ഓരോ ആഴ്ചയ്ലേയും പത്രങ്ങളിലെ CURRENT AFFAIRS-43(JUNE 19)
1. Which international day is observed annually on June 8 to raise awareness about ocean conservation?
Answer: World Oceans Day
2. Which international observance is celebrated on June 7 to promote safe food practices?
Answer: World Food Safety Day
3. What major technology event organized by Apple began on June 8, 2026?
Answer: Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)
4. Which Indian state hosted the launch of India's first 'Blue Valley' Cluster with support from Team Europe?
Answer: Assam
5. What is the name of the annual global gaming showcase held from June 5–8, 2026?
Answer: Summer Game Fest 2026
6. Which country remains the world's largest producer of milk?
Answer: India
7. Which global observance is celebrated on June 1 to highlight the importance of milk and the dairy sector?
Answer: World Milk Day
8. Which day is celebrated on June 3 to encourage eco-friendly transportation?
Answer: World Bicycle Day
9. Which mission crossed 90 crore ABHA accounts in India, according to reports released in early June?
Answer: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
10. Which scheme recently completed six years of empowering street vendors through collateral-free loans and digital payments?
Answer: PM SVANidhi Scheme
11. What rare astronomical event, popularly called a 'cosmic kiss', was visible in the evening sky on June 8–9, 2026?
Answer: The Venus–Jupiter Conjunction
12. Which Indian state launched a major campaign in June 2026 to improve literacy and digital education in rural areas?
Answer: Kerala
13. Which organization releases the annual World Air Quality Report?
Answer: IQAir
14. Who became the first Indian to win the Norway Chess title?
Answer: R. Praggnanandhaa
15. What is the capital city of Indonesia, the country that is building its new capital named Nusantara?
Answer: Jakarta
16. Which country is hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup along with Canada and Mexico?
Answer: United States
17. Which scheme has been launched by the Union Government to develop 100 world-class industrial parks across India?
Answer: Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA)
18. Which integrated umbrella programme was approved by the Union Cabinet to modernise and streamline the Public Distribution System (PDS)?
Answer: SARTHAK-PDS Scheme
19. Which mobile app was launched under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana to improve transparency and real-time monitoring of welfare schemes for Scheduled Castes?
Answer: AJAY Mobile App
20. Where was the 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) held?
Answer: United Nations Headquarters, New York
21. Which medical condition was recognised as an urgent global public health priority through the first-ever dedicated resolution passed by the World Health Assembly?
Answer: Stroke
22. Which invasive tree species has raised ecological concerns due to its plantation along highway medians in Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Conocarpus erectus (Buttonwood)
23. The Hainan Free Trade Port is an economic opening-up project of which country?
Answer: China
24. Which antiviral drug was found to significantly reduce symptomatic COVID-19 infections among exposed household contacts, according to a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine?
Answer: Ensitrelvir
25. Name India's largest biomedical innovation and technology transfer platform launched by the Indian Council of Medical Research in New Delhi.
Answer: Medical Innovations Patent Mitra: Innovators-to-Industry Connect
26. Which reservoir has emerged as a national biodiversity model embodying the 2026 International Day for Biological Diversity?
Answer: Kopra Reservoir
27. Which committee was constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate illegal immigration and abnormal population shifts?
Answer: Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar Committee
28. Name the protein imaging platform developed by researchers in India that enables multiple proteins to be mapped within a single biological sample using a single fluorescent marker.
Answer: CLEAR
29. Who won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee 2026 title?
Answer: Shrey Parikh
30. Which railway zone became the 18th Railway Zone of India, operationalised on 1 June 2026 with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam?
Answer: South Coast Railway Zone
31. Name the advanced weather forecasting system launched at Indira Gandhi International Airport under Mission Mausam to improve aviation safety.
Answer: SkyCast System
32. Which fort in Rajasthan has gained global recognition as the site of the world's second-longest continuous wall?
Answer: Kumbhalgarh Fort
33. Which campaign has been intensified by the Gujarat Forest Department to support wildlife during severe water scarcity in the Little Rann of Kutch?
Answer: Jal-Parab Campaign
34. In which state is the Dandewala field, where a new natural gas-bearing zone was recently discovered, located?
Answer: Rajasthan
35. Who founded the Museum of Kerala's first private medical museum, Medical Archives, in Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram?
Answer: A. Sivaraman
36. Which state launched India's first women-operated solar power plant at Venkatapuram village?
Answer: Telangana
