Weekly Current Affairs June 2018 (Week-I)

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 formerSingaporean 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)-AfghanistanGroup 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.
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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.
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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.