DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 22 JUNE 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
NSG PLENARY MEETING HELD IN JURMALA,
LATVIA
i.
The 28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group was held in Jurmala,
Latvia On 14th and 15th June 2018.
ii.
The NSG plenary meeting was chaired by Ambassador Jānis Zlamets of Latvia.
iii.
The NSG reviewed the developments since the last meeting in Bern in 2017.
2.
GRAND FINALE OF THE FIRST HARDWARE
EDITION OF SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2018
i.
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar
inaugurated the 5 day Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2018 – Hardware
edition through Video conferencing in New Delhi.
ii.
Hardware edition is the first of its kind innovative initiative by Ministry of
HRD to provide national platform to young technical minds of India to showcase
their disruptive innovations and creative products which can bring out
revolutionary changes in crucial sectors like agriculture, health, clean water,
waste management, automotive, smart communication, and education.
3.
ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE AWARDED FOR
ATAL PENSION YOJANA
i.
Oriental Bank of Commerce has been awarded as the best public sector bank for
Atal Pension Yojana for the year 2017-18.
ii.
MoS for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla presented the awarded to Mukesh Kumar Jain,
MD and CEO of the bank.