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Iga Swiatek wins French Open 2022, beats Coco Gauff in final

Poland's Iga Swiatek won the French Open women`s singles title by beating American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final. World number one Swiatek claimed her second Grand Slam title, she had won at Roland Garros in 2020.

The cup has been named Suzanne-Lenglen cup & is awarded to the women’s singles french open champion since 1979.

This victory was her 35th win a row.

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Swiatek is the fourth youngest player to win her second title.

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Bill Gates, World Bank President to attend LiFE Movement’s launch by PM Modi

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, World Bank President David Malpass, along with others, will take part in the launch a global initiative ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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50th World Environment Day | June 5th, 2022

June 5 is marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day (WED), a day set aside since 1973 to promote worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.

In 2018 India hosted the day – the theme was ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’.

Pakistan was the global host for the big day in 2021.

Sweden is the host this year.

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The year 2022 marks the 50th WED. and the theme is 'Only One Earth'.

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India, Canada sign MoU for cooperation on environmental protection, climate action

The MoU was signed by environment minister Bhupender Yadav and his Canadian counterpart Steven Guilbeault in Stockholm. The two countries will collaborate, exchange information and expertise, and support each other’s climate and environmental goals through effective, long-term solutions that also advance economic growth and create jobs.

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Union Minister Shri Bhagwant Khuba launches NSEFI’s Pan-India Rooftop Solar Awareness Campaign

The campaign was launched in an event at Bidar, Karnataka. The campaign is titled “GHAR KE UPAR SOLAR IS SUPER” and aims at mobilizing local government, citizens, Residential Welfare Associations (RWAs), and Municipalities to spread awareness of Solar Rooftop.

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The ministry is working towards achieving target of 500 GW of non-fossil by 2030

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Dutch film ‘Turn Your Body to the Sun’ bags Golden Conch award for the Best Documentary at MIFF 2022

The Dutch documentary film “Turn Your Body to the Sun” that tells the incredible story of a Soviet Prisoner of War, has won the prestigious Golden Conch award for the Best Documentary Film at MIFF 2022. The film is directed by Aliona Van der Horst.

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Ministry of Tourism launches the National Strategy for Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Traveller campaign

Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with United Environment Program (UNEP) and Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI) organized National Summit on Developing Sustainable & Responsible Tourist Destinations in New Delhi. On the occasion, the Ministry of Tourism launched the National Strategy for Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Traveller Campaign.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches Khelo India Youth Games -2021 in Haryana’s Panchkula

The fourth edition of games will be held from June 4 till June 13 and the events will not only be held at Tau Devi Lal Sports Stadium in Panchkula but also in Chandigarh, Ambala, Shahabad and Delhi as well.

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HDFC partners with Accenture for digital transformation

HDFC Ltd has partnered with Accenture to digitally transform its lending business.

The collaboration will revamp HDFC’s customer experience and business processes to provide greater operational agility and efficiency, and drive business growth.

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Renu Sud Karnad - Managing Director, HDFC Ltd

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SBI sets up marketing team to showcase stressed assets to investors

State Bank of India (SBI) has set up a marketing team under its SARG (Stressed Assets Resolution Group) vertical to reach out to a broader investor base and showcase its stressed assets undergoing resolution under/ outside the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

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Dinesh Kumar Khara - Chairman of SBI

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Rubber Board’s electronic trading platform ‘mRube’ to go live from June 8

mRube, the electronic trading platform promoted by Rubber Board will go live from June 8, 2022. The Ahmedabad-based i-Sourcing Technologies is the technology partner. mRube follows a simple one-time registration.

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Journalist Wesley Morgan has won the 2022 William E. Colby Award

He won the award for his book, “The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley,” (Random House, 2021).

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India’s largest gold reserves to be explored in Bihar

As per a Geological Survey of India (GSI) survey, around 222.88 million tonnes of the gold reserve are present in the Jamui district of Bihar. This amounts to 44 per cent of the total gold reserves in the country. The state government has accorded permission for exploration.

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Foundation Stone Laid for Olympic-Level Sports Centre in Ahmedabad

Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the new international sports complex in Naranpura area of Ahmedabad city. The ambitious project will be completed in the next 30 months on 20.39 acres of land at a cost of Rs 631.77 crore.

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RBI announces results of its First Global Hackathon - HARBINGER 2021

The Reserve Bank had launched its first global hackathon - “HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation” with the theme ‘Smarter Digital Payments’ in 2021. The Hackathon had four problem statements.

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