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CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE – 27 JUNE 2019

June 27, 2019
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe at Strasbourg (France) has voted in favour of restoring Russia’s voting rights, 5 years after they were revoked over its illegal annexation of Crimean Peninsula. This move now paves the way for Russia to participate in election of a new secretary general for pan-European rights body. Council of Europe was established in 1949 with Headquarters in Strasbourg, France.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Japanese city of Osaka on June 27 to attend the G20 Summit which will on 28 and 29 of June. Mr Modi will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump to discuss important issues of bilateral and global importance. The summit will be an important stepping stone for India towards hosting the G-20 Summit in 2022.
K Natarajan, a 1984-batch officer will succeed Rajendra Singh as new Director General (DG) of Indian Coast Guard (ICG). He is currently serving as Additional Director General (ADG) of ICG’s Western Sea Board, which looks after security of sensitive maritime boundary from Gujarat to Kerala. Established on 18 August 1978 by Coast Guard Act, 1978, ICG is responsible for safeguarding country’s’ maritime interests and enforces maritime law.
Samant Goel, planner of Balakot air strike has been appointed as the next chief of the external intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and Arvind Kumar as the Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB). Both, Goel and Kumar are Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 1984 batch. Goel will succeed Anil Dhasmana and Arvind Kumar will replace Rajiv Jain.
The International Day of the Seafarer is observed annually across the globe on 25 June and is coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) with the campaign- I Am On Board with gender equality. The day celebrates and recognizes unique contribution made by seafarers globally to international seaborne trade, civil society and world economy. The day was first celebrated in 2011. Headquartered in London, IMO was established on 17 March 1948.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become 1st country in Gulf to launch new anti-money laundering platform called ‘goAML’ (Anti-Money Laundering). It is a one-stop solution, launched by UAE to crack down on organised financial crimes. goAML will facilitate the receipt, analysis and dissemination of suspicious transactions and activity reports. It was launched by UAE’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and is developed by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to curb organised crimes.

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