Important Current Affairs 2nd Jun 2018

Important Current Affairs 2nd Jun 2018

Current Affairs 2nd Jun 2018: NATIONAL NEWS

Coca Cola, Infosys and others will fight in collaboration against plastic pollution in India
 
●        Many companies, including Coca-Cola, Infosys and Hilton, have taken the lead in tackling plastic pollution in India.
●        The government is making conscious efforts on the concept of 'Beat plastic pollution ' among people in the celebration of World Environment Day on 5th June .
 
 

Idea will become Vodafone Idea
●        Idea is close to completion of the merger process in Vodafone . In the same episode, the Idea Cellular Board has called the Extraordinary General Meeting on June 26 in which name of 'Idea Cellular Limited' will be changed to 'Vodafone Idea Limited'.
●        Apart from this, the Board's plan will also be considered in Extraordinary General Meeting, which aims to raise Rs 15,000 crore through non-convertible securities.

Gold import from Russia can be done on bonded basis
 
●        To help the Gem and Jewelry Exporters , the central government is considering a proposal to import gold from Russia . It will be conditioned that the exporters will export it back after the value addition of the entire consignment of gold.
●        Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu gave this information on Thursday.

Central Government launches 'Online Analysis Tool' to oversee foreign contribution under FCRA
 
●        Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched an online analysis tool for overseeing foreign fund flows and its use under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 on 01 June 2018.
●        Web based tool has the ability to find and analyze large data.
●        Its dashboard will be connected to FCRA registered bank accounts and it will provide updated information on real-time through public financial management system.
 
 
President Ramnath Kovind approves the National Sports University Ordinance
 
 
●        President, Ramnath Kovind, has approved the Union Cabinet Ordinance for making the country's first National Sports University in Manipur on 01.01-2018.
●        National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 has been implemented after the President's approval.
●        The Union Cabinet had approved the creation of the first National Sports University in Imphal on May 23, 2018.

Sisi becomes President of Egypt again
 
●        Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi took oath on Saturday for the second term of his four year term as President.
●        Sisi had won 97 percent of the valid votes in the presidential election held in March last year.
●        He took oath in front of members of his government in the House.
 
Former Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk took oath as the acting Prime Minister
 
●        Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk took oath of office of Pakistan's seventh acting Prime Minister on Friday.
●        Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain administered him oath in Islamabad.
●        The name of the country was announced by Khurshid Shah, the leader of the opposition, in a press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khakan Abbasi and speaker Aiyaz Sadiq of the National Assembly.

Current Affairs 2nd Jun 2018: SPORTS

Discus Throwing Athlete Vikas Gowda retired
 
●        Top Athlete Vikas of Chakka Throw (Discus throw) Gaura retired on Wednesday after playing at a competitive level for more than 15 years .
●        During this time, he became the first and only Indian male athlete to win a medal in this Commonwealth Games event .
 
Pro Kabaddi League auction includes 422 players
 
●        For the sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League, a total of 422 players will be bets on the two-day auction that starts on Wednesday.
●        According to the media release, in these 422 players, 87 players have been taken from the future Kabaddi Nayak (FKH) program, while 58 foreign players.
●        The players from 14 countries which have been included in the auction include Iran, Bangladesh, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

Neeraj at sixth place in Eugene Stage of Diamond League
 
●        The top Indian athlete throwing athlete Neeraj Chopra stayed in sixth position in the third leg of the Diamond League Series with an effort of 80.81 meters.
●        This 20-year-old Indian athlete had broken his national record last year by 87.43 meters in the first leg of the Diamond League in Doha, which was in fourth place.
●        The current Asian and Commonwealth champions Prefontonanan could not perform their best in the classic and they threw three fouls.

Japan won Uber Cup 37 years later
 
●        Japan defeated Thailand 3-0 on Saturday and captured the Uber Cup after 37 years.
●        Japan had earlier won the title in 1981.
●        In the first match of the women's singles, Akane Yamaguchi beat Thailand's top player, Ratanok Intanon 21-15, 21-15.
 
Silver and Bronze medal to India in Archery World Cup
 
●        India's women team, performing brilliantly, got the silver medal in the Archery World Cup.
●        Indian Archery team of Jyothi Surekha, Divya Dayal and Muskan Kirar won the Silver Medal of Women Compound Team Competition in the World Cup in Antalya.
●        This tournament has been won by the women team of Gold Taiwan.

Current Affairs 2nd Jun 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Agreement on enhancing strategic and maritime cooperation with Indonesia
 
●        Indonesia and India on Wednesday agreed to increase strategic and maritime cooperation.
●        Under this, there is a plan to build a naval base of strategic importance for Indonesia in the Indian Ocean .
●        Together, the two countries have converted their strategic partnership into a broad strategic partnership.
●        He has signed a joint document to combine his strategic tactics with the objective of stabilizing the Indo-Pacific region.

European Union, Canada's counter-action against American action to increase import duty
 
●        Against the action of the US Trump Administration to impose higher fees on import of products such as steel and aluminum, several major partner countries, including the European Union and Canada, have started retaliation.
●        The European Union has challenged the American decision in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the first response. Canada has also gone in the WTO against the US.

Current Affairs 2nd Jun 2018: ECONOMY

NCL's coal production increased by 17 percent and dispatch increased by 15.17 percent.
 
●        Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a mini ratna company of the Indian government, has produced 16.41 million tonnes of coal in the first two months of the current financial year, or by the end of May .
●        During the same period, the company's coal dispatch was 16.57 million tonnes.
●        This is 16.82 percent and 15.17 percent higher than the corresponding period of the previous financial year.
 
Panasonic crossed 10000 crores sale
 
●        Panasonic India crossed the sale of Rs 10,000 crore in the financial year ending March.
●        The total sale of this company of Japan in India is Rs 10,200 crore.
●        In 2016-17, the figure was 9,600 crores.