India 2018

Diary of National Events 673
• The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated ''Swachhagraha Bapu
Ko Karyanjali"-a mission, an exhibition to mark 100th Anniversary of
Champaran Satyagrah at the National Archives of India (NAI).
• Loans extended under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) during
2016-17 have crossed the target of ` 1,80,000 crore for 2016-17.
• The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of
Bengaluru Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics.
• India develops National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance.
• The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated 3rd edition of
the Global Exhibition on Services (GES-2017)\
May, 2017
• The Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari
inaugurated the three day India Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit
(IITLS).
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the South
Asia satellite-GSAT-09.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the setting up
of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (lARI) in Assam.
• Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy
and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Saral Eindhan Vitaran
Application (SEVA), developed in-house by Coal India Limited (CIL) for
power sector consumers.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for
fixing the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane at ` 255/- per
quintal (qt) for sugar season 2017-18 .
• Veteran Telugu Director Kasinadhuni Vishwanath conferred the prestigious
Dadasaheb Phalke award at the 64th National Film Awards.
June, 2017
• The Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin
Gadkari launched INAM-Pro + . INAM-Pro+ is an upgraded version of
INAM-Pro, the web portal designed by National Highways and
Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL).
• The first developmental flight (GSLV MkIII-D1) of India's heavy lift launch
vehicle GSLV Mk-III successfully conducted.
• The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of
North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances,
Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh announced the
launch of, "Hill Area Development Programme" (HADP) for Northeast in
Imphal (Manipur).