International Day of the Sefarer: 25 June
International Day of the Sefarer is celebrated across the world on 25 June every year.
The theme of the 2021 campaign is “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”
It was announced to celebrate this day in the year 2010 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
IMO Founded: 1959
Headquarters: London
World Vitiligo Day: 25 June
World Vitiligo Day is observed on 25 June to create global awareness about vitiligo.
Vitiligo is a type of skin disorder, commonly known as leucoderma or white spots.
KK Shailaja wins CEU Open Society Award 2021
Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Central European University (CEU) Open Society’ award 2021 for her commitment to public health services.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia named member of High Level Advisory Group of World Bank, IMF
Montek Singh Ahluwalia has been named as a member of a High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) constituted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid the twin crisis arising out of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia is a Distinguished Fellow of the Center for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) and a former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India.
The group will be jointly led by Mari Pangestu, Sela Pazarbasioglu and Lord Nicholas Stern.
Establishment of the World Bank: July 1944
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., US
President: David Malpass
Establishment of International Monetary Fund (IMF): 1944
Headquarters: Washington DC, US
Managing Director: Christine Lagarde (Germany)
Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal become captains of Indian hockey teams in Olympics
Hockey India has named midfielder Manpreet Singh as the captain of the 16-member Indian men’s hockey team participating in the Olympics.
While Birender Lakra and Harmanpreet Singh have been made vice-captains.
In the women’s category, Rani Rampal has been named the captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound Indian women’s hockey team.
The Indian team is going to play against New Zealand on July 24 in the first match of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Tokyo Olympic Games will take place from 23 July 2021 to 08 August 2021.
The mascots of the Olympic Games are named ‘Miraitova’ and ‘Someti’.
New Zealand won the World Test (WTC) Championship 2021 title
New Zealand has won the first ICC World Test Championship 2021 title by defeating India by 08 wickets in the championship held in Southampton (England).
The championship was played from 18 to 23 June 2021.
Top 03 Teams:
New Zealand
India
Australia
Man of the Match: Kyle Jamieson (NZ)
Player of the Series: Kane Williamson (NZ)
The next Test Championship will be held between 2021-2023.
WWF India names Upasana Kamineni as the ambassador of ‘Forest Frontline Heroes’
Upasana Kamineni, Director, Apollo Hospitals, has been appointed as the ambassador of ‘Forest Frontline Heroes’ by the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India).
WWF India Established: 1969
Headquarters: New Delhi
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released a book titled ‘Beyond Here and Other Poems’
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released a book of poems ‘Beyond Here and Other Poems‘ written by senior bureaucrat Bishnupada Sethi.
Minority Affairs Minister launches ‘Jaan hai to jahan hai’ covid vaccination awareness campaign
‘Jaan hai to jahan hai’ campaign has been started across the country to make people aware in rural areas about Covid vaccination.
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched this campaign.
India ranked 120th in Sustainable Development Report 2021
The sixth edition of ‘Sustainable Development Report 2021’ was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
In this report, India has been placed 120th out of 165 countries with a score of 60.1.
The SDR is an annual report that ranks the 193 member states of the United Nations on the basis of their performance against the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Top 3 Countries:
Sweden – 1
Denmark – 2
Finland – 3
Central African Republic – 165 (last place)
SDSN President: Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda passed away
Kenneth David Kaunda, the first President of African nation Zambia, has passed away at the age of 97.
Kaunda served as the first president of independent Zambia for 27 years, from 1964 to 1991.
Zambia Capital: Lusaka
Currency: Zambian kwacha
President: Edgar Chagwa Lungu
“Sao Joao Festival” celebrated in Goa
The “Sao Joao Festival” is celebrated every year on 24 June in Goa.
It is a Christian festival celebrated to commemorate the birthday of St. John the Baptist.
Other festivals of Goa:
bonderum festival
Grapes Festival
Monte Music Festival
shigmo festival
Sapta Mahotsav
S&P lowers India’s growth forecast to 9.5%
Global rating agency S&P has cut India’s growth forecast for the fiscal year 2021-2022 to 9.5% from 11% earlier.
Along with this, India’s growth rate has also been projected to be 7.8% in the next financial year ending 2023.
Laurel Hubbard becomes first trans athlete to compete in Olympics
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics.
Hubbard to fight in the women’s +87kg category.
He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa.
He also participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Tadang Meenu becomes first Arunachal Pradesh woman to be appointed in AIBA
Arunachal Pradesh’s Tadang Meenu has become the first Indian woman from the state and the country’s second to be appointed as a member of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) Coaches Committee.
International Boxing Federation founded: 1946
Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
President: Dr. Mohammad Mustahsane
India’s theme song for Tokyo Olympics is ‘Laksh Tera Saamne Hai’
India launched its official Olympic theme song for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be held from 23 July 2021 to 08 August 2021.
Singer Mohit Chauhan has composed this song titled ‘Lakshya Tera Saamne Hai’.
And he has sung it too.
Sports Minister: Kiren Rijiju
