National News
1. Punjab Govt Launches Business First
Portal
i. In
a major step to give a big push towards the ease of doing business in Punjab,
the state government has launched a "Business First Portal". It was
unveiled by Industry Minister Sunder Sham Arora in Jalandhar.
ii. The online portal will facilitate the
industrialists for Regulatory Clearances and Fiscal Approvals, real-time
tracking of applications at the common platform.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Captain
Amarinder Singh is the Chief Minister of Punjab.
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Vijayendrapal
Singh Badnore is the Governor of Punjab.
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Chandigarh
is the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana.
2. Himachal Pradesh Govt To Scrap
Semester System In UG Courses
i. The Himachal Pradesh government has
decided to do away with semester system in undergraduate (UG) courses and
revert to annual examination system.
ii. HP Govt had set up a review
committee headed by former vice-chancellor to review RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar
Shiksha Abhiyan) and it has recommended reverting back to annual examination
system. The RUSA was introduced in the state in 2013.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Shimla
is the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
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Jai
Ram Thakur is the current Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
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Acharya
Dev Vrat is the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
3. Highway Tunnel Dedicates To Nation
In North Sikkim
i. Minister of State for Defence, Dr,
Subhash Bhamre has dedicated a highway tunnel at Theng near Chungthang in north
Sikkim to the nation. The tunnel will benefit the tourism and rapidly propel
the growth of the state.
ii. The double-lane tunnel stretching about
600 meters has been constructed by the Border Roads Organisation at cost of
over 42 crore rupees.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Pawan
Kumar Chamling is Chief Minister of Sikkim.
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Gangtok
is the capital of Sikkim.
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Shriniwas
Patil is governor of Sikkim.
4. West Bengal Govt Decides To Invest
Rs 107 Cr To Check Riverbank Erosion
i. The West Bengal Government has
decided to invest 107 crore rupees to check erosion at vulnerable areas along
the banks of the Ganga and the Padma. A stretch of 15 kilometers will be
concretized, to prevent erosion. The work will be completed by March next
year.
ii. It will protect hundreds of homes
and the river bank close to outposts of the Border Security Force on the
Indo-Bangladesh border from being washed away by the strong currents.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Mamata
Banerjee is the current Chief Minister of West Bengal.
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Keshari
Nath Tripathi is present Governor of West Bengal.
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Kolkata
is the capital of West Bengal.
5. Nepal's Chief Of Army Staff On
Six-Day Visit To India
i. Nepal's Chief of the Army Staff
(COAS) General Rajendra Chhetri is on a six-day visit to India. He is visiting
India at the invitation of COAS General Bipin Rawat.
ii. General Chhetri will attend the
Officer Cadet's 'Passing Out Parade' as Chief Reviewing officer at Indian Military
Academy in Dehradun. During his visit, General Chhetri will call on Defense
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and meet National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Air
Force and Navy chiefs and other senior officers.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Khadga
Prasad Sharma Oli is the current Prime Minister of Nepal.
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Bidhya
Devi Bhandari is the current President of Nepal and commander in chief of
Nepalese Army.
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The
Nepalese Rupee is the currency of Nepal.
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Kathmandu
is Capital of Nepal.
6. President Distributes LPG
Connections To 20 Beneficiaries Under PMUY In Agartala
i. President Ram Nath Kovind has
distributed LPG connections to 20 beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala
Yojana at Raj Bhavan in Agartala, Tripura.
ii. During his two-day visit to
Tripura, the President inaugurated 73 km long National Highway connecting
Udaipur town in Gomati district and Sabroom in South Tripura. He also laid the
foundation stone for the re-development of Matabari Temple Complex at Tripura
Sundari temple.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Biplab
Kumar Deb is Present CM of Tripura.
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Agartala
is the capital city of Tripura.
7. Keshari Nath Tripathi To Hold
Additional Charge As Tripura Governor
i. President Ram Nath Kovind gave West
Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi additional charge of Tripura Governor,
during the absence on leave of Tathagata Roy.
ii. The President of India is pleased to
appoint Keshari Nath Tripathi to discharge the functions of the Governor of
Tripura, in addition to his own duties, during the absence on leave of
Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura.
8. Andhra Pradesh Is ODF Now, Declares
CM Chandrababu Naidu
Chandrababu Naidu |
i. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N
Chandrababu Naidu stated that the state was now Open Defecation Free (ODF) as
it had achieved its goal of constructing 2.77 lakh individual toilets. Naidu
who was traveling through Chittoor district unveiled a plaque in Tirupati to
honour the achievement.
ii. AP has completed the task of
constructing toilets but they have to be used by every individual. For that,
the administration has to take up some awareness programmes. In October 2016,
all of Andhra Pradesh’s urban areas were declared as open defecation free on
the occasion of MK Gandhi’s birth anniversary.
Banking/Economy/Finance
9. RBI Amends Gold Monetisation Scheme To Make It More Attractive
i. RBI has made changes in the Gold
Monetisation Scheme (GMS) to make it more attractive. The revamping of the
scheme is aimed at enabling people to open a hassle-free gold deposit
account.
ii. The short-term deposits should be
treated as bank's on-balance sheet liability. These deposits will be made with
the designated banks for a short period of 1-3 years (with a facility of
rollover). Deposits can also be allowed for broken periods (e.g. 1 year 3
months; 2 years 4 months 5 days; etc.).
10. Short-Term Subsidised Crop Loan To
Be Implemented Through DBT Mode
i. Reserve Bank has stated that interest
subsidy scheme on short-term crop loans of up to three lakh rupees will be
implemented through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode from the current
financial year.
ii. The Centre has earmarked 15,000 crore
rupees for 2018-19 towards interest subvention for short-term crop loans. The
notification adds that the scheme will be required to be settled as applicable
in Plan Scheme namely Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and North East Region
among others.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Direct
Benefit Transfer was started on 1st January 2013.
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The
first phase of DBT was initiated in 43 districts.
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RBI
was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Sports News
11. Mithali Becomes First Indian To Score 2000 T20I Runs
i. Indian cricketer Mithali Raj has become
the first batter from the country to score 2000 runs in T20I cricket. She
achieved the feat during India's Women's T20 Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka
in Kuala Lumpur. Mithali has now scored 2015 runs in 74 T20Is with the help of
14 half-centuries. She has a decent average of 38.01 with the highest score of
76 not out.
ii. Mithali is the seventh woman
batter to score 2,000 runs in T20Is, a list which is topped by Charlotte
Edwards (2,605), followed by Stafanie Taylor (2,582) and Suzie Bates (2,515).
When it comes to men's T20I, the list is led by Martin Guptill (2271) followed
by Brendon McCullum (2140) and Virat Kohli (1983).
12. Kohli To Get Cricketer Of The Year
Award At BCCI Annual Gala
i. India captain Virat Kohli's phenomenal
batting form has fetched him the BCCI's best cricketer award for two seasons,
while World Cup stars Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana were chosen for the
women's equivalent of the honour, the Board announced.
ii. Following his phenomenal show in the
past two seasons, Team India captain Virat Kohli will be presented with the
prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2016-17
and 2017-18) at the BCCI Awards to be held in Bengaluru on 12th June 2018.
13. World Ocean Day: 8th June 2018
i. On June 8th each year, we celebrate the
ocean, its importance in our lives, and how we can protect it. World Oceans Day
helps raise the profile of the ocean and inspire more involvement in helping to
conserve this amazing resource we all depend on.
ii. The main action focus is to
prevent plastic pollution and encourage solutions for a healthy ocean. The
Ocean Project has promoted and coordinated World Oceans Day globally since
2002.