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17 Jun 2020

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

PM of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev Resigns From Post

  • Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev has resigned from the post.
  • He resigned due to citing an ongoing criminal investigation into the assignment of national radio frequencies.
  • The Kyrgyz parliament raised the issue of the offer of radio frequencies, which was trailed by various representatives requesting Abylgaziev demonstrate his honesty against charges of debasement.
  • He was delegated as a leader by President Sooronbai Jeenbekov in April 2018.

North Korea Blows up Joint Liaison Office With South in Kaesong

  • North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office with the South near the North's border town of Kaesong.
  • The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action at the Korean border.
  • The site was opened in 2018 to help the Koreas - officially in a state of war - to communicate. It had been empty since January 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
  • In a statement, South Korea warned it would "respond strongly" if the North "continues to worsen the situation".
  • The destruction of the office, it said, "abandons the hopes of everyone who wanted the development of inter-Korean relations and peace settlement in the Korean Peninsula".

North Korea Blows up Joint Liaison Office With South in Kaesong

  • North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office with the South near the North's border town of Kaesong.
  • The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action at the Korean border.
  • The site was opened in 2018 to help the Koreas - officially in a state of war - to communicate. It had been empty since January 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
  • In a statement, South Korea warned it would "respond strongly" if the North "continues to worsen the situation".
  • The destruction of the office, it said, "abandons the hopes of everyone who wanted the development of inter-Korean relations and peace settlement in the Korean Peninsula".
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ENVIRONMENT

New Fish Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

  • A new species of fish has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Zoology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat discovered a new fish species from genus Schizothorax.
  • The fish species is named as Schizothorax sikusirumensis.
  • The name of this fish species has been derived from the name of the rivers where it was found.
  • This fish was collected from the junction of River Siku and Sirum near Gakang area under Mebo circle of East Siang District. The fish inhabits the water logged area of torrential river drainage.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

CBIC launched 'e-Office' Application in all CGST

  • The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Chairman M. Ajit Kumar launched the 'e-Office' application in over 500 CGST and customs offices across India, on 15th June, 2020 at New Delhi.
  • The e-Office is a Mission Mode Project(MMP) under the e-Governance of India.
  • e-Office has been developed by the National Informatics Center(NIC), and supported by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
  • E-Office aims to improve governance by automating the internal processes of handling files and taking decisions within Government.

India Becomes Founding Member of Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence

  • India joined international and multi-stakeholder initiative Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) on artificial intelligence as its founder member.
  • GPAI will bring together experts from the industry, civil society, governments, and academia to collaborate to promote responsible evolution of AI and will also evolve methodologies to show how it can be leveraged to better respond to the present global crisis around Covid-19.

India's First Gas Trading Platform Launched

  • Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform was launched by Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas in an e-ceremony, a move that is expected to lead to market-driven pricing and boost consumption by improving availability.
  • The IGX platform incorporated by Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), India's leading energy market platform commenced the trading on the platform.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Uttar Pradesh Govt Decides to Adopt Scheme of Flatted Factory Model

  • In Uttar Pradesh, the State Government has decided to adopt the scheme of Flatted Factory Model which will ensure easy availability of land for industries, and in turn, generate employment also.
  • In a high level meeting, it was decided by Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) that flatted factories that means multi-storeyed buildings in which multiple non-polluting units can operate will be allowed.
  •  The new policy will allow the owner of an industrial land of at least five acres to develop one-fourth of it as flatted factory.
  • The model can be adopted only for non-polluting manufacturing unit permitted by industrial development authority like manufacturing of readymade garments, handicrafts.
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DEFENCE

India Ranked 6th as Nuclear Weapons Increased Since 2019; US Tops: SIPRI

  • In accordance with the "SIPRI Yearbook 2020-Armaments, Disarmament and International Security" of Swedish think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), from 2019 there is an increase in the nuclear weapons stockpile of India and China.
  • However India's overall possession of nuclear weapons is less than half of Beijing's and also slightly lower than what Pakistan possesses.
  • The number of nuclear warheads in the Indian arsenal pegged at 150 in comparison to the 2019 report (on the basis of 2018) when India had 130-140.
  • On the other hand, China's nuclear arsenal calculated at 320 as compared to 290 of SIPRI's 2019 report while Pakistan's nuclear arsenal remained constant at 160 in comparison to 2019's 150-160.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

World Wind Day is Observed on 15 June

  • Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June.
  • It is a day for discovering wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth.

International Day of Family Remittances is Observed on 16 June

  • The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is a universally-recognized observance adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/72/281) and celebrated every year on 16 June. 
  • The day recognizes the contribution of over 200 million migrants to improve the lives of their 800 million family members back home, and to create a future of hope for their children.
  • Half of these flows go to rural areas, where poverty and hunger are concentrated, and where remittances count the most.
  • Through this observance, the United Nations aims to bring greater awareness of the impact that these contributions have on millions of households, but also on communities, countries, and entire regions.
  • The Day also calls upon governments, private sector entities, as well as the civil society, to find ways that can maximize the impact of remittances through individual, and/or collective actions.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS

Deccan Development Society Wins Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award

  • Hyderabad-based Deccan Development Society has won the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award.
  • This honour is one of the most pined for natural honours on the planet for the year 2020.
  • The honour was declared by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Vice President and CEO, Olivier Wenden.
  • The honour of 40,000 Euros (roughly Rs 35 lakhs) has been given to the general public.
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

India Gets its First Infectious Disease Diagnostics Lab

  •  The first disease diagnostics lab in India is now ready.
  • The mobile laboratory is a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
  • The laboratory promotes and supports the idea of being self-efficient in difficult times.
  • The laboratory has been reported to be built in the recorded time of just 8 days from the date of receipt of Automotive Chassis, from Bharat Benz.
  • The lab has been built with the support of the Department of Bio-Technology.
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ART AND CULTURE

500-Year-Old Temple Found Submerged in Odisha's Mahanadi

  • An ancient temple that remained submerged in Mahanadi in Odisha has been found, said experts who are leading a documentation project of heritage sites in the river valley.
  • The 60-feet temple, believed to be around 500 years old, was located recently during an exercise as part of the project, said Anil Dhir, project coordinator of the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in Odisha.
  • The temple was found in the mid-river near Baideswar in the Padmavati area in Cuttack.
  • The temple dates back to the late 15th or early 16th century, considering the construction style of the Mastaka and the materials used for the construction.
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