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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , The Most Important Current Affairs June 2020, Environmental Performance Index 2020, “Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2020” has, been released by the Yale Center for Environmental Law, & Policy, Yale University, and Center for International, Earth Science Information Network, Columbia, University. EPI 2020 is the 22nd edition of the, Environmental Performance Index report., , The above 11 Issue Categories further comprised of 32, indicators of environmental performance for 180, countries. All of the above together aggregated into an, EPI Score., Key findings of Environmental Performance Index 2020:, , •, , The EPI has ranked 180 countries by using 32, performance indicators across 11 issue categories, involving environmental health and ecosystem vitality as, the policy objectives. The EPI provides a scorecard that, indicates the leaders as well as the laggards in the, environmental performance., , The Environmental Performance Index 2020 was, topped by Denmark with an EPI score of 82.5,, followed by Luxembourg (82.3), Switzerland (81.5),, United Kingdom (81.3), and France (80.0) at 2nd, 3rd,, 4th and 5th position respectively out of 180 countries, ranked by the index., , •, , Policy Objective & Issue Categories: The Environmental, Performance Index 2020 was based on two Policy, Objectives comprising of 11 Issue Categories., , India was ranked 168th along with Ghana, out of 180, countries with an EPI score of 27.6 in the 2020, Environmental Performance Index., , •, , Liberia stood at the bottom in the EPI rankings with, an EPI score of 22.6., , The two Policy Objectives are:, 1. Environmental Health, 2. Ecosystem Vitality, , India in the Environmental Performance Index 2020:, , The Policy Objective titled “Environmental Health”, comprised of 4 Issue Categories namely:, 1. Air Quality, 2. Sanitation & Drinking Water, 3. Heavy Metals, 4. Waste Management, The Policy Objective titled “Ecosystem, comprised of 7 Issue Categories namely:, 1. Biodiversity & Habitat, 2. Ecosystem Services, 3. Fisheries, 4. Climate Change, 5. Pollution Emissions, 6. Agriculture, 7. Water Resources, , •, , The report states that India struggled to perform well, on several of the 2020 EPI’s environmental issue, categories such as Air Quality at which the country, was placed at 179th position just above Pakistan, which stood at 180th place., , •, , India was placed at 148th position in the world in the, issue category “biodiversity & habitat“, hence failing, to maximize the conservation capacity of its protected, areas., , •, , India was placed 106th in the world on climate, change mitigation., , Vitality”, , World Bank Releases “Global Economic, Prospects (June 2020)”, World Bank has released its flagship report titled, “Global Economic Prospects (June 2020)”. The report, assesses the impressions of the pandemic and also, examines the possible courses and outcomes. The report, describes a grave near-term outlook and states that there, is a contraction in global GDP which was 5.2 percent in, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic., The report assesses the impressions of the COVID-19, pandemic and also examines the possible courses and, outcomes. It indicates the clear actions needed by the, global community and national policymakers—to restrict, the harm, recover, and rebuild better and stronger than, before., , 1, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , Outlook of various economies mentioned in the, report:, , •, •, •, •, •, , Ranks, , Universities, , Country, , 1st, , Massachusetts Institute for, Technology (MIT), , USA, , 2nd, , Stanford University, , USA, , 3rd, , Harvard University, , USA, , 4th, , California Institute of Technology, , USA, , 5th, , University of Oxford, , The GDP of advanced economies is expected to, contract by 7% in 2020., , United, Kingdom, , 172nd, , India, , The GDP of U.S. is expected to contract by 6.1% in, 2020., , Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Bombay, , 185th, , India, , The GDP of Japan is expected to contract by 9.1% in, 2020., , Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, , 193rd, , Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Delhi, , India, , 275th, , Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Madras, , India, , The report forecasts a 5.2% contraction in global, GDP in 2020 i.e. the deepest global recession in, eight decades that the world has witnessed., The GDP of India is expected to contract by 3.2% in, 2020, while it is expected to expand by 3.1% in, 2021., , •, , The GDP of Emerging market and developing, economies (EMDE) is expected to contract by 2.5%, in 2020., , •, , The GDP of China is expected to become slow by, 1.0% in 2020., , 314th, , Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kharagpur, , India, , •, , The GDP of Russia is expected to contract by 6% in, 2020., , 350th, , Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kanpur, , India, , 383rd, , Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Roorkee, , India, , 470th, , Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Guwahati, , India, , Indian Railways commissions 1st high rise, Over Head Equipment, •, , •, , Indian Railways has commissioned the first high, rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) and successfully, ran a double stack containers in electrified territory, on Western Railway. With this, Indian Railways has, become the first Railway to run Double Stack, Container train with high reach pantograph in high, rise OHE territory, which is a first of its kind in the, entire world., The first 1st high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE), has a contact wire height of 7.57 metre and it was, operated successfully from Palanpur & Botad, stations in Gujarat on 10th June 2020. This new, achievement of Indian Railways will also boost the, ambitious mission of Green India as its latest green, initiative. This initiative is also expected to bring, innovation, speed and customisation in freight, operations., , QS World University Rankings 2021 released, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking, 2021 has been released. Only eight Indian institutes, managed to feature in the top 500 of QS World University, Ranking 2021., , 2, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , India signs MOU on “Energy Cooperation” with, Denmark, •, , •, , •, , India has signed an MOU on “Energy Cooperation”, with Denmark to develop a strong, deep and longterm co-operation between two nations in the power, sector. The MoU was signed between the Ministry of, Power, Government of the Republic of India and the, Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate,, Government of the Kingdom of Denmark., The MoU signed between the two countries provides, for collaboration in the following areas: offshore, wind, long term energy planning, forecasting,, variability in renewable energy production,, flexibility in the power purchase agreements,, incentivize power plant flexibility, flexibility in the, grid, consolidation of grid codes to integrate and, operate efficiently variable generation options, etc., As per the MoU, India & Denmark will also establish a, Joint Working Group (JWG) for implementation of, the identified areas. Joint Secretary level officials, will co-chair this Joint Working Group and will report, to a Steering Committee which would be jointly, chaired by the Secretary level officer from both the, sides., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , FSSAI releases State food safety index for, 2019-20, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has released the results of the second State Food Safety, Index to celebrate World Food Safety Day. On this, occasion, FSSAI also released an e-handbook on “Eat, Right during COVID-19” for citizens. It highlights safe, food practices to be followed diligently and tips on health, and nutrition., The State Food Safety Index ranks states on five, parameters of food safety every year. These parameters, are:, 1. Human Resources and Institutional Data, 2. Compliance, 3. Food Testing Facility, 4. Training, 5. Capacity Building besides Consumer Empowerment, Winners are distributed in three categories., • Large State, • Small State, • Union Territories, , Winner, , 1, , Gujarat, , 2, , Tamil Nadu, , 3, , Maharashtra, , Rank, , Award, , 1, , Goa, , 2, , Manipur, , 3, , Meghalaya, , Government of India bans 59 Chinese apps, The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has announced that “Government of India Bans 59, Chinese mobile apps”, which are prejudicial to, sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the, security of the state and public order”., The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it’s, power under section 69A of the Information Technology, Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information, Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of, Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view, of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59, apps., , Following is the list of winners:, Large States:, Rank, , Major areas of mutual interest are:, • The partnership will support world class start-ups, through CSIR Incubators under the Atal Innovation, mission initiatives., • They will jointly work on new models of innovation, and will also set-up CSIR Innovation Parks., • With the collaboration of CSIR with ARISE, an, initiative of AIM, they will together stimulate, innovation and research in the MSME industry., • It will also create problem solving mind-set across, schools in India via close cooperation between Atal, Tinkering Labs and Jigyasa. JIGYASA is CSIRs StudentScientist connect program where in more than 3 lakhs, students across the country have been exposed to, science and technology., , The complete list of 59 Chinese App Banned in India is, given below:, S. No., , Chinese Mobile Applications, , 1., , TikTok, , 2., , Shareit, , 3., , Kwai, , 4., , UC Browser, , 5., , Baidu map, , 6., , Shein, , Award, , 7., , Clash of Kings, , 1, , Chandigarh, , 8., , DU battery saver, , 2, , Delhi, , 9., , Helo, , 3, , Andaman Islands, , 10., , Likee, , 11., , YouCam makeup, , 12., , Mi Community, , 13., , CM Browers, , 14., , Virus Cleaner, , 15., , APUS Browser, , 16., , ROMWE, , Small States:, , Union Territories (UTs):, Rank, , CSIR & Atal Innovation Mission to promote, Innovation in India, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has, partnered with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to, promote innovation in India., , 3, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , S. No., 17., 18., , Chinese Mobile Applications, Club Factory, Newsdog, , 19., , Beutry Plus, , 20., , WeChat, , 21., 22., , UC News, QQ Mail, Weibo, , 24., 25., 26., , Xender, QQ Music, QQ Newsfeed, , 27., 28., , Bigo Live, SelfieCity, , 29., , Mail Master, , 30., 31., 32., , Parallel Space, Mi Video Call – Xiaomi, WeSync, , 33., , ES File Explorer, , 34., 35., , Viva Video – QU Video Inc, Meitu, , 36., 37., 38., , Vigo Video, New Video Status, DU Recorder, , 39., , Vault- Hide, , 40., 41, 42., , Cache Cleaner DU App studio, DU Cleaner, DU Browser, , 43., , Hago Play With New Friends, , 44., 45., 46., 47., 48., 49., 50., 51., 52., 53., 54., 55., 56., 57., 58., 59., , Cam Scanner, Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile, Wonder Camera, Photo Wonder, QQ Player, We Meet, Sweet Selfie, Baidu Translate, Vmate, QQ International, QQ Security Center, QQ Launcher, U Video, V fly Status Video, Mobile Legends, DU Privacy, , www.bankersadda.com, , Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh, Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has virtually released the 5th edition, of “India Rankings 2020” of Institutions of Higher, Educational Institutions., The ranking framework evaluates institutions on five, broad generic groups of parameters:, • Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), • Research and Professional Practice (RP), • Graduation Outcomes (GO), • Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), • Perception (PR), , 23., , 4, , Union HRD Minister releases “India Rankings, 2020” for Higher Educational Institutions, , |, , The rankings are being announced for India’s best, universities and institutions in 10 categories namely:, Overall,, Universities,, Engineering,, Management,, Pharmacy,, Medical,, Architecture, and Law., , Colleges,, Dental,, , List of winners is as follows:, Overall Category:, Ranks, , Name of Institute, , 1, , Indian Institute of Technology Madras, , 2, , Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, , 3, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, , 4, , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, , 5, , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, , University Category:, Ranks, , Name of Institute, , 1, , Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, , 2, , Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, , 3, , Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, , 4, , Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,, Coimbatore, , 5, , Jadavpur University, Kolkata, , Engineering Category:, Ranks, , www.sscadda.com, , Name of Institute, , 1, , Indian Institute of Technology Madras, , 2, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, , 3, , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, , 4, , Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, , 5, , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , Management Category:, Ranks, Name of Institute, , Dental Category:, Ranks, , Name of Institute, , 1, , Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences,, Delhi, , 1, , Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, , 2, , Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, , 3, , Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, , 2, , Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi, , 4, , Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, , 3, , Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, , 5, , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, , Colleges Category:, Ranks, , PM Modi launches CHAMPIONS: Technology, Platform to empower MSMEs, , Name of Institute, , 1, , Miranda House, Delhi, , 2, , Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New, Delhi, , 3, , Hindu College, Delhi, , 4, , St. Stephen`s College, Delhi, , 5, , Presidency College, Chennai, , Pharmacy Category:, Ranks, , Name of Institute, , 1, , Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, , 2, , Panjab University, Chandigarh, , 3, , National Institute of Pharmaceutical, Education and Research Mohali, , 4, , Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, , 5, , National Institute of Pharmaceutical, Education and Research Hyderabad, , Medical Category:, Ranks, , Name of Institute, , 1, , All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New, Delhi, , 2, , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education, and Research, Chandigarh, , 3, , Christian Medical College, Vellore, , Architecture Category:, Ranks, , Name of Institute, , 1, , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, , 2, , Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, , 3, , National Institute of Technology Calicut, , Law Category:, Ranks, , Name of Institute, , 1, , National Law School of India University,, Bengaluru, , 2, , National Law University, New Delhi, , 3, , Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, , 5, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the, technology platform CHAMPIONS which stands for, Creation and Harmonious Application of recent, Processes for Increasing the Output and National, Strength. The portal is essential for creating the smaller, units big by solving their grievances, encouraging,, supporting, helping and handholding. It is a real one-stopshop solution of MSME Ministry., Detailed objectives of CHAMPIONS:, • Grievance Redressal: To resolve the issues of, MSMEs including those of finance, raw materials,, labour, regulatory permissions etc particularly within, the COVID created a difficult situation;, • To help them capture new opportunities: including, manufacturing of medical equipment and accessories, like PPEs, masks, etc and provide them in National, and International markets;, • To identify and encourage the sparks: i.e. the, potential MSMEs who are ready to withstand the, present situation and may become national and, international champions. It is a technology packed, control room-cum-management data system. In, addition to ICT tools including telephone, internet and, video conference, the system is enabled by AI, Data, Analytics and Machine Learning. It is also fully, integrated on real time basis with GOI’s main, grievances portal CPGRAMS and MSME Ministry’s, own other web based mechanisms.The entire ICT, architecture is made in house with the assistance of, NIC in no cost., , World No Tobacco Day 2020 Awards, World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 has been announced., Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations, in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments, in the area of tobacco control. This recognition takes the, form of WHO Director-General Special Recognition, Award and World No Tobacco Day Awards., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , GoI launches “The Urban Learning Internship, Program (TULIP)”, Government of India has launched “The Urban Learning, Internship Program (TULIP)”. It is an initiative of All, India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),, Ministry of HRD, and Ministry of Housing and Urban, Development. The programme aims to provide internship, opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local, Bodies (ULBs) as well as Smart Cities across the nation. It, would also facilitate practical experience to the students, of India and hence help in infusing fresh ideas and, innovative thinking into the working of Urban Local, Bodies and smart cities., An opportunity will be provided to the youth of India via, TULIP programme in order to generate new ideas to, reform Urban local bodies with the help of modern, techniques and innovative methods. Hence, it will help in, improving the value-to-market of Indian graduates and, help in the creation of a potential talent pool in diverse, fields such as transport engineering, environment, urban, planning, municipal finance etc., , UNCTAD Releases “World Investment Report, 2020”, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, (UNCTAD) has released its flagship report titled as, “World Investment Report 2020: International, Production Beyond the Pandemic”. This is the 30th, edition of the report. The report monitors the global as, well as regional FDI trends and also documents the, national, and, international, investment, policy, developments. It also analyses the impacts of the COVID19 crisis., Key findings of the report:, • The report forecasts Global FDI flows to decrease by, up to 40% in 2020, from their 2019 value of $1.54, trillion., • According to the report, the investment flows are, expected to slowly recover starting from 2022 to be, led by global value chains (GVCs)., • As per the report, Global FDI is projected to decrease, by a further 5 to 10% in 2021, followed by a, recovery in 2022., • Report mentioned that among developed countries,, FDI flows to Europe are expected to fall by 30 to, 45%., • Report stated that the developing economies are, expected to see the biggest fall in FDI., • The FDI flows to developing Asia is projected to fall, by 30 to 45%., • As per the report, the inflows to South Asia, increased by 10 per cent to $57 billion., , 7, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, •, •, •, , As per the report, the FDI to India increased by 20%, to $51 billion in 2019, sustaining the country’s, upward FDI trend., Among the world’s largest FDI recipients, United, States stood first in 2019., Among the world’s largest FDI recipients, India has, jumped from 12th position in 2018 to 9th position in, 2019., Report also mentioned that India’s large market will, continue to attract market-seeking investments to the, country., , India releases National Report on the state of, Climate Crisis, India’s first ever National Report on the state of the, Climate Crisis has been released. The report has been, prepared under the aegis of Ministry of Earth Sciences, (MoES) with title “Assessment Of Climate Change Over, The Indian Region”. The report analyses where India, stands regarding long-term changes in climate patterns,, and their attendant risks., Key findings of the report:, • It revealed that India’s average temperature has, risen by 0.7 degrees Celsius between 1901-2018,, citing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) as key, reason of the temperature rise., • It also predicted two different scenarios related to, India’s temperature rise by 2099. In a best-case, scenario of immediate mitigation of emissions,, India’s temperature will still rise by 2.7 degrees, Celsius while in the worst-case scenario, temperature will increase by 4.4 degrees Celsius by, the end of the century., • About the monsoon, it shows that the precipitation, over north India has reduced by 6% between 19512015 because of the polluting aerosol “brown cloud”., The monsoon is also expected to become more, extreme in the upcoming decades., • It also predicts the April-June heatwaves to become, four times more frequent by 2099 as compared to, that of 1976-2005., • It stated that the sea level near Mumbai is rising at, the rate of 3 cm per decade while it is 5 cm per, decade off the Bengal coast., • It mentioned that surface temperatures in the, Indian Ocean including the Bay of Bengal and the, Arabian Sea have increased by 1 degree Celsius, between 1951-2015 which is higher than the global, average., • It also shows that the frequency of warm days and, nights is expected to increase upto 55% and 70%, respectively., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , MoHUA & SIDBI signs MoU for PM SVANidhi, scheme, , Bank, , Country, , 1., , Singapore, , Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has signed a, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small, Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for PM, Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi). PM, SVANidhi is a Special Micro-Credit Facility for Street, Vendors., • According to the MoU, PM SVANidhi Scheme will be, implemented by SIDBI under the guidance of MoHUA., The credit guarantee to the lending institutions would, also be managed by the SIDBI through Credit, Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small, Enterprises (CGTMSE)., • SIDBI will ensure effective implementation of the, scheme by providing a Project Management Unit, (PMU) consisting of domain experts in training/, capacity building, project and platform management,, banking, NBFC and MFI sectors etc for the period of, scheme, i.e. upto March 2022. SIDBI will also leverage, the network of lending Institutions for the Scheme, implementation. The lending institutions will include, Scheduled Commercials Banks (SCBs), Non-Bank, Finance Companies (NBFCs), Regional Rural Banks, (RRBs), Co-operative Banks, Small Finance Banks, (SFBs), etc., , 2., , Denmark, , 3., , Switzerland, , 4., , Netherlands, , 5., , Hong Kong SAR, , 6., , Sweden, , 7., , Norway, , 8., , Canada, , 9., , UAE, , 10., , USA, , 11., , Taiwan, China, , 12., , Ireland, , 13., , Finland, , 14., , Qatar, , 15., , Luxembourg, , 16., , Austria, , 17., , Germany, , 18., , Australia, , 19., , United Kingdom, , 20., , China, , 43., , India, , India elected as non-permanent member of UN, Security Council, •, , •, •, , •, , India has been elected as the non-permanent, member of the United Nations Security Council., India has won the election for a two-year term after, winning 184 votes in the 193-member General, Assembly., India won the non-permanent seat from the AsiaPacific category for the 2021-22 term which will, begin on 1st January 2021., Earlier India has been elected as a non-permanent, member of the Council for the following years: 19501951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 19841985, 1991-1992 and 2011-2012., Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security, Council elections along with India. The United Nations, high-table comprises of five permanent members and, 10 non-permanent members., , IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2020, Institute for Management Development (IMD) has, released World Competitiveness Index 2020. Top 20, Countries in IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2020:, , 8, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , GoI to launch “Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan”, •, , •, , “Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan” will be launched by, the Government of India from Village Telihar, Block, Beldaur of Khagaria District of Bihar. It is a, massive rural public works scheme that will empower, and offer livelihood opportunities to the returnee, migrant workers as well as rural citizens. The, programme will be joined by the villages across 116, districts in the six States through the Common, Service Centres and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The six, states are: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar., “Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan” will be 125 days, long campaign and work in mission mode. It will be a, coordinated effort between 12 different, Ministries/Departments, such, as, Rural, Development, Panchayati Raj, Environment, Railways,, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Road Transport &, Highways, Mines, Drinking Water & Sanitation,, Telecom, Agriculture, New & Renewable Energy, and, Border Roads., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , The campaign will involve focused implementation of, 25 different types of works which will provide, employment to the migrant workers along with, creation of infrastructure in the rural regions of the, country, with a resource envelope of Rs 50,000, crore., , Flood warning system “iFLOWS” launched in, Mumbai, •, , •, , Nature Index 2020: India ranked 12th in, science research, Nature Index table 2020 has been released. India has, been placed at twelfth position globally in science, research output. The top five positions have gone to the, United States of America, China, Germany, United, Kingdom and Japan., Top 10 countries in the Nature Index 2020:, , UP becomes top state to provide employment, under MGNREGA, Uttar Pradesh has become the top state in India to, provide employment to the workers under the Mahatma, Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, (MGNREGA). According to the data released, 57,12,975, workers got employment in around 57,000 village, panchayats of the state which is 18% of the total work, generated under the MGNREGA in the country., , KVIC launches project to produce Neera and, Palmgur, •, , •, , •, , Rank, , Country, , 1, , United States of America, , 2, , China, , 3, , Germany, , 4, , United Kingdom, , 5, , Japan, , 6, , France, , 7, , Canada, , 8, , Switzerland, , 9, , South Korea, , 10, , Australia, , 12, , India, , State of the art flood warning system “iFLOWS” has, been launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra. I-FLOWS, consists of seven modules: Data Assimilation, Flood,, Inundation, Vulnerability, Risk, Dissemination, Module and Decision Support System., The system will enable Mumbai to predict floods, three days before they happen. As a result,, administration will be able to save property as well as, lives from the flood., , A unique project to produce Neera and Palmgur has, been rolled out by the Khadi and Village Industries, Commission (KVIC) in Palghar district of, Maharashtra. The project aims to promote Neera as a, substitute to soft drinks along with generating selfemployment opportunities for Adivasis as well as, traditional trappers. Indian state Maharashtra is, home to more than 50 lakh palm trees., As a part of project, KVIC distributed tool kits to local, artisans for extraction of Neera and making, palmgur. The tool kit comprised of canteen burners,, perforated moulds, food grade stainless steel Kadhai,, along with other equipment namely knives, rope and, axes., Neera is a nutrient-rich health drink consumed in, many Indian states, and is extracted from the palm, trees before sunrise., , 9, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , Top 3 Institutions (Global):, Ranks, , Name of Institution, , 1, , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),, China, , 2, , Harvard University, United States of, America (USA), , 3, , Max Planck Society, Germany, , Top 3 Indian Institutions (Global), India, Rank, , Global, Rank, , Name of Institution, , 1, , 160, , Council of Scientific and Industrial, Research (CSIR), , 2, , 184, , Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, , 3, , 260, , Tata Institute of Fundamental, Research (TIFR), , SIPRI Yearbook 2020: India ranked 6th as, nuclear weapons increased since 2019, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, (SIPRI) has launched SIPRI Yearbook 2020. The, Yearbook assesses the current state of armaments,, disarmament and international security. The 51st edition, of the Yearbook reveals an unbroken deterioration within, the conditions for international stability., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , In accordance with the “SIPRI Yearbook 2020Armaments, Disarmament and International Security”, from 2019 there’s a rise within the nuclear weapons, stockpile of India and China., , Cabinet approves setting up of Rs 15000 crore, “AHIDF”, •, , Following table shows the number of warheads of top, rankers (as of January 2020):, Rank, , Country, , Nuclear Warheads, , 1, , USA, , 5800, , 2, , Russia, , 6375, , 3, , United kingdom, , 215, , 4, , France, , 290, , 5, , China, , 320, , 6, , India, , 150, , 7, , Pakistan, , 160, , 8, , Israel, , 90, , 9, , North Korea, , (30–40), , •, , GoI brings all cooperative banks under, supervision of RBI, •, , Government of India will bring an ordinance to, bring all cooperative banks under the Reserve, Bank of India supervision., , •, , Now 1,482 urban cooperative banks and 58 multistate cooperative banks will come under the, supervisory powers of the Reserve Bank of India., , •, , The RBI’s powers as they apply to the scheduled, banks will also apply to cooperative banks. This, decision will give an assurance to more than 86, million depositors in these banks that their money, amounting to Rs 4.84 trillion will stay safe., , •, , •, , NITI Aayog to launch project “Decarbonising, Transport in India”, •, , •, , 10, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , Establishment of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure, Development Fund (AHIDF) has been approved by, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri, Narendra Modi. The AHIDF will be worth Rs 15000, crore and provide incentivisation of investments in, the formation of such infrastructure for dairy as well, as meat processing, and value addition infrastructure, and establishment of animal feed plant in the private, sector., Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), MSMEs,, Section 8 Companies, Private Companies and, individual entrepreneur would be the eligible, beneficiaries under the scheme According to the, scheme, minimum 10% margin money would be, contributed by the beneficiary while scheduled banks, would be responsible for the availability of balance, 90% of the loan component. Interest subvention of, 3% would be provided by the Government of India to, the eligible beneficiaries. There will be 2 years, moratorium period for the principal loan amount, while 6 years repayment period thereafter., A Credit Guarantee Fund of Rs 750 crore would be, set up by the Government of India. This fund would be, managed by National Bank for Agriculture and, Rural Development (NABARD) and will provide, Credit guarantee to those sanctioned projects which, are covered under MSME defined ceilings. Guarantee, Coverage would be provided upto 25% of Credit, facility of borrower., Both of the above facilities will ensure availability of, capital to meet upfront investment required for the, above projects and also help enhance overall returns/, pay back for investors., , NITI Aayog will launch the “Decarbonising, Transport in India” project in collaboration with, International Transport Forum (ITF) to develop a, pathway towards a low-carbon transport system for, India. It will design a tailor-made transport emissions, assessment framework for India and facilitate the, government with a comprehensive understanding of, present as well as future transport activities along, with the related CO2 emissions., The project is a part of the International Transport, Forum’s “Decarbonising Transport in Emerging, Economies (DTEE)” family of projects., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , HRD Minister virtually launches ‘YUKTI 2.0’, platform, •, , •, •, , “YUKTI 2.0” platform has been virtually launched by, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development,, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. The platform will help, in systematically adopting the technologies having, commercial potential and information related to, incubated startups in our higher education, institutions. The Young India combating COVID with, Knowledge, Technology and Innovation (YUKTI), platform seeks to cover the different dimensions of, COVID-19 challenges in a very holistic and, comprehensive way. The platform has been, developed by the Ministry of HRD., YUKTI 2.0 is logical extension of earlier version of, ‘YUKTI’ and has been launched to find out ideas, relevant in COVID pandemic., With the help of this platform, MHRD aims to identify, innovative solutions from India’s higher and technical, institutions. During the launch, HRD minister, encouraged students, faculty members, startups, including other stakeholders of higher education, institutions to get them registered on the YUKTI, portal and share their technologies and innovations., , Global Status Report on Preventing Violence, Against Children 2020, Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against, Children 2020 has been released by the World Health, Organization (WHO), UNICEF, United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO), the Special Representative of the United, Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children, and the End Violence Partnership. It has been prepared, from a survey administered between 2018 and 2019. In, this survey, responses from 155 countries were taken, about their progress against the “INSPIRE” framework,, which is a set of seven strategies to prevent and respond, to violence against children. The report tells us about the, progress that the countries have achieved in, implementing activities to attain the Sustainable, Development Goal targets on ending violence against, children., The report aims to analyse if the governments have, national plans of action, policies as well as laws that are in, line with those identified as effective by INSPIRE. It also, examines if the countries are accurately measuring fatal, as well as non-fatal instances of violence., , 11, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , What is Inspire Framework?, Inspire Framework was launched in 2016. It is a set of, seven evidence-based action plan for countries to, eliminate the violence against children. INSPIRE is an, acronym in which each letter represents a strategy:, • I denotes the implementation and enforcement of, laws, • N denotes norms and values, • S denotes safe environments, • P denotes parent and caregiver support, • I denotes income and economic strengthening, • R denotes response and support services, • E denotes education and life skills, Key findings of the Global Status Report on, Preventing Violence Against Children 2020:, • It states that 89% of countries assign responsibility of, addressing the violence against children to multiple, sectors. Among them, the education, health, justice, and social sectors most often mentioned., • It mentions that 80% of nations have at least one, national action plan to prevent violence against, children., • It shows that only one fifth of the countries has fully, funded national action plans or plans that contains, specified indicators on the prevalence of violence, against children with baseline and target values., • It concludes that only 56% of countries are providing, some national support to implement the INSPIRE, strategies., • It states that the laws against violence that affects, children, along with laws restricting exposure to, alcohol and firearms are widely implemented but, often inadequately enforced., , Union Cabinet approves 2% Interest, Subvention on Shishu Loans, Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra, Modi has approved the scheme for interest subvention of, 2% to all Shishu loan accounts given under Pradhan, Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) to eligible borrowers., Under PMMY, the loans extended for income generating, activities up to Rs 50,000 are known as Shishu loans. The, Member Lending Institutions such as Scheduled, Commercial Banks, Non Banking Finance Companies and, Micro Financial Institutions, registered with Mudra Ltd, are responsible for extending the above loans. With an, objective to promote entrepreneurship among the new, generation aspiring youth, it is ensured that more focus is, given to Shishu Category Units and then Kishore and, Tarun categories., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , About the Interest Subvention Scheme:, The Scheme for Interest Subvention of 2% would be, applicable on all Shishu loan accounts given under, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) to the eligible, borrowers. The interest subvention would be applicable, for a period of 12 months. The scheme would be, applicable to loans which are outstanding as on 31st, March, 2020; and not in Non-Performing Asset (NPA), category, in line with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), guidelines, on 31st March 2020 and during the period of, operation of the Scheme. According to the scheme, people, who will make regular repayments of loans would be, eligible to avail the benefits of the interest subvention, which would be payable for the months in which the, accounts are not in NPA category, and the months in, which the account becomes a performing asset again,, after turning NPA. The estimated cost of the interest, subvention scheme would be approximately Rs 1,542, crore which would be borne by the Government of, India., Implementation of the scheme:, The Interest Subvention Scheme will be implemented, through the Small Industries Development Bank of India, (SIDBI). The scheme would be in operation for a period of, 12 months. For borrowers, who have been allowed a, moratorium by their respective lenders, as permitted by, RBI under the ‘COVID 19 Regulatory Package’, the Scheme, would begin after the completion of the moratorium, period till a period of 12 months i.e. from September 01,, 2020 till August 31, 2021. While, for other borrowers, it, would begin with effect from June 01, 2020 till May 31,, 2021., , THE Young University Rankings 2020: the top 10, , THE Young, Universities, , University, , Rankings, , 2020:, , •, , •, , •, , University, , 62nd rank, , IIT-Ropar, , 64th rank, , IIT Indore, , 101-150 band, , IISER Pune, , 101-150 band, , IIT-Gandhinagar, , 151-200 band, , Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, , 151-200 band, , IIT-Bhubaneswar, , 151-200 band, , IIT-Guwahati, , 151-200 band, , IIT-Hyderabad, , 12, , www.bankersadda.com, , •, , Indian, , Rank, , |, , University, , 1., , The Hong Kong University of Science, and Technology, Hong Kong, , 2., , Nanyang Technological University,, Singapore, , 3., , Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL, Research University, Paris, France, , 4., , Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, – Pisa, Italy, , 5., , Korea Advanced Institute of Science, and Technology (KAIST), South Korea, , 6., , Maastricht University (Netherlands), , 7., , City University of Hong Kong, , 8., , Pohang University of Science and, Technology (POSTECH), South Korea, , 9., , Sorbonne University, France, , 10., , Pompeu Fabra University, Spain, , Banking and Financial Current Affairs, , THE Young University Ranking 2020 released, Times education (THE) has released the world’s young, university ranking for the relatively newer generation of, universities, which are 50 years old or younger. The 2020, ranking includes 414 universities, up from 351 in 2019., As many as two Indian universities made it into the, highest 100, while none could enter the ’50 under 50′, category., , Rank, , •, , The IndusInd Bank has launched a mobile, application based facility where customer can open, the current bank account in a paperless manner in, just a few hours. Now IndusInd is the first bank in, India to introduce this assisted mobile application, based facility., Payments Infrastructure Development Fund, (PIDF) has been created by the Reserve Bank of India., In PIDF, an initial contribution of Rs 250 crores will, be made by the Reserve Bank of India i.e. covering, half the fund, while the remaining contribution will be, from card issuing banks and card networks operating, in the country., “Summer Treats” campaign has been launched by, the HDFC Bank. The special campaign has been, launched by the bank with the easing of the lockdown, restrictions in order to provide offers to both, merchants and, salaried and self-employed, customers., National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, (NABARD) has extended a Special Liquidity Facility, (SLF) of Rs 270 crore to Assam Gramin Vikash, Bank to support the agricultural activities of the, farmers amid COVID-19 pandemic., ICICI Bank has introduced an online overdraft (OD), facility ‘Insta FlexiCash’ for its salary account, customers. This facility will guard ICICI Bank Salary, Account customers against missing their Equated, Monthly Instalments (EMIs) or cheque bounces, thanks to insufficient funds by providing short-term, instant credit., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, , Airtel Payments Bank has launched ‘Suraksha, Salary Account’ for Micro, Small and Medium, Enterprises (MSME)., ICICI Home Finance has launched a special, affordable housing loan scheme “SARAL” to fund, homes in urban and rural areas. The scheme has been, developed especially for women, lower, middle, income customers and economically weaker, sections having maximum household income up to Rs, 6 lakh annually. It provides affordable housing loans, up to Rs 35 lakh at an interest rate starting from, 7.98% for a maximum tenure of 20 years., The Reserve Bank of India has enhanced the, withdrawal limit for depositors of Punjab and, Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Limited, Mumbai to, Rs 1 Lakh per depositor. The withdrawal limit was, earlier set at Rs 50,000., Yes Bank has partnered with fintech startup, “Affordplan” to launch ‘Swasth Card’, a co-branded, healthcare card, under Swasth program., UCO Bank has tied up with four insurers to offer, various insurance products to its customers through, its network of branches across the country. The, lender teamed up with SBI Life Insurance Company,, the Oriental insurance company and Religare, insurance Company, Star Health and Allied, insurance company for selling their products., Karnataka Bank has rolled out a new product titled, “KBL Micro Mitra” for the Micro entrepreneurs., Under this, the Micro manufacturing and service, enterprises will be offered a financial assistance of up, to Rs 10 lakhs., Yes Bank has partnered with UDMA Technologies to, launch its digital wallet solution ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile, app. Through this app, the bank enables contactless, payments for its customers., , Economy Current Affairs, •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, •, , •, , •, , •, , 13, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , The sovereign rating of India has been downgraded, by the Moody’s Investors Service to “Baa3”. Moody’s, Investors Service has also expected contraction by, 4% in the India’s real GDP in fiscal 2021, while a, growth of 8.7% in fiscal 2022., Organisation for Economic Co-operation and, Development has forecasted Indian Economy to, contract to 3.7% in the fiscal year 2020-21. It also, stated that if there is a second COVID-19 outbreak in, the country, then its growth will drop further to 7.3%., OECD’s Economic Outlook has forecasted India’s, growth to recover to 7.9% in the ‘single-hit’, scenario while it expects an 8.1% rebound in the, ‘double-hit’ Covid-19 scenario in the fiscal year 202122., The rating agency “S&P” has kept India’s sovereign, rating at “BBB-” along with a stable outlook., S&P Global Ratings has forecasted Indian economy, to shrink by 5% in fiscal year 2020-21. The S&P, Global Ratings also expects India’s growth to rebound, to 8.5% in the fiscal year 2021-22. It has also, projected India’s growth to be 6.5% in the fiscal year, 2022-23., The Asian Development Bank has projected Indian, economy to contract by 4% in Fiscal Year 2021., The Asian Development Bank expects India’s, economy to recover in Fiscal Year 2022 with growth, rate of 5%, as economic activity will get to its normal, state gradually., Fitch Ratings has retained India’s sovereign rating at, the lowest investment grade of “BBB-“, while the, rating agency has revised downward its rating, outlook for India to negative from stable. Although,, the rating agency expects India’s economic activity to, contract by 5% in the fiscal year 2021 before, rebounding by 9.5% in fiscal year 2022., Moody’s Investors Service has released its June, update to Global Macro Outlook (2020-21). In its, latest release, the rating agency projected the Indian, economy to shrink 3.1% in the fiscal year 2020. It, also forecasts Indian economy to register 6.9%, growth in fiscal year 2021., International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected, that Indian economy will experience a sharp, contraction of 4.55% in Fiscal Year 2021, as, compared to that of 1.9% expansion projected in the, month of April 2020. IMF has forecasted that Indian, economy will recover in the fiscal year 2022 with a, growth rate of 6%. These projections has been stated, by IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook titled “A, Crisis like No Other, An Uncertain Outlook“., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , Business Current Affairs, •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , Yes Bank Limited has acquired a 24.19% stake in, Dish TV India Ltd, a corporation providing Direct to, Home (DTH) television service in India, following, invocation of 44.53 crores pledged shares thanks to, default in payment of the debt by Dish TV and a few, other companies., The “Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM)” has been, launched by the Indian Energy Exchange on its, platform and it will be effective from 01st June 2020., Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), envisages to make the power market dynamic via the, recently launched real time market. The RTM will, make the power market dynamic by enabling trade in, electricity through half-hourly auctions, totaling 48, auction sessions per day., The merger of Peugeot S.A (PSA) and Fiat Chrysler, Automobiles N.V. (FCA) has been approved by the, Competition Commission of India (CCI)., Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited, (IL&FS) has completed the sale of its 50% stake in, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City. These, stakes were bought by the Gujarat Urban, Development Company Ltd (GUDCL), on behalf of the, Gujarat government, at an amount of Rs 32.71 crore., Jio Platforms has received investment of Rs 5683.50, crore from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu, Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). ADIA has, bought 1.16% stake in Jio Platforms., Acquisition by MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd., (MacRitchie) in Ascent Health and Wellness, Solutions Private Limited (Ascent), API Holdings, Private Limited (API) & 91Streets Media, Technologies Private Limited (91Streets) has, received the approval from the Competition, Commission of India (CCI). The acquisition by, MacRitchie in three companies will be executed under, Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002., HDFC ERGO General insurance firm has partnered, with UK based tech firm TropoGo Limited to launch, India’s 1st ‘Pay as you Fly’ insurance for droneowners in India. This policy, which can be offered ondemand to commercial drone owners and operators,, give life assurance for Third Party Liability Claims., Competition Commission of India has approved the, acquisition of Metso Oyj’s minerals business by, Outotec Oyj. The acquisition will be done under, Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002., United Kingdom oil major “British Petroleum” is, going to set up Global Business Service Centre in, Pune, Maharashtra to support its global businesses., , 14, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, , •, , •, , Special health insurance policy has been launched by, the Karnataka Bank in association with Universal, Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd to cover, the uncertainties posed by COVID-19 pandemic., Reliance Industries Limited has reached $150billion mark in term of market capitalisation and, has become India’s first $150-billion company in, terms of market capitalisation., Competition Commission of India (CCI) has, approved the acquisition of stake in Jio Platforms, Limited by Jaadhu Holdings LLC. Jaadhu Holdings, LLC will acquire approximately 9.99% stake in Jio, Platforms., PhonePe has partnered with ICICI Bank on UPI, multi-bank model. With this partnership Phonepe will, offer its users the option to create and use multiple, UPI IDs with ICICI and Yes Bank”s handles on the, PhonePe app., , International Current Affairs, •, , •, •, , •, •, •, , •, •, , World Health Organisation has launched the, ‘COVID-19 Technology Access Pool’ for equitable, access to life-saving tech. This comes after at least 37, countries jointly appealed to the WHO for common, ownership of vaccines, medicines and other, diagnostic tools to combat the global health crisis., Lazarus Chakwera becomes the new President of, Malawi. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with, 58.57% of votes., Bangladesh has launched an initiative named, ‘Shohojodha’, which is an online network to facilitate, plasma exchange between recovered patients of, COVID-19 treatment., Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” has decided to use, Facebook again to provide ‘accurate’ news to people., New Zealand has declared itself free from, “Coronavirus”. New Zealand achieved this milestone, after 75 days of restrictions., Member countries of the Group of 20 (G20) has, pledged more than $21 billion to improve the global, health and hence supporting the fight against the, COVID-19 pandemic., Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Mukhammedkalyi, Abylgaziev has resigned from the post., Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has affirmed a, USD 750 million (around Rs 5,714 crore) loan to, India to enable the legislature to fortify its fight, against the antagonistic effect of COVID-19 on poor, and vulnerable households., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its, 2020 cohort of Technology Pioneers. WEF has, unveiled 100 new tech firms awardees which are, leaders in carbon capture, alternative meat and, circular economies, while some of them aims to, address food security, financial access etc. The 20th, cohort of Technology Pioneers comprised 2 Indian, firms namely: ZestMoney and Stellapps., The World Bank has approved USD 1.05 billion for, three projects in Bangladesh to generate quality jobs, and boost economic recovery in the wake of the, COVID-19 pandemic. The three projects namely:, Private Investment and Digital Entrepreneurship, (PRIDE), Enhancing Digital Government and, Economy (EDGE), and Second Programmatic Jobs, Development Policy Credit, are expected to help the, economy in its recovery by generating jobs and, encouraging direct private investment in specialized, economic zones., The Senkaku Islands dispute, or Diaoyu Islands, dispute, concerns a territorial dispute over a gaggle, of uninhabited islands referred to as the Senkaku, Islands in Japan, the Diaoyu Islands in China and, Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan. Recently, a local council, in southern Japan has approved a bill to change the, name of an area containing Senkaku Islands from, Tonoshiro to Tonoshiro Senkaku., Pakistan will remain on the grey list of the Financial, Action Task Force (FATF) for failing to abide by the, FATF’s deadline to prosecute and penalise terrorist, financing in the country. The plenary was held under, the Chinese Presidency of Xiang Liu., Micheal Martin has been elected as new Prime, Minister of Ireland., , •, •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, , National News, •, , •, , •, , National “Artificial Intelligence Portal” of India, called “ai.gov.in” has been launched by the Union, Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice and, Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad., National Program for the youth titled “Responsible, AI for Youth” has been launched to empower the, youth of India with appropriate new age tech mindset, hence making them digitally ready for the future., World Bank has approved a $500 million for, Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for, States Program (STARS). The program seeks to, improve the quality and governance of school, education in 6 Indian states namely Himachal, Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,, Odisha, and Rajasthan., , 15, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, , •, , Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana will be, extended till the end of November, an extension to, cost over Rs 90 thousand crores., India and Bhutan has signed a pact for the, construction of the 600 MW Kholongchhu joint, venture hydroelectric project in Bhutan. The, Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Limited is a joint venture, between Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation, (DGPC) and India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, (SJVNL)., Government of India has launched a new initiative, ‘SWADES’ (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for, Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping, exercise of the Indian citizens returning from, overseas under the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’. This is a, joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development &, Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and, therefore the Ministry of External Affairs., Minister of State (IC) for Power and New &, Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh has launched the, “#iCommit” initiative on the occasion of World, Environment Day., Government of India has raised the Customs duty, on bamboo imports from 10% to 25% with, immediate effect., Government of India has allocated Rs 4000 crore to, the State Governments under ‘Per Drop More Crop’, component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee, Yojana (PMKSY- PDMC) for the year 2020-21., To expand the coverage of Micro Irrigation in the, states, a Micro Irrigation Fund corpus of Rs 5000, crore has been created with National Bank for, Agriculture and Rural Development., Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has, launched its flagship programme “Turant Customs”, at Bengaluru and Chennai to take a leap forward to, take advantage of the technology for faster Customs, clearance of imported goods., Tech Mahindra has signed a joint declaration with, UN Global Compact, joining 155 global companies in, calling for policies to build resilience against future, shocks by supporting the activities targeted to hold, global temperature rise to within 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, in order to reach net-zero emissions, before 2050., ‘COVID BEEP’ app is India’s 1st indigenous wireless, physiological parameters monitoring system, facilitated for COVID-19 affected patients. “COVID, BEEP” stands for Continuous Oxygenation & Vital, Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod. It, has been developed by ESIC medical college,, Hyderabad in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and, the Department of Atomic Energy., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , India has recorded a 29% increase in the, population of Asiatic Lions, count of which has, increased from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020. The, period from 2015 to 2020 also saw a 36% increase, in the distribution area of the lions., The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), has become the first development division to go “fully, Digital”., Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare,, Narendra Singh Tomar has launched "Sahakar, Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP)" an, initiative by National Cooperative Development, Cooperation (NCDC)., National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal named as, “Aarogyapath” has been launched. It is an, information platform developed by CSIR in, partnership with Sarvodaya Infotech and, institutional users and manufacturers / authorized, suppliers of healthcare essentials., Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister,, Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the Indian Gas, Exchange (IGX). IGX is the first nationwide online, delivery-based gas trading platform., India has joined the Global Partnership on Artificial, Intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay) as a founding, member. This partnership aims to guide the, responsible development as well as use of AI,, grounded in human rights, diversity, innovation,, inclusion, and economic growth., “e-Office” application has been launched in over 500, CGST and Customs offices across India by the, Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and, Customs (CBIC), M. Ajit Kumar. The “e-Office” is a, Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the National eGovernance of India. “e-Office” has been developed by, National Informatics Centre (NIC) and is supported by, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public, Grievances (DARPG)., Employees Provident Fund Organisation has, launched a “Multi Location Claim Settlement”, facility. The facility will cover claims such as, provident fund, pension, partial withdrawal and, claims and transfer claims., Trustees of the Prime Minister’s Citizens, Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM, CARES) fund has appointed, New Delhi based, Chartered Accountants, SARC & Associates, as its, auditors for the next three years. The SARC &, Associates headed by Sunil Kumar Gupta is also the, auditor of the PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF), appointed in 2019., , 16, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , India’s first mobile lab for COVID-19 testing, "Infectious Disease Diag Lab (I-Lab) – Rapid, Response Mobile Laboratory" has been developed, with the support from the Department of, Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Andhra Pradesh Med-tech Zone (AMTZ) under, DBT-AMTZ, COMManD, (COVID, Medtech, Manufacturing Development) Consortia., India has been elected as a non-permanent member, of the United Nations Security Council and will serve, as the President of the UN body for the month of, August, 2021., R&D Portal “Science and Technology Yojana for, Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement, (SATYABHAMA)” has been launched for Science and, Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines., It has been designed, developed and implemented by, National Informatics Centre, Mines Informatics, Division., Union Minister Jitendra Singh has inaugurated two, bridges Devika and Puneja at Udhampur and Doda, districts respectively in Jammu and Kashmir., Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, (MSDE) and IBM has partnered to unveil free Digital, Learning Platform “Skills Build Reignite”. Along, with “Skills Build Reignite”, IBM has also launched the, Skills Build Innovation Camp., Republic of Mali has awarded the project, management, consultancy, contract, for, the, development of 500 megawatts (MW) solar park to, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, (NTPC)., Niti Aayog has formed a panel to develop a job, platform for migrant labourers. In this panel, Niti, Aayog has included top officials of tech companies like, Google, Microsoft and Tech Mahindra., A Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 20.10 million has, been extended by the Export-Import Bank of India, (Exim Bank) on behalf of the Government of India, to, the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua. This, LOC has been extended for reconstruction of Aldo, Chavarria Hospital in the Republic of Nicaragua., France has signed a loan agreement of 200-millioneuros with India to boost India’s COVID-19 response., With this, France aims to increase the state and, central governments’ capacities to support India’s, most vulnerable people in the wake of the COVID-19, crisis., Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemicals &, Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya has introduced, India’s largest 1st Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene, EXPO 2020. It has been organised by Federation of, Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , Food Processing Edition of the “Exclusive, Investment Forum” has been launched. It has been, designed by the Invest India, the National, Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency of the, Government of India., “Information about Country of Origin” has been, mandated for the sellers by the Government eMarketplace (GeM), a Special Purpose Vehicle under, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The sellers, have been advised to mention “Information about, Country of Origin” while registering all new, products on GeM., India has pledged to contribute USD 10 million to, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for, Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)., A behaviour change campaign called “Navigating the, New Normal” has been launched by the NITI Aayog in, partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates, Foundation (BMGF), Ashoka University, Centre for, Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), and the, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Women & Child, Development., Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and, Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated a, Product Application and Development Centre, (PADC) set up by Indian Oil at Paradip, Odisha., TRIBES India store has been inaugurated on the, Government e-Marketplace (GeM). It will help in, facilitating purchases by Government. Along with the, stor, TRIFED’s new website (trifed.tribal.gov.in) was, also launched. It contains all important information, about the schemes as well as initiatives underway to, the benefit of tribal communities., The Ministry of Culture is celebrating the “Sankalp, Parva” from 28th June to 12 July 2020. Under this,, the ministry expects its Subordinate Offices,, Academies, Attached Institutions as well as Affiliated, Institutions to plant trees in its campus or at the, surroundings wherever it is possible. It has also, recommended 5 trees which represents the herbal, heritage of our country. These are: Awla, Bel, Pepal,, Bargad, Ashok., Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange, Service (QIS) has been inaugurated at Chandigarh. A, non-binding Strategic cooperation document has been, signed between the Indian Oil and M/s Sun Mobility, to explore the establishment of Energy infrastructure, for Electric vehicle via Battery Swapping model across, Indian Oil Retail outlets in select cities., The web portal of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar, Abhiyaan has been launched to provide information, to the public regarding the various district-wise and, scheme-wise components of the Abhiyaan., , 17, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , States Current Affairs, •, , •, •, , •, •, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, , Amount of Rs 445 crore has been approved by the, Government of India for the implementation of Jal, Jeevan Mission in Chhatisgarh in 2020-21. Under the, Jal Jeevan Mission, Chhattisgarh government has, prepared a roadmap to achieve 100% Functional, Tap Water Connection (FHTC) by year 2023-24., Telangana government celebrates 2nd June as the, Telangana Formation Day., Chhattisgarh Police have launched a special, campaign “Spandan” to check mental stress and, depression among their personnel by conducting, interactive programmes and arranging counselling, sessions, music and yoga therapies for them., The state govt of Kerala has declared that their, ambitious broadband project: Kerala Fibre Optic, Network (K-FON) project., Uttarakhand forest department has opened the, state’s biggest biodiversity park in Haldwani., Andhra Pradesh government has launched, ‘Jagananna Chedodu’ scheme to provide financial, assistance to tailors, barbers and washermen, who, had lost their livelihood due to COVID-19 pandemic. It, will provide one-time financial assistance of Rs, 10,000 each to the beneficiaries under 60 years of, age., West Bengal government has received a loan amount, of Rs 1950 crore from the World Bank to tackle, COVID-19 situation and developmental work in the, state., Madhya Pradesh government has started "Street, Vendor Registration" and “Mukhyamantri Shahri, Path Vyavsayi Utthan Yojana” and transferred Rs, 300 crore to urban local bodies., State cabinet of Odisha has adopted “Bande Utklala, Janani” or Glory to mother Utkala as the anthem of, Odisha. It has been written by Kantakabi, Laxmikanta Mohapatra in 1912., Maharashtra government has launched the world’s, largest plasma therapy trials “Project Platina” for, COVID-19 patients., Uttarakhand forest department has developed, India’s first lichen park in Kumaon’s Munsiyari,, Pithoragarh district. A lichen is a composite, organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria, living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a, mutualistic relationship., Madhya Pradesh government will launch a ‘Kill, Corona’ campaign from July 1 to control the spread of, COVID-19 in the state. Under the campaign, the doorto-door survey will be conducted and tests would also, be done on citizens for other diseases as well., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, •, •, •, , •, , •, , •, , Gairsain in Chamoli district has been formally, declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand., “Raj Kaushal Portal” and “Online Shramik, Employment Exchange” has been launched by the, Rajasthan Goverment. It aims to improve, availability of opportunities for the migrated workers, and hence acts as a bridge between industry and, labourers., Online waste exchange website of Andhra Pradesh, Environment Management Corporation (APEMC), has been launched by the Andhra Pradesh, Goverment. Andhra Pradesh has become India’s, first state to launch waste exchange website., Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh has, inaugurated “Plant Health Clinic” at the Directorate, of Horticulture and Soil Conservation, Imphal to, boost the economic growth of Manipur through, agriculture and horticulture., Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath has, launched ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ to educate, child labourers in the state., In Telangana, Hyderabad City Police along with, Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC) has launched, a programme called “She Triumphs through, Respect, Equality, and Empowerment” (STREE) to, support and empower women victims of domestic, violence and abuse., Odisha has become the first state in the country to, receive ISO certification for hostels meant for tribal, students., Madhya Pradesh government gives 'corona, warriors' status to Divyang Anganwadi workers., “Ghar Ghar Nigrani” mobile application has been, launched by the Punjab government to check the, community spread of COVID-19 in the state of Punjab., West Bengal government has launched a job portal, ‘KarmaBhumi’ for IT professionals who have, returned to the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. IT, professionals can use this portal to connect with, companies based in the state., A new fish species named as “Schizothorax, sikusirumensis” has been discovered in Arunachal, Pradesh. The new fish species was discovered by Dr., Keshav Kumar Jha., Raja Parba festival celebrated in Odisha. It is a 3days unique festival in which the onset of monsoon, and the earth’s womanhood is celebrated by the state., It is believed that during this time the Mother Earth or, Bhudevi undergoes menstruation., “Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill, Development, Rehabilitation and Employment of, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)” has been, inaugurated in Ranchi, Jharkhand., , 18, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, , •, •, •, •, •, •, , •, , •, , •, , Karnataka government observed the “Mask Day” on, 18 June 2020 to aware the people about the use of, masks, sanitisers, washing hands with soap in order, to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state., Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), has launched a mobile application “Air-Venti” to, provide information on ICU beds, ventilators., The 19th Great June Uprising Day was observed on, 18th June at Kekrupat, Manipur., Rajasthan state government will soon launch Indira, Rasoi Yojana for the poor. This scheme will start to, ensure that “no one sleeps hungry” in the state., Union Cabinet has given International Airport, status to Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh., Tripura government has announced a special, initiative for activity-based learning named ‘Ektu, Khelo, Ektu Padho’., In Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Kshetra Vidyut, Vitaran Company has launched the Nishtha Vidyut, Mitra Scheme for women empowerment. Under the, scheme, women Self-Help Groups at Gram Panchayat, level will work as Nishtha Vidyut Mitra., Tripura government has announced a scheme, “Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar” which aims, to provide nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating, women in order to combat infant and maternal, mortality and malnutrition., Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually, launched a scheme “Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh, Rojgar Abhiyan” in 31 districts of Uttar Pradesh, constituting more than 25,000 returnee migrant, workers. It aims to generate employment for the, migrant workers of the state who recently returned, from other states., Maharashtra State Government has introduced, “Maha Parwana” plan to attract fresh investment in, industries. This plan will offer incentives and a, single-window clearance system., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , Schemes/Committees, •, , “PM SVANidhi” is a Special Micro-Credit Facility, Scheme that has been launched by the Ministry of, Housing and Urban Affairs. Street vendors will be, provided affordable loans under the PM Street, Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), scheme, hence enabling them to resume work and, earn livelihoods. The scheme is expected to benefit, over 50 lakh people including hawkers,, thelewalas, vendors, rehriwala etc., , •, , Government of India has launched the “Nagar Van, (Urban Forests)” programme with an objective of, increasing the forest cover in urban areas. The “Nagar, Van (Urban Forests)” programme has been launched, with 200 corporations and cities across India., , •, , Ministry of Home Affairs has reconstituted a new, committee for the welfare of the freedom fighters., It would be chaired by the Minister of State for Home, Affairs G Kishan Reddy., , •, , Himachal Pradesh has launched “Panchvati Yojana”, for the senior citizens of rural areas of the state., Under the scheme it will set up parks and gardens, in every development block with all the necessary, amenities., , •, , 10 member Task force has been constituted by, Women and Child Development Ministry to, evaluate issues related to Infant Mortality Rate,, Maternal Mortality Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Sex Ratio, at Birth, Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and any other issue, that pertains to health as well as nutrition. It will be, headed by Jaya Jaitly., , •, , •, , Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU), •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , Appointments/Resignations (National &, International), •, , An Internal Working Group (IWG) has been, constituted by the Reserve Bank of India with a, prime objective of reviewing the extant guidelines on, ownership and corporate structure for Indian private, sector banks. The IWG will be headed by Dr., Prasanna Kumar Mohanty, Director, Central Board, of RBI. IWG is supposed to submit its report by 30th, September 2020., , •, , Board of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of, India (IBBI) has reconstituted the Advisory, Committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution &, Liquidation. The Advisory Committee will be chaired, by the Executive Vice Chairman and Managing, Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak. Methil, Unnikrishnan has been designated as the secretary, to the Advisory Committee., , •, , 19, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , Cloud-based payment solutions provider, Empays, Payment Systems India has partnered with, Mastercard to launch contactless ATM solution in, India due to COVID-19 pandemic., TCS iON has partnered with National Skill, Development Corporation to provide NSDC’s, training partners access to the TCS iON Digital Glass, Room in order to move classroom-based vocational, skills training to online mode for students across the, country., National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), Nangal, Punjab, has tied up with Industrial Training Institutes (ITI),, Nangal, Punjab to train youth in 12 trades to enhance, the chances of their employability in heavy as well as, process industry., National Council Of Educational Research And, Training (NCERT) has digitally signed an MoU with, Rotary India Humanity Foundation for e-learning, content telecast for class I to XII over all NCERT TV, channels., Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has collaborated with, Karur Vysya Bank to offer simpler and flexible, financing plans for new clients., , •, •, , •, •, , The appointment of Arun Singhal as Chief Executive, Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of, India (FSSAI) has been approved by the, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He will, replace GSG Ayyangar as the CEO of the food, regulator., Anita Kotwani has been appointed as the Chief, Executive Officer of Carat India, a media agency, owned by Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN)., IAS Vini Mahajan has become the 1st woman chief, secretary of Punjab., Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has been, given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh as its, Governor, as the present governor of Madhya Pradesh, Lalji Tandon is undergoing treatment in Lucknow., Pradip Kumar Tripathi, has taken over as Secretary,, Ministry of Steel, Government of India., Raveesh Kumar has been appointed as the next, Ambassador of India to Finland. He is presently, serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry., Sibi George has been appointed as the next, Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait. He was, presently serving as the Ambassador of India to, Switzerland., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, •, •, , •, , •, •, •, •, , Gaitri I. Kumar has been appointed as the next High, Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom., Sushil Kumar Singhal has been appointed as the, next High Commissioner of India to the Independent, State of Papua New Guinea. He is presently serving, as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External, Affairs., National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) Marketing, Director, Virendra Nath Datt has taken additional, charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the, Company. He will replace Manoj Mishra., Emmy-winning television producer, Krishnendu, Majumdar becomes the new chairman of British, Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). He, will replace Pippa Harris., Twitter has appointed Patrick Pichette as new board, chairman. He will replace Omid Kordestani., MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak has, taken over as the President of Confederation of Indian, Industry (CII) for the year 2020-21. He has replaced, the chairman and MD of Kirloskar Systems, Vikram, Kirloskar as the President of CII., The tenure of Subramanian Sundar as the Managing, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lakshmi Vilas, Bank has been extended after the approval from the, Reserve Bank of India., Rajeev Topno has been appointed as the Senior, Advisor to the Executive Director (ED) of World, Bank, in Washington DC., India has appointed Brajendra Navnit as India’s new, ambassador to the World Trade Organization, (WTO)., The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has, approved the appointment of Anwar Hussain Shaik, for the post of Counsellor, at the PMI to WTO,, Geneva., After nearly six decades in business, Kushal Pal, Singh retired as the Chairman of property firm Delhi, Land & Finance Limited (DLF). Rajiv Singh has been, appointed as the new chairman of DLF while Kushal, Pal Singh was made chairman emeritus., President of India has appointed senior Kashmiri, lawyer Javed Iqbal Wani as a Judge of the Jammu, and Kashmir High Court., Rahul Shrivastava has been appointed as the next, Ambassador of India to Romania., Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next, Ambassador of India to Switzerland., Sibi George has been appointed as the next, Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait., , 20, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, •, •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, •, , UTI Mutual Fund has appointed Imtaiyazur, Rahman as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO)., Former Supreme Court judge, D K Jain gets one-year, extension from Board of Control for Cricket in India, (BCCI) as ethics officer and ombudsman., Turkish’s diplomat Volkan Bozkir has been elected, as the president of the 75th session of the UN, General Assembly. He will take over from Tijjani, Muhammad-Bande, the present General Assembly, president., Urjit Patel has been appointed as the Chairman of, the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, (NIPFP), an economic think tank which is based in, New Delhi, India., The U.S. Senate has appointed Indian-American, scientist Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan as the, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)., Vijay Khanduja has been appointed as the next, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe., He is presently serving as Director in the Ministry of, External Affairs (MEA)., Dr Nirakar Pradhan has been appointed as the Chief, Executive Officer of the Professional Risk, Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) of its, new India office., Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer has been, appointed head coach of the Uttarakhand cricket, team., Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services, (IFTAS) has announced the appointment of T Rabi, Sankar as the Chairman of the organization. Agency, also appoints Dr N Rajendran as the Chief Executive, Officer of the organization., , Ranks and Reports, •, , •, •, , India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to, feature in Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest-paid, athletes in the world for the year 2020. Kohli is, ranked at number 66 with estimated earnings of $26, million. Swiss tennis great, Roger Federer has, topped the list of world’s highest-paid athlete for, 2020 with an estimated $106.3 million., S&P Global Ratings has released its report on, emerging markets titled “Financial Conditions, Reflect Optimism, Lockdown Fatigue Emerges“., Swiss National Bank (SNB) has released ‘Annual, banking statistics, 2019’. According to the latest, SNB data, India has moved down three places to 77th, rank in terms of money parked by its citizens. While, Britain holds the first place in this list with a share of, 27 % of the total deposits., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , Sports Current Affairs, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, •, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , Khelo India e-Pathshala programme has been has, been launched by the Sports Authority of India (SAI), in collaboration with National Sporting Federations, (NSF)., Former Germany footballer Mario Gomez has, announced his retirement from the sport. The, german striker scored 31 goals in 78 appearances for, the national team., The National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile app, named as “NADA App” has been launched. It aims to, bridge the gap between NADA and the athletes by, offering easily-accessible information on various, aspects of sport, prohibited substances as well as, dope-testing., India has been awarded the hosting rights of the 2022, Women’s Asian Cup by the Asian Football, Confederation. The tournament has been expanded, from the previous slots of eight teams to 12 teams., International Weightlifting Federation has cleared, India’s lifter K Sanjita Chanu of anti-doping, violation charges., Court of Arbitration for Sport has banned Former, European high jump champion, Alexander Shustov, for 4-years for the use or attempted use of a banned, substance or method (doping)., Athletics Integrity Unit has banned Gomathi, Marimuthu for 4-years after she tested positive for, banned substances., Oleksandr Gvozdyk, the former world light, heavyweight boxing champion from Ukraine, has, retired from the sport., India football team retained its 108th spot in the, latest FIFA rankings. While Belgium ranked first, and world champion France is in 2nd place and, Brazil is at 3rd spot., Under the Sports Ministry’s flagship programme, “Khelo India Scheme“, the ministry is going to set up, Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE). One, KISCE will be identified in each state and union, territory (UT) to create a robust sporting ecosystem, in the entire country, as well as to strengthen India’s, pursuit for excellence in Olympics, ., Grandmaster, Shakhriyar, Mamedyarov, of, Azerbaijan has won the World Stars Sharjah Online, International, Chess, Championship., Indian, Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna finished second in, the Championship., Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) has announced, that the 4th edition of Asian Youth Para Games will be, held in Bahrain in December 2021., , 21, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, •, , •, •, •, , International Tennis Federation has declared the, list of players, who have been chosen for the ITF, World Tennis Tour Player Panels. India’s Niki, Poonacha has been elected as a player member to, ITF World Tennis Tour Player Men’s panels., New Zealand wicketkeeper-batswoman Rachel, Priest has announced her retirement from, International Cricket., Liverpool has won the English Premier League, 2019-20 title. This is club’s overall 19th league title, win, while this victory is their first in the Premier, League era. The club won the title after Manchester, City’s loss to Chelsea with score 2-1., FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be hosted by, Australia and New Zealand., According to a poll conducted by Wisden India, Rahul, Dravid is the greatest Indian Test batsman of all, time., Indian umpire Nitin Menon has been inducted into, International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of, Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season. He has, replaced England’s umpire Nigel Llong., , Summits And Conferences, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was hosted by, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. India was, represented by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in, the summit. During the virtual summit, India pledged, a contribution of 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the, international vaccine alliance., World Economic Forum will host a Unique Twin, Summit in January, 2021. The twin summit will, connect key global governmental and business, leaders in Davos. The theme of the summit will be, “The Great Reset”., International Workshop on “Good Governance, Practices in a Pandemic for International Civil, Servants” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of, State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,, Jitendra Singh., The virtual 32nd special Eurasian Group on, Combating Money Laundering and Financing of, Terrorism (EAG) plenary meeting was attended by, the Indian officials including the representatives from, enforcement agencies. The meeting was held under, the aegis of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)., The 45th annual meeting of the United States India, Business Council (USIBC) will be marked with the, 2020 India Ideas Summit. The 2020 summit will be, held virtually on 21st and 22nd July. Both Indian and, the United States of America Government will focus, on the importance of re-establishing trade between, both the nations, digitization, equitable growth, the, future of healthcare system post-COVID-19, etc., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , •, , Shri Piyush Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister, and President of NPC Governing Council chaired the, 49th Governing Council Meeting of National, Productivity Council (NPC)., The G20 Extraordinary Virtual Education, Ministers’ Meeting was held to address the, widespread disruptions caused by the COVID-19, pandemic in the education sector. Union HRD, Minister, Shri, Ramesh, Pokhriyal, ‘Nishank’, represented India in the meeting. The meeting was, held under the presidency of Saudi Arabia., , Awards & Recognition, •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, , Indian writer, Kritika Pandey has been honoured, with Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 for the, Asia region. She won the prize for her story “The, Great Indian Tee and Snakes”., Indian Musician & founder of Kalakruthi music, organisation in Australia, Shobha Sekhar will be, conferred the “Medal of the Order of Australia” for, her service to the community and the country., Indian Aerospace entrepreneur, Renjith Kumar has, been honoured with “NASA Distinguished Service, Medal” for his administration to NASA through, executive leadership, engineering contribution,, technical excellence and consumer loyalty., Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named EY World, Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020., Javed Akhtar has become 1st Indian to be honoured, with the Richard Dawkins Award 2020 for critical, thinking, holding religious dogma up to scrutiny,, advancing human progress and humanist values., Indian-American soil scientist, Rattan Lal has won, the prestigious World Food Prize 2020 for, developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric, approach to increase food production that conserves, natural resources and mitigate climate change., Chef Angad Singh Rana has won QualityNZ Culinary, Cup 2020., , •, •, , •, •, •, , •, •, , Important Days, •, •, •, , •, •, •, , 22, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , Hyderabad-based Deccan Development Society has, won the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Award., The German Book Trade has chosen Indian Nobel, prize-winning economist and philosopher Amartya, Sen for its prestigious 2020 Peace Prize. He has been, chosen for his pioneering work addressing issues of, global justice, social inequality in education and, healthcare., Maharashtra government has declared the Vithabai, Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award to folk, artist Gulabbai Sangamnerkar., The Annasaheb Kirloskar award will be presented, upon veteran theatre on-screen character artist, Madhuvanti Dandekar., Himachal Pradesh state Panchayati raj department, has won 1st prize under e-Panchayat Puraskar2020. This prize was given by the Union Ministry of, Panchayati Raj., Kerala Health Minister K.K Shailaja was honoured by, the United Nations for her efforts to fight the, coronavirus pandemic in her state., Popstar Beyonce has been honored with the BET, 2020 Humanitarian Award for her longstanding, philanthropic work with her BeyGOOD Foundation,, including her recent COVID-19 relief efforts such as, #IDIDMYPART, a mobile testing initiative., , World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates, World No Tobacco Day every year on 31st May., United Nations celebrates Global Day of Parents on, 1st of June every year to honour all the parents, throughout the world., The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United, Nations celebrates World Milk Day every year on, 01st June to recognize the importance of milk as a, global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. The, theme of World Milk Day 2020 is “20th Anniversary, of World Milk Day”., United Nations celebrates World Bicycle Day every, year on 3rd June to advance the use of the bicycle as a, means of fostering sustainable development., International Day of Innocent Children Victims of, Aggression is observed globally on 4th June every, year., World Environment Day is observed globally on 5th, June every year. World Environment Day 2020 will, be celebrated with the theme Biodiversity. In year, 2020, Colombia will host the World Environment, Day., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , •, •, •, , •, •, •, •, •, , •, , •, •, , •, , United Nations celebrates Russian Language Day, every year on 6 June to raise awareness of the, history, culture and development of each of the six, official languages of the UN: Arabic, Russian,, Spanish, Chinese, English and French. Russian, Language Day is celebrated on the birthday of the, great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin., International Day for the Fight against Illegal,, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is organized, every year on 5th June., World Day Against Child Labour is observed, globally on 12th June every year., World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated, globally on 9th June every year to highlight and, promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy., The theme for WAD 2020 was “Accreditation:, Improving Food Safety”., World Ocean Day is observed globally on 8th June, every year. The theme of World Oceans Day 2020 is, “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.”, United Nations celebrates World Food Safety Day on, 7 June every year. The theme for 2020 is “Food, safety, everyone’s business”., World Brain Tumour day is observed globally on, 8th of June every year., International Albinism Awareness Day is observed, on 13th June every year. The theme of International, Albinism Awareness Day 2020: ‘Made To Shine’., World blood donor day is observed globally on June, 14th every year. The campaign theme for this year’s, World donor Day is “Safe blood saves lives” with the, slogan “Give blood and make the world a healthier, place”., World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is, observed on 15th June every year. The National, Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) and the National, Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) invite, you to join “Lifting Up Voices” for World Elder, Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) in 2020., World Wind Day, also known as Global Wind Day, is, observed on 15th June every year., International Day of Family Remittances is, observed on 16th June every year. This year, International Day of Family Remittances is celebrated, under the theme: “Building resilience in times of, crisis”., World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, is observed on 17th June every year. The theme of, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 2020: Food. Feed.Fibre. – the links between, consumption and land., , 23, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, •, •, •, •, , •, •, •, , •, •, , •, , •, •, , •, , Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed globally, on 18th June every year., International Day for the Elimination of Sexual, Violence in Conflict is observed globally on 19th, June every year., Autistic Pride Day is observed globally on 18th June, every year to respect the rights of persons with, autism., United Nations celebrates World Refugee Day, globally on 20 June every year. The theme of World, Refugee Day 2020 is “Every Action Counts”., United Nations celebrates International Day of Yoga, globally on 21 June every year to raise awareness, worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga., The theme of International Day of Yoga 2020 is “Yoga, for Health – Yoga at Home”., International Day of the Celebration of the, Solstice is observed globally on 21st June., World Music Day is observed globally on 21st June, every year to honour amateur and professional, musicians., World Hydrography Day is observed globally on, 21st June every year. This day was adopted by the, International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). The, theme of day for year 2020 is “Hydrography, enabling autonomous technologies”., International Widows Day is observed globally on, 23rd June every year., United Nations Public Service Day is observed, globally on 23rd June every year to highlight the, contribution of public service in the development, process and to value public service to the community., Olympic Day is celebrated globally on 23rd June, every year. This year, amid COVID-19 pandemic, the, Olympic Movement will celebrate Olympic Day 2020, by creating the world’s largest 24 hour digital-first, Olympic workout., International Maritime Organization observes, 25th June as the Day of the Seafarer. The 2020, campaign for the day: Seafarers are Key Workers., International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit, Trafficking is observed globally on 26th June every, year. The theme of day for year 2020: “Better, Knowledge for Better Care”., International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, is observed on 26th June every year by the United, Nations to raise awareness among the people about, the human torture that it is not only unacceptable but, it is also a crime., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , •, , •, •, , Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, is observed globally on 27th June every year by the, United Nations to raise public awareness of their, contribution to sustainable development and the, global economy., Government of India celebrated National Statistics, day on 29th June on the birth anniversary of Prof. P, C Mahalanobis. The theme of Statistics Day 2020 is, selected as SDG- 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote, well-being for all at all ages) & SDG- 5 (Achieve, gender equality and empower all women and girls)., International Asteroid Day is observed globally, on 30th June every year., International Day of Parliamentarism is observed, globally on 30 June every year., , •, , •, , •, , •, , Defence Current Affairs, •, •, , •, , •, , •, , Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV), Complex was inaugurated at Eastern Naval Command, (ENC) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh., Indian Air Force has indigenously designed,, developed and manufactured an Airborne Rescue, Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) for the, evacuation of critical patients with infectious, diseases, from high altitude area, isolated and remote, areas., Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), has delivered ICGS Kanaklata Barua, the fifth and, last boat in the series of Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for, the Indian Coast Guard., India will send its Tri-Service contingent to take part, in the 75th Victory Day Parade of World War II in, Moscow, Russia. Russia is conducting a military, parade on 24th June 2020 in Moscow on the 75th, anniversary of the victory in the Second World War., Indian Navy has inducted an advanced anti-torpedo, decoy system called ‘Maareech’. This system has, been designed and developed indigenously by the, Defence Research and Development Organization, (DRDO)., , Science and Technology, •, , NASA astronauts Robrt Behnken and Douglas, Hurley docked the SpaceX capsule with the, International Space Station(ISS). SpaceX’s Falcon 9, with Crew Dragon capsule – Endeavour launched, from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center,, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Now SpaceX became the, first private company to fly astronauts into orbit., , 24, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, •, , A disinfection unit named as “Ultra Swachh” has, been developed by the Defence Research and, Development Organisation (DRDO) to disinfect a, wide range of materials such as electronics items,, fabrics, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) etc., Used mask disposal device based on Internet of, Things (IoT) “BIN-19” and UV light-based, multipurpose disinfector “UV SPOT” has been, launched in Kerala by VST Mobility Solutions., A robot named as ‘Coro-bot’ has been developed by, an engineer Pratik Tirodkar from Thane district of, Maharashtra, in order to reduce the physical, contact of care-givers with COVID-19 patients., UVC-based Cabinet has been co-developed by the, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder, Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and the, MEKINS Industries. It will disinfect non-critical, hospital items, laboratory wear, and PPEs in order to, prevent surface contamination of COVID 19., Magnetocaloric material, a rare-earth-based, material that can be effectively used for cancer, treatment, has been developed by scientists at the, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder, Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI)., ISRO has signed an agreement with Aryabhatta, Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), for cooperation in the field of Space Situational, Awareness (SSA) and Astrophysics., Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has, received a patent for its Liquid Cooling and Heating, Garment (LCHG). LCHG is a protective garment for, human spaceflight., IIT-Bombay has created Indian beneficiary chip, “Dhruva”. This chip can be utilized in cell phones and, route gadgets to discover locations and route inside, the nation. Dhruva will get signals from India’s NAVIC, group of navigation satellites just as the US Global, Positioning System-based satellites to decide these, precisely under every single climate condition., Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri, Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of, Indian, National, Space, Promotion, and, Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe)., NASA has announced that its headquarters in, Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W., Jackson, one of its history-making engineers., GermiBAN, a device capable of killing 99.9% of, surface and air microbes, has been launched. The, device has been developed by Atal Incubation, Centre & Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of, India (ALEAP) Women Entrepreneurs (WE) HUB., It would be useful for quarantine centres, isolation, wards, hospitals and all general places for killing, viruses like coronavirus., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , Books & Authors, •, •, , •, , Amish Tripathi has released his new fiction book, ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’., Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has, released an e-booklet called ‘One Year of Modi 2.0 –, Towards A Self-Reliant India’ marking the first, anniversary of the second term of the Modi, government., The, e-booklet, highlights, the, achievements of the Modi government during its, second term., , •, , •, , Miscellaneous Current Affairs, •, •, , •, , •, , •, , •, •, •, •, , A Video Blogging Contest titled “My Life My Yoga”, (also called “Jeevan Yoga”) has been launched by, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi., The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has, warned that the cyclonic storm Nisarga, which has, turned into a depression in the Arabian Sea, will hit, Maharashtra and Gujarat on June 3. At the moment,, the storm is brewing in the Arabian sea near, Lakshadweep., Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a, mobile application “Delhi Corona”. The mobile, application will provide information to the people of, Delhi about the availability of the beds and ventilators, in government as well as private hospitals in Delhi., Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Girish, Chandra Murmu has launched a salary tracker, mobile app MeraVetan (Version-1) for government, employees., The information booklet titled “Safe online learning, in the times of COVID-19” has been launched. The, booklet has been developed by the National Council, of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), and UNESCO New Delhi Office to raise awareness of, students and teachers on staying safe online., IIT Guwahati has developed an application called, “Flyzy” for consistent and contactless air travel, during the COVID-19 pandemic., Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has, developed “ANANYA” water-based disinfectant, spray with nanotechnology assisted formulation., India’s Non-Banking Finance Company, India, Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL) has signed Rohit, Sharma as its first-ever brand ambassador., Tamil Nadu girl, M Nethra has been appointed as the, ‘Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor’ by the United, Nations Association for Development and Peace, (UNADAP)., , 25, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, , •, , •, , •, •, , •, , •, •, , Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi has been appointed, as the brand ambassador of Bihar Khadi by the state, government. He will promote Bihar Khadi and the, country’s largest Khadi Mall in Patna., Former NASA astronaut and Geologist, Kathryn D., Sullivan has become the 1st woman to reach the, deepest point of the ocean, Mariana Trench. She is, the 1st American woman to walk in space and has, become the first woman to reach the deepest known, spot in the ocean., An Artificial Intelligence enabled robot “CAPTAIN, ARJUN” has been launched by the Indian Railways’, Central Railway zone to intensify the screening of, passengers and surveillance to keep a watch on antisocial elements., “Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances” has, been launched by the Union Minister of State for, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr., Jitendra Singh. Various “Feed Back Call Centers”, have been operationalized by the Department of, Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, (DARPG) in collaboration with Bharat Sanchar Nigam, Limited (BSNL)., Anmol Narang has made history by becoming the 1st, observant Sikh to graduate from the distinguished, United States (US) Military Academy at West, Point., French, integrated, content,, media, and, communications group, Vivendi has partnered with, Grammy winner Ricky Kej for “My Earth Concert for, Kids”. Ricky Kej is an Indo-American composer,, music producer and environmentalist., JSW Cement has signed Sourav Ganguly and Sunil, Chhetri as its brand ambassadors., Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting,, Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the Virtual India, Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020, commencing, India’s participation at Cannes Film Festival. This, year, India has sent two films for screening during the, festival, namely: MaiGhat: Crime No 103/200, (Marathi) and Hellaro (Gujarati)., Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker, Anurag Kashyap named among the 50, ambassadors at 45th edition Toronto International, Film Festival (TIFF) 2020., Former England women’s captain Clare Connor will, become the 1st female president of Marylebone, Cricket Club in its 233-year history., The Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL),, which operated the Kempegowda International, Airport becomes the 1st airport in India, who, installed, an, indigenously-developed, Aviation, Weather Monitoring System at its new runway on, both ends., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, , •, , The world’s first yoga university outside India has, been launched in Los Angeles, US. The Yoga, University has been named as Vivekananda Yoga, University (VaYU). Dr H R Nagendra will be the first, Chairman of the Vivekananda Yoga University., Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’, Welfare (DAC&FW), Agriculture Ministry has, indigenously developed a vehicle-mounted Ultra-low, volume (ULV) sprayer for locust control., , •, •, , •, •, •, , •, •, •, , •, •, •, •, , Obituaries, •, •, , •, , Singer & music composer Wajid Khan passed away., American sprinter, Bobby Joe Morrow passed away., He won three athletics gold medals at the 1956, Melbourne Olympic Games., Veteran Kannada writer Geetha Nagabhushan, passed away. She chaired the 76th Akhil Bharat, Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, at Gadag in 2010., Former International Archer turned coach Jayantilal, Nanoma passed away. He was an Asian Cup and Asian, Grand Prix medallist in compound individual and, team archery in 2010., Former Union Minister and three-time Congress MP, from Ladakh, P Namgyal passes away., National Basketball Association Hall of Famer Wes, Unseld passed away. He was one of the greatest, American professional basketball player., Legendary Filmmaker & the National Film Award, winner Basu Chatterjee passed away. He was known, for his middle-of-the-road cinema and films like, “Chhoti Si Baat” and “Rajnigandha”., Veteran lyricist and member of Indian Performing, Right Society Limited, Anwar Sagar passed away., British Producer and songwriter Rupert Hine who, worked with artists including Tina Turner, Howard, Jones, passed away., Bollywood producer Anil Suri passed away due to, COVID-19., , •, •, •, •, •, •, •, , •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, , •, 26, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , Manchester United’s European Cup-winning defender, Tony Dunne passed away., The former member of the Planning Commission, A., Vaidyanathan passed away., Television Actor Jagesh Mukati passed away. He was, renowned for working the TV shows namely Amita Ka, Amit and Shree Ganesh., Former director of IIM Lucknow and Padma Shri, award winner Pritam Singh passed away., Three-time Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA, J Anbazhagan passed away due to COVID-19., The President of the Republic of Burundi, Pierre, Nkurunziza passed away., Former Union Water Resources Minister Arjun, Charan Sethi passed away., Former Governor & Delhi Police commissioner, Ved, Marwah passed away., Former Santosh Trophy player, Hamza Koya passed, away due to COVID-19., The first U.S. male gymnast to win a world, championship gold medal, Kurt Thomas passed, away., Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away. He, had made his debut with the movie ‘Vayuputra'., Veteran Urdu poet, Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar, Dehlvi passed away. He was the editor of ‘Science ki, Duniya’, the only science magazine published in Urdu, by the government., India’s oldest First Class cricketer Vasant Raiji, passed away at the age of 100., Steel Authority of India Limited Director, Atul, Srivastava passed away., Former New Zealand Test cricketer, Matt Poore, passed away., Former Lok Sabha MP and founder of Janalaxmi, Cooperative Bank, Madhavrao Patil passed away., Noted folk singer of Uttarakhand, Heera Singh Rana, passed away. He was born in 1942 in Manila Dandholi, village of Almora., Freedom fighter & Veteran journalist Dinu Ranadive, passed away., Maha Vir Chakra awardee Lt Gen (retd) Raj Mohan, Vohra passed away. He received the coveted award in, 1972., Former Goa minister, Achyut Kashinath Sinai, Usgaonkar passed away. He represented Pale, constituency in the then Goa, Daman and Diu, legislative assembly., Malayalam Film director, scriptwriter, and producer, K.R. Sachidanandan passed away., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App

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The Monthly Hindu Review |Current Affairs | June 2020, , •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, , National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent, federal agency created by Congress in 1950., Currencies of Zimbabwe: United States Dollar., Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare., President of Zimbabwe: Emmerson Mnangagwa., Professional Risk Managers’ International Association, (PRMIA) Founded: 2002., Professional Risk Managers’ International Association, (PRMIA) Headquarters: Wilmington, Delaware,, United States., Chief Minister of HP: Jairam Thakur; Governor of HP:, Bandaru Dattatraya., Union Minister of Panchayati Raj: Narendra Singh, Tomar., International Tennis Federation President/CEO:, David Haggerty., International Tennis Federation Chief Operating, Officer(COO): Kelly Fairweather., International Tennis Federation Headquarters:, London, United Kingdom., Secretary-General of the United Nations: António, Guterres. United Nations Headquarters in New York,, USA. It was founded on 24 October 1945., International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) was, the International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB) which, was established in 1921., Chairman, of, International, Hydrographic, Organization: Shepard M. Smith., Secretary-General of International Hydrographic, Organization: Mathias Jonas., , 29, , www.bankersadda.com, , |, , •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, •, , Headquarters, of, International, Hydrographic, Organization: Monaco., President of International Olympic Committee:, Thomas Bach., International Maritime Organization SecretaryGeneral: Kitack Lim., International Maritime Organization Headquarters:, London, United Kingdom., International Maritime Organization Founded: 17, March 1948., Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation:, K.Sivan; Headquarters: Bengaluru., Union Minister of Science and Technology: Harsh, Vardhan., IIT-Bombay Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra., Director of IIT-Bombay: Subhasis Chaudhuri., ISRO Director: K. Sivan, Headquarters: Bengaluru;, Established: 1969., , www.sscadda.com, , |, , www.careerpower.in, , |, , Adda247 App