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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 12.06.2018

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Monday, June 11, 2018

Daily Current Affairs, 11th June 2018

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1) 44th G7 Summit Was Held In Canada
•The 44th G7 summit was held on June 8–9, 2018, in Quebec, Canada. This was the sixth time since 1981 that Canada has hosted the meetings. The 44th G7 summit was the first summit for Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

 •Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hosted this summit. The 45th G7 summit or next G7 summit will be held in 2019 in France. 

2) Met Dept To Use Flash Flood Guidance System For First Time To Forecast Floods
•India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use flash flood guidance system for the first time in the country to forecast floods. Currently, the Central Water Commission issues flood warnings.

•The national weather agency is preparing to launch this service from the next month. Different kinds of soil from various parts of the country have been studied to find out how absorbent each variety was.

3) V K Singh Flags Off 1st Batch Of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
•Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh has flagged off the 1st batch of three month-long Kailash Mansarovar Yatra-2018 in New Delhi. The Yatra will continue till the 8th of September 2018. There are two routes for the Yatra, one through Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand which involves some trekking also. 

•The other route is through Nathu La Pass in Sikkim, which is motorable and suitable for senior citizens who unable to undertake arduous trekking.  

4) Centre Launches 'Rail MADAD', 'Menu On Rails' Mobile Apps
•The Ministry of Railways has launched two mobile applications to ease the traveling experience. The two apps, 'Rail MADAD' and 'Menu on Rails', were launched by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State (MoS) Manoj Sinha during a press conference organized to highlight the achievements of the Ministry in the last four years.

•While Rail MADAD will enable travelers to lodge complaints, Menu on Rails will facilitate seamless ordering of food. The Minister stated Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh has been created with a corpus of one lakh crore rupees for making additional funds available for safety-related works.

5) WHO Commends India For Reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio By 77%
•The WHO has commended India's progress in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77 percent, from 556 per one lac live births in 1990 to 130 per one lac live births in 2016. This progress puts the country on track towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target of an MMR below 70 by 2030. India's present MMR is below the Millennium Development Goal target.

•According to WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal, India has made a concerted push to increase access to quality maternal health services with the coverage of essential maternal health services has doubled since 2005. 

6) French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal Beats Dominic Thiem To Win 11th Title
•World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer's all-time men's record.

•The year 2005 holds great significance in French Open history. It was the year a muscular teenager by the name of Rafael Nadal first took to the clay courts of Paris and left it with a first Grand Slam title. 

7) India Beat Kenya To Lift Intercontinental Cup Football Title
•India has lifted the Intercontinental Cup football title. In the summit clash in Mumbai, they defeated Kenya 2-nil. Both the goals were netted by skipper Sunil Chhetri. He gave India the lead in the eighth minute before scoring the second goal in the 29th minute. 

•Sunil Chhetri has become the joint second highest international goal scorer among active players along with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi with his 64th strike for the country against Kenya. 
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The HINDU Notes – 11th June 2018

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📰 India rebalancing ties with Pak. to open path to Eurasia
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THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 11.06.2018

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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Daily Current Affairs, 10th June 2018

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1) PM Modi stresses on importance of security & connectivity at SCO summit in Chinese city of Qingdao
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the importance of security and connectivity at the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Chinese city of Qingdao. 

 •Addressing the plenary session, Mr Modi gave a new acronym to SECURE. He said, S stands for security of citizens, E for Economic Development for all, C for connecting the region, U - uniting the people, R - respect among nations and E - Environmental protection.

 •The Prime Minister also said, Afghanistan is an unfortunate example of the effects of terrorism. He expressed hope that the brave steps taken by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani towards peace will be respected by all in the region. 

 •Mr Modi said, that connectivity with their neighbourhood in the SCO region is India's priority. He called for setting up a road map for the 25th anniversary of SCO in 2026.

2) India, China Sign 2 Agreements On Brahmaputra Water Data Sharing & Non-Basmati Rice Export
•India and China signed two bilateral agreements following the meeting between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit. The agreements include continuing to share Brahmaputra water data during flood season and exporting non-Basmati rice to China.

•The two countries have set a trade target of 100 billion dollars by 2020. During the hour-long meeting between Mr Modi and Mr Xi, both countries agreed on several initiatives to take forward the spirit of Wuhan Informal Summit. Chinese President accepted Prime Minister Modi’s invitation for a Wuhan type informal summit in India next year.

3) French Open 2018: Halep Beats Stephens To Win Maiden Grand Slam Title
•World number one Simona Halep has won her first Grand Slam title with a gutsy comeback victory over American 10th seed Sloane Stephens in the French Open final. Halep, who had lost her three previous major finals, went a set and a breakdown at Roland Garros.

•But the 26-year-old Romanian battled back to take a see-saw second set against the US Open champion. She then raced away with the third to win 3-6 6-4 6-1.
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