Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (June 15th to 21st June 2022)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of June 15th to 21st June 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• Global Wind Day 2022 is observed all over the world on 15th June.
• On June 15th, every year the world commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day & the theme is “Digital Equity for All Ages”.
• Every year on June 16, the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is observed.
• World Sea Turtle Day is observed every year on June 16
• On June 17^th of every year, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed all over the world as an awareness event & the theme is Rising from drought together.
• Every year, the world observes Sustainable Gastronomy Day on 18 June.
• Every year on June 18th, the globe celebrates Autistic Pride Day to raise awareness that autism is a condition, not a disease.
• Every year on June 19th, World Sickle Cell Day is commemorated to raise awareness of the human Sickle Cell illness & the theme is ‘Shine the Light on Sickle Cell’
• Every year, World Fathers’ Day is celebrated globally on every 3rd Sunday of June.
• On the 19th of June every year, World Sauntering Day is observed each year all over the world to encourage people to slow down and appreciate the world around them and connect with nature.
• Every year on June 20th, World Refugee Day is commemorated to raise awareness of the plight of refugees and the difficulties they face & the theme is “Together we heal, learn, and shine”.
• Every year on June 21st, World Hydrography Day is commemorated to promote awareness about the importance of hydrography, safe navigation, and maritime environmental conservation & the Theme is “Awareness is spread to protect marine life and safe navigation”.
• On 21st June of this current year, World Music Day 2022 is celebrated all over the globe to celebrate music among the public & the theme is Music at Intersections.
• On June 21st of this current year, International Yoga Day 2022 is celebrated and observed all over the world as an awareness program.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Railways Minister Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw launched “Start-Ups for Railways” in New Delhi.
• The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal from the Department of Telecommunications to conduct a 5G spectrum auction to be held by the end of July 2022.
• Union Cabinet has approved the development of the Dholera greenfield airport in Gujarat.
• The Government of India has introduced the Agnipath Recruiting Plan, a 4-year plan for military defense.
• India’s first centralized AC railway terminal in Bangalore becomes
• Elest, a subsidiary of gold retailer Rajesh Exports, will be setting up the country’s first display fab facility in Telangana with investments worth Rs 24,000 crore.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Jagatguru Sreesanth Tukaram Maharaj Shila Mandir in Dehu village near Pune, dedicated to the 17^th-century prophet.
• To encourage openness and public cooperation, the Union government has developed the Rashtriya Puruskar portal, which invites nominations for a variety of awards from different ministries, departments, and sectors.
• India’s 1st private train service flagged off under ‘Bharat Gaurav Scheme’:
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Jal Bhushan building at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai.
• The Central government has extended the upper age limit for the Agnipath recruitment scheme from 21 years to 23 years.
• At Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi started the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad.
• National Yoga Olympiad 2022 and quiz competition was inaugurated in New Delhi by Education Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs will host a National Conference on Cyber Safety and National Security at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi (Cyber Apradh Se Azadi, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the regional organization on BIMSTEC Day on June 06, 2022.
• The first-ever India-European Union (EU) Security and Defence Consultations took place in Brussels, Belgium.
• Members of the European Parliament have voted to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.
• India and Sweden hosted the Industry Transition Dialogue in Stockholm, as a part of their joint initiative i.e. Leadership for Industry Transition (LeadIT).
• Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, will attend the NATO summit in Madrid later in June, making him the country’s first leader to attend a top meeting of the transatlantic alliance.
• Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India’s second-biggest supplier of oil behind Iraq as refiners snap up Russian crude available at a deep discount following the war in Ukraine.
• According to the annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), nearly 5 million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• Karkinos Healthcare, a technology-driven, oncology focussed managed health care platform, has launched the ‘Advanced Centre for Cancer Diagnostics and Research’ in
• The Karnataka government has launched the Farmer Registration & Unified Beneficiary Information System or FRUITS software for
• Delhi Government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India, has set up an oxygen generation plant at G. B. Pant Hospital in Delhi to augment the oxygen supply capabilities.
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the State government’s ambitious Ennum Ezhuthum Mission, to bridge the learning gap that was caused due to the COVID pandemic among students aged below 8 at an event in Azhinjivakkam panchayat union middle school, Tiruvallur.
• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched a pilot project the ‘Sujal’ initiative for Panchkula to monitor the water supply and control its flow in the region.
• Uttar Pradesh chief minister Shri Yogi Adityanath announced the government will give priority to ‘Agniveers’—soldiers recruited in the Army, Navy, and the Air Force on short-term contracts under the special ‘Agnipath’ scheme.
• Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to formally acknowledge the public use of drones.
• Mumbai International Airport, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has become India’s first airport to launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) & Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill) to explore the possibility of utilization of wind energy at the airport.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

• Fintech startup XPay.Life launched India’s first blockchain-enabled transaction framework and launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services targeted at rural India, as it completes three years of operations.
• Payment solutions provider OmniCard became the first Reserve Bank of India (RBI) licensed PPI (prepaid instruments) to provide cash withdrawal service using a RuPay-powered card from any Automated Teller Machine (ATMs) throughout the country.
• Public sector Indian Bank has launched Kisan Credit Card (KCC) digital renewal scheme enabling eligible customers to renew their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes.
• Mumbai-based retail banking and financial services provider, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, India (HSBC India) announced to lend $250 million to startups in the country.
• Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance rebranded and renamed itself as Canara HSBC Life Insurance and launched its first brand campaign #PromisesKaPartner aligned to its new positioning – ‘Powering India to re-imagine their dreams and aspirations.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), lifted the restrictions imposed on Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd on onboarding new domestic clients.
• The GST Council’s 47th meeting will take place in Srinagar on June 28 and 29, 2022.
• A team of state ministers working on GST rate rationalization was unable to reach an agreement, according to insiders, since certain members were opposed to changes to tax slabs and rates.
• As they attempt to deal with an unexpected jump in inflation, central bankers around the world are conducting what could be the most dramatic tightening of monetary policy since the 1980s, triggering recessions and disturbing financial markets.
• India’s State Minister for finance, Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, declared that the Finance Ministry will take additional steps to control inflation if necessary.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit from Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 per transaction for e-mandates on cards, Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), and UPI for recurring transactions.
• Equitas Small Finance Bank announced the launch of an exclusive savings account called ENJOI for kids.
• According to MFIN Micrometer Q4 FY21-22, a quarterly report published by Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), the gross loan portfolio (GLP) of Tamil Nadu as of March 31, 2022, stood at ₹36,806 crore.
• Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited (Kotak General Insurance) has partnered with PhonePe Insurance Broking Services Pvt. Ltd (PhonePe), a digital payments platform to offers motor insurance to 380 million customers on the PhonePe platform.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• On a recommendation by Karnataka Chief Minister Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Former Karnataka high court judge Mr. Justice B S Patil has been appointed as the new Lokayukta of Karnataka.
• United States President Ms. Joe Biden will nominate Indian-origin physicist Ms. Aarti Prabhakar as his science adviser and nominate her as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
• The Central Government has nominated Shri Anand Gopal Mahindra, Shri Venu Srinivasan, Shri Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel, and Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia as part-time non-official Directors on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India.
• Somalia’s President Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed lawmaker Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s prime minister & he replaces Mr. Mohamed Hussein Roble.
• Justice Ms. Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former judge of the Supreme Court, is to be the next Chairperson of the Press Council of India (PCI).
• Sowmyanarayan Sampath, an Indian American, will be the new CEO of Verizon Business.
• Industry body Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) named Mr. Pramod K Mittal, President of Reliance Jio Infocomm, as the new Chairperson of the association for 2022-23.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a proposal of Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) to reappoint Mr. Pathangi Narasimhan Vasudevan as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) for one year effective from July 23, 2022.
• A month after the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended appointments of new chief justices to the high courts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gauhati, and Telangana, the Union Government has approved the proposal of the Collegium.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS & HONORS

• For recognizing the efforts in propelling tobacco control, the WHO has awarded the Resource Center for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh with the Regional Director Special Recognition Award.
• For the second year in a row, Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has been crowned the World’s Best Airport.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• To provide enhanced training to students at government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), the State Employment and Training Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Technologies Ltd, Pune, in the presence of Chief Minister of Tamilnadu Mr. MK Stalin at the Secretariat.
• Pontaq, an innovation fund that invests in early-stage technology businesses in the UK, India, US, and Canada, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission, which is backed by the state government.
• LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, is partnering with the United Nations Women to invest USD 5,00,000 (Rs 3.88 crore) towards advancing women’s economic empowerment.
• Zomato and Jio-bp have agreed to support Zomato’s commitment to “The Climate Group’s EV100 program, which aims to have a 100 percent electric fleet by 2030.”

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• The 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy Units of Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC) and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca an 11-day coordinated patrol from June 13 to 24, 2022.
• The BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) Innovation Center signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) to facilitate bilateral cooperation and promote the common development of BRICS countries.
• Private sector bank, HDFC Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a leading early-stage venture capital firm, VC to support start-ups.
• To commemorate 30 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries, India and Israel adopted a “vision statement” which will pave the way for strengthening defense cooperation in the future.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• According to data released by the Department of Statistics and Program Implementation, India’s headline retail inflation rate fell to 7.04 percent in May from an almost eight-year high to 7.79% in 2018.
• Trade data released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed that India’s trade deficit in May widened to $24.29 billion from $6.53 billion a year ago.
• Wholesale price inflation peaked at 15.88% in May, the highest since September 1991, as pressures on rising food and fuel prices outpaced moderation in the dominant manufactured goods segment position.
• Adani Transmission Limited’s $700 million turnaround facility has been labeled a “green loan” by Sustainalytics.
• Financial wellness platform, CASHe has launched the industry’s first line of credit that uses AI-powered chat on WhatsApp to provide customers with a fast, seamless, and convenient way to access instant lines of credit by simply entering their name.
• According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report for July 2020 to June 2021, the female labor force participation rate (LFPR) across India has increased from 2.3% to 25.1% in 2021, compared with 22.8% last year.
• China has surpassed India as the largest importer or buyer of broken rice.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Tencent, a Chinese technology conglomerate, has bought a stake worth USD 264 million (approx. Rs2,060 crore) in

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Maruti Suzuki India has installed Asia’s Largest 20 MW solar carport type solar power plant at its facility in Manesar, Guragam, Haryana.
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ ‘HomoSEP,’ a Robot developed by the Institute’s Researchers to eliminate manual scavenging in India, is all set for field deployment.
• India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile during night time as part of a user training trial from an integrated test range, Chandipur, Odisha.
• China launched its 3rd aircraft carrier named ‘Fujian’ the country’s most advanced as well as the first “fully domestically-built” naval vessel, as an aggressive Beijing sought to project its naval power in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKS & REPORTS

• Union Minister of State, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh released the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021, NeSDA 2021.
• According to the International Institute for Management Development’s annual World Competitiveness Index 2022 India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a 6th position jump from 43rd in 2021 to 37th rank in 2022.
• According to the report ‘Road accidents in India 2020’, prepared by the Transport Research Wing (TRW) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the number of road accidents has been on the decline since 2016 except for a marginal increase of 0.46 percent in 2018.
• According to the top 100 ‘Most Valuable Global Brands report released by data analytics and brand consulting company Kantar, 4 Indian companies namely Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys, and LIC were featured.
• According to Coursera’s latest Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022, India’s overall skills proficiency has slipped four places to be ranked at the 68th position globally.
• According to a report titled Renewable Energy 2022 – Global Status Report, published by REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century), India ranked 3rd globally for total renewable power capacity additions with 15.4 GW in 2021, following only China (136 GW) and the US (43 GW).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix 2022 (his fifth victory of the season).
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Sri Lankan batting star Angelo Mathews and Pakistan’s spin sensation Tuba Hasan have been selected as the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players for May 2022.
• Hosts Haryana won the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021 title with 52 gold medals, of which, 10 came in boxing.
• Rahul Srivatshav P. of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.
• At the IWF World Youth Championships in Leon, Mexico, Indian weightlifter Saanapathi Gurunaidu won gold in the men’s 55 kg category.
• Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new national record by throwing 30 meters at the Paavo Nurmi Olympics in Finland.
• Indian para-powerlifters Manpreet Kaur and Parmjeet Kumar have won bronze medals on the opening day of the World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships at Pyeongtaek in South Korea.
• Nitin Menon of India has retained his spot on the ICC Elite Panel and will make his first appearance as a neutral umpire later this month in Sri Lanka.
• The Athletics Federation of India has announced that Neeraj Chopra will lead a 37-member Indian athletics team at Commonwealth Games.
• FIFA has revealed that matches for the 2026 World Cup will be contested in 11 US cities, as well as three host locations in Mexico and two in Canada.
• Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the javelin throw event at the Kuortane Games in Finland, defeating incumbent world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada for his first top podium result of the season.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Two-time Asian Games gold medallist in long-distance running Hari Chand passed away at the age of 69.
• The 70-year-old tusker with the longest tusks among Asian elephants Bhogeshwara died of natural causes at the age of 60.
• Eminent Urdu scholar, linguist, literary critic, and former Chairperson of Sahitya Akademi, Gopi Chand Narang passed away in the United States at the age of 91.

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