June 2022 : Monthly Current Affairs (Part 1)
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Index/ Report |
Ranking |
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1) |
World Competitiveness Index |
India’s rank = 37 |
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Global Liveability Index |
Top 3 cities – Vienna, Copenhagen and Zurich Top Indian city-
Delhi (112th) |
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Environmental Performance Index |
India’s rank = 180 (Worst Performer) Best Performer =
Denmark, UK and Finland |
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NeSDA Report (Natinal e-governance Service Delivery Assessment) Given to those states which show best citizen centric practices |
State = Kerala (1st) |
1. International News :
i)
Commonwealth
Association Members increased:
- Togo and Gabon are the newly added members
- It is an association of former territories of the British Empire.
ii) USA ends abortion :
- USA’s Supreme Court ended the constitutional right for abortion.
- It is now allowed in medical emergencies.
iii) WTO’s(World Trade Organization)
Ministerial Conference to be held at Geneva, Switzerland
iv) World’s Largest Living Plant found
at Australia:
- It is a sea grass = 180 km wide spread at Shark Bay, Australia
- Nearly 4500 yrs. old
v) Internet Explorer retires :
- It was created by Thomas Reardon.
- Launched in the year = 1995
- 27 year old Internet Explorer.
vi) I2U2 formation:
- India, Israel, UAE and USA
- To Re-energize and revitalise, the American allies around the world.
2. National News :
i) Cheetah Reintroduction Plan :
Ø Cheetah’s to be reintroduced in
India at Kuno Palpur National Park.
Ø They were extinct in India from
1952
Ø Cheetah’s to be reintroduced from South Africa and Namibia.
ii) India’s First K-Pop Star = Shreya Lenka
Ø She joined the BlackSwan group
iii)Har Ghar Tiranga to be celebrated :
Ø By the Union Home ministry
Ø On the 75th
Independence day – Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
iv)Agnipath Scheme launched :
Ø It is scheme for the recruitment in
the Military
Ø For the age group = 17.5 to 21
Ø 25% of the recruited will be
retained after completing the 4 yr tenure
then for 15 years.
v) USA became the India’s largest trading partner :
Ø Total trade of $119.42 billion
Ø Released by Ministry of Commerce
and Industry
vi) RBI released its new Monetary Policy:
Ø Repo rate to be increased by
50bps to 4.90%
3. State News/ Schemes :
i) e-stamp facility by Punjab Government:
Ø A move to abolish the physical
stamp papers.
ii) ANCHAL Scheme for Pregnant women
Ø By the Rajasthan Government
Ø First Initiated at Karauli district
iii) 20th Folk fair and 13th Krishi Fair
Ø At Puri , Odisha
Ø Launched by the Minister of State
for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti –Bishweswar Tutu
iv)One Nation One Ration Card
Ø Assam became the 36th
state to implement the policy
v) FRUITS software
Ø FRUITS – Farmer Registration and
Unified Beneficiary Information System
Ø By Karnataka governement
vi) Unmesh festival
Ø 3 day literary festival in Dublin
at Gaiety Theatre
Ø Union Minister of State for
Culture – Arjun Ram Meghawal attended the festival
vii) Ambubachi Mela
Ø At Kamakhya Temple , Guwahati ,
Assam
Ø By the Government of Assam
viii) Sao Joao festival:
Ø Arranged by the Goa government
every year
Ø To commemorate the leaping of St. John the
Baptist
ix) Nalaya Thiran (Tomorrow’s Ability) Scheme ;
Ø By the State of Tamil Nadu ----
Chief Minister MK Stalin
Ø 50000 college students to be
trained in IT, Computer Science, Electronics
Ø It comes under the Naan Mudhalvan
(I am the First ) scheme.
x) Baikho Festival :
Ø Celebrated by the Rabha tribes in
the stae of Assam
xi) Blue Duke- State Butterfly of Sikkim
Ø Declared by the Chief Minister PS
Golay
xii) Sital Sasthi festival:
Ø Celebrated as marriage gor Lord
Shiva and Goddess Parvati
Ø It celebrated in the state of
Odisha
5.
Schemes by the Central Government :
i)SHRESTHA Scheme :
Ø SHRESTHA –Scheme for Residential
Education for Students in Targeted Areas
Ø By the Union Minister of Social
|Justice and Empowerment – Virendra Kumar
ii) Startups for Railways:
Ø By the Union Ministry of Railways
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