Daily Current Affairs Quiz || ONE LINERS || 12th JUNE 2021 ||

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS 12th June 2021

From the point of view of competitive examinations, all the most important and useful current affairs of today are as follows. Do read it and share with your friends.

AISHE 2019-20 Report :

• Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20 report.

• Total enrollment in higher education stood at 3.85 crore in 2019-20.

• The Gender Parity Index (GPI) in Higher Education improved to 1.01 in 2019-20 (1.00 in 2018-19).

• The student-teacher ratio in higher education in 2019-20 is 26.

• Number of PhD students in 2019-20 is 2.03 lakh.

• The total number of teachers is 15,03,156, of which 57.5% are males and 42.5% are females.

National Current Affairs :

• Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan addressed the first meeting of the World Health Organization's High Level Alliance on Health and Energy Forum.

• The Director General of Health Services (DGHS) issues guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 in children, discourages the use of remdesivir.

• Bengali director Buddhadeb Dasgupta passed away at the age of 77; 5 of his films won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.

Economic Current Affairs:

• India's agricultural exports grew by 17.34% to $41.25 billion in 2020-21.

• RBI increased the interchange fee per ATM transaction from Rs 15 to Rs 17 for financial transactions and from Rs 5 to Rs 6 for non-financial transactions.

• IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India) appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri as the chairman of the OTT Players Grievance Redressal Board.

• ICMR approves 'CoviFind' rapid antigen test kit for COVID-19 made by Gujarat based Merrill Diagnostics.

• Government allowed LPG customers to opt for distributor for LPG refills.

International Current Affairs :

• From August, the US will buy and donate 500 million Pfizer vaccines to developing countries.

• Elected President of UNGA, Abdullah Shahid, India's K. Nagraj Naidu appointed as Chef de Cabinet.

• External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held discussions with his Kuwaiti counterpart Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohamed Al Sabah in Kuwait City.

Sports Current Affairs :

• Asian Games (1998) gold medalist boxer Dingko Singh passed away at the age of 42; Won Arjuna Award in 1998 and Padma Shri in 2013.