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Daily GK Dose June 10th 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 10th
1. G7 summit 2018 held in Canada
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The 44th G7 summit was held on June 8–9, 2018, in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada.This was the sixth time since 1981 that Canada has hosted the meetings.
The summit received significant attention due to a significant decline of relations of members with the United States.
Due to this, the summit was dubbed the "G6+1" by France and some members of the media.
Points to Remember
- Earlier it was known as G8, but in March 2014, the G7 declared that a meaningful discussion was currently not possible with Russia in the context of the G8. Since then, meetings have continued within the G7 process.
- The G7 is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Daily GK Dose June 9th 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 9th
1. World Oceans Day: 8 June
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World Oceans Day is held every year on 8th June to raise awareness of the vital importance of our oceans and the role they play in sustaining a healthy planet.
- The conservation action theme for World Oceans Day 2018 is “Preventing Plastic Pollution and Encouraging Solutions for a Healthy Ocean”.
Daily GK Dose June 8th 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 8th
1. IN Ships arrive Guam to participate in Ex-Malabar 2018
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Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kamorta of the Eastern Fleet arrived at Guam on 07 June to participate in the 22nd edition of Exercise Malabar, off Guam, USA from 07 to 16 June 2018.
- Exercise Malabar, which started as a bilateral exercise between the US Navy and the Indian Navy in 1992, has evolved over the years with the participation of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from 2007.
- Malabar 17 was held in July last year on the Eastern Sea Board of India, off Chennai and Visakhapatnam.
- It is for the first time that the exercise is being conducted off Guam, a major US Naval Base in the Western Pacific.
- It would be of interest to note that the US has recently named their Hawaii-based Pacific Command as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Daily GK Dose June 7th 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 7th
1. Himachal bans use of thermocol plates
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced a ban on use of thermocol plates in the state, as well plastic water bottles less than one litre capacity as they are major cause of pollution.
- He said a steel bottle would be provided to each student in all government schools in the state to discourage the use of plastic bottles.
- Thakur also announced that 10 solid waste management plants would be established across the state for scientific management of waste.
Daily GK Dose June 6th 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 6th
1. India among the top five countries generating e-waste
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Despite the government's emphasis on Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan and Smart Cities project, India continues to be among the top five countries generating e-waste, an ASSOCHAM-NEC recent study said.
- The other countries topping the chart of e-waste generation are China, USA, Japan and Germany.
- The study was published coinciding with "Environment Day" (June 5).
- In India, Maharashtra contributes the largest e-waste of 19.8 per cent.
- E-waste generated in India is about 2 million TPA, the quantity that is recycled is about 438,085 TPA.
- E-waste typically includes discarded computer monitors, motherboards, Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT), Printed Circuit Board (PCB), mobile phones and chargers, compact discs, headphones etc.
Daily GK Dose June 5th 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 5th
1. Japanese passport ranked 'most powerful' in world
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India has bagged the 76th position in a list of the world's most powerful passports, granting its holders visa-free access to 59 countries.
- The results are part of citizenship planning firm Henley and Partners' annual passport index, which ranks passports based on the number of countries a holder can go to without a visa or the number of countries a holder can go to where they can obtain a visa.
- As per the annual passport index, Japan has been deemed the world's most powerful passport, with access to 189 countries.
- Singapore and Germany, on the other hand, have secured the second place with both having access to 188 countries.
Daily GK Dose June 4th 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 4th
1. Singapore Names Exotic Orchid After PM
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An orchid was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate his visit to the National Orchid Garden of Singapore.
- The orchid, located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, was named Dendrobrium Narendra Modi to mark Prime Minister's visit.
- It is the only tropical garden to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Daily GK Dose June 3rd
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Daily GK Dose June 3rd
1. IISc Bangalore back in world top university list
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Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has made it to the list of top 100 in the World Reputation Rankings 2018.
- The last time it was featured was in 2011.
- Ranked at 91, Indian Institute of Science is the only Indian University to have made it to the prestigious list.
- The list was topped by Harvard.
Daily GK Dose June 2nd 2018
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Daily GK Dose June 2nd
1. Rajoy forced out as Spain's Prime Minister
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was toppled by a corruption scandal, becoming the first leader in Spain's modern democracy to lose a vote of no confidence in Parliament.
- The demise of Rajoy paves the way for Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the main opposition Socialist party, to become Prime Minister.
Daily GK Dose 1st June 2018
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Daily GK Dose 1st June
1. India improves its childhood index global ranking
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India has been placed at 113th position in the list of 175 countries in “End of Childhood Index 2018” indexed by global child rights group, Save the Children.
- The overall score of India in 2018 rose by 14 points from 754 in 2017 to 768 on a scale of 1000.
- Singapore and Slovenia are placed at the top sharing the first place in the index and Niger figures at the end of the list at 175.
Daily GK Dose May 31st 2018
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Daily GK Dose May 31st
1. International Conference on the TRIPS CBD Linkage 7-8 June 2018 in Geneva
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India has taken the lead in seeking to revive WTO discussions on issues related to preventing theft of traditional knowledge.
- Government of India, along with the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and the South Centre (an inter-governmental organisation based in Geneva), are organising an International Conference on TRIPS- CBD Linkage in Geneva on 7-8 June 2018.
- Brazil and South Africa are some of the other countries that have joined hands with India on this crucial initiative.
