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GK Update

Mon 17 Jun, 2024

National

Deep Sea Mission

 

  • India is set to become the sixth country to have its own deep-sea mission, focusing on a resilient blue economy to empower people dependent on the ocean.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh 

Defence

Tarang Shakti

 

  • Indian Air Force’s first multinational air exercise, Tarang Shakti-2024, will be held in August.
IAF Chief V R Chaudhari 

Sports

Asian Team Squash Championships

 

  • India women finished fifth and their men counterparts sixth in the Asian Team Squash Championships which concluded in Dalian, China.

 Paris Olympics

 

  • Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur sealed India a quota place in the women’s individual recurve event from the Final Olympic Qualifier in Antalya, Turkey.

Australian Open

 

  • Malaysian Lee Zii Jia outlasted Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the men’s singles final to be crowned Australian Open badminton champion.
  • Aya Ohori of Japan clinched the women’s title.

 Hertogenbosch title

 

  • Australian top seed Alex De Minaur beat American Sebastian Korda to win the 's-Hertogenbosch grass-court Wimbledon warm-up.

 Person in News

David Wiese

 

  • Namibia all-rounder David Wiese announced his retirement from international cricket.

 Miscellaneous

My Mercury

 

  • 18th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short Fiction, and Animation Films featured the big screen international premiere of the documentary "My Mercury".
My Mercury Directed by: Joelle Chesselet 

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