Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launches toolkit for Swachh Survekshan 2021

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1.Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump, asks Interpol to help

Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump.Iran believes that he carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad..While Trump faces no danger of arrest, the charges underscore the heightened tensions between Iran and the United States since Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.

2.HRD Minister, Sports Minister to launch ‘Fit India Talks’ to inspire school children

The government’s flagship program Fit India is launching a series of interactive sessions with some of the top sports persons of the country intended to inspire the school children.The sessions, titled Fit India Talks, will premiere in the presence of Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju along with badminton star PV Sindhu and Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri.Leading sports celebrities will be sharing their experiences of childhood, stories on how they got inspired, their failures, struggles and their success.This will give the audience a very inspirational yet interesting account of their journeys – from common school students to world-class champions.The likes of badminton star Ashwini Ponnappa, Indian women’s hockey team skipper Rani Rampal, table tennis star Manika Batra, shooter Apurvi Chandela and inspirational Paralympian Deepa Malik will join in at the sessions.

3.Zydus Cadila’s potential COVID-19 vaccine gets DCGI nod for human clinical trials

A potential COVID-19 vaccine indigenously developed by the Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd has got Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) nod for human clinical trials.The approval process was fast-tracked following recommendation by the subject expert committee on COVID-19, considering the emergency and unmet medical need during the pandemic.The assent for human trials was given after the company submitted data of clinical trial on animals to the DCGI, in which the vaccine candidate was found to be successful with respect to safety and immunogenicity.

4.Demand for work under MGNREGA saw 21% jump last June 2020

MGNREGA continues to attract rural labourers pushed into distress due to the Covid-19 crisis triggering calls for increasing the mandatory workdays to 200 and raising the minimum wages under the scheme to Rs 600 per day.Presently, under MGNREGA, the Law guarantees 100 days of work, though the actual days of work provided is much less, while the minimum wages for 2020-21 is around Rs 200 per day.Data sourced from the MGNREGA website till July 1 shows that in June around 43.7 million households sought work under the scheme that was the highest in the last seven years.This was 21 per cent more than the number of households who demanded work under the scheme in May 2020.

5.Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launches toolkit for Swachh Survekshan 2021

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched the toolkit for Swachh Survekshan-2021.Swachh Survekshan-2021 is the sixth edition of the annual cleanliness survey of urban India conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.The Swachh Survekshan Survey 2021 will be conducted from 4th January to 31st January 2021.The Swachh Survekshan Survey was launched in 2016 to encourage cities across the country to improve urban sanitation.The Swachh Survekshan Survey of 2018 was the World’s Largest Cleanliness Survey in which 4203 cities were ranked.

6.Prime Minister Modi shuts China’s Weibo app account

Sina Weibo, China’s alternative to Twitter, said it has deleted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s account at the request of the Indian embassy.Since posting on Sina Weibo the first time in 2015 during a visit to China, Modi has been an infrequent user of the Chinese social media platform.He had more than 200,000 followers and 100 posts before the account was shut.Sina Weibo is a Chinese microblogging website.Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China.

7.Sahiya didis in Jharkhand played important role in door-to-door Intensive Public Health Survey

In Jharkhand, the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) generally known as Sahiya didis have played an important role in the recently conducted door-to-door Intensive Public Health Survey from June 18 to 25 to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Jharkhand has become the first state to complete such a survey within a stipulated time.The Sahiya didis identified  55 thousand 215 people aged above 40 years  with the highest risk of Corona infection, or are suffering from severe respiratory diseases.The ASHAs in Jharkhand, known as “Sahiyas”, have been supporting delivery of health care services to the last mile, especially in the tribal areas.

8.Very rare snake spotted in Uttar Pradesh’s Dudhwa National Park

A “very rare” Red Coral Kukri snake was spotted in the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri.Red Coral Kukri is a nocturnal non-venomous reptile feeding on insects and worms.It gets its name from its red orange colour and its teeth, which are shaped like Nepali “khukri” to break eggs.This is only the fourth sighting of the Red Coral Kukri snake in the last couple of years – which in itself is a marked increase from earlier sightings.

9.Intel Capital Invests Rs 1,894.50 Crore in Reliance Jio Platforms

Reliance Industries has confirmed that Intel Capital has made an investment of Rs 1,894.50 crore in Jio Platforms.This investment translates into a 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms, with an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore.This now takes the total investment in Jio Platforms to Rs 117,588.45 crore, joining investments made by Facebook, Silver Lake Partners, Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, TPG, L Catterton and PIF.At this time, Intel Capital has strategic global investments in 5G, cloud computing and artificial intelligence technology areas.