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IN Ships arrive Guam to participate in Ex-
Malabar 2018
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kamorta of
the Eastern Fleet arrived at Guam on 07 June to
participate in the 22nd edition of Exercise Malabar,
off Guam, USA from 07 to 16 June 2018.
Exercise Malabar, which started as a bilateral
exercise between the US Navy and the Indian
Navy in 1992, has evolved over the years
with the participation of the Japanese
Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from
2007.
Malabar 17 was held in July last year on the
Eastern Sea Board of India, off Chennai and
Visakhapatnam.
It is for the first time that the exercise is
being conducted off Guam, a major US
Naval Base in the Western Pacific.
It would be of interest to note that the US has
recently named their Hawaii-based Pacific
Command as the U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command.
India ranks 137th on Global Peace Index 2018
According to a report by an Australian think tank,
India has moved up four places to the 137th rank
among 163 countries on the 2018 Global Peace
Index.
Iceland remains the most peaceful country in
the world, a position it has held since 2008.
New Zealand, Austria, Portugal and
Denmark also sit in the top five most
peaceful rankings.
Syria remains the least peaceful country in
the world, a position it has held for the past
five years.
World Oceans Day: 8 June
World Oceans Day is held every year on 8th June to
raise awareness of the vital importance of our oceans
and the role they play in sustaining a healthy planet.
The conservation action theme for World
Oceans Day 2018 is “Preventing Plastic
Pollution and Encouraging Solutions for a
Healthy Ocean”.
QS World University Rankings 2019: IIT
Bombay, IISc move up
Three Indian universities feature in the top 200
universities of the QS World University
rankings 2019.
These includes-Indian Insitiute of
Technology (IIT), Bombay, Indian Institute
of Science (IISc), Bangalore and IIT Delhi.
IIT-Bombay is now the top institute in the
country at 162 rising 17 positions from 2018,
IIT-Delhi retained its 2018 position with a
rank of 172 while the Indian Institute of
Science has overtaken IIT-Delhi and is
ranked 170.
The list has been topped by Massachusetts
Institute of Technology for the seventh year
in a row.
G7 summit 2018 held in Canada
The 44th G7 summit was held on June 8–9, 2018, in
La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada.This was the sixth time
since 1981 that Canada has hosted the meetings.
The summit received significant attention due to a
significant decline of relations of members with the
United States.
Due to this, the summit was dubbed the "G6+1" by
France and some members of the media.
Points to Remember
Earlier it was known as G8, but in March
2014, the G7 declared that a meaningful
discussion was currently not possible with
Russia in the context of the G8. Since then,
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meetings have continued within the G7
process.
The G7 is a group consisting of Canada,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United
Kingdom, and the United States.
58 Indian companies in 2018 Forbes 'Global
2000' list
Fifty-eight Indian companies featured on the 2018
Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list of the world’s largest
public sector companies, the same number as last
year.
The Mukesh Ambani-led oil-to-telecom
conglomerate, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL),
rank at 83, retaining its top spot as the most
valued Indian company on the list.
HDFC Bank, the country’s largest financier,
took the second spot among Indian
companies, ranking at 202.
Overall, Industrial & Commercial Bank of
China is ranked 1 for the sixth consecutive
year.
11th World Hindi Conference to be Held
in Mauritius
The 11th World
Hindi Conference
(WHC) is being
organized from
18-20 August
2018 in Mauritius
by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of
India in association with the Government of
Mauritius.
The main theme of the Conference is “Hindi
Vishwa Aur Bharatiy Sanskriti”.
The first World Hindi Conference was held
in 1975 in Nagpur, India. Since then, ten
such Conferences have been held in different
parts of the world.
Indians form 2nd largest group of international
students in US
With 1,86,000 Indian students currently studying in
the United States, India is the second highest sender
of foreign students to the US, next only to China.
US consul general in Kolkata, Craig Hall,
said that the United States is the top
destination for foreign students worldwide
and the number of Indian students in the US
has more than doubled in the last 10 years.
International ICT conference to be held in Nepal
The Computer Association Nepal (CAN) is
organizing an international-level 'Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) Conference-
2018' in Kathmandu on June 17-18.
The objective of the conference is to
exchange information on the improved
practices of information technology.
Various international experts will attend and
present their working papers on the occasion.
Experts from China, India, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea
and UNDP are participating in the two-day
conference.
World Day Against Child Labour: 12 June
The World Day Against Child Labour, which is held
every year on June 12, is intended to foster the
worldwide movement against child labour in any of
its forms.
The International Labour Organization
(ILO), the United Nations body that
regulates the world of work, launched the
World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 in
order to bring attention and join efforts to
fight against child labour.
World Blood Donor Day
Every year on 14 June, countries around the world
celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).
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The event, established in 2004, serves to
raise awareness of the need for safe blood
and blood products, and to thank blood
donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts
of blood.
The theme for Blood Donation Day in 2018
is 'Be there for someone else. Give blood.
Share life.’
Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes' 2017 list of India's
100 richest tycoons
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh
Ambani has topped Forbes annual list of Indias 100
richest tycoons of 2017, With a net worth of $38
billion, which is equal to the entire GDP of the
former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
The richest newcomer in the list is Wadia
Group of companies Chairman Nusli Wadia
(No. 25, $5.6 billion).
At $19 billion, the net worth of Wipro's
Azim Premji - who jumped two places up
over last year to become the second richest
Indian on the list - is almost equal to
Afghanistan's GDP.
Record-Breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson
Retires from NASA
Astronaut Peggy Whitson, who
has spent more time in space
than any other American,
retired from NASA on June 15.
Iowa native Whitson,
58, earned a doctorate
in biochemistry from Rice University in
1985.
She went to work at NASA's Johnson Space
Center in Houston a year later, as a National
Research Council Resident Research
Associate.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: 15 June
The 15th of June every year marks the United
Nations internationally recognised day – World
Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
The day came about as a result of UN
resolution 66/127.
The day aims to focus global attention on the
problem of physical, emotional, and
financial abuse of elders.
The theme for 2018 World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day is “Moving from Awareness
to Action through a Human Rights based
approach”.
World Day to Combat Desertification and
Drought: June 17
The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD)
is being celebrated worldwide on 17th June.
World Day to Combat Desertification and
Drought is observed every year to promote
public awareness of international efforts to
combat desertification.
Theme of WDCD 2018 is “Land has true
value – invest in “.
NSG plenary meeting held in Jurmala, Latvia
The 28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers
Group (NSG) was held in Jurmala, Latvia On
14th and 15th June 2018.
The NSG plenary meeting
was chaired by Ambassador Jānis Zlamets
of Latvia.
The NSG reviewed the developments since
the last meeting in Bern in 2017.
International Decade for Action: Water for
Sustainable Development 2018-2028
Union Minister for Water Resources, River
Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Road
Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin
Gadkari is scheduled to visit Republic of Tajikistan
to represent India in the high-level Conference on
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“International Decade for Action: Water for
Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” on 20-21
June 2018.
United Nations and Government of Republic
of Tajikistan are jointly organizing the
Conference to discuss key water related
issues of sustainable development goals
adopted by UN member countries.
Tajikistan is a strategic partner country in our
extended neighbourhood.
The country has a leading role in pioneering
global water related issues.
India-Greece business forum meeting
On the occasion of the official visit of the President
of the Republic of India to Athens, from June 18 –
19, 2018, a Business Forum the “Greece-India
Business Forum” was organized on Tuesday the
19th of June, in Athens.
This Forum was organized by The Embassy
of India in Athens in collaboration with
Enterprise Greece.
7th OPEC international Seminar
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) will host the 7th OPEC
International Seminar at the Imperial Hofburg
Palace in Vienna, Austria, on 20−21 June 2018.
The theme of the Seminar is ‘Petroleum –
cooperation for a sustainable future’.
Seminar participants customarily include
Ministers from OPEC Member Countries
and other oil-producing and oil-consuming
nations, as well as heads of
intergovernmental organizations.
World Music Day: 21 June
World Music Day is an annual music celebration
that takes place on 21 June.
On Music Day the citizens of a city or
country are allowed and urged to play music
outside in their neighborhoods or in public
spaces and parks.
The first all-day musical celebration was
originated by the France.
International Day of Yoga: 21 June
International Day of
Yoga, or commonly
and unofficially
referred to as Yoga
Day, is celebrated
annually on 21 June
since its inception in 2015.
An international day for yoga was declared
unanimously by the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA).
Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual
practice originated in India.
The theme for Yoga Day 2018 is "Yoga for
Peace."
US leaves the UN Human Rights Council
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley
and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have
announced the US was withdrawing from the UN
Human Rights Council.
In doing so, they claimed the council was a
roadblock to genuine global human rights
protection.
World Refugee Day: 20 June
World Refugee Day is observed every year by the
people on 20th June in order to raise the public
awareness about refugee’s situations throughout the
world.
World Refugee Day was declared on 20th
of June by the United Nations General
Assembly in the Resolution 55/76 on 4th of
December in 2000.
The Theme of World Refugee Day 2018
is: “Now more than ever, we need to
stand #WithRefugees”
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India to construct war memorial in France
India will construct a war memorial at Villers
Guislain, a town around 200 km from Paris, to
honour the valour and sacrifice of the thousands of
its soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought for
peace in the World War I.
This was announced by external affairs
minister Sushma Swaraj.
This will be the second such memorial in
Europe, she said.
Gadkari Inaugurates Swami Vivekananda
Cultural Centre at Dushanbe
Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga
Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and
Shipping said in Dushanbe, that India is trying to
make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019.
Shri Gadkari was addressing the Indian
Community at the inauguration of the
Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre at the
Indian Embassy in Dushanbe.
He said the opening up of the Chabahar Port
would make the CIS countries more
accessible.
Shri Nitin Gadkari was on a two day official
visit to Tajikistan to represent India at the
high level global conference on
“International Decade for Action: Water for
Sustainable Development”.
International Widows Day: 23 June
International Widows Day is a United Nations
ratified day of action to address the "poverty and
injustice faced by millions of widows and their
dependents in many countries".
The day takes place annually on 23 June.
International Widow
Saudi Arabia issues first driving licences to
women
Saudi Arabia has issued driving licences to women
for the first time in decades just before a ban on
female drivers is lifted.
Ten women swapped their foreign licences
for Saudi ones in cities across the country.
A flood of applications is now expected in
the run-up to 24 June when the ban will end.
UN MSME Day to be celebrated on 27th June
2018
The Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises
(MSME), will organizea National Conclave (Udyam
Sangam) on 27th June 2018 on the occasion of UN
MSME Day.
The purpose of the Conclave is to encourage
dialogue and partnership among various
stakeholders of the MSME ecosystem and
for promoting innovation and knowledge
sharing on MSME related issues.
India Most Dangerous Country For Women:
Survey
India is the world's most dangerous country for
women due to the high risk of sexual violence and
being forced into slave labour.
War-torn Afghanistan and Syria ranked
second and third in the Thomson Reuters
Foundation survey of about 550 experts on
women's issues.
Respondents also ranked India the most
dangerous country for women in terms of
human trafficking.
UAE to hold first-ever 'World Tolerance
Summit'
The United Arab of Emirates (UAE) will host a
two-day "World Tolerance Summit" in November.
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The theme of the summit is"Prospering From
Pluralism: Embracing Diversity through
Innovation and Collaboration".
India Ranked Fourth as Cyber Attacks on The
Rise Globally: Report
India ranked fourth in the list of top 10 target
countries for Web Application Attacks as bot-driven
abuse and distributed denial of service (DDoS)
attacks continued to rise from November 2017 till
April this year, Cloud delivery network provider
Akamai Technologies said.
Registering over 2.8 crore attacks, India also
ranked eighth globally in the list of Web
Application Attack source countries.
Russia, China and Indonesia occupied top
three spots.
Pakistan placed on FATF's grey list
Pakistan has been placed on the Grey list of
countries that financially aid terrorism, in Paris by
the Financial Action Task Force(FATF).
The placement on to grey list could hurt
Pakistan's economy as well as its
international standing.
The FATF is an inter-governmental body
established in 1989 to combat money
laundering, terrorist financing and other
related threats to the integrity of the
international financial system.
N Korea named 'worst human trafficking
country'
The US State
Department has
categorised North
Korea as as one of the
"worst human
trafficking nation" for
the 16th straight year, citing the use of forced labour.
According to the annual '2018 Trafficking in
Persons Report', North Korea has been
included in the Tier 3 category, which is the
lowest ranking, along with China, Russia and
Iran.
Three Indian cities among top 10 for GDP risk
from terrorism
Three Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and
Bengaluru are ranked among the top 10 cities
globally for GDP risk from terrorism threats, a
recent study found out.
Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore stood at fifth,
sixth and seventh in this aspect, in the latest
edition of Lloyd's India's City Risk Index
(CRI).
President Declares ‘Queen Pineapple’ as State
Fruit of Tripura
he President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind
formally declared the “Queen Pineapple” as the state
fruit of Tripura.
The President inaugurated the National
Highway from Matabari to Sabroom in
Udaipur, Tripura.
The President also visited the Matabari
Temple complex in Udaipur.
Andhra Pradesh now is Open Defecation Free
(ODF) State
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu
Naidu has announced that the state was now Open
Defecation Free (ODF) as it had achieved its goal of
constructing 2.77 lakh individual toilets.
With this achievement, Andhra Pradesh
becomes the first large state in the country to
be declared as Open Defecation Free.
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Indian PM leaves for China to attend SCO
Summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for China
to attend the two-day Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) summit that begins Qingdao.
This will be India's first SCO Summit as a
full member.
Modi will be interacting with leaders of SCO
nations and discussing a wide range of
subjects with them.
Sikkim gets its longest tunnel
Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao
Bhamre has inaugurated 578-metre-long Theng
Tunnel, the longest in Sikkim.
Constructed on Gangtok-Chungthang State
Highway by the Border Roads Organisation
(BRO), the double-lane tunnel bypasses a
treacherous stretch of road between Sikkim's
capital Gangtok and Chungthang, which
frequently remains closed due to land slides
and shooting stones.
The tunnel would provide all-weather
connectivity, said a Defence Ministry
spokesperson.
Kalinga Literary Festival begins in Odisha
The 5th edition of the Kalinga Literary Festival kick-
started in Bhubaneswar in the presence of eminent
personalities from Indian literature, politics, media,
and public services.
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan inaugurated the three-day festival.
He said the event could be a perfect
opportunity to showcase the rich heritage of
Odia literature and litterateurs.
CSIR lab to give technology for India’s first
indigenous Lithium Ion Battery project
Central Electro Chemical Research Institute
(CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu under Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and RAASI
Solar Power Pvt Ltd have signed a Memorandum of
Agreement for transfer of technology for India’s first
Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Battery project.
A group at CSIR-CECRI headed by Dr Gopu
Kumar has developed an indigenous
technology of Lithium-ion cells in
partnership with CSIR-National Physical
Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) New Delhi, CSIR-
Central Glass and Ceramic Research
Institute (CSIR-CGCRI) Kolkata and Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-
IICT) Hyderabad.
CSIR-CECRI has set up a demo facility in
Chennai to manufacture prototype Lithium-
Ion cells.
Dhanush, India's first indigenous artillery gun
India's first indigenous,
long-range artillery gun
"Dhanush" has passed
its final test at Pokhran,
paving the way for its
induction into the Army.
Dhanush is a 155mm x 45mm calibre
artillery gun and is also called the "desi
Bofors".
It has a strike range of 38 kilometres and
81% of its components are indigenously
sourced.
Delhi most vulnerable UT in India’s first disaster
risk index, Maharashtra leads states
A national disaster risk index mapping hazards and
vulnerabilities across 640 districts puts Maharashtra
at the top of the chart followed by West Bengal,
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Delhi is most at risk among Union territories
(UTs).
The index is currently in the form of a draft
report prepared by the Union home ministry
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with support from the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP).
India to have its 1st police museum in Delhi
India will soon have its first national police museum
as the central government has decided to establish
the unique facility in Lutyens' Delhi.
The museum will come up as an
underground facility in the premises of the
national police memorial in Chanakyapuri
area of the national capital.
The museum is expected to be inaugurated
on October 21 (Police Commemoration Day)
at the hands of either Prime Minister
Narendra Modi or Home Minister Rajnath
Singh.
India's first lithium ion cell factory to come up in
Andhra Pradesh
Munoth Industries Limited will set up India’s first
lithium ion cell production project by investing Rs
799 crore in three phases in Tirupati, Andhra
Pradesh.
It will provide a trigger for enabling mobile
component manufacturing in India that will
also lead to value addition in overall mobile
phone manufacturing.
In the first phase, Rs 165 crore will be
invested to produce li ion cells having total
storage capacity of 200,000 Ah (Ampere
hour) per day.
Grand Finale of the First Hardware edition of
Smart India Hackathon 2018
The Ministry of HRD along with AICTE, Persistent
Systems, i4C and IIT Kharagpur is all set to host the
Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2018 –
Hardware edition from Jun 18-22, 2018.
This was disclosed by the Union Minister for
Human Resource Development, Shri
Prakash Javadekar.
He said that the Smart India Hackathon 2018
is in line with the ‘Make in India’ initiative
of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
and is proving to be an important vehicle for
scouting new ideas and help them convert
them into products and businesses.
Shri Piyush Goyal launches “Rail Madad”
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways & Coal
launched a new App “Rail Madad” – An App to
expedite & streamline passenger grievance
redressal.
RPGRAMS (Railway Passenger Grievance
Redressal and Management System),which
has been developed by Northern Railway
(Delhi Division) and comprises many novel
features including ‘Rail Madad’ – a mobile
App to register complaints by passengers
through mobile phone/web.
It relays real time feedback to passengers on
the status of redressal of their complaints.
Union Steel Minister dedicates to nation rebuilt
Blast Furnace-1 of Rourkela Steel Plant
The Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender
Singh dedicated the rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’
of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to the Nation.
Parvati is the first Blast Furnace of SAIL that
was dedicated to the nation on 3rd February
1959 by the first President of India, Dr.
Rajendra Prasad.
The Blast Furnace was put down on 6th
August 2013 for total rebuilding. Although
erected on the old foundation, the rebuilt
furnace equipped with superior technology
has a higher production capacity.
With the rebuilding, the annual production
capacity, of the furnace has increased from
0.438 Million tonnes (MT) to 1.015 MT.
India-Nepal Joint Ex SURYA KIRAN-XIII
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Exercise SURYA KIRAN-XIII, a joint military
training exercise between India & Nepal culminated
at Pithoragarh, wherein the troops of both Armies
participated in 14-day long joint training based on
counter terrorist operations.
The training culminated with a 72-hour
outdoor exercise in which troops of both
contingents carried out a Cordon and Search
Operation in a mock counter-insurgency
village.
Ten new Swachh Iconic Places launched under
Swachh Bharat Mission
Ten new iconic sites, namely, RaghavendraSwamy
Temple (Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh); Hazardwari
Palace (Murshidabad, West Bengal); Brahma
Sarovar Temple (Kurukshetra, Haryana); VidurKuti
(Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh); Mana village (Chamoli,
Uttarakhand); Pangong Lake (Leh-Ladakh, J&K);
Nagvasuki Temple (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh);
ImaKeithal/market (Imphal, Manipur); Sabarimala
Temple (Kerala); and Kanvashram (Uttarakhand)
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
State governments and local administration.
The consultation is in process for finalising
the PSUs/corporates for extending support to
new sites as CSR partners.
These new sites have joined the 20 iconic
places under Phase I & II where special
Sanitation work is already underway.
3,000 Additional Atal Tinkering Labs
Announced
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has
selected 3,000 additional schools for the
establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs),
bringing the total number of ATL schools to 5,441.
The selected schools shall receive a grant of
Rs 20 lakh spread over the next five years to
establish Atal Tinkering Labs for nurturing
innovation and entrepreneurial spirit among
secondary school children across India.
ATLs will soon be established in every
district of India, seeking to enable an
innovation ecosystem, which will facilitate
transformational change in technological
innovation and pedagogy.
India to host first BIMSTEC Military Exercise in
September
India will host the first military exercise of the
BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)
group focussing on counter-terrorism in September.
As part of this, a conclave of the Army chiefs
of all seven member-states is being planned.
The exercise is scheduled to be held in Pune
in the second week of September.
BIMSTEC was set up in 1997 and includes
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan Myanmar, Nepal,
Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Cabinet approves Repositioning of North
Eastern Council
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER) for the nomination of the Union Home
Minister as ex-officio Chairman of North Eastern
Council (NEC) - a statutory body with Governors
and Chief Ministers of all the eight North Eastern
States as its Member.
The Cabinet also approved that Minister of
State (Independent Charge), Ministry of
DoNER would serve as Vice Chairman of
the Council.
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NEC implements various projects through
the State and Central agencies. Under the
new arrangement with Home Minister as
Chairman and Minister of DoNER as Vice
Chairman, NEC and all the Governors and
Chief Ministers of North Eastern States as
Member would provide a forum for
discussing inter-state matters more
comprehensively and also consider common
approaches to be taken in future.
Cabinet approves proposal for withdrawal of
Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013
The Union Cabinet
chaired by the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra
Modi has approved the
proposal for withdrawal
of Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013
pending in the Rajya Sabha.
The Nalanda University was established on
the basis of a Joint Press Statement at the 4th
East Asia Summit held in Thailand in
October, 2009, which supported its
establishment as a non-state, non-profit,
secular and self-governing international
institution. Subsequently, the Nalanda
University Act, 2010 was passed by the
Parliament and came into effect from
25thNovember 2010.
The present proposal is for moving a motion
in Rajya Sabha withdrawing the Nalanda
University (Amendment) Bill, 2013
introduced in Rajya Sabha on August 26,
2013 to amend certain existing provisions of
the Nalanda University Act, 2010 and add
some new provisions.
Cabinet approves 'Three Year Action Plan of
Agricultural Education Division & ICAR
Institutes
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the
Three Year Action Plan (2017-2020) of the scheme
for Agricultural Education Division and ICAR
Institutes with an outlay of Rs.2225.46 crore[Rs.
2197.51 crore + Rs. 27.95 crore (State share) as
salary component for AICRP-HS]for strengthening
and developing higher agricultural education in
India.
It comprises of:
"Strengthening and Development of Higher
Agricultural Education in India - Rs.
Rs.2050.00 crore;
ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural
Research Management (NAARM) - Rs.
24.25 crore and
ICAR - Central Institute of Women in
Agriculture (CIWA) including All India
Coordinated Research Project on Home
Science (AICRP-HS) - Rs.151.21 crore.
Raksha Mantri Inaugurates BEL representative
office in Vietnam
Raksha Mantri, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman
inaugurated the first Representative Office of
Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited
(BEL) in Hanoi, Vietnam.
BEL, India’s leading defence electronics
company, is fast expanding its global
presence, putting its best foot forward to give
a thrust to exports worldwide, especially
South East Asian countries such as the
Republic of Union of Myanmar, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines.
The Representative Office will aim to
promote BEL’s exports in areas such as
Weapon Systems, Radar Systems, Naval
Systems, Military Communication Systems,
Electronic Warfare Systems, Combat
Management System and Coastal
Surveillance System.
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10th Meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate
Lymphatic Filariasis
Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare inaugurated the 10th meeting of
Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
(GAELF).
During his inaugural address, Shri Nadda
said that India as a Global leader is
committed to eliminating Lymphatic
Filariasis (LF) transmission and disease
burden so that our future generations are free
from Lymphatic Filariasis.
He further stated that India will always
welcome newer initiatives and research to
translate into the Filariasis elimination
programme.
At the event, Shri Nadda also gave away the
GAELF awards to 11 countries- Cambodia,
Cook Islands, Egypt, Maldives, Marshall
Islands, Niue, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Togo,
Tonga and Vanuatu, for successfully
interrupting the transmission.
The Union Health Minister also released the
Accelerated Plan for Elimination of
Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) 2018 for India.
Cashless Ticketing through 'Utsonmobile' app
developed by CRIS
Continuing towards digitalization and moving
towards becoming a cashless economy, the initiative
of faster and more techno-advanced transactions in
Indian Railways is being taken up, the Centre for
Railway Information System (CRIS) has developed
a mobile based application ‘utsonmobile'.
The ‘utsonmobile’ application enables
booking and cancellation of unreserved
tickets, issue and renewal of season and
platform tickets, check and load R-wallet
balance and helps maintain user profile
management and booking history.
Thawarchand Gehlot chairs ‘3rd Meeting of
National Council of Senior Citizens’
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for
Social Justice and Empowerment chaired the “3rd
Meeting of National Council of Senior
Citizens(NCSrC)” convened by the Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment.
Addressing on the occasion, Shri
Thaawarchand Gehlot said that the
government is committed to the welfare of
senior citizens and several new initiatives
have been taken during past four years.
The NCSrC advises Central and State
Governments on the entire gamut of issues
related to welfare of senior citizens and
enhancement of their quality of life.
The NCSrC meets at least twice a year. Its
first meeting was held on 30th August, 2016
and the second meeting was held on 19th June
2017.
NITI Aayog to launch Composite Water
Management Index
The objective of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas can be
fully achieved once the benefits of the interventions
reach the last mile.
As a step beyond measurement of outcomes,
NITI Aayog has come out with various
indices that not only fulfills its mandate of
cooperative and competitive federalism but
also challenges States and Union Territories
(UTs) them to meet the aspirations of the
new India.
Furthering this mandate, NITI Aayog has
come up with the Composite Water
Management Index as a useful tool to assess
and improve the performance in efficient
management of water resources.
This index is an attempt to inspire States and
UTs towards efficient and optimal utilization
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of water, and recycling thereof with a sense
of urgency.
Piyush Goyal dedicates NLCIL's Three 100 MW
Solar Power Projects to the Nation
The Union Minister for Railways, Coal, Finance &
Company Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal has
inaugurated Neyveli Lignite Corporation India
Limited (NLCIL)’s three 100 MW Solar Power
Projects for commercial operation and dedicated
these projects to the Nation .
The Solar Power projects situated at
Thoppalaakkarai and Sethupuram in
Virudhunagar District and Sellaiya
Sezhiyanallur in Tirunelveli District, with an
installed capacity of 100 MW each, were
erected at a cost of Rs.1300 Crores, which
includes Operation & Maintenance cost for
15 Years.
The power produced from these units will be
given to Tamilnadu Power Generation and
Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) at a
cost of Rs.4.41/- per unit.
Swajal Launched in 115 Aspirational Districts of
India
A National Consultation on the National Rural
Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Swajal
was held in the Capital to discuss the reforms needed
in NRDWP and to outline a road map for the Swajal
scheme.
The consultation was chaired by the Union
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation,
Sushri Uma Bharti.
Ministers-in-charge of Drinking Water from
13 States, including Assam, Bihar, Goa,
Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh and
Uttarakhand, attended the consultation and
gave their views on the reforms needed in the
ongoing Centrally-sponsored drinking water
schemes being implemented in the
respective states.
20 States sign MoU for implementing Ayushman
Bharat –AB-NHPM
Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare exchanged the Memorandum of
Understanding with the State Health Ministers of 20
States marking their commitment towards the launch
of the Ayushman Bharat – National Health
Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) at a Health
Ministers conclave.
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Smt.
Anupriya Patel, Ministers of State for Health
and Family Welfare, Shri Amitabh Kant,
CEO NITI Aayog, Dr. Vinod Paul, Member
Health, NITI Aayog, Smt Preeti Sudan,
Secretary (Health) and Shri Indu Bhushan,
CEO, AB-NHPM, were also were also
present at the function.
Shri J P Nadda further stated that AB-NHPM
will protect around 50 crore people (from
about 10 crore families).
Integrated Command and Control Centre of
Naya Raipur Smart City inaugurated by PM
The Integrated Command and Control Centre of the
Naya Raipur Smart City was inaugurated by Prime
Minster Narendra Modi.
Sh. Hardeep Puri, MoS(I/C), Housing and
Urban Affairs and Chief Minister of
Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh were also
present on the occasion.
Integrated Command & Control Centre of
Naya Raipur becomes the 10th Smart City
Centre to be operational in the country.
Under the ambitious Smart City Mission,
Integrated Command & Control Centres in 9
cities had already become operational in the
cities of are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat,
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Pune, Nagpur, Rajkot, Visakhapatnam,
Bhopal and Kakinada.
National Tribal Museum proposed to be set up at
Delhi
A National Tribal Museum along with a National
Level Tribal Research Institute is proposed to be set
up at Delhi by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Briefing media persons on four years of
initiatives and achievements of the Tribal
Affairs Ministry, the Minister of Tribal
Affairs Shri Jual Oram said that the Museum
will showcase the rich tribal culture and
heritage using state-of-the-art technologies.
The proposal to set up the Museum and TRI
has already been sent to the Niti Ayog.
As per the announcement made by the Prime
Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in his
Independence Day Speech on 15th August,
2016, MoTA is setting up six Tribal Freedom
Fighters Memorials including two of
national importance ie. Narmada (Gujarat)
and Birsa Munda Central Jail (Ranchi), the
Minister disclosed.
Release of the Report on the Composite Water
Management Index
As a step further in direction and keeping in view the
criticality of water for life, NITI Aayog has prepared
a report on Composite Water Management Index
(CWMI).
The report released today ranks Gujarat as
number one in the reference year (2016-17),
followed by Madhya Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
In North Eastern and Himalayan States,
Tripura has been adjudged number 1 in
2016-17 followed by Himachal Pradesh,
Sikkim and Assam.
In terms of incremental change in index
(over 2015-16 level), Rajasthan holds
number one position in general States and
Tripura ranks at first position amongst North
Eastern and Himalayan States.
NITI Aayog proposes to publish these ranks
on an annual basis in future.
Prime Minister to Chair the 4th meeting of the
Governing Council of NITI Aayog
Prime Minister
Shri Narendra
Modi will chair
the fourth
meeting of the
Governing
Council of NITI
Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhawan on 17th June.
The day-long meeting will be attended by
Union Ministers, Chief Ministers from the
States, Lieutenant Governors of Union
Territories and senior officials from the
Government of India.
The Governing Council of NITI Aayog is the
premier body tasked with evolving a shared
vision of national development priorities,
sectors and strategies with the active
involvement of States in shaping the
development narrative.
The Governing Council reviews the work
done during the previous year and
deliberates upon the future developmental
priorities.
India to host European Union Film Festival
Putting a spotlight on the latest European cinema,
the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will
premiere in New Delhi on 18th June, 2018 at the Siri
Fort Auditorium.
With a selection of 24 latest European films
from 23 EU Member States, this years' film
festival brings some unusual stories for the
world cinema enthusiasts.
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The European Union Film Festival is
organized by Directorate of Film Festivals,
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of India partnering with the
Delegation of the European Union and
embassies of EU Member States in various
city film clubs.
The festival will traverse through 11 cities in
India including New Delhi, Chennai, Port
Blair, Pune, Puducherry, Kolkata, Jaipur,
Visakhapatnam, Thrissur, Hyderabad and
Goa from 18th June till 31st August.
Celebrating diversity, the EUFF will screen
movies from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
Tourism Minister to attend Incredible India road
shows in the United States
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Tourism, Shri K. J. Alphons will attend a series of
‘Incredible India road shows’ in the United States of
America, from 18th to 22nd June 2018.
The road shows will be held in several major
cities of US including New York, Chicago &
Houston.
The Incredible India road shows will hold
B2B interactions, presentations & press
briefings by the Indian delegation.
The key note addresses will be delivered by
the Tourism Minister and Incredible India
presentation will be made by Joint Secretary
Ministry of Tourism Shri. Suman Billa, with
an aim to project India as a ‘must visit’
tourist destination.
The road shows will include Cultural
performances also.
The USA is one among the top three source
countries in the percentage share of Foreign
Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India.
During April 2018, the USA was the second
highest source country with 11.21% share of
total FTAs.
In addition, the Minister will also be
attending the Federation of Malayalee
Associations of Americas (FOMAA)
Convention 2018 in Chicago on 22nd June
2018.
Naval Women Mountaineers Summit Mount
Deotibba
An all women Naval
mountaineering team led
by Lt Cdr Kokila Sajwan
summited Mount
Deotibba an 10 Jun 2018.
The exp edition was flagged off by Vice
Admiral AK Chawla, AVSM, NM, VSM,
Chief Of Personnel on 28 May 18 from New
Delhi laying foundation for a team, which
would attempt to scale many more
challenging peaks in the near future.
Mount Deotibba provided excellent
opportunity to the team in honing their
mountaineering skills.
Mt Deotibba is the second highest peak
(6001M) in the Pir-Panjal range in Himachal
Pradesh.
Dr Jitendra Singh chairs the Meeting of
Consultative Committee for DoNER Ministry
The Union Minister of State for Development of
North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s
Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh
reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensure
fast-track development in the North east region.
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Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the Government
has taken major strides in the development of
the North Eastern Region in last four years.
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh discontinues
ceremonial guard of honour
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has discontinued
the ceremonial guard of honour accorded to his
office, Raj Bhawan officials said.
While a letter in this regard was sent by his
office to the state government, the practice
was discontinued during his recent visit to
Jodhpur between June 9 and 11 when he did
not take the guard of honour.
Singh had expressed his desire to discontinue
the ceremony for the Governor’s office in a
letter to the Home Department on January 1.
Foundation Stone of ‘Auxiliary Production Unit
& Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre’ Laid
The Foundation of stone of “Auxiliary Production
Unit and State-of-the-Art Artificial Limbs Fitting
Centre” of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing
Corporation of India (ALIMCO) under Department
of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment was laid by Shri Manohar Lal, Chief
Minister of Haryana and Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar,
Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment
at a function at village Nawada, Tigaon
(Ballabhgarh), Faridabad, Haryana.
There has been an ever increasing demand
from the Divyangjan about the difficulty
being faced by them in visiting Kanpur to
avail facilities of evaluation, measurements
and fitment of assistive devices.
Diversification of rehabilitation and fitment
of assistive devices services to other areas
will facilitate Divyangjans to cover less a
distance for acquiring these devices.
Findings of 160 cost-benefit analyses in Andhra
Pradesh and Rajasthan presented to NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog has
been engaging with
State Governments
to evolve a shared
vision of national
development and
strategies from time to time to share the best
practices.
In this context, India Consensus - a
partnership between Tata Trusts and
Copenhagen Consensus which
has undertaken more than 160 cost-benefit
analyses across all main policy areas in
Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan presented
their findings on 14th June 2018 in NITI
Aayog.
The presentation on evidence-based policy
prioritisation model was chaired by Dr Rajiv
Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog.
It was attended by Chief Secretaries,
Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal
Secretaries/Secretaries dealing with the
Planning Department of 32 States and Union
Territories, Joint Secretaries from 14
Ministries, senior officers from NITI Aayog,
eminent economists and researchers.
Copenhagen Consensus President, Dr Bjorn
Lomborg presented the policies and
interventions which generate the most social,
economic and environmental good for the
States.
The focus of the presentation was on how
this approach and method could be replicated
across other States.
School Chale Hum Abhiyan 2018 launched in
Bhopal
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Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
inaugurated the ‘School Chale Hum Abhiyan 2018’
in Bhopal.
The motive of this scheme is that no child
should be deprived of schooling.
Inaugurating the month long campaign on
June 15, the minister encouraged students,
teachers and parents to make it a success.
Telangana govt to set up Child Protection Units
in all 31 districts
In an effort to implement child rights, the Telangana
government will soon establish ‘District Child
Protection Units (DCPU)’ in all 31 districts.
Right now the 10 erstwhile districts have the
District Child Protection Units (DCPU).
Proposals were already sent to the
government for constitution of child
protection units and already they were
sanctioned and now staff recruitment was
underway.
Fourth Governing Council Meeting of NITI
Aayog Concludes
The fourth meeting of the Governing Council of
NITI Aayog was held under the chairmanship of the
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
It was attended by 23 Chief Ministers and the
Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar
Islands, apart from Union Ministers, who are
ex-officio members and special invitees.
At the end of the day-long deliberations, the
Prime Minister highlighted the importance
of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog as
a platform to inspire cooperative federalism.
Ashwini Kumar Choubey releases 11th Common
Review Mission (CRM) report
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for
Health and Family Welfare released the
11thCommon Review Mission (CRM) report of the
National Health Mission.
Speaking at the function, Shri Choubey
stated that India has registered a record 22%
reduction in MMR since 2013, which is the
highest percentage decline so far when
compared to all the previous reductions in
MMR as per the earlier rounds of SRS.
“Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has
declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in
2014-2016. It is because of the joint efforts
of the Ministry and the States.
Grand Finale of the First Hardware edition of
Smart India Hackathon 2018
The Union Minister for Human Resource
Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated
the 5 day Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon
2018 – Hardware edition through Video
conferencing in New Delhi.
Hardware edition is the first of its kind
innovative initiative by Ministry of HRD to
provide national platform to young technical
minds of India to showcase their disruptive
innovations and creative products which can
bring out revolutionary changes in crucial
sectors like agriculture, health, clean water,
waste management, automotive, smart
communication, and education.
The Hardware edition is the sub-edition of
SIH2018.
The Grand Finale of the Hardware
Hackathon will be a 5 days event and will
take place simultaneously at 10 prestigious
institutions (Nodal centers) across India.
The 3-day NATIONAL YOGA OLYMPIAD-
2018
A 3-day National Yoga Olympiad was inaugurated
at the National Council of Educational Research and
Training in CIET in New Delhi by Mr. Eric Falt,
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Director and UNESCO Representative of the New
Delhi Cluster Office for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
This is the third consecutive year of National
Yoga Olympiad of NCERT and this year
about 500 students from 26 States and 4 RIEs
are participating in the Olympiad as
compared to the participation of students
from 25 States/UTs last year.
In his welcome address, Professor
Hrushikesh Senapaty, Director, NCERT
brought to the attention that the Olympiad
creates awareness about a scientific and
holistic way of living and the purpose is to
create positive attitude among all human
beings and promote peaceful living in the
society.
Col Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurated
European Union Film Festival
Minister of State (I/C) for Information &
Broadcasting and Sports & Youth Affairs, Col
Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurated the European
Union Film Festival.
The opening ceremony was followed by the
screening of Slovakian movie “Little
Harbour”.
With a selection of 24 latest European films
from 23 EU Member States, this years' film
festival brings some unusual stories for the
world cinema enthusiasts.
The European Union Film Festival is
organized by Directorate of Film Festivals,
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of India partnering with the
Delegation of the European Union and
embassies of EU Member States in various
city film clubs.
Workshop on Cyber Security Framework – 2018
A workshop on Cyber Security Framework for
Department of Defence was organised by DDP,
Ministry of Defence.
The workshop was inaugurated by
RakshaMantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman.
During her address, Smt Sitharaman stressed
upon the fact that Defence sector is more
prone to the cyber threats and hence it
becomes important to safeguard our
cyberspace with anticipation of possible
attacks.
Mehbooba Mufti resigns as J&K CM
Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister
Mehbooba Mufti has
sent her resignation
to Governor NN
Vohra, after the BJP announced it was leaving the
alliance with her Peoples Democratic Party.
The BJP's decision to end the coalition
leaves Mufti with just 28 out of Jammu and
Kashmir's 87 elected seats.
Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir
A day after BJP pulled out of its alliance with PDP,
the state of Jammu and kashmir has come under
Governor's rule with immediate effect.
The 81-year-old governor, NN Vohra will
now be running the state for a fourth time
since his appointment in 2008.
Union HRD Minister dedicates the National
Digital Library of India to the Nation
The Union Human Resource Development Minister,
Shri Prakash Javadekar launched the new digital
initiative of HRD Ministry ‘National Digital Library
of India’ on the occasion of National Reading Day
in New Delhi.
This National Digital Library of India
(NDLI) is a project of the Ministry of Human
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Resource Development under the aegis of
National Mission on Education through
Information and Communication
Technology (NMEICT).
The objective of NDL is to make digital
educational resources available to all citizens
of the country to empower, inspire and
encourage learning. National Digital Library
of India is developed by IIT Kharagpur.
NDL is the Single Window Platform that
collects and collates metadata from premier
learning institutions in India and abroad, as
well as other relevant sources.
It is a digital repository containing
textbooks, articles, videos, audio books,
lectures, simulations, fiction and all other
kinds of learning media.
CEA Arvind Subramanian resigned
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind
Subramanian has submitted his resignation and
expressed his desire to return to the United States
due to family commitments, Union Minister Arun
Jaitley announced.
Mr. Subramanian started his term as CEA
on October 16, 2014 for a term of three
years.
On the completion of three years, he was
asked to continue for a year more, which
would have taken his term to October 2018.
19th all India Conference of Directors of Finger
Prints Bureaux
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir will inaugurate the 19th all
India Conference of Directors of Finger Prints
Bureaux in Hyderabad.
During the two-day conference, participants
will deliberate on latest Automatic
Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS).
In the conference issues related to
administration, standard operating
procedures for uniform functioning of
bureaus would also be deliberated.
Shillong gets selected as the 100th Smart City
Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya has been
selected as 100th Smart City after evaluating the
proposal submitted by it.
Till now, 99 smart cities had been selected
in four rounds of competition and with
today’s announcement, selection of 100
cities has been completed under the Smart
Cities Mission.
Previously, 20 cities were selected in
January 2016, 13 cities in May 2016, 27
cities in September 2016, 30 cities in June
2017 and 9 cities in January 2018.
With the selection of Shillong, the total
proposed investment in the finally selected
100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission
would be Rs.2,05,018 crores.
KVIC adopts Jagatpur village in Delhi for
Swachhata Abhiyaan
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(KVIC) has adopted Jagatpur village in Delhi for
its Swachhata Abhiyaan.
The sanitation drive by KVIC began with a
plantation drive and ended with cleanliness
drive along the bank of the Yamuna river.
RK Singh inaugurates solar plant at Gurdwara
Rakab Ganj Sahib
India is making rapid strides in the field of
renewable energy and we will overshoot the target
of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022.” said Shri
R.K Singh, Minister of State(IC) for Power and
New & Renewable Energy.
He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the
inauguration of 1500 kWP capacity solar
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plant developed by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara
Management Committee (DSGMC) at the
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
Lauding this noble initiative by DSGMC,
Shri Singh said that this would inspire other
institutions to go green and become
environment conscious.
He said that 20 cities in India are ranked
among the most polluted in the world and
there is an urgent need to reduce fossil fuel
use so that we leave a better world for our
children.
The Minister reiterated the Government’s
commitment to bring electricity to every
household by 31st December, 2018.
7th India Minerals and Metals forum
inaugurated in New Delhi
th India Minerals and Metals forum was
inaugurated in New Delhi . 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.
Punjab Government Launched Mobile App- ‘i-
Hariyali’
To increase the state’s green cover,
the Punjab government has launched ‘i-Hariyali’
app that lets users order free plant saplings.
The ‘i-Hariyali’ app under ‘Mission
Tandarust’ can be downloaded from the app
store for free.
The users can book a sapling of their
choice, a maximum of 25 per person, from a
nearby government nursery.
PM Modi inaugurates nature center in New
York via video link
On the occasion of 4th International Day of Yoga,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a
nature center.
PM Modi inaugurated the 'YO1 Nature
Cure Center' in the Catskills area of New
York through a video link.
Gujarat gets world's1st centre for humanitarian
forensics
Gujarat is set to come up with the world's first
international centre for humanitarian forensics.
The International Centre for Humanitarian
Forensics (ICHF) will facilitate better
management of bodies during emergencies
such as disasters.
It was inaugurated at the Gujarat Forensic
Sciences University (GFSU).
The ICHF is a joint venture of the
International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) Regional Delegation for India,
Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives, and
GFSU.
Prime Minister lays foundation stone of Vanijya
Bhawan
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation
stone for Vanijya Bhawan, a new office complex of
the Department of Commerce in New Delhi.
Speaking on this occasion, the Prime
Minister emphasized the need for an increase
in exports and said that the states must be
made active partners in this effort.
He said that the Department of Commerce
must resolve to raise India’s share in total
global exports to at least 3.4 percent, from
the current 1.6 percent.
He further stated that efforts must be made to
raise domestic manufacturing output in order
to reduce imports.
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Swachh Bharat Rankings 2018: Indore Tops
Again
ndore won the cleanest city tag for the second time
in a row, while 19 of the 25 dirtiest cities in the
country are in West Bengal, a nationwide cleanliness
survey by the Union housing and urban affairs
ministry has found.
Indore was followed by Bhopal and
Chandigarh.
Among states, Jharkhand topped the list,
followed by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Greater Mumbai is the cleanest state capital.
Vijayawada is the Cleanest city in >10 lakh
population category.
Mysuru is the Cleanest city in 3-10 lakh
population category.
New Delhi Municipal Corporation is the
Cleanest city in 1-3 lakh population
category.
PM inaugurates urban development projects
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, remotely
inaugurated urban development projects at various
locations across the State of Madhya Pradesh.
These include houses under Pradhan Mantri
Awaas Yojana, urban drinking water supply
schemes, urban solid waste management,
urban sanitation, urban transportation and
urban landscape projects.
PM dedicates Mohanpura Irrigation Project to
the Nation
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has
dedicated the Mohanpura Project in Madhya
Pradesh to the Nation.
This project will facilitate irrigation of
agricultural land in Rajgarh district. It will
also provide drinking water to villages in the
area.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation
stone of various drinking water schemes.
Photo Exhibition on ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
campaign inaugurated
The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and
Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla stressed the need
to inspire more girls to take up the field of Photo
Journalism as the Photo Journalists play a significant
role in depicting the reality in a natural way.
He was addressing the Photo Journalists after
inaugurating a three day Photo
Exhibition on ‘Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao campaign, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
and Khelo India Khelo’ in Chandigarh
organised by The Photo Journalists Welfare
Association.
He congratulated the organisers of Photo
Exhibition for highlighting these issues
along with there press photography duties
which are too demanding.
PM inaugurates Bahadurgarh-Mundka Metro
Line via video conference
The Prime
Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi,
inaugurated the
Bahadurgarh-Mundka Metro Line via video
conference.
Congratulating the people of Haryana and
Delhi on the commencement of this new
section of the Delhi Metro, he said he was
happy to see Bahadurgarh connected with
the Delhi Metro.
This is the third place in Haryana, after
Gurugram and Faridabad to be connected
like this.
Piyush Goyal inaugurates India Infrastructure
Expo 2018
The Union Minister of Railways,Coal, Finance &
Corporate Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal inagurated the
India Infrastructure Expo 2018 in Mumbai.
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Two day expo is being organised by the
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry
of Finance, in partnership with the
Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
PM Narendra Modi launched urban transport
service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated
urban public transport bus service 'Sutra Seva'at
function held at Nehru Stadium, Indore on June 23.
In the first phase of 'Sutra Seva', 127 buses
will start plying in four municipal
corporation cities Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur
and Chhindwara and in two municipal
council towns Guna and Bhind.
Government to set up regulator for skills training
The government is to set up an independent
regulator for skills training in the country, as skill
development and entrepreneurship ministry failed in
its efforts to improve the quality of skills imparted
by various bodies and institutions.
The skill development and entrepreneurship
ministry will act as the administrative
ministry for the regulator.
Skills training in India is governed by
different bodies and regulations such as the
National Council for Vocational Training
(NCVT) and the National Skills
Development Authority (NSDA).
India and Seychelles agree on naval base at
Assumption Island
India and Seychelles has agreed to work together on
a project to develop a naval base at the Assumption
Island keeping each other's concerns in mind after
talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
President Danny Faure.
India also announced a USD 100-million
credit to Seychelles for augmenting its
defence capabilities.
With this credit Seychelles will be able to
buy defence equipments from India to build
its maritime capacity.
Group of Eminent Personalities to study the SEZ
Policy holds its first meeting
The group of eminent personalities constituted by
the Government of India to study the Special
Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India held its first
meeting on 22nd June under the aegis of Minister of
Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh
Prabhu.
Baba Kalyani, Chairman Bharat Forge, who
is Chairman of this group, pointed out that
biggest challenge today was creation of jobs
and the focus of the group would be to
address this issue.
The group will make suggestion for shift
from fiscal incentives to employment based
incentives, reframe the boundaries and
introduce grandfathering clause for existing
provisions.
Suresh Prabhu chairs India-Australia Joint
Ministerial Commission
Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil
Aviation of India, Suresh Prabhu co-chaired the 15th
Session of the India-Australia Joint Ministerial
Commission with the Australian Minister for Trade,
Tourism and Investment, Steven Ciobo, in Canberra.
Both Ministers emphasized the need
forgrowth in two-way trade and investment.
They discussed about how mutual strengths
could contribute to economic modernization.
51 Lakh Houses Sanctioned under Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in Three Years
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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
conducted its 35th Central Sanctioning and
Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meeting of Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) – Urban on
25.06.2018 where a total of 3,18,900 houses from 6
States/UTs were approved.
With this, the PMAY (U) has approved more
than 51 Lakhs dwelling units against the
estimated demand of 1 crore.
As the scheme is completing its 3rd year of
implementation today, a significant
milestone of more than 51 lakh houses
approved has been achieved.
This is a huge jump in comparison to old
housing scheme where 12.4 Lakh houses
were approved in around 9 years of its
implementation.
Such unprecedented performance is due to
innovative architecture of the scheme where
flexibility has been given to the States/UTs
to approve the projects.
Further, rather than a rigid approach,
beneficiaries are free to choose from 4
verticals of the Mission as per their
preference.
The State of Maharashtra has taken a big
stride in achieving its target of providing
houses to slum dwellers by getting 2.48 lakh
houses approved in 35th CSMC.
Report on ‘Women in Prisons’ launched
The Ministry of Women and Child Development
(MWCD) has come up with its report titled
‘Women in Prisons’ which aims to build an
understanding of the various entitlements of
women in prisons, the various issues faced by them
and possible methods for resolution of the same.
The report contains a comprehensive list of 134
recommendations for improving the lives of
women under incarceration.
Main Features of the report are:
The report proposes that bail should be
granted to those under-trial women who have
spent one-third of their maximum possible
sentence in detention, by making necessary
changes in Section 436A of the CrPC which
provides for release after half of the
maximum sentence has been served.
Considering the needs of women in their
post-natal stages, the report recommends a
separate accommodation for mothers in post-
natal stage to maintain hygiene and protect
the infant from contagion, for at least a year
after childbirth.
To make legal aid more effective, the report
suggests that legal consultations must be
conducted in confidentiality and without
censorship
Re-integration of women in society is a grave
problem, due to the stigma attached to
incarceration. In the study conducted by
MWCD, it was found that in many cases,
women were abandoned by their families
and were left to fend for themselves after
their release.
Government proposes to set up 3000 Van Dhan
Kendras
The Government proposes to set up 3000 Van Dhan
Kendras involving 30,000 SHGs across the country
under the Van Dhan Scheme of the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs.
In a new game changing initiative, the Prime
Minister launched the Van Dhan Scheme of
Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED on
14th April, 2018 during the celebrations of
Ambedkar Jayanti at Bijapur Chattisgarh.
Emphasizing the important role of value
addition in increasing tribal incomes, the
Prime Minister stated that Van Dhan,
Jandhan and Goverdhan Schemes had the
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potential to change the tribal-rural economic
system.
National Seminar on Conservation of
Particularly Vulnerable Tribes of Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
is organizing a National Seminar on “Conservation
of Particularly Vulnerable Tribes of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands: The Way Forward” on 27th and
28th June, 2018 at Kamaladevi Multipurpose Hall,
India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, New
Delhi.
About 44 Ministries/Departments have been
invited by the National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes to present their strategies
and approach towards PVTGs in Andaman
and Nicobar Islands.
This Seminar is being organized in
collaboration with Anthropological Survey
of India (AnSI) and Directors of 18 Tribal
Research Institutes in different States have
also been invited to deliberate on critical
issues of tribal groups who are at the verge
of extinction.
Vice Chancellors of six Universities
including Indira Gandhi National Tribal
University, Amarkantak will provide
academic inputs on PVTGs.
Sushma Swaraj Introduces Passport Seva App
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj launched
a Passport Seva app for seamless application and
issue of passports.
Ms Swaraj said that in total, there are 260
working passport centres, which will be
expanded to all Lok Sabha constituencies in
the near future.
President of India Inaugurates the Udyam
Sangam-2018
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
inaugurated the Udyam Sangam-2018, being
organised by the Ministry of Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (MSME) on June 27, 2018 to
celebrate the 2nd United Nations Micro, Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises Day.
On this occasion, he also launched the Solar
Charkha and MSME Sampark Portal.
The President said that the Udyam Sangam-
2018 is an important effort in developing
effective eco-systems for MSME sector.
J P Nadda inaugurates the NIMHANS Digital
Academy
Shri J P Nadda, Union
Minister of Health and
Family Welfare
inaugurated the
NIMHANS Digital
Academy and addressed the first batch of
professionals enrolled for undergoing courses in the
fields of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Social Work.
Shri Nadda also released the training
modules and curricula for various training
programmes to be undertaken at the
NIMHANS Digital Academy.
WCD Ministry to organise TECH-THON
Ministry of Women and Child Development,
Government of India will organize a day-long
Seminar on Technology Partnerships for Steering
POSHAN Abhiyaan called ‘TECH-THON’ for
POSHAN Abhiyaan - PM’s Overarching Scheme
for Holistic Nourishment on 28th June, 2018 at
PravasiBharatiya Kendra in New Delhi.
Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog will inaugurate
the Seminar and launch the Jan Andolan
Guidelines of POSHAN Abhiyaan.
The Seminar is being organised to showcase
and orient the environment towards the
initiative, exchange ideas and to explore
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avenues of cooperation and partnerships for
technology support, as well as, reaching-out
to the beneficiaries for effective behavioural
change to initiate a ‘Peoples Movement’ or
Jan Andolan towards Nutrition.
4th National Review & Consultation on Swachh
Iconic Places
The 4th National Review and Consultation on
Swachh Iconic Places has begun in Hyderabad to
review the progress relating to maintenance and
cleanliness of Iconic Places.
Inaugurating the two-day consultation and
review, Director General Special projects
under the Ministry of Drinking Water
Supply, Akshay Rout underlined the need for
better coordination between local and state
Governments in implementing SIP
Strategies.
Centre to Replace UGC With HECI
The Centre is set to replace the apex higher
education regulator body University Grants
Commission (UGC) with Higher Education
Commission of India (HECI) by repealing the UGC
Act, 1951.
The proposed Higher Education
Commission of India would focus solely on
academic matters and monetary grants
would be under the purview of the ministry.
Presently, the University Grants
Commission (UGC), which came into
existence in 1953, provides financial
assistance to eligible colleges.
Oxytocin formulations ban to come into effect
from 1st July 2018
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has
restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations
for domestic use to public sector only from 1st July
2018.
It has also banned the import of Oxytocin
and its formulations.
From 1st July 2018, no private manufacturer
will be allowed to manufacture the drug for
domestic use.
Only Karnataka Antibiotics &
Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL), a public sector
company, would be manufacturing this drug
for domestic use from that date.
“Statistics Day” will be celebrated on 29th June,
2018
In recognition of the notable contributions made by
Late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the
fields of statistics, statistical system and economic
planning, Government of India in 2007, has
designated 29thJune as the “Statistics Day” in the
category of Special Days to be celebrated every year
at the National level.
29th June, 2017 marked the beginning of the
125th year of birth of Prof. P.C.
Mahalanobis.
ISI has held year-round celebrations which
will be culminated on 29th June, 2018.
The objective of celebration of this Day is to
create public awareness about the
importance of statistics in socio-economic
planning and policy formulation, to
acknowledge the contribution of Prof.
Mahalanobis, and to pay homage to him.
Institution of "Home Minister's Special
Operation Medal"
he Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has
approved the institution of "Home Minister's Special
Operation Medal".
Police Officers of States & Union
Territories, Central Police Organisations
(CPOs), Central Armed Police Forces
(CAPFs) and Security Organisation involved
in Special Operations will be eligible.
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The Union Home Minister has also instituted
three more Medals, - the Antarik Suraksha
Medal, Asadharan Aashuchan Padak, and
Utkrisht & Ati-Utkrisht Seva Medal.
Fourth National Consultation to be held in New
Delhi
The fourth National Consultation Meeting of
Ministers of States & UTs, in-charge of Food, Civil
Supplies and Consumer Affairs is being held on 29th
June 2018 in New Delhi.
The meeting will be chaired by Shri Ram
Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer
Affairs, and Food & Public Distribution.
The consultation will be on measures needed
for further improving various facets of
consumer protection and welfare including
availability of essential food items at stable
prices, Public Distribution System etc., and
chart a future course of action.
Mumbai airport's terminal 1 becomes first to
offer automated check-in facility
Airlines operating out of the Terminal 1 (T1) of the
city airport now provide self-bag drop (SBD) facility
to passengers, making it the only terminal with such
a fully-automated check-in system.
Besides, the airport operator has also
extended the check-in facility to a host of
five-star hotels in the city, enabling the
passengers to collect their boarding passes
from the hotel itself.
This is the only terminal in the country to
have a fully-automated check-in system.
Suresh Prabhu launches Mobile App 'ReUnite'
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil
Aviation, Suresh Prabhu has launched a mobile
application called ReUnite which helps to
trackandtrace missing and abandoned children in
India.
Speaking on this occasion the Minister
appreciated the work being done by the
NGO,Bachpan Bachao Andolan &
Capgemini for developing this app.
The app is multiuser where parents and
citizens can upload pictures of children, and
provide detailed description like name, birth
mark, address, report to the police station,
search and identify missing kids.
NITI Aayog partners with GNFC Ltd to
implement Fertilizer Subsidy Disbursement
NITI Aayog and
Gujarat Narmada
Valley Fertilizers &
Chemicals Limited
(GNFC) have signed
a Statement of Intent
(SOI) to work together towards implementing a
Proof-of-Concept (“PoC”) application using
Blockchain Technology for fertiliser subsidy
management.
Fertilizer units manufacture approximately
31 Million MT of fertilizers across country,
where total approximately Rs. 70,000 Cr. of
subsidy is disbursed to the manufacturing
units.
NITI Aayog releases First Delta Ranking of
Aspirational Districts
The NITI Aayog has launched the first Delta ranking
(incremental progress) for the Aspirational Districts,
based on self-reported data of districts between
March 31, 2018 to May 31, 2018, across five
developmental areas of Health and Nutrition,
Education, Agriculture and Water Resources,
Financial Inclusion and Skill Development, and
Basic Infrastructure.
The Districts started entering data from 1st
April, 2018 in the Champions of
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Change Dashboard and 108 districts out of
total 112, participated in this ranking.
Dahod district of Gujarat improved 19.8
points to rank first in the Delta ranking (was
Ranked 17 in Baseline ranking).
West Sikkim district in Sikkim stood second
with 18.9 points, a huge improvement from
being in the 30th position in Baseline
ranking.
Andhra Pradesh, Singapore sign pacts for
Amaravati development
The state government
of Andhra Pradesh and
Singapore has signed
several pacts for the
development of a start-up area (1,691 acres) in the
new capital, Amaravati, to transform it into a world-
class city.
Under the agreement, the land would be
handed over in three phases – 660 acres in
the first phase – to the Singapore companies
for infrastructure development and other
promotional activities.
World Bank forecasts 7.3 per cent growth for
India
The World Bank has forecast a growth rate of 7.3 per
cent for India this year and 7.5 per cent for the next
two years, making it the fastest growing country
among major emerging economies.
A top World Bank official said India's
economy is robust, resilient and has potential
to deliver sustained growth.
It said that growth in South Asia is projected
to strengthen to 6.9 per cent in 2018.
anks to set up dedicated mechanism to address
stress assets
The government of India has set up a committee
under Punjab National Bank non-executive
chairman Sunil Mehta to consider the establishment
of an asset reconstruction company to help resolve
the bad loan burden.
Others on the committee include State Bank
of India chairman Rajnish Kumar and Bank
of Baroda managing director PS Jayakumar.
India gives Rs 99 million to Nepal for installing
shallow tube wells
India has extended a financial aid of Rs 99 million
to Nepal for the construction of 2,700 shallow tube
well irrigation systems in 12 districts of the country's
southern Terai region to boost agricultural
productivity.
The assistance has been extended as part of
the final payment for the Nepal-Bharat
Maitri Irrigation Project, which was
launched in January last year to boost growth
to the Himalayan nation's agricultural sector
through enhanced facilities.
India's Ambassador to Nepal, Manjeev Singh
Puri, handed over a cheque of 99.21 million
Nepalese Rs to the country's Energy
Secretary, Sanjay Sharma.
Maharashtra Inks MoU with Canada’s Quebec
Province for Greater Economic Cooperation
The Maharashtra government and Canada’s Quebec
province have signed a pact to increase the economic
cooperation, specially in areas of information
technology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence
and welfare of the tribal community.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
to this effect with was signed by Chief
Minister Devendra Fadnavis and
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard during
his week-long tour to the US and Canada.
Karnataka Bank launches ‘Deposit Only Card’
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Karnataka Bank Ltd has launched ‘KBL-Deposit
Only Card’ that enables hassle-free cash deposit
transactions at the bank’s 24X7 e-lobby services.
This card is specially meant for the bank’s
current/overdraft customers.
These customers can perform cash deposit
transactions even with higher deposit limit at
the bank’s bunch note acceptor (BNA) or
cash recycler kiosks by using this card.
The limit for the cash deposit a day is Rs 10
lakh.
'SoftBank to invest up to $100 billion in Indian
solar'
SoftBank Group has decided to invest $60-100
billion in solar power generation in India.
SoftBank and the government are expected
to reach a formal agreement soon after final
arrangements are made.
The company is expected to make the
investment through a fund backed by Saudi
Arabia's government.
U.S. pips India as top greenfield FDI destination
The U.S. has surpassed India to become the top
destination for greenfield FDI investment in 2017,
says a report.
The number of greenfield FDI projects in
India during the year fell sharply by 21% to
637, said the fDi Report 2018 compiled by
FDI Intelligence.
India had maintained the numero uno slot in
greenfield FDI investment in 2015 and 2016.
Muthoot Fincorp Limited announced its
partnership with NSDC
Muthoot Fincorp Limited has announced its
partnership with National Skill Development
Corporation to train over 10,000 youth over the next
three years and make them job ready.
With the
partnership, Muthoot Fincorp claims to have
become the first major private sector player
to partner with National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) to launch the Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY-2)
programme.
Under the scheme, Muthoot Fincorp targets
to train over 10,000 people over the next
three years and make them job ready.
NSDC has approved a target of 3,000
candidates in the first year and 3,500 each in
the subsequent two years.
NABARD to lend Rs 21,000 crore to MP in
current fiscal
National Bank For
Agriculture And Rural
Development
(NABARD) said that it
would give Rs 21,000
crore to the Madhya Pradesh government in the
current financial year.
In the last three years, NABARD has given
Rs 2,000 crore every year to the Madhya
Pradesh government for works related to
roads, bridges and irrigation among other
things, An official Bansal said.
Government to team up with Google for flood
forecasting
Union Minister for Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin
Gadkari has expressed hope that collaboration with
Google will help in effective flood management in
India.
Central Water Commission (CWC), India’s
apex technical organization in the field of
Water Resources, has entered into a
Collaboration Agreement with Google.
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CWC would use state-of-the-art advances
made by Google in the in the field of
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
and geo spatial mapping for effective
management of water resources particularly
in the field of flood forecasting and
dissemination of flood related information to
the masses widely using the dissemination
platforms developed by Google.
This initiative is likely to help crisis
management agencies to deal extreme
hydrological events in a better manner.
BoB partners Accenture, IBM to drive growth
through technology
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda has mandated
IT majors IBM and Accenture to create an IT
Centre of Excellence (ITCoE) and Analytics Centre
of Excellence (ACoE) as part of the bank’s strategy
to use technology to drive growth.
The bank said in a statement that the twin
centres are part of a comprehensive digital
roadmap drawn up to enhance the quality.
Foundation Stone of ‘Auxiliary Production Unit
& Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre’ Laid
The Foundation of stone of “Auxiliary Production
Unit and State-of-the-Art Artificial Limbs Fitting
Centre” of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing
Corporation of India (ALIMCO) under Department
of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment was laid by Shri Manohar Lal, Chief
Minister of Haryana and Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar,
Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment
at a function at village Nawada, Tigaon
(Ballabhgarh), Faridabad, Haryana.
There has been an ever increasing demand
from the Divyangjan about the difficulty
being faced by them in visiting Kanpur to
avail facilities of evaluation, measurements
and fitment of assistive devices.
Diversification of rehabilitation and fitment
of assistive devices services to other areas
will facilitate Divyangjans to cover less a
distance for acquiring these devices.
Findings of 160 cost-benefit analyses in Andhra
Pradesh and Rajasthan presented to NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog has been engaging with State
Governments to evolve a shared vision of national
development and strategies from time to time to
share the best practices.
In this context, India Consensus - a
partnership between Tata Trusts and
Copenhagen Consensus which
has undertaken more than 160 cost-benefit
analyses across all main policy areas in
Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan presented
their findings on 14th June 2018 in NITI
Aayog.
The presentation on evidence-based policy
prioritisation model was chaired by Dr Rajiv
Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog.
It was attended by Chief Secretaries,
Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal
Secretaries/Secretaries dealing with the
Planning Department of 32 States and Union
Territories, Joint Secretaries from 14
Ministries, senior officers from NITI Aayog,
eminent economists and researchers.
Copenhagen Consensus President, Dr Bjorn
Lomborg presented the policies and
interventions which generate the most social,
economic and environmental good for the
States.
The focus of the presentation was on how
this approach and method could be replicated
across other States.
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School Chale Hum Abhiyan 2018 launched in
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
inaugurated the ‘School Chale Hum Abhiyan 2018’
in Bhopal.
The motive of this scheme is that no child
should be deprived of schooling.
Inaugurating the month long campaign on
June 15, the minister encouraged students,
teachers and parents to make it a success.
Telangana govt to set up Child Protection Units
in all 31 districts
In an effort to implement child rights, the Telangana
government will soon establish ‘District Child
Protection Units (DCPU)’ in all 31 districts.
Right now the 10 erstwhile districts have the
District Child Protection Units (DCPU).
Proposals were already sent to the
government for constitution of child
protection units and already they were
sanctioned and now staff recruitment was
underway.
Fourth Governing Council Meeting of NITI
Aayog Concludes
The fourth meeting of the Governing Council of
NITI Aayog was held under the chairmanship of the
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
It was attended by 23 Chief Ministers and the
Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar
Islands, apart from Union Ministers, who are
ex-officio members and special invitees.
At the end of the day-long deliberations, the
Prime Minister highlighted the importance
of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog as
a platform to inspire cooperative federalism.
Ashwini Kumar Choubey releases 11th Common
Review Mission (CRM) report
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for
Health and Family Welfare released the
11thCommon Review Mission (CRM) report of the
National Health Mission.
Speaking at the function, Shri Choubey
stated that India has registered a record 22%
reduction in MMR since 2013, which is the
highest percentage decline so far when
compared to all the previous reductions in
MMR as per the earlier rounds of SRS.
“Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has
declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in
2014-2016. It is because of the joint efforts
of the Ministry and the States.
Grand Finale of the First Hardware edition of
Smart India Hackathon 2018
The Union Minister for Human Resource
Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated
the 5 day Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon
2018 – Hardware edition through Video
conferencing in New Delhi.
Hardware edition is the first of its kind
innovative initiative by Ministry of HRD to
provide national platform to young technical
minds of India to showcase their disruptive
innovations and creative products which can
bring out revolutionary changes in crucial
sectors like agriculture, health, clean water,
waste management, automotive, smart
communication, and education.
The Hardware edition is the sub-edition of
SIH2018.
The Grand Finale of the Hardware
Hackathon will be a 5 days event and will
take place simultaneously at 10 prestigious
institutions (Nodal centers) across India.
The 3-day NATIONAL YOGA OLYMPIAD-
2018
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A 3-day National Yoga Olympiad was inaugurated
at the National Council of Educational Research and
Training in CIET in New Delhi by Mr. Eric Falt,
Director and UNESCO Representative of the New
Delhi Cluster Office for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
This is the third consecutive year of National
Yoga Olympiad of NCERT and this year
about 500 students from 26 States and 4 RIEs
are participating in the Olympiad as
compared to the participation of students
from 25 States/UTs last year.
In his welcome address, Professor
Hrushikesh Senapaty, Director, NCERT
brought to the attention that the Olympiad
creates awareness about a scientific and
holistic way of living and the purpose is to
create positive attitude among all human
beings and promote peaceful living in the
society.
Col Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurated
European Union Film Festival
Minister of State
(I/C) for Information
& Broadcasting and
Sports & Youth
Affairs, Col
Rajyavardhan
Rathore inaugurated
the European Union Film Festival.
The opening ceremony was followed by the
screening of Slovakian movie “Little
Harbour”.
With a selection of 24 latest European films
from 23 EU Member States, this years' film
festival brings some unusual stories for the
world cinema enthusiasts.
The European Union Film Festival is
organized by Directorate of Film Festivals,
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of India partnering with the
Delegation of the European Union and
embassies of EU Member States in various
city film clubs.
Workshop on Cyber Security Framework – 2018
A workshop on Cyber Security Framework for
Department of Defence was organised by DDP,
Ministry of Defence.
The workshop was inaugurated by
RakshaMantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman.
During her address, Smt Sitharaman stressed
upon the fact that Defence sector is more
prone to the cyber threats and hence it
becomes important to safeguard our
cyberspace with anticipation of possible
attacks.
Mehbooba Mufti resigns as J&K CM
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba
Mufti has sent her resignation to Governor NN
Vohra, after the BJP announced it was leaving the
alliance with her Peoples Democratic Party.
The BJP's decision to end the coalition
leaves Mufti with just 28 out of Jammu and
Kashmir's 87 elected seats.
Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir
A day after BJP pulled out of its alliance with PDP,
the state of Jammu and kashmir has come under
Governor's rule with immediate effect.
The 81-year-old governor, NN Vohra will
now be running the state for a fourth time
since his appointment in 2008.
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Union HRD Minister dedicates the National
Digital Library of India to the Nation
The Union Human Resource Development Minister,
Shri Prakash Javadekar launched the new digital
initiative of HRD Ministry ‘National Digital Library
of India’ on the occasion of National Reading Day
in New Delhi.
This National Digital Library of India
(NDLI) is a project of the Ministry of Human
Resource Development under the aegis of
National Mission on Education through
Information and Communication
Technology (NMEICT).
The objective of NDL is to make digital
educational resources available to all citizens
of the country to empower, inspire and
encourage learning. National Digital Library
of India is developed by IIT Kharagpur.
NDL is the Single Window Platform that
collects and collates metadata from premier
learning institutions in India and abroad, as
well as other relevant sources.
It is a digital repository containing
textbooks, articles, videos, audio books,
lectures, simulations, fiction and all other
kinds of learning media.
CEA Arvind Subramanian resigned
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind
Subramanian has submitted his resignation and
expressed his desire to return to the United States
due to family commitments, Union Minister Arun
Jaitley announced.
Mr. Subramanian started his term as CEA
on October 16, 2014 for a term of three
years.
On the completion of three years, he was
asked to continue for a year more, which
would have taken his term to October 2018.
19th all India Conference of Directors of Finger
Prints Bureaux
nion Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir will inaugurate the 19th all
India Conference of Directors of Finger Prints
Bureaux in Hyderabad.
During the two-day conference, participants
will deliberate on latest Automatic
Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS).
In the conference issues related to
administration, standard operating
procedures for uniform functioning of
bureaus would also be deliberated.
Shillong gets selected as the 100th Smart City
Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya has been
selected as 100th Smart City after evaluating the
proposal submitted by it.
Till now, 99 smart cities had been selected
in four rounds of competition and with
today’s announcement, selection of 100
cities has been completed under the Smart
Cities Mission.
Previously, 20 cities were selected in
January 2016, 13 cities in May 2016, 27
cities in September 2016, 30 cities in June
2017 and 9 cities in January 2018.
With the selection of Shillong, the total
proposed investment in the finally selected
100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission
would be Rs.2,05,018 crores.
VIC adopts Jagatpur village in Delhi for
Swachhata Abhiyaan
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(KVIC) has adopted Jagatpur village in Delhi for
its Swachhata Abhiyaan.
The sanitation drive by KVIC began with a
plantation drive and ended with cleanliness
drive along the bank of the Yamuna river.
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RK Singh inaugurates solar plant at Gurdwara
Rakab Ganj Sahib
India is making rapid strides in the field of
renewable energy and we will overshoot the target
of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022.” said Shri
R.K Singh, Minister of State(IC) for Power and
New & Renewable Energy.
He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the
inauguration of 1500 kWP capacity solar
plant developed by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara
Management Committee (DSGMC) at the
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
Lauding this noble initiative by DSGMC,
Shri Singh said that this would inspire other
institutions to go green and become
environment conscious.
He said that 20 cities in India are ranked
among the most polluted in the world and
there is an urgent need to reduce fossil fuel
use so that we leave a better world for our
children.
The Minister reiterated the Government’s
commitment to bring electricity to every
household by 31st December, 2018.
7th India Minerals and Metals forum
inaugurated in New Delhi
7th India Minerals and Metals forum was
inaugurated in New Delhi . 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.
unjab Government Launched Mobile App- ‘i-
Hariyali’
To increase the state’s green cover,
the Punjab government has launched ‘i-Hariyali’
app that lets users order free plant saplings.
The ‘i-Hariyali’ app under ‘Mission
Tandarust’ can be downloaded from the app
store for free.
The users can book a sapling of their
choice, a maximum of 25 per person, from a
nearby government nursery.
PM Modi inaugurates nature center in New
York via video link
On the occasion
of 4th International
Day of Yoga, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi inaugurated a nature center.
PM Modi inaugurated the 'YO1 Nature
Cure Center' in the Catskills area of New
York through a video link.
PM to inaugurate the Third AIIB Annual
Meeting 2018
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of
Finance, Government of India and the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will jointly
host the third Annual Meeting of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on June 25-
26, 2018 at Hotel Trident/Oberoi and NCPA,
Mumbai, India.
The theme for this year’s meeting is
*“Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure:
Innovation and Collaboration”* that will see
leaders from varied organizations and levels
of government to share ideas and
experiences for creating a sustainable future
through sound infrastructure investment.
This year will also see the launch of the
inaugural Asian Infrastructure Forum, which
will gather infrastructure practitioners in a
practical and project-driven discourse,
focused on matching innovative finance to
critical infrastructure needs.
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CEMS Sets Up Labs in Mumbai and Vizag
The Centre of Excellence in Maritime &
Shipbuilding (CEMS), a well-funded start-up in skill
development for maritime and shipbuilding sector,
has announced setting up of 24 labs -6 in Mumbai
and 18 in Vizag campus.
It also shared the list of courses being
offered.
The labs being set up include Product Design
& Validation, Advance Manufacturing, Hull
Design, Automation, Welding Technology,
Robotics, Virtual Reality, Advance Machine
& Robotics, Electrical and several others.
Promoted by Indian Register of Shipping
(IRClass) in partnership with Siemens and
support from Sagarmala, Ministry of
Shipping, CEMS aims to build competency
in the field of maritime & shipbuilding sector
through skill development in the latest
manufacturing technologies for
shipbuilding/ repair and ancillary sectors.
India is the largest borrower from Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank
With the total project portfolios of US$4.4 Billion,
India has been the largest borrower of Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) lending since
the time the Bank started its operations.
Unlike most other multilateral development
banks set up by advanced economies, AIIB
is the first major multilateral development
bank where principal contributors are the
borrowing members themselves.
The third Annual Meeting of the bank
focuses on infrastructure, with the theme of
innovation and collaboration.
Saudi ARAMCO and ADNOC sign MoU for
participating in the Ratnagiri Refinery project
Saudi Aramco and ADNOC signed an MoU today to
jointly develop and build an integrated refinery and
petrochemicals complex at Ratnagiri in
Maharashtra. The project will be implemented by
Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd.
(RRPCL).
Earlier, Saudi Aramco had joined the project
by signing an MoU with the Indian
consortium on 11th April 2018 on the
sidelines of the16 International Energy
Forum Ministerial.
RRPCL which is promoted by a consortium
of India PSUs consisting of IOCL, BPCL
and HPCLwill now have Saudi Aramco &
ADNOC as overseas strategic partners.
The project will be set up as a 50:50 joint
partnership (50:50) between the consortium
from India and Saudi Aramco and ADNOC.
This will be single largest overseas
investment in the Indian refining sector.
AIIB to invest $100 mn for India's development
projects
The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) has announced an equity investment of
$100 million in India`s National Investment &
Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to help various
development projects in this country.
The NIIF is a collaborative investment
platform for international and domestic
investors keen on investing in commercially
viable Indian infrastructure projects.
AIIB's 4th Annual Meeting 2019 in Luxembourg
Moving out of Asia first time, the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)'s Fourth
Annual Meeting will be held in Luxembourg in July
2019.
Luxembourg is a founding member of AIIB
as well as a leading international financial
centre and facilitator of investments between
Europe and Asia.
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The first AIIB Board of Governors meeting
was held in Beijing in 2016, followed by
Jeju, South Korea in 2017 and the third in
Mumbai.
NITI Aayog’s WEP Signs SoI with Financial
Institutions & Social Organisations
NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurs Platform
(WEP) has signed five separate Statement of Intent
(SoIs) with Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank
Limited, Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited, SREI
Infrastructure Finance Limited, Sreemanta Sankar
Mission and the Self Employed Women’s
Association (SEWA).
The WEP was established on the occasion of
International Womens’ Day in March 2018
to substantially increase the number of
women entrepreneurs who will create and
empower a dynamic New India.
Cabinet approves capital infusion in Export
Credit Guarantee Corporation Ltd
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved the capital infusion of Rs.2000 crore for
strengthening of Export Credit Guarantee
Corporation (ECGC).
The amount would be infused in the three
financial years i.e. Rs.50 crore in 2017-18,
Rs.1450 crore in the year 2018-19 and
Rs.500 crore for 2019-20.
The infusion would enhance insurance
coverage to MSME exports and strengthen
India’s exports to emerging and challenging
markets like Africa, CIS and Latin American
countries.
Cabinet approves a Corpus to National Export
Insurance Account Trust
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved contribution of Grant-in-Aid (Corpus) of
Rs.1,040 crore to National Export Insurance
Account Trust (NEIA).
The Corpus is to be utilised during three
years from 2017-18 to 2019-20. An amount
of Rs.440 crore has already been received for
the year 2017-18. Rs.300 crore each will be
given to NEIA for the years 2018-19 and
2019-20.
The Corpus would strengthen NEIA to
support project exports from the country that
are of strategic and national importance.
Israel to gift 100 units of digital farming to
Gujarat
Israel will gift 100 units of digital farming on an
experimental basis in Gujarat. Gujarat Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani is on a six-day-long visit to
Israel with a high-level delegation.
Vijay Rupani met Netafim CEO Ran Maidan
and discussed with him the potential of
digital farming in Gujarat.
Netafim is an Israeli irrigation solutions
providing firm.
IRDAI allows LIC to invest up to 51% in IDBI
Bank
The Insurance
Regulatory
Development
Authority of India
(IRDAI) has
allowed Life
Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) to invest up to 51 percent
in IDBI Bank.
This is a special case dispensation that has
been given to LIC and the 15 percent equity
investment cap still remains.
According to the regulator's norms on
investment, insurance companies cannot
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hold more than 15 percent stake in any
company.
West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi to Hold
Additional Charge of Tripura
West Bengal Governor
Keshari Nath Tripathi
was given the additional
charge of Tripura,
according to a statement
issued by the
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The President of India has appointed Keshari
Nath Tripathi to discharge the functions of
the Governor of Tripura, in addition to his
own duties, during the absence on leave of
Tathagata Roy.
Bandhan Bank appoints H R Khan as chairman
Bandhan Bank said its board has appointed H R
Khan, a former RBI deputy governor, as non-
executive chairman.
The board of directors of the bank at its
meeting appointed Harun Rasid Khan as the
non-executive, part time chairman of the
bank.
Khan's appointment will be for a period of
three years with effect from June 5, 2018.
U.N. Security Council elects five members for
two-year term
The United Nations General Assembly voted to elect
Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican
Republic and Indonesia for a two-year term in the
Security Council starting on Jan. 1, 2019.
The five members giving up their seat at the
end of this year are the Netherlands, Sweden,
Ethiopia, Bolivia and Kazakhstan.
Arvind Saxena appointed acting UPSC chief
UPSC member Arvind Saxena has been appointed
as the acting chairman of the commission from June
20, a government order said.
Saxena, a 1978-batch Indian Postal Service
officer, will take over the charge from
incumbent Vinay Mittal who completes his
term at the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) on June 19.
Appointment of Vigilance Commissioner
Shri Sharad Kumar (Indian Police Service, Retd.,
HY:1979) has been appointed as the Vigilance
Commissioner in the Central Vigilance
Commission, New Delhi.
His appointment will be for a term of four
years from the date on which he enters upon
his office, or till he attains the age of sixty
five years, whichever is earlier.
Deepak Raj Joshee recommended as new CJ of
Nepal
The Constitutional Council (CC) has recommended
Acting Chief Justice Deeepak Raj Joshee as new
Chief Justice (CJ) of the Nepalese Supreme Court
(SC).
Joshee has been working as the Acting CJ
after then CJ Gopal Parajuli resigned from
his post on March 15, 2018.
S Ramesh appointed CBIC chairman
Senior bureaucrat S Ramesh was appointed as
chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC).
Ramesh, a 1981 batch officer of Indian
Revenue Service (customs and central
excise), is at present member in the CBIC, an
apex policy making body for indirect taxes.
He will take over charge from incumbent
Vanaja N Sarna who completes her term this
month-end.
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Rana Kapoor re-appointed MD & CEO for
Yes Bank
Yes Bank shareholders have approved the re-
appointment of Rana Kapoor as the bank’s chief
executive officer and managing director for a period
of three years.
The AGM also approved the appointment of
Subhash Chander Kalia and Ajai Kumar as
non-executive non-independent directors.
Dr. Inder Jit Singh assumes charge as Secretary,
Ministry of Coal
Dr. Inder Jit Singh, (KL:1985) assumed charge
as Secretary, Ministry of Coal at Shastri Bhawan
office, New Delhi.
Dr. Inder Jit Singh took over the charge
of Secretary which fell vacant after
superannuation of Shri Susheel Kumar
(IAS:1982:UP) on April 30 this year.
In the interim, Secretary Mines, Shri Anil G
Mukhim (IAS:1985:GJ) had been holding
additional charge as Secretary, Coal.
Indian-American Dhivya Suryadevara to become
CFO of General Motors
An Indian-American woman, Dhivya Suryadevara
has been named the Chief Finance Officer of the US’
largest automaker, General Motors.
Ms. Suryadevara, currently the vice
president of corporate finance, will succeed
Chuck Stevens, the General Motor’s present
CFO, on September 1.
Ivan Duque Wins Election to Become Colombia's
President
Youthful rightwinger Ivan Duque won Colombia’s
presidential election, promising “a new generation”
of leadership for Columbia.
With 98 per cent of the ballot counted, Mr
Duque had 54 per cent of the vote.
Mr Duque will be sworn in as the country’s
new leader on August 7.
ICICI Bank Board appoints Mr. Sandeep
Bakhshi as Wholetime Director
The Board of Directors of
ICICI Bank Limited has
decided to appoint Mr.
Sandeep Bakhshi, as
Wholetime Director &
Chief Operating Officer
designate, ICICI Bank.
His appointment as COO will be for a period
of five years, subject to regulatory approvals.
He will take over as the COO from June 19,
2018, or on the date of regulatory and other
approvals, whichever is later.
IRDAI Sets Up Panel To Review Norms For
Marketing Firms
The Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI) has formed a 10 member
panel to review norms related
to insurance marketing firm (IMF) with an aim to
increase insurance penetration in the country.
The committee is headed by Suresh Mathur,
Executive Director (insurance marketing
firms), IRDAI, with nine more members.
Chief Ministers Subgroup Constituted for
Agriculture and MGNREGS
Government has set up a Chief Ministers Subgroup
to Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture
and MGNREGS.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as the
Convener and CMs of Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
and Sikkim along with the Member NITI
Aayog, Shri Ramesh Chand are its members.
The move comes in the backdrop of the
vision of the Prime Minister towards
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Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022 which
requires a multi-dimensional and inclusive
approach.
Sunil Mittal becomes honorary chairman of ICC
Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Founder and Chairman of
Bharti Enterprises, will step down as the Chairman
of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on
June 21.
He will be succeeded by Paul Polman, CEO
of Unilever, as ICC Chairman.
He will now function as the Honorary
Chairman of the ICC commencing July 1.
Ajay Banga, the President and CEO of
MasterCard will be appointed as the ICC
First Vice-Chair.
B V R Subramanyam appointed as Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Secretary
B V R Subrahmanyam, a senior IAS officer of the
Chhattisgarh cadre, was appointed as the chief
secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.
The 55-year-old bureaucrat, who hails from
Andhra Pradesh, has been appointed in
place of incumbent B B Vyas.
Karnataka Bank launches ‘Deposit Only Card’
Karnataka Bank Ltd has launched ‘KBL-Deposit
Only Card’ that enables hassle-free cash deposit
transactions at the bank’s 24X7 e-lobby services.
This card is specially meant for the bank’s
current/overdraft customers.
These customers can perform cash deposit
transactions even with higher deposit limit at
the bank’s bunch note acceptor (BNA) or
cash recycler kiosks by using this card.
The limit for the cash deposit a day is Rs 10
lakh.
'SoftBank to invest up to $100 billion in Indian
solar'
SoftBank Group has decided to invest $60-100
billion in solar power generation in India.
SoftBank and the government are expected
to reach a formal agreement soon after final
arrangements are made.
The company is expected to make the
investment through a fund backed by Saudi
Arabia's government.
U.S. pips India as top greenfield FDI destination
The U.S. has surpassed India to become the top
destination for greenfield FDI investment in 2017,
says a report.
The number of greenfield FDI projects in
India during the year fell sharply by 21% to
637, said the fDi Report 2018 compiled by
FDI Intelligence.
India had maintained the numero uno slot in
greenfield FDI investment in 2015 and 2016.
Muthoot Fincorp Limited announced its
partnership with NSDC
Muthoot Fincorp Limited has announced its
partnership with National Skill Development
Corporation to train over 10,000 youth over the next
three years and make them job ready.
With the
partnership, Muthoot Fincorp claims to have
become the first major private sector player
to partner with National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) to launch the Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY-2)
programme.
Under the scheme, Muthoot Fincorp targets
to train over 10,000 people over the next
three years and make them job ready.
NSDC has approved a target of 3,000
candidates in the first year and 3,500 each in
the subsequent two years.
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NABARD to lend Rs 21,000 crore to MP in
current fiscal
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural
Development (NABARD) said that it would give Rs
21,000 crore to the Madhya Pradesh government in
the current financial year.
In the last three years, NABARD has given
Rs 2,000 crore every year to the Madhya
Pradesh government for works related to
roads, bridges and irrigation among other
things, An official Bansal said.
Government to team up with Google for flood
forecasting
Union Minister for Water
Resources, River
Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation Shri Nitin
Gadkari has expressed
hope that collaboration
with Google will help in effective flood management
in India.
Central Water Commission (CWC), India’s
apex technical organization in the field of
Water Resources, has entered into a
Collaboration Agreement with Google.
CWC would use state-of-the-art advances
made by Google in the in the field of
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
and geo spatial mapping for effective
management of water resources particularly
in the field of flood forecasting and
dissemination of flood related information to
the masses widely using the dissemination
platforms developed by Google.
This initiative is likely to help crisis
management agencies to deal extreme
hydrological events in a better manner.
BoB partners Accenture, IBM to drive growth
through technology
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda has mandated
IT majors IBM and Accenture to create an IT
Centre of Excellence (ITCoE) and Analytics Centre
of Excellence (ACoE) as part of the bank’s strategy
to use technology to drive growth.
The bank said in a statement that the twin
centres are part of a comprehensive digital
roadmap drawn up to enhance the quality.
SBI's B Sriram appointed CMD of IDBI Bank
State Bank of India's Managing Director B Sriram
was appointed as the MD and CEO of IDBI Bank
for a temporary period of three months.
He has been appointed in place of
incumbent Mahesh Kumar Jain who was
recently named Deputy Governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Sriram has been working as the MD
(Corporate and Global Banking) in SBI
since July 2014.
Arijit Basu to be State Bank of India's new
Managing Director
The government has appointed Arjit Basu as
managing director of the country's largest lender
State Bank of India.
He will fill the position that fell vacant
following the elevation of Rajnish Kumar as
the chairman.
Now, after this the SBI will have four
managing directors.
As per the SBI Act, the bank can have four
managing directors.
Erdogan wins re-election as Turkish president
Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip
Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing
outright victory in the first round of a presidential
poll.
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Mr Erdogan got nearly 53% with almost all
votes counted. His closest rival Muharrem
Ince was on 31%.
Committee for Standardization and
Indigenization in Metro Rail Systems
A committee has been constituted under the
chairmanship of Sh. E. Sreedharan for
Standardization and Indigenization in Metro Rail.
The committee is expected to submit its
report in 3 months.
After 3 months, based on specific task of
standardization, Dr. Sreedharan could co-opt
the relevant expert members for the task for
a specified period of time.
Sonakshi joins UNESCO to promote safe
cyberspace for kids
Sonakshi Sinha joins UNESCO to promote safe and
secure online environment for children and help
empower our future digital citizens.
Stressing on the importance of education on
the safe use of online spaces, the actress said
it will equip boys and girls to be prepared to
report any type of abuse or exploitation.
ICICI Bank appoints Girish Chandra
Chaturvedi as non-exec part-time chairman
Private lender ICICI Bank has appointed Girish
Chandra Chaturvedi as an additional (independent)
director effective July 1, 2018 for a period of 3 years.
The bank, in a notification to the exchanges,
also said that it has named Chaturvedi as
non-executive part-time chairman subject to
the approval of shareholders.
Current chairman MK Sharma will retire on
June 30.
Gehlot elected IKF chief for next four years
Janardan Singh Gehlot was elected the president of
the International Kabaddi Federation for the next
four years.
Among other developments, the England
Kabaddi Association, headed by Ashok Das,
was disaffiliated because of anti-federation
activities.
Virat Kohli to get cricketer of the year award at
BCCI annual awards
The Board of cricket control in India (BCCI) has
announced its annual awards for the previous two
seasons.
The award winners for 2016-17 season:
COL. C.K. NAYUDU LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Late Mr.
Pankaj Roy (posthumously)
BCCI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD FOR WOMEN: Diana Edulji
(DECLINED)
BCCI SPECIAL AWARD: Abbas Ali Baig
and Late Naren Tamhane
POLLY UMRIGAR AWARD: Virat Kohli
BEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER
(WOMEN): Harmanpreet Kaur
LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE
BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN THE RANJI
TROPHY: Parvez Rasool of Jammu and
Kashmir
LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE
BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN DOMESTIC
LIMITED-OVERS COMPETITIONS,
2016-17: Krunal Pandya
MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD
(HIGHEST SCORER IN THE RANJI
TROPHY IN 2016-17): Priyank K Panchal
of Gujarat.
MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN THE
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RANJI TROPHY IN 2016-17): Shahbaz
Nadeem of Jharkhand
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST SCORER IN (U23) COL. C K
NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2016-17): Ekant C
Sen of Himachal
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U23)
COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2016-
17): Karan Kaila of Punjab
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST SCORER IN (U19) COOCH
BEHAR TROPHY IN 2016-17): Jonty
Sidhu of Delhi
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U19)
COOCH BEHAR TROPHY IN 2016-17):
Rahul Singh of Assam
JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY
(HIGHEST SCORER IN (U16) VIJAY
MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2016-17): N
Thakur Tilak Varma of Hyderabad
JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U16)
VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2016-
17): Rohit Dattatraya of Vidarbha C A
JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY (BEST
WOMAN CRICKETER OF 2016-17):
Punam Raut
AWARD WINNERS OF 2017-18:
COL. C.K. NAYUDU LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Anshuman
Gaekwad
BCCI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD FOR WOMEN: Sudha Shah
BCCI SPECIAL AWARD: Late Mr. Budhi
Kunderan
POLLY UMRIGAR AWARD: Virat Kohli
BEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER
(WOMEN): Smriti Mandhana
LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE
BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN THE RANJI
TROPHY, 2017-18: Jalaj Saxena of Kerala
LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE
BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN DOMESTIC
LIMITED-OVERS COMPETITIONS,
2017-18: Diwesh Pathani of SSCB
MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD
(HIGHEST SCORER IN THE RANJI
TROPHY IN 2017-18): Mayank Agarwal of
Karnataka
MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN THE
RANJI TROPHY IN 2017-18): Jalaj Saxena
of Kerala
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST SCORER IN (U23) COL. C K
NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2017-18): Aryaman
Birla of Madhya Pradesh
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U23)
COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2017-
18): Tejas Baroka of Delhi
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST SCORER IN (U19) COOCH
BEHAR TROPHY IN 2017-18): Y V
Rathod of Vidarbha
M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U19)
COOCH BEHAR TROPHY IN 2017-18):
Ayush S Jamwal of Himachal Pradesh
JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY
(HIGHEST SCORER IN (U16) VIJAY
MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2017-18): K
Nithish Kumar Reddy of Andhra
JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY
(HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U16)
VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2017-
18): Reshu Raj of Bihar
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JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY (BEST
WOMAN CRICKETER OF 2017-18):
Deepti Sharma.
Anupam Kher to be given Lifetime Achievement
honour at upcoming IIFA awards
Veteran film actor Anupam Kher will be given the
prestigious Lifetime Achievement honour at the
upcoming International Indian Film Academy
awards ceremony in Bangkok.
He will be presented with the honour on June
24 at the 19th edition of IIFA.
The 63-year-old actor, has worked in over
500 films spanning across languages along
with projects both in India and abroad for
over three decades.
Kamila Shamsie's "Home Fire" wins 2018
Women's Prize for Fiction
Renowned British
Pakistani author
Kamila Shamsie's
book "Home Fire"
has won the
Women's Prize for
Fiction, 2018.
The book, was also in the race for last year's
Man Booker Prize, is a contemporary
reimagination of Sophocles' "Antigone".
Sulabh founder bags Nikkei Asia Prize
Noted social reformer and founder of Sulabh
International Bindeshwar Pathak was honoured with
Japan’s prestigious ‘Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture
and Community’.
The award honours people in Asia who have
made significant contributions in one of the
three areas: regional growth; science,
technology and innovation; and culture and
community.
Former PM Manmohan Singh and Infosys
Chairman Narayan Murti are among the few
Indians who have won the prize in the past.
Oriental Bank of Commerce awarded for Atal
Pension Yojana
Oriental Bank of Commerce has been awarded as
the best public sector bank for Atal Pension Yojana
for the year 2017-18.
MoS for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla
presented the awarded to Mukesh Kumar
Jain, MD and CEO of the bank.
PM’s Award for Outstanding Contribution for
Promotion and Development of Yoga
Shri Vishwas Mandalik, Nasik and The Yoga
Institute, Mumbai are the recipients of the Prime
Minister's Award for outstanding contribution for
promotion and development of Yoga for the year
2018.
The selection was done from among 186
nominations received under different
categories.
On the occasion of the 2nd International
Day of Yoga celebrations at Chandigarh on
21st June, 2016, the Hon’ble Prime Minister
had announced the institution of awards for
the promotion and development of Yoga.
The award for 2017 was won by Ramamani
Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune.
India Smart Cities Awards
Nine awards in three categories, i.e., Project
Award, Innovative Idea Award and City Award
have been announced under the India Smart Cities
Awards, which was launched on June 25, 2017 by
Hon’ble Housing and Urban Affairs Minister.
The city award is being given to Surat for
showing great momentum in
implementation of projects especially in the
categories of urban environment, transport
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and mobility and sustainable integrated
development.
The Innovative Idea award is being given
to a project/idea particularly remarkable for
its innovative, bottom-up and
transformative approach towards
achievement of sustainable integrated
development. Joint winners in this category
are Bhopal for their Integrated Command
and Control Centre (ICCC) and Ahmedabad
for Safe and Secure Ahmedabad (SASA)
Project.
The Project awards are being given to
most innovative and successful projects in
seven categories that have been completed
by April 1, 2018.
The Projects selected are
PMC Care from Pune under ‘Governance’
category,
Smart Place Making from Pune under ‘Built
Environment’,
Smart Class rooms from NDMC and
Jabalpur, Smart Campus from
Visakhapatnam, Lighthouse from Pune
under ‘Social Aspects’ category,
B Nest Incubation Centre from Bhopal and
Conservation of Rajasthan School of Arts
from Jaipur under ‘Culture and Economy’
category,
Public Bike Sharing from Bhopal, Pune,
Coimbatore and Waste to Energy Plant in
Jabalpur under ‘Urban environment’
category,
Integrated Transit Management System
(TMS) from Ahmedabad and Surat under
‘Transport and Mobility’ category and
Smart Water Management through SCADA
from Ahmedabad under ‘Water and
Sanitation’ category.
Anukreethy Vas From Tamil Nadu Crowned
Femina Miss India 2018
nukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu college
student, has been crowned Femina Miss India 2018
in a grand ceremony in Mumbai.
Anukreethy Vas, who was previously
crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss Tamil
Nadu, beat 30 contestants to bag the top
honour.
Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was
the first runner-up while Shreya Rao
Kamavarapu from Andhra Pradesh secured
the second runner-up position.
Ministry of WCD receives the ‘Best Performing
Social Sector Ministry’ SKOCH Award
Lauding the achievements of the Ministry of
Women and Child Development in delivering the
promises made and for its significant achievements
and initiatives from the last 4 years, SKOCH has
conferred the ‘Best performing Social Sector
Ministry’ award on the Ministry of Women and
Child Development.
Minister for Women and Child
Development Smt.Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
has received the award on behalf of the
Ministry in an event held in New Delhi.
Outlining the achievements and initiatives
of the Ministry, Smt.Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
has said that under the leadership of the
Prime Minister, flagship schemes like Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao has achieved huge
success within a very short period of time.
Under this scheme, efforts were made at
National, regional and local level which led
to behaviour change which is reflecting in
the improved sex ration at birth.
Srikanth wins Sports person of the Year award
2018
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Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has been
adjudged as the Sportsperson of the Year for 2018
by the Sports Illustrated India magazine.
Here is the list of the winners
Team of the Year: Women’s Cricket Team
Coach of the Year: Stephen Constantine
Editor’s Choice for Excellence
(Team): Aizawl FC
Editor’s Choice for Excellence (Male): Jitu
Rai
Young Sportsperson of the Year: Manav
Vikas Thakkar
Community Development in Sport: Sailen
Tudu
Comeback of the Year: Sushil Kumar
Gamechanger of the Year: Shubhankar
Sharma
Outstanding Contribution to Sport: Leander
Paes
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dhanraj
Pillay
Special Award Living Legend: Balbir Singh
Sr.
Sportsperson Of The Year: Kidambi
Srikanth
Vasundhara Raje conferred with ‘Chief Minister
of the Year’ award
Rajasthan Chief
Minister
Vasundhara Raje
was conferred the
‘Chief Minister of
the Year’ award for
her remarkable work in e-governance.
The award was given at the 52nd Skoch
Summit held in New Delhi.
Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender
Singh was the chief guest at the function.
Ramdev to get wax statue at London's Madame
Tussauds
Baba Ramdev will soon have a wax replica at the
Madame Tussauds museum of London.
After Swami Vivekanand, Ramdev will be
the second swami to be depicted at the
notable wax museum.
In a press release, the yoga guru shared the
news with the world.
Kalki Koechlin conferred with French honour
Kalki Koechlin was conferred with the French
distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and
Letters, for her contribution in enhancing Indo-
French ties in cinema.
Kalki, who has French roots, has done films
such as ‘Dev D’, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi
Dobara’, ‘Shanghai’ and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai
Deewani’ to name a few.
Pallavi Darua crowned as India's first 'Tribal
Queen'
Pallavi Durua, who belongs to Odisha's Koraput
district, was crowned as the first Tribal Queen at the
Adi Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen competition held at
Utkal Mandap.
Panchami Majhi of Titlagarh and
Rashmirekha Hansdah of Mayurbhanj were
declared as the first and second runners-up of
the beauty pageant respectively.
The prime objective of the event was to
promote tribal art and culture.
International Indian Film Academy Awards
(IIFA) 2018
At the International Indian Film Academy Awards
(IIFA) were held in Bangkok.
Here's the list of winners:
Best Film:Tumhari Sulu
Best Actor in a leading role (Female):
Sridevi
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Best Actor in a leading role (Male): Irrfan
Khan
Best Actor In Supporting Role (Female):
Meher Vij
Best Actor In Supporting Role (Male):
Nawazzuddin Siddiqui
Best Director: Saket Chaudhary (Hindi
Medium)
Outstanding Achievement by an Actor in
Indian Cinema: Anupam Kher
Best Story: Amit V Masurkar (Newton)
Best Playback Singer Female: Meghna
Mishra
Best Playback singer Male: Arijit Singh
Best Style Icon of the Year: Kriti Sanon
‘Sagarmala’ receives Gold Award at the 52nd
Skoch Summit 2018
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,
recognizing the programmes’s contribution to
India’s socio-economic transformation and it's role
in propelling fast-track growth and infrastructure
development.
The Sagarmala Programme also received the
‘Order of Merit’ at the Summit.
The Secretary (Shipping) Sh. Gopal Krishna
shared the award with Minister for Shipping,
Road Transport & Highways, Water
Resources, River Develooment and Ganga
Rejuvenation Shri. Nitin Gadkari.
Economist Lawrence Haddad, Dr. David
Nabarro awarded World Food Prize
The World Food Prize will be awarded this year to
two men who have dedicated their careers to
improving the availability of nutritious food for
pregnant women and children in an effort to reduce
the effects of malnutrition in developing countries.
Lawrence 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
named the 2018 prize recipients.
The World Food Prize was created by Nobel
Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug in
1986.
Mithali Raj becomes first Indian to score 2,000
T20I runs
Star batswoman Mithali Raj has became the first
Indian cricketer to amass 2,000 runs in Twenty20
Internationals (T20I).
Mithali achieved the landmark after scoring
a knock of 23 during India's seven-wicket
win over Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup
T20.
She now has 2,015 runs in 75 matches.
Mithali is the seventh woman to reach 2,000
runs.
Halep beats Stephens to win maiden Grand Slam
title
Romanian Simona Halep beat Sloane Stephens of
US 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win the French Open, which is her
first Grand Slam title.
Halep became the second Romanian woman
to win a Grand Slam singles trophy after
Virginia Ruzici.
This was Halep's fourth major final and has
lost all three in the past, including two at
Roland Garros.
French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic
Thiem to win 11th title
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World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French
Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in
straight sets.
Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th
Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer's
all-time men's record.
Nadal is the only second player in history to
win the same Grand Slam on 11 occasions
after Margaret Court, who won 11 Australian
Open titles between 1960 and 1973.
Bangladesh beat India to lift maiden Women's
Asia Cup T20 title
Bangladesh stunned India by three wickets in a last-
ball finish to win their maiden Women's Asia Cup
T20 title at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala
Lumpur.
Chasing 113, Bangladesh reached the target
off the final delivery to record a historic title
win over the defending champions India.
Thus, India's run of six straight Asia Cup
titles came to an end with Bangladesh
claiming their first ever.
India beat Kenya to win Intercontinental Cup
Indian captain Sunil Chhetri scored a brace to put
himself on par with Lionel Messi and lead the home
side to Intercontinental Cup title triumph with a 2-0
win over Kenya in the summit clash.
Playing in his 102nd international match,
Chhetri struck in the eighth and 29th minutes
to hand a dominant India the trophy.
Chhetri is now on par with Argentine
superstar Messi with 64 strikes for the
country to be the joint second highest
international goal scorer among active
players.
Vettel wins Canadian GP
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel dominated the Canadian
Grand Prix to retake the championship lead as Lewis
Hamilton could finish only fifth for Mercedes.
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas finished second.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen took third after a
valiant but unsuccessful attempt to pass
Bottas.
USA, Canada and Mexico to host 2026 FIFA
World Cup
The World Cup is to return to North America for
a fourth time after FIFA members voted to award the
right to host the 2026 tournament to a joint bid from
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The North American bid beat competition
from Morocco, which was hoping to become
just the second African country to host
soccer's biggest international tournament.
The "United" bid received 134 of the 203
votes cast at the FIFA Congress in Moscow,
while Morocco polled 65.
Roger Federer wins Mercedes Cup
Roger Federer beat Milos Raonic to win the
Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, his first event for two and
a half months.
The Swiss had not played since the Miami
Open in March, but the win in Germany
gives him a 98th Tour title.
Federer, 36, beat Canadian Raonic 6-4 7-6
(7-3) in the final.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion had
already secured his return to number one in
the world rankings with victory over Nick
Kyrgios in the semi-final.
England post record ODI total of 481/6
Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow both hit hundreds as
England broke the record for the highest score in a
men's one-day international at Trent Bridge by
scoring 481 for six against Australia.
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England surpassed their own previous all-
time record men's ODI total of 444 for three,
also set at Trent Bridge, against Pakistan in
2016.
In reply, Australia could only manage to get
239/10.
India’s R Praggnanandhaa Becomes World’s
2nd Youngest Chess Grand Master
In a historic event, Chennai based R
Praggnanandhaa has become India’s youngest and
the second youngest Grandmaster in the world at 12
years, 10 months and 13 days.
Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine had become the
youngest Grandmaster at 12 years, seven
months in 1990.
Praggnanandhaa became India’s youngest
Grandmaster after making it to the final
round at the Gredine Open in Italy to clinch
his third GM.
Veteran journalist Adiraju passes away
Veteran journalist and author Adiraju Venkateswara
Rao passed away after a brief illness.
Popularly known as Adiraju, Mr.
Venkateswara Rao was born in 1938 at
Panditapuram village in Khammam district.
In a career spanning over five-and-a-half
decades, he worked for several Telugu and
English dailies and news agencies including
Andhra Jyothi, Udayam, Deccan Chronicle,
Indian Express, Himachal Times and
Hindustan Samachar at Hyderabad and
Delhi.
Former Union Minister and Congress leader
LP Shahi dead at 98
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister
L.P. Shahi died at the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS). He was 98.
He became MP from Muzaffarpur in 1984
and later served as the Education and Culture
Minister.
Legendary Brazilian tennis player, Maria Bueno,
dies
Maria Bueno, the Brazilian “queen” of tennis, who
won three Wimbledon and four US championship
singles titles, died in Sao Paulo at age 78, the
hospital where she was being treated said.
Known for her stylishness and her exciting
way of playing, she was the first South
American woman to win the Wimbledon
singles title.
Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong-
pil passes away
Kim Jong-pil, the founder
of South Korea's spy
agency whose political
skills helped him also
serve twice as prime
minister, has died. He was 92.
A retired lieutenant colonel, Kim was a key
member of a 1961 coup that put army Maj.
Gen. Park Chung-hee in power.
Gadkari Releases Nabard Publication on Water
Productivity mapping of major Indian crops
Union Minister for Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shipping,
Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari
released a book ‘Water productivity mapping of
major Indian crops’ published by NABARD in a
function at New Delhi.
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Addressing the gathering Shri Gadkari said
that there is no scarcity of water in the
country but we have to improve upon the
planning and management of water
resources.
Our Ministry and Government is thinking
about innovative ways for better
management of water resources.
Proposal for three projects at Tuticorin,
Paradip and Kandla are under consideration
where sea water can be desalinised and used
for irrigation and other works.
Vice President receives the Book ‘Vedvigyan
Alok’
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah
Naidu has received the book "Vedvigyan Alok"
(Maharishi Aitareya Mahidas Praneet - Aitareya
Brahmina ki Vaigyanik Vyakhya) authored by
Acharya Agnivarat Naishthik.
The book is divided into four broad
volumes.
The Book Vedvigyan Alok is the scriptural
verse in Vedas' prose.
Vice President launches the book “Human
Rights, Values and Cultural Ethos”
Hon’ble Vice President
of India Shri M.
Venkaiah Naidu has
launched the book
“Human Rights,
Values and Cultural
Ethos” on 26 June.
It is a collection of essays and lectures
written by Dr. R.P. Dhokalia.
The thrust of the book is on the connection
between human rights and the intrinsic and
core human values which in turn manifest in
the cultural ethos of a society.
Q:1 What is the rank of India in the list of 175 countries
in “End of Childhood Index 2018” indexed by global
child rights group, Save the Children?
108th
145th
113th
94th
68th
Q:2 What is the name of the state bird of the Andhra
Pradesh?
Indian Roller
Great Hornbill
Hill Myna
Rama Chiluka
Great Indian Bustard
Q:3 With which the Government of India has signed a
$500 million loan agreement to provide additional
financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY) Rural Roads Project, implemented by
Ministry of Rural Development?
IMF
World Bank
ADB
New Development Bank
Asian Infrastructure Development Bank
Q:4 What is the growth rate of Indian economy in
January-March 2018?
6.7 %
7.7 %
7.2 %
8.2 %
6.2 %
Q:5 Who has become the face of Central Railways` anti-
trespassing campaign?
Amitabh Bachchan
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Aamir Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Kailash Satyarthi
Sachin Tendulkar
Q:6 Who has been honoured with 'Santokba
Humanitarian Award' by President Ram Nath Kovind for
his services aimed at the betterment of society?
Jadav Payeng
Beena Rao
Kailash Satyarthi
Sudhanshu Biswas
Dr. Mapuskar
Q:7 Who has been appointed as Secretary in the
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting?
P K Mishra
Aman Trivedi
Rajeev Kumar
Amit Khare
Vishal Rai
Q:8 Two Days Thematic Seminar on ‘Water and
Sanitation’ is being held in which of the following city?
Jodhpur
Kanpur
Pune
Chennai
Bhopal
Q:9 What is the name of the state flower of the Andhra
Pradesh?
Kachnar
Lotus
Nag Kesar
Brahma Kamal
Jasmine
Q:10 Who is the Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs?
D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Anant Geete
Hardeep Singh Puri
Inderjit Singh Rao
Q:11 Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who was toppled
by a corruption scandal, became the first leader in which
country’s modern democracy to lose a vote of no
confidence in Parliament?
Sweden
Spain
Jorden
Israel
Germany
Q:12 On which date Prime Minister Narendra Modi
became the first Indian PM to deliver the keynote speech
at the Shangri-La Dialogue?
1 June 2018
1 may 2018
1 April 2018
11 June 2018
20 may 2018
Q:13 The United States has renamed its oldest and
largest military command - the Pacific Command – to
The Pacific Ocean command
The international command of Pacific
The US international command
Indo Pacific command
Indo US joined Pacific command
Q:14 The Ministry of Culture, Government of India has
introduced which new scheme with a total outlay of Rs.
325.00 Crores for Financial Years 2018-19 and 2019-20?
Seva Bhoj Yojna
Pavitra bhoj yojna
Muft bhoj yojna
Satvik bhoj yojna
Seva khadya yojna
Q:15 Hon’ble Minister for Women and Child
Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi laid
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foundation of Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic
Laboratory in which state?
Haryana
Chandigarh
Delhi
Maharashtra
Punjab
Q:16 With which country has India signed its first MRA
(Mutual Recognition Agreement) in Nursing with any of
our FTA partners?
Thailand
Shri Lanka
Afghanistan
Singapore
Malaysia
Q:17 The Government of India has decided to
commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of which Indian
leader?
Lala Lajpat rai
Subhash Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Vivekanand
Bal Gangadhara tilak
Q:18 To which former Singaporean diplomat, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi handed over the Padma Shri
award one of India's highest civilian awards?
Berry decker
Tommy koh
Ong keng Yonge
Simon tensing
Michael Tay
Q:19 Who is the chairperson of the Committee
constituted under to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi?
Prime minister of India
Home minister of India
Culture and Art minister
President of India
Human resource and development minister
Q:20 Who is the present prime minister of Singapore?
Thomas Church
Lee Hsien Loong
Halimah Yacob
Lee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Q:21 What is the rank of IISc Bangalore in world top
university list?
18th
78th
56th
91th
54th
Q:22 Which of the following Iconic Place has been
adopted by the NTPC Ltd under the Swachh Iconic
Places Projects of India?
Charminar
Red Fort
Tajmahal
Hawamahal
Sun Temple
Q:23 Who is the Prime Minister of Italy?
Matteo Renzi
Silvio Berlusconi
Giuseppe Conte
Sergio Mattarella
Paolo Gentiloni
Q:24 Which of the following bank has been recognized
with the Champion Security Award at the 14th Visa Asia
Pacific Security Summit?
Yes Bank
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
SBI
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Axis Bank
Q:25 Who has won an international award in the best
caricature cartoonist category?
Gary Larson
Scott Adams
Sergio Aragonés
Ralph Steadman
Thomas Antony
Q:26 In the run up to the World Environment Day 2018,
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in
association with which of the following bank has
organised a cleanliness drive at Kalindi Kunj ghat on
river Yamuna in New Delhi?
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
SBI
Axis Bank
Yes Bank
Q:27 Which of the following university has topped the
world top university list?
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Stanford University
Harvard University
University of California
Q:28 Where is the headquarters of the Energy and
Resources Institute (TERI)?
Mumbai
New Delhi
Pune
Kanpur
Chennai
Q:29 Where is the capital of Italy?
Berlin
Shanghai
Rome
Geneva
Bern
Q:30 Who will preside over a two-day Conference of
Governors and Lt. Governors on June 4 and 5, 2018, at
Rashtrapati Bhavan?
President of india
Prime Minister of india
Chief Justice of india
Vice president of india
Home Minister of india
Q:31 Which of the following country has renamed an
orchid after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
commemorate his visit to the National Orchid Garden?
Malaysia
Germany
Singapore
Indonesia
Italy
Q:32 World Bicycle Day is observed on which of the
following date?
4 June
3 July
13 May
23 July
3 June
Q:33 Who will inaugurate the 3rd National Health
Editors’ Conference on Yoga at Morarji Desai National
Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) in New Delhi on June 05,
2018?
Narendra Modi
Shripad Yesso Naik
Rajnath Singh
Sushma Swaraj
Nitin Gadkari
Q:34 Recently which of the following long range
ballistic missile is successfully flight tested from Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island)?
Agni 6
Agni 5
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Agni 7
Agni 2
Agni 4
Q:35 In an endeavour to facilitate the unemployed youth
of the state, Which of the state government has
announced to give a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 each
to Unemployed graduate youth?
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Q:36 Who is the President of Egypt?
Ashraf Ghani
Abdul Hamid
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Joseph Kabila
George Konrote
Q:37 What is the name of Indian navy's operation for
Evacuation of Stranded Indians from Socotra, Yemen?
Operation Nistar
Operation Vistar
Operation All Out
Operation Save
Operation Socota
Q:38 PM Modi unveiled Plaque At Singapore's Clifford
Pier Paying Tribute to which of the following Indian?
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Jawahar lal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Rajendra Prasad
Q:39 Who is the governor of Andhra Pradesh?
E. S. L. Narasimhan
B. D. Mishra
Om Prakash Kohli
Acharya Dev Vrat
Ganga Prasad
Q:40 Who is the Defence Minister of india?
Arun Jaitley
Nirmala Sitharaman
Manohar Parrikar
Suresh Prabhu
Narendra Singh Tomar
Q:41 Which of the following country's passport ranked
'most powerful' in world?
USA
England
Singapore
Japan
Germany
Q:42 World Environment Day is observed on which of
the following date?
3 June
5 July
5 June
18 May
18 July
Q:43 According to the latest data from the Indian Forest
Survey, What percent of the country's total land area is
forest covered in 2015?
20.05
21.34
26.58
18.36
24.35
Q:44 Asia’s 1st ‘Blue Flag’ Beaches will Be Developed
in which of the following country?
India
Japan
Sri Lanka
China
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Singapore
Q:45 Which city will host UN Global Compact Network
India convention 2018?
Pune
Chennai
Mumbai
Surat
Bengaluru
Q:46 Recently who has been appointed as a deputy
governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period
of three years?
Rajnish Kumar
Mahesh Kumar Jain
Amitabh Kant
Rajeev Kumar
P K Mishra
Q:47 A team of scientists from which of the following
Institute have built a psychopathic AI using image pulled
from Reddit?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Cambridge
Harvard University
Stanford University
University of Oxford
Q:48 According to Murmansk Marine Biology Institute,
which of the following seas is the cleanest seas on the
planet?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Q:49 Which city is the host city of World Environment
Day 2018?
Paris
Tokyo
Berlin
Sydney
New Delhi
Q:50 Which of the following is the most forested state
in the country?
Lakshadweep
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Mizoram
Manipur
Q:51 Which of the following countries is among the top
five countries generating e-waste?
Canada
India
Nepal
Singapore
Iceland
Q:52 The Eleventh edition of Geo Intelligence Asia
2018 has been organised in which of the following city?
Pune
New Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
Kanpur
Q:53 Who has been appointed as new attorney general
of Malaysia?
Tommy Thomas
Mohamad Apandi Ali
Najib Razak
Tony Fernandes
Vincent Tan
Q:54 Who is the new Prime Minister of Jordan?
Abdullah II
Hani Al-Mulki
Abdullah Ensour
Omar Razzaz
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Samir Rifai
Q:55 Who has been elected as president of the 73rd
United Nations General Assembly?
Peter Thomson
Miroslav Lajčák
Maria Fernanda Espinosa
Mogens Lykketoft
Sam Kahamba Kutesa
Q:56 Which of the following bank has been chosen for
‘Investor Relations Awards 2018’ under the category
‘Best Expectation Management (Mid Cap)’ for 2017-18?
Corporation Bank
Allahabad Bank
Bank of Maharashtra
Oriental Bank of Commerce
UCO Bank
Q:57 Which of the following committee will be awarded
the Sansad Ratna Award 2018 for its outstanding
performance?
Committee on Public Undertakings
Business Advisory Committee
Committee of Privileges
Estimate Committee
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance
Q:58 Which of the following Indian state is the largest
contributor in e-waste?
Bihar
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Punjab
Q:59 Where is the headquarters of Corporation Bank?
Bangalore
Chennai
Mangalore
Mumbai
Pune
Q:60 Who is the Chairman of the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Finance?
Arun Kumar Jaitley
Ananth Kumar Khadge
M. Veerappa Moily
Yashvant Sinha
Rajnath Singh
Q:61 Which of the following state has recently banned
on the use of thermocol plates?
Kerala
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Punjab
Q:62 Recently Cabinet has approved the joint issue of
postage stamp between India and which of the following
country?
Russia
England
Germany
Nepal
Bhutan
Q:63 According to the just released SRS bulletin (2016),
India has shown impressive gains in reduction of
Maternal Mortality with ...... reduction in since 2013.
12%
28%
18%
22%
16%
Q:64 Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore
Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
is assisted by which of the following institution?
NABARD
New Development Bank
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World Bank
Asian Development Bank
Asian Infrastructure and Development Bank
Q:65 What is the new Repo Rate?
6.50 %
5.50 %
6.00 %
6.75 %
6.25 %
Q:66 Government of India has constituted a group of
eminent persons to study the Special Economic Zones
(SEZ) Policy of India. Who is the chairman of this group?
C. Rangarajan
Kaushik Basu
Arvind Subramanian
Baba Kalyani
Prannoy Roy
Q:67 India – Indonesia Coordinated Patrol closing
ceremony will be held in which of the following city?
Belawan
Port Blair
Chennai
Bali
Kochi
Q:68 What is the New Marginal standing facility (MSF)
rate?
7.50%
6.25%
6.50%
6.00%
7.25%
Q:69 Who is the leader of the National Institute for
Mountaineering & Allied Sports (NIMAS), Dirang,
Arunachal Pradesh expedition team to Mt Everest?
Dorjee Khandu
Col Sarfraz Singh
Kalden Panjur
Surinder Singh
Balwant Singh Negi
Q:70 Who is the chief minister of himachal Pradesh?
Veerbhadr Singh
Anurag Thakur
Jai Ram Thakur
Sarbananda Sonowal
Jairam Ramesh
Q:71 At which of the following place 22nd edition of
Exercise Malabar is being conducted?
Chennai
Visakhapatnam
Guam
San Diego
Coronado
Q:72 What is the rank of India in global peace index
2018?
124th
144th
147th
154th
137th
Q:73 According to the latest edition of Lloyd's India's
City Risk Index how many Indian cities are ranked
among the top 10 cities globally for GDP risk from
terrorism threats?
5
2
3
1
6
Q:74 With which of the following country the state
government of Andhra Pradesh has signed several pacts
for the development of a start-up area (1,691 acres) in the
new capital, Amaravati, to transform it into a world-class
city?
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Singapore
Germany
Japan
USA
Iceland
Q:75 According to the World Bank forecast what will be
the growth rate of India for this year?
7.7%
7.5%
7.1%
7.3%
6.9%
Q:76 Who has become the first Indian cricketer to amass
2,000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals?
Virat Kohli
Mithali Raj
Rohit Sharma
Suresh Raina
Ajinkya Rahane
Q:77 Which of the following fruit has been declared
state fruit of Tripura?
Orange
Litchi
Guava
Pomegranate
Queen Pineapple
Q:78 According to 2018 global peace index which of the
following country is the most peaceful country in the
world?
New Zealand
Iceland
Austria
Portugal
Denmark
Q:79 Who is the winner of POLLY UMRIGAR
AWARD 2016-2017?
Rohit Sharma
M S Dhoni
R Ashwini
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Virat Kohli
Q:80 Who is the winner of BEST INTERNATIONAL
CRICKETER (WOMEN) award 2017-2018?
Mithali Raj
Harmanpreet Kaur
Jhulan Goswami
Poonam Yadav
Smriti Mandhana
Q:81 World Oceans Day is observed on which of the
following date?
11 June
8 May
18 July
4 June
8 June
Q:82 Which of the following institute has topped the QS
World University Rankings 2019?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
Harvard University
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
Q:83 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
summit 2018 has been held in which of the following
city?
Shanghai
Beijing
Guangzhou
Qingdao
Wuhan
Q:84 578-metre-long Theng Tunnel is located in which
of the following Indian state?
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Sikkim
Assam
Kerala
Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram
Q:85 Kalinga Literary Festival 2018 has been held in
which of the following city?
Pune
Bhubaneswar
New Delhi
Chandigarh
Surat
Q:86 Which of the following state's additional charge
has been given to West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath
Tripathi?
Kerala
Tripura
Mizoram
Manipur
Andhra Pradesh
Q:87 Whom will be given the prestigious Lifetime
Achievement honour at the upcoming 19th International
Indian Film Academy awards ceremony in Bangkok?
Anupam Kher
Sridevi
Amitabh Bachchan
Akshay Kumar
Naseeruddin Shah
Q:88 Who is the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh?
Biplab Kumar Deb
K Chandrasekhar Rao
N Chandrababu Naidu
Raghubar Das
Pema Khandu
Q:89 How many Indian universities has been feature in
the top 200 universities of the QS World University
rankings 2019?
14
8
12
3
6
Q:90 Who is the Union Petroleum Minister?
Piyush Goyal
Dharmendra Pradhan
Subhash Ramrao Bhamre
Ananth Kumar
Jitendra Singh
Q:91 Where was The 44th G7 summit held on June 8–9,
2018?
Germany
Holland
New York
Canada
France
Q:92 How many Indian companies featured on the 2018
Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list of the world’s largest public
sector companies?
64
47
58
35
72
Q:93 Who has been appointed president of committee to
consider the establishment of an asset reconstruction
company to help resolve the bad loan burden?
Sunil mehta
Ravi Venkatesan
M.K. Sharma
Vijay Tyagi
S.Sitaraman
Q:94 Who has been appointed as non-executive part
time chairman of the Bandhan bank?
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Imran syed
S.K. sinha
Harun Rasid Khan
Aakash sachdev
Anurag mukharjee
Q:95 Which of the following institute will give
technology for India’s first indigenous Lithium Ion
Battery project?
ISRO
DRDO
CSIR
BARC
None of these
Q:96 What is the name of India's first indigenous
artillery gun?
Trishul
Dhanush
Disha
Karma
None of these
Q:97 Who has been appointed as acting UPSC chief?
Vinay Mittal
Arvind Saxena
Sujata Mehta
R. K. Singh
Sanjiv Chaturvedi
been appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner in the
Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi?
P K Mishra
Vishal Rai
Sharad Kumar
Ram Kumar
N K Singh
Q:99 Who is the winner of French Open 2018 title?
Dominic Thiem
Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Q:100 Which of the following country has won the
Women's Asia Cup T20 title 2018?
India
Pakistan
SriLanka
Bangladesh
Nepal
Q:101 Which of the following country has beat Kenya
to win Intercontinental football Cup 2018?
India
New Zealand
China
Japan
Russia
Q:102 Which of the following state is the most
vulnerable in India’s first disaster risk index?
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Q:103 Tennis player Dominic Thiem is belongs to which
of the following country?
Canada
Spain
Russia
Japan
Australia
Q:104 How many total Grand Slams Nadal has won till
June 2018?
15
17
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21
14
12
Q:105 Which country is not elected to be voted for
Security Council starting from Jan. 1, 2019 by the United
Nations General Assembly?
Germany
India
South Africa
The Dominican Republic
Indonesia
Q:106 Which book has won the Women's Prize for
Fiction 2018?
The Mars room
The Art of gathering
War light
Home fire
The Pisces
Q:107 Who has won her first grand slam in French open
beating Sloane Stephens of US?
Simona Halep
Wozniacki
Muguruza
Svitolina
Ostapenko
Q:108 Recently, Which Senior Congress leader and
former Union Minister died at the All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS)?
Debarata saikia
Sadanand Singh
T.S. Singh
Shri Chandrkant
L.P. Shahi
Q:109 Who was the first South American woman to win
the Wimbledon singles title?
Althea Gibson
Maria Bueno
Sachia Vickery
Serena Williams
Maria Kirilenkko
Q:110 Who is current Prime minister of Canada?
Jean Chretien
Donald Trump
Paul Martin
Stephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
Q:111 11th World Hindi Conference will be Held in
which of the following country?
Guyana
Mauritius
Nepal
Fiji
Singapore
Q:112 Which is the highest sender of foreign students to
the US?
China
India
Japan
Germany
England
Q:113 1st police museum of India will be established in
which of the following city?
Mumbai
Pune
Chennai
Delhi
Gandhinagar
Q:114 India's first lithium ion cell factory will be
established in which of the following state?
Gujarat
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
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Maharashtra
Punjab
Q:115 Which of the following App has been launched
by railway ministery to expedite & streamline passenger
grievance redressal?
Rail Help
Rail Sahayta
Rail Karma
Rail Madad
Rail-Tail
Q:116 Parvati is the first Blast Furnace of SAIL that was
dedicated to the nation on 3rd February 1959 by the first
President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. It is located in
which of the following state?
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Q:117 Recently India has extended a financial aid of Rs
99 million to which country for the constrution of 2,700
shallow tube well to boost agricultural productivity?
Nepal
Pakistan
Bhutan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Q:118 Who won the Canadian Grand Prix 2018?
Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
Q:119 The first World Hindi Conference was held in
1975 in which of the following city?
Pune
New Delhi
Chennai
Nagpur
Allahabad
Q:120 Sebastian Vettel belongs to which of the
following team?
Mercedes
Red Bull
Ferrari
McLaren
Team Lotus
Q:121 An international-level 'Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) Conference-
2018'will be held in which of the following city on June
17-18?
Paris
Berlin
Jakarta
Mumbai
Kathmandu
Q:122 World Day against Child Labour observed on
which of the following date?
12 June
12 July
2 June
10 May
13 June
Q:123 Exercise SURYA KIRAN-XIII, a joint military
training exercise between India & Nepal culminated at
which of the following place?
Vairangte
Pithoragarh
Belgaum
Ranikhet
Katmandu
Q:124 First military exercise of the BIMSTEC (Bay of
Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation) group will be held in which of
the following country?
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Nepal
Bhutan
India
SriLanka
Indonesia
Q:124 बिमसटक (िगाल की खाडी िह-कषतरीय तकनीकी और आबथिक सहयोग
उपकरम) समह का पहला सनय अभयास बनमनबलबखत म स बकस दश म आयोबित बकया
िाएगा?
नपाल
भटान
इबिया
शरीलका
इिोनबशया
Q:125 Who has been recommended as new Chief Justice
(CJ) of the Nepalese Supreme Court (SC) by the
Constitutional Council?
Gopal Parajuli
Sushila Karki
Kalyan Shrestha
Ram Kumar Prasad Shah
Deeepak Raj Joshee
Q:126 Who has been appointed as chairman of Central
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs?
S Ramesh
Sahil Singh
Vishal Rai
P L Sharma
M K Sharma
Q:126 क दरीय अपरतयकष कर और सीमा शलक िोिि क अधयकष क रप म बकस बनयकत
बकया गया ह?
एस रमश
साबहल बसह
बिशाल राय
पी एल शमाि
एम क शमाि
Q:127 How many countries are there in BIMSTEC
Group?
8
10
12
5
7
Q:128 How many Iconic Places has been taken up under
Phase III of the flagship project Swachh Iconic Places
(SIP) of the Swachh Bharat Mission?
25
15
10
18
8
Q:129 NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
has selected how many additional schools for the
establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs)?
2000
3000
2600
3800
2850
Q:130 Raghavendra Swamy Temple is located in which
of the following state?
West Bengal
Kerala
Manipur
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Q:131 Who is the chairman of the North Eastern
Council?
Prime Minister
Home Minister
President
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Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
Governor of Manipur
Q:132 In which of the following country Raksha Mantri,
Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the first
Representative Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL)?
Vietnam
Malaysia
Indonesia
Thailand
Myanmar
Q:133 10th Meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate
Lymphatic Filariasis is held in which of the following
city?
Pune
Shimla
New Delhi
Mumbai
Chandigarh
Q:133 गलोिल एलायस की 10 िी िठक बलमफबटक फाइलररया को खतम करन क
बलए बनमनबलबखत म स बकस शहर म
Q:134 'Utsonmobile' App is related to which of the
following ministry?
Home Ministry
Fianance Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Railway Ministry
Health Ministry
Q:135 Who is the Union Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment?
J P Nadda
Thaawarchand Gehlot
Rajnath Singh
Ananthkumar
Narendra Singh Tomar
Q:136 Composite Water Management Index will be
launched by which of the following institution?
Planning Commission
ISRO
DRDO
CSIR
NITI Aayog
Q:137 Which of the following state has inked an MoU
with Canada’s Quebec Province for Greater Economic
Cooperation?
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Punjab
Q:138 Who has been appointed MD & CEO of Yes
Bank?
Aditya Puri
Sunil Kakar
Govind Singh
Rana Kapoor
Mukesh Sharma
Q:139 Who has been honoured with Japan’s prestigious
‘Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture and Community’?
Arvind Kejriwal
Kailash Satyarthi
Bindeshwar Pathak
K. Radhakrishnan
Nandan Nilekani
Q:140 Nalanda University is located in which of the
following state?
Gujarat
Bihar
Maharastra
Meghalaya
Kerala
Q:141 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is celebrated
on
14 May
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15 June
11 Feb
14 June
10 July
Q:142 Recently, The Union Minister for Coal Shri
Piyush Goyal has inaugurated which corporation’s three
100 MW Solar Power Project in Tamilnadu?
IOCL
COAL India
ONGC
NLCIL
BHEL
Q:143 In how many districts of India ‘Swajal scheme’ is
launched?
110
115
56
79
80
Q:144 How many States has signed on an MoU for
implementing ‘Ayushman Bharat –AB-NHPM’
15
20
25
23
18
Q:145 Recently, Integrated Command and Control
Centre at which place was inaugurated by PM?
Naya Raipur Smart City
Kota smart city
Pune smart city
Noida smart city
Ernakulam smart city
Q:146 Where is the National Tribal Museum proposed
to be set up?
Pune
Chennai
Bangalore
Mumbai
Delhi
Q:147 Which state has been ranked number 1 in ‘Water
Management Index’ (WMI) for reference year (2016-
17)?
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
Gujrat
Assam
Q:148 Recently, who assumed charge as Secretary of
Ministry of Coal?
Dr. Inder Jit Singh
Mr. Mukesh Tiwari
S.K. Sinha
Narendra Joshi
Pooja Kanwar
Q:149 What is the theme of ‘Blood Donation Day’ in
2018 ?
“For saving my life, thank you”.
“Secure Blood for saving the life of the Mother”.
'Be there for someone else. Give blood. Share life.’
“Donate Blood: Give the life’s Gift”
“More life due to More Blood”.
Q:150 The solar power plant recently inaugurated in
Tamilnadu, costs how much including operation and
Maintenance?
1250 crore
1300 crore
780 crore
1050 crore
800 crore
Q:151 In which of the following country India will
construct a war memorial to honour the valour and
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sacrifice of the thousands of its soldiers, sailors and
airmen who fought for peace in the World War I?
Japan
USA
Russia
France
Germany
Q:152 A high level global conference on “International
Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development”
held in which of the following country?
Tajikistan
Norway
Germany
Israel
Japan
Q:153 World's first international centre for humanitarian
forensics will be established in which of the following
Indian state?
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Goa
Q:154 Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of
IDBI Bank for a temporary period of three months?
Mahesh Kumar Jain
B Sriram
Alok Kumar Jain
Rajnish Kumar
M K Sharma
Q:155 The third Annual Meeting of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on June 25-26,
2018 will be held in which of the following city?
Pune
Beijing
Mumbai
Moscow
Durban
Q:156 Recently the Swami Vivekananda Cultural
Centre at the Indian Embassy inaugurated in which of the
following city?
Moscow
Kathmandu
New York
Tokyo
Dushanbe
Q:157 Which of the following Ministry has received the
‘Best Performing Social Sector Ministry’ SKOCH
Award?
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Q:158 Who has been adjudged as the Sportsperson of
the Year for 2018 by the Sports Illustrated India
magazine?
Virat Kohli
Kidambi Srikanth
Sushil Kumar
P V Sindhu
Rohit Sharma
Q:159 Who has been adjudged as the coach of the Year
for 2018 by the Sports Illustrated India magazine?
Stephen Constantine
Pullela Gopichand
Ravi Shastri
Tushar Arothe
Harendra Singh
Q:160 Gamechanger of the Year award winner
Shubhankar Sharma belongs to which of the following
sports?
Basketball
Cricket
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Golf
Shooting
Badminton
Q:161 When is ‘International Widows Day’ celebrated?
23 may
21 June
23 June
20 June
22 April
Q:162 Which city won the cleanest city tag for the
second time in a nationwide cleanliness survey by the
Union housing and urban affairs ministry?
Bhopal
Indore
Gujrat
Delhi
Jaipur
Q:163 Recently, in which state did PM inaugurate urban
development projects?
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Q:164 Recently, which project in Madhya Pradesh has
been dedicated to the nation by the prime minister,
Narendra Modi?
Mehroi medium irrigation project
Modasagar medium irrigation project
Mohanpura project
Nagda Nalla project
Kolar major irrigation project
Q:165 Recently, where was Photo Exhibition on ‘Beti
Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign inaugurated?
Kerala
Chandigarh
Rajasthan
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Q:166 Which chief minister conferred with ‘Chief
Minister of the Year’ award at the ‘52nd Skoch Summit’
held in New Delhi?
Mamta Banerjee
Mahbooba mufti
Vasundhara raje
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Manohar Parikar
Q:167 After Swami Vivekanand, who will be the second
Indian swami to be depicted at the Madame Tussauds
museum of London?
Subrahmanyam swami
Praveen swami
Ramdev swami
L.R. swami
Geetanjali swami
Q:168 Recently which Former South Korean Prime
Minister passed away?
Kim Jong-pil
Goh kun
Han duck soo
Chung Hong won
Han Seung soo
Q:169 Chief minister Vasundhara raje belongs to which
state of India?
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
Kerala
Rajasthan
Gujrat
Q:170 What is the capital of south Korea?
Seoul
Pyongyang
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Hanoi
Baghdad
Zuba
Q:171 Recently which country has issued driving
licences to women for the first time in decades just before
a ban on female drivers is lifted?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Oman
Yemen
Iraq
Q:172 Recently Union Minister of Railways, Coal,
Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal
inaugurated the India Infrastructure Expo 2018 in which
city?
Mumbai
New Delhi
Chennai
Gandhinagar
Shilong
Q:173 The Ministry of Finance is organising the India
Infrastructure Expo 2018 in partnership with which of the
following?
National Highway Authority of India
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
Industry
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Airports Authority of India
Energy Efficiency Services Limited
Q:174 Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
inaugurated urban public transport bus service 'Sutra
Seva' in which city?
Nagpur
Bhopal
Indore
Surat
New Delhi
Q:175 Which country is the largest borrower from Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank since the time the Bank
started its operations?
India
China
Japan
Pakistan
Russia
Q:176 Where is the headquarters of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank?
Shanghai
Beijing
New Delhi
Moscow
Karachi
Q:177 Recently the Union Government has appointed
Arjit Basu as Managing Director of which Bank?
SBI
HDFC
ICICI
PNB
OBC
Q:178 Recently which Bollywood celebrity was
conferred with the French distinction of Knight of the
Order of Arts and Letters, for her contribution in
enhancing Indo-French ties in cinema?
Freida Pinto
Irrfan Khan
Nasserudin Shah
Kalki Koechlin
Anupam Kher
Q:179 Recently R Praggnanandhaa has Become World’s
2nd Youngest Chess Grand Master. He hails from which
state?
Tamilnadu
Orissa
Kerala
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Karnataka
Telangana
Q:180 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a
multilateral development bank that aims to support the
building of infrastructure in which of the following
region?
Asian region only
Pacific region only
Atlantic region only
Both Pacific and Atlantic region
Both Asian and Pacific region
Q:181 Who tops Forbes' 2017 list of India's 100 richest
tycoons?
Ajij premji
Anil Ambani
Aditya Birla
Mukesh Ambani
Bharti Mittal
Q:182 Who will Chair the 4th meeting of the Governing
Council of ‘NITI Aayog’?
Rajiv Kumar
Narendra Modi
Bibek debroy
V.K. Saraswat
Ramesh Chand
Q:183 Where will ‘European Union Film Festival
(EUFF)’ premiere held on 18th June, 2018?
Pune
Mumbai
New Delhi
Chennai
Bengaluru
Q:184 Who from India, will attend a series of ‘Incredible
India road shows’ in the United States of America, from
18th to 22nd June 2018?
Shri K. J. Alphons
Narendra Modi
Sushma Swaraj
Arun Jaitely
Rajnath singh
Q:185 Who led an ‘all women Naval mountaineering
team’ that summited Mount Deotibba on 10 Jun 2018?
Monika tyagi
Rasmi Mishra
Kokila Sajwan
Saroj chanwla
Meena aiyer
Q:186 Who chaired the Meeting of Consultative
Committee for Donor Ministry?
Kamlesh Mishra
Manoj Singh
Kamla prjapat
Devyani gupta
Jitendra singh
Q:187 Governor of which state discontinues ceremonial
‘Guard of honor’?
Manipur
Jammu and Kashmir
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Q:188 Which Indian-American became CFO of General
Motors?
Dhivya Suryadevara
Kanchan Maharshi
Divya Sankhla
Payal gupta
Pooja Gautam
Q:189 Who will host 2026 FIFA World Cup?
US, Canada and Mexico
Brazil, Mexico
Iran
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France
Australia
Q:190 Where is FIFA headquarters situated?
Geneva
Manila
Moscow
New York
Zurich
Q:191 In which of the following city of Haryana
Foundation Stone of ‘Auxiliary Production Unit &
Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre’ has been laid?
Faridabad
Hisar
Karnal
Panipat
Rohtak
Q:192 Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?
Amitabh Kant
Rajnath Singh
Rajiv Mahrshi
Rajiv Kumar
Vivek Debroy
Q:193 In which of the following city of Madhya Pradesh
School Chale Hum Abhiyan 2018 has been launched?
Indore
Jabalpur
Bhopal
Ujjain
Gwalior
Q:194 Recently which of the following bank has
launched ‘Deposit Only Card’ that enables hassle-free
cash deposit transactions at the bank’s 24X7 e-lobby
services?
Karnataka Bank
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
SBI
PNB
Q:195 Which of the following institution has recently
decided to invest $60-100 billion in solar power
generation in India?
Amazon
SoftBank
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
None of these
Q:196 Recently Adiraju Venkateswara Rao passed
away. He was belonged to which of the following field?
Literature
Journalism
Acting
Direction
Science
Q:197 Who ha released a book ‘Water productivity
mapping of major Indian crops’ published by NABARD
in a function at New Delhi?
Narendra Modi
Ramnath Kovind
M Venkaiah Naidu
Nitin Gadkari
Rajnath Singh
Q:198 Who is Peggy Whitson?
An Astronaut
A Football Player
A Scientist
A Journalist
A Politician
Q:199 Who is the Chief Minister of Haryana?
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Manohar Lal Khattar
Vijay Rupani
Om Prakash Chautala
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Raghubar Das
Q:200 Who is the governor of Andhra Pradesh?
Anil Baijal
Ganga Prasad
E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan
Jagdish Mukhi
V.P. Singh Badnore
Q:201 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed
on which of the following date?
15 June
18 July
8 July
15 March
14 June
Q:202 World Day to Combat Desertification and
Drought is observed on which of the following date?
18 June
8 July
12 May
22 March
17 June
Q:203 According to a report which country has
surpassed India to become the top destination for
greenfield FDI investment in 2017?
Canada
USA
Mexico
England
Germany
Q:204 Which company has announced its partnership
with National Skill Development Corporation to train
over 10,000 youth over the next three years and make
them job ready?
Muthoot Fincorp Limited
HDFC Bank
TCS
Infosys
Q:205 How much amount will NABARD lend to
Madhya Pradesh in current fiscal year?
Rs 18,000 crore
Rs 45,000 crore
Rs 12,000 crore
Rs 10,000 crore
Rs 21,000 crore
Q:206 Who won Mercedes Cup 2018?
Roger Federer
Rafel Nadal
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Milos Raonic
Q:207 Milos Raonic is belonged to which of the
following country?
USA
Canada
Mexico
Germany
Switzerland
Q:208 Where is the headquarters of NABARD?
New Delhi
Chennai
Chandigarh
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Q:209 Under whose chairmanship the fourth meeting of
the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held at
Rashtrapati Bhavan?
Ramnath Kovind
Amitabh Kant
Rajiv Kumar
Narendra Modi
Sumitra Mahajan
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Q:210 Which of the following state government will
soon establish ‘District Child Protection Units (DCPU)’
in all 31 districts in an effort to implement child rights?
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Assam
Madhya Pradesh
Q:211 The 28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) was held in which of the
following city?
Paris
Jurmala
London
Berlin
New Delhi
Q:212 The 3-day NATIONAL YOGA OLYMPIAD-
2018 has been held in which of the following city?
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Kanpur
Pune
New Delhi
Q:213 Central Water Commission (CWC), India’s apex
technical organization in the field of Water Resources,
has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with which
of the following organization/ company for flood
forecasting?
ISRO
CSIR
NASA
Amazon
Q:214 Who has Won the Election to Become Colombia's
President?
Juan Manuel Santos
Gustavo Petro
Nicolás Maduro
Álvaro Uribe
Ivan Duque
Q:215 Who has been appointed as Chief Operating
Officer of ICICI Bank?
Chanda Kochhar
Shyam Srinivasan
Sandeep Bakhshi
Rana Kapoor
Rakesh Sethi
Q:216 Which of the following bank has been awarded
as the best public sector bank for Atal Pension Yojana for
the year 2017-18?
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Bank of Baroda
Allahabad Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Q:217 Where is the capital of Colombia?
Bogotá
Manama
Minsk
Gaborone
Ottawa
Q:218 “Little Harbour”, opening ceremony movie at
European Union Film Festival is belongs to which of the
following country?
Canada
Slovakia
USA
Japan
Russia
Q:219 What was the Maternal Mortality Ratio of India
during 2014-2016?
147
167
130
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185
195
Q:220 Who is the Minister of State for Health and
Family Welfare?
Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Jayant Sinha
Shripad Yesso Naik
Manoj Sinha
Ramdas Athawale
Q:221 Recently India-Greece business forum meeting
held in which of the following city?
New Delhi
Pune
Mumbai
Athens
Paris
Q:222 7th OPEC international Seminar is being held in
which of the following country?
Austria
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Ecuador
United Arab Emirates
Q:223 Who is the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?
Mehbooba Mufti
N N Vohra
B. D. Mishra
Acharya Dev Vrat
Padmanabha Acharya
Q:224 In which of the following country a Conference
on “International Decade for Action: Water for
Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” is being held?
Bahrain
Algeria
Djibouti
Jordan
Tajikistan
Q:225 Mehbooba Mufti belongs to which of the
following political party?
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
Peoples Democratic Party
None of these
Q:226 The Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI) has formed a 10 member
panel to review norms related to insurance marketing
firm (IMF) with an aim to increase insurance penetration
in the country. Who is the head of this panel?
Subhash Chandra Khuntia
Suresh Mathur
T S Vijayan
Rajeev Sharma
Vishal Garg
Q:227 Government has set up a Chief Ministers
Subgroup to Coordinate Policy Approaches for
Agriculture and MGNREGS. Who is the convener of this
group?
Devendra Fadnavis
Lal Thanhawla
Pawan Kumar Chamling
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Vijay Rupani
Q:228 Which of the following team has broken the
record for the highest score in a men's one-day
international cricket match?
Australia
India
England
South Africa
New Zealand
Q:229 Where is the headquarters of Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
Vienna
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Paris
Bern
Tokyo
Dubai
Q:230 Who launched ‘National Digital Library of India’
on the occasion of National Reading Day in New Delhi?
Rajnath Singh
Ramnath Kovind
Narendra Modi
Sushma Swaraj
Prakash Javadekar
Q:231 World Music Day is observed on which of the
following date?
11 July
8 May
18 July
21 June
12 June
Q:232 What is the theme for Yoga Day 2018?
Yoga for Fitness
Yoga for Peace
Yoga for Life
Yoga for Prosperity
Yoga for Nature
Q:233 19th all India Conference of Directors of Finger
Prints Bureaux will be held in which of the following
city?
Mumbai
Pune
Hyderabad
Kanpur
Shimla
Q:234 Which of the following city has been selected as
the 100th Smart City?
Shillong
Kota
Ajmer
Kanpur
Indore
Q:235 Which of the following village has been adopted
by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission in Delhi
for its Swachhata Abhiyaan?
Rampura
Ramsar
Jagatpur
Siwar
Jeetawala
Q:236 Who among the following is the recipients of the
Prime Minister's Award for outstanding contribution for
promotion and development of Yoga for the year 2018?
Swami Kuvalayananda
Niranjanananda Saraswati
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Vishwas Mandalik
Jaggi Vasudev
Q:237 The City Award under the India Smart Cities
Awards has been given to which of the following city?
Pune
Surat
Ajmer
Ahmedabad
Patna
Q:238 Who is the author of “Vedvigyan Alok” book?
Swami Nikhilananda
S. Radhakrishnan
Acharya Agnivarat Naishthik
Swami Paramananda
Raj Bahadur Pandey
Q:239 Which of the following institute has won the
Prime Minister's Award for outstanding contribution for
promotion and development of Yoga for the year 2017?
The Yoga Institute, Mumbai
Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune
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Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai
Ashtanga Institute, Mysore
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Kerala
Q:240 Who is the Minister of State (IC) for Power and
New & Renewable Energy?
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
Arvind Subramanian
Piyush Goyal
R.K Singh
Suresh Prabhu
Q:241 World Refugee Day is observed on which of the
following date?
20 June
18 July
20 May
22 June
12 July
Q:242 Which of the following country has recently
announced that it was withdrawing from the UN Human
Rights Council?
Iran
China
India
USA
Russia
Q:243 Recently the 7th India Minerals and Metals forum
was inaugurated in which city?
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Raipur
Kollam
Q:244 Recently which state Government has Launched
Mobile App- ‘i-Hariyali’ to increase the state’s green
cover?
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Rajasthan
Telangana
Kerala
Q:245 On the occasion of 4th International Day of Yoga,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a nature
center in which city via video link?
New York
Montreal
Paris
Berlin
Moscow
Q:246 Sunil Mittal will function as the Honorary
Chairman of which Institution from July 1?
International Chamber of Commerce
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
Industry
Industrial Finance Corporation of India
Unit Trust of India
Small Industries Development Bank of India
Q:247 B V R Subramanyam has been appointed as Chief
Secretary of which state?
Jharkhand
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Punjab
Q:248 Recently Anukreethy Vas has Crowned Femina
Miss India 2018. She hails from which stae?
Telangana
Kerala
Tamilnadu
Andhra Pradesh
Goa
Q:249 What is the theme of World Refugee Day, 2018?
Now more than ever, we need to stand
#WithRefugees
Refugees are people like you and me
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Refugees and their problems
Refugees to be taken care of
None of these
Q:250 First International Day of Yoga was celebrated in
which year?
2015
2016
2014
2017
2013
Q:251 UN MSME Day is observed on which of the
following date?
25 June
10 July
17 May
10 April
27 June
Q:252 Who is the chairman of the Group of Eminent
Personalities to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
Policy of India?
Baba Kalyani
Amitabh Kant
Suresh Prabhu
Nitin Gadkari
Hasmukh Adhia
Q:253 Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd is
located in which of the following state?
Kerala
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Q:254 Who won the re-election of Turkish president?
Muharrem Ince
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Juan Manuel Santos
Omar al-Bashir
Erna Solberg
Q:255 How many Van Dhan Kendras will be set up by
the Government across the country under the Van Dhan
Scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
5000
2500
3000
8500
7500
Q:256 Who co-chaired the 15th Session of the India-
Australia Joint Ministerial Commission with the
Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment,
Steven Ciobo, in Canberra?
Nitin Gadkari
Ananth Kumar
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Anant Geete
Suresh Prabhu
Q:257 Recently which of the following country has
agreed to work together with India on a project to develop
a naval base at the Assumption Island keeping each
other's concerns in mind?
Norway
Sudan
Seychelles
Japan
Germany
Q:258 How many Houses has Sanctioned under Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in Three Years across the
country?
51 Lakh
78 Lakh
28 Lakh
36 Lakh
64 Lakh
Q:259 Which of the following company has signed an
MoU with Saudi Aramco to jointly develop and build an
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integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex at
Ratnagiri?
BASF
Dow chemical company
ADNOC
Panama Petrochem Ltd.
None of these
Q:260 Where is the capital of Turkey?
Jakarta
Rangoon
Ankara
Antalya
Istanbul
Q:261 Which is the world's most dangerous country for
women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being
forced into slave labour?
Syria
Afghanistan
India
Pakistan
Iraq
Q:262 Which of the following country will host a two-
day “World Tolerance Summit” in November?
Iran
Japan
India
Singapore
The United Arab of Emirates
Q:263 Which institute has announced an equity
investment of $100 million in India`s National
Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to help various
development projects in the country?
World Bank
IMF
Asian Development Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
None of these
Q:264 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)'s
Fourth Annual Meeting will be held in which of the
following country in July 2019?
Luxembourg
Germany
Canada
Singapore
Britain
Q:265 Who is the chairman of the committee constituted
for Standardization and Indigenization in Metro Rail?
Ashwani Bhagat
E. Sreedharan
Dr. MANGU SINGH
Durga Shanker Mishra
Sahib Singh Verma
Q:266 Who has been crowned as India's first 'Tribal
Queen'?
Panchami Majhi
Rashmirekha Hansdah
Meghna Mishra
Pallavi Darua
Kriti Mishra
Q:267 The book “Human Rights, Values and Cultural
Ethos” is a collection of essays and lectures written by
.........
Meher Vij
Salman Rushdie
Khushwant Singh
Dr. R.P. Dhokalia
Amrita Pritam
Q:268 Who has been awarded Best Actor in a leading
role in International Indian Film Academy Awards
(IIFA) 2018?
Nawazzuddin Siddiqui
Rajkumar Rao
Irfan Khan
Ranbir Kapoor
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Salman Khan
Q:269 Where is the headquarters of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank?
Moscow
Beijing
Shanghai
Bern
Manila
Q:270 International Indian Film Academy Awards
(IIFA) 2018 held in which of the following city?
Manila
Pattaya
Bangkok
Dubai
London
Q:271 According to a Report what is the rank of India in
Cyber Attacks Globally?
10th
4th
6th
8th
12th
Q:272 Udyam Sangam-2018 is being organised by
which of the following ministry?
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Culture
Q:273 Who inaugurated the NIMHANS Digital
Academy?
Dr. Mahesh Sharma
Prakash Javadekar
Radha Mohan Singh
J P Nadda
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Q:274 Which ministry will organize a day-long Seminar
on Technology Partnerships for Steering POSHAN
Abhiyaan called ‘TECH-THON’?
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Culture
Q:275 4th National Review & Consultation on Swachh
Iconic Places conference held in which of the following
city?
New Delhi
Mumbai
Pune
Chennai
Hyderabad
Q:276 Which programme has received Gold Award at
the 52nd Skoch Summit 2018?
Sagarmala
Digital India Programme
Bharat Nirman
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Make in India
Q:277 Who among the following is the winner of world
food prize 2018?
Dr. David Nabarro
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
Dr. Jan Low
Dr. Maria Andrade
Dr Sanjaya Rajaram
Q:278 Who established the World Food Prize in 1986?
Alfred Nobel
M. S. Swaminathan
Norman Borlaug
Verghese Kurien
Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta
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Q:279 Sagarmala project is related to which of the
following ministry?
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Shipping
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Ministry of Railways
Q:280 Who is the Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare?
Thaawar Chand Gehlot
Narendra Singh Tomar
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ananthkumar
J P Nadda
Q:281 Recently which of the following country has been
placed on the Grey list of countries that financially aid
terrorism?
Afghanistan
Syria
Pakistan
Iran
North Korea
Q:282 “Statistics Day” is observed on which of the
following date?
29th June
13th July
9th July
24th June
2th July
Q:283 The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has
restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for
domestic use to public sector from …….
1st July 2018
1st August 2018
1st September 2018
1st October 2018
1st March 2019
Q:284 In which of the following city the fourth National
Consultation Meeting of Ministers of States & UTs, in-
charge of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
held?
Mumbai
Chennai
Pune
New Delhi
Bhopal
Q:285 How much capital infusion has been approved by
the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for
strengthening of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation?
Rs.1000 crore Rs.1500 crore
Rs.2000 crore Rs.2500 crore
Rs.2800 crore
Q:286 Recently who joined UNESCO to promote safe
and secure online environment for children and help
empower our future digital citizens?
Sachin Tendulkar
MS Dhoni
Priyanka Chopra
Sonakshi Sinha
Aishwarya Rai
Q:287 The Centre is set to replace the apex higher
education regulator body University Grants Commission
(UGC) with which of the following commission?
Higher Education Commission of India
University Commission of India
Higher University Commission of India
Technical Education Commission of India
None of these
Q:288 Who is the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs,
and Food & Public Distribution?
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Ram Vilas Paswan
D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Jual Oram
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Radha Mohan Singh
Q:289 Where is the headquarters of UNESCO?
Berlin Geneva
Paris Bern
New York
Q:290 Which of the following ministry has recently
approved the institution of "Special Operation Medal"?
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Q:291 Which of the following country has named 'worst
human trafficking country'?
Afghanistan Syria
North Korea Pakistan
Sudan
Q:292 Which of the following mobile application has
been launched which helps to track and trace missing and
abandoned children in India?
ReUnite ReTrack
ReTrace ReHub
ReHome
Q:293 Israel will gift 100 units of digital farming on an
experimental basis to which of the following Indian
state?
Kerala Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh Gujarat
Maharashtra
Q:294 The Insurance Regulatory Development
Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) to invest up to 51 percent in
which of the following bank?
IDFC Bank HDFC Bank
Yes Bank UCO Bank
IDBI Bank
Q:295 Who has been appointed as an additional
(independent) director of ICICI Bank?
Usha Ananthasubramanian
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
Rajeev Rishi
Jatinder Bir Singh
Pawan Kumar Bajaj
Q:296 Who has been elected the president of the
International Kabaddi Federation?
Mukesh Kumar Jain
Janardan Singh Gehlot
Ashwani Kumar
Jai Kumar Garg
Ravi Krishan Takkar
Q:297 Which district has ranked first in First Delta
Ranking of Aspirational Districts released by NITI
Aayog?
West Sikkim Raipur
Dahod Surat
Indore
Q:298 Which airport's terminal 1 becomes first to offer
automated check-in facility to passengers?
Delhi Mumbai
Chennai Pune
Hyderabad
Q:299 Who is the Union Minister of Commerce &
Industry and Civil Aviation?
Suresh Prabhu
D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Chaudhary Birender Singh
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q:300 Who is the prime minister of Israel?
Gaston Browne
Abdul Hamid
Benjamin Netanyahu
Tshering Tobgay
Leo Varadkar