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Gairsain declared summer capital of Uttarakhand

Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand. It is expected that the declaration of a summer capital in the region will expedite development of the hilly areas. Dehradun is the existing temporary capital of Uttarakhand.

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Uttarakhand CM- Trivendra Singh Rawat, Governor- Baby Rani Maury

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Madhya Pradesh tops wheat procurement in country with 1.27 crore tonnes

Madhya Pradesh has emerged the top state in the country in wheat procurement on support prices. The state government has purchased over 1.27 crore tonnes from farmers. It is almost equal to the 33 per cent of total wheat procured in the country.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister- Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

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Andhra Pradesh launches India's first online waste exchange

AP CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched India’s 1st online waste exchange for safe disposal of toxic wastes & promoting recycling & reuse. The platform, to be managed by the AP Environment Management Corporation facilitates 100% safe disposal of toxic wastes.

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APEMC was set up to handle industrial wastes.

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Jharkhand signs MoU with BRO

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has permitted the Border Roads Organization to employ more than 11,800 workers from the state for critical national projects, including projects near China border in Ladakh, after getting a written assurance about their welfare.

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BRO Headquarters- New Delhi.

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Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh lead India's food safety index

Gujarat has topped among larger States in terms of food safety index, while Chandigarh tops among UTs. Goa leads smaller States so far as food safety is concerned, as per the details shared by FSSAI. Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra follow Gujarat.

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Manipur and Meghalaya follow Goa.

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Railways registers best ever safety record during April 2019 to March 2020

Railways has registered the best safety record during the period between April 2019 to March 2020. The remarkable feat has been achieved for the first time in the year 2019-20 since the introduction of the Railway System in the country 166 years ago.

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Union Minister of Railways- Piyush Goyal.

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Centre allocates highest ever funds of Rs. 1,01,500 Cr under MGNREGS during 2020-2021

A provision of one lakh one thousand 500 crore rupees has been made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the current financial year 2020-2021. It is the highest ever provision of funds under the programme.

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MGNREGS was made effective w.e.f. 2nd February 2006.

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CBIC launches its flagship programme ‘Turant Customs’ at Bengaluru & Chennai

CBIC launched its flagship programme ‘Turant Customs’, at Bengaluru and Chennai. Importers will now get their goods cleared from Customs after a faceless assessment is done remotely by the Customs officers located outside the port of import.

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CBIC is a part of Department of Revenue under Finance Ministry.

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IAF inducts indigenously developed pod ARPIT to evacuate critical patients from remote areas

IAF inducted an indigenously designed and manufactured pod called ARPIT (Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation) which will be used for evacuation of critical patients suffering from infectious diseases like COVID-19 from isolated & remote areas.

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This system has been developed at a cost of Rs 60,000.

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ISRO signs MoU with ARIES To tackle space debris

With the increasing concerns over space debris, the ISRO recently signed an MoU with the Nainital-based Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) for cooperation in the field of astrophysics and Space Situational Awareness (SSA).

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Kailasavadivoo Sivan is the ISRO Chairman.

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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches COVID BEEP app

Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh launched COVID BEEP (Continuous Oxygenation & Vital Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod) app, which is the India’s 1st physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients.

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ESIC Medical College & IIT Hyderabad developed the app.

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India, Denmark sign MoU for developing cooperation in power sector

India and Denmark have signed an MoU for developing cooperation in the power sector. The MoU signed between the Ministry of Power and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate of Denmark. Under the MoU, a Joint Working Group will also be established.

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Denmark Capital- Copenhagen, Currency- Danish krone.

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Kannada Actor Chiranjeevi Sarja dies at 39

Kannada star Chiranjeevi Sarja died due to cardiac arrest in Bengaluru at the age of 39. Chiranjeevi has starred in films such as Samhaara, Aadyaa, Khaki, Sinnga, Amma I Love You, Prema Baraha, Dandam Dashagunam, Varadhanayaka and Vayuputra among others.

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He was last seen in the Kannada action-drama Shivarjuna.

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Wipro and IBM collaborate to assist customers embark on a secure hybrid cloud journey

Wipro announced a collaboration with IBM to assist Wipro customers embark on a seamless and secure hybrid cloud journey. Customers will have remote access to IBM and Red Hat solutions, designed to help them scale their technology investments.

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Wipro IBM Novus Lounge centre is in Bengaluru.

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Adani Green Energy Ltd bags world’s largest solar contract worth $6 billion

Adani Green Energy Ltd has bagged the world's largest solar bid entailing building a photovoltaic (PV) power plant of 8,000 MW and setting up a domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity of 2,000 MW, envisaging a total investment of roughly $6 billion.

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Adani Green Energy Headquarters- Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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CIL's Western Coalfields opens three new mines

Western Coalfields Ltd opened three new coal mines in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh having combined annual production capacity of 2.9 million tonnes (MT). The company will spend Rs 849 crore on these projects and generate 647 direct employment.

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Union Minister of Coal and Mines- Pralhad Joshi.

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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to invest Rs 5,684 crore in Jio Platforms for 1.16% stake

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest Rs 5,683.50 crore for a 1.16 percent stake in Jio Platforms. ADIA's fund infusion is eighth investment in Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries, over the past seven weeks.

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ADIA is a sovereign wealth fund of the Abu Dhabi emirate.

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Madhya Pradesh launches Welfare programme for Street Vendors

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Street Vendor Registration Portal and Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavsayi Utthan Yojana and transferred Rs 300 crore to urban local bodies. CM also interacted with street vendors through video conference.

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Madhya Pradesh Governor- Lalji Tandon.

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‘Bande Utkala Janani’ gets state anthem status in Odisha

Odisha Cabinet approved a proposal to give state anthem status to ‘Bande Utkala Janani’. This poem was written by Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra in 1912. It was the opening song of Utkal Sammilani during the fight for the formation of a separate province.

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Odisha CM- Naveen Patnaik, Governor- Ganeshi Lal.

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Karnataka launches app for real time info on rains, flooding in Bengaluru

The Karnataka government launched “Meghasandesha" App that would provide real-time information as well as forecast on rains, flooding and thunderstorm alerts in Bengaluru. A dedicated portal, Varunamitra, was also launched.

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Central govt has set aside Rs 200 crore for disaster mitigation.

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Himachal CM launches green belt development scheme for rural senior citizens

CM Jai Ram Thakur launched ‘Panchvati Yojna’ under which parks and gardens would be developed for senior citizens of rural areas in the state. Close to 100 such parks would be developed in different parts of the state during the current financial year.

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The rural development department is implementing the scheme.

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Rajasthan CM launches Raj Kaushal Portal

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launched the Raj Kaushal Portal and Online Shramik Employment Exchange. It is a major initiative for the workers to get employment and to make the labour available to the industries facing labour shortage.

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IT department and RSLDC developed the portal.

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9 June: QCI Celebrates the World Accreditation Day 2020

WAD is celebrated on 9th June to highlight as well as promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy. The theme for WAD 2020 is ‘Accreditation: Improving Food Safety’, as decided by IAF and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation.

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IAF- International Accreditation Forum.

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June 9: Coral Triangle Day

Every year the Coral Triangle Day is observed on June 9. The goal of the Day is to position the Coral Triangle as a globally significant eco-region- a modern day icon of the natural world so that millions of people learn more about its significance.

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The Day is observed by the Coral Triangle Initiative.