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 Anukreethy Vas Crowned Femina Miss India 2018

1. Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu college student,has been crownedFemina Miss India 2018 in a grand ceremony in Mumbai hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Ayushmann Kurrana.
   ii. Anukreethy Vas had beaten 30 contestants to bag the top honour in front of a judges panel that included Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar.
   iii. Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was the first runner-up while Shreya Rao Kamavarapu from Andhra Pradesh secured the second runner-up position.

• Reita Faria was the first Miss World from India in 1966.

2. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar Launched National Digital Library of India
3. Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the National Digital Library of India (NDLI).The library will become a single window platform for all educational needs.
   ii. Users can register for free on the National Digital Library from Google Play store. The library can be accessed atndl.iitkgp.ac.in. The library is an integrated platform for schools, colleges, universities, teachers, and students.
4. 5th National Standards Conclave Held in New Delhi
5. The 5th National Standards Conclave- Implementing the Indian National Strategy for Standardization washeld in New Delhi. It was organized by Department of Commerce and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
   ii. Two reports were also released by Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Indian National Strategy for Standardization (INSS) and CII-ASL Study on TBT/SPS Notifications. 
6. Telangana Police Launched ‘Cop Connect’ App
7. The Telangana policehave launched amobile-based messenger application named ‘Cop Connect’ dedicated to provide real-time information to over 60,000 police officers across the State.
   ii. The mobile-based application launched by the Director General of Police M. Mahender Reddy will also support the police department in improving quality of service delivered to the public.

• Telangana CM- K Chandrasekhar Rao, Governor-S Lakshmi Narasimhan (Add. Charge).

5. Punjab Government Launched Mobile App- ‘i-Hariyali’ 
6. The Punjab Governmenthas launched a mobile application named ‘i-Hariyali’ aimed at increasing the state’s green cover. The mobile application would enable the users to order free plant saplings.
   ii. The ‘i-Hariyali’ app, under ‘Mission Tandarust Punjab’can be downloaded from the app store for free.

• Punjab CM- Captain Amarinder Singh, Governor- P. Singh Badnore.

By: D.K Chaudhary

 

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