IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS
OF JUNE 6th, 2019
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 6th, 2019
1.
The Indian and French air
forces will carry out a 2-week-long mega air exercise, Garuda,
beginning July 1 in France.
a. A fleet
of Sukhoi-30 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force will
engage in dogfights with France's Rafale multirole aircraft in simulated
scenarios.
b. The exercise
will be a boost in the military-to-military ties.
2.
A delegation headed by Union Minister for Social
Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot is
leaving for Argentina to participate in the “2nd Global
Disability Summit” to be held at Buenos Aires, Argentina from during June 6
to 8.
a. The objective
of the summit is to deliberate on issues across the world concerning
empowerment and inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and to work out a
mechanism for enabling them to live an independent and dignified life.
3.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma informed that
the people of the state planted 1.5 million trees across all
the 11 districts to mark the World
Environment Day.
4.
The Centre has reconstituted 8 Cabinet Committees including
the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet, among others and Union
Home Minister Amit Shah is part of all these
committees.
a. Of the 8
Cabinet Committees, PM Narendra Modi is part of 6 committees.
5.
Mumbai had the worst traffic congestion in 2018, an
analysis of 403 cities across 56 countries on six continents in 'Traffic
Index-2018', compiled by location technology specialist TomTom, has
found.
a. Mumbai was followed
by Colombia's Bogota, Peru's Lima and Delhi in
traffic congestion.
6.
The “Kharga Prahar”, a major training exercise
conducted by the Indian Army in Punjab was recently concluded.
a. The exercise
was successful in validating many important operational aspects and brought out
valuable lessons as also reinforced a high degree of operational preparedness
of the Kharga Corps.
7.
To boost digital transactions, the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) decided to remove charges levied by it for transactions
processed in the RTGS and NEFT systems.
a. Banks will be
required to pass these benefits to their customers and instructions to banks in
this regard will be issued within a week.
b. The central
bank levies minimum charges on banks for such transactions.
8.
In it's 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy review, the RBI reduced
its repo rate by 25 bps to 5.75% to
boost growth after GDP growth slowed to a five-year low of 5.8% last
quarter.
a. The Reverse
repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 5.50 per cent,
and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank
Rate to 6.0 per cent.
b. One basis
point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.
9.
Barbadian singer Rihanna has been named
the world's richest female musician by Forbes magazine with an
estimated wealth of $600 million.
a. Majority of
her wealth comes from her partnership with LVMH, the French luxury
goods giant run by the world's third-richest person Bernard Arnault.
10.The World
Bank has retained its forecast of India's growth
rate at 7.5% for the next three fiscal years.
a. The growth
will be supported by robust investment, private consumption and a more
accommodative monetary policy, the bank said.
11.The Pakistani
military has cut the defence budget for the next fiscal year as
the financial crisis-hit country launches an austerity programme.
12.The Government of
India (GoI), Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the World
Bank today signed a $287 million loan agreement for
the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme.
a. The programme
aims to improve the quality of health care, reduce the burden of
non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and fill equity gaps in reproductive and
child health services in Tamil Nadu.
13.Veteran Malayalam
actress Sheela (76), has been honoured with the
prestigious J.C. Daniel Award in recognition of her
contribution to the Malayalam film industry.
a. The award,
which includes a cash prize of Rs 500,000 and a citation, is the Kerala
government's top film award for a film veteran.
14.Social networking
giant Facebook has announced its 1st interactive game show,
titled “Confetti” in India.
a. Starting June
12, the interactive show will air from Wednesday to Sunday on Facebook’s
dedicated video platform - Facebook Watch, the company said in a statement.
b. First
launched in the US, the interactive game will challenge participants to answer
pop culture trivia questions for a chance to win Rs 3 lakh as cash prize
everyday.
15.Lennart
Johansson (89), who oversaw the introduction of the Champions
League in 1992 during his 17-year reign as president of European
football's governing body, has passed away.
16.Wipro, a leading
IT, consulting and business process services company, today announced Rishad
Premji, Chief Strategy Officer and Member of the Board, will take over
as the Executive Chairman of the company.
a. Azim Premji, one of the
pioneers of the Indian technology industry and founder of Wipro Limited will
retire as Executive Chairman on July 30, 2019 after having led the company for
53 years.
b. However, he
will continue to serve on the Board as Non-Executive Director and Founder
Chairman.
17.Renowned scientist, Mrutyunjay
Mohapatra is appointed as Director-General the India Meteorological
Department (IMD).
a. His
appointment order was issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions.
18.India opened
their 2019 World Cup campaign with a 6-wicket victory
over South Africa yesterday.
a. Important
Points to Note :
b. This is the 1st
time South Africa have lost each of their first three matches in a World
Cup.
c. Former India
captain MS Dhoni sported regimental dagger insignia of
the Indian Para Special Forces, also known as the 'balidaan' (sacrifice)
badge on his wicketkeeping gloves during the match.
d. Virat
Kohli registered his 50th ODI victory as captain after leading India
to a six-wicket victory against South Africa in the match.
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