RAJASTHAN CURRENT AFFAIRS 2021 – 13th and 14th June

Published on June 14, 2021 by Abhishek Shekhawat |
Last Updated on March 15, 2023 by Just Prep Raj

NATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• To mark the occasion of 7^th International Day of Yoga, Ayush ministry in association with Moraji Desai National Institute of Yoga, launched a mobile application ‘Namaste Yoga’ on 11 June,2021.
• UNDP Report appreciates Aspirational District Programme of India as a successful model of local area development.
• 31^st edition of Bi-Annual CORPAT between India and Thailand conducted in Andaman Sea.
• ‘Kavach Personal Loan’ Scheme launched by SBI for COVID-19 treatment.
• National Institute of Immunology gets ASPAGNIITM trademark for first indigenous Tumor Antigen SPAG9 of India.
• 4th National Sero Survey to be started by ICMR to assess spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to regulate broadcasting and cable services through new framework.
• Telangana has partnered with Flipkart to supply medical items with drone service under ‘Medicinal from the Sky’ Project.
• India signed an MoU with Kuwait on domestic worker recruitment within a legal framework.
• Defence Minister – Rajnath Singh, unveiled two Centre of Excellence established by Border Road Organization at Seema Sadak Bhawan in New Delhi.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• United Nations General Assembly declare its aim to edn HIV/AIDS by 2030.
• Henri Marie Dondra becomes Prime Minister of Central African Republic.
• Indian Diplomat K Nagaraj Naidu appointed as Chef de Cabinet in United Nations by UNGA.
• US President joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed ‘New Atlantic Charter’ at G7 Summit,2021.
• Forex Reserves of India crossed $600 mark to become 4^th largest in the world.
• Rebecca Grynspan of Costa Rica, becomes 1^st woman head of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
• ‘EnVision’ project announced by European Space Agency (ESA) to study Venus.
• Indian-origin Journalist, Megha Rajagopalan won Pulitzer Prize 2021 for investigative reports ‘Xinjiang series’ on China’s mass detention camps.

RAJASTHAN STATE AFFAIRS:

• Bikaner of Rajasthan becomes first city in India to initiate ‘Door to Door’ vaccination drive.
• Rajasthan government announced to build sports complex in every block to promote sports in the state.
• On the occasion of ‘World Day Against Child Labor’, CM Gehlot announced establishment of ‘High Power Committee’ to make Rajasthan a model state in terms of rehabilitation of child labors.
• Airport Authority of Jaipur started use of ‘Scary device’ to avoid bird hitting problem with airplanes.
• Padma Shri Kailash Sankhla Smriti Van to be established in Jodhpur.
• Governor Kalraj Mishra appoints former Judge of Rajasthan High Court – Pratap Krishna Lodha as State Lokayukt.