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Daily GK Dose 11th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 11th June

 

1. United Nations holds first-ever 'Ocean Conference'

  1. The United Nations held its first-ever Ocean Conference to renew member nations' commitment to combatting rising sea levels, pollution, and harmful fishing practices for the protection of world's waterways. 
  2. The conference ended on Friday with the adoption by consensus of a '14-point Call for Action' to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Daily GK Dose 10th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 10th June

 

1. AYUSH Minister to inaugurate the second edition of National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga

 

 
 
  1. The second National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga was inaugurated by Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik at National Media Centre in New Delhi. 
  2. The conference is being organized by Ministy of AYUSH in association with Press Information Bureau (PIB), M/o Information & Broadcasting and Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (M/o AYUSH) as a part of celebrations of the 3rd International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2017. 
  3. The theme of this year’s conference is “Yoga for Health and Harmony”.
  4. The aim of the conference is to give insight to the journalists about the scientific aspects of yoga & its benefits for human health. 
  5. More than 150 Health Editors and media persons from National, Regional and International media organizations are expected to attend the conference. Senior officers of PIB and Ministry of AYUSH will also remain present on the occasion.

Daily GK Dose 9th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 9th June

 

1. Centre clears kambala Bill

 

  1. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2017, legalising kambala — the traditional slush track buffalo race — and will send it to the President for his assent, 
  2. Following protests by people and kambala organisers in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts, the State government on February 13, 2017 passed the Bill to exempt kambala and bullock-cart racing from the ambit of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. 
  3. In the meeting held on April 13, 2017 in New Delhi, the Additional Secretary of the Union Home Ministry suggested to the government to modify or omit the phrase “subject to such other conditions as may be prescribed” in the sub-section 2 of section 3 of the Bill. 
  4. This phrase opened the window for inclusion of more sports involving animals through government notifications in the future. The State government made the modification and sent it to the Centre

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Daily GK Dose 8th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 8th June

 

1. World Oceans Day: June 8

  1. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. 
  2. This site serves as the central coordinating platform for World Oceans Day, with free resources and ideas for everyone – no matter where you live – to help expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day on June 8 and year-round.
  3. Overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017: Our Oceans, Our Future

Daily GK Dose 7th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 7th June


1. Sher Bahadur Deuba elected as 40th Prime Minister of Nepal

  1. Nepalese politician Sher Bahadur Deuba was on Tuesday elected as Nepal’s prime minister for the fourth time after the main opposition party decided to end the obstruction of parliament.
  2. Deuba has served as Nepal’s prime minister for three terms from 1995 to 1997, from 2001 to 2002, and from 2004 to 2005. In 2005, during his third term he was sacked by the then King Gyanendra Shah in 2005 over his failure to hold elections and bring Maoist rebels to negotiations.

Daily GK Dose 6th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 6th June

 

1. Women to man parking lots in Chandigarh

  1. Chandigarh will become India’s first city to have only women manage all public parking lots under a ‘smart parking system’ later this month. 
  2. This will be part of a joint initiative of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and Mumbai-based Arya Toll Infra Limited that has been allotted the Rs 14.78 crore parking contract.
  3. Women attendants will man all parking lots from 7.30 am to 9 pm before men will take over. 
  4. Women bouncers will be deployed at each parking lot for their safety. 
  5. The parking attendants will be taught self-defense techniques as well.
  6. Municipal Commissioner Baldeo Purushartha confirmed the scheme that will be of the launched around June 15. 
  7. There will also be designated ‘pink parking spots’ reserved for women drivers and free valet parking for them.

 

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Daily GK Dose 5th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 5th June

 

1. World Environment Day: 5 June 2017

  1. June 5 is World Environment Day, the largest, most globally celebrated day for positive environmental action. 
  2. Theme 2017: Connecting People to Nature.
  3. That means encouraging people to get outdoors and appreciate the beauty of the planet in a bid to show people the importance of protecting it for future generations.
  4. The theme was chosen by this year’s host country – Canada – which will be the centre of World Environment Day activities.

Daily GK Dose 4th June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 4th June

 

1.  June 4th - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on June 4 each year. The purpose of the day is to acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.

 

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Daily GK Dose 3rd June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 3rd June

 

1. Nuclear-Capable Prithvi-II Missile Test-Fired Successfully From Odisha's Chandipur

  1. India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army. 
  2. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of a 350 km, was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore at around 9:50 am
  3. The Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying a 500 kg to 1,000 kg warhead and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines. It uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target with precision and accuracy.
  4. The state-of-the-art missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch activities were carried out by the specially formed strategic force command (SFC) and monitored by the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of training exercise

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Daily GK Dose 2nd June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 2nd June

 

1. Job portal ‘Mahaswayam’ introduced for job seekers and employers

 

  1. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a web portal ‘Mahaswayam’ that will cater to job seekers, employers, entrepreneurs, and training institutes who can avail details regarding skill development and employment.
  2. Earlier, the state government ran three different portals- Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) portal for Skill Development, ‘Maharojgar’ for employment and ‘Mahaswayamrojgar’ for entrepreneurship.
  3. These three have now been merged into ‘Mahaswayam’, making it easier for all beneficiaries as well as the state to keep a track of the demand and supply of workforce.
  4. At ‘Mahaswayam’, job seekers will be able to register themselves, search as well as apply for jobs, inquire for training, get information on self-employment and get details of job fairs. 
  5. Besides, training institutes can also register, get details on participation in the state skill development programme, get training fee receipts, and can also receive training fee through ECS

Daily GK Dose 1st June 2017

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Daily GK Dose 1st June

 

1. India becomes 3rd largest aviation market in domestic traffic

 

 
 
  1. India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, beating Japan, an industry report has said.
  2. India's domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016 and was behind only the US (719 million) and China (436 million), Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) said in its latest report.
  3. India acquired the third spot globally by unseating Japan, which flew 97 million domestic passengers in 2016, 
  4. Domestic air traffic has shown a consistent growth of 20 -25 per cent throughout 2015 and 2016, peaking in January this year at 25.13 percent.

 

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