9th June Daily Current Affairs

WORLD BRAIN TUMOUR DAY 2022 OBSERVED ON 8TH JUNE

• World Brain Tumour Day is observed every year on 8 June with an aim to create awareness about brain tumours. It is a mass or growth of abnormal cells in your brain.
• The day also pays tribute to brain tumour patients, their families and healthcare professionals.
• In 2022, the theme of World Tumor Day is ‘Together We Are Stronger’.
• World Brain Tumor Day was first observed on June 8, 2000, by the German Brain Tumor Association (Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe e.V.) for supporting brain tumour patients.

WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY OBSERVED ON 9TH JUNE

• World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated on June 9 every year. WAD has been established by the joint efforts of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
• Accreditation plays a key role in supporting the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It aims to meet objectives such as increasing trade and addressing environmental, health and safety concerns. It also improves the general overall quality of output in an economy.
• This year the theme for World Accreditation Day 2022 is “Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment.” The theme aims to draw attention to how accreditation and conformity assessment can find solutions for global issues.

IISM LAUNCHES “THE WINNING FORMULA FOR SUCCESS” INDIA’S 1ST SPORTS MARKETING BOOK 

• India’s leading sports and Management institute, the International Institute of Sports & Management (IISM) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, launched India’s first-ever book on Sports Marketing titled “Business of Sports: The Winning Formula for Success” authored by noted Sports author Vinit Karnik.

AMIT SHAH INAUGURATES NEW BUILDING OF NATIONAL TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN NEW DELHI 

• Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah has inaugurated the newly built National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) in New Delhi.
• This institute is to promote and preserve the tribal heritage and culture and the nerve centre of tribal research issues and matters in academic, executive and legislative fields.

RAMKRISHNA MUKKAVILLI BECOMES THE FIRST INDIAN TO RECOGNIZED BY UNGC AS GLOBAL SDG PIONEER 

• For the first time in the world, an Indian has been named a Global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Pioneer for Water Stewardship by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).

WHATSAPP LAUNCHED SMBSAATHI UTSAV TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES 

• Whatsapp launched SMBSaathi Utsav initiative which aims to support small businesses by helping them to adopt digital mediums like Whatsapp Business App.
• Utsav has started the initiative with a pilot in Jaipur’s Johri Bazaar and Bapu Bazaar where over 500 small businesses are being trained.
• The initiative was launched in the collaboration with Josh Talks. The SMBSaathi Utsav is the second phase of the SMBSaathi campaign.

KEY NOTES ABOUT WHATS APP: 

• WhatsApp Founded: 2009;
• WhatsApp CEO: Will Cathcart;
• WhatsApp Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States;
• WhatsApp Acquisition date: 19 February 2014;
• WhatsApp Founders: Jan Koum, Brian Acton;
• WhatsApp Parent organization: Facebook.

FORBES REAL TIME BILLIONAIRES LIST: MUKESH AMBANI TOPPED AS INDIA’S RICHEST MEN 

• Recently, Forbes Real Time Billionaires List was declared. It featured the list of the richest person around the world.
• The chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, Mukesh Ambani and the chairperson of Adani Group, Gautam Adani are also in the list of top 10 richest persons in the world.
• In the “Bloomberg Billionaires Index”, Mukesh Ambani is in eighth spot, and Gautam Adani is in ninth position. Elon Musk topped both the lists.

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MITHALI RAJ ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 

• Indian women’s cricket team captain, Mithali Raj (39 years old), hailing from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, announced her retirement from all forms of International cricket.
• Previously in September 2019, she retired from twenty 20 International (T20Is) but continued to play One Day Internationals(ODIs) and Test cricket.
• Mithali Raj made her International debut in the ODI against Ireland at Milton Keynes in 1999.
• The government of India(GoI) honoured her with Arjuna Award in 2003 for her outstanding achievement in cricket and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021.
• GoI honoured her with Padma Shri in 2015 for her contribution to sports

VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES THE 1ST INDIAN TO REACH 200 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM

• Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has crossed the 200 million followers mark on the social media site Instagram.
• With this, he became the first Indian to have 200 million followers on Instagram. Kohli is also the third most followed sportsperson on Instagram.
• Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo tops the chart with 451 million followers, ahead of Argentina football captain and FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi with 334 million followers.

SHREYAS G HOSUR BECAME 1ST INDIAN RAILWAYS OFFICER TO COMPLETE GRUELLING ‘IRONMAN’ TRIATHLON 

• Creating a history of sorts, Shreyas G. Hosur, became the first officer from the Indian Railways to complete the gruelling ‘Ironman’ Triathlon, considered to be the toughest single-day sports event in the world.
• This event includes 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling and 42.2 km of running. He completed the event in 13 hours and 26 minutes in Hamburg, Germany.

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