1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded with the United Nations' highest honour "Champions of the Earth award 2018" for his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and pledge to eliminate single use plastic in India by 2022.
2. A pre-induction trial of India's indigenously developed beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) 'Astra' was successfully conducted.
3. Vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated Smart City Expo India-2018 in Jaipur.
4. India and Morocco have signed an agreement for deepening cooperation in the MSME sector.
5. Finance Ministry Launches Mobile Application “Jan Dhan Darshak” as a Part of Financial Inclusion.
6. The Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between India and Uzbekistan to increase cooperation in Pharma sector.
7. Sarvesh Anil Kushare and Anjali Devi were the stars on the second day of the 58th National Open athletics championships, setting meet records en route gold medal in the men's high jump and the women's 400m.
8. Dr Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated air pollution control device “Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit, WAYU”.
9. Santosh Kumar Gangwar inaugurated 7th National Conference on Excellence in Workplace Safety and Occupational Health in New Delhi.
10. Navy has signed a contract with the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) for building two diving support vessels (DSVs).
11. Axis Bank has tied up with Venture Catalysts (VCAT) to provide corporate banking services to start-up companies.
12. Kumar Tuhin has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Hungary.
