20 June 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 20th June
Important Current Affairs 20th June 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 20th June about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 20th June 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
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Current Affairs of 20th June – National
1. New Delhi’s Purana Qila hosts the ‘Yoga Mahotsav organized by the Ministry of Culture and the ASI.
◉ The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), held a Yoga Mahotsav at Purana Qila in the national capital. The event was organized as part of the International Day of Yoga 2022 events.
◉ The objective of the event, according to the Ministry of Culture, was to instill the everlasting value of cultural welfare among the people.
◉ Around 500 people attended the event, including officials from the Union Culture Ministry and foreign delegations from more than 40 countries.
2. The National Yoga Olympiad 2022 is inaugurated by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
◉ In New Delhi, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the National Yoga Olympiad 2022 and a quiz competition.
◉ The Ministry of Education and the National Council of Educational Research and Training are collaborating to host the National Yoga Olympiad.
3. Gujarat: The rebuilt Shree Kalika Mata temple is dedicated by the Prime Minister.
◉ The refurbished Shree Kalika Mata temple at Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also performed Puja at the temple according to tradition. Mr. Modi raised a ‘Dhwaja’ to full mast atop the shrine.
◉ The sanctum sanctorum of this magnificent Mahakali temple is made of gold. It is one of the oldest temples in the region and attracts a large number of people.
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International News
4. Pakistan remains on the FATF’s ‘grey list’ for financing terrorism and money laundering.
◉ Pakistan will remain on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “Grey List” of countries under greater scrutiny from the global money-laundering and terror-financing watchdog.
◉ Pakistan has been on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering, which leads to terror financing, and has been set a deadline of October 2019 to rectify the situation.
5. China’s third most advanced domestically built aircraft carrier, ‘Fujian,’ has been launched.
◉ As an aggressive Beijing tried to expand its navy’s range in the important Indo-Pacific region, China unveiled its third aircraft carrier, the country’s most advanced and first “fully domestically manufactured” naval warship.
◉ According to official media sources from Shanghai, the ‘Fujian’ aircraft carrier was launched at a brief ceremony at the Jiangnan Shipyard.
The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built catapult aircraft carrier, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
Banking
6. Equitas Small Finance Bank will introduce the “ENJOI” children’s savings account.
◉ On Father’s Day, Equitas Small Finance Bank will debut ENJOI, a kids’ savings account. This account, according to the SFB, introduces “young kids” to the financial world, encouraging them to acquire a habit of saving at a young age.
◉ ENJOI will allow children aged 0 to 18 to open savings accounts under their parents’ supervision. Minors aged ten and up will be able to receive a personalized debit card.
7. The RBI’s ‘Payments Vision 2025’ intends to triple the number of digital payments by 2025.
◉ According to industry players, the Reserve Bank’s Payments Vision 2025 strategy, which aims to increase the volume of digital payments, is progressive and aims to establish India as a global payments powerhouse.
◉ The RBI produced its Payments Vision 2025 document in response to increased geopolitical concerns, which emphasizes ring-fencing domestic payment networks as well as the need to ensure domestic processing of payment transactions.
Appointment
8. The appointment of new chief justices to five of the country’s highest courts has been approved.
◉ The government has approved the nomination of new chief justices to five high courts. The Ministry of Law and Justice has announced the appointments for Uttarakhand, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gauhati.
◉ Justice Vipin Sanghi of the Delhi High Court will be the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, while Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Telangana High Court will be the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
Sports
9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started the torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad.
◉ At Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad.
◉ The International Chess Federation, FIDE, has instituted the Chess Olympiad Torch, a component of the Olympic heritage, for the first time this year. The Chess Olympiad Torch Relay is being held for the first time in India.
10. Neeraj Chopra, an Olympic gold medalist, wins gold at the Kuortane Games in Finland.
◉ Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the javelin throw event at the Kuortane Games in Finland, defeating incumbent world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada for his first top podium result of the season.
◉ Chopra’s first throw of 86.69m proved to be the winning distance for the 24-year-old. Keshorn Walcott, the 2012 Olympic champion from Trinidad and Tobago, came in second with an 86.64m first-round throw. Peters finished third with a best throw of 84.75m, which he threw in the first round as well.
Books and Authors News
11. The book ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’ by Ram Bahadur Rai has been released by the Prime Minister.
◉ The book ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’ by Ram Bahadur Rai was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
◉ Shri Ram Bahadur Rai’s lifelong quest for new ideas and willingness to provide something new to society was highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He stated his hope that the book, which was issued today, would present the Constitution in its entirety.
Important day
12. On June 20, 2022, the United Nations will commemorate World Refugee Day.
◉ Every year on June 20th, World Refugee Day is commemorated. The United Nations has declared World Refugee Day to be an International Day (United Nations). The day is commemorated to honor refugees all across the world.
◉ The topic for World Refugee Day 2022 has not yet been announced, although it was “Together we heal, learn, and shine” last year.
◉ On December 4, 2000, the United Nations General Assembly chose June 20 to commemorate World Refugee Day by adopting Resolution 55/76. On June 20, 2001, World Refugee Day was commemorated for the first time in history.
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