DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 9 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WORLD
OCEANS DAY OBSERVED ON 8TH JUNE
i. The World Oceans Day is being
observed globally on 8th June every year.
ii. The day is observed to raise global
awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in
connection with the oceans..
iii. The theme of the day is “Healthy
Oceans, Healthy Planet”.
2. PIYUSH
GOYAL LAUNCHES ‘SURYA MITRA’ MOBILE APP
i. Piyush Goyal Minister for Power,
Coal and New & Renewable Energy has launched ‘Surya Mitra’ mobile app.
ii. The GPS-based mobile app is
developed by National Institute of Solar Energy
which is an autonomous institution of Ministry of New & Renewable
Energy
iii. This app is a high-end technology
platform which can handle thousands of calls simultaneously and can efficiently
monitor all visits of Suryamitra’s.
iv. The App will be very useful in the
field of Renewable energy to serve customers at their doorsteps with quality
installation, repair, and Observations and Measurements services.
3. AYUSH
MINISTER HAS INAUGURATED NATIONAL HEALTH EDITORS’ MEET ON YOGA
i. Shripad Yesso Naik Minister of State
for AYUSH, has inaugurated a National Health Editors' Conference in New Delhi.
ii. The theme of the conference is Yoga
for Holistic Health - Recent Researches.
iii. The conference aims at ensuring
wider dissemination of benefits of Yoga to the public through the media.
iv. The ministry has decided to
introduce International Yoga Award Scheme with a view to promote yoga from
2017.
4. US
RETURNS 200 ARTIFACTS WORTH USD 100 MN TO INDIA
i. The US has returned over 200 stolen
cultural artifacts to India, some dating back 2,000 years.
ii. The estimated cost of these
artifacts is around US$ 100 million.
iii. Items returned included religious
statues, bronzes, and terra-cotta pieces looted from India's most religious
sites.
5. INDIA
AND US TO SET UP 2 CLEAN ENERGY FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMES FOR $60 MN
i. India and the US have announced the
setting up of two financial assistance programmes worth $60 million.
ii. The fund will be used for supporting India’s much-needed clean
energy initiatives including in solar power and other renewables.
iii. India is expected to provide clean
and renewable electricity to up to 1 million households by 2020.
6. SBI
AND ICICI BANK HEADS AMONG FOUR INDIANS IN FORBES ‘POWERFUL WOMEN’ LIST
i. Four Indian women’s including SBI chairmanr Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI
Bank MD Chanda Kochhar are in the new list of Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful
women .
ii. The Forbes ‘100 Most Powerful
Women’ list for 2016 is topped by German
Chancellor Angela Merkel.
iii. Arundhati Bhattacharya, ranked
25th on the list and chanda Kochhar placed at 40th spot.
iv. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is ranked 77th
on the list and Indra Nooyi is ranked 14th on the list.
7. DR.
SHAHID RASOOL TAKES CHARGE AT CEMCA
i. Dr. Shahid Rasool has taken charge
as the new director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia.
ii. He will help to ensure effective
utilisation of educational media resources for distance education.
8. EDEN
GARDENS TO HOST INDIA'S 1ST PINK BALL MATCH
i. Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium is
going to host India's first pink ball
cricket match in the Bengal Super League.
ii. The three day match, which will be
played under lights with pink Kookaburra balls.
9. INDIA
TO HOST JUNIOR MEN'S HOCKEY WORLD CUP
i. The city of Nabab's Lucknow is going
to host the junior men's hockey World Cup.
ii. The cup will start from 8 of
December and will end on 18th of December.
iii. The women's Hockey Junior World
Cup will be hosted in Santiago, Chile.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHEN
“WORLD OCEAN DAY” IS OBSERVED?
a. 9th June
b. 5th June
c. 8th June
d. 10th June
2. “SURYA
MITRA” APP LAUNCHED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Piyush Goyal
c. Suresh Prabhu
d. Pranab Mukherjee
3. “NATIONAL
HEALTH EDITOR’S MEET ON YOGA DAY” WILL BE INAUGURATED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
MINISTRIES?
a. Ministers of Health
b. Ministers of Ayush
c. Ministers of Care
d. None of these
4. WHO
TOPS THE LIST OF FORBE’S “ 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN” 2016?
a. Angela Merkel
b. Chandana Kochar
c. Arundhati Bhattacharya
d. Kiran Mazumdar
5. WHO IS
THE CEO OF PEPSICO?
a. Indira Kumari
b. Indira Nayer
c. Indira Singh
d. Indira Nooyi
6. WHERE
IS THE HEADQUARTER OF CEMCA IS LOCATED?
a. Mumbai
b. Kolkata
c. New Delhi
d. Pune
7.
RECENTLY , WHO TAKES CHARGE AS THE DIRECTOR OF CEMCA?
a. Dr. Shaid Rasool
b. Dr. Ahemed Rassol
c. Dr. Frahan Khan
d. None of the above
8. WHICH
COUNTRY WILL HOST THE JUNIOR MEN’S HOCKEY WORLD CUP?
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Srilanka
ANSWERS:
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D 6.
C 7. A 8.
B
