13th,14th &15th June 2024
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 World will celebrate World Blood Donor Day On June 14
This year’s theme, “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you blood donors!”
📌 The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), provides a comprehensive measure of global peacefulness, evaluating 163 independent states and territories.
India ranked at 116th position in 2024 index.
RANKING:
1st - Iceland
2nd - Ireland
3rd - Austria
📌 National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has launched a Mobile App “NCRB Sankalan of Criminal Laws”
📌 Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took the oath as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive time.
📌 Assam Launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina’ Scheme to Promote Girl Education
Under the scheme 'Nijut Moina' government would provide monthly stipends to all Girl students from class 11 to post-graduation over the next 5 years, aiming to prevent child marriages.
All girls studying in classes 11 and 12 will get Rs 1,000 per month, Rs 1,250 for degree students, and Rs 2,500 for girls doing post-graduation.
Estimated Cost - Rs 1,500 crore
📌 Ajit Doval was appointed National Security Advisor for the 3rd term.
📌 Wipro Launches Lab45 AI Platform To Boost Efficiency Across Business Functions
📌 Tata Communications has finalized a significant five-year agreement with World Athletics to provide broadcasting services, enhancing global coverage of premier events starting from the Tokyo World Championships.
📌 Gudakes Motie and Chamari Athapaththu Named ICC Players of the Month for May
📌 Shruti Vora, astride Magnanimous, has become the first Indian rider to win a three-star Grand Prix In Dressage
📌‘Lal’, ‘Mursan’ and ‘Hilsa’. These are the names given to three craters on the surface of Mars. Lal has been named after legendary cosmic ray physicist from Varanasi, the late Professor Devendra Lal. The other two have been named after Mursan town in UP’s Hathras district, and Hilsa town in Nalanda district of Bihar.
📌 Legendary Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath Passes Away
📌 Zomato sets Guinness World Record in Mumbai.
Zomato trained their delivery partners in Mumbai so that they could “provide medical aid during critical roadside emergencies
📌 Kathmandu is set to host an international tourism fair aimed at promoting global tourism, sustainable development, and cultural exchange.
📌 Infosys ranked 74th most valuable global brand in Kantar BrandZ report
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 World will celebrate World Blood Donor Day On June 14
This year’s theme, “20 years of celebrating giving: thank you blood donors!”
📌 The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), provides a comprehensive measure of global peacefulness, evaluating 163 independent states and territories.
India ranked at 116th position in 2024 index.
RANKING:
1st - Iceland
2nd - Ireland
3rd - Austria
📌 National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has launched a Mobile App “NCRB Sankalan of Criminal Laws”
📌 Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took the oath as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive time.
📌 Assam Launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina’ Scheme to Promote Girl Education
Under the scheme 'Nijut Moina' government would provide monthly stipends to all Girl students from class 11 to post-graduation over the next 5 years, aiming to prevent child marriages.
All girls studying in classes 11 and 12 will get Rs 1,000 per month, Rs 1,250 for degree students, and Rs 2,500 for girls doing post-graduation.
Estimated Cost - Rs 1,500 crore
📌 Ajit Doval was appointed National Security Advisor for the 3rd term.
📌 Wipro Launches Lab45 AI Platform To Boost Efficiency Across Business Functions
📌 Tata Communications has finalized a significant five-year agreement with World Athletics to provide broadcasting services, enhancing global coverage of premier events starting from the Tokyo World Championships.
📌 Gudakes Motie and Chamari Athapaththu Named ICC Players of the Month for May
📌 Shruti Vora, astride Magnanimous, has become the first Indian rider to win a three-star Grand Prix In Dressage
📌‘Lal’, ‘Mursan’ and ‘Hilsa’. These are the names given to three craters on the surface of Mars. Lal has been named after legendary cosmic ray physicist from Varanasi, the late Professor Devendra Lal. The other two have been named after Mursan town in UP’s Hathras district, and Hilsa town in Nalanda district of Bihar.
📌 Legendary Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath Passes Away
📌 Zomato sets Guinness World Record in Mumbai.
Zomato trained their delivery partners in Mumbai so that they could “provide medical aid during critical roadside emergencies
📌 Kathmandu is set to host an international tourism fair aimed at promoting global tourism, sustainable development, and cultural exchange.
📌 Infosys ranked 74th most valuable global brand in Kantar BrandZ report
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Q. What is the rank of Infosys among the most valuable global brands according to the Kantar BrandZ report?
Anonymous Quiz
18%
75th
46%
74th
26%
73rd
10%
72nd
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Q. Name the scheme announced by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to provide monthly stipends to girl students from class 11 to post-graduation.
Anonymous Quiz
47%
Nijut Moina
30%
Betiyo ka Vikas
10%
Women SHG
14%
Shashkt Nari
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Q. When is World Blood Donor Day celebrated every year?
Anonymous Quiz
17%
12 June
20%
13 June
51%
14 June
12%
15 June
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Q. Ajit Doval has been appointed as the ________________ for the third term.
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Advocate General of India
79%
National Security Advisor
14%
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
2%
None of these
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Q. What is the name of the Indian actor who has authored the children's picture book "The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home."
Anonymous Quiz
17%
Deepika Padukone
42%
Alia Bhatt
29%
Kareena Kapoor
12%
Anushka Sharma
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16th & 17th June 2024
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 The world celebrates the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought2024 On June 17th .
This year’s theme, “United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future,”
📌 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been awarded the prestigious “Risk Manager of the Year Award 2024” by Central Banking
📌 The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the State Bank of India (SBI) Sign MoU To Enhance Digital Payments For Migrant Workers Via EMigrate Portal
📌 Tesam Pongte Elected As The New Speaker Of 8th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly
📌 India Set to be the 6th Country to have its own Deep Sea Mission
📌 Vice President Inaugurates ‘Prerna Sthal’ at Parliament House Complex
📌 The 18th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF - 2024) will be held at National Film Development Corporation – Films Division Complex, Mumbai
The theme for the 18th edition of MIFF, is “India in Amrit Kaal”.
Subbiah Nallamuthu honored with lifetime achievement award at MIFF
📌 Indian Railways entered its name into Limca Book of Records
📌 Alia Bhatt launched children's book "The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home"
📌 ‘Mission Nishchay’ has been launched by Punjab Police.
Under Mission Nischay, the Punjab Police, in association with the Border Security Force (BSF) and Village Defence Committees (VDCs) will carry out a one-week drive against drugs in the Fazilka district.
📌 Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar have been announced by Sahitya Akademi.
24 writers have been chosen for Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2024 and 23 writers for Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2024.
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 The world celebrates the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought2024 On June 17th .
This year’s theme, “United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future,”
📌 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been awarded the prestigious “Risk Manager of the Year Award 2024” by Central Banking
📌 The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the State Bank of India (SBI) Sign MoU To Enhance Digital Payments For Migrant Workers Via EMigrate Portal
📌 Tesam Pongte Elected As The New Speaker Of 8th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly
📌 India Set to be the 6th Country to have its own Deep Sea Mission
📌 Vice President Inaugurates ‘Prerna Sthal’ at Parliament House Complex
📌 The 18th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF - 2024) will be held at National Film Development Corporation – Films Division Complex, Mumbai
The theme for the 18th edition of MIFF, is “India in Amrit Kaal”.
Subbiah Nallamuthu honored with lifetime achievement award at MIFF
📌 Indian Railways entered its name into Limca Book of Records
📌 Alia Bhatt launched children's book "The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home"
📌 ‘Mission Nishchay’ has been launched by Punjab Police.
Under Mission Nischay, the Punjab Police, in association with the Border Security Force (BSF) and Village Defence Committees (VDCs) will carry out a one-week drive against drugs in the Fazilka district.
📌 Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar have been announced by Sahitya Akademi.
24 writers have been chosen for Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2024 and 23 writers for Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2024.
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18th June 2024
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 India’s Environment Performance in 2024
India’s latest ranking in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) for 2024 places it at 176th out of 180 countries. The index, prepared by Yale and Columbia universities.
📌 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed fines on the Central Bank of India and Sonali Bank PLC for breaches related to customer protection and KYC norms.
Central Bank of India faces a penalty of ₹1.45 crore
Sonali Bank PLC has been fined ₹96.4 lakh
📌 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revoked the licence of Purvanchal Co-operative Bank, located in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
📌 The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to make history by hosting its first-ever multinational air exercise, Tarang Shakti-2024
📌 Mumbai Retains Top Spot As India’s Most Expensive City For Expats
In Mercer’s 2024 Cost of Living Survey released on June 17, Mumbai solidifies its position as India’s most expensive city for expatriates, climbing to 136th globally and 21st in Asia. New Delhi follows at 30th within Asia. Globally, Hong Kong retains its status as the priciest city for expats, underscoring diverse cost-of-living trends worldwide.
📌 Lee Zii Jia Triumphs at BWF Australian Open 2024
Lee Zii Jia from Malaysia emerged victorious against Naraoka Kodai of Japan, securing his second title of the season.
📌 Former Odisha Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Passes Away.
📌 Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure 1% reservation for all transgender persons in public employment in the State.
📌 Veteran sports journalist Harpal Singh Bedi, known for covering Indian sports for over four decades, passed away at 72 after a prolonged illness.
📌 Katie Boulter beats Karolina Pliskova to clinch Nottingham Open title
📌 The Ministry of External Affairs and the State Bank of India signed an MoU to enhance digital payment services for the eMigrate portal users, aiming to streamline emigration-related payments.
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR (English)
📌 India’s Environment Performance in 2024
India’s latest ranking in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) for 2024 places it at 176th out of 180 countries. The index, prepared by Yale and Columbia universities.
📌 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed fines on the Central Bank of India and Sonali Bank PLC for breaches related to customer protection and KYC norms.
Central Bank of India faces a penalty of ₹1.45 crore
Sonali Bank PLC has been fined ₹96.4 lakh
📌 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revoked the licence of Purvanchal Co-operative Bank, located in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
📌 The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to make history by hosting its first-ever multinational air exercise, Tarang Shakti-2024
📌 Mumbai Retains Top Spot As India’s Most Expensive City For Expats
In Mercer’s 2024 Cost of Living Survey released on June 17, Mumbai solidifies its position as India’s most expensive city for expatriates, climbing to 136th globally and 21st in Asia. New Delhi follows at 30th within Asia. Globally, Hong Kong retains its status as the priciest city for expats, underscoring diverse cost-of-living trends worldwide.
📌 Lee Zii Jia Triumphs at BWF Australian Open 2024
Lee Zii Jia from Malaysia emerged victorious against Naraoka Kodai of Japan, securing his second title of the season.
📌 Former Odisha Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Passes Away.
📌 Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure 1% reservation for all transgender persons in public employment in the State.
📌 Veteran sports journalist Harpal Singh Bedi, known for covering Indian sports for over four decades, passed away at 72 after a prolonged illness.
📌 Katie Boulter beats Karolina Pliskova to clinch Nottingham Open title
📌 The Ministry of External Affairs and the State Bank of India signed an MoU to enhance digital payment services for the eMigrate portal users, aiming to streamline emigration-related payments.
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