25th June 2019 Current Affairs
CPWD constituted a 7 member core group for the implementation of vision document
- The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which comes under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), constituted a seven-member core group chaired by Additional Director General (training & research) M K Sharma to prepare a roadmap for implementation of a five-year “vision document” (STVD) as directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The other members of the group are C K Verma, lndu Gural Chaudhary, Harish Kumar, Naimuddin, Manish Kumar and Rajesh Kumar.
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About MoHUA:
Headquarters: New Delhi
Founded: 1952
Minister In-charge: Hardeep Singh Puri (MOS independent charge)
UAE launches UN-developed anti-money laundering platform
- The UAE has become the first country in the Gulf to launch a new reporting platform named ‘goAML’ developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
- It is a one-step solution launched to crack down on organised financial crimes.
- The UAE has been tightening its financial regulations to fight the perception among some foreign investors that it is a hot spot for illicit funds due to its free trade zones and geographic proximity to Iran.
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About UAE
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
Qu Dongyu becomes first Chinese national to head UN food and agriculture agency
- Qu Dongyu became the first Chinese national to be elected to head the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
- He won 108 votes, followed by Catherine Geslain-Laneelle of France with 71 votes and Georgia’s Davit Kirvalidze with 12.
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About China:
Currency: Renminbi
Capital: Beijing
President: Xi Jinping
Nepalese nationals must have a visa to enter India via Pakistan, China, Hong Kong and Macau
- The Nepalese Embassy in New Delhi issued a notice stating that Nepalese nationals must have a visa if they are entering India from Pakistan, China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
- This was done to increase security in the country.
- Similarly, Nepalese nationals travelling to Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Lebanon, are required to acquire No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the respective Nepalese Embassies.
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About Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Currency: Nepalese Rupee
President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister: KP Sharma Oli
RBI launches CMS for filing online complaints against banks, NBFCs
- RBI launched the Complaint Management System for lodging complaints against banks & NBFCs with a view to improving customer experience in timely redressal of grievances.
- Also, RBI plans to introduce an IVR system for tracking the status of complaints.
- The Complaint Management System (CMS) is a software application to facilitate RBI’s grievance redressal process.
- Customers can lodge complaints against any regulated entity with public interface such as commercial banks, urban cooperative banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs).
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About RBI
Governor: Shaktikanta Das Bank rate: 5.75%
Headquarters: Mumbai
Founder: British Raj
Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
Number of wilful defaulters has surged 60% in 5 years
- Government of India stated that the number of wilful defaulters has risen 60% in the 5 years up to FY19, but over ₹ 7600 Cr has been recovered from these defaulters.
- The total number of wilful defaulters stood at 8,582 at the end of FY19, against 5349 at the end of FY15.
- Sitharaman informed the Lower House that public sector banks (PSBs), till March 31, 2019, had filed suits for recovery in 8,121 cases.
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About Government of India
Prime minister: Narendra Modi
Capital: New Delhi
President: Ram Nath Kovind
Governor: Shaktikanta Das
Currency: Indian rupee
Indian women’s hockey team won FIH Series 2019 by beating Japan
- On June 23, 2019, Indian Women’s Hockey team won the FIH ( Fédération Internationale de Hockey) Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after defeating the host Japan by 3-1 in the finals held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium, Japan.
- Captain Rani Rampal gave India the lead in the 3rd minute before drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur struck twice (45th and 60th minutes) late in the match to set up the win.
- Kanon Mori scored the lone goal for Japan in the 11th minute.
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About Japan
Currency: Japanese yen
Capital: Tokyo
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer defeats David Goffin to win 10th Halle Open 2019 title
- The 20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer (37) of Switzerland defeated David Goffin (Belgium) to win the 27th edition of the Halle Open 2019 (also known as Noventi Open 2019) at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany from 17 – 23 June 2019.
- Federer, 37, beat Goffin 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 to secure his 102nd career singles title and remain unbeaten on grass so far this season.
- The Swiss star is chasing a ninth Wimbledon crown in London next month as he looks to extend and defend his record of 20 career majors.
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About Switzerland
Currency: Swiss franc
'Veyil Marangal' wins award at Shanghai Film Festival
- Veyil Marangal (Trees Under the Sun), directed by Bijukumar Damodaran, has won the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 22nd Shanghai International film festival.
- It is the first time that a Malayalam film won an award at the festival.
- This is the tenth film made by Dr Biju, whose movies have won several international recognitions and National and State awards before.
- Veyil Marangal is about a Dalit family from Kerala that moves to Himachal Pradesh, after being affected by a natural disaster.
India scraped $500 mn arms deal with Israel
- India scraped $500 million arms deal with Israel for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles from defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems.
- This was done after Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) claimed that it could deliver an alternative with a partnership with VEM technologies Ltd within two years.
- The deal was initially struck in 2014, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems had begun preparations to fulfill the order of 8,000 Spike missiles.
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About Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: Israeli new shekel
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
Rajasthan BJP Chief Madan Lal Saini Passes Away
- President of the BJP’s Rajasthan unit Madan Lal Saini has passed away at the age of 75.
- He was a Rajya Sabha MP.
- He was a former MLA and RSS volunteer. Also, he held various posts in the Bhartiya Kisan Morcha.
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About Rajasthan
Chief minister: Ashok Gehlot
Capital: Jaipur
Try out the quiz ?
1. CPWD has constituted a 7 member core group for the implementation of vision document. Who will be the head of this group?
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which comes under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), constituted a seven-member core group chaired by Additional Director General (training & research) M K Sharma to prepare a roadmap for implementation of a five-year “vision document” (STVD) as directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2. Which country has launches anti-money laundering platform name 'goAML'?
The UAE has become the first country in the Gulf to launch a new reporting platform named 'goAML' developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
3. Qu Dongyu has to be elected as the head the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization? He is from which country?
Qu Dongyu became the first Chinese national to be elected to head the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
4. RBI has launched CMS for filing online complaints against banks and NBFCs? What is the full name of CMS?
RBI launched the CMS(Complaint Management System) for lodging complaints against banks & NBFCs with a view to improving customer experience in timely redressal of grievances.
5. The number of wilful defaulters has risen by which percent according to Government of India?
Government of India stated that the number of wilful defaulters has risen 60% in the 5 years up to FY19, but over ₹ 7600 Cr has been recovered from these defaulters.
6. For which film Bijukumar Damodaran, has won the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 22nd Shanghai International film festival?
Veyil Marangal (Trees Under the Sun), directed by Bijukumar Damodaran, has won the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 22nd Shanghai International film festival.
7. Madan Lal Saini has passed away. He was leader of which party?
President of the BJP’s Rajasthan unit Madan Lal Saini has passed away at the age of 75.
8. Entering in India from which nations, now nepalese nationals must have a visa?
The Nepalese Embassy in New Delhi issued a notice stating that Nepalese nationals must have a visa if they are entering India from Pakistan, China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
9. Indian Women’s Hockey team won the FIH Women’s Series-2019 after defeating which country?
Indian Women’s Hockey team won the FIH ( Fédération Internationale de Hockey) Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after defeating the host Japan by 3-1 in the finals held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium, Japan.
10. Who has won the title of Halle Open 2019?
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer (37) of Switzerland defeated David Goffin (Belgium) to win the 27th edition of the Halle Open 2019 (also known as Noventi Open 2019) at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany from 17 – 23 June 2019.
11. India has scraped $500 million arms deal with which country?
India scraped $500 million arms deal with Israel for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles from defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems.
