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23rd June – Current Affairs




23rd June –  Current Affairs

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) :
Ø Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country to be granted full membership of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Ø The FATF is the global standard-setting body for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).
Ø Established in: 1989. 
Ø Headquarters: Paris, France.
Ø The FATF currently comprises 37-member jurisdictions and 2 regional organisations (the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC, and the European Commission).
Ø While India, Russia and China are members, Pakistan is only an associate member of Asia Pacific Group-FATF.


Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) :
Ø The Rajasthan government has given an official go-ahead to implement the Central government’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
Ø AB-PMJAY will be integrated with Rajasthan’s existing state health scheme, Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY).
Ø All eligible families will be made eligible to avail health benefits up to ₹5 lakh per year under the scheme.
Ø This leaves only Delhi, Telangana, Odisha and West Bengal out of the scheme. 

National Research Centre On Litchi (NRCL) :
   The NRCL is premier national institute for conducting research and developments on litchi.
   Parent Agency: it was established by Ministry of Agriculture under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
   Location: The Centre is located at Mushahari in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
   Methylene cyclopropyl glycine (MCPG)
   Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Sheohar and East Champaran districts has so far claimed the lives of over 100 children.
   Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Jharkhand accounts for 78% of the total production in the country. Bihar produces 40% of total litchi and occupies nearly 38% of the area in India. 

Thanjoovar Ramamoorthy :
  Noted mridangam exponent Thanjavoor Ramamoorthy passed away in Trichy, Tamil Nadu at the age of 90.
      He was the recipient of the Kalaimamani award of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
      Names: The mridangam is also known as Tannumai, maddal or maddalam.
  What is it? :It is a percussion instrument and is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble.
  Religious significance: In Hindu mythology, mridangam is depicted as the instrument of choice for Ganesha and Nandi, who is the vehicle and follower of Shiva.



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