Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –29 & 30 June 2022

June 30, 2022

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 29 & 30 June 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.

Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 29 & 30 June 2022

Eoin Morgan: World Cup-winning captain, leaves international cricket

England’s 2019 ICC World Cup Winning Captain Eoin Morgan, on Tuesday, announced his retirement from international cricket. He has drawn the curtain after an illustrious white-ball career of over 10,000 runs. Earlier, reports had emerged that Morgan wants to head the English side in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia this year. The 35-year-old captained England Men to their first-ever ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup victory at Lord’s in 2019 throughout his 13-year international career with England. He also competed for England in the 2010 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup, which was held in the Caribbean.

In all ODI and T20I games, Morgan has scored the most runs for England Men overall and has received the most caps. He led England to the top of the ICC world rankings throughout his seven years as the Men’s ODI captain, winning noteworthy series against all the major countries. He earned a record-breaking 225 ODI caps and amassed 6,957 runs—including 1300 at an average of 39.75—during that time. The highest win record by any England Men’s ODI Captain in the history of the game was 76 victories in 126 games Morgan managed, with a win rate of 60%.

He shared the record for most Men’s T20 International team captains with MS Dhoni of India with 72 appearances. He played 115 times for England, making 2,458 runs in all. He received 16 Test cricket caps over a three-year span, earning two centuries. With 17 sixes against Afghanistan at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, he also holds the record for the most sixes in an ODI innings ever.

IWF appoints Mohammed Jalood as President 2022

Mohammed Jalood has been appointed as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) at an event held in Tirana, Albania. Jalood is the first permanent president since Tamás Aján has stepped down in 2020 after controlling the IWF for 44 years.

Earlier, he has worked as a IWF General Secretary. He has worked as spending the last five as IWF General Secretary.

IWF Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland; Founded: 1905

Iran applies to join BRICS group of emerging countries

Iran has applied to become a member of the BRICS. BRICS is a group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Iran is the world’s second-largest gas reserves and membership in the BRICS group would added values for both sides.

President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez has also reiterated his desire for Argentina to join BRICS. The term BRIC was coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill in 2001.

Iran Capital: Tehran;

Currency: Rial

Govt launches e-learning portal ‘Dak Karmayogi’ for Dak Sevaks employees

Communications Minister, Ashwini Vaishnav and MoS Communications Devusinh Chauhan have launched ‘Dak Karmayogi’, an e-learning portal. This portal is developed under the vision of ‘Mission Karmayogi’.

This portal will develop the competencies of about four lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks and departmental employees. After the completion of the final assessment, a system-generated certificate will generate, and sent to the trainee’s registered email ID automatically.

International Asteroid Day 2022: 30 June

World Asteroid Day (also known as International Asteroid Day) is an annual UN-sanctioned global awareness campaign event observed on June 30, which is the anniversary of the Siberian Tunguska event of 1908. To provide knowledge to the general public about the importance of asteroids in history, and the role they play in our solar system today. The theme of Asteroid Day 2022 is “small is beautiful.” International Asteroid Day aims to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case of a credible near-Earth object threat.

Significance

The destructive effects that an asteroid’s collision with the Earth can have are brought to light on World Asteroid Day or International Asteroid Day. The part asteroids played in the creation of our cosmos, potential uses for their resources, how asteroids pave the way for more research, and how we might shield the earth from asteroids’ effects.

National Statistics Day: 29 June

National Statistics Day is celebrated on June 29 on the birth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. Often referred to as the ‘father of Indian statistics’, Mahalanobis, was born on June 29, 1893, in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal. The day aims to raise public awareness of the value of statistics in everyday life as well as in the planning and development process. The celebrated statistician, Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, is recognised on National Statistics Day for his contributions to economic planning and statistics.

National Statistics Day: History

It was initially observed on June 29, 2007, to honour Professor Mahalanobis’ exceptional contributions to statistical research and economic planning. It was decided to designate his birthday as National Statistics Day. On June 5th, 2007, the Indian Gazette initially published a notification about this.

International Day of Parliamentarism 2022: 30 June

The International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated every year on 30 June, the date in 1889 on which the IPU was founded. The Day was established in 2018 through a United Nations General Assembly Resolution.

The International Day of Parliamentarism is a time to review the progress that parliaments have made in achieving some key goals to be more representative and move with the times, including carrying out self-assessments, working to include more women and young MPs, and adapting to new technologies.

International Day of Parliamentarism: Theme

In 2022, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its Member Parliaments will mark the International Day of Parliamentarism under the theme of public engagement. This follows the recent launch of the Global Parliamentary Report on Public engagement in the work of parliament.

International Day of Parliamentarism: History

Maharashtra govt signs MoU with Adani Energy for 11000 MW power generation

The Energy department of Maharashtra government has signed an MoU with Adani Green Energy Group Ltd (AGEL) to generate green power. It would require an investment of Rs 60,000 crore and generate employment.

AGEL will set up Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) in the next five years, and will produce 11,000 MW power. The MoU was signed by Narayan Karad, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy, Maharashtra and Ajit Barodia, Senior Vice President, Adani Industries Group.

Kerala Govt will launch MEDISEP scheme for State Government employees

Kerala government will launch the MEDISEP scheme – Medical insurance scheme for State Government employees, pensioners and their eligible family members from 1st July, 2022.

It will provide cashless medical assistance with a comprehensive coverage up to 3 lakhs per year. The annual premium would be Rs 4,800 plus 18% GST for the policy period of 2022-24.

Monthly premium: Rs.500

It is being implemented through the public sector insurer, Oriental Insurance Company.

International Day of the Tropics: 29 June

International Day of the Tropics is observed annually on 29 June. This day highlights the challenges faced by the tropics nations.

The tropics nations are those that lies between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. 12 leading tropical research institutions collaborated to come up with a State of the Tropics Report on 29th June, 2014. To mark the anniversary of the report’s launch the UNGA has adopted resolution A/RES/70/267 in 2016.

Karnataka government launches ‘Kashi Yatra’ scheme

The Karnataka government has launched the ‘Kashi Yatra’ project. It offers cash assistance of ₹5,000 to each pilgrims, take up a pilgrimage to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

The government will be using funds of up to ₹7 crores from the accounts head of ‘Assistance to Manasa Sarovara Pilgrims’.

Karnataka governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot; CM Basavaraj Bommai; Capital: Bengaluru.

Bajaj Allianz launches Global Health Care plan

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched ‘Global Health Care’, a comprehensive health insurance product. It covers planned as well as emergency treatment. It also provides health care Internationally (outside of India) and domestically (within India).

Sum Insured: Rs 37,50,000 to Rs 3,75,00,000

The product is available in two plans, namely ‘Imperial Plan’ and ‘Imperial Plus Plan’. For Overseas Citizen of India, the minimum period to stay outside is 180 days.

Olympic medallist and Hockey World Cup winner Varinder Singh passes away

Hockey player, Varinder Singh has passed away at the age of 75. He was an integral part of the gold-medal winning Indian team at the 1975 men’s Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.

He was also a part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 1972 Munich Olympics and silver medal at 1973 World Cup in Amsterdam. He has been conferred with the prestigious Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. He used to play for the Railways.

India successfully tests indigenously developed Anti-Tank Guided Missile

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Tank in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar

The ATGM has been developed with multi-platform launch capability. It is currently undergoing technical evaluation trials from 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun. The successful development of the laser guided ATGM will enhance the fire power of the MBT Arjun.

Akash Ambani named as chairman of Reliance Jio

The board of Reliance Jio Infocomm has approved the appointment of Akash Ambani (non-executive director of the company) as its chairman.

He has joined the Reliance Jio in 2014. The board has also approved the appointment of Raminder Singh Gujral and KV Chowdary, as additional directors of the company. The appointment of Pankaj Mohan Pawar as MD of Jio has also been approved. The board has also accepted the resignation of Mukesh Ambani as Reliance Jio director.