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Current Affairs 14 June 2019
President’s Rule in J&K Extended for 6 More Months Beginning July 3
- The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved an extension of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a further period of six months with effect from July 3, 2019, under article 356(4) of the Constitution of India.
- The Presidents Rule has been continuing in Jammu and Kashmir since June 20, 2018 and is to get expired on July 2, 2019.
Farmers To Contribute Rs 100 per month Under PM Kisan Pension Scheme
- The Government has announced that farmers will be required to contribute Rs 100 per month under the newly launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana (PMKPY) for the monthly pension.
- Additionally, the central government will also contribute an equal amount to the pension fund to be managed by the LIC, which will be responsible for the pension payout.
- PMKPY is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme, under which farmers will get a minimum fixed pension of Rs 3000 per month, upon attaining the age of 60.
- The minimum age to join the scheme is 18 and maximum age is 40 and will cover all small and marginal farmers across the country.
Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna launched in Bihar for Poor citizen above 60 years
- Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar has launched a pension scheme for poor people above 60 years of age in the state named Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna.
- As per the Scheme, Poor people above 60 years of age will get Rs 400 per month and those above 80 years will get Rs 500 per month.
- It will not cover retired government employees. The state government had created a special fund of Rs 18,000 crore for the scheme
T-Series CMD Bhushan Kumar receives Guinness World Records certificate
- The CMD of India‟s biggest music label T-Series, Bhushan Kumar has received the Guinness World Records certificate as T-Series became the “First YouTube Channel to surpass 100 million subscribers”.
- The T-Series YouTube channel began on March 13, 2006. It has 29 sub-channels and features songs and film trailers.
- T-Series won a close battle against Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie’s channel to become the world’s No.1 YouTube channel.
Xi Jinping Conferred with Kyrgyzstan’s Highest National Award
- The President of China, Xi Jinping, has been awarded the “Manas Order of the First Degree”, the highest national prize of Kyrgyzstan on June 13 by Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
- Xi, who was in Kyrgyzstan to attend the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, was awarded for his special contributions to the development of the Kyrgyzstan-China comprehensive strategic partnership.
All ATMs shall be grouted to a structure by September 30, 2019: RBI
- The Reserve Bank of India has formed a Committee on Currency Movement (CCM) with Shri D.K. Mohanty, Executive Director as its Chairperson. After reviewing the recommendation of the committee, the RBI has directed all banks to ensure the following safety measures for ATMs.
- All ATMs shall be grouted to a structure (wall, pillar, floor, etc.) by September 30, 2019, except for ATMs installed in highly secured premises such as airports, etc. which have adequate CCTV coverage and are guarded by state / central security personnel.
- All ATMs shall be operated for cash replenishment only with digital One Time Combination (OTC) locks.
- Banks may also consider rolling out a comprehensive e-surveillance mechanism at the ATMs to ensure timely alerts and quick response.
TRAI sets deadline as Sept 30 for telecom companies for revised MNP norms
- Telecom regulator Trai has extended, the deadline for telecom companies for implementation of revised Mobile Number Portability (MNP) norms to September 30, 2019. The earlier deadline was of June 13, 2019.
- As per the revised norms, telecom operators are required to port the mobile numbers within 2 days. In the case of MNP from one circle to another circle, a time period of 4 days is allowed.
- The maximum charge that mobile companies can charge for MNP is Rs 4. Earlier it was Rs 19.
Facebook makes its first investment in India-based start-up in Meesho
- Facebook has invested in a social commerce start-up, Meesho, which connects buyers and sellers on social media platforms.
- However, the Terms of the transaction were not revealed. This is Facebook’s first investment in an India-based start-up.
India ranked 101 in latest FIFA rankings; Belgium tops
- India has been ranked at 101st spot in the football FIFA rankings for June 2019. The ranking has been topped by Belgium.
- France is on second followed by Brazil on third. Iran is the only Asian country in top 20, it is ranked at 29th spot.
World Blood Donor Day: June 14
- World Blood Donor Day is observed on June 14 every year to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood.
- The theme for 2019 is – Blood Donation and Universal Access to Safe Blood Transfusion
- Slogan – Safe Blood for All.
- The host country for World Blood Donor Day 2019 is Rwanda.