Current Affairs – June 20, 2018 – One Liner
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June 20 – World Refugee Day 2018
Theme – “Now more than ever, we need to stand #WithRefugees”
- The Andhra Pradesh police become the first in the country to complete automation of the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB).
- President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the imposition of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect.
- The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was launched at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
- The Centre has finally announced the 100th and last Smart city – Shillong in Meghalaya.
- Canada has legalised the use of recreational marijuana nationwide, making it the first G7 country to do so.
- The United States announced that it was leaving the United Nations Human Rights Council.
- Scientists have discovered the world’s first known natural manta ray nurser in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Triclosan, found in toothpastes and hand washes could be contributing to the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria, a study has found.
- The RBI has tightened norms for Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) by making quoting of permanent account number (PAN) mandatory even for transactions below USD 25,000.
- Hyundai Motor Group signed an agreement with Audi AG to jointly develop electronics vehicles powered by fuel cell.
- Gensol to make India ‘back-end hub’ for solar plant monitoring
- The Union Cabinet in its meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Modi approved the proposal for introduction of Dam Safety Bill, 2018 in the Parliament.
- Vice President to inaugurate conference on agriculture in Pune.
- Indian Air Force would create an airbridge between Pithoragarh and Gunji to enable them to continue their journey for the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
- Haryana has become the first state in the country to give star ranking to village panchayats on the basis of seven social parameters under “7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow Scheme”
- “Vedvigyan Alok” – Authored by Acharya Agnivarat Naishthik
- Anukreethy Vas (Tamil Nadu) – 55th Femina Miss India World 2018
- R. Rahman – Sikkim’s Brand Ambassador
- Jain – RBI deputy governor
- Sriram – IDBI’s interim head
- Indian cricket team will play against West Indies in the Caribbean to make its debut in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship to be held in July next year.
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