Banking and Financial Awareness:
- The monetary policy committee of Reserve Bank of India has unanimously decided to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent.
- RBI to set up Public Credit Registry to Curb Bad Loans.
- RBI Amends Gold Monetisation Scheme To Make It More Attractive.
- Reserve Bank has stated that interest subsidy scheme on short-term crop loans of up to three lakh rupees will be implemented through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
Appointments
- Keshari Nath Tripathi To Hold Additional Charge As Tripura Governor.
- Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra Gets Additional Charge Of DRDO Chairman.
- MK Jain Appointed RBI Deputy Governor.
- S Ramesh appointed as Chairman of CBIC.
Honour, Awards and Ranks
- The latest Sample Registration System (SRS) figures revealed that India has seen a decline in its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) from 139 to 130.
- Anupam Kher To Receive Outstanding Achievement Award At IIFA 2018
- Kagiso Rabada Wins South Africa's Cricketer Of The Year Award.
- India's Sanjana Ramesh Wins MVP Award At Basketball Without Borders Asia.
- India was ranked 136th in Global Peace Index 2018 among 163 countries.
Obituary
- Odisha's lyricist, Narayan Prasad Singh was popularly known as 'Rasaraj' passed away.
MOU’s, Agreement and Summits
- India, World Bank Sign $500 Million Loan Pact for Rural Roads
- India, China Sign 2 Agreements On Brahmaputra Water Data Sharing & Non-Basmati Rice Export.
- Prime Minister Modi Reaches China To Attend SCO Summit.
- World Environment Day 2018 Celebrated In New Delhi
- 49th Conference Of Governors Concludes In New Delhi.
- India Hosted Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018.
Important News- World
- Indian received its first cheapest shipment of Liquefied Petroleum Gas from Russia's Gazprom.
- French swimmer, Ben Lecomte has set off from Japan to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean.
Important Dates
- World Environment Day: 05th June 2018. The theme for the World Environment Day 2018, is "Beat Plastic Pollution".
- World Ocean Day: 8th June 2018
Important News- India
- Taj Declaration to Beat Plastic Pollution Adopted in Agra.
- Government launches ‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’ Sanitary Napkin.
- Cabinet Approves Rs 8,500 Crore Bailout Package for Sugar Industry.
- The Government of India has formed a group of to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India, headed by Baba Kalyani.
- Govt. launched Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan for doubling farmers’ income by 2022
- Sports Ministry Approves Upward Revision Of Pension To Meritorious Sportspersons.
- Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa On 4-Day Visit To Brazil.
- Election Commission Launches Its Online RTI Portal.
- IIT Bombay replace IIT Delhi As Best-Ranked Indian University.
Business, Science and Technology
- The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and a Japanese multinational NEC released a joint study on “Electricals & Electronics Manufacturing in India”.
- FDI Inflows To India Fall By $4 Billion Last Year: UN Report.
- Global Economy Is Healthy But Growth Will Slow: World Bank.
Defence
- India, Japan and US start Malabar 2018 exercise off coast of Guam Island in western Pacific.
- Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned interceptor ship ICGS C 439 at Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Important News- States
- 1st Cargo of Russian LNG Arrives at Dahej in Gujarat.
- Asia's 1st 13 'Blue Flag' Beaches to Be Developed in India.
- President Declares Queen Pineapple as Tripura's 'State Fruit'.
- President Distributes LPG Connections to 20 Beneficiaries Under PMUY in Agartala.
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stated that the state was now Open Defecation Free (ODF).
- West Bengal Govt Decides To Invest Rs 107 Cr To Check Riverbank Erosion.
- Minister of State for Defence, Dr, Subhash Bhamre has dedicated a highway tunnel at Theng near Chungthang in north Sikkim.
- Himachal Pradesh Govt To Scrap Semester System In UG Courses
- Punjab Govt Launches Business First Portal.
- Maharashtra Announces Financial Aid For Tur Farmers.
- Madhya Pradesh Announces Power Bill Waiver Scheme.
- Polythene to Be Completely Prohibited From 31st July In Uttarakhand.
- Andhra Pradesh is become the first state in India to use auto-disable syringes for all clinical purposes to prevent infection.
Sports News
- Simona Halep has won her first Grand Slam title in the French Open final.
- Mithali Becomes First Indian to Score 2000 T20I Runs.
- Kohli to Get Cricketer of the Year Award At BCCI Annual Gala.
- Virat Kohli is among the world’s highest-paid athletes, according to a Forbes’ compilation.
