June 2018 current affairs

# “Plastic Free Tamil Nadu policy” under which plastic banned from January 2019.

# Tamil Nadu’s 1st Antyodaya Express –(Thambaram to Tirunelveli).

# India and Netherlands launched Clean Air India Initiative - to curb air pollution in Indian cities.

# India’s First Advanced Forensic Lab is India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated to crimes related to women for timely deliver justice - Central Forensic Science Lab, Chandigarh.

# The Madhya Pradesh approved the Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018, outstanding power bill waiver scheme for labourers and poor families.

# The Union Ministry launched the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’, the oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).

# The first ever National Disaster Risk Index was released - Maharashtra is the most disaster vulnerable state.

# The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched a national media campaign to encourage smoking cessation.

# Berne Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic Works – WIPO.

# India hosted the first military exercise of the BIMSTEC Countries in Maharashtra.

# Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog's composite water management index.

# The Solar Charkha Mission of the Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) - It will disburse subsidy of Rs 550 crore to the artisans and it will cover 50 clusters.

# World’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics – Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

# E.Sreedharan Committee formed to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the country.

# The first edition of Global Wind Summit held in Hamburg, Germany.

# Social Media Tax – Uganda for using platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter.

#  In the “End of Childhood Index 2018” India ranks 113 among 175 countries.

# Peace Mission 2018 - SCO.

# China awarded its first highest state honour Friendship Medal to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

# SCO summit concluded with the adoption of the Qingdao declaration at China.

# The 44th summit of the Group of Seven (G7) was held in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada.

# Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected.

# GRACE-FO will track Earth’s water Cycle i.e. water movement and ice melt (NASA).

# The Ministry of Power has launched an app called PRAAPTI to bring in greater transparency in power purchase transactions.

# Scientists from Newcastle University, UK have created world’s first 3D printed human corneas.

# The 106th Indian Science Congress held at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar, Punjab.

# World’s first fully solar energy-powered airport - Cochin airport.

# Odisha’s Chandra bhaga Beach become Asia’s first to get the Blue Flag certification.

# World's oldest Sumatran Orangutan named “puan” died in Australian zoo.

# New State Symbols of Andhra Pradesh :
State bird - Rama Chiluka or rose-ringed parakeet,
State animal - blackbuck or Krishna Jinka,
State flower – jasmine, State tree – Neem.

# Himachal Pradesh has launched ‘Prakritik Kheti Khushhaal Kissan Yojana ‘to promote Zero Budget Natural Farming System.

# Andhra Pradesh CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu has launched the third year of Chandranna Bima Yojana.

# Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana is a Health Insurance Scheme for the journalists launched by the Odisha state government.

# The Andhra Pradesh government launched a Zero Based Natural Farming.

# The Haryana government has announced a 15-day paternity leave to all male government employees.

# Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has converted a garbage dumping ground into a "museum of trees".

# Sikkim’s longest tunnel - Theng Tunnel.

# Jharkhand govt. is going to launch Mukhbir Yojana to curb child marriage.

# Gujarat government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY), solar power scheme for farmers.

# The Gujarat government has announced its wind-solar hybrid power policy - 2018 to promote setting up of wind as well as solar power projects at one location.

# Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (56) was awarded Man Booker International Prize 2018 for her novel Flights.

# The Chau mask of Purulia, the wooden mask of Kushmandi, the Patachitra, the Dokras of Bengal, and Madhurkathi (a kind of mat) presented with the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

# World's highest-paid athlete - Cristiano Ronaldo.

# ‘National Gopal Ratna’ award - Dhiraj Ram Krishna.

# First woman Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot from South India - Meghana Shanbough MR

# Miss India 2018 - Tamil Nadu's Anukreethy Vas.

# SKOCH, a New Delhi-based think-tank, has conferred the ‘Best performing Social Sector Ministry’ award on the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

# Chief Minister of the Year' award -Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

# India's first 'Tribal Queen' - Pallavi Durua of Odisha's Koraput district.

# Maharashtra's youngest International Master - Raunak Sadhwani of Nagpur.

# The lead striker from the English National Team, Harry Kane is named as the most valuable player for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

# 'World's first space nation' - Asgardia' –Russian scientist.

# United States has renamed its oldest and largest strategically important military command US Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command.

# Avvaiyar Award 2018 was given by tamilnadu government to Mrs Chinnapillai Perumal.

# 13th World Tamil Culture Conference: 13th edition of the conference was held in the Bengaluru.

# Yog Aayog: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has introduced the “Yog Aayog” to promote yoga in the state.

# Delhi government has launched the “Happiness Curriculum” for school students.

# Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has launched the mission to transform Punjab into one of the healthiest states.

# Shillong was selected as the 100th city to receive funding under the Smart Cities Mission.

# MUGHALSARAI Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh was renamed as the “Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Station”.

# Tripura’s State Fruit – Queen pine apple.

# Goa Revolution Day - 19 th June.

# Come out and play campaign – kerala tourism.

# Non – Permanent Members of UN Security Council: South Africa, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Germany and Belgium.

# Canada has become the second nation in the world to legalize marijuana. (1 st –Uruguay).

# Operation NISTAR: Indian Navy has successfully rescued 38 Indians with thehelp of “INS SUNAYANA” from cyclone-hit Socotra Island in Yemen.

# Indian Army is observing year 2018 as “Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty”.

# RemoveDEBRIS Mission: 1st Satellite to demonstrate technology to clean up space junk deployed. It was launched by the SpaceX CRS-14.

# SURESH MATHUR COMMITTEE was formed to increase insurance penetration in the country.

# Dr.Lawrence Haddad and Dr David Nabarro” awarded the world food prize (FAO).

# Emergency: Indian Democracy’s Darkest Hour written by A. Suriya Prakash.