Page-14 of Current Affairs - June, 2019

29 journalists conferred Matri Shree Media Awards

June 18, 2019

29 journalists from both print and electronic media were felicitated with Matri Shree Media Awards for their contribution towards journalism in New Delhi. Key Highlights This year was the 44th edition of Matri Shree media award. This time apart from ..

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Tennis Ranking: Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic continue as World No. 1

June 18, 2019

In the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings Naomi Osaka of Japan’s and Novak Djokovic of Serbia continue to be as World Number 1. Key Highlights The latest ATP and WTA rankings were announced ..

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33rd Federation Cup Basketball Tournament 2019

June 18, 2019

At the 33rd Federation Cup Basketball Championship for Men and Women held over the past week in Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida, Punjab Police and Eastern Railway won the men’s and women’s titles respectively. Key Highlights Punjab Police won ..

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Lt Gen Faiz Hameed: appointed Pakistan’s new ISI chief

June 18, 2019

Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, was appointed by Pakistan military as the new Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the military-led powerful spy agency. Though by convention it is the Prime Minister of country who appoints ISI chief in consultation with Army ..

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Indian high commissioner visits Indo-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1

June 18, 2019

Riva Ganguli Das, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh visited the ongoing construction of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1 (Feni Bridge) and land port (Ramgarh Land Port) in Khagrachhari, Bangladesh. Key Highlights Background: The Feni Bridge also known as Maitree ..

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World Food India 2019 to be held in New Delhi

June 18, 2019

Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, recently announced that World Food India 2019 will be held at Vigyan Bhawan and Rajpath Lawns in New Delhi from 1st to 4th November 2019. Key Highlights The announcement was ..

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DCC approves levy of penalty on Airtel, Vodafone Idea

June 18, 2019

The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the highest decision-making body of Department of Telecom (DoT), has approved levying of penalty on Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Vodafone Idea Ltd. for denial of interconnection to Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. when the latter had ..

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India to host COP-14 of UNCDD in September 2019

June 18, 2019

For the first time ever India will be hosting the 14th session of Conference of Parties (COP-14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019, to address the issue of land degradation and desertification. Key Highlights Presidency: ..

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