Daily Headlines 12th June 2020

Important Day

• Theme of Coral Triangle Day (9 June) for the year 2020 – “Working together towards a plastic-free Coral Triangle”.
• Theme of World Day Against Child Labour (12 June) for the year 2020 – “COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever”.

Economy

• This stock exchange has introduced and adopted a first-of-its-kind India standard gold and silver good delivery mechanism for futures and options contracts currently being traded on its platform – Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Environment

• In Gujarat, the population of Asiatic lions has shown a steady increase by – 28.87 percent (Total 674 lion).

International

• Winner of the Global Media Awards 2020 in Best in South Asia, Regional/Local Brands category, instituted by the Internal News Media Association (INMA) – ABP.
• Winner of the Global Media Awards 2020 in Best in South Asia, Global/National Brands category – Jagran Prakashan.
• Winner of second place in a special awards category titled “Best Initiative in Response to COVID-19” in the Global Media Awards 2020 – Rajasthan’s Rashtradoot.

National

• The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex was inaugurated at – Visakhapatnam.
• Best management institute in India, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework Rankings (NIRF) India Rankings 2020 – Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
• Best institute, as per the “NIRF India Rankings 2020” of Institutions of Higher Education – IIT Madras.
• Best university, as per the “NIRF India Rankings 2020” – Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
• Best Management institute, as per the “NIRF India Rankings 2020” – IIM Ahmedabad.
• Best Law institute, as per the “NIRF India Rankings 2020” – National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.
• Best College, as per the “NIRF India Rankings 2020” – Miranda House, Delhi.

Persons in News

• Present Lieutenant Governor of UT of Ladakh – R. K. Mathur.
• Winner of the ‘NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal’ – Renjith Kumar.
• New Government nominee director in IDBI Bank – Anshuman Sharma.

State Current Affairs

• This state government launched the ‘Panchvati Yojana’ to develop gardens and parks – Himachal Pradesh.

Science

• Researchers at this institute have developed a new low-cost and low-tech required test for SARS-CoV-2 testing which is known as reverse transcription nested PCR (RT-nPCR) test – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a machine, named ________, for sanitizing uniforms of security forces – ‘GermiKlean’.

General Knowledge

• Israel – Capital: Jerusalem; Currency: New Israeli Sheqel.
• Seychelles – Capital: Victoria; Currency: Seychellois rupee.
• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) – Founded: 09 July 1877; Founder: Premchand Roychand.
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – Founded: 1948; Headquarters: New Delhi.