CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 2nd June 2022
1. Telangana, India’s 28th state, was founded on 2 June, 2014. Telangana celebrates its Formation Day to mark the people’s contribution to form a separate state outside of Andhra Pradesh.
2. Shri Ram Nath Kovind, India’s President, inaugurated the 59th Maha Adhiveshan of the Akhil Bhartiya Ayurved Mahasammelan in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
3. Senior scientist Rajesh Gera has been appointed as the Director-General, National Informatics Centre (NIC), a Personnel Ministry order issued.
4. Former West Indies captain, Daren Sammy has been conferred with the Sitara-i-Pakistan Award for services to Pakistan during a ceremony.
5. Director of Ruchi Foodline, Eastern India’s leading food brand and Odisha’s No. 1 Spices company, Rashmi Sahoo has been presented the Times Business Award 2022.
6. A 1988-batch Indian Police Service Officer S. L. Thaosen has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
7. India defeated Japan 1-0 to win bronze at the Men’s Hockey Asia Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.
8. Senior IPS Officer, Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
9. Sachin Tendulkar will continue as united Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ for a record 20th year, working for the welfare of underprivileged children.
10. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 28 May, 2022 inaugurated the north India’s first Industrial Biotech Park constructed at Ghatti near Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir.
11. The Indian National flag or Tricolour can now be made of polyester and with the help of machine according to the revised Flag Code of India.
12. Michelin star celebrity chef Vikas Khanna has been ranked among the top 10 global chefs in the world by Gazette Review, becoming the only Indian chef who has made it to the prestigious list.
13. The two-day National Education Ministers’ Conference is being held in Gujarat from 1June, 2022.
14. President Ram Nath Kovind, on 31 May 2022, conferred one Kirti Chakra and 14 Shaurya Chakras during Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-2) at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.