1. Second Edition of World Food India to be held in New Delhi from 1- 4 November, 2019:

• Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal announced that World Food India (WFI) 2019, a biennial event, will be held at Vigyan Bhawan and Rajpath Lawns in New Delhi from 1- 4 November, 2019.
• It will be the biggest gathering of all global and domestic stakeholders in Food Processing Sector.
• This will be the second edition of World Food India, first edition was held in 2017.
• The tagline of the event will be “Forging Partnerships for Growth”.
• The ministry targets to partner with at least 15 countries and participation from at least 80 countries.
• Indian Food processing industry has grown and registered a growth of 11% which is twice the pace of global industry.

Foot Note:

• Ministry of Food Processing Industries Headquarters : New Delhi
• Ministry of Food Processing Industries Founded: 1988

2. For The First Time, India To Host COP-14 Of UNCCD In September 2019:

• India will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019.  It will be held between September 2 and 13, 2019 at the India Expo Center and Mart, New Delhi. COP-14 will review the reports submitted by COP to convention and look into the details like how they carry out their commitments.
• The conference will be hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India.
• 5,000 delegates from nearly 197 countries will be participating in the event.
• India will take over the COP presidency from China for the next two years till 2021 until the next COP.
•  Last Conference was held from 6-16 September 2017 in Ordos in the People’s Republic of China.
• The 3 major Conventions of the United Nations (UN) are UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and UNCCD.

3. Lucknow builds its first road from plastic waste:

• The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has started using plastic waste to construct roads as a pilot project.
• This environment-friendly road is being constructed as a trial from Gomti Nagar Police Station to Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow.
• The LDA will follow all the road-making guidelines set by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) for the construction.
• Mixed plastic waste increases the durability of roads by 40 to 50 per cent. About 8-10 per cent of plastic waste mixed in coal tar and it will be durable for a longer time.

Foot Note:

• UP CM : Yogi Adityanath
• UP Governor : Shri Ram Naik

4. India will overtake China as world’s most populous country: UN report:

• According to the 26th edition of the UnitedNations population estimates and projection report, “World Population Prospects 2019” published by the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs states that India is going to surpass China as the world’s most populous country by 2027.
• According to the World Population Review 2019, India currently ranks second in the index out of 230 countries with over 17 per cent of the world population.
• India likely to add nearly 273 million people between 2019 and 2050.
• The report also stated that among the Southeast Asian counties, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar have witnessed a large net outflow of migrants between 2010 and 2020.
• Nigeria with 733 million, the United States with 434 million, and Pakistan with 403 million are the three countries will expected to get place after India and China.

Foot Note:

• Headquarters: New York,United States
• Founded: 24 October 1945
• United States Secretary General : António Guterres

5. Jammu and Kashmir Bank brought under RTI, CVC guidelines:

• The Board of Directors (BoD) of Jammu & Kashmir Bank under the chairmanship of the bank’s Interim Chairman and Managing Director (MD) R.S. Chhibber decided to bring the bank under Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2009 and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) guidelines with effect from June 17, 2019.
• The decision was taken after receiving directions from the State Government, which owns 59% of the bank’s shares, in order to improve the governance and bring transparency & accountability in the functioning of the bank.
• BoD decided to arrest any further slippage of accounts to Non Performing Assets (NPA) by initiating strong action against wilful defaulters.
• This move is implemented after Parvez Ahmed was removed as the Chairman of the J&K Bank for alleged corruption, nepotism and favouritism.

Foot Note:

• Jammu & Kashmir Bank: Headquarters: Srinagar
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank: Tagline: Serving to Empower

6.Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar to be honoured with ‘Distinguished Alumni Award:

• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will honour Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar with ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’. This was decided by the Executive Council of JNU. They will be awarded on the third convocation ceremony of the university, which will be held in August 2019. They will be the first recipient of this award.
• Union External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is an alumnus of JNU’s School of International Studies. He completed his Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) as well as Doctoral Research from JNU. He is specialized in the field of nuclear diplomacy from JNU.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is an alumnus of the University’s School of Social Sciences. She earned her Master of Arts (M.A) degree and she completed her M.Phil from School of International Studies.

Foot Note :

• JNU Founded: 22 April 1969
• JNU Vice-Chancellor:  Prof. M Jagadesh Kumar

7. Lt General Faiz Hameed Appointed Pakistan ISI Chief:

• Pakistan has appointed Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
• He was previously serving as the head of the Counter Intelligence wing in the ISI. Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed replaced Lieutenant Gen Asim Munir.

8. Joshna claims her 17th national title at the 76th Senior National Squash Championship, 2019:

• Indian professional squash player, Joshna Chinappa won the national squash title for the record 17th time at the 76th Senior National Squash Championship, 2019 held in Pune,Maharastra. Chinappa overcame her Tamilnadu rival Sunayna Kuruvilla.
• Joshna Chinappa surpassed the record of 16 titles, which stood for 27 years held by Bhuvneshwari Kumari of Rajastan who won the national titles from 1977 to 1992.
• Chinappa was up against the Sunayna Kuruvilla in the final with 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5 scores.
• She is a two-time Asian Games and Commonwealth Games medallist.
• Meanwhile, in the men’s category, Mahesh Mangaonkar of Mumbai claimed the national crown against Abhishek Pradhan 12-10, 11-7, 11-9.
• Vikas Jangra of Rajasthan, Amitpal Kohli of Maharashtra, Saurabh Nayar of Chandigarh, Dalip Tripathi of West Bengal, Vivan Khubchand of Delhi, Dushyant Jamwal of Delhi, Vijay Jaini of Haryana and Rajiv Reddy of Tamil Nadu were also emerged winners in the other age group events.

9. International Picnic Day celebrated on June 18, 2019:

• Picnic Day was celebrated all over the world. It is a day to encourage people to go outdoors and enjoy each other’s company.
• The word “picnic” originated from the French language. It relates to informal outdoor meal. Picnic became a popular time pass in France after the Revolution.
• According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s largest picnic was held in Lisbon, Portugal.
• Charity events, school picnics and various types of group meals are held to commemorate this day.

10. "Amazon India" best place to work in the country:

• Randstad rates Amazon India as country’s most attractive employer brand. Microsoft India emerged as the runner-up.
• As per the study, salary and employee benefits continue to be the top driver, while choosing an employer for the Indian workforce, followed by work-life balance and job security.
• CEO of Amazon: Jeff Bezos