Daily One Liner Current Affairs 21 June 2018

Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here are the important Daily One Liner Current Affairs 21 June 2018. These are important for the upcoming SBI PO & SBI Clerk Exams.

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Financial

  • The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday announced a reduction in the timeline for the announcement of Initial Public Offering (IPO) prices.
  • The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), a premier financial institution for the promotion, financing and development of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector, in joint venture with TransUnion CIBIL, a Credit Information Company, has released the second edition of MSME Pulse, a quarterly report on MSME sector.
  • After a week of speculations, India on Thursday finally imposed higher tariff rates on 29 import items from the United States (US) but announced that new rates would kick in from August 4.
  • In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Accenture, the Consulate General of Israel to South India, and the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) have jointly launched ‘scalerator,’ an exclusive program that aims to enhance the collaboration between Israeli and Indian startups to create innovative solutions for global markets.
  • Online travel company, Goibibo, announced its partnership with PhonePe, a digital payments start-up, to provide a unified login and payments experience to over 100 million PhonePe users while making their hotel bookings.

Non-financial

  • India’s first robotic telescope launched in one of the world’s highest astronomical observatories Hanle, Ladakh.
  • The state government of Gujarat on June 21, 2018 announced its wind-solar hybrid power policy – 2018 to promote setting up of wind as well as solar power projects at one location.
  • The Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi and Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL) signed a memorandum of understanding this week to develop cloud-ready job skills by providing access to the AWS Educate program.
  • India and Tajikistan have reaffirmed their commitment to promote bilateral relations and agreed to enhance economic cooperation, particularly in sustainable water development.
  • The 7th India Minerals and Metals forum was inaugurated in New Delhi on June 21, 2018.
  • In Rajasthan, a record has been set at State level yoga function in Kota on June 21, 2018 where around one lakh 60 thousand people performed yoga at one place at a same time on International Yoga Day.
  • Surat smart city has been selected for ‘City Award’ for showing great momentum in the implementation of projects under ‘India Smart Cities Award’ 2018.
  • State Bank of India’s Managing Director B Sriram was today appointed as the MD and CEO of IDBI Bank for a temporary period of three months, according to an official order.
  • A retired IPS officer and an anti-naxal expert, K Vijay Kumar, has been appointed as an advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir along with IAS officer BB Vyas, the Chief Secretary of the state.
  • Renowned music composer A R Rahman has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Sikkim government.
  • Actor Priyanka Chopra will come out with her memoir “Unfinished” next year in which she will write about things which she has never spoken before.
  • The 4th International yoga day was celebrated across the world on June 21, 2018 with the theme “Yoga For Peace”.
  • World Music Day was observed globally on 21 June, 2018.
  • World Hydrography Day was observed globally on 21 June, 2018. The theme of 2018 was Bathymetry – the foundation for sustainable seas, oceans and waterways.
  • Canadian Senate has passed a landmark law that legalises the recreational use of marijuana nationwide.
  • US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep together immigrant families who have been detained at the border with Mexico.

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