Weekly Current Affairs (1st to 7th June 2019) PDF Download

Current Affairs: Important Days

Current Affairs: National
1. Government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sammaan Yojana to all farmers
2. India’s unemployment rate stood at 6.1% in FY18
3. AYUSH Ministry launched Yoga locator app to locate yoga centres and instructors
4. Elephanta festival of art and culture begins in Mumbai
5. LIC has revised the rule to increase maternity leave to 15 months
6. PM Modi forms two Cabinet panels under his chairmanship to boost growth, jobs
7. Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel will inaugurate the exhibition titled Unknown Masterpieces of Himachal Folk Art in New Delhi

Current Affairs: International
1. Puerto Williams in Chile becomes world’s southernmost city

Current Affairs: State
1. Tripura to host 10th National Science Film Festival of India in 2020

2. Telangana celebrates state formation dayon June 2

3. Assam government hikes parental income limit under fee waiver scheme
4. Assam government to provide subsidy of Rs 1.7 lakh for admission in North East Skill Centre

5. Rajasthan government increases financial aid given to girls under ‘Aapki Beti’ scheme

6. Telangana Government issues guidelines to enhance ‘Rythu Bandhu’ amount from Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 5,000 per acre per season

7. The Punjab and Haryana High Court declares all animals in Haryana to be ‘legal persons’

8. Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has passed a resolution to increase reservation quota for OBCs to 27 %

9. Gujarat has launched India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution

10. Delhi Metro becomes India’s first project to receive power from waste-to-energy

Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
1. Government has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds for 2019-20 starting from June 2019 to September 2019
2. RBI extends relaxed norms for NBFC loan securitisation till December 31
3. RBI enters top-10 list of gold holders with 52.3-tonne purchase in FY19
4. Second Bi-Monthly monetary policy:

5. Nilekani panel suggests 24×7 RTGS, NEFT, elimination of all charges
6. World Bank retains India’s growth rate forecast for FY19-20 at 7.5%

7. Tamil Nadu Health System reform programme gets $287 mn loan from World Bank
8. IRDAI hikes third party insurance on small, medium cars by 12-12.5%

Current Affairs: Business
1. ONGC overtakes IOC as most profitable PSU after profits jump by 34% in FY19
2. Dell has emerged as the most trusted brand in India in 2019
3. Razorpay has launched digital payment support for 100 currencies

Current Affairs: Appointments

Current Affairs: Resignation

Current Affairs: Awards and Honours

1. World Health Organization has selected the Rajasthan government’s Medical & Health Department fortobacco control
2. Jay-Z has been named the world’s first billionaire rapper in a new Forbes cover story

Current Affairs: Ranking

1. According to World Traffic Index Traffic flow in Mumbai is the worst in the world

Current Affairs: MOU
1. IIT Guwahati signs MoU with ISRO to set up space technology centre in the Northeast
2. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has partnered with IDFC FIRST Bank to provide financing solutions
3. Ashok Leyland ties up with Suryoday Small Finance Bank for vehicle loans
4. Indian Oil, BPCL, HPCL to form Joint Venture for Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline project

Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
1. 14th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit held in Mecca
2. Global Entrepreneurship Summit kicks off in The Hague
3. The 2nd edition of the Global Disability Summit will be held at Buenos Aires, Argentina

Current Affairs: Defence
1. Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh becomes first woman pilot to fly Hawk fighter jet
2. Army’s training exercise “Kharga Prahar” concluded in Punjab
3. Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was test fired from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha
4. India-France to hold mega air Exercise “Garuda VI” in July

Current Affairs: Sports
1. Chelsea beat Arsenal in Europa League final
2. Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur to win Champions League trophy
3. Sidharth Rawat wins maiden ITF men’s Futures singles title
4. Andy Ruiz Jr. becomes the heavyweight world champion
5. Danilo Petrucciwins Italian Grand Prix
6. Sunil Chhetri becomes India’s most capped international player

Current Affairs: Obituaries