NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Utilizing BiSAG-N app, Steel Ministry interfaces with GatiShakti portal: The Ministry of
Steel said that it has joined the PM Gati Shakti Portal and uploaded the geo
coordinates of important projects in an effort to detect and address connection
gaps in the infrastructure. According to a press release, the ministry
registered itself on the National Master Plan portal with the help of the
Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics
(BiSAG-N) app. Key Points:
a)
All
of the central public-sector enterprises’ (CPSE) steel plants’ geolocations
have been published to the portal. All of these CPSEs‘ mine locations were in
the process of being uploaded.
b)
The
ministry also intends to post the locations of the country’s more than 2,000
steel production facilities.
c)
Future
updates will also provide more pertinent information, such as production
capacity and product specifics for each unit and mine.
d)
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high-impact projects have been chosen by the steel ministry to create
multimodal connectivity and fill in infrastructural shortages.
e)
In
order to bring together various ministries for coordinated planning of
infrastructure connectivity projects, the Prime Minister introduced the Gati
Shakti – National Master Plan for Infrastructure Development in October 2021.
2.
Himachal Pradesh CM launched ‘Nari Ko Naman’ scheme for women: Chief Minister of
Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur has launched ‘Naari Ko Naman’ scheme to
provide 50 % concession on fares in Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC)
buses to women commuters within the state boundaries. Seema Thakur, the first
woman bus driver in the state, drove him in a state transport bus to the event
venue. The chief minister had announced the 50 per cent concession on bus fares
to women on April 15, Himachal Day. CM has announced the minimum bus fare will
also be reduced from Rs.7 to Rs.5 for all passengers. The government of HP will
also sanction 25 new posts for female drivers in ‘Ride With Pride Government
Taxi service’. The service is for female passengers and senior citizens of HP.
Note: Himachal Pradesh Capital: Shimla
(Summer) , Dharamshala (Winter); Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister: Jai Ram
Thakur; Himachal Pradesh Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
3.
Rahul Narwekar, the youngest Speaker in the country: Mumbai lawyer and
first-time legislator, Rahul Narwekar has been elected as the youngest Speaker
of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and also becomes the youngest ever in India
to hold this august Constitutional post. Narwekar scripted history to become
the youngest legislator to be elected as the 16th Speaker (since 1960) and also
is now the youngest ever lawmaker to occupy the coveted top legislative post in
the country.
Narwekar received a total of 164 votes in
support and 107 went to Shiv Sena candidate’s account. During the Speaker
elections, 12 members were absent and 3 legislators abstained from the voting.
Narwekar (45), a sitting MLA from Colaba, left Shiv Sena in 2014 to contest the
2014 Lok Sabha polls from Maval constituency as a NCP candidate. However, he
suffered defeat but was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council and
remained its member till 2019.
Note: Maharashtra Governor: Bhagat Singh
Koshyari; Maharashtra Chief minister: Eknath Shinde; Maharashtra Capital:
Mumbai.
4.
BESCOM develops ‘EV Mitra’ mobile app: The Bengaluru Electricity Company BESCOM
has developed EV Mitra mobile app to provide information about EV charging
stations in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The information on charges in each station
for the electric vehicles to recharge are also mentioned in the app. The
user-friendly app can be used by electric vehicle users to book in advance a slot
in the station.
BESCOM had earlier introduced the EV
Jagruthi Web portal as a joint initiative of NITI Ayog and the United Kingdom.
The web portal gives state specific information on the availability of electric
vehicles, incentives, support mechanisms and initiatives of the state
government regarding electric mobility. Key Points:
a)
BESCOM
has started 136 charging stations in Bengaluru and another 152 such stations
will be started soon.
b)
Under
the Public Private Partnership model, tenders have been invited to establish
1000 charging stations across the state.
c)
EV
Abhiyan will be held for a week from July 1st to 6th and EV Expo from July 1st
to 3rd. On July 2nd EV Rally will be organised from Vidhana Soudha to Palace
Grounds to promote EV usage in Bengaluru city.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. S
Jaishankar to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Indonesia: The G20 Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) will be held in Bali, Indonesia, and it will be
attended by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. According to a statement
from the Ministry of External Affairs, the meeting’s foreign ministers will
discuss topics of current relevance, such as advancing multilateralism and
current global concerns, such as the security of food and energy.
Key Points:
a)
Throughout
the trip, the external affairs minister is expected to meet informally with his
colleagues from other G20 members and invited nations.
b)
India’s
interaction with G20 member nations would improve as a result of the EAM’s
involvement in the G20 FMM.
c)
India’s
participation in the upcoming FMM negotiations has much greater significance as
a G20 troika member and as the future G20 Presidency.
d)
India
will assume the G-20 presidency on December 1, 2022, and host the inaugural G20
Leaders’ Summit in 2023, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
e)
According
to The Express Tribune, India intends to host certain G20 activities in J-K.
f)
Pakistan
is urging its close G-20 allies China, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia to abstain from
the next summit in Jammu & Kashmir.
g)
Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United States, and
United Kingdom are among the G20 nations.
Note: Members of G20 nations: Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United States, and
United Kingdom
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
Carlos Sainz won the British Grand prix Title 2022: Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz
registered his first Formula One win at British Grand Prix 2022, with the
Spaniard finishing ahead of the Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and Mercedes’
Lewis Hamilton. Carlos Sainz claimed his first Formula One victory in his 150th
race.
World Championship leader Max Verstappen
struggled with his car after suffering a puncture early on, which saw him
finish the race in P7, whilst Leclerc couldn’t hold on towards the end of the
race on his older set of hard tyres and slipped to finish P4 from leading the race
on lap 43. Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Mick Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and
Kevin Magnussen rounded out the top 10, while six drivers failed to finish the
race at Silverstone.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
SBI Card partners with Aditya Birla Finance to launch ‘Aditya Birla SBI Card’: SBI Cards and
Payment Services announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership
with Aditya Birla Finance (ABFL), the lending subsidiary of Aditya Birla
Capital for the launch of ‘Aditya Birla SBI Card’. The card has been designed
to give customers significant reward points on their spending around telecom,
fashion, travel, dining, entertainment, and hotels, among others.
This partnership will enable us to issue
credit cards to Aditya Birla Group’s customer base, thereby providing them a
great product for all their spending needs. This is in line with our strategy
of enhancing value for both customers and co-brand partners. The customer
acquisition process will be completely digital, thereby ensuring an enhanced customer
experience.
About the Aditya Birla Finance: Aditya Birla
Finance (ABFL), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital is among the leading
well-diversified non-banking financial services company in India. ABFL offers
customized solutions in areas of personal finance, mortgage finance, SME
finance, corporate finance, wealth management, debt capital markets and loan
syndication.
About the SBI Cards: SBI Cards and
Payment Services is a non-banking financial company that offers extensive
credit card portfolio to individual cardholders and corporate clients.
Note: SBI Card Headquarters: Gurugram,
Haryana; SBI Card Managing Director & CEO: Rama Mohan Rao Amara.
2.
SBI Life and Paschim Banga Gramin Bank sign a bancassurance agreement: A bancassurance
agreement has been reached between the Paschim Banga Gramin Bank and SBI Life
Insurance. Through the cooperation, SBI Life’s assortment of protection, wealth
development, credit life, annuity, and savings products will be made available
at all Paschim Banga Gramin Bank branches throughout West Bengal, therefore
enhancing the region’s access to life insurance solutions.
Arun Kumar Patra, general manager of
Paschim Banga Gramin Bank, and Jayant Pandey, regional director of SBI Life,
both signed the contract. An agreement between a bank and an insurance firm
known as “bancassurance” enables the latter to market its products to the
clients of the lender.
Note: General Manager of Paschim Banga
Gramin Bank: Arun Kumar Patra;
Regional director of SBI Life, West Bengal:
Jayant Pandey
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1.
Star Health and IDFC FIRST Bank joined together to offer Bancassurance: For the
distribution of its health insurance options, the insurer and IDFC FIRST Bank
have inked a corporate agency agreement. In accordance with this strategic
partnership, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company will use IDFC FIRST
Bank‘s cutting-edge digital platform and extensive distribution network to
offer its best-in-class health insurance products to the Bank’s customers. Key
Points:
a)
With
a focus on going digital, IDFC FIRST Bank provides customer service through its
mobile app and net banking platform, which supplement its network of branches,
ATMs, and lending centres.
b)
As
the first independent health insurance provider in India, Star Health and
Allied Insurance Company began doing business in 2006. It specialises in
health, personal accident, and international travel insurance.
c)
On
June 27, 2022, shares of Star Health dropped 3.49 percent to Rs 514.80.
Note: MD and CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank: V.
Vaidyanathan
MD of Star Health: Prakash Subbarayan
2.
PokerBaazi appointed Shahid Kapoor as its brand ambassador: PokerBaazi.com, a
poker platform, has onboarded actor Shahid Kapoor as its brand ambassador.
PokerBaazi.com has launched its new brand campaign ‘You Hold the Cards’
featuring brand ambassador, actor Shahid Kapoor. The company said this
association with the actor comes in line with its commitment to popularise and
create awareness amongst the masses about poker.
With the campaign titled ‘You Hold the
Cards’, the brand aims to create awareness about poker as a skill-based sport
and establish that in Poker, the game is under your control, and one can emerge
victorious basis of skills, determination, and the right strategy.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1.
Karnataka’s Sini Shetty crowned Femina Miss India 2022: Sini Shetty has
won the title of Femina Miss India 2022. She will now represent India at the
71st Miss World pageant. Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India World 2022 by her
predecessor Miss India 2020, Manasa Varanasi at JIO World Convention Center in
Mumbai. Femina Miss India 2022’s first runner-up is Rubal Shekhawat from
Rajasthan, while the second runner-up is Shinata Chauhan, who hails from Uttar
Pradesh.
Jury panel of Femina Miss India 2022: The jury panel of
Femina Miss India 2022 comprised actors Neha Dhupia, Dino Morea and Malaika
Arora, and legendary cricketer Mithali Raj. The panel also included Rahul
Khanna, Rohit Gandhi and Shiamak Davar.
2. UK
Parliament honours Tanuja Nesari with Ayurveda Ratna award: Tanuja Nesari,
Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) was awarded with the
Ayurveda Ratna Award by the UK Parliament. The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary
Group on Indian Traditional Sciences (ITSappg) conferred the award recognising
her contribution to prmoting the growth of Ayurveda in India and abroad. Dr Nesari
has been honoured for her exceptional service of the highest order for the
promotion of Ayurveda by an ITSappg committee represented by dignitaries,
including Amarjeet S. Bhamra, Ambassador for Ayurveda and Yoga in Great
Britain; Virendra Sharma, MP, UK Parliament and Chair, ITSappg; and Bob
Blackman, MP, UK Parliament and Chair, ITSappg.
3.
Michelle Poonawalla received the coveted Shiromani Award: Michelle Poonawalla
has received the Shiromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022 in the United Kingdom
for her contribution to the field of art. In addition to Poonawalla, the
Shiromani Award was also awarded to Shri Sadhu Bhramvihari, Lord Rami Ranger,
Rita Hinduja Chhabria.
Michelle Poonawalla was a key note speaker
at the House of Lords and accepted the Shiromani Award for her contribution to
the field of Art. Poonawalla unveiled her artwork ‘Reserve’ at the JMS
Foundation Charity Gala on 23 June. Her film ‘Reserve’ highlighted water
scarcity as a global crisis and accentuated pollution and contamination of water
reserves.
About the Shiromani Award: The Shiromani
Award was instituted in 1977 and has been bestowed on Mother Teresa, Chief
Marshal Manekshaw, Raj Kapoor, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, PT
Usha, Leander Paes, Vishwanathan Anand, The Dalai Lama, Jaya Bachchan and Asha
Bhosle in the past.
OBITUARIES
1.
Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook passes away: Peter Brook, one of
the world’s most innovative theatre directors who perfected the art of staging
powerful drama in bizarre venues, has died aged 97. The British director
mounted productions ranging from challenging versions of Shakespeare through
international opera to Hindu epic poems. He brought a stunning nine-hour
adaptation of the Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata” from France to New York in
1987.
Brook was called many other things: a
maverick, a romantic, a classicist. But he was never easily pigeonholed.
British by nationality but based in Paris since 1970, he spent years in
commercial theater, winning Tony Awards in 1966 and 1971 for the Broadway
transfers of highly original productions of Peter Weiss’s “Marat/Sade” and
Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
2.
Former India goalkeeper EN Sudhir passes away: Former India
international EN Sudhir, who played as a goalkeeper for India in the 1970s,
died in Mapusa, Goa. Sudhir, who made his international debut against Indonesia
in Rangoon (currently Yangon) in the Olympic qualifiers in 1972, represented
India in 9 matches. He was also part of the national team in the 1973 Merdeka
Cup and the Asian Games squad in 1974.
At the domestic level, he played for three different states in the Santosh Trophy Kerala (1969 and 1970), Goa (1971, 1972, 1973), and Maharashtra in 1975. Sudhir also played for Young Challengers (Kerala), Vasco Sports Club (Goa), and Mahindra & Mahindra at the club level.
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