Current Affairs 26 - 27 June 2019

Current Affairs 26 - 27 June 2019

> Nirmala Sitharaman among top 100 influential women list

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is among the 100 most influential women driving the UK-India relationship forward. The '100 Most Influential in UK-India relations: Celebrating Women' was launched by UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to mark India Day in the House of Parliament in London.

> Adani Power acquires GMR Chattisgarh Energy Ltd.

> Capgemini acquires Altran Technologies SA in 3.6 billion Euros deal in order to win more tech clients

> Gross NPA's of banks may fall to 8% by March 2020, according to a report by a credit rating agency

> India won UNSC non-permanent seat

India's candidature for a non-permanent seat at the powerful UN Secretary Council for a two-year term has been unanimously endorsed by the Asia-Pacific group at the world body. The five permanent members of the council are - America, China, France, Russia, and the UK.

> Mysore railway station became the first railway station in the South Western Railway to receive ISO Certificate

> Krishnaswamy Natarajan appointed as the next Director General of the Indian Coast Guard

> Freedom fighter Sushil Ratan passed away in Chandigarh

> One of the founders of Airbus, Roger Beteille passed away

> Swamy Satyamitranand Giri Maharaj, a renowned seer, passed away

> 3 times Grand Slam title winner Andy Murray won the Queen's Club Championships doubles title with Feliciano Lopez

> New Denmark elected its New PM, Mette Frederiksen

> BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi written her debut novel - 'The New Delhi Conspiracy', co-authored with Krishna Kumar and published by HarperCollins India

> Anupam Kher's new autobiography 'Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly' is on the way

> Vaishno Devi shrine to have its own disaster response force by September 2020

> Pakistan gets $3 billion bailouts from Qatar

> Rachna Khaira bags RedInk award for 'Journalist of the Year' for Aadhar expose

> Milan-Cortina to host 2026 Winter Olympics

> Balakot air strike planner Samant Kumar Goel to be the new Chief of RAW (Research and Analysis Wing)

> Amitabh Kant got a two-year extension as Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog

> Google Maps introduced Stay Safer feature

Google Maps has introduced 'Stay Safer' feature for its Indian users which will notify them when their rides i.e. cabs, auto-rickshaws, etc. will go off-route.

> BIMSTEC Day celebrated on 25 June in Dhaka

> Surendra Ahuja appointed new MD of Boing Defence India