June 01, 2018:

I. 2 Day(from 31 may) Thematic Seminar on ‘Water and Sanitation’ & 3rd Annual Meeting of Asian
infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Pune. Hosted by the Ministry of Finance, along with Research and
Information System (RIS) for Developing Countries as Knowledge Partner , Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Mahratta Chamber of Commerce
Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA). This seminar is one among the eight events. Discussions: efficient water
management, drinking water, sanitation infrastructure and waste management, financing, regulatory etc.

II. Some important national parks in Maharashtra:

♦ Sanjay Gandhi National Park
♦ Gugamal National Park

III Union Home Minister launches Online Analytical Tool to monitor foreign contributions under FCRA.To
facilitate closer monitoring of the flow and utilization of foreign contributions received by various organizations
registered or permitted under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010. This web-based tool enables
decision-makers in various Departments of Government to scrutinize source of foreign funds and their actual use in
India. Nearly 25,000 active organizations have been registered under The FCRA, 2010. Each FCRA-NGO performs
several financial transactions in receiving and spending foreign contribution.

IV Tag lines of some banks:

♦ Dena Bank – Trusted Family Bank
♦ Indian Bank – Your Tech-friendly bank
♦ Indian Overseas Bank – Good people to grow with

V the Minister for Woman and Child Development (MCWD) launched India’s first Advanced Forensic Lab in
Chandigarh. Built by MCWD and Ministry of Home Affairs. The lab is called ‘Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA
Forensic Laboratory’. Capacity of Chandigarh lab will be increased to 2000 cases per year from 160. 5 other labs
would come up in: Mumbai, Chennai, Guwahati, Pune , Bhopal. These 6 labs the capacity to 50000 cases/year. The
labs in Chennai and Mumbai would be set up with funds from the MWCD and the rest would be funded by the
Home Ministry. The labs are categorized to 4 units: a. Sexual Assault and Homicide Unit, b. Paternity Unit, c.
Human Identification Unit, d. Mitochondrial Unit.

VI Government introduces new scheme ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’ for charitable institutions (All religion temples existing
for 5 years before grant) to reimburse IGST and CGST & reduce financial burden – should serve 5000 people/month
– under Societies Registration Act and under Income Tax Act (under section 10 (23BBA)). The eligible institutions
must be registered with the Darpan Portal. a committee will be constituted and would examine the applicants within
4 weeks of registration.

VII Unemployed graduated youth of Andhra Pradesh to get monthly allowance of Rs.1000. 10 lakh youth in the
state. Upper age Limit 35.
Andhra Pradesh:
♦ Capital: Amravati
♦ Chief Minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu

VIII Andhra CM launches 3rd year of Chandranna Bima Yojana in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. first launched on
2nd October 2016. Aam Admi Bima Yojana, Pradhana Manthri Jeevana Jyothi Bima Yojana, Pradhana Mantri
Suraksha Bima Yojana and the Individual Accident Bima Policy of the State government are a part of this insurance
scheme. nearly 2.5 crores labourers in the unorganized sector will benefit from this scheme. from 18 to 70 years of
age get insurance of Rs. 5 lakh for accidental death, up to Rs. 2.50 lakh for temporary disability due to accident and
up to Rs. 5 lakh for permanent disability due to accident. aged between 18 to 50 years will receive Rs. 2 lakh and
beneficiaries aged between 51 to 59 years will receive Rs. 30,000 in case of natural death. Labours of unorganized
sector with monthly income Rs. 15,000 are eligible for this scheme.

Some important stadiums in Andhra Pradesh:

♦ Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium – Visakhapatnam
♦ YS Raja Reddy Stadium – Kadapa
IX Health insurance scheme for journalists launched by Odisha Government Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya
Bima Yojana. Covered to up to Rs. 2 lakh a year. Least five members of the journalist’s family would be covered.
Insurance cards distribute by The District Information and Public Relations Offices (DIPRO).

Odisha :
♦ Capital – Bhubaneswar
♦ Chief Minister – Naveen Patnaik
♦ UNESCO World Heritage Site – Sun Temple, Konark.

X Haryana to have 15 new one-stop centres for women affected by violence. there are 7 OSCs in some districts in
Haryana and approval has been granted for 15 more OSCs . OSCs are : Karnal, Bhiwani, Gurugram , Faridabad,
Hisar, Rewari and Narnual. he services would include : police assistance, medical aid, psycho social counseling,
legal aid and temporary stay for 5 days. OSC funded by the Nirbhaya Fund.

XI The First biannual Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference was inaugurated by Defence Minister at Air
Headquarters in New Delhi. Minister of State for Defence Dr Subhash Bhamre, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa were
among those who were present at the conference. He Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti’ was mentioned as the landmark
exercise for IAF. The two-day conference discussed operational, maintenance and administrative takeaways
identified during the Exercise and the way ahead.

XII Facebook Ties-Up with National Women Commission (NWC) to Launch Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) in
collaboration with the Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF). Cyber Peace Foundation is a Ranchi, Jharkhand-based civil
society organisation involved in training related to all aspects of cyber security.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Bank of India Exam 2018-

1. NCW is a statutory body established under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990.
2. It was established in January 1992 to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women

XIII Neem and black buck have been declared as the state tree and animal respectively of Andhra Pradesh. The
rose-ringed parakeet will be the state bird while jasmine will be the state flower. The announcement was made by
the Principal Secretary of Environment and Forests G Anantha Ramu.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Bank of India Exam 2018-

Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated to create Telangana in June, 2014.

XIV Tata Motors Signs MoU with Maharashtra to Promote e-Mobility with Government of Maharashtra for
deployment of 1000 Electric Vehicles. The company also partnered Tata group company, Tata Power Ltd to set up
of EV Charging Stations in the State.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Bank of India Exam 2018-
Maharashtra CM- Devendra Fadnavis,
Governor- Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao.

XV Modi launched three Indian digital payment systems - RuPay, BHIM app and UPI by SBI at the 'Business,
Innovation and Community Event' in Singapore. India's RuPay digital payments system was linked up with
Singapore's 33-year old Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS). The move will enable RuPay users to make
payments at all of NETS acceptance points across Singapore.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Bank of India Exam 2018-

Singapore Currency- Singapore Dollar,
President- Halimah Yacob.

XVI the United States has renamed its oldest and largest military command, US Pacific Command, or PACOM, to
Indo-Pacific Command - the US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis. The Trump administration had also renamed Asia
Pacific as Indo-Pacific and identified India as one bookend of the region.

XVII India’s rank 113 out of 175 in childhood index, discrimination against girls remains a serious challenge The
index is a part of a report : ‘The Many faces of Exclusion’.. US ranks 36th, Russia ranks 37th, China ranks 40th.
Singapore and Slovenia is at the top of the chart sharing 1st place and Niger is at the bottom.
XVIII The Indian economy grew 7.7% in the fourth quarter of 2017-18. The GDP had expanded 5.6%, 6.3%
and 7%, in the first three quarters of 2017-18, according to the data released by Central Statistics Office. As per
the Data, robust performance in manufacturing, construction and service sectors, as well as good farm output,
contributed to the overall growth.

XIX Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have revised the VIKALP scheme, enabling wait-
listed passengers who booked tickets from counters to choose the alternate train accommodation scheme. Passengers
will not be charged extra. About Indian Railways:
♦ Minister of Railways – Piyush Goyal
♦ Chairman, Railway Board – Ashwani Lohani

XX First deluxe train Deccan Queen completes 88 years of service. Deccan Queen express from Mumbai to Pune.
The train began operations on 1st June 1930. This was the first deluxe train introduced by Indian Railways.

Some important temples in India:

Shirdi Sai Baba – Shirdi, Maharashtra
Konark Sun Temple – Konark, Odisha
Sanchi Stupa – Sanchi, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh

XXI Income Tax Department issued Revised Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018 for public participation
in unearthing black money. This has replaced the reward scheme issued in 2007. a person upon giving specific
information about tax evasion to the Investigation Directorate of the IT department can be rewarded up to Rs. 50
lakhs. reward of up to Rs. 5 crores would be given to people who would provide precise information about the black
money tugged away in the foreign countries by individuals that come under Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign
Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015. Foreigners are also eligible for this scheme.

XXII New Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018 launched by the Income Tax Department. Under
the Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018, a person can receive reward up to Rs. 1 crores for
offering specific information in prescribed manner to the Joint or Additional Commissioners of Benami Prohibition
Units (BPUs) in Investigation Directorates of Income Tax Department. The information should be related to benami
transactions and properties and proceeds from properties that are actionable under Benami Property Transactions
Act, 1988, as amended by Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016. Foreigners are also eligible to
receive reward.
Some important dams in India:
♦ Tehri Dam – Bhagirathi River
♦ Lakhwar Dam – Yamuna River
♦ Idukki Dam – Periyar River

Some important international boundary lines:

♦ Blue Line: Israel & Lebanon
♦ Purple Line: Israel and Syria
♦ Green Line: Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria)

XXIII a co-founder of Citrus Mr. Satyen Kothari has launched his new venture of an app that can sweep funds
between bank a/cs and Mutual Funds. The app is called ‘Cube Wealth’. Only available to those whose initial
amount of transaction is Rs. 50000. Will be available from June 5, 2018. The app would allow small investors in
international investment options which are currently limited to US and China only. About Citrus:
♦ Citrus was acquired by PayU in a Rs. 850 crores deal in September 2016.

XXIV HCL Technologies signs agreement with JDA Software

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

On 31st May 2018, Amit Khare took charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He replaces
Narendra Kumar Sinha as Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Earlier, Amit Khare was serving
as Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand

Some wildlife sanctuaries in Jharkhand:

♦ Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
♦ Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary

XXV Justice Nasirul Mulk takes oath as caretaker Pakistan 7th PM. till general elections on 25th July 2018.

XXIV Lt. Gen Devraj Anbu appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff for the Southern Command. He was earlier
the Commander for the Northern Command. Lt. General Ranbir Singh took over the northern command after the
appointment. Chief of Army Staff: Bipin Rawat.

XXVII he Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Pune City appointed Brazilian Marcos Paqueta as their head coach.
He also guided the team of Saudi Arabia in 2006 World Cup.

Brazil:
♦ Capital: Brasilia
♦ Currency :Brazilian Real

XXVIII On 30th May 2018, India successfully performed the first test its new surface-to-air missile with nozzle less
booster powered by Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology, from launching complex-III of the Integrated
Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast.

XXIX On 31st May 2018, Timothy Pereira, former football player passed away after a long term illness, in Mumbai.

IMPORTANT DAYS

Global Day of Parents – 1 June

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Nick names of some Indian cities:
♦ Hyderabad (Telangana) – City of Nizams, City of Pearls, Bangle City, Hitech City
♦ Tenali (Andhra Pradesh) – Andhra Paris
♦ Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) – City of Chillies, City of Spices

Awards
1 Kendrick Lamar Receives Pulitzer Prize In Music for the album DAMN
2 Kailash Satyarthi and ISRO Chief Gets 'Santokbaa Humanitarian' Award
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the 'Santokbaa Humanitarian Award' to Child rights activist and
Noble Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and space scientist A S Kiran Kumar, in Surat, Gujarat. The award was
instituted by Shree Ramkrishna Knowledge Foundation (SRKKF) and led by diamond baron Govind Dholakia.
3 Vijay Goel Confers FICCI Smart Policing Awards 2018
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Bank of India Exam 2018-
Gujarat Governor- O P Kohli,
Chief Minister- Vijay Rupani.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Bank of India Exam 2018-

Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India.
Dilip Chenoy is the present Secretary-General of industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI)

JUN 07, 2018:

I India records 22% reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio since 2013 as per the Sample Registration System
(SRS) on 6th June 2018. Uttar Pradesh has topped the list in reduction of maternal deaths with 30 % decline.
Tag lines of some banks:
♦ Canara Bank – Together we can
♦ Central Bank of India – Central To you since 1911
♦ Corporation Bank – A Premier Public Sector Bank

II Prime Minister to hold ‘Samvad’ with Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna and
affordable cardiac stents and knee implants on June 7. The aim is to know the progress of the schemes for the poor
patients.

III The Advisory Committee under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
approved 2 major irrigation/multipurpose projects and 4 flood management schemes/master plans from six States/
UT in its meeting held in New Delhi headed by Shri U P Singh, Secretary,Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
About the two major projects:
1. The Kaleswaram Project is of Telangana
2. The Upper Pravara (Nilwande-II) Project is of Maharashtra.
About the Flood Management Projects:
1. The Mahananda Flood Management Scheme (Phase-II) of Bihar.
2. SeerKhad Project of Himachal Pradesh.
3. Yanam Flood Protection Works of Union Territory Puducherry.
4. Ghatal Master Plan (Phase-I) of West Bengal.

IV President inaugurates 73 km long National Highway in Tripura on June 7. This national highway will connect
Matabati to Udaipur-Sabroom.

V The operation NISTAR was successful and 38 Indian Nationals were successfully evacuated from the Socotra
Island. This operation was performed by Indian Naval Ship Sunayana. This was done as a part of Humanitarian and
Disaster Relief Exercise (HADR). devastation caused by Cyclonic storm – Mekunu.

VI Shri Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board has launched a document called “Guidebook for creating a child
friendly and protective environment for children in contact with Railways” developed by National Commission for
protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). In collaboration with Railway Children India at the Habitat World.
Information Education Communication (IEC) Materials on child protection was launched in association with Save
the Children. The aim of this event is to create awareness about the care and protection of distressed children and a
mass campaign would be launched on 8th June 2018.

VII Shri Rajnath Singh felicitates Jammu & Kashmir sportspersons in Srinagar. The following are the sports persons
who were felicitated: Parvez Rasool (cricket), Manzoor Ahmad Pandav (cricket), Mehraj Uddin Wadoo (football),
Real Kashmir Club (football), Ms Palak Kaur (gymnastics) and Ms Balween Kaur (gymnastics).
Some important national parks in Jammu and Kashmir:
♦ Hemis National Park
♦ Kazinag National Park
♦ Kishtwar National Park

VIII New portal with single window facility for job seekers and employers was launched in Kerala. developed by
Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence. (6th June).
IX Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat, Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa launched the
online RTI Portal of Election Commission of India. (6th June). This online portal will help applicants looking for
information under the Right to Information Act.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018-
1. The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950.
2. Ashok Lavasa and Sunil Arora are Election Commissioner of India.
3. Om Prakash Rawat is present Chief Election Commissioner of India.

X Hyderabad ranks third in sound polluted cities list.

XI The Centre has constituted a group of eminent persons headed by Bharat Forge’s Baba Kalyani to study the
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) policy of the country and suggest measures to make it more relevant for exporters
and compatible with World Trade Organisation (WTO) norms.The SEZ Act was passed in 2005 giving tax
incentives to investors, but investments in the zone were subsequently brought under the ambit of Minimum
Alternate Tax and Dividend Distribution Tax leading to a dwindling in the flow of money into the SEZs.

XII IIT Bombay (162) Displaces IIT Delhi (172) As Best-Ranked Indian University IISC (170)
The top 5 universities in QS World University Rankings 2019 is as follows:
1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – USA
2.Stanford University – USA
3.Harvard University – USA
4.California Institute of Technology (Caltech) – USA
5.University of Oxford – UK
6.University of Cambridge – UK

XIII Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) to India decreased to 40 billion dollars last year from 44 billion dollars in 2016
while outflows from India, the main source of investment in South Asia, more than doubled, according to a new
trade report by the UN. According to the World Investment Report, 2018 by the UN Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) global foreign direct investment flows fell by 23 percent in 2017, to USD 1.43 trillion
from USD 1.87 trillion in 2016.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018-
1. FDI is an investment made by a firm or individual in one country into business interests located in another
country.
2. UNCTAD is the main United Nations body dealing with trade, investment, and development issues.
3. Headquarters of UNCTAD is in Geneva, Switzerland.

XIV On 6th June 2018, Myanmar and U.N. agencies signed a MoU for the eventual return of some of the 700,000
Rohingya Muslims who fled from Myanmar due to brutal attacks of Mynamar’s security forces and have camped
now in Bangladesh. Knut Ostby, U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, has said that, this
agreement is an important first step in resolving this issue. The agreement offers its refugee and development
agencies access to Rakhine state.
Some important stadiums in India:
♦ Buddh International Circuit – Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
♦ Salt Lake Stadium – Kolkata, West Bengal
♦ DY Patil Stadium – Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
XV a report of Economics and Peace in Sydney Australia, India moved up 4 places to rank 137th on the Global
Peace Index 2018. Iceland got the top rank since 2008. New Zealand is 2nd , Austria is 3rd , Portugal is 4th and
Denmark is 5th.

XVI World’s first European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) nuclear reactor started its operations in Taishan , in Southern
China. It has third generation European technology. managed by China General Nuclear Power Corporation . There
are two reactors called : Taishan 1 and Taishan 2

XVII RBI eases GST registered MSME repayment norms for 180 days till December 31st 2018. RBI announced a
relaxation of 180 days for MSMEs who are not classified as ‘Non-Performing’.
1. MSMEs which were standard as on August 31, 2017, shall continue to be classified as standard by banks and
NBFCs if the payments due as on September 1, 2017, and falling due thereafter up to December 31, 2018,
were paid not later than 180 days from their original due date .
2. Banks and NBFCs have to typically classify a loan as a non-performing asset if the repayment has been
delayed beyond 90 days.
3. This has been done as a result of the effect of GST on the small and medium enterprises.
4. After January 2019 the rules will fall back to the normal 90 day regime for the GST registered MSMEs.

XVIII World Bank projects Indonesian economy to grow 5.2%.

i. This projection is more than the Indonesian government’s projection of 5.18 %.
ii. World Bank has said that private consumption and investment would strengthen. World Bank country director for
Indonesia, Rodrigo A Chaves said that, the investment growth is still high, considering the increasing prices of
commodities.
iii. He also said that, the global economy would face a slower growth due to tightening monetary conditions.

About World Bank:

♦ President – Jim Yong Kim
♦ Headquarters – Washington, D.C., U.S.

XIX India cricket captain Virat Kohli will be presented the Polly Umrigar Award for the best international
cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18)at the BCCI Awards that will be held in Bengaluru on 12th June 2018.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will be awarded the best international cricketer (women) for the 2016-
17 and 2017-18seasons respectively. They will be the first recipients of this award. former BCCI President
Jagmohan Dalmiya. BCCI has conferred the lifetime achievement award (2016-17) on late Pankaj Roy.
About Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI):
♦ CEO – Rahul Johri
♦ Headquarters – Mumbai

XX Indian actor Anupam Kher will be presented the Lifetime Achievement honour at the 19th edition of
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Bangkok on 24th June 2018. He has received two
National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards
About Film and Television Institute of India (FTII):
♦ Chairman – Anupam Kher
♦ Location – Pune, Maharashtra

XXI R Gandhi, former deputy governor (2014-2017) of RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has joined the board of
Electronic Payment Services (EPS) as independent director. EPS (founded in 2011) is a retail banking tech-
service provider. Mani Mamallan is the Founder & Managing Director of EPS.
XXII West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was given additional charge of Tripura. during the absence of
Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura.

XXIII Krishna Chowlu, an Arunachal Pradesh scientist with Botanical Survey of India (BSI) said that, the flower
Impatiens dorjeekhanduii was named after the former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu.
Discovered in Sep 2017.

XXIV The earliest known animal fossil footprints have been discovered by researchers in China. nearly 635-541
million years

XXV Mithali Raj became the first Indian cricketer to score 2000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). Mithali
Raj reached this mark during the match in which India won over Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the Women’s Asia
Cup T20 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The list is topped by Charlotte Edwards (2,605), Stafanie Taylor (2,582) and
Suzie Bates (2,515).