Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 9 to 15 June 2022

June Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 2

Every government exam including SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railways, and other competitive exams, has general awareness / current affairs section.

The general awareness / current affairs section is a major deciding factor in competitive exams now-a-days.

We provide weekly one-liner current affairs for any forthcoming exam that contains a General Awareness section. You will get benefited from our weekly one-liner current affairs in all the upcoming examinations, as we cover most of the topics.

The weekly one-liner current affairs summarise the most important news from the previous week in one line.

We’ve provided the weekly one-liner current affairs below to assist you prepare for the general awareness / current affairs for upcoming examinations and stay updated on current events.

National News

• Baikho festival celebrated in Assam
• ‘Sital Sasthi’ festival celebrated in Odisha
• FSSAI’s 4th State Food Safety Index released; Tamil Nadu topped among large states
• Goa launched ‘Beach Vigil App’ for holistic management of beaches
• Andhra Pradesh govt launched YSR Yantra Seva scheme
• Dharmendra Pradhan launched India’s largest educational metaverse ‘Polyversity’ & Bharat Blockchain Network
• PM Modi inaugurated headquarters of IN-SPACe in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa
• Cabinet hiked MSP for Kharif crops for marketing season 2022-23
• Karnataka launched ‘FRUITS’ software for farmer schemes
• India’s 1st display plant will be set up by Rajesh Exports with $3 billion investment in Telangana
• Center launched Agnipath military recruitment scheme
• National e-governance service delivery assessment (NeSDA) Report 2021; Kerala topped among states, J&K topped among UTs
• PM Modi to chair first chief secretaries’ meet in Himachal Pradesh
• India’s 1st private train service between Coimbatore and Shirdi flagged off under ‘Bharat Gaurav Scheme’
• Cabinet approved development of new Greenfield airport in Dholera, Gujarat

International News

• QS World University Rankings 2023: IISc, Bengaluru topped among research varsity globally and among Indian institutes, MIT got 1st rank overall
• India signed Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) on criminal matters with Poland to support investigation & prosecution of crimes
• India will host Special ‘ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ meeting
• UNCTAD’s World Investment Report: India ranked 7th among recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) in CY 2021; US topped
• Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland elected as non-permanent members of UN Security Council
• European Parliament votes to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 to fight climate change
• Ninth Summit of the Americas held in Los Angeles, US
• India extended $55 million credit line to Sri Lanka for fertiliser imports
• India finalised deals for cheetahs from South Africa & Namibia
• 12th WTO Ministerial conference 2022 held at Geneva
• 1st-ever India-EU Security and Defence Consultations held in Brussels
• Russia became India’s 2nd biggest oil supplier
• Global Startup Ecosystem ranking: Bengaluru ranked 22^nd
• Google announced a startup accelerator program for women founders

Banking and Financial

• SEBI restructured its Mutual Funds Advisory Committee; chaired by Usha Thorat
• Tech Mahindra acquired 26% stake in Huoban Energy for Rs 1.60 crore
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projected India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.9% for FY23
• RBI imposed monetary penalty of Rs 27.50 lakh on Punjab & Sind Bank
• RBI cancelled licence of Mudhol Co-op Bank, Bagalkot, Karnataka
• ai launched India’s 1st banking metaverse ‘Kiyaverse’
• SBI Foundation launched a Digital Learning Platform ‘UpSchool’ with Khan Academy
• Nirmala Sitharaman launched EASE 5.0 ‘Common reforms agenda’ for Public Sector Banks
• Tencent bought stake in Flipkart worth ₹2,060 crore
• Fitch projected India’s GDP growth rate at 7.8% for 2022-23
• RBI increased individual housing loan limit for co-operative banks
• ICICI Bank partnered with ZestMoney to expand its ‘Cardless EMI’ facility
• Fino Payments Bank collaborated with Go Digit for shop insurance policy
• Ather Energy partnered with SBI for vehicle financing
• Rabab Fatima appointed as Under Secretary-General of UN
• TotalEnergies acquired 25% interest in Adani New Industries
• CPI-based Retail inflation in India eases to 7.04% in May
• Indian Bank launched digital renewal scheme for Kisan Credit Card (KCC) holders
• Bharat FIH got approval by SEBI for ₹5,000 crore Initial Public Offering
• Life launched UPI services targeted at rural India
• OmniCard became first RBI-licensed PPI to launch cash withdrawal in all ATM across India
• WPI inflation spiked to 15.88% in May 2022, highest in 30-years
• Trade deficit of India broadens to $24.29 billion in May 2022
• CASHe has launched an industry-first credit line service on WhatsApp
• CCI approved acquisition of 24.98% in IIFL by BC Asia investments
• Adani Transmission’s $700 million loan gets ‘green loan’ tag

Appointment and Resignation

• Krishna Srinivasan appointed as Director of IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department
• MS Dhoni appointed as brand ambassador of Garuda Aerospace
• N J Ojha appointed as MGNREGA ombudsman
• Mayank Kumar Agrawal given additional charge as CEO of Prasar Bharati
• Ramkrishna Mukkavilli became 1st Indian to be recognized as Global SDG Pioneer for Water Stewardship by United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
• AR Rahman appointed ambassador of Indo-UK culture platform ‘The Season of Culture’
• Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN Chief’s envoy on technology
• R Subramaniakumar appointed as MD & CEO of RBL Bank
• Indian born American Arati Prabhakar to be appointed as science adviser to the President of US
• Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan, Pankaj Patel, and Ravindra Dholakia appointed as part-time non-official Directors on the central board of RBI

Awards

• 2nd Awards for Excellence in District Skill Development Planning (DSDP): Rajkot in Gujarat topped
• PGI’s Resource Centre for Tobacco Control, Chandigarh won WHO’s Regional Director Special Recognition Award
• Ratan Tata awarded honorary Doctorate by Maharashtra’s HSNC University

Defence

• Defence Ministry increased the funding limit of TDF Scheme of DRDO to Rs 50 crore per project
• 38th India-Indonesia coordinated patrol exercise held in Andaman Sea and Malacca Strait

Science

• National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) signed MoU with IIT Roorkee for sharing knowledge in field of highway engineering
• NASA’s DAVINCI Mission to Venus will launch in 2029
• India launched its 1st COVID-19 vaccine ‘Anocovax’ for animals
• India will launch first human space mission & first human ocean mission in 2023

Sports

• India won inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship at Lausanne, Switzerland
• Mithali Raj announced retirement from all forms of international cricket
• Avani Lekhara won gold medal at 2022 Para Shooting World Cup in France
• Tamil Nadu CM launched logo & msacot of 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad
• R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament
• Avani Lekhara won Gold at Chateauroux 2022 World Cup
• Max Verstappen won Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022
• Shot put athlete Manpreet Kaur broke National record in Inter-State Athletics Meet, Chennai
• Saanapathi Gurunaidu won gold medal in men’s 55kg event at IWF Youth World Championship
• Rahul Srivatshav became India’s 74th Grandmaster
• BWF Indonesia Masters 2022: Viktor Axelsen and Chen Yufei won men’s and women’s singles titles
• Haryana topped medal tally in Khelo India Youth Games 2021
• Angelo Mathews, Tuba Hassan declared ICC Players of the Month for May 2022
• Neeraj Chopra won silver at Paavo Nurmi Games; created new national record of 30 m throw
• The Sports Authority of India sanctioned 6.52 crore pocket allowances for Khelo India athletes

Book and Author

• India’s 1st sports marketing book “The Winning Formula for Success” launched by IISM; authored by Vinit Karnik

Important day

• 6 June: World Pest Day (Theme 2022: ‘One World – Protecting Global Public Health through Professional Pest Management.’)
• 9 June: World Accreditation Day (Theme 2022: “Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment.”)
• 25th Founding Day of BIMSTEC celebrated in Dhaka on June 6
• 9 June: International Level Crossing Awareness Day 2022
• 12 June: World Day Against Child Labour (Theme 2022: “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour.”)
• 12-20 June 2022: NCPCR’s Elimination of Child Labour Week
• 13 June: International Albinism Awareness Day (Theme 2022: “United in making our voice heard.”)
• 14 June: World Blood Donor Day (Theme 2022: “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”.)
• 15 June: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (Theme 2022: “Digital Equity for All Ages”)
• 15 June: Global Wind Day (Theme 2022: ‘We are #InWithWind, are you?’)

Obituary

• Long-distance running great Hari Chand passed away

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