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International current affairs

The UN General Assembly has approved a declaration to end AIDS by

which year?
2030
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Meeting (HLM) on HIV/AIDS, UNGA approved a declaration to end AIDS by 2030. The UN Assembly’s declaration stated that since 2001 there has been a 54% reduction in AIDS related deaths and 37% reduction in HIV infections globally. The 1st case of AIDS was reported in 1981, since the nearly 77.5 million people have infected with HIV and nearly 35 million have died from AIDS.

Who has won the ‘Best Actor award at the 2021 UK Asian Film Festival?

Tilotma Shome
Indian actress Tilotma Shome has won the ‘Best Actor’ award at the 2021 UK
Asian Film Festival (UKAFF).
Tillotama won the award for her role in the film’ Rahgeer :The wayfarers.’
The film has been directed by Goutam Ghose.
Apart from Tillotama, filmmaker Goutam Ghose has also won the Best Director
award the UKAFF. The UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF) 2021 was the 23rd edition of the annual event.

The Head of the World’s Largest Family, has passed away. His name is

Ziona Chana
On 13th June 2021. The head of the World’s Largest Family of Mizoram state of India, Ziona Chana has passed away at the age of 76.He is a carpenter by profession and has 38 wives and 89 children.He was born on 21 July 1945, he was the head of a community named Paval .He featured in “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” in 2011 and 2013 for having the world’s largest family.

Which Space Agency will launch the ‘EnVision Mission to Venus in 2030?

European Space Agency(ESA)
The European Space Agency (ESA), is now developing its own probe to study Venus, for holistic view of planet from its inner core to upper atmosphere.
The mission dubbed as “EnVision” will probably be launched to the planet in the
early 2030.
EnVision probe of ESA will determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently, even while being in the habitable zone to the Sun. ESA will undertake this mission with contributions from NASA.

India has tied with which nation as the 4th Largest Forex Reserves Holder in the World?

Russia
As per Reserve Bank of India’s data, the Foreign Exchange Reserves of India has
crossed $600 billion mark for the first time. The Forex reserve of India increased by $6.842 billion to $605.008 billion in the week ended June 04, 2021. This is the lifetime high of India’s foreign asset With this, India has tied with Russia as the Fourth Largest Reserve Holder in the World.The forex reserve of Russia is calculated to be $605.2 billion.


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