DAILY GK 5 JUNE 2019
1. IAF
AN-32 AIRCRAFT WENT MISSING IN ASSAM
✔IAF
AN-32 Aircraft, taken off from Jorhat, Assam headed towards Mechuka in
Arunachal Pradesh went missing with 13 people. The AN-32 was inducted into the
IAF in the 1980s.
✔The
Aircraft consisted of 8 crew members, including 6 officers led by a Wing
Commander and 5 passengers.
✔Similar
cases were registered in 2009 and 2016. In June 9, 2009, an IAF AN-32 had
crashed over Rinchi Hill near Heyo Village, West Siang district, Arunachal
Pradesh, which killed 13 personnel and the biggest IAF AN-32 crash took place
on July 22, 2016 when the aircraft went off the radars over the Bay of Bengal
which killed 29 people.
2.
INDIA RANKED 95TH IN 129 COUNTRIES IN NEW GENDER EQUALITY INDEX
✔India
was ranked 95th among 129 countries in new Sustainable Development Goals Gender
Equality Index with 56.2 scores.
✔The
gender gap index of the World Economic Forum had ranked India with 108.
✔The
list was topped by Denmark followed by Finland and Sweeden.
✔Chad
was placed at bottom most position (129th).
3.
14TH OIC SUMMIT HELD IN MECCA
✔14th
Islamic Summit organized by Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit was held
in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
✔It
was hosted by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.
✔The
summit, titled as “Mecca Summit:
Together for the Future”, aimed at developing a unified stance on events in
the Islamic world.
✔OIC
appointed Yousef Aldobeay as its special envoy for Jammu & Kashmir.
4.
NILEKANI-LED COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 24×7 RTGS & NEFT, ELIMINATION OF ALL
CHARGES
✔To
encourage digital payments, the Nandan Nilekani committee has suggested a host
of measures, including elimination of charges, round-the-clock RTGS and NEFT
facility, and duty-free import of point-of-sales machines.
✔The
committee, which was appointed by the RBI had submitted its suggestions on
promoting digital payments to Governor Shaktikanta Das last month.
5. CAG
RAJIV MEHRISHI ELECTED AS EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF WHO
✔The
Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Rajiv Mehrishi is elected as external
auditor of the World Health Organization for four years from 2020 to 2023.
✔Apart
from India, others competing for the position were the Auditors General of
Congo, France, Ghana, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom.
✔Mehrishi
will take over from the incumbent External Auditor of WHO, the Supreme Audit
Institution of Philippines.
6.
ARUN KUMAR SAHU APPOINTED AS THE NEXT HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA TO THE
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
✔The
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India announced the appointment of
Arun Kumar Sahu as next High Commissioner of India to The Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago.
✔He
is currently serving as Deputy High Commissioner in the High Commission of India,
Ottawa.
7.
MOUNT ETNA IN ITALY ERUPTS
✔Europe’s
highest volcano Mount Etna erupted spitting molten lava in island of Sicily,
Italy. It is the largest of the three volcano present in Italy others being,
Mount Vesuvius and Mount Stromboli.
✔It
was added to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World
Heritage Sites in June 2013.
8.
ANDRES PONCE RUIZ JR. BECOMES THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
✔Mexican-American
professional boxer Andres Ponce Ruiz Jr. becomes heavyweight champion after
beating his opponent British professional boxer, Anthony Joshua at Madison
Square Garden, New York.
✔The
win made Andres Ruiz the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world.
✔Ruiz
also represented Mexico in two 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
9.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF INNOCENT CHILDREN VICTIMS OF AGGRESSION: JUNE 4
✔It
aims to spread awareness about the pain and sufferings faced by the children
who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.
✔On
August 19, 1982, the UN General Assembly declared June 4 as International Day
of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression under the resolution ES-7/8 because
large number of innocent Lebanese and Palestinian children became the victims
of the aggressive acts of Israel.
✔On
April 2, 2019, a campaign “Act to
Protect Children affected by Conflict” was launched by Ms. Virginia Gamba,
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed
Conflict to create awareness and implement action to protect children affected
by war.
