalon for Undisclosed amount.
Dharmesh Mehta and other investors bought 100% stake in IDFC Securities Ltd from IDFC
Financial Holding Company (IDFC FHCL) for Undisclosed amount.
Amazon will acquire a 49% stake in Kishore Biyani-led Future Coupons Ltd for Undisclosed
amount.
OCTOBER
Nippon Life Insurance-acquired 75 % stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management
(RNAM) & renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund (NIMF).
ShopClues owned by Clues Network Pvt. Ltd was acquired by Singapore based e-commerce
platform Qoo10 private Ltd.
NOVEMBER
CCI- approved the amalgamation of the BNP (Bank of Paris and the Netherlands) Paribas-
BNPP Mutual Fund and Bank of Baroda (BOB) Mutual Fund, under Section 31(1) of the
Competition Act, 2002.
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e-Dharti App Hardeep S Puri, Minister To make all the three modules –
of Housing and Urban Conversion, Substitution and
Affairs Mutation online.
Shiksha Vani Central Board of To publicize crucial information to
Secondary Education students and parents in a timely
(CBSE) manner". As a part of it, the app has
already uploaded the circular
regarding the evaluation procedure
for the 2019 Board Examinations.
Bhonga Linkus Infratech,Mumbai To connect users to their
neighborhood people in the city even
without an Internet connection.
“Bhonga” is a Marathi word which
means megaphone or loudspeaker.
APRIL
My Circle Bharti Airtel has To assist women in case they face any
launched a mobile app in panic situation or problem.
collaboration with FICCI
Ladies Organisation
(FLO)
Voter Turnout App Election commission of To enable the people of India to
India watch realtime voter turnout.After
collecting the information from
officers, compiled &displayed in app.
Money Loji App Money lending platform Offers loan to salaried professionals
Money Loji within 5 minutes with flexible
repayment options starting from 7
days to a maximum of 90 days. The
eligibility criterion is a minimum in-
hand salary of Rs 20,000 per month
and a minimum age of 23 years.
MAY
BSE StAR MF BSE (Bombay Stock In order to enable more participation
Exchange) and aid mutual fund distributors to
accelerate transactions process. It
helps distributors in purchasing and
redeeming the mutual fund units on
behalf of their clients.
JUNE
Yoga locator Ministry of AYUSH An app to locate yoga events and
centers providing training and
instructor within the users range.
Retired Officers Digital Records Indian Army With an aim to have a better
Archive (RODRA) connection with armed forces
veteran officers and family
pensioners.
Education USA American Embassy To help Indian students who wish to
study in the US (United States)
Universities. The app was launched in
collaboration with the United States
India Educational Foundation.
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SATELLITES
JANUARY
SpaceX Falcon 9 launched - Iridium Communications satellite comprises of 10 voice and
data satellites.
Japan –launched-Epsilon – 4 rocket - carrying 7 satellites including world’s first artificial
meteor shower.
ISRO-launched PSLV C44 carrying Kalamsat V2 and imaging satellite Microsat R from Sathish
Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
FEBRUARY
GSAT-31-40th communication satellite- by Arianespace launch vehicle- will replace the InSAT
satellite.
MARCH
ChinaSat 6C-China-launched from- Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province.
APRIL
China-launched-Tianhui II-01 Satellite- to perform scientific experiments.
EMISAT-launched by- India- This was the 71st launch vehicle.
Raavana-1-First Satellite of Srilanka.
NepaliSat-1-First Satellite of Nepal.
JUNE
Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX)- launched hefty rocket with 24 payload military
and scientific research satellites.
JULY
Russian space agency Roscosmos - launched its Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket -with a
hydrometeorological satellite and 32 small satellites- from the Vostochny spaceport.
India’s heaviest rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk-III, nicknamed
‘Bahubali’ carried the Chandrayaan-2 mission successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh.Click here to read more.
ISRO to launch India’s 1st solar mission Aditya-L1 in the first half of 2020.
SEPTEMBER
NASA - launched RamanSat 2, a miniature satellite made by Indian student Aabhaas Sikka.
OCTOBER
NASA- launched Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) space weather satellite from
Northrop Grumman’s L-1011 Stargazer aircraft.
NOVEMBER
China launched Sudan’s first ever satellite named Sudan Remote Sensing Satellite(SRSS-1)
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INVENTIONS
JANUARY
NASA’s transiting exoplanet survey satellite (TESS) has discovered a planet named HD21749b.
Scientists – discovered- new planet K2-288Bb-twice the size of Earth.
ISRO to launch Gangayaan Space mission by December 2021 to send Indians to space.
FEBRUARY
Chinese news agency Xinhua unveiled the world’s first female AI news anchor Xin Xiaomeng.
MARCH
Astronomers from the University of Texas at Austin- discovered -by the Kepler space telescope.
♦ K2-293b – It orbits a star 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
♦ K2-294b – It orbits a star 1,230 light-years away, also located in Aquarius.
APRIL
Scientists developed Ultrasensitive Quantum Thermometer.
Third Transiting Planet in the Kepler-47 Circumbinary System ,"Kepler-47d" - discovered.
First Earth-Size planet: HD 21749b discovered by NASA’s TESS Exoplanet Mission.
New exoplanet named TOI-197.0 has been discovered by NASA's TESS.
MAY
U.S. Department of Energy creates a new 100% recyclable plastic named
Polydiketoenamine(PDK).
Samsung launched world’s Highest Resolution Image Sensor.
JUNE
Japanese researchers from Hiroshima University-developed a new type of cooling vest for
sports athletes - to compete safely in sweltering summer conditions.
Hemant Pandey, a senior scientist from DRDO, developed ‘Lukoskin’, (also called 'vitiligo'),- to
treat - a condition in which white patches develop on the skin.
JULY
NASA’s TESS space telescope discovers its smallest planet named L 98-59b.
Manav-a new human atlas initiative has been launched by the Department of Biotechnology
(DBT) and Persistent Systems.
Russian space agency - launched Proton-M rocket carrying the Spektr-RG(Spectrum Roentgen
Gamma) space telescope from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
AUGUST
India's first large scale trial for Two new TB vaccines “IMMUVAC and VPM1002”, was launched
by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Transmitting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) of NASA - discovered 3 new planets which are
the smallest and nearest- just 73 light-years away from our earth.
Flipkart launched ‘Samarth’ initiative to support weavers, artisans and makers of handicrafts
to its platform.
NASA’s TESS satellite discovers first nearby super Earth named GJ 357 d.
Astronomers at the Institute for Planetary sciences and Astrophysics, Grenoble, France (IPAG)
have discovered a 2nd planet called 'B Pictoris c'-which is about nearly twice the mass of Sun
and lies about 63 light years away from Earth.
SEPTEMBER
Scientists discover 8th continent, “Greater Adria” hidden under Europe.
Astronomers detect a Jupiter-like planet named "GJ 3512 b"-30 light-years from the sun.
Second interstellar object named 2I/Borisov – discovered by amateur astronomer Gennady
Borisov from MARGO observatory, Crimea.
Minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128), located between Mars and Jupiter named as
“Panditjasraj”- after - first Indian musician.
OCTOBER
First satellite-servicing spacecraft named “MEV-1” (Mission Extension Vehicle-1)- launched on
the Russian Proton rocket in Kazakhstan.
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NASA’s hubble space telescope –observed- 1st Confirmed Interstellar Comet-2I / Borisov.
Debayan Saha- IIT Kharagpur graduate invents “PM 2.5” device to curb air pollution.
Researchers from IIIT Hyderabad created first-ever Indian Brain atlas.
NOVEMBER
“Pegasus”, new spyware attack in WhatsApp to spy journalists & others, especially Indians.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has launched its 1st all-electric
experimental aircraft named the X-57 “Maxwell.”
ENVIRONMENT
JANUARY
Cyclonic storm “PABUK” - Andaman Sea and neighbourhood.
FEBRUARY
A new Snake Species "Hebius lacrima" discovered in Arunachal Pradesh.
Australian small brown rat becomes World’s first mammal to go extinct due to climate change
World’s largest bee- Megachile pluto- spotted the first time since 1981
Himachal Pradesh government declared Monkeys as vermin
MARCH
Cyclone Idai hit the Mozambique city of Beira
India’s deepest shaft at Krem Um Ladaw. It has 105 m deep shaft entrance passage.
A new species of frog known as ‘Starry Dwarf Frog’ / ‘Astrobatrachus kurichiyana’ has been
discovered in Kurichiyarmala, Kerala.
Indian Sundarbans became ‘Wetland of International Importance’
APRIL
Callichimaeraperplexa: New 95 million-year-old ‘cartoon-eyed’ crab species found in Columbia.
UN List Bhopal Gas Tragedy as one of the world’s ‘Major Industrial Accident’ in 20th century.
A group of jumping spiders named "Habrocestum longispinum" spotted for the first time
in Ernakulam’s Illithodu forests, Kerala.
India's "Hump-backed mahseer", freshwater fish added in "Critically Endangered" list.
MAY
Cyclone Fani hits Odisha and West Bengal.
India’s Smallest Orchids named “Lecanorchis Taiwaniana”- discovered in Assam.
Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu called to protect and promote Ongole cattle
breed.
First time- world's rarest Albino Panda-found in- southwestern Sichuan province of China.
JUNE
Europe’s highest volcano Mount Etna erupted spitting molten lava in the island of Sicily, Italy-
largest of the three volcanoes -2 other volcano’s are Mount Vesuvius and Mount Stromboli.
Mount Sinabung volcano has been erupted spreading a column of ash at 7 km high in the island
of Sumatra in western Indonesia.
JULY
“Dracaena cambodiana”, India’s first dragon blood-oozing tree discovered in Assam.
Scaly-Foot Snail became the first-ever species endangered due to deep-sea mining.
AUGUST
Remains of the World's largest parrot that lived 19 million years ago have been discovered in
New Zealand which is nicknamed as "Squawkzilla".
Earth has lost 53% of its wildlife since 1970: WWF report.
India is the world’s top emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide(SO2) in the world.
Nations around the world moved to protect giraffes as endangered species-in- Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland.
SEPTEMBER
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Hurricane Dorian - affected the Bahamas and the Southeastern United States (US) with the
maximum sustained winds of 175 kph (110 mph).
Keezhadi excavation in Tamil Nadu leads to a major turning point in the cultural
historiography of the ancient Sangam Age.
United in Science for 2019- the average global temperature between 2015-2019 will be the
hottest-by-United Nations.
Protodontopteryx ruthae -world’s oldest bird species is discovered in Waipara, New zealand.
OCTOBER
“Ancient buried river” that linked the Ganga and Yamuna rivers-undiscovered in-Prayagraj
(formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh.
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) - discovered the 1st & unique eel-
loach species of miniature well-dwelling subterranean fish named ‘Pangio bhujia’.
Saharan silver ant (Cataglyphis bombycina) - world’s fastest ant.
Honey-coloured insect, blind and wingless beetle named after climate activist Greta Thunberg
(16)- formal scientific name is Nelloptodes gretae.
2000-year old historic trade settlement & a Pallava-period statue of Lord Vishnu - unearthed -
near the banks of Swarnamukhi river in the village of Gottiprolu in Andhra Pradesh (AP).
Typhoon Hagibis-hits-Japan- Wind speeds upto 225 km/hr.
Cyclone ‘Kyarr’- First Super Cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea in the last 12 years after Cyclone
Gonu
NOVEMBER
Spider species was named after Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as “Marengo
sachintendulkar” & “Indomarengo chavarapater” after Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara in Kerala.
NASA renames Ultima thule to Arrokoth after Nazi controversy.
Cyclone Bulbul-hits West Bengal, Odisha & Bangladesh- the center of the storm was northwest
of the Bay of Bengal, 95 km east-northeast of Paradip (Odisha) with winds speeds crossing
over 100 kmph.
DEFENCE
MISSILES
JANUARY
Israel successfully – tested- Arrow 3 missile system from Central Israel.
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) - launched Long Range Surface to Air
Missile (LR-SAM) jointly developed by - Israel Aerospace Industries - off the coast of Odisha.
India – tested - anti-radiation missile(NGRAM)-Odisha.
FEBRUARY
Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM)-tested from- Chandipur in Balasore district,
Odisha- will replace the ‘Akash’ missile.
Nasr - short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile- tested from- Pakistan-Strike range of
about 70-km.
Helina, a helicopter-launched version of the Nag anti-tank guided missile-Odisha Coast- Hit
range of 7-8 km.
MARCH
Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)-tested from- Pokhran ranges of Rajasthan
desert.
Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test “Mission Shakti”-tested from- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island
(earlier, Wheeler island) in Odisha.
APRIL
‘Nirbhay’- Long range sub sonic cruise missile-launched in- Chandipur, Odisha.
MAY
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Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM)-test fired in- Western seaboard, carried out by
Indian naval ships Kochi and Chennai.
Aerial version of supersonic BrahMos cruise missile(weighed 2.5 tonnes and a target range of
around 300 km.) from Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft – test fired- Andaman and Nicobar
archipelago.
Shaheen-II missile-test fired- Pakistan.
Akash-1S surface-to-air defence missile system-test fired – from- Balasore off the Odisha coast.
JUNE
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos-test fired in- Chandipur in Odisha-with a strike range of
around 290 km, can be fired from land, sea, and air.
Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) –test fired in- Coast of Odisha- It is
developed by DRDO with help from Israel and the UK. With this launch, India has joined the US,
Russia, and China that possess this technology.
Nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II- test fired in- Odisha coast- first missile developed by the
Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile
Development Programme (IGMDP).
JULY
China has tested its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), JL-3.
DRDO successfully carried out 3 successful test firings of Nag missiles in one day (day & night)
in Pokhran, Rajasthan.
Indian Army successfully conducted the trials of third Generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile-
NAG at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
INS Tarkash reached Saint Petersburg, Russia to take part in the Russian Navy Day parade.
AUGUST
Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM)-test fired in Chandipur in Odisha-was
developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the India Army.
290km range surface to surface(SSM) name “Ghaznavi”-test fired in Sonmiani flight test range
of Balochistan- developed by National Development Complex (NDC).
Iranian Defense Ministry has unveiled its new home-grown air defence system called “Bavar-
373”.
SEPTEMBER
Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM)-Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh -with maximum
range of around 2.5 kms, will replace Soviet-era anti-tank missiles.
Air-to-Air missile Astra from Su-30 MKI Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha –with a range of
over 70 km and can fly towards its target at a speed of over 5,555 kilometres per hour.
OCTOBER
China-unveiled-DF-41 (Dongfeng-41) the most powerful intercontinental-range ballistic
missile in world.
Israeli Spike anti-tank guided missiles-inducted into- Indian Army.
Minuteman III -intercontinental ballistic missile-test fired by United States.
IAF- test-fired 2 Brahmos surface to surface missile from mobile platform at Trak Island of the
Andaman Nicobar Islands- can hit-target-close to 300kms away.
COMMISSION/DECOMMISSION
JANUARY
‘INS KOHASSA’ –Commissioned-at Diglipur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
APRIL
Guided Missile Destroyer ‘INS Imphal’-launched.
Indian Coast Guard Vessel ICGS C-441 -at Vizhinjam Harbour, Thiruvananthapuram.
MAY
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EXERCISES
Name of the Exercise Participating Countries Venue
JANUARY
IMBEX India-Myanmar(Army) Chandimandir , Chandigarh
SEA VIGIL(Largest ever coastal Indian Navy Indian Coast
defence exercise )
India Africa Field Training India-Africa Pune, Maharashtra
Exercise (IAFTX)
FEBRUARY
Exercise Rahat Joint Humanitarian Jaipur, Rajasthan
Assistance and Disaster Relief
Exercise(Indian Army)
Exercise Topchi Indian army Nashik,Maharashtra
Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019 India’s BSF and Bangladesh’s Agartala, Tripura
Border Guards
Bangladesh(BGB)
Sampriti-2019 India and Bangladesh(Army) Tangail, Bangladesh
Red Flag 2019 Air forces from United States, United States
the United Arab Emirates,
Belgium, the Netherlands,
Singapore and Saudi Arabia
Exercise Al Nagah III India and Oman Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains in
Oman
Africa-India Joint Field Training Indian Army and 16 African Pune, Maharashtra
Exercise (AFINDEX-19) nations
Theatre Level Operational Inter-service military Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 19) exercise
MITRASHAKTI – VI Indian and Sri Lanka Army Diyatalawa in Sri Lanka
33rd edition of the India- India and Indonesia Port Blair, Andaman &
Indonesia Coordinated Patrol Nicobar Islands
(Ind-Indo Corpat)
APRIL
AUSINDEX 19 India & Australia military Vishakhapatnam, India
exercise
Bold Kurukshetra–2019 India and Singapore Jhansi’s Babina Cantonment,
Uttar Pradesh,India
IN – VPN BILAT EX Indian Navy and Vietnam Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
Peoples’ Navy
Sea Vigil Indian Navy Exercise Sea Vigil's prime
objective is to safeguard
India’s 7516.6 km coastline
and its exclusive economic
zone.
ADMM-PLUS (ASEAN Defence Busan, South Korea. Indian
Ministers' Meeting) Navy’s 2 warships, INS
Kolkata and INS Shakti had
gone to Qingdao in China to
participate in the
International Fleet Review.
MAY
17th edition of the Indo-French India and France The 2nd part of the naval
naval exercise, Varuna 19.1 exercise, Varuna 19.2, will be
held at May-end in Djibouti.
Bull Strike Indian Army, Indian Navy Teressa Island in Andaman
and Indian Air Force and Nicobar
Group Sail India(INS Kolkata and Fleet South China Sea
Support Ship, INS Shakti),
Japan, Philippines and US
8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Myanmar Navy Ship UMS Andaman and Nicobar
Patrol (IMCOR) King TabinShweHtee (773) Command in Port Blair
and UMS Inlay (OPV-54) and
Indian Naval Ship Saryu have
participated
26th edition of Singapore India Singapore & India(INS Singapore
Maritime Bilateral Exercise Kolkata and INS Shakti)
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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, India, and
Pakistan
ExerciseTiger Triumph India and the United Visakhapatnam and Kakinada,
States(US) first ever tri- both of state Andhra Pradesh
services exercise
23rd edition of “Malabar 2019” India, US and Japan Sasebo, Japan
OCTOBER
4th KAZIND-2019 India and Kazakhstan Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
2019 Nomadic Elephant-XIV India and Mongolia Himachal Pradesh
10th edition of Ekuverin 2019 India and Maldives Pune, Maharashtra
Sudarshan Chakra Vahini war Indian Army Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
exercise 2019
Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) Indian Navy(IN) –Bangladesh Northern Bay of Bengal
2019 Navy(BN)
Dharma Guardian-2019 India and Japan(Military) Mizoram
Vajra Prahar 2019 India and the US (United Seattle, US
States)(Military)
‘Shinyuu Maitri’ 2019 India and Japan-Air Force West Bengal
exercise
Ex Eastern Bridge – V India and Oman(Air Force) Oman
Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Indian Army, Navy, and Port Blair, Andaman and
Islands 2019 (DANX-19) Airforce Nicobar Islands
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INS Vela, Indian Navy's 4th Scorpene-class submarine was launched at Mazagon Dockyard in
Mumbai.
India receives its first Apache Guardian attack helicopter in Boeing’s production facility in
Mesa, Arizona US.
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test
of ABHYAS in Odisha.
‘Operation Sunrise 2’- India and Myanmar- targeted the militant groups operating in Manipur,
Nagaland, and Assam to bust terror camps.
“Operation Sankalp”- in the Gulf of Oman- INS Chennai and INS Sunayna in the region to
undertake maritime security operations.
India scraped $500 million arms deal with Israel for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles
from defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
INS Tarkash reaches Alexandria as part of the Overseas Deployment programme.
India signed a deal with Russia for acquiring the ‘Strum Ataka’ anti-tank missiles -worth -
around Rs 200 Crore.
ISRO signed a contract with Russian company Glavkosmos to train Indian astronauts for
‘Gaganyaan’.
Indian Army & National eGovernance Division (NeGD), a part of the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY), signed a MoU to develop a revamped application.
Operation Sudarshan launched by BSF to fortify the anti-infiltration grid along Pakistan border.
Indian Army -will buy the Excalibur artillery ammunition from the US (United States) under
the emergency procurement procedures which can strike targets more than 50 km away.
Two new heavy-lift Chinook helicopters for IAF arrived at the Mundra port, Gujarat –
manufactured by Boeing.
Two Defence Industrial Corridors to be set up in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
upGrad with Liverpool John Moores University offers India’s 1st online Master’s degree
program in Machine Learning and AI.
India signed a Rs 1500 crore contract with Russia for the acquisition of R-27air-to-air missile
which gives the additional capability to target enemy aircraft at long Ranges. These missiles are
to be equipped on the Su-30MKI combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Israel and the US successfully tested Arrow-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile System.
United States (US) approved foreign military sales worth $670 million to support India’s C-17
military transport aircraft.
"Mission Reach Out"-launched after revocation of Article 370 in Jammu Division.
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approved the
procurement of indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDR Tactical) worth Rs 1,100 crore and
Next-Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB, Long Range) for the Indian
Navy worth Rs 1,247 crore.
11th C-17 Globemaster III Transport Aircraft of Boeing, delivered to IAF.
Indian Air Force (IAF) – received- ‘Apache AH-64E’ fighter helicopters- from US in Boeing at
Airforce Station, Pathankot, Punjab.
World's biggest transport spaceship Kounotori8 launched by Japan.
Defence Ministry signed Rs.5,500 crore contract for additional indigenous Akash SAM systems
and LCAs.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered 101st warship ‘Annie Besant’ to Indian
Coast Guard.
SPORTS
WINNERS OF TOURNAMENT/CHAMPIONSHIP:
Sports/Tournament/title Venue Winner Points to be noted
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Spanish Grand Prix Barcelona Lewis Hamilton This is third victory of 2019 and
(Mercedes) of fourth in Spain following victories
United Kingdom.He in 2014, 2017 and 2018.
celebrated the 76th
win of his Formula
1 career,
Monaco Grand Prix that Monte Lewis Hamilton of This was his sixth straight win in
was held in Circuit de Carlo, Mercedes the year 2019.
Monaco La Condamine Monaco.
Archery World Cup Stage 3 Antalya, Men’s compound They performed against Anton
Turkey Abhishek Bulaev, Alexander Dambaev &
Verma,Rajat Pavel Krylov of Russia®istered
Chauhan &Aman a win with 235-230. India scored
Sainiwon bronze 59, 58, 59, 59 in four rounds.
Ali Aliev Tournament 2019 Kaspiysk Bajrang Punia He defeated Russian wrestler
Dagestan, Viktor Rassadin in 65-kg category
Russia by 13-8.
Under-20 Eurasian Almaty, Indian juniors The national teams from
Athletics Championships Kazakshsta bagged 5 gold and 3 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
n silver medals Uzbekistan, Iran, India and
Tajikistan participated in a 2-day
event held on May 29-30, 2019.
Cantor Fitzgerald U21 Dublin, Indian Junior They defeated Ireland
International 4-Nations Ireland Women Hockey
title team
2019 Canadian Grand Prix Montreal, Lewis Hamilton
Quebec, (Mercedes) of
Canada United Kingdom
2019 Pacific International Reventon Sourav Kothari He defeated Tyson Crinis of
Snooker Championship, Classic, in Australia to win the title.
Melbourne,
Australia
2019 Pacific International Melbourne, Peter Gilchrist of He defeated India’s Sourav
Billiards Championship at Australia Singapore Kothari (Kolkata)
the Yarraville Club
76th Senior National Pune, Joshna Chinappa She has surpassed the record of
Squash Championship, Maharastra 16 titles, which stood for 27 years
2019 held by Bhuvneshwari Kumari of
Rajastan
FIH (Federation Kalinga India India defeated South Africa.
Internationale de Hockey) Stadium in Manpreet Singh won the Best
Men’s Series Finals hockey Bhubanesw Player of the Tournament Award,
tournament 2019 ar, Odisha while Vivek Sagar wins the Best
Junior Player Award.
2019 Asian Continental Xingtai, Nihal Sarin He scored eight points from nine
Chess Championship China rounds of the event .Click here to
read more.
33rd Federation Cup Gautam Punjab Police It is organised by the Basketball
Basketball Championship Buddha (Men) and Eastern Federation of India (BFI) and the
for Men and Women for the University, Railway (Women) Uttar Pradesh Basketball
year 2019 Greater Association (UPBA).
Noida, Uttar
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Pradesh
119th United States (US) Pebble Gary Woodland He secured his first major career
open 2019 Beach Golf title after defeating two-time
Links, defending champion Brooks
California Koepka(US).
Folksam Grand Prix 2019 Sollentuna, PU Chitra(1500m) She ran her season best by
Sweden clocking 4 minutes 12.65 seconds
(4:12.65s). While in men’s 1500m,
Jinson Johnson from India won a
silver medal.
8th edition of Senior Asian Ulaanbaatar Pranati Nayak(won She hails from West Bengal, India
Artistic Championships , Mongolia bronze)
35th men’s Asian snooker Doha, Qatar Pankaj Advani He defeated Thai’s Thanawat
championship Tirapongpaiboon.
FIH ( Fédération Hiroshima, India They defeated Japan. Rani Rampal,
Internationale de Hockey) Japan Indian Team Captain was the best
Women's Series Finals player of the tournament and
Hiroshima 2019 Gurjit Kaur emerged as the top-
scorer.
International 15s rugby Manila, India(Bronze) They defeated Singapore.
match Philippines
French Grand Prix 2019 Circuit Paul Lewis Hamilton of This was his sixth win from eight
Ricard, Le Mercedes Grand Prix of the season 2019 and
Castellet, 79th of his career.
France
26th Asian junior Macau, Veer Chotrani He defeated another Indian seed
Individual squash China Yash Fadte
championship 2019(U-19)
2019 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Red Bull’s Max He defeated Ferrari’s Charles
Ring, Verstappen Leclerc
Spielberg, (Belgium)
Austria
Poznań Athletics Grand Golecin Hima Das(women’s V.K. Vismaya won bronze medal in
Prix 2019 Stadium, 200m) the women’s 200m,In men’s
Poznań, 200m, Muhammed Anas won
Poland bronze, In men’s 400-metre, KS
Jeevan won bronze medal,In
men’s Shotput, Asian champion
Tajinder Pal Singh Toor won
bronze medal.
30th Summer Universiade Napoli, Italy Elavenil Valarivan She won silver medal in 10m Air
Games 2019 (19) Rifle Women’s event.
World Youth Cup 2019 Umag, Arinjeeta Dey She won a silver medal in the
Croatia Karate under 12 age category. It
was organized by World Karate
Federation affiliated to the
International Olympic
Association.
Grand Prix of Spain Madrid, Vinesh Phogat She won gold medal in 53kg
Women’s Wrestling for the Spain category. Divya Kakran won gold
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Commonwealth Apia, Samoa India topped the Ajay Singh created a new
Weightlifting medal tally by Commonwealth record in the clean
Championships winning 35 medals and jerk category by lifting more
across three than double his body weight (190kg).
categories viz 22 Pardeep Singh created a new record
in the clean and jerk category by
golds, 10 silvers lifting 202kgs. Jeremy Lalrinnunga
and 3 bronze competing in 67 kg male event broke
medals in all a youth world record with lift of 136
categories. India kg in snatch. Jhilli Dalabehera won
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Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019 Tbilisi, Bajrang Punia He won gold in 65kg men’s
Georgia freestyle competition at Tbilisi
Grand Prix 2019 against Iran's
Peiman Bibyani by 2-0. The event
was held at the New Sports
Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia and was
organised by the Georgian
Wrestling Federation.
Medved event 2019 Minsk, Vinesh Phogat Vinesh Phogat won Silver medal.
Belarus She suffered a 0-10 (technical
superiority) defeat against N
Malisheva of Russia. She had won
3 consecutive gold medals at the
Grand Prix of Spain, Yasar Dogu
International and Poland Open in
2019.
Junior World Tallinn, Deepak Punia He won gold in 86-kg junior
Championships 2019 Estonia freestyle category by beating Alik
Shebzukhov of Russia.In the 92kg,
Vicky Chahar defeated Mongolia's
Batmagnai Eenkhtuvshin and
claimed the bronze medal.
2019 US (United States) Kansas City, Simone Arianne Biles became the first woman in
Gymnastics Championships Missouri, US Biles the world to make a “triple-
double” floor exercise landing
which is a finale featuring two
flips and three twists
5th edition of Jaisalmer Indian Army team Indian Army was trained under
'International Army Scout Military won the event the aegis of Southern Command.
Masters Competition 2019’ Station, Read full details here: Indian
Rajasthan Army Emerged As The Winner
In 5th ‘International Army
Scout Masters
Competition’2019
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Athleticky Mitink Reiter Czech Hima Das won gold Mohammad Anas won gold in
Event 2019 Republic in women’s 300 m men’s 300 m
2019 World Archery Youth Madrid, India won 2 golds Raginee Markoo and Singh
Championships Spain and 1 bronze Sukhbeer won India’s first gold
medal to win India’s first
compound junior mixed teamgold
medal at the Madrid.
The second gold to india was
earned by Komalika Bari.
Read full details here: India wins
two gold at the 2019 World
Archery Youth Championships
held in Madrid, Spain
Women’s 400m race in Brno, Czech VK Vismaya(gold) She finished the race in 52.12s
International Athletic Republic which was her personal best.
Meeting – Josef Seckar
Memorial (MJS)
555 kms long 10th edition of Ladakh, Ashish Kasodekar He became the 1st Indian to complete
‘La Ultra The High’ marathon Jammu, and the 555 kms long race. Ashish came
2019 Kashmir in 3rd at 126 hrs 18 min to finish the
(J&K) distance.
45th Edition of the World Kazan Expo The Indian team won 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Skills International Internation and 2 Bronze medals along with 15
Competition for the year al Medallions of Excellence at the
2019, a biennial event Exhibition competition. Read full details here:
Centre, 45th World Skills International
Competition For 2019 Held At
Russia Kazan, Russia
Poland Open Wrestling Warsaw, Vinesh Phogat She defeated wrestler Roksana of
Tournament the capital Poland by 3-2. She had won gold
of Poland at the Grand Prix of Spain and at
the Yasar Dogu International at
Istanbul, Turkey in July 2019.
V. Koci memorial athletics Decin, Tejinderpal Singh Tejinder has a personal best
meet 2019 Czech Toor (24) won throw of 20.75 meters.
Republic silver
2019 Belgian Grand Prix Stavelot, Charles Leclerc The second and third place were
Belgium (21yr) of Ferrari won by Mercedes’s Lewis
won gold Hamilton(England) and
Mercedes’s ValtteriBottas
(Finland) respectively.
World Martial Arts Konkuk Anupama Swain With this, she qualified for the
Mastership Jiu-Jitsu 2019 University clinched a bronze 2022 Asian Games. She was
Glocal medal trained by Hariprasad Patnayak.
Campus in
Chungju,
South Korea
2019 Italian Grand Monza, Italy Charles This marks Ferrari’s first Italian
Prix(formally known as Leclerc(Monaco) Grand Prix win in 9 years (last
Formula 1 Gran Premio win 2010) and also Charles’s
Heineken d'Italia 2019) second successive win in the F1
Formula 1(F1) race race after winning the maiden
2019 Belgian Grand Prix.
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Formula 1 (F1) Singapore Marina Bay Ferrari’s Sebastian The second and the third spot was
Airlines Singapore Grand Street Vettel of Germany won by Ferrari’s Charles Lecrec
Prix 2019 Circuit, (Monaco) and Red Bull’s Max
Singapore Verstappen (Belgium)
respectively.
Fide World Grand Prix Skolkovo, Koneru Hampi While other Indian ,D Harika
2019 Russia secured the sixth place with 5
points
International Billiards & Mandalay, Pankaj Advani and It was the 23rd world title for
Snooker Federation (IBSF) Myanmar Aditya Mehta Advani and the first title for
World Snooker Team Mehta. The event was a part of
Championship 2019 Myanmar Open Billiards 2019.
2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix Sochi Lewis Carl Mercedes ValteriBottas(Finland)
(Formula 1 GP) Autodrom Davidson Hamilton and Ferrari’s Charles Lecrec
race track in (Monaco) won the second and
Russia. third spot respectively. By this
win, Hamilton became all-time
record holder, winning his 143rd
Grand Prix totally, surpassing
Michael Schumacher’s(Germany)
mark which he held for 18 years.
Badminton
JANUARY
Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2019- Bengaluru Raptors .
Men’s Doubles Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi
(Indonesia) Yik(Malaysia)
Women’s Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan(China) Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana
Double Nagahara (Japan)
Mixed Double Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong(China) Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino
(Japan)
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Overview of Hyderabad Open (Badminton) 2019, officially known as IDBI Federal Life
Insurance Hyderabad Open 2019held at G.M.C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad,
India
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Sourabh Verma (India) Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)
Women’s Singles Yeo Jia Min (Singapore) An Se-young (South Korea)
Men’s Doubles Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Na Sung-seung & Wang Chan (South
& Bagas Maulana (Indonesia) Korea)
Women’s Doubles Baek Ha-na & Jung Kyung-eun Ashwini Ponnappa & N Sikki Reddy
(South Korea) (India)
Mixed Doubles Cheah Yee See & Hoo Pang Ron Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso & Adnan
(Malaysia) Maulana (Indonesia)
Overview of Total 2019 BWF World Championships held in Basel, Switzerland
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Kento Momota (Japan) Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
Women’s Singles PV Sindhu (India) Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
Men’s Doubles Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayash
Setiawan (Indonesia) (Japan)
Women’s Doubles Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota
Nagahara (Japan) (Japan)
Mixed Doubles Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong Dechapol Puavaranukroh &
(China) Sapsiree
Taerattanachai(Thailand)
SEPTEMBER
Overview of Korea Open 2019 held in Incheon, South Korea
The Korea Open 2019, a badminton Super 500 tournament was held at Incheon International
Airport Skydom in Incheon, South Korea from September 24 – 29, 2019.
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Kento Momota (Japan) Chou Tien-chen (Taiwan)
Women’s Singles He Bingjiao (China) Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
Men’s Doubles Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda
Ardianto (Indonesia) (Japan)
Women’s Doubles Kim So-yeong & Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee & Shin Seung-chan (South
(South Korea) Korea)
Mixed Doubles Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong
Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand) (China)
Overview of YONEX-SUNRISE Vietnam Open 2019
• The YONEX Belgian International 2019, an annual badminton tournament, was held at
Sportoase, Leuven, Belgium from September 11-14, 2019. The total prize money of the
tournament was $25,000.
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Lakshya Sen (India) Victor Svendsen (Denmark)
Women’s Singles Line Christophersen (Denmark) Neslihan Yiğit (Turkey)
Men’s Doubles Ben Lane & Sean Bjarne Geiss & Jan Colin Volker
Vendy (England) (Germany)
Women’s Doubles Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Rachel Honderich & Kristen Tsai
Stoeva (Bulgaria) (Canada)
Mixed Doubles Ben Lane & Jessica Mikkel Mikkel & Amalie Magelund
Pugh (England) (Denmark)
Overview Of 2019 China Open Held In Jiangsu, China
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The 2019 China open, officially called as VICTOR China Open 2019 was held at Olympic Sports
Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China from September 17-22, 2019.
Category Winner Runner
Women’s singles Carolin Marin (Spain) Tai Tzu Ying (Taiwan)
Men’s singles KentoMomota (Japan) Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
Men’s doubles Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Mohammad Ahsan (Indonesia) &
(Indonesia) & Kevin Sanjaya Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
Women’s doubles Chen Qingchen (China) & JiaYifan Misaki Matsutomo (Japan) & Ayaka
(China) Takahashi (Japan)
Mixed doubles Zheng Siwei (China) & Huang Wang Yilü (China) & Huang Dongping
Yaqiong (China) (China)
Boxing
FEBRUARY
70th International Boxing Russia topped the medals India at 2nd rank with 7
Tournament Strandja 2019 in Sofia, tally with 9 medals (5 Gold medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3
Bulgaria and 4 Bronze) Bronze) and USA at 3rd with
8 medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 5
Bronze).
MARCH
Makran Cup boxing tournament in India won 8 medals, Gold-Deepak Singh(46-49kg)
Chabahar, Iran including one gold, five light fly category. Silver -P
silver and two bronze Lalitha Prasad (52kg),
Manish Kaushik (60kg),
Duryodhan Singh Negi
(69kg), Sanjeet (91kg) and
Satish Kumar (+91kg).
APRIL
Asian Boxing Championship 2019 India finished with 13 Boxer Amit Panghal won gold
held in Huamark Indoor Stadium in medals that include 2 gold medal in 52-kg category &
Bangkok, Thailand. medals, 4 silver medals and Pooja Rani won gold medal in
7 bronze medals. 81-kg category.Click here to
read the entire medal
winners.
MAY
XXXVI Feliks Stamm International India won a total 6 medals 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze
Boxing Tournament 2019 in medal.Gaurav Solanki in Fly
Warsaw, Poland (52-kg) category and Manish
Kaushik in Light (60-kg)
category.
2nd edition of India Open India won a total 57 medals The event was organized by
International Boxing Tournament which include 12 gold, 18 the Boxing Federation of
2019 was held in at Karmabir Nabin silver, and 27 bronze India (BFI).
Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in medals.
Guwahati, Assam
JUNE
Madison Square Garden, New York Andres Ponce Ruiz Jr. He defeated Anthony
Joshua.The win made Andres
Ruiz the first Mexican
heavyweight champion of the
world.
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5th Black Forest Cup held in India's junior Boxing The team won 7 medals,
Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany women's team including 5 gold. Tamanna
(48kg), Anju, Neha, H.
Ambeshori Devi (57kg), and
Preeti Dahiya (60kg) won
gold medals out of the 13-
member Indian squad.
JULY
World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia Vaibhav Yadav(India) He defeated Fahpetch
silver welterweight championship Singmanassak of Thailand.
2019in Pattaya, Thailand
AUGUST
Magomed Salam Umakhanov Indian boxers claimed 6 Gold:
Memorial International Boxing medals at the tournament- 2 Lovlina Borgohain (69kg),
Tournament 2019 was held in golds, 1 silver, and 3 bronze Neeraj (57kg).
Kaspiysk, Russia Silver: Gaurav Solanki.
Bronze: Pooja Rani (75kg),
Govind Sahani (49Kg) and
Jony (60Kg).
3rd Nation”s Cup 2019 held in India’s junior women boxers 4 Gold medal winner:
Sports Hall ,Vrbas, Serbia team has clinched 12 Tamanna(Haryana)-48
medals(4 gold, 4 silver and 4 kg,Ambeshori
bronze medals) Devi(Manipur)-57 kg,Preeti
Dahiya(Haryana)-60
kg,Priyanka (Haryana)-66 kg
Read full details here: India’s
Junior Women Boxers Win
12 Medals Including 4 Gold
At 3rd Nations’ Cup 2019
Held In Serbia
SEPTEMBER
Ekaterinburg AIBA (Association India had won 2 medals Asian Games gold medallist
Internationale de Boxe Amateur or Amit Panghal won silver in
International Boxing Association) 52kg category while 52kg
2019 World Boxing Championships category clinched bronze in
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63kg category.
OCTOBER
11th AIBA Women’s World Boxing India was ranked 9th in the Manju Rani won silver medal
Championships 2019 in Ulan-Ude, medal tally by winning 4 in 48 kg (Light Flyweight)
Russia medals Category
Jamuna Boro won bronze
medal in the 54 kg category
(Bantamweight)
MC Mary Kom won bronze
medal in the 51 kg Category
(Flyweight)
Lovlina Borgohain won
bronze medal in the 69 kg
category (Welterweight)
ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Indian boxers clinched 21 Gold medalists;
Championships 2019 held in medals (6 gold, 9 silver, 6 Vishvanath Suresh(46kg),
Fujairah, UAE bronze) Bishwamitra Chongtham
(48kg), Kalpana(46kg), Preeti
Dahiya(60kg), Tanshbir Kaur
Sandhu(80kg), Alfiya
Tarannum Pathan(80+kg)
Silver medalists:
Yogesh Kagra(63kg), Jaydeep
Rawat(66kg), Rahul(70kg),
Tamanna(48kg),Tannu(52kg)
, Neha(54kg), Khushi 63kg
Sharvari Kalyankar 70kg
Khushi75kg
Cricket
JANUARY
India 1st team- to win bilateral series in all formats in Australia.
USA Cricket announced as ICC’s 105th member.
FEBRUARY
ODI Series between New Zealand and India: India defeated New Zealand by 4-1.
85th season - Ranji Trophy -Vidarbha won by defeating Saurashtra.
Irani cup titles- Vidarbha won by defeating Rest of India (RoI).
MARCH
WODI series of England Women tour of India 2019-India won- Smriti Mandhana was named
the Player of the Series.
WT20I series of England Women tour of India 2019- England won- Danielle Wyatt won the
Player of the Series.
ODI series of Australia Men tour of India 2019-Australia won- Usman Khawaja won the player
of the series.
T20I series of Australia Men tour of India 2019-Australia won- Glenn Maxwell was declared the
Man of the Series.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore-Karnataka won-defeating
Maharashtra.
T10(Shortest form) cricket League is set to be played in Zayed Cricket Stadium of Abu Dhabi
for the next five years.
MAY
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12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL)- Mumbai Indians- won-by defeating- Chennai
Super Kings by 1 run at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.Read the detailed
article.
Amul - sponsor Afghanistan team in - World Cup 2019.
JULY
ICC Men’s World Cup 2019 was the 12th Cricket World Cup held in England and Wales.10
teams participated in the cricket tournament with a total of 48 matches played between the
teams. The Finals were held at the Lord’s Cricket Ground between New Zealand and England.
England lifted the first World Cup title beating New Zealand on boundary count after both the
match and the subsequent Super Over finished as ties. Kane Stuart Williamson of New Zealand
was named as the Player of the Tournament with 578 runs who received the award from
Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar. Ben Stokes of England was awarded the Man of the Match.
Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc topped the table of wicket-takers(27 wickets). Rohit
Sharma scored highest runs(648 runs).Click here to read more.
AUGUST
Test rankings released by ICC
ICC Test batsmen ICC Test bowler rankings ICC test all rounder rankings
rankings Pat Cummins (Australia) Jason Holder(West Indies)
Virat Kohli (India) Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Steve Smith ( Australia) James Anderson (England) Ravindra Jadeja( India)
Kane Williamson ( New Vernon Philander (South Ben Stokes (England)
Zealand) Africa)
Cheteshwar Pujara
(India)
Ravi Shastri re-appointed as head coach of Indian men's cricket team.
Australia's Marnus Labuschagne born in South Africa became the first person to replace as a
concussion substitute in Test cricket. He replaced Steve Smith.
BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has ordered for the reduction in the ban of Indian cricketer
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (S. Sreesanth) for 7 years which will come to end by September
2020.
Vikram Rathour was appointed as India's new batting coach. He succeeds Sanjay Bangar.
Bharath Arun and R Sridhar retained as bowling and fielding coaches respectively.
Paytm to continue as BCCI title sponsor till 2023 for Rs 326.8 crore.
Dream 11, Hyundai and ACC Cement secure BCCI Partners’ Rights for the next 4 years.
Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Ground in Delhi is set to be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium.
SEPTEMBER
Overview Of Indian Cricket Team’s Tour To West Indies
♦ India won all the 3 formats(T20I, ODI, Test against West Indies).
♦ Virat Kohli eclipsed -Sourav Ganguly to become the second highest run-scorer for India
in ODIs.
♦ Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian bowler to take 50 Test wickets.
♦ Virat Kohli became the most successful Indian Captain in Overseas Tests.
♦ Jasprit Bumrah of India became the first Asian to take 5-wicket hauls in Tests in
Australia, England, South Africa and the West Indies.Click here to read more records
broken in the tour.
2019 Duleep Trophy at Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru- India Red won by defeating India
green.
India won ACC (Asian Cricket Council) Under-19 Asia Cup 2019 by beating Bangladesh in R.
Premadasa International Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan cricket team created a new record of most consecutive against Bangladesh.
Overview of T20I series held between South Africa and India
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♦ Virat Kohli (2450 runs) surpassed the record held by Rohit Sharma (2443 runs) by
becoming the highest run-scorer in the history of T20I cricket.
♦ India’s Rohit Sharma equalled Indian MS Dhoni’s record of playing most T20Is for an
Indian team.
OCTOBER
Australian women’s cricket team broke the record for most consecutive wins in One Day
International (ODI) cricket with their 18th triumph.
Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted as ICC members; Indra Nooyi reappointed as ICC Independent
Director
Karnataka clinched the 18th season of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 also known as the Ranji
One-Day Trophy.
Indian Women’s Cricket Team –defeated- Sri Lanka- on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis
(DLS)method and won the Emerging Asia Cup 2019 title.
NOVEMBER
ICC T20 ranking 2019
Rank Bowling Batting All rounder Team
1 Rashid khan Babar Azam Mohammad Pakistan
(Afghanistan) (Pakistan) Nabi
(Afghanistan)
2 Mitchell Santner Aaron Finch Glenn Maxwell Australia
(New Zealand) (Australia)
(Australia)
3 Imad Wasim Dawid Richard England
(Pakistan) Malan Berrington
(England) (Scotland)
Rank of 42nd – Deepak 7th – Rohit 5th –
Indian Lokendrasingh Sharma India
players Chahar
Recognition/Person in News:
JANUARY
Ishant, Shami, Bumrah breaks 34 year old record with 131 wickets in 2018.
Rishabh Pant became 1st ever Indian wicket-keeper to take 20 catches in a Test series.
Virat Kohli fastest to 19000 international runs, breaks Sachin’s record
Rishabh Pant 1st ever Indian wicketkeeper to slam Test ton in Australia
Rohit Sharma 1st Indian to slam 5 ODI hundreds in Australia.
Wasim Jaffer - first Indian and the first Asian batsman -to score two double centuries after
turning 40 in first-class cricket.
FEBRUARY:
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Alyssa Healy(Australia)-created a world record -for the highest individual score in women’s
T20I (148 runs off 61 balls against Sri Lanka).
Harmanpreet Kaur became the first Indian cricketer to appear in 100 T20I.
Mithali Raj becomes the first woman in history to have an international cricket career over 20
years.
Virat Kohli- became the first Indian to score 40 international hundreds as a captain.Click here
to read all highlights of the India vs South Africa Test series 2019.
NOVEMBER
Smriti Mandhana became fastest Indian women to score 2000 ODI runs.
Rohit Sharma broke the record of Mahendra Singh Dhoni for most sixes by an Indian captain in
T20I cricket.
Rohit became the first Indian as well as the second male cricketer in history to play 100 T20Is.
Deepak Chahar-first Indian to take hat-trick in the shortest format(T20I)
India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal surpassed Jasprit Bumrah to become the fastest Indian bowler.
Football
FEBRUARY
17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup -held in UAE-Qatar won by defeating four-time champion
Japan 3-1.
MARCH
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2019-India won-defeated-
Nepal.
Indian Super League (ISL) title-Bengaluru Football Club (FC)-won-by defeating- FC Goa.
APRIL
Stephanie Frappart first woman to referee Ligue 1 match.
FIFA world football rankings- Belgium stayed on top spot
MAY
Tai Nicholas, former secretary of Oceania Football Confederation banned from football for next
eight years by FIFA.
Indian Women’s League Champions in Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, Punjab-Sethu FC-won-
by defeating Manipur Police SC.
JUNE
UEFA Europa League 2019 in Baku Olympic Stadium, Azarbaijan – Chealsea won by defeating
Arsenal.It is their fifth major UEFA European competition final.
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Champions League in Madrid, Spain –
Liverpool won by defeating Tottenham Hotspur.
India’s Sunil Chhetri has been named most capped football player succeeds former Indian
captain Bhaichung Bhutia.
JULY
Overview of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019-FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 or 8th edition of
the FIFA Women’s World Cup was held in France in 9 cities.
♦ United States(US) - won -by defeating the Netherlands.
♦ Golden Boot Award -Megan Rapinoe(United States), Silver Boot: Alex Morgan (USA)
and Bronze Boot: Ellen White (ENG).
♦ Golden Ball Award -Megan Rapinoe(United States),Silver Ball: Lucy Bronze (ENG) &
Bronze Ball: Rose Lavelle (USA).
♦ Giulia Gwinn of Germany won the Best young player of the tournament award.
♦ Sari van Veenendaal of Netherland won the Best goalkeeper of the tournament award
(Golden Glove).
♦ France won the Fair Play award in the tournament.
46th Edition of Copa America-Brazil won by defeating Peru. It was the 9th title for Brazil and
first since 2007.
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15th edition of the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean
Association Football) Gold Cup 2019- Mexico won by defeating United States. It was the 8th
title for Mexico.
Federation Internationale de Football Association(FIFA)- Belgium leads the overall FIFA
rankings, followed by Brazil, France, England, and Uruguay.
AUGUST
Liverpool won 44th UEFA Super Cup 2019 at the Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey by defeating
Chelsea.
Saidan Secondary School of Mizoram won U 14 Subroto Cup International Football tournament
title 2019 in New Delhi defeating Unique Model Academy, Manipur. It is Asia’s largest youth
football tournament.
Odisha’s Kalinga Stadium gets provisional clearance to be the 1st venue for 2020 FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cup.
SEPTEMBER
SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) U-15 Championship 2019- India won by defeating
Nepal held in - Kalyani Stadium, West Bengal.
Manipur won -25th Senior Women's National Football Championship held at CHF Ground in
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.
Smiling panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen-mascot for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.A walking
Chinese lantern Shuey Rhon Rhon - for Winter Paralympics 2022.
FIFA Rankings: India drops to 104,Belgium remained its top position.
OCTOBER
Mr Eugenio Figueredo-former president of South American Football Confederation, commonly
known as CONMEBOL (CONfederación SudaMEricana de FútBOL)-banned for lifetime by FIFA.
India won 3rd SAFF U-15 Women’s Championships 2019-defeated Bangladesh.
NOVEMBER
Thomas Dennerby-Indian Head Coach of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2020
Tennis
JANUARY
Australian Open 2019 held in Melbourne Park, Australia.
Event Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Novak Djokovik(Serbia) Rafael Nadal(Spain)
Women’s Singles Naomi Osaka(Japan)( first ever Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic)
Asian to become world No.1)
Men’s Doubles Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Henri Kontinen(Finland) &
Nicolas Mahut(France) John Peers(Australia)
Women’s Doubles Samantha Stosur(Australia) & Timea Babos(Hungary) &
Shuai Zhang (China) Kristina Mladenovic(France)
Mixed Doubles Barbora Krejcikova(Czech Astra Sharma and John Patrick
Republic) & Rajeev Ram(United Smith(Australia)
States)
FEBRUARY:
Overview of the 2019 Qatar ExxonMobil Open and 2019 Qatar Total Open:
Category Winner Runner-up
Men’s Singles Roberto Bautista Agut Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic)
(Spain)
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MARCH:
Overview of Indian Wells Masters 2019 held in California, United States
Category Winner Runner-up
Men’s Singles Dominic Thiem (Austria) Roger Federer (Switzerland)
Men’s Doubles Nikola Mektic (Croatia) and Horacio Lukasz Kubot (Poland) and
Zeballo (Argentina) Marcelo Melo (Brazil)
Women’s Doubles Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Aryna Barbora Krejcikova (Czech
Sabalenka (Belarus) Republic) and Katerina Siniakova
(Czech Republic)
India lost hosting rights of -Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup.
APRIL
2019 Miami Open held in Florida
Category Winner Runner Up
Men’s Single Roger Federer (Switzerland) John Isner (USA)
Women’s Single Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Karolina Pliskova (Czech
Republic)
Men’s Double Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) Wasley Koolhof (Netherlands)
and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Women’s Doubles Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Aryna Samantha Stosur (Australia) and
Sabalenka (Belarus) Zhang Shuai (China)
MAY
Mutua Madrid Open 2019 in Madrid, Spain:
Events WINNER RUNNER UP
Men's Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) StefanosTsitsipas (Greece)
Men's Doubles HoriaTecau (Romania). Dominic Thiem (Austria),
Jean-Julien Rojer (Curacao) Diego Schwartzman( Argentina)
Women's Singles Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) SimonaHalep(Romania)
Women' Doubles Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwan), Xu Yifan (China),
Barbora Strycova (Czechia) Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)
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76th edition of Italian Open which is also known as “Rome Masters” or “the Internazionali BNL
d’Italia” held at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy:
Event Winner Runner-up
Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Men’s Doubles Juan Sebastian Cabal (Columbia) Raven Klaasen (South Africa)
Robert Farah (Columbia) Michael Venus (New Zealand)
Women’s Singles Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) Johanna Konta (UK)
Women’s Doubles Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
JUNE
2019 ITTF world Tour Hong kong open:
Events Winners Runners
Men’s Singles Lin Gaoyuan (China) Tomokazu Harimoto (Japan)
Women’s Singles Wang Yidi(China) Mima Ito (Japan)
Men’s Doubles Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan ( China)
Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon
(South Korea)
Women’s Doubles Chen Ke and Mu Zi(China) Jeon Ji-hee and You Eun-chong
(South Korea)
French Open 2019 or 123rd Edition of French Open in Paris, France:
Event Winners Runners
Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Dominic Thiem (Austria)
Women’s Singles Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)
Men’s Doubles Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy
Mies (Germany) (France)
Women’s Doubles Kristina Mladenovic (France) Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai (China)
Timea Babos (Hungary)
Mixed Doubles Latisha Chan (Taiwan) Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)
Ivan Dodig (Croatia) Mate Pavic (Croatia)
International Tennis Federation(ITF) men’s Futures Tennis Tournament held in Nonthaburi,
Thailand - Sidharth Rawat won by defeating Japan's Rio Noguchi.
27th edition of the Halle Open 2019 (also known as Noventi Open 2019) held in Gerry Weber
Stadion in Halle, Germany -Roger Federer of Switzerland – won – by defeating David Goffin
(Belgium).
JULY
Chinese tennis great Li Na, France’s Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia were
inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame.Li Na is the first Asian inducted to Hall of Fame.
Overview of 2019 Wimbledon Championships
♦ 2019 Wimbledon Championships was the 133rd edition ,a grass court major
Championship was the 3rd Grand Slam tournament
Title Winner Runner up
Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic(Serbia) Roger federer(Switzerland)
Women’s Singles Simona Halep(Romania) Serena Williams(United States of
America)
Men’s Doubles Juan Sebastián Cabal (Colombia) Nicolas Mahut (France)
Robert Farah (Colombia) Édouard Roger-Vasselin (France)
Women’s Doubles Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)
Barbora Strýcová (Czech Republic ) Xu Yifan (China)
Mixed Doubles Ivan Dodig (Croatia) Robert Lindstedt (Sweden)
Latisha Chan (Chinese Taipei) Jeļena Ostapenko (Latvia)
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AUGUST
Overview of Cincinnati Masters/ Western & Southern Open 2019 in U.S.
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Daniil Medvedev (Russia) David Goffin (Belgium)
Women’s Singles Madison Keys (America) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
Men’s Doubles Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Filip Juan Sebastián Cabal & Robert Farah
Polášek (Slovakia) (Colombia)
Women’s Doubles Lucie Hradecká (Czech Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Germany) & Demi
Republic) & Andreja Klepač Schuurs (Netherlands)
(Slovakia)
Overview of 2019 Rogers Cup/Canadian Open
Men’s tournament was held at IGA Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Women’s
tournament was held at Aviva Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev (Russia)
Women’s Singles Bianca Vanessa Andreescu Serena Williams (America)
(Canada)
Men’s Doubles Marcel Granollers (Spain) & Robin Haase & Wesley Koolhof
Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) (Netherlands)
Women’s Doubles Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Anna-Lena Groenefel (Germany) & Demi
Siniaková (Czech Republic) Schuurs (Netherlands)
Overview of Washington Open (Citi Open) 2019 in Washington DC, United States
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Nick Kyrgios (Australia) Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Women’s Singles Jessica Pegula (America) Camila Giorgi (Italy)
Men’s Doubles Raven Klaasen (South Africa) & Michael Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands)
Venus (New Zealand) & Horia Tecău (Romania)
Women’s Doubles Cori Gauff & Caty McNally (America) Maria Sanchez (America) &
Fanny Stollar (Hungary)
SEPTEMBER
Overview of US Open 2019 held at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York,
United States
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Women’s Singles Bianca Andreescu (Canada) Serena Williams (USA)
Men’s Doubles Juan Sebastian Cabal & Robert Marcel Granollers (Spain)
Farah (Colombia) & Horacio Zeballos (Argentina)
Women’s Doubles Elise Mertens (Belgium) & Ashleigh Barty (Australia) & Victoria
Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) Azarenka (Belarus)
Mixed Doubles Jamie Murray (Great Britain) & Michael Venus (New Zealand) & Chan
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) Hao-ching (Chinese Taipei)
OCTOBER
Sumit Nagal(Haryana)- become the first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer.
2nd edition of World Deaf Tennis Championships 2019 held in Antalya, Turkey.
♦ Prithvi Sekhar won gold in men’s singles title.
♦ He has also won the men’s doubles bronze medal with Prashanth Dasharath
Harsambhavi.
NOVEMBER
Top 3 players in the ATP ranking 2019:
Rank Player Name Country
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JULY
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2019
was held at the Shooting Center, Suhl, Germany
Records held by Indians
Udhayveer Sidhu ,Vijayveer and Adarsh broke record in 25m Standard Pistol Men Junior Team.
Udhayveer shot 575 in the event to lead a clean sweep for India as Adarsh Singh (568) and
Anish Bhanwala (566) won silver and bronze respectively. Udhayveer combined with Adarsh
and his twin Vijayveer Sidhu won a team gold in the event with a combined effort of 1707, a
junior world record.
Shreya Agrawal, Mehuli Ghosh and Elavenil Valarivan won gold in 10m Air Rifle Women Junior
Team with a junior world record score of 1883.3.
Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold in the 50m Rifle 3×40 Men Junior with a
junior world record 459.3 score in the final. The earlier world junior record of 458.7 was shot
by Filip Nepejchal of the Czech Republic in the Beijing World Cup in April 2019.Click here to
read more.
SEPTEMBER
2019 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle / Pistol event held in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
♦ Sanjeev Rajput and Yashaswini Singh Deswal secured Olympic Quota for the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics.
Sl Event Winners Medal
No
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Marcus Trescothick(43) Cricket/ Keynsham, United He holds a record for the most
Kingdom first-class catches (445) for the
county.
JULY
Ambati Rayudu(33) Cricket/ Andhra Pradesh, India He Played 55 One Day
International(ODI’s), 6
Twenty20
International(T20I’s), 97 First
Class Cricket and 160 List A
Cricket.He also played for
Hyderabad in domestic cricket,
and Chennai Super Kings in the
Indian Premier League (IPL).
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competitive games.
Marc Batchelor(49) Football/ Johannesburg, South He won four major trophies
Africa with Orlando Pirates including
the 1995 African Cup of
Champions Clubs.
John Obi Mikel(32) Football/ Nigeria He was the former captain of
the Nigeria National Team and
played for Trabzonspor as a
defensive midfielder.He won
89 caps and scored six goals
between 2005 and 2019 for
the Super Eagles. He won a
winners’ medal at the 2013
Africa Cup in South Africa.He
led Nigeria to win a bronze
medal at the 2016 Rio
Olympics in Brazil.
Patrice Evra(38) Football/ Manchester United He won 5 Premier League
and the France titles, 2 Serie A titles and 1
Champions League.
AUGUST
Sally Pearson(32) Athlete/Australia She won the 8 major
championship medals for
Australia throughout her 16-
year career.
Daniel Vettori(40) Cricket/ New Zealand Vettori has played over 291
ODI matches and 113 Tests for
New Zealand.
Brendon McCullum(37) Cricket/ New Zealand He announced retirement from
all forms of cricket.
Dale Steyn(36) Cricket/South Africa Dale Steyn is in 8th position in
the all-time test bowling list
and took 26 five-wicket hauls.
Hashim Amla(36) Cricket/South Africa He is the only South Africa
batsman to score a triple
century — 311 not out against
England at The Oval in 2012.
Cecil Wright(85) Cricket/West Indies He will play his last match
representing Uppermill cricket
club against Pennine League
Side Springhead cricket club of
England on September 7, 2019.
Ajantha Mendis(34) Cricket/Srilanka He made his debut in 2008,
announced his retirement from
all forms of cricket on August
28, 2019. He was Famous for
his “carrom ball”. He snapped
70 wickets in 19 Tests, 152 in
87 ODIs and 66 in 39 T20Is.
Wesley Sneijder (35) Football/ Netherlands He announced his retirement
from football after arranging a
business deal with Dutch
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OCTOBER
Li Xuerui (28) Badminton/China She won the All England
Championship 2012 & striked
silver medals at the World
Championships 2013 and 2014
editions.
Jennifer Louise Gunn (33) Cricket/England She is the most capped player
in T20Is (Twenty-Twenty
International).
Abhishek Mohan Nayar (36) Cricket/India
Claudio Marchisio(33) Football/Italy He was nicknamed ‘Il
Principino – the little prince”.
Marchisio won 55 caps for
Italy & was also took part at
UEFA(Union of European
Football Associations) Euro
2012.
Bastian Schweinsteiger(35) Football/Germany He also led his team to win the
2014 World Cup in Brazil by
defeating Argentina.
Conor James Dwyer (30) Swimming/America He won Olympic gold medal
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twice.
NOVEMBER
Nicola Adams (37 years) Boxing/UK Adams was the 1st female
boxer who won an Olympic
gold medal at the London
Olympics in 2012 in the United
Kingdom(UK), and also the
first female boxer to become a
double Olympic champion
after winning a second gold
medal at the Rio Olympics
2016, in Brazil.
Amy Johanna Kenealy (31) Cricket/Ireland
David Villa Sanchez (37) Football/Spain His club honours include 2011
UEFA(Union of European
Football Associations) Super
Club, 2011 Club World Cup and
three La Liga titles with
Barcelona.He played three
World Cups in his career and
was a key member of the Spain
team, which was a FIFA
(Fédération Internationale de
Football Association) World
Cup winner in 2010 and won
the European Championships
in 2008. He scored the highest
59 goals for Spain.
Other sports
JANUARY
Khelo India Youth Games:
♦ Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi in Pune
♦ Maharashtra won 85 gold, 62 silver and 81 bronze for a total of 228 medals.
FEBRUARY
National Games 2022 - held in Meghalaya -Mascot -Smiling Clouded Leopard.
MARCH
International Olympics Committee (IOC)-included- Breakdancing, Surfing, Skateboarding and
sport climbing-in- Paris Olympics 2024.
K.T. Irfan- qualified- Tokyo Olympics(2020)-belongs to 20 km Walking.
All India Carrom Federation (AICF)- included-in National Sport Federation
Kudo International Federation India (KIFI) –included- in National Sport Federation
APRIL
Saurav Ghosal- first Indian male squash player to break into the top 10 of the latest PSA
(Professional Squash Association) world ranking.
JUNE
The international governing body for the sport of athletics, International Association of
Athletics Federations (IAAF) is to change its name as World Athletics.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) inaugurated its 145 million Swiss francs ($145 million)
new headquarters named Olympic House –in lakeside grounds of Olympic House in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
4 Archers-Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and Atul Verma incuded in Target Olympic
Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Overview of 2019 World Archery Championships held in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands:
Event Name Winners Medal won
Women's compound Raj Kaur, Muskan Kirar, Jyothi Surekha Vennam Bronze
team
Women’s Compound Jyothi Surekha Vennam Bronze
individual event
Recurve men’s team Atanu Das, Pravin Ramesh Jadhav,Tarundeep Rai Silver
JULY
International Olympic Committee (IOC) has removed a ban on the Kuwait Olympic Committee
(KOC) and permitted to compete in the 2020 Olympics.
Hima Das won her fifth gold of the month after she won the 400m race in Prague, Czech
Republic. In Men’s category, Muhammad Anas won the gold medal by completing the 400 m
race in 45.40 seconds.
21st Edition of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in Cuttack, Odisha:
India topped the medal tally by winning
Event Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Harmeet Desai (India) G Sathiyan (India)
Women’s Singles Ayhika Mukherjee (India) Madurika Patkar (India)
Men’s Doubles Anthony Amalraj & Manav G Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal (India)
Thakkar (India)
Women’s Doubles Pooja Sahasrabudhe & Sreeja Akula & Mousumi Paul (India)
Krtittwika Sinha Roy
(India)
Mixed Doubles Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Peng Yu En Koen & Goi Rui Xuan
Archana Kamath (India) (Singapore)
Khelo India Youth Games 2020 will be held in Guwahati, Assam.
AUGUST
For the first time, Bangalore(Karnataka) will host the 10th AASF (Asia Swimming Federation)
Asian Age Group Championships 2019.
Germany’s Fiona Kolbinger becomes the first woman to win cycling’s Transcontinental Race
2019.
Aishwarya Pissay creates history by becoming the first indian woman to win FIM Bajas World
Cup.
Three new sports including Women’s T20 cricket included in the CWG 2022
♦ Women’s T20 (twenty-twenty) cricket
♦ Beach volleyball and
♦ Para-table tennis.
SEPTEMBER
World Wrestling Championships 2019 held at Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
• Kazakhstan from September 14-22, 2019. It was organized by the United World Wrestling
(UWW). It was a qualifying event for Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics where the top 6 wrestlers
from each category qualified for the event. India won 5 medals (1 Silver & 4 Bronze). It was
ranked 17th in the list of medal table.
Category Winner Medal
Men’s 86kg freestyle Deepak Punia Silver
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♦ ISSF World Cup stages 2019-to be held at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, New Delhi.
♦ 2020 Tokyo Olympics will feature Table Tennis Mixed Doubles event.
♦ 36th National Games- will be held in Goa.
♦ 13th Edition of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 to be held in South Africa.
♦ International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey Men’s World Cup is hosted by India in 2023.
♦ India set to host World Kabaddi cup 2019 in Punjab
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Every Vote Counts Chief Election It was launched by former Vice President of
Commissioner of India, India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi. This book
Navin Chawla is about, how the electoral machinery works
in India.
Indian Fiscal Federalism Dr. Y.V. Reddy and G.R. The launch event of the book was addressed
Reddy by the Chairman of the 15th Finance
Commission NK Singh, in New Delhi.
APRIL
“Saffron Swords: Manoshi Sinha Rawal The Indian Publishing company, Garuda
Centuries of Indic Prakashan Private Limited, launched the
Resistance to Invaders” book.
"Kundan: Saigal’s Life & Sharad Dutt Kundanlal Saigal was an Indian singer &
Music" actor.
'Selected speeches of Dr. It was released by Prasar Bharati Chairman, A
Bhimrao Ambedkar in the Surya Prakash.Ambedkar was architect of
Constituent Assembly’ the Constitution of India and also the
independent India's first law minister.
“Diary of an Awesome Jeff Kinney The book is written from the opinion of
Friendly Kid: Rowley Rowley Jefferson, the best friend of ‘Diary of
Jefferson’s Journal” a Wimpy Kid’ supporter Greg Heffley.
Khooni Vaisakhi Mr. Suri A book containing English translation of the
100 year old classic Punjabi poem about
Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Indian constitution in Prof Stephen Quadros Has translated the book in Konkani. The
Konkani Permude Mangaluru Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha has
released the book.
Politics of Jugaad: The Journalist Saba Naqvi She examines the possibility of a coalition
Coalition Handbook government after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Chequered Brilliance: The Former union minister A biography of Indian nationalist, diplomat,
Many Lives of V K Krishna and writer Jairam and politician V K Krishna Menon.This book
Menon Ramesh will be released in first quarter of 2020.
MAY
Work of Beauty: It was published by Publications Division,
Architecture and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Landscape of Rashtrapati Ambassador Navdeep Suri presented this
Bhawan book to UAE Minister of Tolerance Sheikh
Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan
Game Changer Afridi and journalist Shahid Afridi, former captain of the 'Pakistan
Wajahat S Khan national cricket team' has written his
autobiography titled, ‘Game Changer’ which
will unveil answers to the much-
contemplated questions about him.
Coming Round the Ruskin Bond The book is published by Penguin India.
Mountain "Coming Round the Mountain" is third of
Ruskin Bond's award-winning memoir series
for children, prior being "Looking for the
Rainbow" &"Till the Clouds Roll By".
Naxal movement in West Nabaneeta Dev Sen It was first published in Bengali in 1978.It is
Bengal translated from Bengali to English by
Paulami Sengupta, Tias Basu and the author.
'Darkness to light' Lamar Odom The book reveals the dark secrets of his life.
He is the ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, an
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The Daughter from a Sudha Murty The previous 3 books in the series of the
Wishing Tree: Unusual author are “The Serpent’s Revenge: Unusual
Tales About Women in Tales from the Mahabharata”, “The Man from
Mythology the Egg: Unusual Tales about the Trinity”,
and “The Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales
about Rama and Krishna”.
“Bridgital Nation” Natarajan
Chandrasekaran and Ms.
Roopa Purushothaman
“Dark Fear, Eerie Cities: Sarunas Paunksnis The book which has 5 chapters focuses the
New Hindi Cinema in film forms on urban life and culture of the
Neoliberal India” new middle class, as well as pessimism,
violence, and fear.
Ten Studies in Kashmir: Kashi Nath Pandit The book, brought out by the Indian Council
History and Politics of Social Science Research (ICSSR), contains
ten studies on various aspects of the current
history and politics of the State of Jammu and
Kashmir, documents the happenings from
1947 till the revocation of special status of
the state.
Measuring Poverty around Anthony Barnes The book has been edited by his colleagues
the World Atkinson John Micklewright and Andrea Brandolini as
requested by the author and was then
published. The book portrays the better
measurements to be taken to alleviate
poverty.
“The True Meaning of Atman in Ravi The new book talks about Yoga, which has
Yoga” very little to do with physical and breathing
exercises & transcending the body and mind.
The Unquiet River: A Arupjyoti Saikia The book which will be published by Oxford
biography of the University Press (OUP), portrays the
Brahmaputra landscape of Assam valley and the livelihoods
around, that shaped the river.
NOVEMBER
“The First Sikh:The Life Nikky-Guninder Kaur It aims to “We should unite the people with a
and Legacy of Guru Singh deep love, the book offers fascinating insights
Nanak” into the life of Guru that discovers a key
features of Sikhism”.
“Kashmir” Chitralekha Zutshi The book portrays the history of the region
that was made up of interconnected political
and religious ideologies, literary traditions,
and social classes etc.
JANUARY
‘Nari-Shakti’ is the Oxford Dictionaries Hindi Word of the year for 2018
MARCH
Indian English word ‘chuddies’ recognized as official English word by the Oxford English
Dictionary (OED). The word is one of the new 650 entries.It means underpants or short
trousers or shorts.
MAY
World’s most mysterious 600-year old manuscript named ‘Voynich Manuscript’ was finally
deciphered by Bristol academician Dr. Gerard Cheshire.
NOVEMBER
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Sahitya Akademi publishes new anthology called “Modern English Poetry” to mark 200 years of
Indian English poetry-edited by Sudeep Sen.
OBITUARY
NATIONAL
Name of the person Place of Demise,Field Points to be noted
who passed away
JANUARY
Dibyendu Palit Bengali Writer, Kolkata Palit was conferred the Sahitya Akademi for his
novel ‘Anubhab’ in 1998.
Atin Bandyopadhyay Bengali Writer, Kolkata Some of other ficition written by him
are ‘Aloukik Jaljaan’, ‘Nil Timi’, ‘Ekti Jaler Rekha’
Ramakant Achrekar Coach, Mumbai He coached Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.He won
Dronacharya award.
Lenin Rajendran Director(Malayalam) and He was a five-time recipient of the Kerala State Film
screenwriter, Chennai Awards & also received the International Federation
of Film Critics Award for the best Malayalam film for
his ‘Makaramanju’ screened at the 2010 IFFK.
Geroge Fernandes Former defence minister, He served as the Defence Minister in the year
New Delhi 1998.
Mohammed Footballer, Hyderabad Former India and 1956 Olympian footballer. He
Zulfiqaruddin also represented India in the 1958 Tokyo Asian
Games and the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia.
Jagjit Singh Chopra Neurologist, Chandigarh He won Padma Bhushan award and was the
founder of the department of neurology
at PGIMER, Chandigarh
Bhanu Prakash Singh Politician, Indore He was former ex Goa Governor and head of the
Narsinghgarh royal family
Sri Shivakumara Saint, He was popularly known as “Nadedaduva
Swamiji Tumakuru,Karnataka Devaru” (Walking God) passed away at the age
of 111.
Krishna Sobti Writer and essayist, New She won Jnanpith awardee & won Sahitya
Delhi Akademi Award in 1980 for novel Zindaginama
FEBRUARY
Namwar Singh Author,New Delhi He died in New Delhi at the age of 92.
Dara Dotiwalla Cricket Umpire,Chennai He organized the famous tied Test match
between India and Australia.
Priyanath Dey Politician and Freedom Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP, Ladu Kishore Swain
Fighter, Bhubaneswar passed away at the age of 71 due to kidney-
related ailments
Francis D’Souza Politician,Goa He was former Goa Deputy Chief Minister and
BJP Lawmaker
Vishnu Wagh Writer and Speaker, Cape He was eminent writer and former Deputy
Town, South Africa Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
MARCH
Haku Shah Artist, Ahmedabad, His memoir Manush received several awards
Gujarat including the Padma Shri in 1989.
Muni Hitruchivijayji Jain monk, Ahmedabad He is the last disciples of Acharya
Gujarat Ramchandrasurishwarji.
Maate Mahadevi Lingayat Basava Dharma Peetha President
pontiff,Bengaluru,
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Karnataka
Vinod Kashyap Newsreader ,NewDelhi She worked at the All India Radio for around 30
years.
Manohar Parrikar Politician(CM),Goa He is the India’s 18th and Goa’s second chief
minister to die in office.
Satya Brata Singh Supreme Court judge,New His native was Dhanbad,Jharkhand.
Delhi
Ghulam Nabi Rathar Social activist, Manigam
Kangan, Jammu and
Kashmir
Ashita Writer and poet, She won Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Thrissur,Kerala
APRIL
J. Mahendran Director, Screenwriter Mahendran was born on 25th July 1939 in
and actor/Tamil Nadu Ilaiyangudi, Madurai.
Holkhomang Haokip Politician/Manipur He was a leader of the Kuki community (of
North-east India) and being elected to the 13th
Lok Sabha (in 1999). He was a former Member of
Parliament.
KM Mani Politician/Kerala He was the only politician who has been elected
from the same constituency for 13 consecutive
elections.
Drupad Borgohain Politician/Assam He was a Rajya Sabha member between 1998
and 2004 and served as a legislator from Nazira
constituency from 2006-2011 in the Assam
assembly.
Paripooranand Painuli Politician/ Delhi He was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971.
SK Shivakumar Scientist/ Bengaluru The Padma shree awardee was a part of team
which had developed telemetry system for
India’s first moon mission Chandrayan – I.
Amar Paul Singer/Kolkata He was awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award for his contribution to the folk music of
West Bengal.
MAY
Yogesh Chander Business Man/ Gurugram Born in Lahore, Pakistan. He is the founder of
Deveshwar ITC .
Derek Sippy Cue sports Player, Coach He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra.He served
and administrator / as Secretary of the Billiards and Snooker
Mumbai, Maharashtra Association of Maharashtra (BSAM).
Naik Narayan Singh Mountaineer/ Mt Makalu, He was born in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. He
Mahalangur Himalayas was one among the 18 member of Indian Army
Mountaineering Expedition team to Mt Makalu
(8485m) which found footprints of mythical
creature ‘Yeti’.
Thoppil Mohamed Novelist/ Pettai in He was born in Thaengaaipattinam in
Meeran Tirunelveli,Tamil Nadu Kanniyakumar, Tamil Nadu. His novel “Saaivu
Naarkkali” (The Reclining Chair) won the Sahitya
Akademi Award in 1997.
V Viswanatha Menon Politician /Kochi, Kerala He was born in Ernakulam, Kerala. He served as
the Finance Minister in 1987 during the Left
Democratic Front government led by E.K.
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Nayanar.
MB Balakrishnan Swimmer/Chennai, Tamil He was born in Tamil Nadu. He won South Asian
Nadu Games Gold medalist.
The last captive white tiger at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivali, Mumbai named
Bajirao died due to old age related problems at the age of 18.
India's only orangutan, Binny died at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park after a prolonged illness.
It was 41 years old.
JUNE
Girish Karnad Actor, Writer & He was born in Mathern, Maharastra & was a
Playwright/ Bengaluru recipient of 1998 Jnanpith award, 1974 Padma
Shri and 1992 Padma Bhushan award for
literature.
G Vijaya Nirmala Actor-film Maker/ She was born in Tamil Nadu. In 2002, she holds
Hyderabad Guinness Book of World Records as the female
director with most films.
Dinyar Contractor Actor-Comedian/ He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra & was
Mumbai, Maharashtra awarded the Padma Shri in January 2019.
N. Lingappa Athletics coach/ He was born in Karnataka. In 2014, he won
Bengaluru, Karnataka prestigious Dronacharya award in recognition of
his work as a coach.
Jaspal Inder Singh Chef and culinary He was born in New Delhi & has many titles like
Kalra revivalist/ New Delhi “Czar of Indian Cuisine” and “Tastemaker to the
Nation”.
Shyam Sundar Mitra Cricketer/Kolkata He was born in Kolkata and was popularly known as
‘SS’. He played his club cricket for Mohun
Bagan(Football club), who honored him with the
Lifetime Achievement award in 2017.
Mohan Ranade Freedom fighter/ Pune, He was born in Sangli in Maharashtra & was a
Maharashtra lawyer by profession, was awarded the Padma
Shri in 2001.
Mohammed Baji (Md Freedom fighter/ Sunari He was 103.
Bazi) Sahi in Nabarangpur
district of Odisha
Brij Mohan Khaitan Industrialist/ Kolkata, He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal & recently
West Bengal resigned as chairman of Eveready Industries and
McLeod Russel. He is also known as Evergreen
tea man of India.
E Gopinath Journalist/ Chennai He was born in Tamil Nadu.It is noteworthy
that Journalist E Gopinath was on first general
elections for Press Trust of India (PTI) of
Independent India
Thanjavoor Mridangam exponent/ He was born in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. Thanjavoor
Ramamoorthy Trichy, Tamil Nadu Ramamoorthy, Veteran Mridangam exponent
and former top grade staff artist of All India
Radio (AIR)
Rajanath Singh 'Surya' Politician/ Lucknow, Uttar He was born in Sultanpur district of Uttar
Pradesh Pradesh. He was a lawyer by profession, was
awarded the Padma Shri in 2001.
Swami Seer/ Dehradun in He was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He was the
Satyamitranand Giri Uttarakhand recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2015
Maharaj (Swami
Satyamitranand)
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Jharna Dhara Social activist/ Noakhali, She was born in Lakshmipur of Bangladesh. She
Chowdhury Bangladesh was honored with Padma Shri in 2013, Jamnalal
Bajaj award in 1998 and Ekushey Award, the
highest civilian honor in Bangladesh in 2015.
JULY
Basant Kumar Birla Businessman/Mumbai He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He wrote
several books including an autobiography titled
‘Svantah Sukhaya’.
Rakesh Shukla Cricketer/Delhi He was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He played
121 first-class matches, claimed 295 wickets and
aggregated 3798 runs. He made his debut in
1969 and retired in the 1985-86 season.
Soumendranath Cricketer/ Kolkata, West He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was
Kundu Bengal conferred the Cricket Association of Bengal
(CAB) Kartick Bose Lifetime Achievement award
in 2013-14.
C. Kapur Cue-sports / Kolkata, He served for the cue-sports for more than 40
West Bengal years.
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INTERNATIONAL
Name of the person Place of Demise,Field Points to be noted
who passed away
JANUARY
Kader Khan Actor-writer, Canada He passed away at 81 in Canada.debut film with
Rajesh Khanna’s “Daag”, he has featured in over
300 films. He wrote dialogues for over 250
movies and was also a screenwriter.
Russell Baker Author, US He won Pulitzer Prize for satirical commentary
and self-critical prose, and author of Pulitzer
Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up
(1983).
Tony Mendez CIA agent, US He inspired the Oscar-winning film “Argo”.
Sir Michael Atiyah Mathematician He was best known for his contribution to a
branch of mathematics called topological K-
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Gallup, New Mexico, USA elected in 1977 and served until his death on
May 24, 2019.
JUNE
Sylvia Miles American actress/ She was born in Greenwich Village, New York,
Manhattan, New York, U.S U.S. and was nominated for the Academy Award
for Best Supporting Actress twice
Ahmed Essop Author and former He was born in India and his 1978 book ‘The Haji
educationist/ South and other Short Stories’ received the Olive
Africa Schreiner Award in 1979.
José Antonio Reyes Football Player/ Utrera, He was born in Utrera, Spain and was former
Spain Spain midfielder and won five Europa League
titles and was part of Arsenal's unbeaten
"Invincibles" squad. He also won 21 international
caps for Spain.
Mohamed Morsi Politician/ Cairo, Egypt He was born in El Adwah, Sharqia Governorate,
Kingdom of Egypt & was the 5th President of
Egypt. He served the country from 30 June 2012
– 3 July 2013.
JULY
Cesar Pelli Architect/ Connecticut, Pelli’s famous works include Pacific Design
United States Center in Los Angeles, London’s Canary Wharf
Tower, and a terminal at Washington’s Reagan
National Airport.His last project was the
Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, which
is the tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco
skyline, with a top roof height of 970 feet (296
m).In 1995, Pelli won the American Institute of
Architects(AIA) gold medal.
Mandla Maseko Aviator,Pretoria, South He is set to become the first black African in
Africa space.
Pernell Whitaker Boxer/Virginia, United He won Olympic gold at the 1984 Summer Games
States in Los Angeles, gold at the 1983 Pan American
Games, silver at the 1982 World Championships
and also won world titles at lightweight, light
welterweight, welterweight and light
middleweight.He was nicknamed as ‘Sweet Pea’.
Lee Iacocca Businessman/ California He was born in Pennsylvania, United States. In
1984, he released his autobiography titled
“Iacocca-An Autobiography” and in 1988, he
released a book titled “Talking Straight” which
was his best seller books.
Fernando J. Corbato Computer Scientist/ In 1990, he received the A. M. Turing Award,
Massachusetts, U.S widely considered the computing field’s
equivalent of the Nobel Prize.He is also a pioneer
in the development of time-sharing operating
systems known as MIT Compatible Time-Sharing
System.
Yukiya Amano Diplomat/ He was born in Yugawara, Japan.He was the 5th
Director-General of the International Atomic
Energy Agency.
Momir Bulatovic Politician/ Raći, He was born in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR
Montenegro Yugoslavia. He served as Montenegro’s President
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IMPORTANT DAYS
Observed Day Other information
date/week
JANUARY
1st January 2019 Defence Research and DRDO has made the country self-reliant in areas of
Development missiles, radars, sonars and torpedoes and many
Organisation(DRDO) other systems.
4 January 2019 World Braille Day
th It is celebrated in the rememberance of Louis
Braille who was the inventor of Braille
9 January 2019 Non Resident Day or
th Marks the contribution of overseas Indian
Bharatiya Pravasi Day community in the development of India
10 January
th World Hindi day The main focus of World Hindi Day is “to promote
2019 the language at the global stage”.
10th January 26th Army Air Defence Day The Corps of Army Air Defence is the youngest arm
2019 of Indian Army
12th January National Youth Day (also To honour the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
2019 known as Yuva Diwas) Theme of “Be The Voice of New India” and “Find
solutions and contribute to policy”.
14 January
th Armed Forces Veterans This Day is commemorated in the memory of first
2019 Day Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces Field Marshal K M Cariappa becoming a
veteran in 1953.
15th January 71st Army Day To commemorate our soldiers for their bravery
2019 and sacrifice
21st January 19 47th statehood day Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura.
23 January
rd 122 Birth Anniversary of He was a member of the Indian National Congress
nd
2019 the great Freedom Fighter and later he formed Indian National Army also
Subhas Chandra Bose known as Azad Hind Fauz.
24 January
th National Girl Child Day The theme for National Girl Child Day 2019
2019 is “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow”.
24 January
th 69th foundation day of
2019 Uttar Pradesh
24th January International Day of Theme for 2019 as “Empowering Girls for a
2019 Education Brighter Tomorrow”.
25th January, 49th full Statehood Day of
2019 Himachal Pradesh
25 January,
th 9th National Voters Day Theme-‘No voter to be left behind’
2019 (NVD)
26th January 70th Republic Day South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa,was the
2019 Chief Guest of the 70th Republic Day
27th January International Holocaust
2019 Remembrance Day
28 January
th Data Protection Day also To raise awareness and promote privacy and data
2019 known as Data Privacy Day protection
30th January World Leprosy Eradication Theme for World Leprosy Day is ‘ending
2019 Day discrimination, stigma, and prejudice’.
30th January National Martyr’s Day or The day was observed to mark the death
2019 Sarvodaya Day anniversary of our greatest Hero and father of the
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12th February Productivity Day NPC also celebrates National Productivity Week
from 12th Feb to 18th Feb, 2019.
12th February International Darwin Day
13th February World Radio Day Theme 2019 -“Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace”.
20th February World Day of Social Justice Theme of 2019 – ‘If you want Peace and
Development, Work for Social Justice’
21st February International Mother Theme for the year 2019- “Indigenous languages
Language day matter for development, peace building and
reconciliation”.
22nd February World Thinking Day The theme 2019 was "Leadership".
24th February Central Excise day
27th February World NGO Day It was officially recognized and declared by the 12
member countries of the IX Baltic Sea NGO Forum
of the Council of the Baltic Sea States
28th February National Science Day To mark the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect‘ by the
physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman.
28th February Rare Disease Day Theme - “Bridging health and social care”
MARCH
1st March Zero Discrimination Day Theme - "Act to change laws that Discriminate"
1st March Civil Accounts Day It showcased the progress of the flagship project of
the Indian Civil Accounts Organization namely the
Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
1st March World Civil Defence Day Theme - “Children’s safety, our responsibility”
3rd March World Hearing Day Theme - “Check your Hearing”
3rd March World Wildlife Day Theme - ‘Life below water: for people and planet’
4th March National Safety Day (NSC) Theme - “Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for
building nation”.
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4th March National Security Day also To praise the work of security forces such as army
known as Rashtriya officers, para-military, policemen and commandos.
Suraksha Diwas
4th March World Day of Fight against It aims to spread awareness about the prevalent
Sexual Exploitation sexual exploitation, largely among women and
children.
7th March Janaushadhi Divas To create awareness and provide further impetus
to the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi
Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme. The government plans
to have at least one PMBJP Kendra in each block by
2020.
8th March International Women’s Day Theme –“Think equal, build smart, innovate for
change.”
10th March National Immunisation Day Pulse Polio programme was launched by the
President of India
10th March 50th Raising Day of Central History Book of CISF “CISF: Force of the Future”
Industrial Security Force and Annual Publication “Special Issue of Sentinel”
(CISF) were released by PM Narendra Modi.
11th March 34th inception day of Rajiv Gauba was the chief guest
National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB)
12th March to India Smart Utility Week It is organized by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) as
16th March 2019 (ISUW) 2019 an International Conference and Exhibition on
Smart Energy, Gas and Water for Smarter Cities.
12th March 89th anniversary of the The 400 km Dandi March was started from
Dandi Satyagraha or Salt Sabarmati Ashram on from March 12, 1930.
Satyagraha
14th March World Kidney Day Theme for World Kidney Day 2019 is Kidney
Health for Everyone Everywhere.
15th March World Consumer Rightsday Theme is “Trusted Smart Products”.
15th March World Sleep Day Theme for World Sleep Day was ‘Healthy Sleep,
Healthy Aging’.
16th March National Vaccination Day On this day in 1995, the first dose of oral vaccine
against polio was given in India.
18th March Ordnance Factories Day Indian Ordnance Factories are regarded as the
backbone of India’s Defence. On 18th March 1802,
the production of the oldest Ordnance Factory of
India was commenced at Cossipore, Kolkata.
18th March Global Recycling Day The theme for Global Recycling Day 2019 was
“Recycling into the Future”.
20th March World Sparrow Day(WSD) Theme for World Sparrow Day 2019 was “I love
sparrows”.
20th March International Happiness Theme of International Day of Happiness 2019 is
Day ‘Happier Together’.
21st March International Day for the Theme “Mitigating and countering rising
Elimination of Racial nationalist populism and extreme supremacist
Discrimination ideologies”.
21st March World Down Syndrome This year the focus of the day was on “Leave no one
Day behind” by creating opportunities for people with
Down syndrome to live fulfilling lives.
21st March World Poetry Day To encourage the reading, writing, and teaching of
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23rd March Martyr’s Day (88th) or To commemorate the death anniversary of three of
Shaheed Diwas India’s freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, Shivaram
Hari Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar.
24th March International Day for the To Honor the memory of victims of gross and
Right to the Truth systematic human rights violations and to promote
Concerning Gross Human the importance of justice.
Rights Violations and for
the Dignity of Victims
24th March International Day for To honor the achievers who have shown
Achievers (IDA) determination and confidence on their journey.
24th March World Tuberculosis Day Theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2019 was "Its
time"
25th March International Day of To mark the anniversary of the abduction of Alec
Solidarity with detained Collett, a former journalist who was kidnapped by
and missing staff members armed gunman in 1985. The day aims to prepare
action, demand justice and to protect UN staff and
peacekeepers, the workers in non-governmental
community and the press.
25th March International Day of Theme 2019 was “Remember Slavery: The Power
Remembrance of the of the Arts for Justice”.
Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
26th March Epilepsy Awareness Day In order to encourage the people to wear the colour
also known as World to increase the awareness.It is eurological disorder
Purple Day in which brain activity becomes abnormal seizures.
27th March World Theatre Day For 2019, famous theatre director, playwright,
academic and faculty member, Carlos CELDRAN
from Cuba was selected as the speaker of World
Theatre Day message 2019.
29th March World Piano Day
30th March World Idli Day
APRIL
1st April Odisha Day is also known It is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of
as “Utkal Divas” people for formation of Odisha province in 1936.
2nd April World Autism Awareness The theme for 2019 was “Assistive Technologies,
Day (WAAD) Active Participation”.
4th April International Mine Theme - “United nations promotes SDGs –Safe
Awareness Day Ground –Safe Home” (SDG –Sustainable
Development Goals)
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5th April National Maritime day The theme - "Indian Ocean- An Ocean of
Opportunity".
7th April World Health Day Theme - "Universal health Coverage: Everyone,
Everywhere" under the WHO slogan "Health for
All".
1st to 7th April Prevention of Blindness Prevention of Blindness Week was launched by
Week Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur,
under Societies Registration Act of 1860.
7th April to 14th National Handloom week ‘The Indian textile Sourcebook’ authored by Avalon
April Fotheringham and published by Thames & Hudson
will launch on 9th April.
7th April Platinum Jubilee The commemoration day was observed to honour the
Commemoration of the supreme sacrifice made by the courageous Ordnance
Battle of Kangla Tongbi Personnel of 221 Advance Ordnance Depot in the line of
duty during the night of 6/ 7 April 1944 (during World
War-II). It was fought against Japanese forces.
7th April International Day of The day commemorates the slaughter of 800,000
Reflection on the 1994 people (where Tutsis and moderate Hutus were
Rwanda Genocide killed by members of the army, militias,civilians of
the Hutu community) for a period of 100 days
during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda,central Africa.
8th April International Roma Day It brings into limelight the grave fact about the 6
2019 million Romani people (living in the EU, European
Union) and 4 million living in the enlargement
region (Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia,
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
9th April 54th Valour Day of Central To Pay Tribute to Martyrs of police at the National
Reserve Police Force Police Memorial in New Delhi. On this day,
(CRPF) President Ram Nath Kovind launched Veer Parivar
App for assistance to the next of kin of the CRPF
martyrs.
10th April World Homoeopathy Day Theme - "Linking Education and Clinical Practice
2019 with Research: Advancing Scientific
Collaborations".
11th April National Safe Motherhood Theme - "Midwives for Mothers"
Day 2019
12th April International Day of This day is also celebrated as ‘Cosmonautics Day’ in
Human Space Flight Russia since 1963.
12th April World Aviation and On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Cosmonautics Day 2019 carried out the famous flight in spacecraft Vostok 1
started from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
10th to 16th April 64th Railway Week 2019 During this, the Running Efficiency Shield was
presented to Stationery and O&M Branches (joint
winners) which were selected as "Best Maintained
Branch" of the Railway Board
13th April Rajouri Day 2019 The Year 2019 is being celebrated as the ‘Year of
Next of Kin’ to help families of martyrs.
7th to 13th April World Allergy Week 2019 Theme - "The Global Problem of Food Allergy".
13th April 100th anniversary To celebrate the harvest festival of Baisakhi and to
Jallianwallah Bagh protest against the Rowlatt Act. On that event,
Massacre also known as the troops of the British Indian Army under the
Amritsar massacre command of Colonel Dyer opened fire at the
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people.
17th April Bangladesh celebrated To commemorate the formation of a provisional
Mujeebnagar Day government in Baidyanathtala, (later renamed as
Mujibnagar) Meherpur in 1971 of independent
Bangladesh.
17th April World Hemophilia Day Theme- ‘Outreach and Identification’
18th April World Heritage Day 2019 Theme-"Rural Landscapes".
19th April World Liver Day 2019 As per World Health Organisation liver diseases are
10th most common cause of death in India.
19th April Good Friday also known as The day is observed every year in honor and
Holy Friday or Black Friday remembrance of Jesus's Crucifixion and Christians
believe Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose
again three days later which is marked as Easter.
21st April World Creativity and The United Nations (UN) recognized 21st April as an
Innovation Day 2019 official World Creativity and Innovation Day and 2018
marks the first year the UN was observed WCID.
21st April Secretary’s day or Admin To recognize the work of secretaries, receptionists,
Day administrative assistants, and other administrative
support professionals.
21st April National Civil Service Day The function was organized by the Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and
Pensions during which PM gave “Prime Minister
Award for Excellence in Public Administration”
22nd April Global Earth Day 2019 Theme for 2019 was Protecting Our Species
14th to 20th April National Fire Service Week Theme : "Fire Prevention is better than Fire
Fighting".
22nd April International Mother Earth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has
Day passed a resolution and This year marked the 10th
anniversary of International Mother Earth Day.
23rd April World Book and Copyright Also known as World Book Day. This year Sharjah,
Day UAE has been selected a World Book Capital 2019.
24th April National Panchayati Raj The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that
Day (NPRD) came into force on 24th April 1993 has vested
constitutional status on Panchayati Raj institutions
24th April World Day for Animals in The adjoining week is known as “World Week for
Laboratories also known as Animals in Laboratories” (WWAIL) which is
World Lab Animal Day observed from April 21-28.
24th April International Day of To promote the day, the UN General Assembly
Multilateralism and convened a one-day high-level plenary meeting on
Diplomacy for Peace the same day.
24th -30th April World Immunization Week Theme : “Protected Together: Vaccines Work”
25th April World Malaria Day Theme : “Zero malaria starts with me”
25th April International Girls in ICT A specialized agency of UN i.e. International
(Information and Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 171 countries
Communications celebrate this day worldwide. The aim is to bridge
Technology) Day the gender digital divide.
27th April World Veterinary Day Theme : 'Value of Vaccination'.
28th April World Day for Safety and Theme : “Safety and Health and the Future of
Health at Work Work”.
29th April International Dance Day Theme : "Dance and Spirituality"
30th April International Jazz Day The day was designated in 2011 by UNESCO.
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MAY
May 1 International Labour Day The theme of International Labour Day 2019 was
or Workers day “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social
Partners”.
May 2 World Tuna Day To highlight the importance of tuna fish,to promote
more sustainable fishing practices help in achieving
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
May 2(First World Password Day This day is celebrated to promote better password
Thursday of habits for digital protection for online shopping,
May) dating, banking, social media, private work, and life
communications.
May 3 World Press Freedom Day Theme “Media for Democracy: Journalism and
Elections in Times of Disinformation”.
May 3(First National Space Day To promote Science, Technology, Engineering and
Friday of May) Mathematics (STEM) education in young people and to
inspire them to pursue a carrier in space-related jobs.
May 4 International Firefighters’The symbol for International Firefighters Day is a
Day (IFFD) red and blue ribbon. The color red signifies fire and
the blue denotes water.
May 4 Coal Miners Day Several communities raise awareness & funds for
organizations in the coal mining area & workers.
May 5(First World Laughter Day The day was first celebrated on May 10, 1998, in
Sunday of May) Mumbai and arranged by Dr. Madan Kataria,
founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga
Movement.
May 5 International Midwives Day The theme for this year’s celebration is “Midwives:
Defenders of Women’s Rights“
May 6 International No Diet Day The INDD symbol is a blue ribbon.The INDD was
(INDD) first created in 1992 by Mary Evans Young to help
people appreciate their own bodies.
May 7 World Asthma Day The theme of this year is "STOP for Asthma". STOP
means Symptom evaluation, Test response,
Observe and assess, Proceed to adjust treatment.
May 7 World Athletics Day Observed to promote Athletics as the primary sport
in schools and institutions, to raise awareness
about the sports and to educate youngsters about
the importance of the sports.
May 7 59th Raising Day of Border It is a nodal road construction agency under the
Roads Organization (BRO) Ministry of Defence. It was formed on 7th May
1960, with the primary role of providing road
connectivity in border areas.
May 8 World Thalassaemia Day Theme - “Universal Access to Quality Thalassaemia
2019 Healthcare Services: Building Bridges with and for
Patients”.
May 8 World Red Cross Day Theme - “#Love”.
May 8 Day of Remembrance and On May 9, 74th anniversary of victory over Nazism
Reconciliation in Europe in Second World War was aobserved.
May 9 158th birth anniversary of He is Asia’s first Nobel laureate and composer of
Rabindra Nath Tagore India’s National Anthem. This day is also called
‘Rabindra Jayanti‘ symbolising his birth
anniversary.
May 11 National Technology Day This day marks the remembrance of the successful
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May 28 Veer Savarkar aka Vinayak To commemorate the sacrifices made by him
Damodar Savarkar during the freedom struggle. He was born on May
28, 1883 in Bhagpur village near Nasik in
Maharashtra. He was a freedom fighter who called
1857 revolt as the first war of independence.
May 29 International Day of United Theme - “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”.
Nations Peacekeepers
May 29 World Digestive Health Day Theme - “Early Diagnosis and Treatment of
Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer”.
May 29 International Everest Day On this day, Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New
Zealand's Edmund Hillary had climbed the Mt.
Everest for the first time in 1953. Nepal decided to
observe the day as International Everest Day since
2008 when the legendary climber Edmund Hillary
passed away.
May 31 World No-Tobacco Day Theme - "Tobacco and Lung health". In India,
(WNTD) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), in
partnership with WHO India, organized a 'National
Consultation on Tobacco and Lung Health’ in New
Delhi. The theme of the event was "Don't Let
Tobacco Take Your Breath Away - Choose Health
Not Tobacco".
JUNE
June 1 World Milk Day Theme - "Drink Milk: Today & Everyday".
June 1 Global Day of Parents Theme – “Honor your parents”
June 3 World Bicycle Day The main aim of this day is to recognize the bicycle
as a clean, affordable and environment-friendly
mode of transport.
June 3 - 7 Financial Literacy (FL) The theme is "Farmers"
Week
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June 4 International Day of It aims to spread awareness about the pain and
Innocent Children Victims sufferings faced by the children who are the victims
of Aggression of physical, mental and emotional abuse. On April
2, 2019, a campaign "Act to Protect Children
affected by Conflict" was launched by Ms. Virginia
Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-
General for Children and Armed Conflict.
June 5 International Day for the To promote awareness in combating IUU. The day was
Fight Against Illegal, first celebrated in 2018. The day June 5 is chosen to
Unreported and mark the day on which Agreement on Port State
Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Measures came into existence in 2016. The proposal
was endorsed by the Committee on Fisheries (COFI).
June 5 World Environment Day The theme of the year is ‘Beat Air Pollution’. In
(WED) 2018, India was the host country. China is the
country for World Environment Day 2019.Click
here to read more
June 6 Maharana Pratap Singh He is renowned as a true patriot who commenced
Jayanti the first war of independence. The year 2019
commemorated the 479th birth anniversary of the
great warrior. He was the 13th Rajput king of
Mewar, a province in modern-day Rajasthan.
June 7 World Food Safety Day The theme for the year 2019 is “Food Safety,
everyone’s business”. On this occasion, an event
was launched in New York with a panel
discussion.Click here to read more
June 8 World Brain Tumor Day This day is observed on 8th June every year since
2000. It aimed at creating awareness among the
public about the brain and also focuses on helping
people suffering from a brain tumor.
June 8 World Ocean Day The theme of World Ocean Day 2019 was 'Gender
and the Ocean'.World celebrates Oceans Day to
raise awareness of the challenges humanity facing
to protect the world’s ocean.
June 12 World Day Against Child It was introduced to focus on the extent of child
Labour (WDACL) labour worldwide and the efforts required to
eliminate it. The theme for the year is “Children
shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams!”.Click
here to read more.
June 13 International Albinism The day is observed to preserve the rights of
Awareness Day (IAAD) persons with albinism and take efforts to ensure
equal access for them in employment, education,
justice, and good health. The theme for 2019 is
"Still Standing Strong".
June 14 World Blood Donor Day It is celebrated by the World Health Organization
2019 (WBDD) (WHO) to raise awareness of blood donation. The
theme of this year’s campaign is blood donation
and universal access to safe blood transfusion, as a
component of achieving universal health coverage.
The Slogan for World Blood Day 2019 is "Safe
blood for all”.
June 15 World Elder Abuse The theme of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2019 is "Lifting Up Voices".
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June 1-15 Swachhta Pakhwada Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
(cleanliness fortnight) and institutions under it, successfully observed
Swachhta Pakhwada (cleanliness fortnight) from
June 1-15 2019. The campaign was inaugurated by
Secretary, MNRE Shri Aanand Kumar by delivering
a lecture on the importance of Swachhata in life.
June 16 International Day of Family This day recognizes the contribution of migrant
Remittances workers to their families and communities back
home, and to the sustainable development of their
native countries.
June 17 World Day to Combat 2019 Theme of WDCD is “Let’s Grow the Future
Desertification and Together”. Desertification is the degradation of
Drought (WDCD) land in various areas like arid, semi-arid and dry
sub-humid. It is caused by human activities and
then by climatic variations.
field of Statistics.
June 29 International Day of the It is observed to create awareness on specific challenges
Tropics faced by tropical areas and to highlight the important
role that the countries in the tropics play in achieving
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Nobel Laureate
Aung San Suu Kyi launched the first State of the Tropics
Report on June 29, 2014.
June 30 International Day of It is also the date, in 1889, on which the Inter-
Parliamentarism Parliamentary Union, the global organization of
parliaments was established.
June 30 International Asteroid Day It is aimed to create awareness about the asteroid
impact hazard. It also informs people about the
crisis communication actions to be taken in case of
a possible near-Earth object threat. The day marks
the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over
Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908.
JULY
July 1 2nd anniversary of Sahaj and Sugam returns for small taxpayers are
GST(Goods and Services proposed by the Finance ministry.
Tax)
July 1 National Doctors’ Day The theme of National Doctor’s day 2019 is “Zero
tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical
establishment”.
July 2 World Sports Journalists It was established by the International Sports and
Day Press Association in 1994 to mark the 70th
anniversary of its foundation which was founded
on July 2, 1924, during the Summer Olympics in
Paris.
July 2 World UFO (Unidentified To increase awareness among people about the
Flying Objects) day existence of UFO. The first World UFO Day was
celebrated in 2001.
July 6 International Day of The theme for 2019 is “Coops 4 decent work”.
Cooperatives
July 6 World Zoonoses Day To create awareness on zoonotic diseases and to
teach people to take the right action on diseases.
The word zoonoses is derived from the Greek
words zoon (animal) and nosos (ailment).
July 11, 2019 World Population Day It creates awareness of the growing population
issues. Population issue may be family planning,
gender equality, child marriage, human rights, right
to health, baby's health, etc. It was established by
the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) in 1989.
July 12, 2019 International Malala Day It is observed by the United Nations (UN) to
highlight the work for the education of Pakistani
children by the Pakistani child activist Malala
Yousafzai. The first International Malala Day was
announced by the UN in November 10, 2012,
exactly a month later (9 October 2012) when she
was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’
education in Pakistan.
July 14, 2019 French government It celebrates the actions of a mob of Frenchmen,
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celebrated its National tired of the rule of their king, who stormed a prison
Day(Bastille Day) to get weapons & to free prisoners. The day marks
the anniversary of the French revolution on 14 July
1789. It is officially known as la Fete Nationale
(The national celebration) or commonly in France
as La quatorze Juillet (the 14th of July).
July 14, 2019 International Shark The objective of the day is to spread awareness
Awareness Day about the dangers of sharks. The theme for the year
2019 is "The sharks in crisis: a call to action for the
Mediterranean."
July 15, 2019 World Youth Skills Day The theme for the year is “Learning to learn for life
(WYSD) and work”. On the occasion of WYSD, National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC) partnered with
Canada-based BetterU to provide opportunities for
India's youth to gain access to learning at
affordable prices.
July 17, 2019 World Day for The objective of the day is to unite everyone who
International Justice is also wants to support justice as well as promote victims
known as International rights & to help prevent serious crimes and those
Criminal Justice Day or that put the peace, security, and well-being of the
International Justice Day world at risk.
July 18, 2019 Nelson Mandela It marks the 101th birth anniversary of Nelson
International Day Mandela, who was born on July 18, 1918. The day is
celebrated since 2009 after United Nations (UN)
passed a Resolution A/RES/64/13 declaring July
18 as "Nelson Mandela International Day" in
recognition of the former South African President’s
contribution to “the culture of peace and freedom.”
July 23, 2019 National broadcasting day The first-ever radio broadcast in the country went
on air from the Bombay Station under the then
private company, the Indian Broadcasting
Company (IBC) on 23rd July 1927. The Indian
Broadcasting Service became All India Radio on 8th
June 1936. Radio broadcasting began in the year
1923 under radio club of Bombay initiative.
July 24, 2019 159th Aaykar Diwas Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and all field
(Income Tax Day) offices celebrated the 159th Aaykar Diwas (Income
Tax Day). The main function was held at New Delhi
which was presided over by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman. 'Kardaata e-Sahyog Abhiyaan'
to assist and support taxpayers and other
stakeholders to e-file their returns & discharge
other tax-relatedobligations.
July 26, 2019 Kargil Vijay Diwas It was celebrated throughout India to
commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in
the 1999 Kargil War. This day marks the victory of
Indian armed forces in Operation Vijay in 1999 &
honors the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for
India in the Kargil War. The theme for Kargil Vijay
Diwas 2019 was "Remember, Rejoice and Renew".
On July 14, 2019, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh
lit the victory flame to mark the 20th anniversary
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July 27, 2019 81st CRPF raising day The Minister of State (MoS) for home, Nityananda
Rai attended the 81st CRPF raising day celebration
and paid tributes to Martyrs of the force at the
National Police Memorial at Chanakyapuri, New
Delhi. As a way of providing assistance to the
families of Martyrs on a real-time basis, the
President Shri Ram Nath Govind launched Veer
Parivar app in April 2019.
July 28, 2019 World Nature Conservation It is celebrated with an objective to increase
Day awareness about natural resources and protecting
them. The day recognizes that a healthy
environment is a foundation for a stable and
productive society and to ensure the well-being of
present and future generations.
July 28, 2019 World Hepatitis Day It is observed to raise awareness of the global
(WHD) burden of viral hepatitis. The theme of the World
Health Organization (WHO) for WHD 2019 is
“Invest in Eliminating Hepatitis”. July 28 was
chosen to celebrate WHD as it is the birthday of
scientist Dr Baruch Blumberg who discovered the
hepatitis B virus (HBV).
July 29, 2019 World Tiger Day It is celebrated to promote the assurance of natural
environment of tigers and increase awareness
about the preservation of tiger. The day was built
up in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in
Russia where the signatories declared an
agreement that the governments of tiger populated
counties would double the tiger population by
2022. This 12-year goal (2010 – 2022) was termed
as TX2.Click here to read more.
July 30, 2019 World Day Against In order to raise awareness of the situation of
Trafficking In Persons victims of human trafficking and promotion and
protection of their rights, the UN General Assembly
designated July 30 as the World Day Against
Trafficking In Persons. The theme for 2019 is
“Human Trafficking: call your government to
action”
AUGUST
August (1-7), World Breastfeeding Week To encourage breastfeeding and improve the
2019 health of babies around the world. Read full details
here: World Breastfeeding Week Observed
From Aug1-7 In Over 120 Nations.
August 6, 2019 Hiroshima Day It marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States (US)
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August 17, 2019 Navroz or Jamshedi Navroz Navroz means a "new day" and the Parsi New Year
is popularly referred as Pateti. In India, it is
celebrated on the first day of the first month of the
Shahenshahi Calendar for health, wealth.
August 19, 2019 World Humanitarian Day The Campaign for the 2019 World Humanitarian
(WHD) 2019 Day is ‘Women Humanitarians’. It aims to draw
attention towards the work of women in crises
throughout the world.
August 19, 2019 World photography day The aim of this day is to encourage people to
express their feelings, emotions and social thinking
through their photography skills.
20 August 2019 World Mosquito Day This day honor the British doctor Sir Ronald Ross’s
groundbreaking discovery in 1897 that, female
Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria between
humans.
20 August 2019 Sadbhavana Diwas This day is observed to encourage the national
(harmony day) integration, peace, affection and communal
harmony among the Indian people of all religions.
2019 commemorates the 75th birth anniversary of
Rajiv Gandhi.
August 21, 2019 World Senior Citizen Day The day is recognized to create awareness of the
condition of elder people and support them
through senescence. The day was first announced
on 14th of December in the year 1990, by the
United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) & it was
celebrated for the first time on October 1, 1991.
August 21, 2019 International Day of It is observed with the aim to focus on the
Remembrance and Tribute resilience of victims and their families.This is the
to the Victims of Terrorism second International Day of Remembrance and
Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
August 22, 2019 International Day It aims to honor the victims and survivors of
Commemorating the disgraceful acts who often remain forgotten. On 28
Victims of Acts of Violence May 2019 United Nation General Assembly (UNGA)
Based on Religion or Belief in a meeting , adopted resolution A/RES/73/296
for the same. The world observed ‘International
Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of
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August 29, 2019 International Day against The day raises awareness about the effects of
Nuclear Tests (IDANT) nuclear weapon test explosions or any other
nuclear explosions. The day also calls to bring the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
into force, which was adopted by UNGA in 1996.
August 29,2019 National Sports Day It was observed across the country to create
awareness about sports in public. August 29 marks
the birth anniversary of India’s hockey legend,
Major Dhyan Chand. Prime Minister (PM) Shri
Narendra Modi has launched a nation-wide ‘Fit
India’ Movement on the occasion of National Sports
Day in New Delhi. President of India Ramnath
Kovind felicitated National Sports awards along
with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
2018 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Read full details
here: National Sports Day Observed On 29th
August, 2019.
Odisha CM, Naveen Patnaik presents Biju Patnaik
Award for Sports, Bravery and State Award for
Social Service Read full details here: Odisha CM,
Naveen Patnaik Presents Biju Patnaik Award
For Sports, Bravery And State Award For Social
Service
August 30, 2019 International Day of the The day aims to increase awareness about the
Victims of Enforced number of enforced disappearances around the
Disappearance world. Enforced disappearance is a situation where
people literally disappeared; from their loved ones
and their community when a person is secretly
abducted or imprisoned by a state (or someone
acting with state consent) and then refuse to say
where they are.
25 to 30 August, 2019 World Water Week Theme “Water for society – Including all”. Dr. Jackie
2019 King was awarded the 2019 Stockholm Water Prize
Laureate during the conference for her
contribution to global river management.
SEPTEMBER
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September 16, International Day for the The International Day for the Preservation of the
2019 Preservation of the Ozone Ozone Layer by the United Nations (UN)
Layer or World Ozone Day proclaimed in December 19, 1994, is observed
annually on September 16 under the resolution
A/RES/49/114. The theme for the year 2019 is “32
Years and Healing”. The year 2019 marked the 25th
World Ozone Day celebrations.
September 17, World Patient Safety Day To mark the importance of patient safety under the
2019 (WPSD) campaign ‘Medication without Harm’. The theme
for the year 2019 is ‘Patient Safety: a global health
priority’ and its slogan is ‘Speak up for patient
safety’. Read full details here: First World Patient
Safety Day by WHO observed on 17th
September 2019
September 18, World Bamboo Day (WBD) It is the 10th Edition. The Bamboo Forum of India
2019 celebrated WBD under the theme ‘Bamboo for
sustainable development goals‘ at Lamyanba
Shanglen, Palace Compound, Imphal, Manipur.
Read full details here: 10th edition of World
Bamboo Day for 2019 observed on September
18
September 21, World Alzheimer’s Day It is held annually to raise awareness about
2019 (WAD) Alzheimer's and Dementia. The theme for the year
is raising awareness and challenging the stigma
around the disease.
September 21, International Day of Peace, The day aims to strengthen the ideals of peace and
2019 also known as World Peace recognises the efforts of those people who have
Day worked hard to end conflict and promote peace.
The theme of this Day for 2019 was ‘Climate Action
for Peace’. The theme focuses on the need of
fighting climate change by protecting and
promoting peace throughout the world.
September 21, International Coastal It encourages people along with ocean
2019 Cleanup Day (ICCD) conservation groups, and environmental
organizations to clean up the garbage/trash on the
beach. 2019 International Coastal Cleanup Animal
is The Pelican.
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September 22, World rose day The purpose of celebrating this day is to make
2019 cancer patients become strong enough to face the
disease with spirit and will power.
September 22, World Rhino Day It is an international ecological observance to raise
2019 awareness on the protection of 5 existing species of
rhinoceros- white rhino, black rhino, Indian rhino, Javan
rhino, and Sumatran rhino. Indian cricketer & brand
ambassador for rhino protection in WWF India, Rohit
Sharma had launched “Rohit4Rhinos campaign” in
partnership with WWF India and Animal Planet.
September 23, International Day of Sign The theme of this day for 2019 is “Sign Language Rights
2019 Languages (IDSL) for All”. The day corresponds with International Week
of the Deaf, which also took place annually from 24th -
30th September. Read full details here: International
Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) observed on
September 23, 2019
September 23, Ayushman Bharat Diwas It was on this day a year ago Ayushman Bharat Yojana
2019 or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) was
launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from
Ranchi, Jharkhand. It is the world's largest health care
programme which provides a health cover of Rs 5 lakh
annually to vulnerable families.
24 - 28 6th India Water Week 2019 Theme “Water cooperation: Coping with 21st
September, Century Challenges”. The event was addressed by
2019 Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh
Sekhawat. Read full details here: President
inaugurates 6th India Water Week 2019 in New
Delhi
September 25, World Pharmacists Day The aim of this day is to promote and spread
2019 awareness about the pharmacist’s (health
professionals who practice in pharmacy) key role
in improving health in every part of the world.The
theme for the year 2019 is "Safe and effective
medicines for all".
September 25, Antyodaya Diwas Day To commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit
2019 Deendayal Upadhyaya, a noted philosopher,
historian, and political activist.
26th September World contraception day To create awareness about the contraceptive
2019 methods available and enable the young people to
make informed decisions regarding their sexual
and reproductive health
September 26, World Maritime Day It stresses the importance of safety, maritime
2019 (WMD) security, and marine environment and marks the
contribution of international maritime industries
towards the economy of the world. The theme for
WMD 2019 is “Empowering women in the
maritime community” which emphasizes gender
equality in line with the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (UNSDGs- Goal 5).
September 26, World Environmental Theme “Climate change challenges, time for global
2019 Health Day (WEHD) Environmental Health to act in unison”. The day
was declared by the International Federation of
Environmental Health (IFEH) to review
environmental health issues and take appropriate
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September 28, World Rabies Day (WRD) Theme “Rabies: Vaccinate to Eliminate”. This 13th
2019 annual observance raises awareness about rabies
disease and its preventable measures. Rabies is a viral
disease that causes inflammation of the brain (acute
encephalitis) in warm-blooded animals. It is a zoonotic
disease i.e. transmitted from one species to another,
commonly by a bite from an infected animal
September 28, International Day for Theme “Leaving No One Behind!”. This 4th annual
2019 Universal Access to observance promotes the idea that every individual
Information (IDUAI), also in the world has the right to seek and receive
known as Access to information. IDUAI was first observed in 2016 by
Information Day United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) after the adoption of 38
C/Resolution 57.
September 29, World Deaf Day (WDD) It creates awareness about the contributions of
2019 deaf people to society. The day was initiated by the
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)
headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.
September 29, World Heart Day (WHD) The day which is celebrated annually creates
2019 awareness of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
including heart disease & stroke .
September 30, International Translation This day is observed as a tribute to the work of
2019 Day language professionals playing an important role in
uniting the nations, contributing to the
development and strengthening world peace and
security. The theme for 2019 is “Translation and
Indigenous Languages”.
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October 1-31, Breast cancer awareness A pink ribbon is an international symbol of breast
2019 month cancer awareness. PV Sindhu launched the world’s
first ‘Life-size Augmented Reality'(AR) technology
in the “ABC of breast health” app.
October 1, 2019 World Vegetarian Day The day initiates the month of October as
Vegetarian Awareness Month & ends with
November 1, World Vegan Day, as the end of that
month of celebration.
October 1, 2019 International Coffee Day It was launched in Milan, Italy
October 1, 2019 International Day of Older Theme - “The Journey to Age Equality“
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October 2, 2019 150th Gandhi Jayanti/ 1,650-kg ‘charkha’ (spinning wheel) made of
International Day of Non- plastic waste, the world’s largest
Violence 2019 inaugurated in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Commemorative coin of Rs 150 was
released.
He set a target to achieve the goal to
eradicate ‘single-use plastic’ from India by
the year 2022.
He launched a book, ‘My Life, My Message’,
on the life of Gandhi.
October 4-10, World Space Week (WSW) The theme for the year 2019 is “The Moon:
2019 Gateway to the Stars”.
October 4, 2019 World Animal Day Heinrich Zimmermann organized the first World
Animal Day in 1925 & was declared as a universal
observation at a convention of ecologists in
Florence, Italy.
October 5, 2019 World Teacher’s Day or The theme of this day for 2019 is Young Teachers:
International Teachers Day The Future of the Profession.
2nd -8th Wildlife Week The theme for the year 2019 is “Life Below Water:
October, 2019 For People And Planet”.
October 7, 2019 World Habitat Day Theme- “Frontier Technologies as an innovative
tool to transform waste to wealth”
October 7, 2019 First World Cotton Day It wasorganized by the World Trade Organization
(WTO) as an initiative of the Cotton-4 countries
(Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) in
collaboration with the FAO, UNCTAD, ITC and the
International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).The
5 day WCD programme was held in Geneva,
Switzerland from October 7-11, 2019.Click here to
read more
October 9, 2019 World Post Day The day was mooted by an Indian, Anand Mohan
Narula, during the UPU Congress held in Tokyo,
Japan in 1969.
October 9 – 15, National postal week Aim to create broader awareness about the India Post's
2019 role and activities in the lives of people and business
and its contribution to social and economic
development.
October 10, World Mental Health Day Theme - “suicide prevention”. WHO has launched
2019 an awareness campaign called “40 seconds of
action” to improve mental health, knowledge on
suicide prevention and reduce stigma associated
with suicide.
October 10, World Sight Day Theme - “Vision First”.
2019
October 11, World egg day Theme - “Eat your egg today and every day.''
2019
October 11, World Obesity Day The day which was first established in 2015, aims
2019 to raise awareness on obesity and ways to prevent
them and also maintaining a healthy weight and
reverse the obesity crisis.
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October 11, International Day of the Girl Theme - “GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable”
2019 Child
October 12, World migratory bird day Theme - “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic
2019 Pollution”.
October 12, World arthritis day Theme -"Time2Work".
2019
October 13, International day for Theme -“Reduce disaster damage to critical
2019 disaster reduction infrastructure and disruption of basic services”.
October 14, World standards Day Theme -“Video Standards Create a Global Stage”.
2019
October 15, International Day of Rural Theme- “Rural Women and girls building climate
2019 Women resilience”.
October 15, World Student’s Day The day is celebrated commemorating the birth
2019 anniversary of former President (11th president) of
India Shri Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. This year, 2019,
marks the 88th birth anniversary.He was also
known as the “Missile Man of India” for his work
Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.
October 15, Global Handwashing Day Theme - “Clean Hands For All”.
2019
October 15, World Mathematics Day World Mathematics Day was observed on October
2019 15, 2019. It is observed annually since 2007 by
educational resource provider 3P Learning.
Shakuntala Devi of India is known as a Human-
Computer.
October 15, White cane safety day The day aims to create awareness on the
2019 significance of white cane among the common
people and also about the special needs of the
visually impaired. White cane is considered as the
important symbol of blindness and tool of
independence.
October 16, World Food Day Theme - “Our actions are our future. Healthy diets
2019 for a #zerohunger world”
October 17, World Trauma Day (WTD) To create awareness on the increasing rate of
2019 accidents and injuries causing death and disability
across the world and the need to prevent them.
October 17, International Day for the Theme - “Acting together to empower children,
2019 Eradication of Poverty their families, and communities to end poverty”
October 20, National Solidarity Day It commemorates the national integrity shown by
2019 Indians at Sino- Indo war against China. China had
attacked India on this day in 1962.
October 20, World Osteoporosis Day To create awareness on the prevention, diagnosis
2019 and treatment of Osteoporosis which is a disease of
bone in which the density and quality of bone are
reduced.
October 20, World Statistics Day World Statistics Day (WSD) is observed on October
2019 20, once every 5 years, first celebrated in 2010 and
next on 20 October 2020.
October 20, International Chefs Day 2019 campaign theme is “How Healthy Food
2019 Works”.
October 20–26, 7th International lead The three key themes for 2019 are: Learn the Risks,
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2019 poisoning prevention week Join the Action, Eliminate Lead Paint.
(ILPPW)
October 21, 61st Edition of National Commemorated to pay homage to the CRPF
2019 Police Commemoration Day (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel who were
killed by the Chinese Army in 1959.
October 21, Global Iodine Deficiency The aim of this day is to create awareness on iodine
2019 Disorders (IDD) Prevention deficiency which leads to many health problems
Day and also on theadequate use of iodine in day to day
life.
October 22, International Stuttering The theme for the year 2019 is “Growth Through
2019 Awareness Day(ISAD) Speaking”.To raise awareness on the people of 1%
of the world’s population having speech disorder of
stuttering (also known as stammering).
October 23, International Snow Leopard The day is observed to raise awareness on
2019 Day protecting and preserving the rarest and
endangered animal (snow leopards) on the
planet.Click here to read more.
October 24, World polio day Theme - "Stories of Progress: Past and present"
2019
October 24, World Development Observed to draw the attention of the world to
2019 Information Day (WDID) development problems and necessity of
strengthening international cooperation to solve
them.
October 24, United Nations Day Theme - “Our Planet. Our Future”.
2019
October 24- 30 Disarmament week Observed to highlight the danger of the arms race,
2019 propagate the need for its cessation and increase
public understanding of the urgent
tasks of disarmament.
October 24 -31, 7th Global Media and Theme - “Media and Information Literate
2019 Information Literacy (MIL) Citizens: Informed, Engaged, Empowered”.
week
October 25, National Ayurveda Day/ The theme of the day was “Ayurveda for
2019 Dhanwantari Jayanti Longevity”.
October 27, World Day for Audiovisual Theme - “Engage the Past Through Sound and
2019 Heritage (WDAH) Images”.
October 27, 73rd Infantry Day The day is observed to commemorate the
2019 dedication and duties of the Indian Army’s
gallant infantrymen. Army chief General Bipin
Rawat released a commemorative stamp on
Siachen Glacier.
October 28, 18th International This day commemorates the 1st public
2019 Animation Day (IAD) appearance of Charles-Emile Reynaud’s Theatre
Optique (a machine that creates images on a
screen using a projector and mirrors) at the
Grevin Museum in Paris, France
28th October to Vigilance Awareness Week Theme for the year 2019 is “Integrity- A way of
2nd November life”.
October 29, World Stroke Day The hashtag for 2019 on WSD is
2019 “#DontBeTheOne” focusing to prevent the
disease, as one in 4 people are at the risk of
suffering from stroke.
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October 29, International Internet Day To commemorate the day in the history of
2019 telecommunication and technology celebrating the
event of sending the first electronic message
through the internet from one computer to another
in 1969 in California, United States(US). The year
2019 also marks the 50th anniversary of the
International Internet Day.
October 31, World Savings Day/ Thrift Theme - "Savings give life a lift".
2019 Day
October 31, World Cities Day Theme -“Changing the world: innovations and
2019 better life for future generations”. The general
theme of WCD is ‘Better City, Better Life’.
October 31, National Unity Day National Unity Day, also known as Rashtriya Ekta
2019 (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) Diwas was observed, commemorating the 144th
birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the
first deputy prime minister of India. Also familiarly
known as “the Iron Man of India”, Patel’s dream of
scrapping Article 370 and full integration of Jammu
and Kashmir with India came to effect on his 144th
birthday as a tribute to him. Click here to read
more
November 1, World Vegan Day It was established by UK celebrity, Louise Wallis in
2019 the year 1994.
November 2, International Day to End The campaign for 2019 is #KeepTruthAlive.
2019 Impunity for Crimes
against Journalists
November 5, World Tsunami Awareness This year promotes the target of “Sendai Seven
2019 Day Campaign”, which seeks to reduce the disaster
damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of
basic services.
November 6, International day for
2019 preventing the
environment from war and
armed conflicts
November 7, National Cancer Awareness The day was first observed in 2014. The day
2019 Day coincides with the birth anniversary of scientist
Marie Curie (Marie Skłodowska Curie), winner of
the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.
November 8, International Day of The theme of 2019 is ‘sports imaging’.
2019 Radiology (IDOR)
November 9, National Legal Service day It extent the awareness among the people
2019 (NLSD) regarding the Functions and their activities of Legal
Services in the Country.
November 10, World Science Day for The theme for the year 2019 is “Open Science,
2019 Peace and Development leaving no one behind”.
November 11, National Education Day It is observed annually on November 11
2019 commemorating the birth anniversary of Maulana
Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin
Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad (familiarly known as
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad), the first vice president
of India and also the first education minister of
India (1947-1958).
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November 12 World Pneumonia Day The theme for the year 2019 is “Healthy lungs for
2019 all”.
November 12, Public Service Broadcasting To celebrate and commemorate the first and last
2019 Day visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India
Radio(AIR) in Delhi 1947.
November 12, 550th birth anniversary of The day is also known as Prakash Parv/Guru Nanak
2019 Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti. He was the first of the 10 Sikh gurus and the
founder of Sikhism. His birthday is observed every year
on Kartik Poornima.Click here to read more.
November 13, World Kindness Day This day provides an opportunity to act kindly with
2019 others as kindness is an important unifying human
standard.
November 14, World Diabetes Day (WDD) Theme “Family and Diabetes”
2019
November 14, Children’s Day (Bal Diwas) To commemorate the birth anniversary of first
2019 Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
fondly called Chacha Nehru.
PM Modi announces to celebrate September as a month of nutrition
Prime Minister(PM) of India Shri Narendra Modi announced in his “Mann Ki Baat” programme (PM
addressing the nation programme) to celebrate September month, as a month of nutrition as part of
‘POSHAN Abhiyaan ’(National Nutrition Mission). It is a multi-ministerial convergence mission with
the aim to make india free from malnutrition by 2022. Read full details here: PM Modi announces
to celebrate September as a month of nutrition
Other News Related On Important Days
UNESCO has named the year 2019 as The International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical
Elements in Paris.
Indian Army is commemorating ‘2019’ as the ‘Year of Next of Kin’.
The U.S.(United States) celebrated Apollo 11 human moon landing mission. US space agency
NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration ) celebrated the moment astronauts
landed on the moon for the first time 50 years ago on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong became the
first person to step onto the surface of the moon followed by Aldrin, who joined him 19
minutes later.
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