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Events in the year 2018 in the Republic of India.
Government of India
Central Government
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State Governments
Elections
Following elections are 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
Events
January
- January 1
- Delhi was engulfed in the worst fog of the season, with visibility dropping to zero. Flight and train services are disrupted.[1]
- The state of Telangana starts providing round-the-clock uninterrupted free power supply to 2.3 million agricultural consumers, becoming the first state in the country to do so.[2][3]
- January 2
- 290,000 doctors across the country participate in a strike for 12 hours to protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India with National Medical Commission.[4][5] The Strike was called off mid-way as the government agrees to send the bill to parliamentary standing committee.[6]
- One person was dead after clashes breakout between Dalits and Marathas in Maharashtra during the celebration of 1818 victory of British Indian troops over Baji Rao II at Koregaon Bhima village.[7] Schools and colleges in Mumbai are shut after the violence spreads to the city.[8] Riot police are called in to control the violence.[9] The flames of riots spread all over Maharashtra, people violating public property and stone pelting. Army, Police Force called out, Article 144 imposed in many regions of state.
- Finance minister Arun Jaitley informs the Parliament that crypto-currencies like Bitcoin are not legal tender in the country, as they are not backed by the sovereign.[10] The government has earlier cautioned people not to invest in crypto-currencies, terming them ponzi schemes.[11]
- January 5
- Central Statistics Office estimates GDP Growth 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 agrarian distress for the slowest growth in four years and forecast growth to pick up in the next year.[12][13]
- January 6
- 4 policemen are killed in an IED-blast aimed at a patrol unit in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir.[14]
- A CBI court sentenced RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to three and half year jail term, convicting 7 others in the fodder scam case in Bihar.[15]
- 11 people are killed in an avalanche in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.[16]
- January 8
- Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad states that the government was committed to freedom of the press, amid criticism of press censorship after UIDAI filed an FIR against a journalist of The Tribune for exposing illegal data access to Aadhaar database.[17]
- The annual three-day Flamingo festival starts in Sullurpeta near Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh.[18]
- January 9
- Supreme Court of India makes 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.[19]
- January 12
- Indian Space Research Organisation places 31 satellites in orbit through its launch vehicle Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle including a Cartosat-2 series satellite. The launch comes four months after the failure of a PSLV launch.[20]
- In an unprecedented move, four senior-most judges of Supreme Court of India express public displeasure over the functioning of the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and call for his impeachment.[21]
- January 21
- President suspended the membership of Vidhan Sabha of 20 MLAs of Delhi Government under the Office of Profit.
- January 26 - 10 heads of state of Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries are expected to be present at the 69th Republic Day functions in New Delhi.[22]
June
- June 20 – Indian government report warns that 21 cities groundwater will run out by a year 2020.[23]
August
- August 10 – August 20 – Heavy rainfall causes the 2018 Kerala floods. It was the worst flood to hit the state in a century.
- August 16 – Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93.He was the first Indian prime minister who was not a member of the Indian National Congress party to have served a full five-year term in office.
- August 7 Muthuvel Karunanidhi (born Dakshinamurthy, 3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Before entering politics he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter. He has also made contributions to Tamil literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a multiple-volume memoir. He was popularly referred to as Kalaigar, meaning artist in Tamil.
October
- 10 October - At least five people died and 30 were injured when a passenger train derailed in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[24]
- 25 October - India Mobile Congress 2018 was inaugurated by the Minister of State (independent charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha, at Aerocity, New Delhi.[25] 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 Government of India.[26][27] The three-day event concluded on 27 October.
Sports
January
- Vidarbha beat Delhi by 9 wickets to win their maiden Ranji Trophy.[28][29]
- Hyderabad Hunters defeat Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 to claim their maiden Premier Badminton League title.[30]
- India national blind cricket team claimed the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the finals by 2 wickets.[31][32]
- 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 Bangladesh in Final.
- Chennaiyin FC became champions of Indian Super League for second time defeating Bengaluru FC in the final.
- Minerva Punjab FC became champions of I-League.
May
- Chennai Super Kings won the 2018 Indian Premier League beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Final.
June
- Afghanistan national cricket team was scheduled to play its first International Test Match against India in Bengaluru.
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 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.[33]
December
India vs Australia test series 2018 - Blue men are going to competite against the aggressive Australian, 4 test matches in the series starts this december.
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.[4]
Deaths
January
- 2 January - Radha Viswanathan, vocalist and classical dancer, daughter of M. S. Subbulakshmi, 83 [34]
- 4 January - Ulhas Bapat, santoor player, 67 [35]
- 6 January - Kapil Mohan, entrepreneur, Chairman and Managing Director of Mohan Meakin, 88 [36]
- 6 January - Baldev Raj, nuclear physicist, Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, 70 [37]
- 7 January - Shrivallabh Vyas, Hindi film and television actor, 60 [38]
- 7 January - Saksham Yadav, former powerlifting world champion, 28 [39]
- 12 January - Doodhnath Singh, Hindi writer, critic and poet, 81 [40]
- 14 January - Satnam Singh Kainth, politician, former MLA from Banga Assembly Constituency, former MP from Phillaur, 56 [41]
- 15 January – Ava Mukherjee, Film and television actress (Devdas, Detective Naani), 88[42]
- 15 January - Buddhadev Das Gupta, sarod player, 84 [43]
- 15 January - Raghunath Jha, former Union minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise in the First Manmohan Singh ministry, 78 [44]
- 15 January - Gnani Sankaran, journalist and writer in Tamil, 64 [45]
- 16 January - Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil, Indian Syro-Malankala Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bathery (1996–2010) and Puthur (2010–2017), 67 [46]
- 18 January - Kashinatha Hathwar, actor and director primarily in Kannada, 67 [47]
- 18 January - Chandi Lahiri, journalist, cartoonist at Anandabazar Patrika , 88 [48]
- 19 January - Sriniwas Tiwari, freedom fighter, Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1993–2003), 91 [49]
- 20 January - Hasmukh Patel, architect, 84 [50]
- 26 January - Supriya Devi, Veteran Bengali Actress, 85
- 30 January - Chintaman Vanaga, Politician and Member of Parliament from Palghar, 61
February
- 11 February- Parbati Ghose, 85, Oriya Film Director.
- 24 February- Sridevi,Bollywood Diva,54.
- 28 February - Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya, 82, 69th Shankaracharya Guru.
March
- 1 March - Arabinda Muduli, 56, Indian musician and Bhajan singer
- 2 March - Khagendra Jamatia, 64, Indian politician.
- 4 March - Javed Abidi, 53, Indian disability rights activist
- 6 March - Shammi, 87, actress
- 6 March - Indra Bahadur Rai, 91, Indian writer.
- 9 March - Patangrao Kadam, 74, Politician from Maharashtra, former Forest Minister in Maharashtra Government.
- 9 March - Pyarelal Wadali, 75, Indian Sufi singer.
- 13 March - Hamida Habibullah, 101, Politician.
- 14 March - Narendra Jha, 55, Actor, Singer.
- 19 March - Kedarnath Singh, 83, poet.
- 27 March - Gangadhar Pantawne, 81, Writer.[51]
April
- 2 April - Bhai Vaidya, 89, Veteran Socialist Leader, Former Home Minister of Maharashtra state.
- 3 April - S. Madhavan, 84, Politician
- 4 April - Raobail, 80, Indian cartoonist.
- 6 April - Raj Kishore, 85, Indian actor.
- 7 April - Munin Barua, 72, Indian film director.
- 12 April - Naseem Mirza Changezi, 108, Indian independence activist.[52]
- 14 April - Ram Kumar, 94, Indian artist.[53]
- 15 April - Waqar Ahmad Shah, 74, Indian politician.
May
- 4 May - BN Vijaya Kumar, 60, Politician and MLA from Jayanagar, Karnataka.
- 6 May - Arun Date, 84, Marathi Singer.
- 11 May - Anita Das, 66, Odia actress[54]
- 14 May - E. C. George Sudarshan, 86, Indian theoretical physicist
- 19 May - Jivya Soma Mashe, 84, Indian Warli Tribal Artist.
- 31 May - Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar, 67, Minister of Agriculture in Maharashtra Government.
June
- 9 June – Shantaram Naik, 72, politician, member of the Rajya Sabha (2005–2017)
- 12 June
- Ram Chander Bainda, 72, politician, member of the Lok Sabha
- Bhaiyyu Maharaj, 50, Spiritual Guru.
- 14 June - Shujaat Bukhari, 63, Journalist. (assassinated)
July
- 9 July - Kavi Kumar Azad, Actor in Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah.
- 17 July - Rita Bhaduri, 62, Actress.
- 20 July - Akhtar Raza Khan, 77, Indian Sunni Muslimscholar and mufti.
August
- 7 August - M. Karunanidhi, 94, former DMK chief and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.[55][56]
- 13 August - Somnath Chatterjee, former MP and Speaker of Lok Sabha.[57]
- 14 August - Balram Das Tandon, Governor of Chhattisgarh, former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and former Member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh
- 14 August - Chemmanam Chacko, 92, Malayalam poet.[58]
- 15 August - Ajit Wadekar, 77, cricketer.
- 16 August - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93, Former Prime Minister of India.
- 22 August - Gurudas Kamat, 63, politician, Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Government of India.
- 23 August - Kuldip Nayar, 95, Journalist, ex-High Commissioner of India to United Kingdom.
- 24 August - Vijay Chavan, Marathi film and play actor.
September
- 17 September - Captain Raju, 68, military officer and actor
October
- 20 October - N. D. Tiwari, 93, politician
- 28 October - Madan Lal Khurana, Former Chief Minister of Delhi, Governor of Rajasthan
November
- 12 November - Ananth Kumar, 59, Politician and Minister.
- 27 November - Mohammed Aziz, 64, Playback Singer.
December
17 December - Brigadier Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri Aged 78, Leader in Battle of Longewala, Maha Veer Chakra Awardee.
- 22 December- Danish zehen contestant of ace of space Died in car accident-24
- 24 December - Dwijen Mukhopadhyay,91,Bengali Composer
- 30 December - Mrinal Sen, 95, Bengali filmmaker
- 31 December -Kader Khan, 81, Indian Actor
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