- Important Days & Events: June 12th is observed as “World Day Against Child Labour”
- Theme: “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour”
- Banking: ICICI bank has partnered with Zest Money to provide the cardless EMI facility for purchases on retail and e-commerce platforms
- Appointments: N J Ojha has been appointed as ombudsman for a two-year term under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
- Recently Union Minister of Agriculture launched India’s first home-grown COVID-19 Vaccine “Anocovax” for animals which was developed by the Haryana-based ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines.
- Andhra Pradesh Govt has launched the “YSR Yantra Seva Scheme” and flagged off the distribution of Tractors and combine harvesters at Guntur.
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the regional organization on BIMSTEC Day. The evolution of BIMSTEC over the last 25 years from the signing of the Bangkok Declaration on June 6 in 1996.
- The New York State Legislature in the United States has passed the world's first 'Right to Repair' law that would require digital electronics manufacturers to allow access to critical information and parts required by independent, local repair shops to complete repairs on most products.
- The Union Cabinet approved a hike in the Minimum Support Price for various Kharif crops for the year 2022-23, announced by Union Minister Anurag Thakur. The MSP of the common grade variety of paddy has been increased to Rs 2,040 per quintal for the 2022-23 crop year from Rs 1,940 in the previous year.
- Disinvestment plan aims to up Efficiency and Investments
- India's First Display Fab to be Established in Telangana worth Rs 24,000 cr
- Govt bond for Rs 33,000 crore Sails through as RBI accepts Bids
- RBI Issued Fresh Norms for Urban Co-operative Banks
- 5 Countries were Elected to U.N. Security Council
Questions:
Q.1 ICICI bank has partnered with which of the following apply to provide facility for purchases on retail and e-commerce platforms.a. Early Salary
b. Kredit Bee
c. Zest Money
d. Bajaj Finserv
Q.2 Which of the following state government has launched the YSR Yantra Seva Scheme?
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Telangana
