Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 18th June 2018
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1) 11th Common Review Mission Report Released
•As per the Report, India has registered a record 22% reduction in MMR since 2013,which is the highest percentage decline so far when compared to all the previous reductions in MMR as per the earlier rounds of SRS. Maternal Mortality Ratio in India has declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in 2014-2016.
2) 4th Governing Council Meeting Of NITI Aayog Held In Delhi
•The PM highlighted the importance of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog as a platform to inspire cooperative federalism, stressing the need for effective centre-state cooperation to advance development outcomes and achieve double-digit growth for India. States were called up to fix growth targets for their economies as the world looks towards India soon becoming a USD 5 trillion economy.
3) I&B Minister Inaugurates EU Film Festival In New Delhi
•24 latest European movies from 23 European countries will be screened. The festival is organized by Directorate of Film Festivals under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, partnering with the delegation of the European Union and embassies of EU Member States.
4) Ivan Duque Wins Election To Become Colombia's President
•Duque, who will turn 42 just before taking office will be Colombia's youngest ever President.
5) Roger Federer Wins 98th ATP Title In Stuttgart, Regained No. 1 Title
•Roger Federer claimed his 98th ATP title and re-established his unrivalled superiority on grass with a victory over Milos Raonic in the Stuttgart Cup final. Top-seeded Swiss beat his Canadian opponent for the 11th time in 14 meetings while winning a first Stuttgart title.
•The 36-year-old regained the world number one ranking. Federer made a return to the top ATP ranking for the sixth time. Tim Putz and Phillip Petzschner (Germany) won the Men's Doubles title after defeating M. Matkowski (Poland) and R. Lindstedt (Sweden).
6) Brooks Koepka Wins 2nd US Open Golf Title 2018
•American golfer Brooks Koepka has made history and finished strong as he became the first player in 29 years to win back-to-back US Open titles at Shinnecock Hills in New York. The 28-year-old Florida native emerged victorious by one shot over England's Tommy Fleetwood.
•The World number one Dustin Johnson finished third at plus-three on account of a 70. With this, Koepka becomes the first player since Curtis Strange in 1988-89 to win back-to-back U.S. Open events.
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THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 18.06.2018
Sunday, June 17, 2018
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Saturday, June 16, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 16th June 2018
VisionIAS
21:07
1) India To Host European Union Film Festival
•The European Union Film Festival is organized by Directorate of Film Festivals. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India partnering with the Delegation of the European Union and embassies of EU Member States in various city film clubs. The Festival will be inaugurated by the Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Mr Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
2) Nitin Gadkari Releases NABARD Publication On 'Water Productivity Mapping Of Major Indian Crops'
•The book ‘Water productivity mapping of major Indian crops’ is based on a study of 10 important crops by a team under the leadership of leading agricultural economist Dr. Ashok Gulati.
3) President 3-Nation Visit: Leaves For Greece
•President will leave for Suriname on the 2nd leg where he will hold discussions with President Desire Delano Bouterse. A number of agreements and MoUs in the areas of health and medicine, elections, IT, Ayurveda are proposed to be signed.
•In the last leg of his tour, the President will reach Cuba. He is scheduled to hold discussions with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz – Canel Bermudez. A number of MoUs and Agreements in the areas of Biotechnology, Homeopathy and traditional system of medicine and medical plants would be signed during the visit.
4) Maharashtra CM Meets World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva
•World Bank has assured of positive consideration of both the projects. Fadnavis, who is on a three-nation tour, also attended a business discussion organised by US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. Mr Fadnavis was bestowed with the Outstanding Leadership in Development Award by Georgetown India Initiative and Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
5) Fitch Lowers Axis Bank's Outlook To Negative, Cuts ICICI Bank's Support Ratings
•It downgraded ICICI Bank’s ‘support rating’ to ‘3’, from ‘2’, its support rating floor to ‘BB+’, from ‘BBB-’. But the agency has affirmed the issuer default ratings and viability ratings of ICICI Bank and Axis Bank at ‘BBB-’ and ‘BBB-’. Axis Bank’s rating degraded to negative from stable, pointing to the high proportion of NPAs.
6) Veteran Journalist Adiraju Venkateswara Rao Passes Away
•He played an active role in the separate Telangana agitation in 1969 and the state government honoured him during the Telangana formation day celebrations recently.
