NATIONAL:
1. Netaji Statue in Delhi
Why in news - Arun Yogiraj would create the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose to be installed at India Gate.
Key Points –
• A 30-foot statue of Bose is to be placed behind the erstwhile Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate.
• Yogiraj sculpted the 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya at Kedarnath.
2. Community Forest Resources Rights (CFRR)
Why in news - Chhattisgarh became the 2nd state in the country (1st - Odisha) to recognize community forest rights inside a national park area.
Key Points –
• The CFR rights of tribals living inside the Kanger Ghati National Park were recognized.
• CFRR is recognized under Section 3(1)(i) of Forest Rights Act 2006.
3. India Post delivers mail using drone
Why in news - For the first time, the postal department delivered a parcel through a drone in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
Key Points –
• The drone covered 46 km in 25 minutes.
• It was sent from Habay village in Bhuj taluka to Ner village in Bhachau taluka of Kutch district.
INTERNATIONAL:
1. EU bans import of Russian Oil
Why in news - The European Union agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports over the next six months.
Key Points –
• Europe relies on Russia for 25% of its oil and 40% of its natural gas.
• Hungary was exempted from the ban.
2. Israel - UAE Free Trade Deal
Why in news - Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on 31st May 2022.
Key Points –
• It was Israel’s 1st FTA with an Arab country.
• Through Abraham Accord (2020), Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalized relations.
• Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Morocco recognize Irael.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES:
1. Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
Why in news – PMEGP has been extended for another 5 years until FY26.
Key Points –
• Outlay for 5 years – Rs 13,554.42 crores.
• It was launched in 2008 to provide employment through micro-enterprises in rural as well as urban areas.
• Under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Implementing Agency - Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
2. Har Ghar Dastak 2.0
Why in news - The 2-month long 'Har Ghar Dastak 2.0' campaign launched from 1st June 2022 (till - 31st July 2022).
Key Points –
• To vaccinate children aged 12-18 years against Covid.
• UNICEF is supporting Health Ministry in this campaign.
• Har GharDastak 1.0 was launched on 3rd Nov 2021.
SCIENCE – TECH:
1. Param Ananta
Why in news - Government has deployed an indigenously developed Param Ananta supercomputer at IIT Gandhinagar.
Key Points –
• Speed - 838 teraflops. It can process 838 lakh crore calculations per second.
• The top supercomputer 210 AI PetaFlops Param Siddhi (6.5 petaflops) has been deployed at CDAC, Pune.
IMPORTANT DAYS:
1. World Milk Day 2022
Why in news – 1st June is marked to recognize milk as global food and to celebrate the dairy industry.
Key Points –
• FAO adopted 1st June as World Milk Day in 2001.
• The theme is to draw the world’s attention to the climate change crisis and highlight how the dairy industry could minimalize its impact on the planet.
• Focus - ‘Dairy Net Zero’ over the next 30 years.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. Immunisation Champion Award
Why in news – Umar Nisar has been awarded the '01 Best Content Award' and the Immunisation Champion award by UNICEF.
Key Points –
• For providing awareness and countering rumours to reach audiences during the pandemic.
2. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
Why in news – Sanjit Narwekar was conferred with the award at 17th MIFF 2022, Mumbai.
RANKS & INDICES:
1. Top 500 Supercomputers List
Why in news – US built ‘Frontier’ supercomputer is now the fastest in the world, overtaking Japan’s Fugaku (442 PetaFlops).
Key Points –
About Frontier:
• Speed - 1.102 ExaFlops.
• It also ranks as the fastest AI system in the world.
• It is also the most power efficient supercomputer in the world.
• It was built by HPE and installed in the Oak Rigde National laboratory in Tennessee.
• Intel is building Aurora supercomputer (upto 2 ExaFlops).
2. Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List 2022
Why in news – Forbes magazine has released the 7th edition featuring 10 categories each honouring 30 individuals under the age of 30.
Key Points –
• The list was edited by Rana Wehbe Watson.
• Most entries - India (61), Singapore (34), Japan (33), Australia (32), Indonesia (30) and China (28).
• The youngest honouree is 14-year-old Japanese Olympics skateboarding gold-medalist Momiji Nishiya. (average age - 26.8).
• Prominent Indians - Shiv Parekh, Samyak Jain and Sowmay Jain, Lavika Aggarwal and Sajal Khanna etc.
OBITUARY:
1. Bujar Nishani
Why in news – Former Albanian President Bujar Nishani passed away.
SPORTS:
1. Monaco F1 Grand Prix 2022
Why in news – Sergio Pérez (Red Bull, Mexican) has won the Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco 2022.
Key Points –
• He became the first Mexican to win the Monaco Grand Prix.
• Carlos Sainz Jr (2nd), Max Emilian Verstappen (3rd).
2. IBSA Judo Grand Prix
Why in news – India won its first medals at an International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo Grand Prix.
Key Points –
• Venue - Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
• Won by Judoka Kapil Parmar.
STATES/UTs:
1. AAYU App
Why in news – Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai launched a new health and wellness app AAYU.
Key Points –
• It was developed by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) in partnership with RESET TECH.
BIHAR:
1. Milk Consumption in Bihar
Why in news – The per capita per day consumption of milk is 251 grams only. (National - 406 grams).
Key Points –
• 24 lakh liters of milk are being collected and 3,15,00,000 kg of milk is being produced in the state every day.
• There are 26,200 dairy cooperative societies functioning in the state with which 13,05,000 cattle farmers are connected.
• Government provide 50% subsidy on the purchase of 2-5 cows.
2. PM Awas Yojana (PMAY)
Why in news – According to Giriraj Singh people of Bihar have got the maximum benefit of PMAY
Key Points –
• 53.49 lakh people of Bihar got the benefit of PMAY.
• Sonali Kumari would be made the brand ambassador of Ayushman Bharat health scheme in Patna district.
3.New Ring Road in Bihar
Why in news – The Center covernment has accepted the proposal to build a ring road in four districts of Bihar.
Key Points –
• Ring road would be built in Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur.
• Central government team would come to decide the alignment for ring road in Gaya and Bhagalpur.
• 12 State Highway in Bihar would be declared National Highway.
• Multilayer Junction would be constructed in Pahari, Patna.
4. Ganges channel for beautification of ghats
Why in news – Ganges channel and walkway would be made from Digha to AN Sinha Institute on the banks of Ganga in Patna.
Key Points –
• Length – 6 km.
• The Ganga Expressway (20.5 km) is being built at a cost of Rs 3831 crore. To be completed by 2024.
5.Sex Ratio in Bihar
Why in news – According to NFHS-5, sex ratio in Bihar increased from 1062 (NFHS-4) to 1090.
Key Points –
• It is more than national average of 1020.
• Bihar’s fertility rate – 3.0 (NFHS-4 – 3.4).
• Uttar Pradesh – 1017 (earlier - 995). Jharkhand – 1050 (earlier -1002).
6. Campaign against Child Labour.
Why in news – A campaign would be run against child and bonded labour.
Key Points –
• From 1st to 30th June in entire state.
• It would run under ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’.
POINTERS:
• Which country has announced to build the world’s first floating city by 2025 – South Korea.
• Which bilateral meeting was held between India and Pakistan on Indus Water Treaty recently - 118th.
• The United States has overtaken which country to become India's top trading partner in 2021-22 – China.
• Which of the following ministry has recently released the ‘Road Accidents in India- 2020’ report - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
• The Archbishops of which cities from India were elected as Cardinals - Goa and Hyderabad.
• Who inaugurated and dedicated several development works at Panchamrit Dairy, Godhra on his Gujarat visit - Amit Shah.
• Who laid the foundation stone of Olympic-level Sports Complex to be constructed at a cost of Rs.632 crores in Ahmedabad, Gujarat - Amit Shah.
• Passenger train service resumes between India and which country? – Bangladesh.
• Which medal has been won by Indian shuttler Mithun Manjunath at the Orleans Masters 2022? – Silver.
• Who is India’s rank in the Democracy Report 2022 released by the V-Dem Institute recently? – 93rd.