1.

Malabar excercise 2018 - 22nd trilateral naval excercise - India n USA (from 1992) and Japan(2015) @
coast of guam, Philippine sea

2. Rimpac 2018 - world largest maritime excercise - hosted by USA (1971) -26 countries - Hawaii island
and southern California - 1st time participant - Brazil, Israel, Vietnam, S Lanka , theme - capable adaptive
partners - China not allowed due to continued illegal militarisation of resourceful islands of south China
sea

3. DRDO conducted successfully test of missile (s to air) powered by solid fuel ducted ramjet propulsion
technology (sfdr by India and russia) @chandipur odisha, better manuvering targets by maintaining
speeds than conventional missiles

4. core industry growth at 4.7% - cement 16.6 and crude declined by 0.8 %

5. Pradhan mantri gram sadak Yojana -inks with WB for 500mm$ loan (from 2004 - 1.8 billion loan
35000 kms) 10 yrs maturity with 3 yrs grace period to build 7000 km of climate resilient roads out of
which 3500 kms using green technologies -pmgsy started 2000 aim - single all weather connectivity to all
eligible unconnected habitations in rural areas(population 500 n more in plain areas) and 250 person n
more(hilly/desert/tribal/ST/backward areas. mini. of rural development is nodal agency for
implementation - use of green tech. and waste materials (plastic,iron slag)