RAJASTHAN CURRENT AFFAIRS 2021 – 16th June

Published on June 16, 2021 by Abhishek Shekhawat |
Last Updated on March 15, 2023 by Just Prep Raj

NATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• Bihar’s GI certified mangoes ‘Jardalu’ exported to UK.
• India stands at 14^th position in charity according to World Giving Index 2021.
• Government announces mandatory hallmarking of gold jewelry and artefacts June 15, 2021 onwards.
• IIT Ropar designs power free CPAP (Continuous positive airway pressure) device ‘Jivan Vayu’.
• A MoU signed between SJVN Ltd, a hydroelectric power generation company and the National Institute of Wind Energy for development of Solar, Wind, Hybrid (Wind & Solar) energy projects.
• ‘Project O2 for India’ launched by Government of India to ensure adequate availability of medical oxygen and hospital beds.
• Ambuja Cements ties up with NABARD to Skill rural Youth.
• Wrestler Vinesh Phogat bags gold at Poland Open Ranking Series.
• Sanchari Vijay, a noted Kannada actor passed away. He had received National Film Award for best actor in 2015 for Kannada movie ‘Naanu Avanalla….Avalu’.
• Telangana AI Mission initiated a program ‘Revv Up’ to speed up AI Startups.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:

• European Space Agency will send first wooden satellite called WISA to space to test applicability of wooden materials in spacecrafts constructions.
• China’s first human spaceflight ‘Shenzhou’ to take off from Gobi Desert.
• PM Modi presents High-Level Dialogue on ‘Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought’ at United Nations.
• Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurates Mahatma Gandhi Library at University of Nairobi.
• WHO’s Global Air Pollution and Health Technical Advisory Group appoints an IIT Professor Mukesh Sharma as Honorary member.
• Benedetto Vigna becomes CEO of Italian car company ‘Ferrari’.

RAJASTHAN STATE AFFAIRS:

• Barmer ranked as first among all districts in the state to provide employment to rural under MNREGA.
• Dr C.P Joshi inaugurated Digital Bal Mela 2021 in Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan provisioned to invest INR 500 Crore in Tourism development under FYI 2021-2022.
• Bikaner to receive an amount of INR 302 Crore for Crop Insurance claim under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna.
• 5 Gram Panchayat of Rajasthan nominated as Brand Ambassador under Mission Antyodaya Yojna. They are – Lakshmangarh and Bahram Ka Baas (Alwar), Baadi (Jodhpur), Gogunda (Udaipur), Chani Badi (Hanumangarh)
• Banwari Lal Sharma appointed as Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.