IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 24th ,
2018
1.
Saudi Arabia became
the last country in the world to allow women to
drive after it lifted the ban on female motorists today.
a. Note : The
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had announced the lifting of
the ban last year.
2.
Prince William will
next week become the first member of Britain’s royal family ever to
pay an official visit to both Israel and the Palestinian territories.
a. William’s
visit comes at a particularly sensitive time after US President Donald Trump
recognised Jerusalem as capital of Israel and moved Washington’s embassy there,
sparking Arab outrage and deadly clashes on Israel’s border with Gaza.
3.
Haryana has
made use of LED bulbs and tubelights mandatory in
all government offices by August 15.
a. All
halogen, sodium bulbs, and tubelights will be replaced with energy-efficient
LED bulbs and tubelights, as per CM Manohar Lal Khattar's directions.
4.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi today inaugurated the Mohanpura irrigation project in
Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district.
a. The ₹3,866 crore project includes a dam
and a canal system which will provide drinking water to over 400
villages.
5.
According to a recent survey by the union
housing and urban affairs ministry, 19 of the 25 dirtiest cities in India are
in West Bengal.
a. The 19
cities include Darjeeling, Siliguri, North Barrackpore and Bankura.
6.
Maharashtra has
become the 18th state to enforce a complete ban on the sale,
use and manufacture of plastic bags.
a. Other
states which have imposed a complete ban include Rajasthan, Jammu &
Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, among others.
7.
Jammu and Kashmir
Governor N N Vohra today
made biometric attendance compulsory in all state government
offices with immediate effect.
a. The
move is aimed at ensuring punctuality in all the offices.
8.
Mongolia has
launched construction of its 1st strategically important oil
refineryfunded by India in southern Dornogovi
province.
a. This
refinery was jointly launched by by Mongolian Prime Minister Khurelsukh
Ukhnaa and Indian Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath
Singh.
b. The
refinery will be capable of processing 1.5 million tonnes of crude oil per
year.
c. The
cost of the refinery is estimated at $1.35 billion, and it will include a
pipeline and its own power plant.
d. Its
financing is part of $1 billion soft credit line agreement between
Mongolia and Export-Import Bank of India, made during 2015 official visit by
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
9.
The government is planning to sell a strategic
stake in IDBI Bank to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
of India.
a. The
proposal is part of a plan to professionalise the state-owned lender using
the Axis Bank model, which has been mooted for a long time.
10.
Private sector lender Karnataka
Bank is targeting to disburse about Rs 9,000 crore agriculture
loan this fiscal, seeing potential opportunities in the sector.
a. The
bank has announced that it is also in line with government’s vision to double
farm sector income by 2022.
b. MD and
CEO of Karnataka Bank : Mahabaleshwara M S
11.
The Indian Army contingent comprising
of 7 Garhwal Rifles Infantry Battalion Group was
awarded United Nations Medal for “selfless service”.
a. The
contingent is part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS) in South Sudan.
b. It has
played an active and decisive role in ensuring peace and stability in violence
hit Jonglei State of South Sudan.
12.
Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh won
the Best Playback Singer (Male) award for 'Hawaayein' from
'Jab Harry Met Sejal' and Meghna Mishra won Best
Playback Singer (Female) award for 'Main Kaun Hoon' from 'Secret
Superstar' at the 2018 IIFA Awards.
a. Pritam won Best
Background Score award for 'Jagga Jasoos'.
13.
South Korea's former prime minister Kim
Jong-pil (92) who also founded the country's once-infamous spy
agency, died today.
14.
China's artificial intelligence major Baidu has
tested its two driverless cars for the first time in Tianjin
City, China.
a. The
trial run would enable developers to collect data on the cars' performance in
positioning, mapping, and self-control.
15.
India's largest lender State Bank of
India (SBI) today appointed Arijit Basu as
it's new Managing Director.
a. He will
fill the spot left vacant following the elevation of Rajnish
Kumar as the Chairman. Basu.
b. As per
the SBI Act, the bank can have four managing directors.
c. Present
Manging Directors of SBI are :
i. Arijit
Basu
ii. Sri Ram
iii. P. K.
Gupta
iv. Dinesh
Kumar Khara
16.
Chennai's R Praggnanandhaa has
become the second youngest Grandmaster in chess history at
the age of 12 years, 10 months, 13 days.
a. Important
Note : The youngest Grandmaster ever is Sergey
Karjakin (Russia), who achieved the feat aged 12 years, 7
months and has held the record since 2002.
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