1. 8th edition of the International Conference on Wild Silk Moths Guwahati, Assam
The Conference has been organized by the Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, and International Society for Wild Silk Moths, Japan.India is holding the event for the second time with an aim to explore latest research and development.
Union Textile Minister : Mrs Smriti Zubin Irani(Gujarat Rajya Sabha)
Assam
Capital : Dispur
CM: Mr Sarbanand Sonowal
Governor: Mr Jagdish Mukhi
2. 15th edition of Mumbai Marathon 2018 Soloman Deksisa from Ethiopia
Indian Olympic athlete T Gopi won the Mumbai Marathon in the Indian Elite category and Sudha Singh of Central Railways won in the Indian Elite Women category. Amane Gobena from Ethiopia has won the Mumbai Marathon in women’s category.
Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa
Currency : Birr
President: Mulatu Teshome
3.Amit Shah addresses Yuva Udgosh Rally in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapeet’s sports grounds
To enroll youth above 17 years of age who will eligible for the vote in 2019 elections,
Uttar Pradesh
Capital: Lucknow
CM: Mr Yogi Adityanath
Governor: Mr Ram Naik
4. Chennai to host DefExpo in April 2018
DefExpo 2018 will be held between April 11 and 14 at a temporary expo centre on East Coast Road near Mahabalipuram(Tamil Nadu).DefExpo India —– Land, Naval & Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition is held once in two years. The last edition was held in Goa, and the one before that in Delhi.
Tamil Nadu
Capital : Chennai
CM: Mr Edappadi K Palaniswami
Governor: Mr Banwari Lal Purohit
Game: Jalikattu
5.PFRDA allows 25% withdrawal after 3 years in NPS
NPS(National Pension Scheme) subscribers who have contributed for three years can now withdraw up to 25 per cent of the contributions.Earlier, the partial withdrawal was allowed only after completion of 10 years of subscription.
National Pension Scheme
National Pension Scheme (NPS), a government-sponsored pension scheme, was launched in January 2004 for government employees. It was opened to all sections in 2009. A subscriber can contribute regularly in a pension account during her working life, withdraw a part of the corpus in a lumpsum and use the remaining corpus to buy an annuity to secure a regular income after retirement.
PFRDA(Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority)
Establisjed: 23 August 2003
Head Quarter: New Delhi
Chairman : Mr Hemant G. Contractor
6.ONGC acquires 51.11% stake in HPCL for ₹36915 crore
ONGC(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
Headquarter: Dehradun Uttarakhand
Chairman: Shri Shashi Shankar
HPCl(Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd)
Headquarter : Mumbai
Chairman; Shri Mukesh Kumar Surana
7.Navy's All-Woman Crew Aboard INSV Tarini 'Navika Sagar Parikrama' Crosses Cape Horn
The Indian Navy's first all-women crew of Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, which was flagged-off from Goa in September, has rounded the Cape Horn through the Drake Passage between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica
The expedition is being covered in five legs, with stop-overs at four ports: Fremantle in Australia, Lyttelton in New Zealand, Port Stanley in Falklands and Cape Town in South Africa.
The Vessel is skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi
8.India beat Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE.
Sunil Ramesh slammed a superb 93 as India defeated arch rivals Pakistan by two wickets in a thrilling summit clash to retain the Blind Cricket World Cup title.
UAE
Capital : Abu Dabhi
Currency: Dirham
President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
9.Centre to declare 2018 as 'national year of millets'
Nutrient-rich millets have got a boost with the Union government deciding to declare 2018 as the ‘national year of millets’. This decision has been taken following a request by Karnataka, which is the country’s leader in the millet sector.
Karnataka
Capital: Bangalore
CM: Siddarmaiah
Governor: Vajubhai Vala
10. India’s first garbage fest ’Kachra Mahotsav 2018’ Raipur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh
Chattisgarh
Capital : Raipur
CM: Dr. Raman Singh
Governor: Balram Das Tandon
11. 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 Mumbai
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) : Vidya Balan(Tumari Sulu)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) : Irrfan Khan(Hindi Medium)
Best Director award for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’:Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Best Fim Award: Hindi Medium
12. Om Prakash Rawat has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner
Mr Rawat will oversee elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland scheduled next month. Crucial States like Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh will also go to the polls under his watch. Election Commissioners have a fixed term of six years but have to step down if they reach 65 years of age before their term expires
13. World War II Memorial Museum : Arunachal Pradesh
The war memorial has the collection of the remnants of World War 2, personal belongings of the soldiers and other persons involved. The museum also showcases traditional items from local Tangsa community
Arunachal Pradesh
Capital: Itanagar
CM: Pema Khandu
Governor: Brigadier B D Mishra
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