DAILY GK 17 JUNE 2019
1.
AKSHAY PATRA’S SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM WINS BBC AWARD
✔The
Akshaya Patra Foundation, a Non-governmental organizations based in Bangalore
that runs school lunch programme across India has been awarded the BBC “World Service Global Champion Award” for
the mid-day meal project.
✔The
award was presented at the BBC Food and Farming Awards in Bristol in London,
UK.
2.
SUMAN RAO CROWNED AS MISS INDIA 2019
✔A
20-year-old model, Suman Rao, a resident of Rajsamand, Rajasthan was crowned
Miss India 2019 held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
✔Shivani
Jadhav from Chhattisgarh won Femina Miss Grand India 2019 title and Shreya
Shanker from Bihar won Miss India United Continents 2019 title.
3.
PETER GILCHRIST LIFTED PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
✔Peter
Gilchrist of Singapore defeated India’s Sourav Kothari to win the 2019 Pacific
International Billiards Championship at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne,
Australia.
