Events in the year 2018 in the

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Government of India

Central government

State governments

Elections

Following elections were scheduled to take place in various states of the country * 2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election * 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election * 2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election * 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election * 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election * 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election * 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election *

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election The 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 December 2018 which marked the second electoral event since the Telangana movement, state's formation in 2014. Key contenders included the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Indian Na ...

Events

* National income - 188,869,569 million

January - March

* January 1 - **

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was engulfed in the worst fog of the season, with visibility dropping to zero. Flight and train services were disrupted. **The state of

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started providing round-the-clock uninterrupted free

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to 2.3 million agricultural consumers, becoming the first state in the country to do so. **One dead after clashes broke out between

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s and

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s in

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during the celebration of 1818 victory of

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n troops over Baji Rao II at Koregaon Bhima village. Schools and colleges in

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were shut after the violence spread to the city.

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were called in to control the violence. The flames of riots were spread all over

, people violating public property and stone pelting. Army, Police Force was called out. Article 144 was imposed in many regions of the state. ( 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence) * January 2 - **290,000 doctors across the country participated in a strike for 12 hours to protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to replace the

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with National Medical Commission. The Strike was called off mid-way as the government agrees to send the bill to

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. **

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Arun Jaitley informed the

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that crypto-currencies like

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are not

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in the country, as they are not backed by the sovereign. The government has earlier cautioned people not to invest in crypto-currencies, terming them

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s. * January 5 - Central Statistics Office estimates

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at 6.5% for the 2017–18 financial year, compared to 7.1% for the previous year. The estimates quote the effects of GST transition and

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for the slowest growth in four years and forecast growth to pick up in the next year. * January 6 - **4 policemen killed in an IED blast aimed at a patrol unit in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir. **A CBI court sentenced RJD chief

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to three and half-year jail term, convicting 7 others in the Fodder Scam case in

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. * January 6–11 people died in an

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of Jammu and Kashmir. * January 8 - Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad states that the government was committed to

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, amid criticism of press censorship after UIDAI filed an

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against a journalist of The Tribune for exposing illegal data access to

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database. * January 9 -

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made playing the National Anthem of India in movie halls not mandatory, reversing its earlier order after the Indian Central Government opposed the move and formed a committee to form guidelines about the issue. * January 10 - January 17- Kathua rape and murder case. * January 12 - **

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places 31 satellites in orbit through its launch vehicle

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including a Cartosat-2 series satellite. The launch comes four months after the failure of a PSLV launch. **In an unprecedented move, four senior-most judges of

expressed public displeasure over the functioning of the

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Dipak Misra and call for his impeachment. *January 15 -

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abolishes Haj subsidy. *January 19 - Bellandur Lake, a heavily polluted lake in

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city caught fire and burned for nearly 30 hours. *January 20 - India won 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup. * January 21 - President suspended the membership of

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of 20 MLAs of Delhi Government under the Office of Profit. *January 26 - ** Kasganj violence in

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** Pakki encounter by Punjab Police * February 3 - Attacks on Uttar Pradeshi and Bihari migrants in Maharashtra following clashes between workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...

at Dadar. * March 5 - A statue of

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knocked down in Belonia, Tripura following end of 25 year long

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rule in the state. * March 12 - Kisan Long March, Maharashtra reached Mumbai. Nearly 30,000 farmers under the aegis of All India Kisan Sabha marched to Mumbai for loan waiver and implementation of M. S. Swaminathan Commission recommendations.

April - June

* April 2 - April 2018 caste protests in India * April 7 - 2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing * April 11 - IRNSS-1I successfully launched from

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. * May 22 - Thoothukudi violence * Indian WhatsApp lynchings *June 8 - 2018 Karbi Anglong lynching taken place due to

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spread through

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. *June 20 –

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report warns that in 21 cities groundwater will run out by the year 2020.

July - September

* July 1 - Burari deaths in

. * July 13 -

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files its first charge sheet in 2013 Vyapam scam against alleged master mind Dr. Jagadish Sagar. * July 20 -

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wins a no confidence motion in the

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moved by the

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over the non-allocation of enough funds to the state of

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. *August 10–20 – Heavy rainfall causes the

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. It was the worst flood to hit the state in a century. *August 16 – Former prime minister

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian poet, writer and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 ...

dies at 93. He was the first Indian prime minister who was not a member of the

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party to have served a full five-year term in office. * Sept 6 - A five judge bench of

unanimously decriminalized Section 377 of

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which criminalize

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in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India case. * Sept 14 - Infrastructure finance company IL&FS defaulted on payment obligations to lenders and failed to meet the commercial paper redemption obligations thereby triggering panic and

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in the markets. *Sept 28 - **

allows entry of women to Sabarimala. ** Attacks on Hindi-speaking migrants in Gujarat began following a rape at Himatnagar.

October - December

* October 10 – At least five people died and 30 were injured when a passenger train derailed in the north Indian state of

. *October 19 - Amritsar train disaster * October 25 to 27 – India Mobile Congress 2018, a 3 days event, was inaugurated by the Minister of State (independent charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha, at Aerocity,

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. The second edition of the iconic India Mobile Congress event saw the participation of 20 countries, 65000 visitors, 10000 delegates, 150 exhibitors, 300 international speakers and was supported by several ministries from the

. *October 31 -

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inaugurates world tallest statue,

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. * Nov 16 - Cyclone Gaja makes landfall near

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. *Nov 29 - Thousands of farmers under the leadership of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee gather at Ramlila Maidan

demanding

debt relief and fair prices for their farm produce. *Dec 9 -

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dedicated to the nation. It becomes the fourth

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. *Dec 13 - 15 miners got trapped in a rat hole mine at East Jaintia Hills district. *Dec 16 - In the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup held at

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emerged as champions. *Dec 17 - Cyclone Phethai affects

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. *Dec 27 - At least 19 students die by suicide in

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in 2018.

Sports

January

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beat Delhi by 9 wickets to win their maiden

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. * Hyderabad Hunters defeat Bengaluru Blasters 4–3 to claim their maiden Premier Badminton League title. * India national blind cricket team claimed the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the finals by 2 wickets. * Indian national cricket team won the ODI Series against South Africa in South Africa in first in History.

February

* India national under-19 cricket team won the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand beating Australia in the Final.

March

* Indian national cricket team won the 2018 Nidahas Trophy beating

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in Final. * Chennaiyin FC became champions of

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for second time defeating Bengaluru FC in the final. * Minerva Punjab FC became champions of

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May

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won the 2018 Indian Premier League beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Final.

June

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hosts

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for their first-ever

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. India won by an innings and 62 runs.

July

* Indian national cricket team won T20I series against England in England for the first time in History

November

* 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup was scheduled to be held from November 28 to December 16 at

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December

India vs Australia test series 2018 In Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw. Defending champions Australia won the third place match by defeating England 8–1.

Publications

* “Republic of Caste” by Anand Teltumbde * “The Billionnaire Raj” by James Crabtree

Deaths

January

*January 2 – Radha Viswanathan, vocalist and classical dancer, daughter of M. S. Subbulakshmi, 83 *January 4 – Ulhas Bapat, santoor player, 67 *January 6 – Kapil Mohan, entrepreneur, chairman and managing director of Mohan Meakin, 88 *January 6 – Baldev Raj, nuclear physicist, director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, 70 *January 7 –

Shrivallabh Vyas Shri Vallabh Vyas was an Indian film and television actor. He was known for films including '' Sarfarosh'' (1999), '' Lagaan'' (2001), '' Abhay'' (2001), '' Aan: Men at Work'' (2004), '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' (2005), ...

, Hindi film and television actor, 60 *January 7 – Saksham Yadav, former powerlifting world champion, 28 *January 12 – Doodhnath Singh, Hindi writer, critic and poet, 81 *January 14 – Satnam Singh Kainth, politician, former MLA from Banga Assembly Constituency, former MP from Phillaur, 56 *January 15 – Ava Mukherjee, film and television actress ('' Devdas'', '' Detective Naani''), 88 *January 15 – Buddhadev Das Gupta, sarod player, 84 *January 15 – Raghunath Jha, former Union minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise in the First Manmohan Singh ministry, 78 *January 15 – Gnani Sankaran, journalist and writer in Tamil, 64 *January 16 – Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil, Indian Syro-Malankala Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bathery (1996–2010) and Puthur (2010–2017), 67 *January 18 – Kashinath (actor), Kashinatha Hathwar, actor and director primarily in Kannada, 67 *January 18 – Chandi Lahiri, journalist, cartoonist at Anandabazar Patrika, 88 *January 19 – Sriniwas Tiwari, freedom fighter, Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1993–2003), 91 *January 20 – Hasmukh Patel (architect), Hasmukh Patel, architect, 84 *January 26 – Supriya Devi, Bengali actress, 85 *January 30 – Chintaman Vanaga, politician and Member of Parliament from Palghar (Lok Sabha constituency), Palghar, 61

February

* February 11- Parbati Ghose, 85, Oriya film director *February 24- Sridevi, Bollywood Actress, 54 * February 28 – Jayendra Saraswathi, Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya, 82, 69th Shankaracharya guru

March

* March 1 – Arabinda Muduli, 56, Indian musician and Bhajan singer * March 2 – Khagendra Jamatia, 64, Indian politician * March 4 – Javed Abidi, 53, Indian disability rights activist * March 6 – Shammi (actress), Shammi, 87, actress * March 6 – Indra Bahadur Rai, 91, Indian writer * March 9 – Patangrao Kadam, 74, politician from

, former Forest Minister in Maharashtra Government * March 9 – Pyarelal Wadali, 75, Indian Sufi singer * March 13 – Hamida Habibullah, 101, politician * March 14 – Narendra Jha, 55, actor and singer * March 19 – Kedarnath Singh, 83, poet * March 27 – Gangadhar Pantawne, 81, writer

April

* April 2 – Bhai Vaidya, 89, veteran Socialist leader, former Home Minister of

state * April 3 – S. Madhavan, 84, politician * April 4 – Raobail, 80, Indian cartoonist * April 6 – Raj Kishore, 85, Indian actor * April 7 – Munin Barua, 72, Indian film director * April 12 – Naseem Mirza Changezi, 108, Indian independence activist * April 14 – Ram Kumar (artist), Ram Kumar, 94, Indian artist * April 15 – Waqar Ahmad Shah, 74, Indian politician

May

* May 4 – BN Vijaya Kumar, 60, politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA from Jayanagar, Karnataka * May 6 – Arun Date, 84, Marathi singer * May 11 – Anita Das, 66, Odia actress * May 14 – E. C. George Sudarshan, 86, Indian theoretical physicist * May 19 – Jivya Soma Mashe, 84, Indian Warli tribal artist * May 31 – Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar, 67, Minister of Agriculture in

government

June

* June 9 – Shantaram Naik, 72, politician, member of the Rajya Sabha (2005–2017) * June 12 ** Ram Chander Bainda, 72, politician, member of the

** Bhaiyyu Maharaj, 50, spiritual guru * June 14 – Shujaat Bukhari, 63, journalist (assassinated)

July

* July 9 – Kavi Kumar Azad, Actor in Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah * July 17 – Rita Bhaduri, 62, actress * July 20 – Akhtar Raza Khan, 77, Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and mufti. * July 19 – Gopal das neeraj, 93, Hindi poet

August

* August 7 – M. Karunanidhi, 94, former DMK chief and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu * August 13 – Somnath Chatterjee, former MP and Speaker of Lok Sabha * August 14 – Balram Das Tandon, Governor of Chhattisgarh, former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and former Member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh * August 14 – Chemmanam Chacko, 92, Malayalam poet * August 15 – Ajit Wadekar, 77, cricketer * August 16 –

, 93, former Prime Minister of India. * August 22 – Gurudas Kamat, 63, politician, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India), Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Government of India * August 23 – Kuldip Nayar, 95, journalist, ex-High Commissioner of India to United Kingdom * August 24 – Vijay Chavan, Marathi film and play actor

September

* September 17 – Captain Raju, 68, military officer and actor

October

* October 20 – N. D. Tiwari, 93, politician * October 28 – Madan Lal Khurana, former Chief Minister of Delhi, Governor of Rajasthan

November

*November 12 – Ananth Kumar, 59, politician and minister *November 27 – Mohammed Aziz, 64, playback singer

December

*December 17 – Brigadier Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri, 78, leader in Battle of Longewala, Maha Veer Chakra awardee. *December 22- Danish Zehen, 24 contestant of ace of space Died in car accident *December 24 – Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, 91, Bengali composer *December 30 – Mrinal Sen, 95, Bengali filmmaker *December 31 - ** Kader Khan, 81, Indian actor ** Simon Britto Rodrigues, 64, politician

References

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