NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
India elected as member of UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24: India has been
elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for three-year terms of
2022-24. India was elected to the 54-member ECOSOC, by the UNGA on June 7,
2021, in the Asia-Pacific States category, along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan
and Oman. ECOSOC serves as the central platform for discussing international
economic, social and environmental issues and formulating policy
recommendations addressed to member states and the United Nations system.
Note: ECOSOC Headquarters: New York and
Geneva; ECOSOC Founded: 26 June 1945; ECOSOC President: Oh Joon.
2.
Haryana CM announces creating ‘Oxi-van’ in Karnal: Chief Minister of
Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, announced to create of 80 acres of ‘Oxi-van’ (a
forest) in the Karnal district. Oxi-van will consist of 10 types of forests. On
the occasion, highlighting the importance of trees and encouraging promotion,
protection, planting of trees Haryana Government launched four important
schemes:
Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme: Under this
scheme, a pension amount of Rs 2500 will be provided in name of Pran Vayu Devta
to maintain trees above 75 years. This pension would increase each year on the
line of old age Samman pension.
Panchavati Plantation in Haryana: Under this
initiative, the plantation will be done in name of Panchvati across the
villages in Haryana. It will promote the process of getting natural oxygen from
trees. Agroforestry will also be promoted on vacant land under the initiative.
Thus, it will increase the income of Panchayats in rural areas.
Oxy-Van in Karnal: Oxy Forest was
launched on Forest Department land in Mughal Canal, Karnal. Panchavati, trees
of Bel, Amla, Ashoka, Banyan and Peepal were planted. It will be built on 80
acres area.
Oxy-Van in Panchkula: It will be
established in BirGhaggar on the area of one hundred acres in a bid to create
Mother Nature’s green lungs, for residents of Panchkula, to get in fresh
oxygen. Rs One crore has been sanctioned for this initiative.
Note: Haryana Capital: Chandigarh; Haryana
Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya; Haryana Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar.
3.
India’s first International Maritime Cluster to come up at GIFT City: Gujarat Maritime
Board (GMB) will set up the country’s first international maritime services
cluster at GIFT City. The maritime cluster will be developed as a dedicated
ecosystem comprising ports, shipping, logistics services providers and
government regulators, all present in the same geographic vicinity — GIFT City.
GIFT City is India’s first operational smart city and international financial
services.
About the cluster: This will be a
first-of-its-kind commercial maritime services cluster in India, which has been
conceptualised to enhance the competitiveness and self-sufficiency of India in
the maritime sector and provide a one-stop solution for the entire maritime
fraternity. The cluster looks to host maritime industry players including
regulators, government agencies, maritime/shipping industry associations and
businesses, intermediate service providers, such as shipping finance, marine
insurance, maritime arbitrators, maritime law firms, among others, and support
services providers, such as maritime education institutes.
Note: Gujarat Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani;
Gujarat Governor: Acharya Devvrat.
4.
Rhea Chakraborty topped ‘The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020’: The Times 50 Most
Desirable Women 2020 list has been unveiled, and it features women under 40
across various fields. Rhea Chakraborty has bagged the number 1 spot on Times
Most Desirable Women 2020 list. She was in the news for most of last year due
to the sudden demise of Sushant Singh Rajput and the controversy around his
death.
Miss Universe 2020, 3rd runner-up
AdlineCastelino bagged the second spot in the list. Actress DishaPatani, Kiara
Advani and DeepikaPadukone were on the third, fourth and fifth spot
respectively.
INTERNATIONALUPDATES:
1. G7
deal on Minimum Global Corporate Tax: Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies
signed a landmark deal on taxing multinational companies. As per the deal, the
minimum global tax rate would be at least 15 per cent. The agreement was signed
by finance ministers of the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Canada,
France, Italy and Japan. It opens the way for levies on multinational companies
in countries where they operate rather than just where they are headquartered.
The old system of global taxation was being
criticized over the years as it allowed big companies to save billions of
dollars in tax bills by shifting their jurisdictions. Major digital companies
were making money in multiple countries and paying taxes only in their home
country. Thus, this proposal was made which would impose an additional tax on
several multinational companies and technology giants like Facebook, Amazon and
Google to pay taxes to countries based on where their goods or services are
sold irrespective of their physical presence there. The deal seeks to modernize
the century-old international tax code.
2.
UNSC recommends Antonio Guterres for second term as UN chief: The UN Security
Council has recommended Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second
five-year term as chief of the world organisation beginning January 1, 2022.
The 15-nation Council held a closed meeting where it unanimously adopted a
resolution recommending Guterres’ name to the 193-member General Assembly for a
second term as Secretary-General. Last month, India had conveyed its support to
Guterres for his candidature as chief of the world body for a second term
beginning January 2022.
3.
World Blood Donor Day: 14th June: World blood donor day is observed
globally on June 14th every year. The aim is to raise global awareness of the
need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion and of the critical
contribution voluntary, unpaid blood donors make to national health systems.
The day also provides an opportunity to call to action to governments and
national health authorities to provide adequate resources and put into place
systems and infrastructures to increase the collection of blood from voluntary,
non-remunerated blood donors. For 2021, the World Blood Donor Day slogan will
be “Give blood and keep the world beating”. The host country for World Blood
Donor Day 2021 is Rome, Italy.
World Blood Donor Day History: Every year on the
birth anniversary of Landsteiner on 14 June 1868, World donor Day is widely
known. This event was first initiated and established to be celebrated on 14
June 2004 by the “World Health Organisation, the International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies” with an aim to boost public awareness
about the necessity for safe blood donation voluntarily and unpaid by the
healthy person. In May 2005, WHO officially established with its 192 Member
States, World donor Day at the 58th World Health Assembly so as to motivate all
the countries worldwide to thank the blood donors for his or her precious step
and saving lives of the people.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
Sehwag launches cricket coaching website ‘Cricuru’: Indian star
cricketer VirenderSehwag has launched an experiential learning portal for
Cricket coaching named CRICURU. CRICURU is India’s first AI-enabled coaching
website, to offer a personalised learning experience for the younger players.
The website can be accessed at www.cricuru.com
The curriculum for each player has been
developed personally by VirenderSehwag along with former Indian Player and
Batting Coach of the Indian Cricket team Sanjay Bangar (2015-19). Young players
will be able to learn to play cricket through master classes by 30
player-coaches from across the globe like AB de Villiers, Brett Lee, Brian
Lara, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Jonty Rhodes, who will share
their experience and learning with users.
2.
BharatPe becomes ICC’s official partner till 2023: Lending and digital
payments startup, BharatPe has announced that it has inked a three-year-long
deal to become an official partner with International Cricket Council (ICC). As
per the agreement, BharatPe will promote the association across broadcast and
digital platforms, as well as execute in-venue brand activations at all the ICC
events until 2023.
The key tournaments include the upcoming
ICC World Test Championship (Southampton, UK 2021), Men’s T20 World Cup (India,
2021), Men’s T20 World Cup (Australia, 2022), Women’s World Cup (New Zealand,
2022), U19 Cricket World Cup (West Indies, 2022), Women’s T20 World Cup (South
Africa, 2022), Men’s Cricket World Cup (India, 2023) and World Test
Championship (2023).
Note: Chief Executive Officer of BharatPe:
Ashneer Grover; Headoffice of BharatPe: New Delhi; BharatPe Founded: 2018.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
RBI gives nod to re-appoint CS Ghosh as MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank: The Reserve Bank of
India has granted approval for the re-appointment of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh as
MD and CEO of Bandhan Bank, for a period of three years. The re-appointment as
above is subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing annual general
meeting of the bank. Ghosh, who has been one of the foremost proponents of
microfinance in India, founded Bandhan in 2001 as a not-for-profit enterprise
that stood for financial inclusion and women empowerment through sustainable
livelihood creation. He was at the forefront of its transformation into an
NBFC-MFI and finally the universal bank.
Note: Bandhan Bank HQ: Kolkata, West
Bengal; Bandhan Bank Founded: 2001.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1.
World Bank projects India to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021: The World Bank has
projected India’s economy to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021 and 7.5 per cent in
2022. The Washington-based global lender, in its latest issue of Global
Economic Prospects released, noted that in India, an enormous second COVID-19
wave is undermining the sharper-than-expected rebound in activity seen during
the second half of the Fiscal Year 2020/21, especially in services. The World
Bank said, in 2023, India is expected to grow by 6.5 per cent.
2.
Crisil Projects India’s GDP Growth for FY22 to 9.5%: The domestic credit
rating agency Crisil has revised the GDP growth estimate for India in FY22
(2021-22) to 9.5 percent, from the earlier estimate of 11 percent. As per
CRISIL, the economy had contracted by 7.3 percent in FY21. The downward
revision is basically due to the hit to private consumption and investments
following the second wave of COVID-19.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1.
BAFTA TV Awards 2021 winners announced: The winners of the BAFTA TV Awards 2021
were announced. The ceremony itself,
filmed at London’s Television Centre and hosted by Richard Ayoade, was a hybrid
event that kept in line with COVID-19 protocols by allowing a number of
nominees from the main performance categories to attend, with others taking
part digitally.
Winners of BAFTA TV Awards 2021 are:
|
Sl. No. |
Category |
Winner |
|
1 |
Leading Actress |
Michaela Coel, I May
Destroy You |
|
2 |
Leading Actor |
Paul Mescal, Normal
People |
|
3 |
Drama Series |
Save Me Too |
|
4 |
Best Comedy
Performance |
Charlie Cooper and
Aimee Lou Wood |
|
5 |
Best Comedy Series |
Inside No. 9 |
|
6 |
Original Music |
Harry Escott, Roadkill |
|
7 |
Sports |
England v West Indies
Test Cricket – Sky Sports Cricket |
DEFENCE
1.
Indian Navy inducted three ALH MK III advanced light helicopters: The Indian Navy
inducted three indigenously-built advanced light helicopters ALH MK-III in
their fleet. These helicopters are built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at
the Indian Naval Station (INS) Dega in Visakhapatnam will be used for maritime
reconnaissance and coastal security. These helicopters are equipped with modern
surveillance radar and electro-optical equipment. It enables them in doing
search and rescue operations even at the night. It is also fitted with a
removable medical intensive care unit (ICU) to airlift critically ill patients.
It can also undertake constabulary missions.
Note: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited: CMD: R Madhavan; Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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