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National Awards

ISROs first 'pad abort' test conducted successfully

Ishwar Sharma 'British Indian of the Year’

Misa MatsushimaFirst woman fighter pilot in Japan

India-Bangladesh Friendship Project inaugurated

International Science &Technology Sports Computer

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2 JULY 2018: The Income T a x D e p a r t m e n t h a s launched instant Aadhaar-based e-PAN al lotment serv ice for indiv iduals seeking PAN (Permanent Account Number) service for the first time. This facility is free of cost and is available for a limited period on first-come, first-served basis for valid Aadhaar holders.

6 JULY 2018: The PAT (Pad Abort Test) was conducted at the Satish Dhawan S p a c e C e n t r e , S r i h a r i k o t a .It marks the first step to qualify India's indigenous Crew Escape System technology for launching astronauts into space. The Crew Escape System is an emergency accident avoidance measure designed to quickly get astronauts and their spacecraft away from the launch vehicle if a malfunction occurs during the initial stage of the launch.A prior critical experiment was carried out on December 18, 2014, when the CARE (Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment) capsule successfully demonstrated that it could survive atmospheric re-entry.

22 JULY 2018: For those coming to Australia on the skilled visa, India with 2,34,395 individuals (19 per cent) bagged the top rank, followed by England and China at 160,558 (13 per cent) and 146,842 (12 per cent) people, respectively. According to a data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 1,54,012 Indians have acquired Australian citizenship.

ISROs f i rs t 'pad abor t ' tes t conducted successfully

India topped the list of skilled visa immigrants in Australia

6 AUG 2018: In order to promote tourism, the Indian government has e x t e n d e d e - v i s a facility for citizens of 165 countries at 25 a i rpor ts and five seaports. The Ministry of Tourism has launched the 'Incredible India 2.0' campaign, to promote various destinations and tourism products of the country including spiritual, medical and wellness tourism.

Govt extended eVisa facility for citizens of 165 countries

Income Tax department launches instant e-PAN card service

Mumbai airport renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji ‘Maharaj’ International Airport30 AUG 2018: Nearly two years after a resolution was passed in the Maharashtra Assembly, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has finally been rechristened as Chhatrapati Shivaji ‘Maharaj’ International Airport. Confirming the development, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the long-pending demand of the state had been fulfilled.Teachers’ Day being celebrated, VP M Venkaiah Naidu gave away National Teachers’ Awards in New Delhi5 SEP 2018: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today gave away the National Awards to 45 Teachers in

2 0 A U G 2 0 1 8 : Indigenously designed and developed guided b o m b s S m a r t A n t i A i r f i e l d W e a p o n (SAAW) and anti-tank guided missile, Helina were successfully tested at separate firing ranges in Rajasthan. The SAAW, tested on Sunday at Chandan range, was integrated with a live warhead, which was able to destroy the targets with high precision. The telemetry and tracking systems captured the mission events. This weapon is capable of destroying a variety of ground targets using precision navigation.

7 AUG 2018: DMK chief, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, passes away at 94. He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time in 1969. His five reigns as chief minister spanned from 1969-1971, 1971-1976, 1989-1991, 1996-2001 and 2006-2011. He was also a popular screenwriter for Tamil films. Karunanidhi followed Annadurai, establishing the Davidar Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949. He was the party's first treasurer and was elected to the assembly in 1957.

Five time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi passes away

22 AUG 2018: The UAE government extended its hand to offer Rs.700 crores to assist Kerala in its distress. Kerala State government sought Rs.2,600 crore from the Centre due to the disaster caused by the flood. The Centre has offered Rs.600 crore to the State government. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan thanked and appreciated the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan who had communicated the decision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also added that the offer shows the concern that Gulf nations have for Kerala.

India successfully tests Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA in Pokhran

UAE to offer Rs.700 crores in aid to Kerala

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11 SEP 2018: A Russian-built IL-78 MKI tanker transferred fuel to a Tejas MK I aircraft. The Indian Air Force (IAF) currently operates nine Tejas fighters built to an Initial Operating Clearance (IOC) standard. These jets are being flown by No. 45 Squadron, the Flying Daggers, based at Sulur Air Force Station in Tamil Nadu.India Joined Elite Group Of Countries Capable Of Air-To-Air Fuel Transfer

New Delhi on the occasion of Teachers' day. The award is given as public recognition to meritorious teachers working in primary, middle and secondary schools. Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President said that the teachers must make their instruction learner-friendly and must know each child well and respond to their learning needs. He said, children have different learning styles and teachers have to adopt different teaching methods to maximize learning. Delhi Metro is second-most unaffordable in world5 SEP 2018: A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that after the fare hike last year, Delhi metro has become the second-most unaffodable transport network in the world after Hanoi in Vietnam. The affordability is defined as the percentage of commuters' total income spent on travel. Last year, the Metro fares almost doubled after two hikes in May and October. The maximum fares escalated from Rs 30 to Rs 50 and then to Rs 60.

11 SEP 2018: The first ever mid-air refuelling of the indigenously developed light combat aircraft Tejas was successfully carried out placing India among a group of companies having air-to-air refuelling capacity for military planes. It is a force multiplier for the Indian Air Force giving the aircraft the potential to stay airborne for much longer periods of time.DRDO successfully test fired an indigenous anti tank missile 17 SEP 2018: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested a low-weight indigenously developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) from Ahmednagar test range for the second time. The two flight-tests were tested for different ranges, including maximum range capability. The

India successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of Tejas combat jet

Indian Govt Signs Loan Agreement With JICA For Bullet Train Funds

26 SEP 2018: India’s Supreme Court has come down heavily on the mandatory linking of Aadhaar for almost everything. In a much-ant ic ipated ru l ing today (Sept. 26), a five-judge bench struck down section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which allowed corporate entities or even individuals to demand an Aadhaar card in exchange for goods or services. As a result, now no school, office, or company can force anyone to reveal the unique 12-digit number. Neither it is mandatory for opening bank accounts or for mobile connections. However, the Aadhaar number must still be quoted to file income tax returns and apply for a personal account number (PAN). Introduced in 2009 by the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government, the scheme has grown to become the world’s largest biometric ID programme.

♦ MPATGMs range in size from shoulder-launched weapons which can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons which require a squad or team to transport and fire, to a vehicle and aircraft-mounted missile systems.

♦ MPATGM is a man-portable anti-tank guided missile.♦ They are primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armoured military vehicles.

M P A T G M will complement the Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile to be procured from Israel.Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM):

Aadhaar must for PAN but not needed for mobile, bank accounts, rules Supreme Court

2 9 S E P 2 0 1 8 : T h e I n d i a n G o v e r n m e n t s i g n e d a n a g r e e m e n t o n F r i d a y , 2 8 September, with the Japan In ternat iona l Coopera t ion Agency (JICA) which has agreed t o p r o v i d e a n O f f i c i a l Development Assistance (ODA) loan of around Rs 5,500 crore (89,547 million Japanese Yen) as Tranche 1 for the the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, reported ANI. Earlier, the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) had denied media reports claiming that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has stopped funding for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway – also known as the bullet train corridor between the cities.

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2 JULY 2018: The Income T a x D e p a r t m e n t h a s launched instant Aadhaar-based e-PAN al lotment serv ice for indiv iduals seeking PAN (Permanent Account Number) service for the first time. This facility is free of cost and is available for a limited period on first-come, first-served basis for valid Aadhaar holders.

6 JULY 2018: The PAT (Pad Abort Test) was conducted at the Satish Dhawan S p a c e C e n t r e , S r i h a r i k o t a .It marks the first step to qualify India's indigenous Crew Escape System technology for launching astronauts into space. The Crew Escape System is an emergency accident avoidance measure designed to quickly get astronauts and their spacecraft away from the launch vehicle if a malfunction occurs during the initial stage of the launch.A prior critical experiment was carried out on December 18, 2014, when the CARE (Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment) capsule successfully demonstrated that it could survive atmospheric re-entry.

22 JULY 2018: For those coming to Australia on the skilled visa, India with 2,34,395 individuals (19 per cent) bagged the top rank, followed by England and China at 160,558 (13 per cent) and 146,842 (12 per cent) people, respectively. According to a data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 1,54,012 Indians have acquired Australian citizenship.

ISROs f i rs t 'pad abor t ' tes t conducted successfully

India topped the list of skilled visa immigrants in Australia

6 AUG 2018: In order to promote tourism, the Indian government has e x t e n d e d e - v i s a facility for citizens of 165 countries at 25 a i rpor ts and five seaports. The Ministry of Tourism has launched the 'Incredible India 2.0' campaign, to promote various destinations and tourism products of the country including spiritual, medical and wellness tourism.

Govt extended eVisa facility for citizens of 165 countries

Income Tax department launches instant e-PAN card service

Mumbai airport renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji ‘Maharaj’ International Airport30 AUG 2018: Nearly two years after a resolution was passed in the Maharashtra Assembly, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has finally been rechristened as Chhatrapati Shivaji ‘Maharaj’ International Airport. Confirming the development, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the long-pending demand of the state had been fulfilled.Teachers’ Day being celebrated, VP M Venkaiah Naidu gave away National Teachers’ Awards in New Delhi5 SEP 2018: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today gave away the National Awards to 45 Teachers in

2 0 A U G 2 0 1 8 : Indigenously designed and developed guided b o m b s S m a r t A n t i A i r f i e l d W e a p o n (SAAW) and anti-tank guided missile, Helina were successfully tested at separate firing ranges in Rajasthan. The SAAW, tested on Sunday at Chandan range, was integrated with a live warhead, which was able to destroy the targets with high precision. The telemetry and tracking systems captured the mission events. This weapon is capable of destroying a variety of ground targets using precision navigation.

7 AUG 2018: DMK chief, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, passes away at 94. He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time in 1969. His five reigns as chief minister spanned from 1969-1971, 1971-1976, 1989-1991, 1996-2001 and 2006-2011. He was also a popular screenwriter for Tamil films. Karunanidhi followed Annadurai, establishing the Davidar Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949. He was the party's first treasurer and was elected to the assembly in 1957.

Five time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi passes away

22 AUG 2018: The UAE government extended its hand to offer Rs.700 crores to assist Kerala in its distress. Kerala State government sought Rs.2,600 crore from the Centre due to the disaster caused by the flood. The Centre has offered Rs.600 crore to the State government. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan thanked and appreciated the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan who had communicated the decision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also added that the offer shows the concern that Gulf nations have for Kerala.

India successfully tests Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA in Pokhran

UAE to offer Rs.700 crores in aid to Kerala

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11 SEP 2018: A Russian-built IL-78 MKI tanker transferred fuel to a Tejas MK I aircraft. The Indian Air Force (IAF) currently operates nine Tejas fighters built to an Initial Operating Clearance (IOC) standard. These jets are being flown by No. 45 Squadron, the Flying Daggers, based at Sulur Air Force Station in Tamil Nadu.India Joined Elite Group Of Countries Capable Of Air-To-Air Fuel Transfer

New Delhi on the occasion of Teachers' day. The award is given as public recognition to meritorious teachers working in primary, middle and secondary schools. Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President said that the teachers must make their instruction learner-friendly and must know each child well and respond to their learning needs. He said, children have different learning styles and teachers have to adopt different teaching methods to maximize learning. Delhi Metro is second-most unaffordable in world5 SEP 2018: A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that after the fare hike last year, Delhi metro has become the second-most unaffodable transport network in the world after Hanoi in Vietnam. The affordability is defined as the percentage of commuters' total income spent on travel. Last year, the Metro fares almost doubled after two hikes in May and October. The maximum fares escalated from Rs 30 to Rs 50 and then to Rs 60.

11 SEP 2018: The first ever mid-air refuelling of the indigenously developed light combat aircraft Tejas was successfully carried out placing India among a group of companies having air-to-air refuelling capacity for military planes. It is a force multiplier for the Indian Air Force giving the aircraft the potential to stay airborne for much longer periods of time.DRDO successfully test fired an indigenous anti tank missile 17 SEP 2018: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested a low-weight indigenously developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) from Ahmednagar test range for the second time. The two flight-tests were tested for different ranges, including maximum range capability. The

India successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of Tejas combat jet

Indian Govt Signs Loan Agreement With JICA For Bullet Train Funds

26 SEP 2018: India’s Supreme Court has come down heavily on the mandatory linking of Aadhaar for almost everything. In a much-ant ic ipated ru l ing today (Sept. 26), a five-judge bench struck down section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which allowed corporate entities or even individuals to demand an Aadhaar card in exchange for goods or services. As a result, now no school, office, or company can force anyone to reveal the unique 12-digit number. Neither it is mandatory for opening bank accounts or for mobile connections. However, the Aadhaar number must still be quoted to file income tax returns and apply for a personal account number (PAN). Introduced in 2009 by the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government, the scheme has grown to become the world’s largest biometric ID programme.

♦ MPATGMs range in size from shoulder-launched weapons which can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons which require a squad or team to transport and fire, to a vehicle and aircraft-mounted missile systems.

♦ MPATGM is a man-portable anti-tank guided missile.♦ They are primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armoured military vehicles.

M P A T G M will complement the Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile to be procured from Israel.Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM):

Aadhaar must for PAN but not needed for mobile, bank accounts, rules Supreme Court

2 9 S E P 2 0 1 8 : T h e I n d i a n G o v e r n m e n t s i g n e d a n a g r e e m e n t o n F r i d a y , 2 8 September, with the Japan In ternat iona l Coopera t ion Agency (JICA) which has agreed t o p r o v i d e a n O f f i c i a l Development Assistance (ODA) loan of around Rs 5,500 crore (89,547 million Japanese Yen) as Tranche 1 for the the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, reported ANI. Earlier, the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) had denied media reports claiming that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has stopped funding for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway – also known as the bullet train corridor between the cities.

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02 JULY 2018: left wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as Amlo, has claimed a landslide victory in the Mexican general elections. The former mayor of Mexico city, Amlo 64 has promised profound change under his leadership. He vowed to tackle violence and wipe out corruption across the Country. He has also ensured friendly relationship with the US.Ishwar Sharma, 8 year old Indian Boy named 'British Indian of the Year’15 JULY 2018: An eight-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy, Ishwar Sharma who is the under-11

UK national yoga champion has been named the "British Indian of the Year" in the Young Achiever category for his achievements in the field. He has won a gold medal representing Great Britain at the World Student Games 2018 in Winnipeg, Canada.

U.S. and North Korea held talks at DMZ village

15 JULY 2018: U.S. and North Korean military officials met on the inter-Korean border to discuss the return of remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. This is the first time in nine years that generals from the two sides have held talks. The repatriation of U.S. remains is among the agreements of the Singapore summit which was held between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Negotiations had begun at 0100 GMT at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.

Andrés Manuel Lopez elected Mexicós President

Joint Commission Meeting between Indian and Oman begins in Muscat

17 JULY 2018: The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry

and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu addressed the 8th session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) along with Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy of Oman, Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy.Suresh Prabhu invited Omani companies to make investments and to get benefit from 'Make in India' and 'Invest India' programmes which are aimed to encourage manufacturing. Indian companies have invested in Oman in sectors like iron and steel, cement, fertilizers, textile, cables, chemicals and automotive, especially in Sohar and Salalah. India-Oman Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF), a joint venture between State Bank of India and State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) of Oman, a special purpose vehicle to invest in India.

2 AUG 2018: Vietnam's Cau Van which means "Golden Bridge" in Vietnamese, has just opened in the Ba Na Hills near the city of Da Nang and is 150 metres long and 1,400 metres above sea level. The bridge supported by two hand-shaped concrete, was designed to evoke the image of the "giant hands of Gods, pulling a strip of gold out of the land".

NASA to launch world's first mission to touch the Sun

NASA selects Indian origin Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts for human spaceflight

23 JULY 2018: Mankind's first mission to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe, a car sized probe, will study the Sun closer than any human-made object ever has. This mission is expected to take off no earlier than August 6. This probe will swoop to within 4 million miles of the solar surface, facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before. Parker Solar Probe will explore the corona, a region of the Sun only seen from Earth when the Moon blocks out the Sun's bright face during total solar eclipses.Golden Bridge supported by hand shaped concrete opened in Vietnam

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This defence programme was motivated by repeated threats from Israel and the US. Iran celebrates National Defence Industry Day on August 22.

22 AUG 2018: The aircraft is nicknamed 'Kowsar', which in Islam is a river in paradise and also the title of a chapter in the Koran.

Iran President - Hassan Rouhani

18 AUG 2018: Former cricketer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan won with 176 seats whi le h is opponent, PML-N's Shahbaz Sharif, secured 96 votes in the polling that took place in the National Assembly on August

17. Imran Khan swore to "bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan", and to "discharge my duties and perform my functions honestly, to the best of my ability... and always in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of Pakistan" at his oath ceremony. Khan's party had emerged as the single-largest in recently-concluded elections but failed to win an absolute majority.Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet named 'Kowsar'

Imran Khan elected as 22nd Prime Minister Of Pakistan.

The Eight other astronauts are: Victor Glover, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins, Douglas Hurley, Eric Boe, Christopher Ferguson, Josh Cassada, and Nicole Mann.

4 AUG 2018: Williams has been named for the Boeing programme to the ISS (International Space Station), the first test flight scheduled to take place in the middle of 2019.The eight active NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronauts and one former astronaut-turned-corporate crew member will launch on Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Dragoncapsules to the International Space Station beginning in 2019.

26 AUG 2018: First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima, 26-year-old, of Japan Air Self Defence Force, finished her training to fly F-15s. She is the first woman fighter pilot in Japan. The Japan Air Force decided in 1993 to open all positions to women, except for pilots of fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft. But the limit was lifted in 2015, opening

the way for Matsushima to join the elite group of fighter pilots, with three other women now going through training.

27 AUG 2018: Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in as President of Zimbabwe. He pledged to protect and promote the rights of Zimbabweans at an inauguration

Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as President of Zimbabwe

Misa Matsushima became the first woman fighter pilot in Japan

13 SEP 2018: According to the recent report, Pakistan could become world's 5th largest nuclear weapons state after Russia, United States, France and China in terms of possession of total nuclear warheads. Pakistan currently has 140 to 150 nuclear warheads and the stockpile is expected to increase to 220 to 250 by 2025.

19 SEP 2018: Prime Minister N a r e n d r a M o d i a n d h i s Bangladeshi counterpart S h e i k h H a s i n a j o i n t l y inaugurated the construction o f the India -Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project through video conferencing. T h e 1 3 0 - k i l o m e t r e - l o n g pipeline will connect Siliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur in Bangladesh's Dinajpur district, and will be used for importing oil. The third and fourth Dual Gauge line of Dhaka-Tongi section and Dual Gauge Double line of Tongi-Joydevpur section of Bangladesh Railway were also inaugurated.

ceremony attended by thousands of supporters at a stadium in Harare. It was the country's first bitterly-contested election since the ousting of strongman Robert Mugabe. In the election held on July 30, Mr.Mnangagwa won and was challenged by the main Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. He hailed his victory as a new “dawn” for Zimbabwe after years of repression and economic mismanagement.

18 SEP 2018: Germany launched the world's first hydrogen-powered train. The hydrogen-powered train technology is costlier but eco-friendly. The two bright blue Coradia iLint trains are built by French TGV-maker Alstom. It runs a 100km between the towns and cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in northern Germany. Similar to the range of diesel trains, these trains can also run for around 1,000 km on a single tank of hydrogen, Hydrogen trains are equipped with fuel cells that produce electricity through a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. This process leaves steam and water as the only emissions. As an alternate, excess energy is stored in ion-lithium batteries on board the train. Countries including Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Italy and Canada are planning to introduce the pollution free hydrogen trains.

Germany introduced worlds first hydrogen powered train

India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project inaugurated

Pakistan could become World's 5th largest nuclear weapons state

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02 JULY 2018: left wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as Amlo, has claimed a landslide victory in the Mexican general elections. The former mayor of Mexico city, Amlo 64 has promised profound change under his leadership. He vowed to tackle violence and wipe out corruption across the Country. He has also ensured friendly relationship with the US.Ishwar Sharma, 8 year old Indian Boy named 'British Indian of the Year’15 JULY 2018: An eight-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy, Ishwar Sharma who is the under-11

UK national yoga champion has been named the "British Indian of the Year" in the Young Achiever category for his achievements in the field. He has won a gold medal representing Great Britain at the World Student Games 2018 in Winnipeg, Canada.

U.S. and North Korea held talks at DMZ village

15 JULY 2018: U.S. and North Korean military officials met on the inter-Korean border to discuss the return of remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. This is the first time in nine years that generals from the two sides have held talks. The repatriation of U.S. remains is among the agreements of the Singapore summit which was held between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Negotiations had begun at 0100 GMT at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.

Andrés Manuel Lopez elected Mexicós President

Joint Commission Meeting between Indian and Oman begins in Muscat

17 JULY 2018: The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry

and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu addressed the 8th session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) along with Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy of Oman, Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy.Suresh Prabhu invited Omani companies to make investments and to get benefit from 'Make in India' and 'Invest India' programmes which are aimed to encourage manufacturing. Indian companies have invested in Oman in sectors like iron and steel, cement, fertilizers, textile, cables, chemicals and automotive, especially in Sohar and Salalah. India-Oman Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF), a joint venture between State Bank of India and State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) of Oman, a special purpose vehicle to invest in India.

2 AUG 2018: Vietnam's Cau Van which means "Golden Bridge" in Vietnamese, has just opened in the Ba Na Hills near the city of Da Nang and is 150 metres long and 1,400 metres above sea level. The bridge supported by two hand-shaped concrete, was designed to evoke the image of the "giant hands of Gods, pulling a strip of gold out of the land".

NASA to launch world's first mission to touch the Sun

NASA selects Indian origin Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts for human spaceflight

23 JULY 2018: Mankind's first mission to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe, a car sized probe, will study the Sun closer than any human-made object ever has. This mission is expected to take off no earlier than August 6. This probe will swoop to within 4 million miles of the solar surface, facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before. Parker Solar Probe will explore the corona, a region of the Sun only seen from Earth when the Moon blocks out the Sun's bright face during total solar eclipses.Golden Bridge supported by hand shaped concrete opened in Vietnam

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This defence programme was motivated by repeated threats from Israel and the US. Iran celebrates National Defence Industry Day on August 22.

22 AUG 2018: The aircraft is nicknamed 'Kowsar', which in Islam is a river in paradise and also the title of a chapter in the Koran.

Iran President - Hassan Rouhani

18 AUG 2018: Former cricketer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan won with 176 seats whi le h is opponent, PML-N's Shahbaz Sharif, secured 96 votes in the polling that took place in the National Assembly on August

17. Imran Khan swore to "bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan", and to "discharge my duties and perform my functions honestly, to the best of my ability... and always in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of Pakistan" at his oath ceremony. Khan's party had emerged as the single-largest in recently-concluded elections but failed to win an absolute majority.Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet named 'Kowsar'

Imran Khan elected as 22nd Prime Minister Of Pakistan.

The Eight other astronauts are: Victor Glover, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins, Douglas Hurley, Eric Boe, Christopher Ferguson, Josh Cassada, and Nicole Mann.

4 AUG 2018: Williams has been named for the Boeing programme to the ISS (International Space Station), the first test flight scheduled to take place in the middle of 2019.The eight active NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronauts and one former astronaut-turned-corporate crew member will launch on Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Dragoncapsules to the International Space Station beginning in 2019.

26 AUG 2018: First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima, 26-year-old, of Japan Air Self Defence Force, finished her training to fly F-15s. She is the first woman fighter pilot in Japan. The Japan Air Force decided in 1993 to open all positions to women, except for pilots of fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft. But the limit was lifted in 2015, opening

the way for Matsushima to join the elite group of fighter pilots, with three other women now going through training.

27 AUG 2018: Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in as President of Zimbabwe. He pledged to protect and promote the rights of Zimbabweans at an inauguration

Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as President of Zimbabwe

Misa Matsushima became the first woman fighter pilot in Japan

13 SEP 2018: According to the recent report, Pakistan could become world's 5th largest nuclear weapons state after Russia, United States, France and China in terms of possession of total nuclear warheads. Pakistan currently has 140 to 150 nuclear warheads and the stockpile is expected to increase to 220 to 250 by 2025.

19 SEP 2018: Prime Minister N a r e n d r a M o d i a n d h i s Bangladeshi counterpart S h e i k h H a s i n a j o i n t l y inaugurated the construction o f the India -Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project through video conferencing. T h e 1 3 0 - k i l o m e t r e - l o n g pipeline will connect Siliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur in Bangladesh's Dinajpur district, and will be used for importing oil. The third and fourth Dual Gauge line of Dhaka-Tongi section and Dual Gauge Double line of Tongi-Joydevpur section of Bangladesh Railway were also inaugurated.

ceremony attended by thousands of supporters at a stadium in Harare. It was the country's first bitterly-contested election since the ousting of strongman Robert Mugabe. In the election held on July 30, Mr.Mnangagwa won and was challenged by the main Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. He hailed his victory as a new “dawn” for Zimbabwe after years of repression and economic mismanagement.

18 SEP 2018: Germany launched the world's first hydrogen-powered train. The hydrogen-powered train technology is costlier but eco-friendly. The two bright blue Coradia iLint trains are built by French TGV-maker Alstom. It runs a 100km between the towns and cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in northern Germany. Similar to the range of diesel trains, these trains can also run for around 1,000 km on a single tank of hydrogen, Hydrogen trains are equipped with fuel cells that produce electricity through a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. This process leaves steam and water as the only emissions. As an alternate, excess energy is stored in ion-lithium batteries on board the train. Countries including Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Italy and Canada are planning to introduce the pollution free hydrogen trains.

Germany introduced worlds first hydrogen powered train

India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project inaugurated

Pakistan could become World's 5th largest nuclear weapons state

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ISRO conducts first escape test for India’s manned mision to space6 JULY 2018: The Indian Space Research Organisat ion ( ISRO) successfully conducted test of Crew Escape System that provides escape mechanism for astronauts if the launch operation is aborted. The crew escape system is being developed as p a r t o f t h e p r o p o s e d h u m a n spaceflight programme. It was the first pad abort test critical for future human space mission that demonstrated safe recovery of crew module in case of any exigency at the launch pad. The test lasted little more than three minutes and involved aborting space capsule at launch to save astronauts.

10 JULY 2018: 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa. The pigments taken from marine black shales of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West Africa, were more than half a billion years older than previous pigment discoveries. The fossils range from blood red to deep purple in their concentrated form, and bright pink when diluted.

7 JULY 2018: Researchers from MIT have designed a four-legged robot called Cheetah 3 that can run, jump onto desks, and climb obstacle-laden stairs without visual sensors. The 40kg robot has been developed with two new algorithms to provide the robot with 'blind locomotion' capabilities. Using those, the robot adjusts its movements and determines how much force to use to perform actions like stepping forward and pulling back and deals with unexpected forces like a kick. The robot can also recover from adverse conditions like being shoved or yanked by relying on "feel" instead of cameras. It will be presented at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots, Spain in October.Scientists discover world's oldest colours from Sahara desert in Africa

HSV1 virus linked to Alzheimers disease

16 JULY 2018: At the 2 0 1 8 G o o d w o o d Festival of Speed, Vazirani Automotive has unveiled India's first turbine-electric h y p e r c a r c a l l e d 'Vazirani Shul'. This car is propelled by four separate electric motors located beside every wheel, hence enabling torque vectoring. It has a regenerative braking technology that transfers power to the battery whenever the brakes are applied.

18 JULY 2018: Scientists have found 12 new moons orbiting around Jupiter, bringing its total number of moons to 79, the most for any planet in the solar system. One of the moons has been called a “real oddball” due to its tiny size. Scientists think the vast number of objects orbiting the planet is probably the result of collisions earlier in its life, which have been captured by Jupiter and now continue to orbit it.

16 JULY 2018: Scientists have found evidence of a link between herpes infection and Alzheimer's disease as well as the potential of antivirals in reducing the risk of the neurodegenerative disease. A study by Taiwanese epidemiologists shows that Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 (HSV1) which infects most humans in their youth or later and remains in the body for life in dormant form within the peripheral nervous system leads to an increased risk of developing the disease. Scientists believe that these safe and easily available antivirals may have a strong part to play in combating the disease in these patients.Mumbai based automaker unveiled India's first hypercar 'Shul'

Scientists discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter

28 JULY 2018: A team led by Prof. Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi from the Department of Biotechnology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has developed the diagnostic test for TB meningitis with nearly 100% sensitivity and

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about 91% specificity. The diagnostic test is based on a derivative of a DNA aptamer that shows high binding affinity in the nanomolar range and high specificity to a TB antigen (HspX). The performance of the diagnostic test was evaluated in 87 cerebrospinal fluid samples obtained from paediatric subjects. The currently used diagnostic methods of microscopy and culture of cerebrospinal fluid are with huge limitations in terms of sensitivity and time (up to 8 weeks). Even GeneXpert has only 55% sensitivity. The introduced diagnostic test for TB meningitis has been patented by AIIMS and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) and licensed to AptaBharat Innovation Pvt Limited.

11 AUG 2018: Scientists have developed a new compound which is believed to reverse ageing in human cells. This might lead to the basis for a new generation anti-degenerative drugs. Compounds namely AP39, AP123 and RT01 were designed in a way that they can selectively deliver minute quantities of the gas hydrogen sulphide to the mitochondria, the power stations, in cells. By delivering so, it helps the old or damaged cells to generate the energy needed for survival and to reduce senescence. These compounds produced a 40-50% drop in the number of senescent blood vessel cells.Chandrayaan-I data confirms presence of ice on Moon21 AUG 2018: Using data from the Chandrayaan-I spacecraft, Scientists have found frozen water deposits in the darkest and coldest parts of the Moon's polar regions.M3, aboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, launched in 2008 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was uniquely equipped to confirm the presence of solid ice on the Moon.NASA scientists found signs of water in Jupiters Great Red Spot

World's 1st Hindi-Speaking Robot Rashmi

29 AUG 2018: NASA scientists detected signs of water above the planet's deepest clouds deep inside Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm raging on the planet for over 350 years. The pressure of the water combined with their measurements of another oxygen-

Scientists found a new compound which might reverse human cell ageing

4 AUG 2018: Ranchi-based software developer Ranjit Srivastava has developed the world's first Hindi-speaking humanoid robot called Rashmi. The robot can speak Bhojpuri, Marathi, and English, and is equipped with facial expressions and recognition systems.

bearing gas, carbon monoxide, imply that Jupiter has more oxygen than the Sun.

India becomes first country in the world to develop Cooling Action Plan17 SEP 2018: During World Ozone Day celebrations on S e p t e m b e r 1 7 , U n i o n Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan released a draft India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) which lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand, thus helping in reducing emissions. The minister also release a booklet on 'Montreal Protocol – India's Success Story'. 'Keep Cool and Carry on' : The Montreal Protocol is the theme of 24th World Ozone Day celebrations.

Scientists have developed drug to treat TB in future

World's first lion cubs born via artificial insemination30 SEP 2018: In a world first achievement, a lioness at the U k u t u l a C o n s e r v a t i o n Center and Biobank in South Africa's North West province has given birth to two cubs conceived via non-surgical artificial insemination, using fresh semen from an adult male lion at the same facility. The research is a breakthrough for saving endangered species like tiger and snow leopard.

13 SEP 2018: Scientists from the University of Manchester, England, have developed a non-antibiotic drug that can treat tuberculosis (TB) in humans effectively. The drug targets Mycobacterium tuberculosis' defences rather than the bacteria itself. In the study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, animals with acute and chronic TB infection were treated with the compound. The results revealed that the compound does not kill the bacteria directly, but results in a significant reduction in the bacterial burden. It can also take out its increasingly commonly antibiotic-resistant strains. The scientists hope for clinical trials in humans up in four years.

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ISRO conducts first escape test for India’s manned mision to space6 JULY 2018: The Indian Space Research Organisat ion ( ISRO) successfully conducted test of Crew Escape System that provides escape mechanism for astronauts if the launch operation is aborted. The crew escape system is being developed as p a r t o f t h e p r o p o s e d h u m a n spaceflight programme. It was the first pad abort test critical for future human space mission that demonstrated safe recovery of crew module in case of any exigency at the launch pad. The test lasted little more than three minutes and involved aborting space capsule at launch to save astronauts.

10 JULY 2018: 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa. The pigments taken from marine black shales of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West Africa, were more than half a billion years older than previous pigment discoveries. The fossils range from blood red to deep purple in their concentrated form, and bright pink when diluted.

7 JULY 2018: Researchers from MIT have designed a four-legged robot called Cheetah 3 that can run, jump onto desks, and climb obstacle-laden stairs without visual sensors. The 40kg robot has been developed with two new algorithms to provide the robot with 'blind locomotion' capabilities. Using those, the robot adjusts its movements and determines how much force to use to perform actions like stepping forward and pulling back and deals with unexpected forces like a kick. The robot can also recover from adverse conditions like being shoved or yanked by relying on "feel" instead of cameras. It will be presented at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots, Spain in October.Scientists discover world's oldest colours from Sahara desert in Africa

HSV1 virus linked to Alzheimers disease

16 JULY 2018: At the 2 0 1 8 G o o d w o o d Festival of Speed, Vazirani Automotive has unveiled India's first turbine-electric h y p e r c a r c a l l e d 'Vazirani Shul'. This car is propelled by four separate electric motors located beside every wheel, hence enabling torque vectoring. It has a regenerative braking technology that transfers power to the battery whenever the brakes are applied.

18 JULY 2018: Scientists have found 12 new moons orbiting around Jupiter, bringing its total number of moons to 79, the most for any planet in the solar system. One of the moons has been called a “real oddball” due to its tiny size. Scientists think the vast number of objects orbiting the planet is probably the result of collisions earlier in its life, which have been captured by Jupiter and now continue to orbit it.

16 JULY 2018: Scientists have found evidence of a link between herpes infection and Alzheimer's disease as well as the potential of antivirals in reducing the risk of the neurodegenerative disease. A study by Taiwanese epidemiologists shows that Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 (HSV1) which infects most humans in their youth or later and remains in the body for life in dormant form within the peripheral nervous system leads to an increased risk of developing the disease. Scientists believe that these safe and easily available antivirals may have a strong part to play in combating the disease in these patients.Mumbai based automaker unveiled India's first hypercar 'Shul'

Scientists discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter

28 JULY 2018: A team led by Prof. Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi from the Department of Biotechnology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has developed the diagnostic test for TB meningitis with nearly 100% sensitivity and

AIIMS has developed a diagnostic test with high sensitivity and specificity for TB meningitis

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about 91% specificity. The diagnostic test is based on a derivative of a DNA aptamer that shows high binding affinity in the nanomolar range and high specificity to a TB antigen (HspX). The performance of the diagnostic test was evaluated in 87 cerebrospinal fluid samples obtained from paediatric subjects. The currently used diagnostic methods of microscopy and culture of cerebrospinal fluid are with huge limitations in terms of sensitivity and time (up to 8 weeks). Even GeneXpert has only 55% sensitivity. The introduced diagnostic test for TB meningitis has been patented by AIIMS and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) and licensed to AptaBharat Innovation Pvt Limited.

11 AUG 2018: Scientists have developed a new compound which is believed to reverse ageing in human cells. This might lead to the basis for a new generation anti-degenerative drugs. Compounds namely AP39, AP123 and RT01 were designed in a way that they can selectively deliver minute quantities of the gas hydrogen sulphide to the mitochondria, the power stations, in cells. By delivering so, it helps the old or damaged cells to generate the energy needed for survival and to reduce senescence. These compounds produced a 40-50% drop in the number of senescent blood vessel cells.Chandrayaan-I data confirms presence of ice on Moon21 AUG 2018: Using data from the Chandrayaan-I spacecraft, Scientists have found frozen water deposits in the darkest and coldest parts of the Moon's polar regions.M3, aboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, launched in 2008 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was uniquely equipped to confirm the presence of solid ice on the Moon.NASA scientists found signs of water in Jupiters Great Red Spot

World's 1st Hindi-Speaking Robot Rashmi

29 AUG 2018: NASA scientists detected signs of water above the planet's deepest clouds deep inside Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm raging on the planet for over 350 years. The pressure of the water combined with their measurements of another oxygen-

Scientists found a new compound which might reverse human cell ageing

4 AUG 2018: Ranchi-based software developer Ranjit Srivastava has developed the world's first Hindi-speaking humanoid robot called Rashmi. The robot can speak Bhojpuri, Marathi, and English, and is equipped with facial expressions and recognition systems.

bearing gas, carbon monoxide, imply that Jupiter has more oxygen than the Sun.

India becomes first country in the world to develop Cooling Action Plan17 SEP 2018: During World Ozone Day celebrations on S e p t e m b e r 1 7 , U n i o n Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan released a draft India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) which lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand, thus helping in reducing emissions. The minister also release a booklet on 'Montreal Protocol – India's Success Story'. 'Keep Cool and Carry on' : The Montreal Protocol is the theme of 24th World Ozone Day celebrations.

Scientists have developed drug to treat TB in future

World's first lion cubs born via artificial insemination30 SEP 2018: In a world first achievement, a lioness at the U k u t u l a C o n s e r v a t i o n Center and Biobank in South Africa's North West province has given birth to two cubs conceived via non-surgical artificial insemination, using fresh semen from an adult male lion at the same facility. The research is a breakthrough for saving endangered species like tiger and snow leopard.

13 SEP 2018: Scientists from the University of Manchester, England, have developed a non-antibiotic drug that can treat tuberculosis (TB) in humans effectively. The drug targets Mycobacterium tuberculosis' defences rather than the bacteria itself. In the study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, animals with acute and chronic TB infection were treated with the compound. The results revealed that the compound does not kill the bacteria directly, but results in a significant reduction in the bacterial burden. It can also take out its increasingly commonly antibiotic-resistant strains. The scientists hope for clinical trials in humans up in four years.

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9 AUG 2018: India's under-20 team won over Argentina under-20 in the final group stage match of the COTIF Cup held in Valencia's Els Arcs Stadium. India was playing this tournament for the first time. Under-16 team, India defeated under-16 champions team of Iraq by 1-0 in the West Asian Football Federation Cup in Amman, Jordan.Saurabh Chaudhary bags India's 1st shooting Gold medal at Asiad 201821 AUG 2018: Sixteen-year-old shooter Saurabh

Chaudhary won the men's 10m Air Pistol event to bag India's first shooting gold at the 2018 Asian Games.

France defeated Croatia, won FIFA World Cup after 20 years16 JULY 2018: France defeated first-time finalists Croatia 4-2 in 2018 FIFA World Cup final, held in Moscow, Russia. France became the first team since Brazil in 1970 to score four goals in a World Cup final. Previously, France won FIFA World Cup in 1998.

17 JULY 2018: The Indian team bagged n i n e m e d a l s including four silver and five bronze in the 7th World Junior Wushu championships held in Brasilia, Brazil. In the Sanshou discipline, Babulu (42 kg, subjunior), Saleem (56 kg, subjunior), Savita (48 kg, junior) and Rohit (80kg, junior) won the silver medal, while Himanshu (56 kg, junior), Shruti (60kg, junior), Janhvi (52 kg, junior) claimed bronze medals. In the Taolu discipline, Karanjit Taijiquan and Karanjit Taijijian won two bronze medals...

India won 9 medals in World Junior Wushu Championships

Ten year old swimmer breaks record set by 23 time Olympic gold medallist2 AUG 2018: At the Far Western Long Course Championship, a 10-year-old swimmer named Clark Kent Apuada (Filipino-American boy) won the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09:38, that's more than a second faster than the record Michael Phelps (23-time Olympic gold medalist) set at the Far Western swimming championship in 1995 in the same category of boys 10 and under.Indian U-20 And U-16 Team Won title in football

Asian Games 2018: Rahi Sarnobat Indian Female Shooter won Asiad Gold23 AUG 2018: She is the first ever Indian female shooter to

While another Indian shooter, Abhishek Verma won bronze in the same event. India have won five

medals in shooting at the Games so far.

27 AUG 2018: Indian Sprinter Muhammed Anas Yahiya clocked 45.69 seconds to bag silver medal in the men's 400m event at the Asian Games 2018. With this, he became the first Indian since KK Premachandran

in 1982 to finish second in the men's 400m event at the Asian Games..

Anas bags India's 1st men's 400m silver medal at Asiad in 36 years

Triple jumper Arpinder Singh creates history by becoming first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup

10 SEP 2018: Two top athletes from the four regions of Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific were taking part in each of the 36 events in men and women sections taken together. R e i g n i n g O l y m p i c a n d w o r l d champion Christian Taylor of the United States took the gold with a jump

of 17.59 metres.

Jinson gives India 1st men's 1500m gold at Asiad in 56 years

India Beat Bangladesh In Thrilling Finale.

win gold in the history of Asian Games. India won two gold medals in shooting at the Asian Games 2018. Bhin Bhin, Kaka, and Atung are the mascots of the 2018 Asian Games.

31 AUG 2018: The 27-year-old Jinson Johnson clocked 3:44.72 seconds to finish first in men's 1500m event. He also won silver in the 800m event at Asian Games 2018. Another Indian Manjit Singh, who bagged gold in 800m, finished fourth in the men's 1500m event.

28 SEP 2018: India retained the Asia Cup title by beating Bangladesh by three wickets in a last-ball finish at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India overhauled the 223-run target set by Bangladesh on the final ball of their innings. Liton Das hit a maiden ODI century for Bangladesh but found no support from the other batsmen. It was a spirited effort from the Bangladesh team in the field but some solid batting from India's lower order thwarted the Bangladeshis

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31 JULY 2018: The Third BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, South Africa, along with the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The last day of the festival (27th July) was celebrated as India Country Day, followed by Awards and Closing Ceremony. The film festival is aimed at celebrating world-class film productions from the BRICS nations with the objective of inspiring more collaboration from these nations. Awards won by Indian films in the 3rd BRICS Film Festival, Durban, South Africa:

Third BRICS Film Festival concluded: Complete List Of Indian Winners

3. Special Jury Award: Village Rockstars by Rima Das.5 MPs conferred Outstanding Parliamentarian award

2 AUG 2018: President Ram Nath Kovind granted “Outstanding Parliamentarian” awards to five members of parliament.ª for the year 2013 to Dr Najma A. Heptulla (Manipur's

Governor and five time Rajya Sabha member ).ª for the year 2014 to Hukumdev Narayan Yadav

(Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha member)ª for the year 2015 to Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, ª for the year 2016 to Dinesh Trivedi (Trinamool Congress) ª for the year 2017 to Bhartruhari Mahatab (Biju Janata Dal

[BJD] Member of Parliament [MP] from Odisha's Cuttack).

Gopalkrishna Gandhi awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award 2018:20 AUG 2018: Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been chosen for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace. “The advisory committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award decided that the 24th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award be given to Gopalkrishna Gandhi for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill,”

1. Best Actress: Bhanita Das, Village Rockstars,

Indian film won the Toronto International Film Festival's prestigious Award20 SEP 2018: Director Vasan Bala's action thriller 'Mard Ko

2. Best Film: Newton by Amit Masurkar,

Dard Nahi Hota' (The Man Who Feels No Pain) has won the top award ie., Grolsch People's Choice Midnight Madness Award at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). This is the first ever Indian film to be screened in the Toronto festival's Midnight Madness programme. National Sports Awards 2018: 25 SEP 2018

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9 AUG 2018: India's under-20 team won over Argentina under-20 in the final group stage match of the COTIF Cup held in Valencia's Els Arcs Stadium. India was playing this tournament for the first time. Under-16 team, India defeated under-16 champions team of Iraq by 1-0 in the West Asian Football Federation Cup in Amman, Jordan.Saurabh Chaudhary bags India's 1st shooting Gold medal at Asiad 201821 AUG 2018: Sixteen-year-old shooter Saurabh

Chaudhary won the men's 10m Air Pistol event to bag India's first shooting gold at the 2018 Asian Games.

France defeated Croatia, won FIFA World Cup after 20 years16 JULY 2018: France defeated first-time finalists Croatia 4-2 in 2018 FIFA World Cup final, held in Moscow, Russia. France became the first team since Brazil in 1970 to score four goals in a World Cup final. Previously, France won FIFA World Cup in 1998.

17 JULY 2018: The Indian team bagged n i n e m e d a l s including four silver and five bronze in the 7th World Junior Wushu championships held in Brasilia, Brazil. In the Sanshou discipline, Babulu (42 kg, subjunior), Saleem (56 kg, subjunior), Savita (48 kg, junior) and Rohit (80kg, junior) won the silver medal, while Himanshu (56 kg, junior), Shruti (60kg, junior), Janhvi (52 kg, junior) claimed bronze medals. In the Taolu discipline, Karanjit Taijiquan and Karanjit Taijijian won two bronze medals...

India won 9 medals in World Junior Wushu Championships

Ten year old swimmer breaks record set by 23 time Olympic gold medallist2 AUG 2018: At the Far Western Long Course Championship, a 10-year-old swimmer named Clark Kent Apuada (Filipino-American boy) won the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09:38, that's more than a second faster than the record Michael Phelps (23-time Olympic gold medalist) set at the Far Western swimming championship in 1995 in the same category of boys 10 and under.Indian U-20 And U-16 Team Won title in football

Asian Games 2018: Rahi Sarnobat Indian Female Shooter won Asiad Gold23 AUG 2018: She is the first ever Indian female shooter to

While another Indian shooter, Abhishek Verma won bronze in the same event. India have won five

medals in shooting at the Games so far.

27 AUG 2018: Indian Sprinter Muhammed Anas Yahiya clocked 45.69 seconds to bag silver medal in the men's 400m event at the Asian Games 2018. With this, he became the first Indian since KK Premachandran

in 1982 to finish second in the men's 400m event at the Asian Games..

Anas bags India's 1st men's 400m silver medal at Asiad in 36 years

Triple jumper Arpinder Singh creates history by becoming first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup

10 SEP 2018: Two top athletes from the four regions of Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific were taking part in each of the 36 events in men and women sections taken together. R e i g n i n g O l y m p i c a n d w o r l d champion Christian Taylor of the United States took the gold with a jump

of 17.59 metres.

Jinson gives India 1st men's 1500m gold at Asiad in 56 years

India Beat Bangladesh In Thrilling Finale.

win gold in the history of Asian Games. India won two gold medals in shooting at the Asian Games 2018. Bhin Bhin, Kaka, and Atung are the mascots of the 2018 Asian Games.

31 AUG 2018: The 27-year-old Jinson Johnson clocked 3:44.72 seconds to finish first in men's 1500m event. He also won silver in the 800m event at Asian Games 2018. Another Indian Manjit Singh, who bagged gold in 800m, finished fourth in the men's 1500m event.

28 SEP 2018: India retained the Asia Cup title by beating Bangladesh by three wickets in a last-ball finish at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India overhauled the 223-run target set by Bangladesh on the final ball of their innings. Liton Das hit a maiden ODI century for Bangladesh but found no support from the other batsmen. It was a spirited effort from the Bangladesh team in the field but some solid batting from India's lower order thwarted the Bangladeshis

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31 JULY 2018: The Third BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, South Africa, along with the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The last day of the festival (27th July) was celebrated as India Country Day, followed by Awards and Closing Ceremony. The film festival is aimed at celebrating world-class film productions from the BRICS nations with the objective of inspiring more collaboration from these nations. Awards won by Indian films in the 3rd BRICS Film Festival, Durban, South Africa:

Third BRICS Film Festival concluded: Complete List Of Indian Winners

3. Special Jury Award: Village Rockstars by Rima Das.5 MPs conferred Outstanding Parliamentarian award

2 AUG 2018: President Ram Nath Kovind granted “Outstanding Parliamentarian” awards to five members of parliament.ª for the year 2013 to Dr Najma A. Heptulla (Manipur's

Governor and five time Rajya Sabha member ).ª for the year 2014 to Hukumdev Narayan Yadav

(Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha member)ª for the year 2015 to Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, ª for the year 2016 to Dinesh Trivedi (Trinamool Congress) ª for the year 2017 to Bhartruhari Mahatab (Biju Janata Dal

[BJD] Member of Parliament [MP] from Odisha's Cuttack).

Gopalkrishna Gandhi awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award 2018:20 AUG 2018: Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been chosen for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace. “The advisory committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award decided that the 24th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award be given to Gopalkrishna Gandhi for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill,”

1. Best Actress: Bhanita Das, Village Rockstars,

Indian film won the Toronto International Film Festival's prestigious Award20 SEP 2018: Director Vasan Bala's action thriller 'Mard Ko

2. Best Film: Newton by Amit Masurkar,

Dard Nahi Hota' (The Man Who Feels No Pain) has won the top award ie., Grolsch People's Choice Midnight Madness Award at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). This is the first ever Indian film to be screened in the Toronto festival's Midnight Madness programme. National Sports Awards 2018: 25 SEP 2018

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HOW TO MAKE OUR CHILDREN FUTURE READY

We are living in a volatile world. Our lives are guided by technologically infused innovations in every sphere- smart houses, autonomous cars, artificial intelligence, social media etc. are a part

of our lives now. So, the big question arises – How to make our children future ready?

The best learning for a child happens in the classroom. So, it is necessary to upgrade the classroom teaching. Use of technology has opened the world to the children. Interactive smart boards can be used to ensure maximum student engagement in the teaching learning process. This helps the students/children of different learning styles to learn from each other. It improves the classroom management and provides both academic and digital learning. It is a good way to engage the students in a fun filled learning. Children learn the best when their hands and brains are active. Hands-on learning is one of the best ways to do that. Smart boards, with its unique features, create this environment of interaction at various levels.

Internet has opened the world of opportunities. Children should be nurtured to use the opportunities in the best possible ways. By Nature, children are curious and creative. They give their hundred percent energy to do a work they are interested in. A culture of creative thinking should be instigated in the young minds from the beginning. Resources should be used carefully and creatively to maximize their potential. Avenues should be created to develop a streak of research-based education, stimulated by creativity. Granting equivalent access to technology and information is the need of the hour.

It is obvious that our parents or even, our curriculum won't be enough to tackle the challenges arising from the situations of these technological advancements. We need to prepare the children to adopt to a world which is largely unknown and unthought of. Here are a few tips which can help us to swim with the tide and yet remain afloat.1. Upgrade your classroom:

2. Promote culture of creativity:

3. Community collaboration: The school should impart future-ready curriculum. With imparting knowledge, the

curriculum should kindle the innate potential of a child and nurture him/her to think out of the box. The curriculum should actively promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) ICT (Info communication Technology), Entrepreneurship and Leadership development. These curriculum help prepare the children to be future innovators. They also help to develop community collaboration by developing their problem- solving skills. A learner centric, collaborative curriculum, thus focuses on the holistic growth of the student/children, making him/her a true community person.

4. Sharing of classroom experience with the parents: A child develops with two worlds- the house and school. The parents are the most important

part of a child's life, as they are the first educators. As the child leaves the house and enters the school, the curriculum shapes his/her future life. Educators and parents together should form a partnership in the journey of the child. So, the parents should be involved at every level of learning of a child in his/her school. Like their children, parents should be encouraged to interact, ask and be a part of the decision-making procedure. A world of mutual trust would be created between the parents and the educators, nurturing a safe and healthy environment for the children to grow up.

Today's preschoolers will enter the workfare around 2035. Although it is difficult to contemplate the state of development of that time, but we can conclude by saying that inculcation of certain skills is necessary to make them future ready. The 3RS (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic) are the basics of these skills. Along with these, the schools need to focus more on so-called soft skills and character traits in addition to cognitive skills such as problem-solving, critical analyses, attainment of subject knowledge, literacy and numeracy ability.

DirectorRajesh Bajaj

These are some of the points that can be taken in mind in nurturing our future generation, to a world which is largely unseen and unknown to us. The time is ripe to construct a curriculum emphasizing on the imparting of knowledge for the development of skills that will help our children to face the challenges, thrown at them by the brave new world they will enter.

5. Inculcation of 21st century skills:

COMPUTER WORKSHOPMPublishers organised a workshop on computer education at Chandigarh on September P21,2018. Eighty teachers from fifty schools participated in the workshop which aimed to uphold the latest trend in computer learning and application in the field of education.

The workshop started with a quiz session which immediately grabbed the interest of the teachers. The resource persons Mr. Davinder Singh Minhas and Mr. Alok Srivastava took up the contemporary topics of Cloud Computing, Linux and Hacking as the topics of discusdion.

The interaction level of the workshop reached its pinnacle when all the teachers participated and enthusiastically reciprocated to the discussion and the Question/Answer session. There was a rich exchange of views and ideas. Ms. Geetu Phawa of PMPublishers was the key helping hand behind the organisation of the event. The workshop was followed by lunch and distribution of gifts and certificates as a token of appreciation. All the teachers enjoyed the session and thanked the publishing house for organising the workshop. This workshop was an interactive and fortuitous endeavour by PMPublishing House which was highly applauded by all.

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HOW TO MAKE OUR CHILDREN FUTURE READY

We are living in a volatile world. Our lives are guided by technologically infused innovations in every sphere- smart houses, autonomous cars, artificial intelligence, social media etc. are a part

of our lives now. So, the big question arises – How to make our children future ready?

The best learning for a child happens in the classroom. So, it is necessary to upgrade the classroom teaching. Use of technology has opened the world to the children. Interactive smart boards can be used to ensure maximum student engagement in the teaching learning process. This helps the students/children of different learning styles to learn from each other. It improves the classroom management and provides both academic and digital learning. It is a good way to engage the students in a fun filled learning. Children learn the best when their hands and brains are active. Hands-on learning is one of the best ways to do that. Smart boards, with its unique features, create this environment of interaction at various levels.

Internet has opened the world of opportunities. Children should be nurtured to use the opportunities in the best possible ways. By Nature, children are curious and creative. They give their hundred percent energy to do a work they are interested in. A culture of creative thinking should be instigated in the young minds from the beginning. Resources should be used carefully and creatively to maximize their potential. Avenues should be created to develop a streak of research-based education, stimulated by creativity. Granting equivalent access to technology and information is the need of the hour.

It is obvious that our parents or even, our curriculum won't be enough to tackle the challenges arising from the situations of these technological advancements. We need to prepare the children to adopt to a world which is largely unknown and unthought of. Here are a few tips which can help us to swim with the tide and yet remain afloat.1. Upgrade your classroom:

2. Promote culture of creativity:

3. Community collaboration: The school should impart future-ready curriculum. With imparting knowledge, the

curriculum should kindle the innate potential of a child and nurture him/her to think out of the box. The curriculum should actively promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) ICT (Info communication Technology), Entrepreneurship and Leadership development. These curriculum help prepare the children to be future innovators. They also help to develop community collaboration by developing their problem- solving skills. A learner centric, collaborative curriculum, thus focuses on the holistic growth of the student/children, making him/her a true community person.

4. Sharing of classroom experience with the parents: A child develops with two worlds- the house and school. The parents are the most important

part of a child's life, as they are the first educators. As the child leaves the house and enters the school, the curriculum shapes his/her future life. Educators and parents together should form a partnership in the journey of the child. So, the parents should be involved at every level of learning of a child in his/her school. Like their children, parents should be encouraged to interact, ask and be a part of the decision-making procedure. A world of mutual trust would be created between the parents and the educators, nurturing a safe and healthy environment for the children to grow up.

Today's preschoolers will enter the workfare around 2035. Although it is difficult to contemplate the state of development of that time, but we can conclude by saying that inculcation of certain skills is necessary to make them future ready. The 3RS (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic) are the basics of these skills. Along with these, the schools need to focus more on so-called soft skills and character traits in addition to cognitive skills such as problem-solving, critical analyses, attainment of subject knowledge, literacy and numeracy ability.

DirectorRajesh Bajaj

These are some of the points that can be taken in mind in nurturing our future generation, to a world which is largely unseen and unknown to us. The time is ripe to construct a curriculum emphasizing on the imparting of knowledge for the development of skills that will help our children to face the challenges, thrown at them by the brave new world they will enter.

5. Inculcation of 21st century skills:

COMPUTER WORKSHOPMPublishers organised a workshop on computer education at Chandigarh on September P21,2018. Eighty teachers from fifty schools participated in the workshop which aimed to uphold the latest trend in computer learning and application in the field of education.

The workshop started with a quiz session which immediately grabbed the interest of the teachers. The resource persons Mr. Davinder Singh Minhas and Mr. Alok Srivastava took up the contemporary topics of Cloud Computing, Linux and Hacking as the topics of discusdion.

The interaction level of the workshop reached its pinnacle when all the teachers participated and enthusiastically reciprocated to the discussion and the Question/Answer session. There was a rich exchange of views and ideas. Ms. Geetu Phawa of PMPublishers was the key helping hand behind the organisation of the event. The workshop was followed by lunch and distribution of gifts and certificates as a token of appreciation. All the teachers enjoyed the session and thanked the publishing house for organising the workshop. This workshop was an interactive and fortuitous endeavour by PMPublishing House which was highly applauded by all.

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