Daily Current Affairs Quiz 6th June 2024

” Notes:poet and playwright siddhalinga pattanashetti has been awarded the prestigious gudleppa hallikeri award for 2024 by the gudleppa hallikeri memorial foundation, hosaritti (haveri district). the announcement was made by veeranna chekki, senior trustee of the foundation. this 19th award presented on june 6, commemorating gudleppa hallikeri’s birth anniversary. hallikeri (1906–1972) was a notable indian freedom fighter from karnataka, known for founding the gandhi grameena gurukul and using nonviolent protests. he worked closely with mahatma gandhi and others for karnataka’s unification, and a college in haveri is named after him.”

” Notes:krishna prakash, renowned for leading mumbai police’s counterterrorism unit, force one, has received the annual hindi sahitya bharati award at mumbai’s sab me ram shashwat shri ram event. known as a “super cop,” prakash heads the elite force one and is a two-time guinness world record holder. his third record involved initiating the maximum number of letters through postcards to lord ram, facilitating direct connections between the common man and the divine.”

Notes the tamil nadu forest department has initiated a three-day elephant census at sathyamangalam tiger reserve it is located at the junction of the eastern and western ghats in erode district tamil nadu this reserve is part of the nilgiri biosphere reserve

” Notes:the netherlands became india’s third largest export destination in 2023-24, following the u.s. and uae, despite a 3% dip in india’s overall merchandise shipments. key exports to the netherlands included petroleum products ($14.29 billion), electrical goods, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. consequently, india’s trade surplus with the netherlands rose to $17.4 billion, up from $13 billion in 2022-23, according to the commerce ministry data .”

” Notes:the “blaze star” (t coronae borealis) will explode in a rare celestial event visible to the naked eye for the first time since 1946. located 3,000 light-years away in the corona borealis constellation, blaze star is a recurrent nova, flaring approximately every 80 years. this binary star system consists of a white dwarf and a red giant. the white dwarf draws material from the red giant, leading to periodic thermonuclear explosions when the red giant’s surface temperature spikes. this event underscores the dynamic nature of the universe and stellar evolution processes.”

” The 77th world health assembly(wha 77) was held in geneva, switzerland from 27th may to 1st june 2024.• the theme of 2024 wha is “all for health, health for all”.• bengaluru(karnataka)-based national institute of mental health and neuro sciences (nimhans) bagged the nelson mandela award for health promotion for 2024 by who.• wha 77 unanimously adopted various amendments to the international regulations 2005 (ihr 2005) based on 300 proposals made by member states after covid-19 pandemic.• india hosted a side event on women, children and adolescent health in partnership with norway, united nations children’s fund (unicef), united nations population fund (unfpa) and partnership for maternal, newborn and child health (pmch) in geneva, switzerland.• who launched new investment round aiming to raise usd 7 billion of funds to support countries to tackle global challenges such as: climate change, displacement, poverty and inequality.click here to read more”

On 29 may 2024 the european space agency esa launched earthcare from vandenberg space force base california on the spacex falcon 9 rocket earthcare was designed and built by a consortium of more than 75 companies under airbus as the prime contractor halloween

” Researchers have discovered a new ant species named paraparatrechina neela in arunachal pradesh’s remote siang valley. the name neela, which signifies the colour blue in most indian languages, was derived from its unique blue colouration. it is easily distinguishable from all known species of paraparatrechina by its metallic-blue body.• this discovery marks the 1st new species of paraparatrechina in 121 years.• the findings of the new species were published in the peer-reviewed journal zookeys.• paraparatrechina is a genus of small ants, measuring 1–2 millimeters (mm) long, in the subfamily formicinae.• p. neela has an opaque, metallic blue body with exceptions in antennae, mandibles, and legs.”

On 3 june 2024 the securities exchange board of india launched the saathi saarthi 20 mobile application on personal finance for investors which introduced a user-friendly interface with comprehensive tools which aims to simplify complex financial concepts the app includes financial calculators and modules that explain know your customer kyc procedures

” Adani one and icici bank jointly launched india’s 1st co-branded credit cards with airport-linked benefits in collaboration with a card network visa. the cards will be available in 2 variants, adani one icici bank signature credit card and adani one icici bank platinum credit card.• this collaboration aims to offer customers rewards and benefits across the consumer network of the adani group while strengthening icici bank’s credit card portfolio.• benefits include premium lounge access, free air tickets, the pranaam meet & greet service, discounts at duty-free outlets and airports, free movie tickets, and rewards on groceries, etc.• the cards also offer benefits such as buy one, get one on movie tickets, and a 1% fuel surcharge waiver, etc.”

” Gati shakti vishwavidyalaya (gsv) has signed three memorandum of understanding (mous) with nokia corporation, plasser (india) private limited, and jacobs solutions inc. to strengthen the partnership between industry and academia.• the mou with nokia will focus on collaboration with research in the domain of 5g/6g communications targeting air, land and sea transportation use cases including standards development, smart factory/automation, ai/ generative artificial intelligence (genai) labs.• under this mou, plasser and gsv will collaborate in the field of research, teaching, and training of students to deepen their understanding on topics related to rail sector.• the mou with jacobs will enhance advancement in the field of research, teaching, and training activities pertaining to the transport, rail and semiconductor sectors.”

” On 3rd june 2024, claudia sheinbaum pardo of the morena party, has been elected as the first female president of the united mexican states (mexico). she will succeed her political mentor, andrés manuel lópez obrador, who has been serving as president of mexico since 2018.• she will officially sworn-in as the president of mexico for a 6-year term on 1st october 2024.• she will also become the 1st person of jewish heritage to become the head of state of mexico.• sheinbaum is also the 1st woman to win a general election in the united states of america(usa), mexico or canada.”

” The department of school education & literacy (dose&l), ministry of education (moe), government of india (goi) has signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the national book trust (nbt) to create an institutional framework for rashtriya e-pustakalaya, a digital library platform.• this collaboration aims to enhance the accessibility of non-academic books for children and adolescents across india.• the rashtriya e-pustakalaya aims to resolve the ‘last mile’ accessibility issue for many states by offering over 10,000 books in more than 100 languages within the next 2-3 years.”

” The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the planned auction of 10-year green bonds, as traders refused to pay the ‘greenium’. The cancellation to the absence of a “greenium,” indicates investors’ reluctance to accept lower yields.i.The cancellation of the green bond sale for 2024-25 marks the 1st instance of such an auction since the inception of green bond sales in January 2023.ii.The government plans to issue green bonds worth Rs 12,000 crore in the first half of the current financial year (2024-2025), diverging from the usual practice of issuing bonds in the 2nd half.”

On 2 june 2024 the cnsa change-6 lunar probe made a soft landing on the moons far side to collect and return samples from the rarely explored far side of the moon change-6 with the support of the queqiao-2 relay satellite landed in the spa basin south pole