Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20th June 2024

” Notes:thailand became the first southeast asian country to recognize same-sex marriage. despite its inclusive reputation, thailand faced decades of challenges passing this law due to conservative societal and governmental values. the bill grants full legal, financial, and medical rights to marriage partners of any gender. it awaits formal endorsement by king maha vajiralongkorn and will become effective within 120 days.”

The 2nd india-us initiative on critical and emerging technology icet meeting was held on 17 june 2024 in new delhi co-chaired by indian nsa ajit doval and us nsa jake sullivan

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New Zealand’s left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult announced his retirement from international cricket after New Zealand’s final Group C match against Papua New Guinea at the 2024 T20 ICC Cricket World Cup. Boult took two wickets for 14 runs. Fellow pacer Lockie Ferguson achieved a rare feat, taking three wickets without conceding a run in his four overs, making him the second player to do so in T20 internationals.

” Notes:world sickle cell day is observed on june 19 to raise awareness about sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder. established by a 2008 un resolution, it aims to inform the public and stakeholders about early detection and prevention. the 2024 theme, “hope through progress: advancing sickle cell care globally,” emphasizes improving care and providing relief for patients worldwide.”

Notes prime minister narendra modi will inaugurate the new nalanda university campus near the ancient ruins in rajgir bihar founded by kumargupta in the 5th century nalanda was a prominent monastic university that flourished under harshav

” Alpana killawala, a former spokesperson for the reserve bank of india (rbi) has authored a memoir titled ‘a fly on the rbi wall: an insider’s view of the central bank’, offering an insightful glimpse into her journey and the rbi’s transformation over 25 years. the book is published by rupa publications india.”

Uns international day of family remittances idfr is celebrated each year across the world on june 16 to honour the dedication of millions of migrants who support their families and communities through remittances the theme of the idfr 20232024 familyremittances campaign is

” Alia bhatt, bollywood actress, has launched her debut children’s picture book series titled ‘adventures of ed-a-mamma: ed finds a home’, sharing her passion for storytelling. the book features illustrations by tanvi bhat.· ed finds a home is the first in the series inspired by her kids wear brand ed-a-mamma.· it is described as a picture book about caring for the planet and friendship with pets, published by puffin books india, the children’s imprint of penguin books india.”

” Union Minister, C.R. Patil, Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) launched the Environmental flows (E-flows) Monitoring System to monitor the cleaning progress of river Ganga. It was launched during a programme when the Union Minister was reviewing the progress of the cleaning projects under the Namami Ganga Mission in New Delhi, Delhi.· It is developed by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) works under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, as part of the Aviral Ganga component.· This marks a major milestone towards ensuring the continuous and sustainable flow of the Ganga River.· It is an important part of the Platform for Real-time Analysis of Yamuna, Ganga and their tributaries (PRAYAG) portal which is a real-time monitoring centre for the planning and monitoring of projects, quality of river water, among others.”

World crocodile day also known as world croc day is observed on june 17th each year across the globe to raise awareness and highlight the plight of endangered crocodiles and alligators around the world world croc day 2024 is organized by the crocod

” On 15th june 2024, the ministry of external affairs (mea), government of india (goi), signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the state bank of india (sbi) to provide additional digital payment services of the sbi through sbiepay, a payment gateway, to the indian migrant workers, recruiting agents (ras) and other users of the emigrate portal(https://emigrate.gov.in).· the mou will come into effect after the successful integration of sbiepay, the payment gateway of sbi with the emigrate portal.· under this mou, users will be able to make transactions through the unified payments interface (upi), credit or debit cards, and national electronic funds transfer (neft) via net banking of all indian banks. all such transactions are exempted from transaction charges.· the emigrate project, launched in 2014, was designed to guide and support the indian workers heading to emigration check required (ecr)countries for employment.”

The world’s most peaceful region is home to eight of the ten most peaceful countries since the start of the global peace index gpi 2024

” On 14th june 2024, the world health organisation (who) released its annual report titled “2023 antibacterial agents in clinical and preclinical development: an overview and analysis”. the report evaluates the pipeline of antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, in clinical and preclinical development across the world.i.according to the report, 84% of antibacterial research and development (r&d) is mainly concentrated in high-income countries, with another 12% in upper –middle income countries including, china, russia and south africa which contributed 7%, 3% and 2% of agents respectively.ii.while, lower-middle income countries (lmics) including india, contributed 4% of the total share of anti-bacterial agents in clinical development by location of research facilities. india contributed only 1% to the global antibacterial r&d.iii.as per the report, the number of antibacterial agents in the clinical pipeline, including antibiotics, increased from 80 (in 2021) to 97 (in 2023) worldwide.click here to read more”

” The united nations (un)’s world day to combat desertification and drought (wdcdd) is annually observed across the globe on 17 june to raise awareness and combat international issues linked to desertification, land degradation, and drought (dldd).· 17th june 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the unccd, which was established on 17th june 1994.· the 2024 theme of wdcdd is, “united for land. our legacy. our future.”· the global observance of the wdcdd 2024 was hosted by the government of the federal republic of germany, a signatory to the unccd.· the 1st ever world day to combat desertification and drought was observed on 17 june 1995.click here to read more”

” Gautam adani, chairman of adani group, met with dasho tshering tobgay, the prime minister (pm) of bhutan and announced the signing of an memorandum of understanding (mou) with bhutan’s druk green power corporation (dgpc) for a 570 megawatt (mw) green hydro plant in the chukha province, bhutan.· this collaboration marks a significant step towards sustainable energy development in bhutan, aligning with global efforts towards carbon neutrality.dgpc, the only generation utility in bhutan is a subsidiary of druk holding and investments limited”