WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY 2022 OBSERVED ON 7TH JUNE
- World Food Safety Day is celebrated globally on June 7 every year as per the World Health Organization (WHO).
- This year, the theme is ‘Safer food, better health’. WHO also launched a campaign to inspire global participation.
- The United Nations General Assembly established World Food Safety Day in 2018 to raise awareness of this vital food safety issue.
WORLD OCEANS DAY OBSERVED ON 8TH JUNE
- The World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8 every year across the globe. The day is commemorated to remind people of the importance of the oceans and the major role they play in everyday life.
- The day is also observed to make raise public awareness of the ocean and its resources in order to promote global ocean and resource sustainability.
- “Revitalization: collective action for the ocean” is the theme for World Oceans Day 2022
ABANIA ELECTS GENERAL MAJOR BAJRAM BEGAJ AS NEW PRESIDENT
- Albania’s parliament has elected a top military official, General Major Bajram Begaj as its new president after no candidates were nominated in three rounds of voting.
- The outgoing President Ilir Meta signed the decree on Begaj’s dismissal as Chief of General Staff of the AAF.
PM MODI LAUNCHES NEW SERIES OF COINS WITH AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV DESIGN
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a special series of coins that are also ‘visually impaired friendly’.
- The coins of Re 1, Rs 2, 5, 10 and 20 denominations will have the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) design.
- They are not commemorative coins and will be part of circulation. These new series of coins will remind people of the goal of amrit kal and motivate people to work towards the development of the country.
‘SITAL SASTHI’ FESTIVAL BEING CELEBRATED IN ODISHA
- Sital Sasthi is a sacred Hindu festival is being celebrated in Odisha. This week-long special festival highlights the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
- According to the Hindu calendar, Sital Sasthi is observed on the sixth day of the Jyestha month during the Shukla Paksha.
ANDHRA PRADESH LAUNCHED ‘14400 APP’ TO REPORT CORRUPT OFFICIALS
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘14400’ app. This app has been developed by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
- This app is customized for the people to register corruption-related complaints against the officials in the state.
- This app also aims to ensure fool-proof evidence to present before the court. A complaint can be filed through a toll-free number 14400.
TAMIL NADU LAUNCHED NALAYA THIRAN SKILLING PROGRAMME FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
- The Tamil Nadu government recently launched Naan Mudhalvan (I am the first). Under this programme, Tamil Nadu government has now launched Nalaya Thiran (Tomorrow’s ability).
- In this programme, 50,000 college students will train with the knowledge in computer science, electronics and IT domains, skilling them on problem solving using technologies.
RAJASTHAN CM INTRODUCED RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD IN THE STATE FOR SPORTSPERSONS
- Rajasthan Chief Minister(CM) Ashok Gehlot has announced that the state government is set to introduce the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to the State’s sportspersons.
- He made the announcement while addressing the inauguration and player award ceremony at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
BLUE DUKE DECLARED AS THE STATE BUTTERFLY OF SIKKIM
- Chief Minister P.S. Golay, during the World Environment Day celebrations, declared Blue Duke as the State Butterfly of Sikkim. The announcement was made at Saramsa Garden near Ranipool during the event organized by the Forest department.
- Blue Duke, a native butterfly species of Sikkim, edged past another contender Krishna Peacock to be announced as the State Butterfly of Sikkim. The two butterflies, among the 720-odd butterfly species, had been shortlisted for the State Butterfly nominations.
GOA CM LAUNCHES ‘BEACH VIGIL APP’ FOR HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT OF BEACHES
- The chief minister (CM) of Goa, Pramod Sawant has launched a ‘Beach Vigil App’, a collaboration between Information Technology (IT) sector and tourism sector that aims to benefit tourists and the institutions working in the beach tourism sector in a holistic management of beaches.
THE ASIA UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2022: 4 INDIAN INSTITUTIONS IN TOP 100
- Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022 was released by the Times Higher Education (THE).
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Banglore continued to be the best institute of the country. It ranked at 42nd place.
- IISc in the top 100 institutions from Asia were JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research debuting at 65th place, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar at 68th rank and IIT Indore at 87th place.
- India was the third most-represented country, behind Japan and mainland China with 71 institutions. 17 Indian universities topped the list under top 200.
INDIAN ARMY CONTINGENT PARTICIPATES IN THE “KHAAN QUEST 2022” EXERCISE
- Indian Army participates in a multinational exercise “Ex Khaan Quest 2022” where 16 other countries also took part in Mongolia. President of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh inaugurated the Exercise as the host.
- Indian Army is represented by a contingent from the LADAKH SCOUTS.
- The 14-day exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability, building military to military relationships, developing peace support operations and military readiness among participating nations.
INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TESTED NUCLEAR- CAPABLE AGNI-4 BALLISTIC MISSILE IN ODISHA
- India has successfully executed a nuclear- capable Agni-4 ballistic missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
- The missile has the range of around 4,000 kilometres. Earlier, India successfully test-fired an extended range version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet.
- It was the first launch of the extended range version of the BrahMos missile from a Su-30MKI aircraft.
BLOOMBERG BILLIONAIRES LIST: MUKESH AMBANI RICHEST IN ASIA
- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director, Mukesh Ambani has regained the position of India as well as Asia’s richest man, replacing Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani.
- According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ambani who has a net worth of $99.7 billion added $9.69 billion in 2022.
- Mr Ambani is followed by Gautam Adani on the global billionaire list. Adani is ranked ninth with Net worth $98.7 billion in the Bloomberg Billionaire index.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk remains the world’s richest person with a net fortune of $227 billion.
IIFA AWARDS 2022: ANNOUNCED CHECK THE COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS
- The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) held in Abu Dhabi.
- This year the IIFA 2022 Awards was hosted by Salman Khan, Maniesh Paul and Riteish Deshmukh.
- Sidharth Malhotra’s Shershaah dominated the awards this year, with the film winning in as many as five categories. Sardar Udham, Mimi and Ludo won in two categories each.
List of the winners of IIFA 2022:
- Best Actor (Male): Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
- Best Actor (Female): Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
- Best Director: Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah)
- Best Film: Shershaah
- Best Playback Singer Female: Asees Kaur for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, (Shershaah)
- Best Playback Singer Male: Jubin Nautiyal for song ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, (Shershaah)
- Best Lyrics: Kausar Munir for ‘Lehra Do’, 83
- Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Atrangi Re and Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin, Vikram Montrose, B Praak, Jaani for Shershaah
- Best Male Debut: Ahan Shetty (Tadap)
- Best Female Debut: Sharvari Wagh (Bunty Aur Babli 2)
- Best Story Adapted: Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for 83
- Best Original Story: Ludo by Anurag Basu
- Best Supporting Actor Female: Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
- Best Supporting Actor Male: Pankaj Tripathi (Ludo)
INDIA RANKED WORST IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN 2022
- In the 2022 Environment Performance Index (EPI), an analysis by Yale and Columbia University researchers that gives a data-driven evaluation of the situation of sustainability around the world, India came in last out of 180 countries.
- Climate change, environmental public health, and biodiversity are among the 40 performance factors used by the EPI to rank 180 nations.
- With an overall score of 18.9, India came in last, while Denmark came in first as the world’s most sustainable country.
NATIONAL AIR SPORTS POLICY 2022 LAUNCHED BY CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER
- The Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia launched the National Air Sport policy 2022 (NASP 2022).
- The vision of NASP 2022 is to make India one of the top sports nations by 2023. The policy ensures to provide safe, affordable, accessible, enjoyable, and sustainable air sports in India.
ALOK KUMAR CHOUDHARY TAKES CHARGE AS MD OF SBI
- Alok Kumar Choudhary has took charge as the new Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI).
- His appointment comes in the wake of the superannuation of Ashwani Bhatia as Managing Director on May 31, 2022.
- Choudhary was previously Deputy Managing Director (Finance) at the bank. As the new MD, he will be handling retail business and operations.
MARUTI SUZUKI INSTALLED ASIA’S LARGEST 20 MWP SOLAR PLANT AT MANESAR
- Maruti Suzuki India has installed a 20 MW solar carport at its Manesar, Haryana, site. The project is projected to provide the organisation with 28,000 MWh of electricity per year.
- According to the firm, the energy generated by this initiative will be similar to the energy required to create nearly 67,000 cars every year. This is Asia’s largest solar carport, according to the business.
- Suzuki Motor Corporation, the parent firm of Maruti Suzuki India, inked a memorandum of understanding with Gujarat in March this year, agreeing to invest around 150 billion yen ($1.13 billion) in local manufacturing of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and BEV batteries.
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