NATIONAL:
1. Integrated Transit Corridor (ITC)
Why in news – PM Modi inaugurated the main tunnel and 5 underpasses of the Pragati Maidan ITC Project in New Delhi on June 19, 2022.
Key Points –
• Tunnel length - 1.3-km.
• Work started in 2017.
• Project cost of - ₹920 crore.
• The tunnel runs from the National Sports Complex of India to the Ring Road near the Pragati Power station.
2. Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR)
Why in news – A tripartite MoU was signed to set up India’s first dark sky reserve at Hanley in Ladakh.
Key Points –
• It was signed between the UT administration, LAHDC Leh and Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bengaluru.
• Situated in Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary at Hanle, Ladakh.
• HDSR would span in 22 km in radius centered around the Hanle observatory.
3. ‘Balika Panchayat’
Why in news – India’s first-ever ‘Balika Panchayat’ was started in several villages of Kutch district in Gujarat.
Key Points –
• Initiative of the Women and Child Development Welfare department of the Gujarat Government.
• It started in Kunaria, Maska, Motagua, and Vadsar villages.
• It is managed by girls aged 11-21 years.
• Sarpanch of Balika Panchayat - Urmi Ahir.
INTERNATIONAL:
1. Padma Bridge
Why in news – Bangladesh rejected reports over links between a newly-built Padma bridge and China's BRI saying it was entirely financed by the government.
Key Points –
• Length – 10 km.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES:
1. WTO Ministerial Conference
Why in news – The WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) was held in Geneva from June 12-17, 2022.
Key Points –
Imp decisions (Geneva Package) -
• To curb ‘harmful’ subsidies on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing for the next 4 years. It is the 2nd multilateral agreement in WTO’s history. (1st - environmental sustainability).
• To exempt food purchased by the UN WFP for humanitarian purposes from any export restrictions.
• To temporarily waive intellectual property patents on Covid-19 vaccines without the consent of the patent holder for 5 years.
• (MC12) was scheduled to take place in June 2020 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
About WTO-
• Set up in 1995. Replaced the GATT under the Marrakesh Agreement (15 April 1994).
• Marrakesh Agreement culminated of the 8-year-long Uruguay round.
• Only global organization dealing with the international trade between nations.
• HQ - Geneva, Switzerland. Director-General - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
• Principles - Non-Discrimination, Most Favored Nation (MFN), National Treatment.
• Subsidies - Green Box, Amber Box and Blue Box.
APPOINTMENTS:
1. Hamza Abdi Barre
Why in news – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s new prime minister. He replaced Mohamed Roble.
BOOKS & AUTHORS:
1. The Indian Constitution: Untold Stories
Why in news – PM Modi has released the book 'Indian Constitution: The Untold Story' on June 18, 2022 authored by Ram Bahadur Rai.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. Skytrax World Airport Awards
Why in news – Skytrax World Airport Awards event 2022 held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Paris on June 16, 2022.
Key Points –
• Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) won the title of ‘Best Regional Airport in India and South Asia’.
• Bengaluru airport also won the Best Airport and Aviation Innovation award at the Wings India Awards earlier this year.
ENVIRONMENT:
1. Bamboo - Dwelling Bat
Why in news – A new species of bamboo-¬dwelling bat found in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
Key Points –
• Found near Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Scientific name - Glischropus Meghalayanus.
• Discovered by Uttam Saikia, Gabor Csorba and Manuel Ruedi.
SPORTS:
1. IPL Broadcasting Rights
Why in news - BCCI had floated a tender for awarding the media rights for IPL’s broadcast from 2023 to 2027.
Key Points –
• Television and digital platforms rights were sold for a combined sum of ₹48,390 crore.
• Disney Star paid ₹23,575 crores for television rights for the Indian sub¬continent.
• Viacom 18 group paid ₹23,758 crore for digital rights.
• The rest of the world rights were split between Viacom 18 and Times Internet Ltd. for a combined sum of ₹1,057 crores
• IPL would witness 410 games from 2023 to 2027.
2. FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Why in news - FIFA has announced the schedule of Under-17 Women's World Cup-2022.
Key Points –
• Host – India. Venues - Odisha, Goa and Maharashtra.
• Run from Oct 11 to 30, 2022
• Semi-final - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. Final match - DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on October 30, 2022.
3. Kuortane Games
Why in news - Neeraj Chopra won gold in the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland.
Key Points –
• Top 3 - Neeraj Chopra (86.69 m, Gold), Keshorn Walcott (86.64m ,silver), Anderson Peters ( 84.75m, Bronze).
• India’s Sandeep Chaudhury was 8th in the standings with a throw of 60.35m.
PLACES IN NEWS:
1. Oromia (Ethiopia)
Why in news – More than 200 ethnic Amhara have been killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. Ethiopia is Africa’s second-most populous country.
2. Kutupalong Refugee Camp
Why in news – It is the world's largest refugee camp. It is in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and inhabited mostly by Rohingya refugees. other refugee camp in Bangladesh - Nayapara refugee camp.
BIHAR:
1. Smart City Awards
Why in news – Patna, Bhagalpur, Biharsharif and Muzaffarpur are included in the list of 100 cities to be considered for Smart city awards.
2. Works Accounts Management Information System (WAMIS)
Why in news – A 3-day (June 20 to 22) training program would be conducted to train all regional Engineers and personnel on WAMIS.
Key Points –
• Developed by the water resources department to monitor Irrigation projects.
• To be adopted from July 1, 2022.
• Officials can upload real-time (geo-tagged) updates of their area.
3. Student Credit Card Scheme
Why in news – Officers to raise awareness about the schemes in educational institutions.
Key Points –
• Target for 2022 – to give loan to 1 lakh students.
• District wise target
A. Highest 3 - Patna (5965), Gaya (5200), Samastipur (4714).
B. Lowest 3 – Sheohar (473), Seikhpura (810), Kisanganj (825).
|
Year |
Beneficiary |
Sanctioned loan (in crore) |
|
2021-22 |
36715 |
266.70 |
|
2020-21 |
23000 |
665.56 |
|
2019-20 |
53327 |
1292.15 |
4. Koilvar Mental Sanitary
Why in news – Bihar’s only mental hospital would be started in the new building from July in Bhojpur.
Key Points –
• 272-bed mental hospital is spread over 100 acre.
• Project cost – 124 crores.
POINTERS:
• What is the percentage of reservation announced by the Central government for Agniveers in CAPFs and Assam Rifles Recruitment - 10%.
• India and which country have launched a logo to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations - Vietnam.
• Zomato and who has inked an agreement to support Zomato's commitment to ‘Env 100 percent of Climate Group's EV fleet by 2030’ initiative - Jio-BP.
• In which city the 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held - Srinagar.
• Which country will participate in the NATO summit for the first time - Japan.
• In which country will the 14th BRICS summit be held - Beijing, China.
• 44th Chess Olympic Torch Relay has been inaugurated by – PM Narendra Modi.
• RBI has increased the limit of e-mandate for transactions up to - Rs 15,000.
• Which IIT institute has developed a robot to clean septic tanks - IIT Madras.
• Which state government has signed a water cooperation agreement with Israel - Haryana.