Current Affairs : 13-06-2019 in English

Days in Focus

• Theme for World Day Against Child Labor 2019 - Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams!

International

• First place in the 'Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2019' – Amazon.
• This North American country will ban single-use plastics from 2021 - Canada.

National

• Indian firms that ranked in 'Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2019' - HDFC Bank (60), LIC (68) and Tata Consultancy Services (97).

Persons in News

• New additional principal secretary to Prime Minister - P. K. Mishra.
• Interim central vigilance commissioner of India with effect from the June 10 - Sharad Kumar.

General Knowledge

• International Labor Organization (ILO) – Established in: 1919; Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
• ATM - Automated Teller Machine.
• Canada - Capital: Ottawa; Currency: Canadian Dollar.
• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) of India was established in - 1964.