Current Affairs 28 - 29 June 2019

Current Affairs 28 -29 June 2019

> Statistics Day - 29 June

Theme - Sustainable Development Goals

Statistics day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis.

> First women of color appointed Bishop 

The church of England's first women of color bishop has been appointed by Downing Street. Rose-Hudson-Wilkin, the chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons, was announced as the new bishop of Dover.

> RBI relaxed leverage ratio for banks

The LR reduced to 4% for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs) and 3.5% for the other banks effective from the quarter commencing October 1, 2019, to boost their lending activities.

> Govt. cut the interest rate on small saving schemes

PPF and NSC will fetch an annual interest rate of 7.9% instead of 8%, while the Kisan Vikas Patra will yield 7.6%.

> Kerala and World Bank signed an agreement of USD 250 million

The Government of India, Kerala and the World Bank have signed an agreement of USD 250 million for the First Resilient Kerala Programme.

> 83.62 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY(U)

> BYPL to launch an energy saving app 'SustHome', developed with TERI, to track energy consumption patterns

> Telugu writer Abburi Chaya Devi, Sahitya Akademi award winner, passed away

> Indian Naval ship Tarkash reached Alexandria as a part of Western Fleet Overseas Deployment programme

> RBI's 13th annual conference was held on 28 June

Theme - Statistics for the future - Select Issues

> India signs a loan agreement worth USD 400 million with the World Bank to help treat and eliminate TB from India

> Exports body FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisations) selected Sharad Kumar Saraf as President

> Canara Bank General Manager Sarada Kumar appointed as the MD of NHB (National Housing Bank)

> P Balakrishna Acharya appointed new Governor of Manipur

> Sameer Gulati, the winner of World's Best Coder, won TechGig Code Gladiators 2019

> Indian born Priya Serrao won the Miss Universe Australia title 2019

> IIT Kanpur honors Pullela Gopichand, National Badminton Coach, with an honorary doctorate