17 June 2022 Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Zaheer Hussain
June 17, 2022
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In today’s 17 June 2022 Current affairs, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs topics. These current affairs questions and major events will be really helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, AFCAT, TA, INET, MNS, ACC exams, and other SSB interviews and AFCAT interviews like SSC Tech, TGC, TES, NDA, CDS, AFCAT, and more. Download the current affairs PDF file at the end of this article.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 June 2022

World Day To Combat Desertification And Drought

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance celebrated each year on 17 June.
Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought. Each year’s global celebration has a unique, novel emphasis that had not been developed previously.
This day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly resolution In 1995, after the day when United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is drafted.
The theme of 2022 Desertification and Drought Day “Rising up from drought together”.
Between 1900 and 2019, droughts impacted 2.7 billion people in the world, and caused 11.7 million deaths. Currently, forecasts estimate that by 2050 droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population.
Spain to host Desertification and Drought Day 2022.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting Begins In New Delhi

India Will Host On The 16^th & 17^th Of June. The First Meeting Hosted By India In New Delhi And It Will Be Accompanied By The 12^th Edition Of Delhi Dialogue. The Theme Of The Delhi Dialogue Is “Building Bridges In The Indo-Pacific”. Further 2022 Has Been Designated As The ASEAN-India Friendship Year.
The Ministerial Session Will Be Attended By External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar And ASEAN’s Ministers. The ASEAN, Central To India’s Act East Policy, This Meeting Will Mark The 30^th Anniversary Of Dialogue Relations And The 10^th Anniversary Of The Strategic Partnership With ASEAN.
The Association Has Successfully Carved Out A Niche For Itself In The Region And Provided A Foundation For The Evolving Strategic And Economic Architecture In The Indo-pacific. A Beacon Of Regionalism, Multilateralism, And Globalization.

Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has emphasized on maintaining equilibrium between ecology, environment, and development.
Inaugurating Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022 in New Delhi, Mr Gadkari said, in the coming days, we have to strengthen the country’s economy and at the same time save the environment.
He said the government’s priority is green hydrogen and by using biotechnology we can increase the productivity of Biomass. He said, by using Biomass we can make Bio-ethanol, Bio-LNG and Bio-CNG.

Digital News Report 2022: Reuters Institute

All India Radio, the largest radio network in the world, is again voted as the most trusted electronic media organization in the country. According to a survey by Reuters Institution in 46 countries, All India Radio and Doordarshan enjoy the highest trust.
The Digital News Report 2022 of the Reuters Institute said, print brands and public broadcasters, such as All India Radio and DD News continue to enjoy high trust among the survey respondents, while 24-hour television news channels are less well trusted along with newer digital-born brands.
The survey of the Indian News brands by the Reuters Institute shows the authenticity and accuracy of News by All India Radio and DD News stand at 72 percent and 71 percent.
According to the report, apart from the high level of trust in AIR News and DD News which continues to grow, even the reach of both All India Radio and DD News has increased.
The Reuters Institute said its Digital News Report 2022 measured the digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 93 thousand online news consumers in 46 markets, covering half of the world’s population.

12^th Meeting Of BRICS National Security Advisors

The 12th meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors, NSA was held virtually. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval emphasized the need for urgent reform of the multilateral system to address global issues with credibility, equity, and accountability.
He stressed the need to bolster cooperation against terrorism without any reservations. Mr Doval welcomed the cooperation ongoing in the BRICS Counter-Terrorism Working Group. He also pressed on the need to continue cooperation against the challenges of pandemics and climate change.
NSA Doval also emphasized the importance of cooperation in the areas of Information and Communication Technology, ICT security, preventing its use by terrorists, outer space and maritime security. He also stressed the importance of trusted and resilient supply chains.

Operationalization Of Ro-Ro, Ro-Pax Ferry Services

Government has issued draft guidelines for operationalization of Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ferry services along the coast of India for Stakeholder Consultation. The guidelines encompass the two aspects of ferry operation namely – concessions for terminal operation and license for operation of Ro-Pax vessels.
These guidelines will homogenize and streamline the development and operations of ferry services, along with, promoting ease of doing business by eliminating unnecessary delays. The suggestions can be sent to sagar.mala@gov.in within 21 days from the date of publication.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, under its Sagarmala Programme, has embarked on developing an ecosystem for the promotion of Ro-Ro ferry and waterway transportation in the country.
This mode of transportation has multiple benefits including reduced travel time, reduced logistics cost and lower pollution in comparison to conventional mode of transportation.
In view of immense potential and distinct advantages of ferry service, the Ministry is financially supporting 45 projects with total project cost of one thousand nine hundred crore rupees.

Proposed AI Enabled Common Single Pension Portal

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has informed that the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will soon launch Artificial Intelligence,( AI) enabled Common Single Pension Portal for the benefit of pensioners and elder citizens. He said the portal will also help in seamless processing, tracking and disbursal of pensions.
Interacting with beneficiaries of Bhavishya – Portal for Pension Payment and Tracking System – in New Delhi today, Dr. Singh said, this AI-supported portal will send automatic alerts to pensioners and superannuated elder citizens to bring complete “Ease of Living” for central government pensioners. He said, the portal will not only enable constant contact with pensioners but will also regularly receive their grievances for the prompt response.

Asia Oceania Open Championships

Indian para-powerlifters Manpreet Kaur and Parmjeet Kumar have won bronze medals on the opening day of the World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships at Pyeongtaek in South Korea.
In Women’s Category Manpreet Kaur won the bronze medal in the 41 kg category. In the men’s category, Parmjeet Kumar also won the bronze medal in the 49 kg category.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

COP-14 UNCCD Was Hosted By
Spain
Turkey
India
Egypt

ANSWER: C

COP-15 UNCCD Will Be Hosted By
Namibia
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Kenya

ANSWER: C

Only State That Is Not A Party To UNCCD
Canada
Vatican City
Palestine
Cook Islands

ANSWER: B

COP-1 UNCCD In 1997 Was Hosted By
Italy
Brazil
Senegal
Cuba

ANSWER: A

________Is The World’s Largest Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest, South America
Congo Rainforest, Africa
Daintree Rainforest, Australia
Kinabalu National Forest, Malaysia

ANSWER: A

World Day To Combat Desertification And Drought
17th June
18th June
5th July
15th July

ANSWER: A

HQ Of Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Geneva
Oslo
Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur

ANSWER: C

ASEAN Was Established In
1957
1967
1977
1987

ANSWER: B

ASEAN Was Established By
Bangkok Declaration
Bali Declaration
Kuala Lumpur Declaration
Colombo Declaration

ANSWER: A

The ASEAN Charter Was Signed In
2005
2006
2007
2008

ANSWER: D

How Many Times India Has Chaired BRICS Summits
3
4
5
6

ANSWER: A

The Term Was Originally Coined In 2001 As “BRIC” By
Jim O’Neill
John Keynes
Adam Smith
David Ricardo

ANSWER: A

When Was The First BRICS Summit Held
Russia, 2009
India, 2008
Brazil, 2009
China, 2008

ANSWER: A

Current Chair For BRICS 2022 Is
India
China
Russia
South Africa

ANSWER: C

HQ of World Health Organization (WHO)
Rome
Geneva
Paris
Oslo

ANSWER: B

The Convention on Biological Diversity came into effect from
1991
1993
1995
1997

ANSWER: B

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat is based in
Paris
Montreal
New York
San Francisco

ANSWER: B

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was adopted in
1997
2000
2005
2007

ANSWER: B

Nagoya Protocol was adopted in
2005
2008
2010
2012

ANSWER: C

‘Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020’ is also known as
SDG
MDG
Aichi Targets
None

ANSWER: C

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Zaheer Hussain

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