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Table of Contents
BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS ........................................................................................................... 5
CURRENT RATES ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
INDIA’S GROWTH PREDICTION ................................................................................................................................. 5
RBI IN NEWS ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
SBI IN NEWS .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
OTHER BANK IN NEWS............................................................................................................................................. 11
MOU’S/AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY BANKS ................................................................................................................... 14
LOANS/FUNDS SANCTIONED BY BANKS ................................................................................................................ 15
APPOINTMENTS RELATED TO BANKING SECTOR: ............................................................................................... 20
INDIAN AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................ 23
FIRST IN INDIA .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST: ................................................................................................................................. 28
CABINET APPROVALS ............................................................................................................................................... 28
BILL /Acts PASSED .................................................................................................................................................... 31
STATEWISE NEWS .................................................................................................................................................... 32
SCHEMES .................................................................................................................................................................... 34
LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 38
CAMPAIGN .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
FESTIVAL ................................................................................................................................................................... 41
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS............................................................................................................................ 43
FIRST IN THE WORLD ............................................................................................................................................... 43
LONGEST,LARGEST,HIGHEST: ................................................................................................................................. 44
OTHER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:............................................................................................................................... 45
VISIT ................................................................................................................................................................ 46
INDIAN VISIT ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
FOREIGN VISIT .......................................................................................................................................................... 53
SUMMITS/CONFERENCE IN NEWS .............................................................................................................. 60
COMMITTEES & MEETING IN NEWS ............................................................................................................ 69
MOU’s & AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 88
MOU's with Other Country ......................................................................................................................................... 88
MOU’S – States Wise .................................................................................................................................................. 91
MOU’s Between Organizations ................................................................................................................................... 91
INDEX .............................................................................................................................................................. 96
RANKING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 96
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REPORT:..................................................................................................................................................................... 107
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 117
Recognitions ............................................................................................................................................................ 175
Geographical Indication(GI) tag: ............................................................................................................................... 180
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS ....................................................................................................................... 180
Cabinet Ministers ...................................................................................................................................................... 195
Chief Minister of India............................................................................................................................................... 196
Governor in India ...................................................................................................................................................... 197
Brand Ambassadors .................................................................................................................................................. 198
Presidents of International Countries: ...................................................................................................................... 199
Prime Minister’s of International Countries: ............................................................................................................ 202
Resignation................................................................................................................................................................ 203
BUSINESS ...................................................................................................................................................... 205
BUSINESS INITIATIVES ............................................................................................................................................... 205
ANTI DUMPING DUTY ............................................................................................................................................... 206
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS ................................................................................................................................... 207
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... 208
APP & WEB PORTAL .................................................................................................................................................. 208
SATELLITES ............................................................................................................................................................. 211
INVENTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 212
ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................................................ 213
DEFENCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 215
MISSILES .................................................................................................................................................................. 215
COMMISSION/DECOMMISSION ............................................................................................................................. 216
EXERCISES ............................................................................................................................................................... 216
SPORTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 222
BOOKS & AUTHORS...................................................................................................................................... 254
OBITUARY ..................................................................................................................................................... 262
IMPORTANT DAYS ....................................................................................................................................... 280

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BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS

CURRENT RATES
Policy rates 3rd Bi-Monthly 4th Bi-Monthly 5th Bi-Monthly
Monetary Monetary Monetary
Policy(August Policy(October Policy(December
2019) 2019) 2019)
Repo Rate 5.40 % 5.15% 5.15%
Reverse Repo Rate 5.15 % 4.90% 4.90%
Marginal Standing 5.65 % 5.40% 5.40%
Facility (MSF)
Bank Rate 5.65 % 5.40% 5.40%
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4% 4% 4%
Statutory Liquidity Ratio 18.75%(SLR will be 18.75%%(SLR will 18.50%(18.50% from
(SLR) changed to 18.50 on be changed to 18.50 October 12, 2019 It
October 12,2019) on October 12,2019) will again change on
January 4, 2020)

INDIA’S GROWTH PREDICTION

Organization
Economic Advisory Council of Prime Minister
(EAC-PM)
United Nations(UN)
Central Statistics Office (CSO)
Goldman Sachs
National Council of Applied Economic Research
(NCAER)
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry(FICCI)
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
DBS bank (formerly Development Bank of
Singapore Ltd)
CRISIL (formerly Credit Rating Information
Services of India Limited)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD)
Standard & Poor (S&P) Global ratings
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
India Ratings and Research(Ind-Ra)
World Bank’s report- “South Asia Economic
Focus, Fall 2019 : Making (De)centralization
work”
International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s World
Economic Outlook(WEO)
Fitch Ratings
Predictions
7 to 7.5 percent(Jan)
7.1% in 2020(May)
6.8% for 2018-19, 4th quarter is 5.8%(June)
7.2 percent(2019-20) (June)
6.2% in FY 2019-20(August)
6.2 % in 2019(FY-Fiscal Year 2020) (August)
6.0% in Q1 (April 2019 to June 2019) of Fiscal
year FY 2019-20(August)
5% in April to June quarter of 2019-
20(August)
6.2% for FY20.(September)
6.3% for FY20 (Fiscal Year 2020)(September)
6.5% for FY 2019-20(September)
6% for 2019(September)
6.3% for 2019-2020(October)
Expectation - 7% for the year 2020-
2021(October)
6.1% (from 6.9%)for 2019-20(October)
6.1% from 6.7% for FY20(October)
6% for 2019 from 7.5%(October)
6.1% for 2019 from previous 7.3% . 7% for
2020.(October)
5.5 percent for FY20 from 6.6%(October)

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and 6.6% in 2020-24(November)

Development(OECD)
State Bank of India (SBI)’s report titled
“EcoWrap”
Nomura
Moody’s
Moody’s revises India’s economic outlook to “negative” from “Stable”.
National Council of Applied Economic Research
(NCAER)
ICRA (originally named Investment Information
and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited)
India Ratings and Research(Ind-Ra)
National Statistical Office (NSO)
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) cuts global growth forecast for
2020 to 2.9 % from 3%
CRISIL (formerly Credit Rating Information
Services of India Limited)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Moody’s Investors Service
Moody’s Investors Service
5% in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) (November)
4.9% from 5.7% for FY20(November)
5.6% from 5.8% for FY20(November)
4.9% for Fiscal year (FY)-20) (November)
4.7 % 2nd quarter (Q2 – 1 April – 30 June) of
FY -Fiscal Year 2020
5.6% from 6.1% FY20 (November)
4.5% in second quarter (Q2: July-September)
(November)
5.1% from 6.3% for FY 20 (December)
5.1% from 6.5% for FY20(December)
5.6% from 5.8 for 2019 (December 13th)
4.9 % from 5.8 % per cent for the fiscal year
2019-20 (December 16th)

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
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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
♦ 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.
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 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
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
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♦ 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.
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
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 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.
NOVEMBER
 RBI-revised the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) currency swap
arrangement framework for a period of November 14, 2019, to November 13, 2022.
 RBI excluded Vijaya Bank, Dena bank from 2nd schedule of RBI Act, 1934.
DECEMBER
 RBI issues final guidelines for on-tap licence to small finance banks(SFB).
♦ Minimum paid-up voting equity capital has been doubled to Rs 200 crore from Rs 100
crore.
♦ Payment banks which have completed 5 years of operations, are eligible to become
SFBs.
 RBI increases aggregate lending limits imposed on peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders to Rs 50 lakh
from 10 lakh.
 NEFT transaction facility - available 24×7 for customers from December, 16, 2019: 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.
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.

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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.
NOVEMBER
 SBI card- partnered with Vistara- to provide premium, co-branded credit card.

OTHER BANK IN NEWS

JANUARY
 HDFC MF surpassed ICICI Prudential MF to become largest AMC in India.
 Regional Rural Banks-Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank
amalgamated into a single Bank.
 IDFC Bank re-named as IDFC First Bank.
 HDFC Standard Life Insurance renamed itself to HDFC Life Insurance.
 UAE, Saudi Central banks launch common digital currency called ‘Aber’.
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.
 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.
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 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.
 Jana Small Finance Bank to operate as a Scheduled Bank.
 MSCI added HDFC Life Insurance to its Global Standard Index-removed Union Bank of
India(UBI) from its India Smallcap Index.
 India’s first Corporate credit card for SMEs launched by B2B payments startup EnKash.
 Denmark’s Jyske Bank unveiled world's first negative interest rate home loan.
 Balkan country Serbia becomes 73rd non-regional member of Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank(AIIB).
 Canara Bank-launched India's first one-time password (OTP) facility for ATM withdrawals over
Rs.10,000 in a day.
 10 public sector banks merged into four large entities: Nirmala Sitharaman.Click here to read
more.
SEPTEMBER:
 Standard Chartered Bank launches new "DigiSmart" credit card.
 MSME Ministry Launched Updated Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS)
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 NPCI reduced merchant discount rate on RuPay Debit Card to 0.60 % on transactions above Rs
2,000
 ECGC introduces ‘NIRVIK’ scheme to provide 90% insurance cover on the loan amount of
exporters: Piyush Goyal
 Code for Responsible Lending (CRL) for the micro-credit industry launched by MFIN, Sa-Dhan
and FIDC
 Government exempts 2% TDS on cash payments of over Rs 1 crore made through APMCs
 Airtel Payments Bank launched 'Bharosa' savings account
 Visa in partnership with BillDesk to launch interface for recurring payments , "standing
instructions (SI) Hub"
 India Post launches speed post service International Speed Post (EMS) for Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and North McDonia.
 BoB launches agri digital platform called “Baroda Kisan”
 PNB launches 1st of its kind Preventive Vigilance portal to facilitate all staff to contribute
towards arresting procedural lapses
 Basel-based BIS launches ‘green’ bond fund for central banks to promote green finance.
OCTOBER
 Axis Bank-has launched digital fixed-deposit (FD) product named ‘Express FD’.
 UPI transactions registers a new high of 955 million in September 2019 : NPCI.
 House Building Advance (HBA)-interest rate-reduced-from 8.5% to 7.9% for one year.
 No charges on digital payments to large businesses with an annual turnover over Rs 50 crore
from Nov 1, 2019.
 Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance - launched a first-of-its-kind video calling service within the life
insurance industry called i-SERV.
 Unified Payments Interface (UPI) - achieved the double milestone of 1 billion transactions as
well as has crossed 100 million users in October 2019.
NOVEMBER
 India, China and Russia- partnered together to explore an alternative to the SWIFT payment
mechanism-Russia’s SPFS (System for Transfer of Financial Messages) will be linked to Chinese
Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS).
 Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance renamed as Sundaram Home Finance Ltd.
 NBFCs with Rs 500 crore assets now under the purview of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
(IBC), 2016.
DECEMBER
 78 % depositors - Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank have been allowed to
withdraw their entire deposits even though the ceiling of Rs 50,000 on withdrawal continues.

The changes in the rates of the schemes are as follows:

Scheme New interest rate(from 01.10.2019) Time
Savings Deposit 4.0% Annually
1 year Time Deposit 6.9% Quarterly
2 year Time Deposit 6.9% Quarterly
3 year Time Deposit 6.9% Quarterly
5 year Time Deposit 7.7% Quarterly
5 year Recurring Deposit 7.2% Quarterly
5 year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme 8.6`% Quarterly and paid
5 year Monthly Income Account 7.6% Monthly and paid
5 year National Savings Certificate 7.9% Annually
Public Provident Fund Scheme 7.9% Annually
Kisan Vikas Patra 7.6% (will mature in 113 months) Annually

Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme 8.4% Annually

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MOU’S/AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY BANKS

JANUARY
 UBI, Srei Equipment Finance enter pact for MSME sector finance.
 ICICI Bank, Small Business FinCredit joined hands to provide loans worth Rs. 1 crore to MSMEs
for 15-year tenure.
 IRCTC tied up with Bharti AXA General insurance company to offer free travel insurance for air
travelers.
FEBRUARY
 IIFL Home Finance- Maharashtra government -for building affordable houses through credit-
linked subsidy scheme (CLSS) under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
 Syndicate Bank – signed- Srei Equipment Finance -to provide equipment financing under co-
lending arrangement for various equipment.
MARCH
 IDBI Bank signed MoU with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to become the preferred
bank for LIC premium payments.
 ICICI Lombard signed MoU with AnyTimeLoan.in (ATL)-to provide insurance cover for its
lenders and borrowers.
 State Bank of India (SBI) tied up with Bank of China (BoC) to boost business opportunities.
 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)- tied up-with International Finance
Corporation (IFC) for provides a technical assistance by IFC to IBBI until 30th June 2021.
APRIL
 Canara Bank-tied with-National Thermal Power Corporation(NPTC)- to part finance company’s
capital expenditure
 HDFC Bank-signed MoU with- Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)- to strengthen BSE startup
platform.
 Bank of Maharashtra (BoM)-signed MoU with- M1Xchange TreDSplatform-to assist MSMEs to
get their bills financed at a competitive rate.
 Bajaj Allianz General Insurance tied with- Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance -to launch their 1st
product titled 'Total Health Secure Goal'.
 RBL Bank –signed MoU with- Wirecard-to promote financial inclusion in India.
 Aegon Life Group Term Plus Plan-launched by- Aegon Life Insurance & Mobikwik.
MAY
 Citibank signed agreement with Paytm to launch its 1st credit card called 'Paytm First Card'.
 Housing Development Finance Cooperation (HDFC) Life signed agreement with Bharti Airtel-
to offer life cover for customers at a prepaid recharge of Rs 249 with an insurance cover of the
worth of Rs 4 lakh from HDFC Life.
 State Bank of India (SBI) signed agreement with FMCG arm of The Art of Living, Sri Sri Tattva
for SBI's YONO users can avail a discount of 15% on the entire range of products.
JUNE
 MobiKwik –partnered - Max Bupa to launch “shampoo-sachet” concept in the insurance sector.
It will offer mini medical insurance products with premiums as low as Rs 20.
 IDBI- signed a bancassurance agreement with Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd to
provide Tata AIG’s suite of P&C (Property and Casualty (insurance) products to its customers.
JULY
 Airtel Payments Bank- Bharti AXA Life Insurance-to offer Bharti AXA Life POS (Point of Sale)
Saral Jeevan Bima Yojana.
 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.
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 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.
NOVEMBER
 ICICI Lombard & Fino payments bank tie up to offer sachet based insurance products.
 IndiaFirst Life Insurance-partnered with Spice Money-provides ‘insurance khata’-aims at the
informal sector & agricultural labourers with seasonal incomes.
 Ashok Leyland ink pact with Axis bank & ICICI bank for commercial vehicle financing.
DECEMBER
 Walmart India, - joined hands with HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation )Bank to
launch a co-branded credit card.
 Aditya Birla health insurance teams up with MobiKwik to offer affordable health insurance
plans.
 BlackBuck - with IDFC &Yes Bank to provide free FASTags to truckers.
 Mastercard - with Federal bank for additional digital security called ‘Mastercard Identity
Check’
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

LOANS/FUNDS SANCTIONED BY BANKS

Loan issued Received by Amount Points to be noted
JANUARY
Reserve bank of India Sri lanka USD 400 To boost the nation’s
million reserve.RBI has agreed to issue
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the fund under the SAARC

SWAP facility system.
FEBRUARY
World Bank Himachal $40 million (4 For bringing clean and reliable
Pradesh,Governmen crore INR) drinking water to the citizens
t of India of Greater Shimla area.
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
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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
rupees the learning environment of
the students.
APRIL
Asian Development Bank India USD 3.88 billion It is the highest ever loan
(ADB) amount since sovereign
operations began in the
country in 1986.
UNSG India USD 38 million Till now, the total amount
which has to be paid to troops
and police-contributing
countries (TCCs/PCCs) with
respect to active peacekeeping
missions was USD 265 million.
Reserve Bank of Rwanda 266.6$ million The funding for the projects
India (RBI)’s Exim Bank has been done in 3 distinct
tranches. For supporting
agricultural projects.For the
development of Special
Economic Zones .For financing
road projects in Rwanda.
MAY
Asian Development Bank Indian Railway USD 750 million For long-term financing for the
(ADB) Finance Corporation Railways Track Electrification
(IRFC) Project, as part of a broad
modernization program to
reduce the dependence India’s
railway sector on fossil fuels. It
is the largest single non-
sovereign loan ever.
JUNE
Asian Development Bank Chhattisgarh $350 million It will improve the connectivity
(ADB) and access to basic services
and livelihood opportunities in
the state with total cost of the
project is $521.69 million.
World Bank Tamil Nadu $287 million For the state’s Health System
Reform Programme in New
Delhi. It is aimed to improve
the quality of health care,
reduce the burden of non-
communicable diseases (NCDs)
and fill equity gaps in
reproductive and child health
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Indian government Nepal 1.6 billion For rebuilding of houses in

Nepalese Nuwakot and Gorkha districts,
rupees which were damaged in the
devastating earthquake in
2015.
Export-Import Bank of Ghana and $245 million For agricultural and railway
India (Exim Bank) Mozambique projects
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. $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% &
repayment period will be 20
years +moratorium of five
years.
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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
(ADB) (about Rs 1,400 kilometers of rural roads to all-
crore) weather standards in
Maharashtra’s 34 districts for
better connecting rural areas
with markets and services.
Under the project, a provision
of contractual maintenance for
5 years following construction
has also been provided. In
addition to the loan amount, $1
million will be provided for
institutional strengthening of
the Maharashtra
Rural Roads Development
Association.
OCTOBER
Asian Development Bank Rajasthan $190 million To upgrade 754 kilometers of
(ADB) Rajasthan state highways
World Bank (WB) Odisha $ 165 million To support smallholder
farmers in Odisha
New Development Bank India 300 million For Renewable Energy Sector
(NDB) Development Project.
It also extends Fundo Clima
Brazil National Climate Fund
Project ($ 500 million )
NOVEMBER
Asian Development Bank Tamil Nadu $451 Chennai-Kanyakumari
(ADB) million(mn) industrial corridor power links
(about Rs 3,200 in Tamil Nadu
crore)
Green Climate Fund Andhra Pradesh, $43 million To boost climate resilience
Maharashtra and
Odisha
Asian Infrastructure Tata Cleantech $75-million To help mobilize private capital
Investment Bank (AIIB) Capital Limited into renewable energy, power
(TLLC) transmission and water
infrastructure.
The bank also extended the
loans worth over $2.2 billion
for funding power
transmission and distribution
projects in Assam, metro rail
projects in Chennai, Mumbai
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Asian Development Bank Government of India $ 91 million Karnataka Integrated and

(ADB) (GoI) Sustainable Water Resources
Management Investment
Program (IWRM) to renovate
the Vijayanagara Channel
irrigation systems in
Karnataka.
Asian Development Bank West Bengal $150 million To boost capital investment
(ADB) (about Rs 1,065 and infrastructure.
crore)
Asian Development Bank Government of India $451 million To strengthen power
(ADB) connectivity between the
southern and northern parts of
the Chennai–Kanyakumari
Industrial Corridor (CKIC).
DECEMBER
Asian Development Bank Tamil Nadu $206 million To develop water supply,
(ADB) (Ambur,Tiruchirapp sewerage infrastructure
alli, Tiruppur,
Madurai and
Vellore)
Exim bank (Export- $500 million (Rs Bangladesh For defence-related
Import Bank of India) 3561 crore) procurement in the
neighbouring country.

APPOINTMENTS RELATED TO BANKING SECTOR:

National
Name Appointed As Entity/Place Points To Be Noted
JANUARY
Dilip Sadarangani Chairman(Part-Time) Federal Bank
Parthasarathi MD Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Mukherjee
Amitabh Chaudhry MD and CEO Axis bank MD & CEO Shikha
Sharma retired
V Vaidyanathan MD and CEO IDFC First Bank V Vaidyanathan is the
founder and chairman
of Capital First.
Ravneet Singh Gill MD and CEO Yes bank Ravneet Singh Gill was the
successor to Rana Kapoor.
FEBRUARY
Ajai Kumar CEO (Interim) YES Bank
P V Bharathi Chief Executive Officer Corporation Bank
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
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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
was the principal chief
general manager of the
bank's risk management
department.
Sachin Bansal Independent director Ujjivan Small This step is taken in order to
Finance bank achieve the banks plan to
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R K Chibber Interim Chief Jammu and He Succeeded Parvez Ahmed

Kashmir Bank
Sarada Kumar Managing Director National Housing He succeeds Sriram
Hota Bank (NHB) Kalyanaraman. Prior to the
appointment, Hota served as
the managing director of Can
Fin Homes, a subsidiary of
Canara Bank.
Rakesh Makhija Non-Executive (Part- Axis Bank He will succeed current
Time) Chairman Sanjiv Mishra
JULY
AK Misra Additional director Jammu and He was the former executive
Kashmir Bank director of RBI. His
appointment shall be for a
period of two years with
effect from July 3, 2019, to
July 2, 2021, or till further
orders.
N S Vishwanathan Deputy governor Reserve Bank of His tenure was extended for
India (RBI) one more year with effect
from July 4, 2019.
Karnam Sekar Managing Director Indian Overseas He replaces R
(MD)and Chief Executive Bank (IOB) Subramaniakumar.
Officer(CEO)
Anshula Kant Managing Director World Bank(WB) Since September 2018 she
(MD)and Chief Financial has been a Managing
Officer(CFO) Director and member of the
World Bank Board.
AUGUST
Siddhartha MD (Managing Director) LIC Housing He replaces Shri Vinay Shah.
Mohanty & CEO (Chief Executive Finance (Life
Officer) Insurance
Corporation HFL)
Noel Quinn Chief Executive Officer HSBC bank He replaces John Flint
(CEO)(Interim)
SEPTEMBER
Praveen Jadhav Chief Executive Officer & Paytm Money Prior to this, he was in the
Managing Director (MD) position of full-time director.
Shyam Srinivasan Chief Executive Officer Federal Bank With this, he will serve the
(CEO) & Managing bank as the head for a
Director (MD) decade (September 23,
2010-September 22, 2020).
Vaijinath M. Chief Executive Officer Dewan Housing He will succeed Harshil
Gavarshetty (CEO) and key managerial Finance Mehta.
personnel Corporation Ltd
Samuel Joseph Deputy Managing Director Industrial He succeeds the KP Nair. This is
Jebaraj (DMD) Development Bank the first major appointment on
of India (IDBI the Bank’s Board after Life
Bank) Insurance Corporation of India
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OCTOBER
S. S. Mallikarjuna Managing Punjab National Rao will replace Sunil Mehta
Rao Director(MD)and Chief Bank(PNB) of PNB
Executive Officer (CEO)
Suman Kathpalia Managing Director (MD) IndusInd Bank He will replace Romesh
and Chief Executive Sobti, who will retire in
Officer (CEO) March 2020.
NOVEMBER
P.S Rajan Chief Executive Officer Kerala Bank He earlier worked as General
(CEO) Manager of Union Bank of
India.
DECEMBER
Rajendran Chinna Managing Director (MD) Catholic Syrian
Veerappan and Chief Executive Bank (CSB)
Officer (CEO)
RESIGNATION:
Name Resigned as Entity/Place
FEBRUARY
Chanda Kochhar Managing Director and CEO ICICI Bank
Pralay Mondal Senior group President Yes Bank
Harshil Mehta CEO Dewan Housing Finance
Corporation Limited (DHFL)
MAY
Bhushan Patil President Paytm
JUNE
Mukesh Sabharwal Independent director Yes Bank
Ajai Kumar Interim Managing Director Yes Bank
(MD) and Chief Executive (CEO)
Viral Acharya Deputy Governor Reserve Bank of India
AUGUST
Parthasarathi Mukherjee Managing Director(MD) and Lakshmi Vilas Bank(LVB)
Chief Executive Officer(CEO)
SEPTEMBER
Anshula Kant Managing Director (MD) State Bank of India (SBI). This
comes after her appointment
as the MD and Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) of World Bank
Group.
Takehiko Nakao President Asian Development Bank
(ADB)
OCTOBER
T. Latha Managing Director (MD) and Dhanlaxmi Bank
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

INDIAN AFFAIRS
FIRST IN INDIA
JANUARY

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 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
 Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service Selection Board (SSB) at Diamond Harbour, near
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 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.
 First space museum of India-was set up at Hyderabad in association with Indian Space
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 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.
 India’s 1st 'Garbage Cafe' with the tagline ‘More the waste better the taste’ in Ambikapur of
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 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.
 1st ‘Geochemical Baseline Atlas of India’-released by-Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research- National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR- NGRI).
 Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma - designated as the 1st woman Judge Advocate General (JAG)
of the Indian Army-on a foreign mission (Sseychelles).
 Kolkata-1st city to install ‘Third Umpire’-Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain
Reaction(RT-PCR) machines-to assess medical reports.
 Chitharesh Natesan (‘Indian Monster’ )- first Indian to win ‘Mr Universe 2019’.
 Lieutenant Shivangi became first Indian women pilot of Indian Navy.
 First ever Global Bio-India Summit was held in New Delhi.
 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)-first Indian company to cross Rs.10 lakh crore in market
capitalization (m-cap).
 Suresh Krishna-receives-India’s First ‘Quality Ratna’ award.
 G Satheesh Reddy-1st Indian to receive-Honorary Fellowship of the Society 2019 by Royal
Aeronautical Society (RAeS).
 Delhi - 1st in India to host 10th Commonwealth Youth Parliament.
 Aditya Birla Finance Ltd (ABFL)-1st company to list commercial papers (CPS) on stock
exchanges.
DECEMBER
 Mumbai Central railway station-1st to receive FSSAI’s ‘Eat Right Station’ certification.
 India’s 1st National maritime heritage museum to be built in Lothal, Gujarat with the help of
Portugal.
 1st of its kind independent director’s data bank-launched-Indian Institute for Corporate Affairs
(IICA).
 India’s 1st Ganga Centralised aqualab to be set up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
 First-ever Human Library Chapter 2-Mysuru, Karnataka.
 Wasim Jaffer- first Indian Cricketer to play 150 Ranji Matches.
 1st Pashu Kisan credit cards (Animal husbandry Credit Card) –launched in-Bhiwani district of
Haryana.
 Gandikota Sarva Lakshmi (Former Indian cricketer)- first woman referee in the Men’s ODI
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 Rohit Sharma (32), - First Indian Brand Ambassador of La Liga-also first non footballer
appointed as brand Ambassador.
 India’s 1st corporate bond called ‘Bharat Bond ETF’-launched by-Edelweiss Asset Management
Company (AMC).

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
 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
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 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.
 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
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 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 .
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.
 National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa (NISR)-establishment- Leh-estimated cost of Rs 47.25 crore.
 Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 and accession to the Hong Kong International Convention for the
Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009-approved.
 Authorized capital of Food Corporation of India (FCI)-increased from Rs. 3,500 crores to Rs.
10,000 crores.
DECEMBER
 Cabinet approves-Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme
♦ Will allow purchasing of high-rated pooled assets from - Non-Banking Financial
Companies (NBFCs) / Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) amounting to a total of Rs 1
lakh crore.
 Authorised capital of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)-increased to Rs.
25,000 crores from Rs. 6,000 crores-will provide additional equity support of Rs. 5,300 crores
in FY20 (Financial Year 2019-20) and Rs. 10,000 crores in FY21.
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 National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) was authorzed to set up Infrastructure

Investment Trust (InvIT).

BILL /Acts PASSED

JANUARY
 Lok Sabha passed - “The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019”.
 Lok Sabha has passed the Personal Laws (Amendment Bill), 2019.
 Lok Sabha has passed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 -to provide Indian citizenship to
non-Muslims communities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
 One Hundred and third Amendment Act, 2019 - grants 10 per cent reservation in jobs and
educational institutions to the economically weaker sections in the general category.
 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2019-implemented.
FEBRUARY
 Introduction of Registration of Marriage of NRI Bill 2019
 Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed - Bill -to make Sanskrit as the second official language.
 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Rajasthan Municipality
(Amendment) Bill, 2019.
JUNE
 Cabinet introduced “The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill,
2019” by replacing “The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre)
Ordinance, 2019”
 “New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Bill, 2019” introduced to promote ease of
doing business in India.
 “The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019” introduced to ensure transparency,
accountability and quality in the governance of medical education in the country.
 Cabinet approved the bill to fine people with Rs 10,000 for blocking ambulances which is part
of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill.
 Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 -will safeguard transparency, accountability,
and quality in the governance of medical education in the country.
JULY
 Parliament passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to amends the Companies Act,
2013.
 Parliament passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019.
AUGUST
 National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 was approved by the Cabinet, which repeals the Indian
Medical Council Act, 1956-the following changes are made in the bill,
♦ Clause 4(1)(c) – 22 part-time Members instead of 14 members.
♦ Clause 4(4)(b) – 10 members instead of 6 members.
♦ Clause 4(4)(c) – 9 members instead of 5 members.
♦ Clause 37(2) – added at the end “for the purposes of teaching also”.
 Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) (Amendment) Bill, 2019-
provides a 330-day timeline for insolvency resolution process
 Parliament -passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 which will replace
the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019.
 President of India Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Finance Bill 2019.
 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
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 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.
DECEMBER
 Personal Data Protection Bill.
♦ Proposes a penalty of up to Rs 15 crore or 4% of an entity’s global revenue and up to 3-
year jail term for company executives who violate privacy norms.
 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019-approved
♦ Provides basic needs, safety and security to senior citizens.
♦ Ceiling of Rs.10,000 as maintenance towards welfare.
 Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
♦ This act amended Citizenship Act, 1955.
♦ Relax the requirement of residence in India for citizenship by naturalisation from 11
years to 5 years for these migrants.
♦ The act will not be applicable to tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura
as included in the sixth schedule of the Constitution and States of Arunachal Pradesh,
Mizoram and Nagaland that are protected by the Inner Line Permit (ILP).
♦ Illegal migrants other than the 6 communities which are Hindu, Buddhist, Christian,
Parsi, Jain and Sikh.Click here to read more.

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
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 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
 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
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 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
 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 .
 “NSO survey on Household Social Consumption: Education as part of 75th round of National
Sample Survey (NSS)”- National Statistical Office (NSO) survey-the literacy rate in the age
group of seven years and above was recorded at 77.7% during July 2017-June 2018 in India.
 39th edition of the India International Trade Fair 2019 (IITF-2019)-in New Delhi.
♦ Theme -“Ease of Doing Business”
♦ Partner country- Afghanistan
♦ Focus country- Republic of Korea
♦ Focus states- Bihar and Jharkhand.
DECEMBER
 17th edition of BioAsia2020- held in Hyderabad, Telangana-Theme - “Today For Tomorrow”.
♦ Switzerland will be the country partner.
 Manipur-fourth state to get Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime.
 Andhra Pradesh - Disha bill, 2019 to dispose of crimes against women in 21 days.
 Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi expressway(700-km) to be named after late Bal Thackeray.

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.
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 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.
 ‘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%
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 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).
NOVEMBER
 Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK)- to reduce malnutrition- by -Union Minister
of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) in collaboration with Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation.
 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) -maternity scheme-reached only
31% of its intended beneficiaries.
 Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme also known as Ayushman Bharat
♦ Gujarat - best performer in terms of no. of hospital admissions.
♦ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh(UP) - ranked worst performers in terms of no. of
beneficiaries.
 7 crore farmers -benefited under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
scheme.
DECEMBER
 Loans sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana crossed Rs. 10.24 lakh crore
value.
♦ Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana-will provide loan upto 10 lakh to the non-
corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.
 Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)- 65 lakh
patients were treated under this scheme.
State Government Schemes
JANUARY
 Madhya Pradesh –launched-“Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana” - farm loan waiver scheme.
 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
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 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.
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
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 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.
 Assam- -to provide Rs 30,000 for 1 tola of gold (11.66 grams) for free of cost to brides
belonging to economically weaker sections ( less than Rs 5 lakh annual income) –under-
Arundhati gold scheme.
 Andhra Pradesh (AP)-YSR Matsyakara Bharosa- welfare scheme for fishermen.
 Guru Ghasidas National Park (GGNP)-4th Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh.
DECEMBER
 Andhra Pradesh:YSR Aasaraa Scheme-provides-Rs 5000 per month, who come under the
Aarogyasri Scheme.
♦ Eligibility-Annual income is not more than Rs.5 lakh per year.
 Andhra Pradesh:YSR Law Nestham scheme- provides stipend of Rs 5,000 to junior lawyers.
 Odisha:KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation)-reduced the
subsidy from Rs 10,000 to Rs 4000 per year.
 Kerala launches ‘Vijayamritham’ & ‘Sahachari’ to support differently-abled people.
♦ Vijayamritham-Provides a one-time cash award to meritorious differently-abled people.
♦ Sahachari scheme-To provide encouragement to NCC/NSS/SPC units functioning in
schools that offer assistance to differently-abled students with over 40% disability in
their studies.
 “Mo Sarkar” scheme – Odisha government included its agriculture department with this
scheme- for empowerment of farmers and development of rural Odisha .

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
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 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
 “Innovation for Clean Air” (IfCA)-launched by India and UK in Bengaluru.
 Karnataka government launched E-Step, an initiative to empower student start-ups.
 President Ram Nath Govind-inaugurated Bunker Museum at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.
 Shah Rukh Khan (SRK)-launched-heritage postal stamp of Bandra station in Mumbai,
Maharashtra on the completion of 150 years of the railway station.
 Smriti Zubin Irani-inaugurated Project SU.RE(Sustainable Resolution)a joint project of
CMAI(Clothing Manufacturers Association of India)& IMG Reliance(International Management
Group, during Lakme Fashion Winter/Festive 2019) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
 Harsh Vardhan-inaugurated the FSSAI’s (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) first
National Food Laboratory(NFL) - Delhi, NCR(National Capital Region) in Ghaziabad.
 Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released a draft on
National Resource Efficiency Policy (NREP) 2019-to streamline the efficient use of the
resources with minimum negative impact on environment.Click here to read more.
SEPTEMBER
 5th edition of Aqua Aquaria India 2019-held in- Hyderabad, Telangana with the theme “To take
Blue Revolution to India’s hinterland”.
 PM of India & Nepal jointly inaugurate South Asia’s first cross-border petroleum products
pipeline from Motihari in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal.
 Himachal Pradesh Shri Jai Ram Thakur launched the “Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline
'1100' (Chief Minister’s Service Resolution Helpline) for redressal of public grievances.
 Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Metro Coach in Mumbai under the
‘Make in India’ initiative at Jio World Centre, Maharashtra, Mumbai.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the “Garvi Gujarat Bhavan” at Akbar Road in
New Delhi.
 Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of
India(GoI) launched 10 Year Rural Sanitation Strategy (2019-2029) to focus on sustaining the
change in sanitation behaviour that has been achieved under Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
(SBM-G).
OCTOBER
 ‘Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN)’ for Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths-
launched by-Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
 Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ – launched-Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Program-
‘DHRUV’ from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
 Nirmala Sitharaman released commemorative coin of Rs 125 of Paramahansa Yogananda.
 Centre releases new political map after official formation of the UT of J&K, and Ladakh-
redrawn by Survey of India, Department of Science & Technology.
 Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman-launched 2new initiatives: ICEDASH & ATITHI in New
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NOVEMBER
 Narendra Modi inaugurated Integrated Check Post(ICP) -at Kartarpur Sahib corridor at Dera
Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur city of Punjab in India.
 Rajnath Singh -inaugurated - 200-metre-Sisseri River bridge at Lower Dibang Valley in
Arunachal Pradesh.
♦ Connects -Dibang Valley and Siang district
♦ Build under Project Brahmank of Border Roads Organisation(BRO).
DECEMBER
 Vice president Venkaiah Naidu launched “Poshan Anthem” in New Delhi
♦ Lyricist - Shri Prasoon Joshi and its composer was singer Shri Shankar Mahadevan.
 PM Modi & Maldivian President jointly inaugurated 4 key development projects.
♦ India Coast Guard Ship(CGS) Kaamiyaab was gifted to Maldives.
♦ RuPay payment system was launched.
♦ Lighting up of Malé using LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lights.
♦ Launch of 3 fish processing plants. Click here to Read More
 Ekal Vidyalaya Sangathan-launched to promote the education among rural and tribal children.
♦ 400 new ‘Eklavya Model residential schools‘ –to be set up-by 2022.
 Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu inaugurated 72-metre all-weather bridge in Rajouri in J&K.
 Andhra Pradesh CM Jaganmohan Reddy inaugurated first Virtual Police station at AU in Andhra
Pradesh

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.
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
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 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.
NOVEMBER
 ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully‘ (SAANS)- launched-Dr.
Harsh Vardhan-to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia.
 ‘UNiTE to End Violence Against Women’ campaign-by- Ministry of Home Affairs , the UN
(United Nations) Women India & Radio Nasha in New Delhi.

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
 Brahmakalashothsava festival 2019- celeberated in Karnataka.
 10th National Science Film Festival of India in 2020 to be held in Tripura.
JUNE
 Annual festival of Kheer Bhawani Mela on Zeasht Ashtami was celebrated in Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K).
 23rd Sindhu Darshan Festival 2019 celebrated at Sindhu Ghat Shey in Leh,Jammu and Kashmir.
 Elephanta festival held on Elephanta-Gharapuri (island), Mumbai to promote tourism and
culture in Maharashtra.
JULY
 J&K celebrated Annual Chamliyal Mela.
 World famous Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019(also known as Chariot Festival) –Celebrated - in
Puri, Odisha.
 IFFI (International Film Festival of India) - Golden Jubilee Edition 2019 (50th edition)-to be
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AUGUST
 National tribal festival named “Aadi Mahotsav” commenced at the Polo Ground, Leh-Ladakh
with the theme “A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft,Culture and Commerce”.
SEPTEMBER
 International Snacks Festival 2019-inaugurated in Hyderabad, Telangana.
 Nuakhai festival also called as Nuakhai Parab or Nuakhai Bhetghat- celebrated in Odisha.
 5th International Ramayana Festival was inaugurated in New Delhi.
 Bathukamma- festival of flowers celebrated in-Warangal city of Telangana.
 5th Indian International Science Festival to be held in Kolkata.
OCTOBER
 7th edition of Tawang Festival 2019-held in -Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
 Chhath festival 2019 – celebrated in-Bihar.
 Shirui Lily Festival 2019-Ukhrul, .Manipur.
 “Sangam 2019-20 Youth Festival”-organized by Indian Army in collaboration with Jammu
University-with theme-‘Let’s Build Our Nation’.
 “Indo-Bangla Baul Music Festival 2019”-held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
NOVEMBER
 5th India International Science Festival 2019 held in Kolkata, West Bengal with the theme
“RISEN India – Research, Innovation, and Science Empowering the Nation”.Click here to read
more.
 National Tribal Festival called Aadi Mahotsav 2019-New Delhi-Theme - “A Celebration of the
Spirit of Tribal Crafts, Culture and Commerce”.
 ‘Bali Yatra’ Festival-Cuttack, Odisha. It was celebrated at the bank of Mahanadi river.
 4th International Cherry Blossom Festival 2019 - in Shillong, Meghalaya-first time celebrated
by India & South Korea.
 Sangai festival 2019 - in Imphal, Manipur.
DECEMBER
 30th edition of Konark festival & International Sand Art Festival 2019 – Odisha.
 20th edition of the Hornbill festival-Nagaland.
 “Namaste Orchha” festival- Madhya Pradesh (MP).

Overview Of Economic Survey 2018-19

• Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the
Economic Survey 2018-19. It was prepared by the Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy
Subramanian. It had a cover page in skyblue colour.
Highlights of the Economic Survey 2018-19
 Sustained real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 8% is needed for a $5 trillion
economy by 2024-25.
 National Total Fertility Rate expected to be below replacement rate by 2021.Working age
population to grow by roughly 9.7mn per year during 2021-31 and 4.2mn per year during
2031-41.
 93.1% of households have access to toilets. 96.5% of those with access to toilets are using
them in rural India.
 ‘National level dashboard’ under the Ministry of Labour & Employment for regular
notifications on minimum wages, proposed by the Survey.
 Growth of GDP moderated to 6.8% in 2018-19 from 7.2% in 2017-18.
 Fiscal deficit of the Central Government declined from 3.5% of GDP in 2017-18 to 3.4% in
2018-19.
 The survey projects GDP to grow at 7% in 2019-20.
 Kerala and Himachal Pradesh are the front runners with a score of 69 amongst states.
Chandigarh and Puducherry are the front runners with a score of 68 and 65 respectively
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 The telecom industry’s contribution to GDP is estimated to reach 8.2% by 2020.

 The services sector growth declined marginally to 7.5% in 2018-19.
 Government expenditure on Health increased to 1.5% in 2018-19 from 1.2% in 2014-15.
 About 1.54 crore houses completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).Click here
to read a detailed explanation on Economic Survey.

Overview of Union Budget 2019-20

• On July 5, 2019, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman
presented the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha. She broke away from the tradition when
she replaced the conventional leather briefcase with a bright red cloth bag to carry the Budget
papers to the Parliament House. “Gaon, Garib and Kisan” (Village, Poor and Farmer) was the
centre of all policies of the Modi 2.0 Government.
 Total expenditure for 2019-20 is budgeted at Rs 2,786,349 crore (US$ 417.95 billion), an
increase of 14.09 per cent from 2018-19 (budget estimates).
 India target to become US$ 5 trillion economy in the next five years and might become a
US$ 10 trillion economy in the next eight years thereafter.
 The Indian economy grew at 6.8 per cent in 2018-19 and fourth quarter growth slumped to
5.8 per cent which was a 17 per cent quarter low. Click here to read detailed explanation.

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.
AUGUST
 World's first ultra-fast Hyperloop project –granted in Maharashtra- worth $10billion (Rs.
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 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.
 Pakistan -first country-launched-Typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV)- new typhoid vaccine-
approved by WHO.
DECEMBER
 India - 1st country in the world to make Haj 2020 process completely digital.
 DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver- World’s First fully electric commercial Seaplane - in Canada.

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
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 Vietnam - inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm called ‘Dau Tieng Solar Power
Complex’.
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.
 World’s Largest GPU (graphics processing unit)-accelerated cloud-based supercomputer
named NDv2 on Microsoft Azure-by-NVIDIA .

OTHER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:

JANUARY
 Macedonia renamed - as the Republic of Northern Macedonia.
 Palestine - took over the Chair of the Group of 77 (G-77) for 2019 from Egypt.
 National drink of Pakistan-Sugarcane juice.
FEBRUARY
 WHO says Measles cases nearly doubled in 2018.
 President Bashir declares year-long state of emergency in Sudan.
MARCH
 Kazakhstan renames its capital Astana as Nursultan after ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
APRIL
 Japan has unveiled its New Imperial Era name called "Reiwa".
 Indonesia released a special stamp on the theme of Ramayana -70th anniversary of -
diplomatic ties between India and Indonesia.
 WHO issued- Children under 5 year should not be allowed more than one hour of “sedentary
screen time” per day.
MAY
 UNSC -designated Jaish-E-Mohammed Leader Masood Azhar As A Global Terrorist.
 UAE launched ‘golden card’ permanent residency scheme
 World Health Organization - declared Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free countries.
JUNE
 El Salvador Legislative Assembly Declares “Forests as Living Entities”
 Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, Vietnam elected to UNSC as Non-
permanent Members
 First Arctic train service launched by Russia
 Facebook confirmed the launch of cryptocurrency ‘Libra’ in 2020
 Saudi Arabia became the first Arab country to get Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
membership
 Mexico became the first country to ratify the trade deal to replace NAFTA.
JULY
 Japan officially resumes commercial whaling after more than 30 years.
 World Health Organization(WHO) –launched- first guideline on self-care interventions for
health named “WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health”- by 2030,
there will be shortage of 18 million health workers.
 Iran breached enriched Uranium Stockpile limit set by 2015 nuclear deal.
 Sri Lanka inaugurated its first model village built with Indian assistance at Ranidugama in
Gampaha.
 Sharjah issues its first Golden card visa to an Indian Lalu Samuel, Chairman of Kingston
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 Saudi Arabia adopts Digital India &‘equality of women’ motto for Haj 2019. 2 apps namely
“Indian Haj Information System” app introduced to receive grievances and feedback from Hajis
to improve the service. Another app: e-MASIHA (Medical Assistance System for Indian-Hajis
abroad) is also launched to store pilgrim’s health information &medical history.
 Sri Lanka - declared ‘measles-free’ nation by World Health Organization (WHO).
 UK’s new £50 pound note features codebreaker Alan Turing.
 Palau became the 76th country to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework
Agreement.
 Pakistan opens historic 1,000-year-old Hindu temple in Punjab for worship after 72 years.
AUGUST
 Financial Action Task Force(FATF)- blacklisted Pakistan against terror financing and money
laundering.
 Indonesia chooses East Borneo Island for its new capital.
SEPTEMBER
 Nepal’s biggest hindu festival named Bada Dashain-celebrated.
 Saudi Arabia will offer tourist visas for the first time.
 WHO South-East Asia Region set to eliminate measles & rubella by 2023.
OCTOBER
 Ecuador will quit Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from January 1,
2020 due to fiscal problems.
 United Nations(UN) General Assembly has elected 14 new members to the 47-member body of UN
Human Rights Council(UNHRC).
 India became a member of Group of 20 (G20) Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology
Governance.
 Italy to introduce 3% web tax on digital giants from 2020.
 Sri Lanka along with the support of the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme (UNEP)
adopted “Colombo Declaration on Sustainable Nitrogen Management”-with an aim to half the
nitrogen waste by 2030.
NOVEMBER
 BHIM-UPI QR (Bharat Interface for Money- Unified Payments Interface Quick Response) –
launched-in Singapore. With this transaction, BHIM usage for the first time enters an
international country.
 India pledged to contribute $13.5 million for 2020 UN Development Activities.
 Saudi Arabia elected to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee
DECEMBER
 Saudi Arabia -1st Arab nation to assume the G20 presidency.
 Bougainville: World’s newest nation after voted for independence from Papua New Guinea.

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
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 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.
♦ 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
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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
• 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
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• 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
read more.

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.
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 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.
MoU’s signed in Gujarat:
 New Jersey and Gujarat signed ‘sister state agreement’ MoU for cooperation in economic
development, clean energy, higher education, tourism, cultural exchange, health and also trade-
investment.
 The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)- Gandhinagar signed MoU with 4 universities in New
Jersey for collaboration in academia and research.
MoU’s in Delhi:
 National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has signed an MoU with
VentureLink @NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) and Choose New Jersey(NJ), to create
a “Nasscom Launchpad”.
 Princeton University in New Jersey has signed two MoUs with IIT Delhi and ReNew power,
which is India’s largest independent renewable energy producer for exploration in clean
energy research with Andlinger Center for Energy
MoU’s in Telangana:
 Telangana and New jersey has signed a sister state partnership agreement in Hyderabad, the
capital of Telangana.
 A pact was signed with Active Telugu Film Producers Guild with New Jersey to support film
production.
 T-hub signed a tripartite MoU with Choose New Jersey’, an economic development organisation
and ‘VentureLink’.
MoU’s in Mumbai:
TiE Mumbai, New Jersey City University (NJCU) & Choose New Jersey entered into an MoU for
the purpose of promoting technology and technology-based investment exchanges between
India and New Jersey. Read full details here: Overview of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
visit to India
Overview Of Mongolian President Battulga’s Visit To India
• President of the Republic of Mongolia His Excellency Mr. Khaltmaagiin Battulga paid a visit to
India from 19-23 September 2019. He was received by Union Sports minister Kiren Rijiju and
was given a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on his arrival. It is the first
state visit by a Mongolian president in the last 10 years.
 The two nations signed 4 Memoranda of Understandings(MoU)- CulturalExchangeProtocol
from 2019-2023, Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction, Cooperation and
Usage of Outer Space for peaceful and civilian purposes, Comprehensive Work Plan for
cooperation in the field of Animal Health and Dairy.
 Shri Modi and Battulga, jointly unveiled a statue of Lord Buddha and his two disciples,
installed at the historic Gandan Tegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar through video
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 FICCI organized “Joint Business Meeting in honour Mr Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of

Mongolia” with other industry chambers in New Delhi. The meet was addressed by Mr
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Government of
India.Read full details here: Overview of Mongolian President Battulga's Visit to India
Deputy Prime Minister And Commerce Minister Of Thailand Jurin Laksanawisit Visited India
For The 1st Time
• The Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister of Thailand Mr Jurin Laksanawisit was on
a first trade visit to Mumbai and Chennai, India to promote Thai products from September 25-
28, 2019.
 Mr Jurin Laksanawisit launched the Agri-Trade Supply Chain Alliance (ATSCHA) which will
ease the trade relations and increase trade commodity supply between the countries.
 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Association of Furniture
Manufacturers & Traders, India and Thai Hevae Wood Association; Thailand-India Business
Council and GlobalLinker to create an online platform for SMEs (Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises) from both countries.
 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.
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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.
 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.

NOVEMBER
Highlights of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’s 3-day visit to India
• American Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (born as William
Henry Gates III) visits India from November 16-18, 2019
 Health ministry signed MoC with Gates Foundation for support of innovation for
performance management in the health sector.
 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) signed a Declaration of Intent (DoI) with
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAD) of the National Institutes of
Health(NIH), United States of America(USA) and with BMGF for collaborative research and
training programme between India and the US.
 ICMR lifetime achievement awards:
♦ Dr Cyrus S Poonawalla, Dr Kiran Mazumdar Shaw & Dr Prakash Baba Amte.

DECEMBER
Overview of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s visit to India
This was his first overseas visit after becoming President.
 Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi announced to offer $450 million Line of
Credit(LoC) to Sri Lanka in which $400 million will be provided for infrastructure projects and
$50 million provided for counter terror measures to Sri Lanka.
 Click here to read more.
Overview of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf Folke and Queen Silvia Renate to India
 India and Sweden signed 3 agreements/ Memorandum of Understandings (MoU)
♦ Cooperation between the Department of Science and Technology(DST) of India and the
Swedish Energy Agency.
♦ Cooperation of polar science.
♦ On promoting safety of the maritime environment.
 Sewage Treatment Plant(STP) inaugurated in Sarai village in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
 India and Sweden announced to set up a healthcare innovation centre to promote research on
non- communicable diseases and also help Indian start-ups in the health sector.
 India-Sweden Business Summit held in New Delhi.
 India & Sweden to work together on AI in New Delhi.
 Rs. 1 lakh crore investment in the infrastructure sector in five years planned.
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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
 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
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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
 Ram Nath Kovind paid Floral Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Chile
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MAY
M Venkaiah Naidu, India's Vice President conducted a 4-day official visit to Vietnam to enhance
the bilateral ties
• India's Vice President went on a 4-day official visit to the Southeast Asian nation. He was
invited by H.E. Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Vice President of Vietnam.
 M Venkaiah Naidu participated in the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak at Tam Chuc
pagoda in Ha Nam, Vietnam’s northern province.
 After the Vice-President's arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam’s Capital, he addressed the Indian
Community at a reception hosted by the Ambassador of India.
 The theme of the event was "Buddhist Approach to Global Leadership and Shared
Responsibilities for Sustainable Societies."
 Since the last 3 years, a dedicated team of Archaeological Survey of India has been
working in Vietnam for the preservation and restoration of the UNESCO World Heritage
Site of MySon in Vietnam.
 Naidu also met the Indian community and Vietnamese beneficiaries of the Jaipur Foot
Artificial Limb Fitment Camp which was organized in Vietnam under the initiative termed
'India for Humanity'. It was launched to celebrate the 150th Birth Anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi.
 Vietnam is India's vital trade partner and in 2018, the bilateral trade amounted to nearly
14$ billion. This value shows doubling from 7.8$ billion before 3 years.
JULY
Overview Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit To Japan To Attend The G20 Summit 2019,
Osaka, Japan
• G20 (Group of 20) Summit 2019 was held at the International Exhibition Center, Osaka, Japan
on June 28-29, 2019. It was the 14th meeting of the G20.
 The 2018 G20 Summit was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the 2020 G20 Summit will
be held in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
 Prime Minister’s sherpa for the G20 summit Suresh Prabhu attended G20 Sherpa meeting at
Osaka in Japan to prepare for Prime Minister’s Summit with G-20 leaders.
 Authorities from the Japanese city of Kobe exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) with their
counterparts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat for a sister city partnership. It will help to enhance
economic relationships between the two vibrant cities as well as the two countries.
 Modi, Trump, Abe held 2nd Japan-America-India (JAI) trilateral talks in Osaka, Japan. PM
discussed on the Indo-Pacific region to improve connectivity and infrastructure
development with US President Donald Trump and Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.
 PM met with BRICS Nations.
 At the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral on the sidelines of the G20 summit, President of
China, Xi Jinping urged the 3 countries in the presence of PM and President of Russia,
Vladimir putin to expand cooperation in 5G network, high technology, connectivity, energy
and other areas.
 India, South Africa, and Indonesia boycotted the “Osaka Track” on the “digital economy” as
it overtly undermined “multilateral” principles of consensus-based decisions in global trade
negotiations, and denied “policy space” for digital-industrialisation in developing countries.
 G20 countries were invited to join global coalition on disaster resilience named
‘International Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’.
 PM Modi outlined 5 I vision in G-20 meet at Osaka to maximize digital technology for social
benefit. The 5 ‘I’s (5I Vision) are — Inclusiveness, Indigenisation, Innovation, Investment in
infrastructure & International cooperation.
 India and Indonesia set an ambitious $50 billion target for bilateral trade by 2025 as PM
and President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo discussed ways to deepen cooperation in a
number of key areas including economy, defence and maritime security.Click here to
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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
• 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
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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.”
 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.
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 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.
♦ 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.
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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.
♦ 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
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 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.
Overview of Narendra Modi’s visit to Brazil
 11th BRICS summit with the theme “Economic growth for an innovative future” held in
Brasilia, Brazil.
 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be 2020 Republic Day chief guest.Click here to read
more.
Overview of Defence minister Rajnath singh’s 2- day visit to Singapore from November 19-
20, 2019
 He will attend 4th edition of annual India-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue 2019 in
Singapore.
 India & Singapore exchanged LoI on use of integrated test range (ITR) at chandipur, Odisha.

SUMMITS/CONFERENCE IN NEWS
Name of Summit/Conference Place Facts about the summit /conference
JANUARY
9th
edition of Vibrant Gujarat Gandhinagar, Gujarat Theme:“Shaping a new India”.Click here
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2nd World Integrated Medicine
Forum 2019
Agri-Vision 2019
conference on ‘envisioning
Agro-solutions for smart and
Sustainable Agriculture”
Indian Science Congress (ISC)-
2019’
2nd Regional Conference on
“Deendayal Disabled
Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)”
25th edition of the CII
Partnership Summit 2019
Global Aviation Summit (GAS)
2019
25th International conference
and exhibition on terrestrial and
satellite broadcasting, BES EXPO
2019
India-Norway Business
Summit 2019
Global Skill Summit 2019
15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
convention
5th International Dam Safety
Conference 2019
World Government Summit
2nd ASEAN – India Youth
Summit
4th Agri Leadership Summit
2019
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Goa The theme for the forum is “Regulatory
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”
Hyderabad, Telangana The conference was jointly organized by
the Professor Jayashankar Telangana
State Agricultural University (PJTSAU),
Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) and Cornell University, USA.
Lovely Professional The theme of 106th edition of ISC-2019,
University Jalandhar, is: ‘Future India: Science and Technology’.
Punjab
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai, Maharashtra Theme `New India: Rising to Global
Occasions‘.
Mumbai, Maharashtra It is organised by Ministry of Civil
Aviation in association with Airport
Authority of India (AAI) and Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI) ..Click here to Read more
New Delhi The theme of the exhibition is “Next Gen
Broadcasting in the IT World”. The
Exhibition was concluded on 19th January
2019.
New Delhi
Ranchi, Jharkhand The theme of the Summit was: ‘Skilling
Youth, Enabling Youth’
Varanasi in Uttar Theme- “Role of Indian Diaspora in
Pradesh building New India”.He released 2
books ,“Kashi: The Universe of Crafts and
Textiles” and “Indian Textiles: History,
splendor, Grandeur”.
FEBRUARY
Bhubaneshwar, The conference was a part of the Dam
Odisha Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
(DRIP).
Dubai, United Arab Theme: ‘Technology for development’.
Emirates (UAE)
Guwahati Theme - "Connectivity : Pathway to
Shared Prosperity"
Ganaur, Sonipat Theme -“Entrepreneurship & Agri
district, Haryana Business; Agri Allied – A Promising Sector
and Agri Service- Direct Marketing”
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Fourth edition of International
Spice Conference
16th edition of BioAsia 2019
8th World CSR Congress
13th edition of International Oil
& Gas Conference & Exhibition
‘PETROTECH-2019
World Sustainable Development
Summit (WSDS) 2019
North Korea – United States
Hanoi Summit
National conference on
“Deendayal Disabled
Rehabilitation Scheme” (DDRS)
Second edition of Belt and Road
Forum (BRF)
First Global Conference on
Synergies between the 2030
Agenda and Paris Agreement
17th edition of World Economic
Forum on the Middle East and
North Africa.
5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting
Union (ABU) Media Summit on
Climate Action and Disaster
Preparedness
Global Water Summit
14th CII-EXIM Bank conclave on
India-Africa Project Partnership
G20 summit 2020
Conference on Dialogue of Asian
Civilizations
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Hyderabad The theme for the conference 2019 is
‘Challenges of Change, Redefining the
Value Chain’.
Hyderabad,Telangana The theme of the conference was “Life
Sciences 4.0 – Disrupt the Disruption”
Mumbai, Maharashtra Theme -"Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)"
New Delhi The theme of PROTECH-2019 was
“Shaping the New Energy World through
Innovation & Collaboration”.Click here
to read about the conference in detail.
New Delhi Theme-"Attaining the 2030 Agenda:
delivering on our promise".
MARCH
Hanoi, Vietnam The meeting was held between North
Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and US
President Donald Trump
New Delhi Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment has
organized the conference
APRIL
Beijing, China Theme - “Belt and Road Cooperation:
Shaping a Brighter Shared Future”
Copenhagen, Denmark It is summoned by (UN DESA) the UN
Department of Economic and Social
Affairs and the (UN FCCC) United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
Dead Sea,Jordan
Kathmandu, Nepal Theme - “Media Solutions for Sustainable
Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient
Communities”
London, US National Mission for Clean Ganga
or Namami Gange which is India's
flagship programme, was presented, with
the 'Public Water Agency of the
Year' award by Global Water Intelligence.
New Delhi India is one of the top trading partners of
Guinea.Prime Minister of Guinea, Dr
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana arrived in New
Delhi for addressing the conclave.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia This will be the first G20 meeting in the
Arab world and the 15th meeting of the
G20.
MAY
Beijing, China The theme of the event was "Exchanges
and Mutual Learning among Asian
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2nd Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) Mass Media
Forum
6th Session of the biennial
Global Platform for (DDR)
Disaster Risk Reduction
(GP2019)
Ocean Conference 2020
Second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors
summit
2nd Global Disability Summit
32nd edition of International
Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
Congress
14th Conference of Parties (COP-
14) of United Nations Convention
to Combat Desertification
12th session of Conference of
States Parties to the Convention
to Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) 2019
16th Edition of Asia Media
Summit (AMS) 2019
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Civilizations and a Community with a
Shared Future.” The theme of the forum
was "Asian Values for the World". The
Forum on Global Influence of Asian
Civilizations is organized by the National
Radio and Television Administration of
the People’s Republic of China.
Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan It is a 4-day forum inaugurated by the
President of Kyrgyz Republic, S. Jeenbeko
held from May 23-26 May, 2019. The
Indian delegation was represented by the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
which included TVK Reddy, Addl. Director
General and Ankur Lahoty, Asst. Director.
Geneva, Switzerland Theme, 'Resilience Dividend: Towards
Sustainable and Inclusive Societies'.It is
co-chaired by Switzerland and UNISDR
Lisbon, Portugal Theme - “Scaling up ocean action based
on science and innovation for the
implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking,
partnerships and solutions.” It will be co-
hosted by the Governments of Portugal
and Kenya.
Tokyo, Japan The themes of the summit were Climate
Action, Circular Economy, Social Inclusion
and Integration, Sustainable Economic
Growth and Gender Equality
JUNE
Buenos Aires, The objectives of the summit were to
Argentina deliberate on issues across the world
concerning empowerment and inclusion
of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for
enabling them to live an independent and
dignified life.
Hyderabad, Telangana The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’
Welfare and the Telangana government
have jointly hosted the event which is
being held for the first time in South Asia.
New Delhi, India India will take over the COP presidency
from China for the next two years till 2021
until the next COP. Click here to read more.
New York Mrs Shakuntala Doley Gamlin, Secretary,
Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities (DEPwD) under Ministry
of Social Justice and Empowerment
participated in the conference.
Siem Reap province, It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister
Cambodia of Cambodia, Samdech Hun Sen. AMS was
held under the topic “Media Digitalization
Focusing on Developing Markets” and it
gave a call to fight against fake news and
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14th Session of the Conference
of the Parties (COP) of the
United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
First Global Conference for
Media Freedom 2019
5th International Dharma-
Dhamma conference
India-Nepal Logistics Summit
22nd National Conference on e-
Governance (NCeG) 2019
45th G7 Summit for the year
2019
Regional Conference on Good
Governance
18th meeting of Conference of
the Parties (CoP18) of
Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
National Conference of Tourism
Ministers
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cyber-crimes. It was organized by
Cambodian Ministry of Information in
collaboration with the Asia-Pacific
Institute for Broadcasting Development
(AIBD).Click here to read more.
JULY
Greater Noida, Uttar
Pradesh, India
London, UK The conference was structured around 4
themes: protection and prosecution,
including impunity, national frameworks
and legislation, building trust in media
and countering disinformation and media
sustainability.
Rajgir, Bihar The theme of “Sat-Chit-Ananda & Nirvana
in Dharma-Dhamma Traditions”.
Kathmandu, Nepal The theme of the summit was
“Transforming Logistics Landscape”.
AUGUST
Shillong, Meghalaya The theme of this Conference was “Digital
India: Success to Excellence”. This is the
first-ever e-Conference in the northeast
region in Shillong, Meghalaya.
Biarritz, France PM addressed G7 Summit’s session on
‘Biodiversity, Oceans, Climate.’ He
highlighted India’s large scale efforts
towards eliminating single use plastic,
conserving water, harnessing solar
energy and protecting flora and fauna for
a sustainable future.The next G7 Summit
(46th) for the year 2020 will be held in
the United States.
Jaipur, Rajasthan It was launched by Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public
Grievances (DARPG) in association with the
Department of Administrative Reforms,
Government of Rajasthan and the Harish
Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of
Public Administration (HCMRIPA). The theme
of the conference for 2019 is “Strengthening
State Institute of Public Administration”.
Geneva, Switzerland 183 CITES member nations participated
in the latest meeting held in Geneva. Read
full details here: 18th Meeting Of
Conference Of The Parties(CoP) Of
CITES Held In Geneva, Switzerland
New Delhi, Delhi It was organised by the Union Ministry of
Tourism was held in New Delhi.Three
new MoUs and five new Letters of Intent
(LoIs) to the prospective ‘Monument
Mitras’ were handed over. Read full
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India Economic Summit 2019
First World Youth Conference
on kindness
12th edition of India security
summit
Global Investors Summit 2019
2019 UNICEF South Asian
Parliamentarian Conference on
Children Rights Convention
4th edition of Indian Ocean
Conference (IOC) 2019
National conference on 2019
‘India-Africa Partnership in a
Changing Global Order–
Priorities, Prospects and
Challenges’
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details here: National Conference Of
Tourism Ministers Organised By The
Tourism Ministry In New Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi World Economic Forum (WEF) in
collaboration with CII will organize 2-day
India Economic Summit 2019 scheduled
to be held in New Delhi with the aim of
promoting strong collaboration between
South Asia and ASEAN nations with
theme 'Innovating for India:
Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the
World'.Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and
tennis star Sania Mirza will be among co-
chairs for India Economic Summit.
New Delhi, Delhi The president addressed the event
celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi on the theme
'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Gandhi for the
Contemporary World’.
New Delhi, Delhi It is organised by the Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
India (ASSOCHAM) was held in New
Delhi. The theme for the year 2019 is
“Towards New National Cyber Security
Strategy”.
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
Colombo city, Srilanka United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
along with the parliament of Srilanka
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.
Maldives The theme “Securing the Indian Ocean
Region: Traditional and Non-Traditional
Challenges”.External Affairs Minister
(EAM) of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar visited
Maldives to address the conference.
New Delhi, Delhi During the conference Shri Naidu,
released two books on Indian Council of
World Affairs (ICWA) named “Shakti Ki
Manyata- Samyukta Rashtra Suraksha
Parishad” written by Dilip Sinha and
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First National Conference on
Cyber Crime Investigation and
Cyber Forensics
First conference on military
medicine for Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO)
member countries
74th edition of United Nations
(UN) Climate Action Summit
2019
63rd Annual Regular Session of
the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) General
Conference
5th edition of World Coffee
Conference (WCC) & Expo 2020
7th edition of C40 world mayors
Summit 2019
3rd “Global Ayurveda Summit”
United Nations (UN) Climate
Change Conference (also known
as Conference of the Parties
(COP) 25 climate summit 2019)
2nd India-China Informal
Summit
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“Bharat Aur European Sangh: Ek
Antarangik Drishtikon” by Bhaswati
Mukherjee.
New Delhi The Director of Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) Rishi Kumar Shukla
inaugurated the conference at the CBI
headquarters. It was a 2-day conference
held on September 4-5, 2019.
New Delhi The aim of the conference was to share
the best medicinal practice and render
medical support in military field and to
overcome common challenges involved.
New York, United It was hosted/convened by the UN
States Secretary-General António Guterres in
order to meet the urgent need to address
climate change; to achieve the goals of the
Paris Agreement and to galvanize action
that can limit climate change to 2°C and
even to 1.5°C. The theme of this summit
was "Climate Action Summit 2019: A Race
We Can Win. A Race We Must Win". Read
full details here: Overview of United
Nations Climate Action Summit 2019
held at UN Headquarters in New York,
United States
Vienna, Austria The Indian delegation to the conference
was led by Dr. K N Vyas, Chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission(AEC) and
Secretary of the Department of Atomic
Energy(DEA). Read full details here: 5
Days Long 63rd General Conference Of
IAEA Held In Vienna, Austria
OCTOBER
Bengaluru, KarnatakaTheme ‘sustainably through
consumption’
Copenhagen, Denmark Kolkata state Government has received
the prestigious “6th C40 Cities Bloomberg
Philanthropies Awards 2019
Kochi, Kerala The theme of the summit was ‘Mainstreaming
Ayurveda through Startups, Innovation and
Branding’ and was organised by the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Madrid, Spain Previously this conference was to be held
in Chile but in view of the anti-
government protest in Santiago, there
will no longer be a conference held in
Chile.
Mahabalipuram, Tamil 2020: Year of India-China Cultural and
Nadu People to People Exchanges.Click here to
more.
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Drone Innovators Network
Summit-2019
33rd edition of the India
Economic Summit
‘India Sports Summit- Fitness:
$10 Billion Opportunity’
3rd Edition of India Mobile
Congress (IMC) 2019
4th ASEAN-India Business
Summit for 2019
46th G7 Economic Summit for
2020
91st International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) General Assembly in 2022 will be hosted by
India.
35th ASEAN summit
3rd edition of the RCEP summit
16th edition of the ASEAN-India
summit
14th East Asia Summit (EAS)
Commonwealth Law Ministers’
Conference (CLM) 2019
2nd India ASEAN (Association of Davao, Philippines
Southeast Asian Nations)
InnoTech Summit 2019
Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation(SCO) 19 heads of
th
government council meet in
2020
27th Conference of Central and
State Statistical Organizations
(COCSSO)
NuGen Mobility Summit
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New Delhi It is organized by the World Economic
Forum(WEF) under the aegis of the
Ministry of Civil Aviation.
New Delhi Theme-‘Innovating for India:
Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the
World‘.It was co-chaired by the
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina co-chaired along with India’s
Sania Mirza.
New Delhi It was organised by the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII), Union Ministry of
Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS),
Sportscom, and Sportskeeda.
New Delhi Theme “Imagine: a new Connected world;
Intelligent. Immersive. Inventive”
Manila, Philippines
Miami, Florida, United G7 Countries - Canada, France, Germany,
States Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom (UK) and
the United States.
NOVEMBER
Bangkok, Thailand The theme of the summit was “Advancing
Partnership for sustainability”.
This was his first official visit to the
country to participate in the India-Asean
Summit.
Shri Modi proposed new initiative for
creating safe and secure maritime domain
in the Indo Pacific region and also
proposed initiative to strengthen Blue
economy (sustainable use of ocean
resources for economic growth).
Colombo, Sri Lanka The theme of 2019 CLM Conference is
‘Equal Access to Justice and the Rule of
Law’.
Theme “Accelerating towards innovative
development”.
India This is the first time India will be hosting
the meeting after its admission into SCO
as a member in 2017.
Kolkata, West Bengal The theme of this conference was
“Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.
Manesar, Haryana The purpose of the event is to provide
innovative ideas and experience on
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2nd ‘No money for terror
conference 2019’
5th International Conference on
Yoga 2019
Innovation for Defence
Excellence (iDEX) conference
Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa
Sammelan
India-ASEAN (Association of
Southeast Asian Nations)
Business Summit 2019
8th edition of the International
Conference on Agricultural
Statistics (ICAS-VIII)
21st (XXI) annual conference of
the International Society of
Addiction Medicine (ISAM)
2nd edition of the South Asia
Safety Summit 2019
World Conference on Access to
Medical Products 2019
40th UNESCO General
Conference
8th WATEC (Water Technology
and Environment Control )
Conference 2019
2nd edition of the Startup India
Global Venture Capital Summit
Pacific Air Force Chiefs
Conference (PACS-2019)
GeoSmart India Conference
2019
2019 NATO (North Atlantic
Treaty Organization) Summit
25th UN Climate Change
Conference
4th India water impact summit
2019
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Automotive technologies. Click here to
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Melbourne, Australia 3rd ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference will
be organized in India in 2020.
Mysuru, Karnataka Theme- ‘Yoga for Heart Care’.
New Delhi Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was the
Chief Guest of the event. Launch of iDEX
Portal, launch of Defence India Startup
Challenge (DISC)-III
New Delhi First of its kind global conference on the
Sanskrit language.
New Delhi Theme- “Today, Tomorrow, Together”
New Delhi India for the first time hosted the
conference. The Chief guest of the event
will be Bill Gates (original name William
Henry Gates III).
Theme - “Statistics for Transformation of
Agriculture to Achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)”.
New Delhi Theme - “Addiction in a Rapidly Changing
World“.
New Delhi The summit was organised by WCD &
Facebook to increase digital literacy in
India .
New Delhi Theme “Achieving the SDGs (sustainable
development goals) 2030”
Paris, France 1st Global Framework of Professional
Teaching Standards by Education
International (EI) and UNESCO
Tel Aviv, Israel Theme “Water Stewardship and
Innovation – driving global leadership in
the responsible planning management,
and protection of water”
DECEMBER
Goa Theme - “India Opportunity – Investing in
tomorrow together”Click here to Read
More
Hawaii, United Theme-‘Collaborative approach towards
States(US) Regional Security‘.
Hyderabad, Telangana Theme -“Ignite – Innovate – Integrate”.
London The year 2019 marks the 70th
anniversary of the summit.
Madrid, Spain 24th conference known as COP24 was
held in Katowice Poland.Click here to
read more.
New Delhi Theme “Valuing Water | Transforming
Ganga”
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36th International Geological
Congress (IGC)
FICCI ARISE Conference 2019
G20 summit for 2020
Transforming Education
Conference for Humanity (TECH
2019)
COMMITTEES & MEETING IN NEWS
Name of Meeting/Committee
World Economic Forum Annual
Meeting-2019
4th edition of the Raisina
Dialogue
First ever India-Central Asia
Dialogue
6th meeting of the Mission
Steering Group of the National
Health Mission (NHM)
Indian Ocean Rim Association
meeting
India-US CEO Forum and India-
US Commercial Dialogue
5th Island Development Agency
(IDA) meeting
33rd GST Council meeting
2nd Joint Secretary Level
meeting
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New Delhi Theme - ‘Geosciences: The Basic Science
for Sustainable Development’
New Delhi Theme- ‘Future Ready Learners and
Schools’
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Theme - “Realising Opportunities of the
21st Century for All”
Visakhapatnam, Dell technologies announced a
Andhra Pradesh partnership with UNESCO (United
Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization) MGIEP (Mahatma
Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace)
to improve educational quality in
classrooms by using ICT (Information and
Communication Technology) tools.
Place Facts about the summit /conference
MEETINGS HELD
JANUARY
Davos-Klosters, Theme of the event was “Globalization
Switzerland 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the
Age of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution”. Click here to Read more.
New Delhi Theme- “A World Reorder: New
Geometries; Fluid Partnerships;
Uncertain Outcomes”
Samarkand,
Uzbekistan
FEBRUARY
NewDelhi The meeting headed by Ashwini Kumar
Choubey
NewDelhi The meeting held in collaboration of
Ministry of Home Affairs with the
Ministry of External Affairs and National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
NewDelhi The meeting held in NewDelhi. Four
MoUs were signed during this meeting
NewDelhi To review the progress made towards the
“Holistic development of islands”
program.
NewDelhi The meet was headed by Arun Jaitley and
attended by the Finance Ministers of
various States and Union Territories.GST
shall be levied at effective GST rate of 5%
without Input Tax Credit (ITC) on
residential properties outside affordable
segment.GST shall be levied at effective
GST of 1% without ITC .
Pokhara, Nepal The Meeting will review the India-Nepal
Trade Treaty.
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7th Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Intersessional Ministerial
Meeting
First BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa)
Sherpa meeting
First ever High-Level Dialogue
on Indo-Pacific Cooperation
(HLD-IPC)
34th Meeting of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisations
(SCOs) Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure (RATS)
9th round of the U.S.-India
Strategic Security Dialogue
21st ASEAN-India Senior
Officials’ Meeting (SOM)
Russian President Vladimir
Putin and North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un holds first-ever
talks
IMF’s International Monetary
and Financial Committee
meeting
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-
Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas
pipeline meeting
Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP)
inter-sessional meeting
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MARCH
Cambodia It was headed by Chutima
Bunyapraphasara, Acting Minister of
Commerce of Thailand and saw
participation of ministers from the 16
RCEP Participating Countries
(RPCs).Union Minister of Commerce &
Industry and Civil Aviation- Suresh
Prabhu attended the meeting.
Curitiba, Brazil Indian delegation was led by Secretary in
the Ministry of External Affairs T S
Tirumurti. BRICS is a group of five
emerging countries: Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa.
Jakarta,Indonesia The theme of the HLD was “Towards a
Peaceful, Prosperous, and Inclusive
Region”. It was inaugurated by
Indonesia’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan A joint exercise ‘Sary – Arka – Antiterror
2019’ will be held as decided by the RATS
in the session. The meeting was chaired
by Russia.
Washington DC, United Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale led the
States Indian delegation and Under Secretary of
State for Arms Control and International
Security Andrea Thompson led the US
delegation.
APRIL
New Delhi To improve the connectivity and
strengthen the cooperation in the
maritime sector between Indian and the
ASEAN countries.
Vladivostok, Russia The aim of this meeting is to break the
deadlock over North Korea’s nuclear
weapons programme.
Washington, D.C.,U.S G-20 conducted the joint World Bank-
IMF Development Committee during the
2019 Annual Spring Meeting in
Washington, D.C.,U.S.
MAY
Ashgabat, The TAPI gas pipeline project is expected
Turkmenistan to be completed by 2022 in Pakistan
Bangkok, Thailand The officials from 16 countries which
included the 10-member ASEAN, China,
Japan, South Korea, Australia, New
Zealand, and India participated in this
meeting.
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The meeting of Council of
Foreign Ministers (CFM) of
Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO)
11th meeting of the joint
working group on counter-
terrorism between India and
Australia
India, Brazil and South Africa
(IBSA) Sherpas meeting
52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s
Board of Governors, Fiji.
14th meeting of the Conference
of the Parties to the Basel
Convention (BC COP-14), the
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
Health Organisation (WHO)’s
World Health Assembly
India and China Industry
Cooperation Forum
11th Arctic Council Ministerial
Meeting
G7’s (Group of Seven)(Britain,
Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan and the United States)
5th Conference on Interaction
and Confidence Building
Measures in Asia (CICA)
Summit 2019
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Bishkek, the This was India’s second meeting of
Kyrgyzstan Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) after
becoming a full member of SCO.
Canberra, Australia Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary
(Counter-Terrorism) led Indian
delegation while Paul Foley, Australia’s
Ambassador for Counter Terrorism led
Australian delegation for the meeting.
Cochin, Kerala Before IBSA Sherpas meeting, the 9th
IBSA trilateral Ministerial Meeting was
also concluded at the same venue.
Fiji ADB launched 5$ billion Action Plan for
Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue
Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.
Geneva, Switzerland The theme of the meeting was “Clean
Planet, Healthy People: Sound
Management of Chemicals and Waste”.
Geneva, Switzerland The theme of this year is “Universal
Health Coverage: Leaving no one behind”.
Click here to read more.
Guizhou, China The objective was to create a new
chapter in India-China cooperation in the
new era of the digital transition.
Lappi Areena, India was re-elected as an Observer to
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.
Metz, France To discuss on steps required to handle
deforestation, plastic pollution, depletion
of coral reefs and ways to build pacts
between the countries in order to achieve
the target.
JUNE
Dushanbe, Tajikistan The theme of the 5th Summit was
"Shared Vision for a Secure and More
Prosperous CICA Region”. India is a
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.
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G20 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors Meet
G20 (Group of 20) Ministerial
Meeting on Energy Transitions
and Global Environment for
Sustainable Growth for the year
2019
G20 Ministerial meeting on
Trade and Digital Economy
Ministerial Meeting of the
Coordinating Bureau of the
Non-Aligned Movement (Co-
BNAM)
44th session of the World
Heritage Committee in 2020
13th edition of the annual
Global Healthcare Summit
(GHS)
19th Commonwealth Foreign
Affairs Ministers’ Meeting
(CFAMM) for the year 2019
India – Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Troika
Trade Ministers’ Meeting
2nd India-Russia Strategic
Economic Dialogue (IRSED)
2019
5th India-EU High Level
Dialogue on Migration and
Mobility (HLDMM)
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Fukuoka, Japan It was one of the 8 ministerial meetings
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.
Karuizawa Prince The Ministerial Meeting was co-chaired
Hotel (Karuizawa by Yoshiaki Harada, Minister of the
Town, Nagano), Japan Environment, Japan and Hiroshige Seko
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
of Japan. Click here to read more.
Tsukuba city, Ibaraki It is one of the eight Ministerial Meetings.
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
Caracas, Venezuela The theme of the meeting is “Promotion
and Consolidation of Peace through
Respect for International Law”. India was
represented by Syed Akbaruddin, Indian
envoy to the United Nations.
City of Fuzhou, China It was decided during the 43rd session of
the World Heritage Committee in Baku,
Azerbaijan.
Hyderabad Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Naidu inaugurated the summit.
London, United It was chaired by UK Foreign Secretary
Kingdom (UK) Jeremy Hunt as part of Britain’s term as
the current Chair-in-Office of the
Commonwealth.Dr. S Jaishankar
addressed the meeting behalf of India.
New Delhi For informal consultation on Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership
New Delhi It was chaired by Rajiv Kumar, Vice-
Chairman of India’s think tank, NITI
Aayog, and Russia’s Deputy Minister of
Economic Development, Timur
Maksimov.
New Delhi It was co-chaired by Mr. Sanjiv Arora,
Secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and
Overseas Indian Affairs) and Ms.
Paraskevi Michou, Director General
[Migration and Home Affairs], European
Commission.
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36th Goods & Service Tax (GST) New Delhi
Council Meeting
BRICS Foreign Ministers
Meeting 2019
ASEAN(Association of
Southeast Asian Nations )-India
Ministerial Meeting 2019
8th Inter-Sessional Ministerial
Meeting of Regional
Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP) 2019
India and China Navy Joint
Working Group (JWG)
4th edition of Internet of Things Bengaluru, Karnataka
(IoT) India Congress 2019
4th United States-India
Maritime Security Dialogue
National Conference on
Varmam Science
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The meeting was chaired Smt. Nirmala
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.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil India was represented by Gen. (retd) VK
Singh who is the Union Minister of State
for Road Transport and Highways.Click
here to read more.
AUGUST
Bangkok, Thailand
Beijing, China It was held before the 7th RCEP
ministerial meet which will be convened
in Bangkok, Thailand on September 2019.
In this meeting, all partner countries
agreed to finalize trading deal
negotiations. Click here to read more.
Beijing, China In order to improve military to military
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.
The theme of 'Mainstreaming the
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.
California, U.S. The Indian delegation was led jointly by
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.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu It was inaugurated by Shripad Yesso
Naik, Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) in the Ministry of
Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani,
Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).
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30th Pro-Active Governance
and Timely Implementation
(PRAGATI) platform
International dialogue on
South-South and Triangular
Cooperation
5th BRICS Minister of
Environment Meeting
28th session of BASIC (Brazil,
South Africa, India, and China)
Ministerial meeting 2019 on
Climate Change
15th India-US Defence Policy
Group meeting, 2019 on
defence issues
24th Edition of World Energy
Congress (WEC) for 2019
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New Delhi It was chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. On his 30th interaction,
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
New Delhi Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
and Railways, Shri PiyushGoyal
addressed the International dialogue on
South-South and Triangular Cooperation
that was held in New Delhi. It was
organised by Research and Information
System (RIS) and the United Nations
Office for South-South
Cooperation(UNOSSC).
Sao Paulo, Brazil The Indian delegation was led by Union
Minister of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar.
The participated BRICS Ministers praised
the Indian Presidency of the 14th session
of the CoP of the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification.
Read full details here: 5th Meeting Of
BRICS Minister Of Environment Held
In Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil Shri Prakash Javadekar represented
India.This comes ahead of United Nations
Framework for Climate Change (COP-25)
meet scheduled to be held in Santiago,
Chile from 2 – 13 December 2019. Read
full details here: 28th BASIC Ministerial
Meeting 2019 On Climate Change Held
In Sao Paulo, Brazil
Washington, United Officials of both countries agreed to
States follow a policy environment conducive to
cooperation between the Defence
industry and start-ups in both countries.
Indian side was led by Sanjay Mitra,
defence secretary & US was led by John
Rood for policy.
SEPTEMBER
Abu Dhabi, United Under the theme “Energy for Prosperity”.
Arab Emirates (UAE) The triennial event is a global flagship
event of World Energy Council.
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4th General Assembly of the
Association of World Election
Bodies (A-WEB) for the year
2019
50th Edition of World
Economic Forum (WEF) Annual
Meeting for 2020
‘72nd Session of the WHO
Regional Committee for South-
East Asia’
6th World Congress on Rural
and Agricultural
Finance(WCRAF)
37th Good and Service
Tax (GST) Council Meeting
21st session of the Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
and World Health Organisation
(WHO) Coordinating
Committee of Asia for 2019
XVIII (18th) summit of heads of
state and government of the
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
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Bengaluru, Karnataka ♦ India took over as A-WEB’s Chair for
the 2019-21 term.
♦ An International Conference on
“Initiatives and Challenges of Social
Media and Information Technology in
Elections” held in Bengaluru.
♦ Sunil Arora assumed the Chairmanship
of Association of World Election Bodies
(AWEB) for the term 2019-21. India
took over the Chair from Romania.
Davos-Klosters, The Chief Minister of Punjab Captain
Switzerland Amarinder Singh will be attending the
meeting as he has accepted the invitation
of WEF president Borge Brende which
was issued on behalf of the Forum Board
of Trustees.
New Delhi Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare(MoHFW) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
inaugurated the ‘72nd Session of the
WHO Regional Committee for South-East
Asia’ in New Delhi and was also
unanimously elected as the chair of the
72nd Session of the WHO(World Health
Organisation) Regional Committee for
South-East Asia.This is the second time
that India is hosting this session and the
previous one was also hosted by India in
New Delhi.Click here to read more.
New Delhi Theme-“Rural and Agricultural Finance:
Critical Input to achieve Inclusive and
Sustainable Development”.
Panaji, Goa Meeting held under the Chairmanship of
Nirmala Sitharaman on September 20,
2019. It was attended by Union Minister
of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs
Shri Anurag Thakur, Chief Minister of Goa
Shri Pramod Sawant, Finance Ministers of
States & Union territories (UTs) and
senior officers of the Ministry of Finance.
Read full details here: Overview Of The
37th GST Council Meeting For 2019
Held In Panaji, Goa
Panaji, Goa It was the 2nd session of the Coordinating
Committee in Asia, organized by the Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India
in collaboration with the WHO and FAO
of UN.
OCTOBER
Baku, Azerbaijan Theme-“Upholding the Bandung
Principles to ensure concerted and
adequate response to the challenges of
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9th Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Intersessional Ministerial
Meeting for 2019
29th BASIC (Brazil, South
Africa, India, China)ministerial
meet on climate change
Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC)
2019
5th World Parliament of
Science, Religion and
Philosophy 2019
11th Edition of Nuclear Energy
Conclave 2019
1st edition of “Global Bio-India
2019” Summit
19th Indian Ocean Rim
Association (IORA) Council of
Ministers (COM) Meeting
6th edition of the ASEAN
Defence Ministers’ Meeting-
Plus (ADMM-Plus)
9th BRICS trade ministers
meeting
50th edition of the World
Economic Forum(WEF)
15th governing council meeting
(GCM) of the South Asia
Cooperative Environment
Programme 2019 (SACEP)
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the contemporary world.”Click here to
read more.
Bangkok, Thailand Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
and Railways, Mr Piyush Goyal
represented India at the meet.
Beijing, China India’s offer to host the 30th BASIC
ministerial meeting was welcomed.Click
here to read more.
Goa Theme “Common Maritime Priorities in
IOR and need for Regional Maritime
Strategy”
Maharashtra(Pune) Theme - ‘Role of Science, Religion and
Philosophy for World Peace and well-
being of Mankind’.It is organised by MIT
(Maharashtra Institute of Technology)
World Peace University in association
with World Peace Centre.
New Delhi Theme- “Economics of Nuclear Power-
Innovation towards Safer & Cost Effective
Technologies”. It was organized by India
Energy Forum (IEF). Click here to read
more
New Delhi Shri Harsh Vardhan released “Guidelines
for Evaluation of Nano pharmaceuticals
in India” for safe and efficient assessment
of novel nano-formulations.
NOVEMBER
Abu Dhabi, United The theme of this meeting was
Arab Emirates (UAE) “Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to
Prosperity in the Indian Ocean”. UAE
assumed the IORA’s presidency for 2019-
2021.Click here to read more.
Bangkok, Thailand The theme was “Sustainable Security”.
Brasilia, Brazil Piyush Goyal attended the meeting. MoU
was signed between all the 5 BRICS
(Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
countries on trade and investment
promotion.
Davos-Klosters, The theme of the forum is fixed as
Switzerland ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and
Sustainable World.’
Dhaka, Bangladesh Shri Prakash Javadekar participated in
the meeting.Click here to read more.
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Rising Himachal: Global
Investor’s Meet 2019
G20 (or Group of 20) foreign
ministers meeting 2019
10th Meeting of the Heads of
Departments of Member-States
of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation
Organization)
National Capital Region(NCR) -
2041
1st edition of the ‘BIMSTEC
Ports’ Conclave’
7th edition of the OPEC
(Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries) and non-
OPEC Ministerial Meeting
Name of the Committee
/Organization which formed
the committee
RBI sets up MSME expert
committee
RBI forms digital payments
panel
Working group on Group
Insolvency by Insolvency and
Bankruptcy board of India
(IBBI)
Insurance Regulatory
Development Authority of India
(IRDAI) forms panel for
systematically important
insurers (SIIs)
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Dharamshala, The partner country for the event was
Himachal Pradesh United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Brand Ambassador for Investors’
Meet was Bollywood actress Yami
Gautam.Click here to read more.
Nagoya, Japan External Affairs Minister(EAM)
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has attended
the 2-day Meeting.Click here to read
more.
New Delhi Dealing with Prevention and Elimination
of Emergency Situations
NewDelhi Theme - “Planning for Tomorrow’s
Greatest Capital Region”
Visakhapatnam, 3 MoU were signed between Ranong Port
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.
DECEMBER
Vienna, Austria Oil producing countries decided to cut oil
production by 500,000 barrels per day
with effect from January 1, 2020.
COMMITTEES FORMED
JANUARY
Head Facts about the Committee
Former SEBI Eight member committee to suggest long-
chairman U K Sinha term solutions for the economic and
financial sustainability of the MSME
sector.
Nandan Nilekani 5 member panel formed tosuggest
measures to strengthen the safety and
security of digital payments.
U.K. Sinha 11-member working group constituted to
study the concept of ‘Group
Insolvency’ and suggest a suitable
framework.
Praveen Kutumbe To identify domestically systematically
important insurers (SIIs) and an
augmented regulatory framework is
logically established & it also has to
develop a paper on assessment
methodology for SIIs in India and
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SEBI has set up
a Research advisory
committee(RAC)
Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) formed a committee on
tax litigations
Group of Ministers (GoM) for
boosting Real Estate Sector
Central Board of Indirect Taxes
and Customs (CBIC)
Constituted 3 Working Groups
on trade
Ministry of Labour and
Employment has constituted an
expert committee for Fixing
National Minimum Wage
Reserve Bank of India forms a
panel on offshore rupee
markets
Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India
(IRDAI) and National Health
Authority (NHA) have formed a
joint working group (JWG) on
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-
PMJAY).
Chief Justice of India (CJI)
Ranjan Gogoi, constituted a
three-member mediation panel
Government of India formed
Inter-ministerial panel for
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recommend enhanced supervision for
them.
Sankar De It will help and analyse the new methods
of policy making for the development of
capital market
FEBRUARY
Sanjeev Sharma 4-member committee formed will look
into the matter of taxation related pain
points to tackle the issue in a two-prong
way — addressing some current pain
points and recommending some steps
borrowed from international best
practices.
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.
The group will consult the stakeholders
extensively, including the Export
Promotion Councils and relevant wings
of the Ministry of Commerce and industry
and submit their report within a period
of 2 months.
Anoop Satpathy 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.The title of the
report submitted by the committee is
“Determining the Methodology for
Fixation of the National Minimum Wage”.
MARCH
Usha Thorat To examine issues related to offshore
rupee markets and to look into issues
related to the markets and recommend
appropriate policy measures to ensure
the stability of the external value of the
rupee.
Dinesh Arora, Deputy 10 member panel will suggest ways for
CEO of NHA more effective implementation of the
Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) &
will submit a report on how to detect and
deter fraud through a common
repository and capacity-building.
Justice F. M. Kalifullah For the amicable settlement of Ayodhya’s
Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land
dispute case.
A. R. Sihag The panel will look into monitoring,
sanctioning and implementation of
projects under the Rs 10,000-crore
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monitoring, sanctioning and
implementation of FAME-II
Sub-committee of the Financial
Stability and Development
Council (FSDC)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
appointed 5-member
committee
Ministry of Home Affairs
constituted Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Tribunal
National Green Tribunal set up
a committee on Yamuna
floodplain erosion
NGT formed a Central
Monitoring Committee to check
river pollution
High-level ‘anti-hijack panel’ is
revamped to Committee of
Secretaries on Aircraft Hijack
(COSAH)
Central Works Public
Department (CPWD) set up an
expert committee on
infrastructure development
Ministry of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change
(MOEFCC) formed a committee
to curb air pollution
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Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of
Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-II)
programme.
Shaktikanta Das The meeting was discussed by the
Markets regulator Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI),
insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority (IRDAI), and
pension fund regulator Pension Fund
Regulatory and Development Authority
(PFRDA), along with senior officials of
the finance ministry.
Nandan Nilekani To strengthen digital payments as well as
to boost financial inclusion through
Financial Technology.
APRIL
Chander Shekhar The tribunal has been formed by
Government after exercising its powers
conferred by the sub-section (1) of
section 5 of the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967.
Adarsh Kumar Goel To examine the alleged erosion of
Yamuna floodplain due to movement of
heavy vehicles in Sonipat district in
Haryana.
To enforce a national plan to reduce the
river pollution. The Chairman of CPCB
will be the nodal authority for
coordination.
P.K.Sinha It will have 15 top officials including pre-
identified nominated members who can
represent regular members during their
absence.
M K Sharma 8-member committee will be developing
a design scheme to construct buildings
and develop infrastructure. The report
has to be submitted to Director General
Prabhakar Singh within 30 days.
C K Mishra Launched to handle the major issue of
air-pollution in India. It will provide
overall guidance and directions for
effective implementation of the National
Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The
objective is to reduce the PM (particulate
matter) 2.5 and PM 10 concentration by
20% to 30% in at least 102 cities by 2024
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Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India
(IRDAI) set up a committee to
to review MicroInsurance
Framework
Government-appointed high-
level panel for issuance of
‘Elephant Bonds’
Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI) constituted
panel suggested significant
changes to Foreign Portfolio
Investors (FPI) Regulations
Reserve Bank of India has
formed 6 member panels to
strengthen the sale of stressed
corporate assets
Government formed a
committee on National
Education Policy
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
forms Committee on Deepening
of Digital Payments
National Green Tribunal (NGT)
formed a panel to curb usage of
plastics
Central Government forms
panel on Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG)
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Suresh Mathur 13-member committee will review
regulatory framework on micro
insurance, and suggest the steps to be
taken to raise demand for such products
in India by recommending product
designs with customer-friendly
underwriting, example, easy premium
payment methods and simple claims
settlement procedures.
MAY
Surjit Bhalla For infrastructure projects and people
who are declaring undisclosed income
will have to mandatorily invest half of
that amount in these securities. The
duration of ‘Elephant Bond’ will be 25-
years
R Khan It has sought the comments from the
public on this regard till June 14,
2019.Click here to read more.
T. N. Manoharan, Another 6 member Panel for housing
Chairman of Canara loan securitization is headed by Bains
Bank and Co. advisor, Harsh Vardhan.
JUNE
K. Kasturirangan Committee has submitted the 484-pages
draft report of National Education Policy
to the new Union Human Resource
Development Minister Ramesh
Pokhariyal.Click here to read more.
Nandan Nilekani Recommended measures like 24×7 Real-
Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and
National Electronic Funds Transfer
(NEFT) facility, duty-free import of Point-
of-sales(POS) machines and elimination
of all charges in order to promote digital
payments in India.Click here to read
more
To look into the needs for further norms to
restrict the use of plastic packaging of food
products.FSSAI will be the nodal agency for
coordination. The committee will submit
its report within three months by e-mail.
Kirit Parikh The panel will review the existing marketing
structure of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
The other members of the panel include the
former petroleum secretary GC Chaturvedi,
former Indian Oil chairman MA Pathan, IIM
Ahmedabad director Errol D’souza, and a
joint secretary in the petroleum
ministry.Click here to read more.
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Central Public Works
Department (CPWD) forms
panel on vision document
Central Government formed
panel for better coordination
among petrol, environment
ministries
Commerce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal forms
panel on resolving e-commerce
issues
Government sets up working
group to revise WPI
Union ministry of commerce
forms panel for Trade and
Policy
Reserve bank of India (RBI)
forms a panel to rope in local
retailers
Reserve bank of India (RBI)
forms MSME Panel
Reserve bank of India (RBI)
forms MSME Panel
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M K Sharma To prepare a roadmap for
implementation of a five-year "vision
document" (STVD) as directed by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. The other
members of the group are C K Verma,
lndu Gural Chaudhary, Harish Kumar,
Naimuddin, Manish Kumar and Rajesh
Kumar.
P K Sinha For coordination among the Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas(MoPNG), the
Ministry of Environment and Forest and
Climate Change(MoEFCC) and the state
governments after a tug of war between
the two ministries. The panel formation
will help in speeding up hydrocarbon
exploration-related clearances.
Ramesh Abhishek For ensuring inter-ministerial
coordination on resolving issues related
to e-commerce. This policy addresses
broad areas of the e-commerce
ecosystem such as infrastructure
development, market places, regulatory
issues, stimulating domestic digital
economy and export promotion through
e-commerce
Ramesh Chand To revise current series of Wholesale
Price Index (WPI) with base year 2011-
12 and come up with a new Producer
Price Index (PPI).Click here to read
more.
Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla To boost India’s share and importance in
global merchandise and services trade. The
panel has recommended to cut down the
corporate tax rate and to set a target to
double the exports (goods and services)to
$1,000 billion by 2025.
Nandan Nilekani Recommended to rope in local retailers and
business correspondents to act as cash points
in semi-urban centers.These will act as the
primary source of cash in semi-urban centers
and will replace ATMs (Automated Teller
Machines).
U K Sinha Suggest doubling collateral-free loans for
MSMEs to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 10 lakh. The
panel was formed to suggest long-term
measures for the economic and financial
sustainability of the MSME sector. Click here
to read more.
U K Sinha On measures for the economic and financial
sustainability of the MSMEs (Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises).It recommends the
creation of a distressed asset fund of Rs
5,000 crore for small enterprises. Click here
to read more.
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Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI) to review
margins on derivatives
Minister of State for Power and
New & Renewable Energy
(Independent Charge) R K
Singh to resolve differences
between solar and wind power
players
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.
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Aruna Sundararajan
Prasad forms panel for reviving
Telecom Sector
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
forms panel of CMs to
'transform Indian agriculture'
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
forms panel to review
regulatory norms on core
investment firms
SC constituted a high powered
committee to prevent extinction
of Indian birds
Union Government
reconstituted the Group of
Ministers (GoM) called the Air
India Specific Alternative
Mechanism (AISAM) on Air
India disinvestment
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NSE Clearing Ltd To review the current framework of
margins in the futures and options
segment. It will submit its
recommendations to the Secondary
Market Advisory Committee.
3 member of the panel is M F Farooqui,
former Heavy Industry Secretary, Anil
Swarup, former Coal Secretary and A K
Dubey, former Sports Secretary To
resolve disputes between private solar &
wind power developers and public sector
Solar Energy Corporation of India and
National Thermal Power Corporation
Limited (NTPC) beyond contractual
agreement.
JULY
To look into the revival plans
for Telecom sector which is
under financial stress. It will
review the issues in the sector
and promote Ease of Doing
Business (EDB).
Devendra Fadnavis For transforming Indian
agriculture and raising farmers’
income. It will suggest policy
measures, attract investments
and raise growth in food
processing.
Tapan Ray The Panel will review the
regulatory and supervisory
framework for core investment
companies (CIC).
To frame an emergency plan to
prevent the extinction of Great
Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican.
The 3 member panel comprises
Deepak Apte, Dr. Asad R
Rahmani and Dr. Dhananjai
Mohan.
Amit Shah It comprises of 3 other
ministers namely finance
minister Nirmala Sitharaman,
commerce, and railway minister
Piyush Goyal and civil aviation
minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
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Government sets up Inter-
Ministerial committee on
virtual currency
Union Government has
reconstituted a Group of
Ministers (GoM) on sexual
harassment at workplace
Government forms panel of
ministers to combat mob
violence and lynchings
Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation
(MoSPI) constituted an
committee for restructuring
NSO
Government of India
constituted committee to
resolve dispute between SAIL
and Railways
High level steering committee
on Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
Ministry of Civil Aviation
(MoCA) forms panel to
rationalise additional taxes on
ATF
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Subhash Chandra Garg Recommended that private
cryptocurrencies be banned
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
or issues cryptocurrency.
Amit Shah To examine frameworks for
dealing with matters of sexual
harassment of women at the
workplace
AUGUST
Amit Shah 4-member panel will propose
action against mob lynching.
The panel was headed by then
Home minister Rajnath Singh
when it was formed.
8-member committee will
recommend operational level
modifications for restructuring
the National Statistical Office
(NSO). NSO will be chaired by
Pravin Srivastava, the chief
statistician, and MoSPI
secretary.
Three member committee will
resolve dispute between the
Indian Railways and Steel
Authority of India regarding
issues related to the quantity
and supply of high-quality steel
rails. Click here to read more
Injeti Srinivas The committee has
recommended to make CSR
expenditure tax-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.
The committee is constituted to
rationalise additional taxes that
airlines have to pay while
uplifting Air Turbine Fuel (ATF)
at airports across India.
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Rajnath Singh forms panel to
review Defence Procurement
Procedure
National Green Tribunal(NGT)
has formed a committee to look
illegal sand mining in the
Yamuna
Group of experts panel on
replacing I-T Act with DTC
National Green Tribunal (NGT) S P Garg
committee to conserve water
bodies in Delhi
Inter-State Council was reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairman and 6
Union ministers and chief ministers as members.
Ministry of Finance sets up
Panel on Fintech related issues
6-member taskforce on
secondary market for corporate
loans
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Apurva Chandra 12-member high-level
committee will revise and align
the procedure of Defence
procurement with the aim of
strengthening the 'Make in
India' initiative.Click here to
read more.
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel To look into the issues of illegal
sand mining in the Yamuna
river and sought a report within
a month. The panel consists of
Delhi district magistrate, Delhi
Pollution Control Committee
(DPCC), and Central Pollution
Control Board.
Akhilesh Ranjan The committee submitted a
report to Nirmala
Sitharaman(Finance Minister),
to replace the Income Tax Act
with a new Direct Tax
Code(DTC).Click here to read
more.
The committee suggests that all
water bodies in Delhi must be
provided with Unique
Identification Numbers (UID)
after properly demarcating
them and mapping them on GPS
(Global Positioning System)
platforms in order to conserve
them.
SEPTEMBER
Shri Atanu Chakraborty The Committee submitted its final
report “‘Steering Committee on
Fintech related issues 2019 ” to the
Finance and Corporate Affairs
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in
New Delhi.Click here to read
more abt the committee
TN Manoharan The Panel has submitted its report
to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
It recommended easing rules
around the securitization of loan
assets by suggesting to consider
single loan securitization to
incentivize investors to acquire
loans through the secondary
market mechanism.Click here to
read the whole recommendation
suggested by the panel
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Govt sets up committee to look
into assets, liabilities of JK
RBI forms the Panel for the
development of housing finance
securitisation market
Govt forms Panel of ministers
from commerce, health,
agriculture, chemicals and
petrochemicals, and food
processing departments
IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority of
India) has set up a panel to
revisit 3-yr old trade credit
insurance guidelines
Corporate affairs ministry
constituted the company law
committee
Securities and Exchange Board
of India(SEBI) has formed
committee to suggest structure
and norms for social stock
exchanges
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Sanjay Mitra 3-member panel will look into
assets, liabilities of Jammu and
Kashmir(J&K) between two
successor Union territories(UT)
J&K and Ladakh.The members
are Arun Goyal & Giriraj Prasad
Gupta.
Harsh Vardhan The panel has submitted its
report to the governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Shaktikanta Das.Click here to
read more.
Nirmala Sitharaman It will study the proposal of
Ministry of Health, Government
of India(GoI) to ban the
production and import of e-
cigarettes, through an
ordinance.
Atul Sahai 9-member panel will review its
three-year old guidelines (set
up in 2016) on trade credit
insurance due to the changing
market requirements.It would
study the scope of changes and
suggest suitable amendments to
be added or changed to the
guidelines based on Terms of
Reference(ToR) after complete
examination on the current
guidelines.
Injeti Srinivas 11- member committee will
promote the ease of living and
by providing Ease of Doing
Business to the companies
abiding the law decided to be
set up, a company law
committee to look into the
issues pertaining to the
implementation of the
Companies Act, 2013 and the
Limited Liability Partnership
Act, 2008.
Ishaat Hussain To suggest possible measures
and regulations in creating the
‘social stock exchanges’. The
formation of this
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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 to prepare industrial policy to make India a
contours of new industrial manufacturing hub.It will be the
policy third industrial policy after the
first in 1956 and the second in
1991. It will replace the
Industrial Policy of 1991.
Insurance Regulatory and T.L. Alamelu The panel will review the
Development Authority of India product structure of title
(IRDAI) forms working group insurance, which which covers
(WG) to review the product any loss caused due to a defect
structure of title insurance in the ‘title’ of the property
arising out of third-party
challenges. WG will submit its
report in 12 weeks’ time from
the date of the order.
Centre forms inter-ministerial Mr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey To check money laundering
panel to check money activities. It is set up as per the
laundering powers conferred under Section
72A of the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
Govt sets up panel to resolve Shri Krishnaswamy Vijay To resolve the difference
MeitY and Niti fight over AI Raghavan between the Ministry of
Electronics and IT (MeitY) and
govt. think tank National
Institution for Transforming
India(NITI) Aayog over the
implementation of the
ambitious Artificial Intelligence
(AI) mission.
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IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority of
India), has formed a panel to
evaluate applications filed
under the Regulatory Sandbox
Union government formed a
Committee of Secretaries (CoS)
on telecom sector
Centre High-Level Advisory
Group (HLAG) on trade and
policy
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
forms Committee to tighter
norms for Core Investment
Companies
Centre has formed a panel for
100 days homestay to CAPF
jawans
Union Ministry of water
resources (MoWR) forms
committee on National Water
Policy
Development Council for
Bicycle by Department for
Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Company Law Committee by
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Committee to review the draft
of the National Sports code
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S Sadagopan 8-member panel formed to to
promote innovative ideas to
foster growth in the insurance
sector & will evaluate
applications filed under the
Regulatory Sandbox (RS).
Mr Rajiv Gauba To examine the financial stress
of the telecom sector faced by
service providers such as Bharti
Airtel and Vodafone-Idea Ltd.
Surjit Bhalla The panel suggests to form
easier entry to foreign
investors.Click here to read
the entire recommendation
by the panel.
NOVEMBER
Tapan Ray Recommends tighter norms for
Core Investment
Companies.The current asset
size of Rs.100 crore and access
to public funds for registration
as CIC should be retained.
Atul Karwal 7 member panel will implement
union home minister Amit
Shah’s order of implementing
100 days homestay of the
CAPF(Central Armed Police
Forces) jawans.
Mihir Shah To draft a new National Water
Policy (NWP)
Guruprasad Mohapatra Council comprises of 23 –
(Secretary DPIIT) member. The Council will be
active for 2 years, will be
responsible for planning in
design, engineering and
manufacturing of lighter,
smarter, value added, safe and
faster premium bicycles.
Injeti Srinivas The 11-member committee
submitted its report to Nirmala
Sitharaman.Click here to read
more.
Mukundakam Sharma Committee consists of 13-
member expert committee.They
will review the draft of the
National Code for Good
Governance in Sports,
2017. .Click here to Read
More
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Steering committee of the Code
for Responsible Lending (CRL)
in micro-credit
Hyderabad Encounter
commission by Supreme Court
(SC)
Working group to study loss
prevention in insurance biz by
IRDAI
MOU's with Other Country
MoU between
India and Morocco
India and Denmark
India and Japan
India and France
India and Swaziland
India and Maldives
India and Kuwait
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Harun Rashid Khan(1st CRL is formed to safeguard
Chairman) their loan asset by preventing
over-leveraging of micro
borrowers.Members of the
steering committee include
Harsh Shrivastava of MFIN
(Microfinance Institutions
Network), P Satish of Sa-Dhan,
Srinivas Bonam of IndusInd
Bank and Sonia Krishnankutty
of L&T Finance among others.
DECEMBER
V S Sirpurkar 3-member inquiry commission
consists of Rekha Sondur
Baldota and Devarayapuram
Ramasamy Karthikeyan
The commission will inquire
into the encounter killing of the
four accused involvedin the
Hyderabad(Telangana) gang-
rape and murder case of a
veterinarian. The report has to
be submitted to the SC within 6
months.
T. L. Alamelu The committee will make
recommendations for loss
prevention & minimization in
the general insurance industry.
It should submit its report
within 12 weeks.The panel has
10-member.
MOU’s & AGREEMENTS
Field
JANUARY
Cooperation in the area of Cyber Security.
Maritime issues
Development of Advanced Model Single Window
In the field of Food Processing Industry
Bilateral Swap Arrangement
Technical bilateral cooperation in the field of new and
renewable energy
Signing of the TOR provide tax assistance
Ex-post facto approval for Agreement on the facilitation of visa
arrangements
For cooperation on the Recruitment of Domestic Workers
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India and SAARC Member
Countries
India and China
India and Nepal
India and Poland
India and Norway
India and Finland
India and Argentina
India and Sri Lanka
India and Saudi Arabia
India and the African Union
India and Indonesia
India and Maldives
India and Austria
India and Germany
India and the UK
India and Sweden
India and Denmark
India and Republic of Korea
India and Brazilin
India and Cambodia
India and Croatia
India and Chile
India and United Kingdom
India, Japan signed a Tripartite
Pact with Sri Lanka
India and China
India & Portugal
India and Marshall Islands
India and Costa Rica
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To incorporate ‘Standby Swap’ amounting to USD 400 million
operated within the overall size of the facility
For export of Indian tobacco to Chinese market
Agreed to set up energy banking mechanism to make use of the
surplus electricity
FEBRUARY
In the field of coal mining and clean coal technologies
To fight marine pollution
In the field of peaceful uses of outer space
In the field of Tourism
For the establishment of a business centre for ICT incubators
Framework cooperation programme between Invest India and
Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA).
MARCH
To establish an India-Africa health sciences collaborative
platform which is focused on improved diagnostics for diseases
which are regional priorities in India and Africa By training and
strengthening capacity of health professionals, researchers,
regulators and industry staff.
Combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic
substances and its precursors
For implementing the visa facilitation agreement. The new
agreement provides a very liberal visa regime for Maldivian
nationals to visit India for tourism, business, education and
medical purposes and vice versa.
Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector
Cooperation in the field of Occupational Safety and Health
Cooperation in Weather and Climate Sciences
To increase cooperation on Anti-microbial resistance (AMR)
APRIL
In the field of Renewable energy
To issue jointly Postage Stamp
In the area of Biotechnology
In the field of Communications
They signed 4 pacts in Culture, Tourism and Sports sectors
They signed 3 MoUs in the fields of mining, culture and
empowerment of persons with disabilities.
MAY
To strengthen their ties in the field of Indo-Pacific cooperation,
climate change, disaster resilience
To develop "East Container Terminal (ECT)" in the Port
of Colombo.
For exportation of Indian chilli meal to China
JUNE
To set up maritime museum near ancient Harappans civilization
at Lothal in Gujarat
Exchange of Information with respect to taxes
In the field of Biotechnology
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India and Bolivia
India and Finland
India and Russia
India and Thailand
India and Kyrgyzstan
India and Maldives
India and Myanmar
India and the USA
India and Bahrain
India and Maldives
India and Guinea
India and Peru
India and Gambia
India and St. Vincent & the
Grenadines
India and America
India and Kuwait
India and Bangladesh
India and Paraguay
India and Brazil
India and Switzerland
India and Guinea
India and Finland
India and Comoros
India and Uzbekistan
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In the field of Railways
In the field of cyber security
In the field of Railways
In the field of Astronomy
In the field of Research Work on Biology and Medicine
In the field of legal metrology
Signing and ratification of investment treaty between India-
Kyrgyzstan
In the field of Health
JULY
In the Health Sector
In the field of ferry services
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.
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.
On Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space
AUGUST
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
In the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy
In the field of Medicinal Plants
In the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine
OCTOBER
In the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine
Agreement on Science and Technology
In the field of accounting, finance and audit knowledge base
NOVEMBER
For withdrawal of 1.82 cusec of water from Feni River by India
Tourism
Health and medicine & Protocol convention on tax evasion
Climate change and environment
Renewable energy
For strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism
Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine
Security Cooperation
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India and Saudi Arabia For establishment of Strategic Partnership Council

India and Myanmar Bilateral cooperation for prevention of trafficking in persons,
rescue, recovery, repatriation and reintegration of victims of
trafficking.
India and Chile For the avoidance of double taxation .
DECEMBER
India and Germany For cooperation on strategic projects in the field of Railways
India and Maldives For cooperation in the field of electoral management and
administration.
India & Japan Cooperation in the steel sector, In the field of power supply
India and Brazil Social Security.
India & Vietnam For cooperation in education, scientific research

MOU’S – States Wise

State MoU with Field/Purpose
FEBRUARY
Sikkim Microsoft In order to improve the education system
UNICEF in Goa Women and Discussion was held on “Key challenges around child
Maharashtra Child Development protection in Goa” at a training programme on Integrated
Child Protection Scheme(ICPS).
MARCH
Government of Ola To support the government’s initiative to implement
Telangana smart solutions to enhance mobility experience further
strengthening traffic infrastructure in Hyderabad.
AUGUST
Government of Government of Agreed to abjure the path of violence, join the
Tripura India (GoI) and mainstream and abide by the Constitution of India. It
Tripura National also decided to surrender its 88 cadres with their
Liberation Front of weapons.
Twipra (NLFT)
16 State Textile Ministry To take project Samarth– which is Scheme for Capacity
Governments Building In Textile Sector (SCBTS) to impart skill based
training to workers. Click here to read more.
SEPTEMBER
Rajasthan UNESCO To further enhance music, art and craft forms, and other
intangible cultural heritage of the state. Read full details
here: UNESCO Ties Up With Rajasthan To Promote
State’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
Kerala & Regional Maldives To strengthen cancer care in the island nation by giving
Cancer Centre training to doctors. Maldivian minister Abdulla Ameen
(RCC) and Kerala’s health minister KK Shylaja signed the MoU
in presence of Kerala Chief Minister(CM) Pinarayi
Vijayan.
OCTOBER
Odisha United Nations For "drink from tap mission".
government Children's Fund
(UNICEF)

MOU’s Between Organizations

Organization MoU with Field/Purpose
JANUARY
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International Embassy In the field of art and culture.

Chamber of Media of Mongolia
and
Entertainment
Industry
(ICMEI),India
Swedish Airports Authority To improve air traffic management (ATM) solutions for
aerospace and of India (AAI) airports operating under the UDAN Regional
defence company Connectivity Scheme.
Societyfor Applied Airport Authority For joint research programs in the field
MicrowaveElectro of India (AAI) of Communication Navigation and Surveillance (CNS).
nics Engineering
and Research
(SAMEER)
FEBRUARY
Indian Navy and Israel Aerospace For providing Naval Medium Range Surface to air
Cochin Shipyard industries missile systems to India
University of Ministry of For research on environment issues
British Columbia Environment,
(UBC), Canada Forest and Climate
Change (MoEFCC)
MARCH
Indian Council of Council of Scientific Collaboration in the field of food and agriculture.
Agricultural and Industrial
Research (ICAR) Research (CSIR)
Indian Space French space To implement the short-term plan for the French-Indian
Research agency CNES programme to develop a space-based maritime
Organisation (Centre national surveillance system.
(ISRO) d’études spatiales)
WhatsApp NASSCOM To tackle the challenge of misinformation. The aim of
Foundation the partnership is to train 100,000 Indians to spot false
information and provide tips and tricks to stay safe on
WhatsApp.
IIT Kharagpur Centre for Under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM),
Development of India’s 1st state-of-the-art 1.3 PetaFlop High-
Advanced Performance Computing facility and data center
Computing ecosystem will set up at IIT Kharagpur.
APRIL
CSIR Indian Navy To tackle joint research and development of advanced
technologies for the Indian Navy.
National Bank for India For setting up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture and
Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD) in Malawi to enhance
Rural capacity in the areas of agro-financing and
Development entrepreneurship development for African countries.
Consultancy
Service
(NABCONS)
Federation of Prin. L N Welingkar Under the MoU, FIEO has launched a post graduate
Indian Export Institute of programme in foreign trade management (PGP-FTM) at
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Development and
Research
Bombay Stock Network To provide cyber security services to its members
Exchange (BSE) Intelligence according to the cyber security framework set by SEBI
MAY
Principal Indian Institute of For setting up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to
Scientific Adviser Technology Delhi Wealth Technologies in India.
(PSA) (IIT Delhi)
CSC (Common Indian Institute of To upscale ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’. ‘Unnat Bharat
Services Centre) Technology Abhiyan project’.
e-Governance (IIT)Kanpur
Services India
Limited
Income tax (I-T) Goods and Services To enhance information exchange between the 2 firms
department Tax Network and to arrest tax evaders and decrease generation of
(GSTN) black money.
HCL Foundation National Mission Signed tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
and Indian for Clean Ganga for Plantation of Rudraksh Trees in Uttarakhand under
national Trust for (NMCG) the ‘Namami Gange’ Programme.
Art and Culture
Heritage
(INTACH)
India ISE Foods, Japan The objective is to improve the quality of eggs, disease
diagnosis & waste management in poultry farms across
India.ISE Foods will establish two poultry farms in India
Konkan Railways Nepal’s According to the agreement, KRCL will supply two 1600
Corporation Ltd Department of HP DEMU train sets to Nepal’s Department of Railways.
(KRCL) Railways The trains were manufactured by the Integrated Coach
Factory in Chennai.
Department of Department of For supporting joint collaborative research programmes
Biotechnology Atomic Energy in the area of Cancer.
(DBT) (DAE)
Indian Air Indian Space For the selection of crew and training for Gaganyaan
Force(IAF) Research Programme
Organization(ISRO
National Small Ministry of Micro, To provide enhanced services.
Industries Small and Medium
Corporation Enterprises
Limited (NSIC) (MSME)
Indian Institute of Indian Space To set up IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) within
Technology (IIT) Research the premises of IIT Guwahati
Guwahati Organization
(ISRO)
JUNE
Indian Railway French National A grant up to 7 lakh euros will be provided to boost
Station Railways capacity building for railway station development
Development (SNCF)and French program in India.
Corporation Development
(IRSDC) Agency (AFD).
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)
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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
and Molecular Fingerprinting and to the public at a lower rate and to engage in scientific
Biology (CCMB) Diagnostics (CDFD) research to 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- Panchayati Raj panchayats’
Governance (MoPR )
Services India
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
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Department of National AIDS The MoU was signed including inclusion of target
Social Control groups of NACO and National Action Plan for Drug
Justice (DoSJ&E), Organization Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) in the programmes of
Ministry of Social (NACO), under the NAPDDR & NACO for awareness generation. Read full
Justice and Ministry of Health details here: Department of Social Justice &
Empowerment and Family Welfare Empowerment and National AIDS Control
(MoSJ&E) (MoH&FW) Organization signed an MoU
India Indian Navy (IN) The MoU was signed to hand over Cyclone Detection
Meteorological Radar(CDR) building by the IMD to the Indian Navy(IN)
Department(IMD) for meteorological purposes. The MoU was signed in
presence of Rear Admiral RJ Nadkarni, Chief of Staff,
Southern Naval Command (SNC) and Dr. D.Pradhan,
Scientist ‘G’, Additional Director General(DG) of
Meteorology (Instruments), IMD, Delhi.
Microsoft Indian School of To set up an AI Digital Lab powered by PlatiFi
Business (ISB) technologies (a Microsoft partner) at B School's campus
Hyderabad, Telangana to study issues that are relevant
for business and public policy.
Government e Small Industries To benefit Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Marketplace Development Bank (MSMEs), women entrepreneurs, Self Help Groups
(GeM) of India (SIDBI) (SHGs), Women Self Help Groups and various loan
beneficiaries under Micro Units Development and
Refinance Agency (MUDRA) and Stand-up India scheme.
SEPTEMBER
Google Ministry of For rolling out ‘Build for Digital India’ programme,
Electronics and which will provide engineering students with a platform
Information to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions
Technology(MeitY) that deals with key social challenges

Central Board of Microsoft To incorporate cloud-based technology in high school

Secondary teachers' capacity building programs and teaching. This
Education (CBSE) program, designed for teachers of 8th to 10th grade, will
be run in 10 cities across India from September 11,
2019

Confederation of Ministry of For facilitation of green initiatives in Indian Railways at

Indian Industries Railways New Delhi. Coffee Table Publications on Energy
(CII) Efficiency, GreenCo Rating (developed by CII) and Green
Buildings (including railway stations) were also
released during the signing ceremony. Read full details
here: Ministry Of Railways & Confederation Of
Indian Industries (CII) Sign MoU On Green
Initiatives
IBM Directorate To train trainers in Basic Artificial Intelligence (AI) will
(International General of Training be carried out. The program will be of one year duration
Business (DGT) division of and will have 14 instructors at 7 locations with over 200
Machines the Ministry of Skill workshops. Read full details here: Agreement Between
Corporation) Development & Skill India And IBM For Nationwide Train-The-
Entrepreneurship Trainer Program In AI
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Organization Organization
(ISRO) (DRDO)
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)
DECEMBER
Ministry of UNICEF ( United Launched “YuWaah- (Generation Unlimited India)”
Women and Child Nations Children’s
Development Fund )
(WCD)
Central Drugs Saudi Food and For Cooperation in the field of medical products
Standard Control Drug Authority regulations.
Organization (SFDA)
(CDSCO)

RANKING
INDIA’S RANK
Index/Report/Field
World’s Busiest Airport
Most Powerful Passports-by
Henley Passport Index
11th edition of EIU Democracy
Index 2018
2019 Edelman Trust
Barometer report
Global Talent Competitive
Index 2019
Bloomberg Innovation Index
Corruption Perception Index
(CPI)
General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) readiness
index
INDEX
Position of India Ranks
JANUARY
Dubai International (DXB) airport-
topped the Index.
Henley & Partners Japan Tops the List for the second
consecutive year. India Ranks 79th
Norway topped. India ranks at 41st
India at 2nd informed public category
and 3rd in the general population
category
India Ranked in 80th Position
Bloomberg India Ranked 54th Position
Denmark topped the chart with a score
of 88. India Ranked 78th Position
CISCO on 2019 Data India ranked 6th position
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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.
7th International IP Index US Chambers of Top 3 Countries:
Commerce 1.US
2.UK
3.Sweden
4.France
5.Germany
India - 36th in 2019,44th in 2018.
MARCH
Global Consumer Confidence Nielsen Holdings  India - 1st position from 3rd quarter
Survey and in the 4th quarter of 2018 India’s
Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
score is 133.
 South Korea has the most pessimistic
consumer
Prime International Knight Frank Top 3 Cities:
Residential Index (PIRI 100) 1.Manila(Philippines)
2. Edinburgh (Scotland)
3. Berlin(Germany)
Mumbai-16th , Delhi-55th & Bengaluru-
56th
World’s most expensive cities Economist Intelligence 1.Singapore, Paris and Hong Kong
Unit (EIU) survey topped the Index for the first time in
history.
4.Zurich in Switzerland
5.Geneva in Switzerland
6. Osaka in Japan
Global energy transition index World Economic Top 3 Countries:
Forum (WEF) 1.Sweden
2.Switzerland
3.Norway
World Happiness Report United Nations Top 5 Countries:
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Norway
4. Islands
5. The Netherlands
India ranked 140th out of 156 nations.
APRIL
Migration and Development World Bank World’s top 5 recipient of remittances
Brief in 2018:
1. India: 79$ billion
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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
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,
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SDG (Sustainable Development World Economic
Goals) Gender Equality Index Forum
World's fastest-growing
economy
Top capital importing
countries
Most Powerful Passport index
2019 (Henley Passport Index
2019)
Global Multidimensional
Poverty Index (MPI) 2019
12th Edition Of The Global
Innovation Index For The Year
2019
QS Best Student Cities Ranking
2019
Water Stress Index 2019
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4. Switzerland, and
5.UAE.
India ranked in 43rd most competitive
economy in the world.
JUNE
Top 5 Countries:
1. Denmark
2. Finland
3. Sweden
India ranked at 95th Position.
Reuters survey Top 2 countries:
1. China(6.4% annual growth in the
January-March quarter)
2. India(6.3% annual growth in the
January-March quarter)
Knight Frank Top 3 capital importing 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
Henley & Partners Top 3 Countries Passport:
1. Japan and Singapore
2. South Korea, Finland and Germany
3. Denmark, Italy, and Luxembourg
Indian passport ranked at 86th position
UN Development India registered a fastest reduction of
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.
Union Minister of Top 5 country:
Commerce & Industry 1. Switzerland
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.
Quacquarelli Symonds World’s best city for students
(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
Verisk Maplecroft India ranked as the 46th highest risk
country in the world.Chennai is the “tip
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Largest economy in the world
Prime Global Cities Index Q1
2019(Fastest growing prime
market globally)
Henley Passport Index for
world’s most powerful
passport” in 2019
World’s Safe city index(SCI)
for the year 2019
Global Happiness Survey 2019
World Travel & Tourism
Competitiveness Index (TTCI)
2019
2019 list of gold reserves
Global Firepower Index (GFP)
/Military Strength Ranking
2019
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of the iceberg” for India’s water-stressed
cities.
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.
Knight Frank  Berlin(Germany) topped.
 Istanbul(Turkey) and
Vancouver(Canada) were the weakest
markets.
 Bengaluru (2.8%) and Mumbai (0.8%)
were ranked 15th and 30th.
 Delhi ranked at 10th.
Henley Top 5 Countries:
1 Japan and Singapore.
2 South Korea, Germany & Finland.
3 Denmark and Italy,4 France and
Sweden,5 Austria, Netherlands, Portugal
& Switzerland,India ranked at 86th
Position.
Economist Intelligence Top 3 Cities:
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
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 Economic Top 3 Countries:
Forum(WEF) 1. Spain
2. France
3. Germany.
4. Japan (tops in Asia pacific Region)
India was ranked at the 34th spot.
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 4. India
Top 3 States:
1.United States
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2019 Global Competitiveness
Index 4.0.
Global Hunger Index 2019
10th World Giving Index 2019
1st Edition of Hurun Global
Unicorn List for 2019
11th Melbourne Mercer Global
Pension Index 2019
Global Health Security Index
2019
Masters in Management
Rankings 2019
Bribery Risk Index 2019
2019 Global Diplomacy Index
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2.Russia,3.China
World Economic 68.India
Forum(WEF) Top 3 Country
1.Singapore
2.United States
3. Hong Kong SAR(Special Administrative
Region)
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,
Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro,
Hunger Hilfe
Romania, Slovak Republic, Turkey, Ukraine
and Uruguay.
Charities Aid 82. India
Foundation (CAF) Top 3 Countries:
1. USA
2. Myanmar
3. New Zealand
Hurun Research 3. India
Institute Top 2 Countries:
1. China
2. United States (US)
32 .India
Top 3 Countries:
1. Netherlands
2. Denmark
3. Australia
Click here to read more.
57. India
Top 3 Countries:
1. United States (US)
2. United Kingdom (77.9) and
3. Netherlands
Click here to read more.
Financial Times(FT) 17.IIM-Calcutta
21.IIM-Ahmedabad
Top 3 Universities:
1. University of St.Gallen(Switzerland)
2. HEC Paris(France)
3. London Business School(United Kingdom
(UK))
NOVEMBER
Trace Bribery Risk India ranked 78th
Matrix Top most bribery risk countries:
1.Somalia,2.South Sudan
3.North Korea,4.Yemen
5.Venezuela
Top least bribery risk countries:
1.New Zealand,2.Norway
3. Denmark,4. Sweden
5. Finland.Click here to read more.
Lowy Institute 12.India.
Top 3 Countries:
1.China.
2.United States of America(USA).
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3.France.
7th edition of 2019 Global Institute for Economics 7. India
Terrorism Index: Measuring and Peace(IEP) Top 3 Countries:
the impact of terrorism 1. Afghanistan
2. Iraq
3. Nigeria
Most deadliest terrorist group:
1. Taliban (Afghanistan)
2. ISIS (Iraq and Syria)
3. Boko Haram (Nigeria)
2019 Nomura’s Food Nomura Global Market 44. India
Vulnerability Index Research
QS World University Quacquarelli Symonds 34. IIT Bombay (Mumbai, Maharashtra).
Rankings:Asia 2020 (QS) 43.IIT Delhi (New Delhi).
50.IIT Madras (Chennai, Tamil Nadu).
Top 3 Universities:
1.National University of Singapore
(Singapore).
2.Nanyang Technological
University(NTU) (Singapore).
3.University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong).
Click here to read more.
2019 Global Diplomacy Index Lowy Institute 12.India.
Top 3 Country
1.China.
2.United States of America(USA).
3.France.
DECEMBER
“Business-to-Consumer (B2C) UNCTAD (United 73. India
E-commerce Index 2019” Nations Conference on Top 3 Country:
Trade and 1. Netherlands
Development) 2. Switzerland and
3. Singapore
Click here to read more.
Global Climate Risk Index Germanwatch Top 5 Countries:
(CRI) 2020: Who Suffers Most 1.Japan
from Extreme Weather 2.Philippines
Events? Weather-Related Loss 3.Germany
Events in 2018 and 1999 to 4.Madagascar
2018 5.India
Click here to Read More
Climate Change Performance Germanwatch and 9.India
Index (CCPI) 2020 NewClimate Institute Top 3 Countries:
report together with The top three ranks were left empty.
the Climate Action 4.Sweden, 5.Denmark, 6.Morocco
Network (CAN) United States(US) ranked 61st(last) on
the list.
STATE WISE RANKING
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Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Asia Competitiveness Andhra Pradesh topped.Mahara

index 2018 Institute’s (ACI) shtra and Delhi came in second and third
place
JLL City Momentum: The JLL India Bengaluru pipped Hyderabad
World’s Top 20 Most Dynamic
Cities in 6th City Momentum
Index
FEBRUARY
Best practices followed by Transparency Top 3 State:
states in budget formulation International 1. Assam
2. Andhra pradesh
3. Odisha.Meghalaya, Manipur and
Punjab were figured at lower positions.
MARCH
Aspirational districts for the NITI Aayog Top 3 Districts:
period of December 2018- 1. Chatra,Jharkhand
January 2019 2. Sahibganj, Jharkhand
3. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
APRIL
'Political Leaders Position and Climate Trends List of Top 3 Polluted Cities in the
Action on Air Quality in India world by WHO & Climate Trends:
2014-2019 1. Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh
2. Faridabad in Haryana
3. Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
MAY
The Annual Threat Report Quick Heal Security Top 5 Cities:
2019- Most vulnerable cities Labs 1.Mumbai
to cyberattacks 2.Delhi
3.Bengaluru
4.Kolkata
5.Pune
JUNE
Traffic Index 2018 Location technology Top 5 Most traffic-congested city:
specialist TomTom 1. Mumbai
2. Bogota
3. Lima
4. New Delhi
5. Moscow
World University Ranking Quacquarelli Symonds Top 3 India's best institution:
2020 (QS) 1. Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-
Bombay)
2. IIT Delhi
3. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore
Maximum number of United States Green Top 3 States:
Leadership in Energy and Building Council’s 1. Maharashtra
Environmental Design (LEED) (USGBC) 2. Karnataka
certified green buildings 3. Tamil Nadu
Rankings of police stations for Ministry of Home Top Station:
the year 2018 Affairs (MHA) 1. Kalu police station, Bikaner district of
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district of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
3. Farakka police station in
Murshidabad, West Bengal
25th Annual Cost of Living Mercer India's most expensive city- Mumbai
Survey Costliest city in the world
1. Hong Kong
2. Tokyo
3. Singapore
4. Seoul
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

Moving Price Index 2019 Movinga Rank of cities for individual

relocation:1. San Francisco,2. New
York,3. Geneva,Delhi placed in 85th rank.
Rank of cities for family relocation:
1. San Francisco,2. Boston,3. Geneva,
Delhi placed in 84th Rank.
Women Entrepreneur Cities Dell Top 3 Cities:
Index 2019 1. Bay Area , San Francisco
2. New York, United States
3. London, England.
IHS Markit, Singapore topped among
asian city.

Processing of solid waste Ministry of Top 2 states:

Environment, Forest 1. Chhattisgarh
And Climate Change 2. Telangana
(MoEFCC)

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State Rooftop Solar
Attractiveness Index 2019
(SARAL)
“Child well-being index”
2019 “Global Liveability
Index”
"Global Happiness Survey"
2019 world travel & tourism
competitiveness index
Co-living index for the year
2019 titled "Insights on Co-
living – An Asia-Pacific
Perspective"
First edition of School
Education Quality Index
(SEQI) 2019
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RK Singh, Union Top 5 States:
Minister of State for 1. Karnataka(78.8)
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
World Vision India and Top 3 States:
Institute for Financial Kerala (0.76), followed by Tamil Nadu
Management and (0.67) and Himachal Pradesh (0.67)
Research-Leveraging Puducherry topped the spot among
Evidence for Access Union territory. Read full details here:
and Development Kerala, TN, Himachal & Py Tops The
(IFMR LEAD) 2019 India Child Well-Being Index
SEPTEMBER
Economist Intelligence Top 3 cities:
Unit(EIU) 1. Vienna (Austria)
2. Melbourne (Australia)
3. Sydney(Australia)
Rank of Indian cities:
118. Delhi (India)
119. Mumbai (India)
Ipsos Top Countries:
1. Australia and Canada tied at the top
spot (at 86 per cent)
2. China(83%)
3. Great Britain(82%)
India ranked at 9th Position at 77%.
World Economic Top 4 countries:
Forum(WEF) 1. Spain
2. France
3. Germany
4. Japan (tops in Asia pacific Region)
34. India
Knight Frank Top 3 Cities:
1. Beijing (China)
2. Tokyo(Japan)
3. Shanghai(China)
Mumbai ranked at the 5th spot, New
Delhi ranked at the 11th spot and the
electronic city of India, Bengaluru
ranked at the 19th spot in the index.
National Institution for Top 3 States in Overall Performance
Transforming Ranking (2016-17):
India(NITI)Aayog Large States - 1. Kerala 2. Rajasthan 3.
Karnataka
Small States - 1. Manipur 2. Tripura 3. Goa
Union Territories - 1. Chandigarh 2. Dadra
and Nagar Haveli 3. Delhi
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World Digital International Institute Top 3 Countries:

Competitiveness Rankings for Management 1. United State (US)
(WDCR) 2019 Development’s (IMD) 2. Singapore
3. Sweden
India ranked at 44th position in 2019
OCTOBER
Smart City Index 2019 International Institute Indian Cities in Index:
for Management 67.Hyderabad
Development’s (IMD’s) 68.New Delhi
78.Mumbai
79. Bengaluru
Top 3 Cities
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.
NOVEMBER

Prosperity & Inclusion City Basque institutions Top Cities:

Seal and Awards (PICSA)
Index 2019
and compiled by D&L 1.Zurich (Switzerland)
Partners 2. Vienna (Austria)
3. Copenhagen (Denmark)
Indian Cities:
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83.Bangalore (India)
101. Delhi (India)
107.Mumbai (India)

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
Development (UNCTAD) and the UN's five
regional economic commissions((ECA), (ECE),
(ECLAC), (ESCAP) and (ESCWA).
FEBRUARY
World Employment and International The report says unemployment rates will fall
Social Outlook Trends 2019 Labour to 4.9% in 2019 and remains steady in 2020.
Organization
MARCH
2018 World Air Quality IQ Air AirVisual  Gurugram-Most polluted region in the
Report &Greenpeace world in 2018.
 Delhi -Most polluted capital in the world.
Cheapest mobile data in the Price comparison  India has the cheapest mobile data in the
world site cable.co.uk. world.
 The global average was USD 8.53 for 1GB.
Exports to Jobs : Boosting the World Bank and Increasing exports can lead to better Jobs and
Gains from Trade in South International higher wages in India.
Asia Labour
Organization (ILO)
India and ASEAN: Co- Federation of India and 10 member ASEAN are among the
creating the Future and Indian Chambers fastest growing economies in the world.
consulting major KPMG of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI)

Delta ranking report NITI Aayog Assam’s Hailakandi secured top position.

State of the Global Climate in World The report warned that the physical and
2018 Meteorological socio-economic impacts of climate change are
Organization accelerating day by day. It is the 25th annual
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APRIL
‘India’s Electric Mobility NITI Aayog and The objective of the FAME II scheme is to
Transformation: Progress to Rocky Mountain enhance the government’s commitment to a
Date and Future Institute (RMI) clean mobility future with a major focus on
Opportunities’ have released a electric automobiles.
report
2019 Global Food Policy International Food Rural areas continue to be in a state of crisis
Report (GFPR) Policy Research and threatening to slow the progress toward
Institute (IFPRI) the Sustainable Development Goals to hunger,
malnutrition, poverty, environmental
degradation.
MAY
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)
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.
BrandZ Top 100 Most WPP research 1.Amazon
Valuable Global Brand 2019 agency 2.Apple,3.Google
Brand Trust Report, 2019 Trust Research Most trusted brands in India:
Advisory (TRA) 1. Dell
2. Jeep
3. LIC
4. Amazon
5. Apple

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26th edition of the UN UN's Department Top 2 populous countries:

population report 'The of Economic and 1. China
World Population Prospects Social Affairs 2. India
2019: Highlights' India will surpass China as the world’s most
populous country by 2027. India ranks 2nd
with 17 percent of the world population.
Randstad Employer Brand Randstad Top 3 most attractive employer brand for
Research 2019 report the year 2019:
(REBR) 1. Amazon India
2. Microsoft India
3. Sony India
Renewable Power International Cheapest country to produce solar energy:
Generation Costs in 2018 Renewable Energy 1. India
Agency (IRENA) 2. China
3. UK
4. Canada
5. France
The Periodic Labour Force National Sample Highest unemployment rate among the
Survey (PLFS) for 2017-18 Survey states:
Organization 1. Nagaland(21.4%)
(NSSO) 2. Goa(13.9%)
3. Manipur(11.6%)
Lowest unemployment rate among the
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)

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
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“Global Prime Office
Occupancy Costs survey”
Global Study on Homicide
2019
World’s largest economy
Small Industries
Development Bank of India’s
(SIDBI) Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Pulse Report
The Era of Rising Fintech
State of Food Security and
Nutrition in the World 2019
Highest number of
Automated Teller Machine
(ATM) frauds in India
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CBRE, an Top 5 Expensive office location:
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.
United Nations It stated that the overall Homicide Rate
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.
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.
Credit Information Top 3 states:
Bureau (India) 1. Gujarat
Limited (CIBIL) 2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Haryana
Razorpay Most digitised cities:
Software Pvt Ltd 1. Bengaluru
2. Hyderabad
3. Mumbai
United Nations It stated that in the year 2018, more than 820
(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)
Reserve Bank of Top 3 States/UTs:
India (RBI) 1. Maharashtra
2. Delhi
3. Tamil Nadu
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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.

“Building Better Courts Vidhi centre Top-performing states in court

(Surveying the Infrastructure
of India's District Courts)”
“Top 100 Retailers in Asia
2019”
Report on Breastfeeding
4th edition of Top Companies
list for India 2019 for best
workplace
Climate Change and Land, an
IPCC special report on
climate change,
desertification, land
degradation, sustainable land
management, food security,
and greenhouse gas fluxes in
terrestrial ecosystems
4th report of “Skin and Bones TRAFFIC
Unresolved: An Analysis of
Tiger Seizures from 2000-
2018”
infrastructure facility:
1. Delhi (90%) and
2. Kerala (84%)
Poorest Performing states:
Bihar (26%) and Manipur (29%)
Euromonitor Top 3 Retailers in 2018:
International Walmart Inc which acquired Flipkart in
2018($16 Bn deal) with Gross Merchandise
Volume(GMV) of $14. 49 Bn. Amazon(US)
came on the second spot with $9.8 Bn GMV
followed by Mumbai based retail company
Future Group with $3.8Bn GMV(3rd position)
and Reliance Group(4th position ) with $3.6
Bn GMV.
Dr. Harsh Top State:
Vardhan, Minister Manipur.
of Health and Worst Performing State:
Family welfare Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar.The
national capital Delhi is also one among the
worst-performing states.
LinkedIn Top 3 Companies:
1. Walmart acquired Flipkart was ranked first
place as the best workplace in India.
2. Amazon and
3. Oyo
Intergovernmental Read full details here: IPCC Reports Land To
Panel on Climate Be A Critical Resource
Change (IPCC)
It revealed that nearly 2000 tigers were
poached between 2000 and 2018 in India
which is the home for more than half of the
global tiger population (75%). Read full
details here: 2019 Report By “TRAFFIC”
Reveals 2000 Tigers Poached Over The
Past 19 Years
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Composite Water NITI Top 3 States:

Management Index 2019” Aayog(National 1. Gujarat
(CWMI 2.0) for the year Institution for 2. Andhra Pradesh
2017-2018 Transforming 3. Madhya Pradesh
India) in .
association with
Ministry of Jal
Shakti and
Ministry of Rural
Development
SEPTEMBER
On importing of coking coal Fitch Solutions India will overtake China as the largest
Macro Research importer of coking coal by 2025.
Digital Economy Report United Nations Global Internet Protocol(IP) traffic has grown
2019 – Value Creation and Conference on from about 100 gigabytes (GB) per day in
Capture: Implications for Trade and 1992 to more than 45,000 GB per second in
developing countries Development 2017.By 2022, global IP traffic is projected to
(UNCTAD) reach 150,700 GB per sec.Click here to read
the entire report.
"India Iodine Survey 2018- Nutrition Top 3 States/UT’s:
19" International in 1.Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
collaboration with 2.Nagaland and
the All India 3.Manipur
Institute of
Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) and, the
Indian Coalition
for the Control of
Iodine Deficiency
Disorders
(ICCIDD), and
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 2019 - United Nations DER was formerly known as the Information
Value Creation and Capture: Conference on Economy Report. It examines the scope for value
Implications for developing Trade and creation and capture in the digital economy by
countries" Development developing countries. Read full details here:
(UNCTAD) UNCTAD released its first ‘Digital Economy
Report 2019’
2nd edition of perception-based Commerce and Top 3 States:
index of mobility of goods and industry minister 1. Gujarat
efficiency, the Logistics Ease Shri Piyush Goyal 2. Punjab and
Across Different States 3. Andhra Pradesh
(LEADS) index
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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
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%)
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Crime in India Report 2017
Doing Business 2020-
Comparing Business
Regulation in 190 Economies
“Global Microscope 2019: The
enabling environment for
financial inclusion”
“Adolescents, Diets and
Nutrition: Growing Well in a
Changing World 2019”
Intensified Attacks, New
Defences; Developments in the
Fight to Protect Journalists and
End Impunity 2019 (covers the
period 2014-2018)
2nd edition of the report titled
Women, Peace, and Security
(WPS) Index for the year 2019
‘India Justice Report 2019’
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National Crime Records Bureau Top 3 States:
(NCRB) 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. West Bengal
Click here to read more.
World Bank’s (WB) 63. India
Top 3 Countries:
1. New Zealand
2. Singapore
3. Hong Kong, China.
Click here to read more.
Economist Intelligence 5. India
Unit’s(EIU) Top 3 Countries:
1. Columbia
2. Peru
3. Uruguay
Click here to read more.
United Nations Children’s More than 80 % of adolescents
Fund, originally known as the in India suffer from “hidden
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 Arab States constituted the
Defences; Developments in the deadliest part of the world for
Fight to Protect Journalists and journalists (30 % of global
End Impunity killings- 149 people killed
between 2014-18), followed by
Latin America and the
Caribbean region (26 %, 127
people killed) and the Asia and
Pacific States (24 %, 120
people killed).
NOVEMBER
Georgetown Institute for 133. India
Women, Peace and Top 3 Countries:
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
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
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‘Anaemia among men in India:
A nationally representative
cross-sectional study’
“Brown to Green Report 2019”
“Fighting for Breath- A call to
action on childhood
pneumonia”
Water Quality Report 2019
Accidental deaths and suicides
in India for the year 2016
World Talent Ranking (WTR)
report for the year 2019
Road Accidents in India-2018
Lancet Global Health
Non-Governmental
Organisations(NGOs) from the
majority of the G20 (group of
20) countries and 14 research
organisations
UNICEF(United Nations
Children’s Fund ,originally
known as the United Nations
International Children’s
Emergency Fund ) and charity
groups Save the Children &
Every Breath Counts Coalition
BIS’s (Bureau of Indian
Standards)
National Crime Records Bureau Top 5 States:
(NCRB)
International Institute of
Management Development’s
(IMD)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highest number of deaths:
Highways
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Highest state among men:
1.Bihar (32.9%),
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.
Among the G20 nations, India
was the only country close to
the 1.5-degree celsius
temperature rise pathway.
Pneumonia is one of the
leading killers of children in
India, claiming more than 14
children under the age of 5
years every hour in 2018.
Top 5 Countries:
1.Nigeria (162,000),
2.India (127,000),
3.Pakistan (58,000),
4.Democratic Republic of
Congo (40,000) and
5.Ethiopia (32,000).
Top 3 City:
1.Mumbai
2.Hyderabad
3.Bhubaneshwar
1. Maharashtra(40% of death-
3,661)
2. Karnataka(2,079 deaths)
3. Madhya Pradesh (1321 deaths)
4.Andhra Pradesh(804 deaths)
5.Chhattisgarh (682 deaths)
59.India
Top 3 Country:
1.Switzerland
2.Denmark
3.Sweden
1. Uttar Pradesh (UP)
2. Maharashtra
Highest number of accidents:
1. Tamil Nadu. Click here to
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First ever global trends for
adolescent insufficient physical
activity 2019
“World malaria report 2019”
“Human Development Report
2019– Beyond income, beyond
averages, beyond today:
Inequalities in human
development in the 21st
century”
Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report (MMWR) 2018
7th edition of the India Skills
Report 2020
‘Birth Registration for Every
Child by 2030: Are we on
track?’
15th Finance commission headed by N K Singh submits its 1st report for the FY 2020-21 to
President Ram Nath Kovind. Click here to Read More
World Health
Organisation(WHO)
DECEMBER
World Health Organization
(WHO)
United Nations Development
Programme(UNDP)
World Health
Organization(WHO) and
UNICEF (United Nations
Children’s Fund)
Wheebox (global talent-
assessment company),
PeopleStrong and
Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) in collaboration
with UNDP (United Nations
Development Programme),
AICTE (All India Council for
Technical Education) and AIU
(Association of Indian
Universities)
UNICEF (United Nations
Children’s Fund)
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8. India
1. Bangladesh
Click here to read more.
India reported 2.6million fewer
cases with 28% reduction in
malaria cases. The country next
to India was Uganda. It
reported 1.5million fewer
cases.
India-only non-African country
in top 11.
Click here to read more.
129.India.
Top 3 Country:
1. Norway.
2. Switzerland.
3. Ireland. Click here to Read
More
Nigeria,an African country tops
the list with 2.4 million in 2018
unvaccinated children (4
million unvaccinated children
in 2017).
India has the 2nd highest
number of children who are
not vaccinated against measles
with 2.3 million in 2018 (2.9
million in 2017) Click here to
Read More
Top ranked states in
employability:
1. Maharashtra
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Uttar Pradesh(UP)
Top ranked cities in
employability:
1. Mumbai (Maharashtra)
2.Hyderabad(Telangana)
Click here to read more.
India, Bangladesh and Nepal
have contributed to the global
progress in this field.
The number of registered
children increased from 41%
in 2005–2006 to 80 % over a
decade in India.Click here to
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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2019 Nobel Prize
Name
William G Kaelin Jr(USA),
Peter J Ratcliffe(UK), and
Gregg L Semenza(USA)
James Peebles(Canada), Michel
Mayor(Switzerland) and
Didier Queloz(Switzerland)
John B Goodenough (97)
(Germany), M Stanley
Whittingham (77) (United
Kingdom) and Akira Yoshino
(71)(Japan)
Olga Tokarczuk(Polish)
Peter Handke(Austria)
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy
Ahmed Ali
Abhijit Vinayak
Banerjee(India), Esther
Duflo(France) and Michael
Kremer(USA)
Category Awarded for
2019 Nobel Prize in For discovering how cells sense and adapt
Physiology or to oxygen availability.
Medicine
2019 Nobel Prize in ♦ James Peebles chosen for “theoretical
Physics discoveries in physical cosmology”.
♦ Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for “the
discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a
solar-type star”
2019 Nobel prize in ♦ For their pivotal role in making lithium-
Chemistry ion batteries.
♦ John Bannister Goodenough becomes
the oldest winner of a Nobel prize.
2018 Nobel Prize for ♦ For a narrative imagination that with
Literature encyclopedic passion represents the
crossing of boundaries as a form of life
2019 Nobel Prize in ♦ For an influential work that with
Literature linguistic ingenuity has explored the
periphery and the specificity of human
experience.
♦ It is for the first time in 118-year
history that 2 literature prizes are given
in the same year.
2019 Nobel Peace ♦ He is the first Ethiopian to be awarded a
Prize(100th award) Nobel Prize.
Sveriges Riksbank ♦ For their experimental approach to
(Nobel) Prize in reduce global poverty.
Economic Sciences
2019

Overview Of Padma Awards-2019

On January 25,2019 President of India Ram Nath Kovind announced Padma Awards,which is the
highest civilian Awards in the country.The Padma Awards are conferred under 3 categorized
viz- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.President Ram Nath Kovind has approved
conferment of 112 Padma Awards including one duo which is considered to be one award.The Padma
Awards consist of 4 Padma Vibhushan award,14 Padma Bhushan Award and 94 Padma Shri awards
Winners of Padma Vibhushan 2019:
Name Field State
Ms. Teejan Bai Art-Vocals-Folk Chhattisgarh
Shri Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner) Public Affairs Djibouti
Shri Anilkumar Manibhai Naik Trade & Industry- Maharashtra
Infrastructure
Shri Balwant Moreshwar Purandare Art-Acting- Maharashtra
Theatre
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Overview Of The 91st Academy Awards (Oscars 2019)

• The award is presented in Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Category Winner
Best picture Green Book
Best actress Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Best actor Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Best supporting actress Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Best supporting actor Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Best director Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Best original screenplay Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly – Roma

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 documentary feature Free Solo

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.

Best live action short Skin

Overview of National Film Awards 2019
• On August 9, 2019, The annual National Film Awards 2019 were announced by by jury heads
Rahul Rawail, AS Kanal and Utpal Bhorpujari. It was the 66th Edition. This year, a total of 419
films had competed for the awards. The awards are given in 31 categories. The announcement
was made at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. Film friendly state: Uttarakhand bagged an award for
the film friendly state. This new award was instituted in 2019.
List of Winners:
Feature Films Section:
S.NO. Title of Film Name Of Film Awardee
1 Best Feature Film HELLARO (Gujarati) Producer: Saarthi
Productions LLP
Director: Abhishek
Shah
2 Indira Gandhi Award for NAAL (Marathi) Producer: Mrudhgandh
Best Debut Film of a Films LLP
Director
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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 Cinemas
Feature Film on National Director: Satya Prakash
Integration 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 Producer : Rishab
SHALE 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 Khurrana
SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) & 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
17 Best Screenplay CHI ARJUN LA SOW (Telugu) Screenplay writer
ANDHADHUN (Hindi) (original): Rahul
TARIKH (Bengali) Ravindran
Screenplay writer
(adapted): Sriram
Raghavan , Arijit
Biswas, Yogesh
Chandekar,
Hemant Rao & Pooja
Ladha Surti
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18 Best Audiography TENDLYA (Marathi) Location Sound

URI :THE SURGICAL STRIKE (Hindi) Recordist (for sync
RANGASTHALAM (Telugu) sound films only) :
Gaurav Verma
Sound Designer :
Bishwadeep Dipak
Chatterjee
Re- recordist of the
final mixed track: Raja
Krishnan M.R

19 Best Editing NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) Editor: Nagendra K

Ujjani

20 Best Production Design KAMMARA SAMBHAVAM Production Designer:

(Malayalam) Bangalan

21 Best Costume Designer MAHANATI (Telugu) Costume Director:

Indrakshi Pattanaik,
Gaurang Shah
& Archana Rao

22 Best Make-up Artist AWE (Telugu) Make-up Artist: Ranjith

23 Best Music Direction PAADMAAVAT (Hindi) Music Director

URI :THE SURGICAL (Songs): Sanjay Leela
STRIKE (Hindi) Bhansali
Music Director
(Background Music):
Shashwat Sachdev
24 Best Lyrics NATHICHARAMI (Kannada) Lyricist: Manjunatha
S (Manasor)
Song “ Maayavi
Manave….”
25 Special Jury Award HELLARO (Gujarati) Actresses : Shraddha
& KEDARA (Bengali) Dangar, Shachi Joshi,
Denisha Ghumra,
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
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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
Film
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
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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:

S.No. Name of Award Title of Film Awardee

1 BEST NON- Son Rise Producer: V2 Films & Design Pvt. Ltd.
FEATURE FILM & Director : Vibha Bakshi&
The Secret Life of Frogs Producer: Bedi Universal
Director : Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi.
2 BEST DEBUT NON- Feluda_50 Years Rays Producer & Director :Sagnik Chatterjee
FEATURE FILM OF Detective
A DIRECTOR
3 BEST ARTS and Bunkar: The Last of The Producer: Narrative Pictures & S apana
CULTURE FILM Varanasi Weavers SharmaDirector : Satyaprakash
Upadhyay
4 BEST SCIENCE & G.D.Naidu : The Edison Of Producer: Films Division
TECHNOLOGY India Director : Renjith Kumar
FILM
5 BEST Rediscovering Jajam Producer: Rachel Bracken Singh
PROMOTIONAL Director : Avinash Maurya & Kriti Gupta
FILM
6 BEST The World’s Most Famous Producer: Natural History Unit India
ENVIRONMENT Tiger Director: Subbiah Nallamuthu
FILM
7 BEST FILM ON Taala Te Kunjee Producer: Simardeep Singh Bhatia
SOCIAL ISSUES Director : Shilpi Gulati
8 BEST Sarala Virala Producer: Sujatha H R
EDUCATIONAL Director : Eregowda
FILM
9 BEST FILM Swimming Through The Producer: Perspective
ON SPORTS Darkness Director : Supriyo Sen
10 BEST Amoli Producer: Culture Machine Media Pvt.
INVESTIGATIVE Ltd.
FILM Director : Jasmine Kaur
Roy & Avinash Roy
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
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17 BEST Children of The Soil Re-recordist (final mixed

AUDIOGRAPHY track) : 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 Name of the Publisher
No. Author
1 Mouna Prathanapole (Malayalam) Author : S Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
Jayachandran Nair
Special Mention
1 In A Cult Of Their Own: Bollywood Author :Amborish Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Beyond Box Office (English) Roychoudhury
Award for Best Film Critic:
S. No. Name of Critic Language
1. Blais Johny & Anant Vijay Malayalam & Hindi

National Sports Awards 2019

On August 29,2019, President of India Ramnath Kovind gave away the national sports awards in New
Delhi.The full list of National Sports Awards 2019 winners is as follows
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:
S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1. Sh. Bajrang Punia Wrestling
2. Ms. Deepa Malik(The first Paralympian to Para Athletics
receive the prestigious honour.)
About Khel Ratna Award: This award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance
in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of 4 years. Awardee will receive a cash prize of
Rs. 7.5 lakh.
Arjuna Award: It was awarded to 19 sportspersons for 2019.
S.No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1. Sh. Tajinderpal Singh Toor Athletics
2. Mohammed Anas Yahiya Athletics
3. Sh. S. Bhaskaran Body Building
4. Ms. Sonia Lather Boxing
5. Sh. Ravindra Jadeja Cricket
6. Sh. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam Hockey
7. Sh. Ajay Thakur Kabaddi
8. Sh. Gaurav Singh Gill Motor Sports
9. Sh. Pramod Bhagat Para Sports (Badminton)
10. Ms. Anjum Moudgil Shooting
11. Sh. Harmeet Rajul Desai Table Tennis
12. Ms. Pooja Dhanda Wrestling
13. Sh. Fouaad Mirza Equestrian
14. Sh. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Football
15. Ms. Poonam Yadav Cricket
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16. Ms. Swapna Barman Athletics

17. Sh. Sundar Singh Gurjar Para Sports (Athletics)
18. Sh. Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth Badminton
19. Sh. Simran Singh Shergill Polo
About Arjuna Award: This award is given for consistently outstanding performance for 4 years. It is
India’s second-highest sporting award after Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Arjuna Awardees will
receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.
Dronacharya Award (regular category):
S.No. Name of the Coach Discipline
1. Sh. Vimal Kumar Badminton
2. Sh. Sandeep Gupta Table tennis
3. Sh. Mohinder Singh Dhillon Athletics
Dronacharya Award (lifetime category):
S.No. Name of the Coach Discipline
1. Sh. Merzban Patel Hockey
2. Sh. Rambir Singh Khokhar Kabaddi
3. Sh. Sanjay Bhardwaj Cricket
About Dronacharya Award: It is meant for coaches. It is given for producing medal winners at
prestigious International sports events. Dronacharya Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and
cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.
Dhyan Chand Award:
S.No. Name Discipline
1 Sh. Manuel Fredricks Hockey
2 Sh. Arup Basak Table Tennis
3 Sh. Manoj Kumar Wrestling
4 Sh. NittenKirrtane Tennis
5 Sh. C. Lalremsanga Archery
About Dhyan Chand Award: This award is given for lifetime contribution to sports development.
Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy, 2019 – Overall top performing university in inter-
university tournaments will be given MAKA Trophy, award money of Rs. 10 lakh and certificate.
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar –A trophy and citation is given to the entity in the Rashtriya
Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2019.
S. No. Category Entity recommended for
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan
Puruskar, 2019
1. Identification and Nurturing of Budding and (i) Gagan Narang Sports
Young Talent’ Promotion Foundation
(ii) GoSports Foundation
2. Encouragement to sports through Corporate —
Social Responsibility
3. ‘Employment to sportspersons and other —
welfare measures’
4. Sports for Development Rayalaseema Development
Trust

JANUARY
An Overview of ICC Awards 2018

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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
Playwriting Abhiram Damodar Bhadkamkar
Direction Sunil Ganesh Shanbag
Direction Bapi Bose
Acting Hema Singh
Acting Deepak Virat Tiwari
Acting Anil Tickoo
Allied Theatre Arts — Stagecraft Nuruddin Ahmed
Allied Theatre Arts — Lighting Avtar Sahni
Other Major Traditions Of Theatre — Shumang Shougrakpam Hemanta Singh
Leela
TRADITIONAL / FOLK / TRIBAL MUSIC / DANCE / THEATRE AND PUPPETRY
Category Winner
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Folk Music, Rajasthan Anwar Khan Manganiyar

Folk Arts, Maharashtra Prakash Sahadeo Khandge
Traditional Music — Khol, Assam Jagannath Bayan
Folk Music, Bihar Ramchandra Manjhi
Folk Theatre, Chhattisgarh Rakesh Kumar Tiwari
Folk Music (Baul), West Bengal Parvathy Baul
Folk Music, Punjab Sarvjeet Kaur
Folk Music, Mizoram K.C. Runremsangi
Folk Music, Jharkhand Mukund Nayak
Puppetry, West Bengal Sudip Gupta

OVERALL CONTRIBUTION / SCHOLARSHIP IN THE PERFORMING ARTS

Category Winner
Scholarship Vijay Verma
Overall Contribution — Dance Sandhya Purecha

61st Annual Grammy Awards:

The Award Ceremony held in Royal Albert Hall,London, United Kingdom.
Category Winner
Album of the Year Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Record of the Year “This is America”, Childish Gambino
Best New Artist Dua Lipa
Best Rap Album Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B
Best R&B Album Winner H.E.R.
Best Rap Song “God’s Plan” by Drake
Best Country Album Golden Hour by Kacey Musgarves
Song of the Year “This is America”, Childish Gambino
Best Rock Album From the Fires by Greta Van Fleet
Best Rock Song “Masseducation” by St. Vincent
Dance/Electronic Album Woman Worldwide, Justice
Producer of the Year Blanton Alspaugh
Best Music Video “This is America”, Childish Gambino
Best Country Song “Space Cowboy” by Kacey Musgraves
Best Folk Song All Ashore by Punch Brothers
Best Comedy Album Equanimity & the Bird Revelation by Dave
Chappelle

72nd British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards:

The award ceremony held in Royal Albert Hall,London, United Kingdom.
Category Winner
Best Film Roma
Best Director Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Best Actress Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Best Actor Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Best Supporting Actress Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Outstanding British Film The Favourite
Best Animated Film Spiderman : into the Spider-verse
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Best British Short Film 73 Cows

Best Documentary Free Solo
Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director Beast-Michael Pearce (Writer/Director Category),
or Producer Lauren Dark (Producer)
Best Film Not in the English Language Roma
Best Costume Design The Favourite
Best Makeup and Hair The Favourite
Best Production Design The Favourite
Best Editing Vice
Best Cinematography Roma
Best Special Visual Effects Black Panther
Best Original Screen Play The Favourite – Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Best Adapted Screenplay BlacKkKlansman – Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz,
Charlie Dachtel, Kevin Willmott
Best Sound Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Original Music A Star is Born
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Number 9 Films (Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen
Woolley)
EE Rising Star Award Letitia Wright
BAFTA Fellowship Thelma Schoonmaker

MARCH
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)
Best Music Album Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Patmaavat)
Best Lyrics Gulzar (Raazi)
Best Playback Singer (Male) Arijit Singh (Raazi)
Best Playback Singer (Female) Shreya Ghoshal (Padmaavat)
Life Time Achievement Award Sridevi
Best Debut Female Sara Ali Khan (Kedar Nath)
Best Debut Male Ishaan Khattar (Beyond the Clouds)
50 Years of Outstanding Hema Malini
Contribution to Cinema
People’s Choice Award for Best Plus Minus
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Best Short Film in Fiction Rogan Josh

Best Short Film in Non-Fiction The Soccer City
Best Actor Female in Short Film Kirti Kulhari (Maya)

Best Actor Male in Short Film Hussain Dalal (Shameless)

Best Original Story Abubhav Sinha (Mulk)
Beat Screenplay Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh
Chandekar, Hemanth Rao (Andhadhun)
Best Dialogue Akshat Ghildial (Badhaai Ho)
Best Editing Pooja Ladha Surti (Andhadhun)
Best Action Vikram Dahiya, Sunil Rodriguez (Mukkabaaz)
Best Background Score Daniel B George (Andhadhun)
Best Choreography Kurti Mahesh Midya, Jyothi D Tommar (Patmaavat)
Best Cinematography Pankaj Kumar (Tumbbad)
Best Costume Sheetal Sharma (Manto)
Best Production Design Nitin Zihani Choudhary, Rakesh Yadav (Tumbbad)
Best Sound Design Kunal Sharma (Tumbbad)
Best VFX Red Chillies VFX (Zero)

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”.
Awards and their Categories:
i.In Competition:

Name of Award Winner Film

Palme d'Or Bong Joon-ho Parasite(Korean)
Grand Prix Mati Diop(Diop made Atlantics(Senegal)
history by becoming the first
black woman to direct a film
featured In Competition at
the festival)
Jury Prize Kleber Mendonça Filho and Bacurau(Brazil)
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Ladj Ly Les
Misérables(France)
Best Director Jean-Pierre and Luc Young Ahmed
Dardenne (Belgium)
Best Actress Emily Beecham Little Joe(UK-Austria)
Best Actor Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory(Spain)
Best Screenplay Céline Sciamma Portrait of a Lady on
Fire(France)
Special Mention Elia Suleiman It Must Be
Heaven(France –
Canada)
ii.Un Certain Regard:

Name of Award Winner Film

Un Certain Regard Karim Aïnouz The Invisible Life of
Award Eurídice
Gusmão(Brazil)
Un Certain Regard Oliver Laxe Fire Will Come(Spain)
Jury Prize
Un Certain Regard Kantemir Balagov Beanpole(Russia)
Award for Best
Director
Un Certain Regard Chiara Mastroianni On a Magical
Jury Award for Best Night(France)
Performance
Un Certain Regard Albert Serra Liberté(Spain)
Special Jury Prize Bruno Dumont Joan of Arc(France)
Coup de Cœur Award Monia Chokri A Brother's
Love(Canada)
Michael Angelo Covino The Climb(America)
iii.Golden Camera:
Caméra d'Or: Our Mothers by César Díaz
iv.Short Films:

Name of Award Winner Film

Short Film Palme d'Or Vasilis Kekatos The Distance Between
Us and the Sky
Special Mention Agustina San Martín Monster God
v.Cinéfondation:

Name of Award Winner Film

First Prize Louise Courvoisier Mano a mano
Second Prize Richard Van Hiêu
Third Prize Wisam Al Jafari Ambience
Barbara Rupik The Little Soul
vi.Honorary Palme d'Or:
Honorary Palme d'Or: Alain Delon.
Independent awards
i.FIPRESCI Prizes

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In Competition Elia Suleiman It Must Be

Heaven(France)
Un Certain Regard Kantemir Balagov Beanpole(Russia)
Parallel section Robert Eggers The
Lighthouse(America)
ii.Ecumenical Prize
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: A Hidden Life by Terrence Malick
iii.International Critics' Week

Name of Award Winner Film

Nespresso Grand Prize Jérémy Clapin I Lost My
Body(France)
Leitz Cine Discovery Qiu Yang She Runs
Prize for Short Film
Louis Roederer Ingvar E. Sigurðsson A White, White Day
Foundation Rising
Star Award
Gan Foundation Lorcan Finnegan Vivarium
Award for Distribution
SACD Award César Díaz Our Mothers
Canal+ Award for Andrias Høgenni Ikki Illa Meint
Short Film
iv.Directors' Fortnight:

Name of Award Winner Film

Europa Cinemas Label Nicolas Pariser Alice and the
Award for Best Mayor(France)
European Film
SACD Award for Best Rebecca Zlotowski An Easy Girl(France)
French-language Film
Illy Short Film Award Pham Thien An Stay Awake, Be Ready
Carrosse d'Or John Carpenter
v.L'Œil d'or :

Name of Award Winner Film

L'Œil d'or Waad al-Kateab Sama
and Edward Watts
Patricio Guzmán The Cordillera of Dreams
vi.Prix François Chalais
François Chalais Prize: A Hidden Life by Terrence Malick
vii.Queer Palm:

Name of Award Winner Film

Queer Palm Award Céline Sciamma Portrait of a Lady on
Fire(France)
Short Film Queer Palm Vasilis Kekatos The Distance Between
Us and the Sky
viii.Cannes Soundtrack Award
Cannes Soundtrack Award: Alberto Iglesias for Pain and Glory
ix.Trophée Chopard:
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x.Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography:

Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
xi.Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist:

Name of Award Winner Film

Vulcan Award Flora Volpelière Les Misérables
(editing) and Julien
Poupard
(cinematography)
Special Mention Claire Mathon Atlantics and Portrait
of a Lady on Fire
(cinematography)
Artistic Direction Lee Ha-jun Parasite
Mention

xii.Palm Dog:

Name of Award Winner Film/Awarded for

Palm Dog Award Brandy Once Upon a Time in
Hollywood
Grand Jury Prize Canine cast in Little Joe
Canine cast in Aasha and the Street Dogs
(Marché du Film)
Palm DogManitarian Google For their support of
Award dogs in the workplace
Underdog Award The Unadoptable
JUNE
Overview of Tony Awards 2019
 2019 Tony Awards was the 73rd edition of Tony Awards held on June 9, 2019, to recognize
achievement in Broadway productions during the 2018–19 season. It was held in Radio City
Music Hall, New York City.It was hosted by James Corden.
Highlights:
 Hadestown, a musical about a young couple’s dark trip to the Underworld, was the most
winning production of the season by winning eight awards, including Best Musical.
 The Ferryman won four awards, including Best Play. Original musicals The Cher Show
and Tootsie, the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, and the new play Ink
each won two awards.
 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
Best play
Best revival of a musical
Best musical
Best revival of a play
Best performance by an
actor in a leading role in a
musical
Winner
“The Ferryman” by Jez Butterworth
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!
“Hadestown”
“The Boys in the Band” by Mart Crowley
Santino Fontana, “Tootsie”

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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”
Best sound design of a play Fitz Patton, “Choir Boy”
Best lighting design of a Bradley King, “Hadestown”
musical
Best lighting design of a play Neil Austin, “Ink”
JULY
29 new World Heritage sites for 2019 by UNESCO
 The 2019 list includes natural sites, such as Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland; cultural sites,
such as the historic city of Sheki in Azerbaijan and the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu City in
southeast China; and just one mixed site this year the Paraty and Ilha Grande in Brazil, which
combines natural and cultural elements.
♦ Australia: Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
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♦ Bahrain: Dilmun Burial Mounds

♦ Brazil: Paraty and Ilha Grande -- Culture and Biodiversity
♦ Burkina Faso: Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina Faso
♦ Canada: Writing-on-Stone/Áísínai'pi
♦ China: Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
♦ China: Migratory Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of
China, Phase I
♦ Czech Republic: Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at
Kladruby nad Labem
♦ Czech Republic/Germany: Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
♦ France: French Austral Lands and Seas
♦ Germany: Water Management System of Augsburg
♦ Iceland: Vatnajökull National Park
♦ India: Jaipur City, Rajasthan
♦ Indonesia: Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
♦ Iran: Hyrcanian Forests
♦ Iraq: Babylon
♦ Italy: Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano a Valdobbiadene
♦ Japan: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
♦ Republic of Korea: Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
♦ Lao People's Democratic Republic: Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang -- Plain of Jars
♦ Myanmar: Bagan
♦ Poland: Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
♦ Portugal: Royal Building of Mafra -- Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting
Park, Tapada
♦ Portugal: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga
♦ Russian Federation: Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
♦ Spain: Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape
♦ United Kingdom: Jodrell Bank Observatory
♦ United States: The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

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
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
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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
Teekam Joshi Acting
Swapan Nandy Mime
Bhagawat A S Nanjappa Other Major Traditions of Theatre-
Yakshagana
A.M. Parameswaran Kuttan Other Major Traditions of Theatre-
Chakkiyar Kutiyattam
Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry
In the field of Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry, 10 artists were awarded.
Malini Awasthi Folk Music, Uttar Pradesh
Gazi Khan Barna Folk Music – Khartal, Rajasthan
Narendar Singh Negi Folk Songs, Uttrakhand
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Niranjan Rajyaguru Folk Music, Gujarat

Mohd. Sadiq Bhagat Folk Theatre (Bhand Pather), J&K
Kota Sachidanand Shastry Harikatha, Andhra Pradesh
Arjun Singh Dhruve Folk Dance, Madhya Pradesh
Somnath Battu Folk Music, Himachal Pradesh
Anupama Hoskere Puppetry (String), Karnataka
Hem Chandra Goswami Mask Making, Assam
Overall Contribution / Scholarship in Performing Arts
In the field of Overall Contribution / Scholarship in Performing Arts, 2 artists were awarded.
Diwan Singh Bajeli (Scholar)
Puru Dadhich (Overall Contribution)
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskars for the Year 2018
Sangeet Natak Akademi, in the meeting of its General Council held on 26 June 2019 at Guwahati,
Assam, selected 32 (Including one joint Awards) artists of India who have made a mark as young
talents in their respective fields of the performing arts for Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2018.
It will be presented at a special ceremony by the Shekhar Sen, Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Criteria
It is conferred upon artists below the age of 40 years with the objective to identify and encourage
outstanding young talents in diverse fields of performing arts and giving them national recognition
early in their lives, so that they may work with greater commitment and dedication in their chosen
fields.
Prize Money
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar carries a purse money of Rs 25,000.
Music
In the field of Music, 8 artists were awarded.
Sameehan Kashalkar Hindustani Vocal Music
Ruchira Kedar Hindustani Vocal Music
Dhruv Bedi Hindustani Instrumental Music–Sitar
Shubh Maharaj Hindustani Instrumental – Tabla
Sandeep Narayan Carnatic Vocal Music
J.B.Sruthi Sagar Carnatic Instrumental Music–Flute
R.Sridhar Carnatic Instrumental Music–Violin
M.D.Pallavi Other Major Traditions of Music – Bhava Sangeet
Dance
In the field of Dance, 8 artists were awarded.
Vijna Rani Vasudevan & Rajith Babu (Joint Bharatanatyam
Award)
Durgesh Gangani Kathak
Kalamandalam Vaisakh Kathakali
Manju Elangbam Manipuri
Madhulita Mohapatra Odissi
Anjali Borbora Borthakur Sattriya
Rakesh Sai Babu Chhau
Vikram Mohan Contemporary
Dance
Theatre
In the field of Theatre, 7 artists were awarded.
Chavan Pramod R Direction
Namrata Sharma Acting
Sunil Palwal Acting
Preeti Jha Tiwari Acting

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Kuldeep Patgiri Mime

Subhadeep Guha Allied Theatre Arts – Music for Theatre
Kalamandalam Sajith Other Major Traditions of Theatre –
Vijayan Kutiyattam
Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry
In the field of Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre and Puppetry, 8 artists were awarded.
Chandan Tiwari Folk Music-Bihar
Dinesh Kumar Jangde Panthi Dance – Chhattisgarh
Manoj Kumar Das Traditional Music – Khol, Assam
Chandani Mansing Zala Puppetry, Gujarat
A.Aneshori Devi Traditional & Folk Music, Manipur
P.Rajkumar Folk Dance, Tamilnadu
Madhushree Haital Folk Music (Jhumar) – West Bengal
Ashok Kumar Folk Music-Uttar Pradesh

Gallantry awards and other decorations- 2019

• President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind approved 132 Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and
members of Paramilitary Forces. President is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
There were 2 Kirti Chakras, 1 Vir Chakra, 14 Shaurya Chakras, 8 Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry),
90 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 5 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), 7 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry) and
5 Yudh Seva Medals.
Kirti Chakra 2019
About the award: It is awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of
battle. It is awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards. It is
second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards which comes after Ashoka Chakra and
before Shaurya Chakra. It was established as the “Ashoka Chakra, Class II” by the President of India on
4 January 1952 (with effect from 15 August 1947). The statutes were revised and the decoration
renamed on 27 January 1967.
Medal design: The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. The green ribbon is
divided into three equal parts by two orange vertical lines.
Awardees: Sapper Prakash Jadhav of the Rashtriya Rifles (posthumously) and Harshpal Singh, Dy
Commandant of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were awarded Kirti Chakras 2019.

Vir Chakra 2019

About the award: It is awarded for acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy, whether on land or at
sea or in the air. It was established by the President of India on 26 January 1950 (with effect from 15
August 1947). It is given only to Military personnel.
Medal design: The medal is made of standard silver with a five-pointed heraldic star embossed on it.
The star shall have in the centre a Chakra and within the Chakra shall be a domed centre piece bearing
the gilded State Emblem. The words ‘VirChakra’ is embossed both in Hindi and English on the reverse
and the two versions are separated by two lotus flowers.
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:
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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
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

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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
Yudh Seva Medal 2019
About the award: It is is one of India’s military decorations for distinguished service during wartime.
It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times
of war, conflict, or hostilities and may be awarded posthumously. It is the wartime equivalent of the
Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM). It was established on June 26, 1980.
Awardees: Following are the awardees:

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
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
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 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
6 Dr. V. Ramakrishna Bhatt Sanskrit
7 Vidwan Janardana Hegde Sanskrit
8 Dr. Kala Acharya Sanskrit
9 Prof. (Dr.) Harekrishna Satapathy Sanskrit
10 Pandit Satya Dev Sharma Sanskrit
11 Shri Banwari Lal Gaur Sanskrit
12 Dr. V.S. Karunakaran Sanskrit
13 Prof. Yugal Kishor Mishra Sanskrit
14 Pandit Manudev Bhattacharya Sanskrit
15 Shri Subuddhi Charan Goswami Sanskrit
16 Dr. Uma Shankar Vyas Pali
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17 Prof. Kamal Chand Sogani Prakrit

18 Prof. Faizanullah Farooqi Arabic
19 Mohammad Iqbal Husain Arabic
20 Dr. Mohd. Samiullah Khan Arabic
21 Prof. Dr. Iraq Raza Zaidi Persian
22 Prof. Chander Shekhar Persian
23 Mohammad Sidiq Niazmand Persian
24 Shri Hampa Nagarajaiah Classical Kannada
25 Prof. Ravva Srihari Classical Telugu
26 Dr.C.P. Achuthan Unny Classical Malayalam
27 Pandit Dr. Antaryami Mishra Classical Odia
Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman 2019 was given to the following Scholars:
Sl No Name Category
1 Dr. Ashok Thapliyal Sanskrit
2 Prof. Sujata Tripathi Sanskrit
3 Dr. Sanju Mishra Sanskrit
4 Dr. Abhijit Hanmant Joshi Sanskrit
5 Dr. Sharachchandra Dwivedi Sanskrit
6 Ms. Anoma Shriram Sakhare Pali
7 Shri Ashish Kumar Jain Prakrit
8 Dr. Fauzan Ahmad Arabic
9 ER.M. Shahbaz Alam Persian
10 Shri G.B. Harisha Classical Kannada
11 Shri S. Karthik Classical Kannada
12 Dr. M. Byrappa Classical Kannada
13 Dr. Addanki Srinivas Classical Telugu
14 Dr. V. Triveni Classical Telugu
15 Dr. D.K. Prabhakar Classical Telugu
16 Dr. Rajeev R.R. Classical Malayalam
17 Shri Santhosh Thottingal Classical Malayalam
18 Dr. Subrat Kumar Prusty Classical Odia

SEPTEMBER
President Ram Nath Kovind Addresses Swachh Mahotsav 2019 Held In Vigyan Bhavan, New
Delhi
The President presented the Swachh Bharat Awards 2019 in various categories for outstanding
contribution to Swachh Bharat Mission in New Delhi.
List of Swachh Bharat Awards 2019
S.No Name of the Award Award won by
1 Best Swachh Iconic Place award Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu and
Kashmir(J&K)
Category: Overall improvement in sanitation
2 Best Swachh Iconic Place Award Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)
Category: Swachh Bharat Mission Initiative
3 Best ministry for implementation of Ministry of Railways
Swachhta Action Plan for 2018-19
4 Swachhta Pakhwada Award Department of Defence
5 Best Public Sector Undertakings Power Grid Corporation
(PSUs) (for its contribution to Swachh Bharat Kosh)

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6 Open Defecation Free (ODF) and Gujarat and Sikkim

Behavior Change
7 Ganga Gram Award Village Baghori in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
8 Swachh Bharat Summer Internship Ranjitha S for NCC(National Cadet Corps)
Bharatiya Shaheed Sainik School (Nainital)
for NSS(National Service Scheme),Vision
Youth Association(Anantapuramu Andhra
Pradesh) for Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
(NYKS)
Key Highlights:
i. The Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, a religious pilgrimage atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu
& Kashmir (J&K) was adjudged as best Best Swachh Iconic Place in India 2019 for overall
improvement in sanitation by undertaking initiatives such as water kiosks, reverse vending machines,
installation of kill waste machine, etc.
President Kovind bestowed the award to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB).
Other awards: In 2017, the shrine got a special award from the Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation for retaining 2nd position, behind only to the Golden Temple. In 2018, the shrine was also
declared as the cleanest religious place by the India Today Group.
ii. The Victorian-era railway station & UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization )World Heritage Site ,the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai,
Maharashtra has been awarded the Best swachh iconic place in India 2019 under Swachh Bharat
Mission Initiative such as accomplishment of the action plan, involvement of stakeholders in execution
of action plans, fund leverage, fund utilization, cleanliness in peripheral area, etc.
The award has been received by Ministry of Railways jointly along with BrihanMumbai Municipal
Corporation(BMC) and CSR partner SBI (State Bank of India) Foundation.
iii. Indian Railways got selected as the best ministry for implementation of Swachhata action plan for
2018-19. Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board has received the award. Indian Railways
had spent about 3000 crore on cleanliness campaign on its various properties during 2018-19.
As per Cleanliness Ranking Survey for 2018, three best stations Jodhpur, Jaipur & Tirupati were also
awarded.
iv. Addressing the event, President stated that cleanliness as a pathway to success and also an
essential condition for success of government’s initiative ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’.
He also underscored the construction of toilets across India under Swachh Bharat Mission that helps
in maintaining dignity of women as well as their empowerment.
v. Over 1300 swachhata champions including school children, NCC cadets, volunteers from NSS and
NYKS, swachhagrahies, sarpanches, representatives from States and UTs, central government
ministries and media persons attended the event. Read full details here: President Ram Nath Kovind
Addresses Swachh Mahotsav 2019 Held In Vigyan Bhavan, New

Overview Of 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards For 2019

The 71st annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony for 2019 was held over two nights
on September 14- 15, 2019 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, United States.
Key Points:
 Home Box Office’s (HBO) Game of Thrones received 10 awards at Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2019.
 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
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 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”
Outstanding Main Title Design Game Of Thrones
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Nicholas Britell for Succession
Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy or Chris O’Dowd as Tom on State Of The Union
Drama Series
Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)
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Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Ramin Djawadi for Game Of Thrones, “The Long
(Original Dramatic Score) Night”
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Hildur Guðnadóttir for Chernobyl, “Please
Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) Remain Calm”
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Fleabag
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Game Of Thrones
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Game Of Thrones, “The Long Night”
Drama Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series Chernobyl, “Please Remain Calm”
or Movie
Outstanding Structured Reality Program Queer Eye
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Free Solo
Program
Outstanding Narrator Sir David Attenborough for Our Planet, “One
Planet”
Outstanding Music Composition for a Brandon Roberts and Marco Beltrami for Free
Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Solo
Underscore)
Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Free Solo, 360
Media Within An Unscripted Program
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, “Kenya”
Outstanding Motion Design (juried) Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Outstanding Informational Series or Special Anthony Bourdain for Parts Unknown
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Leaving Neverland
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series Our Planet
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Free Solo
Program
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Free Solo
Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

Overview of 20th Edition of NEXA IIFA Awards for 2019

• The 20th Edition of NEXA International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) for 2019
was held on September 18, 2019 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai,
Maharashtra. For the first time, the award ceremony was held in India.
Category Awardee
Best Film Raazi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) Alia Bhatt for Raazi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) Ranveer Singh for Padmaavat
Best Director Sriram Raghavan for Andhadhun
Best Supporting Actor (Female) Aditi Rao Hydari for Padmaavat
Best Supporting Actor (Male) Vicky Kaushal for Sanju
Best Debutant (Female) Sara Ali Khan for Kedarnath
Best Debutant (Male) Ishaan Khatter for Dhadak and Beyond
the Clouds
Best Playback Singer (Male) Arijit Singh for “Ae Watan”- Raazi
Best Playback Singer (Female) Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf for
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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
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.
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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
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Limited Series
Outstanding Television Movie
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Outstanding Competition Program
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited
Series or Movie
Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Comedy Series
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy
Series
Outstanding Directing for a Drama
Series
Winner
Fleabag (Prime Video)
Game of Thrones (HBO-Home Box Office)
Chernobyl (HBO)
Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) (Netflix)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC-National Broadcasting
Company)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1- Video Hits One)
Bill Hader on Barry (Episode: “The Truth Has a Ring to It”)
(HBO)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Fleabag (Episode: “Episode 1”)
(Prime Video)
Billy Porter on Pose (Episode: “Love Is the Message”) (FX)
Jodie Comer on Killing Eve (Episode: “I Hope You Like
Missionary!”) (BBC-British Broadcasting Corporation
America)
Jharrel Jerome on When They See Us (Netflix)
Michelle Williams on Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Tony Shalhoub on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode:
“We’re Going to the Catskills!”) (Prime Video)
Alex Borstein on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode:
“Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy”) (Prime Video)
Peter Dinklage on Game of Thrones (Episode: “The Iron
Throne”) (HBO)
Julia Garner on Ozark (Episode: “The Gold Coast”) (Netflix)
Ben Whishaw on A Very English Scandal (Episode:
“Episode 3”) (Prime Video)
Patricia Arquette on The Act (Episode: “Teeth”) (Hulu)
Fleabag (Episode: “Episode 1”), Directed by Harry
Bradbeer (Prime Video)
Ozark (Episode: “Reparations”), Directed by Jason Bateman
(Netflix)
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Outstanding Directing for a Limited Chernobyl, Directed by Johan Renck (HBO)

Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Directing for a Variety
Series
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy
Series
Outstanding Writing for a Drama
Series
Outstanding Writing for a Limited
Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Writing for a Variety
Series
Saturday Night Live (Episode: “Host: Adam Sandler”),
Directed by Don Roy King (NBC)
Fleabag (Episode: “Episode 1”), Written by Phoebe Waller-
Bridge (Prime Video)
Succession (Episode: “Nobody Is Ever Missing”), Written
by Jesse Armstrong (HBO)
Chernobyl, Written by Craig Mazin (HBO)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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.

Award Winner Football Club(FC)

The Best FIFA Men’s Player Lionel Messi (Argentina) Barcelona FC
The Best FIFA Women’s Player Megan Rapinoe (America) Reign FC
The Best FIFA Men’s coach JurgenKlopp (Germany) Liverpool FC
The Best FIFA Women’s coach Jill Ellis (America) –
Best FIFA Men’s goalkeeper Alisson Becker (Brazil) Liverpool FC
The Best FIFA Women’s goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal Atlético Madrid
(Netherlands) Femenino
FIFA Puskás Award Daniel Zsori (Hungary) Fehérvár FC
FIFA fan Award Silvia Grecco –
FIFA fair play award Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds –
United squad
President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2019
• President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes
on the occasion of 77th Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Foundation Day in
New Delhi.
Awarded field Awardee
Biological Sciences Dr. KayaratSai Krishnan, Indian Institute of Science Education and
Research(IISER), Pune. & Dr. SoumenBasak, National Institute of
Immunology (NII), New Delhi
Chemical Sciences Dr. Raghavan B Sunoj, India Institute of Technology(IIT), Bombay &
Dr. Tapas Kumar Maji, Jawahar Lal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean Dr. Subimal Ghosh, IIT, Bombay
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Engineering Sciences Dr. Manik Varma, Microsoft Research(MSR) India, Bengaluru.

Mathematical Sciences Dr. DishantMayur Bhai Pancholi Institute of Mathematical
Sciences(IMSc), Chennai
Dr. Neena Gupta, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata
Medical Sciences Dr. Dhiraj Kumar, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology(ICGEB), New Delhi.
Dr. Mohammad Javed Ali, LV Prasad Eye Institute(LVPEI), Hyderabad
Physical Sciences Dr. Aninda Sinha, Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bengaluru.
Dr. Shankar Ghosh, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research(TIFR),
Mumbai

OCTOBER
Overview of Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019 Regional Winners
Category
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Adaptation of an Existing Format Hear Me Love Me by Fremantle India for Amazon Prime
Best Animated Programme or Series
(2D or 3D)
Best Cinematography
Best Comedy Performance
Best Comedy Programme
Best Current Affairs Programme or
Series
Best Direction (Fiction)
Best Direction (Non-Fiction)
Best Documentary Programme (one-
off)
Best Documentary Series
Best Drama Series
Best Editing
Best Feature Film
Best Infotainment Programme
Best Lifestyle Programme
Best Lifestyle, Entertainment
Presenter/Host
Best Non Scripted Entertainment
Awardee
Sumedh Mudgalkar – RadhaKrishn by Swastik Productions
for Star Bharat
Balaji Manohar – Bhak by HOOQ
Shefali Shah – Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
Mona Ambegaonkar – Bhak by HOOQ
Lamput : Collection V2 by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon
Network
Magesh Madan – Mega Icons – Dalai Lama by National
Geographic India
Zakir Khan for Kaksha Gyarvi by OML (Only Much
Louder) Entertainment for Amazon Prime Video
Sketchy Behaviour by OML Entertainment for Amazon
Prime Video
India’s Game-Changers: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw by BBC
(British Broadcasting Corporation) World News
Richie Mehta for Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/ Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
Paramangsu Mukherjee – Mega Icons – APJ Abdul Kalam by
National Geographic India
TARINI by National Geographic India
Firepower: Defending India by AETN18 Media for History
TV18
Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan Productions/Ivanhoe
Pictures for Netflix
Beverley Mills – Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
Gully Boy by Excel Entertainment
The President’s Bodyguard by National Geographic India
Travel Trends India by CNN (Cable News Network)
Maniesh Paul – Indian Idol 10 by Fremantle India for Sony
Entertainment
Masters of Taste – The Family Table by National Geographic
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Best Original Programme by a Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan Productions/Ivanhoe

Streamer/OTT
Best Original Screenplay
Best Promo or Trailer
Best Short Form Content
Best Single News Story/Report
Best Sports Programme (one
off/series)
Best Telenovela or Soap Opera Series
Best Theme Song or Title Theme
Best Visual or Special FX in TV Series or
Feature Film
Pictures for Netflix
Richie Mehta – Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan
Productions/ Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix
RadhaKrishn by Swastik Productions for Star Bharat
Lamput : The Airport by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon
Network
Yogita Limaye: Afghanistan Sexual Harassment by BBC
World News
VIVO IPL (Indian Premier League) CRICKET LIVE – Maruti
Suzuki Cricket Live – VIVO IPL Final 2019 by STAR TV
INDIA
Chandragupta Maurya by One Life Studios for Sony
Entertainment Television
Bhak – ‘City of Schemes’ by Surya Ragunaathan & Adriel
George for HOOQ
RadhaKrishn by Swastik Productions for Star Bharat

NOVEMBER
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 awards: Tamil Nadu tops State list, Peddapalli of Telangana
tops in District list
The top ranked States and Districts which received awards are as below:
Overall Ranking:
Rank States Districts
1 Tamil Nadu Peddapalli, Telangana
2 Haryana Faridabad, Haryana
3 Gujarat Rewari, Haryana
Key Points:
i.Uttar Pradesh adjudged as the State with Maximum Citizen Participation.
The top ranked States and Districts which received awards are as below:
Overall Ranking:
Rank States Districts
1 Tamil Nadu Peddapalli, Telangana
2 Haryana Faridabad, Haryana
3 Gujarat Rewari, Haryana
Key Points:
i.Uttar Pradesh adjudged as the State with Maximum Citizen Participation.

States were judged and ranked in their respective zones as well and rankings are as follow:
North Zone Haryana
South Zone Tamil Nadu
East Zone Jharkhand
West Zone Gujarat
North East Zone Mizoram
Union Territory Daman and Diu
v.Top Performing districts: Peddapalli district of Telangana was conferred with the award of top
district of India in terms of sanitation and cleanliness. Faridabad of Haryana and Rewari bagged the
2nd and 3rd place respectively.
Districts were judged and ranked in their respective zones as well and rankings are as follow:
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South Zone Peddapalli, Telangana

East Zone Khunti, Jharkhand
West Zone Patan, Gujarat
North East Zone Kolasib, Mizoram
Union Territory Daman, Daman and Diu

Highlights of 50th edition of IFFI held in Goa 20th-28th Nov 2019

The 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India(IFFI) was held in Goa from November 20-
28, 2019. It was organized by Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Union ministry of information and
broadcasting in collaboration with Govt of Goa. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and Kollywood
actor Rajinikanth together announced the 50th edition of the IFFI open, in presence of Union Minister
for Information & Broadcasting(MoIB) Shri Prakash Javadekar and other officials. The festival opened
with the Italian film ‘Despite the Fog’ directed by Goran Paskaljevic. The key highlights of the IFFI, one
of the oldest film festivals of Asia, are as follows,
♦ During the inauguration of the festival Rajinikanth was conferred with the 1st ever instituted
‘Icon of Golden Jubilee Award‘ for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. French
actress Ms. Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement
Award.
♦ Tribute to the former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikar was paid during the opening
ceremony by screening a short film depicting his contribution to IFFI.
♦ Focus country: Russia was the focus country in the 2019 IFFI. 8 Russian films were screened
during the festival.
♦ It is also to be noted that Haryana participated in the IFFI for the first time.
ICFT-UNESCO Fellini medal awarded to IFFI:
IFFI was awarded the ICFT-UNESCO Fellini medal 2019. The announcement in this regard was made
by Georges Dupont, Director General(DG) of the International Council for Film Television and Audio-
visual Communication (ICFT). The award was given for IFFI’s completion of its 50 years.
IFFI collaborates with the ICFT Paris(France) to present a special ICFT Prize consisting of the UNESCO
Gandhi Medal. This medal was issued by UNESCO in 1994 to commemorate the 125th birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The ICFT- UNESCO Gandhi Medal 2019 was conferred to Italian film
‘Rwanda’, directed by Riccardo Salvetti. The award is given to movies that reflect Mahatma Gandhi’s
ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.
IFFI to focus on legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray next year:
Shri Amit Khare also announced that IFFI 2020 and 2021 which will be the 51st and 52nd edition
respectively will be a tribute to legendary filmmaker of India from West Bengal, Satyajit Ray. His
centenary celebrations will be observed from 2020.
Awards:
i.The Best Director award was given to Lijo Jose Pellissery for the film ‘Jallikattu’, who won the Silver
Peacock Trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 15,00,000.
ii.Golden Peacock: The french movie ‘Particles’, directed by Blaise Harrison bagged the award for Best
Film in IFFI 2019. The award comes with the Golden Peacock trophy, certificate and a cash prize
amount of Rs. 40,00,000, shared equally between the Director and the Producer.
iii.Usha Jadhav was awarded the Best Actor (Female) for her portrayal of ‘Prabha Mai’, in the Marathi
film ‘Mai Ghatt: Crime No, 103/2005’
iv.Seu Jorge won the Best Actor (Male) for his portrayal of Carlos Marighella in the Brazilian movie
‘Marighella. Both Seu & Usha received the Silver Peacock Trophy and a cash Prize of Rs 10,00,000
each.
v.Special Jury award, which carries the Silver Peacock Award and a cash prize of Rs. 15,00,000, was
awarded to Pema Tseden for the Chinese movie ‘Balloon’.
Awards:
Various awards were given during the festival. They are as follows,
Award name Name of the film Awardee
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Best Actor (Male) Marighella Actor: Seu Jorge.

Best Actor (Female) Mai Ghatt: Crime Actor: Usha Jadhav for
No, 103/2005 the portrayal role
‘Prabha Mai’
Best Director award Jallikattu Director: Lijo Jose
Pellissery
Best Film Particles Director: Blaise
Harrison
Best Debut Feature Film Abou Leila Directors: Amin Sidi
of a Director & Boumediene for ‘Abou
Marius Olteanu Leila’
&
Marius Olteanu for
‘Monsters’.
Special Jury Award Balloon Director: Pema Tseden
ICFT –UNESCO Gandhi Rwanda Director: Riccardo
Medal Salvett
Special mention under Bahattar Hoorain Director: Sanjay P.
ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Singh Chauhan
medal category
Special mention Hellaro Director: Abhishek
Shah
Icon of Golden Jubilee – Actor: Rajinikanth.
Award
Lifetime achievement – French actress: Isabelle
Award Anne Madeleine
Huppert
2019 WTA Player Award winners
Australia’s Ashleigh Barty named Player of the year.
List of 2019 WTA Player Award Winners:
Winners Country Category
Ashleigh Barty Australia Player of the year
Bianca Vanessa Canada Newcomer of the year
Andreescu
Sofia Anna Kenin United States Most Improved Player of
(US) the year
Timea Babos and Kristina Hungary and Doubles Team of the Year
Mladenovic France
Belinda Bencic Switzerland Comeback player of the
year

Name of Awards Award Winner Field Points to be noted

Awards given to the Sports Personalities
JANUARY
2018 Confederation of Mohamed Salah Footballer He also won the BBC African
African Football Player Footballer of the Year award
of the Year award for the second time in
December 2018.

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Sir Garfield Sobers Virat Kohli Cricket He is the first player to bag all
Trophy for ICC Cricketer top three ICC Awards in a
of the Year, the ICC Men’s single year.
Test Player of the
Year and the ICC Men’s
ODI Player of the year
FEBRUARY
Shiv Chhatrapati life- Uday Smriti Mandhana, was
time achievement award Deshpande(Mallakh awarded with "Shiv
amb coach) Chhatrapati award for players
Football Ratna by Sunil Chhetri
Football Delhi
2018 Player of the Year Harmanpreet Singh The award is presented by
award Asian Hockey Federation
Rising Player of The Year Lalremsiami The award is presented by
Asian Hockey Federation
Lifetime Achievement G.R. Karthikeyan He is the father of Narain
award at the Karthikeyan– India’s first
FMSCI(Federation of Formula One racer.
Motor Sports Clubs of
India)
MARCH
Telangana Sports Journalist Saina Nehwal as Badminton Association of
Association (TSJA) sportsperson of the Telangana received Association of
year, Pullella the Year award, at the Annual
Gopichand as Coach Telangana Sports Journalist
of the Year & PV Association Awards held in
Sindhu as Hyderabad.
outstanding
Performer
APRIL
Outstanding Gaganjeet Bhullar Golfer 31 year old Bhullar was
achievement as a player awarded Arjuna Award in
award 2013.
Football Writers' Raheem Sterling Footballer Nikita Parris won the FWA's
Association Footballer of Women's footballer of the year
the Year 2019 2019 award.
MAY
Professional Footballers’ Virgil Van Dijk Football Van Dijk had joined Liverpool
Association (PFA) from Southampton in January
Players’ Player of the 2018 for a fee of £75million
Year Award for 2018-19 (Euro 75 million).
CEAT Cricket Rating Virat Kohli and Cricket Virat Kohli has bagged the
(CCR) Awards 2019 Smriti Mandhana International Cricketer of the
Year Award and Smriti
Mandhana has won
International Woman
Cricketer of Year Award.
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Mohun Bagan Ratna Keshav Dutt & Other Awardees:

2019 Prasun Banerjee  Best Football Player for the
season 2018-19-Arijit Bagui,
 India’s hat-trick hero of
2019 ICC World Cup-
Mohammed Shami,
 Lifetime Achievement
Award -Ashok Chatterjee
(Footballer)

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
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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).
NOVEMBER
‘Golden Foot’ award Luka Modric (34) Football Real Madrid midfielder Luka
2019 Modric (34) from Crotia
became the 17th winner of the
Golden Foot award in Monaco.
World Athletics Award Eliud Kipchoge of Dalihah Muhammad of
2019- Male Athlete of Kenya America has been awarded
the year 2019 Female Athelete of the year
2019.
Click here to read more.
27th Ekalabya Award Jhilli Dalabehera weightlifter The award organized by Indian
2019 Metals Public Charitable Trust
(IMPaCT) managed by IMFA
(Indian Metals and Ferro
Alloys limited) group. Other
Prize Winners: Jabamani Tudu
(Odisha), women footballer
and Namita Toppo (Odisha), a
women hockey player.
DECEMBER
Men’s Ballon d’Or award Lionel Andrés Messi Football This is his 6th Ballon d’Or award.
2019 Cuccittini Other Awards:
♦ Women’s Ballon d’Or award
2019 -Megan Rapinoe.
♦ Yashin Trophy 2019 -Alisson
Becker
♦ Kopa Trophy 2019-Matthijs de
Ligt.
2019 Marylebone Cricket New Zealand The award was presented
Club’s(MCCs) during the second test match
Christopher Martin- against England at Hamilton’s
Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Seddon Park stadium in New
award Zealand.
Golden Target Award Divyansh Singh India has received three of the
from International Panwar, Elavenil 12 awards of Golden Target
Shooting Sport Valarivan and Awards, while China and the
Federation (ISSF) Saurabh Chaudhary United States (US) have won
two each. Click here to Read
More
Federation of Indian Rani Rampal & It is jointly organized by FIT
Chambers of Commerce Saurabh Chaudhary India, Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Industry(FICCI)’s and Sports & FICCI. Click here
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Awards for Literature/Journalism

JANUARY
Kabi Samrat Upendra Manoj Das English and
Bhanja National Award Odia Litterateur
for Lifetime
Achievement
Lifetime achievement Dinu Randive Journalist For his lifelong contributions
award in journalism, who started his
journalistic career in 1956.
The award was given by
the Mantralaya and
Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh.
Sushila Devi Literature Namita Gokhale writer For her novel “Things to Leave
Award in the ‘Best Book Behind“.
of Fiction Written by a
Woman Author’
category
Woman’s Voice Award Ranjani Murali Poet Objective of this award
with Apeejay Kolkata function to recognize and
Literary Festival (AKLF) encourage creative writing by
women in India.
Saraswati Samman Sitanshu Poet He was awarded for his poetry
for the year 2017 Yashaschandra collection, ‘Vakhar.
FEBRUARY
Australian literary prize Behrouz Boochani Non-fiction For his book “No Friends But
Literature the Mountains”
MARCH
Vyas Samman 2018 Leeladhar Jagudi Writer For his collection of poems
“Jitne Log Utne Prem”
published in 2013.
Abel Prize(Nobel prize Karen Uhlenbeck Mathematician She was recognized for her
of mathematics) work in the field of gauge
theory and geometric analysis.
Global Teacher Prize for Peter Tabichi Kenyan math At a ceremony in Dubai hosted
2019 and physics by Hollywood actor, Hugh
teacher Jackman.
APRIL
Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Dr. Gyanaditya literature He has contributing in the field
Samman 2019 Shakya of Pali language & literature.

Saraswati Samman 2018 K Siva Reddy Poetry For his collection of poetry
titled ‘Pakkaki Ottigilite’
Cano Press Freedom Kyaw Soe Oo and Journalist Recognizing the commitment,
Prize 2019 Wa Lone courage & resistance to
freedom of expression.
Pulitzer Prize 2019 “The Overstory” by The Pulitzer Prize for
Richard Powers Journalism was awarded to
Staff of the South Florida Sun
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Pandit Govind Ballabh Sunil Kumar Gautam For writing ‘Samvidhan Kavya’,
Pant Award a poetic verse of the Indian
Constitution
Second edition of Rana Dasgupta For his 2010 novel "Solo".
Rabindranath Tagore
Literary Prize 2019
MAY
Man Booker Jokha Alharthi Novel She is the first Arabic author to
International Prize 2019 win the award.The award was
presented for her novel
“Celestial Bodies”.
2019's Swansea Guy Gunaratne Novel He won for his debut novel
University International ‘Mad and Furious City’ in
Dylan Thomas Prize Wales, United Kingdom.
Nine Dots Prize 2019 Annie Zaidi Essay For her essay “Bread, Cement,
Cactus.” She won the cash
prize of USD 100,000 (Rs 69.83
lakh).
JUNE
Women's Prize for Tayari Jones For her novel The novel was praised by
Fiction An American Barack Obama and Oprah
Marriage Winfrey.She also received
Aspen Words Literary Prize for
the same novel.
54th Jnanpith Award Amitav Ghosh The decision taken by the
Jnanpith Selection Board
chaired by Jnanpith laureate
Pratibha Ray.
RedInk Award for Rachna Khaira For her expose The article was published in
'Journalist of the Year on the The Tribune edition dated
2019' functioning of January 4, 2018, and the leads
the Unique provided in the article became
Identification a part of Public Interest
Authority of Litigation (PIL).
India (UIDAI)

AUGUST
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)
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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.
2018 Venkaiah Naidu has honored
the Telugu litterateur Dr. K
Siva Reddy with the 28th
Saraswati Samman 2018 for
the creation of his famous
poetry collection ‘Pakkaki
Ottigilite' (Turning aside while
lying down) in 2016 during an
award-giving ceremony
organized by the KK Birla
Foundation in New Delhi.
OCTOBER
2019 Booker Prize Margaret Atwood Author For her novel ‘The Testament’
(79)
Bernardine Everisto Author For ‘Girl, Woman, Other’
(60)
28th Vyas Samman for Leeladhar Jagoori Writer The award was conferred to
2018 him by well-known author
Govind Mishra, for his 12th
anthology (collection of poems
or other pieces of writing) of
poetry collection ‘Jitne Log
Utne Prem’.
27th Ezhuthachan Anand Writer
Puraskaram 2019
NOVEMBER
International Press Neha Dixit Journalist It is awarded by the Committee to
Freedom Awards 2019 Protect Journalist (CPJ) in New
York.
Other honorees
Patrícia Campos Mello,
Brazil Lucía Pineda Ubau and
Miguel Mora, Nicaragua Maxence
Melo Mubyazi, Tanzania
2019 Karmaveer Chakra Rahul Adhikari Academician The award was given for his
Award and REX contribution in the education
Karmaveer Global sector.
Fellowship
55th Jnanpith Award Akkitham Achuthan poet He is also the 6th Malayalam
2019 Namboodri Poet to receive the Jnanpith
award.
DECEMBER
Wharton-QS Stars Rahul Adhikari Academician He received the award for
Reimagine Education “International Changemaker
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Award 2019 popularly Olympiad (ICO)”, an annual

known as the “Oscars” of international competition
education program.The award function
was organized by QS
Quacquarelli Symonds ,The
Wharton School of Business &
Wharton’s Alfred West Jr.
Learning Lab.
Shireen Dalvi (journalist) returns State Sahitya Akademi Award to protest against Citizenship
Amendment Bill
Awards given to Film/Music Industry
JANUARY
National Nritya Anindita Neogy Dancer To the outstanding Indian
Shiromani award Anaam classical dance performers.
FEBRUARY
People for the Ethical Bradley Cooper For casting his own dog, rather
Treatment of Animals than one supplied by animal
(PETA)’s Oscat award exhibitors, in his movie A Star
is Born
Rabindranath Tagore Shri Rajkumar
Award for Cultural Singhajit Singh(2014),
Harmony for the year Chhayanaut(2015)shri
2014, 2015 and 2016 Ram Sutar Vanji(2016)
2019’s META Lifetime Mahesh Elkunchwar The award will be presented in
Achievement Award 14th Mahindra Excellence in
Theatre Awards (META)
festival to be held in New Delhi
MARCH
Pritzker Architecture Arata Isozaki He is the 8th Japanese and
Prize 2019 46th Pritzker laureate to be
honoured with this award. He
integrated the East and West
in his creative designs.
APRIL
Deenanath Mangeshkar Madhur Bhandarkar Salim Khan and dancing diva
Award 2019 Helen was also felicitated.To
encourage legends from the
fields of music, drama, art and
social work.

MAY
19th New York Indian Sunny Pawar Acting For his performance in
Film Festival ‘Chippa’.
JUNE
Outstanding Artistic Veyil Marangal (Trees Film This is for the first Indian film
Achievement Award for Under the Sun) to win a major award at the
the film in 22nd festival.
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BestAsianFilmbyNetwo Gully Boy Film Presented at 23rd edition of

rk for the Promotion of Bucheon International
Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Fantastic Film Festival in
Award Bucheon City, South Korea.
JULY
2019 Locarno Hilary Swank Actress The film festival will screen the
International Film films of Hilary Swank- “Boys
Festival Don’t Cry” (1999) and “Million
Dollar Baby” (2004) for which
she had won Best Actress
Academy Awards.Previous
recipients of the Leopard Club
Award are Meg Ryan, Adrien
Brody, Stefania Sandrelli, Andy
Garcia, Mia Farrow and Faye
Dunaway.
9th edition of the ‘Nagarkirtan’ Film The film won four awards (Best
SAARC( South Asian Director’, ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best
Association for Regional Original Score’,‘Best Feature
Cooperation) festival Film’).Riddhi Sen won the best
actor award & Prabuddha
2019 in Colombo,
Bannerjee bagged Best Original
Srilanka
Score for Nagarkirtan. Best Short
Film Award to Na Bole Wo Haram
directed by Nitish Patan. Special
Jury Award for Direction and
Story was conferred to ‘Walking
with the Wind’, by Praveen
Morchhale.
Sangita Kalanidhi S. Sowmya Carnatic Seetha Narayanan, a veteran
Award 2019 vocalist vocalist and M S Sheela, who
has been a torch-bearer of
Carnatic music in Karnataka,
were selected for the Sangita
Kala Acharya award.
AUGUST
BAF TA-LA(British Steve Coogan Actor He will be honoured during the
Academy of Film & 2019 Britannia awards to be
Television Arts Los held on 25th October at the
Angeles branch) -2019 Beverly Hilton Hotel,
Charlie Chaplin California, America.
Britannia Award for
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
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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
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
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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)’

Swachhata Excellence Raigarh (1st prize) Ambikapur (2nd prize) and

Awards 2019 Kumbakonam (3rd prize)
FICCI CSR Award Jindal Steel and Power For Women Empowerment for
Ltd (JSPL) its innovative and high impact
women empowerment
programmes.
Energy and Environment Oil and Natural Gas For sustained efforts in pursuit
Foundation Global Clean Corporation(ONGC) of Swachh Bharat Mission
Awards-2019
MARCH
Non-Life Insurer of the Bharti AXA General
Year Award 2019 by Insurance
ASSOCHAM
Best Bank Award from Indian Bank For meeting the needs of
Tamil Nadu State women’s self-help groups
Government
Golden Peacock ACKO General For their “Ola Ola Ride Insurance is a first of
Innovative Product Insurance Ride its kind insurance in the Indian
Award – 2019 Insurance“ market where Acko partnered
with the leading ride-sharing
company, Ola.
APRIL
Dr. Babasaheb Sudhanshu Kumar Business While his agency Digital
Ambedkar Nobel Sukoon, named as the Best
Award by International Digital Agency of the Year
Human Rights Council 2019.
Celent Model Bank Fincare Small Finance Organization The award recognizes LAP
2019 Bank (SFB) (Loans against Property)
D.Lite.

National Intellectual Kerala Agricultural Organization For its contributions in best

Property Award 2019 University (KAU) facilitation for registration of
Geographical Indications and
promotion of registered GI.
Swacchta Pakhwada All India Radio, Organization The award was given by Amit
Award 2019 Publication Division Khare, Secretary Ministry of
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and Children’s Film

Society of India
Intellectual Property Sree Chitra Tirunal The award was given under
Award 2019 Institute for Medical the category of “Top Indian
Sciences and R&D Institution and
Technology (SCTIMST) Organisation for Patents &
Commercialisation”.
MAY
Claims Excellence Bharti AXA Life Customer The award was presented for
Award Insurance service its customer-friendly claims
services, including dedicated
claims handler and one of the
best claim settlement ratios, in
the life insurance sector.
JUNE
World Health Medical and Health Tobacco It was the only government
Organization’s (WHO) Department of control body in country to receive the
Tobacco Control Rajasthan award for its tobacco-free
Award for 2019 initiatives.Click here to read
more.
10th Equator Prize Telangana-based NGO, NGO Aprat from this there is 21
2019 the women sangams more winners.
(groups) of the Deccan
Development Society
(DDS)
Best-performing Rail Wheel Factory, The report on achievements of
Production Unit in the Yelahanka, Karnataka environment management of
field of the Indian Railways,
environment “Environmental Sustainability
Annual Report 2018-19”.
Gold Award in South Mahindra Group Organization It clinches the top spot among
Africa 29 vehicle brands for award.
BBC (British Akshaya Patra School lunch The award was presented at
Broadcasting Foundation (TAPF) programme the BBC Food and Farming
Corporation) ‘s World Awards in Bristol in London,
Service Global Champion UK.
Award
JULY
World Economic Quantela Inc Digital It is a new age digital
Forum’s (WEF) technology technology solutions company
Technology Pioneers company focused on IoT(Internet of
Things).
Best innovation award Northeast Frontier ‘Plan Bee’ ‘Plan Bee’, a strategy of using an
from Indian Railways Railway’s (NFR) amplified version of honey bees
sound to keep wild elephants
away from train tracks.
AUGUST
“Best innovation and Rajasthan For its  The Innovative Practices for
initiative leadership achievement Academic Excellence award
award” at the 14th in higher went to Sant Nandlal Vidya
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World Education  Emerging University of India

Summit-2019 award conferred upon O P
Jindal University, Raigarh,
Chattisgarh.
Euromoney’s ‘World’s DBS Bank Previously it won Global
Best Bank’ Finance's "Best Bank in the
World" in August 2018 and
The Banker's "Bank of the Year
- Global" in November 2018.
SEPTEMBER
Forbes World’s best Visa Organization Nearly 17 Indian companies
'regarded' companies were listed.
list 2019 Top 3 entities:
1. Visa
2. Ferrari
3. Infosys
BrandZ Top 75 Most HDFC Bank Banks LIC ( Life Insurance
Valuable Indian Brands Corporation of India) stood at
2019 ranking by WPP number two with a brand
& Kantar Millward value of Rs 1.43 lakh crore.
Brown
United Nations (UN) Infosys Limited Organization The award was won in the
Global Climate Action 'Climate Neutral Now' category
Award 2019 for its efforts to combat
climate change. It will be given
this award during the UN
Climate Change Conference
(COP25) in Santiago, Chile in
December 2019.
OCTOBER
Best Learning and Jammu and Kashmir State It had covered 60% of the
Sharing Space Award beneficiary families, with
2019 regard to golden card
generation
DigiDhan Mission Fin- BharatPe Firm For ‘Innovation in Digital
tech Award 2018-2019 Payments through Emerging
Technology’ at the MeitY
(Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology) Start-up
Summit 2019 held in New Delhi.
2019 Golden Leaf Tobacco Board of India It was awarded under ‘Most
Award at the Tab Expo Impressive Public Service
2019 Initiative category for the year
2019’ for initiating various
sustainability (green) initiatives
in Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV)
tobacco cultivation in India.
NOVEMBER
2019 ‘Golden Peacock NTPC ltd (National Organization For its efforts in providing
Award for Thermal Power cleaner and green energy, in-
Sustainability’ award Corporation Limited) order to minimize
environmental impact.
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DECEMBER
National award for Uttar Pradesh State UP has received the award for
Excellence for the implementation of
Rehabilitation of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan.
Persons with Read full list of awards
Disabilities (PwDs, here: Citation of Awardees of
Divyangjan) National Awards for the
Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (Divyangjan) 2019
NOTTO (National Tamil Nadu (TN) Gujarat won three awards for
Organ and Tissue the Best SOTTO (State Organ
Transplant Tissue Transplant
Organization) awards- Organization), Best hospital
Best State award in and Best coordinator in the
cadaveric organ organ donation field and
donation Madhya Pradesh (MP) won the
Best SOTTO award.
World Habitat Award Odisha Odisha won the ‘World Habitat
2019 Award 2019’ for Jaga Mission
also called Odisha Liveable
Habitat Mission (OLHM)
United Nations Global Infosys Ltd Organization Infosys, is the 1st Indian
Climate Action Award corporate to receive the
in the ‘Climate Neutral award. The award was given
Now‘ category for its outstanding
achievements in combating
climate change.
2019 World Habitat Karnataka State For Restoration of Dignity and
Award Human Rights of Indigenous
Tribal Community in
Karnataka
Other Awards Conferred
FEBRUARY
K.Veeramani Award for P.S. Krishnan For Social
Social Justice 2018 Justice 2018
International human Abdul Aziz Muhamat For exposing
rights prize “the very cruel
asylum seeker
policy of the
Australian
Government”
Gandhi Peace Prize for Vivekanand Kendra, Other awardees:
2015 Kanyakumari 2016 – Akshaya Patra Foundation
and Sulabh International (jointly)
2017 – Ekal Abhiyan Trust
2018 – Yohei Sasakawa.
National Youth 1st position- Shweta 2nd position- Anjanakshi M.S
Parliament Festival Umre from from Karnataka 3rd position-
2019 Awards Maharashtra Mamta Kumari from
Bihar.Award is given during
the festival National Youth
Parliament Festival 2019 with
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the theme: “Be the Voice of

New India” and “Find solutions
and contribute to policy”
Yashwantrao Chavan Raghuram Rajan For
National Award 2018 contribution
in economic
development
MARCH
Social Enterprise Sona Yukti For helping It is the only Indian
Network (SEN) youth to organisation to be selected as
sustainability award develop skills part of the SEN awards for
2018.
Commonwealth Youth Padmanaban Gopalan For his work He was the founder of No Food
Award towards Zero Waste, was named the winner
Hunger of the Commonwealth Youth
Award for the Asian region
worth 3,000 Pounds.
Nari Shakti Puraskar Seema Mehta Women
empowerment
DD Mahila Kisan Swati Shingade The Kisan Channel has provided a
Award 2018-19 platform to the women farmers
and the main purpose of the
channel is to make aware the
people about the various schemes
of the government.
BusinessLine Arun Jaitley For The 2nd edition of
Changemaker Of The successfully BusinessLine Changemaker
Year award introducing Awards ceremony held at the
the Goods and Leela Palace, New Delhi.
Services Tax
(GST)
Uttam Yudh Seva Anil Kumar Bhatt For successfully organizing the
Medal counter-terrorist operations in
Jammu & Kashmir.
2019 National STEM Kavya Kopparapu She has been awarded for her
Education Award significant invention in enhancing
treatments of glioblastoma–
which is the deadliest form of
brain cancer. The prize money for
STEM amounts to $10,000.
Turing Award Yoshua Bengio, They recognized their work for
2018(Nobel Prize of Geoffrey Hinton, and developing the AI (Artificial
computing) Yann LeCun intelligence) subfield of deep
learning. It has developed a base
for the recent growth of AI
technologies, through their work
in the 1990s and 2000.
APRIL
Zayed Medal PM Narendra Modi For boosting This is United Arab Emirates’s
the bilateral highest civilian honour.
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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
Pakistan. And also MadaMasr,
an Egyptian news site
National (IP) Benny Antony He is the inventor of BCM-95,
Intellectual Property the world’s leading patented
Award, 2019 turmeric extract formulation.
‘Compassionate Kid’ Derek C Lalchhanhima Saved the life of a chicken
award 2019 by People
for the Ethical
Treatment of
Animals(PETA) India
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 Garcia from
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
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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.
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.

V K Krishna Menon G D ‘Robert’ Decolonised Govender is the first person

Award 2019 Govender(Indian origin journalist who has been awarded the V K
in South Africa) Krishna Menon posthumously.
He had died in the UK in 2016.

'Order Of The Rising Shyam Saran It is Japan's second highest

Sun, Gold and Silver national award established by
Star Award' the Japanese Emperor Meiji in
1875.

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”.
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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.
Code Gladiators 2019
'100 most Influential in Nirmala Sitharaman She was one among the 100
UK-India Relations: most influential women
Celebrating Women driving the UK-India
relationship forward.
Commonwealth Nitesh Kumar Jangir For the For saving the lives of
Secretary-General's creation low- newborn babies.
Innovation for cost neonatal
Sustainable breathing
Development Award device named
2019 in the “People” “Saans”
category
Orden Mexicana del Pratibha Patil She becomes the second Indian
Aguila Azteca(Order of after the late President S.
the Aztec Eagle,Highest Radhakrishnan granted this
civilian award Mexico) honour.
Amnesty Greta Thunberg For fighting She is known for initiating a
International’s, against the movement, "Fridays for
“Ambassador of peril of global Future", a climate movement
Conscience award” warming that formed in November
2018.

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
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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
Gold Award 2019 organizations and individuals
under the “Marketing – making an outstanding
Primary Government contribution towards the
Destination” category. promotion of the travel
industry throughout the Asia
Pacific Region.
12th South Asia Ravinder Kumar Malik
Bodybuilding and
Physic Sports
Championships 2019
Indian Women of Priya Priyadarshini Jain She was also one among the
Influence award 2019 others featured in the coffee
at United Kingdom table book on ‘50 most
Parliament, London influential Indian women
worldwide’ featuring top
Indian president PartibhaPatil,
Nita Ambani, MP Caroline,
HemaMalini, Shilpashetty.
Mr. Deaf World 2019 Vidisha Baliyan She became the first Indian,
crowned Miss Deaf World
2019 which was held in
Mbombela, South Africa.
People’s Choice Prize Sudarshan Pattnaik Sand Artist He sculpted the sand art based on
at the Boston the global issue of plastic
International Sand Art pollution with a message
Championship 2019 inscribed “Stop plastic pollution,
Save our Ocean”. He received the
People’s Choice medal from
Revere Beach Partnership Board
Member Adrienne Sacco-Maguir.
AUGUST
‘Pride of Nation Award’ Vinayak S Hiremath He was presented by the
Defence Minister of India,
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of Kargil Vijay Diwas (July 26).

He is the first South Indian
doctor to offer free insulin
consultation and treatment to
gestational (pregnancy)
diabetic mothers and family
members of the Indian Army.
National Award Indresh Tripathi Police He is a MIG police station in-
charge in Indore (Madhya
Pradesh) will be conferred
with the National Award on
January 26, 2020, in New Delhi
by the central Government for
his excellent services at the
national level.
Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam K.Sivan Scientist The award is given by Tamil
award Nadu Government.
Entrepreneur of the Ruhan Rajput Enterpreneur The event was hosted by
Year award 2019 America’s Business Magazine
Entrepreneur India along with
its Franchise India in New
Delhi.
Miss World Diversity Transsexual woman Beauty This was her third successive
2019 held in Port Naaz Joshi pageant victory in this beauty pageant
Louis, Mauritius competition as she won the
title previously in 2017 and
2018. Naaz Joshi had also won
Miss Republic International
Beauty Ambassador 2017 and
Miss United Nationals
Ambassador.
'Chevalier de l'Ordre Priyam Chatterjee Chef With this distinction,
du Mrite Agricoleto' Chatterjee becomes the 1st
(Order of Agricultural Indian from Kolkata (West
Merit) Bengal) to receive this honour,
in recognition of his great
contribution towards
reinventing the gastronomic
scene in India.
2019 Prem Bhatia Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai Journalist and 2019 award for Environmental
Award for his consulting reporting was given to Down
Outstanding Political editor at India to Earth’s IshanKukreti and
Reporting Today independent journalist
TV(television) Sharada Balasubramaniam.
2019 South Asian Navneeth Murali Student He ousted other competitors in
Spelling Bee contest the finals by spelling the word
flipe, which means "to strip off
by or as if by peeling".
Clark R Bavin Wildlife Vivek Menon Biologist, He received the award at 18th
Law Enforcement author and meeting of Conference of
Award for the year wildlife Parties to CITES held in
2019 Geneva, Switzerland.
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conservationi
st
2019 Guinness World Short video creation For creating the largest online
Records (formerly The platform, Likee video album of people waving
Guinness Book of the Indian flag during its 'No
Records) matter where I am,
#IAMINDIAN' campaign.
‘Eminent Engineer Prabhakar Singh Engineer The award is conferred by the
Award’ for the Year Institution of Engineers (India)
2019 for his distinguished and
exemplary Service in the field
of Engineering and
Technology.'
Time magazine published its second annual list of the “World’s Greatest Places” with total of 100
places in the list. India’s Statue of Unity in Gujarat and ‘Soho House‘ in Mumbai featured in this
year’s list. The list is a compilation of 100 new and “newly noteworthy destinations to experience
right now”. Read full details here: Time Magazine Features Statue Of Unity, Mumbai’s Soho House
Among Its 100 Greatest Places In The World
SEPTEMBER
Global Goalkeeper Narendra Modi Service For his work under the Swachh
Award 2019 by the Bill Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) Mission.
and Melinda Gates He will be honored during his
Foundation visit to United States (US) in
September 2019.
Oscars of science Event Horizon Science For producing the world’s first
Telescope Team image of a black hole which
consisting of 347 was launched by Silicon Valley
scientists entrepreneurs and it is the
eighth year of award. They
won $3 million.
Right Livelihood Greta Thunberg Climate For prompting and amplifying
Award 2019(Sweden's Activist political demands, scientific
Alternative Nobel facts for immediate climate
Prize) action in Stockholm, Sweden.
She has shared the award with
Brazilian Indigenous leader
Davi Kopenawa of the
Yanomami people, and the
Hutukara Yanomami
Association (Brazil), women's
rights lawyer Guo Jianmei
(China) and human rights
defender Aminatou Haidar
(Western Sahara) .
2019 ‘Lamp of Peace of Prof MuhammadYunus Promoting The lamp of peace award
Saint Francis ‘ award Peace recognizes distinguished work
by Vatican by an individual in promoting
city(smallest country peace.
in the world)
World University Indian Institute of Institute Since 2012, for the first time
Rankings 2020 by Technology (IIT) Ropar Indian institutions did not
and Indian Institute of feature among the top 300 in
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Times Higher Science (IISc) Bangalore World University Rankings

Education (THE) were ranked first 2020. Read full details here:
IIT Ropar & IISc Bangalore
ranked No 1 among the 56
Indian institutes in the Times
Higher Education World
University Ranking 2020
Aga Khan Architecture Arcadia Education The novel project is about the
Award 2019 Project in South construction of a floating
Kanarchor of school in an area which is
Bangladesh underwater during monsoon
for the welfare of marginalised
children in Bangladesh.
Acadmie des beaux- Raghu Rai Photographer The award is named in honour
arts Photography of William Klein, the American
Award - William Klein born French photographer and
for 2019 filmmaker. Rai won Padma
Shree in 1972, which is a first
for any photographer.
Dr Kalam Smriti Sheik Hasina Service For her contribution in holding
International a healthy relation between
Excellence Award for India and Bangladesh,
the year 2019 International peace and
cooperation.
Amnesty Greta Thunberg Environmenta The award ceremony held at
International’s l activist the George Washington
‘Ambassadors of University, Washington D.C,
Conscience’ award for America, is the highest human
the year 2019 rights award constituted by
the Amnesty International.
Forbes' “Best Indian School of School
International 1-Year Business (ISB)
Business Schools Hyderabad, Telangana
2019” rankings
National Geoscience Syed Wajih Ahmad Science Dr. Sohini Ganguly, of Goa
Awards for the year Naqvi University was conferred with the
2018’s Award for Young Scientist Award-2018.Read
Excellence full details here: Union Minister
Pralhad Joshi Confers The
National Geoscience Awards For
2018 In Delhi
Pacific Asia Travel The Kerala tourism has Tourism The awards are given for an
Association (PATA) won 3 PATA gold ethnic food restaurant run by
awards for the year awards women at Kumarakom(Kerala)
2019 under its Responsible
Tourism(RT) mission, for Kerala
tourism campaign advertisement
'Come Out and Play' & the third
one was for its website
www.keralatourism.org
1st Gauri Lankesh Ravish Kumar Journalism He was awarded in recognition
Memorial Award 2019 of his sharp news analysis and

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by the Gauri Lankesh uncompromising secular

Memorial Trust stance.
Changemaker Award Payal Jangir She is the first Indian to
2019 at the receive the Changemaker
Goalkeepers Global Award 2019 at the
Goals Awards 2019 Goalkeepers Global Goals
Awards 2019 presented by the
Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation at a ceremony held
in New York, United States for
her work towards the abolition
of child marriage in her village
and other neighboring areas.
Airport Council Cochin International Airport It stood at the top spot in 5-15
International (ACI), ‘s Airport Ltd (CIAL) million passenger category
best airport in terms of among the airports in the Asia-
services it offered to Pacific region.
passengers for the year
2018
31st Punyabhushan Dr. G.B. Deglurkar Archeologist In recognition of his immense
Award for 2019 contribution in the field of
Archaeology during the
ceremony held in Pune,
Maharashtra. The event was
organised by Pune based
Punyabhushan Foundation.
2019 M P Birla Thanu Padmanabhan Physicist For his contributions in the
Memorial Award field of cosmology. The award
was given in M P Birla
Planetarium in Kolkata, West
Bengal. The award that
comprises a citation, a trophy
and a cheque for Rs 2,51,000
was given by H V Lodha,
Chairman of Madhav
Prasad(MP) Birla Group
OCTOBER
2019 India’s Most Kallie Puri Media She was also honored with
Powerful Women in Two ‘Outstanding Media &
Media award Entertainment Award’ at the
annual 21st Century Icon
Awards in London.
Railway Cleanliness Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Railway The Survey was conducted by
Survey 2019 Durgapura of Rajasthan Ministry of Railways
2019 Swachchta Sachin Tendulkar President of India Shri Ram
Ambassador award Nath Kovind presented the
award
2019 rural Swachhta Peddapalli district of Cleanest Next 2 Places:
survey (sanitation Telangana district 2. Faridabad(Haryana)
survey) 3. Rewari(Haryana)
2019 UN High Azizbek Ashurov Kyrgyzstan He was awarded for ending
Commissioner for Lawyer status of stateless people
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Refugees (UNHCR) through his organisation

prestigious Nansen Ferghana Valley Lawyers
Award Without Borders (FVLWB) in
Kyrgyzstan which thus became
the world’s first country to end
statelessness.
10th Edition of India Shanti Raghavan & Entrepreneur For building an ecosystem of
Social Entrepreneur of Dipesh Sutariya skilling, employment and
the Year Award 2019 entrepreneurship for persons
with disabilities (PwDs)
15th International Greta Thunberg & The award will be presented
Children’s Peace Prize Divina Maloum by international organisation
for 2019 for the defence of children’s
rights KidsRights Foundation
Vishwa-Vigyan- Prof Dr Vishwanath D Sumitra Mahajan (Former
Darshanik Award Karad Union Minister and Ex
LokSabha Speaker)
2019 Dnyaneshwara Former union minister Arif Mohammad Khan
World Peace Prize Padma Bhushan Dr (Governor of Kerala)
Karan Singh
United Nations Asia Ramesh Pandey Indian Forest For combating trans-boundary
Environmental Service (IFS) environmental crime.
Enforcement Award officer
2019
Four heritage ♦ Vikram Sarabhai
landmarks from India Library from Indian
were chosen for the Institute of
UNESCO (United Management (IIM)
Nations Educational, ♦ Keneseth Eliyahoo
Scientific and Cultural Synagogue,
Organization) Asia- ♦ Our Lady of Glory
Pacific Awards for Church and
Cultural Heritage ♦ Merit Flora Fountain
Conservation 2019
‘Most Eminent Senior K. Parasaran (92) Vice President of India Shri
Citizen Award’ for the Venkaiah Naidu presented the
year 2019 award.
Udyog Rattan Award Thakur Anup Singh For his work in transforming
2019 how Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs) can
accelerate their business by
using technology.
European Parliament’s Ilham Tohti Economist For his over 20 years of work
Sakharov Prize 2019 defending China’s Uighur
minority.
Golden Sand Art Sudarsan Pattnaik Sand Artist He will be felicitated during
Award 2019 the International Scorrana
Sand Nativity festival in Italy
which is to be held from
November 13 to 18, 2019.
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg (16) - refused to accept an environmental award
2019 from Nordic Council.
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NOVEMBER
‘Miss Asia Global 2019’ Sara Beauty Pagent Nguyen Thi Yen Trang from
Damnjanovic(Serbia) Vietnam won the ‘Miss Asia
2019’ Title, crowned by Honey
Tianmia, who won Miss Asia
title in 2017. Samiksha Singh
from India won the sub-title of
‘Miss Beautiful Face’ Title.
Deming award Venu Srinivasan Industrialist He is the first Indian to receive
‘Distinguished Service this Deming Award
Award for
Dissemination and
Promotion Overseas’
2019 Asia Business Kumar Mangalam Birla The award was given for
Leadership Forum ‘powerful individual whose
(ABLF) Global Asian business footprint and
Award commitment to excellence
have engaged international
interest’.
1st George Schaller Ullas Karanth For his contribution in the field
lifetime award 2019 of wildlife conservation science
BRICS-Young Ravi Prakash Theme-“Cybersecurity and Bio
Innovator Prize, 2019 economy”.
India Council for Rezwana Choudhury Singer The award was given by High
Culture Relations Bannya Commissioner of India Riva
(ICCR) distinguished Ganguly Das at a programme
alumni award 2019 titled ‘ICCR Scholar’s Evening
and Award Presentation
Ceremony’.
Indira Gandhi Prize for Sir David Frederick English For his tireless work to
Peace, Disarmament, Attenborough (93) broadcaster preserve and protect
and Development and natural biodiversity.
2019 historian
International Greta Thunberg ♦ Greta Thunberg - honored -
Children’s Peace Prize (Swedan) & Divina due to her effort against the
2019 Maloum (Cameroonian) struggle in climate change.
♦ Divina Maloum - honored
for her fighting spirit and
‘Peaceful struggle’ against
Boko Haram jihadist group.

National Award for Hridayeshwar Singh He became the youngest

Empowerment of Bhati (17 years) patent holder and also the
Person with youngest differently-abled
Disabilities, 2019 patent holder in the world.
under the category-
Outstanding Creative
Child (Male)-2019

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ET Lifetime Arun Jaitley For Public He was the former Finance

Achievement Award Service Minister of India, he was also
for Public Service 2019 the Minister of Corporate
Affairs from May 2014 to May
2019, Minister of Defence from
March 2017 to September
2017, Minister of Information
and Broadcasting from
November 2014 to July 2016,
Minister of Law and Justice
from July 2003 to May 2004
and Minister of State for
Information and Broadcasting
from October 1999 to
September 2000.
Harmony foundation’s Noble Click here to Read More
Mother Teresa reformists
Memorial Awards for
Social Justice (MTMA)
awards 2019
Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi Beauty Pagent She was crowned Miss
Universe 2019 by Catriona
Gray, Miss Universe 2018
during the 68th edition of the
Miss Universe Pageant held in
Atlanta, Georgia.
World’s Leading Sports Abu Dhabi It is set to host the FINA
Tourism Destination (International Swimming
by the 26th Edition of Federation) Short Course
the World Travel World Championship in 2020.
Awards (WTA) 2019
‘Zuri’ Copernicus Masters Social The application was developed
Award also called Space Entrepreneur by Gurgaon-based startup Blue
Oscars, ship category Sky Analytics.
World Economic Deepika Padukone She was honoured for her
Forum’s (WEF) 26th leadership in raising mental
Annual Crystal Awards health awareness.
2020 Other Winners:
Theaster Gates (United States
(US)), Jin Xing (China) &
Lynette Wallworth (Australia)

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)

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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 First Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a Blue
World War II spy Plaque
Mukesh Ambani First Indian to join top 10 richest list of Hurun Research

Tata Steel 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos-1st Forbes World’s Billionaires list
Mukesh Ambani-13th
Kane Tanaka World’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records

Tashigang World’s highest polling station

APRIL
Batman First Inductee of Comic-Con Museum’s Character Hall of
Fame
Isaak Hayik World’s oldest person to play in a professional soccer

Guwahati Railway Station First railway station to get an ISO (International

Organisation for Standardisation) certification

Deepa Malik New Zealand Prime Minister’s Sir Edmund Hillary

Fellowship for 2019
Bhayanakam (Fear) Best cinematography award in Beijing International Film
Festival
Reliance Industries India’s first retail company
Gagandeep Kang First Indian Women In 359 Years To Join Royal Society

Bajrang Punia First Indian wrestler invited by the American governing

Bandana(Nepali teenager)
Jitender Kumar and Shikha Garg
Captain Aarohi Pandit(Mumbai)
body to take part in the “Grapple at the Garden — Beat
the Streets” fight night
MAY
Guinness World Records on “Longest Dancing Marathon
by an Individual” surpassed Kalamandalam
Hemalatha(India)
Honoured for laying down their lives in UN peace-service
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
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Saray Khumalo(Zambia)
Kailash Mansarovar popularly known
as Mount Kailash
Bhawana Kanth
Priyanka Mohite(Mumbai)
Architectural heritage of Orchha town
in Madhya Pradesh
Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj
(Captain), Flying Officer Aman Nidhi
(co-pilot) and Flight Lieutenant Hina
Jaiswal (Flight Engineer)
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport of
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Chandrani Murmu(Odisha)of Biju
Janata Dal (BJD)
Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh
Jay-Z, whose real name is Sean Carter
Rihanna
Virat Kholi
Reliance Industries leads the list of 57
Indian companies (71st rank globally)
Mount Everest
Srilankan Airlines
Aparna Kumar
Dipankar Banerjee
Aditya Birla World Academy
Taylor Swift, Akshay Kumar only
Indian in the Forbes Highest-Paid
Celebrities 2019 stood at the 33rd
spot.
1. Jeff Bezos, 2. Bernard Arnault, 3.
Gates
1. Tata, 2.Life Insurance
Corporation(LIC), 3.Infosys
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First black African woman to conquer Mt. Everest in her
fourth attempt.
UNESCO incorporated in tentative list of World Heritage
Sites
First female fighter pilot of Indian Air Force
First Indian woman to scale world’s fifth highest
mountain Mount Makalu
Added to the Tentative List of UNESCO's World Heritage
Sites
India’s first all-woman crew flies Mi-17 V5 medium-lift
helicopter
Gets 'International' Status
Youngest MP in the country
JUNE
First IAF woman pilot to become completely operational
by day on Hawk advanced jet aircraft
World’s 1st Billionaire($1bn (£800m)) Rapper by Forbes
World's richest female($600 million) by Forbes magazine
Forbes list of World’s highest-paid athletes 2019.The list
has been topped by the Barcelona and Argentina
professional Footballer Lionel Messi with the annual
earnings of $127mn.
Forbes World's 2,000 largest public companies
World’s Highest Operating Weather Stations by National
Geographic Society.
World's most punctual airline tag .
JULY
First civil servant & IPS Officer to conquer the ‘Seven
Summits’ challenge
Included as co-investigator in NASA (National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) for its PUNCH
mission
Only Indian School to feature in ‘The Commonwealth At
70: From Westminster to the World’ Book
Forbes Celebrity 100 list 2019
Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2019
Brand Finance India 100 2019
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1. Walmart, 2. Sinopec Group, 3. Royal
Dutch Shell
Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) topped
among Indian Companies
Bill Gates. Jeff Bezos of Amazon still
holds his no.1 spot as the world's
richest person.
1) Dwayne Johnson,2) Chris
Hemsworth,3) Robert Downey Jr,4)
Akshay Kumar
Scarlett Johansson (United States)
topped
Wing Commander Shalija Dhami
1) Taylor Swift , 2) Beyonce, 3)
Rihanna
India’s Dhirubhai Ambani
International School (DAIS)
Priyavrata
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. Andhra
Pradesh governor Biswa Bhusan
Harichandan is the oldest at the age of
85 among the current governors.
Secunderabad railway station
Moti Bagh- documentary film
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)
Bombay- topped all the Indian
institutes in the list with band ranking
111-120
Ladakhi Shondol dance
India's Immediate Payment Service
(IMPS)
Pooja Desai
PT Usha
Uttar Pradesh
Mukesh Ambani retains the top
position for 12th straight year
followed by Gautam Adani, Hinduja
brothers
Christina Koch (40) & Jessica Meir (42)
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AUGUST
Second richest person as per Bloomberg Billionaire Index
Forbes magazine’s Worlds Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019
list
Forbes magazine’s world’s Highest-Paid actresses of
2019 list
First-Ever Female Officer To Be Appointed As Flight
Commander
Forbes magazine's ‘highest-paid woman in music’
category for the year 2019
SEPTEMBER
“Global Top 50 IB Schools 2019" by United Kingdom(UK)
Youngest person to pass the“Mahapariksha”
Youngest state governor
The first station awarded with green ‘Platinum rating’ by
the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
Nominated for an Oscar 2020
Most valued domestic firm in market capitalisation (m-
cap)
QS(Quacquarelli Symonds) Graduate Employability
Rankings 2020
Creates history by entering into the Guinness book of
world records
World’s best real-time payment service in comparison to
the similar facilities of 54 countries.
Mrs India - Pride of the Nation 2019
Veteran Pin by the International Association of Athletics
Federation (IAAF)
OCTOBER
Guinness World Records record for lighting 6 lakh
earthen lamps on the Saryu river bank.
Forbes India Rich List 2019
First ever all-female spacewalk
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13.PV (Pusarla Venkata) Sindhu Forbes list of the highest-paid women athletes 2019
Top 3 Sports Person:
1.Serena Williams (Tennis- America)
2.Naomi Osaka (Tennis- Japan)
3.Angelique Kerber (Tennis- Germany)
Bill Gates (63) World’s richest man 2019
6.Shantanu Narayen (CEO of Adobe The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019
Inc),
7.Ajaypal Singh Banga (CEO of
Mastercard) and
9.Satya Narayana Nadella (CEO of
Microsoft)Top 3 CEO’s
1. Jensen Huang (NVIDIA)
2.Marc Russell Benioff(Salesforce.com)
3.François-Henri Pinault(Kering)
Nirmal Purja(Nepal) Creates new speed record by climbing the world’s 14
highest peaks in 7 months
Mumbai Member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
in the field of “film”
Hyderabad Member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
in the field of “gastronomy” (art of choosing, cooking, and
eating good food).
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) - become the first Indian company to have a market
capitalization (m-cap) of Rs 9,00,666 crore.
NOVEMBER
Kerala Startup Mission(KSUM) World’s top Public Business Accelerator
Suranga Bawadi(Vijayapura, World Monument Watch List for 2020 under the
Karnataka) category of “Ancient Water System of the Deccan
Plateau”
Dutee Chand (23) TIME 100 Next
Virat Kohli, Joaquin Rafael Phoenix People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
India’s ‘Person of the Year for 2019’
Top 3 Person’s in the list: Fortune’s Businessperson of the year 2019
1.Satya Nadella(CEO, Microsoft (Indian
origin))
2.Elizabeth Gaines(CEO, Fortescue
Metals Group)
3.Brian Niccol CEO, Chipotle Mexican
Grill
9. Mukesh Ambani Forbes Real time Billionaires list 2019
Top 3 person’s in the list:
1.Jeff Bezos
2.Bernard Arnault and family
3. Bill Gates
DECEMBER
Greta Thunberg TIME’s Person of the Year for 2019.She becomes the
youngest person to receive the award.Click here to
Read More
34 .Nirmala Sitharaman (India) 16th Forbes powerful women list 2019
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1.Angela Merkel (Germany)

2.Christine Lagarde (France)
3.Nancy Pelosi (United States (US))
Nuad Thai (Thailand) UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization) prestigious heritage list.

Geographical Indication(GI) tag:

PRODUCT STATE IT BELONG TO
Kandhamal Haldi (turmeric) Odisha
Kolhapuri chappal Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Rasagola Odisha
‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani temple Tamil Nadu(It became the first temple offering - Prashad
- from Tamil Nadu to be conferred this honor.)
Tawlhlohpuan(a woven fabric) Mizoram
Mizo Puanchei(a colourful Mizo shawl) Mizoram
Tirur betel vine Kerala
Dindigul lock and Karaikudi Kandangi Tamil Nadu
sarees
Erode Turmeric Tamil Nadu
Srivilliputtur Palkova Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu
Sirsi Supari Karnataka
Coorg Arabica Coffee Karnataka
Wayanad Robusta Coffee Kerala
Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee Karnataka
Araku Valley Arabica Coffee Andhra pradesh
Bababudangiri arabica coffee Karnataka
Marayoor jaggery Kerala
Thirubuvanam silk sarees Tamil Nadu
Green and White Tea Darjeeling

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

National
Name Appointed As Entity/Place Points To Be Noted
JANUARY
VK Yadav Chairman Railway Board He succeeded Ashwani
Lohani.He was
the General Manager of
South-Central Railway
(SCR).
Saurabh Kumar Chairman Ordnance Factory He Succeeds P.K.
Board (OFB) Shrivastava in Kolkata.
M. Nageshwara Rao Chief(Interim) CBI
Mohammed Ali Chief Coach Women’s Boxing He is India’s first
Qamar Commonwealth Games
gold medalist. He
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Thottathil Bhaskaran Chief Justice Telangana High Court Governor Narasimhan

Nair Radhakrishnan also administered oath
to Justice Praveen
Kumar as the acting
Chief Justice of AP High
Court in Vajayawada.
Lingappa Narayana Chief Justice(Acting) Karnataka High Court
Swamy
Jaideep Govind Secretary General National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC)
Vice Admiral G Ashok Vice Chief Naval Staff He holded as a deputy
Kumar Chief of naval Staff from
June 6,2016.
FEBRUARY
Pramod Chandra Chairman Central Board of Direct He will succeed Sushil
Mody Taxes (CBDT) Chandra
Govind Prasad Chairman National Book Trust He will be replacing
Sharma (NBT) Baldeo Sharma
Ashwani Lohani Chairman and Air India
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
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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.
Ajit Kumar Mohanty Director Bhabha Atomic Research By the Ministry of
Centre (BARC) Personnel for 3 years
MA Hampiholi Director General Navy He will succeed Satish
Naval Operations Namdeo Ghormade.
(DGNO)
Gauri Sawant Election Election Commission of The highest enrolment
ambassador(First India of transgenders (324) is
Transgender) in Mumbai North Lok
Sabha constituency.
Subhash Chandra Finance Secretary India He has succeeded Ajay
Garg Narayan Jha.
Pinaki Chandra Lokpal or the anti- India Dilip B. Bhosale, Pradip
Ghose corruption Kumar Mohanty, and
ombudsman(First) Abhilasha Kumari and
Ajay Kumar Tripathi
have been appointed as
judicial members under
the Lokpal.
Rustom Irani Managing Director Hitachi Payment Services He will succeed Loney
Antony
DK Jain Ombudsman BCCI (Board of Control for
Cricket in India)
APRIL
Keshav Murugesh Chairman NASSCOM (National Nasscom designated
Association of Software Pravin Rao, Infosys COO
and services companies) UB as its Vice Chairman
for 2019-20.
Jitendra Chaddah Chairman India Electronics and He succeeds Anil Kumar
Semiconductor Muniswamy
Association (IESA)
Ravinder Kumar Chairman Export Promotion Council He will take charge for
Passi for Handicraft (EPCH) the post of Chairman
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shortly from his

predecessor O P
Prahladka.
M S Yadav General Secretary All India Federation of PTI
Employees' Unions
(AIFPTIEU)
Mukesh Kumar General Secretary Judo Union, the Asian The present President of
governing body Judo Federation of India,
Partap Singh Bajwa was
elected as Vice President
of Judo Union of Asia and
as president of South
Asia Judo Federation.
Mithali Dorai Raj Goodwill Indian women's cricket This is first cricket world
ambassador team cup for street-connected
children & final will be
held Lord’s in London on
May 7.
Vikramjit Singh President International Chamber of He will succeed Jawahar
Sahney Commerce- India Vadivelu
Gargi Kaul Secretary Defence Finance The senior bureaucrat,
Kaul is currently serving
as Financial Advisor
(Defence Services),
Ministry of Defence.
MAY
Sanjiv Puri Chairman ITC Limited Now Sanjiv Puri became
the Chairman and
Managing Director
(CMD) of ITC. Previous
Manager of ITC Yogesh
Chander Deveshwar has
passed away recently.
Birender Singh Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee Now BS Dhanoa will be
Dhanoa (COSC) the Chairman of COSC
with effect from May 31,
2019 due to the
retirement of Admiral
Sunil Lamba
Arjan Kumar Sikri Chairperson News Broadcasting His predecessor is
Standards Authority Justice (retd) R V
Raveendran
Admiral Karambir Chief of Naval Indian Navy He succeeded Chief
Singh Staff(24th) Admiral Sunil Lanba,
who retired from the
service after completion
of 3 years. Singh was the
Flag Officer
Commanding-in-Chief
(FOC-in-C) of the
Eastern Naval
Command(ENC)
headquartered at
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Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh
Igor Stimac Coach Indian men’s football He succeeds Stephen
team Constantine
Vice Admiral Atul Flag Indian Navy The Ceremonial parade
Kumar Jain Officer Commanding- was held at the naval
in-Chief (FOC-in- base in Visakhapatnam,
C) of the Eastern Andhra Pradesh.
Naval
Command(ENC).
National Democratic Prime Minister India He sworn in for the
Alliance (NDA) second consecutive
leader Narendra term,Click here to read
Damodardas Modi more.
JUNE
Pradeep Kumar Sinha Cabinet Secretary India He was appointed in
2015 for two years. He
became the longest-
serving bureaucrat in
the post in the last seven
decades.
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.
Amit Agarwal Chairman Internet and Mobile He succeeds Rajan
Association of India Anandan, who was the
(IAMAI) former Google India MD.
Arvind Kumar Chief Intelligence Bureau (IB) He is currently serving
as special director in the
IBwill succeed Rajiv Jain.
Samant Kumar Goel Chief Research and Analysis He is presently serving
Wing(RAW) as Special Secretary in
the RAW. He will
succeed Anil K
Dhasmana.
Amitabh Kant Chief Executive NITI Aayog His tenure was extended
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Mrutyunjay Chief or Director India Meteorological He is from Bhadrak

Mohapatra General (DG) Department (IMD) district of Odisha. He
succeeds KJ Ramesh.

Dinesh K Tripathi Commandant(7th ) Indian Naval Academy He succeeded Vice

(INA) Admiral RB Pandit,
AVSM, who completed
his tenure of over 15
months.
Sanjay Mitra Defence Secretary India He was appointed as the
defence secretary on
May 24, 2017
succeeding G. Mohan
Kumar.
Lt Gen PJS Pannu Deputy Chief Integrated Defence staff He will look after Air
(operations) Marshal Rajeev
Sachdeva with effect
from June 1.
Mr. Ravinder Singh Director (Projects) Power Finance He is currently serving
Dhillon Corporation Ltd (PFC) as an Executive Director
in PFC.
Arun Kumar Director General Directorate General of He assumed the charge
(DG) Civil Aviation (DGCA) on June 1, 2019,
succeeding B S Bhullar
who retired on May 31,
2019.
Alok Vardhan Director General Directorate General of
Chaturvedi Foreign Trade (DGFT)
Krishnaswamy Director General Indian Coast Guard (ICG) He succeeds Rajendra
Natarajan Singh
Padmanabha Governor Manipur Justice Lanusungkum
Balakrishna Acharya Jamir of the High Court
of Manipur
administered the
swearing in ceremony
Abhinav Bindra Independent person World Archery To sort out the ongoing
trouble in the Archery
Association of India (AAI).
AAI, headquartered at New
Delhi, had violated the
constitution by
unanimously electing two
parallel bodies in
Chandigarh , New Delhi.
Sharad Kumar Interim Central India The move comes after the
Vigilance Central Vigilance
Commissioner (CVC) Commissioner (CVC) KV
Chowdary completed his
tenure at anti-graft body
Thawar Chand Leader Rajya Sabha He succeeds former Union
Gehlot Minister of Finance and
Corporate Affairs, Arun
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the Minister of Social

Justice and
Empowerment from 2014
to 2019.

Krishnamurthy Members(part-time) Insolvency and

Subramanian and B Bankruptcy Board of
Sriram India (IBBI)
V Ravi Anshuman Member(part-time) Securities and Exchange He is currently working
Board of India (SEBI) as a professor in Indian
Institutes of
Management, Bangalore.
Ajit Doval National security India His tenure is extended
Advisor (NSA) for 5 years as well as
given upgraded position
from the minister of
state to a Cabinet rank.
Debendranath President Squash Rackets Cyrus Poncha was made
Sarangi Federation of India (SRFI) secretary-general. They
were elected unopposed
for a period of four years
from 2019 to 2023.
Sharad Kumar Saraf President Federation of Indian He succeeded Ganesh
Export Organisations Kumar Gupta. He is the
(FIEO) Chairman and Founder
of Technocraft
Industries (India).
Nripendra Misra Principal Secretary Prime Minister Narendra Pramod Kumar Mishra
(PS) Modi was re-appointed as
Additional Principal
Secretary (Addl PS) to
PM Narendra Modi
Om Birla Speaker 17th Lok Sabha He will succeed Sumitra
Mahajan (2014-2019)
and pro-tem speaker of
17th Lok Sabha Virendra
Kumar.
JULY
Manoj Kumar Chairman Microfinance Institutions Vineet Chattreem was
Nambiar Network (MFIN) selected as the vice
chairman succeeding
Dibyajyoti Pattanaik.
Adhir Ranjan Chairman Public Accounts
Chowdhury Committee (PAC)
Girish Chairman Estimates committee
Bhalchandra Bapat
Dr.Nalin Shinghal Chairman and Bharat Heavy Electricals He succeeded D.
Managing Director Limited(BHEL)
(CMD)
P.K. Purwar Chairman and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd He succeeds Anupam
Managing Director (BSNL) Shrivastava who has
(CMD) resigned on 30.06.2019.
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Badri Narain Sharma Chairperson National Anti-profiteering NAA has 3 members

Authority (NAA) including J C Chauhan &
IRS officers R
Bhagyadevi & Amand
Shah.
B Harideesh Kumar Director Institute of Banking He succeeded Anup
Personnel Selection Sankar Bhattacharya.
Rahul Dravid Head of Cricket National Cricket Academy
(NCA)
Dejan Papic Head Coach Table Tennis Federation
of India (TTFI)
Ashutosh Gupta Manager for LinkedIn He will replace Mahesh
Business in India Narayanan
Adhir Ranjan Members Public Accounts
Chowdhury, Satya Pal Committee(PAC)
Singh & Jayant Sinha
A. K. Sikri Ombudsman Indian Federation of India’s first and only
Sports Gaming (IFSG) Sports Gaming self-
regulatory industry
body.
Vivek Kumar Private secretary Prime Minister Narendra He replaces Sanjeev
Modi Kumar Singla, who has
been appointed India's
ambassador to Israel.
Manoj Mukund Vice Chief Indian Army He succeeds Lieutenant
Naravane General D. Anbu who is
retiring next month.
AUGUST
Rajiv Gauba Cabinet Secretary India He will be replacing PK
Sinha.
Pramod Chandra Chairman Central Board of Direct
Mody Taxes (CBDT)
Kandikuppa Chairman and MD Power Grid Corporation He replaces Ravi P Singh
Sreekant of India Ltd. (director (personnel),
who held the post of
chairman & MD of the
company give away the
additional charge.
Pramod Agrawal Chairman-cum- Coal India Limited (CIL) He will succeed
Managing Director incumbent Anil Kumar
Jha retiring in January
2020.
Sonia Gandhi Chief(Interim) Indian National Congress She had held the post of
Congress President
between 1998 and 2017.
She succeeds Rahul
Gandhi.
Girraj Prasad Gupta Controller General of Ministry of Finance He succeeds Anthony
Accounts (CGA) Lianzuala as the new
CGA, Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of
Finance.
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Harshad Pandurang Director National Institute of He replaces Shri. Sudhansh

Thakur Health and Family Pant. Earlier Thakur was a
Welfare(NIHFW) professor at Tata Institute
of Social Sciences (TISS),
Mumbai.
Rakesh Asthana Director General Narcotics Control Bureau The post of NCB was
(NCB) lying vacant as
incumbent Abhay was
appointed as a director
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
National Police
Academy, Hyderabad,
Telangana.
VG Somani Drug Controller Central Drugs Standard He is currently Joint
General of India Control Organisation Drugs Controller of
(DCGI) (CDSCO) India. He succeeds Dr. S.
Eswara Reddy.
Pradeep Kumar(PK) Officer on Special Prime Minister's He Succeeds Nripendra
Sinha Duty (OSD) Office(PMO) Misra.

Ms Chandrima Shaha President Indian National Science She is all set to become
(66) Academy (INSA) the 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.
Amit Nayyar President Paytm His appointment comes
a week after Madhur
Deora, the Chief
Financial Officer(CFO)
was also elected as the
President of Paytm.
Before joining Paytm, he
worked as Managing
Director(MD) at
Mumbai-based
investment bank
Arpwood Capital.
E L S N Bala Prasad Special Secretary President Ram Nath He was appointed under
Kovind the Central Staffing
Scheme.
SEPTEMBER
Vijay Kumar Chopra Chairman Press Trust of India (PTI) Vineet Jain was elected
as Vice-Chairman of PTI.
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Vineet Jain Elected As

Chairman And Vice
Chairman Of PTI
Respectively

Nilesh Shah Chairman Association of Mutual He will replace Nimesh

Funds in India (AMFI) Shah. The AMFI board
has also
elected Saurabh
Nanavati, Chief
Executive Officer,
Invesco Mutual Fund as
its new vice-chairman.
Bipin Rawat Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee He Succeeds Indian Air
(COSC) Force (IAF) chief, Air
Chief Marshal B.S.
Dhanoa who retires on
September 30, 2019
Rakesh Kumar Singh Chief of Air Indian Air force (IAF) Currently serving as the
Bhadauria Staff(26th) Vice Chief of the IAF,
Bhadauria will replace
incumbent Chief B S
Dhanoa. An alumnus of the
National Defence Academy
commissioned to IAF in
1980, Bhadauria headed
the Cost Negotiation
Committee (CNC) for the
Rafale deal.
Vivek Kumar (V.K) Director General Border Security He succeeds Rajni Kant
Johri (DG)(25th) Force(BSF) Misra, who retired on
August 31, 2019.
Justices V Judge Supreme Court(SC) of Supreme Court(SC) of
Ramasubramanian, India India has appointed 4 new
Krishna Murari, S judges which now took the
Ravindra Bhat and total strength of judges to
34. Recently the
Hrishikesh Roy
parliament increased the
no. of judges to
34(inclusive of Chief
Justice(CJ)) from previous
count of 31.
Manoj Mukund Vice chief Army staff He replaces Lieutenant
Naravane General Devraj Anbu who
was superannuated on
August 31, 2019. Naravane
has been awarded Param
Vishisht Seva Medal
(2019)
Harjit Singh Arora Vice chief Indian Air Force(IAF) He will succeed Air
Marshal Rakesh Kumar
Singh Bhadauria. Air
marshal Balakrishnan
Suresh,air officer
commanding-in-chief of
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Southern Air Command

was appointed as the
Western Air commander of
the IAF & will succeed
veteran Air Marshal
Raghunath Nambiar .
OCTOBER
Rajnish Kumar Chairman Indian Banks’ He succeeds Sunil
Association(IBA) Mehta, the former
Managing Director(MD)
& Chief Executive
Officer(CEO) of Punjab
National Bank (PNB).
Arvind Singh Chairman Airports Authority of He replaces Anuj
India(AAI) Aggarwal
Sukhbir Singh Chief National Highways He replaces Nagendra
Sandhu Authority of India (NHAI) Nath Sinha
Sharad Arvind Bobde Chief Justice India The current Chief Justice
(63) Ranjan Gogoi (46th ) is
retiring on November
17, 2019.
Abhishek Singh Chief Executive MyGov India He replaces tech
Officer(CEO) entrepreneur Arvind
Gupta.
Pankaj Kumar Chief Executive Unique Identification He replaces Ajay
Officer(CEO) Authority of India (UIDAI) Bhushan Pandey.
PK Gupta Chairman and National Buildings He succeeds in Shri Shiv
Managing Director Construction Das Meena.
(CMD) Corporation(NBCC)
Anup Kumar Singh Director-General National Security Guard He succeeds Sudeep
Lakhtakia.
Pramod Kumar Director-General Bureau of Indian He will replace Shri
Tiwari Standards(BIS) Rohit Kumar Parmar.
Surjit S Bhalla Executive Director International Monetary
(ED) for India Fund (IMF)
Sourav Ganguly President(39) Board of Control for Prior to his
Cricket in India (BCCI) appointment, C K
Khanna served as the
interim president.
Kuldeep Singh Principal Government of India He has been appointed
Dhatwalia Spokesperson as the new principal
Director General (DG) of
the Press Information
Bureau (PIB), the
publicity wing of the
central government.
NOVEMBER
Laishram Sarita Devi Member First International Boxing She will represent the
(37) Asociation’s (AIBA) Asian bloc. She was
athletes commission among the 6 boxers who
were selected as
members from 5
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continents- Asia,
Oceania, Africa,
Americas and Europe (it
has 2 representatives).

Sudhir Mital President Gymnastics Federation of Shantikumar Singh

India elected as General
secretary.
DECEMBER
Ripu Daman Bevli Ambassador of India Plogging He is also known as,
‘Plogman of India’.
Hari Mohan Chairman Ordnance Factory Board He succeeds Shri
(OFB) Saurabh Kumar.
Girish Chandra Chairman National Stock Exchange Chaturvedi replaced
Chaturvedi Ashok Chawla.
Soma Roy Burman Controller General of Ministry of Finance She succeeds J. P. S.
Accounts (CGA) Chawla.
Sushil Kumar Modi Head Group of Ministers (GoM) He replaced Nirmala
on the Integrated Goods Sitharaman
and Service Tax (IGST)
Arnab Goswami President News Broadcasters The NBF board
Federation (NBF) members elected R. Jai
Krishna, a former
journalist and public
policy specialist in the
media sector, as the first
Secretary-General and
Executive Director of
NBF.

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.
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
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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 International He has been elected to the post for a
Boxing tenure of four years.
Association(AIBA)
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.
Assembly(UNGA) Joseph Nanven Garba(1989-1990).
Prof. Tijjani Bande will succeed María
Fernanda Espinosa Garcés.
Kumar Sangakkara President Marylebone He was the first non-British president
Cricket Club of MCC.He succeeds Anthony Wreford.
(MCC)
Rakesh Sharma Vice President International Decision was taken during the annual
Motorcycle general meeting of (IMMA) at
Manufactures Yogyakarta in Indonesia.
Association

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Anita Bhatia Deputy Executive UN (United She has a famed career at the World
Director Nations) Entity Bank, serving in various senior
for Gender leadership and management positions.
Equality and the
Empowerment of
Women (UN
Women)

Qu Dongyu Director General United Nation's He will succeed Brazil’s Jose Graziano
Food and da Silva.
Agriculture
Organization
(FAO)
Inger Andersen Executive Director United Nations She succeeded Joyce Msuya of
Environment Tanzania.
Programme’s
(UNEP)
Narinder Batra Member International He is the first Indian to become a
Olympic member while holding as President of
Committee (IOC) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) &
Fédération Internationale de Hockey
(FIH).

Gianni Infantino President Federation For a global governing body of football

Internationale de till 2023. He was elected President of
Football FIFA in 2016.
Association
(FIFA)
Anton Aditya President Badminton Asia There were seven people selected as
subowo the vice-presidents. India’s Badminton
Asia’s president Himanta Biswa Sarma
was one among them.
Tijjani Muhammad- President 74th session of He will be succeeding Maria Fernanda
Bande United Nations Espinosa. He is the second Nigerian
General UNGA president after Joseph Nanven
Assembly Garba.
(UNGA)
JULY
Vivek Kohli Chairman Commonwealth Vivek Kohli defeated incumbent Alan
TT Federation Ransome (England) by securing 16
votes more than him in the elections
held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
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
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David Lipton Interim leader International He replaces Christine Lagarde who

Monetary Fund was nominated to head the European
(IMF) Central Bank.
Ursula von der President European She will be replacing Jean-Claude
Leyen Commission Juncker.
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
Usha) Commission 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).
OCTOBER
Christine Lagarde Chief European She will be replacing Mario Draghi
(63) Central Bank (Italy) from November 1, 2019.She is
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Rafael Mariano Director-General International To promote the peaceful use of nuclear

Grossi (58) Atomic Energy energy and to inhibit its use for any
Agency (IAEA) military purpose, including nuclear
weapons
NOVEMBER
Suman Billa Director United Nations He was appointed in Technical
World Tourism Cooperation and Silk Road
Organisation Development at D1 level in UNWTO
(UNWTO)

Dr. Vinaya Shetty General Vice International She is the first Indian and Asian to be
President(GVP) Organisation elected as General Vice
Development President(GVP) of the IODA
Association
(IODA)
Nita Ambani (56) Honorary Trustee New York She became the 1st Indian to become a
(United States) trustee in the 149-year history of this
based The museum.
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
(Met)
DECEMBER
Sundar Pichai CEO (Chief Alphabet He was followed by the resignation of
Executive Officer) Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Masatsugu President Asian Asakawa will be assuming office on
Asakawa Development January 17, 2020, after the resignation
Bank (ADB) of Takehiko Nakao, the current
President of ADB.

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
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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
Tomar Welfare; Minister of Rural Development;
andMinister of Panchayati Raj
9. Ravi Shankar Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Patna Sahib, Bihar
Prasad Communications; and Minister of
Electronics and Information Technology
10. Harsimrat Kaur Minister of Food Processing Industries. Bathinda, Punjab
Badal
11. Shri Thaawar Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Rajya Sabha (M.P)
Chand Gehlot
12. Subrahmanyam Minister of External Affairs. Not contested in election
Jaishankar
13. Ramesh Minister of Human Resource Development Hardwar, Uttarakhand
Pokhriyal
‘Nishank’
14. Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs Khunti, Jharkhand
15. Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development; Amethi, U.P
and Minister of Textiles
16. Dr. Harsh Minister of Health and Family Chandni Chowk, New
Vardhan Welfare;Minister of Science and Technology; Delhi
and Minister of Earth Sciences.
17. Prakash Minister of Environment, Forest and Rajya Sabha (M.P)
Javadekar ClimateChange;Minister of Information and
Broadcasting, and Minister of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprise
18. Piyush Goyal Minister of Railways; and Minister of Rajya Sabha
Commerce and Industry (Maharashtra)
19. Dharmendra Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Rajya Sabha (M.P)
Pradhan andMinister of Steel
20. Mukhtar Abbas Minister of Minority Affairs Rajya Sabha (Jharkhand)
Naqvi
21. Pralhad Joshi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister Dharwad, Karnatka
of Coal; andMinister of Mines
22. Dr. Mahendra Minister of Skill Development and Chandauli, U.P
Nath Pandey Entrepreneurship
23. Giriraj Singh Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Begusarai, Bihar
Fisheries
24. Gajendra Singh Minister of Jal Shakti. Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Shekhawat

Chief Minister of India

Name Appointed As Entity/Place Points To Be Noted
MARCH
Pramod Sawant Chief Goa He succeeds Manohar Parrikar, who died
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JUNE
Jagan Mohan Chief Minister Andhra Succeeds Chandrababu Naidu of Telugu
Reddy(YSR Pradesh Desam Party
Congress)
Prem Singh Chief Minister Sikkim He succeeded Pawan Kumar Chamling of
Tamang(Sikkim SDF, the longest-serving CM of the country.
Krantikari Morcha
(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.
NOVEMBER
Uddhav Bal 19th Chief Maharashtra He succeeds Devendra Gangadharrao
Thackeray Minister (CM) Fadnavis

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
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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
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-
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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
India shuttler P.V Sindhu and
javelin thrower Neeraj
Chopra as brand
ambassadors in the
country.
Pusarla Venkata Brand Ambassador Visa, Inc Sindhu will promote the
Sindhu (PV Sindhu) brand through
advertising campaigns &
also become an athlete
member of Team Visa
for the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games.
OCTOBER
Ayushmann Brand Ambassador United Nations Children’s To raise awareness and
Khurrana Fund (UNICEF) and Union speak up against sexual
Ministry of Women and abuse of children.
Child Development
(MWCD)
Deepika Padukone, Brand Ambassador ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi’
PV Sindhu movement
Jasprit Bumrah Brand Ambassador cultsport
DECEMBER
Sunil chhetri Brand Ambassador PUMA For 3 years.
Suniel Shetty Brand Ambassador National Anti-Doping
Agency (NADA)
Salman Khan Brand Ambassador PepsiCo

Presidents of International Countries:

Name Appointed as Entity/place Points to be noted
JANUARY
Sultan Abdullah King Malaysia
Jair Bolsonaro President(42nd) Brazil He Succeeds Michel Temer
Andry Rajoelina President Madagascar He Succeeds Hery
Rajaonarimampianina.
Felix Tshisekedi President Congo He Succeeds the Outgoing President
Joseph Kabila.
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Juan Guaido President Venezuela He Succeeds Nicolás Maduro

(Interim)
Nayib Bukele President El Salvador He will assume the chair of President
on June 1 ,2019.
Muhammadu President Nigeria He defeated Atiku Abubakar
Buhari
MARCH
Macky Sall President Senegal He is reappointed for the second term.
Azali Assoumani President Comoros He was re-elected as the President of
Comoros after defeating his closest
rival, Mohamoudou Ahamada.
Zuzana President Slovakia She will succeed Andrej Kiska. She has
Caputova(45) deafeated Maros Sefcovic.
APRIL
Abdelkader President Algeria He has been appointed as the interim
Bensalah (77) President of the country.
Volodymyr President Ukraine He defeated incumbent Petro
Oleksandrovych Poroshenko of Petro Poroshenko Bloc
Zelensky "Solidarity" party.
MAY
Stevo Pendarovski President North He Succeeded Gjorge Ivanov
Macedonia
Laurentino “Nito” President Panama He Succeeded Juan Carlos Varela
Cortizo
Cyril Ramaphosa President South Africa He was elected after President Jacob
Zuma resigned from the post due to
charges of corruption.
Joko Widodo President Indonesia He defeated his rival Prabowo
Subianto, a retired general. Joko
Widodo belongs to PDI-P, political
party where as his rival Prabowo
Subianto belongs to Gerindra.
Volodymyr President Ukraine He succeeded Petro Poroshenko. He
Zelenskiy won 73% of the vote cast and became
Ukraine's youngest post-Soviet
President.
Peter Mutharika of President Malawi He won the elections against the
Democratic opposition candidate Lazarus
Progressive Party Chakwera from the Malawi Congress
(DPP) Party (MCP) who secured 35.4% of the
votes.
Muhammadu President Nigeria He belongs to All Progressives
Buhari Congress(APC) Party. He won 56% of
the votes cast. He was in power since
2015.
JUNE
Nayib Bukele President El Salvador He will succeed Salvador Sanchez
Ceren, a leftist former guerrill.
Kassym-Jomart President Kazakhstan He is the successor of veteran ruler
Tokayev Nursultan Nazarbayev. Kassym-
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Jomart Tokayev belonged to Nur

Otan party.
Zuzana Caputova President Slovakia She is the first female president. She
defeated Smer-SD candidate Maros
Sefcovic. She is the fifth president of
Slovakia.
Mohamed Ould President Mauritania He will succeed Mohamed Ould Abdel
Ghazouani Aziz.
AUGUST
Alejandro Eduardo President Guatemala He is from Vamos party defeating
Giammattei Falla Sandra Torres, Former first
lady(spouse of Alvaro Colom- 47th
Guatemala president) by gaining more
than 58% of the votes. Giammattei
succeeds outgoing corruption-tainted
President Jimmy Morales (50th
president of Guatemala).
Lionel Aingimea President(15) Nauru He defeated his rival David Adeang.He
succeeds the outgoing President Baron
Waqa.
OCTOBER
Kais Saied (61) President Tunisia He became the 6th President of
Tunisia. He succeeds Mohamed
Ennaceur (5th president).
Mokgweetsi Eric President Republic of He succeeds Ian Khama
Keabetswe Masisi Botswana
(58)
Joko Widodo President Indonesia He succeeds Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono
Alberto Angel President Argentina He beats current President Mauricio
Fernandez (60) Macri.
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi President Mozambique He succeeds Armando Guebuza
NOVEMBER
Sheikh Khalifa bin President(4th) United Arab He succeeds Maktoum bin Rashid Al
Zayed Al Nahyan Emirates(UAE) Maktoum
Senator Jeanine Anez President(Interim) Bolivia He succeeds Evo Morales
Nandasena Gotabaya President(7th) Sri Lanka He replaced President Maithripala
Rajapaksa Sirisena for a period of 5 years.
DECEMBER
Prithiviraj Singh President Mauritius He preceded Ammenah Gurib-Fakim
Roopun (61) who resigned in March 2018. Also, Mr.
Marie Cyril Eddy Boissezon appointed
as the new Vice-President of the
Republic of Mauritius.
Hage Gottfried President Namibia He has been named as President of
Geingob (78) Namibia for the second term with
56.3% votes.
Abdelmadjid President Algeria Tebboune served as the PM from May
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Bouteflika.

Prime Minister’s of International Countries:

Name Appointed as Entity/place Points to be noted
JANUARY
Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wins Third Term as PM
of Bangladesh.
Su Tseng-chang Prime Minister Taiwan Tseng-chang will replace Lai Ching-te
who resigned from the post following
the defeat in the elections.
Stefan Lofven Prime Minister Sweden He was PMof Sweden for a second
term.
Christophe Joseph Prime Minister Burkina Faso He succeeds Paul Kaba Thieba
Marie Dabire
MARCH
Kaja Kallas Prime Minister Estonia She is the first female PMof Estonia,
after the liberal Reform Party declared
victory in the elections against centre-
left Prime Minister Juri Ratas’s party.
Juha Sipila Prime Minister Finland He resigned along with his cabinet,
after failing to push through
parliament plans to overhaul health
services and social care in the face of
an aging population
APRIL
Jean Michel Lapin Prime Minister Haiti He succeeds Jean-Henry Ceant.
Mohammed Prime Minister Palestine The new 24 member cabinet replaces a
Ishtayeh technocratic government, which was
formed by Rami Hamdallah in 2014.
MAY
Scott Morrison Prime Australia Other members include Deputy PM
Minister(30th ) Michael McCormack, Australia’s first
Aboriginal federal cabinet minister,
Ken Wyatt also sworn alongside with
Scott Morrison at a ceremony in the
Canberra. He replaced Malcolm
Turnbull as chief of the ruling Liberal
Party.
James Marape Prime Minister Papua New He succeeded Peter O'Neill of People's
Guinea National Congress party.
JUNE
Prayuth Chan-ocha Prime Minister Thailand For a second term. He defeated
of Palang Pracharat Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
party leader of Future Forward party
JULY
Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister Greece He succeed current Prime Minister Alexis
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Benjamin Prime Minister Israel He become Israel‘s longest-serving prime

Netanyahu minister,surpassing the record of David
Ben-Gurion,country’s founding father, first
leader & succeeds Ehud Olmert.
Boris Johnson Prime Minister United Kingdom He succeeds Theresa May
AUGUST
Abdalla Hamdok Prime Sudan He succeeds Mohamed Tahir Ayala
Minister(15th)

SEPTEMBER
Oleksiy Honcharuk Prime Ukraine Mr Honcharuk, Ukraine’s youngest
Minister(17th) ever head of government, succeeded
Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman.
OCTOBER
Antonio Luis Santos Prime Minister Portugal He Succeeds Pedro Manuel Mamede
da Costa Passos Coelho
Sophie Wilmes (44) Prime Belgium She will replace Charles Yves Jean
Minister(Interim) Ghislaine Michel
NOVEMBER
Pravid Jugnauth Prime Minister Mauritius He Succeeds Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister Sri Lanka He succeeded Ranil
Wickremesinghe.He was appointed as
the 23rd Prime Minister.
DECEMBER
Sanna Mirella Prime Finland She replaced Antti Juhani Rinne, who
Marin Minister(46) resigned from the post.She became the
world’s youngest serving Prime
Minister (PM) at the age of 34.
Alexander Boris de Prime Minister United Kingdom He belongs to Conservative Party. 15
Pfeffel Johnson (UK) Indian origin politicians also included
in the House of Commons in UK.

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
Meenakshi Commission.
MARCH
Kummanam Rajasekharan Governor of Mizoram Governor of Assam, Jagdish
Mukhi has been appointed in
his place temporarily.
Nursultan Nazarbayev President Kazakhstan.He served as the
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by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
(65).
Gafur Rahimov President of Amateur Rahimov will be replaced by an
International Boxing interim president.
Federation (AIBA)
Arjan Kumar Sikri Supreme Court Judge In this regard, President Ram Nath
Kovind has nominated Justice S A
Bobde of the Supreme Court as
executive chairman of the National
Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
in place of Justice Sikri.
APRIL
Abdelaziz Bouteflika President Algeria
Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga Prime Minister Mali
Uday Kumar Varma Secretary General Associated Chambers of
Commerce and Industry
MAY
Vinay Dube Chief Executive Officer Jet Airways .
Akihito Emporer Japan
Juan Carlos I Former monarch Spain
Venkataraman Janakiraman Independent Director IL&FS Securities Services Ltd
(ISSL)
B.V.P. Rao President Archery Association of India
(AAI)
JUNE
Azim Premji Executive Chairman Wipro
Pankaj Razdan Chief Executive Officer Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
(ABSLI).Kotak Securities
Kamlesh Rao will replace
Razdan as CEO. Razdan also
resigned from his other
position as deputy chief
executive officer of financial
services firm, Aditya Birla
Capital.’
JULY
Navjot Singh Sidhu Cabinet Minister Punjab
HD Kumaraswamy Chief Minister Karnataka
Christine Lagarde Managing Director (MD) International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
Rahul Gandhi President Congress Party
Ramush Haradinaj Prime Minister Kosovo
AUGUST
Naresh Takkar Managing Director (MD) and ICRA (formerly Investment
Group Chief Executive Officer Information and Credit Rating
(CEO) Agency of India Limited)
Giuseppe Conte Prime Minister Italy
SEPTEMBER
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
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OCTOBER
Kapil Dev Chairman Cricket Advisory Committee
(CAC)
Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri Prime Minister(PM) Lebanon
NOVEMBER
Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister (CM) Maharashtra
Evo Morales President Bolivia
Arvind Sawant Ministry of Heavy Industries Minister
and Public Enterprises
DECEMBER
Abdul Mahdi Prime Minister (PM) Iraq
Antii Rinne Prime Minister (PM) Finland

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.
 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.
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 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
 Documentation Identification Number (DIN) system of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC) came into existence.
DECEMBER
 US - India’s 6th biggest oil supplier replaced Kuwait; Iraq remains as top supplier.

ANTI DUMPING DUTY

JANUARY
 Chinese synthetic rubber ‘fluoroelastomers’ –for 18 months.
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 India boosts Customs Duty to 200% on goods imported from Pakistan.

APRIL
 Anti dumping duty on -solar cell components (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Sheet for Solar Module)
from China, Malaysia, Saudia Arabia and Thailand for a period of 5 years.
MAY
 Anti-dumping duty of 1,633.17 $ per tonne imposed on saccharin imports from Indonesia
 Trade between India and US in goods and services registers 12.6% growth in 2018
 Facebook has selected London as the center to develop WhatsApp’s mobile payment service.
JULY
 200% duty on all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan.
 Govt waived off basic customs duty (BCD) on products imported for nuclear plants.

AUGUST
 Finance Ministry imposed Anti Dumping Duty on PTA imports from South Korea & Thailand.
 Air India is the first Indian Airline to fly over Zero Degree North Pole.
 SEBI relaxed the compliance requirements for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) & will provide
Rs 1 crore reward for informants in insider trading cases.

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

JANUARY
 India enter - merger and acquisition (M&A) club –by-1,200 deals worth around $ 110
billion or Rs 71,000 crore in 2018.
FEBRUARY
 Asian Development Bank acquires Annapurna Finance
 Facebook acquired US-based virtual search start-up, GrokStyle
MARCH
 ICICI Bank acquired 9.9% stake in Kisan Finance for cash consideration-for-Rs 17.82 crore.
 Bandhan Bank acquired of Gruh Finance
 Power Finance Corporation (PFC) acquired REC Ltd -for- Rs 14,500 crore.
APRIL
 PayU acquired Wibmo-for-USD 70 million.
 Quikr has acquired Bengaluru-based secondhand goods marketplace Zefo-for- INR 200 Crore.
MAY
 Bharti Airtel acquired Hughes Communication India for Undisclosed.
 Reliance Brands acquired Hamleys Global Holdings Limited for USD 88.6 million (Rs 620
crore).
 Infosys, technology giant has acquired 75% stake in Stater N.V, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-
based ABN AMRO Bank for $144 million (Rs 999 crore) in cash.
JUNE
 Blackstone group acquired 97.7 percent stake in Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd for Rs 2,200
crore.
 Indiabulls Housing Finance & Lakshmi Vilas Bank merged – bank -will get 14 shares of
Indiabulls Housing Finance for every 100 shares they hold
 Private sector lender, IndusInd Bank, and country's leading microfinance player, Bharat
Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) of Hyderabad merged. Click here to read more.
JULY
 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
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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.
 Muthoot Finance acquired IDBI’s MF business for Rs 215 crore.
 CreditAccess grameen will acquire Madura micro finance for Rs 876 crore.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

APP & WEB PORTAL
Mobile apps/portal Launched by Purpose
JANUARY
M-Aarogya App Prime Minister Narendra For better health care facilities in
Modi Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Roshni Indian Institute of To help Visually Impaired to
Technology (IIT), Ropar recognise currency notes.
FEBRUARY
PM-JAY App Indu Bhushan World’s largest cashless health
insurance scheme
e-AUSHADHI Minister of State (IC) for For online licensing of Ayurveda,
AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy
Naik drugs and related matters
Nyaya Bandhu Union Minister for Law It is pro bono legal service which is
and Justice and IT Ravi designed to connect practising
Shankar Prasad lawyers and the registered eligible
beneficiaries in a hassle-free manner.
SAFAR Mobile App Suresh Prabhu SAFAR Mobile App was launched to
gauge the actual issues faced by
transporters on the road.
MARCH
Banglar West Bengal Education To provide real-time data on state-
Shiksha“(banglarshiksha.gov.in), Minister, Partha run and aided schools. This portal is
Chatterjee first of its kind in the country.
e-Dharti App Hardeep S Puri, Minister To make all the three modules –
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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.
Susthome BSES Yamuna Power It is developed by BYPL and TERI-
Limited (BYPL) The Energy and Resources Institute,
to bring about a behavioural change
in how consumers use electricity and
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Meri Fasal Mera Byora”
(https://www.fasalhry.in/ )
CARE4U
Meghdoot
‘Uber for tractors’
CHC Farm Machinery App &
Krishi Kisan App
eDantseva website and mobile
application
e-Vidyabharti (tele-education)
and e-ArogyaBharti(Tele-
Medicine) projects
Sahyatri
mHariyali
India Post Mobile Banking
UAN Registration, E-Inspection
and DIGI Locker
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it will track energy consumption
patterns.
JULY
Haryana Government For farmers to directly avail crop
related benefits of state government
schemes after self -reporting their
land and crop-related details.
IIT (Indian Institute of To provide better elderly care
Technology ) Kharagpur practices.
AUGUST
Minister for Earth It is developed by experts from the
Science, Science and India Meteorological Department
Technology Dr. Harsh (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical
Vardhan Meteorology(IITM) and the Indian
Council of Agricultural
Research(ICAR).
Agricultural Ministry and To aid farmers in accessing cutting-
the Government of India edge technology at affordable prices.
Farmers can book and hire
agricultural equipment and use them
on rent basis. Click here to read
more.
SEPTEMBER
Narendra Singh Tomar CHC Farm Machinery App: Narendra
Singh Tomar launched the CHC Farm
Machinery App for the farmers to
connect with the Custom Hiring
Centers(CHC) located within 50 km
radius.
Krishi Kisan App: Through this app,
farmer will be provided with
information about high-yielding
crops and seeds in their nearby area.
OCTOBER
Dr Harsh Vardhan With the aim to provide oral health
information collected from authentic
scientific resources.
Subrahmanyam To ease the delivery of online
Jaishankar education to 54 African countries
Indian Railways For online complaints registration.
Hardeep Singh Puri Encourages people to plant trees and
for Green drives.website for
“Environment Protection in
Government Colonies” were also
launched
Department of Post For its savings account holders to
facilitate easier transactions.
Shri Santosh Kumar These apps were developed by EPFO
Gangwar for enhancing ease of doing business
and also to promote transparency in
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EPFO. A booklet commemorating the

‘Farmitra’
“CRS Sanction Management
System”, “Rail-road crossing GAD
approval system” and “TMS for
construction”
e-Ganna app
journey of EPFO from 1952 to 2019
was also released.
NOVEMBER
Bajaj Allianz General This app intends to help the farmers
Insurance needs and address their worries.
Indian Railways To strengthen IT enablement of
railways
Uttar Pradesh (UP) For sugarcane farmers in Lucknow as
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Rythu Mitra Telangana To serve the needs of farmers of

Siddipet.

DECEMBER
Madhu app Odisha Shri Naveen For students by providing video
Patnaik lectures and exercise in Odia
language prepared by highly
qualified educationists and teachers.
This is named after freedom fighter
social reformer Madhusudan Das.

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
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 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).
 Earth observation satellite, CARTOSAT 3-launched by PSLV-C47rocket-Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh(AP).

DECEMBER
 Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)-launched -India’s radar imaging earth observation
satellite RISAT-2BR1-by PLSV-C48 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-48) from Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh.
♦ “Duchifat 3”- Israeli satellite was launched . Click here to Read More

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 Ganga yaan 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
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 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.
 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
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 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
 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.
 ‘Avian botulism’- killed 18,000 Migratory Birds at Sambhar Lake(Rajasthan).
DECEMBER
 Operation Clean Art: To crackdown illegal trade in mongoose hair launched.
 Typhoon Tisoy (Kammuri) hits the Philippines.

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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
 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
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 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.
NOVEMBER
 Agni-II, an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)( 20-meter-long, 17-tonnes)-test fired -
Dr. Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha-firepower is up to 2000 km.
 Shaheen-1 surface-to-surface ballistic missile-with strike range upto 650 kilometers.
 Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-2 missile(nine-metre tall) - test-fired - Chandipur,
Odisha – strike range-350 km.
 Indian Army(IA) - test-fired two newly-acquired Spike LR (long-range) anti-tank missiles -
Mhow, Madhya Pradesh(MP)- with a strike range of up to 4 kilometers.
 Brahmos supersonic cruise missile-290-km strike range-test fired in the Arabian sea.
DECEMBER
 Agni-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile-strike range of 3,500 kilometres-test fired at APJ
Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
 Prithvi-2 surface-to-surface missile-strike range of 3,50 kilometres –Odisha.

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
 Indian Navy's frontline missile destroyer, INS Ranjit-decommissioned-after 36 years- at the
naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.
 Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ decommissioned at Vishakhapatnam.
JULY
 Fifth Dornier squadron of the Indian Navy- Indian Naval Air Squadron 313 (INAS 313 )
commissioned at the Naval Air Enclave in Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
 Indigenously built LCU MK IV class ship “LCU L56” commissioned into Indian Navy.
SEPTEMBER
 Rajnath Singh commissioned-India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi,
India’s first P-17 Shivalik-class frigate INS Nilgiri and the largest aircraft carrier drydock.
 Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Varaha at the Chennai Port Trust,
Tamil Nadu

EXERCISES
Name of the Exercise Participating Countries Venue
JANUARY
IMBEX India-Myanmar(Army) Chandimandir , Chandigarh

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SEA VIGIL(Largest ever coastal
defence exercise )
India Africa Field Training
Exercise (IAFTX)
Exercise Rahat
Exercise Topchi
Exercise ‘AMAN-19’
CUTCLASS EXPRESS 2019
Exercise ‘Vayu Shakti’
Exercise Velayat 97
Cobra Gold military exercise
Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019
Sampriti-2019
Red Flag 2019
Exercise Al Nagah III
Africa-India Joint Field Training
Exercise (AFINDEX-19)
Theatre Level Operational
Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 19)
MITRASHAKTI – VI
33rd edition of the India-
Indonesia Coordinated Patrol
(Ind-Indo Corpat)
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Indian Navy Indian Coast
India-Africa Pune, Maharashtra
FEBRUARY
Joint Humanitarian Jaipur, Rajasthan
Assistance and Disaster
Relief Exercise(Indian Army)
Indian army Nashik,Maharashtra
46 nations participated from Karachi,Pakistan
all over the world.
INS Trikand, the frontline Vicinity of Djibouti,
warship of the Indian Navy, Mozambique and Seychelles
participated in a multi-
national training exercise
Indian Air Force conducted Pokhran, Rajasthan
mega exercise. Advanced
Light Helicopter (ALP) and
the Akash surface-to-air
missile were deployed in
military exercise for the first
time.
3-day annual navy drill of It will be held in the waters of
Iran Strait of Hormuz, Makran
coast, Oman Sea and the north
of the Indian ocean and will
cover an area of 2 million
square kilometres.
29 nations took part as
participants or observers
MARCH
India’s BSF and Bangladesh’s Agartala, Tripura
Border Guards
Bangladesh(BGB)
India and Bangladesh(Army) Tangail, Bangladesh
Air forces from United States, United States
the United Arab Emirates,
Belgium, the Netherlands,
Singapore and Saudi Arabia
India and Oman Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains in
Oman
Indian Army and 16 African Pune, Maharashtra
nations
Inter-service military Andaman & Nicobar Islands
exercise
Indian and Sri Lanka Army Diyatalawa in Sri Lanka
India and Indonesia Port Blair, Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
APRIL
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Bold Kurukshetra–2019
IN – VPN BILAT EX
Sea Vigil
ADMM-PLUS (ASEAN Defence
Ministers' Meeting)
17th edition of the Indo-French
naval exercise, Varuna 19.1
Bull Strike
Group Sail
8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated
Patrol (IMCOR)
26th edition of Singapore India
Maritime Bilateral Exercise
(SIMBEX) -longest uninterrupted
naval exercise
Pacific Vanguard Naval Exercise
International Security Alliance
(ISA), ISALEX19
Garuda VI
8th edition of Hand-in-
Hand(HiH)Military exercise 2019
IndSpaceEx
India & Australia military
exercise
India and Singapore
Indian Navy and Vietnam
Peoples’ Navy
Indian Navy
MAY
India and France
Indian Army, Indian Navy
and Indian Air Force
India(INS Kolkata and Fleet
Support Ship, INS Shakti),
Japan, Philippines and US
Myanmar Navy Ship UMS
King TabinShweHtee (773)
and UMS Inlay (OPV-54) and
Indian Naval Ship Saryu have
participated
Singapore & India(INS
Kolkata and INS Shakti)
US, Japan, South Korea and
Australia
JULY
UAE, France, the Italian
Republic, Bahrain, Morocco,
Spain, Senegal, Singapore,
and the Slovak Republic.
Indian Air Force (IAF) and
Armée de l’Air (French Air
Force)
India and China
Three armed forces of India
(Army, Navy, and Air Force)
AUGUST
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Vishakhapatnam, India
Jhansi’s Babina Cantonment,
Uttar Pradesh,India
Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
Exercise Sea Vigil's prime
objective is to safeguard
India’s 7516.6 km coastline
and its exclusive economic
zone.
Busan, South Korea. Indian
Navy’s 2 warships, INS
Kolkata and INS Shakti had
gone to Qingdao in China to
participate in the
International Fleet Review.
The 2nd part of the naval
exercise, Varuna 19.2, will be
held at May-end in Djibouti.
Teressa Island in Andaman
and Nicobar
South China Sea
Andaman and Nicobar
Command in Port Blair
Singapore
Guam
Abu Dhabi, UAE (United Arab
Emirates)
Mont de Marsan in France
Umroi near Shillong in
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"Tsentr (centre) 2019"
Multilateral Naval Exercise
named ‘MILAN‘ 2020
14th Edition of KONKAN-19
Bilateral Navy Exercise
Indo-USCG joint exercise
Shaheen-VIII
First Asean-US Maritime Exercise
(AUMX)
15th edition of biggest joint
military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’
2019
28th edition of India-Thailand
Coordinated Patrol(Indo-Thai
CORPAT)
Maitree – 2019
SITMEX (Singapore-India-
Thailand Maritime Exercise)
TSENTR 2019
ExerciseTiger Triumph
23rd edition of “Malabar 2019”
4th KAZIND-2019
2019 Nomadic Elephant-XIV
10th edition of Ekuverin 2019
Sudarshan Chakra Vahini war
exercise 2019
Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
2019
Dharma Guardian-2019
Vajra Prahar 2019
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Shanghai Cooperation Orenburg, Russia
Organisation (SCO) Member
countries including India and
Pakistan
Visakhapatnam
India & Britain .Indian Navy’s South Coast of the United
INS Tarkash participated Kingdom (UK)
Indian Coast Guards Shaurya Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu
and Abheek, and Chetak
helicopter along with Stratton
took part in an Indo-USCG joint
exercise off the Chennai coast.
China and Pakistan(air Holton, China close to the
forces) Indian border of around 300
km north of Ladakh, Jammu
and Kashmir(J&K).
SEPTEMBER
United States (US) and 10 Sattahip Naval Base in
Association of Southeast Thailand
Asian Nations (ASEAN)
countries
India and the United Washington(US)
States(US)
Indian Naval Ship(INS) Bangkok, Thailand
Kesari and Thailand
Ship(HTMS) Kraburi
India and Thailand Umroi, Meghalaya
Singapore, India and Port Blair, the capital of
Thailand Andaman and Nicobar islands
8 SCO member countries DONGUZ ranges near
inclusive of Russia namely Orenburg, Russia
China, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, India, and
Pakistan
India and the United Visakhapatnam and Kakinada,
States(US) first ever tri- both of state Andhra Pradesh
services exercise
India, US and Japan Sasebo, Japan
OCTOBER
India and Kazakhstan Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
India and Mongolia Himachal Pradesh
India and Maldives Pune, Maharashtra
Indian Army Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Indian Navy(IN) –Bangladesh Northern Bay of Bengal
Navy(BN)
India and Japan(Military) Mizoram
India and the US (United Seattle, US
States)(Military)
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‘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

IMNEX-2019 India- Myanmar(Navy Visakhapatnam, Andhra

Exercise) Pradesh
Ex Shakti -2019 India and France(Army) Rajasthan

Dustlik-2019 India-Uzbekistan(Military) Chirchiq, Uzbekistan

Shanghai Cooperation SCO member states New Delhi.Click here to read

Organization (SCO) Joint Exercise more.
on Urban Earthquake Search &
Rescue (SCOJtEx)- 2019
Samudra Shakti 2019 India navy & Indonesia navy Bay of Bengal
Regional Level Search and Rescue Indian Coast Guard(ICG) Near Goa
Workshop and Exercise 2019
(ReSAREX- 19)
MILAN Multi-lateral Naval Multinational naval exercise Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Exercise for the year 2020(First Pradesh
Mainland Exercise)
NOVEMBER
INDRA 2019 India and Russia(first-ever
joint tri-service)
Sindu Sudarshan-VII Strike Corps of the Indian Jaisalmer-Barmer deserts of
Army(IA) Rajasthan
Za’ir-Al-Bahr 2019(Navy Qatar and India Doha, Qatar.This is the first
Exercise) naval exercise between 2
countries
‘CT-TTX‘ (counter-terrorism “Quad” countries (4 New Delhi
table-top exercise) countries-India, the US, Japan
and Australia)
Mine Countermeasure Exercise India & Japan (Navy) Kochi, Kerala
(MINEX) 2019
‘SURYA KIRAN – XIV’ (Joint India and Nepal Salijhandi, Rupendehi district
Military) of Nepal
DECEMBER
MITRA SHAKTI 2019(Military & India-Sri Lanka Pune, Maharashtra
Army)
HAND-IN-HAND 2019 India and China Umroi, Meghalaya
INDRA 2019(Joint tri-services India and Russia Babina (near Jhansi in Uttar
exercise) Pradesh(UP)), Pune and Goa.
OTHER DEFENCE NEWS:
 IAF formally inducted four heavy-lift Chinook helicopters-in- Air Force Station, Chandigarh.
 Indian Army inducted Four Indigenous ‘Dhanush’ Howitzers guns- first long-range artillery
gun-38km
 US has consented the sale of 24 "MH-60R Seahawk" helicopters to India for $2.6 bn.
 Indian Government clears procurement of 464 Russian tanks under the T-90 Project.
 Indian Navy’s –to buy-10 ‘Kamov Ka-31’ Helicopters worth of Rs 3,600 crore from Russia.

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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.
 11th edition of Maitree Diwas (Civil-Military Friendship)- Arunachal Pradesh –theme - “Know
Your Army”.
 Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered -ICGS (Indian Coast Guard Ship)
Amrit Kaur to - Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
 Israel made Anti Tank Guided Missiles Spike (ATGMS)-inducted into Indian Army.

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 103rd LCU amphibious ship LCU L-57 – deleivered by -Garden Reach Shipbuilders &
Engineers Ltd (GRSE).

SPORTS
WINNERS OF TOURNAMENT/CHAMPIONSHIP:
Sports/Tournament/title Venue Winner Points to be noted
Australian F1 Grand Prix Australia Mercedes Formula He was followed by Lewis
2019 One (F1) driver Hamilton of Mercedes and Red
Valtteri Bottas Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Asian Youth Athletes Hong Kong China topped the India secured second position in
Championship championship with the overall medals tally with 26
31 medals including medals including 8 gold, 9 silver
12 gold, 11 silver and and 9 bronze medals.
8 bronze.
15th Special Olympics Abu Dhabi, India wins 368 85 Motto “Meet the Determined”. The
World Summer Games United Arab gold, 154 silver and next Special Olympic Games are
2019 Emirates 129 bronze. set to take place in Sweden in
2021.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2019 Bahrain Lewis Hamilton of Mercede's Valtteri Bottas of
Mercedes Finland ranked second position.
Chinese Grand Prix China Lewis Hamilton
23rd edition of Asian Khalifa Bahrain (BHR) won India won 17 medals which
Athletics Championship Internation 22 medals include 3 gold, 7 silver and 7
al Stadium bronze. Gomathi Marimuthu wins
in Doha, gold in women’s 800m race.
Qatar Tejinder Pal Singh Toor wins gold
in men’s shot put. PU Chitra wins
gold in women’s 1500m race.
Click here to read the entire
winners.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019 Baku, Valtteri Viktor Top 5 rank:
Azerbaijan Bottas (Finland) of 1. Valtteri Viktor Bottas
Mercedes 2. Hamilton
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Max Verstappen
Asian Wrestling Xi’an, China Iran topped the India won 16 medals which
Championship 2019 medal tally by include 1 gold, 3 silver and 4
winning 11 gold bronze by men’s freestyle
and 6 Bronze.It is wrestlers. Bajrang Punia bags gold
followed by China, in 65-kg Category
Japan.
Asian Road Para-Cycling Tashkent, Indian para cyclists Divij Shah has clinched silver
Championships 2019 Uzbekistan won a silver and medal in the C5 category.
two bronze medals GurlalSingh, became the only
Indian cyclist (able-bodied or
otherwise) to win a medal at the
Asian Games level grabbed a
bronze in the C4 section.Sudhakar
Marathe, a Hand cyclist from
Maharashtra has claimed bronze
for India in H5 category.
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Asian Weightlifting Ningbo, Overall medal tally India won 5 medals which include
Championships 2019 China was clinched by 3 silver and 2 bronze medals,
China. finished tenth place in the
tournament.Click here to read
the winners.
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&registered
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.
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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
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 clocking 4
Sweden minutes 12.65 seconds .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
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Grand Prix of Spain Madrid, Vinesh Phogat She won gold medal in 53kg
Women’s Wrestling for the Spain category. Divya Kakran won gold
year 2019 in the 68 kg category.
Silver Medals
Pooja Dhanda in 57kg category
Seema (50kg), Manju Kumari
(59kg) and Kiran (76kg)
2019 Kutno Athletics Meet Poland Hima Das She won gold in Women’s 200 m
VK Vismaya bagged silver in
Women’s 200 m.Muhammed Anas
won gold in Men’s 200m race.
M P Jabir won gold in Men’s 400m
hurdles.Jithin Paul won bronze in
Men’s 400m hurdles.
Croatia Grand Chess Tour Croatia Magnus He defeated Maxime Vachier
2019 Carlsen(Norway) Lagrav of France
Kladno Memorial Athletics Czech Hima Das Muhammed Anas Yahiya also won
Meet 2019 Republic gold in the men’s 400m. In men’s
javelin final, the Indian trio Vipin
Kasana(82.51m), Abhishek
Singh(77.32m ) and Davinder
Singh (76.58m ) claimed top three
spots. Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
won the bronze medal in men’s
shot put.
British Grand Prix at the Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas attained
Silverstone Circuit United Mercedes the second position, and Ferrari’s
Kingdom Charles Leclerc attained the third
position in the Grand Prix.
30th Summer University Naples, Italy India got 29th place Dutee Chand Women’s 100-metre
Games (XXX Summer in the list with the sprint(Gold),Elavenil Valarivan
Universiade) 2019 total medal tally of Women’s 10m Air Rifle(Silver),
4 (1Gold, 1Silver, 2 Nina Chandel, Elavenil Valarivan
Bronze). and Aayushi Gupta Women’s team
Air Rifle(Bronze) and Angad Vir
Singh Bajwa Men’s skeet(Bronze).
Tabor Athletics Meet 2019 Czech Hima Das (19) from Assam
Republic clinched her 4th international
gold in women’s 200m race with a
time of 23.25 seconds and
Muhammed Anas Yahiya (Kerala)
also won gold in the men’s 400m

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).
Pardeep Singh created a new record
categories viz 22
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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also broke a total of the gold in the women’s 45 kg event,

22 records. and set 6 records with a clean and
jerk lift of 94 kg and a total lift of 164
kg at the Commonwealth (Senior and
Junior) and Junior National level.
2019 Formula 1 German Germany Max Verstappen Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the
Grand Prix (Dutch) second place and Scuderia Toro
Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat finished
third.Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes
finished 11th.
Formula 1 Hungarian Hungary Mercedes’ Lewis He outpaced max verstappen to the
grand prix Hamilton second spot. Ferrari’s Sebastian
Vettel and Charles Leclerc took third
and fourth spot respectively.

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
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
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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 Ladakh, Ashish Kasodekar He became the 1st Indian to
of ‘La Ultra The High’ Jammu, and complete the 555 kms long race.
marathon 2019 Kashmir Ashish came in 3rd at 126 hrs 18
(J&K) min to finish the 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:
45th World Skills International
Centre,
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.

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 (Monaco) and Red Bull’s Max
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Circuit, Verstappen (Belgium)

Singapore 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 .
 Indonesia Masters Title 2019:
♦ Women’s single-India’s Saina Nehwal Wins Title After Spain’s Carolina Marin Retires(first
Indian women’s player to win the Indonesia Masters title)
♦ Men’s Single-Danish player Anders Antonsen won his first ever Indonesia Masters after
defeating world number one Kento Momota of Japan
♦ Men’s double-world number one doubles Indonesian pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo defeated Indonesian duo Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra
Setiawan
♦ Women’s Double-Ayaka Takahashi (L) and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan defeated Kim So
Yeong and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea.
♦ Mixed doubles-the first-seeded duo Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong of China defeated the
Indonesia’s favourite team Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir.
MARCH
2019 All England Open Badminton Championships in Arena Birmingham, England
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Single Kento Momota(Japan) Viktor Axelsen(Denmark)
Women’s Single Chen Yufei(China) Tai Tzu-ying(Taiwan)

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)
 Joachim Persson of Denmark was banned for 18 months.
APRIL
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Men’s Single Kento Momota (Japan) Shi Yuqi (China)
Women’s Single Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) He Bingjiao (China)
Men’s Doubles Hiroyuki Endo (Japan) Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (Indonesia)
Yuta Watanabe (Japan) Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
Women’s Chen Qingchen (China) Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)
Doubles Jia Yifan (China) Wakana Nagahara (Japan)
Mixed Doubles Wang Yilu (China) He Jiting (China)
Huang Dongping (China) Du Yue (China)
MAY
 Badminton World Federation (BWF) launched two new formats of Badminton named as
AirBadminton & Triples.
 16th Edition of Sudirman Cup i.e. 2019 Sudirman Cup Badminton title-China won defeating
Japan.
JULY
Canada Open 2019 (Badminton Tournament) held in Markin-MacPhail Centre, Canada
Event Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Li Shi feng ( China) Parupalli Kashyap(India)
Women’s Singles An Se-young (South Korea) Wang Zhiyi (China)
Men’s Doubles Mathias Boe & Mads Conrad-Petersen Hiroki Okamura & Masayuki
(Denmark) Onodera(Japan)
Women’s Setyana Mapasa & Gronya Somerville Chang Ye-na & Kim Hye-rin(South
Doubles (Australia) Korea)
Mixed Doubles Ko Sung-hyun & Eom Hye-won Guo Xinwa & Zhang Shuxian(China)
38th edition of the Indonesia Open for the year 2019 held in Jakarta, Indonesia
Event Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan) Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
Women’s Singles Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) PV Sindhu (India)
Men’s Doubles Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Setiawan (Indonesia)
(Indonesia)
Women’s Doubles Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka
Hirota (Japan) Takahashi (Japan)
Mixed Doubles Zheng Siwei & Huang Wang Yilyu & Huang
Yaqiong (China) Dongping (China)
AUGUST
Overview of Toyota Thailand Open (Badminton) 2019 held in Bangkok, Thailand
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Chou Tien-chen (Taiwan) Angus Ng Ka Long (Hong
Kong)
Women’s Singles Chen Yufei (China) Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
Men’s Doubles Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen (China)
Chirag Shetty (India)
Women’s Doubles Shiho Tanaka & Koharu Du Yue & Li Yinhui (China)
Yonemoto (Japan)
Mixed Doubles Wang Yilü & Huang Dongping Yuta Watanabe & Arisa
(China) Higashino (Japan)
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
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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
Nagahara (Japan) Hirota (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
Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand) Yaqiong (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

 The 2019 China open, officially called as VICTOR China Open 2019 was held at Olympic Sports
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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
70th International Boxing
Tournament Strandja 2019 in
Sofia, Bulgaria
Makran Cup boxing tournament in
Chabahar, Iran
Asian Boxing Championship 2019
held in Huamark Indoor Stadium
in Bangkok, Thailand.
XXXVI Feliks Stamm International
Boxing Tournament 2019 in
Warsaw, Poland
2nd edition of India Open
International Boxing Tournament
2019 was held in at Karmabir
Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor
Stadium in Guwahati, Assam
Madison Square Garden, New York
FEBRUARY
Russia topped the medals India at 2nd rank with 7
tally with 9 medals (5 Gold medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3
and 4 Bronze) Bronze) and USA at 3rd with 8
medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 5
Bronze).
MARCH
India won 8 medals, Gold-Deepak Singh(46-49kg)
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
India finished with 13 Boxer Amit Panghal won gold
medals that include 2 gold medal in 52-kg category &
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
India won a total 6 medals 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze
medal.Gaurav Solanki in Fly
(52-kg) category and Manish
Kaushik in Light (60-kg)
category.
India won a total 57 medals The event was organized by
which include 12 gold, 18 the Boxing Federation of India
silver, and 27 bronze (BFI).
medals.
JUNE
Andres Ponce Ruiz Jr. He defeated Anthony
Joshua.The win made Andres
Ruiz the first Mexican
heavyweight champion of the
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5th Black Forest Cup held in
Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany
World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia
silver welterweight championship
2019in Pattaya, Thailand
World Boxing Council (WBC)
International Welterweight Title in
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia.
Kazakhstan President’s Cup
Boxing Tournament 2019 in
Astana, Kazakhstan
Magomed Salam Umakhanov
Memorial International Boxing
Tournament 2019 was held in
Kaspiysk, Russia
3rd Nation”s Cup 2019 held in
Sports Hall ,Vrbas, Serbia
Ekaterinburg AIBA (Association
Internationale de Boxe Amateur or
International Boxing Association)
2019 World Boxing
Championships
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India's junior Boxing The team won 7 medals,
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
Vaibhav Yadav(India) He defeated Fahpetch
Singmanassak of Thailand.
Amir Khan(Britain) He defeated Australian Billy
Dib
Shiva Thapa In Women’s 60kg category,
Indian boxer Parveen settled
with silver by losing against
Kazakhstan’s Rimma
Volosenko. ii. Sweety Boora
(81kg) and Duryodhan Singh
Negi (69kg) settled with
bronze medals.
AUGUST
Indian boxers claimed 6 Gold:
medals at the tournament- Lovlina Borgohain (69kg),
2 golds, 1 silver, and 3 Neeraj (57kg).
bronze Silver: Gaurav Solanki.
Bronze: Pooja Rani (75kg),
Govind Sahani (49Kg) and
Jony (60Kg).
India’s junior women 4 Gold medal winner:
boxers team has clinched Tamanna(Haryana)-48
12 medals(4 gold, 4 silver kg,Ambeshori Devi(Manipur)-
and 4 bronze medals) 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
India had won 2 medals Asian Games gold medallist
Amit Panghal won silver in
52kg category while 52kg
category clinched bronze in
63kg category.
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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
NOVEMBER
Asian Youth Boxing Championship Kazakhstan topped the Gold medal: Naorem Chanu
held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia medal tally followed by (51kg), Vinka (64kg)
India at second place with a Sanamacha Chanu (75kg),
total of 12 medals (5 gold, 2 Poonam (54kg) and Sushma
silver and 5 bronze) (81kg) won Gold.
Silver medal: Selay Soy
(49kg) and Ankit Narwal
(60kg).
Bronze medal: Arundhati
Choudhury (69kg),
Komalpreet Kaur (81kg),
Jaismine (57kg),Satender
Singh (91kg) and Aman
(91kg).
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
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 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
 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.
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♦ 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
♦ 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 Babar Azam Mohammad Pakistan
khan (Afghanistan) (Pakistan) Nabi
(Afghanistan)
2 Mitchell Santner Aaron Glenn Australia
(New Zealand) Finch (Australia) Maxwell
(Australia)
3 Imad Dawid Malan Richard England
Wasim (Pakistan) (England) Berrington
(Scotland)
Rank 42 – Deepak
nd 7 – Rohit Sharma
th 5th –
of Lokendrasingh India
Indian Chahar
players
ICC One Day International (ODI) ranking 2019
Rank Bowling Batting All rounder Team
1 Jasprit Virat Kohli Ben England
(India) (India) Stokes(England)
2 Trent Boult Rohit India
(New Sharma (India)
Zealand)
3 Mujeeb Ur Babar New
Rahman Azam(Pakistan) Zealand
(Afghanistan)
 India women’s cricket team wins 5th T20I title against West Indies.
♦ Shafali Verma- youngest Indian to score an international half-century at the age of 15
years and 286 days & breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s 30 year old record.
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 India defeated Bangladesh in the test match series

♦ This is first ever day-night Test match and first match played with a SG pink ball.
♦ Virat Kohli - third batsman to score 70 international centuries.
♦ Wriddhiman Saha - fifth Indian wicket-keeper to affect 100 dismissals.
♦ Ravichandran Ashwin-fastest Indian, to take 250 Test wickets at home.
DECEMBER
 Indian team defeated West Indies to win the T20I series
♦ Virat Kohli (2,563)- leading run scorer in the T20I.
♦ Virat Kohli - 1st Indian batsman to score 1,000 T20I runs in home ground.
♦ Rohit Sharma - fastest batsman to 400 international sixes.
♦ K L Rahul completes 1,000 T20I runs, becomes joint third-fastest to do so.

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:
 Irfan Ansari(UAE)-coach -banned-for 10 years.
 Sanath Jayasuriya(Srilanka) - banned from all forms of cricket for 2 years.
 Rohit Sharma(India)-First-to score-100 sixes-in-T20I.
 Sana Mir(Pakistan)- First Asian woman to play hundred T20Is.
 Mithali Raj(India)-First female player to play 200 ODIs.
APRIL
 Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mark Boucher: inducted by MCC as honorary life members for
outstanding achievements in cricket.
 Ajinkya Rahane becomes 1st Indian cricketer to join Hampshire
 Australia’s Claire Polosak became first female umpire to stand in men’s ODI
 Papua New Guinea got ODI status after USA and Oman
MAY
 GS Lakshmi- first ever, female match referee-inducted in- International Cricket Council (ICC)’s
International Panel of Match Referees.
JUNE
 Jemimah Rodrigues - the third Indian woman cricket player -to feature in Kia Super League
(KSL) after Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur.
JULY
 ICC (International Cricket Council) ranking-Virat Kohli topped batsman ranking and Pat
Cummins topped in Bowler ranking.
 Sachin Tendulkar became the 6th Indian to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame along with South
African pace legend Allan Donald and Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
 Chandigarh gets BCCI affiliation after nearly four decades.
 Ellyse Perry of Australia becomes the first cricketer to reach 1000 runs & 100 wickets in T20
format.
AUGUST
 Steve Smith becomes second fastest to score 25 test centuries overtaking Virat Kohli.
 Ireland women’s cricket team makes record-breaking performance-makes two records against
the Netherlands
♦ Ireland made the highest opening stand in the T20 Internationals.
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♦ They made highest T20 Internationals score made by a team. They scored 213-4 from 20
overs.
 New Zealand's fast bowler Tim Southee now equaled former Indian cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar's record tally of sixes in Test cricket(69 sixes).
 Kerala all-rounder Jalaj Saxena has become the 1st Indian cricketer to sets rare record in
Indian first-class cricket history.
SEPTEMBER
 Lasith Malinga(Sri lanka) became- highest T20I wicket-taker surpassing Pakistan’s all-rounder
Shahid Afridi.
 Afghanistan test cricket captain Rashid Khan becomes the youngest test cricket captain at the
age of 20 years and 350 days.
 Steve Smith of Australia piped Indian captain Virat Kohli and secured the top spot.
 Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga- first bowler to take 100 wickets in the T20I (twenty-twenty
International) format during a 3rd T20I match -became the first-ever bowler to take a double
hat-trick. Currently, Malinga is the only player with 5 limited-overs International hat-tricks.
 Amol Muzumpar(Indian Cricketer)-appointed as -South Africa’s Interim batting coach.
 Megan Schutt(Australian)- first woman to have two hat tricks in white ball cricket.
 ICC Test Rankings for batsmen- Steve Smith topped- Virat Kolhi placed second.
 ICC Twenty twenty International(ICC-T20I) ranking- Batting rankings: ViratKohli(11th
Position), Shikar Dhawan(13th Position), Rohit Sharma(8th Position).
OCTOBER
 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.

DECEMBER
 Fastest man to score 7000 test runs -Steve Smith, Australian cricketer -breaks 73-year-old
record –set by Wally Hammond.

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
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 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.
 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.
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 Brazil defeated Mexico-in -18th edition of the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football
Association) under 17 World Cup trophy held in Brasilia, Brazil.
 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)/Coca-Cola World Ranking rankings
2019-
Country Rank
Belgium 1
France 2
Brazil 3

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)
Men’s Doubles David Goffin Robin Haase(Netherlands) /
(Belgium) / Pierre- MatweMiddelkoop(Netherlands)
Hugues Herbert
(France)
2019 Qatar Total Open
Category Winner Runner-up
Women’s Singles Elise Mertens (Belgium) Simona Halep (Romania)
Women’s Double Chan Hao-ching (Chinese Anna-Lena Gronefeld (Germany)
Taipei)/ Latisha Chan / Demi Schuurs (Netherlands)
(Chinese Taipei)
 Hopman Cup-Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic retain title for Switzerland.
 Maharashtra Open – 2019- Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated – UK’s Luke Bambridge
and Jonny O’Mara.

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)

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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)

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)
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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)
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)
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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
1 Rafael Nadal Spain
2 Novak Djokovic Serbia
3 Roger Federer Switzerland
127 Sumit Nagal India
 Spain won-Sixth Davis Cup title 2019- Rafael Nadal(Spain) won Men’s singles title.
Shooting
MARCH:
 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) in NewDelhi, India-India won 3 gold and
topped.
♦ Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary won gold in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Category.
♦ Saurabh Chaudhary won gold in 10m Air Pistol
♦ Apurvi Chandela bags gold in women’s 10m Air Rifle
APRIL
 12th Asian Airgun Championship 10m, Rifle/Pistol-held in- Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei-India
topped the medal tally by winning 25 medals viz, 16 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals.Click
here to read the winner list.
 ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup 2019 held in Beijing, China-India won 4 medals which include 3
gold and 1 silver:
♦ Gold:10m Air Rifle Mixed-Anjum Moudgil Divyansh Singh Panwar, 10m Air Pistol
Mixed-Manu Bhaker Saurabh Chaudhary, 10m Air Pistol-Abhishek Verma,
♦ Silver:10m Air Rifle-Divyansh Singh Panwar.
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 2019 ISSF World Cup 3-Overview held in Munich, Germany- India topped -winning 5 gold
medal and a silver medal totaling 6 medals.
♦ Gold: Saurabh Chaudhary(10 metre air pistol and broke down his own world
record),Apurvi Chandela(10 metre air rifle),Rahi Sarnobat(25 metre pistol),Divyansh
Singh Panwar & Anjum Moudgil(10 metre air rifle(Mixed Team)),Saurabh Chaudhary &
Manu Bhaker(gold in 10 metre air pistol(Mixed Team))
♦ Silver: Apurvi Chandela & Deepak Kumar (10 metre air rifle(Mixed Team))

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
1 Mixed 10m air Manu Bhaker & Saurabh Gold
pistol Chaudhary
2 Women’s 10m air Elavenil Valarivan Gold
rifle
3 Men’s 10m Air Abhishek Verma Gold
Pistol
4 Women’s 10m air Yashaswini Singh Deswal Gold
pistol
5 Mixed 10M Air Rifle Apurvi Chandela & Deepak Gold
Kumar
6 Men’s 50m rifle Sanjeev Rajput Silver
7 Mixed 10m air Yashaswini Deswal & Abhishek Silver
pistol Verma
8 Men’s 10m Air Saurabh Chaudhary Bronze
Pistol
9 Mixed 10m air Anjum Moudgil & Divyansh Singh Bronze
pistol Panwar
NOVEMBER
 14th edition of Asian Shooting Championships for the year 2019 held in Doha, Qatar
S.No Category Player Name Event Medal
1 Men’s category Udhayveer Sidhu 25 m standard Gold
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2 Angad Vir Singh Skeet Gold

Bajwa
3 Women’s Manu Bhaker 10 m air pistol Gold
4 category Anjum Moudgil 50 m rifle prone Gold
Kajal Saini team
Tejaswini Sawant
5 Mixed Abhishek Verma 10 m air pistol team Gold
Manu Bhaker
 Highlights of 2019 ISSF World Cup Final in Putian, China
♦ India topped the medal tally by securing 3 gold
Event Gold Medal
Women’s 10m Air Pistol Manu Bhaker
Men’s 10m Air Rifle Divyansh Singh Panwar
Women’s 10m Air Rifle Elavenil Valarivan
DECEMBER
Highlights of 63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions held in New Delhi
 63rd edition of the National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) in shotgun events
organised by the National Rifle Association of India(NRAI) was held at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting
Ranges in New Delhi
 Angad Bajwa & Mairaj unofficially hit world record score in skeet final.
 Sangram Dahiya, Varsha Varman win double trap national titles.
 Shreyashi Singh and Punjab’s Manavjit Singh Sandhu won gold medal in Trap Men and Women
event.
 Manavaditya Singh Rathore and Anushka Singh Bhati won a gold medal in the trap mixed
event. Click here to Read More

Retirement:
Name of the Person Sport they belong to/ Country Points to be Noted
JANUARY
Albie Morkel Cricket/ South Africa
Johan Botha Cricket/ South Africa
Danielle Hazelle Cricket /England
Ewen Chatfield Cricket /New Zealand
PetrCech Footballer/ Czech
Andy Murray Tennis/ United Kingdom Former World No. 1
FEBRUARY
Chris Gayle Cricket/ West Indies Announced Retirement from
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
Nicol David Squash/ Malaysia She will be retiring at the end
of the 2018-19 Professional
Squash Association (PSA
MARCH
James DeGale Boxing/U.K He is Britain’s first boxer to
win an Olympic gold medal
and become a world
champion.
Imran Tahir Cricket/South Africa He retired from One Day
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Jean Paul Duminy Cricket/South Africa Will retire from One Day
International (ODI) cricket
after the ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup 2019.
Lasith Malinga Cricket/Sri lanka Will retire after T20 World
Cup 2020.
Mehtab Hossain Football/India He currently plays for Mohun
Bagan in the Hero I-League.
Tim Cahill Football/Australia
Conor McGregor Mixed Martial Art (MMA) /Ireland
Stephanie Nicole Garcia- WWE (World Wrestling
Colace aka Nikki Bella Entertainment)/U.S.
Kurt Angle WWE (World Wrestling
Entertainment)/U.S.
APRIL
Shane Watson Cricket/Australia Retires from Big Bash League
Dave Bautista WWE /U.S.
MAY
Xavi Hernandez(39) Football/Spain Barcelona Midfielder retires
from football
Yaya Toure(35) Football / Ivory Coast Manchester City and Barcelona
midfielder retired from
football
JUNE
Lee Chong Wei(36) Badminton/ Bagan Serai, Perak, He announced retirement after
Malaysia 19 years of a successful career.
Yuvraj Singh Cricket/ Chandigarh, India He is an awardee of 2012
Arjuna Award and 2014
Padma Shri Award.
Chris Gayle(39) Cricket/ Kingston, Jamaica He will retire from
international cricket after the
home Test series against India
in August-September 2019.
Marcus Trescothick(43) Cricket/ Keynsham, United He holds a record for the most
Kingdom first-class catches (445) for the
country.
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).
Shoaib Malik(37) Cricket/Pakistan He played his last ODI match
against India at 2019 World Cup
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Jade Dernbach(33) Cricket/ England
Solomon Farai Mire (29) Cricket/ Zimbabwe
Nuwan Kulasekara(37) Cricket/ Sri Lanka
Lasith Malinga(35) Cricket/ Sri Lanka
Mohammad Amir(27) Cricket/ Pakistan
Peter Crouch(38) Football/ England
Arjen Robben(35) Football/ Bedum, Netherlands
Marc Batchelor(49) Football/ Johannesburg, South
Africa
John Obi Mikel(32) Football/ Nigeria
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average of 34.55. He scored nine
centuries and 44 half- half-
centuries. He also took 158
wickets in his ODI career.
He was born in Johannesburg,
South Africa, and moved to
England as a 14-year-old. ii. He
last played an international
match in 2014. He made his first-
class debut in 2003 and won the
NBC Denis Compton Award in
2004 and 2009.
He also currently holds the
record for the highest score for
Zimbabwe in a T20I for the 94
he scored against Pakistan in
2018.
He hails from Nittambuwa, Sri
Lanka.
He is the third-highest wicket-
taker in ODI cricket with 335
wickets in 219 innings .
He represented Pakistan in 36
Tests since making his debut
as a 17-year-old in 2009.In
August 2018, he was one of the
thirty-three players to be
awarded a central contract for
the 2018–19 season by the
Pakistan Cricket Board.
He represented England
(debut against Colombia in
May 2005) in 2 World Cups in
2006 and 2010.In 2019, he
had joined Burnley Football
Club.
He made his professional
debut in the year 2000 for FC
Groningen. In April 2003 he
made a debut to the
International football
matches.In 2004, he joined
Chelsea Football cup.He joined
Bayern in 2009 from Real
Madrid, played 309
competitive games.
He won four major trophies
with Orlando Pirates including
the 1995 African Cup of
Champions Clubs.
He was the former captain of
the Nigeria National Team and
played for Trabzonspor as a
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Patrice Evra(38) Football/ Manchester United
and the France
AUGUST
Sally Pearson(32) Athlete/Australia
Daniel Vettori(40) Cricket/ New Zealand
Brendon McCullum(37) Cricket/ New Zealand
Dale Steyn(36) Cricket/South Africa
Hashim Amla(36) Cricket/South Africa
Cecil Wright(85) Cricket/West Indies
Ajantha Mendis(34) Cricket/Srilanka
Wesley Sneijder (35) Football/ Netherlands
Ashley Cole(38) Football/England
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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.
He won 5 Premier League
titles, 2 Serie A titles and 1
Champions League.
She won the 8 major
championship medals for
Australia throughout her 16-
year career.
Vettori has played over 291
ODI matches and 113 Tests for
New Zealand.
He announced retirement
from all forms of cricket.
Dale Steyn is in 8th position in
the all-time test bowling list
and took 26 five-wicket hauls.
He is the only South Africa
batsman to score a triple
century — 311 not out against
England at The Oval in 2012.
He will play his last match
representing Uppermill cricket
club against Pennine League
Side Springhead cricket club of
England on September 7,
2019.
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.
He announced his retirement
from football after arranging a
business deal with Dutch
football club FC Utrecht.
He announced his retirement
from football, ending his 20-
year playing career. It is
expected that he would be
pursuing a career in coaching.
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Dwayne Johnson(47) Wrestling/America He is popularly known by his

ring name “The Rock”.
SEPTEMBER
Mithali Raj Cricket/India He retired from T20
internationals.
Hamilton Masakadza (36) Cricket/ Zimbabwe He created a record by
becoming the highest
individual scorer in the
career's last Twenty-20
Internationals (T20I) game by
scoring 71 runs (42 balls)
Mohammad Nabi(34) Cricket/ Afghanistan He has played only 2 test
matches for Afghanistan (25
runs & 4 wickets)
Dinesh Mongia (42) Cricket/India He has announced his
retirement from all formats of
cricket. He played 57 matches
in his ODI career.
Sarah Taylor(30) Cricket/England
Samuel Eto'o(38) Football/ Cameroon He retired from all forms of
football.
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
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
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gold medal at the Rio Olympics

Amy Johanna Kenealy (31)
Tim James Murtagh (38)
David Villa Sanchez (37)
2016, in Brazil.
Cricket/Ireland
Cricket/Ireland He represented England in the
2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World
Cup.
Football/Spain 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.

Caroline Wozniacki
DECEMBER
Tennis/Denmark She announced her retirement
from tennis after next month’s
Australian Open, the first
Grand Slam tournament of the
year 2019 and WTA (Women’s
Tennis Association) event in
Auckland.

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.
 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:
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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
Men’s 65 kg freestyle Bajrang Punia Bronze
Men’s 61kg freestyle Rahul Aware Bronze
Men’s 57-kg freestyle Ravi Kumar Dahiya Bronze
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Read full details here: World Wrestling Championships 2019 held at Barys Arena in Nur-
Sultan, Kazakhstan.
 Indian wrestler Deepak Punia clinched the top spot in the rankings released by United World
Wrestling (UWW) in the 86 kg category with 82 points.
 Mayank Vaid becomes 1st Indian to complete Enduroman triathlon in 2019, breaks world
record for shortest completion time held between London and Paris
 The 10th Asia Pacific Youth Games for 2019 were held in Vladivostok, Russia. India won a total
of 16 gold, 13 silver and 5 bronze medals taking the total to 34 medals in 7 different sports
events. Assam swimmer Astha Choudhury won five medals including two gold (4×50 metre
mixed freestyle & 4×50 mixed individual medley relay) and three silver (100 metre freestyle,
200 metre freestyle & 100 metre individual medley). Read full details here: Overview of 10th
Asia Pacific Youth Games for 2019 held in Vladivostok, Russia.
 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships was
held at Eastern National Sports Training Center in Pattaya, Thailand.

OCTOBER
 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships for 2019 held in Khalifa International Stadium,
Doha, Qatar
♦ Mascot: The event mascot was “Falah”.
♦ The 18th edition will be held in Eugene, Oregon, United States in 2021.
♦ India was ranked 58th in the championship.
♦ Annu Rani became the first Indian to reach the finals of the women’s javelin throw
event.Click here to read more.
 India to host 3×3 basketball qualifying tournament for Tokyo Olympics in march 2020.
 XLIX (49th) World Artistic Gymnastics Championships for 2019 - held in- Stuttgart, Germany,
50th Edition: The 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (50th Edition) will be held
in Copenhagen, Denmark.
 World Youth Chess Championship 2019 held in Mumbai, India.India bagged seven medals
(highest medals than any other country).
 49th edition World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2019 held in Stuttgart, Germany.
♦ American gymnast Simone biles won 19th world title, breaks the record for most world
medals won by any gymnast
 2020 Asian Track cycling championship held in Jincheon, South Korea
♦ Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam won a gold medal in men’s junior Keirin event.
♦ James Singh from India also won a bronze medal in the same event.
♦ Triyasha Paul won the bronze medal in Women junior 500m Time Trial.
♦ India also won 2 bronze medals in men’s as well as women’s junior sprint team.
♦ Ronaldo was also a part of Men Junior Team Sprint. Currently, he is World No 1 in both
the Junior Events.
 9 edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2019-Hockey tournament- Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
th

♦ Great Britain defeated India. Malaysia secured third place.

 Bengal Warriors won the 7th season of 2019 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).
♦ Pardeep Narwal of Patna Pirates became the first player to score 1,000 raid points in
PKL history.
 Raunak Sadhwani became the 65th chess Grandmaster (GM) of India.
 15th edition of the World Wushu Championships (WWC) 2019 held in Shanghai, China
♦ India was ranked 10th with 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze.
♦ Praveen Kumar became the first Indian man to win a gold medal
♦ Poonam won silver medal in Women’s Sanda 75 kg.
♦ Y Sanathoi Devi won silver medal in Women’s Sanda 52 kg.
♦ Vikrant Baliyan won Bronze medal in Men’s Sanda 60 kg.
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 7th CISM Military World Games for the year 2019 held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Sport Event Winner Medal
Track & Disabled Men’s 100m IT1, Anandan Gold
Field Men’s 200m IT1 & Men’s Gunasekaran
400m IT1
Men’s Javelin Throw Shivpal Singh Gold
Disabled Men’s Shot Put IF1 Aneesh Kumar Gold
Surendran Pillai
Disabled Men’s Shot Put IF5 Virender Gold
Boxing Men’s Light Fly(46-49KG) Deepak Silver
Men’s Bantam(52-56KG) Chirag Bronze
Shooting 25m Center Fire Pistol Men Gurpreet Singh Bronze
Individual
Tennis Men’s Singles Balaji Sriram Bronze
 Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (36) has been inducted into the 10-member sports
ambassador group by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Boxing workforce.
 South Africa defeated England’s team - in the final of the 9th edition of Rugby World Cup 2019
held at International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan.
 Overview of 3rd edition of world U23 Wrestling Championship held from Oct 28-Nov 3 in
Budapest, Hungary
♦ Ravinder obtained a silver medal in the final of Men’s freestyle event.
♦ Pooja Gehlot won silver medal in the 53 kg women’s wrestling category.
NOVEMBER
 35th edition of National Junior Athletics Championships 2019 held in Acharya Nagarjuna
University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh .
Some Record Created:
♦ Maheshwari broke national record in 3000m steeplechase.
♦ Long jumper Shaili Singh of Karnataka & shot putter Bharti of Haryana broke the under-
16 National records.
♦ Ritik Malik (Fastest Runner)- break the national and Meet records of Gurindervir Singh
(10.69).
♦ Chanda of Delhi won the medal in the 1500m under 20 girls group with a time of 4
minutes 17.18 seconds by beating the previous record of Lili Das (4 minutes
17.29seconds) set in 2016.
♦ Niva Antony of Kerala achieved record in the pole vault category in the under 20 girls
group. Antony set a new national and Meet record surpassing Mariya Jaison’s 3.70m set
in 2015 in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
 9th World Para Athletics Championships 2019 held in Dubai, UAE
♦ China secured the top spot won 25 golds, 23 silvers and 11 bronze – including eight
world records.
♦ India ranked 24th position with 9 medals( 2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)
♦ Key Athlete- Sandeep Chaudhary (Javelin throw )(Broke World record), Sumit Antil
(Javelin throw) (Broke World record).
♦ Click here to read the entire list of winners.
 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has officially changed its name to
“World Athletics”.
 2019 U-15 Asian Wrestling C’ships held in Taichun, China.
♦ India topped the medal ranking with 28 medals which included 13 gold, 14 silver and 1
bronze medal.
DECEMBER
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♦ South Korea topped the list India is placed 2nd Position.

♦ India obtained 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals totalling the medal count to 7
Category Medal Name
Compound Mixed team Gold Abhishek Verma and
Jyothi Surekha Vennam.
Compound Men’s team Silver Mohan Bhardwaj, Rajat
Chauhan and
Abhishek Verma.
Compound Women’s Silver Priya Gurjar, Muskan Kirar and
team Jyothi Surekha Vennam.
Recurve Men’s Bronze Atanu Das.
individual
Recurve Men’s team Bronze Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and
Jayanta Talukdar.
Recurve Women’s team Bronze Ankita Bhakat, Deepika
Kumari and
Bombayla Devi Laishram.
Recurve Mixed team Bronze Atanu Das and
Deepika Kumari
 WADA’s (World Anti-Doping Agency) Executive Committee has banned Russia.
 13th South Asian Games held in Kathmandu & Pokhara, Nepal
♦ India topped the medal tally won- 311 medals(173 gold, 93 silver, and 45 bronze medals.
♦ Mascot-Blackbuck (Krishnashar)
♦ Click here to read the entire news

Upcoming Sports Events

Asian Games :
 Venue of Asian Games 2018 - Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia.
 Venue of Asian Games 2022 – Hangzhou, China.
 Venue of Asian Games 2026 – Nagoya, Japan
Commonwealth Games (CWG)
 Venue of CWG Games 2018 – Gold Coast, Australia.
 Venue of CWG Games 2022 – Birmingham, England.
Olympics Games
Summer Olympic :
 Venue of Summer Olympic Games 2020 – Tokyo, Japan
♦ Miraitowa is the mascot of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
♦ Someity is the mascot of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
♦ Torch unveiled, on the concept of "“Share Your Light". The torch is made from the same
recycled aluminum and is modeled after the Japanese cherry blossom or “sakura”. The
color of the torch is “Sakura Pink”.
 Venue of Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games 2024 – Paris, France .
Winter Olympic :
 Venue of Winter Olympic Games 2018 – Pyeongchang, South Korea.
 Venue of Winter Olympic Games 2022 – Beijing, China
 Venue of Winter Olympic Games 2026 – Italy’s Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo
ICC World Cup Cricket
 Venue of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – England, Wales.
 Venue of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – India.
ICC World Cup T20
 Venue of World Cup T20 2016– India.
 Venue of World Cup 2020 – Australia.
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ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup

 Venue of ICC Women Cricket World Cup 2017 – England.
 Venue of ICC Women Cricket World Cup 2021 – New Zealand.
ICC Women’s World Cup T20
 Venue of World Cup 2014 – Bangladesh.
 Venue of World Cup T20 2016– India.
 Venue of World Cup T20 2018– West Indies
 Venue of World Cup 2020 – Australia.
Hockey Men’s World Cup
 Venue of Hockey Men’s World Cup 2014 – The Hague, Netherlands.
 Venue of Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 – Bhubaneswar, India.
 2023 FIH Men’s hockey world cup- Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha.
Hockey Women’s World Cup
 Venue of Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 – London, England.
FIFA (Football) World Cup
 Venue of FIFA World Cup 2018 – Russia.
 Venue of FIFA World Cup 2022 – Qatar.
 18th edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup for the year 2019-Brazil.
 Nigeria set to host 2020 FIFA women U-20 World cup.
FIFA Women's World Cup
 Venue of FIFA World Cup 2019 – France.
 China to host the inaugural edition of expanded FIFA 24-team Club World Cup in 2021.
 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the year 2020 to be conducted in India
23rd edition of the World Corporate Games
 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games-Qatar.
♦ Formula 1 race 2020:Hanoi,Vietnam.
♦ 2023 IAAF World Championships- Budapest,Hungary.
♦ Pakistan to host 2020 Asia Cricket Cup.
♦ Khelo India Youth Games 2019-Pune,Maharashtra.
♦ Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations(Football).
♦ Beijing, China to host FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019-Son of Dreams was unveiled as official
Mascot.
♦ 39th National Games in 2022-Meghalaya.
♦ 24 team ATP Cup in 2020- Australian cities Sydney and Brisbane (First 2 host locations).
♦ Egypt-to host-African Cup for the fifth time in 2019.
♦ China-to host-football Asian Cup 2023
♦ Odisha to host -21st Commonwealth Championship from July 17-22, 2019.
♦ 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.
♦ Belgrade, Serbia to host its first-ever World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022.
♦ Yangzhou, China - host city of the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships 2022.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

Book Name Author Other Information
JANUARY

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A Crusade Against
Corruption’
We Are Displaced
Universal Brotherhood
Through Yoga
Law, Justice and Judicial
Power – Justice P N
Bhagwati’s Approach
Undaunted: Saving the
Idea of India
Simplicity & Wisdom
Quality, Accreditation and
Ranking – A Silent
Revolution in the Offing in
Indian Higher Education
Mann Ki Baat – A Social
Revolution on Radio
Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas
Dictionary of Martyrs of
India’s Freedom Struggle
(1857-1947)
Every Vote Counts
Indian Fiscal Federalism
“Saffron Swords:
Centuries of Indic
Resistance to Invaders”
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Manohar Manoj Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Harivansh
Narayan Singh launched the book.
Malala yousafzai The book is all about the Journey and Stories
from Refugee Girls Around the World.
The book is compiled Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu launched
by Bharatiya Sanskrit the book
Pitham
FEBRUARY
Mool Chand Sharma The book was launched by the Chief Justice of
India, Shri Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
P Chidambaram Former Vice President Hamid Ansari
launched the book.
Dinesh Shahra The Book was launched by the Governor of
West Bengal– Keshari Nath Tripathi and
Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Head of
Parmarth Ashram, this book is dedicated to
Late Vedanti Swami Pragananandji.
EPSI’s Alternate Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu publicized
President, Dr. H the book
Chaturvedi
MARCH
Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley released
a book .The book contains 50 episodes of PM
Modi’s sincere talk with the citizens of India
which is broadcasted by All India Radio.
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate
Affairs Arun Jaitley released a book.It is a
compilation of selected speeches of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
It was released by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, at Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi. The
project for compilation of “Dictionary of
Martyrs” of India’s Freedom Struggle was
commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, to
the Indian Council of Historical Research
(ICHR) to commemorate the 150th
anniversary of uprising of 1857.
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.
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
Manoshi Sinha Rawal The Indian Publishing company, Garuda
Prakashan Private Limited, launched the
book.
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"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
American media personality, socialite, model,
businesswoman, and entrepreneur.
Voyage to Antarctica Dr. Felix Bast Released by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma. Story of
Consciousness by Dr. Govind Bhattacharya. An
Autobiography of Moon by Dr. Ramesh
Shishu.Sambhu Nath De - The Discovery of
Cholera Toxin by Dr. M.S.S Murthy also released
Digital Dilemma Milt Shelton and Andy The Hindi translation of an Academy
Maltz Publication, Digital Dilemma, has been
launched by Academy of Motion Picture Arts
& Sciences (AMPAS) aka Oscar Academy
President, John Bailey, at New Delhi.
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JUNE
‘My Life, My Mission' Baba Ramdev He will unveil the trials, tribulations, and
triumphs of his life and provide insights into
his childhood in his autobiography. It is being
published by Penguin Random House.
Function of Data Vinit Goenka, Secretary,
Sovereignty - The Pursuit Centre for Knowledge
of Supremacy Sovereignty (CKS) and
Member Governing
Council- CRIS (Centre for
Railway Information
Systems), Ministry of
Railways, Government of
India
Lessons Life Taught Me, Anupam Kher It will be launched on August 5, 2019. It will
Unknowingly look into the life and times of the actor. The
book will be published by Penguin Random
House.
The New Delhi Conspiracy Meenakshi Lekhi The book is published by Harper Collins and
has been co-written by Krishna Kumar who
works with her.
A Prime Minister to Sushil Kumar The book is published by Konark
Remember- Memories of a Publishers Pvt Ltd, New Delhi.
Military Chief
JULY
Whispers of Time Dr. Krishna Saksena Minister of Textiles and Minister of Women
(91) and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani
launched the book ‘at India International
Centre in New Delhi.
Vivekadeepini Adi Shankaracharya It is a concise book of aphorisms (a
memorable expression of a general truth or
principle).
War over Words: Devika Sethi It explains the state censorship in India in the
Censorship in India, 1930- transition period from colonial to national
1960 rule, when historical actors behaved in
unpredictable ways.
Kargil: Untold stories from Rachna Bisht Rawat The book has been published by Penguin
the War Random House. 2019 marks the 20th
anniversary of the Kargil War, that was
initiated in the May of 1999 in an effort to
displace Pakistani soldiers from the peaks
they had occupied on the Indian side of the
Line of Control (LoC). India got the victory in
the war, but lost over 500 soldiers.
Who Stole My Job Sunil Mishra The book was first released in April 2019 and
has received a very positive response from
readers across the globe.
Indo-Pak Relations: Dr. U V Singh It deals with the fundamental causes of the
Beyond Pulwama and Indo-Pak conflict. It is published by Pentagon
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''Fire and Fury Corps - It showcases the history and achievements of

Saga of Valour, Fortitude the 'Fire & Fury Corps’ which guards the Line
and Sacrifice of Control (LoC) and Line of Actual Control
(LAC) in Ladakh region of Jammu and
Kashmir, was released by Lieutenant General
Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding-
in-Chief Northern Command at Leh .
Chandra Shekhar - The Shri Harivansh, Deputy The book was released at the Balayogi
Last Icon of Ideological Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Auditorium, Parliament Library Building in
Politics and Shri Ravi Dutt NewDelhi
Bajpai
New-Age Technology and Rajya Sabha Member, The book is published by Konark Publishers.
Industrial Revolution 4.0 Dr Narendra Jadhav The Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah
Naidu released the book.

AUGUST
The Book of gutsy Women Hilary Rodham Clinton To honour famous women personalities. The
(called as Hilary book will be published by Simon & Schuster
Clinton) and her publications on October 1, 2019.
daughter Chelsea
Clinton
‘Listening, Learning and The book marks Shri Venkaiah Naidu's two
Leading’ years of service as vice president was
launched by Union Home minister Amit Shah
at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai during the
function organized by Information and
Broadcasting Ministry.
Sridevi: Girl Woman Satyarth Nayak The book recalled the life and times(in Hindi,
Superstar Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
cinema) of the legendary actor Sridevi will be
published under the Ebury Press imprint of
Penguin Random House in October 2019.
'Kashmir’s untold story: Delhi- based filmmaker The book portrays the time of political and
Declassification Iqbal Chand Malhotra geographical consolidations of Jammu &
and defence analyst Kashmir (J&K), beginning from the era of
Maroof Raza Maharaja Gulab Singh till the present day.It
was published by Bloomsbury publishers.
"Big Billion Startup: The Mihir Dalal This book recounts the story of how Binny
Untold Flipkart Story" and Bansal and Sachin Bansal (both-former
is published by “Pan founders of flipkart) built e-commerce giant
Macmillan India” Flipkart
"Obama: The Call of Peter Baker A book on Barack Obama, former United
History" States (US) President, titled "Obama: The Call
of History" has been written by Peter Baker,
the Chief White House Correspondent for
The New York Times. It gives an in-depth
account of Obama's years in office.
A Short History of Indian Rajendra B Aklekar The book covers the history of Indian
Railways Railways details the journey of the national
transporter starting from the 1830s(almost
15 years before the official train run of 1853)
to the new high-speed Train 18 and Prime
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Minister(PM) Narendra Modi's ambitious

bullet train project, has been introduced in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
'Jin Dhoondha Tin Paaiyan O P Singh Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal
Khattar released a book.
SEPTEMBER
“India’s Lost Frontier the Raghvendra Singh It is published by Rupa Publications, New
Story of the North-West Delhi. The book presents the history of
Frontier Province of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was
Pakistan” earlier known as the North-West Frontier
Province (NWFP).
“First They Erased Our Sophie Ansel (France) The book documents the troubles of
Name: A Rohingya Speaks” Rohingya community, through the eyes of a
Rohingya, “Habiburahman”, who was born
and raised in a small village in western
Burma( now Myanmar), in 1979, grew up
stateless with his people when their own
country’s military leader ordered that
Rohingya were not one among the 135
recognized ethnic groups that formed the 8
‘national races’.
2nd edition of ‘Loktantra Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah
Ke Swar (Khand 2)’ and Naidu released these book, which has
‘The Republican Ethic selected speeches of President of India Ram
(Volume 2)’ Nath Kovind.
‘Fortune Turners: The Aditya Bhushan and It is published by Global Cricket School. It
Quartet that spun India to Sachin Bajaj reveals the careers of the famous four
glory’ spinners of Indian cricket team- Bishan Singh
Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat
Chandrashekhar and S. Venkataraghavan.
‘Rethinking Good Vinod Rai Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah
Governance’ Naidu has released the book. The book has
been published by Rupa publications.
"Being Gandhi" Paro Anand It marks the 150th anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi. The book, published by Harper
Collins Children's Books, explores the life
events of Gandhiji.
Turbulence & Triumph: Rahul Agarwal and It is published by Om Books International. It
The Modi Years Bharathi S Pradhan depicts the journey of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi from this young days to
becoming 14th prime minister of India.
‘Himalayan Odyssey’ Veerendra Kumar The book is an English translation of the
Kendra Sahitya Akademi and Kerala Sahitya
Akademi award-winning Malayalam
original ‘Haimavathabhuvil’ by Veerendra
Kumar, who is also the Chief Managing
Director(CMD) of Mathrubhumi.
India in the Persianate Richard M Eaton This book mainly focuses on the rise of
Age: 1000-1765 Persian culture and also about the
civilisations, architecture, upheavals, and the
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'Girl Power: Indian
Women Who Broke The
Rules'
‘Professor Ayushman’
'Reset: Regaining India's
Economic Legacy'
Game of Votes: Visual
Media Politics and
Elections in the Digital Era
Lal Bahadur Shastri:
Politics and Beyond
India and the Netherlands
– Past, Present and Future
“Carpenters and Kings:
Western Christianity and
the Idea of India”
How to Avoid a Climate
Disaster: The Solutions
We Have and the
Breakthroughs We Need
The Great Game in the
Buddhist Himalayas: India
and China’s Quest for
Strategic Dominance
India in a Warming world:
Integrating Climate
Change and Development
The Daughter from a
Wishing Tree: Unusual
Tales About Women in
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and 18th centuries. The book is published by
Penguin India.
Neha J Hiranandani The book is about the stories/achievements
of 50 Indian women role models. The book is
published by Scholastic India.
The book is conceived by the National
Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) was unveiled
by the Ayush ministry in New Delhi. This
book will raise awareness in children about
the importance of medicinal plants and their
usage.
Subramanian Swamy Pranab Mukherjee, the former president of
India has released a book .The book has been
published by Rupa Publications India.
Farhat Basir Khan It details the evolution of election campaigns
in India. It has been published by SAGE
Publication. The preface of the book has been
written by Former President Pranab
Mukherjee.
Sandeep Shastri It is published by Rupa Publications. It
depicts the early influences, political
associations and historical decisions of Lal
Bahadur Shastri, India’s second prime
minister.
OCTOBER
Venu Rajamony The book portrays the history of bilateral
relations between India and the Netherlands.
The first copy of the book was received by
Dutch King Willem-Alexander in presence of
all high officials. The book has been
published by Bombay Ink.
Siddhartha Sarma It examines the history of Christianity in
India in the context of local and global events.
Bill Gates It will be published by UK-based Allen Lane
publishers. The book is about climate change
and the possible solutions to prevent an
environmental crisis.
Phunchok Stobdan It describes the several unknown insights
into the India-China, India-Tibet and China-
Tibet relationships.
Edited by Navroz K The foreword of the book is written by Nitin
Dubash Desai, former Under-Secretary-General
(Economic and Social Affairs) at the United
Nations.
Sudha Murty The previous 3 books in the series of the author
are “The Serpent’s Revenge: Unusual Tales from
the Mahabharata”, “The Man from the Egg:
Unusual Tales about the Trinity”, and “The
Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales about Rama
and Krishna”.
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“Bridgital Nation” Natarajan

Chandrasekaran and Ms.
Roopa Purushothaman
“Dark Fear, Eerie Cities: Sarunas Paunksnis The book which has 5 chapters focuses the film
New Hindi Cinema in forms on urban life and culture of the new middle
Neoliberal India” class, as well as pessimism, violence, and fear.
Ten Studies in Kashmir: Kashi Nath Pandit The book, brought out by the Indian Council of
History and Politics 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.
“Savarkar: Echoes from a Vikram Sampath Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu
Forgotten Past,1883- released the book. The book describes the
1924” life of freedom fighter and philosopher
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known
as Veer Savarkar.
“The Daughter from a Sudha Murty The book published by Penguin Random
Wishing Tree: Unusual House India, portrays life of enchanting
Tales about Women in women and their untold stories.
Mythology”
“From Shanties to School” Manimala Roy It explores 1991 economic reforms on
literacy especially among the migrant
laborers of Delhi and their children.
“From uttapam to UNICEF (United The book is based on the findings of the
sprouted dal parantha” Nations Children’s overall National Nutrition Survey 2016-18,
Fund ) according to which 35 % of children under
the age of five are stunted (low height for
age), 17% are Wasted (low weight for height)
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The Chronicle Matt Reeck The book is a translation of Booker-prize

shortlisted 1987 Urdu novel “Tazkirah” penned
by Late Pakistani writer Intizar Husain.
The Third Pillar: How Raghuram Govind The book is a reflection on the present state of
Markets and the State Rajan the World in the views of the trinity of Markets,
Leave the Community State and Community as the three pillars of the
Behind’ Society and how the first two have moved ahead
leaving the third behind.
Finding the Gaps- Simon James Arthur He has written this book to share his
Transferable Skills to be the Taufel experience in Umpiring, Coaching, Training
best you can be and Administration in Cricket.
Hemant Karkare -A Jui Karkare Navare The book portrays former Anti Terrorism
Daughter’s Memoir Squad(ATS) chief Hemant Karkare’s life as a
father to Jui Navare. The book has been
published by Crossword.
RN Kao: Gentleman Nitin Anant Gokhale A book on the life history of legendary
Spymaster Spymaster and one of the Founding father of
India’s external agency RAW (Research and
Analysis Wing), Rameshwar Nath Kao.
DECEMBER
The Legacy of Militancy in Inderjit Singh Jaijee & The book is about how Punjab’s militancy
Punjab: Long Road to Dona Suri affected judiciary by delaying trials, how the
Normalcy popular culture has been influenced and how
the youth today are still responding to
conditions in the northern state.
Mind Master: Winning Viswanathan Anand It was published by Hachette India. He
Lessons from a and Susan Ninan became the first grandmaster from India in
Champion’s Life 1988.
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
 Sahitya Akademi publishes new anthology called “Modern English Poetry” to mark 200 years of
Indian English poetry-edited by Sudeep Sen.
 “Climate emergency”- Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year 2019.

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
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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,
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
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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.
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
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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 “Czar
Kalra revivalist/ New Delhi 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)
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
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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.

M J Radhakrishnan Cinematographer/ He won Kerala State Award for Best

Trivandrum Cinematography seven time for the movie
(Thiruvananthapuram), Deshadanam in 1996, Karunam in 1999,
Kerala Adayalangal, Ottakkayyan in 2007, Bioscope in
2008, Veettilekkulla Vazhi in 2010, Akasathinte
Niram in 2011, Kaadu Pookkunna Neram 2016.
C. Kapur Cue-sports / Kolkata, He served for the cue-sports for more than 40
West Bengal years.
Subir Vithal Gokarn Economist/ He hailed from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He served
as RBI deputy Governor from 2009 to 2012.He
was the youngest RBI Governor at the time.He
served as the Director of Research at Brookings
Institution India Centre, Chief Economist of
Standard & Poor’s Asia-pacific and as Executive
Director and Chief Economist of Credit Rating
Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL).
AU Celestine Football Player/Tamil He played for the Tamil Nadu state men’s team
Nadu as a goalkeeper in Senior Nationals in the 1965
and 1969 National Championships and also
represented India in the Merdeka Cup in
Malaysia in 1969.
Barun Haldar News Reader/Kolkata. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was a
popular presenter of Western Music in All India
Radio Kolkata.
M. K. Seetharam Kulal Playwright, writer and He worked in an insurance firm & composed
former president/ Bejai, lyrics ‘Pakkilu Muji Onji Gududu’ and ‘Mokeda
Karnataka Singari’ for the popular Tulu film ‘Pagetha Puge’
in 1972.He received the “Ranga Kala Bhooshana”
award for his contributions to Tulu literature.He
joined Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy in 2005
& it presented the Tulu Academy Award for his
work in Tulu theatre in 2015.He has written Tulu
language books ‘Mannda Magal Abbakka’ (Queen
Abbakka: Daughter of the Soil) & ‘Darmogu
Darmada Saval’ were published in 2007.
Sudershan Agarwal Politician/ New Delhi He was born in Ludhiana, Punjab. He served as
the second Governor of Uttarakhand between
2003 and 2007 during which he also established
a Him Jyoti School in the Sahastradhara.He was
appointed as Governor of Sikkim in 2007.
Dr. Wilfred Mesquita Politician/Mumbai He was born in Divar in North Goa district. He
was a former commissioner for NRI (Non-
resident Indian) affairs and held portfolios of
Revenue, Environment, Sports and Youth Affairs,
Power, Law and Judiciary and Legislative Affairs.
In the 1990s, he had also served as a minister in
Congress-led government.He was a leader of the
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Goa BJP since 2007 and worked as the party’s

vice president and spokesman.

Sheila Dikshit Politician/New Delhi She was born in Kapurthala, Punjab.She was
former 3-time chief minister of Delhi. The
longest-serving chief minister of Delhi was the
recipient of 2010 Dara Shikoh award by Indo-
Iran Society and Delhi Women of the Decade
Achievers Award 2013 by All Ladies League for
Outstanding Public Service.

Mukesh Goud Politician/ Hyderabad, He served as BC (Backward Classes) welfare

Telangana minister in 2007 and then as Minister for
warehouse and marketing in 2009.He had served
as MLA (Member of the Legislative
Assembly)from Maharajgunj constituency in
1989 and 2004 and from Goshamahal assembly
constituency in 2009.
Vitthalbhai Politician/ Ahmedabad, He also served as director of Indian farmers
Hansrajbhai Radadiya Gujarat Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO).He was also
the chairman of Rajkot District Cooperative
Bank.
Dr. Jaya Arunachalam Social Activist/ Chennai, She was born in Tamil Nadu .She is the founder
Tamil Nadu of Working Women’s Forum (WWF). She was the
recipient of Padma Shri in 1987, International
Activist Award by Gleitsman Foundation in 2003,
Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2009, Bharat Ratna Rajiv
Gandhi Mahila Shakthi Award in 2009,
Raja Dhale Writer, artist & He was one of the founding members of the Dalit
activist/Mumbai, Panther started in April 1972, alongside Namdeo
Maharashtra Dhasal and Arun Krushnaji Kamble. He was born
in Maharashtra. Apart from Social Service he
authoured two books namely, Dalit Pantherchi
Sansthapana: Vastusthiti Ani Viparyas”, “Arun
Kolhatkarchi Gacchi: Ek Nirupan”.
AUGUST
Neelam Sharma(50) Anchor/ Noida She was awarded the 2018 'Nari Shakti Puraskar’
by the President of India Shri Ram Nath
Govind.She is one among the founding anchors of
Doordarshan News.
V. G. Siddhartha Business man/ Netravati Siddhartha was the son-in-law of former
Hegde(60) river near Mangaluru Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna. Hailing
from the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, he
established Cafe Coffee Day in 1996, which is an
Indian café chain owned by Coffee Day Global
Limited.
VB Cricketer/ Chennai, Tamil The Chennai born cricketer represented India in
Chandrasekhar(57) Nadu seven ODIs(One Day Internationals) between
1988 and 1990.
Anant Setalvad(84) Cricket He was a cricket commentator for All India Radio
commentator/Mumbai, (AIR) in Ranji Trophy, BCCI (Board of Control for
Maharashtra
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Cricket in India) tournaments and also for some

test matches from the mid-1960s13 to 1980s.
Kanchan Chaudhary Director General of Police She was born in Himachal Pradesh and she is the
Bhattacharya(72) (DGP)/ Mumbai, second woman IPS (Indian Police Service) officer
Maharashtra of India after Kiran Bedi and India's first woman
Director General of Police (DGP).

Anant Setalvad(84) Cricket He was a cricket commentator for All India Radio
commentator/Mumbai, (AIR) in Ranji Trophy, BCCI (Board of Control for
Maharashtra Cricket in India) tournaments and also for some
test matches from the mid-1960s13 to 1980s.

Kanchan Chaudhary Director General of Police She was the second woman IPS (Indian Police
Bhattacharya(72) (DGP)/ Mumbai, Service) officer of India after Kiran Bedi and
Maharashtra India's first woman Director General of Police
(DGP).She hailed from Himachal Pradesh
YG Rajalakshmi Educationalist, journalist She played a major role in setting up of the
Parthasarathy(93) and social worker/ Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan(PSBB) group of
Chennai, Tamil Nadu schools. She received the Padma Shri award in
2010 for her contribution to the field of
education and literature.She hailed from
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Dayanidhi Nayak(95) Freedom fighter/ Bargarh, He had struggled against the British Government
Odisha during the Quit India movement (8 August
1942). He was also jailed for 9 months and he
was one of the 32 freedom fighters from
Panimora.
Karpuri Devi(94) Madhubani painting and The National Award recipient contributed
Sujni artist/ Madhubani towards setting up of the Mithila Museum which
district of Bihar is located in Tokamachi hills in Japan’s Niigata
region.She hailed from Ranti village of Bihar.
Noel Kelman(92) Navy Commander/ He was also awarded the king’s commendation
Porvorim, Goa (for brave conduct) in the Second World War
(WW II), for sinking a Japanese submarine. He
was a Kirti Chakra (peacetime gallantry award)
awardee.He hailed from Goa.
Sushma Swaraj(67) Politician/ New Delhi She was born in Haryana. She served as the
Minister of Information and Broadcasting from
30 September 2000 – 29 January 2003 in Atal
Bihari Vajpayee govt. Then from 29 January 2003
– 22 May 2004, she served as the Minister of
Health and Family Welfare. She also served as
the Leader of the Opposition in the 15th Lok
Sabha 21 December 2009 – 26 May 2014. From
26 May 2014 – 7 January 2016, she was the
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. Then her last
post was as the well-respected Minister of
External Affairs 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 in
Narendra Modi govt.
Jagannath Mishra(82) Politician/ New Delhi He was former Bihar chief minister.He was born
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Arun Jaitley(66) Politician/ New Delhi He was born in New Delhi.Lawyer by profession,
Arun Jaitley, who was born on 28 December
1952, was a member of the political Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) and held various portfolios
during the Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
and Shri Narendra Modi government’s first term.
Read full details here: Former Finance Minister
ArunJaitly Passed Away At The Age Of 66
Babulal Gaur(89) Politician/ Bhopal, He was served as the Chief Minister of Madhya
Madhya Pradesh Pradesh from August 2004 to November
2005.He was born in Pratapgarh district of Uttar
Pradesh.

Damodar Ganesh Social Worker/ He was born in Maharashtra. He had dedicated

Bapat(84) Chhattisgarh his life to the treatment and service of leprosy
patients at Bhartiya Kushta Nivarak Sangh in
Janjgir-Champa district. He was known for his
social work in tribal areas in Chhattisgarh.He
was a Padma Shri awardee.
Niranjan Singh Writer(Punjabi)/ Tasneem served as a professor in Satish Chander
Tasneem(91) Ludhiana, Punjab Dhawan(SCD) government college in Ludhiana.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for
his book “Gawache Arth” (The Lost Meaning) in
1999.He was born in Amritsar.
SEPTEMBER
Madhav Apte(86) Cricketer/ Mumbai, He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He had
Maharashtra played 67 first class matches inclusive of 46
Ranji trophy matches for Mumbai and three for
Bengal scoring 3336 runs with 6 centuries and
16 half centuries.
Veeru Krishnan Kathak dancer/ Mumbai, He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Besides
Maharashtra being an actor, he was also a famous kathak
dancer. Many Bollywood celebrities like Katrina
Kaif, Athiya Shetty, Karanvir Bohra, and others
were trained in Kathak by him.
Kottakkal Kathakali maestro/ He was born in Naduvattom, near Pattambi, in
Chandrasekhara Kottakkal, Kerala Palakkad district. He has won many an accolade,
Warrier(74) including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award,
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award,
Kalamandalam Award, and Tulaseevanam
Award.
Ram Jethmalani(95) Lawyer & former union He was born in Shikarpur, Sindh.He had worked
law minister/Delhi as union law minister and in the National
Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of Atal
Bihari Vajpayee.
Kiran Nagarkar(77) Novelist and Playwright/ He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra.He is
Mumbai known for authoring the books, ‘Cuckold,'(1997)
which won him the 2001 Sahitya Akademi
award .He wasawarded the Order of Merit of the
Federal Republic of Germany in 2012.
S Sriram Producer/ Chennai He was born in Chennai. He headed the Alayam
productions and mostly collaborated with Indian
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filmmaker Mani Ratnam, including the 1996

National award winning film “Bombay”. His last
production was tamil film ‘Samurai’ in 2002.
Bhagat Ram Vats (BR PTI senior He was well known for covering the 1st Lok Sabha
Vats)(97) correspondent/New Delhi polls and had also travelled with the then Prime
Minister(PM) Jawaharlal Nehru(1st PM) for 14 years
covering his political activities, especially the election
tours in 1952, 1957 and 1962.
OCTOBER
Geetanjali Actress/ Hyderabad, She was born in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. She acted
Telangana in nearly 500 films and some of her other memorable
films include ‘Doctor Chakravarti’, ‘Letha Manasulu’
and ‘Sambarala Rambabu’.
M Gopal Gowda First Kudmi Konkani folk He was first-ever Kudmi writer.
artiste/Mangaluru
Krishnan Kumar Industrialist/New Delhi He hailed from Patiala district, Punjab. Former
Modi(K.K.Modi) President of Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Chairman of
Modi Enterprises .
Dr Hargovind Nephrologist/Ahmedabad, He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest
Laxmishanker Gujarat civilian award, in 2015 for his contribution as a
Trivedi(87) nephrologist to the society.
Colathur Nutrition He was conferred Padmashri in 1970 & Padma
Gopalan(101) scientist/Chennai Bhushan in 2003.Some of the prestigious awards
he received were World Health
Organisation’s(WHO) Health for All medal in
1988, the International Union of Nutrition
Sciences’ (IUNS) award for path breaking work
on nutritional problems in developing countries
in 1989 & it recognised him as a ‘Living legend in
nutrition science’ in 2013. Federation of Asian
Nutrition Societies (FANS) conferred him the
‘Living Legend Award’ in August 2019.
Krishna Gopalkrishna Philatelist and coin He has been awarded gold medal from the
Kadekodi(102) collector central government for collecting stamps
released in 64 different countries with the
picture of Mahatma Gandhi.
Dilip Ramanbhai Politician/Gujarat He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra.He was
Parikh(82) former Gujarat Chief Minister (CM).
Kadri Gopalnath Saxophone He was born in Mangalore, Karnataka. He was
player/Mangaluru, awarded the Padma Shri in 2004 and also
Karnataka Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Carnatic
Music – Instrumental (Saxophone) in the same
year.
K.B. Siddaiah(65) Socio-Political He was the recipient of the Sahithya Akademi
philosopher, poet and Award in the year 2004.
social activist
Dadu Chougule Wrestler/ Kolhapur, He was also awarded the prestigious Dhyan
Maharashtra Chand Award for lifetime achievement in sports
in 2018. He won a silver medal in the 1974
Commonwealth Games held in New Zealand.The
Government of Maharashtra honoured him with
‘Shivchattrapati Puraskar’.
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V. Nanammal(99) Yoga teacher/Coimbatore She was born in Coimbatore. She has received
Nari Shakti Puraskar award received from
former President of India Pranab Mukherjee in
2016, India’s fourth-highest civilian award the
Padma Shri in 2018, Yoga Ratna award in 2017,
etc.

NOVEMBER
Sushil Kumar Administrator/ New Delhi He served as the 16th Chief of the Naval Staff
between 1998 and 2001 and also oversaw Kargil
conflict in 1999.

Shaukat Kaifi Actor and Writer/ Juhu, She was born in Hyderabad, Telangana. She is
Mumbai best known for her work in M.S Sathyu’s ‘Garm
Hava’, Muzaffar Ali’s ‘Umrao Jaan’, Sagar
Sarhadi’s ‘Bazaar’ and Mira Nair’s Oscar-
nominated film ‘Salaam Bombay’, she has also
written an autobiography, ‘Kaifi and I’.
Girija Kir(86) Author/Maharashtra Some of her famous biographical works include
Gabharyatil Manase, Jagavegli Manase, Kalavant,
and Sahitya Sahvas. Girijaghar.
Ramakant Dhrupad singer/Bhopal, He was awarded the Padma Shri for 2012 in the
Gundecha(57) Madhya Pradesh field of Art – Indian Classical Music – Vocal along
with his brother Umakant Gundecha.
Narayana Iyer Former chief election He had served as the 18th Cabinet Secretary of
Seshan(86) commissioner (CEC)/ India, the senior-most position in the Indian civil
Chennai, Tamil Nadu service hierarchy in 1989. In 1996, Seshan
received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his
role in cleaning up the electoral process in the
country.
Nikanth Khadilkar Journalist/ Mumbai,
Maharashtra
Vashishtha Narayan Mathematician/Patna, He was born in 1942 in Basantpur village of the
Singh(74) Bihar Bhojpur district in Bihar, Narayan Singh was said
to have challenged Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Nabaneeta Dev Poet,Novelist,Columnist She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999
Sen(81) and a writer/ Kolkata Padmashree in 2000.
Perungulam S Politician/New Delhi He was born in Born in Thiruvananthapuram,
Krishnan(86) Kerala. He earlier worked as the former Union
Secretary of the Ministry of Welfare
Kshiti Goswami(77) Politician/ Tamil Nadu He was a Senior Revolutionary Socialist Party
(RSP) leader and former West Bengal minister.
Kailash Chandra Politician/ Madhya He was the former 9th Chief Minister of Madhya
Josh(90) Pradesh Pradesh.
Abdul Jabbar(62) Social Activist/ Madhya In 1987, Jabbar was a convener of the Bhopal Gas
Pradesh Peedith Mahila Udyog Sanghathan, which effortlessly
work to get the justice for the worst industries
tragedy victims and their kin.
Sudhir Dar(87) Cartoonist/ Gurgaon, He had also drawn calendars for the World Bank for
Haryana 20 years. His cartoons have also appeared in The
Independent, The Pioneer, Delhi Times, New York
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DECEMBER
Gollapudi Maruti Actor and writer/Chennai, He was named as the best writer for his film
Rao(80) Tamil Nadu ‘Doctor Chakravarthy’ in the Nandi Award in
1989.
Laxminarayan Freedom He born in 1918 at Nimchauni in Tikamgarh of
Nayak(101) fighter,politician/Madhya Madhya Pradesh.
Pradesh
Tara Sinha(87) Industrialist/ She is the first Indian woman to establish a
national advertising agency.
Tukaram Sakharam Politician/Maharashtra He was the Minister of State for Power and Rural
Dighole Development in the Shiv Sena-BJP government and
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in
Maharashtra from 1995-1999.
Bhagabat Politician/Odisha He was the former Higher Education Minister of
Mohanty(90) Odisha.
Bhawani Mukherji Table Tennis (TT) head Bhawani Mukherji was the first person to receive
coach/Zirakpur, the Dronacharya Award in TT in the year 2012.
Chandigarh Tapan Bose who led the Uttar Pradesh team in
nationals also deceased recently.
Paramananda Theatre artist/Balasore, He has acted in more than hundred dramas and
Sahu(72) Odisha was an artist in the All India Radio (AIR) also
known as Akashvani, and Doordarshan, a
television network.

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-
theory and the Atiyah-Singer index theorem.
Michel Legrand Music composer Legrand won Oscar award three times.
Masazo Nonaka Oldest man He belong’s to Japan’s northern most island of
Hokkaido at the age of 113.
Mary Oliver Poet She won Pulitzer Prize
FEBRUARY
Albert Finney Actor,London The veteran actor was best known for his roles in
Tom Jones, Erin Brockovich and Annie.
Manfred Eigen Chemist, Bochum, He also won Nobel Prize
Germany
Wallace Smith Broker Scientist, New York, He popularly known as ‘Grandfather of Climate
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Pedro Morales Wrestler, Puerto Rico He passed away at the age of 76.He was the first
ever WWE Triple Crown Champion.
MARCH
John Richardson Art historian Manhattan, He devoted more than a quarter century in
New York writing four-volume biography of Pablo Picasso.
Andre Previn Composer and Pianist / , He was a 10-time Grammy Award winner and
New York, USA had won 4 Oscars.
Bill Playle Cricketer,New South He was natively from Manawatu, New Zealand.
Wales, Australia
Alan B. Krueger Economist, Princeton, New He advised two presidents and helped lead
Jersey, United States economics toward a more scientific approach to
research and policymaking. He was born on 17th
September 1960 in Livingston, New Jersey, US.
Jerry Merryman Electrical engineer,Dallas, He was credited with inventing the world’s first
Texas handheld electronic calculator in 1960s
Charlie Whiting FIA’s director Melbourne, He was the FIA’s director of Formula One. He was
Australia born in Kent, United Kingdom.
Vinjamuri Anasuya Folk artist, radio Hailed from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, she was
Devi commentator, Houston, also awarded ‘Queen of Folk’ award in Paris and
USA Kala Prapoorna award.
Rafi Eitan Mossad agent and He was born on 23rd November 1926 at Ein
Spymaster, Tel Aviv, Harod, Mandatory Palestine in Israel.
Israel
Zhores Alferov Physicist,St. Petersburg, He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000. He
Russia researched in the field of information technology
and his research was the backbone of computers,
CD players, mobile phones etc.
Bharat Mohan Politician ,Kathmandu, He is natively from Mahottari district of Nepal.
Adhikari Nepal
Bruce Yardley Spinner, Coach and He played 33 Tests and 7 ODIs for Australia as an
commentator ,Kununurra, off-spinner.
Western Australia
Scott Walker aka Noel Songwriter and producer, He was born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1943.
Scott Engel London, England
Kelly Catlin Stanford He had thrice been the world champion and had
University,California been a member of the U.S. women’s pursuit team
that won silver in 2016 Rio Olympics
King Kong Bundy real Wrestler,Atlantic City, WWE legend
name was Christopher New Jersey, U.S.A.
Pallies
APRIL
Jerrie Cobb Astronaut/ Florida She became the first woman to pass astronaut
testing in 1961. Total 13 women passed the
physical testing and became known as the
Mercury 13. She was born on 5th March 1931, in
Norman, Oklahoma.
Elriesa Theunissen- Cricketer/ South Africa She represented South Africa in four
Fourie internationals – three ODIs and one T20I match of
2013 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup squad.
PatrickRousseau Cricketer/Jamaica He was former president of West Indies cricket
Board (WICB), from 1996 to 2001,and Jamaican
Attorney at law has died in Jamaica.
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John Singleton Director/ United States He was the youngest-ever film-maker to be

nominated for the best director Oscar and know
for the film Boyz n the Hood.
Terry Rawlings Editor/ England He was nominated for BAFTA awards for his
work on ‘Alien’ in 1980 & ‘Blade Runner’ in 1983
as well as Oscar nomination for ‘Chariots of Fire’
in 1982.
Lorraine Warren Paranormal investigator/ She investigated haunted houses and other
Monroe, Connecticut manifestation of paranormal activities
throughout her life.
Alan Garcia Politician/ Peru He served two terms as Peru’s president, from
1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011, shot
himself in his bedroom at his home in Lima
Grand Duke Jean Politician/ Luxembourg In 1963, he became the sixth Grand Duke of
Luxembourg.
Negasso Gidada President/Ethiopia He was the president between 1995 and 2001
and was the first head of state after Ethiopia
adopted a new constitution transforming country
into a federal state.
Mark Medoff Writer/ New Mexico He won Olivier and Tony awards for writing ‘Children
of a Lesser God’. The screen adaptation of "Children
of a Lesser God" earned an Oscar nomination.
MAY
Ieoh Ming Pei Architect/ New York He was born in Guangzhou, Republic of China. He
designed Louvre Pyramid in Paris France.
Bob Hawke Politician/ Sydney, He was born in Bordertown, South Australia. He
Australia was 23rd Prime Minister of Australia.He led the
Labor Party from 1983 to 1991.
Prem Tinsulanonda Politician/ Bangkok, He was born in Southern Thailand.He served as
Thailand the 16th prime minister of Thailand from 1980
to 1988.
Binyavanga Wainaina Writer, gay right activist/ He was born in Nakuru, Kenya. In 2002, he won
Nairobi Caine Prize for his short story "Discovering
Home".
John Pinto World War II Navajo Code He was born in Lupton, Arizona, US. Pinto was
Talker, Lawmaker/ the longest-serving senator in the state, first
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,
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Egypt. He served the country from 30 June 2012

– 3 July 2013.
JULY
Cesar Pelli Architect/ Connecticut, Pelli’s famous works include Pacific Design Center in
United States 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
from 1990 until 1998.
Fernando de La Rua Politician / Buenos Aires, He was born in Córdoba, Argentina. He served as
Argentina a president of Argentina from 1999 to December
2001.
Beji Caid Essebsi Politician / Tunis, Tunisia He is the North African country’s first
Jaipal Reddy Politician /Hyderabad He served as a Union Minister for Information
and Broadcasting in the IK Gujral cabinet in 1998
& Union Minister for the Ministry of Earth
Sciences & Ministry of Science and Technology
from 2012-2014 & conferred best
parliamentarian award 1998.
Peter McNamara Tennis Player/Germany He was born in Melbourne, Australia.
Russi Taylor Voice Actress/ Glendale, He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she
California, US became the voice of Minnie Mouse in 1986.
AUGUST
Richard Williams(86) Animator/ Bristol, United He was born in Toronto, Canada.Triple Oscar-
Kingdom (UK) winning and triple BAFTA-winning animator
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Richard Williams, was best known for creating

Roger Rabbit.
Takis (Panayiotis Artist He was born in Athens, Greece.He was known for his
Vassilakis)(93) kinetic sculptures, that made use of technology,
motion, and light and were displayed in art galleries
and museums around the world has passed away in
Athens, Greece at the age of 93. He was the founder of
Takis Foundation, a research Center for the Art and
the Sciences that contains a museum, garden, and the
sculptor's studio, and aims to promote the
appreciation of the visual arts.
Valerie Harper(80) Comedian/ Los Angeles, She was born in Suffern, New York .She won
United States Emmy award 4 times.
Malcolm Nash(74) Cricketer/ London He was born in Abergavenny, United
Kingdom(UK).Former England cricketer Malcolm
Nash, who was best known for being hit by Sir
Garfield Sobers for six sixes in an over has passed
away after he collapsed while attending a dinner
at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.
D.A. Pennebaker(94) Documentary maker/ He was born in Evanston, Illinois, United
New York, US States.He was the recipient of honorary Academy
Award/ Lifetime Oscar in 2013.
Ferdinand Karl Engineer/ Rosenheim, He was born in Austria.He is well known for
Piëch(82) Germany creating a revolution in German automaker
Volkswagen in the 1990s
José Luis Brown(62) Footballer/ La Plata, He was born in Ranchos, Argentina José worked
Argentina as coach of the U-23 team of Argentina that won
a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Argentina won 1986 World Cup while Jose
Played for it.
Nicolas Leoz(90) Footballer/ Asuncion, He was born in Paraguay .He was a key suspect
Paraguay in the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de
Football Association) corruption scandal
investigated by the United States (US) Justice
Department in 2015. He had served as the
President of the Confederation of South
American Football (CONMEBOL) from 1986 to
2013.
Toni Morrison(88) Novelist/ New York, She was born in Ohio, America & was the first
United States African American to win the Nobel Prize for
literature. Most of her work focused on the
African community, African women
Rizia Rahman(79) Novelist/ Dhaka, She was born in Kolkata & moved to Bangladesh
Bangladesh & an awardee of Ekushey Padak in 2019, the 2nd
-highest civilian award in Bangladesh.
Dorothy Eleanor Pilot/ Washington, United She was born in Woodburn, Oregon, US .She is
Olsen(103) States one of the member of a group of civilian
volunteers who flew planes during World War II.
She flew about 60 missions as part of the 6th
Ferry Group of the Women Airforce Service
Pilots (WASP).
Jean Poet and fiction writer/ She was born in Sri Lanka.The author has written
Arasanayagam(88) Kandy, Sri Lanka over 50 books focused mainly on civil wars,
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ethnic and religious turmoils in Sri Lanka as her

subject.
Harold ‘Hal’ Theatrical producer and He had won 21 Tony Awards over the course of
Prince(91) director/ Reykjavík, his career.He was born in Manhattan, New York,
Iceland United States.
SEPTEMBER
Franco Columbu Bodybuilder, powerlifter, He won the title of Mr. Olympia in the year 1976
(Nicknamed, “the actor and and 1981.
Sardinian author/Sardinia, Italy
Strongman”)(78)
Abdul Qadir(63) Cricketer/ Lahore, He was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Qadir had
Pakistan played 67 Tests and 104 One Day Internationals
(ODI) taking a total of 368 wickets representing
his country.
Fernando Ricksen(43) Footballer/ Airdrie, North He was born in Hoensbroek, Limburg,
Lanarkshire, Scotland Netherland. He earned 12 caps for the
Netherlands between 2000 and 2003.
Charlie Cole(64) Photographer/ Bali, He was born in Bonham, Texas, United States
Indonesia (US). In the year1990, Cole won the World Press
Photo Award for his photo, which became an
image of the 1989 pro-democracy protest.
Robert Mugabe(95) Politician/Singapore He was born in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe. He was the
former President (2nd) and first prime minister
of Zimbabwe. Mugabe served as the president for
37 year since 1987 until he was ousted from
power in a military coup(forcible transition of
power).
Akilisi Pohiva(78) Politician, Climate change He was born in Fakakakai, Tonga. He was the
campaigner/ New first prime minister of the South Pacific island
Zealand nation elected by parliament rather than
appointed by the King.
Zine el-Abidine Ben Politician/ Jeddah, Saudi He was born in Hammam Sousse, Tunisia. He was
Ali(83) Arabia ousted from power in 2011 at the start of the
Arab spring movement in which many leaders
were swept from power. He ruled Tunisia as
president from 1987 until he was ousted in 2011.
Jacques René Politician/ Paris, France He was born in Paris, France. He hold two-term
Chirac(86) (1995-2007) as French president & was the first
leader to accept France’s role in the Holocaust
(World War II genocide) and opposed the United
States invasion on Iraq in 2003. He was
nicknamed as “Le Bulldozer”.
Michael Mendel(54) Producer/ Los Angeles He won three Emmys in 1995, 1997, and 1998
for "Lisa's Wedding", "Homer's Phobia", and
"Trash of the Titans". He joined Rick and Morty
in 2013, where he won his 4th Emmy Award for
the episode "Pickle Rick" in 2018.
LaShawn Daniels(41) Songwriter/ South He was born in United States(US). He was
familiarly known as Carolina, US honoured with grammy award in 2001 for best
Big Shiz R&B song in writing the song ‘Say My Name’ of
‘Destiny’s Child’ which was nominated 7 times.
OCTOBER
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Sadako Ogata(92) Academician/ Tokyo, She was born in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. She was
Japan the First female UN refugee chief .She served as
the 8th Chief of the UN refugees from 1991-2000.
She had also served as the head of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from
2003- 2012 and also as the chairman of the
United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) from
1978-1979.

Diahann Carroll(84) Actress, singer, and She was born in New York, United States .She
model/United States was also the first black woman to win the Tony
Award for best actress for her role in the
Broadway musical No Strings.She won Golden
Globe award.
Alexei Leonov(85) Astronaut/ Moscow, He was born in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.He was
Russia the first human to walk in space. was awarded
the country's highest honor 'Hero of the Soviet
Union'.
Sara Danius(57) Author/ Stockholm, He was born in Täby, Sweden.She was the 1st
Sweden female head of Nobel's literature award and the
first female head of the prestigious Swedish
Nobel's literature award body.She served as the
first female permanent secretary of the Swedish
Academy from 2015 - 2018.
Alicia Alonso(98) Ballet dancer & She also received prestigious awards from the
choreographer/Cuba United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization- UNESCO (Pablo Picasso
Medal for her extraordinary contribution to
dance in 1999) ,Spain (Gold medal from the
Circulo de Bellas Artes of Madrid in 1998), and
France (Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris in 1999).
P.V. Broadcast journalist/ He was born in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 1, 1921.
Krishnamoorthy(98) Chennai, Tamil Nadu He was the first Directorate General (DG) of
Doordarshan when Doordarshan was
separated From AIR in 1976.
Satyapriya Buddhist He was born in Cox's Bazar’s Ramu,
Mohathero(89) pundit/Bangladesh Bangladesh.He was the second highest Buddhist
leader of Bangladesh and head of Sima Bihar of
Ramu.He was the recipient of Ekushey Padak, the
second-highest civilian award of Bangladesh, in
2015 for social work.
Peter Edward Ginger Drummer/England He was born in London, England.He won the
Baker(80) Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
fame in 1993 as a member of ‘Cream’.
Jessye Norman(74) Opera singer/ New York, She won Augusta, Georgia.She won prestigious
United States(US) Kennedy Center Honor in 1997, Grammy Award for
Best Opera Recording for “Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle”
in 1998, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for
“Wagner: Lohengrin” in 1998, Grammy Award for
Best Opera Recording for “Wagner: Die Walkuere”in
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National Medal of Arts in 2009 and France’s Legion

d’Honneur.
Kalidas Karmakar(73) Painter/ Bangladesh He received Shilpakala Padak in 2016, and
Ekushey Padak in 2018, the second-highest
civilian award by the Bangladesh Govt.
Eric Pleskow(95) Producer/ United He was born in Austria,Vienna.He was the
States(US) president of the film company United Artists
from 1973 to 1978 and then as co-founder of
Orion Pictures where many films under these
film companies won Oscar awards.
Jose Romulo Sosa Singer/ United States(US) He was born in Mexico City , Mexico. He has sung
Ortiz(71) many super hit songs like De Pueblo en Pueblo,’
‘Hasta Que Vuelvas,’ ‘Sentimientos,’ ‘Paloma’ and
‘Gavilan o Paloma.’. He was also awarded several
awards in his 4-decade music career. He was
nominated for the Grammy Award 6 times.
Andres Gimeno(82) Tennis Player/ Barcelona, He was born in Barcelona, Spain.He was 34 years
Spain and 9 months old when he achieved
Roland Garros ( French Open) in 1972 and
became the oldest first-time men's Grand Slam
champion /Male French Open champion in the
Open era.
NOVEMBER
Jacques Dupont(91) Cyclist/France He is a French cyclist who won a gold medal in
Olympic Games which in London on 11 August
1948. At the age of 20, he won the gold medal in
Olympic under the category of 1000-meter track
trial in London and defeated Belgian Pyre Nihant
by a second.
Clive James (80) Journalist, writer and He was born in Kogarah, New South Wales,
critic/ Cambridge, Australia as Vivian Leopold James and lived in
England the United States (US). He was awarded the
Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for Literature in
2003 and was honoured with a special award for
his 50 year career in the 2015 BAFTA (British
Academy of Film and Television Arts).
Ernest James Novelist/America awarded a “genius grant” in 1993 by the
Gaines(86) MacArthur Foundation, was inducted into the
French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of
Arts and Letters) as a Chevalier.Two of his books,
The 1971 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(which won the Directors Guild of America
Award, 8 Emmy Awards, nominated for a BAFTA
award) and A Gathering of Old Men (1984),
became television movies.
Yasuhiro Politician/ Tokyo, Japan He was former Prime Minister of Japan.He served
Nakasone(101) from 1982 to 1987.
DECEMBER
Ron Leibman(82) Actor/U.S.(United States) He won a Tony Award in 1993 for his
performance in the Broadway’s Angels in
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lived CBS show Kaz, passed away due to

complications of pneumonia.
Sir Peter George Snell Athelete/United States He was born in New Zealand.He had won the 3
Olympic gold medals & and made the world mile
record-holder. Since 1920, he is the first male
player to win the 800 m and 1500 m titles at the
same Olympics. After him, no male runner has
repeated this feat.
Paul Adolph Economist/United States He was the former Chairman of the Federal
Volcker(92) (US) Reserve of the United States (US).
George Joseph Engineer/US (United He was the inventor of Universal Product
Laurer(94) States) Code(UPC) or Barcode.
Irving Louis Musician & He also wrote songs for the Kingston Trio (“The
Burgie(95) Songwriter/United States Seine,” “El Matador,” and “The Wanderer”) and
(US) for other groups.
Caroll Edwin Puppeteer & cartoonist/ He was honored with 4 Daytime Emmy Awards
Spinney(85) Connecticut, US and two Grammy Awards for his work on the
children’s programme.

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”.
10 January
th 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.
15 January
th 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
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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
25th January, 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
28th January 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
nation, Mahatma Gandhi who was assassinated by
Nathuram Dodse on 30th January 1948.
FEBRUARY
2nd February World Wetlands Day Theme- “Wetlands and Climate Change”.
4th February World Cancer Day Theme- “I Am and I will”.
4th -10th 30th National Road Safety Theme-“Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha”
February Week, 2019
6th February International Day of Zero The theme for the year 2019 is #EndGFM.
Tolerance for Female
Genital Mutilation (FGM)
8th February National Cleft Day India’s first toll free national cleft helpline named
Smile Train India cleft Helpline launched
8th February National Deworming Day National Deworming Day (NDD) is observed bi-
(NDD) annually on 10th February and 10th August every
year in all states.This year is celebrated on 8th Feb
since 10th February is Sunday.
10th February World Pulses Day
11th February International Day of The theme 2019 was “Investment in Women and
Women and Girls in Science Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth".
11th February World Day of the Sick It was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1992 with
an aim to encourage people to pray for those who
suffer from ill and for their caregivers.

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".
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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”.
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.
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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
poetry throughout the world.
21st March International Day of Theme for International Day of Forests: “Forests
Forests (IDF) and Education – Learn to Love Forests”.
22nd March World Water Day (WWD) Theme for World Water Day 2019 is “Leaving no
one behind”.
22nd March 107th foundation day To commemorate Bihar’s separation from Bengal
called Bihar Diwas 2019 or Presidency in 1912. It is a public holiday in Bihar.
Bihar Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day The theme 2019 was “The Sun, the Earth and the
Weather”.

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
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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)
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
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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
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
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24th April World Day for Animals in
Laboratories also known as
World Lab Animal Day
24th April International Day of
Multilateralism and
Diplomacy for Peace
24th -30th April World Immunization Week
The adjoining week is known as “World Week for
Animals in Laboratories” (WWAIL) which is
observed from April 21-28.
To promote the day, the UN General Assembly
convened a one-day high-level plenary meeting on
the same day.
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.
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.
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May 7 World Athletics Day
May 7 59th Raising Day of Border
Roads Organization (BRO)
May 8 World Thalassaemia Day
2019
May 8 World Red Cross Day
May 8 Day of Remembrance and
Reconciliation
May 9 158th birth anniversary of
Rabindra Nath Tagore
May 11 National Technology Day
May 11 World Migratory Bird Day
2019
May 12 International Nurses Day
May 6 to 12 5th United Nations Global
Road Safety Week
May 15 International Day of
Families or IDF
May 16 International Day of Living
Together in Peace
May 16 International Day of Light
May 16 World Hypertension Day
(WHD) 2019
May 16 National Dengue Day
May 17 World Telecommunication
and Information Society
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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.
It is a nodal road construction agency under the
Ministry of Defence. It was formed on 7th May 1960,
with the primary role of providing road connectivity in
border areas.
Theme - “Universal Access to Quality Thalassaemia
Healthcare Services: Building Bridges with and for
Patients”.
Theme - “#Love”.
On May 9, 74th anniversary of victory over Nazism
in Europe in Second World War was aobserved.
He is Asia’s first Nobel laureate and composer of
India’s National Anthem. This day is also called
‘Rabindra Jayanti‘ symbolising his birth
anniversary.
This day marks the remembrance of the successful
launch of Shakti-I nuclear missile at Pokhran Test
Range in Rajasthan on May 11, 1998.
Theme –“Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic
Pollution!” .It is celebrated twice in the year, which
falls on the second Saturday in May and October. In
2019, it was celebrated on May 11 and will on
October 10.
Theme –‘Nurses – A Voice to Lead –Health for All’.
Theme – “Leadership for road safety”. It launched
an ongoing campaign “Save Lives – #SpeakUp” to
achieve global goals by ensuring the safety of
human life. It runs on the philosophy of “Decade of
Action for Road Safety 2011-2020”.
Theme –"Families and Climate Action: Focus on
SDG 13".
This day was declared by the United Nations
General Assembly in its resolution 72/130. This
day is celebrated to promote peace, tolerance,
inclusion, solidarity and understanding across the
world.
This the 2nd edition of the International Day of
Light.
Theme - "Know Your Numbers".
In India, Directorate of National Vector Borne
Disease Control Programe (NVBDCP) is the nodal
centre for the surveillance and prevention of
dengue. Dengue is caused due to the dengue virus -
DENV, 1-4 serotype, which is transmitted by the
bite of female Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus).
Theme - “Bridging the Standardization Gap”
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May 18 International Museum Day Theme - “Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of
2019 tradition”.
May 18 Day of Vesak also known as This day commemorates the birth anniversary of
Buddha Purnima, Buddha Gautama Buddha (or Lord Buddha). This year it
Day or Buddha Jayanti day coincides with May 18, which witnessed the
2,563rd birth anniversary of the Lord Buddha.
May 18 World AIDS Vaccine Day The day is also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness
(WAVD) Day. It is headed by National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Disease (NIAID), Washington DC,
USA.

May 20 World Bee Day Theme - “Save the Bees”. This day marks the
birthday of Anton Janša (1734) who pioneered the
modern beekeeping techniques in his native
Slovenia in the 18th century.
May 20 World Metrology Day Theme - “The International System of Units –
Fundamentally better”.
May 21 World Day for Cultural The objective is to bridge the gap between cultures
Diversity for Dialogue and which is urgent and necessary for peace, stability
Development and development.
May 21 National Anti-Terrorism This day is celebrated as a Anti-terrorism Day
Day because on the same day in 1991, former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a woman
operative of the separatist Lankan Tamil outfit
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
May 15 to 21 National Vesak week Sri Lanka declared National Vesak week from May
15 to 21, 2019 to mark the celebrations of one of
the most important events of Buddhists all over the
world.
May 23 International Day to End An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina
Obstetric Fistula and rectum or bladder that is caused by prolonged
obstructed labor, leaving a woman incontinent of
urine or feces or both. Obstructed labor means,
labor that goes unattended, the labor can last up to
six or seven days.
May 24 International Theme - ‘A Connected Commonwealth’.
Commonwealth Day
May 23 World Turtle Day Theme - “Adopt, Don’t Shop".
May 28 World Hunger Day Theme - “#SustainabilityIs”.

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.
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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
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.
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June 12 World Day Against Child
Labour (WDACL)
June 13 International Albinism
Awareness Day (IAAD)
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
2019 (WBDD)
June 15 World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day (WEAAD)
June 1-15 Swachhta Pakhwada
(cleanliness fortnight)
June 16 International Day of Family
Remittances
June 17 World Day to Combat
Desertification and
Drought (WDCD)
June 18 International Picnic Day
June 18 Sustainable Gastronomy
Day
June 18 Autistic Pride Day
June 19 International Day for the
Elimination of Sexual
Violence in Conflict
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It was introduced to focus on the extent of child
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.
The day is observed to preserve the rights of
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".
It is celebrated by the World Health Organization
(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”.
The theme of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
2019 is "Lifting Up Voices".
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
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.
This day recognizes the contribution of migrant
workers to their families and communities back
home, and to the sustainable development of their
native countries.
2019 Theme of WDCD is “Let’s Grow the Future
Together”. Desertification is the degradation of
land in various areas like arid, semi-arid and dry
sub-humid. It is caused by human activities and
then by climatic variations.
It is a day to encourage people to go outdoors and
enjoy each other’s company. According to the
Guinness Book of World Records, the world's
largest picnic was held in Lisbon, Portugal.
It highlights the need to focus the attention on the
role that sustainable gastronomy can play. The
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
designated to celebrate June 18 as Sustainable
Gastronomy Day through its resolution
A/RES/71/246 adopted on 21 December 2016.
Autism is a neurological developmental disability
that affect the development of normal brain,
hampers communication, social interaction,
cognition and behavior.
This day aims to create awareness on the necessity
to curb conflict-related sexual violence, and to
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throughout the world.
June 19 World sickle cell day This day was organized by the United Nation General
Assembly in 2008 to raise awareness Sickle cell disease
(SCD) is an inherited genetic abnormality of hemoglobin
(the oxygen-carrying protein found in red blood cells).
June 20 World Refugee Day The Theme for the 2019 World Refugee Day is
#Step With Refugees — Take A Step on World
Refugee Day.
June 21 Summer Solstice day It is also known as the ‘June Solstice’. Summer Solstice is
the longest day of the year which is considered as the
start of the summer season.
June 21 World Music Day It is also known as Fête de la Musique’ meaning
“festival of music”.It aims to honor both amateur
and professional musicians. The theme of world
music day 2019 is “Music at the intersections”.
June 21 International Day of Yoga There are two themes for World Yoga Day 2019 ,
(IDY) United Nation has declared theme as “Yoga for
Climate Action” and Ministry of Ayush , India has
declared theme for Yoga Day is ” Yoga for
Heart“.Click here to read more.
June 21 World Hydrography Day The theme for WHD 2019 is "Hydrographic
(WHD) information driving marine knowledge".
June 23 International Widows Day It is observed to address the issues that widows
and their children face in some countries. Loomba
Foundation initiated the International Widow’s Day
in 2005. It was on June 23, 1954, Shrimati Pushpa
Wati Loomba, mother of the foundation’s founder,
Lord Loomba, became a widow.
June 23 United Nations Public The United Nations Public Service Forum (UNPSF)
Service Day 2019 will take place in the Republic of Azerbaijan
from 24-26 June 2019, with the theme of ‘Achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals through
effective Delivery of Services, Innovative
Transformation, and Accountable Institutions’.
June 23 International Olympic Day This day marks the birth of modern Olympic games
on June 23, 1894, at Sorbonne in Paris.Olympic Day
is based on the three pillars:Move, Learn, Discover.
June 24 Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa was the chief guest of
commemorated 20 years of the event. IAF used Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft to
Kargil war reenact Tiger Hill attack.
June 25 Day of the seafarer The theme for Day of the Seafarer 2019 is, “Get on
board with gender equality”. The 2019 campaign is
dubbed as "I Am On Board with gender equality".
June 25 World Vitiligo Day (WVD) The theme for this year is “The Quality of Life of a
Vitiligo Patient”.The first WVD was observed in 2011.
June 26 BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal The member countries consisting of Bangladesh,
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, and
Technical and Economic Bhutan in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bishwadip Dey,
Cooperation) Day in Dhaka, Acting High Commissioner represented India in the
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June 26 International Day in In 1997, by resolution 52/149, the UN General

Support of Victims of Assembly declared 26 June as the International Day
Torture in Support of Victims of Torture.
June 26 International Day against The theme for 2019 was "Health for Justice. Justice
Drug Abuse and Illicit for Health". The theme for the day in India is ‘Listen
Trafficking First’.Click here to read more.
June 27 International Micro, Small International Trade Center, the United Nations launched
and Medium-sized (MSME) its flagship report: “The SME Competitiveness Outlook
Enterprises Day 2019: Big money for small businesses”. The Ministry of
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises organized an
international convention on the theme “Indian MSMEs,
Global Aspirations” in New Delhi. Click here to read
more.
June 29 Statistics Day(13th Statistics The theme for Statistics Day 2019 is “Sustainable
Day) Development Goals”. The Prof. C.R. Rao Award
2019 was conferred to Dr. Subhra Sankar Dhar,
Associate Professor, IIT (Indian Institute of
Technology), Kanpur for his contribution in the
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
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July 6 World Zoonoses Day
July 11, 2019 World Population Day
July 12, 2019 International Malala Day
July 14, 2019 French government
celebrated its National
Day(Bastille Day)
July 14, 2019 International Shark
Awareness Day
July 15, 2019 World Youth Skills Day
(WYSD)
July 17, 2019 World Day for
International Justice is also
known as International
Criminal Justice Day or
International Justice Day
July 18, 2019 Nelson Mandela
International Day
July 23, 2019 National broadcasting day
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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).
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.
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.
It celebrates the actions of a mob of Frenchmen,
tired of the rule of their king, who stormed a prison
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).
The objective of the day is to spread awareness
about the dangers of sharks. The theme for the year
2019 is "The sharks in crisis: a call to action for the
Mediterranean."
The theme for the year is “Learning to learn for life
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.
The objective of the day is to unite everyone who
wants to support justice as well as promote victims
rights & to help prevent serious crimes and those
that put the peace, security, and well-being of the
world at risk.
It marks the 101th birth anniversary of Nelson
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.”
The first-ever radio broadcast in the country went
on air from the Bombay Station under the then
private company, the Indian Broadcasting
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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
of the successful culmination of Operation Vijay-
Kargil Vijay Diwas -‘Remember, Rejoice and
Renew’. A relay of a Victory Flame is conducted
from the National War Memorial (NMW) in New
Delhi to Kargil War Memorial at Dras, Kargil
District. Jammu and Kashmir.
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
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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)
in 1945. During World War II, an American B-29
bomber had dropped the first atomic bomb
nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ on Hiroshima on August 6,
1945.
August 7, 2019 National Handloom Day To honour the Handloom weavers of the country
and also to highlight the Handloom industry. A
function to mark the occasion was held at Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi. Bhubaneswar, Odisha having a
rich tradition of Handlooms, has been chosen as the
venue to conduct various events. The prime objective
to hold the events in Bhubaneswar is for empowering
women and girls.
August 9, 2019 International Day of the It is celebrated to raise awareness about the protection
World's Indigenous People of the rights of the world's indigenous population. The
theme of International Day of the World's Indigenous
Peoples 2019 is ‘‘Indigenous Languages”.
August 9, 2019 Nagasaki Day On this day, the United States had dropped an
atomic bomb known as “Fat Man” on Nagasaki city
of Japan in 1945 during World War II. 2019 marks
the 74th anniversary of the disastrous event.
August 10 World Biofuel Day In order to create awareness about the importance of
non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil
fuels and to highlight the various efforts made by
Government in the biofuel sector, August 10 is observed
as World Biofuel Day. The theme for the World Biofuel
Day 2019 was “Production of Biodiesel from Used
Cooking Oil (UCO)”.
August 12 World Elephant Day To create awareness and bring attention to the
urgent plight (dangerous situation) of Asian and
African elephants. The day was first launched on
August 12, 2012. Singapore announced on World
elephant day that ivory sales will be banned from
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2019
August 12, 2019 Vikram Sarabhai’s 100th He was born on 12 August 1919 in Ahmedabad,
birth anniversary Gujarat. He was a Padma Bhushan and Padma
Vibhushan awardee. Read full details here:
Founder Of ISRO, Vikram Sarabhai’s 100th
Birth Anniversary Observed On 12 August,2019
August 12, 2019 International Youth Day To recognize the efforts put in by the youth for the
betterment of the society. The 2019 theme is
“Transforming education”.
August 13, 2019 International Left-Handers The objective of this day is to promote awareness
Day of the inconveniences faced by left-handers in a
predominantly right-handed world.
August 13, 2019 World organ donation day To create awareness about organ donation and to
motivate people to donate organs thus saving lives
after their death. Spain has the highest donor rate
in the world at 46.9million people followed by
Portugal at 34 million as of 2017.
August 14, 2019 Pakistan observed its 73rd The Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan Syed
Independence Day as Haider Shah read out the message of Pakistan
'Kashmir Solidarity Day' President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan,
hosted on the Chancery's lawns, by hoisting the
Pakistani flag to the tune of its national anthem.
Pakistan has announced to celebrate August 15 -
India's Independence Day - as "Black Day".
August 15, 2019 73rd Indian Independence Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the national
Day flag at the Red Fort, New Delhi. He received a Guard of
Honour from a contingent of the Army, Navy, Air Force
and Delhi Police. Flying Officer Preetam Sangwan
assisted PM Modi in the unfurling of the national flag,
Flight Lieutenant Jyoti Yadav and Flight Lieutenant
Mansi Geda were positioned on either side of the
saluting dais for the Prime Minister. Read full details
here: India Celebrates 73rd Independence Day On
August 15, 2019.
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.
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August 21, 2019 World Senior Citizen Day
August 21, 2019 International Day of
Remembrance and Tribute
to the Victims of Terrorism
August 22, 2019 International Day
Commemorating the
Victims of Acts of Violence
Based on Religion or Belief
August 23, 2019 International Day for the
Remembrance of the Slave
Trade and its Abolition
August 25- National Eye Donation
September 8, Fortnight
2019
August 26, 2019 Women's Equality Day
August 29, 2019 International Day against
Nuclear Tests (IDANT)
August 29,2019 National Sports Day
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2019 commemorates the 75th birth anniversary of
Rajiv Gandhi.
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.
It is observed with the aim to focus on the
resilience of victims and their families.This is the
second International Day of Remembrance and
Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
It aims to honor the victims and survivors of
disgraceful acts who often remain forgotten. On 28
May 2019 United Nation General Assembly (UNGA)
in a meeting , adopted resolution A/RES/73/296
for the same. The world observed ‘International
Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of
Violence Based on Religion or Belief’ for the
1st time.
This day is observed as a remembrance of people
involved in the tragedy of the transatlantic slave
trade. The theme for the year 2019 is "Remember
Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice".
It aims to create mass public awareness about the
importance of eye donation and to motivate people
to pledge their eyes for donation after death.
It commemorates the passage of the 19th
Amendment in the United States of America (USA)
Constitution by US Congress in 1920 that provides
equal rights to women, including the right to vote.
It is an annual event in the US. The amendment for
the same was first introduced in 1878.
The day raises awareness about the effects of
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.
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.
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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
September 2, World Coconut Day It was established in 2009 to commemorate the
2019 formation day of Asian Pacific Coconut Community
(APCC) which is under the aegis of the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP). The day highlights the
importance and uses of coconuts.
September 5, National teachers’ day It was celebrated across the country. The aim of
2019 this day is to honour the efforts of teachers all over
India. It is celebrated since 1962 to honor Dr.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was born on 5th
September 1888. Read full details here: National
teachers’ day celebrated on September 5, 2019
September 5, International Day of The first International Day of Charity under the
2019 Charity resolution/A/RES/67/105 was observed in the year
2013. The day aims to create awareness about the role
of charity to alleviate poverty and hunger.
September 1 to National Nutrition Week It was observed to educate people about the importance
7, 2019 (NNW) of their health and well-being. It is an annual nutrition
event organized by the Food and Nutrition Board within
the Ministry of Women and Child Development,
Government of India. It was launched by the Food and
Nutrition Board in 1982.
September 8, International Literacy Day Theme ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’.
2019 (ILD)
September 9 Himalaya Day 2019 It was celebrated in the Biotech Auditorium of the
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Roorkee. It was first celebrated in
the year 2010.
September 10, World Suicide Prevention Theme “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”. In
2019 Day (WSPD) 2019 order to raise awareness and to prevent people
from committing suicide, International Association
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Organisation (WHO) and World Federation for

Mental Health (WFMH) every year.
September 11, National Forest Martyrs’ To commemorate foresters who had laid their lives
2019 Day to protect nature and wildlife in the remote corners
of the country.
September 12, International Day for Aims to raise awareness of the UN’s efforts to work on
2019 South-South Cooperation technical cooperation among developing countries. The
day also celebrates the political, social and economical
developments made by regions and countries in the
south in recent years. The theme for the year 2019 is
“South-South Cooperation is From Commitment to
Action — Follow up to Buenos Aires Plan of Action+40”.
Read full details here: United Nations Day For South-
South Cooperation Is Annually Observed On
September 12, 2019
September 14, Hindi Diwas (hindi day) This day marks the adoption of Hindi language
2019 (written in Devanagari script) as official language
of the nation, under article 343 of the Indian
constitution in 1949. Union home minister Shri
Amit Shah presented 2019 Rajbhasha Gaurav
Puraskar and Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar awards to
the chiefs of various departments, Ministries and
other officers for promoting the language.
September 15, 52nd Engineers Day Theme "Engineering for change". It was also
2019 celebrated in SriLanka and Tanzania while others
countries celebrate this day on other dates. The day
is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the
greatest Indian engineer Bharat Ratna (1955)
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Sir MV).
September 15, International Day of Theme ‘Participation’. The day emphasizes to
2019 Democracy provide an opportunity to review the state of
democracy in the world and raises awareness
about democracy.
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.
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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.
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".
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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
actions. It was first observed in the year 2011 in
Indonesia.
September 26, International Day for the The day creates public awareness of nuclear
2019 total elimination of nuclear disarmament matters, educates people on the
weapons potential threat by nuclear weapons and stresses
the need for their elimination.
September 27, World Tourism Day(WTD) The theme for the year 2019 is “Tourism and jobs: a
2019 better future for all”. The host nation for this 2019 WTD
is India, selected by the United Nations World Tourism
Organisation(UNWTO) where the main eventwas held
at New Delhi. The day aims to promote social, cultural,
political and economic values through tourism. Read full
details here: World Tourism Day observed on
September 27 2019
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.
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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”.
OCTOBER
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“
Persons
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
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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.
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
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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,
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 Citizens:
2019 Information Literacy (MIL) Informed, Engaged, Empowered”.
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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 appearance of
2019 Animation Day (IAD) 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 life”.
2nd November
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.
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
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
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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 coincides
2019 Day with the birth anniversary of scientist Marie Curie
(Marie Skłodowska Curie), winner of the 1903 Nobel
Prize in Physics.
November 7, Infant Protection Day To spread awareness regarding protecting, promoting
2019 and developing infants by taking proper care.
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 regarding the
2019 (NLSD) 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).
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.
November 16 International Day for In 1995, UNESCO established the Madanjeet Singh
2019 Tolerance Prize for the promotion of Tolerance and Non-
Violence to commemorate the 125th birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
November 16 National Press Day To commemorate the establishment of the Press
2019 Council of India (PCI). It was formed on July 4,
1966, by the Parliament which officially started
working on November 16, 1966.
November 17, National Epilepsy Day The aim of this day is to create awareness about
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November 17, World Day of 2019 Theme: – ‘Life is not a car part’.
2019 Remembrance for Road
Traffic Victims
November 18, 2nd National Naturopathy This Day aims to promote the drugless medicine to
2019 day prevent diseases, which is caused by changing the
lifestyle.
November 18 – World Antibiotic 2019 Theme – “Antibiotics: handle with care.”
24,2019 Awareness Week (WAAW)
November 19, National Integration Day Is observed all over India to mark the birth
2019 (also known as Quami Ekta anniversary of the first woman Prime Minister
Divas) (PM) of India, Indira Gandhi.
November 19, World Toilet Day The Theme for the year 2019 is “Leaving no one
2019 behind”.
November 19, International Men’s Day The 2019 theme was “Making a difference for men
2019 2019 and boys”.
19th November, Women’s To empower and support women in business
2019 Entrepreneurship Day worldwide. According to data on the Startup India
2019 portal, there are only 14% women entrepreneurs
in India.
November 19, World Day for Prevention It was launched by the Women’s World Summit
2019 of Child Abuse Foundation (WWSF) in 2000.
19th -25th Qaumi Ekta Week (National This Week is observed every year with the main
November,2019 Integration Week) 2019 theme of “Secularism, Anti-Communalism and Non-
Violence”.Click here to read more.
November 19- World Heritage Week The main objective of the celebration is to raise
25, 2019 awareness to people on the preservation of the
cultural heritage and monuments.
November 20, Africa Industrialization Day Theme “Positioning African Industry to supply the
2019 (AID) AfCFTA Market”.

November 20 World Children’s Day The day is celebrated to promote international

togetherness and awareness among children
globally, and to improve their welfare.
November World Chronic Obstructive The theme for the year 2019 is “All Together to End
20(3rd Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD”.
Wednesday of day
November)
21st November World Fisheries Day The day is celebrated to intimate people about the
2019 importance of water and the lives it supports, the
consequence of overfishing, ocean and coastal
pollution and the ill treatment of fishermen.
21 November World Philosophy day This day is celebrated to persist the value of
2019 philosophy in shaping minds and culture of people.
November 21, World Television Day To highlight the importance of television in
2019 generating communication and globalisation.
25th November International day for the The theme - “Orange the World: Generation
2019 Elimination of Violence Equality Stands Against Rape”.
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26th November National Milk Day It is observed to commemorate the birth

2019 anniversary of Dr.Verghese Kurien.
November 26, Constitution Day (also Shri Pokhriyal also launched the portal ‘Abhiyanta’
2019 known as ‘Samvidhan of AICTE.
Divas)
November 29, International day of The day is observed to remember the struggle of
2019 Solidarity with the Palestinian people to achieve Independence and
Palestinian people Sovereignty.
November 30 to Pension week The Pension week aims at enrolling 1 crore recipients
December 6, under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-
2019 SYM) and 50 lakh recipients under National Pension
Scheme for traders and self-employees (NPS-Traders)
by March 2020.
November 30 Day of Remembrance for all The day is observed as a tribute to the victims of
Victims of Chemical chemical warfare and also aims to reaffirm its
Warfare commitment to the Organisation for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to eliminate the threat of
chemical weapons.
November 30, 10th Indian Organ To create awareness on organ donation and to
2019 Donation Day (IODD) motivate people in donating organs after their
death.
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
DECEMBER
December 1, World AIDS (Acquired Theme - ‘Communities make Difference’.
2019 immunodeficiency
syndrome) day
December 1, Indigenous Faith Day (IFD) It is observed by Arunachal Pradesh (AP).
2019
December 2 , International Day for the The day aims to eradicate slavery-like human
2019 Abolition of Slavery trafficking, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced
marriage etc.
December 2 , National Pollution Control To create awareness on controlling and managing
2019 Day pollution produced by industrial processes or
human negligence.
December 2 , World Computer Literacy The day is observed to mark the significance of
2019 Day computers and to promote awareness about
computers and other electronic devices.
December 3 , International Day of Theme - ‘Promoting the participation of persons
2019 Persons with Disabilities with disabilities and their leadership: taking action
(IDPD) on the 2030 Development Agenda’
December 4, Indian Navy Day The day is celebrated in memory of the Operation
2019 Trident that was launched by the Indian Navy(IN)
in Pakistan’s Karachi harbour during the 1971
Indo-Pakistan war.
December 5, International Volunteer Theme - “Volunteer for an inclusive future”
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December World soil day Theme - “Stop Soil Erosion, Save our Future”
5,2019
December International Civil Aviation Theme - “75 years of connecting the world”.
7,2019 Day (ICAD)
December Armed Forces Flag Day or
7,2019 Flag Day India
December 8, 35th South Asian SAARC has a permanent secretariat in Kathmandu,
2019 Association for Regional Nepal while SDF is headquartered at Thimpu,
Cooperation (SAARC) Bhutan.
Charter Day
December 9, International Anti- Theme - “United Against Corruption”
2019 Corruption Day
December 9, International Day of This year marks the 70th anniversary of the
2019 Commemoration and Genocide Convention.
Dignity of the Victims of the
Crime of Genocide and of
the Prevention of this
Crime
December 10, Human Rights Day Theme - “Youth Standing Up for Human Rights”
2019
December 11, International Mountain Day Theme - “Mountains Matter for Youth”
2019 (IMD)
December 11, UNICEF (United Nations UNICEF was created by the United Nations General
2019 Children’s Fund) day Assembly(UNGA) on December 11, 1946, as the
United Nations International Children’s Emergency
Fund to provide emergency food, nutrition,
education to children, devastated due to World War
II.
December 12, International Universal Theme: “Keep the promise.”
2019 Health Coverage Day(UHC)
December 12, International Day of The day was first introduced in Turkmenistan after
2019 Neutrality the UN permanently declared it as a neutral state
since 12 December 1995.
December 14 National Energy National Energy Conservation Week is observed
2019 Conservation Day from 9th to 14th December 2019.
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
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