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NATIONALWB GOVERNMENT BRINGS OUT 'RUPASHREE' SCHEME FOR UNMARRIED GIRLS1 APRIL 2018 : Kolkata- What can be called a major step towards ensuring a safe future for young women in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government has launched a scheme called 'Rupashree' which provides one-time nancial support to the marriages of poor girls. Under this scheme an amount of Rs 25,000 will be credited to girl's bank account before her marriage, the ofcial said as reported by PTI. DELHI BECOMES 1ST CITY TO ROLL-OUT EURO VI FUEL2 APRIL 2018 : With an aim to combat the rising levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR region, petrol pumps in the capital started supplying ultra-clean Bharat Stage VI grade fuel (both petrol and diesel). This move makes New Delhi the rst city in the country to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel meeting Euro-VI emission norms).ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INDIA'S FIRST HIGH-SPEED ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE9 APRIL 2018 : Indian Railways is all set to induct the country's rst 12,000 horsepower (HP) electric locomotive from the Madhepura loco factory in Bihar on April 10. With the launch, India will join an elite list countries, including Russia, China, Germany and Sweden, that have 12,000 HP and above capacity electric locomotives. Till now, the most powerful electric engine in Indian Railways was of 6,000 HP. INDIAN MOSQUITOES SUSCEPTIBLE TO ZIKA VIRUS, FINDS NEW NIV STUDY

16 APRIL 2018 : Zika virus is an emerging threat unless contained especially in areas where the vector Aedes aegypti mosquito is in large numbers, including India. At Pune's National Institute of Virology, scientists have demonstrated in their study how Indian mosquitoes, when infected with African strain of the zika virus (ZIKV), can easily transmit the infection to suckling mice.TEJAS CARRIES OUT SUCCESSFUL TEST FIRING OF BVR MISSILE28 APRIL 2018 : In a major milestone, indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has successfully red an air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile, demonstrating its overall capability as an effective combat jet, and inched closer to receive

nal operational clearance. PAWAN CHAMLING OVERTAKES JYOTI BASU TO BECOME INDIA’S LONGEST SERVING CM1 MAY 2018 : Pawan Chamling on S u n d a y w i l l c r e a t e h i s t o r y b y surpassing the record of former communist ruler of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu, as the longest serving chief minister in the country. Chamling, 68, touched Basu’s record on Saturday and wrote a long post on his Facebook page. PENSION SCHEME PMVVY: INVESTMENT LIMIT DOUBLED, NOW GET RS. 10,000 PER MONTH PENSION2 MAY 2018 : The Union Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi , on Wednesday approved the doubling of investment limit in Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) to Rs. 15 lakh, from the current level of Rs. 7.5 lakh. This will help senior citizens earn a pension of up to Rs. 10,000 per month. The Cabinet also approved the time period for subscription of this scheme to March 31, 2020, from May 4, 2018. MADHYA PRADESH GETS INDIA'S FIRST SMART CITIES CONTROL CENTRE9 MAY 2018 : BHOPAL: In a major step towards realising the centre's Smart Ci ty Miss ion (SCM), the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday launched the country's rst Integrated Control and Command Centre (ICCC) for all seven smart cities of the state in Bhopal. Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna, and Sagar are the seven smart cities under SCM in Madhya Pradesh.P M I N A U G U R A T E S W O R K F O R A S I A ' S LONGEST ZOJILA TUNNEL 19 MAY 2018 : Prime Minister started his day- long vis i t to Jammu & Kashmir by inaugurating Asia's longest Zojila Tunnel, part of Rs 25,000 crore projects to be unveiled or dedicated to the nation on Saturday, saying it showed the Government ’s commitment to a l l - round development of the state. NIPAH VIRUS OUTBREAK IN KERALA: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INFECTION22 MAY 2018 : As the death toll in the virus-induced fever in north Kerala rises to nine, the National Virology Institute in Pune has conrmed that the deceased were infected with Nipah

virus (NiV). This is the rst time the virus, which has high fatality rate and spreads mainly through bats, pigs and other animals, has been detected in the state. This is big! BrahMos successfully tested for service life extension; becomes rst such Indian missile

22 MAY 2018 : The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with an extended life was for the rst time successfully test red today from the Integrated Test Range at 1040 hours in Balasore in Odisha. The test was conducted as a part of life extension programme from 10 years to 15 years. The test ring of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was conducted from a static inclined launcher. BrahMos has become the rst Indian missile whose life has been extended from 10 to 15 years.ASEAN lm fest from May 25 in New Delhi24 MAY 2018 : Around 32 lms from 11 countries are to be screened for six days during the ASEAN India Film Festival, which will be inaugurated in Siri Fort Auditorium by the minister of Information and broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Rathore on May 25. As a vehicle of Cultural Exchange, the Directorate of Film Festival aims to provide access to new trends in lmmaking by providing the platform for an exchange of ideas, culture and experiences in the eld of cinema.Nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5 successfully test-red from Odisha

10 JUNE 2018 : India on Sunday successfully test-red its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 with a strike range of 5,000 km from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile was launched with the help of a mobile launcher from launch pad-4

of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal at 9:48 am, defence sources said. “The ight performance of the missile was t racked and moni tored by radars , t rack ing instruments and observation stations all through the mission,” the sources said.BATTLE READY: DHANUSH ARTILLERY GUN CLEARS FINAL TRIALS

19 JUNE 2018 : The indigenously upgraded artillery gun Dhanush has successfully completed nal user trials and is ready for induction into the Army. Dhanush is an upgraded version of the Swedish Bofors gun procured by India in the mid-1980s. A total of 301 rounds were red from the six guns, including burst re.G O V T . B A N S I M P O R T S O F H O R M O N E OXYTOCIN

28 JUNE 2018 : The Union government on Friday banned imports of the hormone oxytocin to stop its misuse in the livestock industry, where activists say it causes hormonal imbalances and shortens the lives of milch animals. NOBEL LAUREATE SATYARTHI LAUNCHES APP NAMED REUNITE TO TRACK MISSING KIDS30 JUNE 2018 : Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kailash Satyarthi, along with union minister Suresh Prabhu, launched a mobile application called 'ReUnite' that tracks missing or abandoned kids. The app will be linked with the Delhi Police's database of missing children. The app will use Amazon Web Services based on face recognition technology to match the photographs of missing children with a database to give result after face matching.

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US DIPLOMAT DICARLO BECOMES 1ST FEMALE UN POLITICAL CHIEF3 APRIL 2018 : Long-serving American diplomat Rosemary DiCarlo, appointed to become the rst woman to head UN political affairs, one of the most high-prole positions at the world body. DiCarlo will replace Jeffrey Feltman, another American who held the post of under-secretary-general for political affairs since 2012. RUSSIA STARTED BUILDING TURKEY'S FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

6 APRIL 2018 : The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) was awarded a construction license for Akkuyu NPP, Turkey's rst nuclear power plant, which is being built in Mersin province, in southern Turkey. JSC Akkuyu Nuclear is the Russian-owned company which is responsible for the project. The USD20 billion project to build the four-unit, 4800 MWe plant is part of Erdogan's '2023 Vision' marking 100 years since the founding of modern Turkey and is intended to reduce the country's dependence on energy imports. The plant is expected to meet about 10% of Turkey's electricity needs.INDIA AND NEPAL AGREE TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS IN KEY AREAS9 APRIL 2018 : India and Nepal have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in key areas of border security, connectivity, trade and agriculture. The two countries agreed to develop inland waterways for overall economic development of the region. Aiming to expand cross-border rail linkages, the two sides

have also decided to construct a new electried rail line, with India’s nancial support. The rail line will connect the border city of Raxaul in India to Kathmandu in Nepal. INDIA AND UK SIGN 10 AGREEMENTS IN SEVERAL SECTORS

19 APRIL 2018 : India and the UK have signed 10 agreements in several sectors including cyber-relationship, rejuvenation of Ganga and skill development. The Important agreements signed between the two countries are as follows: Overarching cyber-relationship framework that among others enables the development of a common and shared understanding of the international cyber activity, an MoU on the rejuvenation of River Ganga, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the UK-based Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), another MoU on Skill Development, Vocational education and Training and seek to promote greater collaboration in domains such as strengthening skill delivery in high demand sectors where the UK has technical and skilling expertise, a Statement of Intent between NITI Aayog and UK’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has also been signed, inked the deal on cooperation in the eld of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Sectors seeking to strengthen collaboration in livestock health and husbandry, breeding, dairying, and sheries. Another MoU on Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Combating International Criminality and Tackling Serious Organised Crime has been signed.USA WITHDRAWS FROM IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL 09 MAY 2018 : President Donald Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran. Mr. DonaldTrump signed a fresh set of sanctions against Iran and warned countries against any cooperation with Tehran on its controversial

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nuclear weapons programme. According to the President, the deal gave Iran millions in cash and did not prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. The historic nuclear deal was reached in Vienna in July 2015 between Iran and the P5 (the ve permanent members of the UN Security Council) along with Germany and the European Union.SPACEX LAUNCHES MOST POWERFUL FALCON 9 ROCKET

12 MAY 2018 : The California-based aerospace company, SpaceX has blasted off its most powerful Falcon 9 rocket, which is certied to carry humans to space later this year. The Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket’s main goal for its maiden mission is to propel the rst high-orbit communications satellite for Bangladesh, called Bangabandhu Satellite-1. The Block 5 Falcon 9 is eventually meant to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, with the rst launch tentatively planned for December 2018.W O R L D ' S S E C O N D O L D E S T R O C K DISCOVERED IN ODISHA 12 MAY 2018 : Scientists have discovered world's second oldest grain of magnetic zircon ( a mineral that contains traces of radioactive isotopes ) from champuna from Singhbhum rock sample in Odisha's Kendujhar district. It is an estimated 4, 240 million years old, making it world's second oldest rock ever to be discovered. It is oldest magnetic zircon on earth.BARBADOS ELECTS MIA MOTTLEY AS FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER26 MAY 2018 : The Caribbean island of Barbados elected Mia Mottley as its rst female Prime Minister since gaining independence from the UK in 1966. Mottley's Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats in the country's Parliament, coming to power for the rst time in a decade.DONALD TRUMP AND KIM SIGN AGREEMENT ON DENUCLEARIZATION AFTER HISTORIC TALKS 12 JUNE 2018 : The United States decided to provide security guarantees to North Korea, in exchange of Pyongyang's rm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. This is according to the joint document which was

signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong, following their historic maiden talks at Singapore's Sentosa island. USA GOVERNMENT CLEARS SALE OF SIX AH-64E APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTERS TO INDIA FOR $ 930M13 JUNE 2018 : USA government approved a deal to sell the Indian military six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for 930 million dollars, The agreement has been passed to the US Congress for approval and if no US lawmaker raises an objection, the contract will go ahead. Boeing and Indian partner Tata have begun to produce Apache fuselages at a plant in India, but last night's approval concerns a direct sale of nished products from the US manufacturers. In addition to aircraft, the contract includes night vision sensors, GPS guidance and hundreds of Hellre anti-armour and Stinger air-to-air missiles.INDIA TO SIGN 3,400 CRORE RUPEES DEAL WITH ISRAEL TO BUY 4500 MISSILES 27 JUNE 2018 : India is set to sign a Rupees 3,400-crore ($500 million) deal with Israel for the purchase of around 4,500 Spike missiles for the Indian Army. Spike is a fourth-generation man-portable re-and-forget anti-tank guided missile designed by Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.US WITHDRAWS ITS MILITARY FROM SOUTH KOREAN CAPITAL AFTER 70 YRS 30 JUNE 2018 : US withdrew its troops from Seoul after nearly 70 years and moved them to Camp Humphreys in the city of Pyeongtaek. Camp Humphreys, the largest US overseas military base, was built over a period of 10 years which cost nearly $11 billion. Over 28,000 US troops are stationed in South Korea.INDIA PLEDGES USD 5 MILLION FOR UN PALESTINIAN AID AGENCY 30 JUNE 2018 : India has pledged USD 5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its "severe funding crisis" following US' cut in its annual aid to UNRWA. A total of 20 countries, including India, announced contributions to the 2018 budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East during a meeting, as ofcials called for stable nancing for the agency amid devastating conicts and violence in the Middle East.

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LATE VETERAN ACTOR VINOD KHANNA AWARDED DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD13 APRIL 2018 : Veteran Hindi lm actor Shri Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema. This was announced during the 65th National Film Awards. Some of the other prominent winners in various categories for this year’s National Film Awards included Assamese movie ‘Village Rockstars’ in Best Feature Film category and ‘Baahubali - The Conclusion’ in the Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment category. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur.SIXTY FIVE NATIONAL FILM AWARDS- COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

14 APRIL 2018 : The 65th National Film Awards were announced in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. The chairpersons of the three juries (Feature, Non-feature, and Writing) for the National Film Awards have announced the awards for the different categories. This year, the jury is being headed by director Shekhar Kapur. The jury panel has 10 members. National Film Awards will be given by the President Ram Nath Kovind in May 2018. Best Anthropological lm Name Place Animal Thing, Slave Genesis 2. Best Critic on Cinema Giridhar Jha (Swarn Kamal) 3. Special Mention Mhorkya (Marathi), Hello Arasi (Oriya), Take Off (Malayalam), Newton (Hindi) 4. Best Ladakhi Film Walking With The Wind 5. Best Jasari Film Sinjar 6. Best Tulu Film Paddy 7. Best Odiya Film Hello Arsi 8. Best Kannada Film Hebbet Ramakka 9. Best Hindi Film Newton 10. Best Bengali Film Mayurakshi 11. Marathi Film Kachcha Limbu 12. Best Malayalam Film Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum 13. Best Telugu Film Ghazi 14. Assamese Film Ishu 15. Best Tamil Film To Let 16. Best Gujarati Film Dhh 17. Best Action Direc t ion Abbas Al i Moghu for Baahubal i2 . 18 . Choreography Ganesh Acharya for 'Gori Tu Latth Maar' for Toilet - Ek Premkatha 19. Best Special Effects Baahubali 2 20. Best Music Director Kaatru Veliyidai 21. Best Background Score Mom 22. Special Jury Award Nagarkirtan 23. Best Lyrics JM Prahalad for Muthuratna song 24. Best Make-Up Artist Ram Rajjak (Nagarkirtan) 25. Best Production Design Santhosh Raman (Malayalam movie Take Off) 26. Best

Screenplay (Original)SajeevPazhoor (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum) 27. Screenplay Writer (Adapted) JAYARAJ (Bhayanakam) 28. Best Dialogues Sambit Mohanty (Hello Arsi) 29. Best Cinematography Bhayanakam 30. Best Cameraman Nikhil S Praveen 31. Best Playback Singer Shashaa Tirupati for Kaatru Veliyidai.ANUKREETHY VAS FROM TAMIL NADU CROWNED 2018 FEMINA MISS INDIA20 JUNE 2018 : Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu college student, has been crowned Femina Miss India 2018 in a grand ceremony in Mumbai hosted by lmmaker Karan Johar and actor Ayushmann Kurrana. Anukreethy Vas was previously crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss Tamil Nadu. Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was the rst runner-up while Shreya Rao Kamavarapu from Andhra Pradesh secured the second runner-up position. Anukreethy Vas will now represent India at Miss World 2018 while the two runners-up will represent the country at Miss Grand International 2018 and Miss United Continents 2018 respectively.SURAT SELECTED FOR CITY AWARD CATEGORY UNDER 2018 INDIA SMART CITIES AWARD22 JUNE 2018 : Under ‘India Smart Cities Award' 2018, Surat has been awarded for showcasing "great momentum" in the implementation of projects under the Smart Cities Mission. Joint winners in ‘Innovative Idea' category were Bhopal for its Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) and Ahmedabad for Safe and Secure Ahmedabad (SASA) Project. Under ‘Social Aspects' category - NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council) and Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) bagged the award for implementation of ‘smart classrooms' project, Under ‘urban environment' category - Bhopal, Pune and Coimbatore bagged the award for public bike-sharing project.SRIDEVI NAMED BEST ACTRESS, IRRFAN AWARDED BEST ACTOR AT IIFA

26 JUNE 2018 : Sridevi won Best Actress (posthumously) for her role in 2017 lm MOM, her husband Boney Kapoor collected the prize at the Indian International Film Awards (IIFA), held in Bangkok. Irrfan Khan won the prize for Best Actor in a leading role for Hindi Medium. 'Tumhari Sulu' was named Best Picture. Saket Chaudhary won the best direction award for 'Hindi Medium'. The Best Music Direction Award went to the trinity of Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi and Akhil Sachdeva for their work on Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Anupam Kher, who has over 500 lms to his credit, was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the ceremony.

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SPORTS ndia nished third in the medals tally at the Commonwealth Games 2018, courtesy 66 medals including 26 gold, 20 silver Iand 20 bronze medals. Australia with 198 medals (80 Gold, 59 Silver and 59 Bronze) topped the chart and England with

136 Medals (45 Gold, 45 Silver and 46 Bronze) stood second. Gold Medals Chanu Saikhom Mirabai Women's 48kg 2. Venkat Rahul Ragala Men's 85kg 3. Sanjita Chanu Khumukcham Women's 53kg 4. Sathish Kumar Sivalingam Men's 77kg 5. Punam Yadav Women's 69kg. Shooting 6 Manu Baker - Women's 10m Air Pistol 7. Jitu Rai - Men's 10m Air Pistol 8.Anish Bhanwala - Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol 9. Sanjeev Rajput - Men's 50m Rie 3 Positions 10. Heena Sidhu - Women's 25m Pistol 11. Tejaswini Sawant - Women's 50m Rie 3 Positions 12. Shreyasi Singh - Women's Double Trap Wrestling 13. Kumar Sushil - Men's Freestyle 74 kg 14. Sumit - Men's Freestyle 125 kg 15. Rahul Aware - Men's Freestyle 57 kg 16. Bajrang - Men's Freestyle 65 kg 17. Vinesh Phogat - Women's Freestyle 50 kg Boxing 18. Gaurav Solanki - Men's 52kg 19. Vikas Krishan - Men's 75kg 20. MC Mary Kom - Women's 45-48kg Table-Tennis 21. India - Men's Team 22. Manika Batra - Women's Singles 23. India - Women's Team Badminton 24. Saina Nehwal Women's Singles 25. India Mixed Team Event Athletics 26. Neeraj Chopra Men's Javelin Throw Silver Medals Weightlifting 1. Pardeep Singh Men's 105kg 2. Gururaja Men's 56kg Shooting 3. Heena Sidhu Women's 10m Air Pistol 4. Mehuli Ghosh Women's 10m Air Rie 5. Anjum Moudgil Women's 50m Rie 3 Positions 6. Tejaswini Sawant Women's 50m Rie Prone Wrestling 7. Mausam Khatri Men's Freestyle 97 kg 8. Babita Kumari Women's Freestyle 53 kg 9. Pooja Dhanda Women's Freestyle 57 kg Boxing 10. Satish Kumar Men's +91kg 11. Amit Men's 46-49kg 12. Manish Kaushik Men's 60kg Table-Tennis 13. Achanta Sharath/Gnanasekaran Sathiyan Men's Doubles 14. Batra Manika/Das Mouma Women's Doubles Badminton 15. Satwik Rankireddy/Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty Men's Doubles 16. Srikanth Kidambi Men's Singles 17. PV Sindhu Women's Singles Athletics 18. Seema Punia Women's Discus Throw Squash 19. Chinappa Joshna/Pallikal Karthik Dipika Women's Doubles 20. Pallikal Karthik Dipika/Ghosal Saurav Mixed Doubles Bronze Medals 1. Deepak Lather Men's 69kg 2. Vikas Thakur Men's 94kg Shooting 3. Om Mitharval - Men's 10m Air Pistol 4. Ravi Kumar - Men's 10m Air Rie 5. Om Mitharval - Men's 50m Pistol 6. Ankur Mittal - Men's Double Trap 7. Apurvi Chandela - Women's 10m Air Rie Wrestling 8. Somveer - Men's Freestyle 86 kg 9. Sakshi Malik - Women's Freestyle 62 kg 10. Divya Karan - Women's Freestyle 68 kg 11. Kiran - Women's Freestyle 76 kg Boxing 12. Hussamuddin Mohammed - Men's 56kg 13. Manoj Kumar - Men's 69kg 14. Naman Tanwar - Men's 91kg Table-Tennis 15. Desai Harmeet/Shetty Sanil Shankar - Men's Doubles 16. Sharath Achanta - Men's Singles 17. Gnanasekaran Sathiyan/Batra Manika - Mixed Doubles Badminton 18. Reddy N. Sikki/Ponnappa Ashwini - Women's Doubles Athletics 19. Navjeet Dhillon - Women's Discus Throw Para Powerlifting 20. Sachin Chaudhary - Men's Heavyweight

ENGLAND REGISTERED NEW ODI RECORD SCORE OF 481 AGAINST AUSTRALIA

20 JUNE 2018 : England registered the highest-ever ODI total (481/6) in men's cricket history and defeated Australia by 242 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ve-match series. The 242-run defeat was Australia's heaviest-ever in ODIs. With this, England beated their own previous best of 444 runs which they registered against Pakistan in 2016 at the same venue. SOUTH KOREA WON ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2018 21 MAY 2018 : The Indian women’s Hockey team failed to defend its crown at the fth Asian Champions Trophy, as it lost to hosts South Korea, 0-1 in the summit clash at Donghae City, South Korea. A goal by Youngsil Lee clinched the Korean team as the winner of Champions Trophy.

INDIAN SHOOTER SAURABH WINS GOLD MEDAL WITH WORLD RECORD SCORE AT ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP

27 JUNE 2018 : Sixteen-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary set a new world record and won a gold in the 10m air pistol event in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany. He got 243.7 points in the nal. The junior world record before this was 242.5 by Chinese shooter Wang Zhehao at the rst ISSF Junior World Cup of the year in Sydney. The other Indian in the nal, Anmol Jain, fell short of the podium, nishing fourth with 199.6. INDIAN SHOOTER MANU SETS WORLD RECORD, WINS 8TH GOLD OF YEAR29 JUNE 2018 : 16-year-old Manu Bhaker won gold medal in 10m air pistol event at ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany. This was Manu's seventh ISSF individual gold in the year, third with a world record.

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INDIA’S HIGHLIGHTS AT THE XXI COMMONWEALTH GAMES ON 17 APRIL 2018INDIA’S HIGHLIGHTS AT THE XXI COMMONWEALTH GAMES ON 17 APRIL 2018INDIA’S HIGHLIGHTS AT THE XXI COMMONWEALTH GAMES ON 17 APRIL 2018

NASA'S UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 'IKHANA' WILL M A K E S E A R C H A N D R E S C U E O P E R A T I O N S EFFICIENT15 JUNE 2018 : NASA for the rst time successfully own its large remote-piloted Ikhana aircraft in the public airspace without a safety chase aeroplanes, the US space agency. is a modied General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator B unmanned aircraft system being used by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, for a variety of environmental science and aeronautical research rolesU S S C I E N T I S T S U N V E I L E D W O R L D S M O S T P O W E R F U L A N D S M A R T E S T S C I E N T I F I C SUPERCOMPUTER

20 JUNE 2018 : US scientists have unveiled the world's most powerful and smartest scientic supercomputer named "Summit" that can complete over 200,000 trillion calculations per second. This supercomputer called Summit will be eight times more powerful than its previous top-ranked system, Titan.A NEW METHOD, LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY, TO DETECT CERVICAL CANCER WAS LAUNCHED IN TAMILNADU28 JUNE 2018 : In India, nearly 85% of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the advanced stages. Hence a new technique, Liquid Based Cytology (LBC) for screening cervical cancer was launched. In the conventional method, the total number of samples taken may not be transferred to the slide. But in LBC, whatever sample is taken gets transferred to the slide making analysis with high accuracy. LBC technique would help in detecting cervical cancer during the pre-cancerous stage. In Tamilnadu, about 5 to 6 hospitals have introduced this technique so far.NASA TO LAUNCH WORLD'S LIGHTEST SATELLITE DESIGNED BY CHENNAI STUDENTS29 JUNE 2018 : The rst-year engineering students Harikrishan, P Amarnath, G Sudhi and T Giri Prasad from Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science near Chennai built the 4cm 'cube' satellite 'Jaihind-1S' with a 3D printed outer casing from polylactic acid (PLA) nylon material, making it lighter than a medium sized egg, at just 33.39 grams. The satellite has been designed and fabricated for the 'Cubes in Space' competition conducted by Colorado Space Grant consortium, NASA and idoodle-learning. It will be own on a scientic balloon up to an altitude of 70km. This

satellite will be launched from a NASA facility in the US by August. HYDERABAD MAY HOUSE FIRST GOVERNMENT BLOCKCHAIN CENTRE29 JUNE 2018 : The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) along with the Insti tute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) and Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai submitted a proposal to set up a Centre of Excellence for blockchain technology in Hyderabad to drive innovation. The technology will be used to secure land records in Telangana. After this, the C-DAC's Hyderabad unit will be the rst one by the government for blockchain technology.ORANGE COLORED CROCODILES FOUND IN GABON, WEST AFRICA30 JUNE 2018 : Scientists have recently found orange colored crocodiles in the Omboue region, West African State of Gabon. The reason for the change in color is because of their food. In the total darkness, the animals survive on a diet of bats and crickets, unlike above-ground crocodiles of the same species which feed on sh and crustaceans. This has caused a specic 'genetic signature' in the cave-dwelling crocodiles.FLYING BRAIN, AN AI ROBOT, IS ON ITS WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

30 JUNE 2018 : An Articial Intelligence (AI) robot hardwired to assist astronauts is launched to the International Space Station (ISS) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion (CIMON), is an English speaking robot which will assist German astronaut Alexander Gerst to conduct experiments on ISS. CIMON is equipped with a microphone on the back, an infrared camera on the front, two batteries, and most importantly, an "ofine" button. Once toggled to "ofine," Gerst can be sure nothing he is saying is streamed down to the IBM server on Earth. Once back on, voice recordings are activated again. CIMON can oat as it is equipped with 14 internal fans that propel the white ball, by sucking in the station's air and expelling it to move in whatever direction it needs. The robot has been described as a 'Flying Brain'. The goal for this mainly to demonstrate the technology works. CIMON will return to earth on Dec 13, 2018.

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CCA SCHOOLGURGAON

It is an undisputable fact that plants occupy an indomitable place in the life of all living

beings. We at CCA School advocate and motivate our students towards creating a greener, cleaner environment. This can only be achieved by Tree plantation on a regular basis. V a n - M a h o t s a v s h o u l d b e celebrated with the same fervour as any other festival.

On the 9th of July 2018, students of classes IV and V were taken to our Sports Complex located in Sadhrana and Aravalli farms. Students planted fruit trees (Guava, Mango, Pomegranate, Papaya, Jamun, Lemon), shade t rees ( Neem, Cass ia , and Gulmohar) along with some owering plants. They were exceptionally happy to dig and then cover the pits with soil.

It was a pleasure to see our young green brigade at such a noble task. Then they watered the plants with the thought that after a few months these plants would become elegant fruit bearing trees. After having lunch they returned to school by noon. We must promulgate this drive at all levels with the hope to mitigate the effect of rampant deforestation and adverse effects of climate change.

“Van-Mahotsav” celebrated at CCA School Sports Complex, Sadhrana and Aravali farms.

CCA Student is Na�onal champion ABACUS

Ronak Sharma of CCA School-Gurgaon, certainly is the pride of his school.

He became the national champion in the B -0 level of the ABACUS maths national championship conducted by AVAS(ABACUS and Vedic Arithmetic Study).The budding mathematics genius scored a perfect 100 in a record time of 7.04 minutes. The competition tested the children for speed c a l c u l a t i o n u s i n g o n l y t h e ABACUS tool.At CCA School, all the children are regularly coached for ABACUS right from grade I. This skill helps develop their mathematical ability and speed, which eventually upgrades their performance and

score in their regular maths too. At CCA, the approach is to dwell deep into the basic concept and skill d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e k i d s a r e regularly tested such that they manage to mentally solve sums without using the tool too.The smart little boy was awarded a Merit Certicate, Trophy, a Tablet and a Kindle Reader by Mr Anil Swaroop, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy-Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. He was felicitated on the occasion of National Mathematics Day, observed on the birth anniversary of the legendary Mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan at the prestigious Constitution Club of India.

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“A moments insight is sometimes worth a life's experience”With this as key note Mr. Rajesh Bajaj, founder and director of PM Publishers, organized the 5th professional visit of Indian school leaders in collaboration with Education Queensland International (EQI) to Brisbane, Australia from 17th June to 24the June. 18 delegates from India, Oman & Dubai set forth on a professional development program to build upon relevant experiences and broaden their educational perspectives and competencies. The main objective of this educational Odyssey was to gather experience and share common interests and experiences with the academic institutions of Queensland, Australia. The landmark journey began on 18th June 2018 at level 12 Board room Headquarter of the Department of Education & Training, Brisbane. Dr. Regan Neumann (Asst. Director General State Schools) warmly welcomed all the delegates and inaugurated the session. He presented important information about the education system in Australia and focused on their National School Advancement plan with various apparatus for evaluation parameters. He

exemplified the strong & optimistic obligation of staff & other collaborators towards the school advancement. Dr. Liam Smith outlined various modes of school review and interpreted the effective utilization of data received through inspections. The core meaning of his session was the effective implementation of absolute resources in order to fulfill each student's needs. Mr. Neil Macdonald, CEO of Queensland Education System gave an overview on the numerous leadership constituents & efficacy of educational leaders, with their vital positions. Ms. Terry Leach (Manager of the Education System Engagement Information and Technologies Branch) manifested her views on learning place, digital learning platform for both students & teachers. The learning place, equipped with countless learning resources (bestowed by teacher & students 24x7), was the upshot of the day.The next stop over was at Samford State Public School, which pursues inclusive learning. Mr. Bradley Clark explained about their co-ordination with the local communities & collaborators. The school consisted of 700

students. The school functioning was an illustration of self-discipline and teamwork, as the entire cleaning in the school premises was done by staff and pupils. No cleaning personnel was appointed to do this.The next tour of the day, was to Earnshaw State College. The Delegates were embraced by the Principal Karen Mackinnon & Ms Jackie Smith. A presentation by Jackie Smith won favour for her talk about online learning platforms. The One School Data system was an insightful take away for the delegates. At the Burpengary State Secondary School – Ms. Alissa & Mr. Pranav received the delegates with love and warmth. The Principal, Mr. Peter Hoehn, embraced the delegates and gave insightful presentation on the School's vision, which was an innovative learning in the global community. Prominence was given by the institution in every aspect of education. STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) was one of their focal points in the aspect of education along with arts, music, sport etc. The students had several triumphs on robotics and other technological play offs at state level. Variety of drones & holographic projectors built by students were impressive. The School had 920 students on role with 60 staff members, from grade 7 to 11. School rendered various facilities which made the school environment efficacious for learning. Ms. Britanney, the English teacher, informed that a Microsoft App ONENOTE, (as a learning apparatus) was extensively used by the students for class and home assignments.Junction Park State School was the following visit of the delegates. Ms. Jenni Lang Macintyre (acting deputy principal) appraised the delegates. The “Stefanie Alexander Garden” and the “Oldest swimming pool'' grabbed the attention of the delegates.

The day advanced with the next visit to Aviation High school. The Principal Mr. David Moon received the delegates. He made them familiar with the key working areas of school, which were Service Area, Engineering Area and Hospi t a l i t y Area . V ar ious Education personnel of the school, Mr. Andrew, Ms. Susan. and Mr. Jacklor acquainted us with numerous achievements of school. We also visited aero- skill Workshop where cabin crew training room was set up. The school has two Bands –Jazz Band and Concert Band. The delegates were rejuvenated by the melodious vocal music of

the band. The demonstration of flying of drones was eye catching.The last destination of delegates was Bray Park State High School. Delegates were embraced by the school Principal Mrs. Kirsten Ferdinands. The delegates were divided into groups of 3 for classroom visits, followed by Mr. John Tabrett and Ms. Annette Fanning. The school was awarded with “2017 State School of the Year.” The motto of the school was” Challenge of the Unknown. “Ms. Annette had given overview about how strategic planning ensured a diverse and flexible curriculum supported by creative and responsive approaches. Post lunch we had farewell. Afterwards the delegates reached hotel and relaxed. Everybody enjoyed the gala dinner in the evening.Accolades to Mr. Rajesh Bajaj for his contribution in the field of education not only through the books from his publishing house but also by supporting school leaders to broaden their perspectives of Global Education. As promised, the tour proved to be an ever enriching experience through expert insight into education, leadership and development.

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