Daily Current Affairs: June 19, 2021

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 Important Days

World Sauntering Day – 19 June

• World Sauntering Day is observed globally on 19 June every year. This day is observed to remind people to slow down and enjoy life as opposed to rushing through it. The word ‘saunter’ means to walk slowly in a relaxed manner.
• 2021 Theme: “The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk”

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict – 19 June

• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed globally on 19 June every year.
• This day is observed to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and to pay tribute to all those who have courageously devoted their lives to and lost their lives in standing up for the eradication of these crimes.

National Reading Day in India – 19 June

• National Reading Day in India is celebrated on 19 June every year. This day is celebrated in honour of PN Panicker, the man behind Kerala’s universal literacy rate of 100%. This year (2021) is the 26^th edition of National Reading Day.

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day – 19 June

• World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed annually on 19 June. This day is observed to raise awareness for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and possible treatments and funding for research for the disease.
• Sickle Cell Disease has a significant impact on our hemoglobin levels, resulting in low oxygen levels in our bodies. This day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2008.

National News

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee relaunches ‘Krishak Bandhu’ scheme

• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has relaunched the state government’s Krishak Bandhu scheme, doubling the assistance to farmer-beneficiaries from 5000 to Rs. 10,000 per acre per year.
• Farm labours, sharecroppers and marginal farmers will also get double benefits starting from 4,000 per month instead of Rs. 2,000 per month.

West Bengal    

• Capital: Kolkata
• Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee
• Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• National Parks: Buxa National Park, Gorumara National Park, Neora Valley National Park, Jaldapara National Park, Singalila National Park, Sundarbans National Park

International News

Rajnath Singh virtually addresses the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus

• Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually participated in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus).
• The ADMM-Plus is a platform comprising 10-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and its eight dialogue partners (India, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States) to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability and development in the ASEAN region.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

• Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
• Founded: 8 August 1967
• Secretary-General: Lim Jock Hoi
• Chairman: Nguyen Xuan Phuc

India and three EU nations begin two-day naval drill ‘EUNAVFOR’ in the Gulf of Aden

• India and three European nations (Spain, France and Italy) began a two-day high-voltage naval wargame ‘EUNAVFOR’ held in the Gulf of Aden with a larger aim of improving operational interoperability and promote, peace, security and stability in the key waterways.
• Five warships from the four navies are participating in the ‘EUNAVFOR’ joint naval exercise featuring advanced air defence and anti-submarine drills, cross deck helicopter operations, tactical manoeuvres and search and rescue missions.
• European Union Naval Force Somalia (EUNAVFOR) is the EU’s counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia.

India and Bhutan signed an MoU for developing cooperation in the areas of environment

• India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bhutan for cooperation in the area of climate change and waste management,
• The MoU will also strengthen technological, scientific and management capabilities and expand the areas of cooperation in the field of environment to promote a mutually beneficial partnership between the two countries.
• The MoU was signed virtually by the Indian Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar and Bhutan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of Bhutan’s National Environment Commission Lyonpo Tandi Dorji.

Bhutan

• Capital: Thimphu
• Currency: Ngultrum
• Prime Minister: Lotay Tshering

Banking and Economy

RBI grants ‘in-principle’ nod to Centrum Financial Services Limited to set up a Small Finance Bank

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given “in-principle” approval to Centrum Financial Services Limited (CFSL) to set up a small finance bank (SFB), which will take over the beleaguered Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC Bank).
• The approval is under the general guidelines for ‘on tap’ licensing of small finance banks (SFB) in the private sector issued on 5 December 2019.

Appointments

Antonio Guterres was re-elected as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term

• UN General Assembly has appointed Antonio Guterres as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second five-year term from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026. He is the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
• Former Prime Minister of Portugal, Guterres served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015.

Ngulkham Jathom Gangte was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Tunisia

• Ngulkham Jathom Gangte was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Tunisia. He is a 1994 batch Indian Foreign Service officer (IFS). He is presently working as the High Commissioner of India to Zambia.

Tunisia

• Capital: Tunis
• Currency: Tunisian Dinar
• President: Kais Saied
• Prime Minister (Interim): Hichem Mechichi

ICCR was appointed as the personnel certification body of the Yoga Certification Board of India

• Yoga Certification Board of India has appointed Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) as its personnel certification body.
• ICCR, along with the Union Ministry of Ayush, will now start Yoga Certification courses for professionals across the world.

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

• Founder: Abul Kalam Azad
• Founded: 9 April 1950
• Headquarters: New Delhi

S Janakiraman was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cuba

• S Janakiraman was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cuba. He is a 2002 batch Indian Foreign Service officer (IFS). He is presently working as a Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of External Affairs.

Cuba

• Capital: Havana
• Currency: Peso
• President: Miguel Díaz-Canel
• Prime minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz

Awards and Recognitions

Indian climate activist Shyam Sundar Jyani gets prestigious UN Land for Life Award 2021

• Rajasthan-based climate activist Shyam Sundar Jyani’s environment conservation concept ‘Familial Forestry’ has won the 2021 United Nations Land for Life Award. This award was conferred by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD):

• Established: 1994
• Headquarters: Bonn, Germany
• Executive Secretary: Ibrahim Thiaw

FTCCI CEO Khyati Naravane was awarded ‘Certificate of Commitment’ by The World Book of Records

• Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) CEO Khyati Naravane was awarded ‘Certificate of Commitment’ by the World Book of Records, London, for her commitment towards trade and industry during the COVID-19 times.

Rankings

India ranks 2^nd in the share of Central Bank surplus transfers: Turkey tops the list

• India’s central bank and regulatory body under the jurisdiction of the Union Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), was second in terms of reserves transferred (Rs. 99,122 crores) to India as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the fiscal year 2020–21.
• The index was topped by Turkey (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey). The RBI was ranked fourth by the ratio of surplus as a percentage of GDP in FY20.

Obituary

Asian Games gold medallist and Padma Shri awardee Milkha Singh passed away at 91

• Four-time Asian Games gold medallist Milkha Singh passed away at the age of 91. He had also won four Asian Games gold medals, including the 200 m and 400 m wins in the 1956 Asian Games and 400 m and 4X400 m relay in the 1962 Asian Games.
• Milkha Singh was awarded the Padma Shri (India’s fourth-highest civilian award) in 1959. He was known as the “Flying Sikh”. 

First President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda passed away at 97

• Zambia’s first President and champion of African independence Kenneth David Kaunda passed away at the age of 97. He served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991.

Zambia

• Capital: Lusaka
• Currency: Zambian Kwacha
• President: Edgar Lungu

DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra passed away at 59

• Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra passed away at the age of 59. He was a Gujarat cadre 1986 batch IAS officer.
• Mohapatra served as Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in He had served as joint secretary in the Department of Commerce.

Sports News

Shafali Verma becomes the youngest woman cricketer to score twin half-centuries in Test debut

• The 17-year-old Indian woman cricketer Shafali Verma became the youngest woman to score twin half-centuries in her debut Test match.
• The two other women cricketers apart from Shafali are Sri Lanka’s Vanessa Bowen and England’s Lesley Cooke, who slammed two half-centuries in their debut Test match.

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