GA One Liner Of 12th July 2018

• July 12, 2018 celebrated as International Malala Day

• “Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puruskar Pao” fortnightly Contest launched on Water Conservation: Ministry of Water Resources


• First phase of Anna Canteens launched in Andhra Pradesh by CM N Chandrababu Naidu


• Global Innovation Index (GII): India ranks 57th


• MoU on Defence Salary Package signed between Indian Army and State Bank of India (SBI)


• India becomes 69th shareholder of European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)


• India’s first private Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and Light Bullet Proof Vehicles (LBPV) manufacturing factory to be set up in in Kota


• NTPC's Rs 1,500 cr worth 250 MW solar plant inaugurated by Madhya Pradesh CM


• Entire Men’s Hockey team included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)


• Spiritual leader, head of Sadhu Vaswani mission Dada JP Vaswani passes away in Pune

GA One Liner Of 11th July 2018

• World Population Day – July 11

• Approval for additional Rs 39-cr for phase 2 of ‘Seema Darshan’ project: Gujarat CM

• First-ever metal craft exhibition inaugurated in Leh

• The Union Minister of State (MoS) for Human Resource Development Shri Upendra Kushwaha’s visit to Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)

• Resolution 2427: to protect children in armed conflict adopted by UN Security Council

• Library for Nepali academicians inaugurated by PM of Nepal KP Sharma Oli

• India named world's sixth largest economy by surpassing France: World Bank data

• HDFC securities launched MF transactions on Facebook messenger through Arya

• BSNL starts first internet telephony service in India

• PM Modi third most followed leader on Twitter, Sushma Swaraj most followed female world leader

• Olympian Dipa Karmakar to be named Tripura's brand ambassador

• Nina Tshering La appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Congo

•  At least 51% stake in PNB Housing Finance sold by PNB and Carlyle Group

•  Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for Azithromycin tablets

• India finished joint-third with Iran at Archery Asia Cup Stage 3 in Taipei, bag three silver medals and one bronze.

GA One Liner Of 10th July 2018

• Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu becomes first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an MOU with Rwanda.


• ‘One farmer one transformer': scheme launched to reduce electricity losses from Aug 15.


• Gujarat's government gives religious minority status to its Jewish community


• Varanasi would be the host of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019


• ADB , Power Ministry and Finance Ministry approve lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region of Bihar


• Dr Ravi Mehrotra receives lifetime achievement award at Seatrade 30th Anniversary Awards Event


• India's Satyarup Siddhanta scales world's highest volcano, Mt Ojos del Salado


• Dhanlaxmi Bank appointed T. Latha as MD and CEO.


• Vodafone-Idea merger gets govt's conditional approval


•Asian Games 2018: Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh to lead Indian hockey team


• India's Jhilli Dalabehera bags bronze in 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent


• Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram finishes runner-up at White Nights International Challenge


• Anju Khosla - Oldest Indian woman to complete Ironman Triathlon


• “Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly” by Abhirup Bhattacharya

GA One Liner Of 9th July 2018

• NITI Aayog released the ‘Strategy and Approach paper on the National Health Stack’(NHS)’, terming it as ‘the blueprint for India’s futuristic digital health system’.


• 5 initiatives launched under AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission by the Minister of State (i/c) of Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri .



• South Korean President Moon Jae-in to attend India-Korea Business Forum in New Delhi.


• World's largest mobile manufacturing factory of Samsung to be inaugurated in Noida.


• 6 public and private institutes granted the title of 'Institutions of Eminence' status :HRD (IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay and the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in the public sector, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, BITS Pillani and Jio Institute by Reliance Foundation in the private sector.)



• Global Housing Construction Technology Challenge under PMAY-U to be launched.


• CIPET: Centre for Skilling & Technical Support (CSTS) and Foundation Stone of new CIPET Building at Doiwala, Dehradun laid by Shri Ananthkumar


• 2 day International Round Table Conference is organized by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in New Delhi.


• Global Travel Mart India (GTMI):1st India Tourism Mart to be organized in New Delhi from 16th-18th of Sept 2018.


• HCL Technologies gets government's nod to set up SEZ in Andhra Pradesh.


• Indian Railways Introduces First Double Stack Dwarf Container Service from Rajkot Division, Western Railway.


• Michael Ondaatje's 'The English Patient' wins Golden Booker Prize.


• Sun Pharma signs Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador for Revital H.


• Panasonic appoints Vivek Sharma as new MD for Indian Electricals Business.

• Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns .


• 2 satellites PRSS-1 and PAK-TES-1A were launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

GA One Liner Of 6th, 7th & 8th July 2018

• Minister of State for Culture (I/c) Dr. Mahesh Shrama Inaugurates exhibition titled "Arth - art for earth" at IGNCA, New Delhi

• Design University for Gaming to come up in Vishakhapatnam: UNESCO


•  Release of Rs 500 cr to SCI to promote cruise tourism under Centre’s ‘Sagarmala Project’: Nitin Gadkari


• Civil Aviation Research Organization (CARO) to be set up in Hyderabad by AAI for Rs.1200 crore


• Telangana allots 200 acres to women entrepreneurs


• MORI Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo: World’s First All-Digital Psychedelic Art Museum



• Mattala International Airport the world’s emptiest airport to operate through India-Sri Lanka joint venture



• Code name Train 18: Made-in-India by Integral Coach Factory to run from September 2018


• Rani Rampal to lead Indian women's hockey team in Asian Games

• Bajrang Punia claims gold at Tbilisi Grand Prix, Deepak wins bronze

•  World Zoonoses Day – July 6






• India gets its first biofortified sorghum (jowar) - Parbhani Shakti



• Highest ever 06 Limited Height Subways (LHS) between two stations in Sambalpur Division launched by the East Coast Railways in one day sets record



• Declaration of entire animal kingdom as ‘legal entities’ after Ganga and Yamuna : Uttarakhand HC.


• West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces ‘one person, one car’ policy for ministers and bureaurates


• Kathmandu : Conclusion of 2nd meeting of India & Nepal joint working group on tourism



• Dr. T.K Chand gets Knowledge Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium Knowledge domain


• Muthoot Pappachan Group appoints Vidya Balan as its brand ambassador


• Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel appointed Chairperson of National Green Tribunal



•  NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets 'revolutionary' heat shield


• Mahendra Singh Dhoni reaches coveted milestone of playing 500 international matches .

• Kumaoni folk singer Kabutari Devi dies


• World Chocolate Day – July 7


• International Day of Cooperatives - July 7



• British Council & West Bengal govt. sign MoU on cultural, edu exchange


• Meghalaya CM releases policy document on jackfruit mission


• Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to inaugurate 17th World Sanskrit Conference in Vancouver, Canada

• RBI cancels licence of Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank


• United Bank of India to raise equity capital of Rs 1,500 crore


• Infosys foundation to contribute Rs. 200 Cr for Bengaluru metro work


• Swedish intellectuals form new literature prize . Over 100 Swedish intellectuals have joined together and formed The New Academy a new prize-giving body to award a new literature prize as this year’s Nobel Literature Prize has been postponed.

• Uday Kumar Varma appointed Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) member .


• Dipika Pallikal (Squash Player)  to represent Asia in Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Athletes Advisory Commission.


• Dipa wins gold in Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey.


• Senior Congress leader M M Jacob passes away .

GA One Liner Of 5th July 2018

• 3 day long 9th Heads of Mission Conference themed 'Unprecedented Outreach:Unparalleled Outcomes' inaugurated by MEA Sushma Swaraj


• Process to empanel hospitals under Ayushman Bharat launched by National Health Agency(NHA)


• NSG to be first central force to opt for e-ticketing instead of railway warrant


• Karnataka budget announces Rs 34,000 crore farm loan waiver, increase in taxes on fuel


• Bank of China soon to operate in India;RBI gives nod to the second bank from China

• SBI Card launches AI enabled Electronic Live Assistant (ELA) for customer support and interaction


•  Yes Asset Management (India) Limited (YAMIL): Yes Bank’s new Mutual Fund business to operate after Sebi’s final nod


• ICICI Bank crosses Rs. 1.5 trillion milestone in mortgage loan and become largest private player to do so


• Major General VD Dogra becomes first serving Indian Army officer to complete Ironman competition


• Rajat Sharma becomes Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) president


• ISRO’s first PAT (pad abort test) announced test was performed successfully on 5th July 2018 at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

• Shot putter Inderjeet Singh gets 4-year ban for dope violation 

GA One Liner Of 4th July 2018 .

• India’s First Global Mobility Summit to be organized by NITI Aayog in 7th-8th September 2018


• Nitin Gadkari flags off taxi ambulance services in New Delhi

• The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) in association with Indian National Science Academy (INSA)announced the 5-day 19th edition of its prestigious global event to be held in Navi Mumbai,

• Meghalaya’s annual "Behdienkhlam" festival attended by DoNER DR. Jitendra Singh at Jowai, Meghalaya


• Mukhyamantri Jan Kalyan (Sambal) Yojana 2018 : scheme to provide subsized power launched by Madhya Pradesh govt


• ‘POSHAN ABHIYAN’: special drive against malnutrition launched by Gujarat CM


• Agartala Airport to be named after Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore



• Maharashtra government allocates Rs 15 crore for Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar Sanman Yojana


• “cVIGIL” : app to enable citizens to report on violation of election code of conduct launched by Election commission of India



• World Bank arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) invests $100 mn in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (M&M).


• Two 50MW Solar Projects in Ananthapuramu Solar Park commissioned by Tata Power


• IndiaFirst ties up with Oxigen to sell its insurance products at Oxigen retail outlets



• Milan Shankar Tare selected for the 2018 National Maritime Search and Rescue Award


• Vishwas Patel appointed as Chairman of Payments Council of India


• Indian-American Uttam Dhillon appointed the Acting Director of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), United States.

• America Independence Day – July 4

GA One Liner Of 3rd July 2018.

• MOD approves construction of 17 New Baffle Firing Ranges in Military Stations/Cantonments/Training Establishments at an estimated cost of Rs. 238 crores.


• M/o Social Justice & Empowerment organizes “National Workshop on Skill Development for Persons with Disabilities” in Delhi



• 'Happiness Curriculum' for Delhi government schools launched by Delhi CM and Dalai Lama


• 1st meeting of Cauvery Water Management Board held in Central Water Commission, Delhi


• Country's first Khadi mall to come up in Jharkhand


• Tribal museum to be set up to exhibit culture of SCs in Naya Raipur: Chhattisgarh Govt


• Madhya Pradesh govt to implement Ayushman Bharat Yojana under PMRSS (Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha) Mission on Independence day


• Country’s first e-waste recycling unit to come up in Bengaluru


• Bangladesh bagged World Bank’s support on management of Rohingya crisis


• China approves $1 billion aid to Pak after its selection in FATF’s grey list.


• 5th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan


• NABARD sanctions Rs.735 Cr for 86 projects in West Bengal under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund(RIDF)


• IIFL is India's No. 1 banker for equity issuance for private sector companies in FY18: Prime Database Investment Bankers League table for FY 2017-18.


• Rahul Dravid inducted into ICC Hall of Fame .


• Manappuram Finance to acquire 85% stake in ISFC for Rs 212 crore .


• ‘Epidiolex’ – world’s first medicine made from marijuana .


• Australia wins Champions Trophy 2018 (hockey)


• Ex Navy chief Admiral JG Nadkarni Passed away .

GA One Liner Of 1st & 2nd July 2018.

• India gets its 37th WORLD UNESCO World HERITAGE SITE "Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai ”

• MoS for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced linkage of 22,000 rural markets to e-NAM portal by 2020 in AgriVikas 2018 event in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

• Telangana CM lays foundation stone for Rs 554-crore Gattu irrigation project.

• Central Reserve Police Force launches 24 hour 'Madadgaar helpline' in Jammu & Kashmir.

• Bhitarkanika national park has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in India.

• Mumbai Airport Among Least Punctual Airports In The World: Study by OAG.

• ICC elects 3 Board Associate Member Directors , Imran Khwaja, Mahinda Vallipuram and Tony Brian .

• Indian American Seema Nanda appointed CEO of Democratic National Committee (DNC) of United States.

• Harmeet Singh -- the first Sikh to become a newscaster in Pakistan

• K B Vijay Srinivas appointed Director& GM of United India Insurance Company

• National Doctors' Day – July 1

• International Joke Day – July 1

• 1st July 2018 celebrated as ‘GST day’, to commemorate the first year of the unprecedented reform of Indian taxation

• Union Agriculture Minister chairs inter-session meeting of consultative committee on “Marine Fisheries-Mariculture in India” at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.

• Ravindra Dholakia committee: Government forms panel to upgrade norms for state, district level economic data collection.

• 9th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Indo-Nepal relations held in Kathmandu.

• NSE & Nasdaq to work together for post-trade delivery technology .

• First stainless steel bodied Mainline Electric Multiple Unit(MEMU) launched by Integral Coach Factory.

• NRL becomes 1st oil PSU to introduce online legal compliance .


• CCI gives nod for Bharti Infratel & Indus Towers merger.

• Artist Anjolie Ela Menon conferred the Kalidas Award for visual arts.


• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) approved Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India’s proposal to hike its stake to 51 per cent in IDBI Bank from 10.8 per cent.

• Himachal Pradesh gets national award for best performance under PMSMA (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritav Abhiyan).

• Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican Leftist elected as Mexico’s new President

•SBI appointed Arijit Basu as MD

• Saraswati Prasad assumes charge as SAIL CMD

• P K Shrivastava new director general and chairman of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)

• Successful launch of SES-12 satellite to help fast-track Digital India

•India wins six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai title in Dubai

•Max Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix in Austria

• World Sports Journalists Day – July 2

•World UFO day – July 2