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@ Darbhanga Floating Power Station – Bihar's rst over 1 MW (1.6 MW) oating solar power plant.
@ The most intriguing thing about the project is that the pond will cater to two needs at one time. While sh farming wil l continue under the water, electricity will be generated from the solar panels placed over the water.
@ Floating Solar Power Plants – An alternative to land based solar plants, where photovoltaic panels are deployed on the surface of water bodies.
5. Amendment in Bal Hriday Yojana@ Amendment – T ransport allowance
given to the attendant accompanying the child for treatment has been increased from Rs. 5000 to Rs. 10000.
ü Two parents are a l lowed to accompany children below ६ years of age.
@ Bal Hriday Yojana – launched under Saat Nischay-2
@ Provision – Provision of free treatment from the government to the child born with a hole in the heart or ventricular septal defect.
@ Commencement of Scheme - April, 2021
6. Vaccination campaign song launch@ Song name – Kar dikhayega Bihar,
Corona ka tika lagwayega Bihar@ Song Launching – By Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar@ Corona Testing Target – 1.5 Lakh Per
Day (Receipt – 1.4 Lakh Per Day)
1. Approval of proposed highway under Buddhist circuit
@ Proposed highway under Buddhist circuit – Patna to Sonpur and Lalganj to Vaishali on the eastern bank of the Gandak River and Kesaria to Nepal border.
@ Construction of Buddhist Circuit – Under Bharatmala Project
2. Launch of the book "Meri Yaadein"@ Inaugurated – by Governor Fagu
Chauhan@ Author - Dr. Vinay Karak@ C o m p o s i t i o n C a t e g o r y -
Autobiography of Dr. Vinay Karak3. Bihar 8th state to achieve 1.5 crore
vaccination@ Why in News - Bihar has crossed the
1.5 crore mark by vaccinating 2.13 lakh people in 24 hours on June 24.
@ Achievement - With this, Bihar became the 8th state in the country to complete 1.5 crore vaccination.
@ Vaccination in the total population of Bihar – 12.75 percent
@ 1.5 crore vaccinated states – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
4. Floating power plant in Bihar@ Construction of oating power plant
– in Supaul and Darbhanga@ Generating Capacity – Approx 2 MW@ Initiative – Construction of oating
@ Start date – June 18, 2021@ Purpose - To promote unemployed
youth in Bihar for self-employment and startup.
@ Earlier, 'the Mukhya Mantri Udyami Yojna' was started in 2018 and limited to the members of SC, ST and the extremely backward classes (EBCs).
@ From now on, youth and women-irrespective of caste and creed, wishing to start entrepreneurship, will get a loan of Rs 10 lakh, in which Rs 5 lakh would be a grant from the state government and the rest Rs 5 lakh will come as loan, refundable in 84 instalments.
11. Dr. N Vijayalakshmi@ Appointment – Appointed to the post
of Principal Secretary of Animal and Fisheries Resource Department.
@ Introduction - IAS ofcer and native of Andhra Pradesh.
12. Nal Jal Yojna maintenance plan@ Why in the news - In the meeting of the
B i h a r c a b i n e t , t h e l o n g - t e r m maintainer of the Nal Jal Yojna was announced.
@ Ward Member - Maintainer of Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal Yojana.
@ Another escort in place of ward member - Ward Secretary
@ Honorarium - Two thousand rupees per month.
@ Announcement of maintainer - under long term maintenance policy.
13. Bihar in Top 20 Aspirational District Ranking
@ Top 20 Aspirational District Ranking Institutions – NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
@ Bihar in top 20 ranking - three districts included
@ Three districts – Muzaffarpur (13th), Araria (15th) and Aurangabad (16th)
@ Top position – Ranchi (Jharkhand)@ 2nd place – Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)@ Starting of Aspirational District
Program – January, 201814. Intermediate Public Transport Stand
@ Why in News – Intermediate public transport stands constructed by Patna Smart City Limited at 10 places in the city.
@ Purpose – To improve urban trafc and prevent accidents
@ Construction Period – Till August, 2021
15. Mohammad Khalid@ Why in News - Mohammad Khalid, a
resident of Bihar, was imprisoned for three years and ned Rs.10 lakh for violating Corona guidelines.
@ Sentencing country - Bahrain16. Ashirvad Yatra
@ Introduction – The journey to be taken out by Chirag Paswan on the birth anniversary of his father Ram Vilas Paswan.
@ Starting Date – July 5, 2021@ Starting point of the journey –
Hajipur, Bihar@ Ram Vilas Paswan – Former Union
Minister, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan (third highest honour) in January, २०२१.
17. Identication and vaccination of persons “without having an identity card”
@ Why in the News – The Bihar g o v e r n m e n t h a n d e d o v e r t h e responsibility of identication and vaccination of persons “without having identity cards” to the task force of the districts.
@ Requirement - For the fulllment of vaccination campaign starting from July १st in the state.
@ Target of vaccination campaign – Vaccination of 1 crore people in a month.
18. Six crore vaccinations in six months campaign launched
@ Mission launched - by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
@ Starting date – 21st June, 2021 (International Yoga Day)
@ Necessity - ght against corona virus infection, make the campaign historic with vaccine
@ Ob jec t i ve - T o do १०० pe r c en t vaccination to overcome the corona pandemic.
19. Bihar Sadan inaugurated@ Inauguration – Virtually inaugurated
by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar@ Opening Venue – New Delhi@ Foundation Stone - on 2nd May, 2018@ Bihar Sadan building – 10 storeys@ Cost - Approx Rs. 78 crore (Area -
Approx 2 acres)@ Purpose - For the convenience of the
residents going from Bihar to Delhi for various government, non-government and medical related works.
20. W o m e n e m p o w e r m e n t i n government posts
@ Why in news - Provision of reservation in government posts by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
@ Reservation – 35 percent@ Government posts – SDO, Block
Development Ofcer, Circle Ofcer etc.@ Objective – Maximum participation
and empowerment of women in the state administration.
@ Relocated site – Near ruins of World Her i t age Na landa Mahav ihara (University).
28. Mobile clinic for ood prevention@ Why in the News - In view of the
possibility of oods in the state, the health department has started mobile clinics on boats.
@ Objective - To provide timely treatment fac i l i t i es to the ood a f f ec ted population.
29. Chirag Paswan@ Why in News - In the meeting of the
National Executive of LJP, Chirag Paswan was unanimously declared free from the post of National President.
@ New National President - Suraj Bhan Singh
@ Pashupati Kumar Paras - Support of all ve LJP MPs
30. Jardalu Mango@ Why in News - Recently 1000 kg of
Jardalu mango was exported from Bhagalpur to London.
@ Exporter – Invest India and APEDA.@ Main area of production of J ardalu
Mango – Bhagalpur@ Another Bihari fruit exported to
London – Shahi Litchi31. Prakash Punj
@ What is Prakash Punj – Tourism Department of Bihar has planned to make Guru Sthal located in Patna City as a tourist center in the name of Prakash Punj.
@ Establishment of Prakash Punj – Patna City (Patna)
@ Specialty - Illustration of episodes related to the life characters of all ten Gurus of Sikhs for tourists and devotees through audio-video visuals, paintings, graphics etc.
@ Illustration of information related to the ve famous Takht Gurdwaras of Sikhism.
32. M o U s i g n e d f o r D a g m a r a Hydroelectric Project on the river Kosi in Supaul District.
@ Signatory Organizations – Bihar State Hydro Electric Power Corporation and NHPC Limited (Central Government Establishment)
@ Approving body - Union Cabinet@ Purpose of Merger - To integrate
similar functions of both CRWC and CWC companies.
@ CRWC - Central Railside Warehouse Company (Mini - Ratna Public Sector Enterprise)
@ C W C - C e n t r a l W a r e h o u s i n g Corporation
@ Signicance - Management expenses of Railside Warehouse Complexes (RWCs) will come down due to savings in corporate ofce rent, employee salaries and other administrative costs.
7. Green Tariff Policy@ Introduction - Policy Related to Green
Energy@ Objective - To strengthen India's green
energy potential@ Benets - This will help the power
distribution companies to supply electricity generated from clean energy projects at a cheaper rate than electricity from conventional fuel sources like coal.ü In the green energy sector, the green
tariff would be the weighted average tariff that would be payable to the consumer.
8. P r o p o s a l t o a m e n d t h e Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020
@ Objective - To tighten the rules for e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart.
@ Complaints from small businesses - Allegations of e-commerce companies misusing market dominance in the marketplace and online retailers offering huge discounts.
@ Amendment Provisions:
ü Limiting 'ash sales' of goods and services
ü No ban on traditional e-commerce ash sales
ü Make it mandatory for e-commerce rms like Amazon and Flipkart to s e t u p a d e q u a t e r e d r e s s a l mechanisms and appoint a chief compliance ofcer.
9. New yellow watermelon Variety to India by Bayers
@ Watermelon Developing Institute - German agrochemicals company Bayer
@ Watermelon Name - Yellow Gold 48@ Brand - Seminis@ Growth - developed from germplasm@ Presentat ion - P ro f ess i ona l l y
presented in India@ Characteristics – Helps in increased
yield potential, better disease and pest tolerance and higher returns.
10. mYoga app launch@ Launching - by Prime Minister
NarendraModi@ Launching date – June 21, 2021 (on
the occasion of International Yoga Day)@ Quote given by PM Modi - From Yoga
to Cooperation@ Specialty - A ne example of the fusion
of modern technology and ancient science.
@ Purpose – To give yoga training to people through video and audio.
@ Development of the mYoga App - by review of scientic literature and ex tens ive in ternat iona l exper t consultation processes.
11. Partnership for the loyalty program
@ Participating Institutions - Ministry of Tribal Affairs and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
@ Objective - To fulll the vision of the M in i s t r y t o a ch i e v e a cademic excellence in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
@ NISHTHA means - National initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement
@ Goal - To achieve excellence among 120 EMRS teachers and principals from 3 states.
@ Three states - Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
@ Training – 18 modules covering learning outcomes, assessment methods, arts-integrated education, gender equality, POCSO Act, Covid response of schools etc.
12. ' A d i P r a s h i k s h a n ' p o r t a l launched
@ Launching - by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda
@ Development of Portal - by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in association with United Nations Development Program.
@ Objective - To provide comprehensive information on training programs organized across the country.
@ Signicance – It is an initiative to reach out to remote areas using information technology which will provide tribal communities access to their rights and benets.
13. Rs. 14,775 crore approved for subsidy on fertilizers
@ Approval - The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for fertilizer subsidy for the year 2021-22.
@ Fertilizers - Phosphatic and Potash (P &K) Fertilizers.
@ Purpose - For determination of 'Nutrient Based Subsidy Rates'
@ Subsidy rates hiked on Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer – Rs.700 per bag
@ Nutrient- Based Subsidy Program waslaunched in २०१०.
14. Malaria No More@ Why in discussion - India Meteorological
Department (IMD) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) partnered with "Malaria No More".
@ Malaria No More - A NGO@ Expert Committee - An expert
committee constituted to explore and advance climate-based solutions to eliminate malaria in India.
@ Name of the Committee - India Interagency Expert Committee on Malaria and Climate (IEC).
15. India at UN Trade Forum 2021@ Representative of the Government of
India - Union Minister PiyushGoyal@ Union Minister Piyush Goyal's
address - Climate justice should be protected and developed countries should change their consumption patterns to bring a sustainable lifestyle.
@ India's renewable energy target by 2030-450 GW
@ India's per capita carbon dioxide emissions position - lowest among major economies.
16. “Extension of Hospitals” project
@ Introduction – Health related project of Government of India
@ Objective - Bridging the gap in key health infrastructure to ght COVID-19
@ Specialty - Suited to rural areas and small townsü Built adjacent to the existing
hospital buildingü Modular hospital, site of basic
hospital needsü An option to reduce the enormous
pressure on hospital infrastructure in the event of a pandemic or adversity.
@ Project implementation - Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, Amravati, Pune and Jalna in Maharashtra in the rst phase; Construction of 100 bedded hospital in Punjab's Mohali.
17. SamagraSikshaAbhiyan@ Why in discussion - Allotment of funds
to the state and union territories under the SamagraShikshaYojana.
@ Allocated Amount – Rs.7,622 crore@ Objective - Continuing the various
educational initiatives@ Samagra Siksha Abhiyan
ü Introduction - Integrated Planning of School Education
ü Main focus of the scheme - Pre-school to class XII
ü Specialty - Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all at all levels of schooling.
18. “Namaste Yoga” mobile app launched
@ App Launching Institute/Ministry – Ministry of AYUSH
@ Introduction - App dedicated to Yoga, designed as an information platform for the masses.
@ Launching - Launched on the occasion of 7th International Yoga Day
@ Objective - To raise awareness of Yoga and make it accessible to the larger community.
@ International Yoga Day – Held on 21st June every year
@ Theme of the year 2021 - "Yoga at home and Yoga with Family"
19. All India Survey on Higher E d u c a t i o n २०१९-२० r e p o r t released
@ Specialty - The report provides key performance indicators on the current state of higher education in the country.
@ Key facts about the report:ü Tota l Enro l lment in H igher
Education (in 2019-20) – 3.85 crores
ü Growth in student enrollment in the last ve years (from 2015 - 16 to 2019-20) – 11.4४ percent
ü Increase in female enrollment in higher education - 18.2 percent
ü Gross Enrollment Rate in Higher Education (2019-20) – 27.1 percent
ü Gender Equality Index in Higher Education (2019-20) – 1.01 percent
ü Student Teacher Ratio in Higher Education (2019-20) -26
20. India Wind Energy Market Outlook Released
@ Report issuing body - Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
@ Wind power projects are under construction in India – 10.3 GW in central and state markets.
@ India plans to install wind power capacity by 2021 -25 - 20 GW
@ India's total installed wind power capacity as of February 2021 was - 38 GW
@ India has the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world.
@ Global Wind Energy Council - Internationally representative forum for the entire wind energy sector.
@ Established - in 2005
21. Technique for early detection of cyclone
@ T e c h n o l o g i c a l D e v e l o p m e n t Institute - Indian Inst i tute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
@ Objective - To identify early traces of pre-cyclonic eddy vortices in the atmospheric column.
@ Characteristic - Aids in early detection of the development or strengthening of tropical cyclones in the North Indian
@ Portal - www.incometax.gov.in@ Objective - To provide convenience and
a modern, seamless experience to taxpayers.
@ Benets – All interactions and uploads or pending actions will be visible on a single dashboard for follow up action by the taxpayer.
@ Income Tax Department - Agency dealing with direct tax collection of Government of India.
27. Approval of the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20
@ Approved by - Education Minister Ramesh PokhriyalNishank
@ Performance Grading Index (PGI) - Measuring and catalyzing change in education.
@ Basis for grant of grading to States and Union Territories – 70 criteria
@ Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Kerala occupy the highest grade (Grade A++) for 2019-20.
@ Most of the States/UTs have improved their grade in PGI 2019-20 compared to the earlier years.
@ A n d a m a n & N i c o b a r I s l a n d s , A runacha l P radesh , Man ipur , Puducherry, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have improved overall PGI score by 10%, i.e., 100 or more points.
@ A n d a m a n & N i c o b a r I s l a n d s , Lakshadweep and Punjab have shown improvement by 10% (8 points) or more in the PGI domain: Access.
@ As many as thirteen States and UTs have shown improvement by 10% (15 points) or more in the PGI domain: Infrastructure and Facilities. Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Odisha have shown improvement by 20% or more.
@ Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Odisha have shown more than 10% improvement in the PGI domain: Equity.
@ Nineteen States and UTs have shown improvement by 10% (36 points) or more in the PGI domain: Governance Process. Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal have shown improvement by at least 20% (72 points or more).
@ First Publication - in 2019
28. Swastik Technology@ Technology Development Institute-
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune
@ Purpose - To disinfect water using natural oils.
@ Benets – Eliminating harmful bacteria and antibiotic resistant strains.
@ Other Facts - Developed under National Jal Jeevan Mission.
29. Model tenancy act, 2021@ Why in News - Approved by Union
Cabinet@ Requirement - to amend existing
rental laws as needed@ Model Tenancy Act - A Tenancy Law@ Benets - This act will be helpful in
rebuilding the legal framework on rental housing in India.
30. Cabinet nod to India-Japan MoC
@ Theme of MoC - Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Japan on Sustainable Urban Development
@ Full form of MoC - Memorandum of Cooperation
@ Term of cooperation - 5 years@ Signicance of MoC – Under this,
formation of Joint Working Group (JWG) to implement programs and strategize on India-Japan cooperation.ü Promote strong, intensive and long-
31. “AmbiTAG”@ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Ropar, Punjab has developed a rst-of-its-kind Internet of Things (IOT) device – AmbiTag that records real-time ambient temperature during the t ransportat ion o f per ishab le products, vaccines and even body organs and blood.
@ Ambi TAG is shaped as USB device. It continuously records temperature of its immediate surroundings.
@ It can detect temperatures “from -40 to +80 degrees” in any time zone for 90 days on a single charge unlike other devices available in market that record data only for duration of 30- 60 days.
@ Recorded data can be retrieved by connecting USB with any computer.
@ The device has been developed under Technology Innovation Hub – AWADH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) and it's Startup Scratch Nest.
@ NOAA - A US scientic agency that regulates the conditions of the oceans, major waterways and the atmosphere.
3. G२० Education and Labor and E m p l o y m e n t M i n i s t e r s meeting held
@ Venue - Catania (Italy)@ Presidency - Italian Minister of
Education, Patrizio Bianchi@ Representation of India - Union
Ministers of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre and Santosh Gangwar
@ Key topics - Impact of health emergency on education systems, future of education system based on experiences gained during pandemic and journey from school to work place, key issues related to education, labor and employment.
@ Mutual Consensus - Virtually Involved the Ministers reiterated the need to equip the youth well for a smooth transition at the workplace after completing their education.
4. B R I C S G r e e n H y d r o g e n Summit
@ Events - Two day Summit hosted by NTPC Limited
@ Countries involved in the conference - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS)
@ Theme – Presented their views on the topic and latest developments of their countries in the eld of Green Hydrogen.
@ Signicance - Strengthening energy cooperation, ensuring affordable,
1. Tax In spec to r s w i thou t Borders Initiative Launched
@ Launching - by India and Bhutan@ Introduction - a joint initiative of the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Organization for E c o n o m i c C o - o p e r a t i o n a n d Development (OECD)
@ Start date - June 23, 2021@ Initiation period – 24 months@ Purpose - To assist Bhutan in
strengthening tax administration@ Key Focus of the Initiative -
International Taxation and Transfer Pricing Sectors
@ Benets - India, in collaboration with UNDP and TIWB Secretariat, will transfer technical knowledge and necessary skills to Bhutan's auditors and share best accounting practices.
@ India - Elected as Partner Jurisdiction
2. ISRO-NOAA Project@ Why in the discussion – This project
got the support of the United Nations.@ Project Name - Committee on Earth
Observat ion Sate l l i tes Coasta l Observations, Applications, Services, and Tools (CEOS COAST)
@ Project lead - ISRO and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
@ Objective - To improve the accuracy of coastal data based on satellite and land-based observations.
@ Theme - Disaster risk reduction and coastal resilience among continental coastlines and small island nations.
reliable, accessible and safe energy for all, on which the BRICS member countries share a common view.
5. Reuters Digital News Report, २०२१
@ Publisher - Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism (RISJ)
@ Publication date - June 23, 2021 (10th edition)
@ Important facts about the report:-ü India's rank in the category of “Trust
in News” – 31stü Highest level of overall trust in news
- Finland (65%)ü Lowest level of overall trust in news -
US (29%)ü N u m b e r o f p e o p l e u s i n g
smartphone and social media to get news in India = 73% and 82% of respondents respectively.
6. Report released on children and armed conict
@ Reporting organization - United Nations
@ Name of the report - Annual Report of Secretary-General on Children
Important facts about the report:ü Serious cases like attacks on schools
and hospitals in the year 2020 – 26,425ü Number of serious cases like murder,
disability or rape - 19,300ü 90% of kidnapping cases, 70% increase
in rape and other forms of sexual violence in the year 2020.
ü COVID-19 pandemic complicates UN efforts to reach children in situations of armed conict.
7. Formation of Hydrogen Task Force
@ Countries that formed the force - India and America
@ Formation - Formation under the
"Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)"
@ Objective - To act as a platform for achieving cost-effective hydrogen based solutions
@ Goal - Achieving decarbonizing, highly polluting industrial areas and a greener and cleaner planet.
@ Tasks – Strengthening India-US public-private cooperation and paving the way for the rapid development and deployment of hydrogen energy technologies.
8. Vaccine Internationalism@ Introduction – Four Day Summit on
Covid-19 Vaccine@ Starting Date - June 18, 2021@ The topic of discussion is to consider
concre te proposa ls to deve lop t echno logy , imp lement pa ten t exemptions and invest in rapid production of vaccines.
@ Goal - End the COVID-19 pandemic quickly and make COVID-19 vaccines available for all.
@ Signicance – Will work to bring together political leaders, governments, health workers and vaccine makers from nearly २० countries in the Global South.
9. 100 million USD LoC issued to Sri Lanka
@ Country to issue LoC to Sri Lanka – India
@ Purpose - Line of Credit released for nancing projects in the solar energy sector.
@ Signature for LoC- Government of Sri Lanka and Export-Import Bank of India.
@ Signicance - By 2023, the LoC will help to meet 70% of Sri Lanka's electricity requirement from renewable energy sources.
10. COVID-19 Vaccine Passport@ COVID-19 Vaccine Passport – A
certicate that establishes whether a person is immune to an infectious disease or not.
@ Vaccine passport issuing country – Japan
@ Objective - To restore tourism and business trips abroad
@ Passport alias - Immunity Passport or Immunity Certicate
11. Global Peace Index, GPI@ Introduct ion - Repor t on the
Measurement of Global Peace@ Number of independent countries
included in the index – 163@ Index issuing institution - Institute
for Economics and Peace (IEP) Sydney@ Edition – 15th@ Characteristics - This index analyzes
the trends of peace and recommends developing peaceful societies.
@ Top ranked country in the index – Iceland
@ The country with the lowest rank in the index – Afghanistan
@ India's rank – 135thü 5th peaceful country in South Asia
region.
12. 5th Edition of Vivatech@ Why in discussion - Prime Minister
NarendraModi virtually addressed 5th edition of VivaTech.
@ VivaTech - Europe's largest digital and start-up program
@ Starting Year – 2016@ Venue – Paris (France)@ Participation - French President
Emmanuel Macron, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Ministers and Parliamentarians of various European countries along with big IT companies like Apple, Microsoft.
13. UNESCO Science Report (USR)@ Publication of the latest edition of
the USR - on June 11, 2021@ Publisher – USR (Main Publisher of
UNESCO)@ UNESCO Science Report - A Report on
Science, Technology and Innovation@ The author of a chapter on India in
the edition - Professor Sunil Mani (Director of Center for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram)
Major recommendations of the report:ü India do not adopting industry
t e chno l og i e s , j ob l o s s due t o automation is no longer a serious threat.
ü Suggestions to nd new ways to nance research projects and amend existing IP rules.
ü Incentives to promote the use of electric and hybrid vehicles.
ü Focus on employment.
14. Sustainable Development Report, २०२१
@ Publisher - United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
@ Key Focus - Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
@ Top ranked in the report – Finland@ 2nd place - Sweden@ 3rd place – Denmark@ Sustainable Development Goals
adopted - by all UN members in 2015.15. NATO summit, 2021
@ Event - on June 14, 2021@ Venue: Brussels (Belgium)@ Major topics of discussion - Review of
"NATO 2030", possible threats from Russia and China and strategies to deal w i t h t h e m , c l i m a t e c h a n g e , international terrorism, cyber attacks
and new technological challenges.@ Consent - agreed to include cyber
attacks under Article 5@ NATO – Intergovernmental Military
Alliance@ Full name - North Atlantic Treaty
Organization@ Headquarters - Brussels (Belgium)@ Total Members – 30 (Initially 12)
16. World Giving Index 2021, Report
@ Report issuing organization - Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
@ Total number of countries included in the ranking - 114
@ Special survey mentions the effects of lockdown on charity and charitable activities.
@ Most Donating Countries - Indonesia@ India's rank - 14th@ Low Charity Countries - Japan (114th
place)
17. T h o u s a n d s o f c h i l d r e n malnourished in Ethiopia
@ M a l n u t r i t i o n e s t i m a t i n g organization - UNICEF
@ Related Destinations - Tigray Region (Ethiopia)
@ Estimated malnourished children - about 33,000
@ The cause of malnutrition - the problem of displacement in the Tigrayregion due to conict between government forces and rebels.
@ Cause of conict - In November 2020, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a ground and air military operation in Tigray.
18. G7 Summit, 2021@ Events – June 12 to 13, 2021
(Virtually)@ President - United Kingdom (UK)
@ Invited Members - India, Australia, South Korea and South Africa
@ Subject - Under 'Build Back Better (B3W)', strengthening the health system to ght aga inst future pandemics.ü ghting coronavirus; promote
future prosperity by supporting free and fair trade;
ü Dealing with climate change and conserving the planet's biodiversity etc.
@ Other discussed topics - Calling for China to respect human rights in Xinjiang and Hong Kong Demand for an impartial transparent science-based, and investigation of Corona Origin.
@ India and South Africa seek G7 support to WTO proposal for TRIPS exemption on COVID related technologies.
@ Build Back Better World (B3W) - A new initiative of G-7 launched to assist developing countries on the lines of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
@ Title of PM Narendra Modi's address - 'Building Back Stronger - Health'
@ Building Back Stronger - Health - Focuses on global recovery from the c o r o n a v i r u s p a n d e m i c a n d strengthening resilience against future pandemics.
@ One Earth, One Health – Mantra given by Prime Minister NarendraModi to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
@ Establishment of G-7 - in 1973
@ Members - United States of America (USA), France, United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Italy, Germany and Japan.
19. 'Koo App'@ Reason for discussion - Making of
ofcial account on the "Koo" app by the Nigerian government.
@ Specialty – Loan valid for higher studies in the country as well as abroad.
@ Beneciary – Citizen of West Bengal or who has been residing in West Bengal for at least 10 years.
4. Mizoram government signs agreement with World Bank
@ Contracting Partners - Central Government, Mizoram Government and World Bank.
@ Agreement sanctioned amount - $32 million
@ O b j e c t i v e - T o i m p r o v e t h e management efciency and quality of health services of Mizoram.
@ Signicance – Mizoram Health System Strengthening Project will strengthen the governance and management s t ruc ture o f the S ta te Hea l th Department and its subsidiaries.
5. Agricultural Diversication Scheme-2021
@ Launched by Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister of Gujarat
@ Objective - To make agriculture sustainable and protable in tribal areas
@ Provision – Rs. 31 crore as fertilizer-seed assistance to tribal farmersü Distribution of about 45 kg urea, 50
kg NPK and 50 kg ammonium sulphate and seeds to the farmers.
@ Benets - About 26 lakh farmers of 14 tribal districts of the state will be benetted.
1. Odisha-WFP Agreement@ Agreement on Improving Household
Food and Nutrition Security@ Partners - Government of Odisha and
United Nations World Food Program (WFP)
@ Signicance – Improvement in household food and nutrition security, will be possible by strengthening livelihood initiatives and reaching out to state supported Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs)
@ Effect - effective till December २०२३
@ Benets - Improving household food and nutritional security through sustainable livelihoods.
@ WFP - Food Aid Organization of the United Nations
2. India's rst rabies free state@ Country's rst rabies free state – Goa@ Chief Minister - Pramod Sawant@ Launched Mission to Control Rabies -
Mission Rabies@ Achievement - Not a single rabies case
has been reported in the state in the last three years.
@ Mission Rabies - an initiative of the Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS)
3. Student credit card scheme approved
@ Granting State - West Bengal@ Scheme start date - June 30, 2021@ Proposed amount for h igher
education - Soft loan up to Rs.10 lakh (via credit card)
6. Chief Minister COVID-19 Family Financial Assistance Scheme
@ State starting the scheme - Delhi@ Purpose - To provide nancial
assistance to the families who have lost a member due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
@ Financial assistance amount – Rs. 50,000
@ Pension received by the family losing the sole breadwinner – Rs.2,500 per month.
@ Other facts:ü The responsibility of meeting the
health and education needs of dependent children rests on the government.
ü It is mandatory for the deceased and dependent to be a resident of Delhi.
ü Death due to corona certied within one month of testing COVID-19 positive.
7. State with all three species of crocodile
@ Why in discussion - Recently, about २८ children of alligators have been seen in the Satkosia range of the Mahanadi River.
@ Odisha - the only state in India to have all three species of crocodile
@ Three species of crocodile – Gharial, Mugger, Crocodile
@ Gharial - crocodile of the Gavialidae family
@ Location of all three species in Odisha –1. Freshwater crocodile - in Satkosia (Mahanadi)2. Crocodile - salt water3. Mugger - Bhitarkanika National Park
8. MoU with Survey of India for ownership plan
@ Signatory States/Institutions - Government of Assam and Survey of India
@ Objective - To provide an integrated property validation solution in rural areas
@ Role of Survey of India - Technology partner of Assam Government, task of surveying rural land by drone
@ Ownership Scheme - Launched on २४th April, 2020,
ü It will enable the village people to use their property as nancial asset for avail ing loans and other nancial benets from banks.
9. Jalgaon Banana@ Why in discussion - 'Jalgaon Banana'
was exported from India to Dubai in collaboration with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
@ Jalgaon Banana - GI certied, ber and mineral rich fruit.
@ Jalgaon District of Maharashtra – Major Agricultural Area of B anana Production (Maharashtra's “Banana City”) identied under the Agriculture Export Policy.
@ GI Tag - in the year 2016@ Banana Exports - Exports of Bananas
worth 1.91 lakh tonnes from India in April 2020 - February 2021.
@ Largest producer of bananas in the world - India is the largest producer of bananas in the world with a share of about 25% of the total production.
@ Major banana producing states – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
@ Campaign Begins - Madhya Pradesh@ Objective - To create awareness among
the people to control the Covid-19 pandemic.
@ Implementation of the campaign - Educating the college teachers and about 16 lakh students about Covid-19 infection by making them aware of Covid appropriate behavior and vaccination.
@ Opera t i on - o p e r a t e d b y t h e Department of Higher Education and Technical Education in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and Family Welfare.
11. Dehing Patkai@ Why in discussion - Dehing Patkai
designated as National Park by Assam Government
@ Dehing Patkai - the last part of the tropical wet evergreen forests of the Assam Valley.
@ Location - Extended to Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts
@ Known for -310 species of elephants and butteries
@ Assam - the state with the third highest number of national parks in India (7)
@ State with maximum number of National Parks - Madhya Pradesh (12) National Parks.
@ The state with the second largest number of national parks - Andaman and Nicobar Islands (9).
12. Agreement to make Ladakh carbon-neutral
@ MoU with Body – Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) and Union Territory of Ladakh.
@ Objective - To make Ladakh clean and green
@ Steps to become carbon-neutral -
CESL develops clean solutions for cold temperatures home appliances, electric heating, pump sets and cooking sets.
@ CESL - A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Energy Efciency Services Limited (EESL)
13. Asom Ratna Award@ Why in discussion – State awards
announced by Assam government like Bharat Ratna and Padma awards of Central Government.
Award -@ Assam Ratna Award: Cash award of
Rs.5 lakh per year to one person - for signicant contribution to society.
@ Assam Vibhushan Award: Cash award of Rs.3 lakh per year to three persons.
@ Assam Bhushan Award: Cash award of Rs. 2 lakh per year to ve persons.
@ Assam Shree Award: Cash award of Rs १ lakh per year to ve persons.
14. Weyan: India's rst village to vaccinate 100% of the adult population
@ Location - Bandipora District (Jammu and Kashmir)
@ Village adult population - 362 adultsWeyan's Vaccination Strategy –
@ The rst strategy is booth-level management, including preparation of eligible population lists,
@ The second strategy is “Vaccine on Wheels” under which health ofcials reached in remote areas, etc.
15. Jahan Vote Wahan Vaccine@ Campaign - Vaccination of people
above ४५ years of age at polling stations.
@ Special - Providing vaccines to people over the age of 45 at the places where they voted during the election.
@ People above 45 years of age in Delhi - 57 lakh (27 lakh vaccinated, 30 lakh left)
has been a situation of uncertainty in the forecast of growth rate for 2021.
ü 10 states of India most affected by the second wave of Corona. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka contributed the most in the nancial year 2019-20.
3. Agreement between India and F i j i f o r c o o p e r a t i o n i n agriculture
@ MoU signed by - Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and Fiji Minister of Agriculture, Waterways and Environment Dr. Mahender Reddy.
@ Subject of MoU - Cooperation in Agriculture and Allied Sectors
@ Period of settlement - ve years@ Scope - To promote cooperation in
3. Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel—“Sajag”
@ Why in discussion - Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel Sajag commissioned in the presence of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
@ Purpose - Dedicated to the nation to protect maritime interests
@ Produced by - Goa Shipyard Limited@ Offshore patrol vessels - the smallest
ship of the Navy.
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1. Success fu l t r ia l o f h igh powered laser
@ Testing Country - Israel@ Feature - Capable of shooting down
drones@ Trial - shot down a drone over the
Mediterranean Sea with the help of civilian aircraft.
@ airborne high-power laser - developed from Elbit Systems
@ Laser Weapon - A directed-energy weapon based on a laser
@ Israeli forces - equipped with large and state-of-the-art air defense systems, shot down thousands of rockets red from Gaza during the ११-day war with
Palestine in May २०२१.2. Policy to make war history
public approved@ Why in discussion - Defense Minister
Rajnath Singh approves policy of making war history public.
@ Signicance - Now the Ministry of Defense will be able to archive, declassify, compile and publish war and operation history.
@ Compilation and evaluation of more than 25 years old records by specialized archival experts, then transfer to the National Archives of India.
@ C o m m i t t e e - K a r g i l R e v i e w Committee (K. Subrahmanyam and N N V o h r a - C h a i r m a n ) w a s recommended to write history of previous wars.
3. China's rst manned mission@ Why in the discussion - Recently
China announced to send the rst manned mission to Mars.
@ Planet - Mars@ Mission by - year 2033@ Specialty - Manned Mars mission with
regular follow-up ights.@ Goal - Launch a mission to Mars with a
long-term plan to permanently base and exploit its resources.
4. First 3D mapping of the heliosphere boundary
@ Heliosphere - the region between the solar system and interstellar space
@ Data used for 3D mapping - using data from NASA's IBEX satellite
@ Exclusive - For the rst time the boundary of the heliosphere is mapped in 3D form by scientists.
@ S i g n i c a n c e - H e l p f u l i n understanding the mystery of the interaction of solar and interstellar winds.
5. “AY.1” variant@ Introduction – New Delta Variant of
Corona Virus@ Why in discussion – B.1.617.2 strain
of corona virus has been identied as a 'delta' variant by the World Health Organization.
@ B.1.617.2 Nomenclature of the strain - Delta Plus or AY.1 variant
@ Delta Edition Identication - in India@ Characteristic - The Delta Plus variant
has resistance against monoclonal antibody cocktail treatments.
1. Successful test of Pinaka rocket
@ The extended range version of the "Pinaka" rocket was successfully test- red by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
@ Test Venue - Chandipur Integrated Test Range, ITR (Odisha)
@ Extended Range - 40 kms@ Purpose - Advanced Pinaka system
developed to hit long range targets@ Pinaka - Indigenous Multi Barrel
Rocket Launch System
2. Discovery of new human species
@ Discovery – Discovery of the skull of the Homo-human species
@ Search Location - Nesher Ramla (Israel)
@ Time period - about 4,20,000 to 120,000years ago
@ Parietal bone of the skull - different characteristics from both early and recent Homo sapiens.
@ Discovery of mandible – a human who was neither Homo sapiens nor Neanderthal
@ Time period - about 140,000-120,000 years ago
@ The remains of jaws and bones found in the excavations - including archaic features as well as Neanderthal features, differ from those of early Homo sapiens and later Neanderthals.
@ Tardigrades - Microorganisms that can survive for decades without food (other names - water bears) with extreme radiation, extreme heat and coldest temperatures in the universe.
10. Supersonic passenger ight@ Flight originating airline – American
airline 'United'@ Plan to start Flight - in the year 2029@ Number o f a i rcra f t - 15 new
supersonic aircraft@ Specialty - All these aircraft are
capable of traveling at supersonic speed.
@ Supersonic ight - an aircraft traveling at a speed of 1234.8 kmph
@ Flight speed of normal passenger jet - approx 900 km/h
@ Airlines using supersonic aircraft - Air France and British Airways
11. Space Walk in the ISS@ Spacewalkers - Oleg Novitsky and
Pyotr Dubrov (Russia)@ Space Walk Location - International
109th goal.@ Previous record - Ali Daei of Iran (109
goals)@ Record in the name of Ali Daei – 109
goals in 149 matches between 1993 and 2006.
@ Cristiano Ronaldo – 109 goals in 178 matches.
@ Achievement - Ronaldo's two goals on penalties, helped defending champions Portugal enter in the last-16 in the Euro Cup by holding world champions France by the score of 2-2.
5. Manpreet Singh became the captain of the Indian hockey team
@ Manpreet Singh - Manpreet Singh selected as the captain of the Indian men's hockey team for the Tokyo Olympics.
@ V i c e - C a p t a i n s – D e f e n d e r s BirenderLakra and Harman Preet Singh
@ Indian Hockey Team – 16 member team announced recently.
6. Laurel Hubbard@ Why in the discussion - Weightlifter
Laurel Hubbard selected by the New Zealand Olympic Committee to contest in the women's 87kg category.
@ Achievement – W ith this, she will be the rst transgender athlete to participate in the Olympics.
@ Laurel Hubbard - New Zealand weightlifterü Selected to compete in the 2020
Summer Olympics
1. Deepika's golden hat-trick@ Why in discussion - Indian female
archer DeepikaKumari won three gold medals in a single day.
@ C o m p e t i t i o n – W o r l d C u p Competition, 2021
@ Venue – Paris@ Three golds - in individual recurve
event, mixed recurve event and women's recurve.
@ Achievement – F irst Indian woman player to win three gold medals in an Archery World Cup.
2. ISSF World Cup@ Venue - Osijek (Croatia)@ Gold medal in men's 10m air pistol
event – Javed Foroughi (Iran)@ Silver Medal – Damir Mikec (Serbia)@ Bronze Medal - Saurabh Chaudhary
(India)@ Gold medal in women's 10m air pistol
event – Antoneta Kostadinova (Bulgaria)
@ Bronze Medal – Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Rahi Sarnobat.
3. Sushila Devi@ Only Judo player to qualify for
Olympics - Sushila Devi@ Weight Category – 48kg (Seventh in
Asian list with 989 points)@ Asia has 10 Olympic quota.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo@ Why in the discussion - Legendary
footballer Cristiano Ronaldo equaled most international goals by scoring
@ Honors - Silver Medal at the 2017 World Championshipsü Gold Medal in Samoa Pacic Games
in 2019
7. French Open men's singles title@ Organized at - Roland Garros (Paris)@ Winner - Novak Djokovic@ Title - 19th Grand Slam title@ Runner-up – Stefanos Tsitsipas@ Achievement - Djokovic became the
rst man in the Open Era to win all 4 Grand Slams at least twice.ü Became the third man after Roy
Emerson and Rod Laver to win all Grand Slams.
8. Sunil Chhetri@ Why in discussion - Recently became
the second highest active international goalscorer with 74 goals.
@ Lionel Messi - Sunil Chhetri leads Lionel Messi of Argentina by two goals.
@ Achievement - Achieved against Bangladesh in qualifying match of 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
@ Sunil Chhetri – Star Footballer of India (popularly known as Captain Fantastic)
@ Cristiano Ronaldo - Most Active International Goals Scorer.
9. Naomi Osaka@ Why it is in the news - Naomi Osaka
announced her decision to withdraw from Roland Garros२०२१.
@ Reason for announcement - $15,000 ne to be imposed by the French Open.
@ Naomi Osaka - Japanese professional tennis playerü First Asian player to achieve top
ranking in women's singles@ Roland-Garros - another name for the
@ Events - Every year on 15th June@ Objective - To make people aware of
the abuse (verbal , physical or emotional) of the elderly population in the world.
@ Theme - 'Access to Justice'@ Ofcial recognition - in 2011 (United
Nations General Assembly)
8. International Day of Family Remittances
@ Events - Every year on 16th June@ Organizer - United Nations@ Purpose - To honor the efforts of
expatriates living abroad and to help improve the lives of their family members in their home country.
@ First Event Year - 2015@ Meaning of remittance - Transfer of
money by a foreign employee to his family in his home country.
@ India's position in remittances – In the year 2019, India had received remittances of 3 billion dollars while in 2020 it registered a decline of up to 0.2%.
9. World blood donor day@ Events - on 14th June every year@ Objective - To raise awareness among
people about the need for regular safe blood donation.
@ Established on June 14, 1868, to commemorate the birthday of Karl Landsteiner (an Austrian biologist, physician and immunologist)
@ Theme of the year 2021: Give blood and keep the world beating
@ Achievements of Karl Landsteiner - Development and classication of blood group system, discovery of Rhesus (Rh) factor and father of transfusion therapy.
10. World Accreditation Day@ Events - Every year on 9th June@ O r g a n i z e r s - I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Accreditation Forum and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
@ Indian Organizer - Quality Council of India
@ Objective - To highlight and promote the role of accreditation in business and economy.
11. BIMSTEC Day@ Events - On 6th June (24th BIMSTEC
Day)@ BIMSTEC - Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
@ Established - June 6, 1997 in Bangkok@ BIMSTEC member countries -
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand
@ HQ- Dhaka, Bangladesh
12. Russian language day@ Events - Every year on 6th June@ Organizer - United Nations@ Establishment Year - 2010@ The reason for the event - in memory
of the birthday of Alexander Pushkin.@ Alexander Pushkin - Russian poet and
father of modern Russian literature.
13. World milk day@ Events - On 1st June every year@ Organizer – Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
@ Objective - To create awareness and attention towards the activities related to the dairy sector.
@ Beginning of the day - from 2001@ National Milk Day celebrated in India
- on 26 November@ 26 November – Birth anniversary of
Dr. Verghese Kurien (Father of Milk Revolution in India).
14. World no tobacco day@ Events - Every year on 31st May@ Organizer - World Health Organization@ Objective - To create awareness about
the dangers of tobacco use@ Established - in 1987
Miscellaneous (Appointment)
15. Satya Nadella@ Appointment - Appointed as chairman
of Microsoft@ Replaced – Appointed in place of
former chairman John Thompson@ Nadella's former position - served as
CEO of Microsoft (since 2014)@ Satya Nadella - Indian-American
business executive@ Microsoft - America's largest IT
company@ Established - April 4, 1975@ Founders – Bill Gates and Paul Allen
16. Chief Compliance Ofcer@ Introduction - Twitter Appointed IT
Ofcer in India@ Requirement - Appointment of Chief
Compliance Ofcer to comply with the new IT rules of the Government of India and resolve conicts with Twitter.
@ Under new IT rule - big digital platforms will have to be more accountable for the content they play on their platform.ü It is mandatory for technology
companies like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Google etc. to appoint Chief Compliance Ofcer, Nodal Ofcer and Grievance Ofcer in India.
17. Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani@ Selection to the post - Chief of
Materiel, of the Indian Navy.
@ Replaced - in place of Vice Admiral SR Sarma
@ Awarded - Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal
@ Commissioned - Commissioned in the Electrical Branch of the Indian Navy on January 1, 1985.
Miscellaneous (Famous Personality)
18. Jamsetji Tata@ Why in the discussion - World's
largest philanthropist declared in the list of top 50 donors.
@ Listing Organization - Hurun Research and EdelGive Foundationü Donating US$ 102 billion
@ Funds donated by Jamsetji Tata - US$ 102 billion
@ Achievement - Became the world's largest philanthropist by donating US$ 102 billion in the last century.
@ Jamsetji Tata - Founder of Tata Iron and Steel Works Company (TISCO) (Jamshedpur).
@ Other philanthropists - Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda (donated $ 74.6 billion)ü Warren Buffett ($37.4 billion),ü George Soros ($34.8 billion)ü John D Rockefeller ($26.8 billion)ü Azim Premji ($22 billion)
Miscellaneous (Appointment)
19. Ebrahim Raisi@ Appointment - elected to the post of
President of Iran@ Introduction - A conservative leader
and current Chief Justice of Iran@ Replaced by - Hassan Rouhani@ Served as Chief Justice of Iran –from
@ Honor - Padma Shri Award (2020) for contribution in the eld of agriculture, Utkal Seva Samman for outstanding social service.
@ Sambhav Institute launched as a resource center for farmers across the country to learn organic farming techniques and seeds exchange.
26. Maharaj Pragmalji III@ Introduction - Ruler of Jadeja dynasty
and Maharaja of Kutch in the former Kutch state.
@ F a t h e r ' s N a m e - M a h a r a o Madansinghji
@ Born - May, 1936@ Coronation - October 17, 1991@ Merger of Kutch State with the
Indian Union - in May, 1948@ Palaces owned by the royal family –
Prague Mahal, Ranjit Vilas Mahal, Aina Mahal and Vijay Vilas Mahal.
Miscellaneous (Awards)27. Smart City Award-2020
@ Announcement of Smart City Award-2020, on the occasion of 6th -anniversary of Smart City Mission, AMRUT Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Urban Awas Yojana.
@ Top ranked state in developing smart city - Uttar Pradesh
@ 2nd place - Madhya Pradesh@ 3rd place - Tamil Nadu@ First place among all smart cities in
the country - Indore and Surat (jointly)@ Top Ranked in Union Territories -
Chandigarh@ Cities to receive Smart City
Leadership Award - Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Ranchi
@ Selection Basis for Award - Local G o v e r n a n c e , C u l t u r e , U r b a n Environment, Economy, Employment, Drinking Water Supply and Urban
Transport.
28. Pulitzer Prize 2021@ Award Winners – Megha Rajagopalan
(Indian Origin Journalist), Alison Killing and Chris Bruschek.
@ Achievement - To bring information to the world about the Detention Campus built for Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province of China.
@ Status of Uyghur Muslims in China - Predominance of Uighurs and other Turk Muslims in Xinjiang province of China, China accused of sterilization of women to control their population, mass internship in camps, forced labor program etc.
@ Pulitzer Prize –ü Introduction - In memory of Joseph
Pulitzer (American news publisher)ü Establishment - in 1917ü Award – A certicate and $15,000ü Area - Provided for newspapers,
magazines, online journalism, literature and music.
@ According to a recent study, home to the world's largest variety of butteries is - Colombia
@ A centralized web-based workow-based IT platform named “e-PGS” launched by – LIC
@ S&P Global Ratings has forecast India's growth rate for the current scal - 9.5 percent
@ The cricketer who took the highest 71 w i c k e t s i n t h e W o r l d T e s t Championship cycle 2019-21 is – R. Ashwin
@ Recently the founder of McAfee antivirus software passed away, his name was – John McAfee
@ Which state government recently announced a cash incentive of Rs.1 lakh to produce more children - Mizoram government
@ World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report on suicides worldwide in the year 2019.
@ Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati has discovered better water management policies in India - through Virtual Water Analysis
@ “mYoga” mobi l e app has been developed by the Ministry of AYUSH in partnership with – WHO and Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.
@ The period for exemption of inter-state transmission fee by the central government on transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind sources is - till June 2025
@ Armenia's caretaker Prime Minister N iko l Pash inyan has won the parliamentary election. The name of his
@ China has planned to run the rst electric train in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet.
@ Reliance Industries announced to start a new clean energy factory to manufacture solar photovoltaic cells for three years.
@ Who Addressed a virtual event on 25 Years of Global Tobacco Control Progress - Dr. Harsh Vardhan
@ Central European University (CEU) has been conferred with the Open Society Award to– KK Shailaja
@ Under the new denition of small and medium companies (SMCs), their turnover and borrowing limits (Rs 50 crore) have been increased to – Rs 250 crore and Rs 50 crore respectively.
@ Name the book released by Opus India on the occasion of 38th anniversary of 1983 World Cup victory – The 1983 World Cup Opus
@ Which bank has recently launched Arogyam Healthcare Business Loan for Healthcare Sector – State Bank of India
@ Recently Benigno Aquino III passed away. He was the former President of– Philippines
@ Considered as the world's most powerful hotel brand – Taj brand of Indian Hotels Company Limited
@ International Widow Day is celebrated to highlight the problems of widows on the world stage - on 23 June
@ NASA's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity made its ight to Mars - for the 8th times.
@ Most recently Stefan Lofven failed to win a vote of condence. He was the Prime Minister of which country - Sweden
@ World Music Day is celebrated every year on – 21 June
@ I t i s p roposed by the cen t ra l government to make it mandatory for car manufacturers in India to produce vehicles with which type of engine - ex-fuel engines
@ Announced to set up all over the country for the interest of Divyangjan in sports and their good performance in Paralympics - Divyang Sports Center
@ Which country's legislature recently announced to draft a new constitution for the country - Chile's
@ The director of JK Cement has been included in the list of world's most inuential billionaires by Forbes International. His name is – Kavita Yadupati Singhania
@ Hockey India has appointed Rani Rampal as the captain of the १६-member team representing the Indian women's hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics.
@ Under the vaccination campaign started from January 16, the state which has achieved the distinction of becoming the rst state in the country to administer 2 crore vaccines – Maharashtra
@ Recently the atlas on which election was r e l e a s ed by the E l e c t i on Commission of India – General Elections 2019
@ Which bank will be acquired by Centrum - PMC Bank
@ Recently June 19 was observed as which day - World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
@ Recently the Indian Navy started a joint exercise with which country's navy -
European Union@ After the approval of the Central
Government, the Ordnance Factory Board will be replaced in seven new Defense Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
@ Council of Scientic and Industrial Research has tied up to develop COVID-19 related mobile testing laboratories in rural India with Tata MD (subsidiary of Tata Group).
@ Under which proposed scheme by the Minor Irrigation Department in Karnataka, there is a protest against the proposal to cut more than 6,000 trees - Hebbal-Nagwara Valley Project.
@ June 19 has been proposed as a national holiday by US President Joe Biden. This holiday is named as - Juneteenth
@ The recently discussed European U n i o n N a v a l F o r c e S o m a l i a (EUNAVFOR) is a counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia belonged to the European Union.
@ Recently India has signed a tripartite agreement with Italy and Japan - for Indo-Pacic stability.
@ Antonio Guterres has been re-elected to the post of UN Secretary General.
@ Recently the founding President of Zambia passed away in Lusaka - Kenneth Kaunda
@ Card tokenization expanded by bringing more banks to cards on the Google Pay (G Pay) app – by Google
@ Paying by debit or credit card through secure digital token is called - Card tokenization
@ Recently the country which has been declared a global security challenge by NATO - China
@ To simplify the process of registration of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) the government has made it
@ MoU signed between Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ministry o f C u l t u r e a n d T o u r i s m f o r development of National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal.
@ The Union Cabinet has been made the nodal ofcer for the Deep Ocean Mission to explore the deep ocean for resources - Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
@ The theme of International Family Remittance Day on 16 June was - Recovery and resilience through digital and nancial inclusion.
@ B R I C S N e t w o r k U n i v e r s i t i e s Conference hosted by - IIT Bombay
@ To revive the knowledge of ancient Sanskrit scriptures, the Government of Rajasthan has planned to set up a Board of Vedic Education and Sanskar.
@ Recently three days Raja Parba festival was celebrated. This is the famous festival of which state - Odisha
@ Nat ional Asset Reconstruct ion Company Limited (NARCL) or Bad Bank has been made the major sponsor - Canara Bank to take 12 percent stake.
@ To deal with the demand for medical oxygen after the second wave of Covid 19 has been started by the Government of India - 'Project O2 for India'
@ Financial assets in India grew by 11 per cent in the year 2020 which is now US$ 3.4 trillion.
@ Renovated Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Library Inaugurated in Nairobi, Kenya by - External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
@ Ministry of Civil Aviation signed an agreement for the development of maritime airlines in India - with the Ministry of Shipping.
@ World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed every year across the world -
on 15 June.@ The Indian player who won the $15,000
Gelfand Challenge chess title - D. Gukesh.
@ Developed a “3D-printed mask” coated with anti-viral agents by - Thinkr Technologies India Pvt Ltd, Pune.
@ Henri Marie Dondra has been elected as the new Prime Minister of the Central African Republic.
@ Sero survey campaign has been started by the government to determine the prevalence of antibodies in humans against Covid-19 infection.
@ International Albinism Awareness Day is observed every year all over the world - on 13 June.
@ The theme of Albinism Awareness Day f o r t h e y e a r २०२१ i s - #StrengthBeyondAllOdds
@ Recently, Padma Shri awardee Dr. Ashok Panagariya passed away. He belonged to – Medicine (Neuro)
@ E-commerce Company Flipkart has partnered with Telangana government to lead “Medicines from the Sky” project.
@ ४th National Covid-19 Sero Survey to be launched by- AIIMS
@ Two Centers of Excellence set up by B o r d e r R o a d s O r g a n i z a t i o n inaugurated at Seema Sadak Bhawan in New Delhi by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
@ An online module has been developed to compile the data of out-of-school children - Ministry of Education.
@ Dr. Harsh Vardhan addresses on HIV/AIDS Prevention - 75th session of United Nations General Assembly.
@ Presently India's export of organic agricultural products has increased in 2020-21 –to 51 percent.
@ Draft Master Plan of Delhi 2041 has been opend for public review for next ४५ days.
@ Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated two Centers of Excellence “CoERSA and CoERBAT” of Border Roads Organization (BRO) – in New Delhi.
@ Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) is an institute established under the Ministry of Home Affairs which is located in – Gandhinagar (Gujarat).
@ Honored w i th the p r es t i g i ous Motivational Trophy at the Indian Military Academy - Gentleman Cadet Kinle Norbu of Bhutan.
@ MoU signed for cooperation on recruitment of domestic workers between India and Kuwait.
@ Announced to donate 500 million doses of Pzer COVID-19 vaccine to the world's poorest countries – United States of America.
@ Country who passed a law banning "defamation" of military personnel - China
@ Who has been recommended by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the post of UN Secretary-General - Antonio Guterres.
@ CDN stands for - Content Delivery Network in the context of global internet outages.
@ The United Nations has warned of mass deaths from starvation and disease in the state of Kayah. Kayah State is located in – Myanmar
@ Recently known for the presence of two species of endangered Monal birds, Mount Eko Dumbing is located in- Arunachal Pradesh.
@ Successfully analyzed monoclonal antibody therapy on COVID-१९ patients by- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.
@ Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to assist development projects through space technology in - Northeast India.
@ Which country passed a bill to compete with Chinese technology – United States.
@ Airbnb, EaseMyTrip, OYO and Yatra have established a new industry association called “Confederation of Hospitality, Technology & Tourism Industry (CHATT)”. CHATT will help small companies and travel & hospitality technology players.
@ The Union Cabinet allocated 5 MHz spectrum in the 700 MHz band for the Indian Railways. It will be help in p r o m o t i n g h i g h - s p e e d r a d i o communication.
@ The central government has approved the construction of how many houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) – 3.61 lakh.
@ According to the Global Economic Prospects Update released by the World Bank, the growth rate of the global economy in 2021 will be - 5.6 percent.
@ From which country the Indian Navy will soon receive three of the 24 MH-60 Romeo multirole helicopters - USA
@ A short lm on Chhatrapati Shivaji- ' C h h a t r a p a t i S h i v a j i M a h a r a j Shivrajyabhishek Diwas' released by - Goa Government.
@ Three types of cost-effective ventilators and one oxygen concentrator have been developed by – Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC).
@ Supreme Court e-Committee released Draft Model Rules for live-streaming and recording of court proceedings.
@ Rating agency CRISIL has projected India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate for the nancial year 2021-2022 to be 9.5 percent.
@ The stock exchange that crossed the 70 million registered users- Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
@ Recently the country that formally left the Open Skies Treaty - Russia
@ Database named “I-Familia” launched by – Interpol
@ Recently, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the progress of an insurance scheme. The name of this insurance scheme is - Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme.
@ Which country recently approved the import of Indian vaccine 'Covaxin' - Brazil
@ Recently Mount Merapi Volcano exploded. This volcano is located in – Indonesia
@ Recently approved Pzer Covid vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds - United Kingdom.
@ The Drugs Controller General of India has approved the Serum Institute of India to manufacture which vaccine in India – Sputnik. V
@ A c c o r d i n g t o t h e M i n i s t r y o f Environment, India's forest and tree cover has increased to – 24.56%.
@ Knowledge Economy Mission has been launched by - Kerala
@ MadadMaps is the rst of its kind real-time online map developed by Overseas Indian doctors and their team.
@ National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued advisory for bonded laborers and migrant workers amid COVID-19 cases.
@ The meet ing of BRICS Fore ign Ministers has been held on 1st June, २०२१ was chaired by – India
@ New Zealand and NASA signed agreement for space exploration under Artemis Accord
@ AstraZeneca, Pzer and Moderna recommend "mixing and matching" of COVID-19 vaccines recommended by – Canada.
@ World Bicycle Day is observed every year on - 3 June.
@ The recently discussed H10N3 is a variant of bird u.
@ The theme of the recently organized World Milk Day is - Sustainability in the dairy sector
@ Recently the Indian Navy has set up a Medical ICU on an Advanced Light Helicopter. Its name is - INS Hansa.
@ Announcement of additional benets for workers under ESIC and EPF schemes for dependents of workers who died due to COVID-19 disease by - Ministry of Labor and Employment.
@ Recently, under which scheme the maximum insurance benet for the dependents of Covid-19 victims has been increased from 6 lakh to 7 lakh – EPFO, ESIC schemes.
@ China's cargo spacecraft that docked with the space station's Tiangong-3'S core module - Tianzhou-२.
@ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in computer software, hardware has tripled in 2020-21to $26.14 billion.
@ The gold medalist of the Asian Boxing Championships held in Dubai is – Pooja Rani Bohra (75kg).
@ State government which celebrated its foundation day on ३०th May – Goa.
@ The CPI (M) leader who passed away recently - Maithili Sivaraman.
@ The nal winner of the football Champions League competition is – Chelsea.
(c) 21st May (d) 21st June12. With which country India has formed
'Hydrogen Task Force'? (a) France (b) America (c) UK (d) China13. Which yoga related app has been
l aunched by P r ime Min i s te r Narendra Modi on the occasion of International Yoga Day?
(a) N-Yoga (b) M-Yoga (c) Y- Yoga (d) Health-Yoga14. According to the recently released
“Ease of Living Index 2020”, which city has been named the most livable city of India?
(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Bangalore (d) Hyderabad15. Which of the fol lowing state
government has announced to start one year course 'Yoga Vigyan'?
(a) Government of Bihar (b) Government of Delhi (c) Government of Madhya Pradesh (d) Government of Andhra Pradesh16. According to the 15th Global Peace
Index, which is the world's most peace loving country?
(a) New Zealand (b) Iceland (c) India (d) Bhutan17. On which of the following day
"Sustainable Gastronomy Day" is observed?
(a) 18th June (b) 19th June (c) June 20 (d) June 2118. What is the rank of India in the share
of Central Bank Surplus Transfer released recently?
(a) rst (b) second (c) third (d) fourth
19. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India's GDP growth is projected for the nancial year 2021-22:-
(a) 6.5 percent (b) 7.5 percent (c) 8.5 percent (d) 9.5 percent20. Ashish Chandorkar has been
appointed as a three-year counselor in the Permanent Mission of India to w h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g organizations?
(a) World Bank (b) World Trade Organization (c) Asian Development Bank (d) BRICS Bank21. “Autistic Pride Day” is celebrated
every year to bring awareness about autism in the world on:-
(a) 17th June (b) 18th June (c) 19th June (d) 21st June22. To revive the knowledge of Sanskrit
scriptures and Vedas, the Vedic Education and Sanskar Board is planned to be set up by?
(a) Government of Uttar Pradesh (b) Government of Bihar (c) Government of Rajasthan (d) Government of Maharashtra23. Global sports brand Puma India has
expanded partnership with which of the following Indian cricketer?
(a) Virat Kohli (b) Sourav Ganguly (c) MS Dhoni (d) Yuvraj Singh24. Recently a plan to launch the world's
rst wooden satellite was proposed by?
(a) NASA (b) European Space Agency (c) ISRO (d) JAXA
38. According to the World Bank, the growth rate of the Indian economy is projected in the year 2021 is:-
(a) 7.3 percent (b) 8.3 percent (c) 9.3 percent (d) 10.3 percent39. B y w h i c h y e a r t h e c e n t r a l
government has set a target to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land in the country?
(a) 2025 (b) 2030 (c) till 2032 (d) till 203540. Which vaccine is more effective
against the new variant 'Delta' of COVID-19 as per latest data?
(a) Sputnik V (b) Pzer (c) Covishield (d) Covaxin41. Which state government has
recently announced to train 5,000 youth as health assistants for medical and paramedical staff to deal with the third wave of corona?
(a) Government of Bihar (b) Government of Madhya Pradesh (c) Delhi government (d) Maharashtra government42. Which of the fol lowing state
government announced to institute its own series of annual awards similar to Bharat Ratna?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Assam43. In which of the following country
Twitter has lost its safe harbor immunity?
(a) United States (b) China (c) India (d) France44. Which of the following countries is
working on launching the world's rst wooden satellite?
(a) India (b) US (c) China (d) New Zealand
45. According to Swiss brokerage UBS Securities India, India's economic activity declined by what percentage on an average in the quarter of June, 2021?
(a) 9.5 percent (b) 11.5 percent (c) 12 percent (d) 13.5 percent46. Which decade will be jointly led by
UNEP with Food and Agriculture O r g a n i z a t i o n o n e c o s y s t e m restoration?
(a) United Nations Decade 2021-30 (b) United Nations Decade 2031-40 (c) United Nations Decade 2041-50 (d) none of these47. Which of the following Indian
organization has become a signatory to the CEO Water Mandate of the UN Global Compact?
(a) NTPC (b) LIC (c) DRDO (d) SAIL48. Recently the World Bank has
approved a program of how much money to help boost India's MSME sector?
(a) $400 million (b) $500 million (c) $600 million (d) $800 million49. Which of the following Indian
institute has topped among Indian institutions in the top 100 ranking of "The Asia University Rankings 2021"?
(a) IISc-Bangalore (b) IIT-Indore (c) IIT-Ropar (d) IIFT-New Delhi50. World Oceans Day is observed on
which of the following dates? (a) 7th June (b) 8th June (c) 9th June (d) 10th June51. Which lm has won the Best Film on
Environment Protection award at the 67th National Film Awards 2021?
(c) Arona (d) Nefa52. Recently Hitendra Dave was selected
as the Chief Executive Ofcer (India)?
(a) Deutsche Bank (b) Citi Private Bank (c) Goldman Sachs (d) HSBC Bank53. Who has topped in the National
Performance Grading Index of School Education for 2019-20 released by the Central Government?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Bihar54. Who has been appointed as the new
chairman of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)?
(a) Sanjeev Goenka (b) Sanjeev Nandan Sahai (c) Rajiv Kumar (d) Vijay Kumar Pandey55. Which international airport has
recently received the title of Net Energy Neutral Status for the nancial year 2020-21?
(a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
(b) Indira Gandhi International Airport (c) Kochi International Airport (d) Kempegowda International Airport56. Who has been elected to the post of
President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (PGA).
(a) Abdullah Waheed (b) Abdullah Shahid (c) Abdul Gayoom (d) Maumoon Abdul57. Which country will host the rst
International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World Cup 2024?
(a) India (b) UAE (c) Oman (d) Qatar
58. Recently Raimona (Kokrajhar district) has become the sixth national park of which state?
(a) Assam (b) Nagaland (c) Chhattisgarh (d) MP59. The theme of the recently held World
Oceans Day 2021 was? (a) The Ocean: Life and Livelihood (b) Together we have the power to
protect the ocean (c) Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean (d) Healthy Ocean, Healthy Planet60. India received three MH-60 'Romeo'
multi-role helicopters from which of the following countries?
(a) Israel (b) United States (c) France (d) Japan
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