CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 10th JUNE 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  10^th JUNE 2022  

1. In Meghalaya, the first State Women’s Conference on the theme, “Support and Celebrate” was held on 8 June 2022 at State Convention Centre, Shillong.
2. Quintillion Business Media Ltd. has appointed Sanjay Pugalia as director to its board.
3. Taking another step in the direction of making India one of the top air sports nations by 2030, the Union Minister of Civil Aviation announced the country’s first ‘National Air Sports Policy’ in June 2022.
4. International Monetary Fund, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has announced the appointment of Indian National Krishna Srinivasan as director of the Asia and Pacific Department from June 2022.
5. Music Maestro, AR Rahman has been appointed as ambassador of The Season of Culture, which marks the 75^th anniversary of India’s independence.
6. The Baikho festival is celebrated in the state of Assam, which is called as gateway to northeast India. It is celebrated by Rabha tribes of India.
7. The ‘Ayurveda Aahar’ logo was launched by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on the occasion of World Food Safety Day.
8.  NASA is set to launch a mission called ‘DAVINCI Mission’. DAVINCI stands for “Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging Mission”.
9.  M. K. Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, unveiled the logo and mascot for the 44^th Chess Olympiad, which will take place in Mamallapuram next month.
10.  Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan along with Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Sports Anurag Thakur released books ‘Loktantra Ke Swar’ and ‘The Republican Ethic’ having selected speeches of the President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
11.  The Himachal Pradesh government gave nod to a drone policy as it seeks to enable the use of drones and similar technology for different public services in the hill state. The ‘Himachal Pradesh Drone Policy 2022’ was approved by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
12.  The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the 25^th Anniversary of the regional organisation on BIMSTEC Day.