Daily Current Affairs: June 06 & 07, 2021

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 Important Days

World Pest Day – 6 June

• World Pest Day is observed on 6 June every year since 2017. This day is dedicated to spreading awareness of pest management and its benefits to preserve the quality of life for people and plants around us.

World Food Safety Day – 7 June

• World Food Safety Day is observed annually on 7 June to raise awareness about foodborne risks and help prevent, detect and manage untoward diseases, in essence contributing to sustainable human development through proper food security.
• This day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2018.
• 2021 Theme: “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”

National News

Union Government assures safe potable tap water by 2022 in every household of Northwestern states

• Union Government has assured safe potable tap water by 2022 in every household of Northwestern states and Union Territories (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh).
• Union Ministry of Jal Shakti stated that the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) will be expedited in these states and UTs and every rural household will be provided with tap water connections by the end of 2022.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 3 ethanol stations in Pune as a pilot project

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three E100 ethanol dispensing stations in Pune under a pilot project on World Environment Day (5 June). The Union Government will also release the E-20 notification that will allow oil companies to sell 20% ethanol blended petrol from April 2023.
• One of the ethanol dispensing stations has come up at Samgamwadi petrol pump, another at Chowisawadi village and the third at Wesley road.

Maharashtra    

• Capital: Mumbai
• Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray
• Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari

NTPC joins UN’s CEO Water Mandate to step up work on water conservation

• National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has become a signatory to the prestigious United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate.
• The CEO Water Mandate is a UN Global Compact initiative to demonstrate the commitment and efforts of companies to better their water and sanitation agenda as part of long-term Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• NTPC will further imbibe the 3 R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) for water conservation and management while carrying out its core business activity of power generation.

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)

• Headquarters: New Delhi, India
• Chairman and Managing Director: Gurdeep Singh
• Founded: 1975

Acquisitions and Mergers

NHPC signs E-Mobility agreements with Convergence Energy Services Limited

• National Hydro-Electric Power Corporation (NHPC) has signed E-Mobility agreements with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) for leasing of 25 electric vehicles (EVs) and supply of 3 electric vehicles fast chargers to NHPC, including its installation and commissioning.
• NHPC will have the biggest electric vehicle fleet amongst Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in India. Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).

EESL partners with TERRE to mainstream carbon neutrality in higher education institutions

• State-run Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and non-government organisation (NGO) Technology, Education, Research and Rehabilitation for the Environment (TERRE) have partnered to mainstream carbon neutrality in higher educational institutes.
• This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)aims to promote Sustainable Development Goals and carbon neutrality across the national universities and higher educational institutes.

Appointments

Former Power Secretary Sanjeev Sahai was appointed as the Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board

• Former Power Secretary Sanjeev Nandan Sahai was appointed as the new Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
• He is a 1986 batch IAS officer who retired as the Secretary in the Union Ministry of Power.

Ranjitsinh Disale was appointed as the Education Advisor of the World Bank

• Ranjitsinh Disale was appointed as the World Bank’s Education advisor for 3 years, from June 2021 to June 2024.
• He was the first Indian teacher to receive the Global Teacher Award in 2020he will now be working on the Coach Project that was launched by The World Bank in March 2021.
• The project aims to help countries accelerate learning by improving teacher professional

World Bank

• Headquarters: Washington DC, United States
• President: David Malpass
• Founded: 1944

Justice Bala Krishna Narayana was appointed as the Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission

• Justice Bala Krishna Narayana was appointed as the new Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission. He is a former Judge of the Allahabad High Court. He will remain in the post for three years or till he reaches the age of 70.
• The Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel has issued an order regarding the appointment of Justice Bal Krishna Narayan as the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.

Uttar Pradesh          

• Capital: Lucknow
• Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath
• Governor: Anandiben Patel
• National Park: Dudhwa National Park (Tiger Reserve)
• Zoological Parks: Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Prani Udyan (Gorakhpur), Kanpur Zoological Park, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden

Hitendra Dave was appointed as the CEO of HSBC India

• The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) announced the appointment of Hitendra Dave as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC India. He succeeded Surendra Rosha, who is moving to Hong Kong as the Co-Chief Executive of HSBC, Asia-Pacific.

HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
• CEO: Noel Quinn

Arun Raste takes charge as the MD and CEO of the NCDEX

• Arun Raste took charge as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX).
• He was associated with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as an Executive Director. He also worked in IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, NABARD and ACC Cement.

Harsh Kumar Bhanwala was appointed as the Senior Advisor of Omnivore

• Former Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, was appointed as the Senior Advisor of the Omnivore, an agritech venture capital firm.
• He will mentor Omnivore’s portfolio companies, advise on new investments and help develop the fund’s rural fintech investment strategy. He served as the Chairman of NABARD from 2013 to 2020.

Awards and Recognitions

Kempegowda International Airport achieves net energy neutral status in FY 2020–21

• The Kempegowda International Airport has achieved net energy neutral status in the Financial Year 2020–21 (FY21) as part of its sustainability goals.
• Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has been able to save nearly 22 lakh units of energy in the Financial Year 2020–21, enough to power nearly 9,000 houses for a month.

Thomas Vijayan wins the 2021 Nature TTL Photographer of the Year

• Indian origin photographer Thomas Vijayan won the 2021 Nature TTL Photographer of the Year for his photo of an Orangutan clinging to a tree. The picture was titled ‘The World is Going Upside Down’. He is from Kerala and now settled in Canada.

Books and Authors

A new book titled ‘1232 km: The Long Journey Home’ was authored by Vinod Kapri

• Vinod Kapri’s new book titled ‘1232 km: The Long Journey Home’. The book was published by Harper Collins.
• The book is about a journey that seven migrants from Bihar undertook on their bicycles that lasted for seven days and seven nights.

Rankings

Punjab, Chandigarh and Andaman & Nicobar tops in the 2019–20 Performance Grading Index

• Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ approved the release of the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019–20 for states and Union Territories of India.
• Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have all scored higher than 90% in the Union Education Ministry’s Performance Grading Index for 2019–20.
• Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands topped among the Union Territories in the Union Education Ministry ranking 2019–20.

India ranks 117 on achieving Sustainable Development Goals

• India’s rank has slipped by two places from 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by 193 United Nations Member States in 2015.
• India ranks below four South Asian countries — Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The overall SDG score of India is 61.9 out of 100.

Obituary

Former Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta passed away at 69

• Former Horticulture Minister of Himachal Pradesh Narinder Bragta passed away at the age of 69 due to prolonged illness. Currently, he was serving as Chief Whip of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
• He served as the Horticulture Minister of Himachal Pradesh from 1998 to 2003. He was also a Cabinet Minister from 2007 to 2012.

Sports News

Sergio Perez wins the 2021 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

• Red Bull driver Sergio Perez (Mexico) won the 2021 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) came at the second position and Pierre Gasly (France) at the third position.

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