Friday, June 22, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 22nd June 2018
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1) President 3-Nation Visit: Arrived In Cuba On Final Leg
•The President was escorted first to the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery where he witnessed Change of Guards ceremony. He then paid respects to Jose Marti Memorial. Jose Marti was Cuba’s legendary poet who led the 1895 Cuban revolution.
2) PM Modi To Inaugurate 3rd AIIB Meeting In Mumbai
•The theme for this year's meeting is "Mobilising Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration" that will see leaders from varied organizations and levels of government to share ideas and experiences for creating a sustainable future through sound infrastructure investment.
3) PM Modi Laid Foundation Stone Of Paperless Vanijya Bhawan
•It will be a completely paperless office with state of the art facilities such as smart access control, central air-conditioning, video conferencing, and completely networked systems. The Department of Commerce is currently housed in Udyog Bhawan.
4) Gujarat Launches Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy
•The electricity generated from wind-solar hybrid projects will be exempted from energy charges. The policy provides 50% concession for cross-subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge when the generated energy is sold to a third party. Gujarat currently generates over 5,500 MW of wind power and 1,600 MW of solar power.
5) Russia To Supply Technical Security Equipment To India
•The partnership will explore opportunities in the Indian government’s Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) project.
6) SIPRI Yearbook 2018 Released, Number Of Peacekeepers Declined
•Key findings include the following:
1. All the nuclear weapon-possessing states are developing new nuclear weapon systems and modernizing their existing systems;
2. The number of personnel deployed with peace operations worldwide continues to fall while the demand is increasing.
•The decrease in the overall number of nuclear weapons in the world is due mainly to Russia and the USA—which together still account for nearly 92% of all nuclear weapons—further reducing their strategic nuclear forces pursuant to the implementation of the 2010 Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.
THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 22.06.2018
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 21st June 2018
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1) International Yoga Day: 21 June
•In 2015, United Nations General Assembly unanimously announced 21st June as the International day for yoga to raise awareness about the benefits of practising yoga. The resolution was co-sponsored in the General Assembly by 177 nations, the highest ever number of co-sponsors for any UNGA resolution of such nature.
2) World Music Day: 21 June
•The World Music Day is celebrated across the world on 21 June. The day is also known as 'Fete de la Musique' after a music festival that began in France in 1982. This Day was first celebrated on 21st June 1982.
3) President 3-Nation Visit: Observed Yoga Day In Suriname, Signed Agreements
•President Ram Nath Kovind observed the Yoga day in Suriname along with his counterpart Desire Delano Bouterse. This will be the first time that heads of two countries will together participate in the International Yoga day. Later on, the two sides agreed to expand the bilateral agenda, especially in areas of economic relations, cultural cooperation and development partnership.
•Further, India will assist Suriname to establish a Centre of Excellence in Information Technology. An MoU was signed in this regard, along with four others in the field of elections, diplomatic academies partnership, employment for the spouse of diplomats of the two countries and archives. The President also addressed the National Assembly of Suriname, thereby becoming the first foreign Head of State to address the Assembly.
4) Surat To Receive ‘City Award’ Under India Smart Cities Award 2018
•Joint winners in ‘Innovative Idea' category were Bhopal for its Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) and Ahmedabad for Safe and Secure Ahmedabad (SASA) Project.
Other Awards under the different category are-
•Under ‘Social Aspects' category- NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council) and Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) bagged the award for implementation of ‘smart classrooms' project,
•Under ‘urban environment' category- Bhopal, Pune and Coimbatore bagged the award for public bike-sharing project.
5) World’s 1st International Centre For Humanitarian Forensics Launched In Gujarat
•The centre is a joint venture of the regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in India, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives and also Gujarat Forensic Science University. The main aim of the Centre would be to provide service to the nation and to the entire world when the need arises.
6) Vishwas Mandalik And Yoga Institute In Mumbai Recipients Of PM Award
•Vishwas Mandalik acquired knowledge of Patanjali and Hatha Yoga, Bhagwad Gita and Upanishad by study and research of ancient scriptures. In 1978, he set up the first branch of Yoga Vidya Dham. The Yoga Institute,established in 1918 by Yogendraji, completed its 100 years serving the society. The winners would be felicitated with a trophy, certificate and a cash award of 25 lakh rupees each.
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