DAILY GK 18 JUNE 2019


DAILY GK 18 JUNE 2019
1. AS PER RBI, DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS WILL RISE FOUR TIMES BY 2021
The Reserve Bank of India stated that the digital transactions till March 2019 witnessed tremendous growth and they will rise by four times from Rs 2,069 crore in December 2018 to Rs 8,707 crore in December 2021.

2. DENMARK’S INGER ANDERSEN APPOINTED AS UNEP’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Inger Andersen, Denmark’s Economist and Environmentalist took over as United Nations Environment Programme’s Executive Director.
Andersen was the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
She worked at the United Nations for 12 years.


3. ZUZANA CAPUTOVA SWORN IN AS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF SLOVAKIA
Lawyer and Anti-corruption campaigner, Zuzana Caputova sworn in as country’s Slovakia’s first female president.
She is the fifth president of Slovakia.
She was honoured with the Goldman Environmental Award in 2016 for her strong leadership regarding the Pezinok landfill affair, Caputova.

4. WORLD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HERTOGENBOSCH, NETHERLANDS
The 50th edition of World Archery Championships 2019 also known as Hyundai World Archery Championships held in ‘S–Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
South Korea topped the medal tally followed by Chinese Taipei came second.
India won three medals. Indian men’s recurve team bagged a silver medal.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Muskan Kirar and Raj Kaur combined to beat the Turkish team.