DAILY GK 27 JUNE 2019
1. MHA
RELEASED THE RANKINGS OF POLICE STATIONS FOR 2018; RAJASTHAN TOPS THE LIST
✔The
Ministry of Home Affairs released the rankings of police stations for the year
2018.
✔The
Kalu police station in Bikaner district of Rajasthan was ranked the best police
station in the country. It was awarded the first rank for its performance in
crime prevention, investigation and disposal of cases, crime detection,
community policing and maintenance of law and order, women help desk facility,
drinking water facility and WiFi.
✔Campbell
Bay police station in Nicobar district of Andaman & Nicobar Islands was
ranked second. iii. Farakka police station in Murshidabad, West Bengal was
ranked third.
2. RBI
PANEL LED BY U.K. SINHA SUGGESTS RS.5,000 CRORE STRESSED ASSET FUND FOR MSMES
✔The
Reserve Bank released the report of the expert committee under former SEBI chairman
U K Sinha on measures for the economic and financial sustainability of the
MSMEs.
✔Inorder
to support Venture Capitalists or PE (private equity) investing in the MSME
sector, the committee recommended the formation of government-sponsored Fund of
Funds of Rs 10,000 crore.
✔It
also recommends the creation of a distressed asset fund of Rs 5,000 crore for
small enterprises. The fund will operate on the lines of the Textile
Upgradation Fund Scheme which makes equity investments that lead to reviving
the sick & Debt-burden units.
3. AMITABH
KANT, NITI AAYOG CEO GETS A 2-YEAR EXTENSION
✔The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Government of India has extended the
tenure of Amitabh Kant, CEO of Government’s think tank NITI Aayog, by two years.
✔He
was Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
before serving as CEO of NITI Aayog.
✔He
has played a key role in ‘Make in India’, ‘Startup
India’, ‘Incredible India’ initiatives.
4. INTERNATIONAL
DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING 2019: JUNE 26
✔The
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2019 was observed
on June 26.
✔The
day is observed to enhance the efforts to achieve an international society free
of drug abuse and create awareness on the problems caused by illicit drugs to
the society.
✔On
this occasion Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice &
Empowerment launched “17th Run Against
Drug Abuse” at JawaharLal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
✔The
theme for the day in India is ‘Listen
First’.
5. BIMSTEC
DAY- 2019 CELEBRATED IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH
✔The
BIMSTEC member countries include Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Nepal, and Bhutan celebrated the BIMSTEC Day- 2019 in Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
✔Dr.
A K Abdul Momen, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh was the chief guest of the
event.
✔Secretary-General
of BIMSTEC M. Shahidul Islam stated that BIMSTEC will be able to achieve
further progress in various sectors of cooperation and applauded the progress
of BIMSTEC in 14 priority areas in the last 22 years of its existence.