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Daily Current Affairs 8th June 2019
IMPORTANT DAYS- Daily Current Affairs
8th June – World Ocean Day- Daily Current Affairs
- 8th of June is observed as World Ocean Day every year.
- The aim of this day is to make people aware about the importance of Ocean in our everyday life.
- The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world’s oceans.
- Focus for 2019: ‘Gender and the Ocean’
- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) had designated 8 June as the World Oceans Day in 2008 by passing its resolution 63/111.
- Note- 8th June is also observed as World Brain Tumour Day.
- It is observed every year on 8 June to raise international public attention to the people that are suffering from serious disease and the urgent need for more research.
NATIONAL UPDATE- Daily Current Affairs
PM Modi to lead main event of International Yoga Day in Ranchi
- The main event of International Yoga Day celebrations on 21st of June will be organized in Ranchi, Jharkhand and this event will be lead by our honorable PM Narendra Modi.
- There will be a curtain raiser to the main event at Ranchi on 13th of June.
Extra Shots:
Jharkhand- Capital City (Ranchi) CM (Raghubar Das) Governor (Draupadi Murmu)
INTERNATIONAL UPDATE- Daily Current Affairs
India signs Rs 300-crore deal with Israel to buy 100 more ‘Balakot bombs’
- The Indian Air Force has signed Rs 300-crore deal with the Israeli government to buy as many as 100 SPICE bombs.
- The newly ordered SPICE bombs are an advanced version of SPICE-2000 bombs
- SPICE bomb, which stands for Smart, Precise Impact, Cost-Effective, has a stand-off range of 60 km.
Extra Shots:
- Israel (Capital/Currency) – Jerusalem/ New Shekels
- Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu (9th PM)
- President – Reuven Rivlin
- Prliament – Knesset
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS – Daily Current Affairs
Prayuth Chan-ocha – PM of Thailand
- Thailand’s junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha was elected late Wednesday as the kingdom’s first civilian prime minister since the 2014 coup he led, in a vote by a parliament stacked with appointed allies of the conservative, arch-royalist army.
Extra Shots:
- Thailand (Capital/Currency) – Bangkok/ baht
- Parliament of Thailand- National Assembly
Kumar Iyer to be the next Chief Economist of FCO
- Indian- origin Kumar Iyer has been appointed as the next Chief Economist of Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) by the UK Govt.
- Iyer, who was born in London and spent his early years in India, has previously been based in Mumbai as Britain’s Deputy High Commissioner.
- The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS – Daily Current Affairs
Maldives to confer its highest award ‘Nishan Izzuddin’ on PM Modi
- The Maldives government has announced that it will confer its highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries — Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen — on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Extra Shots:
- Maldives (Capital/ Currency) – Male/ Rufiyaa
- President Ibrahim Mohammad Solih
- Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid
- Parliament of Maldives – Majlis
OBITURIES- Daily Current Affairs
Former Doordarshan, All India Radio News Editor Laldingliana Sailo passes away
Former Doordarshan and All India Radio News Editor Laldingliana Sailo passed away at a Private hospital in Aizawl. He died at an age of 76.
