1 Myanmar hopes to have a rupee-kyat trade deal by the end of June
Myanmar ‘s Commerce Minister U Aung Naing Woo has expressed hope that the trade arrangement between India and Myanmar in rupee and kyat Will start by the end of this month. He said that after the commencement of this facility, the trade between the two countries will double. Due to US sanctions, Myanmar does not have sufficient foreign exchange to import materials from its trading partners. EEPC in Kolkata. In India’s program, he said that Myanmar is facing US sanctions from 2021 due to which it is difficult to make dollar payments with other countries. Under the special arrangement, Myanmar will accept rupee payments for all its exports to India and then use the rupee for imports.
2 India tops digital payments ranking
India has reached the top position in terms of making the most digital payments in the world . A record number of digital payments were made by India in the year 2022. Around 89.5 million digital transactions have taken place during this period. India is far ahead of the other four countries in the top-5 list. Brazil secured the second position in digital payments with 29.2 million transactions, followed by China with 17.6 million transactions. Thailand and South Korea took the fourth and fifth places, with 16.5 million and 8 million transactions, respectively.
3 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana ‘Baby Shower’ Ceremony
The Prime Minister of India has appreciated the new initiative of celebrating Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana as ‘ God Bharai ‘ ceremony in Dausa , Rajasthan . Pregnant women gather for this festival, where they are provided with nutritional kits to promote the health of their babies. About 3.5 lakh women in Rajasthan alone in the year 2022-23 have benefited from this scheme. A ‘baby shower’ is a traditional Indian ceremony to celebrate the impending arrival of a baby, often referred to as a baby shower. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is a maternity benefit program in India, under which financial assistance is provided to pregnant and lactating women for their healthcare and nutritional needs. It is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
4 Indian film ‘When Climate Change Turns Violent’ wins WHO Award
A documentary titled ‘ When Climate Change Turns Violent ‘ has won a special prize in the ‘Health for All ‘ category at the fourth annual Health for All Film Festival held at the World Health Organization ‘s headquarters in Geneva . The documentary has been directed by Vandita Sahariya from Rajasthan . She was the only Indian among the winners.
5 Guwahati Railway Station awarded ‘Eat Right Station’ certification by FSSAI
Guwahati railway station in Assam under Northeast Frontier Railway awarded the ‘ Eat Right Station ‘ certification by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for providing high-quality nutritious food to passengers . The station has been able to meet the guidelines set by FSSAI and has become the first station on North Eastern Railway to get this status. It is noteworthy that the Railway Stations which follow the standard food storage and hygiene are awarded ‘Eat Right Station’ certification by FSSAI. This certification is awarded by FSSAI to railway stations that set standards in providing safe and nutritious food to passengers.
6 Varanasi: The ambitious seven-year action plan put forward by India in the G-20 was approved
An ambitious seven-year action plan laid out by India at the Varanasi G-20 Development Ministers’ meeting acceptedThis action plan will accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals of the G-20 countries. Apart from this , another document was accepted in the meeting with the aim of increasing cooperation and partnership regarding sustainable lifestyles to meet climate change goals . Now these will be discussed in the meeting of G-20 leaders to be held in New Delhi on 9 and 10 September . India hosted the session under the chairmanship of G-20.
7 Meeting of 3rd Structure Working Group under India’s G-20 Chairmanship begins in Kochi
Kerala In , the third Structures Working Group meeting under India’s G-20 chairmanship will begin in Kochi . Over 75 delegates from G-20 member states, invited countries and various international and regional organizations are participating in the two-day event. The meeting will be jointly chaired by Dr V Ananth Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the Union Ministry of Finance and Tom Hemingway, Deputy Director of the UK Treasury.The Framework Working Group meeting will focus on current global economic outlook, macroeconomic implications of food and energy insecurity and climate change and climate change. Will also discuss the wider economic impact of the routes.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and America Security Advisor Jake Sullivan addressed a meeting on India-US cooperation in critical and emerging technologies in New Delhi . Speaking on the occasion, Shri Doval said that under Indo-US cooperation, both the countries have signed an MoU on semiconductors. He said that there are detailed discussions on biotechnology and there have been important exchanges on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence technology. Shri Doval said that India and the US have established a Strategic Trade Dialogue which will serve as a platform to remove regulatory barriers and issues related to exports.
9 Central Government announced three schemes for disaster management in the country with an amount of more than Rs.8000 crores
home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government will give Rs 8,000 crore to the states to effectively deal with the flood situation in urban areas, strengthen fire services and deal with landslides. Will help more than Chairing a meeting with disaster management ministers of states and union territories in New Delhi, he said Rs 5,000 crore would be given to states for expansion and modernization of fire services. Shri Shah said that two thousand five hundred crore rupees will be given to reduce the outbreak of floods in the metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune. The Home Minister said that Rs 825 crore would be given to 17 states and union territories to deal with the problem of landslides. The Home Minister said that the government has set a target of preparing about one lakh youth volunteers in 350 disaster prone districts. He said that in the last nine years, the amount released from the National Disaster Relief Fund has increased almost three times from Rs 25 thousand crore to Rs 77 thousand crore.
Recently, researchers at the Indian Center of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed an alkaline seawater electrolyzer to generate hydrogen, addressing challenges related to existing water electrolyzer technology. developedThe Alkaline Water Electrolyzer is an energy-intensive technology, requires an expensive oxide-polymer separator, and uses fresh water for electrolysis. The invention has addressed each of the associated challenges by developing simple, scalable and cost-effective alternatives and is highly efficient in generating hydrogen.
11 India’s first dimethyl ether fuel driven tractor
Recently IIT Kanpur has developed India’s first 100% Dimethyl Ether (DME) powered tractor/vehicle for operation on all types of roads , which has higher thermal efficiency as compared to standard diesel engines and also offers much Less pollution is generated. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) , a part of the Department of Science and Technology (DST )The research is supported byThis project is part of NITI Aayog’s ‘ Methanol Economy’.‘ program that aims to reduce India’s oil import bill and greenhouse gas emissions. Dimethyl ether fuel is a synthetically produced alternative fuel that can be used directly in specially designed compressed ignition diesel engines for a variety of purposes. It is a renewable alternative to crude oil. Many countries including Japan, USA, China, Sweden, Denmark and Korea are already using it for their vehicles.
12 Geological Survey Training Institute of India (GSITI), Hyderabad recognized as “Excellent” by Capacity Building Commission
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET ) to the Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Mines for the excellent services rendered by it and for maintaining high standards in the field of Earth Science training Accredited by. This assessment was done on the basis of inspection of all standard operating procedures and practices adopted by the institute at various levels. The team of Capacity Building Commission (CBC), NABET and Quality Control of India carried out on-site assessment and awarded the Accreditation Certificate with grading of Excellent. GSITI, headquartered in Hyderabad, was established in the year 1976. It has six Regional Training Divisions (RTDs) located at Hyderabad, Nagpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata and Shillong.
The first indigenously developed tissue engineering scaffold from mammalian organs , a class D biomedical device derived from animal, which enables rapid healing of skin wounds with minimal scarring and low cost , has been , has been approved by the Drug Controller of India Approval has been received from With this, the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (ACTIMST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has become the first institute in the country to develop Category-D medical devices, approved by the Government of India’s Central Pharmaceutical The standard controls meet all the statutory requirements of the organization. The concept of using ingredients derived from animals as advanced wound care products is not new. However, indigenous technology was not yet available to manufacture quality products meeting the requirements of the Drug Controller General. Hence, such products were imported, making them costlier.
14 Launching of the third ASW SWC (GRSE) vessel ‘Anjadeep’ at M/s L&T, Kattupalli on 13 June 2023
‘ Anjadeep ‘ , the third of the eight ships of the ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) project built by M/s GRSE for the Indian Navy , was launched on 13 Jun 2023 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli. The launching ceremony was presided over by VADM RB Pandit, C-in-C (SFC). In keeping with the naval maritime tradition, Smt Priya Pandit launched the ship with chants from the Atharvaveda. The ship is named Anjadeep to reflect the strategic maritime importance given to Anjadeep Island off Karwar . The island is connected to the mainland by a breakwater and is part of INS Kadamba.
15 The Captagon Pills Crisis
Recent reports suggest that Islamic State (IS) and Syrian rebels widely consume captagon to increase alertness and stave off hunger during heavy fighting. Captagon Pills is a potent amphetamine-type drug, known for its highly addictive nature and manufactured primarily in Syria . These pills/pills act as stimulants for the central nervous system , which gives users an increase in energy, better concentration, heightened alertness, as well as euphoria. originally from the year 1960 The original Captagon drug developed in the 1960s, which shares the same brand name, contained phenethylamine, a synthetic drug belonging to the phenethylamine group, which includes amphetamines. However, this authentic version was banned in the year 1980s.
16 UGC introduces new degree programs of Bachelor of Science
In line with global norms and the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 , the higher education regulator in India, the University Grants Commission (UGC) , is set to introduce a new range of college degree names . These changes are aimed at increasing the flexibility and alignment of the degree programs with contemporary educational needs. Section 22 of the UGC Act has provisions to empower the University Grants Commission to notify new degree nomenclature. It is in line with this provision that the UGC is planning to introduce new names which are in line with the aspirations of NEP 2020.
17 FIFA U20 World Cup 2023: Uruguay beat Italy 1-0
Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 to win the Under-20 World Cup football title for the first time . With this, the winning streak of the European teams for the last four times in the tournament was also broken. Luciano Rodríguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute on a header. The team captured the title for the first time. The majority of the 40,000-plus spectators present at the Diego Maradona Stadium were Uruguayan supporters. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was also present. France finished in third place after defeating South Korea 3–2 in the third-place playoff.
18 Harry Tector and Thipcha Puthavong: ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month
ICC has announced the winner of the Player of the Month for the month of May in 2023 . Ireland’s Harry Tector has won the Player of the Month award for the month of May . He has won this big award by leaving behind Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Bangladesh’s Nazmul Hasan Shanto. According to the announcement made by the ICC, after Ireland’s Harry Tector was named Player of the Month, Tector has also become the first Irish player to receive this award. On the other hand, the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for May 2023 has been awarded to 19-year-old talented Thipacha Putthavong (Thailand) .
19 World Squash Championship begins in Chennai
The World Squash Championship matches began in Chennai . A total of 8 teams are playing in this competition . In the first match of Pool B, Japan won against South Africa and qualified for the next round.
20 Death anniversary of freedom fighter Birsa Munda: 9 June
The Indian Prime Minister paid tributes to the iconic freedom fighter and tribal leader Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his death anniversary on 9 June . Bhagwan Birsa Munda was born on November 15, 1875 , He belonged to the Munda tribe . He spread a religion called Birsait which attracted many tribal followers. They launched the ” Ulgulan ” or ” Munda Rebellion ” against the British officials and landlords who were occupying tribal lands and forcing them to work under inhumane working conditions.” (1899-1900). He envisioned a society free from exploitation and demanded the rights and dignity of tribal communities. He is widely revered as a folk hero and a symbol of tribal resistance. ” ” Jharkhand ” meaning ” Land of Forests “, was established by the Bihar Reorganization Act on November 15, 2000, the birth anniversary of the legendary Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
