Daily Current Affairs: June 09, 2021

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 Important Days

World Brain Tumour Day – 8 June

• World Brain Tumour Day is observed globally on 8 June. This day aims to raise awareness and educate people about brain tumours. It is observed to pay tribute to brain tumour patients and their families, caregivers, scientists and health professionals.
• This day was announced by the German Brain Tumour Association in 2000.

World Accreditation Day – 9 June

• World Accreditation Day is observed every year on 9 June. This day aims to promote the value of accreditation. It is a global initiative established by International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
• 2021 Theme: “Accreditation: Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”

National News

NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation launch ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan’ for home care support to COVID-19 patients

• NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog and Piramal Foundation have launched ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan’ in 112 aspirational districts to assist district administrations in providing home care support to COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.
• ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan’ is a significant initiative that responds to immediate needs and will provide long-term support to India’s poorest communities in the 112 aspirational districts.

NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• CEO: Amitabh Kant
• Chairperson: Narendra Modi
• Vice Chairperson: Rajiv Kumar

Alok Kumar takes charge as the new Chief Secretary of Tripura

• Senior IAS officer Alok Kumar took charge as the new Chief Secretary of Tripura. He replaced Manoj Kumar, who has been transferred and posted as Special Chief Resident Commissioner of Tripura Bhavan, New Delhi.
• Alok Kumar is a 1990 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer who was earlier posted as Additional Secretary in the Union Cabinet Secretariat at New Delhi.

Tripura                    

• Capital: Agartala
• Chief Minister: Biplab Kumar Deb
• Governor: Ramesh Bais

International News

India launches ‘Mission Innovation CleanTech Exchange’ for clean energy innovation

• India launched the ‘Mission Innovation CleanTech Exchange’, a global initiative that will create a network of incubators across member countries to accelerate clean energy innovation.
• The network was virtually launched at the Innovating to Net Zero Summit hosted by Chile. It will provide access to the expertise and market insights needed to support new technologies to access new markets globally.

India and Thailand Navy begin 3-day coordinated patrol exercise ‘CORPAT’ in the Andaman Sea

• The 31^st edition of India and Thailand coordinated patrol exercise ‘CORPAT’ has started in the Andaman Sea.
• The Indian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel INS Saryu and Thailand Navy’s ship Krabi along with Dornier maritime patrol aircraft from both navies are participating in the three-day coordinated patrol exercise.

Thailand

• Capital: Bangkok
• Currency: Thai Baht
• Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha

HeidelbergCement to build the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant in Sweden

• The world’s second-largest cement maker HeidelbergCement has planned to turn its Swedish factory in Slite into the world’s first CO2-neutral cement plant by 2030 via carbon capture technology.
• The installation at the Slite plant will capture up to 8 million tonnes of CO2annually, which corresponds to the plant’s total emissions.

Sweden

• Capital: Stockholm
• Currency: Swedish krona
• Prime Minister: Stefan Löfven

Banking and Economy

CRISIL revises India’s GDP forecast to 9.5% from 11% for FY22

• Rating agency CRISIL has revised India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 9.5 per cent from the earlier projection of 11 per cent. It also projected India’s GDP growth to 7.3 per cent for FY21.

World Bank projects India’s GDP growth to 8.3% in 2021 and 7.5% in 2022

• The World Bank has projected India’s economy to grow at 8.3% in 2021 and 7.5% in 2022. India’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 7.3% in 2020.

World Bank

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

HDFC Bank inks an MoU with KIADB to offer banking solutions to investors

• HDFC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) to provide a wide range of financial products and services to its customers through an extensive network of branches across India.

HDFC Bank (Housing Development Finance Corporation)

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Chairman: Deepak Parekh
• MD & CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan
• Tagline: “We understand your world”
• Established: 1994

Appointments

UNSC recommends Antonio Guterres for a second term as the UN Secretary-General

• The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) had recommended Antonio Guterres as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second five-year term.
• The 72-year-old former Prime Minister of Portugal has held office since 2017.

RBI approves the re-appointment of GC Chaturvedi as the part-time Chairman of the ICICI Bank

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as the part-time Chairman of the ICICI Bank for three years, with effect from 1 July 2021.

ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India)

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD and CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi
• Tagline: Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka

Mahesh Kumar Jain gets a two-year extension as the Deputy Governor of the RBI

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the re-appointment of Mahesh Kumar Jain as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for two years.
• The other three serving Deputy Governors of the RBI are Michael Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao and T Rabi Sankar.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Formation: 1 April 1935
• Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governors: MK Jain, MD Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao and T Rabi Sankar
• Subsidiaries: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (BRBNM)

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey was appointed as an Election Commissioner of India

• Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey was appointed an Election Commissioner of India. He succeeded Sunil Arora. He is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer.
• Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar are the other two members of the Election Commission of India.

Facebook names Spoorthi Priya as Grievance Officer for India

• Social media platform Facebook named Spoorthi Priya as its Grievance Officer for India. This move comes close on the heels of the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, coming into force in May 2021.
• Facebook-owned WhatsApp had recently named Paresh B Lal as its grievance officer for India.

Awards and Recognitions

Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembgawins the 2021 PEN Pinter Prize

• Zimbabwean novelist, playwright, filmmaker and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded the 2021 PEN Pinter Prize for her ability to capture and communicate vital truths even amidst times of upheaval.
• The PEN Pinter Prize was established in 2009 in memory of Nobel-laureate playwright Harold Pinter.

Books and Authors

A new book titled “Skill It Kill It” was authored by Ronnie Screwvala is set to be released in July 2021

• Film producer Ronnie Screwvala will share stories, failures and personal learnings from his career in his new book titled “Skill It Kill It”. The book will be published by Penguin Random House and will be released in July 2021.

Ranking

IISc Bangalore is the world’s top research university in the QS World Rankings

• According to the QS World University Rankings, The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore is the world’s top research university. IISc has got a perfect score of 100 out of 100 for the citations per faculty (CPF) metric in the analysis by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
• The top three institutions of India and their overall ranking is IIT Bombay (177^th Rank), IIT Delhi (185^th Rank) and IISC Bengaluru (186^th Rank).
• According to the 18^th edition of the rankings, the India Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is India’s top-ranked institution for the fourth consecutive year at the QS World University Rankings 2022.
• The top three institutions globally are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Oxford and Stanford University in the QS World University Rankings 2022.

Obituary

Former Karnataka minister CM Udasi passed away at 85

• Former Karnataka minister CM Udasi passed away due to age-related illness. He was Karnataka’s minister for public works in the BS Yediyurappa cabinet in He had represented the Hangal Assembly constituency in the Haveri district six times.

Sports News

Tata Consultancy Services was named as the title partner of the London Marathon from 2022

• India’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that it will become the title partner of the London Marathon from 2022. It is a six-year partnership signed after existing sponsor Virgin Money choose not to extend its deal beyond 2021.
• TCS developed the official event app Virgin Money London Marathon app that allowed participants and spectators to get the fullest London Marathon experience.

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