12 June 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 12th June
Important Current Affairs 12th June 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 12th June about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 12th June 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
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Current Affairs of 12th June – National
1. For the marketing season 2022-23, the Cabinet increased the MSP for Kharif crops.
◉ For the Marketing Season 2022-23, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recommended an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all intended Kharif crops.
◉ Rates set by the government are at least 1.5 times the weighted average cost of manufacturing in India.
2. In Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi opened the IN-SPACe headquarters.
◉ The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) was inaugurated in Ahmedabad by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
◉ IN-foundation spaces were announced in June 2020. It is a self-contained, single-window nodal organization within the Department of Space that promotes, encourages, and regulates both government and private space activity.
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International News
3. The Ninth Americas Summit was held in Los Angeles, California.
◉ From June 6 to June 10, 2022, the Ninth Summit of the Americas was in place. It was an international conference that took place in Los Angeles, California.
◉ The topic of the Summit of the Americas 2022 was “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future.”
◉ The White House announced in January 2022 that Los Angeles would be the host city. As the summit’s host, the United States chooses the location and participants.
4. Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected to the UN Security Council as non-permanent members.
◉ Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to serve as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term commencing January 1, 2023.
◉ India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, and Norway, which will vacate their seats at the end of 2022, will be replaced by the newly elected countries. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is a United Nations (UN) body responsible for ensuring global peace and security.
Banking
5. ICICI Bank and ZestMoney have teamed together to enhance their ‘Cardless EMI’ service.
◉ ICICI Bank has teamed up with ZestMoney to expand its ‘Cardless EMI’ service for retail and e-commerce sales.
◉ The relationship improves the affordability of the bank’s millions of customers, who may use pre-approved cardless credit to buy products/services instantaneously with ZestMoney and pay for them in EMIs.
6. Individual housing loan limits for cooperative banks have been enhanced by the RBI.
◉ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the restrictions on individual housing loans granted by Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs) by more than 100%.
◉ In order to foster affordable housing and inclusive growth, the RBI has now allowed Rural Cooperative Banks (RCB) to finance residential real estate projects.
Appointment
7. R Subramaniakumar has been appointed as the MD and CEO of RBL Bank by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Subramaniakumar has been appointed to RBL for a period of three years, beginning on the day of his appointment.
◉ Subramaniakumar is a former managing director and chief executive officer of the Indian Overseas Bank, which is owned by the government. After the mortgage financier’s board was replaced, he was named administrator of Dewan Housing Finance Co Ltd.
8. Amandeep Singh Gill has been named as the UN Secretary-envoy General on technology.
◉ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named Amandeep Singh Gill, a top Indian diplomat, as his envoy on technology to oversee international digital cooperation programs.
◉ From 2016 to 2018, Amandeep Singh Gill served as India’s permanent representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Awards
9. The WHO Regional Director Special Recognition Award went to PGI’s Resource Centre for Tobacco Control in Chandigarh.
◉ The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the Regional Director Special Recognition Award to the Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh.
◉ Circulars, orders, policies, and legislation pertaining to tobacco control in India are available from the centre. The RCTC is a collaborative effort.
Science
10. ‘Anocovax,’ India’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals, was launched.
◉ Anocovax, India’s first native COVID-19 vaccine for animals, was launched by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
◉ In Haryana, the ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) produces the vaccine.
11. In 2029, NASA will launch the DAVINCI mission to Venus.
◉ In the year 2029, NASA will undertake a mission to fly by Venus and descend through its hostile atmosphere. The Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging mission, or DAVINCI, will be the first to explore Venus via flybys and descent.
◉ By June 2031, the spacecraft should have explored Venus’s stratified atmosphere and reached the planet’s surface. Scientists have been keen to measure Venus since the early 1980s, and the DAVINCI mission will be able to acquire data on the planet.
Sports
12. At the 2022 World Cup in Chateauroux, Avani Lekhara won gold.
◉ At the Chateauroux 2022 World Cup, Avani Lekharahas won gold. With a score of 458.3, the Tokyo Paralympian won the R8 event- women’s 50m rifle 3 places SH1.
◉ She won this title and gold for India by defeating Veronika Vadovicova of Slovakia. Last year, she made history by being the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
13. R Praggnanandhaa won the open chess event in Norway’s Group A.
◉ R Praggnanandhaa, an Indian Grandmaster, won the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament.
◉ The top-seeded 16-year-old GM was in excellent form throughout the tournament, going undefeated through nine rounds. He won the tournament by defeating fellow Indian V Praneeth, who is an International Master.
Important day
14. World Day Against Child Labor is celebrated on June 12th.
◉ Every year on June 12th, the United Nations commemorates “World Day Against Child Labor” to draw attention to the worldwide evils of child labor.
◉ This day was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002 to address the global issue of child labor.
◉ Theme 2022: “Ending Child Labor Through Universal Social Protection.”
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