Current Affairs 24th June 2017

Current Affairs 24th June 2017

NATIONAL

• The Department of Science and Technology has launched the Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty (VAJRA) scheme to attract Indian scientists abroad
• Government announces another 30 cities under Smart City Mission
• MeitY launches Web Portal for smooth GST implementation
• Rural Uttarakhand and rural Haryana have declared themselves as the 4th and 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India
• 53 New Projects for 9 Cities Approved in Odisha under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

INTERNATIONAL

• US has cleared the sale of 22 unmanned Guardian drones to India
• According to Mercer’s 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, Mumbai is the most expensive city in India

BANKING & ECONOMY

• The Reserve Bank of India reconstituted the Oversight Committee by appointing three more members

APPOINTMENT

• Vladimir Voronkov appointed as Under-Secretary-General of UN Counter-Terrorism Office

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• PSLV-C38, carrying 31 satellites, has been lifted off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

AWARD

• Indian agricultural microbiologist Shrihari Chandraghatgi has been conferred the Ministry of Environment Award for 2017 in Japan