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MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement – June, 2020 SSC BANKING MANTHAN wzz SSC Banking Manthan : June, 2020 Page : 1 MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement – June, 2020 Preface Dear Readers, The “Current Affairs” section is an integral part of any examination. This edition of Manthan has been developed by our team to help you cover all the important events of the month for the upcoming exams like SSC Banking, Insurance and RBI etc. This comprehensive bulletin will help you prepare the section in a vivid manner. We hope that our sincere efforts will serve you in a better way to fulfil aspirations. Happy Reading! Best Wishes Team CL SSC Banking Manthan : June, 2020 Page : 2 MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement – June, 2020 CONTENTS POLITY AND GOVERNANCE .................................................................................................................................. 4 National ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 International .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 ECONOMY AND FINANCE ................................................................................................................................... 36 Economy News .......................................................................................................................................................... 36 Banks in News .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 Firms in News ............................................................................................................................................................ 49 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 56 Inventions/Discoveries ............................................................................................................................................. 56 Inventions/ Discoveries ............................................................................................................................................ 61 Health/ Disease ........................................................................................................................................................ 65 ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 67 SPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 71 Sports Personalities in News .................................................................................................................................... 71 Sport Events .............................................................................................................................................................. 73 Awards ............................................................................................................................................................. 75 Persons in News ............................................................................................................................................... 79 Miscellaneous................................................................................................................................................... 80 Important Days ................................................................................................................................................. 85 QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 89 ANSWER KEY AND EXPLANATION ..................................................................................................................... 110 SSC Banking Manthan : June, 2020 Page : 3 MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement – June, 2020 POLITY AND GOVERNANCE National India’s first online waste exchange platform launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched India’s first online waste exchange platform of Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC) on the eve of “World Environment Day 2020” on 5th June 2020. Andhra Pradesh which was hit by an industrial gas leakage on 7 May at LG Polymers in Visakhapattanam has a big number of industries falling under red and orange categories. The Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC) will work in close coordination with Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB), with a strong regulatory framework to handle the waste from cradle to grave. It is a proactive initiative of the State government towards environment protection, covering 100 per cent safe disposal of toxic waste, proper tracking, scrutiny and audit of waste. It will actively promote the six ‘R’s - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refurbish, Redesign and Remanufacture. Indian wing of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has praised Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for launching an online waste exchange platform which will help the authorities monitor the movement of hazardous waste real-time using the tools incorporated in the platform. Andhra Pradesh is the first state in India to be formed under the State reorganisation act in 1956 and first state to be created based on the language in India. On 2 June 2014, the north-western portion of Andhra Pradesh was separated to form the new state of Telangana. The longtime capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, was transferred to Telangana as part of the division. Amaravati is the de facto capital city of the Andhra Pradesh. Biswabhushan Harichandan is serving as the current Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh is the first state in India to have Five Deputy Chief Ministers one each from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, backward, minority and Kapu communities. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Gujarat is the first state to complete the migration of workers to their home state The Labour and Employment department of the Gujarat government said that as many as 1,017 trains were run between May 2 and May 31 ferrying 15.18 lakh migrant workers to their home states and thereby announced the closure of Shramik Special train service. According to Additional Chief Secretary of State Labor and Employment department Vipul Mitra, this was the biggest planned migration by any state in Independent India and Gujarat is the first state to complete the migration of workers to their home state through Shramik Special trains. On 1 May, 2020, the central government permitted the Indian Railways to launch “Shramik Special” trains for the migrant workers and others stranded. On 3 May, the Ministry of Home Affairs mildly reprimanded the state governments for hurriedly requesting for trains to transport migrants, stating that the trains were primarily mainly meant for those who were stranded due to the sudden lockdown, and not the migrants. SSC Banking Manthan : June, 2020 Page : 4 MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement – June, 2020 Centre announces ‘Mudra Shishu loan’ for small businesses and cottage industries Centre has taken several steps so that shopkeepers do not suffer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government has asked shopkeepers not to worry about restarting shops and handcarts as Unlock 1.0 begins tomorrow. The Government has pledged to make an Atma Nirbhar Bharat. A 1500 crore interest subvention for small business and cottage industries has been announced under Mudra Shishu loan. Under this scheme, one lakh beneficiaries can avail interest benefit of 2 per cent for a year. A Rs 5000 crore package was announced for the roadside hawkers. Under this, 50 lakh street vendors can avail loan upto Rs 10,000. Street vendors can contact any nationalised bank to avail the benefit. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched PM Svanidhi, or Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme, which is a special micro-credit facility plan to provide affordable loan of up to Rs. 10,000 to more than 50 lakh street vendors, who had their businesses operational on or before 24 March. The the scheme is valid until March 2022. Now online, a map tracking migrants, real time India Observatory, an open-source database, has come up with a GIS-enabled dashboard that includes an India map reflecting the movement of migrants in real time on their long journeys, often on foot, along with facilities and relief organisations on their routes. The platform, collaboration with Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Anand as its main nodal point, is called CoAST India (Collaboration/Covid Action Support Group). It draws information from 55 organisations on the ground, mostly in villages, and aims to make such data available so that it would enable governments and small local civil society groups to be of assistance. India Observatory (IO) is a research unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The IO and the IG Patel Chair were established in 2006 in partnership with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the State Bank of India (SBI) in honour of former Director of LSE and former Governor