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Daily Current Affairs 14 June 2021
World Blood Donor Day 2021
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14 June each year to raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion and of the critical contribution voluntary, unpaid blood donors make to national health systems.
This year, the theme, rather the slogan, for the day is ‘Give blood and keep the world beating.’ This highlights the contribution the blood donors have made in this regard.
The day also provides an opportunity to call to action to governments and national health authorities to provide adequate resources and put into place systems and infrastructures to increase the collection of blood from voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors.
This day was first organized by the World Health Organization on June 14, 2005. Since then, this day is celebrated to raise awareness as well as thank the various blood donors around the world who do their bit to save a life.
SBI launched ‘Kavach’ personal loans for Covid-stressed customers
State Bank of India (SBI) recently launched a new loan offering ‘Kavach Personal Loan’ to provide relief to its customers who are facing financial challenges due to covid related treatment costs.
Kavach Personal Loan is a collateral-free offering by SBI, under which a maximum of Rs 5 lakh loan can be availed at 8.5 per cent per annum for a period of 5 years.
This unique product is being offered under the collateral-free personal loan category and comes at the cheapest rate of interest under this segment.
This loan scheme by SBI will be under the Covid loan book that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had asked banks to create to provide relief to individuals and institutions affected due to covid.
RBI had created a Rs 50,000 crore liquidity window, under which banks were encouraged to borrow at the repo rate from RBI and lend to institutions to strengthen medical infrastructure.
Large banks, with ample liquidity, also have been permitted to use their own liquidity to lend to individuals and institutions under the Covid loan book.
Akshay Kumar becomes Brand Ambassador of ‘Mylab Discovery Solutions’
Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of biotechnology company Mylab Discovery Solutions.
The partnership with Akshay is aimed at creating awareness for Mylab’s products and kits such as CoviSelf and also to share educational content, according to the firm.
MyLab Discovery Solutions had launched CoviSelf after receiving approval from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).
The price for CoviSelf kit has been set at Rs 250. According to the firm, the self-test kit offers a “comfortable, easy-to-use and accurate alternative to the current test method”. The kit can be purchased without a prescription from online channels as well as local pharmacies.
According to the company, CoviSelf has been designed as a mid-nasal swab test which can detect positive results in just 15 minutes. Each unit contains a testing kit, instructions to use (IFU) leaflet and a bag to safely dispose of after testing.
India and Kuwait signed MoU for cooperation on recruitment of Indian workers
India signed an MoU with Kuwait to brings Indian domestic workers in the Gulf nation within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them with the protection of the law.
The MoU brings the Indian domestic workers in Kuwait within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them with the protection of the law.
The MoU seeks to establish a mechanism for 24-hour assistance to domestic workers. It provides for the establishment of a joint committee for periodic review and assessment and to follow up the implementation of the MoU which will conduct annual meetings.
Around one million (ten lakh) Indians reside in Kuwait. India is amongst the largest trading partners of Kuwait and the Gulf nation is a major supplier of oil to India.
The year-long celebrations will continue through 2021-2022. Mr. Jaishankar chaired a round-table conference of Indian ambassadors in the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) countries and Iran.
The GCC is a political and economic alliance of six countries – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
India unlikely to allow return of 4 Kerala women who joined Islamic State
The four Indian women lodged in an Afghanistan prison, who accompanied their husbands to join the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), are unlikely to be allowed to return to the country.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) is a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), active in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some media sources also use the terms ISK, ISISK, IS-KP, or ISIS-K in referring to the group.
Its main activity is in the border region of eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. However, its area of operations also includes other parts of South Asia, such as India where individuals have pledged allegiance to it.
Khorasan (also transcribed as Khurasan and Khorassan) was a province in north eastern Iran, but historically referred to a much larger area comprising the east and north-east of the Persian Empire.
Mainly comprising defectors from Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP), the Wilayat Khorasan of Islamic State in Afghanistan came into existence in 2015. Senior government officials however maintain that ISKP is run by Pakistan’s Inter State Intelligence.
Rebecca Grynspan appointed as head of UNCTAD
The UN General Assembly approved the nomination of Costa Rican economist Rebecca Grynspan to head the UN agency promoting trade and development.
Rebecca Grynspan will be the first woman and Central American to lead the Geneva-based organisation.
She was nominated by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
It supports developing countries in their efforts to benefit from the globalised economy and to deal with potential drawbacks from economic integration.
She previously served as UNDP’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, a member of the high-level panel on financing for development, and second vice president of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.
Ministry of Education launched ‘PRABANDH’ portal
Union Education Ministry recently launched an online module to compile data on out-of-school children. Through this, they will facilitate age appropriate admissions of children in the age group of 6-14 years and those belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged groups.
Whereas, for out of school children in the 16-18 years age group, financial assistance will be provided for the first time in the current session 2021-22, to continue their education through open/distance learning mode.
The ministry has developed an online module for compiling the data of out-of-school children identified by each state/UT and their mapping with special training centres (STC) on the PRABANDH portal to track down such children.
The child-wise information of the identified out of school children and STCs will be uploaded at block level under the supervision of block source coordinator of the certain block research centre (BRC).
UN Security Council (UNSC)’s non-permanent members for 2022-23 term
For the 2022-23 term, Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates were elected unopposed to the powerful UN Security Council as non-permanent members.
The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections to elect five non-permanent members who will take their seats on the 15-nation Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2022.
All the five countries won the elections unopposed as they were the only candidates from their respective regional groups vying for the allotted seats on the Council.
As per regional distribution for the 2021 election, three seats were available from the African and Asian States that went to Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates, one Latin American and Caribbean Group seat to which Brazil was elected and the Eastern European Group seat that went to Albania.
The election for the non-permanent members of the Security Council is held by secret ballot and candidates require a two-thirds majority in the General Assembly to be elected.
Every year, five countries are elected to the 15-member Council as non-permanent members for a two-year term, according to a geographical rotation set by the General Assembly in 1963
It ensure fair regional representation: five from African and Asian and Pacific States; one from Eastern Europe; two from Latin American States; and two from Western European and Other States (WEOG).
Sanjay Yadav appointed as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
Recently, Justice Sanjay Yadav took oath as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court at the Gandhi Hall of the Raj Bhavan in Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Yadav.
Justice Yadav would, however, demit the office on 25 June this year when he turns 62. Chief Justices and judges of high courts retire at the age of 62.
Born on 26 June, 1959, Justice Yadav had enrolled as an advocate on 25 August, 1986. He practised on civil, revenue and constitutional sides in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur.
He also served as the deputy advocate general of Madhya Pradesh.
Justice Yadav was elevated as a judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 2 March, 2007 and a permanent judge on 15 January, 2010.
Brisbane is selected to the host of 2032 Olympic Games
Australian City Brisbane is selected to the host of 2032 Olympics. Brisbane is set to be the first Olympics host selected unopposed under a new system to streamline and speed up bidding campaigns.
The Australian city was put on the fast track to victory in February when the IOC named it as the preferred candidate.
The Brisbane bid was led by IOC vice president John Coates.
The modern Olympic Games are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
Ministry of AYUSH launches ‘Namaste Yoga’ Mobile App
Ministry of AYUSH launched the ‘Namaste Yoga’ a mobile application in the curtain raiser event for the 7th International Day of Yoga.
The event was organised by the Ministry of Ayush in association with the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.
It aims to raise awareness about yoga and make it accessible for the larger community.
Ayush Ministry said that the event also marked the beginning of a 10-episode series on various aspects of Common Yoga Protocol which would be telecast on DD India. The series has been produced by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.
Sunita Narayan appointed to an international advisory group for climate action
India’s Environmentalist, Writer and Director General of The Centre for Science & Environment, Sunita Narain has been appointed to an international advisory group for action on environment, climate and biodiversity.
She was appointed by Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Per Olsson Fridh.
This group helps Sweden’s efforts to address the halt of biodiversity, depletion of ecosystems and most importantly climate change.
It has international experts who provide a deep commitment and knowledge in the field, which is very important as strong global action on these issues is needed which will help in sustainable and equitable development. And will also prevent new pandemics and conflicts.
Under the leadership of Ms Narain, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize in 2005.
The Centre’s work on rainwater harvesting showed many new ways in which people could survive during water scarcity.
Women growing turmeric in Odisha’s Koraput district
Women growing turmeric in Odisha’s Koraput district appear to have found a foothold in a market that promises a perennial return for their organic crop.
The turmeric grown in Laxmipur block of Koraput district is distinct as it contains curcumin between 5.5% and 6.66%.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is, a perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family. The plant’s underground stems or rhizomes have been used as spice, dye, medicine and religious maker since antiquity.
The spice’s colour comes mainly from curcumin, a bright yellow phenolic compound that has been in the news for its ostensible potential to fight cancer. As a result, the demand for turmeric with high curcumin content has risen.
Telangana followed by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and odisha are largest producers in India.
‘Kandhamal Haldi’ (a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha) and Erode turmeric (grown in the entire Erode district of Tamil Nadu) have earned the GI tag.
Aruna Tanwar becomes First-ever Indian Taekwondo Athlete to Qualify for Tokyo Paralympics
Aruna Tanwar became the first Indian Taekwondo athlete to take part in Tokyo Paralympic.
The player is from village Dinod of district Bhiwani in Haryana. She has been awarded a wild card entry for the upcoming tournament.
The 21-yr-old received the wild card based on her exemplary past performances. She has also been ranked 4th in the world the women’s U-49 category.
Tokyo Paralympics are an upcoming major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee.
Scheduled as the 16th Summer Paralympic Games, they are scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan between 24 August and 5 September 2021.
Fifth Ocean officially added to world map
On the World Oceans Day, National Geographic is adding a fifth ocean into the list, an ocean that has been unofficially recognized by scientists all over the world for many years now.
The original four oceans are separated from each other by land, but the Southern Ocean is separated by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC for short. This fast moving current moves west to east around Antarctica and is colder and less salty than the neighboring ocean.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest current system in the world oceans and the only ocean current linking all major oceans: the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
Southern Ocean is now considered to be the second smallest ocean, with the Arctic Ocean being the smallest.
This fifth ocean was first recognized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 1999 and the U.S Boards on Geographic Names approved the name “Southern Ocean.”
It was in 2000, that the idea and boundaries of this new ocean were proposed to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), but not all members of the IHO were in agreement with it.
