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Daily Current Affairs 27th June 2019
IMPORTANT DAYS
27th June: MSME Day
- 27th June is celebrated as micro, small and medium-sized enterprises day.
- MSME Day 2019 is dedicated to raising awareness of the need for greater investment into small and mid-sized businesses in developing countries.
- The United Nations General Assembly declared 27 June to be MSME Day by adopting resolution 71/279.
- United Nations will launch its flagship report: “The SME Competitiveness Outlook 2019: Big money for small businesses”.
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- United Nations- It is an International Organization. Its Objective of UN is to not only maintain International Peace and Security but also to develop Friendly relations among nations.
- Founded – 24th October, 1945
- Headquarter- New York,United States
- Secretary General- Antonio Guterres (9th SG OF UN)
- He is from PORTUGAL
- Portugal (Capital/Currency) – Lisbon/ Euro
- United States (Capital/Currency) – Washington, D.C/ US Dollar
NATIONAL UPDATES
MHA released the name of top three SMART police stations in the country
- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released the name of top three SMART police stations in the country.
- The three best police stations in the country are in Rajasthan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and West Bengal.
- The Kalu police station in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district is ranked number 1 as it had all facilities such as a women’s help desk, drinking water facilities and Wi-Fi.
- The second in the rank is Campbell Bay in Nicobar district. It has a child-friendly room and a separate waiting room for complainants and visitors.
- The Farakka police station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district is ranked third as it has air conditioners, gymnasium, CCTV cameras and a comfortable environment for police-public interaction.
- SMART Police concept was announced by Prime Minister at the 49th annual conference Directors General/Inspectors General held in Guwahati in November, 2014.
- SMART (S-Sensitive and Strict; M-Modern with mobility; A- Alert and Accountable; R- Reliable and Responsive; T- Trained and Techno-savvy)
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- Minister of Home Affairs – Amit Shah (Constituency – Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
PM Modi holds first bi-lateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe
- Prime Minister NarendraModi today held his first bi-lateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Osaka ahead of the G-20 summit.
- Both the countries discussed various issues of mutual interest & agreed to expand the strategic template of relationship between them.
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- Japan (Capital/Currency)- Tokyo/Yen
- Prime Minister- Shinzo Abe
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
Amitabh Kant gets two-year extension as NITIAayog CEO
- Amitabh Kant was given a two-year extension as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog.
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of Mr Kant’s tenure for a further period of two years beyond June 30, 2019, i.e. up to June 30, 2021, on the same terms and conditions.
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- NITI Aayog – NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India
- Formed: 1 January 2015
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- CEO: Amitabh Kant
- Chairperson: NarendraModi
- Vice-Chairman: Rajiv Kumar
SamantGoel appointed new chief of RAW
- Punjab cadre IPS officer SamantGoel has been appointed new chief of Research & Analysis Wing.
- Assam Cadre IPS officer Arvind Kumar will be new Director of Intelligence Bureau
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- RAW-The Research and Analysis Wing is the foreign intelligence agency of India.
- Founded: 21 September 1968
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- IB-The Intelligence Bureau is India’s internal intelligence agency. It was recast as the Central Intelligence Bureau in 1947 under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Founded: 1887
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Motto: जागृतंअहर्निशं (English: Always Alert)
Justice Prasanta Kumar Saikia (Retired) sworn in as Chairperson of Lokayukta in Arunachal Pradesh
- In Arunachal Pradesh, Justice Prasanta Kumar Saikia (Retired) has been sworn in as the Chairperson of the Lokayukta in the state
- YeshiTsering was also sworn in as Member of the Lokayukta.
- The oath was administered by Governor Dr. B D Mishra at Raj Bhawan in Itanagar
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- Arunachal Pradesh- Capital City (Itanagar) CM (PemaKhandu) Governor (B D Mishra)
Rajanikanta Singh elected as Deputy Speaker of Odisha assembly
- In Odisha, Rajanikanta Singh, MLA from Anugul has been elected as Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly.
- Mr Rajanikanta Singh was the only candidate from the ruling BijuJanata Dal.
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- Odisha- Capital City (Bhuwaneshwar) CM (Naveen Patnaik) Governor (GaneshiLal)
- Speaker of OdishaAseembly – Surjya Narayan Patro
AGREEMENTS& MOUs
MoA signed to set up Centre for Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology at IIT Kharagpur
- A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between the Ministry of Shipping and IIT, Kharagpur for setting up the Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology.
- The Centre will focus on indigenisation of ship designing, building and testing.
- The MoA was signed by IIT Kharagpur Director, Professor Partha P Chakraborty, and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping, Kailash Kumar Aggarwal in the presence of Shipping Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya in New Delhi.
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- Minister of Shipping: Mansukh L Mandaviya
OBITURIES
Eminent social activist JharnaDharaChowdhury passes away
- Eminent Social Activist and secretary of the Gandhi Ashram Trust in Jayag, Noakhali, Bangladesh JharnaDharaChowdhury passed away in Dhaka.
- She devoted her whole life to promoting peace, communal harmony and social justice.
- JharnaDharaChowdhury was honoured with Padma Shri in 2013 and Jamnalal Bajaj award in 1998.
Veteran actor, director VijayaNirmala passes away
- Veteran South Indian film actor and director VijayaNirmala passed away at an age of 73.
- Nirmala, born in Tamil Nadu, made her debut at the age of seven as a child artiste in a Tamil movie MachchaRekhai (1950).
