[CA] News - June 14, 2017

Around INDIA

# India ratified the two Core Conventions of International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions 138 regarding admission of age to employment and Convention 182 regarding worst forms of Child Labour

# India has the second highest number of obese children (14.4 mn) in the world after China (15.3 mn) [Among adults, US topped the list with 79.4 mn followed by China with 57.3 mn]

# Government of India has emphasised that Goods and Services Tax (GST) is scheduled to roll-out on 1st July, 2017.

# In-principle decision to open Janaushadhi Kendras at Railway Stations taken: Union Railway Minister, Mr. Suresh Prabhu

# Union Railway Minister, Mr. Suresh Prabhu launched "Mission Retro-Fitment" to enhance passenger experience

# The Anti-Tank Guided Missile Nag was successfully flight tested in the desert ranges of Rajasthan.

# 100 Volumes of Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG) was released

TAMIL NADU

# Madurai Bench of Madras High Court expressed its displeasure with the slowdown in excavation at Keezhadi in Sivagangai Dt where an advanced civilisation appeared to have thrived on the Vaigai banks

# In another instance of serious violation inside the Megamalai Wildlife sanctuary in Theni Dt, the Forest Department has found that 177 trees have been felled for laying a mud path inside a private estate in the sanctuary

STATES SCAN

# Arunachal Pradesh: Chief Minister, Mr. Pema Khandu reiterated demand for a separate time zone for north-eastern states

# Bihar: Project Jal Sancha, a wate conservation model adopted successfully in Nalanda Dt has been selected for the national award for excellence in the MGNREGP (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme) by the Union Ministry of Rural Development

# Madhya Pradesh: 2 farmers committed suicide in two days

# Rajasthan: Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak said that a village in Rajasthan will be named after US President, Mr. Donald Trump but State Government ruled out an such plans

# West Bengal: the fresh movement for a separate State of Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling hills gathered steam with smaller parties joining the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) in its demand for a separate state

BILATERAL ISSUES

# Second edition of the naval exercise between India and Australia (AUSINDEX-17) in Freemantle, Australia from June 13-17, 2017

# India-Korea Strategic Economic Dialogue and the 2nd Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB in Seoul

# India to be Co-Partner Country in ANUGA 2017 (Allgemeine Nahrungs Und Genußmittel Ausstellung ( General Food and Non essential Provisions Exhibition))

# India and Israel sign “white shipping” agreement to improve data sharing on non-classified merchant navy ships or cargo ships

WORLD

# Bangladesh: 74 people killed in a massive landslide

# Myanmar: government seeks UNESCO's heritage status for Bagan city (home to Buddhist structures)

# Panama: has cut its long-standing ties with Taiwan, choosing to establish diplomatic relations with China instead. The move leaves Taiwan with just 20 diplomatic allies.

# Turkey: President, Mr. Tayyip Erdogan said that, Qatar isolation violates Islamic rules

ECONOMICS

# General Electric (GE) in partnership with Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is planning to source workers and skilled technicians from Bihar itself, in line with its Greenfield manufacturing base being set up in Marhaura (Bihar), service facilities in Roza (UP) and Gandhidham (Gujarat).

SPORTS

# Iran qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup; with this, a total of three countries qualified so far [Russia, Brazil and Iran];2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia

MISC

# Forbe's annual list of highest earning entertainers: American rapper Sean Combs top the list followed by America's Beyonce and UK's J K Rowling

[Form India, Shahrukh Khan at 65th, Slaman Khan at 71st and Akshay Kumar at 80th]