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International Day of the Tropics | June 29

The event is an UN initiative that aims to promote tropical regions on Earth, raise awareness about the conservation strategies, and celebrate the remarkable diversity that abounds the planet.

In 2014 on June 29, Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi had introduced the ‘State of the Tropics Report’ that suggested a very distinct point of view on the tropical regions.

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Theme 2021:- ‘State of the Tropics Report 2021’ is The Digital Divide in the Tropics.

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Montek Ahluwalia named member of World Bank-IMF High-Level Advisory Group

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission and distinguished fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), was named as a member of a High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) formed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the face of the dual crisis posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.

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Aim of the HLAG on sustainable & inclusive recovery and growth.

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Gujarat CM e-launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme, over 1.26 lakh farmers from 14 tribal districts to benefit

Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani e-launched the Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021 for benefitting vanbandhu-farmers in the tribal areas of the state.

This scheme will benefit more than 126000 Vanbandhu farmers of 14 tribal districts from Ambaji to Umargam in Gujarat.

Under this scheme tribal farmers will get fertilizer-seed assistance of Rs. 31 crores.

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IIM Nagpur And CIRT Pune Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

A collaboration between IIMN ( Indian Institute of Management Nagpur) and CIRT presents opportunities to build competencies and generate industry-oriented knowledge in transport management.

Pune is renowned as the automobile and transport hub, as evidenced by the situation of a seminal institution such as the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) in the city.

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CIRT was established in 1967.

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BEE to develop a roadmap for the MSME sector using Andhra Pradesh study

Andhra Pradesh has again emerged as an integral part of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency's (BEE) endeavour to save energy on a large scale in the country.

Two districts in the state, along with one in Jharkhand, have been chosen by BEE to map energy intensive sub-sectors of MSME industries to introduce energy efficiency measures.

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National Statistics Day| June 29

The birth anniversary of PC Mahalanobis is observed as National Statistics Day. Often referred to as the 'father of Indian statistics', PC Mahalanobis, was born on June 29, 1893 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal.

2021 Theme:- End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture (Sustainable Developent Goal or SDG 2 of the UN)

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Denmark Signs Framework Agreement on International Solar Alliance With India

Denmark signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement (ISA FA) and Instrument of Ratification with India.Meanwhile, Denmark becomes first country to ratify International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement (ISA FA) after amendments to it entered into force on January 8,2021.

ISA is an alliance of over 120 countries initiated by India.

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Denmark Capital: Copenhagen; Currency: Danish krone

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NITI Aayog Convenes The National Convention On Prevention Of Maternal, Adolescent And Childhood Obesity

NITI Aayog convened the National Convention on Prevention of Maternal, Adolescent and Childhood Obesity under the chairmanship of Dr. V.K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog and Co-chairmanship of Dr. R Hemalatha, Director, Nutrition Institute of India.

NITI Aayog described obesity as a “silent epidemic”.

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Dr Rajiv Kumar:- Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog;
Amitabh Kant:- CEO, NITI Aayog

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Law Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad launches 'itat e-dwar', an e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Law & Justice, Communications and Electronics & IT, formally launched the e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), ‘itat e-dwar’, in New Delhi.

The newly developed e-Filing Portal would enable the parties to file their Appeals, Miscellaneous Applications, documents, paper books, etc., electronically.

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to be Held in UAE

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, originally slated to be held in India, will now be shifted to the UAE.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which holds the hosting rights of this year’s event, will inform the International Cricket Council (ICC) in this regard.

The T20 World Cup was postponed last year due to the pandemic.

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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly

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Centre extends tenure of Attorney General KK Venugopal for one more year; to continue till June 30, 2022

The Central government has extended the tenure of Attorney General for India KK Venugopal by one more year till June 30, 2022.

Venugopal was appointed as the Attorney General on July 1, 2017 for a three year term. Last year too, his tenure was extended by one year.

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Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Anshula Rao handed 4-year ban, becomes first woman cricketer to fail dope test

Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Anshula Rao became the first women cricketer to be handed a four-year ban after failing the dope test.

She was handed the ban by the panel of the National Anti-Doping Agency.

Earlier she was also found guilty of consuming a banned anabolic steroid '19- Norandrosterone.

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor signs MoU with ACMA to provide training on EVs, car painting

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has signed an agreement with the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA).

Through this agreement, the Japanese carmaker via its Learning and Development India arm will impart training to ACMA members. The training will be on people management, lean management principles, electrified vehicle technologies, industrial safety.

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SBI YONO crossed 70.5 million downloads and a registered user base of 37.09 million

Country's largest lender, State Bank of India's flagship digital offering YONO (You Only Need One) has crossed 70.5 million downloads, with a registered user base of 37.09 million and averages daily logins of around 10 million.

Currently, SBI is functioning to avail an entire digital trade finance solution to business clients on YONO platform.

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YONO was launched on 24 November 2017.

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Ex-Allahabad HC judge appointed as the chairman of Indian Federation of United Nations Associations (IFUNA)

Justice (Retd.) Shambhu Nath Srivastava, a former judge of Allahabad High Court and former chief Lokayukta of Chhattisgarh, has been appointed the chairman of IFUNA .

Indian Federation of United Nations Associations, a non-profit organisation to promote objectives of the United Nations and its specialised agencies.

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IFUNA enjoys special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of UN

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Dr Usha Natesan appointed as the Director of National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training & Research (NITTTR)

Usha Natesan, professor, Centre for Water Resources and deputy director on the Centre for Research in Anna University, has been appointed because the director of the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR).

She will maintain the submit for a interval of 5 years with impact from the date of assuming cost or until she turns 65 years of age

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