Current Affairs March 2018 - Books

1 - Dr Jitendra Singh launched “Namaste Shalom”

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region launched the social media of “Namaste Shalom”, a magazine devoted to India-Israel relations. Former MP Shri Tarun Vijay edited the magazine. The magazine describes natural bond between Israel and India, who shared rich cultural and economic relations. They had faced similar hardships as well as successes in the past which obviated the need for making any extra effort for bonding the two peoples.

A food-processing centre with the collaboration of Israeli expertise will be inaugurated in Aizwal, Mizoram.

2 - Sri Lanka Cricket released book on Jagmohan Dalmiya

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) paid a glowing tribute to former BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya by releasing a book, titled ‘A Tribute to Jagu’ on the occasion of the 70^th independence of the island nation. SLC felicitated him posthumously as the greatest non-Sri Lankan contributor to their country’s cricket.

Jagmohan Dalmiya was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India as well as the Cricket Association of Bengal. He had previously served as the President of the International Cricket Council.