NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Lifestyle for Environment movement: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has launched the ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’,
a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that
is in tune with our planet and does not harm it. The launch initiated ‘LiFE
Global Call for Papers’ inviting ideas and suggestions from academics,
universities and research institutions etc to influence and persuade
individuals, communities and organisations across the world to adopt an
environment-conscious lifestyle. Key points:
a)
The
idea of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister during the 26th United
Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP-26 in Glasgow last year.
b)
The
idea promotes an environment conscious lifestyle that focuses on mindful and
deliberate utilisation instead of mindless and destructive consumption.
c)
Mission
LiFE borrows from the past, operates in the present and focuses on the future.
Participants were present on the
occasion:
a)
Union
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, NITI Aayog
CEO Amitabh Kant.
b)
The
programme also witnessed participation of Co-Chairman Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation Bill Gates.
c)
Climate
Economist Lord Nicholas Stern.
d)
Author
of Nudge Theory Prof. Cass Sunstein.
e)
CEO
and President World Resources Institute Aniruddha Dasgupta.
f)
UNEP
Global Head Ms. Inger Andersen.
g)
UNDP
Global Head Achim Steiner.
h)
World
Bank President David Malpass among others.
2.
NABARD Chairman launches My Pad My Right programme in Leh: National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Chairman Dr GR Chintala has
launched “My Pad My Right programme”, in Leh. The programme launched by
Nabard’s NabFoundation with machinery and materials of a cost of Seven and half
Lakh rupees. Dr GR Chintala announced to sanction One more lakh to upgrade the
machinery to make sanitary pads suitable to the demands of women of different
age groups. This efforts are on for economic empowerment of rural women through
menstrual hygiene. This will help women to participate in country’s economic
development. Under this unique project, award winning sanitary pad making
machines will be installed through the network of self-help groups.
Note: NABARD Formation: July 12, 1982;
NABARD Headquarters: Mumbai; NABARD Chairman: Govinda Rajulu Chintala.
3.
Tamil Nadu CM flags off luxury cruise liner “Empress”: Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister MK Stalin flagged off the luxury cruise liner “Empress” from Chennai
port. The eleven-storey tourist vessel can accommodate up to two thousand
passengers and about 800 crew members. The packages include going to the high
seas from the city port and to return, and also to anchor at Puducherry and
Visakhapatnam harbours, as said by the operator.
The three different packages consist of
two, three and five days. The vessel has a swimming pool, children’s play area,
gym, theatre and a multi-cuisine restaurant, as said by its operator Cordelia.
This is considered the first luxury cruise liner to be operated from the state,
while the state officials say a few other prominent operators have also shown
interest in offering sea-based tourism services.
Note: Tamil Nadu Capital: Chennai; Tamil
Nadu Chief Minister: K. Stalin; Tamil Nadu Governor: N. Ravi.
4.
Rubber Board’s electronic trading platform ‘mRube’ to go live: mRube, the
electronic trading platform promoted by Rubber Board will go live from June 8.
The Ahmedabad-based i-Sourcing Technologies is the technology partner. mRube
follows a simple one-time registration. KN Raghavan, Executive Director will
launch the beta version of the electronic platform at a function in the
presence of the Rubber Producer Society and other industry representatives.
Key points:
a)
The
e-market for rubber will be a game-changer in the rubber marketing system.
Though rubber trade possesses an innate advantage of high-level marketing
efficiency, the trading system has not upgraded with changing requirements of
the consumer sector.
b)
The
rubber market will rework a recreation right into a rubber advertising and
marketing system. The e-commerce platform is being thought of Full the
prevailing buying and selling system by bringing higher transparency and market
visibility.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Abania Elects General Major Bajram Begaj as New President: Albania’s
parliament has elected a top military official, General Major Bajram Begaj as
its new president after no candidates were nominated in three rounds of voting.
The outgoing President Ilir Meta signed the decree on Begaj’s dismissal as
Chief of General Staff of the AAF.
Earlier, Bajram Begaj held the post of the
Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF). He is Albania’s 8th
president and the 3rd from the military ranks. Bajram Begaj will take oath as
the new president on 25th July 2022 to replace the current president ‘Ilir
Meta’, who will remain in office until 22nd July 2022.
Note: Albania Capital: Tirana; Albania
Currency: Albanian lek; Albania Prime Minister: Edi Rama.
2.
World Food Safety Day: 7th June: World Food Safety Day is celebrated
globally on June 7 every year as per the World Health Organization (WHO). World
Food Safety Day aims to transform food systems to deliver better health
sustainably and prevent foodborne diseases. This day also provides an
opportunity to strengthen efforts to ensure that the food we eat is safe and
reduce the burden of foodborne illnesses globally. The World Health
Organisation (WHO) announced the theme of World Food Safety Day in March. This
year, the theme is ‘Safer food, better health’.
World Food Safety Day History: The United Nations
General Assembly established World Food Safety Day in 2018 to raise awareness
of this vital food safety issue. The WHO and Food and Agriculture Organisation
of the United Nations (FAO) jointly kickstarted World Food Safety Day in
collaboration with the member states and other stakeholders.
Note: World Health Organization
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland; World Health Organization Founded: 7 April
1948.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
French Open Tennis Grand Slam 2022: The 2022 French Open was a Grand Slam
tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade
Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2022. Iga Świątek won the
women’s singles event, capturing her second French Open crown, and Rafael Nadal
won the men’s singles event, capturing his record-extending 14th French Open
title. List of Winners French Open 2022:
|
Title |
Winner |
Runner up |
|
Men’s Singles |
Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
Casper Ruud
(Norwegian) |
|
Women’s Singles |
Iga Świątek (Poland) |
Coco Gauff (US) |
|
Men’s doubles |
Marcelo Arévalo ( El
Salvador), Jean-Julien Rojer
(Netherlands) |
Ivan Dodig (Croatian),
Austin Krajicek (US) |
|
Women’s doubles |
Caroline Garcia
(French), Kristina Mladenovic (French) |
Jessica Pegula (US),
Coco Gauff (US) |
|
Mixed doubles |
Ena Shibahara (JAPAN),
Wesley Koolh of (Netherlands) |
Joran Vliegen
(Belgium), Ulrikke Eikeri (Norway) |
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
RBI announces results of 1st Global Hackathon “HARBINGER 2021”: The Reserve Bank
of India had launched its first global hackathon – “HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation
for Transformation” with the theme ‘Smarter Digital Payments’ which was
communicated. The hackathon received encouraging response with 363 proposals
submitted by teams from within India and from 22 other countries including the
USA, UK, Sweden, Singapore, Philippines, and Israel. The Hackathon ran in three
phases with shortlisting of proposals in the first phase, solution development
in the second phase followed by the final evaluation in the third phase.
The third phase of final evaluation was
held on May 26-27, 2022 in Bengaluru wherein 24 finalist teams presented their
solutions for the problem statements to the jury of external experts who
evaluated and selected the winners and runners-up based on parameters like innovation,
technology, demonstration, user experience, security, ease of implementation.
The results of the Hackathon are as
follows:
|
S. No |
Problem Statement |
Results |
|
1 |
Innovative,
easy-touse, non-mobile digital payment solutions for converting small-ticket
cash transactions to digital mode. |
Tone Tag (Brand of
Naffa Innovations Pvt. Ltd.) (INDIA) |
|
2 |
Alternate
authentication mechanism for digital payments |
napID Cybersec Pvt.
Ltd.(INDIA) |
|
3 |
Context based retail
payments to remove the physical act of payment |
Tone Tag (Brand of
Naffa Innovations Pvt. Ltd.) (INDIA) |
|
4 |
Social Media Analysis
and Monitoring tool for detection of digital payment fraud and disruption |
TrustCheckr (INDIA) |
2.
Swarup Kumar Saha appointed as head of Punjab & Sind Bank: The government has
appointed Swarup Kumar Saha as head of Punjab & Sind Bank. Saha, who is the
executive director of Punjab National Bank (PNB), replaced S Krishnan, who also
superannuated on May 31. Saha, a graduate of Science from the University of
Calcutta, Kolkata, started his career in banking in the erstwhile Oriental Bank
of Commerce in the year 1990 as Probationary Officer.
Note: Punjab & Sind Bank Headquarters:
New Delhi; Punjab & Sind Bank Founded: 24 June 1908.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1. MS
Dhoni invests for Chennai drone company Garuda Aerospace: Former Indian
cricket team captain, MS Dhoni has invested an undisclosed sum in Chennai-based
Garuda Aerospace, India’s leading drone-as-a-service (DaaS) provider. He will
also be the face and brand ambassador of the company. The investment is part of
a bridge round, ahead of a $30-million Series A round, which the company is
currently in the process of closing by end-July at a valuation of $250 million,
confirmed founder Agnishwar Jayaprakash.
About the Garuda Aerospace: The company
provides low-cost drone-based solutions and has designed drones for 38 diverse
applications, including sanitisation, agriculture spraying, mapping,
industries, security, delivery and surveillance. Garuda has also forayed into
the defence sector by bagging a significant order for 33 anti-drone systems for
the ministry of defence.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1.
MIFF 2022: ‘Turn Your Body to the Sun’ bags Golden Conch award for the Best
Documentary: The
Dutch documentary film “Turn Your Body to the Sun”, has won the prestigious
Golden Conch award for the Best Documentary Film at MIFF 2022. Directed by
Aliona Van der Horst, ‘Turn Your Body to the Sun’ brings to light the
incredible life story of a Soviet soldier of Tatar descent, who was captured by
the Nazis during World War II. Through his diaries as well as various personal
and public archives and registries, his daughter Sana attempts to trace the
path of her father to understand what made him the man she knew as a child.
Other categories:
a)
Best Short-fiction: In the Short Fiction category,
Malayalam film ‘Saakshatkaaram’ shares the Silver Conch award with Gudmund
Helsmsal’s ‘Brother Troll’ a film from Faroe Islands of Denmark.
b)
Saakshatkaaram
(Malayalam) by Sudesh Balan, takes film lovers into the inner struggles and
journey of a man mourning his beloved wife’s death and invites them to partake
and inspired by his search for redemption.
c)
Best Animation Film: ‘Prince in a Pastry Shop’ directed
by Polish filmmaker Katarzyna Agopsowicz, won the Silver Conch for Best
Animation Film in International Competition category. ‘Prince in a Pastry Shop’
is a seemingly humorous story about happiness.
d)
It
is a philosophical parable about a couple eating cakes in a café touching upon
fundamental issues that are close to everyone – the elusiveness of happiness.
The award carries a Silver Conch, a certificate and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs,
to be shared equally between the director and the producer.
e)
Most Innovative / Experimental Film’: ‘Closed to the
Light’ directed and produced by Italian film-maker Nicola Piovesan won the
‘Pramod Pati – Most Innovative / Experimental Film’ in this edition. Nicola
Piovesan will get Rs.1,00,000 cash prize along with a trophy and certificate.
f)
Special mention by International Jury: ‘Ghar Ka Pata’ by
Madhulika Jalali and the Films Division production ‘Who Says The Lepchas Are
Vanishing? ’ by Abhuydaya Khaitan got the special mention by International
Jury.
2.
Indian Railways awarded by the UIC International Sustainable Railway Awards
(ISRA):
Indian Railways is observing World Environment Day on 5th June, 2022 in an
appropriate and befitting manner keeping in line with the theme of this year’s
World Environment Day. In a gala ceremony, in Berlin, Indian Railways have been
awarded by the UIC International Sustainable Railway Awards (ISRA) in the
category of “Best use of Zero-Carbon Technology” for feeding Solar Energy
directly to 25 KV AC Traction System.
Railways is an environmental friendly means of bulk transportation. For environment protection, Railways have been continuously taking major initiatives that have positive impact on the environment by way of reducing pollution/GHG emissions, promoting resources and energy efficiency and contributing to sustainability.
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