Current Affairs Notes Daily

1. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved an agreement between India and Denmark on Cooperation in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation- The objective of the Agreement is to encourage, develop and facilitate co-operation between India and Denmark in fields of common interest within Science, Technology and Innovation. 2.The 2018 ICC Women's World T20 championship will be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24. This is the first standalone ICC women's event in the shortest format of the game. India will begin their campaign against New Zealand on the opening day.  3.Sixteen-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary set a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. 4.Awrence Haddad, who is a British economist and food policy researcher, and Dr David Nabarro, who has worked with the World Health Organization and United Nations on health and hunger issues, were n...

1. President Kovind will present the 4th "National Awards for outstanding services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse" on the occasion of 'International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking' on 26th June. The function organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in New Delhi. The Awards were started in 2013 and conferred biennially. 2. M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a two-day National Consultation on 'Making Agriculture Sustainable and Profitable ' in Pune which  was organized by the Indian Institute of Public Administration ( IIPA ) of which the Vice President of India is the Chairman. 3. Lewis Hamilton, a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas, has won the 2018 Formula One French Grand Prix tournament at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France on June 24. 4.Bollywood Actress Kalki Koechlin has been conferred with the French distinction of Kni...

1. Women in Saudi Arabia have been legally allowed to drive for the first time in the history of one of the most conservative countries. On June 4, Saudi Arabia issued the first driving license to women, as Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud officially announced. 2.Archer Deepika Kumari won her first individual gold medal in six years at the Salt Lake World Cup, in the USA. She defeated Germany's Michelle Kroppen in the recurve final.  3.Indian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal put up an impressive performance to clinch the gold medal in men's 50m breaststroke event at the Singapore National Swimming Championships in Singapore. 4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a nature center on the 4th International Day of Yoga at New York City, United States.The centre is called 'YO1 Nature Cure Center'. YO1, which means youthful in Sanskrit, is the first of its kind nature cure center in America.  5. Haryana  state government makes use of LED bulbs mandatory...

1.Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom said that its subsidiary Nikiret has signed an agreement with Indian engineering services firm Core Energy Systems Pvt Ltd for the promotion of its technical security equipment in India. the partnership will explore opportunities in the Indian government's Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) project. 2 .R Praggnanandhaa made history by becoming the 2nd youngest chess grandmaster in the world by earning his 3rd GM norm during Gredine Open. Praggnanandhaa who is just 12 years, 10 months and 14 days old is also the youngest Indian Grandmaster.   3.The annual London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) opens today with the red-carpet world premiere of Hollywood-cum-Bollywood starrer "Love Sonia", a film by the Oscar-nominated producer of "Life Of Pi", David Womark. 4.The International Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world for commemorating the birth of modern Olympic games on...

1. The Union ministry of health and family welfare launched the 'National Health Resource Repository (NHRR)' , the first ever registry in the country registry of authentic, standardised and updated geo-spatial data of all public and private healthcare. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the project technology partner for providing data security. It was launched by Union Health Minister J P Nadda. 2.Under "Adopt a Heritage Scheme" , three MoUs have already been signed and six are at an advanced stage and 31 more Adarsh Monuments are enlisted for coverage under the scheme. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India. The four MoUs include: 1. Mount Stok Kangri Trek Route, Ladakh 2. Gangotri Temple Area & Trail to Gaumukh, Uttarakhand 3. Red Fort, Delhi 4. Gandikota Fort, Andhra Pradesh 3.The central government's ambitious public health insurance scheme 'Ayushman ...

1. The 7th edition of I ndia Minerals and Metals forum was inaugurated in New Delhi on June 21, 2018. The forum seeks to come up with solutions to leverage in the sector with the changing global scenario. The deliberations took cognizance on the need to consolidate small players for strengthening of overall health of the industry.  2.The Kerala Governement launhed an ambitious micro-finance programme in the co-operative sector to help ordinary people who are being exploited by private financiers charging exorbitant interest rates for loans. It is a joint initiative of cooperative banks and Kudumbashree.They have launched the proposed scheme, titled 'Muttathe Mulla'. Under the initiative, Cooperative banks would give away micro-finance loans to 'Kudumbashree' at an interest rate of 7 per cent, which members of the neighbourhood network can avail at an interest rate of 12 per cent instead of 37-72% interest for mico loans that the private lenders are giving. 3...

1. Shillong has been selected as the 100th city to receive funding under the Centre's flagship "Smart Cities Mission" . In January 2016, 20 cities were announced under the Smart Cities Mission, followed by 13 cities in May 2016, 27 cities in September 2016, 30 cities in June 2017, and 9 cities in January this year.Under the scheme, each city will get Rs 500 crore from the Centre for implementing various projects. 2. India and Italy agreed to boost cooperation in counter-terrorism and cybersecurity as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met the top Italian leadership and discussed steps to revitalise bilateral ties. 3.The tri-service joint Russia-India military exercise Indra-2018 will take place in an Indian military base in the second half of this year. Russia has been a long-standing defence partner of India. 4.The Haryana Government has launched 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow schem e to give star rankings to its panchayats on the basis of 7 socia...

1. World Refugee Day is held on 20th June to commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees.theme for World Refugee Day 2018 is 'Now More Than Ever, We Need to Stand with Refugees'. World Refugee Day was established by the United Nations on December 4, 2000. 2. Punjab govt launched a mobile app named "i-Hariyali" under 'Mission Tandarust' to offer free saplings for users. The users can book a sapling of their choice, a maximum of 25 per person, from a nearby government nursery. 3.The Union Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar has launched the new digital initiative of HRD Ministry 'National Digital Library of India' (NDL) on the occasion of National Reading Day in New Delhi . It is a project of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) under the aegis of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT).The NDLI, which is developed by IIT Kharagpur....

1 . IRDAI has formed a panel to review the regulations pertaining to insurance marketing firms. The committee is headed by Suresh Mathur, Executive Director (insurance marketing firms), IRDAI, with nine more members.  2.Additional Director General of the Coast Guard VSR Murthy commissioned the last of the five Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) project of Indian Coast Guard, ICGS 'Rani Rashmoni', in Visakhapatnam. So far four such ships such as ICGS Rani Abbakka, ICGS Rani Avanti Bai, ICGS Rani Durgavati and ICGS Rani Gaidinliu, have been commissioned and are in active service at various locations on the eastern seaboard. 3. Banks Board Bureau (BBB), the advisory body formed by the government for selection of candidates for top level board appointment, has recommended 22 general managers to be elevated as executive directors at the various public sector banks.The Appointments Committee of Cabinet will take the final decision in this regard.This is the first major exercise und...

1. Meghalaya government will implement the Centre's Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), the state would merge its own Meghalaya Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS) with the AB-NHPM. 2.India has agreed to open 4 new air gateways to Nepal in the eastern and western part of the country, aimed to facilitate international traffic. The eastern part would connect Patna and Kolkata of India with Kathmandu and Dhaka while the western part would connect Kathmandu with Delhi. The routes will be operational till 2019. 3. SAARC Development Fund will soon be launching a social enterprise development programme (SEDP) to fund 80 entities annually across the 8-member states including India. SDF would create access to financial services which can boost job creation, raise income, reduce vulnerability and increase investments in human capital in - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (SAARC members).  4.The fourth m...

1. Flying Officer Meghana Shanbough MR , an engineering graduate, has become the sixth female fighter pilot to join the ranks of Indian Air Force (IAF). She is the first from Karnataka and South India. 2. India would introduce retaliatory tariffs worth $240 million soon on a revised list of 30 items imported from the United States to counter United States move to increase duties on Indian steel and aluminium. This move has been made at a time when India is planning to negotiate a "trade package" with the United States to ease tensions between both the countries. In the revised list, 3.The conference on implementation of National Pension System (NPS) by the Central Autonomous Bodies (CABs) was held in New Delhi. It was organized by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).  4.The  Tripura government launched the GPS (Global Positioning System) and wireless-based 24x7 mobile policing service. It will help in curbing crime, especially against wome...

1. India Women's Cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana will become the first Indian player to appear in Kia Super League - the women's cricket super league in England. 2.Karnataka Bank has unveiled a novel card variant 'KBL Deposit Only Card'. The card aims to enable hassle free cash deposit transaction at Bank's 24x7 e-Lobby services. This card is specially meant for Bank's Current/Overdraft customers. By using this card they can perform card based cash deposit transactions even with higher deposit limit. 3.As a part of Kerala government's tourism promotion programme, 'Yoga Ambassadors Tour' ,a specialized trip for yoga professionals from around the world was inaugurated by Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik. 4.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva in Washington DC to seek assistance for a Multimodal Transport Corridor and the Rural Livelihood Project which aims to provide sust...

1. Mr J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare exchanged the MoU with the State Health Ministers of 20 States marking their commitment towards the launch of the Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM). Smt. Anupriya Patel, Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare and Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog were also present at the function. 2. NSE launched a 'Tri-party Repo Market Platform' for repurchase of corporate debt security. It is a repo contract where a third entity, apart from the borrower and lender, called tri-party agent acts as an intermediary to facilitate services like collateral selection, payment and settlement, custody and management during the life of the transaction. It provides opportunity to borrow against the securities and provides short-term liquidity to participants. 3.The Maharashtra government and Canada's Quebec province have signed a pact to increase the economic cooperation, especially in areas of...

1. India stands 177th at the bottom of the Global Environment Performance Index (EPI) rankings. In 2016, the country had ranked 141 out of 180 countries.India scored 5.75 out of 100 in air quality. The Top 3 countries on the list are: 1. Switzerland, 2. France, and 3. Denmark. 2. Sebastian Vettel claimed the 50th win of his career and reclaimed the lead of this year's world championship on Sunday when he ended Lewis Hamilton's run of supremacy at the Canadian Grand Prix. 3.India and the US have agreed to hold comprehensive talks to address trade and economic issues. The decision in this regard was taken during a series of meetings, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu had with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Mr Suresh Prabhu was on a two-day visit to the US. 4.Noted social reformer and founder of Sulabh International, Bindeshwar Pathak was honoured with Japan's prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize. The award...

1. The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) released the draft guidelines to modify the loan system for delivery of bank credit, making the rules stricter to regulate larger borrowers enjoying working capital facility from the banking system. The draft specifies a minimum level of loan component in fund based working capital finance and a mandatory Credit Conversion Factor (CCF) for the undrawn portion of cash credit availed of by large borrowers. 2.USA government approved a deal to sell the Indian military six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for 930 million dollars.In addition to aircraft, the contract includes night vision sensors, GPS guidance and hundreds of Hellfire anti-armour and Stinger air-to-air missiles. 3.Ten new iconic sites have been taken up under Phase III of the flagship project Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The project envisioned by the Prime Minister is being coordinated by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation with the support of ...