Daily current affair & Gk updates

National & International

• Govt proposes to set up this no. of Van Dhan Kendras across country - 3,000.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has become India's partner in oil refinery project at – Ratnagiri (Maharashtra).
• India has signed six MoUs to further expand bilateral ties with this island nation which is near Africa - Seychelles.
• NASA will send this mission to correct agricultural water imbalances on June 29 -  ECOSTRESS.
• Bangladesh navies will institute Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) from June 24 to 29 with - India.
• On June 22, 2018, India launched a technology and talent exchange program called 'Take-Change' for startup with country - Britain.
• Theme of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2018 - Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe.

Banking & Sports

• RBI proposed that this type of Banks will have to set up a Board of Management - Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs).
• Indian Government testing this big data system that will assist banks in assessing credit risk - Credit Rating Model.
• In the 2018 World Stage 3 Archery Championship in the United States, this Indian woman archer has won the gold medal in women's recurve event - Deepika Kumar.
• England beat this country to complete ODI series whitewash in the 140-year cricket history – Australia.

Persons in News

• The presence Seychelles President is - Danny Faure.
• New MD and CEO of Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) is - Ravi Panchanandan.

General Knowledge

• International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on – 26 June.  
• The constitution of India came into force in year – 1950.
• Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is working under the administrative control of - Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
• Vienna-based United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in year - 1997.
• National currency of Seychelles - Seychellois Rupee.
• National currency of Bangladesh - Bangladeshi Taka.