Telugu Desam Party’s Narsipatnam MLA, C. Ayyanna Patrudu, was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on June 22, 2024.
His election was unopposed as no other MLA filed a nomination for the Speaker’s post.
International Affairs
3. Recently, where was the ’43rd World Medical and Health Games’ held? – France
At the 43rd World Medical and Health Games in Saint-Tropez, France, from June 16-23, 2024, four officers from the Armed Forces Medical Service won a record 32 medals.
Lieutenant Colonel Sanjeev Malik, Major Anish George, Captain Stephen Sebastian, and Captain Dania James collectively secured 19 gold, 9 silver, and 4 bronze medals.
The Medgames is the world’s largest sporting event for medical and health professionals, first held in 1978.
Economic Affairs
4. Who has recently released the World Investment Report 2024? – UNCTAD
According to experts, the population of flamingos at Lake Natron is continuously declining, the reason behind this is said to be adverse weather and encroachment, due to which the birds are returning in less numbers.
Lake Natron is a saltwater lake located in northern Tanzania, on the border with Kenya.
It is also a Ramsar site.
Sports
6. Who won two bronze medals for India at the Archery World Cup 2024? – Dhiraj Bommadevara
At the Archery World Cup 2024 Stage 3 in Antalya, Türkiye, 22-year-old Dhiraj Bommadevara won two bronze medals in the recurve events.
India secured four medals overall: one gold, one silver, and two bronze.
The Indian women’s compound team, consisting of Aditi Swami, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, and Parneet Kaur, achieved a hat-trick of gold medals, marking their third consecutive win this season.
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Persons in News
7. Under whose chairmanship has a 7-member high level committee been formed to bring transparency in NTA examinations? – K Radhakrishnan
After the cases of malpractices in national level examinations like NEET, the Ministry of Education has constituted a 7-member highlevel committee to prevent malpractices and bring transparency in the examinations of NTA (National Testing Agency).
This committee will submit its report in 2 months along with suggestions to the Ministry of Education to improve NTA’s structure, functioning, exam process, transparency, transfer and data security protocol.
Places in News
8. Which city was awarded the World Crafts City tag by the World Crafts Council? – Srinagar
India is hosting the ‘ISO Council Meeting’, a global event in the sugar sector, from June 25 to 27, 2024 in New Delhi.
There are about 85 countries as members of the International Sugar Organization, which produce about 90 percent of the sugar in the world.
Representatives from more than 30 countries and several international organizations are participating in this program.
14. Which is the first airport in the country to launch Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveler Program (FTI-TTP)? – Indira Gandhi International Airport
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveler Program (FTI-TTP) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
With which Indira Gandhi International Airport became the first airport in the country to launch Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveler Program (FTI-TTP).
