DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27 JUNE 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED
BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1.
SANITATION ACTION PLANS PREPARED FOR
10 NEW SWACHH ICONIC PLACES
i.
Ten new Swachh Iconic Places of the country came up with the thorough action
plans for raising their sanitation standards to exemplary levels.
ii.
The plans were formulated at a two-day consultation in Hyderabad held between
Central and State Government agencies, local administrations and the Trusts of
the iconic places.
2.
PRESIDENT INAUGURATES UDYAM
SANGAM-2018 TO MARK UN SME DAY
i.
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Udyam Sangam-2018 in New
Delhi.
ii.It
is a step forward towards consolidating the convergence and synergy of all the
government initiatives relating to MSME Sector.
iii.The
President of India launched the Solar Charkha Mission which will cover 50
clusters and every cluster will employ 400 to 2000 artisans.
3.
EAM SUSHMA SWARAJ INTRODUCES 'PASSPORT
SEVA APP'
i.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj launched the new Passport Seva App.
ii.Now,
people can apply for a passport from any part of the country through the App.
iii.EAM
Sushma Swaraj has launched Mobile Passport Application on the occasion of
Passport Seva Divas (26 June) in New Delhi.
ii.
Police verification will be done on the address, provided by the applicant on
the app and passport will be dispatched on the same address.
4.
MANUFACTURE OF OXYTOCIN TO BE BANNED
FROM JULY 1
i.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has restricted the manufacture of
Oxytocin formulations for domestic use to public sector only from 1st July
2018.
ii.It
has also banned the import of Oxytocin and its formulations.
iii.
Oxytocin is a naturally-occurring hormone which causes uterine contractions
during labour and helps new mothers lactate.
ii.
Oxytocin’s misuse is widespread in the dairy industry, where livestock are
injected with oxytocin to make them release milk at a time convenient to
farmers.
5.
E SREEDHARAN COMMITTEE TO LAY DOWN
STANDARDS FOR METRO RAIL SYSTEMS
i.
The government has set up a committee under former Delhi Metro chief E
Sreedharan to lay down standardisation norms for components with an aim to cut
costs in the construction and operation of metro rail systems in the country
and bring them under the Make in India umbrella.
ii.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal, following a meeting at the
PMO to review ongoing and upcoming metro projects.
6.
MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT FORMS STUDY
COMMITTEE FOR FLOATING SOLAR POWER PLANT
i.
Maharashtra government has set up a committee to study issues related to the development
of a 1,000-MW floating solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur district.
ii.The
committee will be headed by Satish Chavan.
iii.The
committee will study the environmental impact of the project and monitor the
month-wise water level of the dam. Ujani is among the largest dams in
Maharashtra.
7.
WORLD’S LARGEST MULTILATERAL NAVAL
EXERCISE RIMPAC BEGINS
i.
world’s largest multilateral naval exercise Rim of the Pacific begun off Hawaii in the Western Pacific Ocean.
ii.The
two-month long biennial exercise is likely to be attended by navies of 26
countries including India.
iii.
Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri has already reached the Pearl Harbour in Hawaii to
participate in the 26th edition of RIMPAC exercise.
8.
15TH INDIA-AUSTRALIA JOINT MINISTERIAL
COMMISSION HELD IN AUSTRALIA
i.
The 15th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission was held in Canberra, Australia.
ii.
Both the sides agreed to have greater collaboration between Austrade, the
Australian Trade and Investment Commission and Invest-India, which is the
National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India.
iii.The
talks culminated in the signing of an MoU between Austrade and Invest-India in
order to facilitate bilateral investment flows.
9.
ECONOMIST LAWRENCE HADDAD, DR DAVID
NABARRO AWARDED WORLD FOOD PRIZE
i.
Lawrence Haddad, who is a British economist and food policy researcher, and Dr
David Nabarro, who has worked with the World Health Organization and United Nations
on health and hunger issues, were named the 2018 World Food Prize recipients.
ii.
The World Food Prize was awarded this year to two men who have dedicated their
careers to improving the availability of nutritious food for pregnant women and
children in an effort to reduce the effects of malnutrition in developing
countries.
iii.The
World Food Prize was created by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug in
1986 to recognize scientists and others who have improved the quality and
availability of food.
10.
S RAMESH APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF CBIC
i.
Senior bureaucrat S Ramesh has been appointed as chairman of the Central Board
of Indirect Taxes and Customs , the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes.
ii.
Ramesh is at present the member in the board, mandated with the responsibility
of implementing the Goods and Services Tax .
11.
ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP: SAURABH
CHAUDHARY SETS WORLD RECORD, WINS GOLD
i.
Sixteen-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary set a new world record on the
way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
ii.
In the women’s 25m pistol final, Manu Bhaker was fifth with 19 hits and
Devanshi Rana was eighth with five.
iii.
India continued to top the medal standings with 8 gold medals, 1 silver and 5
bronze,
