8 June 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 8th June
Important Current Affairs 8th June 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 8th June about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 8th June 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
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Current Affairs of 8th June – National
1. Amit Shah inaugurates the National Tribal Research Institute in New Delhi.
◉ The newly erected National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) in New Delhi was inaugurated by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah.
◉ This institute’s mission is to promote and preserve tribal tradition and culture, as well as to act as the nerve centre for tribal research concerns and issues in the academic, executive, and legislative domains.
◉ The Tribal Research Institute (TRI) is the state’s research arm of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs supports a total of 26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs).
2. PM Modi will open the Biotech Startup Expo-2022 in New Delhi.
◉ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open the Biotech Startup Expo-2022 at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan.
◉ This Biotech Startup Expo-2022 is a two-day event that will take place on June 9th and 10th. The Department of ◉ Biotechnology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council are hosting this event (BIRAC).
3. Nirmala Sitharaman is planning to develop a unified dashboard for all nodal agencies.
◉ Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister, will unveil a dashboard for the Single Nodal Agency (SNA).
◉ This dashboard will serve as a platform for ministries and departments to track money transferred to states and their use.
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International News
4. India is ranked 180th in the Global Environmental Performance Index for 2022, whereas Denmark is ranked first.
◉ India was placed worst out of 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022.
◉ The index was created by Yale and Columbia University scholars in the United States.
◉ Climate change, environmental public health, and ecosystem vitality are among the 40 performance metrics used to rate the index.
5. In the midst of the crisis, the UN will provide $48 million in humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka.
◉ Sri Lanka will receive $48 million in humanitarian aid over the next four months, according to the UN.
◉ Since January, New Delhi has provided almost $3 billion in financial aid to offer vital things such as food, fuel, cooking gas, and medications.
Banking
6. RBI Monetary Policy: The repo rate has been hiked to 4.90 percent, and the inflation projection has been boosted to 6.7 percent.
◉ The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
Increased repo rate, anticipated GDP growth, increased MSF and Bank rate, and other factors.
7. Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank was fined Rs. 49 lakh by the RBI, while Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit was fined Rs. 50,000.
◉ The Reserve Bank of India fined Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank and Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Rs. 49 lakh and Rs. 50,000, respectively, for failing to follow specific directions issued by the central bank.
Appointment
8. SBI has named Alok Choudhary as its new managing director.
◉ SBI’s fourth Managing Director (MD), Alok Choudhary, has been named.
◉ In March, the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) certified Alok Choudhary as a managing director. Until June 30, 2024, he will be in charge.
Awards
9. The results of the 4th Food Safety Index have been revealed, and Tamil Nadu came out on top.
◉ On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the 4th Food Safety Index awards.
◉ This project began in 2018-19. The award’s goal is to make India’s food safety ecosystem more competitive and good.
Sports
10. Shreyas G Hosur became the first Indian Railways official to complete the arduous “Ironman” Triathlon.
◉ Shreyas G Hosur has become the first Indian Railways official to complete the gruelling “Ironman Triathlon” in Hamburg.
◉ Hosur is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer from the 2012 batch.
◉ The Ironman Triathlon is the world’s most difficult single-day sporting event.
Important day
11. The 8th of June is World Brain Tumor Day.
◉ Every year on June 8, World Brain Tumor Day is commemorated.
◉ It was initially noticed in the year 2000.
◉ The goal of this day is to raise awareness about brain tumours.
12. World Ocean Day is celebrated on June 8th.
◉ Every year on June 8th, World Ocean Day highlights the importance of the oceans in maintaining life on Earth and encourages people to take action to protect it.
◉ In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, proposed the day.
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