Current Affairs 20th June 2018

Current Affairs 20th June 2018 - Important Points

• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict observed on - 19th June 2018
• National Digital Library launched by - HRD Minister 
• US President Donald Trump orders US Military to form ‘Space Force’ on - 18th June 2018
• Scheme to provide Rs 8,000 monthly assistance to female acid victims approved by - Haryana
• International Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 2018 held in Kathmandu on June 17-18 on - 19th June 2018
• Chhattisgarh Govt approves merger of around 1.50 lakh ‘shikshakarmi’, with state school education department on - 19th June 2018
• UK excluded India’s from student visa norms list on - 19th June 2018

Current Affairs 20th June 2018 - Details

US President Donald Trump orders US Military to form ‘Space Force’ on - 18th June 2018

United States President  Donald Trump ordered the US Defence Department and the Pentagon to produce a Space Force which would be an autonomous 6th branch of the Armed Forces, on June 18th , 2018. The Space Force Military division would be distinct but equivalent to the Air Force. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would supervise the formation of the force.
The declaration regarding the formation of the Space Force was accomplished at a meeting of the National Space Council. Donald Trump was accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the NASA Manager Jim Bridenstine.
Other initiatives announced by President Trump

• During the assembly, President Donald Trump also inked a fresh space policy dictate aimed at decreasing debris in Earth's orbit. The policy forms new rules for satellite outline and operation and chasing the growing amount of clutter in space.
• The President Trump also reviewed plans to land spacemen on the moon again and do another human moon landing within ten years on Mars.
  Outer Space Treaty
  In 1967, the USA had inked the Outer Space Treaty that restricts states from testing weapons and founding military bases on the lunar and other heavenly bodies.
  The agreement bans the placement of weapons of mass-devastation in orbit around Earth.

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict observed on - 19th June 2018

The 3rd annual International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict was celebrated worldwide on June 19th , 2018. The day focuses to substitute solidarity with the survivors who tolerate numerous, intersecting disgraces in the awaken of sexual violence, including the disgrace of association with terrorist associations and of bearing children perceived via rape by the enemy.
These women and children are frequently granted as affiliates of armed and ferocious extremist groups.
Key Highlights

• The International Day was memorialized with a panel talk at the UNs HQ in New York.
• The event consisted of reflections on how the teachings of history can be functional to modern conflict and post-conflict cultures, in which females and children free from violent extremist groups fight to reintegrate into their respective families and societies.
• The event also measured strategies including recruiting religious and traditional front-runners to assist change damaging social standards and dismiss the perception that these females and children were intricate in the criminalities accomplished by their abductors.

National Digital Library launched by - HRD Minister 

The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar initiated the National Digital
Library of India on June 19th , 2018. The library focuses to operate as a single-window platform for all
educational requirements.
More about National Digital library of India

• The National Digital library of India is a plan under Ministry of Human Resource Development, India.
• The platform is a combined one for schools, colleges, universities, teachers and students similar.
• The library will deliver free access to various books in English and other Indian languages. It was released in pilot form in May 2016.
• Presently, more than 35 lakh e-books in above 200 languages are accessible in the digital library.
• Access The library can be retrieved at ndp.iitkgp.ac.in. The subscriber registration is open to subscribers from worldwide.
• However, insides from few popular sources are only freely available to registered subscribers.
  Subscribers would be able to register for free National Digital Library from Google Play-store.

Scheme to provide Rs 8,000 monthly assistance to female acid victims approved by - Haryana

The Haryana government has sanctioned a scheme on June 19 th , 2018 to issue monthly financial
support ofRupees 8,000 to women who are the victims of acid attacks.

Key points

• This would be applicable to the sufferers, who would come within the description of disability under
  Section2 (i) of thePersons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights of Full
  Participation) Act, 1995.
• These sufferers would also be provided with additional priority during the allocation of Fair Price Shops by the Haryana Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.

Chhattisgarh Govt approves merger of around 1.50 lakh ‘shikshakarmi’, with state school education department on - 19th June 2018

The Chhattisgarh cabinet headed byCM Raman Singh permitted union of“shikshakarmi”with the department of StateSchool Education, on June 19th, 2018.

Key Facts

• This will beapplicable from July 1 st , 2018, and will advantage approximately1.50 lakh shiksha-karmi.
• In the 1st phase, the union of1.03 lakh shiksha-karmi who have completed 8 years of job will be
  carried out from the July 1st .
• The balance48,000 shiksha-karmi will become qualified for union into the Department of School
  Education as and when they finish their 8 years of job duration.
• The shiksha-karmis will enjoy the advantage of Pay Commission guidelines, Pay Scale, various
  Allowances, employment on compassionate grounds and level elevations to which other confirmed
  teachers are eligible.
• The conclusion will put a load of Rupees 1346 crore on the department.

Other Sanctions
Ayushman Bharat Scheme.Approximately forty lakh families will be entitled under the Ayushman
Bharat scheme in the state as per information shared by Chandrakar. The scheme will be releaased
on August 15th .

UK excluded India’s from student visa norms list on - 19th June 2018

The United Kingdom government has straightway linked the prohibition of Indian students from a list of

nations to India’s rejection to ink a Memorandum of Understanding on the homecoming of illegal
immigrants on June 19 th , 2018. This list would propose easier visa standards.
The Indian Cabinet had sanctioned the so-called Memorandum of Understanding on homecoming to
simplify the deportation of suspected illegal Indian migrants in the United Kingdom to India.
India being excepted fromTier 4foreign student visa moderations revealed by the United Kingdom.
But the United Kingdom government’sTier 2 visa easing for doctors and other specialists from nations
like India has been most accepted.

International Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 2018 held in Kathmandu on June 17-18 on - 19th June 2018

International Conference on Information and Communication Technology will be held on June 19th,
2018,inKathmandu,Nepalfrom June17th-18th, 2018. The subject of 2 days conference is‘Sustainable Development Goals for Smart Society’. The conference was commanded byFederation of Computer Association, Nepal.
The aim of the conference was to bring government and private entrepreneur together for evolving
plan of action using sustainable Information and Communication Technology apps. It also released the
prospects ofSMART Nepal 2030. About500representatives, including Information and Communication Technology workers, specialists, trainers, scientists and experts from India, Japan, China, Korea and Nepal took part in the conference.