IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 17th, 2018
1.
(17th
June 2018) is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
a. This
day is a United Nations observance with the purpose highlight ways to prevent
desertification and recover from drought. Each annual celebration has a
different theme. It should be celebrated all over the world.
b. Theme
of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2018 : “Land
has true value – invest in it”
2.
External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj today
embarked on a 4-nation visit to Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.
a. Aim of
this Visit : Providing opportunity to hold in-depth discussions with the
political leadership on a wide range of global, regional and bilateral issues,
and advance India's growing strategic engagement with the European Union.
3.
President of India Ram
Nath Kovind reaches Athens (Capital
city of Greece) on first leg of his 3 nation tour to Greece,
Suriname and Cuba.
a. During
this visit, he participated in a community reception and addressed the Indian
diaspora in the European country.
4.
India has been excluded from
the United Kingdom's new list of countries
considered "low risk", whose applicants will
undergo reduced checks while applying for student visas.
a. The
countries on the list include the US, Canada and China among
others.
5.
India is going to host 23rd
European Union Film Festival (EUFF) from 18th to 24th June 2018 at
Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.
a. This
festival is organized by Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting partnering with the Delegation of European Union (EU) and
embassies of EU Member States in various city film club.
6.
The International Day of Family
Remittances (IDFR) was observed on 16 June 2018 across the
world.
a. Aim of
IDFR : Recognizing significant financial contribution migrant workers
make to wellbeing of their families back home and to sustainable development of
their countries of origin.
7.
To provide clean drinking water, the Ministry
of Drinking Water & Sanitation has launched a scheme titled Swajal
Yojana in 115 Aspirational districts of India.
a. Swajal
Yojana is a community owned drinking water scheme for sustained drinking water
supply.
b. Under
this scheme, 90% of project cost is taken care by the Government and remaining
10% is contributed by beneficiary community.
c. This
scheme will involve outlay of Rs. 700 crores through
flexi-funds under existing National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)
budget.
8.
The 106th Indian Science
Congress will be held at Lovely Professional University (LPU),
Jalandhar, Punjab from 3rd to 7th January 2019.
a. Theme
of Indian Science Congress 2019 : ‘Future India:
Science & Technology’.
9.
The Maharashtra government
has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Quebec province of
Canada to increase economic cooperation and welfare of tribal
community in the state.
a. Under
the MoU, the key areas of focus are Information Technology (IT),
Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Welfare of the Tribal Community.
10.
State-owned Bank of Baroda along
with Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank are
in advanced discussions with a possible buyer to sell their stake in Malaysian
joint venture — India International Bank (Malaysia) Berhad.
a. Important
Note : Bank of Baroda holds a 40 per cent stake in
India International Bank (Malaysia), while Indian Overseas Bank and
Andhra Bank own 35 per cent and 25 per cent stake, respectively.
11.
American multinational mass media and
entertainment conglomerate Time Warner has been renamed
as WarnerMedia, a day after AT&T completed its $85.4
billion acquisition of the media conglomerate.
12.
India has proposed to introduce
$240-million retaliatory tariffs on a list of 30
items imported from the United States.
a. India
had asked the US to exempt it from its tariffs on steel and aluminium, but US
rejected the request.
b. India
has notified the World Trade Organisation about the list, including apples,
almonds and motorcycles, on which it intends to impose tariffs.
13.
Public sector banks have
written off bad loans worth Rs 1.20 lakh crore, an amount that is
nearly one-and-a-half times more than their total losses posted
in 2017-18.
a. This is
for the first time in a decade that banks have made huge write-offs of bad
loans along with booking of hefty losses.
14.
Japan’s Cabinet has adopted
an economic plan that will allow more foreign
workers to work in the country.
a. This
proposal will help rapidly aging country to make up for its declining
workforce.
b. Note : In
recent times, number of foreign workers in Japan has nearly doubled to 1.28
million.
15.
India’s IT major Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) became 1st listed company in India to
close day’s trade with Market Capitalisation (m cap) of over
Rs. 7 lakh crore (over $103 billion).
a. Note : M cap
is value of company that is traded on stock market, calculated by multiplying
total number of shares by present share price.
16.
To celebrate the best of south Indian cinema
in the year 2017, the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 (south), was held at the
Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre in Hyderabad. Here is the winners list.
17.
65th Jio Filmfare Awards
2018 (south) Winners
a. Telugu
i. Best
Film (Popular): Baahubali 2:The Conclusion
ii. Best
Actor In A Leading Role - Male (Popular): Vijay Deverakonda
(Arjun Reddy)
iii. Best
Actor In A Leading Role - Female (Popular): Sai Pallavi (Fidaa)
iv. Critics’
Award for Best Actor (Female): Ritika Singh (Guru)
v. Critics’
Award for Best Actor (Male): Venkatesh (Guru)
vi. Best
Director : SS Rajamouli (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)
vii. Best
Music Album: MM Keeravani (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)
viii. Lifetime
Achievement Award: Kaikala Satyanarayana
b. Tamil
i. Best
Film: 'Aramm'
ii. Best
Director: Pushkar Gayathri for 'Vikram Vedha'
iii. Best
Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Vijay Sethupathi for
'Vikram Vedha'
iv. Critics’
Award for Best Actor: Karthi for 'Theeran Adigaram Ondru' and R Madhavan for 'Vikram
Vedha'
v. Best
Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Nayanthara for 'Aramm'
vi. Critics’
Award for Best Actress: Aditi Balan for 'Aruvi'
vii. Best
Music Album: AR Rahman for 'Mersal'
c. Malayalam
i. Best
Film (Popular): Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
ii. Best
Actor In A Leading Role - Female (Popular): Parvathy (Take Off)
iii. Best
Actor In A Leading Role - Male (Popular): Fahadh Faasil
(Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)
iv. Critics’
Award for Best Actor (Female): Manju Warrier
(Udhaharanam Sujatha)
v. Critics’
Award for Best Actor (Male): Tovino Thomas (Mayaanadhi)
vi. Best
Director: Dileesh Pothen (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)
vii. Best
Composer: Rex Vijayan (Mayaanadhi)
d. Kannada
i. Best
Film: Ondu Motteya Kathe
ii. Best
Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Sruthi Hariharan
(Beautiful Manasugalu)
18.
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male):
Puneeth Rajkumar (Raajakumara)
a. Critics’
Award for Best Actor (Male): Dhananjaya (Allama)
b. Critics’
Award for Best Actor (Female): Shraddha Srinath
(Operation Alamelamma)
c. Best
Director: Tharun Sudhir (Chowka)
d. Best
Music Director: Bharath BJ (Beautiful Manasugalu)
19.
The indigenous Pinaka rocket
system of the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO), known for firing a salvo of 12 rockets in just 44
seconds, is being evolved into a precision-guided missile,
with enhanced range and accuracy to hit its targets.
a. The
missile, which has completed the initial trials, will undergo developmental
trials next month and is expected to be delivered to the Army in two years.
20. The International
Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Sri Lanka captain Dinesh
Chandimal with "changing the condition of the ball"
during the second Windies Test in St Lucia.
a. This
comes after the umpires changed the ball after raising concerns about its condition
and awarded Windies five penalty runs.
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