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2018/06/26

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Important Current Affairs 26th June 2018

Lewis Hamilton won French Grand Prix 2018

Lewis Hamilton reclaimed the world championship lead with a victory in the French Grand Prix 2018.Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas.The Mercedes driver led from start to finish other than one lap around his pit stop to move 14 points ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who finished fifth.

NASA’s Webb Telescope to study Great Red Spot

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will use infrared capabilities to study Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.The plan is to use Webb’s mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) to create multispectral maps of the Great Red Spot and analyse its thermal, chemical and cloud structures.The Great Red Spot is a storm has been monitored since 1830 and has existed for more than 350 years.

India-US 2+2 Dialogue

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold talks with their American counterparts Mike Pompeo and James Mattis.The maiden India-US 2+2 Dialogue will be held on July 6, 2018.The key issues that would be discussed would include counterterrorism, cybersecurity, defence cooperation, and regional security.

Oil India discovered hydrocarbon in KG Basin

Oil India Limited (OIL), a state-owned PSU has made its second hydrocarbon discovery in Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin.Thanelanka-1 is the first high pressure-high temperature (HP-HT) well drilled by OIL.Earlier, the company made a gas discovery at Dangeru-l well in the block.In 2017-18, OIL produced 3.39 metric million tonnes (MMT) of crude oil and 2.93 billion cubic meters (BCM) of gas.

BRO opens bridge from Leh to Siachen

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on opened a vital 35-meter bridge in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir that will ease vehicular movement to the base camp of Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield.The 35-meter long ‘Chamesahn’ bridge is under Project HIMANK.The BRO develops road networks in border areas & maintains over 32,885 km of roads & 12,200 m of bridges.

NASA’s ECOSTRESS to correct water imbalances

ECOSTRESS, an instrument on the International Space Station (ISS) will measure the temperature of plants from space to determine plant water use & to study how drought conditions affect plant health.ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) will monitor evapotranspiration.It is a part of NASA’s Earth System Science Pathfinder program.

TechnipFMC wins special recognition from GCNI

TechnipFMC has received a special recognition award for their flagship community development initiative in India, ‘Seed of Hope’, at the 13th National Convention 2018 for developing Suva village in Dahej, Gujarat.The convention was held by Global Compact Network India on June 8 at Shangri-La, Bengaluru.The theme of the convention is Sustainable Development Goals: Blueprint for action.

MSME Day to be celebrated on 27th June 2018

The Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), will organize a National Conclave (UdyamSangam) on 27th June 2018 on the occasion of UN MSME Day.President Kovind will inaugurate the Conclave in Vigyan Bhawan.The MSME Ministry will disburse subsidy of Rs. 550 crores to artisans.The UN declared 27th June as MSME Day, recognizing the importance of MSME in the country’s economy.

India most dangerous country for women

According to Thomson Reuters Foundation survey, India is the world’s most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour.The data shows reported cases of crime against women rose by 83% between 2007 & 2016 when there were four cases of rape reported every hour.The total global crime was worth an estimated $150 billion a year in India.

Ministry of Health signs MoU with IGNOU

Health Ministry has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to scale-up short-term healthcare courses and produce over 14 lakh trained manpower by 2025.The signing of MoU is under the existing framework of ‘Skills for Life, Save a Life’ initiative.The ministry will provide for financial assistance to IGNOU for initiating programmes.

Telangana allocates 15 Cr for Bonalu festival

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao instructed officials to release Rs. 15 crore for organising Bonalu festival.Bonalu is an annual festival of Telangana celebrated in twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad and other parts of Telangana. It is celebrated in the month of Ashada Masam, in July/August.The current governor of Telangana is E. S. L. Narasimhan.

41 lakh new jobs created in 8months: CSO

Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the employment-related statistics in the formal sector for eight months beginning from September 2017.The year witnessed new payrolls of over 6.8 Lakhs were recorded by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).The estimated total number of new National Pension Scheme subscribers during the same period is over 5 lakhs.

India’s first ‘Tribal Queen’ : Pallavi Darua

Pallavi Durua, who belongs to Odisha’s Koraput district, was crowned as the first Tribal Queen at the Adi Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen competition held at Utkal Mandap.The contest was organised by SC & ST department, Govt of Odisha and the State Tourism Department.Tribal population constitutes nearly 22.5% of the Odisha’s population.

35th CSMC Meeting of PMAY

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 3 lakh more affordable houses for urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) at 35th Central Sanctioning And Monitoring Committee (CSMC).The total investment is of Rs. 8,692 Cr with central assistance of Rs.3,782 Cr.After including Rajiv Awas Yojana, the total number of houses under PMAY(U) would be 51 lakhs.

NIIF to roll out $2 billion fund

The National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF) unveiled a $2-billion long-term fund to finance megaprojects.The NIIF already has 2 operational funds – the NIIF master fund that invests directly in companies & a fund of funds that invests in funds that are managed by 3rd parties.The 3rd fund would cater to India’s long-term infra needs.NIIF’s MD and CEO is Sujoy Bose.

Doodle celebrates Gauhar Jaan’s birthday

Google doodle features legendary musician and dancer Gauhar Jaan, the first Indian recording artist.Gauhar Jaan was born Angelina Yeoward to an Armenian Christian father and an Indian Jewish mother. She was born on 26 June 1873.She has over 200 records to her credit.‘My Name Is Gauhar Jaan! The Life and Times of A Musician’ is a biography written by Vikram Sampath.

India and Seychelles signed 6 agreements

India and Seychelles signed six MoUs in areas of naval cooperation, cybersecurity, culture, development projects.India extended a line of credit worth 100 million USD for Seychelles.India would also provide special grants in civilian infrastructure projects and enhance defence and maritime capabilities.PM also handed over a replica of Dornier Aircraft to President of Seychelles.

International Day against Drug Abuse

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed every year on 26 June to strengthen global action to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.The theme for the 2018 year is: “Listen First – Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe.”This day was first observed by the UN General Assembly in 1987.

India, Seychelles to work on Assumption Island

India & Seychelles have agreed to work together on a project to develop a naval base at Assumption Island keeping each other’s concerns in mind.India is keen on developing the Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean to expand its footprint in a strategically-key region where China has been trying to enhance its presence.An agreement for the same was inked in 2015 between India & Seychelles.

Govt proposes to set up 3,000 Van Dhan Kendras

The government has proposed to set up 3,000 Van Dhan Kendras involving 30,000 self-help groups across the country under the Van Dhan Scheme.It aims to skill up-gradation and capacity building training for value addition of forest produce.Van Dhan Mission is an initiative for targeting livelihood generation for tribals by harnessing non-timber forest produces.

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