Current Affairs – June 29 2018
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IMPORTANT DAYS
June 29 – 12th National Statistics Day (NSD-2018)
2018 Theme – “Quality Assurance in Official Statistics”
- To create public awareness about the importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation, and to acknowledge the contribution of Late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
NATIONAL
New Delhi
Commemorative coin of Rs 125 released
- Vice President of India released a commemorative coin of Rs 125 and circulation coin of Rs 5 denomination as a mark of respect to Prof. Mahalanobis.
Andhra Pradesh
Neolithic-era cave discovered in Srikakulam
- An arch-shaped cave dating back to the Neolithic period was discovered by a team led by freelance archaeologist Kadiyala Venkateswara Rao near a tribal hamlet in the Eastern Ghats in Srikakulam district.
Missile test project clears a major hurdle
- The Ministry of Law approved the amendment to Coastal Regulatory Zone notification 2011, permitting construction of a jetty in a creek in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary for the proposed Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Missile Test Launch Facility in the Gullalamoda area of Krishna district.
Uttar Pradesh
Foundation stone for an Auditorium of the Kanpur Bar Association
- President of India lays the foundation stone for an Auditorium of the Kanpur Bar Association in Kanpur addresses the centenary celebrations of Allahabad medical association in Allahabad.
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh to scrap anti-conversion law
- Arunachal Pradesh may lift a 40-year-old anti-conversion law to uphold secularism.
Punjab
National Generic Document Registration System
- National Generic Document Registration System adopted in Punjab and Andaman& Nicobar Islands.
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. ends 70 years of military presence in Seoul
- The United States formally ended seven decades of military presence in South Korea’s capital with the opening of a new headquarters farther from the tense border with North Korea.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
IISc to boost science start-up incubation
- The Indian Institute of Science plans to open a research park at its Bengaluru facility within the next three years to incubate sci-tech companies.
MOU, AGREEMENTS & CABINET APPROVALS
NITI Aayog and (GNFC) signed a Statement of Intent (SOI)
- NITI Aayog and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to work together towards implementing a Proof-of-Concept (“PoC”) application using Blockchain Technology for fertiliser subsidy management.
RANKINGS & INDEXES
First Delta Ranking under the Aspirational Districts Programme
- NITI Aayog released the First Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme.
- 1) Dahod district of Gujarat 2) West Sikkim district in Sikkim
Global real estate transparency index
- 35th – India
AWARDS
- Madhya Pradesh (reducing maternal mortality) – Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign Award.
APPOINTMENTS
- Girish Chandra Chaturvedi – Non-executive chairman of ICICI Bank
APP & WEBPORTAL
‘ReUnite’
- Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu launched a mobile application called ReUnite which helps to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India.
SPORTS
Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018
- India defeat South Korea in the semifinals of the Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018, India will face Iran in the final.
Women’s Hockey World Cup
- Rani Rampal to lead India in Women’s Hockey World Cup.
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