DAILY GK 19 JUNE 2019
1. 3RD
EDITION OF NAMASTE THAILAND FESTIVAL 2019 CONCLUDES IN NEW DELHI
✔A
two day event of Namaste Thailand Film Festival 2019 concludes its third
edition at Select Citywalk in New Delhi.
✔It
was organized by Royal Thai Embassy with an aim to strengthen bilateral ties
and increase cultural exchange between India and Thailand.
✔The
1st edition of Thai film festival was inaugurated in 2017 to celebrate the 70
years of Indo-Thai diplomatic relations.
2. INDIA
WILL OVERTAKE CHINA AS WORLD’S MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY: UN REPORT
✔
“World Population Prospects 2019” published by the UN’s Department of Economic
and Social Affairs states that India is going to surpass China as the world’s
most populous country by 2027.
✔India
currently ranks second in the index (out of 230 countries), with over 17 per
cent of the world population.
3. BIFAN
2019 TO BE HELD IN BUCHEON, SOUTH KOREA
✔23rd
edition of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival will be held in
Bucheon City, South Korea.
✔4
Indian movies Gully Boy directed Zoya Akhtar, Andhadhun directed by Sriram
Raghavan, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi directed by Radha Krishna
Jagarlamudi (Krish) & Kangana Ranaut and a Tamil movie, Super Deluxe
directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, will be screened at the festival.
4. INDIA
BEATS SOUTH AFRICA TO WIN FIH SERIES FINALS 2019
✔In
the Federation Internationale de Hockey Men’s Series Finals hockey tournament
2019, India thrashed South Africa in a summit clash at the Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
✔India
placed in the top five of the FIH World Rankings.
✔Manpreet
Singh wins the Best Player of the Tournament Award, while Vivek Sagar wins the
Best Junior Player Award.
5. JOSHNA
CLAIMS HER 17TH NATIONAL TITLE AT THE 76TH SENIOR NATIONAL SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP,
2019.
✔Indian
professional squash player, Joshna Chinappa won the national squash title for
the record 17th time at the 76th Senior National Squash Championship, 2019 held
in Pune, Maharastra.
✔Joshna
Chinappa surpassed the record of 16 titles. She is a two-time Asian Games and
Commonwealth Games medallist.
6. ENCEPHALITIS,
HEAT-WAVE CLAIM 100 LIVES IN BIHAR
✔In
Bihar, More than 100 children have lost their lives due to Acute Encephalitis
Syndrome and heat wave.
✔Union
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with the stakeholders taking
measures including setting up first line treatment facilities.
