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Daily Top 10 headlines 9th June.

1. India has been ranked 137th among 163 countries in the 2018 Global Peace Index.

- 2018 वैश्विक शांति सूचकांक में 163 देशों में भारत को 137 वें स्थान पर रखा गया है।

2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the eligibility limit for a loan under priority sector lending in a bid to boost affordable housing.

- भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक (आरबीआई) ने किफायती आवास को बढ़ावा देने के लिए प्राथमिकता-प्राप्‍त क्षेत्र को उधार के तहत ऋण के लिए पात्रता सीमा में वृद्धि की है।

3. World Bank has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY).

- विश्व बैंक ने अटल भूजल योजना (एबीएचवाई) को अनुमति प्रदान की है।

4. Maternal mortality ratio in the country drops to 130 from 167.

- देश में मातृ मृत्यु दर 167 से 130 हो गई है।

5. Pakistani-British writer Kamila Shamsie has won the international Women’s Prize.

- पाकिस्तानी-ब्रिटिश लेखिका कमीला शम्सी ने अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला पुरस्कार जीता है।

6. Government of India has constituted a group of eminent persons to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India.

- भारत सरकार ने विशेष आर्थिक जोन (सेज) नीति का अध्ययन करने के लिए प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तियों के एक समूह का गठन किया है।

7. West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has been given the additional charge of Tripura.

- पश्चिम बंगाल के राज्यपाल केशरीनाथ त्रिपाठी को त्रिपुरा का अतिरिक्त प्रभार दिया गया है।

8. Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up one police station in each district to check power theft and minimise power loss in the state.

- उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने बिजली चोरी की जांच करने और राज्य में बिजली के नुकसान को कम करने के लिए प्रत्येक जिले में एक पुलिस स्टेशन स्थापित करने का फैसला किया है।

9. Yes Bank has launched 'Green Future: Deposit' Scheme.

- यस बैंक ने 'ग्रीन फ्यूचर: डिपॉजिट' योजना शुरू की है।

10. According to World Bank, India's Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate is expected to 7.3% in the Financial Year 2018-19.

- विश्व बैंक के अनुसार, वितीय वर्षं 2018-19 में भारत की सकल घरेलू उत्पाद की वृद्धि दर 7.3% रहने का अनुमान

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