DAILY GK: 18 JUNE 2021
1.
DEVELOPMENT OF NMHC AT LOTHAL, GUJARAT
• The
Ministry of Culture (MoC) signed MoU with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways (MoPSW) for Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage
Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat.
• National
Maritime Heritage Complex is India’s first of its kind facility dedicated to
the legacy of Maritime Heritage of India.
• It
will be developed at the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) site of Lothal,
Gujarat.
2.
UNION CABINET APPROVES RESTRUCTURING OF OFB
• The
Union Cabinet approved a plan for the restructuring of the 246-year old
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) which has 41 factories, into 7 fully government
owned corporate entities on the lines of Defence Public Sector Undertakings
(DPSU).
• In
September 2020, an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) under the chairmanship
of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was set up to decide on matters related to
restructuring of OFB.
3.
INDIA’S H-ENERGY TO SUPPLY LNG TO BANGLADESH
• India’s
H-Energy signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petrobangla (company
of Bangladesh) for supply of R-LNG (Regasified-Liquefied Natural Gas) to
Bangladesh.
• H-Energy
will supply LNG to Bangladesh via the 250 km ‘Kanai Chatta (West Bengal) –
Shrirampur (Bangladesh) Natural Gas Pipeline’, which is expected to be
commissioned in 2023.
4.
NATO SUMMIT 2021
• 31st
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit happened at Brussels in
Belgium, the leaders of NATO’s 30 member countries were participated in the
summit.
• NATO
2030 agenda sets a higher level of ambition for NATO. It provides clear
guidelines for further adaptation to address existing, new and future threats
and challenges, building on the ongoing political and military adaptation of
the Alliance.
5.
WORLD COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 202
• In
the recently released World Competitiveness Index 2021 released by the
Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitiveness Center,
India retained its 43rd rank out of 64 nations (for the 3rd consecutive year).
• Switzerland
topped the Index followed by Sweden in the 2nd spot & Denmark in the 3rd
spot.
• Botswana
(61st) was added to the ranking this year 2021.
6.
SDG PIONEER OF THE YEAR BY UNGC
• During
the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Leaders Summit 2021, 10-Global leaders
were named as the SDG Pioneers 2021.
• Sumant
Sinha, the Chairman and Managing Director of ReNew Power was recognised as one
of the Global leaders working towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
through the implementation of the UN Global Compact Ten Principles on human
rights, environment, labor, and anti-corruption.
7.
MICROSOFT APPOINTED CEO SATYA NADELLA AS CHAIRMAN
• Microsoft
Corporation appointed its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella as its
Chairman.
• He
will succeed John Thompson who will now serve as lead independent director.
• Notably,
Satya Nadella backed billion dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance
Communications and ZeniMax.
8.
BRAND AMBASSADOR OF CORONA VACCINATION PROGRAM IN MAHARASHTRA
• The
Maharashtra government has appointed Mukund Gosavi as a brand ambassador of the
Corona vaccination program for speedy implementation of Corona vaccination in
the Jalgaon district, Maharashtra due to his selfless service
• Mukund
Gosavi is a person with 80 percent who assisted disabled people and senior
citizens in remote areas by providing medical care facilities, arranging
essential items to at least 1000 people and reducing fear among COVID positive
patients by counselling them.
9.
BOOK TITLED “THE NUTMEG’S CURSE: PARABLES FOR A PLANET IN CRISIS”
• Jnanpith
awardee and Renowned author Amitav Ghosh authored a new book ‘The Nutmeg’s
Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis’.
• This
Book is Published by John Murray and will be released.
10.
WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT 2021
• The
United Nations(UN)’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is
annually observed across the globe on 17th June to create and raise awareness
regarding prevention of desertification of the soil in arid, semi-arid, and dry
sub-humid areas caused due to climate change and human activities.
• The
theme of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2021 is
“Restoration.Land.Recovery: We build back better with healthy land”.
11.
EUROPE’S LARGEST DIGITAL AND START-UP EVENT, VIVATECH
• PM
Narendra Modi invited the world to invest in India while addressing the 5th
edition of global tech event VivaTech via video conferencing.
• He
stated, “India offers what innovators and investors need.
• He
invites the world to invest in India based on the five pillars of: Talent,
Market, Capital, Eco-system, And, culture of openness”.
• PM
talked about how technology and digital have become the emerging areas of
cooperation among the wide range of subjects that India and France have been
working together for.
• VivaTech
is one of the largest digital and startup events in Europe, held in Paris every
year since 2016.
12.
RAJASTHAN GOVT WILL SET VEDIC EDUCATION AND SANSKAR BOARD
• The
Rajasthan government will soon set up a Vedic Education and Sanskar Board to
revive the knowledge of Sanskrit scriptures and Vedas.
• A
committee, formed to define aims, objectives and functioning of the board, has
submitted its report to the state government, Minister of State (MoS) for
Sanskrit Education Subhash Garg mentioned, adding modules will be presented
before the board based on the report.
13.
FACEBOOK INITIATES ‘REPORT IT, DON’T SHARE IT!’ CAMPAIGN
• Facebook
has kicked off a new initiative to keep children safe on the internet.
• The
‘Report it, don’t share it’ campaign is being helmed by the social media giant
in collaboration with Aarambh India Initiative, Cyber Peace Foundation, and
Arpan.
• The
main idea behind the initiative, as the name suggests, is to encourage people
to report abusive or harmful content, and not share it.
