1. Union Government launched Augmented Reality
Application named Sakaar
i. The Union
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region
(DoNER) Jitendra Singh on 15 June 2015 launched an Augmented Reality (AR)
application named Sakaar to highlight the achievements of the Department of
Space.
ii. The application has been developed by
Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) of ISRO for Android
devices.
iii. Sakaar
consists of 3D models of MOM, RISAT, rockets (PSLV, GSLV Mk-III); videos of
INSAT 3D-predicting cyclones, GSLV D5/Cryo, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) orbit
insertion, launch video of MOM, 360 degree animated view of MOM; Anaglyph of
Mars surface.
iv. Augmentation is
in real time and the information is overlaid on the live view of the device’s
camera. Essentially, AR requires three elements:
·
Android device with back camera
·
AR application
·
AR Markers.
2. PM Narendra Modi launched book titled Education
of Muslims by Professor JS Rajput
i. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on 15 June 2015 launched a book titled Education of Muslims: An
Islamic Perspective of Knowledge and Education – Indian Context edited by
Professor JS Rajput.
ii. The book is
aimed at informing and educating policy-makers, scholars and readers about role
of Islam in pursuit of education and knowledge.
iii. The book
contains 16 articles written by various scholars and historians including JS
Rajput on wide ranging issues related to understanding of Islam religion, role
of Islam and its educational institutions (madrasas) in dissemination of
knowledge and educational status of Muslim children in India among others.
iv. JS Rajput is an
accomplished educationist and historian. He is a former director of National
Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Chairman, National
Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
3. UN elected Denmark's Mogens Lykketoft to head
General Assembly
i. The United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 15 June 2015 elected Denmark's Mogens
Lykketoft as its President for its upcoming 70th session in September
2015.
ii. He will have
tenure of one year and succeeds Uganda's Sam Kutesa to preside over the
193-member body.
iii. Lykketoft
presently is the speaker of Danish Parliament since 2011 and is a member of the
Social Democrats party.
iv. Earlier from
1993 to 2001, Lykketoft served Denmark as its Foreign and Finance Ministers.
4. LIC Nomura Mutual Fund CEO Nilesh Sathe appointed
member, life at IRDAI
i. The government
has appointed Nilesh Sathe, Chief Executive Officer of LIC Nomura Mutual Fund
Asset Management Company, as the member-life of insurance regulator IRDAI.
ii. The post was
lying vacant since the retirement of S Roy Chowdhury in February 2014.
iii. Sathe will be
joining the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on
July 1 and have a four-year long tenure at the Hyderabad-headquartered
insurance sector watchdog.
iv. Sathe held
various positions in LIC, which include Executive Director (marketing) and
Senior Divisional Manager in Mumbai.
5. Indian Railways names Haridwar Mail as Yoga
Express
i. Indian Railways
has named Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express with an immediate effect.
ii. In this regard
the train No 19031/19032 Ahmedabad-Haridwar-Ahmedabad famously known as
Haridwar Mail has been christened as Yoga Express.
iii. This decision
was taken by Indian Railways before celebration of first ‘International Yoga
Day’ on 21st June which will be observed as global event.
6. Sunil Chhetri becomes first Indian to score 50
international goals
i. Prolific striker
Sunil Chhetri on Tuesday became the first Indian footballer to score 50
international goals during his team's 2018 World Cup qualifying match against
Guam.
ii. Chhetri's feat,
though, came in a losing cause, as India suffered their second successive
defeat in the preliminary joint qualification second round.
iii. Former captain
Bhaichung Bhutia stays at the second spot with 42 goals in 107 matches while IM
Vijayan has 40 goals from 79 games. This meanwhile, was Chhetri's 87th match.
iv. For the record,
it was Chhetri who scored India's all the goals in the team's four joint preliminary
round 2018 World Cup qualifying games so far.
