Dear aspirants, to crack any type of competitive examination current affairs plays a significant role and for that we are providing daily important news that are most important for your examination. So we are here for you to provide the important Recent and Latest Current Affairs 28 June 2020.
Current Affairs 28 June 2020 includes all newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Times of India, PTI, Indian Express, and all Government official websites.
1. Union Minister Tomar launches web portal of Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
- Union Minister for Rural Development NS Tomar launched the web portal of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan through video conferencing in New Delhi.
- Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is the massive employment generation-cum-rural infrastructure creation programme
- It is a Rs 50,000 Cr worth project to be seen in 116 districts
2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the annual Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2020.
- In State TB Index, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh &Himachal Pradesh were the top 3 best-performing states for TB control under the category of states with 50 lakh population.
- Tripura & Nagaland were best-performing in category of less than 50 lakh population.
- It also revealed that Tobacco consumption is rising among Indian.
3. Tripura Government announces ‘Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar’
- In an effort to combat infant and maternal mortality and malnutrition, Tripura government announced Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar,
- It is an ambitious scheme to provide nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women.
- The kit, costing Rs 500 will be given to women after 4 tests.
4. President promulgates ordinance to bring co-operative banks under RBI supervision
- President Kovind has promulgated Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to bring all urban cooperative banks & multi-state cooperative banks under the supervision of the RBI.
- The Ordinance amends the BRA, 1949 as applicable to cooperative banks
- RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das.
5. Liverpool wins 2019-20 English Premier League title
- Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions without kicking a ball as Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Manchester City ended the Reds’ 30-year wait to win the English title.
- They sealed the 19th league title for the club.
- Fenway Sports Group owns Liverpool.
6. Cricketer Clare Connor to be first female MCC president in 233 years
- Former England women’s captain Clare Connor is to become the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club in its 233-year history.
- Current incumbent Kumar Sangakkara, the first non-British MCC president, nominated Connor via video link.
- MCC owns the famous Lord’s Cricket Ground.
7. Sanjita Chanu to receive Arjuna award after IWF drops doping charges
- Weightlifter Chanu is 2 time Commonwealth Games gold medal winner.
- She was recently exonerated from doping charges, will get the Arjuna award for 2018 as per Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF).
- World Anti-Doping Agency HQ : Montreal, Canada.
8. Niti Aayog launches behaviour change campaign ‘navigating the new normal’
- The campaign has two parts.
- 1st is a web portal containing resources informed by behavioural science & the use of nudge/social norms theory, related to behavioural norms during the pandemic.
- 2nd is a media campaign focused on the wearing of masks.
- NITI Aayog CEO : Amitabh Kant.
9. Argentina youth Luka Romero of Mallorca becomes youngest La Liga player in history
- Luka Romero made La Liga history as he became the youngest player to play when he was substituted on for Mallorca.
- He became the youngest player ever at 15 years, 219 days to play in La Liga.
- La Liga, is a division of the Spanish football league system.
10. World’s first yoga university outside India launched in Los Angeles
- Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) was jointly launched on by MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan & Chairperson of the Standing Committee on External Affairs P P Chaudhary.
- During a virtual event held at the Consulate General of India in New York.
- UN has declared June 21 as International Day of Yoga.
11. India joins ‘Alliance for Poverty Eradication’ at UN as founding member
- India has become a founding member of an Alliance for Poverty Eradication at the UN, launched by the President of the General Assembly.
- It has aimed to focussing on efforts to boost global economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- President of UN General Assembly : Tijjani MD Bande.
So, these are all the latest important Current Affairs 28 June 2020.
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