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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
Global Wind Day 2022: June 15
- Global Wind Day 2022 is observed all over the world on 15th June.
- On June 15, this day is celebrated all over the world annually and it is marked as a day of discovering the possibilities of wind power.
- The purpose of the day is to increase public knowledge of wind energy and its uses. On this day, people all across the world celebrate the importance of wind energy and how it can change the world.
Theme
- Global Wind Day 2022 is based on the theme is celebrate to enjoy the benefits of wind energy and providing education to the individual about the power and potential of wind energy to change the world.
History
- In 2007, The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) organized the first Wind Day.
- In 2009 the EWEA joined forces with the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and made it a worldwide event.
- In recent years, WindEurope and the GWEC have organized the day together.
- In 2012, the organizations sponsored a photo competition.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022: June 15
- On June 15th, every year the world commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
- This day is marked to raise awareness about the plight of the elderly who are abused and harmed.
- The primary goal of this day is to provide communities all around the world a chance to develop a better understanding of elder abuse and neglect by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic, and demographic factors that influence senior abuse and neglect.
Theme:
- The theme for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022 is “Digital Equity for All Ages”.
- Adult children and other family members are the leading abusers of the elderly, according to current studies, demonstrating that violence against the elderly happens mostly at home.
History:
- In 1978, SAGE was formed and the Advocacy and Services for LGBT elders were created.
- In 1983, The first book on elder abuse, “Abuse and Maltreatment of the Elderly: Causes and Interventions”, was published.
- In1988, The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) was established by the U.S. Administration on Aging.
- In 2003, A group of UCI professors created the nation’s first-ever Elder Abuse Forensic Center
- The day was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011 bypassing the resolution 66/127 of the United Nations following a request by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), which first established the commemoration in June 2006.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS
Railways Minister Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw launches “Start-Ups for Railways” in New Delhi:
- Railways Minister Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw launched “Start-Ups for Railways” in New Delhi.
- This Start-Ups policy aims to leverage innovative technologies developed by Indian Startups, MSMEs, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs to improve the operational efficiency and safety of Indian Railways.
- The policy which is part Indian Railways Innovation Programme will bring scale and efficiency in the field of operation, maintenance, and infrastructure creation through the participation of a very large and untapped startup ecosystem.
Key Points:
- Vaishnaw, through this platform, start-ups will get a good opportunity to connect with Railways.
- Out of over 100 problem statements received from different divisions, field offices, or zones of Railways, 11 problem statements like rail fracture and headway reduction have been taken up for phase 1 of this program.
- These will be presented before the start-ups to find innovative solutions.
- He requested the startups to use this opportunity and ensured them of support from Railways in form of a 50 percent capital grant, assured market, scale and ecosystem.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BIMSTEC celebrates its 25th anniversary in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the regional organization on BIMSTEC Day on June 06, 2022.
- The event included the launch of a publication titled “25 Years of BIMSTEC – Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region”.
Background of BIMSTEC :
- On 6 June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok under the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation).
- Following the inclusion of Myanmar on 22 December 1997 during a special Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, the Group was renamed ‘BIMST-EC’ (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation).
- In 1998, Nepal became an observer.
- In February 2004, Nepal and Bhutan became full members.
About BIMSTEC :
- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organization of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations.
- Establishment: 6 June 1997
- Secretary General : Tenzin Lekphell
- Chair: Thailand (2022-23)
- Membership: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar & Thailand
CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS
Kerala CM inaugurates cancer research center in Kochi
- Karkinos Healthcare, a technology-driven, oncology focussed managed health care platform, has launched the ‘Advanced Centre for Cancer Diagnostics and Research’ in
- The center was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
About ‘Advanced Centre for Cancer Diagnostics and Research’ :
- The center will serve as a central lab for the Karkinos’ global oncology network, analyzing specimens at the molecular and genomic level to aid in personalized targeted therapy, predicting possible responses to treatment as well as evaluating response by liquid biopsy.
- It is on early diagnostic tools, and molecular assays for precision medicine, which are not readily available in the country.
About Karkinos Healthcare :
- Founded: 2020
- Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vision :
- To improve the cancer care experience and cure.
- Karkinos Healthcare has installed the most advanced high-throughput HPV assay equipment Cobas 6800 with the ability to test over 1200 Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) assays of all high-risk types.
- It has partnered with professional organizations such as the Kerala Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecologic (KFOG) to support the World Health Organization’s mission of eliminating cervical cancer by 2030.
- It started its oncology services in the Idukki district in Kerala in April 2021 and since then has expanded to Ernakulam, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, and Kasaragod.
About Kerala :
- Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
- CM: Pinarayi Vijayan
- Capital : Thiruvananthapuram
Karnataka govt launches ‘FRUITS’ software for farmer schemes
- The Karnataka government has launched the Farmer Registration & Unified Beneficiary Information System or FRUITS software for
- The FRUITS software facilitates single registration utilizing an Aadhar card and Karnataka’s Bhoomi digitized land record system for authenticating ownership.
- The software was developed by National Informatics Centre, Karnataka unit while the crop survey application has been developed by Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation.
About FRUITS software :
- Through FRUITS software, farmers can access benefits of hosts of schemes such as Direct Benefit Transfer under PM Kisan, payment for Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for crops, special financial assistance, caste certificate authentication, and ration cards.
- More than 7.8 million farmers have signed up for FRUITS software, with over 6.2 million of them registering their land information.
- The state departments of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, revenue, food, civil supplies, and fisheries departments of the state government are covered under the initiative.
- The software allows several departments to access information on farmers through a single platform, ensuring greater targeting and efficiency in the implementation of the schemes.
- It reduces the number of registration requirements for farmers for various schemes and improves targeting.
- It was also integrated with Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, from which daily weather and rainfall data were provided to farmers based on their locations.
- The horticulture department of Karnataka started to use the software in 2017-18.
About Karnataka :
- Governor: Thawarchand Gehlot
- CM: Basavaraj Bommai
- Capital: Bangalore
CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE
Xpay. life launches India’s 1st blockchain-enabled UPI services targeting Rural areas
- Fintech startup XPay.Life launched India’s first blockchain-enabled transaction framework and launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services targeted at rural India, as it completes three years of operations.
Aim :
- To make financial facilities accessible for people in rural areas who need financial support the most.
- To digitize various financial offerings and strengthen the Indian financial sector, especially that of rural India.
- The launch of its UPI services is expected to benefit XPay.Life’s 4 million consumers across more than 15 states and 1 lakh villages.
- XPay.Life is working closely with the regional rural banks and district co-operative banks to help them bank better and enable true financial inclusion of the rural populace with security and no disruption.
- The fintech startup said it works on three models: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) which includes their mobile app, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) which includes their website, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) which refers to their mobile vans.
- Currently, the company has about 100 active mobile vans that facilitate digital banking and aims to increase it to 200 soon.
- The fintech company along with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and the state government is working towards strengthening digital banking and payments by enabling the last-mile link.
About Xpay. life :
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Founder & CEO: Rohit Kumar
OmniCard launches cash withdrawal facility across all ATMs PAN India
- Payment solutions provider OmniCard became the first Reserve Bank of India (RBI) licensed PPI (prepaid instruments) to provide cash withdrawal service using a RuPay-powered card from any Automated Teller Machine (ATMs) throughout the country.
- The move came in after RBI permitted the non-bank licensed entities to enable cash withdrawals from the digital wallet.
- OmniCard users can withdraw cash from any ATM at their convenience with full security from frauds like card theft, and card cloning, as the withdrawal facility comes with high safety and security features and protects the user from exposing their money and bank account details.
- The company started work with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) team to enable the facility.
About OmniCard :
- Founded: 2018
- Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Co-Founder and CEO: Sanjeev Pandey
- Omnicard is a RuPay-powered prepaid card with a mobile app where the users can spend using swipe, scan, tap, and pay online, avail of in-app offers from partner brands, and get rewarded on every spends.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
Tencent Acquires stake worth $264 mn in Flipkart from Binny Bansal
- Tencent, a Chinese technology conglomerate, has bought a stake worth USD 264 million (approx. Rs2,060 crore) in Flipkart.
- Tencent has bought this stake from Flipkart’s co-founder Binny Bansal via its European subsidiary.
- Binny Bansal now holds about 1.84 percent in Flipkart after selling part of his stake to Tencent Cloud Europe BV.
- After this transaction, the Tencent arm holds 0.72 per stake in Flipkart, valued at around $264 million.
- The corporate’s valuation surged to USD 37.6 billion after elevating USD 3.6 billion (about ₹26,805.6 crores) in funding spherical led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, CPP Investments, SoftBank Imaginative and prescient Fund 2, and Walmart.
- Flipkart stated that the transaction does not fall under the purview of ‘Press Note 3,’ which calls for scrutiny of investment that any Indian company receives from countries sharing a land border with India.
- Singapore-headquartered e-commerce agency Flipkart has operations in India solely.
- Tencent has invested over $2 billion in Indian startups since 2016.
- In 2021, Tencent invested over $200 million in the Indian social media platform ShareChat.
- The Indian government has prohibited using specific gaming applications, including PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, both of which were published by Tencent Group.
About Tencent :
- Founded: 11 November 1998
- Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Chairman & CEO: Pony Ma
- President: Martin Lau
About Flipkart :
- Founded: 2007
- Founder : Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal
- CEO: Kalyan Krishnamurthy
- Flipkart is an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and incorporated in Singapore as a private limited company.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Maruti Suzuki installed Asia’s largest 20 MWp solar plant at Manesar, Haryana
- Maruti Suzuki India has installed Asia’s Largest 20 MW solar carport type solar power plant at its facility in Manesar, Guragam, Haryana.
- The project is expected to contribute 28,000 Megawatt Hour (MWh) per annum to the company’s energy requirements.
- The power generated from this project will be equivalent to the energy required to produce over 67,000 cars annually.
- The power generation from this initiative will constitute over 11.5 % of the power requirement of the facility at Manesar.
About solar carport :
- The solar carport is designed with the lowest area per unit of power generation using the East-West direction concept.
- With the East-West direction concept, the developers can add more rows and panels, providing greater generation capacity in minimum land area.
- The facility has space to park about 9,000 of the company’s finished vehicles.
Key Highlights :
- With this addition, the company’s cumulative solar power capacity across its plants stands at 26.3 MW, including the 1.3 MW solar plant installed in 2014.
- The expansion will ensure that the company steers clear of at least 20,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
- In 2020, Maruti Suzuki commissioned a 5 MW solar carport at its Gurugram facility.
- In March 2022, Maruti Suzuki India’s parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Gujarat to invest approximately 150 billion yen (~$1.13 billion) in local manufacturing of battery electric vehicles (BEV) and BEV batteries.
- In June 2022, Suzuki Motor Gujarat, a subsidiary of Suzuki, began procuring power from a 17.6 MW hybrid wind and solar power project installed by ReNew Power through an offsite corporate power purchase agreement.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES
India’s Long-Distance Running Legend Hari Chand passes away
- Two-time Asian Games gold medallist in long-distance running Hari Chand passed away at the age of 69.
About Hari Chand :
- Hari Chand hails from Ghorewaha village, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.
- Hari Chand, the winner of gold medals in 5000m and 1000m events at the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games, also took part in two Olympics 1976 Montreal and 1982 Moscow.
- In the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Hari Chand finished 8th in the 10,000 m with a time of 28:48.72, a national record that stood for 32 years, until Surendra Singh broke it.
- In the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he came 10th in the 10,000-meter run.
- He also came 22nd in the 1980 Olympic Men’s Marathon and completed the race with a timing of 2:22:08 at Lenin Stadium in Moscow.
Awards & Honors :
- For his contribution to sports, Hari Chand was also conferred with the Arjuna Award.
Note :
- Athletics Federation of India president: Adille Sumariwalla
Asia’s Longest Tusked Elephant Bhogeshwara Dies
- The 70-year-old tusker with the longest tusks among Asian elephants Bhogeshwara died of natural causes at the age of 60.
- His body was discovered in the D.B.Kuppe Forest Range in the H.D.Kote taluk of the Mysuru district by forest officers.
- The viscera samples have been sent to the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory of Mysore & experts see no foul play and stated that it was a natural death.
About Bhogeshwara :
- Bhogeshwara, the majestic elephant, was found dead near the Kabini reservoir in Bandipur-Nagarhole Reserve Forest.
- He was known as Mr. Kabini.
- The elephant was given the name Bhogeshwara because it was frequently seen around the Bhogeshwara camp, which is located near the Kabini backwaters.
- Bhogeshwar’s tusks were 2.54 meters (8 feet) long on one side and 2.34 meters on the other (7.5 feet).
- He was a celebrity elephant for three decades and was the elephant with the most number of photos clicked by wildlife photographers at Kabini backwaters.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS
Max Verstappen won Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022:
- Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix 2022 (his fifth victory of the season).
- In the process, Verstappen became the most successful driver in the Red Bull of all time.
- Red Bull’s Sergio Perez came second and Mercedes’ George Russell came at the third spot.
- Lewis Hamilton finished in P4 after battling through the pain barrier caused by his porpoising car with Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly finishing in a season-best result of fifth.
- The win was his 66th appearance on the podium in F1, a record amongst Red Bull drivers as the Dutchman overtook Vettel in that regard.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix results
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 19 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 6 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 4 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1 |
Angelo Mathews and Tuba Hassan crowned ICC Players:
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Sri Lankan batting star Angelo Mathews and Pakistan’s spin sensation Tuba Hasan have been selected as the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players for May 2022.
- Mathews has surpassed compatriot Asitha Fernando and Bangladeshi Mushfiqur Rahim to win the award, while Tuba Hasan has surpassed his captain Bismah Maroof and Trinity Smithforf the jersey.
- Right-handed batsman Angelo Mathews, one of Sri Lanka’s most experienced players, has been named the ICC Player of the Month (May 2022) for scoring runs during his team’s impressive ICC World Test Championship series win against Bangladesh.
- Scored 344 runs in two test matches at an average of 172.
- He played a powerful inning of 199 runs in the drawn match at Chittagong and 145 not out in Mirpur.
- The ICC Player of the Month was started in January 2021 and since then this is the first time that a Sri Lankan player has won this award.
Haryana won Khelo India Youth Games 2021 title:
- Hosts Haryana won the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021 title with 52 gold medals, of which, 10 came in boxing.
- The late surge helped Haryana leapfrog the 2020 champions Maharashtra on the KIYG medals table.
- Haryana also won 39 silver and 46 bronze medals, taking their overall medal tally to 137 medals – the highest cumulative haul by any state.
- Maharashtra, meanwhile, managed 45 gold, 40 silver, and 40 bronze medals to come second with 125 medals.
- Karnataka, with 22 gold, 17 silver, and 28 bronze, finished third with 67 medals.
Key Points:
- The Khelo India Youth Games 2021 started on June 4 across multiple venues with Haryana’s Panchkula hosting the bulk of the events.
- The Games, which are a part of the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative, concluded on June 13.
- Earlier, Haryana won 16 gold medals in wrestling which proved vital in the title race. Haryana’s swimmers and weightlifters also contributed with four gold medals each.
- Maharashtra’s wins, meanwhile, also came in different categories.
- The state bagged eight gold medals in track and field while swimmers, gymnasts, and yogasana players clinched six each.
- The race for the title extended until the very last day with both Maharashtra and Haryana tied with 42 gold medals each going into the final day.
Teenager Rahul Srivatshav becomes India’s 74th Grandmaster:
- Rahul Srivatshav P. of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.
- The 19-year-old player reached the 2500 Elo live rating mark after drawing his 8th round game against Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia in the Cattolica event.
- His current Elo rating is 2468.
- Srivatshav had already secured five GM norms and achieved the title when he crossed the rating threshold of 2500.
Additional info:
- To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2500 Elo points.
- Bharath Subramaniyam had become the country’s 73rd GM in January.
- The legendary Viswanathan Anand is India’s first GM, which he became way back in 1988.
Daily CA on June 15:
- Global Wind Day 2022 – June 15
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15
- Railways Minister Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw launched “Start-Ups for Railways” in New Delhi.
- The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the regional organization on BIMSTEC Day on June 06, 2022.
- Karkinos Healthcare, a technology-driven, oncology focussed managed health care platform, has launched the ‘Advanced Centre for Cancer Diagnostics and Research’ in Kochi.
- The Karnataka government has launched the Farmer Registration & Unified Beneficiary Information System or FRUITS software for farmers.
- Fintech startup XPay.Life launched India’s first blockchain-enabled transaction framework and launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services targeted at rural India, as it completes three years of operations.
- Payment solutions provider OmniCard became the first Reserve Bank of India (RBI) licensed PPI (prepaid instruments) to provide cash withdrawal service using a RuPay-powered card from any Automated Teller Machine (ATMs) throughout the country.
- Tencent, a Chinese technology conglomerate, has bought a stake worth USD 264 million (approx. Rs2,060 crore) in Flipkart.
- Maruti Suzuki India has installed Asia’s Largest 20 MW solar carport type solar power plant at its facility in Manesar, Guragam, Haryana.
- Two-time Asian Games gold medallist in long-distance running Hari Chand passed away at the age of 69.
- The 70-year-old tusker with the longest tusks among Asian elephants Bhogeshwara died of natural causes at the age of 60.
- Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix 2022 (his fifth victory of the season).
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Sri Lankan batting star Angelo Mathews and Pakistan’s spin sensation Tuba Hasan have been selected as the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players for May 2022.
- Hosts Haryana won the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021 title with 52 gold medals, of which, 10 came in boxing.
- Rahul Srivatshav P. of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.