Weekly Current Affairs June 2018- Week I

Appointments

The Airtel Payments Bank has appointed former ICICI Bank senior executive Anubrata Biswas as its Managing Director and CEO.

Pankaj Saran Appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor.
Giuseppe Conte was sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy’s new populist government.
Amit Khare assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
Paraguay gets first interim woman President Alicia Pucheta.
Justice R.K. Agrawal has been appointed as the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).
Sudha Balakrishnan Appointed 1st CFO of RBI.
Former Pakistan Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of the country.

Honour, Awards and Ranks

The Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve Management Committee (SBVCR) of Arunachal Pradesh was awarded the India Biodiversity Award, 2018.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the Padma Shri award, to former Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh.
Kendrick Lamar received the Pulitzer Prize in music for his album “Damn.”.
Kailash Satyarthi gets 'Santokbaa Humanitarian' Award.
Vijay Goel Confers FICCI Smart Policing Awards 2018.
Yuvraj Singh Awarded 'Most Inspiring Icon of the Year for Social Welfare'.
Kerala Cartoonist Thomas Antony Wins International Award.
Virat Kohli has emerged as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Rating awards.

The 5th India-CLMV Business Conclave was held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The second edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)-Afghanistan Group Meeting was organised in China's Beijing.
The government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uttar Pradesh for the management of Widow Home in Sunrakh Bangar, Vrindavan.
Facebook and National Commission for Women (NCW) have joined hands to launch a digital literacy programme in association with the Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF) to provide digital literacy to the women.
India has signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in Nursing with Singapore.
India and Indonesia signed 15 MoUs in the fields of defence, scientific and technological cooperation, railways and health, among others.
India, Singapore exchanged 8 Key Agreements which covered areas as wide as military cooperation and connectivity.
Tata Motors Signs MoU with Maharashtra to Promote E-Mobility.
India and World Bank Signs $500 Million Additional Financing for PMGSY.
India Signs Loan Agreement Credit of USD 21.7 Million with World Bank for Rajasthan Project.
The BCCI and UN Environment signed an agreement to promote ‘green’ Cricket in India.
Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurated 1st IAF Commanders Conference.
3rd Meeting of India-UK Home Affairs’ Dialogue Held in New Delhi.
Hamburg to Host 2018 Global Wind Summit.

UNICEF launches data visualization app on education scenario in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three Indian digital payment systems - RuPay, BHIM app and UPI by SBI at the 'Business, Innovation and Community Event' in Singapore.
The United States has renamed its oldest and largest military command, US Pacific Command, or PACOM, to Indo-Pacific Command.
World’s Largest International Maritime Exercise RIMPAC organised in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Colombia to Be NATO's 1st Latin American ‘Gobal Partner’.
India Launches Its 2nd IT Corridor in China.

World No Tobacco Day- 31 May 2018. The theme - "Tobacco and Heart Disease".

International Day of UN Peacekeepers: 29 May. The theme is ‘UN Peacekeepers: 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice’.

Statehood Day of Goa: 30 May.

15th Finance Commission constitutes a high-level group of various eminent experts from across the country in Health Sector.
Paytm Payments Bank has launched an initiative ‘AshaKiran’ to empower women in India’s smaller towns and cities.
13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council (ISC) was held in New Delhi.
A.K. Bhalla, Minister of State for Power launched PRAAPTI App and web portal with an objective to bring transparency in power purchase transactions.
Centre Forms Cauvery Water Management Authority.
India Releases Rs33.10 Cr to Nepal for 2 Road Projects.
Sangeeta Bahl Becomes Oldest Indian Woman to Scale Mount Everest.
Government Launches New Scheme ‘Seva Bhoj Yojana’.
Income Tax Department Launches New Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme.
Indian Economy Grows 7.7% In 4th Quarter: Central Statistics Data.
Home Minister Launched Online Analytical Tool to Monitor Foreign Contributions Under FCRA.
Akshay Kumar launched the twin pit toilet technology campaign in New Delhi.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched a new Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) to offer more accurate and credible weather forecasts weather conditions down to the block level.
Indian Oil Corporation has emerged as India's most profitable state-owned company.
Infosys Acquires US-Based WongDoody for $75 Million.
Microsoft is Now Third Most Valuable Firm Globally

The Eastern Naval Command conducted a 2-day offshore security exercise ’Prasthan’.
The Rustom-2 is an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) system, indigenously developed by the DRDO.
Joint Military Exercise SURYA KIRAN-13 Begins in Uttarakhand.
DAC Approves Procurement of Equipment for Defence Forces.

The Ministry of Culture organized the 9th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav in Tehri, Uttarakhand.
‘Reuse of Treated Waste Water’ Policy Launched in Gujarat.
Dehradun to Organise 4th Yoga Day Celebrations.
Dia Mirza, launched Gaj Yatra from Tura, the principal town of Garo Hills. This initiative aims to secure 100 routes across the country for safe passage for elephants.
Andhra Pradesh Gets Separate State Symbols.

Neem: State Tree
Black Buck: State Animal
Jasmine: State Flower
Rose-ringed Parrot: State Bird

The state government of Odisha has launched Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana for working Journalists.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi laid the foundation stone of India's first advanced DNA forensic laboratory in Chandigarh.
President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance to set up the country’s first national sports university in Manipur.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognised Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport.

Nepal, Scotland Among 4 Teams Inducted in ICC ODI Rankings.
Vikas Gowda, India’s Only Discus Throw Gold Medallist at Commonwealth, Retires.
Daniel Ricciardo Wins Monaco Grand Prix 2018.
Chennai Super Kings Defeat SunRisers Hyderabad to Clinch Record-Equalling Third IPL Title.
Real Madrid Lifts Champions Trophy Defeating Liverpool.
Japan Win Uber Cup to End 37-Year Drought.