Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 15 June to 21 June 2021

Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 15 June to 21 June 2021

Dear Aspirants,

As we all know that General Awareness/ Current Affairs Part is playing a major role in any exam weather it will be SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railway, or any other government examinations. So here we are providing the weekly one liner current affairs for every upcoming exam which has GA section. Weekly one liner current affairs consist top news in one line which is important for every exams. Check Weekly current affairs below and update yourself with weekly one liner current affairs here.

National News

• Raja Parba– Odisha’s Famous Festival celebrated
• India exports GI certified ‘Jardalu’ Mangoes to UK
• Bihar government launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Udyaymi Yojna’ scheme to all women and youth
• Ease of Living Index: Bengaluru ‘most liveable’ city

International News

• 47th G7 Summit 2021 was hosted by the UK.
• New Zealand to launch World’s First Wooden Satellite called WISA Woodsat
• India is 14th most charitable country, According to World Giving Index 2021
• India slips 12 spots to 55th position in Global Home Price Index, Turkey topped
• India, China, Pakistan expanding their nuclear arsenals: SIPRI
• PM Modi Virtually Addresses 5th edition of VivaTech in Paris
• India maintains 43rd rank on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2021, Switzerland tops
• India Rank 135th in Global Peace Index 2021, Iceland tops
• India’s Rank 120th in Sustainable Development Report 2021, Finland Tops
• Hard-line judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi won Iran presidency

Banking and Financial

• Policybazaar gets insurance broking licence
• ADB, India sign $484 million loan to upgrade road network in Tamil Nadu industrial corridor
• Canara Bank to be lead sponsor of bad bank, to pick up 12% stake
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) projects FY22 GDP growth at 5%
• IndusInd Bank launches a digital lending platform – IndusEasy Credit
• IDFC First Bank launches ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’ program
• India receives $64 billion FDI in 2020, fifth largest recipient of inflows in world: UN, Top: US-USD156 Billion

Appointment and Resignation

• Bharti Airtel’s Ajai Puri re-elected as COAI chairman for 2021-22
• Mukesh Sharma appointed honorary member of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Named as Chairman, Succeeds John Thompson
• PUMA signs Yuvraj Singh as brand ambassador of PUMA Motorsport in India
• Govt appoints private person Aashish Chandorkar as director at India’s WTO mission

Awards

• Environmental Organisation ‘Familial Forestry’ wins prestigious UN Award
• Indo-American chemist Sumita Mitra honoured with prestigious European Inventor Award

Defence

• Defence Minister Approves Budgetary Support of Rs 499 cr for innovations
• India, Japan conduct bilateral naval exercise in Indian Ocean

Sports

• Wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched gold medal in Poland open
• Max Verstappen won 2021 French Grand Prix

Book and Author

• Cricketer Suresh Raina releases autobiography ‘Believe’

Important day

• 15th June: Global Wind Day
• 15th June: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (Theme 2021: ‘Access to Justice’)
• 16th June: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
• 16th June: International Day of Family Remittances
• 17th June: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
• 18th June: International Picnic Day
• 18th June: Autistic Pride Day
• 19th June: World Sauntering Day
• 19th June: National Reading Day
• 20th June (Third Sunday of June): Father’s Day
• 20th June: World Refugee Day celebrated (Theme 2021:‘Together we heal, learn and shine’)
• 21st June: International Yoga Day (Theme 2021:’Yoga for well-being’)
• 21st June: World Hydrography Day
• 21st June: World Music day

Obituary

• Former Indian volleyball captain Nirmal Milkha Singh passes away
• Veteran actor Chandrashekhar Passed away
• Actor-cinematographer Shaman Mithru passes away
• Flying Sikh Milkha Singh passes away due to Covid-19 complications
• Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda passes away

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