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June 10 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. Which edition of Indian Grand Prix will be held in Patiala?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1
Answer: B) 4

• The Athletics Federation of India has announced that the 4 th Indian Grand Prix will be held in Patiala on June 21.
• The AFI will also conduct the National Inter-State Athletics Championships from June 25 at the same venue.

OBITUARY

2. Ngangom Dingko Singh passed away. He was related to which sports?
A) Weightlifting
B) Boxing
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
E) Cricket
Answer: B) Boxing

• Former India boxer, Ngangom Dingko Singh, died after a prolonged illness.
• Dingko won a gold medal in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games in the 54 kg category.
• Dingko has been battling ill-health for a number of years, starting with liver cancer, for which he is being treated since 2017.
• And last year, he had tested positive for COVID-19, but had fought through and recovered.
• Dingko was bestowed with the Arjuna award in 1998 and the Padma Shri in 2013.

RANKING

3. What is the rank of India in global home price index in Q1 2021?
A) 55
B) 24
C) 45
D) 51
E) 50
Answer: A) 55

• India has moved down 12 spots in the global home price index to the 55th position in Q1 2021 against 43rd rank in Q1 2020, with a decline of 1.6% year-on-year (YoY) in home prices, according to property consultant Knight Frank’s research report – Global House Price Index – Q1 2021.
• India gained a spot, compared to last quarter (Q4 2020), where India ranked last globally amongst the 56 countries ranked by the index.

APPOINTMENTS

4. Ukhnaa Khurelsukh won Presidential election of which country?
A) Iceland
B) Maldives
C) Australia
D) New Zealand
E) Mongolia
Answer: E) Mongolia

• Former Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh became the country’s sixth democratically elected president, further consolidating the power of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) with a landslide victory.

5. Who is appointed as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court?
A) Sethu Yadav
B) Sanjay Yadav
C) Guna Yadav
D) Surya Yadav
E) Pandi Yadav
Answer: B) Sanjay Yadav

• The President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Justice Sanjay Yadav, Judge of the Allahabad High Court to be Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

AWARDS

6. Emmanuel Carrere has been granted this year’s Spanish Princess of Asturias Literature Award. He was related to which country?
A) Iceland
B) Maldives
C) Australia
D) France
E) USA
Answer: D) France

• French author Emmanuel Carrere, popular for his non-fiction books in a high literary vein, has been granted this year’s Spanish Princess of Asturias Literature Award.
• The award is one of the eight prestigious prizes by the foundation named after the heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

7. Which IIT developed an indigenous Vessel Traffic Software (VTS) that will help monitor maritime traffic?
A) IIT Hyderabad
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Mandi
D) IIT Kanpur
E) IIT Madras
Answer: E) IIT Madras

• Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) will develop an indigenous Vessel Traffic Software (VTS) that will help monitor maritime traffic.
• Envisaged initially as part of the Maritime Vision-2030 action plan, this software project is part of a collaboration between IIT-M and V O Chidambaranar (VOC) Port Trust in Tuticorin for which a MoU was signed recently.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. National Collateral Management Services Ltd announced renaming of the company as National Commodities Management Services Ltd . what is the headquarters of National Collateral Management Services Ltd?
A) Aluva, Kerala
B) Hyderabad, Telangana
C) Balasore, Odisha
D) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
E) Kolkata, West Bengal
Answer: A) Aluva, Kerala

• Agri post-harvest management company National Collateral Management Services Ltd (NCML) announced renaming of the company as National Commodities Management Services Ltd with immediate effect.

9. Which state launches DBT mobile app for fund transfer to beneficiaries?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Karnataka
C) Assam
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tripura
Answer: B) Karnataka

• Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa launched a DBT mobile application that will help transfer funds directly to beneficiaries of various government welfare schemes.

10. Who addresses first meeting of WHO high-level coalition on health, energy?
A) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
B) Amit Shah
C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
D) Harsh Vardhan
E) Prakash Javadekar
Answer: D) Harsh Vardhan

• India’s human-centric approach could be a force multiplier for global good, said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare while addressing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) high-level coalition on Health and Energy Platform of Action.
• The Minister attended the first meeting of the WHO high-level coalition on Health and Energy Platform of Action, via video conference.
• The meeting was also attended by several dignitaries and national heads and representatives of various stakeholders like the World Bank, UNDP, UNHRC, and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

11. Which organisation , DIC ink pact to provide farm tele-advisories across India?
A) NTPC
B) NHAI
C) CII
D) CCI
E) ICAR
Answer: E) ICAR

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Digital India Corporation (DIC) signed an initial pact to provide location specific farm tele-advisories.
• The objective of the MoU is to integrate the existing Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS) platform of DIC with the proposed KisanSarathi programme of ICAR and its implementation through ICAR network to reach a large number of farmers across the country.

12. Which state has approved the draft of the Mukhyamantri Kisan Mitra Urja Yojana?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Rajasthan
C) Assam
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tripura
Answer: B) Rajasthan

• The Rajasthan government has approved the draft of the Mukhyamantri Kisan Mitra Urja Yojana, under which agriculture power consumers will get Rs 1,000 every month.
• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the draft of the scheme.
• Under this scheme, Rs 1,000 per month and a maximum of Rs 12,000 per year will be given to metered agricultural consumers by the state government on electricity bills.
• This will bring a financial burden of Rs 1,450 crore per annum.

13. Which state gave nod to the Chief Minister Vatsalya Yojana which aims to help children who lost their parents or the earning member of their family during the COVID-19 pandemic?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Rajasthan
C) Assam
D) Uttarakhand
E) Tripura
Answer: D) Uttarakhand

• The Uttarakhand Cabinet gave its nod to the Chief Minister Vatsalya Yojana, which aims to help children who lost their parents or the earning member of their family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Under the CM Vatsalya Yojana, the government will take responsibility for such children who have lost their parents and will provide assistance of Rs 3,000 per month.
• Besides monetary assistance, the state government will also provide free education, ration and health facilities, till the time they attain the age of 21.

14. Foreign secretary releases commemorative stamps to mark which anniversary of India-Germany ties?
A) 51
B) 70
C) 49
D) 39
E) 89
Answer: B) 70

• Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla released commemorative postage stamps to mark the 70th anniversary of India-Germany diplomatic relations as he highlighted the multifaceted nature of the India-Germany Strategic Partnership.

15. Who announces release of Report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20?
A) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
B) Amit Shah
C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
D) Harsh Vardhan
E) Prakash Javadekar
Answer: A) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

• Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today announced the release of the report of All India Survey on Higher Education 2019-20.
• This Report provides key performance indicators on the current status of Higher education in the country.

Key features of All India Survey on Higher Education Report 2019-20:

1. Total Enrolment in Higher Education stands at 3.85 crore in 2019-20 as compared to 3.74 crore in 2018-19, registering a growth of 11.36 lakh (3.04 %). Total enrolment was 3.42 crore in 2014-15
2. Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), the percentage of students belonging to the eligible age group enrolled in Higher Education, in 2019-20 is 27.1% against 26.3% in 2018-19 and 24.3% in 2014-2015.
3. Gender Parity Index (GPI) in Higher Education in 2019-20 is 1.01 against 1.00 in 2018-19 indicating an improvement in the relative access to higher education for females of eligible age group compared to males.
4. Pupil Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in 2019-20 is 26.
5. In 2019-20: Universities: 1,043(2%); Colleges: 42,343(77%) and stand-alone institutions: 11,779(21%).
6. 3.38 crore Students enrolled in programmes at under-graduate and post-graduate level. Out of these, nearly 85% of the students (2.85 crore) were enrolled in the six major disciplines such as Humanities, Science, Commerce, Engineering & Technology, Medical Science and IT & Computer.
7. The number of students pursuing PhD in 2019-20 is 2.03 lakh against 1.17 lakh in 2014-15.
8. The Total Number of Teachers stands at 15,03,156 comprising of 57.5% male and 42.5% female.

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