Daily Current Affairs 2019, Daily Gk updates 2019 : 5th June Current Affairs 2019

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Daily Current Affairs 2019 | Daily GK Updates : 5th June 2019

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Current Affairs (National)

♦Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G-20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Japan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the two-day meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and central bank governors in Japan beginning June 8, said a government official.
This will be the first overseas visit of Sitharaman as the Finance Minister. She took charge as the first full-time woman Finance Minister of the country last week.
Besides Sitharaman, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is also likely to attend the meeting at Fukuoka in Japan.

Note- G20

Chairperson: Shinzō Abe

Founder: Group of Seven

Founded: 26 September 1999

♦India ranks 95 among 129 countries in global gender equality index

India ranked 95th out of 129 countries in a new index that measures global gender equality looking at aspects such as poverty, health, education, literacy, political representation and equality at the workplace.
Denmark was ranked at the first place and Chad at 129th place. China ranked at 74 position, Pakistan at 113 while Nepal and Bangladesh at 102 and 110 respectively, the index said.

Current Affairs (International)

♦Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit held at Mecca

The 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia was hosted by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The official agenda of the meeting was to address current issues in the Muslim world and recent developments in a number of OIC member states.
Also, amid soaring tension between Iran and the US and its Gulf allies the OIC summit discussed the regional security issues. The Mecca summit supported Palestinians and backed Saudis in Iran standoff.

Note-

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC):

Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Membership: 57 member states

Banking and Finance

♦L&T Financial unveils ‘Digital Sakhi’ programme in Tamil Nadu

Larsen and Toubro Financial Services unveiled the Digital Sakhi programme aimed at training over 40,000 people on digital financial inclusion in Tamil Nadu. The move comes in the backdrop of successful implementation of a similar programme in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
According to a company statement, through the ‘Digital Sakhi’ programme, it aims at digital financial inclusion of rural women in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. “A Digital Sakhi is a rural woman with a digital device who is equipped with skills and knowledge to impart digital financial literacy training to others,” it said.

Note-

Capital: Chennai

Chief minister: Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Governor-Banwarilal Purohit

♦World Bank retains India’s growth rate for FY19-20 at 7.5 per cent

The Bank in its Global Economic Prospects released on Tuesday said that India is estimated to have grown 7.2 per cent in the fiscal year 2018-19, which ended on March 31. A slowdown in government consumption was offset by solid investment, which benefitted from public infrastructure spending.
As against a growth rate of 6.6 per cent in 2018, China’s growth rate in 2019 is projected to be dropped to 6.2 per cent and then subsequently to 6.1 per cent in 2020 and 6 per cent in 2021, the bank said.

Note – World Bank

Motto Working for a World Free of Poverty

Formation-July 1945;

Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States

♦Indian Bank and Corporation Bank may merge into Oriental Bank of Commerce

BJP-led government may soon kick-start the next phase of consolidation in the public-sector banking space with an amalgamation of three lenders — Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), Indian Bank and Corporation Bank.
Banking sources told FE that OBC has sought the finance ministry’s approval to combine with Indian Bank and Corporation Bank. The ministry will consider OBC’s proposal and take a view soon, one of the sources said. However, there is no formal announcement from the finance ministry on the matter yet. Another source said the government may infuse `40,000-50,000 crore into public-sector banks (PSBs) this fiscal, having already provided `1,06,000 crore in FY19.

Appointment

♦Gianni Infantino re-elected as FIFA president

Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body in Paris on Wednesday as he claimed to have turned the organisation from being “toxic and almost criminal” back to its core values.
Infantino’s re-election was marked by a round of applause from the congress after the statutes were changed earlier in the day to no longer require a vote if there was only one candidate for the position.

Note- FIFA

Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland

Founded: 21 May 1904, Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, France

Founded at: Paris, France

Motto: For the Game. For the World.

♦Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed chief of India Meteorological Department

Renowned scientist Mrutyunjay Mohapatra was appointed on Tuesday as the chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD), an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. Mohapatra, who is Scientist ‘G’ in the IMD, has been appointed as Director General of Meteorology, IMD for a period of five years, it said.
He will assume charge of the post on or after August 1, 2019, the order said.

The IMD is responsible for weather and climate related forecasts for the country.

Note- IMD

Headquarters: New Delhi

Founder: Government of India

Founded: 1875

Awards

♦Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq President Adena Friedman to get 2019 Global Leadership Award

Google’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq President Adena Friedman have been picked for the coveted Global Leadership Awards 2019 by business advocacy group USIBC. The duo has been recognised for their companies’ contribution as the leading technology-driven platforms.
The Washington-based US-India Business Council (USIBC) gives this award for achievements in over 30 categories to leaders who took extra efforts in nation building while nurturing the global economy to grow. The award will be conferred upon Indian-American Pichai, 46, and Friedman, 50, during the next week’s ‘India Ideas Summit’.

♦Gajendra Singh Shekhawatgives away Ganga Quest 2019 Awards

Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Jal Shakti today stressed on the need for a people’s movement for protection of environment in general and conservation of water in particular. He was speaking during an event organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to celebrate World Environment Day 2019.Shri Shekhawat said that living in harmony with nature and worshipping its various elements has always been an integral part of our culture.
Shri Shekhawat added that the commitment shown by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and his government for cleaning of River Ganga since the launch of NamamiGange programme in 2014 has been remarkable. He added that a lot has been achieved in this regard and the Jal Shakti Ministry will take the work forward.

Important Day

♦5^th June World Environment Day 2019

World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 5 June is an initiative that the United Nations launched in an attempt to effectively combat problems of environmental degradation. Every year, the UN marks a different focus to commemorate the day. The country hosting the main event for the year chooses the theme for World Environment day.
Theme2019- Air Pollution

Obituary

♦Actor Dinyar Contractor passes away

Actor and theatre artist Dinyar Contractor passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 79.
Dinyar started his acting career by doing several stage shows and became popular for his comic roles. He was seen in Bollywood films like Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Khiladi, Badshah, Daraar and 36 China Town. TV shows like Khichdi, Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar, Hum Sab Ek Hain, Aaj Ke Shrimaan Shrimati and many others made him a household name.

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