Daily CA 19th-20th June 2022 Current Affairs

Jul 14, 2026

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Daily current affairs covering World Sickle Cell Day (19 June) and the UNHCR theme “Right to Seek Safety” (20 June, Refugee status), followed by India’s rankings in REN21’s Renewables 2022 report. Includes a question on Amrita Hospital’s opening city (Faridabad) and details about the Unmesh literary festival in Himachal Pradesh, and the 47th GST Council meeting in Srinagar.

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19th-20th June 2022 Current Affairs World Sickle Cell Day is marked every year on 19 June with an aim to raise awareness about sickle cell disease . Sickle Cell Disease is a group of disorders that impact haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells which deliver oxygen to cells throughout the body. On 19 June, 2009, it was first time celebrated. Nowadays, sickle cell disease has become a common genetic disease that spread all around the world. 20th June • The day was first established on 20 June 2001, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees . • A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave the nation • This year’s theme is on the ‘Right to Seek Safety,’as per the UNHCR. • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) India ranked 3rd in REN21’s (Renewable Energy Installations)renewables 2022 global status report • India ranked third in the REN21 Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022) globally • India’s total renewable power capacity additions in 2021 was 15.4 GW • Top performer of the report: China (136 GW) and US (43 GW) • India installed 843 MW of hydropower capacity in 2021, brings the overall capacity to 45.3 GW, • India was the 2nd-largest market for new solar PV capacity in Asia and for the first time, it surpassed Germany (59.2 GW) in total installations (60.4 GW) . Que:India’s biggest private hospital 2,400-bed Amrita Hospital will be opened in which city? Que: भारत का सबसे बड़ा +नजी<कस शहर खोला जाएगा? Ans:Faridabad अ0पताल 2 ,400 7ब0तर8 वाला अमता अ0पताल ृ • The first 500 beds of the total 2,400 beds planned will be operational beginning August 24 • With a total built-up area of one crore square feet, the mammoth facility has been undergoing construction since 2016. • This is the second large-scale Amrita Hospital in India after the 1,200-bed centre in Kochi, Kerala, that was established 25 years ago by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math, a spiritual and humanitarian organisation . • Capital: Chandigarh • Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya • Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar As of now, Government medical college in Kozhikode with over 3,025 beds is the largest government hospital in India while Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore with 2,305 beds is the largest private hospital. Que:The three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ held in which of the following state? Que:!न\#न$ल&खत से .कस रा2य ती न 5दवसी य अंतरा:;<= य सा5हि@यकउ@सव ‘उनमेश‘ आयोिजत .कया गया? Ans:Himachal Pradesh • Three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ began at Gaiety Theater at Himachal Pradesh. • The festival was formally inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghawal. • The festival is organised by the Union Ministry of Culture and the Sahitya Akademi with the support of the Himachal Pradesh Department of Art and Culture as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ • Capital: Shimla (Summer)

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