Current Affairs 2020

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This post contains important current affairs of 18 June 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 18 June 2020. We have collected the latest current affairs and compiled them date wise. These current affairs are important for all competitive exams like bank, ssc, ibps, sbi exams. The GK current affairs will help you score more in these competitive exams. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 18 June 2020 Current affairs test.

Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on 18 June
Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on 18 June. The day focuses on the world’s attention on the role that sustainable gastronomy can play. The day also aims to reaffirm that all cultures and civilizations are contributors and crucial enablers of sustainable development.

Karnataka Observes Mask Day on 18 June
Karnataka observed June 18 as ‘Mask Day’ to create awareness in the masses about the importance of wearing one amid the Covid pandemic.

International Picnic Day is observed on 18 June
International Picnic Day is observed on June 18, every year. The day encourages people to spend the day outdoors and enjoy the company of other people. Various charity events are also conducted on this day and schools use this opportunity to organize picnics for their students.

Autistic Pride Day is observed on 18 June
Every year, organisations from across the globe celebrate Autistic Pride Day on June 18 with a variety of events. The aim of this day is to raise awareness amongst those who are not on the autistic spectrum disorder so they do not see autistic people as requiring treatment, but as unique individuals.

Tamil Nadu government launches new portal to assist job seekers in post Covid-19 scenario
The Tamil Nadu government’s Employment and Training department has started a new portal to assist job seekers in the post Covid 19 scenario. The Tamil Nadu Private Jobs portal is a unique venture that aims to connect job seekers with job providers digitally.

KVIC taps with Indian Palm Industry to boost employment opportunities
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a unique project at Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra, a state with more than 50 lakh palm trees. Under the project, Neera and Palmgur will be produced in India. Neera and Palmgur have huge potential to create employment in the country. The project aims to promote Neera as a substitute to soft drinks. It is aimed to generate self-employment to Adivasis and traditional trappers.

Indian Railways installs automated ticket checking machine at Nagpur station
Central Railway zone has installed a newly innovated ATMA – Automated Ticket Checking & Managing Access machine at the Nagpur railway station. The ATMA machine has been introduced at the station under the NINFRIS policy to prevent transmission of COVID-19.

India elected as non-permanent member of UN Security Council for a two-year term
India was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two year term after winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections. India was a candidate for a non-permanent seat from the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-22 term. Its victory was certain as it was the sole candidate vying for the lone seat from the grouping. New Delhi’s candidature was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping in June last year.

India pledges to build sanitation facility at Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple
India has pledged to construct a Rs 2.33 crore sanitation facility at the iconic Pashupatinath Temple complex to improve the infrastructure in the holy shrine for the pilgrims, according to an official statement. The project would be constructed under the Nepal-Bharat Maitri: Development Partnership as a high impact community development scheme by India.

Bharti Airtel acquires strategic stake in edtech startup Lattu Media
Bharti Airtel has acquired a 10% stake in Edtech startup Lattu Media Pvt Ltd (Lattu Kids) as part of the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Mumbai-based Lattu Kids specializes in digital learning tools for children. Lattu Kids app focuses on improving English vocabulary, English reading and maths skills for children under the age of 10 years through entertaining, fun learning animated videos and games.

TCS, IBM tie up to drive digital and cognitive enterprise transformations
TCS has collaborated with IBM to assist clients accelerate their digital and cognitive enterprise transformations to the IBM public cloud platform. Under the terms of this partnership, TCS and IBM plan to co-develop solutions designed to help clients migrate workloads across applications, analytics, data estate and platforms using IBM Cloud Paks, enterprise-ready software solutions running on Red Hat OpenShift technology.

Infosys joins Amazon’s The Climate Pledge to be net zero carbon
Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys Ltd has joined The Climate Pledge, an initiative cofounded by e-commerce firm Amazon and environment firm Global Optimism, to make a commitment to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. The Climate Pledge calls on new signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Accord’s goal of 2050. Amazon plans to announce many more signatories throughout 2020.

J&K administration wins 3 awards for development of Panchayats
The Jammu and Kashmir administration was conferred with three prestigious Deen Dayal Upadhyay Sashaktikaran Puraskar (DDUPSP) awards for its outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the gram panchayats.

India 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019 reports UN
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported that it was the world’s 9th largest recipient of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the year 2019 in its World Investment Report 2020. India has received $51 billion in foreign investment in 2019. As per the report, the global FDI flows are forecast to decrease by up to 40% in 2020 against $1.54 trillion in 2019.

India ranked 43rd on the IMDs World Competitiveness Index
India ranked 43rd on the Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) 2020 World Competitiveness Index ranks. It stated that the continued low ranking of India is due to the traditional weaknesses such as insufficient education investment and poor infrastructure. The Index was topped the 63rd edition of IMD rankings. Denmark ranked 2nd. Among the BRICS Nations, China topped and India has ranked second followed by Russia at 50th rank, Brazil 56th, and South Africa 59th rank.
Top 5 countries in the list are:
1) Singapore
2) Denmark
3) Switzerland
4) Netherlands
5) Hong Kong

Bayern Munich wins 8th straight Bundesliga title
Bayern Munich wins 8th straight Bundesliga title Bayern Munich secured its eighth successive German Bundesliga title with two games to spare after beating Werder Bremen 1-0 with a goal from Robert Lewandowski.

Sports Ministry all set to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence
The Sports Ministry is all set to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme. One such centre will be identified in each State and Union Territory with an aim to create a robust sporting ecosystem in the entire country. In the first leg, the Ministry has identified state-owned sports facilities in eight states including Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala, Telengana, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland which will be upgraded into Khelo India State Centre of Excellence.

AIFF recommends IM Vijayan for Padma Shri
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) recommended former Indian football team captain IM Vijayan for Padma Shri, which is India’s fourth-highest civilian award. IM Vijayan: IM Vijayan scored 40 goals in 79 matches for India since making his debut in the early 90s. IM Vijayan has won the Arjuna award in 2003. He was also awarded the Indian ‘Player of the Year’ in the year 1993, 1997 and 1999.

Asian Youth Para Games to be held in Bahrain in December 2021
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) announced that Bahrain will host the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games from December 1 to 10. An estimated 800 athletes under 20 years of age are expected to compete in nine sports including athletics, badminton, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.

IIT Hyderabad researcher develops AI-based low-cost testing kit
A team of researcher at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad has developed an affordable AI-based COVID-19 test kit, which may help administration to conduct rapid testing for quick result. The testing kit has many features including low cost, easily transportable, and quick results. It takes as many as 20 minutes for giving results for both for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. In addition, the kit doesn’t does not require RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction).

Former Goa minister Achyut Usgaonkar passes away
Former Goa minister Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar passed away following age-related ailments. He was 92. He served as a cabinet minister from August 13, 1977 to April 27, 1979 in the then Shashikala Kakodkar government of Goa, Daman and Diu.