Current Affairs Today 20th June 2019 | Current Affairs News

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

• Each year June 19 is observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
• It aims to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and pay tribute to all those who have courageously devoted their lives to and lost their lives in standing up for the eradication of these crimes.
• The day was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly on 19 June 2015.

World Refugee Day

• This day is observed annually on 20 June to raise awareness about the struggles that refugee face around the world.
• World Refugee day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

India provides USD 15 million assistance to Niger for holding AU summit

• India has extended USD 15 million grant to Niger in support of organising the African Union summit scheduled in July in Niamey.
• The grant assistance of USD 15 million was symbolically handed over to Niger’s Deputy Foreign Minister Lamido Ousseini Bala Goga Salamatou in the presence of Minister and Special Advisor to the Niger President Mohammed Saidil Moctar, by Indian Ambassador to that country Rajesh Agarwal at a ceremony.
• Niger is hosting the AU Summit for the first time. The AU Summit, from July 7-8 in Niamey, is also expected to launch the historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
• India has provided Lines of Credit worth USD 96.54 million to Niger for projects in transport, electrification, solar energy and potable drinking water.
• India is also establishing in Niamey, Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC) under a grant assistance.

WHO launches new tool to handle AMR

• WHO has launched a global campaign urging governments to adopt a tool to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), adverse events and costs.
• The AWaRe tool was developed by the WHO Essential Medicines List to contain rising resistance and make antibiotic use safer and more effective. It classifies antibiotics into three groups – Access, Watch and Reserve – and specifies which antibiotics to use for the most common and serious infections, which ones should be available at all times in the healthcare system, and those that must be used sparingly or preserved and used only as a last resort.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE

Centre approves State Cancer Institute at GMC Jammu

• To strengthen the tertiary level cancer care services in the Jammu and Kashmir State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has formally approved Rs. 120 crore State Cancer Institute at Government Medical College Jammu.
• Earlier, one State Cancer Institute was approved for SKIMS, Soura in Srinagar for which first grant-in-aid of Rs. 47.25 crore has already been released.

Unemployed graduates to get up to Rs 3,500 in Rajasthan 

• Unemployed youth having graduation or equivalent degree will be given unemployment allowance up to Rs 3,500 by the Rajasthan governmen
• They will get the benefit of the Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana from February this year.
• Under the scheme, male applicants will get Rs 3,000 per month whereas women and differently-abled will get Rs 3,500 per month.
• The amount will be given for two years or until they get employed.

Uttar Pradesh cabinet gives nod to 6 proposals

• The cabinet has also gave its assent to a proposal regarding the formation of Gorakhpur Zoological Park with the cost of Rs 181.82 crore.
• The Umbrella Act has also been approved through which 27 universities across the state will come under one Act.
• The state cabinet approved the formation of education tribunal. A total of  Rs 6.15 crores will be spent on this and it will help in resolving disputes in the education sector.
• The Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 30.34 crore for building a college named after Mahant Avaidyanath in Gorakpur.
  The Government has also set a target to plant 22 crore saplings by August 15,2019, for which saplings will be provided across the state free of cost.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING

Canara Bank to charge for cash deposits

• Cash withdrawal more than five times in a month at a Canara Bank branch, you will pay Rs 100 for every transaction thereafter.
• The bank, however, gives five free cash withdrawals for saving banks (SB) accounts.
• However, senior citizen and Jan Dhan holders are exempt from the new levy.
• For current account/overdraft/open cash credit account holders a minimum Rs 100 will be charged withdrawals of Rs 5 lakh or more in a month.
• The new charges kick in from July 1.
• The Bank will also charge its SB account holders a minimum fee of Rs 50 per transaction if the deposit exceeds Rs 50,000 from the fourth cash deposit and thereafter.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATION

Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi gets extension as DGFT

• Senior bureaucrat Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi was given extension of over three months as Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
• Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension beyond 18^thJune to 30^th

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sri Lanka successfully launches its first satellite ‘Ravana-1’ into orbit

• Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Ravana-1’, designed and developed by two local engineers, was successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) along with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal.
• Raavana 1, the cube satellite measuring 11.3 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm, and weighing around 1.05 kg, was launched into orbit.
• Raavana-1 will orbit 400-km away from the earth.
• The satellite was officially handed over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on February 18 and was sent to the ISS on April 17.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOU

HCL Technologies signs multi year contract with Cricket Australia

• HCL Technologies has signed a multi-year contract with Cricket Australia, the governing body of Australian cricket.
• This is India’s third-largest information technology services firm’s third biggest sports deal, after Volvo Ocean Race and Manchester United (ManU).
• Before HCL, Accenture had been working with Cricket Australia for a five-year deal from November 2013. Under the deal, HCL will provide digital experience to cricket fans, players, partners, employees, and volunteers across the country and around the world.
• HCL will work on a digital core ecosystem for Cricket Australia, including properties such as the Cricket Australia Live App, cricket.com.au, bigbash.com.au, and community cricket applications such as MyCricket and community.cricket.com.au.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE

The first Indian Naval Air Squadron celebrates its Diamond Jubilee

• Indian Navy’s oldest Naval Air Squadron (NAS) completes its 60 years of service to the nation. NAS 550 celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on 17 Jun 19 at naval base Kochi.
• The squadron has flown 14 different types of aircraft starting with the Sea land Aircraft to the Dornier maritime reconnaissance aircraft being presently flown.
• The squadron has been part of several operations, from the 1971 Indo-Pak war to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations during the December 2004 Tsunami, Cyclone Okhi in 2017 and the 2018 Kerala floods

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARY

Former Mizoram minister Lalrinchhana passes away

• Former Mizoram minister and MNF leader, Lalrinchhana, passed away. He was 84.
• Three-time minister, Lalrinchhana, had joined the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF) in 1966.
• After the MNF came overground, following the signing of the Mizo Accord in 1986, he had won the assembly elections for five consecutive times since 1987.

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