Major News and Events of 19 March 2018

Ola and Uber's drivers have planned to go on an indefinite strike from Monday across major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune etc. as the drivers have claimed that they are not being able to cover the costs due to falling business. The strike has been called by the transport wing of Maharashtra Navnirnam Sena.

The Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad has issued a Note Verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan protesting against the intimidation and harassment of Indian High Commission officials. According to reports, this is the 13th Note Verbale of this year on the subject. Three incidents of harassment were recently highlighted by the Indian Embassy.

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind is going to inaugurate the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Gandhian Young Technological Innovation awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. The festival, which will continue for five days, is an initiative to recognize, respect, showcase, reward innovations and to foster a supportive ecosystem for innovators. The festival is being organized by Rashtrapati Bhavan in association with the Department of Science and Technology and the National Innovation Foundation-India.