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1.) India won they're first- ever Test series in Australia by a margin of 2-1 after play in the fourth and final Test in Sydney. It is the first time India managed the feat since they began touring Australia in 1947-48. Consequently, Virat Kohli became the first Indian as well as the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia. 2.) The Confederation of African Football has chosen Egypt as host of this year's African Cup of Nations soccer tournament. 3.) Gujarat became the first state to implement 10% quota for economically weak in general category. 4.) Manu Sawhney has been named as the new chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will take over the reins from David Richardson following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in July. 5.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai on 19th January. 6.) Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrated their statehood on 21st January. On this day in 19...

1.) Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the fifth Indian and 13th batsman overall to score 10,000 runs in the 50- over format. 2.) Kumbh Mela, the largest public congregation of faith began from 15th January with a Shahi Snan at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. 3.)  The Centre on Wednesday announced the winners of the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 has been given to the Vivekananda Kendra in Kanyakumari for its contribution to rural development. The award for 2016 has been jointly given to Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International. The 2017 Gandhi Peace Prize was conferred on Ekal Abhiyan Trust. The 2018 award has been given to Japanese Yohei Sasakawa, the WHO Global Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination. 4.)  Star Wrestler Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian to be nominated for prestigious Laureus World Sports Award. 5.) India defeated hosts Australia by 7 wickets in the third ODI to register their first- ever bilateral OD...

1.)The 2018 G20 Summit was held in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina on 1st December 2018. 2.) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be the chief guest at India's 70th Republic Day Celebration. 3.) India will host the G-20summit in 2022, a year when India will complete 75 years of its independence. 4.) Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4th December. 5.) Team India skipper Virat Kohli has been declared as the highest-earning sportsperson in the country by Forbes India. 6.) Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon crowned as the 69th Miss World. 7.) India Successfully test-fired nuclear- capable long-range ballistic missile Agni- V from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha. Agni-V is an InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a strike range of over 5,000 km. 8.) K Chandrashekar Rao took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana for a second time. 9.) Catriona Elisa Gray from the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2018. 10.) Bhupesh Bag...

1.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the Bogibeel railroad bridge in Assam on 25th December 2018, billed as India's longest railroad bridge. 2.) India on Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear capable long-range ballistic missile Agni- IV,  with a strike range of 4,000 km. 3.) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSAT- 7A, a geostationary communication satellite, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. This new satellite, along with GSAT- 7 and GSAT-6, dubbed the "Indian Angry Bird". 4.) Ashok Gehlot and Kamal Nath took oath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively. 5.) PV Sindhu made history by becoming the first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals tournament. 6.) Belgium became the World champions for the first time after defeating the Netherlands by 3-2 in final of Hockey World Cup 2018. 7.) Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year's Jnanpi...

1.) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River on 3rd November 2018. It is the first of it's kind asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge in India. 2.) ISRO's PSLV-C43 successfully places HysIS and 30 other foreign satellites in respective orbits. 3.) Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to achieve 100 Champions League, he wins with 1-0 victory over Valencia. 4.) Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 started from 26th November with an opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar. 5.) MC Mary Kom defeated Ukraine's Hanna Okhota in the final of the Women's World Boxing Championships to clinched the gold medal in the 48kg category. 6.) WhatsApp named Abhijit Bose as its India Head, the co-founder and chief executive of Indian Mobile payments from Ezetap. 7.) Marvel legend Stan Lee, who is the co-creator of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man and the Hulk died at the age of 95 years in Los Angeles. 8.) India's star Wrestler Bajrang ...

1.) The World Habitat Day was observed across the world on 1st October. 2.)Nation Paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on his 149th birth anniversary on 2nd October. 3.)The Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated 86th Air Force Day on 8th October 2018. 4.) India concluded its campaign at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia with 72 medals that included 15 gold, 24 silver and 33 bronze medals. India was placed ninth in the overall tally. 5.) Vijayadashami, also called Dusshera was celebrated in India this year on 19th October. 6.) Indian Captain Virat Kohli becomes the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive centuries in ODI. 7.) The supreme court allowed the use of safer firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali. Firecrackers will be allowed between 11:55 pm to 12:30 am on Christmas and New Year. 

1.) India elected to the United Nations ' Human Right Council' for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019. 2.) The Nobel Prize for 2018has been awarded to Congolese gynaecologist Dr Denis Mukwege and Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad. 3.) Virat Kohli became the only Indian cricketer to score more than 1000 runs in Test cricket for the third consecutive year. 4.) Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on a two- day visit on 4th October. 5.) Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani has emerged as the richest Indian for the 11th consecutive year. 6.) Prithvi Shaw becomes the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut, in the opening Test at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. 7.)The World Habitat Day was observed across the world on 1st October. 8.)Nation Paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on his 149th birth anniversary on 2nd October. 9.)The Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated 86th Air Force Day on 8th O...