NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. 2nd National Health Editors’ Conference held: The second National Health
Editors’ Conference on Yoga began on June 9 in New Delhi. The conference aims
at giving insight to the journalists about the scientific aspects of yoga and
its benefits for health. The theme of conference is “Yoga
for Health and Harmony”.
2. Twenty-one new railway stations to come up on
Konkan route: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) is
planning to develop 21 new stations on the Konkan route. A total 147 km's of railway track would be
doubled under the expansion and modernisation project at a cost of Rs. 3,000
crore. After addition, the total number of stations on the route to 87 and reduce the distance
between two stations to 8.3 km from 12.75 kms.
3. India signs OECD to check tax evasion: India signed the OECD multilateral convention that aims to check
cross-border tax evasion by multinational companies. More than 65 countries,
including India, signed the convention. The OECD/G20 BEPS project delivers
solutions for governments to close the gaps in existing international rules
that allow corporate profits to “disappear”.
4. Krishi Rin Samadhan Yojana launched by MP Govt.: Madhya Pradesh govt has launched a new debt relief scheme
– Krishi Rin Samadhan Yojana for farmers. Under the scheme, the interest
rate on loans would be less, which would in turn also help defaulting farmers
get loans. Government has also allocated 1000 crore Rupees for the
implementation of this scheme.
5. Union Law Ministry clears Kambala Bill: Union Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2017 for the Kambala. Karnataka HC had
banned Kambala along with bull-cart race while hearing a case filed
by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals citing animal cruelty.
Kambala
is the traditional slush track buffalo race that is held annually in coastal
districts of Karnataka.
6. Tamil Nadu govt signs MoU with Aviation Ministry
for implementation of UDAN scheme: Tamil
Nadu govt. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry for
the implementation of the UDAN scheme in the state. The MoU has been signed in presence of the chief minister Tamil Nadu Edappadi K Palaniswamy and the Airports Authority
of India Chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra at
the Secretariat in Fort St George, Chennai. Three of the tier-two industrial
towns (Hosur, Salem, and Neyveli) are to be developed in the first phase where airstrips are
available.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. WHO revises Protocol for Antibiotics: In an effort to curb antibiotic resistance, the World Health
Organization has divided the drugs into 3 categories — access, watch and
reserve. This is the biggest revision of the antibiotics section in the 40-year
history of the essential medicines list.
2. 1 Million Dollar Fund for BRICS Media: The Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping has signaled
its intent to expand its footprint in the global media space, with the
injection of a $1 million fund. The plan will promote six objectives, including
“balanced reporting”— a view shared by several speakers at the forum who called
for alternative media narrative, which did not take the cue from Washington or
London.
3. Christopher Wray as new FBI director, Trump’s nomination: US President Donald Trump has nominated former justice
department official Christopher Wray as the new director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigations (FBI). He would be replacing James Comey. Wray’s nomination would
require confirmation from the US Senate.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Bopanna-Dabrowski clinch French Open
mixed-doubles title: Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his teammate
Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) have won the French Open mixed doubles title 2017
in Paris, France. They beat the pair of Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Germany) and Robert
Farah (Colombia) by 2-6, 6-2, 12-10. The event has been named after the
French aviator Roland Garros.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
2. Microsoft acquires Hexadite: Microsoft has confirmed that it has acquired Hexadite, an Israeli
startup that uses AI to identify and protect against attacks. Hexadite
will develop security solutions for commercial Windows 10 customers,
specifically with Windows Defender Advanced Threat
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