• National

Cabinet approved implementation of an umbrella scheme

• Cabinet approved implementation of an umbrella scheme-Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART).
• The scheme covers a total of 16 sub-projects, which address ocean development activities such as services, technology, resources, and science.

• National

The Union Cabinet approved DA to Central Government employees

• The Union Cabinet approved the additional Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners.
• The DA and DR will increase by 2% over the existing rate of 7% of the Basic Pay/Pension w.e.f 01.07.2018

• Economy and Business

GDP growth for 2018-19 is expected to increase at 7.4% against 6.7%

• RBI on the release of its annual report said that real GDP growth for 2018-19 is expected to increase at 7.4% against 6.7% in the previous year.
• RBI also said that its monetary policy will work to achieve the medium-term target for retail inflation of 4 %.

• Sports

Swapna Barman created history in Asian Games

• Swapna Barman created history by becoming the first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold medal.
• The 21-year-old Barman logged 6026 points from the seven events competed for two days in women’s heptathlon.

• Sports

Arpinder Singh won Gold medal in Asian games

• Arpinder Singh clinched India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years, with a jump of 16.77m in the Asian Games.
• India’s last Asian Games gold medal in men’s triple jump had come in 1970 from Mohinder Singh Gill.

• Science and Tech

ISRO will outsource the production of the PSLVs and SSLVs to private Industries.

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will outsource the production of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs) and Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLVs) to private Industries.
• The Indian Space agency Chairman K Sivan informed that private industries will play a major role in capacity building.

• Defence

INS Teg will provided assistance to MV Vela

• INS Teg, a warship of the Western Naval Command, provided assistance to MV Vela, a Norwegian owned ship in Gulf of Aden.
• INS Teg dispatched a specialist team for recovery damaged anchor and cable and assisted the crew of MV Vela.

• Miscellaneous

Shri R K Singh released a book on “Weather Information Portal for Indian Power System”.

• Shri R K Singh​ released a book on “Weather Information Portal for Indian Power System”.
• This reference document has been developed by Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) in collaboration with IMD to facilitate enhanced utilization of Weather Portal in all spheres of Power Sector.

• Miscellaneous

HRD Minister launched Smart India Hackathon

• Union HRD Minister launched the third edition of World’s Biggest Open Innovation Model ‘Smart India Hackathon’ 2019 in New Delhi.
• SIH-2019 is an initiative that provides students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives.

• Agreements

The government of India and ADB signed a $375 million loan agreement

• The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $375 million loan agreement to expand irrigation networks and system efficiency of Madhya Pradesh.
• The project will develop 125,000 hectares of new, highly efficient and climate resilient irrigation networks.

• Agreements

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between India and Bulgaria

• The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bulgaria for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism.
• The main objectives of the MoU are to expand cooperation in the tourism, exchange information and data related to tourism etc.