Page-26 of Current Affairs - June, 2019

Climate change affecting Global Food Production: Study

June 6, 2019

According to research conducted by scientists from Oxford University in United Kingdom (UK) and University of Copenhagen in Denmark, climate change is adversely affecting production of key crops such as wheat and rice, with some countries faring far worse than ..

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3rd Advance Estimates of Major Crops production for 2018-19 released

June 6, 2019

The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare under Union Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare recently released the 3rd Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19. Key Highlights of 3rd Advance Estimates Based On: The assessment of ..

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Nigeria’s UN envoy elected as President of UNGA 74th Session

June 6, 2019

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) was elected as President of 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Key Highlights Muhammad-Bande, was nominated by Nigeria and endorsed by African group, at the election. The 193-member UNGA ..

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 Indian Navy deploys P81 to increase Anti-Piracy Patrol

June 6, 2019

The Indian Navy recently deployed its P8I surveillance planes for carrying out anti-piracy patrol sorties from Salalah (in Oman) to patrol the Gulf of Aden and other piracy prone areas. Key Highlights Objective: The deployment is an expansion of Navy’s ..

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6 June: Maharana Pratap Jayanti observed

June 6, 2019

Maharana Pratap Jayanti is observed every year on 6 June to celebrate birth anniversary of brave Rajput warrior. The year 2019 marks 479th birth anniversary of great warrior. About Maharana Pratap He was the 13th Rajput king of Mewar, a ..

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2nd Global Disability Summit’ being held in Argentina

June 6, 2019

The 2nd Global Disability Summit is being held at Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 June to 8 June 2019. From India a delegation headed by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot, will be participating in Summit. Union ..

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5 June: World Environment Day celebrated

June 6, 2019

Every year World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June globally. It is celebrated to raise awareness globally about environmental issues and action that has to be taken to tackle them. The day is organized around an annual theme in ..

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Google Maps launches new public transport features in India

June 5, 2019

Google Maps has announced three India-first public transport navigation features with an aim to ease daily commute of users. Starting from 5 June 2019, Google Maps users will be able to see bus travel times from live traffic across ten ..

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