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Daily Current Affairs of 15th June 2018
International Current Affairs
- Today (15th June) is ASEAN Dengue Day.
- 2018 ASEAN Dengue Day Theme : “One Asean Community Against Dengue”
- Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).
- This day was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations.
- The purpose of this day is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to attend the Eastern Economic Forum which is scheduled to be held in September 2018 at Russia.
- US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by two Norwegian MPs for his efforts in reaching an agreement with North Korea to denuclearise the Korean peninsula.
- For the first time in over a decade, North and South Korea today held military talks.
- The talks came two days after US President Donald Trump said he would stop war games with the South, following his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
- The 10th Meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) was held in New Delhi, India.
- This is second time India hosted meeting of GAELF. Earlier in 2002, India had hosted the meeting.
- This meeting recognized that India has highest burden of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and there is need of taking leadership role to Eliminate lymphatic filariasis.
- India’s Accelerated Plan for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) 2018 was also released in the meeting.
National Current Affairs
- Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog's composite water management index (CWMI), while tribal state Jharkhand was adjudged as the worst performer.
- Gujarat is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra on the index.
- In the northeastern and Himalayan states, Tripura has been adjudged as the top state in 2016-17 followed by Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Assam.
- Top 10 in the List :
- Gujarat
- Madhya Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
- Punjab
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Chhattisgarh
- Rajasthan
- Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today returned to India after he spent two and a half months in the US, where he was receiving treatment for a pancreatic ailment.
Science & Technology
- Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi has inaugurated a tourist kiosk or robocop called 'Singham' (Lion).
- Singham will guide people to the nearest police station, hospitals, tourist spots, available transport services and other facilities.
- The robocop also features a CCTV camera and microphone that will help the public communicate with the cops posted at the Tourist Police Station.
Deaths
- Shujaat Bukhari (50), the editor of regional newspaper Rising Kashmir, has been shot dead by Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar
Awards & Honors
- Irish author Mike McCormack has won the €100,000 (nearly ₹80 lakh) International Dublin literary award 2018 for his one-sentence novel "Solar Bones".
- Note : McCormack wrote the 224-page book without using full stops, technically making the novel one sentence-long.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- Gujarat will become the 1st Indian state to get completely covered under the piped gas distribution network , once Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) completes bidding process for distributing natural gas in eight geographical areas (GAs) in Gujarat.
- Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is going to invest up to $100 billion in solar power generation project in India.
- The company is expected to make the investment through a fund backed by Saudi Arabia's government.
- Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 1st office of leading defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited in Hanoi, reflecting India's deepening military cooperation with Vietnam.
New Appointments
- Former World Bank Economist Omar al-Razzaz was sworn in as Jordan's new Prime Minister.
- He replaces Hani al-Mulki who resigned following mass protests over price hikes and other government economic policies.
- About Jordan :
- Capital : Amman
- Monarch : Abdullah II
- Prime Minister : Omar Razzaz
- Official Language : Arabic
- Currency : Jordanian Dinar (JOD)

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