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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
Telangana Day or Telangana Formation Day is observed on June 2.
- The state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014 from the state of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao was elected as the first chief minister of Telangana.
- Telangana, the 28th state of India.
- Telangana celebrates its founding to mark the people’s contribution to forming a separate state outside of Andhra Pradesh.
- The 30 districts of Telangana honor this day by raising the national flag.
History:
- On November 1, 1956, Telangana merged with Andhra Pradesh to form a unified Telugu state by inscribing it from ancient Madras.
- In 1969, the Telangana region saw a protest demanding a new state and in 1972 a separate state of Andhra Pradesh was created.
- Various civil society organizations, student unions, and government employees all played an important role in the 1969 unrest.
- After nearly 40 years of opposition, the Telangana Bill was approved by the Parliament Labor Committee and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) passed it in the Lok Sabha in February 2014.
- The Bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament in 2014 and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act was passed. It was approved the same year.
- Under the bill, Telangana would include 10 districts in northwest Andhra Pradesh.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announces PM CARES program for children:
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi revealed the benefits of the PM CARES for Children program for children orphaned by the Covid19 pandemic.
- Prime Minister Shri Modi pledged Rs 4,000 per month for basic needs, financial support for tuition fees, postgraduate scholarships, and free treatment up to Rs 5.
- The Prime Minister has transferred scholarships to students.
- Children’s PM CARES booklet and health card by Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana was given to children during the program.
Objective:
- The goal of the program is to ensure sustainable all-round care and protection of children by providing them with food and shelter, empowering them through education and scholarship, and equipping them with giving the children a self-sufficient existence with the financial support of Rs. 10 lakhs when they reach the age of 23 and secure their welfare through health insurance.
- Through the scheme, children are being provided an Ayushman Health Card that will cover health expenses up to five lakh rupees.
- The portal is a one-stop system that supports the approval process and any other support for children.
About the PM CARES program:
- The PM CARES for Children program was launched by the Prime Minister on May 29, 2021.
- The goal is to support children who have lost both parents or legal guardians or adoptive or surviving parents due to the Covid19 pandemic, between March 11, 2020, and February 28, 2022.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Bangladesh top recipient of Covid vaccines under COVAX- UNICEF
- UNICEF has delivered over 190 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh through COVAX in one year, with Bangladesh being the top recipient of doses under COVAX.
- COVAX is a global initiative that is led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the World Health Organization with UNICEF.
- Under the COVAX program, more than 62% of the doses have been delivered to Bangladesh.
- More than 117 crore individuals, or 69 percent of Bangladesh‘s population, have received two doses of the vaccine
The goal of COVAX :
- To ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines globally
- COVID-19 vaccinations started in Bangladesh in February 2021.
- UNICEF delivered the first COVAX shipment of vaccines to Bangladesh on June 1, 2021, at a time when only 0 percent of the population in the country was fully vaccinated.
Note :
- UNICEF representative to Bangladesh: Sheldon Yett
- WHO Representative to Bangladesh: Bardan Jung Rana
About Bangladesh :
- President: Abdul Hamid
- Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina
- Capital: Dhaka
- Currency: Bangladeshi taka
About UNICEF :
- Headquarters: New York City, USA
- Head: Catherine M. Russell
CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS
The US overtakes China to become India’s largest trading partner in fiscal year 22:
- The United States has surpassed China to become India’s largest trading partner in 2021-22, reflecting the strong economic ties between the two countries.
- According to Commerce Department data, in 2021-22 two-way trade between the United States and India will reach 119.42 billion USD compared to 80.51 billion USD in 2020-21.
- Exports to the United States and imports increased to 76 .11 billion USD in 2021-2022 from 51.62 billion USD in the previous fiscal year, while imports reached 43.31 billion USD from about 29 billion USD in 2020-21.
- According to the data, in 2021-22, India’s two-way trade with China will reach 115.42 billion USD, up from 86.4 billion USD in 2020-21.
- Exports to China increased slightly to 21.25 billion USD in the last fiscal year from 21.18 billion USD in 2020-21, while imports increased to 94.16 billion USD from about 65.21 billion USD in 2020-21.
- The trade deficit increased to 72.91 billion USD in 2021-22 from 44 billion USD USD in the previous year.
India’s Top Trading Partners 2021-22:
- China was India’s top trading partner from 2013-14 to 2017-18 and also in 2020-21.
- Before China, the UAE was India’s largest trading partner.
- In 2021-22, the United Arab Emirates is India’s third-largest trading partner with $72.9 billion.
- Followed by Saudi Arabia ($42.85 billion) in fourth place, Iraq ($34.33 billion) in fifth place, and Singapore ($30 billion) in sixth place among trading partners
Govt collects Rs 1.41 lakh crore GST in May:
- GST collection in May at Rs 1.41 lakh crore; 16% lower than April.
- According to the Ministry of Finance, GST revenue in May stood at nearly Rs 1.41 lakh crore, up 44% from the same month last year.
- Revenue from Goods and Services Tax (GST) lagged April’s record collection at Rs 68 lakh crore.
- In March, GST turnover was Rs 1.42 lakh crore, while in February it was Rs 1.33 lakh crore.
- The May collection of the April declarations, the first month of the fiscal year, is always lower than the April ones, which are related to the declarations for March, the end of the fiscal year.
Key Points:
- Total GST revenue collected in May 2022 is Rs 1,40,885 where CGST is Rs 25,036, SGST is Rs 32,001, IGST is Rs 73,345 (of which Rs 37,469 is obtained on import of goods) and tax is Rs 10,502 crore (including Rs 931 obtained when importing goods).
- This is the fourth time the monthly GST collection has crossed the Rs 1.40 lakh crore mark since the introduction of the GST and the third consecutive month since March 2022.
- The total number of way invoices generated in April 2022 was 7.4 crores, 4% less than the 7.7 crores of way invoices generated in March 2022.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
S L Thaosen was appointed as Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal
- Senior IPS officer S L Thaosen has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) up to Nov 30, 2023.
- Sujoy Lal Thaosen is the 21st Director General of SSB.
- The post of SSB chief has been lying vacant after incumbent DG Kumar Rajesh Chandra retired on December 31, 2021.
Other appointments :
- Also Senior IPS officer Zulfiqar Hasan has been appointed as the new director-general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) DG Sanjay Arora has been holding the additional charge of the SSB.
- Hasan, a West Bengal-cadre IPS officer, has been serving as the special director-general of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Delhi.
About S L Thaosen :
- Thaosen, a Madhya Pradesh-cadre IPS officer, has been serving as the Special Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).
- Thaosen also served the United Nations as part of the International Police Task Force (IPTF).
- He was deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1999 to 2000.
- He supervised important events like Republic Day, Independence day celebrations in Delhi, and Commonwealth Games 2010.
About SSB :
- Established: 20 December 1963
- Headquarters: New Delhi, India
- Director-General: Sanjay Arora
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is a border guarding force of India deployed along its border with Nepal (1,751 km) and Bhutan (699 km).
- It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
About BCAS :
- BCAS is the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in India.
- It is headed by an officer of the rank of Director General of Police
- The DG of BCAS is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS & HONORS
West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy Honored with Sitara-e-Pakistan award
- West Indies captain Darren Sammy has been awarded Pakistan’s third-highest civilian award, Sitara-e-Pakistan, for his “excellent contribution” to the revival of international cricket in Pakistan.
About Darren Sammy :
- Darren Sammy has represented West Indies in all three formats of the game, scoring 1,323 runs and taking 84 wickets in 30 Tests, including a century and five half-centuries.
- He represented the West Indies in 38 Tests, 126 ODIs, and 68 T20Is.
- He is a two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain.
- Sammy is the only captain to have won the World T20 twice.
- He made his Test and ODI debut for the national team in 2004 and last represented the West Indies in a T20I match against Pakistan in September 2017.
- In June 2021, Sammy was appointed as a member of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Board of Directors as an independent non-member director.
- So far as the IPL is concerned, between 2013 and 2017, Darren Sammy played for franchises such as SunRisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.
Awards & Honors :
- On 23 March 2020, Sammy received the highest civilian medal of Pakistan, Nishan-e-Pakistan.
- He was also awarded honorary Pakistani citizenship by the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi.
About Sitara-e-Pakistan :
- The Sitara-e-Pakistan or the Star of Pakistan is a civilian award given by the government of Pakistan for its service to the state.
- It recognizes individuals who have made an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Pakistan, world peace, and cultural or other significant public endeavors.
Previous Recipients of Sitara-e-Pakistan
- Akhtar Hameed Khan, a social scientist who pioneered microcredit, microfinance, and rural development initiatives
- Sandy Gall – British journalist
- Habibullah Khan Khattak – For action in Burma during World War II
- Bronte Clucas Quayle CB, OBE, QC – For drafting the Constitution of Pakistan.
- Greg Mortenson – Humanitarian, Central Asian Institute
Young women entrepreneur Mrs. Rashmi Sahoo wins Times Business Award 2022
- At the 3rd Times Business Awards, Director of Ruchi Foodline, Eastern India’s leading food brand and Odisha’s No.1 spices company, young and dynamic women entrepreneur Mrs. Rashmi Sahoo has been awarded the prestigious Times Business Award 2022.
- Mrs. Sahoo received the award from renowned Bollywood actor and social activist Sonu Sood.
- The award was given in the category of Eastern India’s Leading READY -TO-EAT brand.
About Mrs. Rashmi Sahoo :
- While working as director of Ruchi Foodline, she started and established Odisha’s first frozen food company Frozit.
- She changes the lives of thousands of women by providing them employment opportunities.
- Sahoo and Frozit have won various accolades across the world for their innovative food product line, quality, and hygiene standards.
- Frozit serves various food from India as well as traditional Odia foods like Biryani, Pasta, Ghee-Rice, Mutton Kasa, Laccha Paratha, Mughlai Chicken, Veg Pulao, Kadai Soyabin, Chana Masala, Fried Rice, Tandoori Mushroom, Garlic Mushroom, Zeera Rice, Mix Veg, Pada Pitha, and Kheer.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS
Indian Navy commissions naval air squadron comprising ALH MK III
- Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 325, operating the indigenously built ALH MK III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal holder and Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar at an impressive ceremony held at INS Utkrosh, Port Blair of Andaman & Nicobar island.
- The state-of-the-art multi-role helicopter has been developed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL), Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- The newly-inducted helicopters flew for the first time over the Andaman Islands earlier in 2022 and were officially inducted on January 28, 2022.
Key Highlights :
- The squadron derives its name from the nocturnal bird of prey, the ‘Eagle Owl’.
- It is commanded by Commander (Cdr) Avinash Kumar Sharma.
- The ALH MK III aircraft is equipped with a glass cockpit, Shakti engines, advanced Maritime Patrol Radar, Electro-optical payload, and Night Vision Device.
- The helicopter has surveillance radar, EO/FLIR, a homer, a high-intensity searchlight, and a removable Medical Intensive Care Unit for the Air Ambulance role.
Uses :
- Long-range SAR and maritime recce role
- Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the islands
Additional Info :
- Until Now, over 300 of these aircraft have been delivered by HAL and are being flown by the Armed Forces.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
World’s Fastest Supercomputer ‘Frontier’ overtakes Japan’s ‘Fugaku’
- On the 59th TOP500 list published by an international conference of computer experts, the United States of America has built a supercomputer titled ‘Frontier’ as the world’s fastest machine with 1.1 exaflops of performance that dethroned Japan’s ‘Fugaku’.
- Frontier was built using Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) architecture and equipped with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors.
- The Frontier supercomputer was built for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and is the first to achieve an unprecedented level of computing performance known as exascale, a threshold of a quintillion calculations per second.
- The Frontier ranks as the fastest AI system in the world, giving 6.88 ExaFlops of mixed-precision performance.
- Also, the Frontier is number one on the Green500 list, i.e. the most power-efficient supercomputer in the world.
Key Features of Frontier:
- Frontier is more than twice as fast as Fungaku
- Frontier’s nearest competitor, Fugaku, has a performance score of 442 petaflops.
- Fugaku was based on Arm’s core designs, US’s Frontier is powered by AMD.
- It is 10 times more powerful than ORNL’s Summit system (which is also housed at ORNL’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility)
- It Will enable scientists to develop critically needed technologies for the country’s energy, economic, and national security & also help researchers address problems of national importance that were impossible to solve just five years ago.
Additional Info :
- One ExaFlop equals one quintillion floating points operations per second.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT
Tata Motors signs potential deal to acquire Ford India plant in Gujarat:
- Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd and Ford India Private Limited (FIPL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gujarat (GoG) for the potential acquisition of the manufacturing plant of Sanand’s FIPL car.
- The Memorandum of Understanding includes the potential acquisition of the facility’s land and buildings, the plant for the production of vehicles, machinery, and equipment, and the transfer of all qualified employees involved in the manufacturing operations.
- Vehicle of FIPL Sanand, subject to execution of final agreements and receipt of relevant approvals.
About Tata Motors Ltd
- Headquarters: Mumbai
- Founder: J. R. D. Tata
- Established: 1945.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
Border coordination conference between BSF and BGB begins in Bangladesh:
- The India-Bangladesh Border Coordination Conference was opened in Sylhet by Inspector General BSF Regional Commander BGB.
- According to an official press release from the Bangladesh Border Guard (BBG), the four-day workshop will end on June 2.
- The Indian team traveled to Bangladesh through the Integrated Testing Station (ICP) in Dawki, Meghalaya, where they met with senior BGB staff.
Key Points:
- The conference will feature a five-member BSF team led by IG BSF Sumit Sharan.
- Brigadier General Tanvir Gani Chowdhury, Commander of the Chittagong Region, led the Bangladesh delegation.
- The Bangladesh delegation also included representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Bureau of Land Surveys and Records, in addition to BGB staff.
- The conference will cover all aspects of border security and administration.
- Illegal entry, trafficking in drugs and other goods, trafficking in women and children, development activities within 150 meters of international borders, and efforts to improve mutual trust between the BGB and the BSF will all be discussed.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez won Monaco F1 Grand Prix 2022:
- Driver Sergio Pérez (Mexican) of the Red Bull team won the Monaco Grand Prix (GP) Formula One (F1) 2022 with 25 points, held at Circuit de Monaco, Monaco, Europe.
- With this win, Sergio Pérez becomes the first Mexican to win the Monaco Grand Prix, and the first North American to win it since Gilles Villeneuve in 1981.
- The second place is occupied by Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr (Spanish) with 18 points.
- Third place was taken by Belgian-Dutch driver Max Emilian Verstappen, who drove for Red Bull Racing.
- Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drove for Ferrari to fourth in the race.
- The win was Sergio Perez’s first of the season, ending the dominance of Verstappen and Leclerc, and the third of his career, making him the most successful Mexican F1 driver ahead of Pedro Rodriguez.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES
J&K National Panthers chief Bhim Singh has passed away:
- National Panther Party Chief Professor Bhim Singh died at his residence in Jammu after a long illness.
- He was 80 years old.
- Singh is the founder and main patron of the Jammu and Kashmir National Press Party (JKNPP), a political organization seeking “ultimate revolution”, based in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir of India.
About Bhim Singh:
- Singh, a lawyer by profession, was ill for some time and was admitted to the Government Medical College, Jammu.
- Professor Singh was a secular leader who fought tirelessly for the rights of the oppressed and marginalized sections of society inside and outside the state legislature.
- At a time when polarization and division dominated politics, he campaigned for community harmony and fought hard against the forces that were trying to divide people and regions along with the front lines’ community.
Daily CA on June 03 :
- Telangana Day or Telangana Formation Day is observed on June 2. Telangana, the 28th state of India, was established on June 2, 2014.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi revealed the benefits of the PM CARES for Children program for children orphaned by the Covid19 pandemic. under the scheme, Loan for Higher Education, 10 lakhs at the age of 23
- US overtakes China as India’s largest trading partner with $119.42 billion in FY22 as against US$ 80.51 billion in 2020-2021.
- UNICEF has delivered over 190 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh through COVAX in one year, with Bangladesh being the top recipient of doses under COVAX.
- According to the Ministry of Finance, GST revenue in May stood at nearly Rs 1.41 lakh crore, up 44% from the same month last year.
- Senior IPS officer S L Thaosen has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) up to Nov 30, 2023.
- West Indies captain Darren Sammy has been awarded Pakistan’s third-highest civilian award, Sitara-e-Pakistan, for his “excellent contribution” to the revival of international cricket in Pakistan.
- At the 3rd Times Business Awards, Director of Ruchi Foodline, Eastern India’s leading food brand and Odisha’s No.1 spices company, young and dynamic women entrepreneur Mrs. Rashmi Sahoo has been awarded the prestigious Times Business Award 2022.
- Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 325, operating the indigenously built ALH MK III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal holder and Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar at an impressive ceremony held at INS Utkrosh, Port Blair of Andaman & Nicobar island.
- On the 59th TOP500 list published by an international conference of computer experts, the United States of America has built a supercomputer titled ‘Frontier’ as the world’s fastest machine with 1.1 exaflops of performance that dethroned Japan’s ‘Fugaku’.
- Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd and Ford India Private Limited (FIPL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gujarat (GoG) for the potential acquisition of the manufacturing plant of Sanand’s FIPL car.
- The India-Bangladesh Border Coordination Conference was opened in Sylhet by Inspector General BSF Regional Commander BGB.
- Driver Sergio Pérez (Mexican) of the Red Bull team won the Monaco Grand Prix (GP) Formula One (F1) 2022 with 25 points, held at Circuit de Monaco, Monaco, Europe.
- National Panther Party Chief Professor Bhim Singh died at his residence in Jammu after a long illness.