Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision Tit-Bits (22nd to 30th June 2017) - Download-in-PDF

Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision Tit-Bits (22nd to 30th June 2017) - Download-in-PDF:
Dear Readers, Here we have given the list Important Current Affairs Weekly Revision Tit-Bits (22nd to 30th June 2017). Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk 2017-18 can make use of it.

· The state government which has recently announced free education for girls in government schools and colleges from Nursery to Ph.D – Punjab

· The state government which has recently announced free Wi-Fi for 13,000 primary schools and all 48 government colleges – Punjab

· The first city in India to use robot to control unruly traffic – Indore

· Hike Messenger launched the new version of the app with a completely new interface and the addition of a mobile wallet, in partnership with – Yes Bank

· The organization recently relaxes norms for banks to take over stressed assets of listed companies to recover bad loans – SEBI

· The new special secretary in Ayush Ministry – ‘Vaidya’ Rajesh Kotecha

· The person who was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) recently - Annabel Mehta

· The airways which was announced the World’s Best Airline at the SKYTRAX 2017 World Airline Awards - Qatar Airways

· Inspired by India's 'Make in India' initiative, Moscow has recently launched a initiative to promote local manufacturing and technology development - “DoIt In Russia”

· The world's first train that operates on a virtual track has been made by – China

· The state which has declared themself as the 4th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India - rural Uttarakhand

· The state which has declared themself as the 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India - rural Haryana

· The state government which has approved 53 urban projects with a total investment of Rs 538 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) – Odisha

· The Department of Science and Technology has launched the “VAJRA” scheme to attract Indian scientists abroad, VAJRA means - Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty

· The ministry which has launched Web Portal for smooth GST implementation - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

· The country which has accepted the sale of 22 unmanned Guardian drones to India – United States of America

· According to Mercer's 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, the city which is the most expensive city in India – Mumbai

· According to Mercer's 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, the city which is the most expensive city in world – Luanda

· The new Under-Secretary-General of UN Counter-Terrorism Office - Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov

· PSLV C-38 lifted off from the spaceport of Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh carrying total of – 31 satellite

· The person who conferred the Ministry of Environment Award for 2017 in Japan for developing cutting edge technologies to address burning environmental problems - Shrihari Chandraghatgi

· The city which has become the country's first city to deliver diesel at home – Bengaluru

· West Bengal Government was awarded the first prize in United Nations Public Service Award for Asia Pacific recently for the scheme - Kanyashree Prakalpa

· Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Poverty Alleviation Venkaiah Naidu inagurated the property show organized by Ahmedabad Municipal corporation recently – ‘Homes For All’

· Government has cleared proposal for setting up a new airport in – Greater Noida

· World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan assistance of 44 million dollars for the ASPIRe recently, ASPIRe means - Assam State Public Finance Institutional Reforms

· The person who has appointed as the new Home Secretary - Rajiv Gauba

· The person who has appointed as the new Power Secretary - Ajay Kumar Bhalla

· The person who has appointed as the new Consumer affairs Secretary - Avinash K Srivastava

· EPFO has signed an MoU with Housing and Urban Development Corporation for housing subsidy under the scheme of – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

· The person who has appointed as the new Telecommunications Secretary - Aruna Sundarajan

· Recently Rath Yathra or Chariot festival has been celebrated in – Odisha

· The state government recently announced to implement a health insurance scheme in the state to provide free health services to Poor people - Haryana

· Uttar Pradesh government has started a scheme under which informers will alert the state authorities about attempts and incidents of female foeticide - 'Mukhbir Yojana' or Informer Scheme

· Home Ministry recently has said the Aadhaar is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to – Nepal & Bhutan

· The United Nations recently warned that which country is facing the worst cholera outbreak anywhere in the world – Yemen

· The winner of Australia Open Super Series badminton title 2017 - Kidambi Srikanth

· RBI recently announced to release new currency notes of – Rs 200

· The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit is observed on – June 26^th

· The theme for The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit 2017 - "Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe"

· The Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to increase the retirement age of regular state government employees to – 60 years.

· The author of the book 'The Emergency - Indian Democracy’s Darkest Hour' - Surya Prakash

· The person who appointed as the new MD and CEO of IDFC - Sunil Kakar

· The winner of Miss World title in bodybuilding championship 2017 - Bhumika Sharma

· The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board announced to enhance the group insurance cover for the pilgrims and service providers from existing Rs one lakh to – Rs Three lakh

· For making Indian youth more employable through reskilling, the World Bank recently has cleared a loan amount of - USD 250-million

· The person who appointed as the president of the India International Centre (IIC) - N N Vohra

· The person who appointed as head of the panel on National Education Policy recently - Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

· The person who becomes the first Indian to complete the Solo Race Across America (RAAM) - Srinivas Gokulnath

· The state government which has decided to name the Mughalsarai municipality as ‘Deendayal Nagar’ recently - Uttar Pradesh

· European Union slaps a record €2.4 billion fine on – Google

· The World Health Organization (WHO) recommending the use of multi-disease testing devices for Tuberculosis, HIV and Hepatitis. The name of the device is – GeneXpert

· The state government which has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan of 1950 crore rupees for strengthening of roads in different district - Uttar Pradesh

· The winner of the Halle Open title 2017 tennis tournament - Roger Federer

· The person who has recently inaugurated the country’s biggest fresh water aquarium in Jharkhand – Raghubar das

· The Odisha government has developed a real time flood forecasting model for - Mahanadi river basin

· The person who recently inaugurated newly constructed studio complex of All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendra Dehradun - M Venkaiah Naidu

· India’s latest communication satellite which has been successfully launched from Kourou recently – GSAT 17

· The person who has been appointed as the ambassador for government’s flagship Skill India campaign, with the National Skill Development Corporation - Priyanka Chopra

· A BJP legislator recently led a protest rally against the popular street food and demanded a ban on its sale – Momos

· Jitendra Singh launched a new training program called ‘COMMIT’, what is COMMIT - 'Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training'

· The person who was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh recently - Rajiv Kumar

· The person Who has been appointed as economic relations secretary in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) - Vijay Keshav Gokhale

· The state which 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 – Uttarakhand

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

· The player who has sets a new 300m World record recently - Wayne van Niekerk