WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS ONE LINERS: 18 JUNE – 24 JUNE

NATIONAL

• Mohanpura Dam Project dedicate to the nation in state - . • From June 23, 2018, The ban on single usable Plastic in state - . • The ministry of housing and urban affairs has approved changes in the master plan 2021 for city – . • The Government has advised AC manufacturers to keep default setting at - 24 degree Celsius. • On 4 August, India imposed retaliatory tariff on 29 products worth $235 million from - United States (US). • 5th India International MSME Start-Up Exhibition 2018 was inaugurated on June 22 in - Delhi. • The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics is in – Gandhinagar, . • The 100th Smart City is – Shillong. • India Smart City Award 2018’s City award was given to - Surat (Gujarat). • The first state in the country, which implement '7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow Scheme' - . • This many artists are selected for 2017's Natya Akademi Award – 42. • On 19-20 June 2018, 5th National Standards Conclave held in - . • This no. of MoUs signed and 6 at an advanced stage under ‘Adopt a Heritage’ Scheme - 3. • ‘National Digital Library of India’ is developed by - IIT Kharagpur. • At 141 metres, the tallest girder rail bridge in the world under construction over river Iring in - . • Indian Army observes this year as Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty – 2018. • Under the Market Access Initiative Scheme (MAI), India study examines pharmaceutical market for pharma exports to - China. • Central Water Commission (CWC) has entered into an agreement with this tech giant for effective management of floods in India - Google. • The government plans to expand its BPO scheme to one lakh seats - BPO promotion scheme. • India's largest National data centre will be set up in – Bhopal. • This fifth FPV commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard - ICGS 'Rani Rashmoni'. • Biospheres NGO plans to conduct ‘Devrai’ conservation project in Western Ghats in state - Maharashtra. • The Centre will set up the country’s fifth and biggest data centre in - Bhopal. • NITI Aayog’s 4th Governing Council meeting concludes in – New Delhi. • This is the first state to launch Cancer Care Foundation for cheaper treatment – . • This indigenously upgraded artillery gun clears final trials, which is an upgraded version of the Swedish Bofors gun – Dhanush. • This state government will soon establish ‘District Child Protection Units (DCPU)’ in all 31 districts – . • Foundation Stone of ‘Auxiliary Production Unit & Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre’ Laid at – Nawada, (Faridabad, Haryana). • This state government set to explore hyperloop technology with the coordination of US-based Virgin HyperloopOne - Maharashtra. • 106th Indian Science Congress will be held from January 3-7, 2019 in - Jalandhar, . • Duke University’s scientists have found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers across - 16 states.

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS ONE LINERS: 18 JUNE – 24 JUNE • Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory’s scientist has spotted for the first time a distant planet six times bigger than Earth about 600 light years away, named – EPIC (or K2-236b).

INTERNATIONAL

• Inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre takes place at Dushanbe in country – Tajikistan. • This two countries have agreed to indefinitely suspend its Freedom Guardian exercises scheduled to be held in August - US and South Korea. • This eastern landlocked country opened first oil refinery with the help of a USD 1 billion loan from India - Mongolia. • India and the United States will hold an inaugural 2+2 dialogue on July 6 in - Washington D.C. • The world Inaugural premiere of this Indian film takes place at London Indian Film Festival – Love Sonia. • Scientists from this organization have discovered 'chlorophyll-f', which uses near-IR light for photosynthesis - Imperial College London. • This country quits UN Human Rights Council, who condemns alleged bias against Israel – US. • This North American country legalises recreational use of marijuana nationwide - Canada. • ‘Conference on International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development 2018-28’ was held in – Tajikistan. • The US Senate passed ‘National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2019’ with a deal price of - USD 716 billion. • The theme of 'International Yoga Day 2018' is - Yoga for Peace. • The country left the UN Human Rights Council - America. • US scientists designed world's most powerful and smart scientific supercomputer called - Summit. • This country plans to create a new “Space Force” - US. • According to FDI Report 2018, the top destination for greenfield FDI investment in 2017 is - U.S. • SAARC Development Fund will soon be launching a social enterprise development programme (SEDP) across – 8 member state. • This Madagascar country cancel Assumption Island deal with India – Seychelles. • This country’s reformed visa application process for international students from a number of countries will not extend to India - Britain.

BANKING

• This Indian private sector lender has become the only domestic brand to be featured in the BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands ranking - HDFC Bank (60th). • 2018 BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands ranking is topped by - Google. • On 25-26 June 2018, India will organize the third annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in city - . • cabinet approved the proposal of a private industrial park in the Gangam District as a Domestic Terrest Area (SEZ) by – TATA group.

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS ONE LINERS: 18 JUNE – 24 JUNE

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS ONE LINERS: 18 JUNE – 24 JUNE

• In metropolitan centres, the housing loan limits for eligibility under priority sector lending will be revised to - Rs. 35 lakh. • This online peer-to-peer lending company received the registration certificate from RBI - OML Technologies. • This Indian software exporter company opened arms R&D branch called 'Makers lab' in Germany and the United States - Tech Mahindra. • To establish an Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing Research Lab, IIT-BHU signs MoU with – Amazon. • The RBI made compulsory PAN in this much transactions under Liberalized Remittance Scheme - $ 25,000 less. • ICICI Bank appointed its first chief operating officer (COO) - Sandeep Bakhshi. • Indian Company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) opened its third distribution center in country - France. • According to ICRA, this many states' fiscal deficit steeply falls by 25% in FY18 – 13. • Former Supreme Court Judge B N Srikrishna will examine quid pro quo allegations against this Bank’s CEO and MD – ICICI bank. • RBI has increased the cap on investment in government security to 30 per cent of the outstanding stock of that security - Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). • IRDAI has formed a 10-member committee to review regulations governing the - Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF).

SPORTS

• This player, who scored nearly 600 runs in IPL, failed in the test of the Yo-Yo Test - Ambati Rayudu. • This shuttler was adjudged as the Sportsperson of the Year for 2017 by the Sports Illustrated India - Kidambi Srikanth. • In the history of ODI cricket, this country made world record of highest score of 481 runs – England. • This country sets a new world record of 481 runs in 50 overs – England. • This country’s women hockey team has won Spain tour in June18 - India. • This Switzerland's tennis player wins Queen's Club grass court ATP Men's Tennis Championship in London - Wawrinka. • First women's tennis player in current WTA Tour rankings is - Simona Halep (Romania). • This country’s Richard Gasquet won the title of 'Libima Open 2018' Men's Tennis Championship - France. • This player wins Stuttgart Open Cup 2018 - Roger Federer. • This Real Madrid’s player becomes Fourth player to score in four World Cups - Cristiano Ronaldo.

PERSON IN NEWS

• He will join the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as 15th judges - Yuji Iwasawa.

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS ONE LINERS: 18 JUNE – 24 JUNE • He is the new Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI) - Arijit Basu. • Person resigns as Chief Economic Advisor in june 2018 - Arvind Subramanian. • This Indian Actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador publish ‘Unfinished’ book in 2019 - Priyanka Chopra. • This Veteran journalist and litterateur passed away in Raipur on 22 June - Prabhakar Choubey. • This state’s Governor NN Vohra has appointed K Vijay Kumar and BB Vyas as advisers - Jammu and Kashmir. • This yoga teacher is the recipients of PM award 2018 - Vishwas Mandalik. • The Chief Financial Advisor resigned from his post - Arvind Subramanyam. • After Jammu and Kashmir alliance government collapsed, resignation was submitted by Chief Minister - Mehbooba Mufti. • Convener of Chief Ministers Subgroup constituted to Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. • This woman won title ' 2018' – Anukruti Vas. • Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed is new army chief of - Bangladesh. • Current Chief Executive Officer (MD) and Managing Director (MD) of ICICI Bank is - Chanda Kochhar. • This MP of Maharashtra has got 2018 Sansadrna Award from Central Government - Dr. Sunil Gaikwad. • This person was appointed as the next High Commissioner of India for Papua New Guinea - Vijai Kumar.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

• Dushanbe is the capital of Central Asian country – Tajikistan. • Capital of the Caribbean island country of Cuba is – Havana. • The capital city of Mongolia is - Ulaanbaatar. • RITES Limited, a CPSU Engineering Consultant Company which is an expert in the transportation sector was established in year - 1974. • In India, yo-yo test is to be used as the criteria for checking the fitness of the player - cricket. • International Widows’ Day is celebrated all over the world on - June 23. • Hague (Netherlands) based UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) was established in year - 1945. • The wavelength of IR-Rays is found in range of - 700 nanometers to 1 millimeter. • The wavelength of X-ray is found in range of - 0.01 to 10 nanometers. • X-ray was discovered in 1895 by scientist - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. • Mongolia is the capital of this country – Ulaanbaatar. • Government of India’s Smart City Mission launched in year - 2015. • The UNHRC, established in 2006, is headquartered at - Geneva, Switzerland. • Government of India established 'India Smart City Award' in year – 2017. • International Yoga Day celebrates on - 21st June. • The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was founded in year - 1895. • World Tourism Day is celebrated on - September 27. • Indian Ministry of Tourism launched 'Adopt a Heritage' scheme on - 27th September 2017. • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has been implemented in India in the year - 2006.

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS ONE LINERS: 18 JUNE – 24 JUNE • 'National Reading Day' is celebrated in India on - June 19. • The National Institute of Informatics (NIC) was established in India in year - 1976. • China's national currency is - Renminbi. • The capital city of United States is - Washington D.C. • Dhaka is the capital city of - Bangladesh. • The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was established in the year - 1978. • The establishment of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) commissioned on - 1 January 2015. • 'Sustainable Gastronomy Day' is celebrated all over the world on - June 18. • Headquarters of the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) is located at - Thinfu (Bhutan). • Established in 1985, the South Asian Regional Cooperation Association (SAARC) is a group of - eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). • 'Stuttgart Open' is the ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament is played in – Germany. • Indian Artificial Limb Production Company (ALIMCO), which established in 1972, headquartered in - Kanpur. • Founded in 1914, the Indian Council of Science Association (ISCA) is the scientific organizations in India with headquartered in - Kolkata (). • This is the national currency of Seychelles - Seychellois rupee. • The headquarters of the Indian Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) is at - Hyderabad, Telangana.