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Important Days.................................................................................................................................................................. 7
January .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
February ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
March .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
April ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
May ............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
June ............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
July .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
August ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
September................................................................................................................................................................... 26
October ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31
November ................................................................................................................................................................... 35
December .................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Books & Authors ............................................................................................................................................................. 50
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY............................................................................................................................... 50
HISTORICAL BOOKS .................................................................................................................................................... 52
SPORTS BOOKS ........................................................................................................................................................... 54
POLITICAL.................................................................................................................................................................... 55
ECONOMY ................................................................................................................................................................... 57
GOVERNMENT LAUNCH ............................................................................................................................................. 59
MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................................................................................... 62
Awards ......................................................................................................................................................................... 71
NATIONAL AWARDS.................................................................................................................................................... 71
Films and Music ....................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Art & Literature........................................................................................................................................................................ 75
Gallantry .................................................................................................................................................................................. 84
Other Military Awards ............................................................................................................................................................. 86
Padma Awards ......................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Bharat Ratna ........................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Science Awards ........................................................................................................................................................................ 94
Sports ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 96
Banking & Business ................................................................................................................................................................. 98
Gandhi Peace Prize ................................................................................................................................................................ 103
Ministry Related .................................................................................................................................................................... 104
STATE AWARDS ......................................................................................................................................................... 111
MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS ....................................................................................................................................... 114
International Awards................................................................................................................................................. 120
Obituaries...................................................................................................................................................................... 157
ART & CULTURE ........................................................................................................................................................ 157
POLITICAL MEMBERS................................................................................................................................................ 168
AWARD WINNERS ..................................................................................................................................................... 174
SPORTS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 180

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ARMY & POLICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 185
MISCELLANEOUS....................................................................................................................................................... 186
Appointments .......................................................................................................................................................... 195
GOVT APPOINTMENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 195
PSU appointments..................................................................................................................................................... 222
SECURITY & DEFENSE ............................................................................................................................................... 225
INDIAN AMBASSADOR ............................................................................................................................................. 235
PVT. ORGANIZATIONS............................................................................................................................................... 241
MISCELLANEOUS....................................................................................................................................................... 247
State & Union Territories .................................................................................................................................... 259
UNION TERRITORIES ................................................................................................................................................. 259
Jammu & Kashmir .................................................................................................................................................................. 259
Ladakh.................................................................................................................................................................................... 265
Chandigarh ............................................................................................................................................................................ 268
Puducherry ............................................................................................................................................................................. 269
Lakshadweep ......................................................................................................................................................................... 270
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ...................................................................................................................... 271
Delhi ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 272
Andaman and Nicobar........................................................................................................................................................... 276
STATE NEWS ............................................................................................................................................................. 277
Himanchal Pradesh ................................................................................................................................................................ 277
Uttarakhand........................................................................................................................................................................... 283
Punjab .................................................................................................................................................................................... 290
Haryana ................................................................................................................................................................................. 293
Uttar Pradesh ......................................................................................................................................................................... 298
Madhya Pradesh .................................................................................................................................................................... 314
Jharkhand .............................................................................................................................................................................. 326
Chhattisgarh .......................................................................................................................................................................... 331
Odisha .................................................................................................................................................................................... 334
Bihar ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 345
West Bengal ........................................................................................................................................................................... 351
Assam ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 357
Manipur ................................................................................................................................................................................. 367
Meghalaya ............................................................................................................................................................................. 372
Mizoram ................................................................................................................................................................................. 374
Nagaland ............................................................................................................................................................................... 375
Sikkim ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 378
Arunachal Pradesh ................................................................................................................................................................ 380
Tripura .................................................................................................................................................................................... 384
Rajasthan ............................................................................................................................................................................... 386
Gujarat ................................................................................................................................................................................... 391
Maharashtra .......................................................................................................................................................................... 398
Goa ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 411
Karnataka .............................................................................................................................................................................. 413
Telangana .............................................................................................................................................................................. 421
Andhra Pradesh ..................................................................................................................................................................... 427
Tamil Nadu ............................................................................................................................................................................. 432
Kerala ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 437
GI TAG ....................................................................................................................................................................... 447
National News ......................................................................................................................................................... 450
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES.......................................................................................................................... 450

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Ministry of Home affairs ........................................................................................................................................................ 450
Ministry of Cooperation ........................................................................................................................................................ 451
Finance Ministry .................................................................................................................................................................... 452
Ministry of Tribal Affairs ........................................................................................................................................................ 455
Ministry of Textiles................................................................................................................................................................. 456
Ministry of Education ............................................................................................................................................................ 456
Ministry of Communications ................................................................................................................................................. 458
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas ................................................................................................................................ 459
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare .................................................................................................................................... 459
The Railways Ministry ........................................................................................................................................................... 460
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways ............................................................................................................................... 461
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying ........................................................................................................ 461
Ministry of Rural Development ............................................................................................................................................. 461
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) ................................................................................................................ 462
Ministry of Commerce and Industry ...................................................................................................................................... 463
The Ministry of Labour and Employment .............................................................................................................................. 463
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. ................................................................................................................................... 464
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ............................................................................................................................... 464
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change .......................................................................................................... 466
Ministry of Earth Sciences ..................................................................................................................................................... 466
Ministry of Heavy Industries ................................................................................................................................................. 467
Ministry of Coal ..................................................................................................................................................................... 468
Ministry of Defence ............................................................................................................................................................... 468
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ....................................................................................................................... 471
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying ....................................................................................................... 476
Ministry of Civil Aviation ....................................................................................................................................................... 477
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports ......................................................................................................................................... 477
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. ........................................................................................................................ 477
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution .................................................................................................... 478
Ministry of Panchayati Raj .................................................................................................................................................... 478
BILLS ACTS & AMENDMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 479
SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 492
PROJECTS AND CAMPAIGN ...................................................................................................................................... 508
NATIONAL EVENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 543
NATIONAL PARK AND WLS ....................................................................................................................................... 564
ELEPHANT AND TIGER RESERVE ............................................................................................................................... 566
WORLD HERITAGE SITES ........................................................................................................................................... 568
SUPREME COURT ...................................................................................................................................................... 570
GI TAG ....................................................................................................................................................................... 585
RAMSAR SITES .......................................................................................................................................................... 587
ELECTION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS ................................................................................................................... 589
POLICIES/ GUIDELINES / COMMITTEES/ AGREEMENTS .......................................................................................... 598
MISCELLANEOUS....................................................................................................................................................... 610
MISSION, PORTALS AND INITIATIVES ....................................................................................................................... 643
Science & Tech ........................................................................................................................................................ 648
SATELLITE & SPACE PROJECTS .................................................................................................................................. 648
ISRO ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 648
NASA ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 663
Other Countries Space Program ............................................................................................................................................ 668
MEDICINE & RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................................ 677

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NEW DISCOVERY ....................................................................................................................................................... 687
TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................ 702
MISCELLANEOUS....................................................................................................................................................... 712
Defense News........................................................................................................................................................... 729
MILITARY EXERCISES ................................................................................................................................................. 729
Indian Army ........................................................................................................................................................................... 729
Indian Air Force ...................................................................................................................................................................... 736
Indian Navy ............................................................................................................................................................................ 739
Coast Guard ........................................................................................................................................................................... 745
Combined Exercise ................................................................................................................................................................. 746
DRDO......................................................................................................................................................................... 747
Other Related news to DRDO ................................................................................................................................................ 752
OTHER COUNTRIES MISSILE, TEST & EXERCISE ........................................................................................................ 754
DEFENSE PRCOUREMENT & MOU............................................................................................................................ 757
DEFENCE CONFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 777
DEFENCE EVENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 781
MISCELLANEOUS....................................................................................................................................................... 790
Index & Reports...................................................................................................................................................... 804
NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................................................. 804
INTERNATIONAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 826
Banking & Finance ................................................................................................................................................ 888
APPOINTMENTS........................................................................................................................................................ 888
BANKING ................................................................................................................................................................... 900
FINANCE .................................................................................................................................................................... 934
Sports News ............................................................................................................................................................. 971
KHELO INDIA GAMES ................................................................................................................................................ 971
ARCHERY ................................................................................................................................................................... 974
SHOOTING................................................................................................................................................................. 975
HOCKEY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 976
CRICKET ..................................................................................................................................................................... 980
Retirement ............................................................................................................................................................................. 982
World Cup .............................................................................................................................................................................. 985
Indian Premier League (IPL) .................................................................................................................................................. 988
Rankings and Records............................................................................................................................................................ 991
Trophy .................................................................................................................................................................................... 998
Coach / Umpire .................................................................................................................................................................... 1000
Miscellaneous ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1004
CHESS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1010
FOOTBALL ............................................................................................................................................................... 1015
TENNIS .................................................................................................................................................................... 1023
Grand slam ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1023
Table Tennis.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1031
SHORT NEWS........................................................................................................................................................................ 1032
BADMINTON ........................................................................................................................................................... 1032

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SQUASH................................................................................................................................................................... 1037
PICKLEBALL ............................................................................................................................................................. 1039
WRESTLING ............................................................................................................................................................. 1039
BOXING ................................................................................................................................................................... 1041
F1 RACING ............................................................................................................................................................... 1042
JAVELIN THROW...................................................................................................................................................... 1045
GOLF ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1046
BILLIARDS ................................................................................................................................................................ 1047
PARIS OLYMPICS ..................................................................................................................................................... 1049
PARA OLYMPICS ...................................................................................................................................................... 1056
MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................................................................................................... 1058
International News.............................................................................................................................................. 1080
APPOINTMENTS...................................................................................................................................................... 1080
PROJECTS & AGREEMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 1110
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 1124
FILMS AND CULTURAL CURRENTS.......................................................................................................................... 1149
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL NEWS .............................................................................................................................. 1153
INDIAN DELEGATES’ VISIT....................................................................................................................................... 1170
DISEASE AND CALAMITIES...................................................................................................................................... 1178
NEW DISCOVERIES .................................................................................................................................................. 1195
⁠INITIATIVES , PROGRAMMES AND ALLIANCE ........................................................................................................ 1200
MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................................................................................................... 1210

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