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IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 15^th, 2018

                                    IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 15^th, 2018

1.   (15th June) is ASEAN Dengue Day.

a.   2018 ASEAN Dengue Day Theme : “One Asean Community Against Dengue”

2.  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

a.   This day was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations.

b.   The purpose of this day is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.

3.  Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-unto attend the Eastern Economic Forum which is scheduled to be held in September 2018 at Russia. 

4.  US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by two Norwegian MPs for his efforts in reaching an agreement with North Korea to denuclearise the Korean peninsula. 

5.  For the first time in over a decade, North and South Korea today held military talks. 

a.   The talks came two days after US President Donald Trump said he would stop war games with the South, following his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. 

6.  The 10th Meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) was held in New Delhi, India. 

a.   This is second time India hosted meeting of GAELF. Earlier in 2002, India had hosted the meeting.

b.   This meeting recognized that India has highest burden of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and there is need of taking leadership role to Eliminate lymphatic filariasis.

c.   India’s Accelerated Plan for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) 2018 was also released in the meeting.

       7.  Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog's composite water management index (CWMI), while tribal state Jharkhand was adjudged as the worst performer.

a.   Gujarat is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra on the index.

b.   In the northeastern and Himalayan states, Tripura has been adjudged as the top state in 2016-17 followed by Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Assam.

c.   Top 10 in the List :

                                         i.    Gujarat

                              ii.    Madhya Pradesh

                            iii.    Andhra Pradesh

                            iv.    Karnataka

                              v.    Maharashtra

                            vi.    Punjab

                           vii.    Tamil Nadu

                         viii.    Telangana

                            ix.    Chhattisgarh

                              x.    Rajasthan

    8.  Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today returned to India after he spent two and a half months in the US, where he was receiving treatment for a pancreatic ailment. 

    9.  Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi has inaugurated a tourist kiosk or robocop called 'Singham'(Lion). 

a.   Singham will guide people to the nearest police station, hospitals, tourist spots, available transport services and other facilities. 

b.   The robocop also features a CCTV camera and microphone that will help the public communicate with the cops posted at the Tourist Police Station.

    10.              Shujaat Bukhari (50), the editor of regional newspaper Rising Kashmir, has been shot dead by Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar

    11.              Irish author Mike McCormack has won the €100,000 (nearly ₹80 lakh) International Dublin literary award 2018 for his one-sentence novel "Solar Bones". 

a.   Note : McCormack wrote the 224-page book without using full stops, technically making the novel one sentence-long. 

     12.              Gujarat will become the 1st Indian state to get completely covered under the piped gas distribution network , once Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) completes bidding process for distributing natural gas in eight geographical areas (GAs) in Gujarat.

13. Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is going to invest up to $100 billion in solar power generation project in India. 

a.   The company is expected to make the investment through a fund backed by Saudi Arabia's government.

14. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 1st office of leading defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited in Hanoi, reflecting India's deepening military cooperation with Vietnam.

     15.              Former World Bank Economist Omar al-Razzaz was sworn in as Jordan's new Prime Minister. 

a.   He replaces Hani al-Mulki who resigned following mass protests over price hikes and other government economic policies.

b.   About Jordan :

                                         i.    Capital : Amman

                                       ii.    Monarch : Abdullah II

                            iii.    Prime Minister : Omar Razzaz

                            iv.    Official Language : Arabic

                              v.    Currency : Jordanian Dinar (JOD)