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June 3 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

IMPORTANT DAYS

1. World Bicycle day is observed on which date?
A) June 3
B) June 2
C) June 4
D) June 5
E) June 1
Answer: A) June 3

• Every year, World bicycle day is observed on June 3.
• The date of June 3 was declared as World Bicycle Day by the United Nations General Assembly after it acknowledged the versatility, uniqueness and longevity of the two-wheeler.
• The day aims at promoting the use of bicycles for a cleaner environment and a healthy lifestyle.

RANKING

2. Which state has the top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Kerala
C) Mizoram
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Sikkim
Answer: B) Kerala

• Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer.
• The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters.
• Kerala retained its rank as the top state with a score of 75.
• Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot with a score of 74.
• Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam were the worst performing States in this year’s India index.
• The third rendition of India’s SDG Index was launched by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.

BANKING AND FINANCE

3. Which payment platform has announced the launch of ‘Pay with Rewards’ initiativein partnership with twid?
A) PayU
B) PayPal
C) PhonePe
D) BharatPe
E) Google Pay
Answer: A) PayU

• PayU has announced the launch of ‘Pay with Rewards’ initiativein partnership with twid.
• By aggregating loyalty points and alternate currencies of multiple brands on a single platform, consumers can pay for up to 100% of their purchases through rewards and loyalty points.
• Consumers can use Flipkart SuperCoins, OlaMoney, TimesPoints, banks on NPCI’s nth Rewards platform, airline miles, bank reward points, and others, across different merchants, at checkout to settle their full bill amount.

4. Asian Development Bank has inked a pact with the union government for how much amount loan assistance to upgrade road infrastructure in Sikkim?
A) $1.5 million
B) $2.5 million
C) $3.5 million
D) $4.5 million
E) $5.5 million
Answer: B) $2.5 million

APPOINTMENTS

5. Sanjiv Kohli has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A) China
B) Brazil
C) Maldives
D) New Zealand
E) Republic of Serbia
Answer: E) Republic of Serbia

• Sanjiv Kohli, an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1988 batch, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Serbia.
• Sanjiv Kohli (IFS: 1988), presently High Commissioner of India to the United Republic of Tanzania, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia.

6. Alok Kumar is appointed as Chief Secretary of which state?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Telangana
C) Mizoram
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tripura
Answer: E) Tripura

• In a sudden move Chief secretary of Tripura is replaced. Alok Kumar is appointed as Chief Secretary while incumbent chief secretary Manoj Kumar is moved as Resident Commissioner of Tripura in New Delhi.
• Alok will be the fifth chief secretary in the 38 month long BJP led government in Tripura.

AWARDS

7. Which Airport has bagged Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award for 2020?
A) Kolkata International Airport Ltd
B) Mumbai International Airport Ltd
C) Hyderabad International Airport Ltd
D) Bangalore International Airport Ltd
E) Chennai International Airport Ltd
Answer: C) Hyderabad International Airport Ltd

• Hyderabad Airport has been adjudged as the ‘Best Airport by Size and Region’ in Asia-Pacific region for 2020, in its category of 15-25 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA).
• ASQ is the world’s leading airport passenger service and benchmarking programme measuring passengers’ satisfaction while they are travelling through an airport, GHIAL.
• The airport has consistently ranked in ACI-ASQ survey as among the global top 3 airports for 9 consecutive years (2009 to 2017) including world number one position for 4 times in 2009, 2010, 2016 and 2017 in 5 – 15 MPPA category; it ranked world number 4 in 2018 in 15 – 25 MPPA category.

8. David Diop won the prestigious International Booker Prize. He was related to which country?
A) China
B) France
C) Maldives
D) New Zealand
E) Israel
Answer: B) France

• French novelist David Diop won the prestigious International Booker Prize for books translated into English with his World War I-set novel, ‘At Night All Blood is Black’.
• The Paris-born writer became the first French winner of the prize, awarded for a book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, in a ceremony broadcast online from Coventry Cathedral in central England.
• The International Booker Prize, formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize, has been awarded since 2005, when it was won by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare.
• It is a sister prize to the Booker Prize, awarded to a novel written in English.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

9. Which country successfully launched the first of a new generation meteorological satellite into planned orbit?
A) China
B) Brazil
C) Maldives
D) New Zealand
E) Israel
Answer: A) China

• China successfully launched the first of a new generation meteorological satellite into planned orbit which will be used in the fields of weather analysis, environmental and disaster monitoring.
• The Fengyun-4B soared into space aboard a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China.
• Fengyun, meaning “wind and cloud”.
• Fengyun satellites are operated by the National Satellite Meteorological Center, part of the China Meteorological Administration.
• The FY-4B satellite will be the first operational launch of the second-generation geostationary satellite.
• The first of the Fengyun series, a low-Earth orbit satellite testing machine called FY-1A, launched in 1988 for a short mission.
• The last geostationary satellite launched in the series was Fengyun-4A, which flew to space in 2016.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

10. India and which country have launched a new workstream to promote industrial energy efficiency, under the CEM Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative?
A) Iraq
B) UK
C) USA
D) Iran
E) UAE
Answer: B) UK

• India and the UK have launched a new workstream to promote industrial energy efficiency, under the Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM) Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI).
• The 12th CEM is being organised virtually by Chile with coordination by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) from May 31 to June 6.
• The partnership includes new collaboration on clean energy transition and protecting forests and joint leadership to develop resilient infrastructure in climate vulnerable countries.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

11. Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurates Indus Best Mega Food Park in which state?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Telangana
C) Mizoram
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Sikkim
Answer: A) Chhattisgarh

• Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the Indus Best Mega Food Park along with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, and in presence of Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli.
• Speaking on the occasion, Tomar said the Mega Food Park will ensure value addition, longer shelf life for farm produce, better price realization for farmers, excellent storage facility and will provide an alternate market for farmers in the region.
• The Park will also provide direct and indirect employment to about 5,000 persons and benefit about 25,000 farmers in the Core Processing Centres (CPC) and Primary Processing Centers (PPC) catchment areas.

12. Which state launched the YSR Jagananna Colonies project at a cost of Rs 28,084 crore in the first phase?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Telangana
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Sikkim
Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the YSR Jagananna Colonies project, where more than 15.6 lakh houses will be constructed at a cost of
  Rs 28,084 crore in the first phase.
• The entire project is targeted to be completed by June 2023.
• The government had distributed house sites to about 30.76 lakh beneficiaries and embarked on a new history.
• Now, the government is set to create another record by taking up the construction of the houses, where in the first phase, 15,60,227 houses will be constructed at a cost of Rs 28,084 crore.

13. Which state announced the institution of ‘Ilakkiya Maamani’ award for writers?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Sikkim
Answer: B) Tamil Nadu

• On the 98th birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, the state government made six new announcements related to literature, health care infrastructure, and agriculture’.
• The state government led by Chief Minister M K Stalin announced that a multi-specialty hospital will be set up at the King Institute complex with an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore.
• Kalaignar Memorial Library will also be established at Madurai at a cost of Rs 70 crore.
• For Tamil writers, the government announced the institution of ‘Ilakkiya Maamani’ award.
• The state government has also promised to provide government houses to writers who have won international, national and state literary awards.
• Meanwhile, in the agricultural sector, paddy storage godowns and drying yards will be set up in the Thiruvarur district at a cost of Rs 30 crore.
• In another move, after giving free bus travel to women of Tamil Nadu, the government also declared free bus travel for transgender women.

14. Which Minister has announced that the Government has decided to extend the validity period of Teachers Eligibility Test qualifying certificate from seven years to lifetime?
A) Health Minister
B) Women Minister
C) AYUSH Minister
D) Coal Minister
E) Education Minister
Answer: E) Education Minister

• Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has announced that the Government has decided to extend the validity period of Teachers Eligibility Test qualifying certificate from seven years to lifetime.
• This will be implemented retrospectively from the year 2011.
• Teachers Eligibility Test is one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in schools.
• The guidelines of the National Council for Teacher Education, NCTE laid down that TET would be conducted by the State Governments.
• The validity of the TET Certificate was 7 years from the date of passing TET.

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