- Important Days & Events: 4th June is observed as ‘International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
- Appointments: Javier Olivan is appointed as the New Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms.
- Xiaomi India has appointed Alvin Tse as general manager, replacing Manu Kumar Jain's leadership role in the company. Anuj Sharma is appointed as the chief marketing officer.
- Brand Ambassador: Chinese smartphone company Tecno, which is part of Transsion Holdings, has announced the renewal of its brand association with Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana.
- Obituaries: Santoor Meastro Bhajan Sopori passed away at the age of 73. He developed a popular style known as ‘Sufi Baaj’. He is also known as ‘Saint of Santoor’ and ‘King of Strings’.
- Freedom Fighter Anajalai Ponnusamy passed away at the age of 102 She joined the Rani Of Jhansi Regiment of the Indian National Army to fight against the British.
- Sports: Indian American Harini Logan wins the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She becomes the best-known speller entering the bee and wins more than $50,000 in cash & prizes.
- Awards & Honours: Ahmed Salman Rushdie an Indian-born British Novelist has led the list of Queen’s Birthday Honors List in 2022. He is named as Companion of Honour for services to literature.
- Banking: The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 27.50 lakh on a public sector bank, Punjab & Sind Bank for non-compliance with certain directions of the central bank. which is based on 'external benchmark-based lending'.
- Tamil Nadu Govt signed an MOU with Indian Post Payment Bank for pensioner's digital life certificate. IPPB would transfer the doorstep services for 70/- per digital life certificate.
- According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Annual production of fossil fuel-based plastics is set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed 1 billion tonnes.
- Russia has launched a supply ship by the name uncrewed Progress MS-20 ship from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Russian cargo spacecraft delivered nearly three tons of supplies to its crew.
- Omega Seiki Joins Hands With Grip Invest, Plans To Lease 5,000 EVs By 2023.
- Grip Invest, which is a digital platform will finance 1,000 Rage+ Rapid e-three-wheelers of the company, with plans to expand to a minimum of 5,000 EVs by the end of the next year.
- Adani Transmission Ltd. has signed an agreement with Essar Power Ltd. for acquiring 673 ckt km operational inter-state transmission project owned and operated by Essar Power Transmission.
- PepsiCo India has set up a plant for nacho chip Doritos in UP and will increase the capacity of the state-of-the-art foods plant, PepsiCo’s total investment in Uttar Pradesh tops Rs 1,022 crores.
- Delhi Government to name the colonies and streets after Babasaheb Ambedkar to replace the word ‘Harijan”. The Delhi government strives to uplift the SC, ST, and OBC communities living in the national capital.
- C-Dot signs an agreement with VVDN technologies & WiSig Network to develop a 5G open RAN (Radio Acess Network) for 5G solutions.
- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has commenced the 2 months long ‘Har Ghar Dastak Campaign 2.0” to accelerate the pace and coverage of COVID-19 vaccination across all the eligible age groups. It started on June 1st and will come to an end by 31st July.
- eSanjeevani Integrated with NHA’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
- Centre approves 8.1% EPF Interest Rate for 2021-22, Lowest in 4 Decades
- Female Workforce in India declined to 9% since the Covid pandemic
- India’s Retail Inflation may be at 5.7-6.9% in FY23, say Economists
- Country’s First Liquid Mirror Telescope
Questions:
Q.1 Chinese smartphone company Tecno has collaborated with which Bollywood actor as its brand ambassador?a. Amitabh Bachan
b. Shah Rukh Khan
c. Ayushmann Khurana
d. Vidyut Jamwal
Q.2 ’Har Ghar Dastak Campaign’ is launched by which of the following Ministry?
a. Ministry of Health
b. Ministry of Road & Transport
c. Ministry of Women & Child Development
d. Ministry of Defence
Q.3 Tamil Nadu Govt signed an MOU with which of the following bank for pensioner's digital life certificate?
a. Airtel Payment bank
b. Paytm Payment bank
c. Indian Post Payment bank
d. Fino Payment bank
