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DAILY DOSE 16TH JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 16TH JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) India jumps 6 places to 37th rank on World Competitiveness Index 2022

  • India has jumped six positions to 37th rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index for the year 2022.
  • Denmark has been ranked at the top while Switzerland has been ranked at second position.
  • The Index is a 63-nation list which has been compiled by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD).
  • It was first published in 1989.

 

2) Manpreet, Parmjeet win bronze at 2022 Asia Oceania Championships

  • Indian para-powerlifters Manpreet Kaur and Parmjeet Kumar have won bronze medals in World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships.
  • The Championship was held at Pyeongtaek in South Korea on 15 June 2022.
  • In women’s category, Manpreet Kaur, won the bronze medal in the 41 kg category.
  • While Parmjeet Kumar won the bronze medal in the 49 kg category in men’s category.

 

3) Justice B.S. Patil appointed as new Karnataka Lokayukta

  • Justice Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil has been appointed as the new Lokayukta of Karnataka.
  • . Justice B. S. Patil was earlier a Judge in Karnataka High Court and had served as Upa-Lokayukta before being appointed as the Lokayukta.
  • The post of Lokayukta was vacant in Karnataka since January 2022 when the incumbent Justice P. Vishwanath Shetty retired after completing a five-year term.

4) Tamil Nadu inks MoU with Tata Technologies for upgrading ITIS

  • Tamil Nadu Government has signed an agreement with Tata Technologies for upgrading the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI’s) into Technology Centres.
  • It paves way for the introduction of training. modules on cutting-edge technologies like Industrial Automation and Robotics.
  • Under the agreement, modern equipment will be installed at a cost of 2877.43 cr in 71 ITIs in the state.

5) Mumbai Airport to be first to introduce hybrid power project

 

  • The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai has launched a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) and Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill).
  • With this, It will become the first airport in India to launch a one-of-its-kind hybrid power project.
  • The project will be launched in collaboration with WindStream Energy Technologies India Pvt Ltd.

6) India’s first road constructed from steel slag inaugurated in Surat

  • Surat in Gujarat has become the first city in the country to get a processed steel slag (industrial waste) road.
  • The first 6-lane highway made by using Steel Slag was inaugurated in Surat by Union Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on 15 June 2022.
  • The road has been jointly made by the Central Road Research Institute & ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India.

 

7) India, Israel, UAE and US form new 12U2 grouping

  • India, Israel, UAE, and the US have formed a new 4 nations grouping named ’12U2
  • “I” is for India and Israel and “U” is for the US and UAE.
  • It has been formed as part of the US’s efforts to revitalize American alliances all over the world.
  • The first-ever virtual summit of the 12U2 grouping will be held in July 2022 and will be attended by the heads of the member countries.

 

8) Kerala tops in National e-services delivery assessment

  • Kerala has topped amongst all the States and UTS in e-services Delivery Assessment, according to the NeSDA 2021 Report.
  • The 2021 edition of the National e-governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) report was released on 12 June 2022.
  • . It provides suggestions for governments to improve their e-governance system.
  • Among UTS, J&K ranked the highest with an overall compliance of nearly 90%.

 

9) India successfully test fires short-range ballistic missile Prithvi II

  • India on 15 June 2022 successfully carried out the launch of Prithvi-II short range ballistic missile from an integrated test range in Odisha.
  • Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kilogram of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines.
  • It is a surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

 

10) APEDA organizes 8-day-long mango festival in Bahrain

  • The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched an 8-day-long Mango Festival in Bahrain on 13 June 2022.
  • It was launched in association with the Indian. Embassy and Al Jazira Group.
  • The festival is part of APEDA’s new initiatives to explore international markets for Indian mangoes.
  • 34 varieties of Indian mangoes have been showcased at the festival.

 

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