Daily Current Affairs – 20 June, 2022

In Context Juneteenth is observed every year on 19 June. What is Juneteenth? It is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the US.  It is also known as Emancipation Day or Juneteenth Independence Day. Historical Background   On January 1, 1863, then-president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that […]

In News  The “PM eVidya” scheme has been awarded with the UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education for the year 2021. About the award  The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education recognizes innovative approaches in leveraging new technologies to […]

In News Recently, the PM of India inaugurated over ?920 crore Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project.  About Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project It comprises a 1.3-km-long tunnel and five underpasses and was built over four years. The tunnel is equipped with the latest technologies such as a digital control room with the facility […]

In News Recently, a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has lauded the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) as a very successful model of local area development. About Aspirational Districts Programme Programme: launched by NITI Aayog in 2018. Aim: It aims to quickly and effectively transform 112 most under-developed districts across the country. […]

In News World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is marked every year on 17 June to turn degraded land into healthy or fertile soil to combat desertification. About The theme of 2022 Desertification and Drought Day “Rising up from drought together”. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)  commemorated the day by showcasing presentations […]

In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI managing entity NPCI as ‘critical information infrastructure (CII)’. Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) Definition:  The Information Technology Act of 2000 defines “Critical Information Infrastructure” as a “computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which […]

In News Recently, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction study stated that the COVID-19 worsened matters in Sundarbans. About the report Title: “Understanding and managing cascading and systemic risks: lessons from COVID-19” Publisher: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Coverage: Indian Sundarbans Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar Indonesia Guayaquil, Ecuador Togo Outcome: the pandemic […]

In News India will be taking over an ambitious hydropower project in Nepal, West Seti, nearly four years after China withdrew from it. Key Points Why was the Project given to India:  Since India was Nepal’s power market and it had a policy of not buying power from China-executed projects, West Seti was given to […]

In News Recently, the seventh round of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) was held in New Delhi. Outcomes of the meeting Both the countries expressed satisfaction that despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, both countries have worked closer than ever before in every sector.  Cooperation is seen in sectors like security and border […]