INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES 2022: 16 JUNE
- The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and is observed on 16 June. The IDFR recognizes more than 200 million migrant workers, women and men, who send money home to over 800 million family members.
- This year, the United Nations is continuing last year’s theme for International Day of Family Remittances: recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion.
WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT 2022
- The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17 June each year to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.
- The day offers a chance to recognize that land degradation neutrality is achievable through problem-solving, strong community involvement and co-operation at all levels. The theme of 2022 Desertification and Drought Day “Rising up from drought together”.
- The global observance of the event will take place in Madrid, Spain,
APEDA ORGANIZED MANGO FESTIVAL IN BAHRAIN TO BOOST EXPORT OF MANGOES
- The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has organized an eight-day long mango festival in Bahrain to boost the export of Mangoes.
- 34 varieties of mangoes from eastern states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, are being displayed at eight different locations of Bahrain’s Al Jazira group supermarket.
INDIA’S 1ST PRIVATE TRAIN SERVICE FLAGGED OFF UNDER ‘BHARAT GAURAV SCHEME’
- The first train to be operated between Coimbatore and Shirdi by a private operator, under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme of the Indian Railways, was flagged off.
- Ministry of Tourism has informed that the first ever Bharat Gaurav Train has been flagged off on Coimbatore north to Sainagar Shirdi route.
- Indian Railways had launched the operation of theme-based Bharat Gaurav train in the month of November 2021.
MUMBAI AIRPORT LAUNCHED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE & SOLAR PV HYBRID SYSTEM
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai has become India’s 1st airport to launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine & Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill) to explore the possibility of utilization of wind energy at the airport.
- With this, Mumbai will become the first city in India to establish a one-of-its-kind hybrid power project at its airport.
- This sustainable initiative undertaken by CSMIA reduces dependence on conventional electricity which propels its journey towards ‘Net Zero’ emissions.
PM MODI INAUGURATES JAL BHUSHAN BUILDING AND GALLERY OF REVOLUTIONARIES AT RAJ BHAWAN IN MUMBAI
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Jal Bhushan Building at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai.
- The PM also inaugurated an underground ‘Gallery of Revolutionaries’ museum dedicated to the luminaries of the freedom struggle, at the Raj Bhavan.
‘AGNIVEERS’ TO BE PRIORITISED BY UP GOVT. FOR RECRUITMENT
- Agniveers personnel recruited on short-term contracts in the Army, Navy, and Air Force under the unique Agnipath system would have preference in recruitment to the state’s police and associated services, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
- This comes a day after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Agnipath scheme for short-term contractual recruitment of personnel in the tri-services for a maximum of four years.
ANAND MAHINDRA, VENU SRINIVASAN, PANKAJ PATEL, AND RAVINDRA DHOLAKIA APPOINTED TO RBI CENTRAL BOARD
- The government has appointed industrialists Anand Mahindra, Pankaj R Patel and Venu Srinivasan, and former IIM (Ahmedabad) professor Ravindra H Dholakia as non-official directors on the central board of the Reserve Bank.
- The nominations have been made for four years by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
B S PATIL SWORN IN AS LOKAYUKTA OF KARNATAKA
- Former Karnataka High Court judge, Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Karnataka. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office to Justice Patil.
- Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah, ministers in the State Government and legislators attended the programme, and greeted Justice Patil.
JUSTICE RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI AS NEW PCI CHIEF
- Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai is believed to have been chosen as the next head of the Press Council of India (PCI).
- Justice Desai recently served as the chairman of the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, which was established to redesign the Union Territory’s assembly constituencies.
- Since Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad (retd) completed his tenure as PCI chairperson and demitted office in November of last year, the position has been empty.
CASHE HAS LAUNCHED AN INDUSTRY-FIRST CREDIT LINE SERVICE ON WHATSAPP
- Financial wellness platform, CASHe has launched an industry-first credit line service using its AI-powered chat capability on WhatsApp to provide customers with a fast, seamless and convenient way to access instant credit line by merely typing their name.
ADANI TRANSMISSION’S $700 MILLION LOAN GETS ‘GREEN LOAN’ TAG
- Adani Transmission Limited’s, $700 million revolving facility has been tagged as a ‘green loan’ by Sustainalytics. This assures the green loan framework for the revolving facility.
- Sustainalytics had issued the independent SPO on the alignment of the reviewed framework with the current market standards and the extent to which the eligible project categories are credible and impactful.
FRANCE SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACCEPT UPI PAYMENTS AND RUPAY CARDS FROM INDIA
- Union Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that UPI and Rupay card services will be available in France soon, giving a huge boost to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Rupay cards.
- The overseas branch of India’s National Payments Corporation (NPCI) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with France’s Lyra Network for the acceptance of UPI and Rupay in the country.
- So far, countries such as Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Bhutan, and Nepal have adopted India’s UPI payment system.
GLOBAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM RANKING: KERALA RANKS TOP IN ASIA IN GLOBAL REPORT
- Providing a boost for Kerala’s start-up ecosystem, the State has been ranked first in Asia in Affordable Talent in Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER).
- The State has also been ranked fourth in global ranking in the GSER, drawn up jointly by policy advisory and research organisation Startup Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network. In the first GSER published in 2020, Kerala was ranked 5th in Asia and 20th in the world.
GOOGLE ANNOUNCED A STARTUP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FOR WOMEN FOUNDERS
- Google announced a startup accelerator program for women founders. The program will help them address challenges such as fundraising and hiring. Google for Startups Accelerator India – Women Founders will run from Jul-2022 to Sep-2022.
INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED PRITHVI-II BALLISTIC MISSILE AT CHANDIPUR
- India has test-launched Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from an integrated test range in Chandipur, Odisha.
- This missile system is capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. It is an indigenously developed, surface-to-surface missile. It is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. Its range is 350 km and can carry one-ton payload.
- Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kilogram of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. The state-of-the-art missile uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target.
IMD’S WORLD COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2022: INDIA RANKED 37TH
- India has seen the sharpest growth among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index 2022. The Index has been compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD).
- Meanwhile, the top-performing Asian economies are Singapore (3rd), Hong Kong (5th), Taiwan (7th), China (17th) and Australia (19th).
8TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE OF YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIANS HOSTED IN EGYPT
- The Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians has been started in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to address climate change. The two-day conference is being jointly organized by the House of Representatives and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- Nagaland’s first woman elected as Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha, S. Phangon Konyak is representing India at the Conference. She, along with two other young Lok Sabha MPs from India, will be sharing her thoughts on the ‘Young MPs for Climate Actions’.
ICC RETAINS NITIN MENON IN ELITE PANEL
- India’s Nitin Menon has retained his place in the ICC Elite Panel and is set to make his maiden appearance as a neutral umpire in Sri Lanka later this month. A BCCI official told PTI that Menon has got a one-year extension from the International Cricket Council.
- The 38-year-old from Indore remains the only Indian in the 11-member Elite Panel of Umpires.
- There is no change in the Elite Panel and besides Menon, it includes Aleem Dar from Pakistan, Chris Gaffaney from New Zealand, Kumara Dharmasena from Sri Lanka, Marais Erasmus from South Africa, Michael Gough, Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough (all three from England), Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker from Australia and Joel Wilson from the West Indies.
EMINENT URDU CRITIC & LINGUIST PROFESSOR GOPI CHAND NARANG PASSES AWAY
- Renowned Urdu scholar, linguist, theorist, literary critic, and former Chairperson of Sahitya Akademi Professor, Gopi Chand Narang has passed away at 91. He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia.
- He has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan (2004) and Sahitya Akademi Awards (1995).
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