Important Weekly Current Affairs 2019
Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th week of June 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming LIC ADO and SBI PO/Clerk 2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Current Affairs: Important Days
Date |
Important days |
Theme |
June 23 |
International Olympic Day |
– |
June 23 |
Public Service day |
– |
June 23 |
International Widows Day |
– |
June 26 |
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
– |
June 26 |
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
‘Health for Justice. Justice for Health’ |
June 26 |
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
– |
June 27 |
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Day |
– |
June 29 |
National Statistics Day |
“Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” |
June 30 |
World Asteroid Day |
– |
June 30 |
United Nations International Day of Parliamentarism |
– |
Current Affairs: National
- Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the Central Command Centre for Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) in New Delhi
- India’s first specialised hydrotherapy treatment centre for elephants has been established in Mathura
- NITI Aayog proposes to convert Two-Wheelers below 150 cc to Electric by 2025
- Ministry of Human Resource Development launched SamagraShiksha initiative
- The Mata Vaishno Devi shrinewill get a dedicated in-house disaster response force by September 2020
Current Affairs: International
- Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country to be granted full membership of the FATF
- The UAE has launched the UN-developed anti-money laundering platform ‘goAML’
- Pakistan has secured a bailout package of USD 3 billion from Qatar
USEFUL INFO |
Pakistan Capital |
Islamabad |
PakistanCurrency |
Rupee |
PakistanPrime Minister |
Imran Khan |
Current Affairs: State
- Japan Gifts Museum of Peace to Manipur in Memory of Second World War
USEFUL INFO |
Manipur Capital |
Imphal |
Manipur Chief Minister |
N Biren Singh |
Manipur Governor |
PB Acharya (Interim) |
- 32nd International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress begins in Hyderabad
USEFUL INFO |
Telangana Capital |
Hyderabad |
Telangana Chief Minister |
Chandrasekhar Rao |
Telangana Governor |
ESL Narashiman |
- The 23rd edition of the Sindhu Darshan Festival kicked off at Sindhu Ghat Shey in Leh
USEFUL INFO |
Jammu & Kashmir Capital |
Jammu & Srinagar |
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister |
Vacant |
Jammu & Kashmir Governor |
Satya Pal Malik |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- HDFC Bank has launched a campaign ‘Traffic Paathshala’ in Thiruvananthapuram
USEFUL INFO |
HDFC Bank Headquarters |
Mumbai |
HDFC BankCEO |
AdityaPuri |
HDFC BankTagline |
We understand your world |
- RBI has launched Complaint Management System (CMS) for grievance redressal process
- K. Sinha-led RBI panel suggests Rs. 5,000 crore stressed asset fund for MSMEs
- RBI issues norms for setting up FBAs for fixing efficient benchmarks for financial instruments
- The Reserve Bank has opened third office of the Banking Ombudsman in New Delhi
- RBI has developed a portal Foreign Liabilities and Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) for reporting of Foreign Liabilities and Assets
USEFUL INFO |
RBI Headquarters |
Mumbai |
RBI Governor |
Shaktikanta Das |
RBI Deputy Governor |
BP Kanungo, N S Vishwanathan, Viral Acharya and Mahesh Kumar Jain |
- World Bank approves $147 mn loan to the Government of Jharkhand for Municipal Development Project
- YES Bank launches Click Over Draft facility for MSMEs customers
USEFUL INFO |
Yes Bank Headquarters |
Mumbai |
Yes Bank Tagline |
Experience our Expertise |
Yes Bank CEO |
Ravneet Gill |
- India signs a loan agreement worth US$ 400 Million with the World Bank to help treat and eliminate TB
- India signs a Loan Agreement of $328 Million with the World Bank for Improved Health Services in Andhra Pradesh
- India signs a Loan Agreement of US$ 250 Million with the World Bank to develop 766 kms of Rajasthan’s Roads and Highways
USEFUL INFO |
World Bank Headquarters |
Washington, D.C., United States |
World Bank President |
David Malpass |
Current Affairs: Business
- Maruti Suzuki has joined hands with Bank of Baroda for vehicle finance
- Flipkart to roll out reward system Super Coins from July
- Max Bupa partners with MobiKwik to sell bite-sized health insurance products
- India’s Largest cryptocurrency exchange,Koinex(Mumbai) terminating its digital asset trading services
Current Affairs: Ranking
- Kerala tops NITI Aayog’s “Healthy States, Progressive India” report
- India beats China to became a cheapest solar energy producer
- Rahimatpur police station in Satara district in western Maharashtra has topped the ‘SMART’ survey
- The Kalu police station in Bikaner district of Rajasthan has been ranked as number 1 police station
Current Affairs: Appointments
Prithviraj Kothari |
President of Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd |
Mohamed OuldGhazouani |
President of Mauritania |
QuDongyu |
Head of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) |
KrishnaswamyNatarajan |
Next Director General of Indian Coast Guard |
AmitAgarwal |
Chairman of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) |
NarinderBatra |
Member of the International Olympic Committee |
Amitabh Kant |
Two year extension as NITI Aayog CEO |
SurendraAhuja |
MD of Boeing Defence India |
Samant Kumar Goel |
RAW head |
Arvind Kumar |
IB chief |
PadmanabhaBalakrishnaAcharya (Nagaland governor) |
Governor of Manipur |
Sarada Kumar Hota |
Managing Director of the National Housing Bank (NHB) |
Sharad Kumar Saraf |
President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) |
Current Affairs: Resignation
Viral Acharya |
RBI’s deputy governor |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
Dr Gaurav Nigam |
‘Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019’ at Asian Leadership Summit |
RachnaKhaira |
Redink ‘Journalist Of The Year’ Award For ‘Aadhar’ Expose |
‘Veyil Marangal’ (directed by BijukumarDamodaran) |
‘Outstanding Artistic Achievement’ at the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival |
Nirmala Sitharaman |
list of 100 most powerful women influencing India-UK relations |
Sameer Gulati |
‘world’s best coder’ (at 6th Edition of TechGigCode Gladiators 2019) |
Priya Serrao (India born) |
Miss Universe Australia |
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- 32nd International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress begins in Hyderabad
- G-20 summit begins in Osaka, Japan
USEFUL INFO |
JapanCapital |
Tokyo |
Japan Currency |
Japanese yen |
Japan Prime Minister |
Shinzo Abe |
- World Youth Conference on kindness held in New Delhi
- Conclave on ‘Transforming North East India through Science and Technology’ beings in Meghalaya
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- A cube-shaped robot named‘Bumble’ has become the first Astrobee robot to fly under its own power in space
- Indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II test fired successfully
- BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) to launch energy saving app ‘Susthome’
- China has successfully tested its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile, the JL-3.
Current Affairs: MOU
- An agreement has been signed between NTPC Limited and POWERGRID for setting up National Electricity Distribution Company Ltd
- Ministry of Shipping and IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU to set up CICMT
Current Affairs: Defence
- Air forces of India and France to participate Garuda-VI joint drill from July 1-12
Current Affairs: Book
Authors |
Books |
Anupam Kher |
‘Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly’ |
Baba Ramdev co-authored with senior journalist Uday Mahurkar |
“My Life, My Mission”, |
Arundhati Roy |
‘My Seditious Heart’ |
VinitGoenka |
“Data Sovereignty – The Pursuit of Supremacy” |
BJP MP MeenakshiLekhi |
‘The New Delhi Conspiracy” |
Current Affairs: Sports
- Indian women’s hockey team won the FIH Women’s Series Finals 2019
- Roger Federer won a record 10th NOVENTI OPEN title in Halle
- Lewis Hamilton wins French Grand Prix
- Indian women’s hockey team won the FIH Women’s Series Finals
- Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty has clinched the top spot in the world tennis rankings
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally opened its new headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feliciano Lopez became the first wildcard to win the Queen’s singles title
- The city of Milan and Cortina of Italy has won the right to host the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Girish A. Koushik from Mysuru becomes India’s 63rd Grandmaster
- Sofia Kenin beats Belinda Bencic to claim Mallorca women’s tennis title
- West Indies batsman Chris Gayle to retire from international cricket
- ViratKohli becomes fastest batsman to score 20,000 runs
- England’s cricket player Marcus Trescothick has announced retirement
Current Affairs: Obituaries
Person |
Field |
Madan Lal Saini |
Rajasthan BJP Chief |
Mohan Ranade |
Goa Freedom fighter |
Swami Satyamitranand Giri Maharaj |
head of Bharat Mata Mandir |
Vijaya Nirmala |
Veteran actor – director |
Jharna Dhara Chowdhury |
Eminent social activist |
Shyam Sundar Mitra |
Former Bengal’s Ranji Cricket Captain |
Mohammed Baji |
Eminent freedom fighter |