Current Affairs 24 -25 June

Current Affairs 24 - 25 June

 > PM Modi to attend G-20 summit in Japan

PM Modi will attend the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan from June 27 to June 29. The members of G-20 are Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, the US, and the European Union.

> New headquarters of IOC in Switzerland

The International Olympic Committee opened its new headquarters in Luassane, Switzerland. The signature feature is a central staircase linking together the five Olympic Rings. 

International Olympic Day - 23 June

> Viral Acharya, RBI's deputy governor, resigned

Viral Acharya, who joined the central bank on January 23, 2017, was RBI's youngest deputy governor post economic liberalization. He resigned just before 6 months of his retirement.

> Central AFTM complex inaugurated in New Delhi

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Civil Aviation inaugurated the Air Flow Traffic Management Central Command Centre in New Delhi.

> E Sridharan resigned as Advisor

The principal advisor to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Padma Vibhusan E Sridharan submitted his resignation citing health issues. He is popularly known as Metro Man of India.

> Flipkart shares sold to Walmart

Binny Bansal, the co-founder of Flipkart, sold around 54 lakh of its equity shares valued at $76 million to Walmart's Luxembourg entity FIT holding SARL. Flipkart is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The CEO of Walmart is Doug Mcmillon.

> Infosys announced a partnership with Toyota

> Tech Mahindra introduced K2, an AI Humanoid

Tech Mahindra Ltd. introduced K2, the first HR Humanoid, for its Noida Special Economic Zone Campus in Uttar Pradesh. It can respond to queries with text display along with speech and can address general HR-related queries.

> World Bank approved $147 Loan agreement to the Government of Jharkhand

> India won 7 medals including 5 golds in Junior Women Boxing Tournament

Haryana's Neha (54kg) and Karnataka's Anju Devi (50kg) claimed the honours of best boxer and promising player of the tournament.

> Aadhar Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Aadahar and Other Laws Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on June 25. It seeks to amend Aadhar Act 2016, the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002.

> Japan gifts Museum of Peace to Manipur in memory of Second World War

> Australia's Ashleigh Barty became World's number one female Tennis player