June 2019

INTERNATIONAL International Day of the Tropics observed on 29 June   The United Nations observe 29 June as International Day of the Tropics.  This day celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics while highlighting unique challenges and opportunities the Tropical nations face. The Tropics are a region of the Earth defined as the area between the tropic of … Read more 29-30.06.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL World Bank retains growth forecast for the Indian economy at 7.5%   The World Bank retained its forecast of India’s growth rate at 7.5 per cent for the current financial year.   In its Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank also said growth rate is expected to remain the same for … Read more 06.06.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Amazon clinches top spot in the world’s most valuable brand ranking   US retail giant Amazon has moved past hi-tech titans Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand.   According to Kantar’s 2019 100 Top BrandZ report, the brand value of Amazon surged by 52 per cent to $315 … Read more 13.06.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL Maldives confers its highest civilian award on PM Modi   Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Maldives’ highest civilian award, the ‘Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzudeen’, by the President of the host country, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.   The award is in recognition of the many services Prime Minister Modi has … Read more 09-10.06.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to export 4,000 MW clean energy    Rajasthan will start exporting 4,000 MW renewable energy (solar and wind) to other states within one year once an integrated power evacuation system is completed.   Presently, a transmission line for 765-KV Bhadla-Bikaner grid sub-station (GSS) is being set in the state, which will be linked … Read more 28.06.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Panel set up to monitor government colleges in Rajasthan   The Rajasthan college education department is setting up a District Resource Assistance Committee (DRAC) in the state to monitor the functioning of the colleges and provide them with required facilities.   An officer in-charge monitors the functioning of government colleges in various districts. As per the … Read more 05.06.19 Rajasthan[RPSC] Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL India slips 5 places to 141 on Global Peace Index 2019   India has slipped by four points in an annual global index on peacefulness this year, finishing at 141 among 163 countries.   Iceland remained at the top position, according to a report by an international think tank.   The Global … Read more 14.06.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt opens its first English medium school   For the first time, Rajasthan education department has decided to open the first government English medium school in Mansarovar, Jaipur.   To celebrate the 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary, Directorate of Education, Bikaner has issued orders a few days back to open one English medium … Read more 21.06.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL NASA announces ‘Dragonfly’ mission to explore Saturn’s moon, Titan   The US space agency NASA announced that it will launch a spacecraft in 2026 to explore the richly organic world of Titan.   A rotorcraft called ‘Dragonfly’ will arrive at the Saturn’s moon in 2034, looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both … Read more 25.06.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL World’s highest weather stations installed on Mount Everest   A team of Tribhuvan University and National Geographic Society scientists and researchers have installed the world’s highest, fully automated weather stations atop Mount Everest.   Total five weather stations, including one at a record height of 27,657 feet, were installed on the Earth’s highest mountain … Read more 15.06.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs