Oneliner News of June 2020

Bank

• Yes Bank has announced the launch of "Yuva Pay" a Digital Wallet, in partnership with UDMA Technologies to enable contactless payments.
• RBI has extended the restrictions imposed on Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Limited by another 6 months, till December 22.
• RBI has set up Panel to review ownership guidelines, corporate structure norms of Private Banks. (most imp)
• SBI has launched Aadhar-based instant digital savings account facility for customers.
• RBI has barred people's co-operative bank from granting fresh loans and accepting deposits for 6 months. It is located in Kanpur.
• Gross Direct Tax Collection for 2019-20 fell almost 5% at RS.12.33 lakh crore against previous year's Rs.12.97 lakh crore, According to Central Board of Direct Taxs.
• RBI has approved the extension of tenure of Lakshmi Vilas Bank's MD and CEO Subremanan Sunder by 6 months.
• Yes Bank Limited has acquired a 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Limited.

Schemes

• Tripura State Government has launched a "Mukhyamantri Matree Pushti Uphaar" scheme under which it would provide nutrition kits, containing ghee, jaggery to pregnant women.
• Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched "YSR Kapu Nestham" for the welfare of women from Kapu Community.
• Special Kitchen "Indian Rasoi Yojana" Scheme for poor to be launched in Rajasthan. (imp)
• Uttar Pradesh Government Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched "Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana", to educate child labourers in the state.
• Government of India has unveiled the PM SVANIDHI Scheme to provide affordable loans to street vendors.
• "Godhan Nyay Yojana" has been announced by Chhattisgarh Government.

State

• Dharmendra Pradhan along with Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a product Application and Development Centre (PADC) set up by Indian Oil at Paradip.
• Uttar Pradesh has become Top state in the country to provide employment to workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). (imp)
• Jammu & Kashmir administration won the award for Development of Panchayats.
• Odisha has become 1st state in the country to receive ISO certification for hostels meant for tribal students. (most imp.)
• Odisha Cabinet has given state anthem status to "Bande Utkala Janani" or "Glory to Mother Utkala". It is written by poet Lakshmikanta Mohapatra. (imp)
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched state Environment Body's Waste Exchange Website.
• Karnataka government, NGT has imposed an interim penalty of Rs.10 lakh over pollution in the Kithiganahalli Lake.

World

• The World's 1st Yoga University outside India has been launched in Los Angles, USA. (Imp.)
• India has attended 32nd Special Eurasian Group on combating Money Laundering & Financing of Terrorism  (EAG) plenary meeting, under the aegis of Financial Action Task Force.
• Myanmar Military "Tatmadaw" has decided to use Facebook again to provide 'accurate'  news to people.
• Kim Jong Un has been honoured with commemorative word war 2 medals to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Over Nazi Germany by Russian President Vladimir Putin. (most imp)
• Michael Martin has been elected as Ireland's New Prime Minister.
• NASA has announced that its Headquarter in Washington, D.C. will be named after Mary W. Jackson, one of its history-making engineer.

Sports

• New Zealand Wicketkeeper Batswoman Racheal Priest has announced her retirement from International Cricket.
• Australia and New Zealand have been named as the host for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
• Government of India has decided to establish 1000 Khelo India Centres (KIC) at the district level across the country.
• Indian Deaf Cricket team will participate in DICC World Cup 2021 in UAE. (imp)
• Gomathi Marimuthu, the 2019 Asian Championship 800m Gold Medalist, has been banned for 4 years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
• International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has cleared K Sanjit Chanu from anti-doping violation.
• Ronalda becomes football's 1st Billionaire. (most imp)

Rank

• According to the Swiss National Bank (SNB)'s report, India has ranked 77th in terms of Money Parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss Banks at the end of 2019.
• According to Mercure's 2020 cost of living survey, Mumbai is the 60th most expensive city for expatriates globally.
• According to researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities, India has been ranked 168th out of 180 countries in 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI).
• IIT Bombay Indian Institute of Science and IIT Delhi feature in top 200 list of QS World University Rankings 2021.
• India has been ranked 23rd in 2020 startup Ecosystem Ranking's Report. Top country - USA.

Appointment

• IFTAS a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India has appointed T Rabi Shankar as Chairman and Dr N Rajendra as CEO. (Imp.)
• Urjit Patel has been appointed as Chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPEP).
• Vishwas Mehta has appointed as new Chief Secretary of Kerala.
• Gaitri I Kumar has appointed as next High Commissioner of India to the UK.
• Vini Mahajan has been appointed as Punjab's 1st Woman Chief Secretary. (imp.)

Other

• Union Cabinet has given its approval for the declaration of Khushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport. (imp)
• Indian musician Shobha Sekhar, founder Kalakruthi Music Organisation in Australia will be conferred the medal of the order of Australia. (imp)
• Ministry of Home Affairs has reconstituted a committee to look into the welfare of Freedom Fighters with the minister of state for home affairs.
• India and Denmark have signed an MoU for Developing Cooperation in Power Sector.
• Javed Akhtar has become 1st Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins Award.
• Indian Writer Kritika Pandey has won the regional award for Asia in "Commonwealth Short Story Prize". (imp)
• India nad Australia signed 9 agreements including a Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) and 8 other agreement.