Important Current Affairs 20th Jun 2018

Important Current Affairs 20th Jun 2018

Current Affairs 20th Jun 2018: NATIONAL NEWS

RBI relaxes rules of foreign investment in Bond
●        On June 15, 2018, the Reserve Bank of India has made investment norms easy for individual portfolio investors, especially in individual large corporations.
●        This move of the central bank will help attract foreign investment in bonds.
●        Short-term investment is defined as investment for one year with residual maturity.

Nitin Gadkari will participate in the conference on "2018-2028 Water for Sustainable Development: International Decade for Action" in Tajikistan
●        Central Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation and Shipping Minister in Tajikistan on 20-21 June, 2018, "International Decade for Action: Water 2018-28 for Sustainable Development" for two days to attend the conference Are leaving today on a government tour
●        This conference is being held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
 
 
BJP-PDP government falls in Jammu and Kashmir
 
●        In Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP has withdrawn its support from Mehbooba Mufti Government.
●        With this, the PDP-BJP alliance that has been running in the state for three years has ended.
●        Soon after the announcement of separation from the BJP government, Mahbuba handed over his resignation to Governor NN Vohra.
●        She was the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir.
 

President addresses foreign policy think-tank in Athens
 
●        President Shri Ramnath Kovind today addressed diplomats, policy makers and academicians on 'India and Europe in the changing world' in Athens (June 19, 2018).
●        This event was organized by the Organization for the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, which is a well-known think-tank for Greece and Europe.
 
 
3 Memorandum of Understanding signed under 'heritage adoption' scheme
 
●        The government's 'adoption of heritage' scheme is being implemented by Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India.
●        Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Shri Raghavendra Singh today said that three MoUs have already been signed under the Charter adoption scheme and six are in advanced stage and 31 other ideal monuments have been included for coverage under the scheme. .
 
 
Workshop on Cyber Security Framework - 2018
●        DDP, Ministry of Defense organized a workshop on the Cyber Security Framework for the Department of Defense.
●        The workshop was inaugurated by the Union Defense Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
 
 Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launches a book on legal procedures for police in relation to crimes committed with children
●        Women and Child Development Minister, Mrs. Maneka, Sanjay Gandhi launched a booklet on legal procedures for the police in relation to the crimes committed with the children at a function here today.
●        On this occasion, Mrs. Maneka, Sanjay Gandhi urged all stakeholders to stop the crimes committed with the children and create unity in dealing with them.
 

HRD Minister dedicated National Digital Library to the nation
●        Union HRD Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar today launched the National Digital Library of India at the National Reading-reading Day in New Delhi.
●        Indian National Digital Library is a project of Ministry of Human Resource Development under the aegis of National Education Mission through information and communication technology.
 

National target for offshore wind energy declared
 
●        The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has recently invited the interested petitions for the first offshore wind energy project of one gigawatt in India.
●        By 2022, the medium-term target of 5 gigawatts has been announced and by 2030, a long term target of 30 gigawatts has been announced.
 
 

Chief Ministers formed sub-group to coordinate policy and political considerations related to MNREGA
●        The government has constituted a sub-group of Chief Ministers to coordinate the policies and policies related to agriculture and MNREGA.
●        The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is its convenor and the members of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim and member of the Policy Commission are members of this sub-group.
 

International Day was celebrated for the eradication of sexual violence during the conflict
 
●        International Day was celebrated globally on June 19, 2017 for the abolition of sexual violence during the horror.
●        The United Nations General Assembly announced the celebration of International Day for the eradication of sexual violence during the conflict on June 19, 2015.
●        This date was selected under the Resolution 1820 of the Security Council and it was thought to be helpful in preventing violence and strengthening efforts to establish peace in the region.
 

Government of Chhattisgarh cleared the services of education workers
 
●        The Chhattisgarh government has approved the constitution of the education workers of Panchayat and local body cadres, who completed eight years of service on June 18, 2018.
●        This decision is expected to benefit about 1.55 lakh education workers in Panchayats and urban bodies.

Current Affairs 20th Jun 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Pakistan has more nuclear weapons than India
 
●        In the ongoing report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute on nuclear weapons, China and Pakistan have much to say in comparison to India .
●        According to Sapri report, China has twice the number of nuclear weapons with India, but Pakistan is also slightly ahead of India in the case of nuclear prisons.
 

Japan becomes the first Asian country to defeat the South American team in FIFA 2018
●        Japan defeated Colombia 2-1 in the first match of Group H in the Moldovia Arena.
●        This is the first time that when an Asian country defeated the South American country in the World Cup.
●        In the FIFA rankings, Japan is 61st and Colombia is 16th.

OPEC countries meeting on June 22
 
●        Iran will oppose the proposal to increase Saudi Arabia's crude production.
●        Iran does not agree on increasing crude production.
●        On June 22, a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is going to be held in Vienna on next crude production.

Current Affairs 20th Jun 2018: SPORTS

England made the biggest score in ODIs
 
●        England have scored the highest number of ODIs against Australia on Tuesday.
●       In the match being played at Nottingham Trent Bridge ground, England scored 481 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs.