Current affairs notes on 28/06/2018

1.A Japanese Probe, Hayabusa2, was sent on a mission to explore asteroids in deep space. It has reached an asteroid named 'Ryugu' meaning 'Dragon Palace" to collect information about the birth of the solar system and origin of life. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said that the probe was successfully settled into an observatory position into a 20 km above the asteroid.

2.The tourism department of the state of Goa announced that it will launch app-based taxi services in the state called  'GOAMILES' in July 2018. It would help in curbing fleecing by the taxi drivers and easy facilitation for the passangers.

3.The Ministry of Shipping's flagship programme for port-led-prosperity 'Sagarmala' received the 'Gold Award' in infrastructure sector in the recently concluded 52nd Skoch Summit 2018 in New Delhi. The Sagarmala Programme also received the 'Order of Merit' at the Summit. The Skoch Awards recognize leadership and excellence in accelerating socio-economic changes.

4.According to the language data of Census 2011, Hindi is the mother tongue of 43.63% Indians, making it the country's most spoken language, followed by Bengali. Further, Marathi has replaced Telugu as the third most spoken language in the nation. While Sanskrit is least spoken, Urdu became the seventh most spoken language in India.

5.Chennai airport will get 3 humanoid robots - one on each for domestic arrival, domestic departure and international departure. These robots will guide passengers and offer assistance with the queries.

6.The "Statistics Day" is celebrated every year on June 29,The 2018 theme is "Quality Assurance in Official Statistics", which is chosen to underscore the importance of compliance with essential parameters of quality in statistical systems and products.

7.To mark the 500th death anniversary of mystic poet and saint Kabir Das, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the two-day ‘Kabir Mahotsav’ at Maghar in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh on June 28, 2018.The festival, organised by the Union Culture Ministry.

8.The Maharashtra government has announced a new scheme called ‘Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana’, wherein farmers families where girl children are born, will be given saplings for plantation. The purpose of the scheme is to empower women and promoting tree plantation.

9.For screening cervical cancer, a new Liquid Based Cytology (LBC) technique  Direct to Slide  has launched in Tamil Nadu. The LBC technique would help in detecting cervical cancer during the pre-cancerous stages. 

10.A total of 20 countries, including India, announced contributions to the 2018 budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees. India has pledged USD 5 million. UNRWA is the only UN agency dedicated to helping refugees from a specific region or conflict and is separate from UNHCR.




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