Key Events and Achievements

Key Events and Achievements of 2018

Here’s a look at some significant events, achievements, and milestones from 2018, with a focus on Nepal and global highlights:

Global and National Highlights

• NASA’s InSight Lander successfully landed on Mars on November 26, 2018.
• Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, was declared a Panchsheel Area on November 21, 2018 (Mangsir 5, 2075 BS).
• The World Bank projected Nepal’s economic growth rate for 2018 at 4.6%.
• Asia’s first Avocado Festival was celebrated in Dhankuta, Nepal, on November 24, 2018 (Mangsir 8, 2075 BS).
• Australia won the T20 Women’s World Cup Cricket 2018.
• Deepak Raj Joshi was elected as the PATA Destination Board Chairperson at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual General Meeting in Wanghong, South Korea, in May 2018.
• The National Journalism Award in 2075 BS was awarded to Dr. Mahendra Bista and Dr. Rajesh Jha ‘Ahiraj’ with a prize of NPR 200,000.
• The “Hello CM” program began in Province No. 7 on May 21, 2018 (Jestha 7, 2075 BS).
• The United States lifted its refugee ban for Muslim-majority countries and North Korea on January 21, 2018.
• According to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, the average stay of tourists in Nepal in 2017 was 12.6 days (data released on Jestha 11, 2075 BS).
• A tragic plane crash in Cuba claimed over 100 lives on May 18, 2018.
• Diplomatic relations were established between Nepal and Saint Kitts and Nevis on May 30, 2018.
• The slogan for the Eighth National Games in 2075 BS was: “Eighth National Games in Our Province, Sweat and Valor in Our Country”.
• Bangladesh won the Asia Cup Women’s T20 Cricket 2018.
• A Snow Leopard Research Center is planned for the Kanchanjunga Conservation Area in Taplejung.
• U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic meeting on June 12, 2018.
• The Golden Man Booker International Prize 2018 was awarded to the novel The English Patient.
• Nepal Airlines Corporation introduced its first wide-body aircraft on June 28, 2018 (Asar 14, 2075 BS).
• The United States announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 19, 2018.
• The first paperless Cabinet meeting in Nepal was held on July 26, 2018 (Srawan 10, 2075 BS).

These milestones reflect the diverse achievements and events that shaped 2018, both in Nepal and globally.