Current Affairs 10th and 11th June 2018: Daily GK Update

National News

1. India, China Sign 2 Agreements On Brahmaputra Water Data Sharing & Non-Basmati Rice Export

i. India and China signed two bilateral agreements following the meeting between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit. The agreements include continuing to share Brahmaputra water data during flood season and exporting non-Basmati rice to China.

Current Affairs 09th June 2018: Daily GK Update

1. President Declares Queen Pineapple As Tripura's 'State Fruit'

i. President Ram Nath Kovind has declared Tripura's queen variety pineapple as state fruit and its export was a major step in connecting the state with world trade.

Current Affairs 08th June 2018: Daily GK Update

National News

1. Punjab Govt Launches Business First Portal

 

 i. In a major step to give a big push towards the ease of doing business in Punjab, the state government has launched a "Business First Portal". It was unveiled by Industry Minister Sunder Sham Arora in Jalandhar.

Current Affairs 07th June 2018: Daily GK Update

1. Election Commission Launches Its Online RTI Portal

i. The Election Commission has launched it's online RTI Portal. The portal- rti.eci.nic.in will facilitate applicants seeking information under the Right to Information Act.

ii. The portal also facilitates the online reply to applications and also for making first appeal and reply thereto.

Current Affairs 06th June 2018: Daily GK Update

1. Repo Rate Increased By 25 Bps In Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement (2018-19)

i. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India has increased the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent in the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (2018-19). Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 6.0 percent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.50 percent.

Current Affairs 05th June 2018: Daily GK Update

1. World Environment Day: 05th June 2018

 

i. World Environment Day is the United Nations' (UN) most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing something to take care of the Earth. World Environment Day occurs on the 5th of June every year.

Current Affairs 04th June 2018: Daily GK Update

National News

1. India Successfully Test-Fires 'Agni-5' Off Odisha Coast

i. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-5 from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
ii. The state-of-the-art surface-to-surface missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has a strike range of 5,000 kilometres and can carry a nuclear warhead of more than one tonne.