Important Current Affairs 17th Jun 2018

Important Current Affairs 17th Jun  2018

Current Affairs 17th Jun 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Government of India decided not to extend the period of ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir
●        On May 17, 2018, the Indian government had decided that aggressive actions would not be undertaken by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in the holy month of Ramzan.
●        This decision was made in the interest of the peaceful people of Jammu and Kashmir so that they could convince Ramzan in a favorable environment.
 

Comprehensive Water Management Report issued by the Policy Commission
●        The Comprehensive Water Management Report was released by the Commission on June 14, 2018.
●        According to this report, India is going through the most serious water crisis in its history.
●        In the absence of proper management and use of water, water conservation will deepen in coming years.

 
RBI organized 'Financial Literacy Week'
 
●        The Reserve Bank of India has started 'Financial Literacy Week'.
●        This financial literacy week will be organized from 04 June to 08 June 2018.
●        RBI has made banners and posters in three languages, which are being implemented in every bank branch.

LIC did not pay tax of Rs 2,050 crores
 
●        Life Insurance Corp of India, the largest insurance company , has received notice of payment of service tax of Rs 2,050 crores on behalf of the Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence.
 
 

HDFC Bank CEO Aditya Puri gets 4 percent cut
 
●        Aditya Puri, the CEO of HDFC Bank , the bank earning the highest salary for the years, has been cut short this time.
●        In the financial year 2017, he got Rs 10 crore and given Rs 9.4 crore for the financial year 2018.
●        During this period, the profit of the bank increased by 20 per cent to Rs 17,484 crore.
 

Ayushman Bharat Scheme: Insurance companies will face delay in payment
 
●        The Central Government has kept the penalties for the delay in payment of 10 lakh poor families under the health insurance scheme of Rs 5 lakh .
●        Under this, if an insurance company delays the payment of the amount spent on treatment, then he will have to pay a penalty.

Approval of forming agency to prevent women from displaying in vulgar form on social media
 
●        The Central Government has decided to create a central agency under the National Commission for Women to prevent women from being presented as indecent and rude in traditional and modern social media.
●        The Ministry of Women and Child Development has accepted the recommendation of Parliamentary Committee to amend the 'Women's Vulgar Formulation Act, 1986' on 04 June 2018.

Current Affairs 17th Jun 2018: GLOBAL  NEWS

Antarctica ice is melting three times faster: study
 
●        According to a recent study, Antarctica ice is melting rapidly three times faster than previous years.
●        According to the study conducted by the team of scientists, this change has happened very fast in the last 26 years.
●        This study was recently published in Nature Magazine.
 
 Jordan's Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki resigns
 
●        Jordan's Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki announced on June 04, 2018, resigns between the ongoing protests across the country.
●        King Abdullah II of Jordan appointed former Education Minister Omar Razzaz to be the new Prime Minister.

UAE offers free transit visa for 48 hours
 
●        Passengers traveling to India from any part of the world via the United Arab Emirates will soon get a free transit visa.
●        This facility will be for big cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
●        Under this the passengers can stay there for two days.
 
 
America, ahead of India to raise FDI for new projects
 
●        In the matter of acquiring foreign direct investment for greenfield, i.e., the US has left behind India in 2017.
●        The FDI report of The Financial Times- 2018 states that in 2017, new FDI projects in India decreased 21 percent to 637.
●        This report was prepared by FDI Intelligence.

Case against Harvard on racism with Asian-origin students
 
●        America's prestigious Harvard University is accused of being racist with American students of Asian descent in the curtains .
●        The university has been sued for this.

Current Affairs 17th Jun 2018: APPOINTMENT

Dhivya Suryadevara of Indian origin becomes CFO of General Motors
●        Indian-American Dhivya Suryadevara has been named the first woman Chief Financial Officer of General Motors, America's largest automobile company.
●        Dhivya Suryadevara will take over from September 1, 2018 and report to General Motors Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra.
 
 
Mahesh Kumar Jain appointed as RBI deputy governor
 
●        Former Managing Director of IDBI Bank Mahesh Kumar Jain was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 04 June 2018. His tenure will be three years.
●        This appointment has been done by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Committee, which includes the Governor of RBI, other than the Secretary of Financial Services and other independent members.

Current Affairs 17th Jun 2018: SPORTS

Penalty for Ball tampering will increase fourfold
 
●        The day in cricket that comes out of the ball tampering .
●        The International Cricket Council is now preparing to adopt a tough approach to tamper with ball.
●        If these new rules are recognized, then instead of ball tampering level 2, Level 3 will be offense and then the player's sentence will be 4 times more than the existing rule.
●        That is, the player found guilty of ball tampering will have to endure 4 Tests or 8 ODI matches.
 
World No. 1 Roger Federer wins Stuttgart Open title
 
●        World No. 1 Switzerland's tennis player Roger Federer has done the best , defeating Milos Raonic of Canada, and has won the Mercedes Cup title.
●        Federer's 98th ATP title
●        This is 21st win in 23 games so far this year of Federer.