NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Telangana
ranks top on overall environmental performance: CSE
Report: A non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
released its annual compendium, titled 'State of India's Environment
2023. It is based on four parameters i.e. environment, agriculture, public
health, and infrastructure. Telangana was ranked at the top in terms of
overall environmental performance and in terms of increasing forest
cover. In agriculture, MP takes the top slot and Delhi leads in
public health. Gujarat leads the rankings in public infrastructure.
2. National
Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2023 released: MoS for Education and External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh released
the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2023 on
June 5, 2023. IIT Madras has emerged as the top college under the overall
category for the fifth consecutive year and the best engineering
institute for the eighth consecutive year. Research category: IISc
Bengaluru has earned the top spot Agriculture and Allied Sectors: IARI,
New Delhi Medical category: AIIMS Delhi
3. Tata Group signs deal with Gujarat for EV battery
plant: The Tata Group has signed an outline deal
with the Gujarat government on building a lithium-ion cell
factory with an investment of about Rs 13,000 crore ($1.6 billion). The
decision to set up the EV battery plant at Sanand, Gujarat, was taken at a Tata
Sons board meeting. Tata Motors already has a plant operational at Sanand, and
has also acquired the adjoining Ford Motors’ plant. It would have an initial
manufacturing capacity of 20 Gigawatt hours (GWh), which could be doubled in a
second phase of expansion.
4. Tamil Nadu’s Muthamizh Selvi climb Mount Everest: A teacher from Chennai became the first woman
from Tamil Nadu to climb Mount Everest. Muthamizh Selvi set out on
the quest to scale the world’s highest peak on April 2. Muthamizh
Selvi, who teaches Japanese in Chennai. After 56 days of a challenging journey,
she reached the summit on May 23 and returned to Kathmandu on May 27. Selvi
faced many challenges and even came across dead bodies on her way to the
summit. Even after her sherpa fell ill, Selvi didn’t give up and continued her
journey. Despite losing two campmates, Selvi completed the feat in 56 days to
become the first Tamil woman to scale Mount Everest.
5. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated National Food Safety
& Standards Training Centre: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh
Mandaviya has inaugurated the state-of-the-art National Training
Centre for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pradesh. He emphasized the need for Swasth Nagrik to create a Swastha Rashtra,
leading to a Samruddha Rashtra, and urged citizens to adopt India’s traditional
food habits and way of life for wellness and preventive healthcare. The people
who will train at the National Training Centre of FSSAI will play a significant
role in creating healthy citizens in the country, as they will ensure quality
standards for food are followed in the country. The National Training Centre of
the FSSAI in Ghaziabad provides various training programs for individuals
involved in food businesses, including food business operators, employees, Food
Safety Officers, and designated officers.
6. Janardan Prasad appointed as DG of Geological Survey
of India: Janardan Prasad has been
appointed as the new Director General of the Geological Survey of India
(GSI). Prasad succeeds Dr. S. Raju, who has held the post since April 2022. Prasad
is an MSc in Geology from Patna University and joined GSI, Gandhinagar, as a
geologist in 1988. He was also posted in Shillong, Patna, Faridabad, Ranchi and
Hyderabad in various capacities.
7. Hrithik Roshan appointed brand ambassador for
Zebronics TV: An IT peripheral, audio
systems, and lifestyle accessories company, Zebronics has signed actor Hrithik
Roshan as the face of its range of Smart LED TVs. This is the sixth year
of its collaboration with Roshan and it has been extended to its new range. According
to a report by Kroll, Hrithik Roshan had a value of $71.6 million and was the
tenth most-valued celebrity in the country in 2022 as part of its Celebrity
Brand Valuation Report. Co-founder and director of Zebronics – Rajesh Doshi
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. World
Environment Day 2023: 5th June: World Environment
Day is observed annually on June 5 to create awareness about the
protection of the environment and the earth's well-being. The theme for
World Environment Day 2023 is 'Solutions to plastic pollution',
under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution. The day is hosted by Côte
d'Ivoire and supported by the Netherlands. This year marks the 50th
anniversary of World Environment Day, which will focus on solutions to
plastic pollution.
2. India set to remain UAE’s largest export destination
by 2030: India is set to remain the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) largest export destination by 2030, according to a new report by
Standard Chartered. The report, titled “Future of Trade: New opportunities in
high-growth corridors”, forecasts that the UAE’s exports will reach around USD
543 billion by 2030, showcasing a robust annual growth rate of 5.5 percent. The
report also highlights that trade corridors anchored in Asia, Africa, and the
Middle East are expected to outpace the global trade growth rate by almost four
percentage points, propelling the combined trade volume in these regions to an
astounding USD14.4 trillion, accounting for 44 percent of global trade by 2030.
India is set to remain the UAE’s largest export destination by 2030, while
exports to Turkiye, Vietnam and Singapore are among the fastest growing. The
report attributed the UAE’s strong export growth to a number of factors,
including its strategic location, its well-developed infrastructure, and its
business-friendly environment.
3. UAE to host world’s largest Conservation Conference in
2025: The United Arab
Emirates (UAE) has won the bid to host the 2025 World Conservation
Congress (WCC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The
2025 WCC will be held in Abu Dhabi from October 10-21, 2025. The WCC is the
world’s largest and most important gathering of conservationists, and it is
expected to draw more than 10,000 delegates from over 160 countries. The UAE
has a long history of environmental protection, and it is home to a number of
important conservation initiatives, including the Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning
Center and the Al Ain Oasis. The event will be an opportunity for
conservationists from around the world to come together and discuss the most
pressing environmental challenges facing our planet. The WCC is also expected
to produce a number of important resolutions and recommendations that will help
to guide future conservation efforts.
4. 5 June – World Environment Day: World Environment Day is celebrated
annually on 5 June. Objective – To raise awareness of and take action on
urgent environmental challenges Theme 2023 – Beat Plastic Pollution World
Environment Day gives individuals a chance to consider how human activity
affects the environment and motivates them to change for the better in order to
live sustainably. The United Nations General Assembly founded World Environment
Day in 1972 to increase public awareness of environmental challenges and
encourage action.
5. 5 June – International Day Against Illegal Fishing: International Day Against Illegal
Fishing is observed every year on 5 June. It is also known as
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
(IUU) Fishing. Objective – To promote awareness of the threats posed by illegal,
unreported, and unregulated fishing activities to the sustainability of
fisheries resources. The International Day for the Fight against IUU Fishing
was observed for the first time on 5 June 2018. In 2015, at its 39th session,
the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the FAO
proposed an initiative to declare an International Day for the Fight against
IUU Fishing to raise awareness of the importance of the fight against IUU
fishing. Subsequently, this proposal was endorsed by the FAO Committee on
Fisheries (COFI), at its 32nd session. On 5 December 2017, the United Nations
General Assembly passed a resolution (A/RES/72/72) proclaiming 5 June of each
year as the “International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
Fishing.”
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. Indian
sprinter Amlan Borgohain bags two gold medals in Flanders Cup 2023: Top Indian sprinter, Amlan Borgohain has bagged two gold
medals in the men's 100 and 200-meter races category at the Flanders
Cup 2023 athletics in Merksem, Belgium. He clocked 10.70 seconds to
emerge as the fastest man of the meet. He holds the 100-meter national
record of 10.25 seconds and holds 20.96 seconds in the 200-meter. Meanwhile, Sapna
Kumari finished behind Belgium's Amber Vanden Bosch in the women's 100m
hurdles after clocking 14.10.
2. Indian
shooters win gold medal in Mixed Team event at ISSF Junior World Cup: Indian shooters Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot have
bagged gold in the final of 10 meter Air Rifle Mixed Team event at
the ISSF World Cup Junior 2023 in Suhl, Germany. The Indian team of Shaw and
Bhanot registered a 17-7 win over the French pairing of Oceanne Mueller and
Romain Aufrere in the gold medal match. With this, India now has two gold
medals, one silver, and one bronze from the World Cup after two days of
competition.
3. India
win three medals in Asian U-20 Athletics Championship: On the opening day, India won three medals (including two
gold) at the 2023 Asian Under 20 Athletics Championships
campaign in Yecheon, South Korea. Rezoana Mallick Heena and Bharatpreet
Singh kicked off clinched gold medals in women’s 400-meter
race and men’s discus throw respectively. Henna clocked 53.31 seconds to take
the top position on the podium. Antima Pal won the third medal for
India, a bronze, in the women’s 5,000-meter race.
4. South Korea’s An Se-young wins Thailand Open final: World No. 2 Ann Se-young of South Korea claimed her fourth
title in 2023 by defeating China’s He Bingjiao in the women’s singles
final of the Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok. 21-year-old
Ann Si-young won 21-10, 21-19. This was Young’s seventh final berth in a row. In
Men’s singles, the Thai shuttler Kunlavut Vitidsarn secured the Thailand Open
title for the first time in his career becoming the only men’s singles player
in the badminton World Tour to have won more than one tournament this year. He
defeated Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in straight sets, 21-12, 21-10 in the
final.
5. 3rd Khelo India University games conclude in Varanasi: The third khelo India University
games has been concluded at IIT BHU campus in Varanasi. Union Youth
Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur along with Union Minister of
state for Sports, Nishith Pramanik and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi
Adityanath were present at the closing ceremony. Punjab University, Chandigarh
regain champions crown as Guru Nanak Dev University fall short despite Fencing
sweep on final day, after a gap of one edition of the Khelo India University
Games. PUC finished with an overall tally of 69 medals including 26 gold, 17
silver and 26 bronze medals. GNDU amassed 24 gold, 27 silver and 17 bronze
medals to finish second and in the top three for the very first time. Jain
University, Karnataka, last time’s champions, were third with 16 gold, 10
silver and six bronze medals. As many as 131 of the 203 Universities who
finally participated at the Games.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1. GST collection rises 12% to ₹1.57-lakh crore in May: Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in May rose 12 percent to
₹1.57-lakh crore The gross GST revenue collected in the month of May 2023 is
₹1,57,090 crore of which Central GST is ₹28,411 crore, State GST is ₹35,828
crore, Integrated GST is ₹81,363 crore (including ₹41,772 crore collected on
import of goods) and cess is ₹11,489 crore (including ₹1,057 crore collected on
import of goods). The revenues for the month of May 2023 are 12 percent higher
than the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, revenue
from import of goods was 12 percent higher and the revenues from domestic
transactions (including import of services) are 11 percent higher than the
revenues from these sources during the same month last year.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. BEST
received 'Climate And Health' award at UITP Awards 2023: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
(BEST) Undertaking was honored with the prestigious 'Climate And
Health' award at the UITP Awards 2023, Barcelona. Additionally, BEST
Undertaking was recognized as one of the top three finalists in the 'Public
And Urban Transport Strategy' category. UITP Awards are highly sought-after
prizes in the field of public transport. Recently, the BEST was
also awarded for 'Smart Mobility' category by FICCI.
OBITUARIES
1. Veteran actor Sulochana passes away: Veteran actor Sulochana passed away at 94 due to age-related issues in Mumbai. She was featured in more than 250 Hindi and 50 Marathi films. She started her career with Marathi films in the early 1940s and soon moved to Hindi films, where she portrayed several mother roles in movies like Shammi Kapoor’s Dil Dekhe Dekho, Dilip Kumar’s Aadmi, Dev Anand’s Jhonny Mera Naam, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Himmatwala, and Andar Baahar. She was honoured with Padma Shri in 1999.
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