Current Affairs – June 25 2018
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NATIONAL
Punjab
‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ campaign launched
- A campaign was launched to encourage farmers to voluntarily adopt a new scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’, aimed at checking depletion of underground water in Punjab villages – Bambiwal and Nawajipur, initially.
Haryana
‘No toilet, no bride’ resolution
- Haryana, Godikan village panchayat passes ‘No toilet, no bride’ resolution; inspired by Akshay Kumar movie ‘Toilet-Ek Prem Katha’.
Odisha
Water Aerodrome in Chilika Lake
- The Airports Authority of India has proposed to set up a water aerodrome in Chilika Lake for starting amphibious aircraft operations in Odisha.
Karnataka
Inauguration of Halegannada Sahitya Sammelana
- The first All India Halegannada Sahitya Sammelana was inaugurated by taking out a procession of Pampa’s work Adi Purana on a silver palanquin and placing it on the dais at Shravanabelgola.
SCIENCE
Oil India again discovers hydrocarbon in KG Basin
- Oil India Limited (OIL), one of India’s largest public sector oil exploration and production companies, has made its second hydrocarbon discovery in the onland KG Basin NELP VI Block.
- The well Thanelanka-1 is the first high pressure-high temperature (HP-HT) well drilled by OIL.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
AIIB to invest $200 million into an NIIF fund of funds
- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is likely to invest USD 200 million in a fund of funds set up by India to take interest in infra projects .
MOU, AGREEMENTS & CABINET APPROVALS
List of MoUs signed between India and Seychelles
- During the State Visit of President of Seychelles to India MoUs signed between India and Seychelles.
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MoU between Ministry of Health & Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed an MoU with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to scale up the short term healthcare courses. To make available 14.4 lakh trained manpower by 2025.
Saudi ARAMCO and ADNOC sign MoU
- Saudi Aramco and ADNOC signed an MoU to jointly develop and build an integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. The project will be implemented by Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (RRPCL).
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
15th Session of the India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission
- Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation of India, Suresh Prabhu co-chaired the 15th Session of the India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission with the Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in Canberra.
Group of Eminent Personalities first meeting
- The group of eminent personalities constituted by the Government of India to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India held its first meeting on 22nd June under the aegis of Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu.
Environment Ministry meeting to deal with air pollution incidents
- A meeting with expert institutions was held in the Environment Ministry to discuss application of advanced technologies to deal with air pollution incidents and improve the overall air quality management framework.
Anti-doping sports conference
- An anti-doping sports conference titled Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?’ was held at Oslo to address the issue of doping menace.
- The conference is a joint initiative of the World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), Anti-Doping Norway and Fair Sport.
4th National Review & Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places
- The 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places has begun in Hyderabad to review the progress relating to maintenance and cleanliness of Iconic Places.
35th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee
- Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 3,18,900 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in 6 States/UTs.
SCHEMES
Van Dhan Scheme
- The Government proposes to set up 3000 Van Dhan Kendras involving 30,000 SHGs across the country under the Van Dhan Scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
RANKINGS & INDEXES
Report on ‘Women in Prisons’
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has come up with its report titled ‘Women in Prisons’ which aims to build an understanding of the various entitlements of women in prisons, the various issues faced by them and possible methods for resolution of the same.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
- ‘Emergency: Indian Democracy’s Darkest Hour’ – English authored by veteran journalist Shri A. Surya Prakash.
- Vice President of India Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu released the Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Gujarati versions of this book.
- Kashmir: Glimpses of History and Story of Struggle – Saifuddin Soz
AWARDS
Indian International Film Awards 2018
The biggest names of Bollywood were honoured at the Indian International Film Awards 2018 in Bangkok.
| Category | List of Winners |
|---|---|
| Best Picture | Tumhari Sulu |
| Best Director | Saket Chaudhary (Hindi Medium) |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) | Sridevi (Mom) |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) | Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium) |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female) | Meher Vij (Secret Superstar) |
| Best Supporting Actor (Male) | Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Mom) |
| Best Story | Amit V Masurkar (Newton) |
| Best Debut Director | Konkona Sen Sharma (A death in the Gunj) |
| Best Music Direction | Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi & Akhil Sachdeva (Badrinath Ki Dulhania) |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Meghna Mishra (Main Kaun Hoon, Secret Superstar) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Arijit Singh (Hawayein, Jab Harry Met Sejal) |
| Best Lyrics | Manoj Muntashir (Mere Rashke Qamar, Baadshaho) |
| Style Icon Award | Kriti Sanon |
| Next IIFA giveaway winner | Arjun Kapoor |
APPOINTMENTS
- E Sreedharan committee – To lay down standards for metro rail systems
- Turkey President – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
APP & WEBPORTAL
ICDS-CAS (Common Application Software)
- ICDS-CAS (Common Application Software) has been specially designed to strengthen the Service Delivery System as well as the mechanism for Real Time Monitoring (RTM) for nutritional outcomes and Timely interventions in POSHAN Abhiyaan.
SPORTS
Archery World Cup
- India’s Deepika Kumari defeated Germany’s Michelle Kroppen to clinch the gold medal in the women’s recurve event at the World Cup.
Women’s World T20 Cricket 2018
- India will begin their campaign against New Zealand in the ICC Women’s World T20, to be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24.
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