National
- Govt approves revision of carpet area of houses eligible for interest subsidy under this scheme - Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
- Govt added this much Iconic sites in 3rd phase of its flagship project of Swachh Iconic Places – 10.
- This initiative was launched to transform the educational status of children from economically weaker sections in the Kashmir region - Project Kashmir Super 50.
- This institute has created a world record of distributing maximum number of (2330) bee-boxes in one day - KVIC.
- No. of doppler radars would be soon commissioned across the country to provide severe weather warning by IMD - 27.
Banking
- This Sweden-based world’s largest home furnishing major will open its first Indian store in Hyderabad - IKEA.
- The Union Cabinet approved FDI worth Rs 24,000 crore for this bank - HDFC Bank.
- This Indian state government signed MoU to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) clusters with IVADO, IA Next firm in Canada – Maharashtra.
International
- This govt clears sale of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India for $ 930M – US.
- European Union proposed to secure its borders and curb migrants by setting aside this much amount in the bloc's post-2020 budget - 35 billion euros.
Person in news
- This person has quit Infosys' head of manufacturing to join GlobalLogic company - Nitesh Banga.
- This Bank shareholders have approved the re-appointment of Rana Kapoor as the bank’s CEO and MD - Yes Bank.
Sports
- In Netherlands, This Indian runner bags gold in men's 10,000 metre race at Gouden Spike meeting - Gavit Murali Kumar.
- This Indian boxer bagged Gold in the Women’s 75 kg category at Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in the Russia - Saweety Boora.
General knowledge
- Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) flagship project is coordinated by the Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation that was started in year - 2016.
- Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) was established in year - 1956.
- Established in 1875, India Meteorological Department (IMD) headquarter is in - New Delhi.
- 28 countries’ European Union (EU) was established in year - 1993.
- Indian Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) was established in year - 1988.
