Daily Current Affairs for June 5-6,2018 ( English)
Important days:
1. June 5-World Environment
Day was observed across the world with the theme of 2018 is ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. The theme ‘Beat Plastic
Pollution’ is a call to action to reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution
on natural places and wildlife.
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National:
1. The Uttarakhand Government
has decided to completely prohibit the use of polythene or plastic from July
31, 2018. The state would also be
launching a comprehensive public awareness campaign on the environmental damage
caused by polythene, one week before the complete ban on polythene. The
move is aimed at curbing rampant use of plastic, which is increasingly becoming
a huge environmental challenge. All the polythene vendors in Uttarakhand have
been asked to finish the polythene stock before July 31.
2. The eleventh edition of
Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018 was held at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on June
4-5, 2018. The seminar included an exhibition comprising stalls of
various technological firms dealing with geospatial technologies.
3. Three high-powered panels
that will work to set up a unique museum on the 'Prime Ministers of India' in
the national capital Delhi was formed by the Union Ministry of Culture on June
5, 2018. The Culture Ministry has long been planning to
set up a modern museum that will tell the story of all the prime ministers of
the country at the official residence of India’s first Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru, the premises of the iconic Teen Murti Estate in the
Chanakyapuri area.
4. The National Consultation
on Child Protection was organized by the Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development (WCD) on June 5, 2018 in New Delhi. The first part of National Consultation focused on
deliberations with regard to JJ Act, 2015; POCSO Act, 2012; Trackchild and
Childline (1098) with an aim to introspect on various issues and concerns which
have manifested lately.
5. The Ministry of Women and
Child Development proposed amendments to the Indecent Representation of Women
(Prohibition) Act (IRWA), 1986 with an aim to ban obscene and indecent
depiction of women on internet.
6. The 3rd National Health
Editors' Conference on Yoga was inaugurated by AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik in
New Delhi. While inaugurating the
conference he said that Government is developing a Yoga Protocol for women in
the age group of 40 plus in consultation with Indian Menopause Society. He
also said, the International Day of Yoga, which will be celebrated on the 21st
of this month, is the only occasion where people across the globe come together
in such a large number and take active participation.
7. The Supreme Court on June
5, 2018 allowed the Union government to go ahead with reservation in promotion
for employees belonging to the SC and ST category in accordance with law. The government said there were separate verdicts by the high court’s
of Delhi, Bombay and Punjab and Haryana on the issue of reservation in
promotion to SC/ST employees and the apex court had also passed different
orders on appeals filed against those judgement.
8. The government will begin
a five-year exercise to compute district-level data of the country’s
environmental wealth. The results
of this study will eventually be used to calculate every State’s ‘green’ Gross
Domestic Product (GDP).The metric will help in calculating compensation
to be paid during land acquisition, calculation of funds required for climate
mitigation, and so on.
9. The Agro-Processing
Financial Institution which will exclusively fund food processing projects will
soon be created by the Ministry of Food
Processing. This NBFC in food sector will
create capacity building in the field of risk assessment and ease lending to
food processing sector.
10. As per the Status of
Environment Report India 2015 that was released by Environment Minister Harsh
Vardhan, India’s forest cover stood at 21.34 percent in 2015, an increase of
1.29 percent from 2009. Mizoram has the highest
forest cover among the states and Union territories in the country with 89
percent. Assam’s forest cover at 35 percent was the lowest.
11. Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam
Thakur flagged off a helicopter taxi service operated by Pawan Hans. It will cost Rs 2999 per person and can accommodate 19 persons.
This will reduce the travel time between Shimla and Chandigarh to 20 minutes.
12. To study the Special
Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India, a group of eminent persons headed by Baba
Kalyani, Chairman of Bharat Forge has
constituted by the Union Government.
13. The Union Cabinet was
apprised of the progress report of Special Committee for Inter-Linking of
Rivers. The Status Report consists of substantial
progress made in three priority links - Ken-Betwa Link, Damanganga-Pinjal Link
and Para-Tapi-Narmada Link.It also gives status of other Himalayan and
Peninsular links identified as per National Perspective Plan of 1980.
14. The assent to the promulgation
of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 has given by
the President of India on June 6, 2018. This ordinance brings some specific
changes affecting mainly real estate and financial sectors. i) The IBC law will
recognize the homebuyers as financial creditors ii) The amendment ordinance
gives some special benefits to the Micro, Small and Medium Sector Enterprises. iii)
The ordinance permits the withdrawal of the insolvency applications only if it
is approved by 90% vote share of the CoC.
15. Rs. 8500 Crore bailout
package for the distressed sugar industry in the country has been approved by
the Union Cabinet. India is world’s second
largest sugar producer after Brazil with production of around 20-25 million
tonnes of sugar every year. The sugar production was 25.13 million tonnes in
2015-16 sugar season (sugar season ~ October to September); 20.2 million tonnes
in 2016-17, 25 million tonnes in 2017-18 and is expected to be around 30
million tonnes in 2018-19. Currently, UP is India’s foremost sugar producing
state and it is likely to maintain this position for the next two years.
Maharashtra is on number 2 in production of both sugarcane as well as sugar.
International:
1.
A meeting between external affairs ministers of India, Brazil
and South Africa was organized in Pretoria, South Africa. This ministerial summit chaired by India’s External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj was attended by South African Minister of
International Affairs and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu and
the Brazilian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcos Bezerra
Abbott Galvao. The outcome of this meeting was a document titled IBSA
Declaration on South-South Cooperation. This document calls for contribtion of
each of the member of IBSA forum to contribute to greater understanding of
development cooperation as a common endeavour of the global South.
Economy:
1.
The six members Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI has
decided to hike Repo (short term lending rate) to 6.25% from 6.00%.As per the second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, the
current policy rates of RBI would be as follows: Repo Rate: 6.25% Reverse Repo
Rate: 6.00 % Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate: 6.50%.
First in State/India /International:
1. Saudi Arabia's General
Traffic Directorate has issued first driving licenses to 10 women, about ten
months after a royal decree was issued ending the decades-long ban on driving
by women. The move will allow women
across the gulf kingdom to drive cars on their own from June 24, 2018. The
General Traffic Department has sought to open and operate driving schools
dedicated to women. The move is a part of Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammad Bin Salman's liberalisation drive. Saudi Arabia was the
only country in the world where women were not allowed to drive.
2. The “first ever” physical evidence of chariots dating from 2000
BC – 1800 BC has been found by the Archeological Survey of India during a trial
excavation in Sanauli village near Baghpat.
Scheme:
1.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP),
the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L Mandaviya,
launched the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’, the oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin in
Delhi on June 4, 2018. The average
price of sanitary napkins available in the market currently is around Rs 8 per
pad, whereas the Suvidha napkins will be available at Rs 2.50 per pad. The
affordable sanitary napkin will now be made available at over 3600 Janaushadhi
Kendras functional in 33 states and union territories across the country.
2.
The Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan to aid, assist and advice farmers on
how to improve their farming techniques and raise their incomes from June 1,
2018 till July 31, 2018 has launched by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’
welfare. The Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan will be
undertaken in 25 Villages with more than 1000 population, each in 111
Aspirational Districts identified in consultation with Ministry of Rural
Development as per directions of NITI Ayog. In the districts where the
number of villages is less than 25, all villages will be covered(with
more than 1000 population).
Appointments:
1. Mahesh Kumar Jain, MD
& CEO of IDBI Bank was appointed as the fourth deputy governor of the
Reserve Bank of India on June 4, 2018. He would be
serving a term of three years. In his new role, Jain is expected to be
put in charge of banking supervision.
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