Current Affairs The wake Up Show June, By: Kumar Sambhav

Current Affairs The wake Up Show 30 th 23 June, 2018 -By: Kumar Sambhav

NATIONAL र ष ट Madhya Pradesh awarded for reducing maternal mortality मध प रद क म त म त य दर क कम करन क लए सम म नत कय

NATIONAL र ष ट Madhya Pradesh awarded for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister's Safe Motherhood Campaign. The Prime Minister s Safe Motherhood Campaign has been launched to ensure quality care of over 3 crore pregnant women of the country before delivery. Madhya Pradesh has registered an unprecedented 48-digit decline in maternal deaths as per the report of the Registrar General of India from 2014 to 2016.

NATIONAL र ष ट The maternal mortality rate was 221 in the year 2011-13, which has now dropped down further to just 173.

ABOUT MADHYA PRADESH Capital: Bhopal Governor: Anandiben Patel Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP) The Narmada is the longest river in Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park Kanha National Park Madhav National Park Panna National Park Madhya Pradesh is the fifth largest state in the country in terms of population.

NATIONAL र ष ट National Generic Document Registration System adopted in Punjab and Andaman& Nicobar Islands प ज ब और अण डम और नक ब र द व सम ह म अपन ई गई र ष ट ज न रक दस त व प ज करण प रण

NATIONAL र ष ट The Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) in all sub-registrar offices in Andaman & Nicobar Islands from New Delhi through a Video- Conferencing. This generic customisable software will enable anywhere access to data and information to both the common man and the enforcement and regulatory agencies. All 5 sub-registrar offices in the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been computerised and the NGDRS has been adopted in all 5 offices.

NATIONAL र ष ट Similarly, all 173 sub-registrar offices of Punjab have been computerised and the NGDRS has been adopted in all 173 offices. The NGDRS system has been piloted in 3 States - Punjab, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.

ABOUT PUNJAB Capital: Chandigarh Governor: V P Singh Badnore Chief Minister: Captain Amarinder Singh(INC) Legislature: Unicameral (117 seats) Dance: Bhangra, Giddha Animal: Blackbuck Bird: Baaz Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports, Patiala

ABOUT PUNJAB

Established: 1 November 1956 Capital and largest city: Port Blair Districts: 3 ABOUT ANDAMAAN AND NICOBAR Lieutenant Governor: Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi (Retired ) Chief Secretary: Anindo Majumdar, IAS

ABOUT ANDAMAAN AND NICOBAR

NATIONAL र ष ट India Pledges $5 Million For UN Palestinian Aid Agency भ रत स यक र ष फ लस त न सह यत एज स क लए $ 5 म लयन क सह यत द ग

NATIONAL र ष ट India has pledged USD 5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its "severe funding crisis" following US' cut in its annual aid to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). A total of 20 countries, including India, announced contributions to the 2018 budget of the UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in the Near East during a meeting. While India pledged USD 5 million, Sweden will contribute USD 250 million over four years, the UK USD 51 million and the UAE USD 50 million among other donors.

ABOUT UNRWA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from the UN Member States. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, UNRWA was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 to carry out direct relief and works programmes for Palestine refugees. The Agency began operations on 1 May 1950.

NATIONAL र ष ट Suresh Prabhu Launches Mobile App 'ReUnite' स र श पभय न म ब इल ऐप 'ReUnite' ल न कय

NATIONAL र ष ट Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu launched a mobile application called 'ReUnite' which helps to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India. The app is multiuser where parents and citizens can upload pictures of children, and provide detailed description like name, birthmark, address, report to the police station, search and identify missing kids. The app is available for both Android and ios.

INTERNATIONAL अ तरर ष ट North Korea Named Worst Human Trafficking Country उत त क रय 'सबस खर ब म नव तस कर द श' क र म न मत

INTERNATIONAL अ तरर ष ट The US State Department categorised North Korea as one of the worst human trafficking nations for the 16th straight year, citing the use of forced labour. According to the annual 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, North Korea has been included in the Tier 3 category, which is the lowest ranking, along with China, Russia and Iran.

REASONS FOR CATEGORISATION OF NORTH KOREA North Korea used state-sponsored forced labour to fund government functions as well as other illicit activities. The North Korean government continued to use forced labour in prison camps and labour training centres and even encouraged forced labours of students and exported forced labour to foreign organisations. The '2018 Trafficking in Persons Report' placed India in Tier 2 category for making significant effort to comply with the US standards. However, India does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.

ABOUT NORTH KOREA North Korea Capital- Pyongyang Currency- North Korean won Supreme Leader- Kim Jong-un.

ABOUT NORTH KOREA

RANKING श र Global Real Estate Transparency Index: India ranks 35 व श व रयल एस ट प रद शर त स चक क: भ रत 35 स थ पर ह

RANKING श र India was ranked 35th among 100 countries (countries) in recently released Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI). The index was released by realty consultant JLL. India was ranked 36th in the index during the last bi-annual survey conducted in 2016 and 40th in 2014. Its real estate market is currently placed in the semi-transparent zone.uk is at the top position followed by Australia and the US. France, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland and Sweden are in top 10 in the list of 100 countries.

INDIA RELATED FACTS: In this edition of index, India has moved up one place due to improvement in market fundamentals, policy reforms, and liberalisation of FDI. Besides, digitisation of property records and industry status accorded to affordable housing also has helped India to improve its rankings. India has emerged as one of the top ten countries to register maximum improvement in transparency in real estate over the last two years.

DEFENCE र Indian, Indonesian Navies Participate In Passage Exercise: PASSEX 2018 भ रत य, इ ड न शय ई न स न न म गर अभ य म लय : PASSEX 2018

DEFENCE र The navies of India and Indonesia participated in Passage Exercise (PASSEX). Indian Naval ships INS Shakti and INS Kamorta under the command of Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, undertook Passage Exercise with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Madidihang (855) on leaving the Port of Makassar, Indonesia. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Indonesia, the two countries agreed to enhance their maritime cooperation.

ABOUT INDONESIA Indonesia Capital- Jakarta Currency- Indonesian rupiah President- Joko Widodo.

AGREEMENT समझ त Gujarat CM Announces Agriculture JWG With Israel ग जर त क म ख यम त न इज़र इल क स थ क ष JWG क घ षण क

AGREEMENT समझ त On the second day of his visit to Israel, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani met Israel's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Uri Ariel and announced a joint working group (JWG) between Gujarat and Israel in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and allied sectors. The objective of the meeting was strengthening the Indo-Israeli agricultural cooperation and extension of the Indo-Israel Agriculture Plan (IIAP) and also to explore the opportunities of using the hi-tech protective cultivation and precision farming methods of Israel.

ABOUT ISRAEL Israel Capital- Jerusalem Currency- Israeli new shekel Prime Minister- Benjamin Netanyahu.

APPOINTMENT न य क तय SBI MD Sriram Resigns Amid IDBI Stake Sale Buzz SBI क एमड श र र न IDBI क श यर क बक क ब च इस त फ दय

APPOINTMENT न य क तय SBI managing director B Sriram has resigned from the country s largest lender after his appointment as chief executive of IDBI Bank. The development assumes significance amid reports that insurance behemoth LIC is mulling acquiring a majority stake in the debt-ridden state-owned bank. The government last week appointed Sriram as managing director and CEO of IDBI Bank for a temporary period of three months. Sriram took charge of IDBI Bank on June 22 following M K Jain demitting office to take over as Deputy Governor of RBI.

QUICK FACTS Rajnish Kumar is Chairman of the State Bank of India. Headquarters: Mumbai Founded: 1 July 1955 IDBI was constituted under Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1964. The Head office of IDBI is in Mumbai.

APPOINTMENT न य क तय Sonakshi joins UNESCO to promote safe cyberspace for kids बच च क लए स र त स इबर स प क बढ़ व द न क लए स न य न स क म श मल

APPOINTMENT न य क तय Sonakshi Sinha joins UNESCO to promote safe and secure online environment for children and help empower our future digital citizens. Stressing on the importance of education on the safe use of online spaces, the actress said it will equip boys and girls to be prepared to report any type of abuse or exploitation.

QUICK FACTS OF UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Formation: 4 November 1946 Headquarters: Paris, France Membership : 195 member states Head: Audrey Azoulay (Director-General of the UNESCO)

Awards प रस क Rajnath Singh Approves Home Minister's Special Operation Medal र जन थ स ह न "ग ह म त क वश ष ऑपर शन पदक" क म ज रट ट

Awards प रस क Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the institution of "Home Minister's Special Operation Medal" for the police personnel of States and Union Territories, Central Police Organisations (CPOs), Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Security Organisations involved in Special Operations. Mr Singh has also instituted three more Medals, 1. The Antarik Suraksha Medal, 2. Asadharan Aashuchan Padak, and 3. Utkrisht and Ati-Utkrisht Seva Medal

SCIENCE व न NASA To Launch World's Lightest Satellite Designed By Chennai Students न स च न न क छ त द व र डज इन कए गए वश क सबस हल क उपग क ल न कर ग

SCIENCE व न The four first-year engineering students from Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science near Chennai, Tamil Nadu have developed the world s lightest satellite which will be launched from a NASA facility in the US by August 2018. The students built the 4cm cube satellite Jaihind-1S with a 3D printed outer casing from polylactic acid (PLA) nylon material, making it lighter than a medium sized egg, at just 33.39 grams.

QUICK FACTS OF NASA NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA was founded in 1958. Jim Bridenstine is the 13th Administrator of NASA.

SPORTS ख ल Dutee Chand Sets New National Record In Women s 100m यत च द न म हल ओ क 100 म टर द ड़ म नय र ष ट रक डर बन य

SPORTS ख ल India sprinter Dutee Chand set a new national record in the women s 100-metre race when she clocked 11.29 seconds at the 58th National Inter- State Senior Athletics Championships being held in Guwahati, Assam. The previous record of 11.30 seconds was also held by Dutee, which she achieved at the Indian Grand Prix in 2017. Dutee has qualified for the Asian Games in 100m and 200m by breaching the qualifying timings at the Inter-State Championships.

SPORTS ख ल Rani Rampal Announced Captain Of Indian Women s Hockey Team र न र मप ल क भ रत य म हल ह क टम क कप त घ षत कय गय

SPORTS ख ल Forward Rani Rampal was named as the captain of India s 18-member squad for the women s hockey World Cup to be played in London in July 2018. Hockey India announced the 18-member Indian women s team for the prestigious tournament. India have been placed in Pool B alongside hosts and world no. 2 England, world no. 7 USA and world no. 16 Ireland. Goalkeeper Savita has been named vice-captain.

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1. Which state government has been awarded for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister s Safe Motherhood Campaign? प रध म त क स र त म त त अ भय न क तहत म त म त य दर क कम करन क लए कस र ज सरक र क सम म नत कय गय ह? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Telangana c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh

2. Which country has been ranked worst human tracking country in the world? कस द श क य नय म सबस खर ब म नव तस कर द श क र म न मत गय ह? a. Pakistan b. Iraq c. Iran d. North Korea

3. Who is appointed as the chief executive of IDBI Bank as of June 2018? आईड ब आई ब क क म ख क यर क र अ धक रट क र म कस न यक कय गय ह? a. B. Sriram b. Pratap Sharma c. G.C Chaturvedi d. Amitabh Kant

4. Who will lead Indian women s team for the 2018 Women s Hockey World Cup tournament in London? ल दन म 2018 म हल ह क वश कप ट न रम क लए भ रत य म हल टम क न त त क न कर ग? a. Sunita Lakra b. Rani Rampal c. Nikki Pradhan d. Gurjit Kaur

5. What is the India s rank in the 2018 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI)? 2018 ग ल ब रयल एस ट प रद शर त स चक क (GRETI) म भ रत क र क क य ह? a. 35th b. 40th c. 66th d. 27th

इ टरन ट पर य ओ क लए स इबर स र 6. Name the Bollywood celebrity who has joined hands with UNESCO to promote Cyber-security for youngsters over Internet? क बढ़ व द न क लए UNESCO क स थ कस ब लट य अ भन त न ह थ मल य? a. Aamir Khan b. Priyanka Chopra c. Sonakshi Sinha d. Akshay Kumar

7. Which of the following ministry has recently approved the institution of "Special Operation Medal? नमन ललखत म स कस म त र न ह ल हट म " वश ष ऑपर शन पदक" क म ज रट द ट ह? a. Ministry of External Affairs b. Ministry of Civil Aviation c. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology d. Ministry of Home Affairs

8. The Union Government has launched a mobile application ReUnite for which purpose? क द सरक र न कस उद द क लए एक म ब इल ए प लक श ReUnite" ल न कय ह? a. To track and trace bank defaulters b. To track and trace missing children c. to track and trace Sagarmala project d. to track and trace Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

9. Which Indian businesswomen has been recently elected as a full-term member of the Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Institute of Technology? म स यस ट इ स टट ऑफ ट क न ल ज क ट रस ब डर क प णरक लक सदस क र म ह ल हट म कस भ रत य म हल व यवस य क यन गय ह? a. Aruna Jayanthi b. Arundhati Bhattacharya c. Vinita Bali d. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

10. Name the other country who along with India participated in Passage Exercise (PASSEX)? द सर द श क न म बत ए जसन भ रत क स थ म गर व य य (PASSEX) म भ ग लय? a. China b. Seychelles c. Indonesia d. Germany

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