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BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

RBI

• RBI opened separate liquidity window of Rs 15000 crore (3 yrs) at repo rate till March 31,2022 – for Contact- intensive Sectors
• RBI set to provide additional Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) of Rs 16000 crore to SIDBI at repo rate(1 yr) to on-lend/refinance MSMEs
• Shaktikanta Das announced a projection for Consumer Price Index  (CPI) inflation at 5.1 % for FY 2021-22
• RBI cancelled the license of Pune-based  Shivajirao Bhosale Sahakari Bank.  
• Launched the FY21 annual survey on Computer Software and Information technology Enabled services (ITES) Exports

SBI

• Launched new healthcare financial assistance scheme – Aarogyam Healthcare Bussiness Loan
• Fabindia partnered with SBI cards – to issue co-branded contactless credit cards
• IDFC First Bank – Bancassurance partnership with SBI General Insurance

ICICI

• ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company  partnered with Microsoft – strengthening its customer support using Microsoft Azure
• Launched a comprehensive set of digital banking solutions – ICICI STACK for corporate.
• ICICI  Lombard  has tied up Microsoft – to strengthen and automate the quality  control process. The insurer will make use of Microsoft’s Azure Speech Services and Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Instant onlinepurchase up to Rs 5 lakhs can be made using the ‘Cardless EMI’ facility of ICICI bank – extended in june 2021
• Partnered with ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India to make India’s 1^st digitized bill discounting transaction

MISCELLANEOUS

• WazirX (crypto exchange)launched a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace for the first time in India.
• HDFC Bank & Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board – MoU to provide financial service to customers.
• Federal Bank – Launched an exclusive Non-Resident Savings Account for Seafarers.
• Federal Bank expanded strategic collaboration with Oracle and Infosys, to offer an enhancedcustomer experience through Oracle CX platform
• SEBI increased the Overseas investment Limit for Mutual Funds companies – USD 1 billion
• Asian Development Bank – $ 2.5 mn Project Readiness Financing (PRF) Agreement for Road upgradation projects in Sikkim
• Central Bank of India partnered  with Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd & IIFL Home Finance Ltd – co-lending housing loans under Priority Sector lending.
• Bank of Maharashtra – topped among PSU Banks in terms of Loan & deposit growth.
• Bharti AXA Life Insurance & Shivalik Small Finance Bank – bancassurance  partnership for distribution of its life Insurance products.
• Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Limited (MRHFL) and India Post Payments Bank – strategic partnership for cash management solution.
• PharmEasy announced acquisition of Medlife-  creating India’s largest online pharmacy.
• PayPoint India signed ‘Lead Generation Agreements’ with 12 financial institutions (ICICI Bank, PNB, Deutsche Bank )
• SEBI imposed cumulative fine of 15 crore on Franklin Templeton Trustee Services
• Union Bank of India – signed MoU with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) under NSIC Bank Credit Facilitation Scheme
• Bharti Airtel partnered with Tata Group to implement 5G Technology Solutions based on O-RAN(Open Radio Access Network)
• Reliance Jio & Google Cloud – collaborated to provide 5G
• PhonePe launched India’s 1^st Wallet Auto Top-up feature using UPI e-mandates
• WhatsApp partnered with National Skill Development Corporation to launch Digital Skill Champions Programme
• Alliance Insurance partnered with Clovia to launch Women’s Cancer Shield (for female breast cancer patients)
• SIDBI partnered with Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) to review MSME sector
• InduEasy Credit – Digital lending platform by IndusInd Bank
• LIC Cards Services & IDBI Bank – Launched Contactless prepaid gift card, Shagun
• LIC launched centralized web-based workflow-based IT platform called ‘e-PGS’.

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NATIONAL NEWS (STATES) (June 2021 Current Affairs)

ASSAM

• Introduced the concept of Guardian Minister (13 Ministers)- govt’s policy decision administrative reforms ,etc
• Signed MoU with Survey Of India to implement SVAMITVA scheme and issue property cards to its rural land owners

JAMMU & KASHMIR

• MoU with Go-Airlines– for transportation of perishable horticulture and agriculture produce across India
• NHPC Limited partnered with J &K State Power Development Corporation Ltd– establish a Joint Venture company , Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd – for implementing an 850 MW project.

CHHATTISGARH

Indus Best Mega Food Park located in Raipur.

RAJASTHAN

Mukhyamantri  Kisan  Mitra Urja Yojana – Rs 1000/month as subsidy on agricultural electricity bills.

MADHYA PRADESH

• 1^st in reducing prevalence of Anemia – Anemia Mukt Bharat Index 2020-21
• Launched a scheme Ankur – citizens will be awarded for planting trees during monsoon- Pranvayu Award
• Launched ‘Yuva Shakti Corona Mukti Abhiyan’ – to make people aware of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

ODISHA

• Rs 254 Crores sanctioned to Odisha- for setting 2 mega piped drinking water supply projects (Rural Infrastructure Development Fund) – NABARD
• Launched Ashirbad scheme to provide financial assistance to Children orphaned in covid-19.

GUJARAT

• Launched e-Nirman web portal & mobile app to provide Smart cards for Unorganised sector workers.
• India’s 1^st Fenton Catalytic Reactor wastewater treatment plant inaugurated at Ahmedabad

ANDHRA PRADESH

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) – Rs 1860 crores loan for implementing SALT programme

TELENGANA

• Govt partnered with Flipkart to implement Medicines from the Sky project
• Launched accelerator Programme – Revv Up

TAMIL NADU

Asian Development Bank – $ 484 mn loan agreement for development of Road Transport connectivity.

GOA

India’s 1^st Rabies-free state

BIHAR

Launched 2 New schemes – Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana (MMUY) & Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojana (MYUY) –to promote entrepreneurship                                                                                            

NATIONAL NEWS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

• Indian Coast Guard – works under motto – Vayam Rakshamah or We Protect
• YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors ) – PM’s scheme for guiding Young Authors’ to Train Young and Budding Authors. Launched by The Ministry of Education, department of Higher Education. (Rs 50000 per month)
• Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO) – 1^st Indian Institution to be recognised as SDO (Standard Developing Organization)
• Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd introduced The World’s 1^st Nano Urea Liquid for Farmers.
• CBSE launched ‘Young Warrior Movement’ – to engage 5 mn young people to fight against Covid-19
• NTPC Limited partnered with CEO Water Mandate to improve water security and work on Sustainable Development Goals
• NHPC Ltd signed an E-Mobility Agreement with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL).
• Energy Efficiency Services Limited  & ISHARE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers)–  MoU for implementing clean energy solutions in the Refrigerators sector.
• myoga – app launched by PM on 7^th International Yoga day
• New Delhi launched ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination’ program
• Delhi launched Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana
• IIM Ahmedabad topped among Indian Universities in the World Universities ranking 2020-21.
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights launched Bal Swaraj (COVID-Care link) –digital real-time monitoring platform – to protect children who lost their parents in COVID-19
• Indian Govt launched e-GOPALA app with UMANG platform.  Gopal Ratna Awards– National Awards for Diary sector.
• Piramal Foundation partnered with NITI Aayog – to launch Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaanin in 112 Aspirational Districts to provide home-care support to COVID-19 patients.
• AmbiTag– India’s 1^st IoT device to record real-time temperature of perishable products – developed by IIT Ropar
• 2 day long Hemis Festival – Ladakh
• Govt launches Project O2 for India- to increase supply of Medical Oxygen
• Central govt extended its free distribution of food grains under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Nov 2021 – 5 kg per person
• Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine (SAGE)- launched by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment – to cater the urgent needs of elderly people.
• Seed Minikit Programme (launched by Agriculture Ministry )-centrally sponsored scheme under National Food Security Mission
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs & UNDP  launched Adi Prashikshan portal.
• Microsoft with CBSE – to introduce Coding and Data science courses (classes 6 to 12)
• Gujarat Maritime Board set up India’s 1^st International maritime service cluster at GIFT city in Ahmedabad.
• India released commemorative postage stamp to mark its 70^th anniversary of diplomaticrelations  with Germany.
• World Bank approved Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) – $500 mn programme to safeguard Indian MSME sector.
• Indian Institute of Architects & CII- Indian Green Building Council  (IGBC)- MoU to promote sustainable Green Building Architectural plannings in India.
• NITI Aayog & RMI India –released Fast Tracking Freight in India : A Roadmap for Clean and Cost- Effective Goods Transport report.
• Eswatini received Line of credit – USD 108.28 mn from Indian govt for constructing its New Parliament Building.
• ISRO developed 3 types of ventilators : PRANA, VaU and SVASTA
• IIT Bombay established Koita Centre for Digital Health (KCDH)- 1^st digital Health & Wellness Centre
• Goa Shipyard signed a contract with Ministry of Defence for Indigenously developing 2-Pollution Control Vessels for Indian Coast Guards
• IIT Bombay – hosted Conference of BRICS Network Universities under the theme –Electric Mobility
• UNICEF signed Statement of Intent with Ministry of Labour & Employment of India – to tackle unemployment
• Namaste Yoga– mobile app launched by Ministry of AYUSH
• IIT Ropar – Developed India’s 1^st electricity free Continuous  Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device Jivan Vayu
• Ministry of Civil Aviation & Ministry of Ports, Shipping and waterways – MoU to develop seaplane services in India
• Customized Crash Course programme for Covid-19 Frontline workers – (launched by PM). It is a component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0
• Ministry of Home affairs Launched the National Helpline 155260 for Fraud Reporting and Management ( Financial Cyber frauds)
• Govt of India & World Bank – $32 mn – improving healthcare of Mizoram
  
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

• World Health Assembly (WHA)  of  WHO – Geneva. Theme : Ending this Pandemic, preventing the next: building together a Healthier, safer and fairer World
• Minimum Global corporate Tax rate fixed by G7 countries on MNCs – 15 %
• Sweden & Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) – MoU to boost bilateral defence industrial relations.
• International Labour Organization released  World Employment and Social Outlook : Trends 2021 (WESO Trends 2021) report. Global Unemployment rate – 5.7 %
• Germany  hosted 8^th triennial conference of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI).
• INTERPOL launched  I-Familia – Global database to identify missing persons through family  DNA.
• Theme of 47^th G7 summit 2021 – Building Back Better – held in UK
• Inward Investment Statistics (released by UK) – India 2^nd largest source of FDI for UK. USA- top source
• Shenzhou-12 – human space mission by China.
• El Salvador – 1^st country to grand legal tender status to Bitcoin.
• 31^st edition of India- Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) conducted between Navies – Andaman Sea.
• Indian Navy & Japanese Navy conducted joint Naval exercise– Indian Ocean.
• Indian Navy & European Union Naval Force Somalia(EU NAVFOR) – Joint Naval exercise – Gulf of Aden
• India – host 9^th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) of International Energy Forum (IEF)
• 2030 – target year to eliminate AIDS at UNGA  High-Level  Meeting on  HIV/AIDS
• European Space Agency (ESA) launch world’s 1^st wooden satellite– WISA Woodsat- built in Finland
• Sri Lanka received $ 100 mn Line of Credit by Indian govt – Solar Energy Sector
• Bhutan & India – MoU for enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of Climate Change and Waste management
• Wipro joined WEF’s Partnership for New Work Standards to establish a framework for healthy work environment
• China launched 3-member human space mission through Shenzhou 12 spacecraft.
• Fiji signed MoU with India – to set-up a Joint Working Group for enhancing cooperation (Agriculture)
• Denmark & India signed framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement (ISAFA) and Instrument of Ratification.
• Facebook launched ‘Report it, Don’t Share it!’ – to encourage people to report Child abuse content.
• WhatsApp & NSDC – launch Digital Skill Champions Program
• China became the 2^nd largest exporter destination for India. USA – 1^st

 RANKS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

• 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University rankings– 1^st China’s Tsinghua University, IISc Bangalore 37^th (top among Indian universities)
• Global House Price Index released by Knight Frank – India 55^th
• Global Liveability Index 2021 released by Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)-  World’s Most Liveable City – New Zealand’s Auckland . 2^nd – Osaka (Japan).
• Forbes list of the World’s Best Banks 2021 – 1^st– DBS Bank
• The World  Giving Index 2021 report by Charities Aid Foundation – 1^st Indonesia.  India – 14^th
• World competitiveness Index 2021 (Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitiveness Centre. 1^st – Switzerland.  India- 43^rd
• Ease of Living Index 2020– Bangalore – India’s most liviable capital city
• List of top 50 givers (Hurun Report and EdelGive Foundation) – World’s most Generous Philanthropist –  JN Tata
• IIM Bangalore – best in India in the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2021
• Sustainable Development Report 2021. 1^st Finland. India- 120^th
• Global Home Price Index released by Knight Frank – 1^st Turkey.  India – 55^th

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BOOKS AND AUTHORS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

1. Languages of Truth: Essays 2003- 2020 –  Salman Rushdie
2. Stargazing : The Players in My Life – Ravi Shastri (Cricket all-rounder, commentator & coach)
3. Savarkar : A contested Legacy (1924- 1966) – Vikram Sampath
4. Policymaker’s Journal : From New Delhi to Washington, DC – Kaushik Basu
5. Believe- What Life and Cricket taught Me – Autobiography of Suresh Raina
6. Beyond Here and Other Poems – Bishnupada Sethi
7. My Joys and Sorrows – as a Mother of a Special Child – Krishna Saksena
8. The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis – Amitav Gosh
9. The 7 sins of Being A Mother – Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
10. Kashmiri Century : Portrait of a Society in Flux – Khemlata Wakhlu

AWARDS AND HONORS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

• Nitin Rakesh & Jerry Wind – International Business Book of the Year Award 2021 – Book: Transformation in Times Of Crisis
• Harsh Vardhan – WHO awarded him  WHO Director – General Special  Award (Tobacco control)
• David Diop  -(France) International Booker Prize – At Night All Blood is Black
• R S Sodhi– MD of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)-(AMUL) – received Asia Pacific Productivity Champion 2020 award
• Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwean novelist) – 2021 Pen Printer Prize
• Sumant Sinha- SDG Pioneers 2021 by UN Global Compact.
• Cochin International Airport – Roll of Excellence in Airport Service Quality by Airport Council International (ACI )
• UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s (UNCCD) ‘ Land for Life Award’ – Familial Forestry – Environment conservation(Rajasthan)
• INS Sahyadri – Best ship title at Fleet Awards Function 2021
• Delhi Metro – Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award by Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
• Sumita Mitra (Indo-American Chemist) – European Inventor Award
• K K Shailaja – Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021
• Actor Sanjay Dutt – Received UAE’s Golden Visa

APPOINTMENTS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

1. Kuldiep Singh – Director General of the National Investigation Agency
2. Pradeep Chandran Nair – 21^st Director General of Assam Rifles
3. Jagjit Pavadia –( 1^st Indian ) President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
4. Patrick  Amoth (Kenya)–Chairman of WHO Executive Board.
5. Husain Al- Musallam  (Kuwait) – President of International Swimming Federation (FINA).
6. Virendra Nanavati – 1^st Indian-  member of International Swimming Federation (FINA) Bureau.
7. Ranjitsinh Disale – Educational Advisor of World Bank.
8. Anup Chandra Pandey – Election Commissioner of India (3 member top executive  body of Election Commission of India.
9. Suresh N Patel – Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner
10. Upasana Kamineni – Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes by WWF India
11. Ukhnaa Khurelsukh – PM of Mongolia
12. Pratima Murthy– Director of NIMHANS for 5yrs
13. Girish  Chandra Chaturvedi- re-appointed as part-time Chairman of ICICI Bank.
14. Naftali Bennett – 13^th PM of Israel
15. Isaac Herzog – President of Israel
16. Ajai Puri – Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) chairman
17. Mukesh Sharma – member of WHO’s Global Air Pollution and Health- Technical Advisory Group
18. Anand Mohan Bajaj – member of Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India.
19. Aashish Chandorkar – Counsellor of India’s Permanent Mission in WTO
20. Karim Khan – Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) – 9 yrs
21. Antonio Guterres- UN Secretary General(2^nd term) – 5 yrs
22. Ebrahim Raisi – New President-elect of Iran
23. Meenesh Shah – Chairman of National Diary Development Board (NDDB)

SPORTS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

• French Open : Men’s Singles – Novak Djokovic (1^st player in the Open Era to win all 4 major Grand slams twice.  Barbora Krejcikova- won both Singles and Doubles
• Kevin O’Brien (Ireland) – Record holder of fastest century ever in 50-over World Cup Cricket retired from International Cricket
• Title of India’s official Olympic theme song – Lakshya Tera Samne Hai
• Kaylee McKeown – new world record in swimming 100-meter backstroke
• Sanjeeth Kumar (India) – Gold medal in Asian Boxing Championship
• Novak Djokovic – 83^rd Career title in Belgrade Open
• ICC Men’s T20 world cup 2021 – to be held in UAE
• Novak Djokovic – French Open title 2021
• Barbora Krejcikova- Women’s single title – French Open 2021
• Serjio Perez– Won Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix
• Oman– host  inaugural FIH Hockey world cup in 2024
• Cricuru- cricket coaching website launched by Sehwag
• BharatPe – ICC’s official partner till 2023
• Patiala – host India Grand Prix 4
• D Gukesh – Gelfand Challenge Chess title.
• Kathryn Bryce , Mushfiqur Rahim- ICC players of the month (june)
• Vinesh Phogat (Wrestler) – Gold medal in Poland Open .
• Max Verstappan – 2021 French Grand Prix
• Max Verstappan- Styrian Grand Prix
• Lourel Hubbard (Weightlifter) – 1^st trans athlete to compete at Olympics
• Shelly-Ann-Fraser-Pryce – 2^nd fastest woman of all time
• New Zealand won  1^st ICC World test Championship
• Anshula Rao – 1^st woman cricketer to get Dope ban.
• Global Sports brand Puma India extended partnership with former Indian crickter  Yuvraj Singh

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IMPORTANT DAYS (June 2021 Current Affairs)

• June 1- World Milk Day.
• June 1- Global Parents Day. Theme : Appreciate all parents throughout the world
• June 2- Telangana Formation Day
• June 3- World Bicycle Day.
• June 4- International Day of innocent Children Victims of Aggression
• June 5 – World Environment Day. Theme : Reimagine. Recreate. Restore
• June 7- World Food Safety Day. Theme : Safe fod today for a healthy tomorrow
• June 8- World Brain tumour Day
• June 8 – World Ocean’s day. Theme : The ocean: Life & Livelihoods
• June 12- World Day Against Child Labour. Theme : Act Now: End Child Labour
• June 14- World Blood Donor Day. Theme : Give Blood and Keep the world beating
• June 15- Global Wind Day
• June 15 – UN World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)-. Theme : Access to Justice
• June 15- ASEAN Dengue Day. Theme : ASEAN unite against Dengue amidst COVID-19 pandemic
• June 17- UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Theme : Restoration. Land. Recovery: We build back better with healthy land
• June 18- International Picnic Day.
• June 19 – World Sickle Cell Awareness Day.
• June 19 – World Sauntering Day
• June 20 – World Refugee Day. Theme : Together we heal, learn and shine
• June 21- World Hydrography Day. Theme : One hundred years of international corporation in hydrography
• June 21- International Yoga Day. Theme : Yoga for well-being
• June 21 – World Father’s Day
• June 21- World Music Day
• June 21- World Humanist Day
• June 23- International Olympic Day. Theme : Stay healthy, stay strong, stay active with the #olympicDay workout on 23 June
• June 23- UN Public Service Day. Theme : Innovating the Future Public service : New government models for a New Era to reach the SDGs
• June 26- International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking
• June 30- World Asteroid Day.

OBITUARIES (June 2021 Current Affairs)

• Anerood Jugnauth – Former PM of Mauritius
• Buddhadeb Dasgupta – Bengali film director
• Nirmal Milkha– Former captain of Indian National Volleyball team
• Sanchari Vijay – actor
• Kenneth Kaunda – Zambian Politician (former President)
• Poul Schlueter – former PM of DenmarkProf Radhamohan – Eminent environmentalist

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