Important Current Affairs Daily Updates 30th June 2017 - Specially for Upcoming Exams 2017

Important Current Affairs Daily Updates 30th June 2017 - Specially for Upcoming Exams 2017:

Dear Readers, Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.

Delhi-based NGO to help Arunachal Pradesh to build toilets

Arunachal Pradesh has collaborated with a Delhi based NGO for construction of toilets at Hong village in Ziro. State PHE Minister Bamang Felix on Thursday visited Sulabh International in Delhi in this connection, officials said.

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State – Arunachal Pradesh

Capital– Itanagar

CM - Pema Khandu

Governor- Padmanabha Acharya

BJP legislator leads protest against the famous street food ‘momos’

A BJP legislator on Thursday led a protest rally against popular street food ‘momos’ and demanded a ban on its sale. Ramesh Arora, a BJP MLC, who launched the campaign about a fortnight ago, said that ‘momos’ were “more dangerous than alcohol and psychotropic drugs“. In the presence of some religious leaders and over 100 people, activists carried an effigy with slogans and marched through the heart of the city to make people aware about its health implications.

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced a new oil and gas block licensing policy

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced a new oil and gas block licensing policy that is expected to open up 2.8 million square kilometers of sedimentary basins to exploration and production activities. The Minister was at the inauguration of the government’s Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) and the National Data Repository. The OALP, a part of the government’s Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP), gives exploration companies the option to select the exploration blocks on their own, without having to wait for the formal bid round from the Government.

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas - Dharmendra Pradhan

Constituency – Rajya Sabha, Bihar

Jitendra Singh launched a new training programme called ‘COMMIT’ for State Government officials

The Minister of State for Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a new training program 'Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training' (COMMIT) for State Government officials. The objective of this training program is to improve the public service delivery mechanism and provide citizen-centric administration through capacity building of officials who interact with the citizens on day-to-day basis. COMMIT will be launched in 6 States of Assam, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal initially on the pilot basis during the current financial year 2017-18 and within next year it is expected to cover all India level.

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COMMIT - Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training

Minister of State for Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space – Jitendra Singh

Constituency – Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL

British PM Theresa May wins confidence vote in parliament

British Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly won the confidence vote in the parliament, winning her first major test as the Prime Minister of a minority government in the United Kingdom (UK). With this, May was finally confirmed as the British Prime Minister three weeks after the election, after winning the vote on her legislative program known as the Queen's Speech.

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Country - United Kingdom

Capital – London

Currency – Pound sterling

PM - Theresa May

BANKING & ECONOMY

Bank Board Bureau interviews four SBI MDs for chairman’s post

The Banks Board Bureau, headed by former CAG Vinod Rai, on Thursday interviewed four candidates for the SBI chairman’s post, which will fall vacant after the retirement of Arundhati Bhattacharya in October. Four SBI managing directors were interviewed by three sub-committees, sources said. B. Sriram, the senior most MD, along with Rajnish Kumar, P. K. Gupta and Dinesh Kumar Khara faced the panel, sources said.

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SBI – State Bank of India

HQ – Mumbai

CurrentChairperson – Arundhati Bhattacharya

APPOINTMENTS

Rajiv Kumar was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh

Rajiv Kumarwas appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. His appointment was approved by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Prior to this appointment, Kumar was a Secretary in the Union Shipping Ministry. He is a 1981 batch IAS Officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Mr. Kumar has replaced Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar.

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State – Uttar Pradesh

Capital– Lucknow

CM – Yogi Adhityanath

Governor– Ram Naik

Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed economic relations secretary in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale was appointed as the economic relations secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment. Mr. Gokhale, a 1981-batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is at present India's envoy to China. He was the High Commissioner of India to Malaysia from 2010 to 2013.

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ExternalAffairsMinister - Sushma Swaraj

Constituency – Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

Uttarakhand was conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit

Uttarakhand was conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit held in Paris recently for innovations and extensive use of IT for skilling the state's youth. Project Director of Uttarakhand Skill Development Committee Pankaj Kumar Pandey received the honor on behalf of the state on the concluding day of the event.

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State – Uttarakhand (officially the State of Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal)

Capital– Dehradun, Nainital (Judiciary)

CM - Trivendra Singh Rawat

Governor- Krishna Kant Paul

USIBC Global Leadership Awards has been given to Adi Godrej and Andrew Liveries

Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej and Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveries have been awarded the Global Leadership Awards of the US-India Business Council for their role in integrating India in the global supply chain. Liveris and Godrej were presented with the prestigious annual award at the USIBC's annual gala. Both were honored for creating inclusive business environments, integrating India in the global supply chain and advancing core values such as manufacturing, innovation and scale in tough market conditions.

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USIBC – US India Business Council

President - Mukesh Adhi

Wayne van Niekerk sets a new 300m World record

Wayne van Niekerk clocked an outstanding 30.81 seconds, beating the previous World record of 30.85sec set at altitude in Pretoria in 2000 by American Michael Johnson.

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Wayne van Niekerk– South African Track and Field Sprinter