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India Becomes 3rd Largest Electricity Producer in the World

India has become the 3rd largest electricity producer in the world as its electricity production grew 34% over seven years to 2017. The country now produces more energy than Japan and Russia, which had 27% and 8.77% more electricity generation capacity installed, respectively, than India seven years ago.

Electricity production stood at 1,003.525 Billion Unit between April 2017-January 2018, according to a February 2018 report by India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), a trust established by the commerce ministry. With a production of 1,423 BU in FY 2016, India was the third largest producer and the third largest consumer of electricity in the world, behind China (6,015 BU) and the United States (4,327 BU).
The top 3 Producers of Electricity in the world are-
1. China
2. The USA
3. India.

India Becomes 4th Largest Auto Market in the World

India has overtaken Germany to become the fourth largest automobile market in the world, According to the latest global data. Automobile sales, including passenger and commercial vehicles, in Asia’s third-largest economy, grew 9.5%.It is the fastest among major global markets, last year to more than 4 million units, outpacing Germany’s 3.8-million vehicle sales, which rose by a modest 2.8% in the same period.
The top 5 countries on the list are-
1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
4. India
5. Germany.

Equitas Small Finance Bank has launched a new ‘Yellow Army Savings Account’ to increase its customer base through its association with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), a franchise of the Indian Premium League (IPL).
The yellow army savings account will offer an interest rate of 6% per annum for balance below Rs10 lakh and 6.5% per annum for balance above Rs10 lakh. The average quarterly balance requirement will be Rs10,000 per account.

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Part-time Chairman of Equitas Small Finance Bank- Arun Ramanathan, 
Headquarters in- Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

India's 15-year-old shooter Anish Bhanwala won a gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event in Sydney, Australia. It was India's third gold at the event. Bhanwala was placed 7th in the same event at the ISSF Senior World Cup.

India is now placed second in the overall standings with 15 medals, comprising six gold, three silver and six bronze, behind China and ahead of top shooting nations such as Italy and hosts Australia.

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Australia Capital- Canberra,
Currency- Australian Dollar,
Prime Minister- Malcolm Turnbull.

South Asian Cinema Foundation (SACF), a London based organisation has received the Frederick Pincott Award for 2017 from the Indian High Commissioner, Y K Sinha for promoting Hindi cinema in Britain for the last 18 years.The SACF has been doing commendable work for nearly two decades to promote Hindi and regional Indian cinema in the UK.

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Lalit Mohan Joshi is the Director of SACF.The SACF was set up in London.

Pankaj Advani defended his Asian Billiards Championships title by demolishing his practice partner B Bhaskar 6-1 in the summit clash in Yangon, Myanmar. With this win, Advani remains the reigning Indian, Asian and world champion in billiards for 2017-18. This is Advani's 11th gold medal at the Asian level of cue sports. India's Amee Kamani won the Asian Women's Snooker title by blanking her Thai opponent Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan 3-0.


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Myanmar State Counsellor- Aung San Suu Kyi, 
Capital- Naypyidaw.

The Government of India has decided to nominate Prof. J S Rajput, former Director NCERT, as India’s representative to the Executive Board (EXB) of UNESCO. The EXB has a four-year term of office and 58 seats. The executive board is one of the constitutional organs of UNESCO and is elected by the General Conference. The next meeting (Session204) of Executive Board of UNESCO is to be held in Paris, France in April 2018.


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UNESCO- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
France's Audrey Azoulay- 11th DG of UNESCO, 
Headquarters- Paris, France.

President Ram Nath Kovind visited Varanasi on a one-day visit to Uttar Pradesh.

During his temple city visit, Mr Kovind laid the foundation stone of five projects of the National Highway Authority of India. It includes second phase of outer ring of the city and four-lane roads between Varanasi and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.Mr Kovind was welcomed by State Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Varanasi Airport (Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport).

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Nitin Gadkari is the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

#Good_Morning_News : Daily Top 08 Headlines in Hindi &, English
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1. Private sector lender HDFC Bank signed an agreement with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). Under this agreement, the bank will facilitate a host of services to the public procurement portal for Central and state government organisations. 

- निजी क्षेत्र के एचडीएफसी बैंक ने गवर्नमेंट ई- मार्केटप्लेस (जीईएम) के साथ करार किया है। इसके करार के तहत बैंक केंद्र और राज्य सरकार के संगठनों के सार्वजनिक खरीद पोर्टल को कई तरह की सेवाएं उपलब्ध कराएगा। 

2. India's 16-year-old shooter Manu Bhaker won a gold medal in the women's 10-metre air pistol event while Gaurav Rana won a silver medal at the Junior World Cup in Sydney, Australia. 

- भारत के 16 वर्षीय शूटर मनु भाकर ने ऑस्ट्रेलिया के सिडनी में हो रहे जूनियर विश्व कप में महिलाओं की 10 मीटर एयर पिस्टल स्पर्धा में स्वर्ण पदक जीता जबकि गौरव राणा ने रजत पदक हासिल किया। 

3. Odisha government has signed a MOU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation. 

- ओडिशा सरकार ने शिक्षा और सांस्कृतिक सहयोग को मजबूत करने के लिए ब्रिटिश काउंसिल के साथ एक समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं। 

4. 7th India-Egypt Joint Commission Meeting held in New Delhi. 

- 7वीं भारत-मिस्र संयुक्त आयोग की बैठक नई दिल्ली में आयोजित हुई है। 

5. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the 'mKeralam app' which will offer government services through a unified interface. 

- केरल के मुख्यमंत्री पिनराई विजयन ने 'एम केरलम ऐप' की शुरुआत की जो एक एकीकृत इंटरफ़ेस के माध्यम से सरकारी सेवाओं की पेशकश करेगा। 

6. Martin Vizcarra was sworn in as the new president of Peru. 

- मार्टिन विजकार्रा ने पेरू के नए राष्ट्रपति के रूप में शपथ ली। 

7. Tata Motors Ltd has named Rajendra Petkar as the firm’s chief technology officer. 

- टाटा मोटर्स लिमिटेड ने राजेंद्र पेटकर को फर्म का मुख्य प्रौद्योगिकी अधिकारी नियुक्त किया है।

8. Pakistan's MP Sherry Rehman made history by becoming the first woman Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, the upper house of parliament. 

- पाकिस्तान की सांसद शेरी रहमान ने देश की संसद के उच्च सदन सीनेट में विपक्ष की प्रथम महिला नेता चुने जाने के साथ इतिहास रच दिया।