• India has signed an agreement with the World Bank for a USD 48 million loan to strengthen community-led landscapes management in selected area in Meghalaya, the finance ministry said today.

• Closing date for 'Meghalaya Community - Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP)' is June 30, 2023.

Journalism

• Public Service: jointly awarded to The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker, for reporting by Ronan Farrow. 
  "For explosive, impactful journalism that exposed powerful and wealthy sexual predators — including allegations against one of Hollywood's most influential producers — bringing them to account for long-suppressed claims of coercion, brutality and victim-silencing, thus spurring a worldwide reckoning about sexual abuse of women."
• Breaking News Reporting: The staff of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
  "For lucid and tenacious coverage of historic wildfires that ravaged the city of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, and for expertly utilizing an array of tools, including photography, video and social media platforms to bring clarity to its readers in real time and in subsequent in-depth reporting for investigative reporting."
• Investigative Reporting: The staff of The Washington Post.
  "For purposeful and relentless reporting that changed the course of a Senate race in Alabama, revealing a candidate's alleged past sexual harassment of teenage girls and subsequent efforts to undermine the journalism that exposed it."
• Explanatory Reporting: Jointly awarded to the staffs of the Arizona Republicand the USA Today Network.
  "For vivid and timely reporting that masterfully combined text, video, podcasts and virtual reality to examine from multiple perspectives the difficulties and unintended consequences of fulfilling President Trump's pledge to construct a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico."
• Local Reporting: The staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
  "For a riveting and insightful narrative and video documenting seven days of greater Cincinnati's heroin epidemic revealing how the deadly addiction has ravaged families and communities."
• National Reporting: Jointly awarded to the staffs of The New York Times and The Washington Post.
  "For deeply sourced, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest that dramatically furthered the nation's understanding of Russian interference in the 2016 election and its connections to the Trump campaign. The president-elect's transition team and his eventual administration."
• International Reporting: Claire Baldwin, Andrew R.C. Marshall and Manuel Mogato of Reuters.
  "For relentless reporting that exposed the brutal killing campaign behind Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs."
• Feature Writing: Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah for GQ.
  "For an unforgettable portrait of murderer Dylann Roof, using a unique and powerful mix of reportage, first-person reflection and analysis of historical and cultural forces behind his killing of nine people inside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C."
• Commentary: John Archibald of the Alabama Media Group.
  "For lyrical and courageous commentary that is rooted in Alabama but has a national resonance, in scrutinizing corrupt politicians, championing the rights of women and calling out hypocrisy for criticism."
• Criticism: Jerry Saltz of New York Magazine.
  "For a robust body of work that conveyed a canny and often daring perspective on visual arts in America, encompassing the personal, the political, the pure and the profane."
• Editorial Writing: Andie Dominick of The Des Moines Register. 
  "For examining in a clear, indignant voice free of cliché or sentimentality, the damaging consequences for poor Iowa residents of privatizing the state's administration of Medicaid."
• Editorial Cartooning: Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan for The New York Times.
  "For an emotionally powerful series told in graphic narrative form that chronicled the daily struggles of a real-life family of refugees and its fear of deportation."
• Breaking News Photography: Ryan Kelly of The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Va. 
  "For a chilling image that reflected the photographer's reflexes and concentration, in capturing the moment of impact of a car during a racially charged protests in Charlottesville, Va."
• Feature Photography: The photography staff of Reuters.
  "For shocking photos that expose the world to the violence Rohingya refugees face in fleeing Myanmar."

• Letters, Drama and Music

  • Fiction: Less, Andrew Sean Greer.
    "For a generous book, musical in its prose and expansive in its structure and range, about growing older and the essential nature of love."
  • Drama: Cost of Living, by Martyna Majok.
    "An honest, original work that invites audiences to examine diverse perspectives of privilege and human connection through two pairs of mismatched individuals: a former trucker and his recently paralyzed ex-wife, and an arrogant young man with cerebral palsy and his new caregiver."
  • History: The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, by Jack E. Davis.
    "An important environmental history of the Gulf of Mexico that brings critical attention to the Earth's 10th largest body of water and one of the planet's most diverse and productive marine ecosystems."
  • Biography: Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser.
    "A deeply resourced and elegantly written portrait of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of The Little House on the Prairie series, that describes how Wilder transfers transformed her family's story of poverty, failure and struggle into an uplifting tale of self-reliance, familial love and perseverance."
  • Poetry: Half-light, by Frank Bidart.
    "A volume of unyielding ambition and remarkable scope that mixes long, dramatic poems with short, elliptical lyrics, building on classical mythology and reinventing forms of desire that defy societal norms."
  • General Nonfiction: Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, by James Forman Jr.
    "An examination of the historical roots of contemporary criminal justice in the United States, based on vast experience and deep knowledge of the legal system, and its often devastating consequences for citizens and communities of color."
  • Music: DAMN., by Kendrick Lamar.
    "A virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life."

•  Facebook has refreshed its Bookmarks menu to let users navigate, access and make changes to their privacy settings easily. The updates will be rolled out globally over the next two weeks.

• Users can now access various Facebook settings, including Account Settings, Privacy Shortcuts, News Feed Preferences, Activity Log, Payments Settings and access to Help & Support, with lesser number of mouse clicks.

• WhatsApp has added a new feature allowing its users on Android to re-download media files that they accidentally deleted from their smartphones.

• This means that if you removed any images, GIFs, videos, audio files, audio recordings or even a document from the internal storage of your smartphone, WhatsApp will allow you to re-download them again from its servers.

• Veteran actor Dharmendra has been chosen for Maharashtra government's Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award and director Rajkumar Hirani will get the Raj Kapoor Special Contributions Award.
  
  
• Maharashtra Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde made the announcement via social media earlier today. 

• The Royal Family will take a leading role in Britain's Brexit charm offensive as the leaders of the Commonwealth arrive in London this week.

• This year it is the UK's turn to host the 53 leaders for the biannual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, known as CHOGM.

• It is anticipated the UK government will aim to use it to leverage future trade deals when Britain leaves the EU.

• Speaking at the UN General Assembly where the launch was announced, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the opportunities offered by the UN Road Safety Trust Fund.

• “We have a chance to save the lives of millions of people around the world, and to prevent injuries, suffering and the loss of opportunity associated with road accidents,” she said, urging all stakeholders to contribute to the Trust Fund and to step up their efforts to achieve global road safety targets.

The list of India’s medal winners at the Gold Coast games

Gold (26)
Saina Nehwal clinched women’s singles gold in badminton.

Boxer Vikas Krishan wins gold in 75kg category at Commonwealth Games.

Manika Batra wins gold in table tennis women's singles, becoming the first Indian woman to do so.

Vinesh Phogat wins gold in women’s wrestling freestyle 50 kg Nordic event.

Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

In the 52kg Boxing event Gaurav Solanki won gold.

In wrestling, Sumit Malik claimed the gold medal in the men’s freestyle 125 kg.

Sanjeev Rajput won gold in 50m Rifle 3 Position shooting event.

M.C. Mary Kom won 45-48 kg category boxing event, claiming gold in her debut Commonwealth Games.

Bajrang Punia won the gold medal in freestyle 65kg wrestling.

Tejaswini Sawant won the 50m rifle position event

15-year-old Anish Bhanwala bagged gold in men's 25m rapid fire pistol.

In men's freestyle 74kg wrestling, double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar won gold.

Rahul Aware added another gold medal to India's tally, winning in the Men's Freestyle 57kg wrestling event.

In the double trap women shooting, India's Shreyasi Singh won gold.

Shooter Heena Sidhu won gold in 25m pistol event to give India its 11th gold medal in the Games.

The Indian mixed team badminton claimed gold for the first time in the Games' history.

In the 10m men's air pistol event, India's Jitu Rai won gold. This is his second Commonwealth gold.

In the women's table tennis event, the Indian team won its first ever Commonwealth gold medal.

In 10m women's air pistol, Manu Bhaker won gold and added sixth gold for India at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Weightlifter Punam Yadav became the third woman to win gold for India, coming out on top in the women's 69 kg category at the CWG 2018.

Weightlifter Venkat Rahul Ragala became the fourth Indian to claim a gold medal in the men's 85 kg category.

Weightlifter Satish Kumar Sivalingam won India's third gold in the men’s 77kg category.

Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu landed India its second gold medal, winning the top spot in the women’s 53kg category.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was the first gold medal winner for India, on the opening day, in the women's 48 kg category.

Indian men’s table tennis team wins gold beating Nigeria 3-0. Read more

Silver (20)
P.V. Sindhu picked up the women’s singles silver medal in badminton playing against Saina Nehwal.

Kidambi Srikanth settled for badminton silver.

Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Joshna Chinappa settle for silver in women’s doubles squash.

In mixed doubles squash, Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal claim silver.

Boxer Manish Kaushik won silver in the Men's 60 kg category.

India’s Amit Panghal won silver after losing a very close bout in the Boxing Men’s 46-49kg Final.

Manika Batra and Mouma Das fought hard before going down against defending champions Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu to settle for a silver medal in the women’s doubles, a first ever for India in the Commonwealth Games.

Anjum Moudgil bagged silver in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event.

Wrestler Pooja Dhanda made a late push in the women’s 57kg final bout to win silver.

Wrestler Mausam Khatri failed to make use of his wealth of experience as he settled for a silver medal in men’s freestyle 97 kg event.

Seema Punia came up with a best effort of 60.41m in the women's discus throw, which she did in her opening attempt to win her fourth successive CWG medal

Mehuli Ghosh won silver in the 10m women's air rifle event.

In the 105 category weightlifting for men, Pradeep Singh won the silver.

In 10m women's air pistol, Heena Sidhu won the silver and added second silver for India at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Weightlifter P. Gururaja opened India’s medal account on the first competition day, claiming a silver in the men’s 56kg category.

Tejaswini Sawant won a silver medal in 50m prone finals in shooting.

Wrestler Babita Kumari won silver in 53kg event.

Bronze (20)
Manika Batra and G. Sathiyan claimed mixed doubles bronze in table tennis.

Sharath Kamal claimed bronze in table tennis Men's Singles.

Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shankar Shetty bagged bronze in the men’s doubles Table Tennis competition.

Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy win bronze at women's doubles badminton.

In wrestling, Somveer claims bronze in Men's Freestyle 86 kg.

In wrestling, Sakshi Malik claimed bronze in the Women's Freestyle 62 kg.

Naman Tanwar won bronze in the boxing Men's 91 kg

Manoj Kumar won bronze in the boxing Men's 69 kg.

Hussamuddin Mohammed won bronze in the boxing Men's 56 kg.

Divya Kakran won bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 68 kg by outplaying Bangladesh’s Sherin Sultana 4-0.

In the women's discus throw, Navjeet Dhillon grabbed the bronze with her final throw of 57.43m

In women's freestyle 76kg wrestling event, Kiran bagged a bronze medal.

Delhi-born Ankur Mittal claimed the bronze in men's double trap shooting event.

Om Mitharval won bronze in the 50m men's pistol event and in the 10m men's air pistol event.

India's Apurvi Chandela won bronze in the 10m women's air rifle event.

One more medal for weightlifting, Vikas Thakur added a shade of bronze to Indian weightlifters’ golden run at the Commonwealth Games, claiming the third position in the 94kg category by equalling his personal best.

Ravi Kumar settles for bronze in men’s 10m air rifle event at 21st Commonwealth Games.

Teenager Deepak Lather from Haryana became the youngest Indian weightlifter to claim a Commonwealth Games medal, clinching a bronze in the men’s 69kg category.

Sachin Chaudhary did the country proud by bagging a bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight category in para powerlifting of the XXI Commonwealth Games.

• The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India has announced the schedule for IMC 2018. The country is going to host its second India Mobile Congress (IMC) between October 25-27 at the national capital, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said on Friday.

• After hosting the first edition of IMC successfully in 2017, the DoT is all set for this year’s mobile and technology event. The IMC 2018 event will resemble the Mobile World Congress and will see the presence of big players from mobile and telecom industry.