Daily Current Affairs Quiz 25th June 2024

Noteson june 23 the olympic day is celebrated worldwide this marked the foundation of the international olympic committee in paris in 1894 proposed by dr josef gruss in 1947 the first olympic day was celebrated in 1948 the 2024 theme lets move and celebrate encourages global participation in

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At the Archery World Cup 2024 Stage 3 in Antalya, Türkiye, 22-year-old Dhiraj Bommadevara won two bronze medals in the recurve events. India secured four medals overall: one gold, one silver, and two bronze. The Indian women’s compound team, consisting of Aditi Swami, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, and Parneet Kaur, achieved a hat-trick of gold medals, marking their third consecutive win this season.

Notes at the 43rd world medical and health games quantum 4 officers from the armed forces medical service won a record 32 medals

” Notes:telugu desam party’s narsipatnam mla, c. ayyanna patrudu, was unanimously elected as the speaker of the 16th andhra pradesh legislative assembly on june 22, 2024. his election was unopposed as no other mla filed a nomination for the speaker’s post.”

” Notes:prime minister narendra modi announced an e-medical visa facility for bangladeshi nationals and the opening of a new consulate in rangpur, bangladesh. this occurred during bangladesh pm sheikh hasina’s two-day state visit to india, marking her as the first state guest of modi’s third term. the leaders highlighted the importance of their frequent meetings over the past year.”

Nse indices limited a subsidiary of national stock exchange of india has launched nifty india tourism index a new thematic index which will track the performance of stocks from the nifty 500 index representing the travel and tourism sector the index will be reconstituted twice a year

” On 19th june 2024, the world economic forum (wef) in partnership with accenture released its annual report titled “fostering effective energy transition 2024”. according to the report, india has been ranked 63rd on the global energy transition index (eti) 2024.• sweden reclaimed the top spot in the eti 2024 with an eti score of 78.4, followed by denmark (75.2) and finland (74.5) in 2nd and 3rd rank respectively.• according to the report, estonia, ethiopia, and lebanon have seen the fastest improvements in the last 5 years.• the report noted that, india’s per capita emissions is at 1.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide (co2) which is 60% lower than the global average of 4.4 tonnes of co2 per capita.click here to read more”

” On 19th June 2024, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the licence of Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (UP). It has granted a licence for a period of 5 years.• In January 2024, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi had approved the proposal to declare Ayodhya Airport as an “International Airport” and named it “Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhyadham”.”

World hydrographic day whd2024 was observed on 21 june in 16 countries throughout the world to raise awareness about hydrography and its role in improving knowledge of the seas and oceans the theme of whd 2024 is hydrographic information enhancing safety efficiency and sustainability in marine activities

The united nations international day of celebration of the solstice 2024 was observed across the globe on june 21 to highlight the importance and significance of solstice in various religions and ethnic cultures across the globe

In a memorandum of understanding signed between the meity and indian certcert cyber security project the two companies will leverage their shared expertise in various fields such as cyber attack intelligence specific to the financial sector and advanced malware analysis

” The united nations (un)’s international day of yoga (idy)2024 was observed across the globe on 21 june to raise awareness about the benefits of practicing yoga, a 5,000-year-old ancient practice that originated from india.• 21st june 2024 marks the observance of the 10th idy.• the 2024 theme of idy is “yoga for self and society.”• indian yoga was inscribed on the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization’s (unesco) representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2016.• the 1st ever idy was observed on 21 june 2015. click here to read more”

” Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra secured a gold medal with 85.97m in the third attempt in men’s javelin throw at Paavo Nurmi Games 2024, a World Athletics Continental Tour (Gold level) event held on 18th June 2024 in Turku, Finland (Europe).• Finland’s Toni Keranen claimed the silver medal with a personal best throw of 84.19m, and Oliver Helander (Finland) won the bronze medal with 83.96m.• The Paavo Nurmi Games is an annual track and field meet that takes place at Paavo Nurmi Stadium in Turku, Finland. It is organised to honor the memory of Paavo Nurmi, a Finnish athlete who were nicknamed the ‘Flying Finns’.”

” Dr. jitendra singh, minister of state (mos) in the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions(mopp&p) has assumed the charge as chairman of the indian institute of public administration (iipa) for the 3rd consecutive term at the iipa campus in new delhi, delhi. he has been serving as chairman of the iipa since 2020.i.dr singh began his political journey in 2008. he was elected to the lok sabha thrice representing udhampur constituency, jammu & kashmir, in 2014, 2019, and 2024.ii. presently he has been serving as the:• mos (independent charge (i/c)) in the ministry of science and technology(mos&t); and ministry of earth sciences(moes).• mos, prime minister’s office (pmo); mos, department of atomic energy(dae); mos, department of space(dos); and mos, ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions(mopp&p).”

The reserve bank of india has cancelled the licence of the city co-operative bank limited in mumbai maharashtra for lacking adequate capital and earning prospects and has failed to comply with the requirements of the banking regulation act 1949 the city co-operative bank has been banned from conducting the business of banking with effect from june