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June 17 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World Day to Combat Desertification And Drought is observed on which date?
A) June 17
B) June 14
C) June 13
D) June 15
E) June 12
Answer: A) June 17

• June 17 is observed as World Day To Combat Desertification And Drought.
• The UN-designated day is all about a green planet, sustainable development, and health and welfare of people.

World Day to Combat Desertification And Drought 2021 theme:

• “Restoration. Land. Recovery. We build back better with healthy land” is the theme for 2021 Desertification and Drought Day.

World Crocodile Day:

• World Crocodile Day is celebrated on June 17th to raise awareness about the need to save these endangered species from extinction.

World Kidney Cancer Day:

• Every year, June 17 is observed as World Kidney Cancer Day to raise awareness about the disease.
• From a functional point of view, kidneys extract waste products and water from the blood.
• These are emptied into the bladder through the ureters as urine.
• Kidneys are also important endocrine organs for water and salt metabolism, maintaining pH level of the blood and also play a vital role in the metabolism of vitamin D.
• Kidney cancer is the 13th most common cancer in the world.

SPORTS

2. Rubina Francis won the gold medal in the 10-metre air pistol para women event at World shooting Para Sport Cup in Peru. She was related to which State?
A) Telangana
B) Gujarat
C) Haryana
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tripura
Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh shooter Rubina Francis has set a world record and won herself the gold in the 10-metre air pistol para women event at World shooting Para Sport Cup in Peru.
• Rubina, 21, scored 238.1 points and beat the world record of Aysegul Pehlivanlar of Turkey, also securing the Paralympic quota for India at the Tokyo games this year.
• Rubina has won more than 15 medals in national and international events

OBITUARY

3. B Vijayakrishna passed away. He was related to which sports?
A) Weightlifting
B) Football
C) Cricket
D) Hockey
E) Volleyball
Answer: C) Cricket

• Veteran Karnataka cricketer B Vijayakrishna died at a private hospital here due to multiple organ failure and cardiac arrest.
• In a career spanning 15 years, Vijayakrishna featured in 80 first-class matches, picking up 194 wickets and scoring 2,297 runs including two centuries.
• The left-handed batsman and spinner played a key role in many of Karnataka’s victories in the 70s and early 80s.

RANKING

4. What is the rank of India in World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD)?
A) 42
B) 41
C) 46
D) 43
E) 44
Answer: D) 43

• India maintained 43rd rank on an annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD) that examined the impact of COVID-19 on economies around the world this year.
• The 64-nation list was led by Switzerland, while Sweden has moved up to the second position (from sixth last year), Denmark has lost one place to rank third, the Netherlands has retained its fourth place and Singapore has slipped to fifth place (from first in 2020).

BANKING AND FINANCE

5. Which bank launched IndusEasyCredit that enables customers to meet their financial requirements from the comfort of their homes?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) CSB Bank
D) ICICI Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: B) IndusInd Bank

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

6. Google announces how much amount grant to set up 80 oxygen plants, upskill rural health workers in India?
A) Rs 213-cr
B) Rs 113-cr
C) Rs 313-cr
D) Rs 413-cr
E) Rs 513-cr
Answer: B) Rs 113-cr

• Tech giant Google said Google.org – its philanthropic arm – has announced a grant of Rs 113 crore (USD 15.5 million) to support procurement and installation of about 80 oxygen generation plants and upskilling of healthcare workers in rural parts of the country in partnership with various organisations.

7. H-Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petrobangla to supply re-gasified liquefied natural gas (R-LNG) from India to which country?
A) UK
B) Iran
C) USA
D) China
E) Bangladesh
Answer: E) Bangladesh

• H-Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petrobangla to supply re-gasified liquefied natural gas (R-LNG) from India to Bangladesh.
• H-Energy has received permission from the Petroleum and Natural gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to build, own and operate Kanai Chhata-Shrirampur natural gas pipeline connecting it’s LNG terminal in West Bengal to Bangladesh, to enable cross border supply of re-gasified LNG.
• H-Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary HE Marketing Private Ltd will be responsible for sourcing LNG and for supplying R-LNG to Petrobangla.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

8. “Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency” is authored by whom?
A) Michael Wolff
B) SK Joshi
C) RJ Palacio
D) Pramod K Nayar
E) Meghan
Answer: A) Michael Wolff

APPOINTMENTS

9. Satya Nadella is appointed as chairman of which company?
A) Accenture
B) Microsoft
C) Infosys
D) Facebook
E) Google
Answer: B) Microsoft

• Microsoft Corporation has named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson.

10. Aashish Chandorkar is appointed as Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission in the World Trade Organisation for how many years?
A) 6
B) 5
C) 4
D) 3
E) 2
Answer: D) 3

• Ahead of the WTO’s ministerial conference later this year, the government has appointed a private person Aashish Chandorkar as Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission in the World Trade Organisation for three years.
• For the first time, a private person has been appointed at the Mission. Chandorkar is director of Bengaluru-based policy think tank Smahi Foundation of Policy and Research.
• The WTO is a 164-member multi-lateral body, which deals with global trade. India is a member since 1995.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. A three day virtual Conference of BRICS Network Universities on the theme of electric mobility was inaugurated at which IIT?
A) IIT Mandi
B) IIT Hyderabad
C) IIT Mumbai
D) IIT Bombay
E) IIT Madras
Answer: D) IIT Bombay

• A three-day virtual Conference of BRICS Network Universities on the theme of electric mobility was inaugurated at IIT Bombay.
• This conference is part of the engagements that India is hosting under the education stream during its Chairship of the 13th BRICS Summit this year.
• Eighteen experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China and S. Africa will talk about various aspects of electric mobility like traffic management, hydrogen technology, hybrid vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and linkage between e-mobility and livelihoods over the next three days.

12. Which country successfully launches first crewed mission for space station construction?
A) UK
B) Iran
C) USA
D) China
E) India
Answer: D) China

• China successfully launched its crewed spacecraft, sending three astronauts to its space station’s core module Tianhe for a three-month mission.
• The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gobi Desert.
• It is China’s seventh crewed mission to space and the first during the construction of China’s space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
• It is also the first in nearly five years after the country’s last manned mission in 2016.
• The three astronauts are commander Nie Haisheng, a 56-year-old veteran who participated in the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-10 missions, Liu Boming, 54, who was part of the Shenzhou-7 mission, and Tang Hongbo, 45, who is in his first space mission.
• They are expected to set a new record for China’s manned space mission duration, exceeding the 33 days spent by the Shenzhou-11 crew in 2016.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

13. India extends how much amount Line of Credit to Sri Lanka for solar energy projects?
A) USD 300 million
B) USD 400 million
C) USD 600 million
D) USD 700 million
E) USD 100 million
Answer: E) USD 100 million

• India has extended a USD 100 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka to help the island nation finance various projects in the solar energy sector and ensure that the country’s 70 per cent power requirements are fulfilled by renewable energy sources by 2030.
• An agreement signed between the Sri Lankan government and the Export-Import Bank of India was exchanged by High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and Secretary to the Treasury S R Attygalle in the presence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

14. Which Minister signs Statement of Intent with UNICEF for empowering youth?
A) Civil Aviation Minister
B) AYUSH Minister
C) Home Minister
D) Labour and Employment Minister
E) Education Minister
Answer: D) Labour and Employment Minister

15. Which UT the e-Vigilance Clearance System for the employees of the Union Territory seeking no-objection certificates (NOCs)?
A) Chandigarh
B) Ladakh
C) Delhi
D) Puducherry
E) J & K
Answer: E) J & K

• Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta inaugurated the e-Vigilance Clearance System for the employees of the Union Territory seeking no-objection certificates (NOCs).
• Complimenting the team associated with the development of the online system, the chief secretary asked the officials concerned to ensure that the process of issuance of NOCs is completed within seven days from the date of submission of the online applications.
• The e-Vigilance Clearance System will modernise the manual vigilance clearance process by making it time-bound and transparent.

16. Which state launches scheme to provide FMCG items through ration depot-holders?
A) Telangana
B) Gujarat
C) Haryana
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tripura
Answer: C) Haryana

• The pilot project has been launched at Sirsa, Fatehabad, Karnal, Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts
• If the trial of this pilot project becomes successful in these districts, it will be implemented across the state.
• Through the medium of depot-holders, villagers of the state will also be able to take advantage of certain services of State Bank of India (SBI).

17. Which Minister is participated in a virtual high-level event on ‘Global Drive to Scale-up TB Prevention’?
A) Civil Aviation Minister
B) Health Minister
C) Home Minister
D) Labour and Employment Minister
E) Education Minister
Answer: B) Health Minister

• Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare participated in a virtual high-level event on ‘Global Drive to Scale-up TB Prevention’ organized by WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme, here through video conference.
• The purpose of this special high-level event was to discuss key actions needed at the global and country-level to scale up TB prevention strategies and drive progress towards achieving the 2022 UN High-Level Meeting target on TB preventive treatment.

18. Which organisation launches TV Channel Selector web portal for people to check, modify subscription?
A) CII
B) CCI
C) TRAI
D) NHAI
E) NTPC
Answer: C) TRAI

19. Which Ministry and Ministry of Culture (MoC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat?
A) Civil Aviation Ministry
B) Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry
C) Home Ministry
D) Women & Child Development Ministry
E) Education Ministry
Answer: B) Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry

20. The government extended the validity of motor vehicle documents like driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC) and permits till which date?
A) October 31, 2021
B) August 31, 2021
C) September 30, 2021
D) November 30, 2021
E) December 31, 2021
Answer: C) September 30, 2021

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