- Important Days & Events:
- US President Joe Biden signed a law to commemorate June 19 or Juneteenth as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery after the American civil war (1861-65).
- The world’s largest living plant has been identified in the shallow waters off the coast of Western Australia.
- Appointments: Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, Hamza Abdi Barre as the Prime Minister.
- Awards & Honours: Ramakrishna Mukkavilli has been honoured with SDG Pioneer for water stewardship by UNGC.
- The National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy for cooperation on numerical model-based applications in meteorology and oceanology.
- Kotak general insurance has signed an agreement with PhonePe to offer motor insurance.
- mRube, the electronic trading platform promoted by Rubber Board developed by the Ahmedabad-based i-Sourcing Technologies. mRube follows a simple one-time registration to carry extra enterprise for rubber sellers.
- Overseas Remittances almost Double year on year to $2 billion in April
- Govt to bring Legal Changes for Social Media Accountability
- Study reveals use of Microplastics in Water Bodies
- India, EU re-launch FTA talks in Brussels
- India ranked 3rd Highest Renewable Power Capacity in 2021
Questions:
Q.1 The world’s largest living plant has been identified in which of the following Country?a. Australia
b. Japan
c. UK
d. China
Q.2 Which of the following general insurance has signed an agreement with PhonePe to offer motor insurance?
a. ICICI Insurance
b. HDFC First Life
c. Kotak general Insurance
d. Axis general insurance
