Important Current Affairs 19th Jun 2018

Important Current Affairs 19th Jun  2018

Current Affairs 19th Jun 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Ashwini Kumar Choubey released 11th General Review Mission Report
●        The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey released the 11th General Review Mission Report of the National Health Mission here today.
●        In 2013, there has been a record 22% decrease in maternal mortality rate.
 
Three-day National Yoga Olympiad organized by NCERT-2018 begins today in New Delhi
●        The three-day National Yoga Olympiad-2018, organized by the National Council for Educational Research and Training, started today in New Delhi.
●        It was inaugurated by Eric Fult.
●        He is the director of UNESCO and its office in Delhi, in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Maldives.
 
 
Union HRD Minister inaugurated Grand Finale of the first hardware version of Smart India Hackathon 2018
●        Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today inaugurated the Smart India Hackathon 2018 - Five-Day Grand Finale of Hardware Edition through video conferencing in New Delhi.
●        Secretary, Higher Education Department, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Shri R. Subramaniam was also present on this occasion.
 

KVIC got contract from Air India
 
●        For the third time, Khadi and Village Industries Commission has received an order worth Rs 8 crore from Air India to supply convenience kits to international travelers.
●        This facility kit includes khadi herbal beauty care products.
●        These products include khadi hand sanitizer, moisture supplement lotion, handmade soaps, lip balm, khadi daily face wash and essential oils.
 
 
Dharmendra Pradhan on the tour of Austria and Germany
●        An official delegation led by the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will participate in the Seventh Opaque International Symposium organized by Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna, Austria on June 19-20, 2018.
●        This visit is taking place at an important time when global prices of crude oil have reached again at the highest level after reaching the highest level of 2014.
 
 
Government will work with Google to forecast floods
●        Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari has expressed the hope that the alliance with Google will help in effective or effective management of flood in India.
●        In the field of water resources, India's top technology organization Central Water Commission has signed a cooperation agreement with Google.

Prime Minister inaugurated Integrated Commands and Control Center in New Raipur
●        Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the country's first integrated command and control center on 14 June 2018 in New Raipur of Chhattisgarh.
●        With this, the Integrated Command and Control Center in New Raipur has now become the 10th Smart City Center to operate in India.
 
 
10 Rivers of the World responsible for dirt in the sea, including Ganga: Report
 
●        A recent study has shown that 10 rivers are the most responsible for garbage collection in the world.
●        Among them China's Yangtze River is at number one, which is China's longest river.
●        Among them, the Ganges River is India's second largest.
●        About 90% of the plastic garbage found in samandars is coming from these 10 rivers.
●        Of these 10 rivers, 8 are from Asia.

Tourism Minister launches new Incredible India website
 
●        J Alphans of the Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) launched a new 'Incredible India' website in New Delhi on June 14, 2018.
●        The website shows India as a round-the-round surveillance goal around key experiences in areas such as spirituality, heritage, adventure, culture, yoga, and fitness.

 
Evan Duke elected as Columbia's youngest president
 
●        Democratic center party candidate Evan Duke won the presidential election held in South American country Colombia on June 17, 2018.
●        They have become Columbia's youngest president till date.
●        Ivan received about 54% of the votes while his opponent Gustavo Petro got 41.8% of the votes.
 
 
BJP to celebrate 'Black Day' in protest of the 1975 Emergency on June 25
●        The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to celebrate the Black Day on June 25.
●        BJP is going to celebrate Black Day in 1975 against the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi .
●        After the signing of President Fakhruddin in the year 1975, after 25 May, the Emergency was imposed in the country.

 
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet heads of 13 banks of the public sector
 
●        Career Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet on Tuesday with the heads of 13 public sector banks.
●        The objective of the meeting is to address the issues related to the bank sector.
●        The State Bank of India (SBI) is organizing the meeting and it will be headed by Goyal.
 
 
Every fourth Indian is victim of online financial fraud: report
 
●        Indians are now becoming more active in digital form, and at the same time their risk of financial fraud is increasing.
●        One in four Indian customers are victims of online financial fraud.
●        Global Financial Information Company Experience reports that 24 per cent Indians are directly victimized in online transactions.
 
 
Radio mirchi 98.3 to start in Srinagar
 
●        Radio Mirchi 98.3 started its service in Srinagar on the day of Eid.
●        Radio Mirchi is a big brand of entertaining content and Srinagar is the 52th station of its network.
●        Mirchi Srinagar's content will be centered on the local Kashmiri idiom 'Asivati Leishiv' which means 'Smile and be rich'.

Current Affairs 19th Jun 2018: SPORTS

Sports Minister approves special financial assistance of 5 lakh rupees for former international archer Limba Ram
●        Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has approved the special financial assistance of five lakh rupees for former international archer and Arjuna award winner Limba Ram.
●        Limba Ram Neuro is suffering from degenerative illness or neurological disease and his treatment is going on in Jaipur.

Current Affairs 19th Jun 2018: APPOINTMENT

Sandeep Bakshi became ICICI Bank's COO
 
●        Chanda Kochhar will continue to be the CEO of ICICI Bank, although he will be on leave till completion of internal check.
●        On Monday, the Bank has appointed Sandeep Bakshi as the Full Time Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO).