NEWS 16-06-2019. NEWS FOR 17-JUN (MONDAY) 1. PM Modi reconstitutes NITI Aayog: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh appointed as ex-officio membersPM Modi has reconstituted NITI Aayog, dropping full-time member Bibek Debroy and including Home Minister Amit Shah as ex-officio member. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar have also been included as ex-officio members of Niti Aayog. 2. Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Adviser for another 5 years He has also been given Cabinet Rank for contribution to national security. Under Ajit Doval's supervision, India conducted Surgical Strike in 2016 and Balakot airstrikes 2019. 3. Swachh Survekshan League 2020 launched: This has been launched with the aim of sustaining the on-ground performance of cities. The Swachh Survekshan League will be a quarterly cleanliness assessment of Indian cities and towns. 4. Yuvraj Singh has announced retirement from international cricketHe played an important role in many of India’s big cricketing wins including the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was named player of the tournament in both events. The cricketer is also a survivor of Cancer. 5. US has approved the sale of armed drones, NASAMS-II air defence systems to India. • NASAMS-II stands for National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System• NASAMS-II is highly adaptable mid-range solution for any operational air defence requirement. • It can quickly identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, UAV or emerging cruise missile threats.• NASAMS-II is highly adaptable mid-range solution for any operational air defence requirement. • It can quickly identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, UAV or emerging cruise missile threats.• NASAMS-II is highly adaptable mid-range solution for any operational air defence requirement. • It can quickly identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, UAV or emerging cruise missile threats.• NASAMS-II is highly adaptable mid-range solution for any operational air defence requirement. • It can quickly identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, UAV or emerging cruise missile threats. Significance for India India’s deal of NASAMS-II will help country to protect air route also to prevent 9/11-kind of attacks. With this, India will join League of Nations including US, Russia and Israel etc. who have their own missile defence systems to protect their national capital regions.6. Azim Premji to retire from Wipro, son Rishad to take over• Premji is one of the three pioneers of Indian IT industry, the other two being Infosys’s N R Narayana Murthy and TCS’s F C Kohli. • Premji will be succeeded by his elder son, Rishad Premji, a Harvard Business School and London School of Economics graduate, who joined the firm in 2007.7. Prayuth Chan-ocha elected as Prime Minister of Thailand• This will be the second term of Prayuth. Prayuth who is the candidate of the military-backed Palang Pracharath party.8. India test fires ‘Brahmos’, world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile: On 4th June, 2019 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha.• It can be fired from land, sea and air. • The missile, with a strike range of around 290 km, is an asset for India against any possible threats from China and Pakistan.• It can be fired from land, sea and air. • The missile, with a strike range of around 290 km, is an asset for India against any possible threats from China and Pakistan.• It can be fired from land, sea and air. • The missile, with a strike range of around 290 km, is an asset for India against any possible threats from China and Pakistan.• It can be fired from land, sea and air. • The missile, with a strike range of around 290 km, is an asset for India against any possible threats from China and Pakistan.9. India, France to conduct mega air exercise • The Air Force of India and France will carry out a two-week-long mega air exercise in July, one of the largest air exercises between the two strategic partners. • A fleet of Sukhoi 30 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force will engage in dogfights with France's Rafale multirole aircraft in simulated scenarios as part of the 'Garuda' exercise.10. Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft has gone missing;It went missing while it was travelling from Jorhat in Assam to Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh with 13 passengers on board. < < Back