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Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (08th to 14th June 2019)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 2ndweek of June 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming LIC AAO and SBI PO/Clerk 2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

Current Affairs: Important Days

Date Important days Theme
June 8 World Oceans Day Gender and the Ocean
June 8 World Brain Tumour Day
June  12 The World Day Against Child Labour “Children should not work in fields, but on dreams”!
June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Current Affairs: National

  1. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched Swachh Survekshan 2020 League in New Delhi
  2. I&B Ministry has instituted the first edition of Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS)
  3. Government sets target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024
  4. The Centre has set up a five-member committee headed by economist Kirit Parikh to review LPG marketing
  5. Japan to invest Rs. 13,000 crore in northeast in infrastructure projects
  6. Arjun Munda launched the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes”
  7. ISRO officially announced that the Chandrayaan-2 will be launched at 2.51 am on July 15
  8. Banks asked to issue KCC to eligible farmers within 2 weeks of submitting application
  9. Culture Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurates the exhibition-‘Astitva’ in New Delhi
  10. Farmers will have to contribute 100 rupees per month under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana

Current Affairs: International

  1. Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council
  2. Canada to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
  3. Bangladesh has been elected Vice-President of the United Nations World Tourism Organization
  4. UAE Cabinet adopts “National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031”
  5. India to be guest country at Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico

6. US embassy launches Education USA app for students who wish to study in US

  1. Bahrain to ban plastic products from next month

Current Affairs: State

  1. India’s first dinosaur museum park inaugurated in Gujarat
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Gujarat Capital Gandhinagar
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani
Gujarat Governor Om PrakashKohli
  1. Jagan’s ‘YSR Rythu Bharosa’ to Replace Naidu’s ‘Annadata Sukhibhava in Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh Capital Hyderabad, Amaravathi
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy
Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narashiman
  1. Main event of International Dayof Yoga 2019 to be held in Jharkhand
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Jharkhand Capital Ranchi
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das
Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu
  1. Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy has launched ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles
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Karnataka Capital Bengaluru
Karnataka Chief Minister Kumarasamy
Karnataka Governor Vajubai Rudubai Wala
  1. Hyderabad to Host International Quran Exhibition
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Telangana Capital Hyderabad
Telangana Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao
Telangana Governor ESL Narashiman
  1. Kheer Bhavani Mela 2019 is celebrated at Tula Mula villageof Jammu and kashmir
  2. Jammu and Kashmir admin approves 2nd phase of comprehensive plan for flood management work on Jhelum river
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Jammu & Kashmir Capital Jammu & Srinagar
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Vacant
Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik
  1. Centre has approved setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) in Assam
  2. Assam Transport Minister launches State Transport Corporation’s Chalo app
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Assam Capital Dispur
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi

Current Affairs: Banking and Finance

  1. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) launches new Index to measure fiscal performance
  2. RBI imposes Rs. 2 crore fine on Kotak Bank for lack of disclosure on promoter stake
  3. RBI forms committee headed by V. G. Kannan to review ATM Interchange Fee Structure
  4. RBI has waived off all charges for transactions using NEFT and RTGS systems
  5. RBI will infuse 12,500 crore into the financial system through bond purchases on June 20
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RBI Headquarters Mumbai
RBI Governor Shaktikant Das
RBI Deputy Governor BP Kanungo, N S Vishwanathan, Viral Acharya and Mahesh Kumar Jain
  1. Country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 1.875 billion to USD 421.867 billion
  2. YES Bank has conducted the first e-auction of forest produce in Dhanora Mahasangh in Maharashtra
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Yes Bank Headquarters Mumbai
Yes Bank Tagline Experience our Expertise
Yes BankCEO Ravneet Gill

8. SBI launches digital residential property show in Hyderabad

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State Bank of India Headquarters Mumbai
State Bank of India Tagline The Banker to every Indian
State Bank of India Chairperson Rajnish Kumar
  1. FDI flow into India rises 6% to $42 billion in 2018
  2. Centre reduces rate of ESI contribution to 4% from 6.5%
  3. SEBI directs rating agencies to disclose probability of default
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SEBI Headquarters Mumbai
SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi

Current Affairs: Business

  1. Tata Mutual Fund has launched India’s first mutual fund side pocket
  2. Amazon beats Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand
  3. HCL Technologies is all set to roll out “Tech Bee” programme

Current Affairs: Appointments

Prayuth Chan-ocha Thailand PM
Pramila Jayapal first South Asian American woman to chair US house
Kumar Iyer Chief Economist of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)of  UK government
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kazakhstan’s president
R K Chibber Interim chief of J&K Bank
Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel Chief Justice of Delhi HC
N Gopalaswami BCCI’s electoral officer
Tapan Ray MD of Gift City
Sharad Kumar Interim central vigilance commissioner
SubbaRao Secretary to Vice President
Nripendra Misra Principal Secretary
PK Mishra Additional Principal Secretary
Thawarchand Gehlot Leader of RajyaSabha
Piyush Goyal Deputy Leader for the Upper House
Laxman Narasimhan New CEO of Reckitt Benckiser

Current Affairs: Awards and Honours

Greta Thunberg (Sweden) Amnesty International prize
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Maldives’ highest honour ‘Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen’
Mahindra automobile (India) Gold Award in South Africa
Nirmala Sitharaman and

S Jaishankar

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)’s ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’
Priyanka Chopra UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award
Former President Jimmy Carter Inaugural George H. W. Bush Award

 

  1. Indian-origin bosses, Jayshree Ullal, Neerja Sethi, Neha Narkhede among America’s richest self-made women

Current Affairs: Summit and Conference

  1. Cambodia to Host the 16th Asia Media Summit 2019
  2. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2019 Begins in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Current Affairs: Ranking

  1. SriLankan Airlines named as world’s most punctual for the second consecutive time
  2. India ranks 141 in annual Global Peace Index

Current Affairs: MOU

  1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs and SEBI signed an MoU for data exchange
  2. O.C Port inks MoU with Central Warehousing Corporation to facilitate direct port entry (DPE) of cargo
  3. Indian Railways joins hands with French National Railways to develop world-class stations

Current Affairs: Science and Technology

  1. China successfully launched a Long March 11 solid rocket from a sea launch platform
  2. HCL Technologies is all set to roll out “Tech Bee” programme
  3. India to launch first solar mission Aditya-L1 in 2020

Current Affairs: Defence

  1. India tests hypersonic demonstrator vehicle launched from Agni I platform

Current Affairs: Sports

  1. Lewis Hamilton win the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix
  2. Yuvraj Singh has announced retirement from international cricket
  3. Portugal wins the UEFA Nations League
  4. Sourav Kothari wins Pacific International Snooker Championship in Melbourne
  5. Lionel Messi was the world’s highest-paid athlete over the past year
  6. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has rebranded itself as World Athletics
  7. Toronto Raptors beat Golden State Warriors to win NBA Finals

French Open 2019

CATEGORY WINNER RUNNER
Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal Dominic Thiem
Women’s Singles Ashleigh Barty Markéta Vondroušová
Men’s Doubles Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy
Women’s Doubles Duan Yingying and ZhengSaisai Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed Doubles Latisha Chan and Ivan Dodig Gabriela Dabrowski and Mate Pavić

Current Affairs: Obituaries

Person Field
Malcolm John RebennackJr Grammy award winning singer and songwriter
GirishKarnad Noted actor and dramatist
R.V. Janakiraman Former Puducherry Chief Minister
Crazy Mohan Actor Comedian
PazhavilaRamesan Poet and lyricist

 

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