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World Sickle Cell Day - June 19

World Sickle Cell Day is marked every year on 19 June with an aim to raise awareness about sickle cell disease.

Individuals who live with this disease have haemoglobin S, an atypical haemoglobin molecule which distorts red blood cells into a sickle or a crescent shape. The disease is usually transmitted from parents to children.

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PM launches historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi

PM Narendra Modi launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.

The Prime Minister will also address a gathering on the occasion.

India is the first country to have the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich handed over the torch to PM Modi, who in turn handed it over to Vishwanathan Anand.

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Olympiad is being hosted in India for the first time and in Asia after 30 years.

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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates National Yoga Olympiad 2022

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated National Yoga Olympiad - 2022 and quiz competition in New Delhi.

The National Yoga Olympiad is being organised jointly by the Ministry of Education and the National Council of Educational Research and Training from June 18-20.

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47th Meeting of Goods and Services Tax Council to be held in Chandigarh instead of Srinagar

The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on 28-29 June, 2022 at Chandigarh instead of Srinagar due to likely security issues.

The Council had last year set up a seven-member panel of state ministers, headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, to suggest ways to augment revenue by rationalising tax rates. The GoM had last met in November 2021.

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Net direct tax collections for FY23 jump 45%

India's direct tax collections for the Financial Year 2022-23, as on 16 June 2022, showed net collections at Rs 3,39,225 crore compared with Rs 2,33,651 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, representing an increase of 45%.

Net collection in the current financial year has registered a growth of 171% over the corresponding period of financial year 2020-21.

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RBI raises limit of e-mandates for transactions up to Rs 15,000

RBI raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit from Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 per transaction for e-mandates on cards, Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) and UPI for recurring transactions. It implies, additional authentication will not be need for payment of Rs 15,000 per transaction.

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Indian Bank Unveils KCC Digital Renewal Scheme

Public sector Indian Bank has unveiled KCC Digital Renewal Scheme enabling customers to renew their Kisan Credit Card accounts through the digital platform.

Under the project WAVE - World of Advanced Virtual Experience initiative, Indian Bank MD and CEO, S L Jain launched the scheme which eliminates the need to visit a branch or submit added physical documents.

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Indian Army, IAF practice aerial insertion and landing on water for rapid deployment into hostile territory

Special Forces of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force carried out a 2-day joint exercise at the Gobind Sagar Reservoir in Himachal Pradesh to validate the aerial insertion and deployment of operatives through water parachute jumps.

In November 2021, Army had carried out its first-ever airborne insertion exercise at high-altitude locations at the border with China in Ladakh

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Queen Elizabeth II is the second-longest reigning monarch in history

The head of the British royal family, Queen Elizabeth II, became the second-longest reigning monarch in world history.

Taking the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, the queen has ruled the realm for 70 years and 127 days.

She just surpassed the lengthy reign of former Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who ruled from 1946 until his death in 2016.

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French King Louis XIV remains in the top having serves as monarch for more than 72 yrs.

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Google announces startup accelerator program for women founders

Google announced a startup accelerator program for women founders which will help them address challenges such as fundraising and hiring. The inaugural batch of the 'Google for Startups Accelerator – India Women Founders' will accept up to 20 women-founded co-founded startups in the country, and support them through a three-month program.

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MoU signed by implementation partners for India's first graphene research and innovation centre

MoU was be signed between the Digital University of Kerala, the Centre for Materials and Electronic Technology (C-MET) and Tata Steel to set up India Innovation Centre for Graphene in Kochi, which is slated to be the country’s first research and development knowledge centre for graphene.

The university is the first on-campus digital varsity in the country.

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Zomato and Jio-bp tie-up for EV

Zomato and Jio-bp have entered into an agreement to support Zomato’s commitment towards “The Climate Group’s EV100 initiative of 100 per cent EV fleet by 2030.”

Jio-bp, the fuel and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd and bp, will provide EV mobility services to Zomato and access to ‘Jio-bp pulse’ battery swapping stations for last-mile delivery.

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India’s Science & Tech Department Launches Geospatial Self-certification Portal

In a major step towards liberalization of the geospatial industry in India,the Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched the Self Certification Portal. Portal will essentially cut down time spent on obtaining clearances and approvals drastically for Geospatial companies, researchers, academia & innovators for carrying out Geospatial related activities.

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The Portal has been developed in collaboration with the National Information Centre (NIC)

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94% of domestic workers worldwide lack comprehensive social security: ILO

Only 6% of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection with women who constitute 76.2% of the total domestic workforce particularly more vulnerable in the absence of adequate social benefits, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said.

Region-wise, in Europe and Central Asia, 57.3% of domestic workers are legally covered for all benefits.

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A little more than 10% have such a right in the Americas.

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Ro-Ro services: Shipping Ministry proposes guidelines for 1900-crore coastal ferry projects

The centre has floated draft guidelines for operating Roll-on, Roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry services on India’s coastline.

Ministry said that is is financially supporting 45 projects with total project cost of Rs 1900 crore under the gambit of Sagarmala including 4 projects in Andhra Pradesh, 2 projects in Odisha & one each in Tamil Nadu and Goa.

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Neeraj Chopra to lead 37-member athletics team for CWG 2022

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.

Indian track and field athletes had won one gold (Neeraj Chopra), one silver (Seema Punia) and one bronze (Navjeet Kaur Dhillon) in the 2018 Gold Coast CWG.

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AFI president: Adille Sumariwalla

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Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Kuortane Games in Finland

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top podium finish of the season by winning the javelin throw event at the Kuortane Games in Finland, beating reigning world champion Anderson Peters

The 24-year-old Chopra's opening throw of 86.69m turned out to be the winning distance.

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India’s Pranati Nayak wins bronze in Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Pranati Nayak has bagged a bronze medal in the vault section of the 9th Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar. This is Pranati’s second medal in the Asian Championships, making her the only Indian to win two medals in the Continental Championships.

With this score,Pranati finished behind South Korea’s Yeo Seo-Jeong (14.084)& Shoko Miyata (13.884) of Japan

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SAI gives go-ahead to release Rs 6.52 crore as Out of Pocket Allowance to 2189 Khelo India Athletes

Sports Authority of India has sanctioned to release a total of Rs 6.52 Crore as an Out of Pocket Allowance (OPA) for a total of 2189 Khelo India Athletes (KIAs) across 21 disciplines, including para, for the months of April to June 2022.

A financial assistance of Rs 6.28 lakhs is allocated for each residential athlete including an OPA of Rs.1.20 lakh.

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The funding has been done as per the Khelo India Talent Development (KITD) Scheme

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China's Xi Jinping to host 14th BRICS Summit in Beijing on June 23

Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the 14th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Beijing on June 23.

The Dialogue will be held in virtual format under the theme of "Foster a Global Development Partnership for the New Era to Jointly Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development".

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Three-day International literary festival Unmesha held in Himachal Pradesh

In Himachal Pradesh 3-day international literary festival “Unmesha” was organized at the historic Gaiety Theater in Shimla.

‘Unmesha’ — a celebration of expression — is the biggest international literary festival in the country so far.

Over 425 writers, poets, translators, critics and distinguished personalities from 15 countries, representing over 60 languages attended.

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Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghawal inaugurated the festival.

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National Reading Day - June 19

The day is celebrated in honour of P N Panicker, considered the Father of Kerala's Library and Literacy Movement.

It also marks the beginning of the month-long Digital Reading celebrations.

It was started as a Reading Day celebration on June 19, 1996, by the Government of Kerala in association with the P N Panicker Foundation.

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In 2017, PM Narendra Modi launched the National Reading / Digital Reading Month in Kochi.