DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 JUNE 2020
1. PM MODI
LAUNCHED RS 50,000 CR GARIB KALYAN ROJGAR ABHIYAAN
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An
employment -cum- rural public works Campaign for 67 lakh migrant workers titled
“Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)” has been launched for 6 states viz.
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan, Jharkhand and
Odisha, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the lines of the announcement made
in Rs 20 Lakh crore Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
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The
outlay of this campaign is Rs 50,000 Crores and the Ministry
of Rural Development (MoRD) is the nodal Ministry for its
implementation.
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The
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) ensures 100
days of employment per household in a year whereas GKRA is a one-time scheme of
125 days for providing employment to migrant workers who returned during the
lockdown near their villages.
2. SC ON WRIT
PETITION CONCERNING RULE OF LAW INDEX
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The
Supreme Court asked the government to treat a writ petition, for setting up
expert panels to improve India’s performance in the Rule of Law Index, as a
“representation” and to decide further action within 6 months’ time.
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India
was Ranked 69th in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2020
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The
World Justice Project (WJP) is an international civil society organization with
the stated mission of “working to advance the rule of law around the world”.
3. 2020 PEACE
PRIZE OF THE GERMAN BOOK TRADE
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Indian
economist, philosopher and Nobel Laureate Amartya Kumar Sen has
been selected for 2020 Peace Prize by the Board of Trustees of
the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his decades-long
work around issues of global justice.
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Every
year since 1950, the German Book Trade Peace Prize has been given.
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I
addition to the title, the winner is also given a cash prize of €25,000 euros
($28,000).
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Professor
Amartya Sen, who teaches at Harvard University in the US, has also been awarded
the Nobel Prize in 1998 for Economics.
4. ISRO
RECEIVES PATENT FOR LCHG FOR ASTRONAUTS
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The
ISRO has initiated a 10,000 crore project- Gaganyaan to send humans to space by
2020, in accordance to which, ISRO has received a patent for its Liquid
Cooling and Heating Garment (LCHG) for astronauts to use in space for
protection from hot and cold environments.
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It
will protect our astronauts from hot and cold environments with comfort
temperatures.
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ISRO
has initiated a Rs 10,000 crore project with a target to send humans to space
by 2022 and has been preparing various experiments to make the project
successful.
5. BOOK –“LEGEND
OF SUHELDEV: THE KING WHO SAVED INDIA”
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Amish
Tripathi released his fiction book,”Legend
of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India”. The book is published by Westland
Publications Pvt Ltd.
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Idea
behind the book– To bring national awareness about the
ignored pages of Indian history.
His 1st book is ‘The Immortals of Meluha’, which is also the 1st book of Shiva Trilogy.
His 1st book is ‘The Immortals of Meluha’, which is also the 1st book of Shiva Trilogy.
6.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA 2020 – JUNE 21
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UN
declared IDY 2020 theme as “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”
7. WORLD
HYDROGRAPHIC DAY 2020: JUNE 21
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Theme
of World Hydrographic Day 2020:
‘Hydrography Enabling Autonomous Technologies’.
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To
provide a wide range of opportunities to promote hydrographic works and
services offered by the National Hydrographic Offices, industry partners,
expert contributors and the scientific community.
8. World Music
Day 2020: June 21
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World
Music Day(Fête de la Musique) is celebrated
annually on June 21 around the world to honour amateur and professional
musicians.
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The
day aims to provide free music to everyone & to promote peace and spread
goodwill through music.
