NATIONAL:
1. India’s Largest Floating Solar Power Project
Why in news - Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (subsidiary of Tata Power) has commissioned India’s largest floating solar power project in Kerala.
Key Points –
• Location - Kayamkulam, Kerala, Spread on a 350-acre water body,
• Installed capacity - 101.6 Megawatt Peak.
• This project is the first one in the Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) through Power Purchase Agreement category.
INTERNATIONAL:
1. Iskander-M Missile System
Why in news - Russia announced to deliver Iskander-M missile system capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus (Belarus President - Aleksander Lukashenko).
Key Points –
About Iskander-M Missiles –
• NATO’s name – ‘SS-26 Stone’. It replaced the Soviet ‘Scud’.
• Inducted in 2006, Range - 400-500 km.
2. Commonwealth Diplomatic Academy Programme
Why in news – EAM S Jaishankar and his UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced establishment of the new academy to train young and aspiring diplomats from both nations.
Key Points –
• Both leaders announced the initiative at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali Rawanda.
• This Academy event will be held in New Delhi.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES:
1. 2022 UN Ocean Conference
Why in news - United Nations Ocean Conference is set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal from June 27-July 1, 2022.
Key Points –
• Co-hosted by Kenya and Portugal.
• Theme – ‘Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions’.
• From India, Minister of Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh attended the conference.
• Secretary-General of the Conference - Liu Zhenmin.
• Special Envoy for the Ocean - Peter Thomson (Fiji).
• The United Nations has designated June 8 as World Oceans Day.
• UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development - 2021 – 2030.
• SDG 14 - Life Below Water.
IMPORTANAT DAYS:
1. World MSME Day
Why in news - Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Day is observed every year on June 27.
Key Points –
• Theme 2022 – ‘Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for Sustainable Development’.
• As per the UN, the formal and informal MSMEs account for 70% of the total employment and 50% of the GDP.
APPOINTMENTS:
1. Anil Khanna
Why in news - Anil Khanna has been appointed the acting President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Narinder Batra was asked to step down as IOA president by the Delhi High Court.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. UN Public Service Awards
Why in news - Odisha Capital Region Urban Transport’s Mo Bus has won the prestigious UN Public Service Awards for 2022. It has been recognised for its role in ‘promoting gender-responsive public services to achieve the SDGs’.
2. Kempegowda International Award
Why in news - S M Krishna, N R Narayana Murthy and Prakash Padukone have been selected for the ‘Kempegowda International Award’.
SCIENCE – TECH:
1. NASA rocket launched from Australia
Why in news - NASA successfully launched a commercial rocket from Australia’s Arnhem Space Center on the Dhupuma Plateau (a remote Northern Territory) for the first time.
Key Points –
• It became NASA’s first commercial spaceport launch outside the United States.
• Mission - to investigate the Alpha Centauri A and B constellations.
• The Alpha Centauri can only be seen from the Southern Hemisphere.
• NASA has earlier launched a rocket from Australia in 1995.
SECURITY:
1. Tactical Leadership Programme, Egypt
Why in news - The Indian Air Force would participate in a month-long (Jun 24 to Jul 24) tactical leadership programme in Egypt with three Su-30 MKI jets and two C-17 transport aircraft.
OBITUARIES:
1. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Why in news - Eyeglasses Ray-Ban founder Leonardo Del Vecchio, has died aged 87.
BIHAR:
1. National MSME Award 2022
Why in news - Bihar bagged the second award in the National MSME Award 2022 for outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of MSME sector.
Key Points –
• Out of the total Rs 36,000 crore investment received in the last 1.5 years in Bihar, the bulk of it came for the MSME sector.
• Under Mukhyamantri Udyami Yojna (MUY), 16,000 beneficiaries were given Rs10 lakh in financial assistance in FY 2021-22 and 4,000 MSME units have started commercialization.
• Budget allocation to MSMEs - Rs 120.70 crore (2019-20) to Rs 809.80 crore (2021-22).
• During the period 2019-2022, 305 clusters have been identified, out of which 197 clusters (roughly 64.59%) are completely ready.
• Odisha and Haryana received the first and third prizes.
2. Dampati Sampark Pakhwara
Why in news – The fortnight campaign would run from June27 to July 10, 2022.
Key Points –
• World Population Stability (Vishwa jansankhya sthirta pakhwara) fortnight would run from July 11 to31.
3. Export and Import of Fishes
Why in news – Dy CM cum Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Tarkishore Prasad said efforts are being made for self-reliance in fish production.
Key Points –
• Fish import in 2021-22 – 67,000 metric tonnes (Rs 877 crores).
• Fish export in 2021-22 – 35,000 metric tonnes (Rs 783 crore).
• Fish production target (2021-22) - 8.02 lakh metric tonnes (till date produced 7.61 lakh metric tonnes).
• The production of Pangaceous fish is being promoted in the state.
4. Prime Minister's National Dialysis Program
Why in news – Bihar government is providing free dialysis facility to the economically weaker patients suffering from kidney disease.
Key Points –
• Free dialysis facility provided to 2208 kidney patients (total – 1,00,002 times free dialysis) from Dec 2020 to Mar 31, 2022.
• The facility is currently available in 35 districts.
• At present 175 dialysis machines are functional.
• Highest number of dialysis - Sadar Hospital Muzaffarpur (152 patients). Sadar Hospital, Sheikhpura - Dialysis of 12 patients.
• As per Health Department, PM National Dialysis Program was started in December 2020.
POINTERS:
• Which medal has been won by the Indian women's recurve team at the World Cup Stage 3 in Paris - Silver Medal.
• Which Union Minister predicted that the Indian GDP can reach 30 trillion dollars in the coming 30 years - Piyush Goyal.
• Who has been honored with the Indian Sports Fan Award 2022 recently - Kartikeya Sharma.
• Co-branded contactless RuPay credit card has been introduced by Bank of Baroda and which other bank - Nainital Bank.
• On which river in Arunachal Pradesh will a 51 feet tall man-size statue of Lord Parshuram be installed - Lohit.
• Which Indian top sprinter has won the gold medal in 200m sprint at the Qasanov Memorial 2022 Athletics Meet - Dhanalakshmi Sekar.
• Who has been appointed as the Director General of the Regional Office in Gujarat GIFT City, India - Dr. D.J. Pandian.
• World Vision India and who has published ‘India Child Well-Being Report 2021’ - Poverty Learning Foundation.
• Which bank has launched a new digital platform ‘Campus Power’ for students - ICICI Bank.
• Which state government will launch MEDISEP scheme for government employees – Kerala.