PRELIMS BITS
1. Global Day of Parents 2022 Celebrates on:
--1st of June(theme for 2022 : ‘Family Awareness’)
2. World Milk Day 2022 observed on:
--June 1(theme 2022 : to bring attention to the climate change crisis and how the dairy sector can reduce its impact on the planet)
3. World No Tobacco Day 2022 observed on:
--31st May (theme for 2022 is Tobacco: Threat to our environment)
4. World Vape Day 2022 observed 2022 On:
--30th May (highlights the relative safety of e-cigarettes and their potential as harm reduction and smoking cessation tools, initiated by the World Vapers’ Alliance(WVA))
5. When was the eighth International Day of Yoga celebrated:
--June 21 (theme: ‘Yoga for Humanity’ )
6. Who won Monaco F1 Grand Prix 2022:
--The Red Bull racing driver Sergio Pérez (Mexican)
7. Who was appointed DG National Informatics Centre:
--Senior scientist Rajesh Gera
8. Which Indian-origin academic was appointed to Bank of England’s monetary panel:
--Dr. Swati Dhingra
9. Who joined NARCL(National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd) as MD & CEO:
--Natarajan Sundar
10. Which country overtook China as India’s Largest Trading Partner in FY22:
--The United States
11. Who was conferred with V Shantaram Lifetime achievement award at MIFF 2022:
-- noted author and documentary filmmaker Shri Sanjit Narwekar
12. Who received Immunisation Champion award by UNICEF:
--Radio Jockey Umar Nisar from South Kashmir (awarded the ’01 Best Content Award’ and the Immunization Champion award at the annual Radio4Child 2022 Awards in Mumbai, Maharashtra.)
13. Name the athlete that helped bring India’s first ever medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix:
--The Indian Blind and Para Judo Association’s Judoka Kapil Parmar(held at Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan)
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14. NCTE launches online portal to Simplify Process of Teacher Education Programme
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has launched an online portal to simplify the process of recognition of teacher education programs in higher education institutions.
The portal launched to streamline the process seeks to help right from the time of inviting application for courses till the stage of issue of recognition orders including the inspection of institutions.
The applications for the recently launched four-year integrated teacher education programmes (ITEP) applications will be processed on this portal.
The four-year ITEP is available for all students who choose to teach as a profession after secondary, by choice. The integrated course will benefit students since they will save one year by finishing it in four years rather than the customary five years required by the present BEd plan.
NCTE under the Ministry of Education has devised the curriculum for this course as per NEP 2020 in such a way that it enables a student-teacher to get a degree in education as well as a specialized discipline such as History, Mathematics, Science, Arts, Economics, or Commerce.
15. PARAM ANANTA Supercomputer commissioned at IIT, Gandhinagar
Param Ananta, is a state of the art supercomputer at IIT Gandhinagar dedicated to the nation under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), which was commissioned. This indigenous software stack is developed by C-DAC and is a Make in India initiative.
The system is equipped with a mix of CPU nodes, GPU nodes, high memory nodes, high throughput storage, and high-performance Infiniband interconnect to cater to the computing needs of various scientific and engineering applications.
16. PM Narendra Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the benefits of the PM CARES for Children scheme for children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi has promised Rs 4,000 a month for basic needs, financial support for schooling, scholarship for higher education, and free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh.
PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 29 May 2021.
The aim was to support children who have lost both their parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents or surviving parents to the Covid-19 pandemic, during the period from 11 March 2020 to 28 February 2022.
17. Border Coordination Conference between the BSF and the BGB gets underway in Bangladesh
The Border Coordination Conference between India and Bangladesh was opened at Sylhet by Inspector General BSF-Regional Commander BGB. According to a Border Guards Bangladesh official press release, the four-day seminar will end on June 2.
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The Indian team arrived in Bangladesh via the Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Dawki, Meghalaya, where they were greeted by top BGB personnel.
The conference will be attended by a five-member BSF team led by IG BSF Sumit Sharan. Brigadier General Tanvir Gani Chowdhury, Regional Commander, Chittagong, leads the Bangladesh delegation.
The conference will cover all aspects of border security and administration.
18. 118th India-Pakistan Bilateral Meeting on the Indus Water Treaty to be held
The Permanent Indus Commission conference, which is held yearly under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) 1960, began with India and Pakistan.
The Indus discussions have survived the tie-freeze since both countries regard it as a requirement of the IWT.
According to the ministry of external affairs, the two sides are expected to meet at least once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan, under the terms of the treaty.
The most recent summit, held in New Delhi on March 23-24, 2021, focused on the exchange of hydrological and flood data.
19. Forbes Magazine: 7th Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list 2022 Released
Forbes magazine has released the 7th edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List 2022, featuring 10 categories each honouring 30 individuals under the age of 30. The list was edited by Rana Wehbe Watson.
The honourees on the list represent 22 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region. India tops the list in terms of the number of entries with 61, followed by Singapore (34), Japan (33), Australia (32), Indonesia (30) and China (28).
The average age of the 2022 list is 26.8 and the youngest honouree on the list is 14-year old Japanese Olympics skateboarding gold-medalist Momiji Nishiya.