Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21st June 2024

” Notes:delhi’s indira gandhi international airport ltd launched a self-service baggage drop system on june 17. about 50 units are installed across terminals 1 and 3, available for air india, indigo, and air india express passengers. the system allows passengers to print tags at kiosks, place bags on the conveyor belt, and complete check-in quickly. it checks airline criteria and dangerous goods declarations internally for a seamless experience.”

” Notes:the indian government approved the national forensic infrastructure enhancement scheme (nfies) to strengthen forensic infrastructure, aiding the criminal justice system. approved on june 19, 2024, by the union cabinet, chaired by pm narendra modi, the nfies will be implemented by the home ministry. it supports new criminal laws effective july 1, 2024, requiring mandatory forensic investigation for severe crimes. nfies includes new campuses for the national forensic sciences university and additional central forensic science laboratories.”

Notesscientists have discovered how to control the casimir effect to enhance tiny machines the casimir effect predicted by hendrik casimir in 1948 involves an attractive force between two closely placed uncharged conducting plates due to quantum vacuum fluctuations which filled with virtual

” Notes:olympic gold medallist neeraj chopra won the gold medal at the paavo nurmi games 2024 in finland with a throw of 85.97m on june 18. this was his third event of the season, after missing the ostrava golden spike meet due to injury. chopra’s performance reaffirms his top form as he prepares for the paris olympics next month.”

World refugee day is celebrated annually on 20 june to raise awareness about the plight of refugees and promote their inclusion the 2024 theme is for a world where refugees are welcomed

” Siddesh sakore, a farmer from kendur village, Maharashtra (India) and founder of Agro rangers has been named as the ‘land hero’ by the united nations convention to combat desertification (unccd) on the occasion of world day to combat desertification and drought (wdccd) i.e. on 17th june 2024.• sakore along with 9 others were recognised as ‘land heroes’, during a programme of 30th anniversary of the unccd hosted by the federal ministry for economic cooperation and development (bmz), the government of the federal republic of germany in bonn, germany.• the theme of 2024 wdccd is, “united for land: our legacy. our future”.• these land heroes were honoured in recognition of their work to restore land, boost resilience to drought, develop sustainable agricultural businesses, and harness technology and innovation to address global environmental challenges.”

The united nations international day for countering hate speech is celebrated annually throughout the world on 18 june to highlight and address global concerns about the rapid spread of hate speech worldwidethe day aims to promote inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate

” The government of india (goi) has extended the digital health incentive scheme (dhis) by a year until 30 june 2025 (or till funds for dhis are available), aiming to digitise patients’ health records and integrate them with ayushman bharat digital health account (abha id).• the scheme which was set to end on 30 june 2024, aims to boost adoption of digital healthcare services and promote the ayushman bharat digital mission (abdm).• as part of the scheme, hospitals receive rs 20 per patient for digitising health records and linking them with abha ids.”

” On 17th june 2024, bengaluru (karnataka)-based hindustan aeronautics limited (hal) received a request for proposal (rfp) from the ministry of defence (mod) for procurement of 156 light combat helicopters (lchs) prachand, estimated to cost rs 45, 000 crore.• mod has issued this rfp in terms of regulation 30 of the securities and exchange board of india (sebi) (listing obligations and disclosure requirements) regulations, 2015.• out of these 156 lchs, 90 are for the indian army (ia) and the remaining 66 are for the indian air force(iaf).”

This year 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of autistic pride day and the theme of the 2024 autistic pride day is taking the mask off

The united nations sustainable gastronomy day is observed every year across the globe on 18 june to raise public awareness about gastronomy the art of food and its contribution to sustainable development the annual observance of the day is led by the united nations educational scientific and cultural organisation unesco and the food

” Indian tennis player sumit nagal finished as runner-up in the men’s singles at the internazionali di tennis città di perugia 2024 (atp challenger 125 perugia), a part of association of tennis professionals (atp) challenger tour 2024, held in perugia, italy.• italy’s luciano darderi won the men’s singles title by defeating sumit nagal in the finals.• with this victory, 26-year-old sumit nagal has reached a career-high atp singles ranking of 71.• india’s sriram balaji narayanaswamy and his partner andre begemann of germany finished as runners-up in the men’s doubles.”

” The united nations high commissioner for refugees (unhcr), the un refugee agency, has named british actor, producer, and model theo james (birth name: theodore peter james kinnaird taptiklis) as its new global goodwill ambassador.• goodwill ambassadors are prominent public figures associated with unhcr, enhancing the organization’s global visibility through their influence, dedication, and hard work.”

” The reserve bank of india (rbi) has cancelled the licence of purvanchal co-operative bank, ghazipur, uttar pradesh (up) due to lack of adequate capital and earning prospects.• on liquidation, each depositor would be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to rs 5 lakh only from deposit insurance and credit guarantee corporation (dicgc).”

” Global rating agency Fitch Ratings released its report titled “Global Economic Outlook (GEO) for June 2024”, has raised its projection for India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth by 20 basis points (bps) from 7% (projected in March 2024) to 7.2% for fiscal year FY25 (2024-25).• This projection is mainly driven by improving consumer spending and increasing investments.• But, India’s GDP growth for FY26 (2025-26) and FY27 (2026-27) will remain unchanged at 6.5% and 6.2% respectively.• The report raised the global growth forecast in 2024, to 2.6% from 2.4% projected earlier.• Fitch estimated that inflation will decrease to 4.5% by the end of FY2025 and will be 4.3% on an average for FY26 and FY27″