DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 20-06-2022

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NATIONAL NEWS

A National Conference on Cyber Safety and National Security will be held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
The conference is being organized by Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will be the Chief Guest at the conference.
The conference is part of the efforts to create mass awareness for prevention of cyber-crimes in the country.
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) had organized functions at 75 places in different States/Union Territories on Cyber Hygiene, Prevention of Cyber Crimes, Cyber Safety and National Security under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi.
This year, for the very first time the International Chess Body, FIDE, has instituted the Chess Olympiad Torch that is part of Olympic tradition but was never done in the Chess Olympiad.
India is the first-ever country to have the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay.
The torch will be taken to 75 cities in a span of 40 days before the final culmination at Mahabalipuram near Chennai.
At every location, chess grandmasters of the state will receive the torch.
The 44th Chess Olympiad will be held in Chennai from July 28 to August 10, 2022.

Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) has been tagged as ‘green loan’ by Sustainalytics for its USD 700 million revolving loan facility.
This revolving facility project is being implemented in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Sustainalytics provides analytical environmental, social and governance research, ratings and data to institutional investors and companies.
Sustainability analysts have independently published SPOs on the relevance of the revised framework to current market standards and the extent to which qualifying project items are credible and impactful.
MUFG Bank acts as a green loan coordinator together with the issuer to organize the SPO on the green lending framework prepared by Adani Transmission.

Mumbai International Airport, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has become India’s first airport to launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) and Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill).
It is to explore the possibility of utilization of wind energy at the airport.
CSMIA has introduced this pilot program in collaboration with Wind Stream Energy Technologies India Pvt Ltd, which ensures 24/7 energy generation, harnessing maximum energy through wind power systems, while enabling a highly efficient and low carbon future for aviation.
This initiative is expected to reduce the airport’s dependence on conventional electricity and help meet its net-zero emission goals.
With this, Mumbai becomes the first city in India to establish a one-of-its-kind hybrid power project at its airport.

Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance renamed itself as Canara HSBC Life Insurance and launched its first brand campaign #PromisesKaPartner to its new positioning – ‘Powering India to re-imagine their dreams and aspirations.
It is to increase financial inclusion, insurance awareness and accelerating wealth generation for the clients.
All existing policyholders will continue to enjoy the benefits of its existing policies under the new brand identity.
The new logo is based on 3 pillars of the Company’s strong parentage, technology and people.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance’s product offers more than 35 plans under child savings, long-term savings, retirement solutions, etc.

Financial wellness platform, CASHe has launched the industry’s first line of credit that uses AI-powered chat on WhatsApp.
It is to provide customers with a fast, seamless and convenient way to access instant lines of credit by simply entering their name.
The company offers instant lines of credit without the need for documents, downloading apps or filling out tedious application forms.
CASHe’s WhatsApp chat service is based on the WhatsApp Business Platform, an enterprise solution that allows businesses to communicate with new and existing customers on WhatsApp easily, securely and reliably.

Indian para-powerlifters Manpreet Kaur and Parmjeet Kumar have won bronze medals on the World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships at Pyeongtaek in South Korea.
Manpreet Kaur won the bronze medal in the 41 kg category.
She had the best lift of 88 kg and the total lift of 173 kg.
In the men’s category, Parmjeet Kumar also won the bronze medal in the 49 kg category.
He lifted 160 and 163 kilograms in two rounds.

The Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has bagged the best regional airport in India and South Asia title in the 2022 skytrax World Airport awards.
The award is based on the feedback from the customers in a survey conducted globally.
The survey evaluates the customer experience from check-in to arrivals, transfers, shopping, security, immigration and arrangements in the departure’s gates.
The Bengaluru airport had won the Best Airport and Aviation Innovation Award at Wings India Awards 2022.

48-year-old MP and member of the president's party, Hamza Abdi Barre becomes the 21st prime minister of Somalia.
Hamza succeeded Mohamed Hussein Roble, who has held the post since September 2020.
He was appointed by Somalia’s President Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
He has served in several public and political roles and from 2011 to 2017. He was secretary-general of the Peace and Development Party (PDP).

Autistic Pride Day is celebrated every year on 18 June.
It is observed to raise awareness that autism is a condition, not a disease.
The day is celebrated annually and “Autistic pride” stands for pride in autism, about shifting views of autism from “disease” to “difference”.
It observes the diversity various neurological types express.
Theme for the day is ‘Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World’.
The very first autistic pride day was observed in Brazil in 2005.

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