Important Current Affairs 13th Jun 2018

Important Current Affairs 13th Jun  2018

Current Affairs 13th Jun 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Approval for proposal to withdraw pending Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in Rajya Sabha
●        The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to withdraw pending Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in the Rajya Sabha.
●        Nalanda University was founded on the basis of the joint press statement issued in the fourth East Asia Summit held in Thailand in October 2009.
 
 
Cabinet gives approval to increase the additional share capital of HDFC Bank to a maximum of Rs 24,000 crore
●        Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to raise additional share capital to M / s HDFC Bank Limited to a maximum of Rs 24,000 crore.
●        It includes premium above the sanctioned limit of Rs 10,000 crore, which will not exceed 74 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital of the bank.
 
 
Defense Minister inaugurates BEL's representative office in Vietnam
●   Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated the first representative office of Bharat Electronics Limited, Navaratna Defense Unit, Bharat Electronics Limited, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
 
 
J.P. Nadda inaugurated the 10th meeting of the Global Coalition organized to end the Lymphatic Filariasis
●        Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda inaugurated the 10th meeting of the Global Coalition organized to end the lymphatic filariasis here today.
●        In his inaugural address, Shri Nadda said that India is committed to the transmission of lymphatic filariasis and to eliminate this disease from the root so that future generations remain free of this disease.
 
Cashless Ticketing through the 'Utsonmobile' app developed by CRIS
●        In the direction of digitization and for the cashless economy, more and more techno-advanced transactions are being initiated in the Indian Railways.
●        For this, the Center for Railway Information Systems has developed mobile-based application 'Atasamobile'.
 
 
Thawar Chand Gehlot chaired the third meeting of the National Senior Citizens Council
●        Union Minister for Social Welfare and Empowerment, Thawar Chand Gehlot presided over the third meeting of the National Senior Citizen Council here today.
●        In this meeting, Union Minister of Social Welfare and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sandal, Member of Parliament, Shri L.K. Advani, Secretary of Social Welfare and Ministry of Empowerment Smt. Neelam Sahni and members of the Council attended the meeting.
 
 
Odisha can produce 100 million tonnes of steel: steel minister
●        Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh visited Kalinganagar on June 12, 2018 and negotiated with the Managing Directors and Chief Executives of the main steel producing units located in Odisha State.
●        Chaudhary Birendra Singh said that India has become the second largest steel producing country in the world.
 
Cabinet approves proposal for submission of Security Bill, 2018 in Parliament
●        Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to present the Dham Safety Bill 2018 in Parliament.
●        This bill will help States and Union Territories to adopt unified dam safety procedures, ensuring the safety of the dams and the benefits of these dams will be safe.
●        This will also help in the protection of human life, animal wealth and property.
 

Policy Commission will issue comprehensive water management index
 
●        The policy commission will release the overall water management index to achieve the purpose of 'All-inclusive development' campaign on June 13, 2018.
●        The index will be used to decide and implement appropriate measures for better management of water resources.
 

KVIC has set a world record by distributing most beekeeping boxes in one day
 
●        KVIC has set a world record by distributing most beekeeping boxes in one day.
●        KVIC distributes this in the army field located in Kupwara, Kashmir.
●        Earlier, on the occasion of World Bee Day, KVIC had set a record by distributing 1000 bee boxes among the Missing Tribe community in Kaziranga forest area.
 
SEBI has constituted a committee to monitor the list of Indian companies directly.
 
●        Market regulator SEBI has formed an expert committee on 12 June 2018 to monitor the list of Indian companies directly.
●        Under the existing structure, no domestic company can be listed on foreign exchange without listing in the country's market.
●        There will be a 9-member team in this Expert Committee.

Cabinet clears agreement between India and Peru
●        The Union Cabinet approved the agreement between India and Peru.
●        This agreement was signed in May 2018 in Lima, Peru.
●        The objective of this agreement is to establish collaborative institutional relations in order to increase technical bilateral cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit, and equality in matters of renewable and renewable energy.
 
 
Approval of reorganization of North Eastern Council
●        The Union Cabinet has approved the reorganization of the North Eastern Council.
●        In the reorganization of North Eastern Council by the North Eastern Region Development Ministry, the Union Home Minister was proposed to become the ex-officio chairman of the institution.
 

Current Affairs 13th Jun 2018: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP

Agreements to be signed jointly between India and Vietnam on the issue of postage stamps
●        The Cabinet was informed about the issue of postage stamps jointly by the Postal Departments of India and Vietnam.
●        India-Vietnam: To issue postage stamps jointly on 'ancient architecture', there was mutual agreement between the postal department of the Ministry of Communications and the Viet Nara Post.
●        Joint postage stamps were issued on 25.01.2018.

Current Affairs 13th Jun 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Approval of MoU between ICMR and INSERM, France
●        The Union Cabinet was apprised about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) made in March 2018 between the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) and the Institution National The La Santé de la Recherche Médical (INSERM), France.
●        The objective of this MOU is to cooperate in areas of mutual interest in the fields of medicine, biological science and health research.
 
US approves India to sell Apache attack helicopter
 
●        The US government has approved the deal to sell 6 AH-64E Apache Attack helicopters in the $ 93 million (around Rs 6,285 crore) to the Indian Army .
●        US State Department reported this.
●        Apache Attack Helicopter is considered to be the world's deadliest attack helicopter.