- ISRO successfully launched GSAT-17 communication Satellite, on board the Ariane-5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center at French Guiana.
- Petya Ransomware is found as part of a new wave of cyber-attacks and has infected computer servers across the world.
- Odisha is all set to become the 1st state in the country to have a blood bank for the cattle.
- Election Commission of India joined hands with Facebook to launch nationwide voter registration reminder. Will remind eligible Indian voters to register themselves on the electoral rolls.
- Dr Manoj Soni has taken charges, Office and Secrecy as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
- MoUs signed between between India and Netherlands:
- MOU on Cultural Cooperation,
- MOU on Water Cooperation
- Agreement on Amending Social Security Arrangement
- To combat rising pollution and climate change, China has officially started building the world’s first ‘Forest City.
- UNESCO has crowned Sharjah with the prestigious ‘the World Book Capital’ for 2019.
- Vidya Balan has been named the ambassador of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
- As per Social Progress Tier, India comes in the Lower-Middle tier, along with China, Nepal, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries. India with an aggregate score of 58.39 is Rank 93 among the 128 countries.
- HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank have signed an agreement for the distribution of general insurance products through the bank’s network of branches across the country.
- Priyanka Chopra has been appointed as the ambassador for government’s flagship Skill India campaign.
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