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Construction of six submarines approved The Government Securities Acquisition
Program (GSAP 2.0), which is higher than the
The Defence Ministry has cleared a mega first tranche, will be conducted in the second
project to build six conventional submarines quarter of the financial year.
for the Indian Navy at a cost of around Rs
The remaining ₹40,000 crores of GSAP 1.0
43,000 crore.
will be conducted on 27 June 2021.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the
Make-in-India project named 'P-75 India' will United Airlines will launch Supersonic Jet
be issued soon.
United Airlines has announced plans to buy
The decision was taken at a meeting of the
15 planes from airline startup Boom
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by
Supersonic in a move that could revive the
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
high-speed form of air travel after the
Facebook appoints Marne Levine as CBO Concorde was wound down in 2003.
Under the deal, it would purchase Boom's
Facebook Inc has appointed Marne Levine as "Overture" aircraft once the planes meet
its new Chief Business Officer, a new post in "United's demanding safety, operating and
the executive ranks of the tech giant. sustainability requirements" with an aim to
Prior to the new role, Levine was the Vice start passenger travel in 2029.
President of global partnership at Facebook.
As Chief Business Officer, she will now report RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged
to Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.
RBI has kept the benchmark interest rates
Earlier Levine has also served as Instagram's unchanged amid COVID-19 uncertainty and
Chief Operating Officer. fears over inflation.
Appointments The projected Gross Domestic Product
growth rate will be 9.5 percent for the current
WarnerMedia has announced the fiscal year.
appointment of Amit Malhotra as MD for its RBI has kept the repo rate unchanged at 4
streaming service HBO Max in southeast Asia percent, the sixth time in a row.
and India. Malhotra will report to Johannes The RBI reverse repo rate or RBI's borrowing
Larcher, Head of HBO Max International. rate also remains unchanged at 3.35 percent.
Carlo Ancelotti has returned to Real Madrid
as a coach, rejoining from Everton. He was Dr Patrick Amoth: Chair of WHO Executive Board
previously in charge of the Madrid-based club
The Acting Director-General for Health Dr.
between 2013 and 2015.
Patrick Amoth has been elected the
RBI announces GSAP 2.0 of ₹1.2 trillion chairperson of the Executive Board of the
World Health Organization (WHO).
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has Dr. Amoth was elected to the position on June
announced the second tranche of the bond- 1, 2021, during the 149th session of the
buying program of ₹1.2 lakh crore, along WHO‟s Executive Board held in Geneva,
expected lines. Switzerland.
1|Page He takes over from India‟s Minister of Health Startup India is a flagship initiative of the
and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan. central government, which was launched by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January
Jammu and Kashmir signs MoU with Go Air
2016.
The J&K govt has signed an MoU with a The recognized startups have now spread
private airline for the transportation of across 623 districts and each state and Union
perishable horticulture and agricultural Territory has at least one startup.
produce to various destinations across the
Flexibility in utilization of domestic coal
country.
Under the MoU, the airline will charge Rs 24, The govt has enabled state governments and
Rs 34, Rs 47, Rs 48, and Rs 50 for the UTs by allowing flexibility in the utilization of
transportation of perishable fruit produce from domestic coal amongst power generating
Jammu and Srinagar to Delhi, Mumbai/Pune, stations to reduce the cost of power
Chennai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru generation.
respectively. States can use their linkage domestic coal,
under flexible utilization of coal, in the Case-2
Ban from investing in Chinese firms: US
Scenario-4 power plants.
US President Joe Biden is set to ban The Case-2, Scenario-4 power plants are
Americans from investing in dozens of those which have been bid based on the Net
Chinese tech and defense firms with alleged Heat Rate.
military ties.
Anerood Jugnauth passes away
The new executive order will come into effect
on 2nd August 2021. Anerood Jugnauth, the former President and
It will hit 59 firms including communications Prime Minister of Mauritius, passed away in
giant Huawei. June 2021.
The list of firms will be updated on a rolling Jugnauth was Mauritius' longest-serving
basis. PM and held the post for more than 18 years.
The move expands an order previously issued He served as the PM between 1982 and
by former President Donald Trump. 1995, then again between 2000 and 2003,
and later between 2014 and 2017.
France halts military operations with Mali
Jugnauth also served as the President of
France is halting joint military operations with Mauritius from 2003-2012.
Mali. India and Germany hold bilateral consultations
The suspension would continue until it
receives guarantees about a return to civilian India and Germany held bilateral
rule in Mali. consultations on UN issues on 3 June
French forces have been supporting troops 2021 via video conference.
from Mali, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West) led the Indian
Burkina Faso to fight militants in the Sahel delegation along with officials from the UN
region. and Europe West Divisions of the Ministry and
On 25 May'21 Mali's military leader, Col the Embassy of India in Berlin.
Assimi Goïta, had expelled the country's PM. The German delegation was led by Antje
Leendertse, State Secretary for Germany.
Number of startups reaches 50,000
NCSM collaborates with Science Museum Group
The number of startups recognized by the
Department for Promotion of Industry and National Council of Science Museums, India
Internal Trade, DPIIT, has reached 50,000. is collaborating with the Science Museum
2|PageGroup, London for an international traveling New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson was
exhibition called „Hunt for the Vaccine‟. awarded the 2021 version of the Gamers‟
The exhibition will tell the story of the global Cap.
efforts to find new ways to develop vaccines Gamers‟ Cap award is given to the player who
at a pandemic speed. has been voted as „Cricketer of the Year‟ by
The exhibition is scheduled to be inaugurated the players & support staff.
in November 2022 in Delhi. By winning this award, Kyle has joined a elite
list which includes Brendon McCullum, Tim
Validity period of TET certificate extended
Southee, Ross Taylor , K. Williamson and
The govt has decided to extend the validity Trent Boult, who won the same award in past.
period of the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET)
IIT Hyderabad develops oral Amphotericin B
qualifying certificate to a lifetime.
This will be implemented retrospectively from The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
the year 2011. Hyderabad has developed nano-fibre based
TET is one of the essential qualifications for a oral tablets of Amphotericin B, called AmB, to
person to be eligible for an appointment as a treat fungal infections post COVID treatment.
teacher in schools. This was a first-ever attempt to fabricate
The validity of the certificate was 7 years from nanofibrous oral tablets of Amphotericin B for
the date of passing. the potential cure of Kala Azar
(Mucormycosis).
Defence Ministry signs a contract
At present, the Amphotericin B is available in
The Defence Ministry has signed a contract injectable form.
with Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Appointments:
Systems Limited, Mumbai for procurement of
11 Airport Surveillance Radars with Ride-hailing app Ola has appointed G.R. Arun
Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar for Kumar as its new Group Chief Financial
Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. Officer (CFO).
The procurement, at a cost of over Rs 323 cr, Swayam Saurabh will be the new CFO for
will be made under the Buy and Make OLA's mobility, financial services and food
category. businesses vertical.
These will increase the air domain awareness Amol Muzumdar, the eight-time Ranji Trophy
around airfields. champion with Mumbai, was appointed as
Coach of the Mumbai cricket team for the
TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit
2021-22 cricket season.
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Thaawarchand Gehlot to launch SAGE project
Minister Prakash Javadekar addressed at
TERI's World Sustainable Development Social Justice and Empowerment Minister
Summit on 4 June 2021. Thaawarchand Gehlot will launch the Senior
He informed that the availability of water is Care Ageing Growth Engine, SAGE project on
continuously declining in the country due to 4 June 2021.
various factors. The project aims to select, support and create
The agriculture sector consumes 85 percent one-stop access to elderly care products and
of available water. services by credible start-ups.
He stressed on water conservation by The SAGE project is shaped on the
adopting conservation technologies. recommendations of the empowered expert
committee report on start-ups for the elderly.
K.Jamieson: NZ's 'Cricketer Of The Year'
Horse rider F. Mirza qualifies for Olympics
3|Page Expert horse rider Fouaad Mirza has Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the
completed the minimum eligibility requirement meeting of the Council of Scientific and
(MER) to compete in Olympics Games‟ event. Industrial Research, CSIR Society, on 4 June
Fouaad Mirza, a double 2018 Asian Games 2021 through video conferencing.
medallist, officially became the first Indian to The CSIR Society is a part of the Department
qualify for Olympics after the 2000 Sydney of Scientific and Industrial Research under the
Games, Ministry of Science and Technology.
Imtiaz Anees had competed at the 2000 Its activities are carried out through 37
Olympics while Wing Commander IJ Lamba laboratories and 39 outreach centres spread
represented India at the 1996 Atlanta across India.
Olympics Games.
ADB and India sign loan agreement
Devon Conway breaks 125 yr old record
The Asian Development Bank and the
New Zealand's opener Devon Conway Government of India on 3 June 2021 signed a
smashed a double hundred on his Test debut loan agreement to support project preparation
against England at Lord's on 3 June 2021. and design activities to upgrade major district
He broke a 125-year-old record held by the roads in Sikkim.
legendary KS Ranjitsinhji for the highest score It is a USD 2.5 million project readiness
by a batsman on Test debut in England. financing loan.
He had also broken Sourav Ganguly‟s 25- This will help improve connectivity to
year-old record of the highest Test score on important towns, rural areas, pilgrimage and
debut at Lord‟s, when he went past 131. tourist destinations in Sikkim.
Indus Best Mega Food Park inaugurated Centre sets up expert panel to fix wages
Union Food Processing Industries Minister The Labour and Employment Ministry has
Narendra Singh Tomar on 3 June 2021 constituted an expert group to provide
inaugurated the Indus Best Mega Food Park technical inputs and recommendations on the
in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. fixation of minimum wages and the national
The park will provide direct and indirect floor for minimum wages.
employment to about five thousand persons This is the second expert committee on
and benefit about 25 thousand farmers. minimum wages formed by the government
It has been set up in over 63 acres of land at within the last two years.
a project cost of over Rs 145 crore. The earlier panel, headed by Anoop
Satpathy, was set up by the Ministry on
Maharashtra govt to implement MAPS
January 17, 2018.
The Maharashtra govt has decided to Kerala govt imposes 52-day trawling ban
implement the Maharashtra Apprenticeship
Promotion Scheme (MAPS) with the objective The Kerala Cabinet has decided to impose a
of providing employment and training to the 52-day trawling ban on Kerala's coasts from
youth of the state. June 9 to July 31, 2021.
The scheme aims to provide employment and The period of the ban was extended at the
training to 5 lakh well-educated unemployed request of fisherfolk to conserve the marine
youth in the next 5 yrs. fish resources.
Under this scheme, 75% of stipend or Rs The ban has been raised from the usual 45
5000 whichever is less will be provided to the days considering the demand raised by
apprentice. traditional fisherfolk.
It is intended to enhance marine fish stocks
PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR Society
and improve their habitat.
4|PageKerala retains top rank in SDG India Index CoE status to seven institutes
Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti The Gujarat govt has accorded in-principle
Aayog‟s SDG India Index 2020-21, while Centre of Excellence (CoE) status to seven
Bihar has been adjudged as the worst education institutes.
performer. It includes six universities and one technical
The Index for Sustainable Development Goals college — six private and one autonomous.
(SDGs) evaluates the progress of states and Institutes accorded the status of CoE would
union territories on social, economic, and be exempt from all provisions of Educational
environmental parameters. Colleges or Institutions (Regulation of
Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took Admission and Fixation of Fees)
the second spot with a score of 74. (Amendment) Act, 2013.
HDFC Bank to become carbon neutral by 2031-32 Vivek Ram Chaudhari: Vice Chief of Air Staff
HDFC Bank has announced plans to become Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been
carbon neutral by 2031-32. appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff in
As part of this initiative, the bank is looking at the Air headquarters.
reducing its emissions, energy, and water Two new commanders-in-chief would also be
consumption. moving for their new assignments.
The bank will continue to incorporate and Air Marshal Ballabha Radha Krishna would be
scale up the use of renewable energy in its succeeding Chaudhari at the Western
operations. Command in Delhi while Air Marshal RJ
It is also developing a framework for green Duckworth would be taking charge of the
bond issuance. Central Air Command in Prayagraj.
Microsoft launches APAC cybersecurity council China successfully launches a satellite
Microsoft has launched the first Asia Pacific China has successfully launched the first of a
Public Sector Cyber Security Executive new generation meteorological satellite into
Council. the planned orbit.
It consists of policymakers and influencers It will be used in the fields of weather
from Brunei, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the analysis, environmental and disaster
Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand and is monitoring.
supported by cybersecurity professionals. The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was
The council aims to accelerate public-private launched by a Long March-3B rocket from the
partnerships in cybersecurity, share threat Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan
intelligence. Province.
CSIR-NCL comes up with a new technique China’s ‘artificial sun’ sets a new record
The CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory China’s Experimental Advanced
(CSIR-NCL), Pune has come up with a new Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), which
technique for disinfecting water by using mimics the energy generation process of the
natural oils. sun, set a new record after it ran at 216 mn
Scientist Dr V.M. Bhandari and his group at degrees Fahrenheit (120 mn degrees Celsius)
CSIR-NCL Pune has developed the novel for 101 secs.
hybrid technology called "SWASTIIK", which For another 20 seconds, the artificial sun also
involves boiling of a liquid as a result of achieved a peak temperature of 288 million
pressure reduction (cavitation) and also uses degrees Fahrenheit (160 mn degrees
natural oils having antimicrobial properties. Celsius), which is over ten times hotter than
the sun.
5|PageNew Zealand signs space agreement with NASA The United Nations (UN) International Day of
Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is
New Zealand is the latest country to sign a observed on June 4 each year.
space agreement with NASA.
The purpose of the day is to acknowledge the
It became the eleventh signatory to the pain suffered by children throughout the world
Artemis Accords, a blueprint for space who are the victims of physical, mental, and
cooperation, and supporting the U.S. space emotional abuse.
agency's plans to return humans to the moon
“Stop attacks on children” is the theme for
by 2024 and to launch a historic human
2021.
mission to Mars.
The day was recognised by the General
New Zealand space industry is worth 1.7
Assembly on August 19, 1982.
billion New Zealand dollars ($1.2 billion).
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