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CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS
World Day against Child Labour
- The World Day Against Child Labour is held every year on June 12
- This day is launched by International Labour Organisation (ILO) to focus attention on the worldwide extinct of child labour, efforts and the action required to eliminate it.
- In 2015, world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in which they have included a clause to end child labour.
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| Theme 2019 | “Children should not work in fields, but on dreams”! |
CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL
UAE Cabinet adopts “National Strategy for Well being 2031”
- The UAE Cabinet adopted the National Strategy for Well being 2031 during its meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi.
- One of the most important initiatives is the development of the first ‘National Well being Observatory’ to support the policy making process.
- Chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the National Strategy for Well being 2031 aims to make the UAE a world leader in quality of life through a number of strategic objectives and initiatives.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL
India to be guest country at Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico
- The National Book Trust announced that India has been designated as the Guest of Honour at the 33rd Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (Guadalajara International Book Fair), in Mexico.
- The book fair, to be organised from November 30 – December 8, will be the largest book fair in the Spanish speaking world.
- The dedicated India pavilion at the fair will showcase over 35 Indian authors and artists, along with 15 publishing houses.
- India’s participation at the fair will also include a film festival showing movies like “Dangal”, “Chennai Express” and “Omkara”.
Government sets target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024
- Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the Central government has decided to increase coverage of piped water to households from current 18 per cent to 100 per cent by 2024.
- Sikkim had 99 per cent coverage of piped water to households, while some states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand had below five per cent.
Centre sets up committee headed by Kirit Parikh to review LPG marketing
- The Centre has set up a five-member committee headed by economist Kirit Parikh
- The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is now looking to review the existing structure of LPG marketing in India — a move seen as an effort to bring in more private players.
- The new committee, set up will look into issues related to definition or quality standards of LPG being marketed.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE
RBI forms committee to review ATM Interchange Fee Structure
- The Reserve Bank of India had announced in the Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy for the year 2019-20 that it will constitute a Committee to Review the ATM Interchange Fee Structure with a view to give a fillip to the ATM deployment in the unbanked areas.
- The committee is headed by G. Kannan, Chief Executive, Indian Banks’ Association.
- To review the existing structures and patterns of costs, charges and interchange fees for ATM transactions;
- To review the overall patterns of usage of ATMs by cardholders and assess the impact, if any, on charges and interchange fees;
- To assess the entire gamut of costs in respect of the ATM ecosystem;
- To make recommendations on the optimal charge/interchange fee structure and pattern
RBI waives off charges for transactions using NEFT, RTGS
- With an aim to encourage digital transfer of funds, the Reserve Bank has waived off all charges for transactions using National Electronic Funds Transfer – NEFT and Real Time Gross Settlement – RTGS systems.
- RBI has advised banks to pass on the benefits to their customers with effect from 1st July, 2019.
- The Reserve Bank levies minimum charges on banks for transactions routed through its RTGS and NEFT System. RTGS is meant for large-value instantaneous fund transfers while NEFT System is used for fund transfers up to 2 lakh rupees.
RBI relaxes norms for no-frills accounts
- Banks will now provide cheque books and other facilities to basic account holders.
- However, the banks cannot ask the account holders to maintain any minimum balance in lieu of such facilities.
- The apex bank eased regulations for Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) Accounts, popularly known as ‘no-frills’ accounts.
- As per the BSBDA norms, account holders are not required to maintain minimum balance and get certain minimum facilities for free.
- These facilities include, four withdrawals from ATMs in a month, deposit of cash at bank branch, and ATM Card or ATM-cum-Debit Card.
- Also there will be no limit on number and value of deposits that can be made in a month in BSBDA
CURRENT AFFAIRS: FESTIVALS
Kheer Bhawani Mela 2019
- Kheer Bhavani Mela is celebrated at Tula Mula villageof Jammu and kashmir
- The devotees of the Goddess fast and gather here on the eighth day of the full moon in the month of May/ June (The Annual Festival, held here, is a public holiday in Kashmir) when, according to belief, the Goddess changes the colour of the spring’s waters, which are ascribed to different manifestations of the Goddess.
- The kheer bhawanitemple is dedicated to the Goddess Rajnya Devi, popularly known as Kheer Bhawani. The name ‘Kheer Bhawani’ is derived from the fact that thousands of devotees offer milk and “Kheer” or pudding to the sacred spring, as they believe the pudding turns black to warn of impending disaster.
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| Jammu & Kashmir Capital | Jammu & Srinagar |
| CM | Vacant |
| Governor | Satya Pal Malik |
CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATION
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev elected Kazakhstan’s president
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been elected as the second President of Kazakhstan after winning June 9 presidential election with 70.96 percent of the vote (6,539,715 votes).
- He took office as the President of Kazakhstan on 20 March 2019 succeeding Nursultan Nazarbayev who resigned on 19 March 2019 after 29 years in office.
- Immediately after assuming the charge, Tokayev proposed renamingAstana, the capital city of Kazakhstan to Nur-Sultan, after his predecessor, which was approved by the Parliament of Kazakhstan.
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| Kazakhstan Capital | Astana |
| Kazakhstan Currency | Kazakhstani tenge |
| Kazakhstan Prime Minister | Askar Mamin |
Former Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray appointed MD of Gift City
- Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City) has appointed former Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray as its Managing Director.
- With a career spanning more than three decades, Ray has held several key positions in the ministries of defence, textiles, power, science and technology, and planning in the Government of India.
- He has also served as Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Gujarat.
- GIFT City is a Gujarat government project in partnership with IL&FS for developing India’s first global financial hub.
Government appoints Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar as interim CVC
- The government appointed Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar as the interim central vigilance commissioner, following the completion of CVC KV Chowdary’s tenure.
- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection panel authorised Kumar to “act as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, in the vacancy caused due to completion of the tenure of Shri KV Chowdary, Central Vigilance Commissioner, with effect from the 10th of June, 2019, until the appointment of the Central Vigilance Commissioner
CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING
Amazon beats Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand
- Amazon has overtaken Google and Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand at $315.5 billion, according to a ranking of global companies, up 52% on last year.
- Apple comes second, valued at $309.5 billion, with Google in third place, at $309 billion, according to the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking 2019, compiled by WPP research agency Kantar
- Google and Apple had spent a combined 12 years at the top of the list, with Google taking the top spot in 2018.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOU
Indian Railways joins hands with French National Railways to develop world-class stations
- Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) has entered a tripartite agreement with French Railways (SNCF) & AFD, a French Agency.
- Under this agreement, French Railways will provide up to 7 lakh euros for development of railway stations in India.
- Indian Railways is involved with redeveloping and beautifying various other stations, and has set a target to redevelop scores of railway stations in this financial year.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS
Sourav Kothari wins Pacific International Snooker C’ship
- World billiards champion Sourav Kothari lifted the 2019 Pacific International Snooker Championship – The Reventon Classic, in Melbourne.
- In a best of nine frames, Kothari got the better of Tyson Crinis of Australia to bag the crown.