Events in the year 2018 in the Republic of India. Government of India Central government State governments Elections Following elections were scheduled to take place in various states of the country 2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election 2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election Events National income - 188,869,569 million January - March January 1 - Delhi was engulfed in the worst fog of the season, with visibility dropping to zero. Flight and train services were disrupted. The state of Telangana started providing round-the-clock uninterrupted free power supply to 2.3 million agricultural consumers, becoming the first state in the country to do so. One dead after clashes broke out between Dalits and Marathas in Maharashtra during the celebration of 1818 victory of British Indian troops over Baji Rao II at Koregaon Bhima village. Schools and colleges in Mumbai were shut after the violence spread to the city. Riot police were called in to control the violence. The flames of riots were spread all over Maharashtra, people violating public property and stone pelting. Army, Police Force was called out. Article 144 was imposed in many regions of the state. (2018 Bhima Koregaon violence) January 2 - 290,000 doctors across the country participated in a strike for 12 hours to protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India with National Medical Commission. The Strike was called off mid-way as the government agrees to send the bill to Parliamentary standing committee. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament that crypto-currencies like Bitcoin are not legal tender in the country, as they are not backed by the sovereign. The government has earlier cautioned people not to invest in crypto-currencies, terming them ponzi schemes. January 5 - Central Statistics Office estimates GDP Growth at 6.5% for the 2017–18 financial year, compared to 7.1% for the previous year. The estimates quote the effects of GST transition and agrarian distress for the slowest growth in four years and forecast growth to pick up in the next year. January 6 - 4 policemen killed in an IED blast aimed at a patrol unit in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir. A CBI court sentenced RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to three and half-year jail