Top Best Current Affairs 9 June 2020

Union Minister for Human Resource Development(HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched information booklet "Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19" digitally to raise awareness to students and teachers about online safety & ensure timely action in cases of cyberbullying in New Delhi. The booklet is developed by The National Council of Educational Research and Training and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization New Delhi Office.

In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 7 as the World Food Safety Day. World Food Safety Day is observed on June 7 to draw global attention to the health consequences of contaminated food and water. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), under the theme 'Food safety, everyone's business', the action-oriented campaign will promote global food safety awareness and call upon countries and decision-makers, the private sector, civil society, UN organizations and the general public to take action.

On the longest day of the year, June 21, an annual solar eclipse will be seen from many parts of North India for around 6 hours. The solar eclipse happens when moon passes from between the Sun and the earth. During the June-July 2020 eclipse season, India will witness three eclipses in a line. The next annual solar eclipse is expected to occur on June 10, 2021.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Atal Innovation Mission have signed a letter of intent to promote innovation in the country in the presence of Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairperson, Niti Aayog, Shri Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog and Dr Shekhar C Mande, Director-General CSIR and other senior officials from both the organizations.

The Indian Air Force has designed developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilized for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including the COVID-19 from high altitude areas, isolated and remote places.

New Zealand on June 8, 2020 declared itself COVID-19 free following the recovery of its last patient. The country has not reported any new Coronavirus positive case in last 17 days. With this, all the restrictions imposed across the country will be lifted off including social distancing. However the country will continue to follow strict border controls.

World Ocean Day is celebrated on 8 June. The day is observed to create awareness about the role played by oceans on earth. Oceans are the world's largest source of protein. More than 3 billion people depend on the oceans as their primary source of protein and livelihood.

India and Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Indo-Denmark Energy Cooperation to develop cooperation in the power sector. The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Power, India, and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities, and Climate, Denmark. The MoU was signed by Mr. Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Secretary from India and Mr. Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark to India from Denmark.