- The CM of Chhattisgarh launched Chief Minister’s Tree Plantation Promotion Scheme. The scheme aims to protect the environment and raise the income source for farmers, forest management communities and panchayats. The scheme will also raise plantation on private lands and will thus improve the environmental beauty of the state. The scheme linked to the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. The farmers who have taken paddy crop in Kharif year 2020, if they plant trees in their fields instead of paddy crop, will be given incentive at the rate of Rs 10,000 rupees per acre per year for the next 3 years.
- Static Part:
- CM of Chhattisgarh: Bhupesh Baghel
- Governor of Chhattisgarh: Anusuiya Uikey
- Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd: It is the joint venture of NHPC Ltd with Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd. It was launched to implement the 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project in UT of J&K.
- BharatPe has become a global tournament sponsor i.e the official partner for International Cricket Council from 2021 to 2023.
- Static Part:
- HQ of BharatPe: Delhi
- CEO of BharatPe: Ashneer Grover
- HQ of ICC: Dubai, UAE
- Chairman of ICC: Greg Barclay
- CEO of ICC: Manu Sawhney
- India’s first International Maritime Services Cluster will be established by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) at GIFT City. It will be a complete ecosystem comprised of ports, shipping, logistics services providers and government regulators.
- Books and Authors: Title of Book: Skill It, Kill It
- Author: Ronnie Screwvala
- As per the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH), World Ranking 2021, the Indian Men’s team is ranked at 4th position and the Indian Women’s team is ranked at 9th position. The Men’s ranking is topped by Belgium while the Women’s ranking is topped by Netherland.
- Static Part:
- HQ of FIH: Lausanne, Switzerland
- President of FIH: Narinder Dhruv Batra
- ‘I-Familia’: It is the name of a new global database which was launched by INTERPOL. It will identify missing persons through family DNA. It will help police officers to solve cold cases in member countries. The database makes use of the DNA of relatives to identify missing persons or unidentified human remains around the world.
- Static Part:
- INTERPOL stands for International Criminal Police Organization. Its HQ is in Lyon, France. The President of INTERPOL is Kim Jong Yang
- The Indian Navy has inducted three ALH MK-III, which are indigenously-built advanced light helicopters. They were inducted into the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command during the ‘322Dega Flight’ induction ceremony at INS Dega, Visakhpatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The ALH MK-III are built by HAL.
- Static Part:
- Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh
- HQ of HAL: Bengaluru
- CMD of HAL: R Madhavan
- The G7 advanced economies signed an agreement on taxing multinational companies. As per the agreement, the minimum global tax rate would be at least 15%. The agreement was signed by UK, USA, Germany, Canada, France, Italy and Japan. This agreement will help to overcome issues related to cross-border tax which is used by major NCs.
- KIADB signed MoU with HDFC Bank
- Appointments on 10th June 2021
- QS World University Rankings 2022
- Indo-Thai CORPAT
- Haryana Government launched 3 Initiatives
Question:
Q.1 Which of the following organisation launched ‘I-Familia’, a new global database?
a. Drugs Controller General of India
b. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
c. Interpol
d. Central Intelligence Agency
a. Drugs Controller General of India
b. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
c. Interpol
d. Central Intelligence Agency
