CURRENT AFFAIRS JUNE 2018- FIRST WEEK

 WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS JUNE 2018- First Week

APPOINTMENTS

·        The Airtel Payments Bank has appointed former ICICI Bank senior executive Anubrata Biswas as its Managing Director and CEO.

·        Pankaj Saran Appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor.

·        Giuseppe Conte was sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy’s new populist government.

·        Amit Khare assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

·        Paraguay gets first interim woman President Alicia Pucheta.

·        Justice R.K. Agrawal has been appointed as the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).

·        Sudha Balakrishnan Appointed 1st CFO of RBI.

·        Former Pakistan Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of the country.

HONOUR, AWARDS AND RANKS

·        The Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve Management Committee (SBVCR) of Arunachal Pradesh was awarded the India Biodiversity Award, 2018.

·        Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the Padma Shri award, to former Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh.

·        Kendrick Lamar received the Pulitzer Prize in music for his album “Damn.”.

·        Kailash Satyarthi gets 'Santokbaa Humanitarian' Award.

·        Vijay Goel Confers FICCI Smart Policing Awards 2018.

·        Yuvraj Singh Awarded 'Most Inspiring Icon of the Year for Social Welfare'.

·        Kerala Cartoonist Thomas Antony Wins International Award.

·        Virat Kohli has emerged as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Rating awards.

OBITUARY

·        Former Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh Passes Away.

MOU’s, Agreement and Summits

·        The 5th India-CLMV Business Conclave was held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

·        The second edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)-Afghanistan Group Meeting was organised in China's Beijing.

·        The government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uttar Pradesh for the management of Widow Home in Sunrakh Bangar, Vrindavan.

·        Facebook and National Commission for Women (NCW) have joined hands to launch a digital literacy programme in association with the Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF) to provide digital literacy to the women.

·        India has signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in Nursing with Singapore.

·        India and Indonesia signed 15 MoUs in the fields of defence, scientific and technological cooperation, railways and health, among others.

·        India, Singapore exchanged 8 Key Agreements which covered areas as wide as military cooperation and connectivity.

·        Tata Motors Signs MoU with Maharashtra to Promote E-Mobility.

·        India and World Bank Signs $500 Million Additional Financing for PMGSY.

·        India Signs Loan Agreement Credit of USD 21.7 Million with World Bank for Rajasthan Project.

·        The BCCI and UN Environment signed an agreement to promote ‘green’ Cricket in India.

·        Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurated 1st IAF Commanders Conference.

·        3rd Meeting of India-UK Home Affairs’ Dialogue Held in New Delhi.

·        Hamburg to Host 2018 Global Wind Summit.

IMPORTANT NEWS- WORLD

·        UNICEF launches data visualization app on education scenario in India.

·        Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three Indian digital payment systems - RuPay, BHIM app and UPI by SBI at the 'Business, Innovation and Community Event' in Singapore.

·        The United States has renamed its oldest and largest military command, US Pacific Command, or PACOM, to Indo-Pacific Command.

·        World’s Largest International Maritime Exercise RIMPAC organised in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

·        Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

·        Colombia to Be NATO's 1st Latin American ‘Gobal Partner’.

·        India Launches Its 2nd IT Corridor in China.

IMPORTANT DATES

World No Tobacco Day- 31 May 2018. The theme - "Tobacco and Heart Disease".

International Day of UN Peacekeepers: 29 May. The theme is ‘UN Peacekeepers: 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice’.

Statehood Day of Goa: 30 May.

Important News- India

·        15th Finance Commission constitutes a high-level group of various eminent experts from across the country in Health Sector.

·        Paytm Payments Bank has launched an initiative ‘AshaKiran’ to empower women in India’s smaller towns and cities.

·        13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council (ISC) was held in New Delhi.

·        A.K. Bhalla, Minister of State for Power launched PRAAPTI App and web portal with an objective to bring transparency in power purchase transactions.

·        Centre Forms Cauvery Water Management Authority.

·        India Releases Rs33.10 Cr to Nepal for 2 Road Projects.

·        Sangeeta Bahl Becomes Oldest Indian Woman to Scale Mount Everest.

·        Government Launches New Scheme ‘Seva Bhoj Yojana’.

·        Income Tax Department Launches New Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme.

·        Indian Economy Grows 7.7% In 4th Quarter: Central Statistics Data.

·        Home Minister Launched Online Analytical Tool to Monitor Foreign Contributions Under FCRA.

·        Akshay Kumar launched the twin pit toilet technology campaign in New Delhi.

BUSINESS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

·        The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched a new Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) to offer more accurate and credible weather forecasts weather conditions down to the block level.

·        Indian Oil Corporation has emerged as India's most profitable state-owned company.

·        Infosys Acquires US-Based WongDoody for $75 Million.

·        Microsoft is Now Third Most Valuable Firm Globally

DEFENCE

·        The Eastern Naval Command conducted a 2-day offshore security exercise ’Prasthan’.

·        The Rustom-2 is an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) system, indigenously developed by the DRDO.

·        Joint Military Exercise SURYA KIRAN-13 Begins in Uttarakhand.

·        DAC Approves Procurement of Equipment for Defence Forces.

IMPORTANT NEWS- STATES

·        The Ministry of Culture organized the 9th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav in Tehri, Uttarakhand.

·        ‘Reuse of Treated Waste Water’ Policy Launched in Gujarat.

·        Dehradun to Organise 4th Yoga Day Celebrations.

·        Dia Mirza, launched Gaj Yatra from Tura, the principal town of Garo Hills. This initiative aims to secure 100 routes across the country for safe passage for elephants.

·        Andhra Pradesh Gets Separate State Symbols.

Neem: State Tree Black Buck:

State Animal Jasmine:

State Flower Rose-ringed Parrot: State Bird

·        The state government of Odisha has launched Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana for working Journalists.

·        Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi laid the foundation stone of India's first advanced DNA forensic laboratory in Chandigarh.

·        President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance to set up the country’s first national sports university in Manipur.

·        The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognised Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport.

SPORTS NEWS

·        Nepal, Scotland Among 4 Teams Inducted in ICC ODI Rankings.

·        Vikas Gowda, India’s Only Discus Throw Gold Medallist at Commonwealth, Retires.

·        Daniel Ricciardo Wins Monaco Grand Prix 2018.

·        Chennai Super Kings Defeat SunRisers Hyderabad to Clinch Record-Equalling Third IPL Title.

·        Real Madrid Lifts Champions Trophy Defeating Liverpool.

·        Japan Win Uber Cup to End 37-Year Drought.