1.The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit concluded with the adoption of the Qingdao declaration.The declaration calls for implementing the three-year plan to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.It also calls for the implementation of the treaty on long-term good neighbourliness, friendship and co-operation.
2.The United Nations General Assembly voted to elect Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia for a two-year term in the Security Council starting on Jan. 1, 2019.The council is the only U.N. body that can make legally binding decisions and has the power to impose sanctions and authorize the use of force.The General Assembly elects five new members in a year.
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 10 met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.The two leaders reviewed the full range of bilateral ties, especially ways to boost economic and cultural links.India and Uzbekistan are set to route their trade through the Iranian port of Chabahar.
4.India and China have decided to set up a new “people to people mechanism” to build on the momentum in bilateral ties from the Wuhan Summit.The decision to step up people to people contacts was announced by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.It will be headed on the Indian side by the External Affairs Minister and on the Chinese side by the State Council and Foreign Minster.
5.India and China agreed that they will jointly move forward in identifying a specific project in the area of capacity building in Afghanistan.Detailed discussions with China were held on bilateral and global issues on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.India and China have agreed that they will move forward in identifying a specific project initially.
6.India & China have signed 2 bilateral agreements on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.Under the MoU, China would provide hydrological information to India regarding Brahmaputra River during the flood season.2006 Protocol on Phytosanitary Requirements for Exporting Rice from India to China was amended to include export of non-Basmati varieties of rice from India.
7.Eight States and four Union Territories have signed MoUs with the Union Health Ministry to implement the government’s ambitious national health protection mission — Ayushman Bharat.Ayushman Bharat aims to provide a cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family annually to 10 crore vulnerable families.The scheme will be available at the point of service in public and private empanelled hospitals.
8.Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens.World number one Simona Halep has claimed her maiden grand slam title winning the French Open.She is the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam title, after Virginia Ruzici’s victory at Roland Garros in 1978.
9.New Zealand women’s cricket team posted the highest ever total in One-day cricket by scoring an incredible 490 for four against Ireland in the first match in Dublin.The total posted by the women’s team is the highest ever in ODIs including men’s matches.
10.NSE IFSC, a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange, has put in place a framework for ‘omnibus’ trade.It will help overseas investors escape direct registration process and go through authorised brokers.The move will also help in smooth transition of liquidity from Singapore Exchange (SGX) to Indian offshore exchange at Gujarat International Finance Tech (GIFT) City.
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