1. United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia concluded joint military exercise “Desert Tiger 5”.
2. RBI switches back to GDP model from GVA model to measure economy.
3. The Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for 2018 is being awarded to Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma.
4. Indian tennis ace Leander Paes won Davis Cup which is his 43rd win.
5. India’s 16-year-old Manu Bhaker won the gold in women’s 10 air pistol while Heena Sidhu staged a remarkable recovery to secure silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast..
6. Indian Government banned imports of the hormone oxytocin to stop its misuse in the livestock industry..
7. Javed Akhtar awarded ‘Shanti Doot’ award.
8. Walmiki and Malhar: 2 unknown languages discovered.
9. Tamil Nadu (TN) Chief Minister K Palaniswami recently launched ‘Uzhavan’ (meaning – farmer), a mobile application for farmers.
10. Japan activated its Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), its first marine unit since World War Two.
11. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix
Good morning
Dr. A. Sisubalan
