Weekly One Liner Current Affairs : 16th June to 23rd June 2020
♦National News
- Indian Gas Exchange (IGX): First Nationwide Online ‘Gas Trading Platform’ Launched
- Minister of State for Home Affairs Kishan Reddy launches “GermiBAN” in Hyderabad
- India with 12 Countries Leads “Verified” Initiative of United Nations to Counter Misinformation on COVID-19
- 500-yr-old temple rises from Mahanadi water
- Bengal govt launches ”Karmo Bhumi” job portal for IT professionals
- Govt. launch ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India
- PM Modi launches auction of coal mines for commercial mining
- Central Govt has approved fund of Rs 1,189.40 Crore for implementation of JJM in Karnataka in 2020-21
- Centre approves funding of Rs 1,829 for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra
- Central Govt allocated Rs 156.61 Crore for FY20-21 to Tripura for implementation of JJM in State
- Tripura to start ‘ Play little, Study little’ scheme for school students from June 25
- Job Gaurantee Scheme for Urban Poor to be launched by Jharkhand Government
- Infosys joins Amazon’s The Climate Pledge to be net zero carbon
- Raja Parba festival celebrated in Odisha
- Rs 3,100 crore from PM CARES allocated to buy ventilators, help migrants and develop a vaccine
- India ranked 43rd on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2020; Singapore on top
♦International News
- Anmol Narang becomes first observant Sikh to graduate from US Military Academy
- India becomes founding member of global alliance on Artificial Intelligence
- India wins 184 out 192 votes to enter UN Security Council (begin from January 2021.)
- Kubatbek Boronov Appointed Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
- India To Send 75-Member Tri-Service Contingent To World War II Victory Parade In Moscow
- India will be United Nations Security Council President for August, 2021
- Nepalese FM radio stations start giving weather bulletins of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura
- FATF: India officials attend virtual EAG plenary meet
- The 36th ASEAN Summit, being hosted by Vietnam
♦Banking and Financial
- India 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019: UN
- Airtel Payments Bank launches ‘Suraksha Salary’ account for MSMEs
- AIIB approves USD 750 million loan to India for Covid-19 response
- Maharashtra signs MoUs with domestic and foreign companies for FDI worth over Rs 16,000 crores: Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0
- India’s GDP to contract by 4% (means -4%) fiscal 2020-21: ADB
- Reliance sells 2.32% stake in Jio to Saudi wealth fund PIF for Rs 11,367 cr
- Sebi panel suggests measures to strengthen enforcement, recovery mechanism (headed by former Supreme Court Judge Anil Dave)
- Maruti partners with Karur Vysya Bank for flexible financing schemes
- France to provide loan of 200 million euros to India to support Delhi’s Covid response
- RIL becomes first Indian company to hit $150-billion market cap
- Mukesh Ambani Joins Club Of World’s 10 Richest As Net Worth Jumps To $64.6 BN
- RIL 57th most valuable firm globally by market-cap; Saudi Aramco tops chart
- India becomes 12th largest holder of US govt securities at April end
- Hyundai Motor India partners with HDFC Bank to offer online car loans on Click to Buy
- Exim Bank extends USD 20.1 mn credit line to Nicaragua govt
- Yes Bank partners Affordplan to launch co-branded cashless healthcare card called ‘Swasth Card’
- UCO Bank partners with four insurers to sell their products
♦Award
- Short film made in Odisha village wins award in COVID-19 International film festival
- Economist Amartya Sen Wins 2020 German Trade Peace Prize
- Nita Ambani only Indian among top global philanthropists of 2020
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♦Appointment
- Attorney General K K Venugopa to get 1-year extension
- Trustees of PM CARES appoint SARC & Associates as auditor of fund (headed by Sunil Kumar Gupta)
- IBBI reconstitutes advisory panel on corporate insolvency resolution process
- Turkey’s Volkan Bozkir elected president of 75th UN General Assembly
- Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel to take over as chairman of NIPFP (“National Institute of Public Finance and Policy is privileged)
- Ex-Supreme Court judge DK Jain gets one-year extension as BCCI Ethics Officer and Ombudsman
- Sourav Ganguly, Sunil Chhetri appoint Brand Ambassadors for JSW Cement
♦Defence
- India ranked 6th as nuclear weapons increased since 2019; US tops: SIPRI’s Yearbook 2020
♦Sport
- Azerbaijan’s Mamedyarov Shakhriyar wins Sharjah World Stars online chess tournament; India’s P. Harikrishna 2nd
- Fourth edition of Asian Youth Para Games to be held in Bahrain in December 2021
- Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win sixth Italian Cup
- WWE legend The Undertaker announces retirement after three decades
Weekly One Liner Current Affairs : 8th June to 15th June 2020
♦Important Day
- 16th June: International Day Of Family Remittances 2020
- 17th June: World day to combat desertification and drought (2020 Theme: Food. Feed.Fibre. – the links between consumption and land)
- 18th June: International Picnic Day 2020
- Karnataka Observes Mask Day on 18th June 2020
- 19th June: World Sauntering Day 2020
- 20th June: World Refugee Day 2020 (Theme 2020: Step with Refugee)
- 21st June: World Hydrography Day (Theme 2020″ Hydrography- Enabling Autonomous Technologies)
- 21st June: International Yoga Day 2020 (Theme 2020: “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”.)
- Third Sunday of June: Father’s Day
- 21 June: World Music Day (Theme 2020: “Music at the intersections”.)
- 23rd June: United Nations Public Service Day 2020
- International Widows Day is observed on 23 June
- 23rd June: International Olympic Day 2020
♦Obituary
- 1971 War Hero Lt General Raj Mohan Vohra passed away Of COVID-19
- Malayalam Director Sachy Passes Away
- Former cricketer Rajinder Goel passes away
- Padma Shri awardee Vidyaben passes away
- Director Joel Schumacher dies at 80
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