Current Affairs
June 7, 2018
1) Global Peace Index:
➢ Report by Australia based Institute for Economics and Peace
➢ India ranks 136
➢ Iceland is the most peaceful country in world since 2011
➢ Syria is the least peaceful country
2) Youngest Writer of India:
➢ Ayan Gogoi Gohain from Assam ➢ Aged 4, becomes the Youngest after writing the book Honeycomb
3) State fruit of Tripura:
➢ Pineapple
4) Repo Rate :
➢ Rate at which RBI provides funds to banks
➢ Current Repo Rate is 6.25%
➢ It is increased by 0.25% ( 25 basis points) after 4.5 years
➢ Reverse Repo Rate is 6.00%
5) Next President Of The UN General Assembly:
➢ Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces from Eucador from September
➢ Current President Miroslav Lajčák from Slovakia
6) Which port received the Cheapest LNG from Russia(Supplier is Gazprom) for the first time?
➢ Dahej Port,Gujarat
➢ Qatar is oldest and largest provider for India
7) Largest Producer of E-waste:
➢ Study by ASSOCHAM-NEC ➢ India is 5th largest producer of E-waste after China,US,Japan and Germany
➢ Maharastra is the largest e-waste producer India(19.8%)
➢ Tamilnadu at second place (13%)
8) Lifebox:
➢ It is like Icebox Developed by IISC Bangalore
➢ To increase preservation time of the organ, specifically the heart for now, and allow increased travel time and distances
9) The state which recently announced the Maternity support leave of 15 days for males?
➢ Haryana
10) Interim chairman of Cauvery Management Commission:
➢ central water commission chairman, S Masood Hussain
11) Place where Gandhiji was kicked out from train on 7th June 1893:
➢ Pietermaritzburg
➢ Today is 125th anniversary of that day
12) MMR:
➢ Maternal Mortality rate
➢ Denotes the number of deaths per 1,00,000 live births in a year during pregnancy
➢ As per Latest data for the period 2014-2016
➢ India MMR – 130 ( from 167 )
➢ Kerala is best performing state with 49
➢ Maharashtra- 61 (second place)
➢ Tamilnadu -66 ( Third place)
➢ These Three states have already met the SDG target for MMR of 70
➢ India’s Goal- MMR 139 ( 2015) and MMR 25 (2023)
13) IBSA Ministerial Meet:
➢ Held at Pretoria, South Africa
14) International Conference on the TRIPS CBD Linkage:
➢ Held in Geneva ,Switzerland on 7-8 June 2018
➢ Organised by Government of India, along with the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and the South Centre
➢ TRIPS - The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ( agreement 1995)
➢ CBD-Convention on Biological Diversity 1993- conservation of biodiversity), the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources
➢ TRIPS-CBD Linkage will address bio-piracy
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June 7, 2018
1) Global Peace Index:
➢ Report by Australia based Institute for Economics and Peace
➢ India ranks 136
➢ Iceland is the most peaceful country in world since 2011
➢ Syria is the least peaceful country
2) Youngest Writer of India:
➢ Ayan Gogoi Gohain from Assam ➢ Aged 4, becomes the Youngest after writing the book Honeycomb
3) State fruit of Tripura:
➢ Pineapple
4) Repo Rate :
➢ Rate at which RBI provides funds to banks
➢ Current Repo Rate is 6.25%
➢ It is increased by 0.25% ( 25 basis points) after 4.5 years
➢ Reverse Repo Rate is 6.00%
5) Next President Of The UN General Assembly:
➢ Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces from Eucador from September
➢ Current President Miroslav Lajčák from Slovakia
6) Which port received the Cheapest LNG from Russia(Supplier is Gazprom) for the first time?
➢ Dahej Port,Gujarat
➢ Qatar is oldest and largest provider for India
7) Largest Producer of E-waste:
➢ Study by ASSOCHAM-NEC ➢ India is 5th largest producer of E-waste after China,US,Japan and Germany
➢ Maharastra is the largest e-waste producer India(19.8%)
➢ Tamilnadu at second place (13%)
8) Lifebox:
➢ It is like Icebox Developed by IISC Bangalore
➢ To increase preservation time of the organ, specifically the heart for now, and allow increased travel time and distances
9) The state which recently announced the Maternity support leave of 15 days for males?
➢ Haryana
10) Interim chairman of Cauvery Management Commission:
➢ central water commission chairman, S Masood Hussain
11) Place where Gandhiji was kicked out from train on 7th June 1893:
➢ Pietermaritzburg
➢ Today is 125th anniversary of that day
12) MMR:
➢ Maternal Mortality rate
➢ Denotes the number of deaths per 1,00,000 live births in a year during pregnancy
➢ As per Latest data for the period 2014-2016
➢ India MMR – 130 ( from 167 )
➢ Kerala is best performing state with 49
➢ Maharashtra- 61 (second place)
➢ Tamilnadu -66 ( Third place)
➢ These Three states have already met the SDG target for MMR of 70
➢ India’s Goal- MMR 139 ( 2015) and MMR 25 (2023)
13) IBSA Ministerial Meet:
➢ Held at Pretoria, South Africa
14) International Conference on the TRIPS CBD Linkage:
➢ Held in Geneva ,Switzerland on 7-8 June 2018
➢ Organised by Government of India, along with the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and the South Centre
➢ TRIPS - The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ( agreement 1995)
➢ CBD-Convention on Biological Diversity 1993- conservation of biodiversity), the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources
➢ TRIPS-CBD Linkage will address bio-piracy
Join t.me/tnpsc007 for daily current affairs
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