Welcome to Byju's Classes TOPIC :WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS JUNE 4 TH WEEK DATE : 3 RD JULY 2018 TIME : 8:30 PM

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1 Welcome to Byju's Classes TOPIC :WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS JUNE 4 TH WEEK DATE : 3 RD JULY 2018 TIME : 8:30 PM

2 Topics 1. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 2. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana 3. Governors and Lt. Governors 4. Global Environment Facility 5. Sagarmala 6. Financial Action Task Force 7. Oxytocin 8. Chandrayaan-2 9. Delta ranking 10. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan 11. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 12. World Heritage site

3 MSME UN MSME Day was celebrated on June 27 th across the world. Classification of MSME Significance of MSME Problems being faced by MSME

4 PMAY The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved construction of another 3 lakh + affordable houses under the PMAY(Urban). Difference between PMAY(U) and PMAY(G) Salient features of these schemes

5 PMAY(U) Development of Slum Areas Interest Subsidy Pro-Women Disabled Friendly Eco-Friendly Affordability

6 PMAY(R) Identification of Beneficiaries With Basic facilities Direct Benefit Transfer E-governance Social Audit Convergence with Swaccha Bharat Mission Convergence with MGNREGA Convergence with Skill India

7 Governors and Lt. Governors What is the news? State governments from Delhi, Puducherry and Tamilnadu are speaking speaking out against Governors and Lt. Governors. Powers of Governers Administration of Union Territories

8 GEF What is the news? India has announced it will increase for the money it pays to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) When was it formed? Who are its partners? Who is the GEF Trustee? It is a Financial Mechanism for five major international environmental conventions: Who are they?

9 Sagarmala What is the news? The Ministry of Shipping s flagship programme for port-led-prosperity Sagarmala received the Gold Award in infrastructure sector in the recently concluded 52nd Skoch Summit What is Skoch Group? What is Sagarmala project? What are the Objectives of the project?

10 FATF In a blow to Pakistan, the FATF has placed it on the grey list for failing to curb anti-terror financing. The decision was taken at the global financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force s (FATF) plenary session held recently in Paris. What are grey list and blacklist? Basics about FATF Objectives of FATF Functions of FATF

11 Oxytocin The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for domestic use to public sector only. It has also banned the import of Oxytocin and its formulations. The order comes into effect from July 1. Who can manufacture? Why a ban on oxytocin? What is Oxytocin?

12 Chandrayaan-2 ISRO s second moon mission the Rs 800 crore Chandrayaan-2 will hunt for deposits of Helium-3- a waste-free nuclear energy that could answer many of Earth s energy problems. Why Helium- 3? What are the Concerns and challenges? Some basics about Chandrayaan 1 and 2

13 Delta ranking The NITI Aayog has launched the first Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts. Launched in January this year, the Transformation of Aspirational Districts programme aims to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts of the country. Delta ranking and its significance

14 PMSMA IPledgefor9 Achievers Awards were given recently to the individuals and teams of doctors from the private sector and States for their exemplary services, outstanding support of institutions and commitment from support partners in achieving PMSMA s objectives. Basics of PMSMA

15 OPCW OPCW has granted itself new powers to assign blame for attacks, despite protests by Russia. Until now, the OPCW could only say whether chemical weapons were used but not who had used them. Basic about OPCW

16 World Heritage site In a remarkable achievement, India gets its 37th World UNESCO World Heritage Site. The decision was taken at the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO at Manama in Bahrain. 37 th site: Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai. Some basic information about World Heritage site