DAILY Current Affairs 2 June 2020
1. “MY LIFE MY YOGA” VIDEO BLOGGING CONTEST LAUNCHED
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PM Narendra
Modi during his Mann Ki Baat address to the nation announced the “My Life – My
Yoga”(Jeevan Yoga) Video Blogging Contest, as one of the activities related to
the observation of the 6th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21st, 2020.
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The
contest being organized by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian
Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is open for participants from
all countries.
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To
enter into the contest the participants are required to upload a 3 minutes
duration video of 3 Yogic practices (kriya, asana, pranayama, bandha or
mudra), including a short video message on how the Yogic practices
influenced their life.
2. “RESPONSIBLE AI FOR YOUTH”
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Ravi Shankar
Prasad launched India’s National
Artificial Intelligence(AI) Portal called www.ai.gov.in & launched a National Program for the youth, “Responsible
AI for Youth” during the occasion of the first anniversary of the
second tenure of the government.
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The portal
was developed jointly
by the National e-Governance Division of Ministry of Electronics and IT and
NASSCOM from the IT industry.
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It is
created & launched by the National e-Governance Division, Ministry of
Electronics & IT in collaboration with Intel
India, with support from Department of School Education and
Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Human Resource Development.
3. YES BANK PICKS 24.19% STAKE IN DISH TV
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Private
sector lender Yes Bank Limited has acquired a 24.19% stake
in Dish TV India Ltd, a company providing Direct to Home (DTH)
television service in India, following invocation of 44.53 crore pledged
shares due to default in payment of debt by Dish TV and some other companies.
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It is
to be noted that as of March 31, 2019, Dish TV’s debt stood at Rs 2,758 crore.
4. NASA ASTRONAUTS FLY SPACEX SPACECRAFT ‘DRAGON’
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NASA
astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley docked the SpaceX “Dragon” spacecraft.
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Falcon9 is
the world’s first orbital class, two stage reusable rocket designed and
manufactured by SpaceX for the transportation of humans and payloads into Earth
orbit.
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The
astronauts named the SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule, “Endeavour” after
the retired winged orbiters, stating that they both had their first flight on
the shuttle Endeavour.
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SpaceX
became the first private company to
fly astronauts into orbit.
5. BOLLYWOOD MUSIC DIRECTOR WAJID KHAN PASSES AWAY
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Music
Director Wajid Khan, of the popular duo Sajid-Wajid, known for his
compositions for Salman Khan’s popular movies such as ‘Wanted’, the ‘Dabangg’
and ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, passed away at the age of 42 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Wajid Khan
was the brother of music director Sajid Khan.
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He was born
in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh on July 10, 1977.
6. 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD MILK DAY: JUNE 1, 2020
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World Milk
Day (WMD) is observed every
year on June 1 globally, with the aim to raise awareness about milk and its
importance as global food.
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Theme for
the year 2020: 20th Anniversary
of World Milk Day.
7. World No Tobacco Day 2020, May 31
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The
World Health Assembly passed the Resolution WHA40.38 making 7th April world
no-smoking day and the Resolution WHA42.19 for World No Tobacco Day on 31st
May in 1988.
