Daily GK Updates - 19th June, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Union Government notified 10 coastal police stations extending their jurisdiction to 200 nautical miles:The notified 10 police stations share the coastline in eight States.The new coastal police stations are proposed to maintain security up to five nautical miles from the shore.

2. India signs two MoUs with Namibia on capacity building for civil servants, centre of excellence in ICT:India and Namibia on 16 June 2016 signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on capacity building for civil servants of Namibia and to set up of centre of excellence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

3. Kolkata-Ashuganj-Tripura transit facility becomes operational between India and Bangladesh: The transit facility was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka in June 2015 to boost trade and facilitate seamless movement of goods in the Bangladesh region.The trans-shipment operations were launched at the Ashuganj port with a cargo vessel unloading the maiden consignment to be transported to Tripura through Bangladeshi territory.

4. Review meeting of Indo-EU ‘Water4crops’ project held: Water4Crops stands for “integrating bio-treated wastewater reuse and valorisation with enhanced water use efficiency to support the Green Economy in Europe and India”.

5. Senior IAS officer SupriyaSahu appointed as Director General of Doordarshan: She would replace AparnaVaish who was acting head of Doordharsan. She was appointed after the board decided to appoint the senior-most additional director general (ADG) at Doordarshan.

6. Draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy 2016 released:The policy was unveiled as part of Union Government’s attempt to reach the target of 175 Gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity from renewable energy sources by 2022. It includes 100 GW from solar and 60 GW from wind.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. China to operationalize the exa-scale supercomputer Tianhe -3 by 2020: The supercomputer will be named Tianhe -3 and it will be operationalized three years before the US plan to install such computers.

2. World Day to Combat Desertification 2016 observed:World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) 2016 was observed across the world on 17 June 2016. ‘Inclusive cooperation for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality’ was the theme for the 2016 WDCD.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

1. PM Modi outlines RAPID, a five-point charter for tax administrators at the Rajasva Gyan Sangam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 June 2016 outlined RAPID, a five-point charter for tax administrators to reform and to expand the net base of the direct tax.The Prime Minister outlined the RAPID as R - Revenue,A - Accountability,P - Probity,I – Information D - Digitization.

SPORTS:

2. Australia won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016: Australia on 18 June 2016 won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London. It defeated India 1-0 in a shoot-out.With this victory, Australia claimed the Champions Trophy title for the 14^th time.

3. Syed Nayeemuddin, former Indian football team coach, to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna:Nayeemuddin was chosen for the prestigious award for his overall contribution to the club and the country both as a player and as a coach.