NATIONAL:
1. Noida International Airport
Why in news – Tata Projects won bid to construct the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.
Key Points –
• The airport is expected to be functional by 2024.
• Earlier, Tata Projects won tenders of the new Parliament building, Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link and Metro rail lines across various cities.
2. Liquid-mirror Telescope
Why in news – The International Liquid-Mirror Telescope (ILMT) has been set up at the Devasthal observatory campus in Uttarakhand.
Key Points –
• It became the world’s first liquid-mirror telescope to be commissioned for astronomy.
• Located at 2,450 meters above mean sea level.
• It is the largest in Asia.
INTERNATIONAL:
1. Globsec 2022 Forum
Why in news – EAM S. Jaishankar participated in GLOBSEC 2022 in Slovakia.
Key Points –
• He spoke on the topic ‘Taking Friendship to the Next Level: Allies in the Indo-Pacific Region’.
• He was on an official visit to Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
• The Czech Republic woud take over the EU Presidency from July 1.
2. 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom
Why in news – It flags ‘cow vigilantism in India, attacks on Kashmir Hindus & Sikhs’.
Key Points –
• Released by US State Department.
• US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom - Rashad Hussain.
• It stated that 10 of 28 states in India have laws restricting religious conversion.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion 2022
Why in news – Harini Logan (from Texas) won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee beating Vikram Raju.
Key Points –
• She spelled 22 out of 26 words correctly within 90 seconds.
SCIENCE – TECH:
1. New spacecraft manufacturing unit
Why in news – Dr. S Somanath (chairman of ISRO) inaugurated ANANTH Technologies’ spacecraft manufacturing unit in Bengaluru.
Key Points –
• It is India's largest private spacecraft manufacturing facility.
• ANANTH has manufactured 89 satellites and 69 launch vehicles built/launched by ISRO since its establishment in 1992.
APPOINTMENTS:
1. Javier Olivan
Why in news – Javier Olivan is the new chief operating officer (COO) at Meta (formerly Facebook). He succeded Sheryl Sandberg.
ENVIRONMENT:
1. Posidonia Australis
Why in news – The world's largest living plant (Posidonia australis) has been identified in Australia.
Key Points –
• Location - Shallow waters of the Shark Bay in Western Australia.
• It is a seagrass that stretches across 180 km and 4,500 years old.
OBITUARIES:
1. Anjalai Ponnusamy
Why in news – Freedom fighter and veteran of Indian National Army (INA) Anjalai Ponnusamy died.
Key Points –
• She had died at the age of 102 at Sentul in Malaysia.
• She had joined the Rani of Jhansi Regiment at a young age of 21.
2. Bhajan Sopori
Why in news – Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori passed away on June 2, 2022.
Key Points –
• He belonged to the Sufiana Gharana of Indian classical music.
• He hailed as ‘Saint of the Santoor’ and the ‘King of Strings’.
• He won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1992), the Padma Shri (2004), the Baba Allaudin Khan Award (2009) and M N Mathur award (2011).
STATES/UTs:
1. UP Investors Summit
Why in news – PM Modi marked the ground-breaking ceremony of the UP Investors Summit in Lucknow on June 3, 2022.
Key Points –
• PM Modi laid the foundation for 1,406 projects worth Rs 80,000 crore.
• Gautam Adani would make investments worth Rs 70,000 crore in UP in long run. Rs 35,000 crore - multi-modal logistics, Rs 24,000 crore - infrastructure and South Asia’s largest ammunition complex in Kanpur.
2. 'Harijan' Bastis
Why in news – Delhi to rename streets and colonies with ‘Harijan’ in their names after Ambedkar.
3. E-stamp
Why in news – Punjab launched e-stamping facility and abolished physical stamp papers.
BIHAR:
1. Bihar’s history as per Hiuen Tsang
Why in news – Bihar Heritage Development Committee has signed an MoU with Cardiff University for 3 years to throw light on heritage and archaeology.
Key Points –
• Sites have been identified in Patna, Jehanabad, Gaya, Nawada and Nalanda regions for research.
• An Stupa has been found at Dungeshwari hills of Gaya and sculptures at Dharaut (Jahanbad).
• The Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang came to India between 630 and 642 AD and spent a large part of his travels in Bihar.
2. Commando training for Bihar Policemen
Why in news – The training center of the Special Task Force (STF) has been completed in Bodh Gaya.
Key Points –
• 200 jawans can be trained in one go.
• The construction was started in 2015.
• STF in Bihar Police was formed in the year 2000.
3. MPs from Bihar in Rajya Sabha
Why in news – On June3, 2022, five members were declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar.
Key Points –
• They are - Satish Chandra Dubey (BJP), Shambhu Sharan Patel (BJP), Misa Bharti (RJD), Fayaz Ahmed (RJD) and Khiru Mahto (JDU).
• Satish Chandra Dubey and Misa Bharti were elected for 2nd time in a row.
4. Mango Production in Bihar
Why in news – Despite large-scale production of mango, there is no mango processing unit in Bihar that can be mentioned.
Key Points –
• Mango accounts for 50% of the fruit production in Bihar. (National share – 11%).
• It is spread over 1,00,000 ha and has an annual production of 1.5 mn metric tons.
• Bihar ranks 4th in the country in mango production.
• Varieties of mango - Maldah, Bombay, Jardalu, Jarda, Safeda, Sepia, Shukul and Gulabkhash.
• Producer districts - Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, East and West Champaran and Bhagalpur.
• In Bihar, 23 products have been selected under ‘One District One Product’.
• Of these, mango has been given a place in only three districts i.e., Arwal, Madhepura and Bhagalpur (for Jardalu mango).
• Also, Bihar is the 3rd largest maize producer (national share – 9%) in India.
5.Fertilizer Allocation to Bihar
Why in news – For Kharif season, the centre has sanctioned 17 lakh tonnes of fertilizers to the state.
Key Points –
• 140% of the sanctioned fertilizers for Apr and May has reached Bihar.
• Out of 17 lakh tons (LT) – 10 LT Urea, 3 LT DAP, 1 LT SSP, 1 LT MOP, 2 LT NPK.
• Fertilizer consumption increased to 207 kg/ha (2017- 160 kg/ha).
• In 2021, total fertilizer consumption (Kharif + Rabi) was 22.88 LT.
• Top consumer (urea) – Rohtas > Purnea > East Champaran.
6. Owl ID
Why in news – Owl ID has been made to protect owls from smugglers.
Key Points –
• Forest officials would be able to identify 16 types of owls.
• Barn Owl, Oriental Scopes Owl and Spotted Owlette are found in Valmiki Tiger Reserve and surrounding area.
POINTERS:
• Which state/UT has developed a mobile application named “ACB 14400” to register complaints against corruption – Andhra Pradesh.
• The Union Cabinet expanded the scope of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to allow which entity to register as buyers – Co-operative Societies.
• Which three-day conference is being organized by Northern Command Headquarters from June 1 to 3 at Udhampur - Strategic Conference.
• America's Coco Gough is related to which sport – Tennis.
• TM CM MK Stalin recently distributed Kalaignar Kalaithurai Vithagar and Kalaignar Ezhuthukol awards on the occasion of the 99th birth anniversary of which leader - M Karunanidhi.
• Who laid the foundation stone of 1406 projects worth 80 thousand crores in Uttar Pradesh - PM Narendra Modi.
• Jan Aushadhi Store crossed revenue threshold of how much rupees - Rs 100 cr.
• India and Israel approve document for future defense cooperation – Vision document.
• Home Minister Amit Shah directed to make which app available in all local languages of the country - Damini app.
• Who released the updated Biodiversity Policy 2022 – NTPC.
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