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JUNE – 2019
TAMIL NADU
1) Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) butterfly species endemic to
Western Ghats has been declared the “State butterfly of
Tamil Nadu”
2) Avadi in Tiruvallur district has become the 15th municipal
corporation in Tamil Nadu with the government promulgating an
ordinance on 17th June 2019
3) Tamil Nadu government to allow the 24x7 functioning of shops and
establishments in the state
4) Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts were chosen under
National Pulses development project for the intensive cultivation of
pulses
5) For the 1st time in Tamil Nadu, transgender people will have
access to an exclusive clinic at the Rajiv Gandhi Government
General Hospital
6) 13th traditional paddy festival organised by “Save Our Rice”
campaign commenced near Thiruthuraipoondi town in Tiruvarur
district
7) A Centre for Excellence for Jasmine will come up in Madurai.
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NATIONAL
1) Punjab government has decided to ban online food delivery without
hygiene rating.
2) Rajasthan government has banned the Ads & sale of e-cigarettes.
3) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced free of cost
Delhi Metro and DTC bus rides for women
4) Telangana government has decided to set up the India‟s first
„Blockchain district‟ in Hyderabad to create an ecosystem for all the
start-ups and institutes working in the space.
5) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared Animals as legal
persons.
6) Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project: Telangana Chief Minister K.
Chandrashekhar Rao inaugurated the Kaleshwaram irrigation project
on 21st June 2019
7) Madhya Pradesh government has passed a resolution to increase
reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from existing
14% to 27%
8) Delhi metro has become the India's 1st project to receive power
from waste-to-energy
9) Karnataka has launched the Pink Sarathi vehicles for women‟s
safety
10) Maharashtra government has decided to launch the Chief Minister's
Employment Generation Programme for Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs)
11) Bancha in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh has become the first
village in India to have zero wooden stoves and almost no use for LPG
cylinders
12) National People‟s Party has become the 1st Political Outfit from the
Northeast to get Status of National Party
13) India’s 1st dinosaur museum and fossil park has inaugurated in
Gujarat
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14) Amasebailu village in Kundapura Taluk of Udupi district has become
Karnataka’s first solar-powered Gram Panchayat.
15) The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K
Sivan announced that India will have its own Space station by 2030.
16) The Feni Bridge, which is also known as Maitree Setu, is developing
as a corridor for trade and commerce between India's North-East and
Bangladesh
17) India‟s first solar-powered cruise boat going to be rolled out in
Alappuzha, Kerala
18) Madhya Pradesh has approved to provide 10% reservation for the
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of the general category in jobs
and education.
19) Rajasthan government has decided to set up Vedic education board
and culture board in the state.
20) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared Chaukhandi
Stupa as protected area “Monument of national importance”
21) The architectural heritage of Orchha town in Madhya Pradesh have
been included in UNESCO‟s tentative list of world heritage sites
following a proposal sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to
the U.N. body
22) India‟s 1st “Hydrotheraphy Treatment Center” for Elephants opened
in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
23) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched a
theme song “Hawa Aane De” on air pollution.
24) 20th meeting on Financial Stability and Development Council
(FSDC) was held in New Delhi
25) 35th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council Meeting was held in New
Delhi. It was chaired by the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
26) The Elephanta Festival of art and culture commenced at the iconic
Gateway of India in Mumbai, Maharashtra
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27) International Day of Yoga 2019 event was held at Prabhat Tara in
Ranchi (Jharkhand) on 21st June 2019
28) Odisha has come out with a first-of-its-kind “Flood hazard atlas”
aided by satellite imagery
INTERNATIONAL
1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the 1st leader to arrive at SCO
Summit venue on 14th June 2019
2) Puerto Williams from chile has become the world‟s southernmost
city.
3) Canada has decided to ban single use plastics from 2021.
4) Russia has launched Arctic train service from St. Petersburg station
to Norway.
5) China has successfully launched its first sea-based space rocket from
Yellow Sea.
6) Zero Chance campaign: The Australian government launched a
campaign to raise awareness among people trying to enter the country
illegally by boats
7) Doctors in China have successfully directed surgeons 200km away to
perform a gall bladder surgery using 5G network in a remote area
8) India has partnered with Portugal to set up a National Maritime
Heritage Museum at Lothal
9) India has been elected to executive board of 1st UN - Habitat
assembly held in Nairobi, Kenya
10) 1st iron ore mine was discovered at Isabpur village in Dinajpur of
Bangladesh
11) To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, India
Embassy organized the „Gandhi Cycle Rally for Peace‟, in Saudi
Arabia
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12) United States of America has removed India and Switzerland from
the currency monitoring lists
13) The UAE has become the first country in the Gulf to launch a new
reporting platform developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime to curb organised crimes.
14) UAE Cabinet adopted a “National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031”
15) Sri Lanka, Japan, India sign deal to develop East Container Terminal
at Colombo Port
16) Japan gifted Imphal Peace Museum to Manipur on behalf of 75th
anniversary of Battle of Imphal
ECONOMICS
1) The State Bank of India has decided to introduce a repo rate-linked
home loan product from 1st July 2019
2) The Reserve Bank of India to inaugurate its “Financial Literacy
Week” programme in Kerala on 3rd July 2019
3) The Reserve Bank of India has released the Financial Benchmark
Administrators (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2019 for a regulatory
framework for financial benchmarks, to improve the governance of the
benchmark processes in markets regulated by it.
4) Viral Acharya, Reserve Bank of India‟s Youngest deputy Governor
has resigned from his role before end of his tenure
5) 2nd Bi-monthly monetary policy rates for 2019-20:
Repo Rate 5.75 %
Reverse Repo Rate 5.50 %
Marginal Standing Facility Rate 6.0%
Bank Rate 6.0%
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SPORTS
1) Liverpool FC football team has won the 2019 Champions League
trophy
2) Gary Woodland of the United States has clinched the 2019 US Open
Golf Championship
3) Pankaj Advani clinched the 2019 men‟s Asian Snooker Championship
4) Zimbabwe Cricket has been suspended with immediate effect by the
Sports and Recreation Commission of the country
5) The city of Milan and Cortina of Italy have been selected to host the
Winter Olympics 2026.
6) FRENCH OPEN TENNIS / ROLAND GARROS: 2019 [26th May – 9th June],
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
Men‟s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) (won) Vs. Dominic Thiem (Austria)
Women‟s Singles Ashleigh Barty (Australia) (won) Vs. Markéta Vondroušová
(Czech Republic)
Men‟s Doubles Kevin Krawietz & Andreas Mies (Germany) (won) Vs. Jérémy
Chardy & Fabrice Martin (French)
Women‟s Doubles Tímea Babos (Hungary) & Kristina Mladenovic (France) (won)
Vs. Duan Yingying & Zheng Saisai (China)
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
SUMMITS / PURPOSE / THEME / OUTCOME PLACE DATE
CONFERENCES
To deliberate on issues across the world
Global Disability concerning empowerment and inclusion Buenos Aires 6th June - 8th
Summit 2019 of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and to June 2019
work out a mechanism for enabling them
to live an independent and dignified life
Maritime Information Gurugram, 12th June 2019
Sharing Workshop 2019 Haryana
72nd World Health THEME: “Universal Health Coverage: Geneva, 20th May - 28th
Organisation (WHO)‟s Leaving no one behind” Switzerland May 2018
World Assembly
G20 Finance Ministers FuKuoka, Japan 8th June - 9th
and Central Bank June 2019
Governors Meet
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10th edition of
Regional Green Rating THEME: “Transformation Strategies for Nagpur, 15th June 2019
for Integrated Habitat Built Environment” Maharashtra
Assessment (GRIHA)
summit
3rd Indo-French cyber To combat terror in cyber space, the two Paris, France
dialogue 2019 sides have decided to develop effective
mechanism and coordinate their efforts
in cyber space.
9th Global The key focus areas of the summit Hague, 4th June - 6th
Entrepreneurship include the five global challenges Netherlands June 2019
Summit surrounding water, agriculture,
healthcare, connectivity, and energy
32nd Congress of the Hyderabad
International Seed
Testing Association
SCHEMES / YOJANAS
SCHEMES / PURPOSE / Why in News? MINISTRY /
YOJANAS CABINET / STATE
Aapki Beti Increased the financial assistance given to Rajasthan
Scheme school girls under the „Aapki Beti‟ scheme
Sarbat Sehat The scheme will provide an annual health cover Punjab
Bima Yojana of Rs 5 lakh per family
Pradhan Mantri It is voluntary and contributory pension The Union
Kisan Pension scheme for all Small and Marginal Farmers Government
Yojana (SMF) across the country.
Jal Hi Jeevan Hai To encourage farmers to adopt crop Haryana
Scheme diversification
INDICES
INDEX PURPOSE / RELEASED BY INDIA‟s RANKING TOP RANKING
1st ever SDG Gender Equal Measures 2030 95 Denmark
Index
Global Peace Index 2019 Institute for Economics and Peace 141 Iceland
World Competitiveness IMD Business School 43 Singapore
Rankings
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COMMITTEES
K Kasturirangan Submitted the Draft National Education Policy to the Union
HRD Minister
Nandan Nilekani Regarding steps to be taken to boost digital payments in the
country
VG Kannan Constituted by the RBI to review the ATM Interchange Fee
Structure
MILITARY EXERCISES IN JUNE 2019
EXERCISE NAME HELD BETWEEN TYPE OF EXERCISE
Kharga Prahar - Indian Army and
2019 Indian Air Force
„IndSpaceEx‟ 1st simulated space warfare exercise
DEFENCE & SPACE
DEFENCE & SPACE PURPOSE COUNTRY
/ STATE
NGTS-4b NGTS-4b, nick-named „The Forbidden Planet‟ is UK
smaller than Neptune but three times the size of
Earth.
Operation Sunrise II The armies of India and Myanmar conducted the
operation
Operation Sankalp Indian Navy has launched Operation Sankalp in the
Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to reassure Indian
flagged vessels
Operation Bandar Balakot Strike by Indian Air Force
(Monkey)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SPECIES / NEW TYPE / PURPOSE PLACE / BY
DISCOVERIES
Paddy frog The frog belongs to the microhylid genus Assam
Micryletta.
Binny India‟s Only Orangutan Dies In Odisha Zoo
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Bumble Robot 1st Astrobee robot to fly under its own power NASA
in space
Libra – Digital Accessible to anyone with an entry-level Facebook
Currency Smartphone and data connectivity
lukoskin Herbal drug 'lukoskin' for treatment of DRDO
Leucoderma
AWARDS
AWARDS / PRIZES PERSON / ORGANIZATION
Maldives‟s “Nishan Izzuddin” Narendra Modi
award
2019 WHO award for tobacco Rajasthan
control
2019 J C Daniel Award Sheela
USIBC Global Leadership Awards Sundar Pichai
2019
Cabinet Committee on Rajnath Singh
Parliamentary Affairs
2019 Women‟s Prize for Fiction Tayari Jones
“Manas Order of the First Degree” Xi Jinping
7th Joan Miro Prize 2019 Nalini Malani
Facebook Hall of Fame 2019 Zonel Sougaijam
APPOINTMENTS & PERSONS IN NEWS
PERSONS POSITION / DESIGNATION
Om Birla Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha.
Virendra Kumar pro-tem speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha
Admiral Karambir Singh 24th chief of the Naval staff
Thawar Chand Gehlot The Union Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment has been appointed as the
Leader of the House for the Rajya
Sabha.
Ajit Doval National Security Advisor
Rajiv Mehrishi External Auditor of WHO
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Rajiv Kumar Vice chairman of NITI Aayog
Mrutyunjay Mahapatra - Director General of the India
Cyclone Man Meteorological Department
Inger Andersen New Executive Director of the UNEP
Faiz Hameed New chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence
Rabi Mishra New Executive Director of Reserve Bank of
India
Krishnaswamy Natarajan New Director General of the Indian Coast
Guard
Samant Kumar Goel Chief of external intelligence agency RAW
Narinder Batra Member of the International Olympic
Committee
COUNTRY NEW PRESIDENT / PRIME MINISTER
Australia Scott Morrison
El Salvador Nayib Bukele
Thailand Prayuth Chan-ocha
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Slovakia Zuzana Caputova – 1st female president
WOMEN IN NEWS
Pratibha Patil Mexico‟s Order of the Aztec Eagle - Award
Mohana Singh First woman fighter pilot to fly Hawk jet
Chandrani Murmu Youngest Parliamentarian in the history of Indian Parliament
Anita Bhatia UN-Women Deputy Executive Director
Greta Thunberg 16-year-old - International‟s Ambassador of Conscience Award
Suman Rao - Crowned Femina Miss India World 2019
Rajasthan
Muthayya Vanitha & 1st Woman Project Directors in an ISRO Mission of Chandrayaan – II
Ritu Karidhal
Rihanna World‟s Richest female musician according to the Forbes magazine
Priyanka Chopra Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by UNICEF
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FESTIVALS
Snana Yatra Odisha
Singhey Khababs Sindhu Festival Jammu & Kashmir
GEOGRAPHICAL (GI) TAG
S.No. GI Tag State
1. Namma Kolhapuri chappal Maharashtra & Karnataka
CYCLONES
CYCLONES AFFECTED AREA DATE Named by
Cyclone Vayu Gujarat 10th June 2019 – 19th June 2019 India
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
BOOKS AUTHORS
Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge Ashis Ray
“My Life, My Mission” - Autobiography Baba Ramdev
Function of Data Sovereignty – The Pursuit of Vinit Goenka
Supremacy
Adventures of the GST Man Srinivas Kotni
Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly - Anupam Kher
Autobiography
IMPORTANT DAYS
DAYS EVENTS THEMES/ SIGNIFICANCE
JUNE 1 World Milk Day THEME: “Drink Milk: Today & Everyday”
JUNE 3 World Bicycle Day
JUNE 4 International Day of
Innocent Children Victims
of Aggression
JUNE 5 World Environment Day THEME: “Beat Air Pollution”
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JUNE 7 1st World Food Safety Day THEME: “Food Safety, everyone‟s business”
JUNE 8 World Ocean Day THEME: “Gender and Oceans”
JUNE 12 World Day against Child THEME: “Children shouldn‟t Work in Fields, But on
Labour Dreams”
JUNE 13 International Albinism THEME: “Still Standing Strong”
Awareness Day
JUNE 14 World Blood Donor Day THEME: “Safe blood for all”
JUNE 15 World Elder Abuse THEME: "Lifting Up Voices"
Awareness Day
JUNE 17 World Day to Combat THEME: “Let‟s Grow the Future Together”
Desertification and
Drought
JUNE 19 World Sickle Cell Day To raise public awareness about the sickle cell disease
and its treatment methods.
International Yoga Day THEME: “Yoga for Climate Action” – UN
JUNE 21 THEME: “Yoga for Heart” - India
World Hydrography Day THEME: “Hydrographic information driving marine
knowledge”
World Music Day THEME: “Music at the intersections”
JUNE 23 United Nations Public THEME: “Achieving the Sustainable Development
Service Day Goals through effective Delivery of Services, Innovative
Transformation, and Accountable Institutions”
JUNE 26 International Day Against THEME: “Health for Justice, Justice for Health”
Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking
JUNE 29 National Statistics Day To create public awareness among people about the
importance of statistics in daily life and in the process
of planning and development
