DAILY GK 6 JUNE 2019
1.
DRAFT NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2019 SUBMITTED BY DR. KASTURIRANGAN COMMITTEE
✔The
Kasturirangan committee has revised the Draft New National Education Policy and
effected some changes in the three-language formula.
✔The
committee informed the government that there had been an inadvertent error in
the draft submitted for public feedback. The committee stated the revised draft
has now been uploaded for feedback from states and the public for a period of
30 days.
2.
KHARGA PRAHAR EXERCISE CONCLUDED IN PUNJAB
✔A
week-long exercise between the Indian army and the Indian Air Force – Kharga
Prahar concluded in Punjab.
✔The
exercise was undertaken by various units and formation of Kharga Corps. The key
aspects of this exercise are to validate operational aspects and brought out
many lessons to the corps.
3. FEE
FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES JOINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAIVED OFF
✔The
ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India
announced that fee for SC/ST candidates who join vocational training under Jan
Shikshan Sansthans have been waived off.
✔The
decision intended to strengthen the skill development and benefiting the
underprivileged sections of society.
4. SOCIAL
MEDIA PROFILES TO BE INCLUDED IN U.S VISA APPLICATION
✔According
to a new immigration rule in US, the visa applicants are now required to
provide social media details dated back to five years from the application
date, to enhance the screening process of the applicants and ensure national
security. This affects nearly 15 million people per year.
✔The
data required under the new rule include social media profiles links, phone
numbers, email IDs for the past five years.
5.
TAMIL NADU GETS $287 MN LOAN FROM WORLD BANK FOR THE STATE’S HEALTH SYSTEM
REFORM PROGRAMME
✔The
Government of India, Tamil Nadu, and the World Bank signed a $287 million loan
agreement for the state’s Health System Reform Programme in New Delhi.
✔It
is aimed to improve the quality of health care, reduce the burden of
non-communicable diseases and fill equity gaps in reproductive and child health
services.
6. DR
MRUTYUNJAY MOHAPATRA APPOINTED AS IMD CHIEF
✔Cyclone
man Mrutyunjay Mohapatra is appointed as the chief or Director General of India
Meteorological Department for a period of five years. He earned his praises
after accurate prediction during Fani cyclone.
✔He
succeeds KJ Ramesh. Prior to this, he named as “Scientist G” was serving as the
Additional Director General in the IMD.
7. INDIA
TEST FIRES BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE FROM CHANDIPUR IN ODISHA
✔The
anti-ship version of Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was test-fired from
Complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
✔BrahMos,
with a strike range of around 290 km, can be fired from land, sea, and air.
✔It
is the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile with a high rate of precision
and accuracy.
8.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: JUNE 5
✔Since
its inception in 1974, World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June
5th in more than 100 countries.
✔The
theme for World Environment Day 2019 is ‘Beat
Air Pollution’.
✔The
day provides an opportunity to broaden the “basis for an enlightened opinion
and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises, and communities in
preserving and enhancing the environment.”
