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CURRENT AFFAIRS 

1. PM Narendra Modi calls all-party meet over conflict with China today (June 19), AAP excluded. According to sources, a political party with more than 5 MP has been called for Friday’s meet. Since the AAP party has 4 MPs in parliament, so it has not been invited.

2. The monsoon in the national capital Delhi is likely to reach by June 22-23, ahead of its schedule, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)

3. COVID-19 pandemic loan moratorium: no merit in ‘charging interest on interest’ for deferred payments, says Supreme Court

4. Suvidha sanitary napkins made available at a minimum price of Rs. 1/- per pad at PMBJP (Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana) Kendras

5. A day after  tested positive for COVID-19, the condition of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday improved but fever has not subsided yet.

 

6. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has clarified that the state government had not re-announced the lockdown and urged the people to follow the government guideline on safety and precautions against COVID-19. Moreover, the Railways has commenced plying local trains but only for the 'essential employees' 

7. Interstate movement of personnel of armed forces and Central Armed Police Forces has been relaxed in Himachal Pradesh in the wake of the recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, an official said on Thursday. There is now no requirement of any e-pass or permit for interstate movement of the personnel of armed forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in Himachal Pradesh.

8. All Indian troops guarding the border with China carry arms, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, replying to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's poser that why Army personnel in Galwan Valley were sent "unarmed to martyrdom". in Ladakh and who is responsible for sending them towards danger.

9. The minister said armies of the two sides do not use firearms as per provisions of two bilateral agreements sealed in 1996 and 2005. "Let us get the facts straight. All troops on border duty always carry arms, especially when leaving post. Those at Galwan on 15 June did so. Long-standing practice (as per 1996 & 2005 agreements) not to use firearms during faceoffs," External affair minister Jaishankar tweeted.

10. 43 fresh COVID-19 cases in Tripura; count rises to 1,138, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.

11. Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to be launched by PM Modi on 20th June 2020

12. Union Minister for Road Transport& Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has expressed confidence that in the next five years, India will become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles.

13. The government on Thursday lifted the export ban on anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine with immediate effect

14. Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats spread across eight states will be held on Friday with 19 seats, where polling will be held, four each are from Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, three each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two from Jharkhand, and one each from Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya.

17. The clamour to boycott China-made products grew in the country following the killing of 20 Indian Army personnel by Chinese troops in a violent face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, with two Union ministers on Thursday urging people not to go for Chinese products, even as the Indian Railways has decided to terminate a signalling contract worth Rs 471 crore given to a Chinese company in 2016.

18. In a hardening of stance, sources said the government has decided to ask state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd not to use Chinese telecom gear in its 4G upgradation, which is being supported as part of the company revival package, while traders' body CAIT appealed to celebrities, including Bollywood actors, to stop endorsing products of Chinese brands as a mark of respect for the slain Indian soldiers.

19. Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists burn a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bhopal after 20 soldiers were killed during the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh

20. Malayalam Director And Writer KR Sachidanandan Aka Sachy Passes Away due to cardiac arrest.

21.  Trouble for BJP govt in Manipur as 9 MLAs resign. Those who quit included deputy chief minister Y JoyKumar Singh.

22. PM Modi launches auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining

23. India COVID status 

CONFIRMED 366,950

ACTIVE 160,390

RECOVERED 194,330

DEATHS 12,230

✈️INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. India-China Major General-level talks at LAC completed after six hours: The meeting location was at Patrol point 14, where the clash took place on June 15-16. The meeting was headed by Major General rank officer. Moreover, no fresh build-up and no reinforcements have been brought in by the Chinese side. India has demanded a return to status quo in May, asking the Chinese to remove the additional buildup done in the area since then.

2. Slamming China's incursion into Indian territory at the LAC, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar lodged a strong protest of the Indian government with China over the violent standoff at Galwan Valley during his telephonic conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

3.  20 Indian Army soldiers including a Commanding Officer were martyred at Galwan Valley

  

4. Nepal on Thursday completed the process to update the country's political map by amending the constitution to incorporate three strategically important Indian areas, a move that could severely jolt the bilateral relations with New Delhi

5. The second constitution amendment bill, passed by both houses of Nepal's Parliament, was also authenticated by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday

6. Beijing-based AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) clears $ 750 mn loan to India for coronavirus response; second one after an earlier loan of $500 million.

7. India has been elected unopposed as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday expressed his delight over the news stating that, the support from members of the council reflects the goodwill 'India enjoys in the world community'.

8. China’s Great Wall Motor Company signs Memorandum of U understanding with Maharashtra govt. to invest $1 billion in the state

9. Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar is set to meet with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on June 22 at a virtual meet of Russia-India-China.

 

10. The number of Corona positive cases in Bangladesh crossed one lakh mark on Thursday with 3803 new infections being reported in the last 24 hours

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 

 

1. Sports Ministry to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme in each State and UT: sports minister Kiren Rijiju said.

2. The US sprint star Reigning world 100m champion Christian Coleman is facing a two-year suspension after revealing on Tuesday he missed a drugs test last December.

 

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