Page-29 of Current Affairs - June, 2019

U.S. Visa process now needs Social Media Profiles

June 4, 2019

Under a new rule, the United States has asked all Visa applicants to must provide information on their social media use and declare their social media profiles going back five years. Key Highlights Background: The new Visa rules originates from ..

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CAG Rajiv Mehrishi elected External Auditor for WHO

June 4, 2019

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Rajiv Mehrishi has been elected as external auditor of World Health Organization (WHO) for a period of four years from year 2020 to 2023. Key Highlights CAG Rajiv Mehrishi was elected at ..

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OIC appoints Yousef Aldobeay as its special envoy for J&K

June 4, 2019

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) appointed Yousef Aldobeay of Saudi Arabia as its special envoy for Jammu & Kashmir. The decision was taken at the 14th OIC Summit held in the holy city of Makkah, in Saudi Arabia. Key ..

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IAF AN-32 Aircraft Missing

June 4, 2019

Indian Air Force’s AN-32 transport aircraft goes missing after taking off from Jorhat in Assam. The airborne aircraft had total 13 people on board including eight aircrew and five passengers. Key Highlights AN-32 aircraft got airborne on 3 June from ..

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Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) meets in Bangkok

June 3, 2019

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue also known as Quad is an informal strategic grouping consisting of India, US, Australia and Japan recently met in Bangkok in Thailand. Key Highlights of Meet The meet in Bangkok was attended by senior officials of ..

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14th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit held in Mecca

June 3, 2019

The 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia was hosted by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Key Highlights of Summit Agenda: The official agenda of meeting was to address ‘current ..

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Liverpool beats Hotspur to win UEFA Champions League

June 3, 2019

Liverpool beats Tottenham Hotspur with 2-0 to win UEFA Champions League football trophy final at Madrid, Spain. This was Tottenham first ever appearance in the Champions League final. Key Highlights In an all-English Champions League final the 2-0 win by ..

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ONGC overtakes India Oil Corp as Most Profitable PSU

June 3, 2019

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) overtook India Oil Corporation (IOC) by regaining crown of being India’s most profitable Public Sector Undertakings (PSU). Key Highlights In the previous two financial years (2016-17 and 2017-18) ONGC had lost the most ..

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