1) PM Modi Inaugurates Dr Ambedkar National Memorial
•The memorial has an exhibition area, meditation hall with the Buddha Statue and 12 feet high bronze statue of Dr Ambedkar. It is equipped with a sewerage treatment plant, a rainwater harvesting System and rooftop solar energy.
2) President 3-Nation Visit: Completes Final Leg In Zambia, Returns India
•President Ram Nath Kovind has returned to New Delhi after three African nations tour of Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia. Mr Kovind and his Zambian counterpart Edgar Chagwa Lungu laid the foundation stone of Lusaka traffic Decongestion Project.
•The cost of the 93-km road is 289 million dollar India is providing 250 million dollars. The project will be completed in three years. This project is aimed at redesigning the major road network for Lusaka city with a view to reducing traffic jam, travel distance and saving fuel.
3) Index Of Economic Freedom 2018: India Ranks 130th, Hong Kong Tops
•India has jumped 13 places in the last one year to 130th spot in the latest annual Index of Economic Freedom released by a top American think-tank the Heritage Foundation. As per the latest Index of Economic Freedom, China has jumped one spot to 110th and Pakistan is now at 131 position.
•Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property. The top 5 countries in the list are-
1. Hong Kong
2. Singapore
3. New Zealand
4. Switzerland
5. Australia.
4) Late Veteran Actor Vinod Khanna Awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award
•Veteran Hindi film actor Shri Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema. This was announced during the 65th National Film Awards.
•Some of the other prominent winners in various categories for this year National Film Awards included Assamese movie ‘Village Rockstars’ in Best Feature Film category and ‘Baahubali - The Conclusion’ in the Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment category. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur.
5) 65th National Film Awards- Complete List Of Winners
•The 65th National Film Awards were announced in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. The chairpersons of the three juries (Feature, Non-feature and Writing) for the National Film Awards have announced the awards for the different categories. This year, the jury is being headed by director Shekhar Kapur. The jury panel has 10 members. National Film Awards will be given by the President Ram Nath Kovind in May 2018.
•Here is the Complete List of Winners of 65th National Film Awards:
| S. No. | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Best Anthropological film | Name Place Animal Thing, Slave Genesis |
| 2. | Best Critic on Cinema | Girdhar Jha (Swarn Kamal) |
| 3. | Special Mention | Mhorkya (Marathi), Hello Arasi (Oriya), Take Off (Malayalam), Newton (Hindi) |
| 4. | Best Ladakhi Film | Walking With The Wind |
| 5. | Best Jasari Film | Sinjar |
| 6. | Best Tulu Film | Paddayi |
| 7. | Best Odiya Film | Hello Arsi |
| 8. | Best Kannada Film | Hebbet Ramakka |
| 9. | Best Hindi Film | Newton |
| 10. | Best Bengali Film | Mayurakshi |
| 11. | Marathi Film | Kachcha Limbu |
| 12. | Best Malayalam Film | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum |
| 13. | Best Telugu Film | Ghazi |
| 14. | Assamese Film | Ishu |
| 15. | Best Tamil Film | To Let |
| 16. | Best Gujarati Film | Dhh |
| 17. | Best Action Direction | Abbas Ali Moghu for Baahubali 2 |
| 18. | Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for 'Gori Tu Latth Maar' for Toilet - Ek Premkatha |
| 19. | Best Special Effects | Baahubali 2 |
| 20. | Best Music Director | Kaatru Veliyidai |
| 21. | Best Background Score | Mom |
| 22. | Special Jury Award | Nagarkirtan |
| 23. | Best Lyrics | JM Prahalad for Muthuratna song |
| 24. | Best Make Up Artist | Ram Rajjak (Nagarkirtan) |
| 25. | Best Production Design | Santhosh Raman (Malayalam movie Take Off) |
| 26. | Best Screenplay (Original) | Sajeev Pazhoor (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum) |
| 27. | Screenplay Writer (Adapted) | JAYARAJ (Bhayanakam) |
| 28. | Best Dialogues | Sambit Mohanty (Hello Arsi) |
| 29. | Best Cinematography | Bhayanakam |
| 30. | Best Cameraman | Nikhil S Praveen |
| 31. | Best Playback Singer | Shashaa Tirupati for Kaatru Veliyidai. |
6) CWG 2018: Naman Tanwar Wins India's 1st Boxing Medal
•Nineteen-year-old Naman Tanwar won India its first boxing medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze in the men's 91 kg category.
•Naman lost out to Australia's Jason Whateley in the semifinal of the event to secure the bronze. India has won a total of 35 medals, including 16 golds, 8 silver and 11 bronze medals so far.
7) CWG 2018: Bajrang Punia Wins His 1st CWG Gold
•This is India's fifth medal in wrestling in this edition, with Rahul Aware and Sushil Kumar registering gold wins earlier. Bajrang had won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
8) CWG 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India's Youngest CWG Gold Medalist
•Fifteen-year-old shooter Anish Bhanwala became India's youngest gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, winning the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Finals with a record score at Gold Coast, Australia.
•India's Neeraj Kumar stood fifth at the event. Anish, who is participating in his first Commonwealth Games, won gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney 2017.
