DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15.06.2019 TO 17.06.2019 .12.2018 NATIONAL Culture Minister inaugurated.2018 the exhibition-‘Astitva’ MoS (I/C) of Culture & Tourism, inaugurated the exhibition titled "Astitva: The Essence of Prabhakar Barwe”, .11.2018at National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. It is the first of its kind that will present his artistic oeuvre in four distinct phases. Shillong got its first ever orchidarium In order to enhance the growth of eco-tourism, the Institute of Bio-Resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) opened state-of-the-art orchidarium in Upper Shillong. The orchidarium which was constructed within a span of three months has over 20 varieties of orchids which are found in Meghalaya and its neighboring states. ISRO for 1st time opens its laboratories for Indian school students The Indian Space Research Organization ISRO has, for the first time, opened its laboratories for Indian school students to undergo two-week training from this year. The training module has been devised as part of its new Young Scientists Programme, or YuvaVigyanikKaryakram, YUVIKA. Maritime Information Sharing Workshop 2019 held in Gurugram The two day event of Maritime Information Sharing Workshop 2019(MISW 2019) hosted by the Indian Navy under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)held in Gurugram,Haryana . Japan To Invest Rs. 13,000 Crore In Infrastructure Projects In Northeast The Government of Japan has announced that it will invest an amount of 205.784 billion Yen (Rs.13,000 crore approx), in various ongoing and also new projects in different states of the North- Eastern region of India. Some of the Projects includes – Guwahati Water Supply Project and Guwahati Sewage Project in Assam, Northeast Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project spread over Assam and Meghalaya, Northeast Network Connectivity Improvement Project in Meghalaya, Bio-diversity Conservation and Forest Management Project in Sikkim, Sustainable Forest Management Project in Tripura, Technical Cooperation Project for Sustainable Agriculture & Irrigation in Mizoram, Forest Management Project in Nagaland, etc. PM Kisan Pension Scheme Farmers will have to contribute Rs 100 per month under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana that seeks to provide a minimum fixed monthly pension of Rs 3,000 on the attainment of 60 years. The central government will also contribute an equal amount to the pension fund to be managed by the LIC, which will be responsible for the pension payout. The Modi 2.0 government in its first cabinet meeting had approved a separate pension scheme for farmers with an aim to cover 5 crore beneficiaries in the first three years. INTERNATIONAL Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021 According to Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, single-use plastics will be banned in the country from 2021. Each year a million birds and more than 100,000 marine mammals worldwide suffer injury or death by becoming entangled in plastic or ingesting it through the food chain. 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated in Dhaka The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated in Dhaka. The High Commission of India organised a bi-Cycle Rally at the Dhaka University campus. Venezuela to roll out three new banknotes due to Hyperinflation The Venezuelan government announced that it will issue new banknotes due to racketing hyperinflation which eroded the currency‟s value. The central bank of Venezuela will release new Banknotes of 10,000, 20,000 and 50,000 bolivar denominations. 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 1 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15.06.2019 TO 17.06.2019 The decision aims .12.2018to control the prevailing hyperinflationary situation that reached more than 1.3 million percent and.2018 strengthen the payment system and commercial transactions in the country. India constituted 12% of global internet users According to the report.11.2018 on internet trends released by the venture capitalist Mary Meeker stated that India ranks second by witnessing 12% world internet users (close to 455 million). China leads the chart with 21% of global internet users while U.S (United States) placed third with 8%. India Announced $200 Million Line of Credit for Kyrgyzstan The two countries also signed 15 agreements in various fields including on the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), MoUs in the field of Health, security, defence, counter-terrorism and Information and Communication Technology among others. ECONOMY As per RBI, Bank frauds worth Rs. 2.05 lakh crore reported in the last 11 years The Reserve Bank of India‟s (RBI) data revealed that 53,334 fraud cases worth Rs. 2.05 lakh crore hit the banks in India in the last 11 fiscal years i.e, between 2008-09 and 2018-19. The highest number of cases was reported in ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation) Bank. Details of Indian Banks with fraud cases and amount: Sl No Name of the Bank No of cases Amount in crore 1. ICICI Bank 6,811 Rs 5,033.81 2. SBI 6,793 Rs 23,734.74 3. HDFC Bank 2,497 Rs 1,200.7 4. Bank of Baroda 2,160 Rs 12,962.96 5. Punjab National Bank 2,047 Rs 28,700.74 FundzBazar launched ‘Selfiewala KYC’ feature for first-time mutual fund investors FundzBazar, an online mutual fund investment platform launched by Prudent, launched „Selfiewala KYC‟ feature for the first-time mutual fund investors. Through this platform, investors can complete their KYC (Know your Customer) process from their home or office using mobile or laptop in just a few minutes. Karnataka govt announced waiver of NPA loans of about 1 Lakh farmers The Karnataka government has decided to waive Non-Performing Asset loans of about 1 lakh farmers, who owe about Rs 965 crore to commercial banks. The banks will waive 25 percent of the loans while the balance 75 percent, which is approximately Rs 740 crore, would be borne by the government. Under the crop loan waiver scheme, a maximum of Rs two lakh would be waived. The remaining would be borne by the farmer. ZestMoney offers first-of-its-kind EMI insurance ZestMoney has partnered with Digit Insurance to offer insurance against EMIs to its 5 million customer base. ZestMoney is a Bengaluru based digital lending startup. The partnership will enable Zest customers to be relieved of the debt in case they are not able to repay because of unforeseen circumstances. PERSON IN NEWS ZuzanaCaputova Sworn in as First Female President of Slovakia Anti-corruption campaigner ZuzanaCaputova was sworn in as Slovakia's first female president. Slovakia (Capital/Currency) – Bratislava/Euro Jimmy Morales elected as the President of Guatemala He is a former comic actor who won the 2015 Guatemalan presidential election. Guatemala (Capital/Currency)- Guatemala City/ Quetzal Padmaja appointed as India’s High Commissioner to Tuvalu The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, announced the appointment of Ms. Padmaja as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Tuvalu. 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 2 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15.06.2019 TO 17.06.2019 D Sarangi re-elected as SRFI.12.2018 president Debendranath Sarangi.2018 has been re-elected as president of Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI). SPORTS AND GAME Peter Gilchrist lifted Pacific.11.2018 International Billiards Championship title 2019 Peter Gilchrist of Singapore defeated India‟s Sourav Kothari (Kolkata) to win the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne, Australia. Australia and Qatar to participate in Copa America 2020 The South American Football Federation, CONMEBOL has invited the Australia and Qatar to take part in 2020 COPA America. The 2020 Copa America will be held jointly by Colombia and Argentina. It is international football competition is played between men‟s national football teams of South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). India beat South Africa 5-1 to Win Men’s FIH Series Final India beat South Africa 5-1 to win the Men‟s FIH Series Finals title held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. BEST PLAYER BEST GOALKEEPER BEST YOUNG PLAYER Manpreet Singh Jonathan Klages Vivek Prasad Kohli become the fastest batsmen to reach 11,000 runs Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to reach the 11,000 run mark in the ODI cricket. The Indian skipper has just taken 230 ODIs to complete 11,000 runs. Tendulkar had achieved the 11000 run mark against England in 2002 in his 284th ODI. AWARDS AND HONOURS Suman Rao from Rajasthan Crowned Miss India 2019 Suman Rao, a CA student from Rajasthan, has won the Femina Miss India World 2019 beauty pageant held at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai . Suman will now represent India at Miss World 2019 to be held in December in Thailand. She was crowned by Miss India 2018 Anukreethy Vas from Tamil Nadu. Other winners include : Shivani Jadhav (Chhattisgarh) – Miss Grand India 2019 Shreya Shanker (Bihar) – Miss India United Continents 2019 Sanjana Vij (Telangana) – Miss India Runner Up 2019 Akshay Patra’s school meals project won BBC Award Bengaluru-based NGO, Akshaya Patra, has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award for running one of the world‟s largest school meals project. The charity started its mid-day meal programme almost 20 years ago. It feeds 1.75 million children all over India with hot, freshly prepared meals.