- State has topped the third edition of the government’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index for States in 2018 - Andra Pradesh
- The first-ever Indian warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia - INS Sumitra
- The first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an memorandum of understanding (MOU) - Venkaiah Naidu
International
- Asian Archery Championships was first organized in – 1980
- The First Industrial Revolution took place from the - 18th to 19th centuries
- The most powerful leader of the world according to the Forbes list 2018 – Xi Jinping
- Country has started "oil and gas plus" model with Arab countries to spur economic growth in the region- China
- The most followed foreign minister in the world on Twitter - Sushma Swaraj
- Won the special one-off Golden Man Booker Prize to mark the 50th anniversary of the prestigious literary award - 'The English Patient'
Sports
- Medals were won by India at Asia Cup Archery in July 2018 - four medals
- Cristiano Ronaldo moves from Real Madrid to - Juventus
Person in news
- Appointed as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan - Major General José Eladio Alcain
General Knowledge
- Capital of Thailand – Bangkok
- Currency of Thailand - Thai baht
- The Man Booker Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize and commonly known simply as the Booker Prize - literary prize
- Number of languages part of The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India – 22
- Ease of doing Business’ report is published by Agency - World Bank
Banking
- Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer is - Elon Musk
- Electronic Vehicle maker targets production of 5 lakh cars at firm’s first factory outside the U.S. at – Shanghai
- Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines joint venture is - Vistara
