19th & 20th June Daily Current Affairs

WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2022 OBSERVED ON 20 JUNE 

• World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on 20 June. World Refugee Day was designated as an International Day by the UN (United Nations). The day is being celebrated to honour the refugees around the world.
• While the theme of World Refugee Day 2022 has not been rolled out, last year it was “Together we heal, learn and shine.”

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT 2022

• The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is an international event conducted by the United Nations (UN) on June 19 each year. The day is celebrated to raise the awareness about conflict-related sexual violence.
• The theme for this year’s observance of International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is ‘Prevention as Protection: Enhancing structural and operational prevention of conflict-related sexual violence.’ 

EDUCATION MINISTER DHARMENDRA PRADHAN INAUGURATES NATIONAL YOGA OLYMPIAD 2022 

• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated National Yoga Olympiad 2022 and quiz competition in New Delhi.
• The National Yoga Olympiad is being organised jointly by the Ministry of Education and the National Council of Educational Research and Training.
• This year about six hundred students from 26 states and UTs and Demonstration Multipurpose Schools of Regional Institutions of Education will be participating in the forthcoming National Yoga Olympiad.

PURANA QILA, NEW DELHI: MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND ASI HOSTS ‘YOGA MAHOTSA’ 

• Yoga Mahotsav was organised by the Ministry of Culture in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Purana Qila in the national capital. The event was held as part of the celebrations for the International Day of Yoga 2022.
• The event drew around 500 participants, including officials from the Union Culture Ministry and foreign representatives from over 40 nations.
• The event began with the Saraswati Vandana being recited, followed by a yoga session led by instructors from the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.

TCS, HDFC BANK, INFOSYS AND LIC FEATURED AMONG THE TOP 100 GLOBAL BIGGEST BRANDS

• As per Kantar Brandz, 2022 ‘Most Valuable Global Brands report’, 4 Indian companies namely, Tata Consultancy Service (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) were featured among the top 100 global biggest brands.
• Apple retains its 1st position to become the first trillion-dollar brand with a brand value of USD 947.1 billion followed by Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

‘FUJIAN,’ CHINA’S THIRD MOST ADVANCED DOMESTICALLY BUILT AIRCRAFT CARRIER LAUNCHED 

• China launched its third aircraft carrier, the country’s most modern and first “completely domestically made” naval warship, as an aggressive Beijing pushed to expand its navy’s range in the key Indo-Pacific area.
• The ‘Fujian’ aircraft carrier was launched at a brief ceremony at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard, according to official media reports from the eastern metropolis.
• According to the state-run Xinhua news agency, the Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built catapult aircraft carrier.

PAKISTAN REMAINS IN FATF ‘GREY LIST’ FOR TERROR FINANCING, MONEY LAUNDERING 

• Pakistan will continue to be on the “Grey List” of countries under increased monitoring of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), from the global money-laundering and terror-financing watchdog.
• Pakistan has been on the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019.

GUJARAT: PM INAUGURATES THE RENOVATED SHREE KALIKA MATA TEMPLE 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the renovated Shree Kalika Mata temple at Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district. At the temple, he also conducted Puja with customary customs. A ‘Dhwaja’ was raised at full mast atop the shrine by Mr. Modi.
• This majestic Mahakali temple’s sanctum sanctorum is composed of gold. It is one of the region’s oldest temples and draws a huge number of pilgrims.
• The Prime Minister told the crowd that this temple also represents Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas.

NEW DELHI TO HOST NATIONAL SUMMIT ON CYBER SECURITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY

• At Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital, the Ministry of Home Affairs will organise a National Conference on Cyber Safety and National Security (Cyber Apradh Se Azadi, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav).
• Union Minister Amit Shah will be the conference’s Chief Guest, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The seminar is part of the country’s efforts to raise public awareness about cybercrime prevention.

APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF JUSTICES TO FIVE HIGH COURTS APPROVED 

• The appointment of new chief justices to five high courts has been approved by the government. The appointment for Uttarakhand, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gauhati has been announced by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
• The Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court will be Justice Vipin Sanghi of the Delhi High Court, while the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court will be Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Telangana High Court.
• The Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court will be Justice Amjad Ahtesham Sayed of the Bombay High Court, while the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court will be Justice Shinde Sambhaji Shiwaji of the Bombay High Court.
• The Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court has been named Justice Rashmin M Chhaya of the Gujarat High Court. Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, has been appointed to the Delhi High Court, according to the Ministry.

HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NAMED WORLD’S BEST AIRPORT 2022 

• Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport for the second year running. The announcement took place at the Skytrax 2022 World Airport Awards, held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Paris, France.
• Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) was named the finest regional airport in India and South Asia. Customers voted for the airport with the greatest customer service every year in a global study, and BLR Airport received this honour.

1. Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) was named the finest regional airport in India and South Asia. Customers voted for the airport with the greatest customer service every year in a global study, and BLR Airport received this honour.
2. Singapore Changi Airport(World’s Best Airport Staff Service and World’s Best Airport Dining).
3. Istanbul Airport(World’s Best Airport Shopping and Most Family-Friendly Airport).
4. Tokyo Haneda Airportwon awards as the World’s Cleanest Airport, the World’s Best Domestic Airport, the Best Airport in Asia, and the Best Airport PRM & Accessible Facilities.
5. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh secured the award as the World’s Most Improved Airport.
6. Nagoya’s Chubu Centrair International Airportwas named the World’s Best Regional Airport.
7. Copenhagen Airport won the World’s Best Airport Immigration Processing award.
8. Zurich Airportrepeated its success by winning the World’s Best Airport Security Processing award.

OLYMPIC CHAMPION NEERAJ CHOPRA WINS GOLD AT KUORTANE GAMES IN FINLAND 

• Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top podium finish of the season by winning the javelin throw event at the Kuortane Games in Finland, beating reigning world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada.
• The 24-year-old Chopra’s opening throw of 86.69m turned out to be the winning distance. Trinidad and Tobago’s 2012 Olympics champion Keshorn Walcott was second with a first round throw of 86.64m. Peters was third with a best throw of 84.75m, which also came in the opening round.

PM MODI LAUNCHES TORCH RELAY FOR 44TH CHESS OLYMPIAD 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.
• India is the first country to have the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay.
• FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich handed over the torch to Prime Minister, who in turn handed it over to Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand.

NEERAJ CHOPRA TO LEAD 37-MEMBER ATHLETICS TEAM FOR CWG 2022 

• Neeraj Chopra will be leading a 37-member Indian athletics team at the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the Athletics Federation of India announced.
• The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist will be the flag bearer in Birmingham as star sprinters like Hima Das and Dutee Chand booked their berth for the Games that will be held from July 28 – August 8.
• The selection committee picked up all the expected athletes for CWG with zero surprises. Out of 37 members, 18 are women. The star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand reserved their berths in the women’s 4x100m relay team. The selectors also named a men’s 4x400m relay team. Amoj Jacob has been selected for the men’s 4x400m relay team.

FIFA ANNOUNCES 2026 WORLD CUP VENUES ACROSS U.S., CANADA AND MEXICO

• Matches for the 2026 World Cup will be held in 11 US cities as well as three host sites in Mexico and two in Canada, soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, announced.
• The 16 host cities will be: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.

PM RELEASES RAM BAHADUR RAI’S BOOK ‘BHARTIYA SAMVIDHAN: ANKAHI KAHANI’

• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Ram Bahadur Rai’s book ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’.
• Prime Minister noted Shri Ram Bahadur Rai’s life-long quest for searching for new ideas and desire to bring something new before the society. He expressed the hope that the book that was released today will present the Constitution in a comprehensive manner.

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