- Important Days & Events
- 6th July is observed as World Zoonoses Day.
- Objective: World Zoonoses Day was instituted on 6 July 1885 to educate and raise awareness about zoonotic diseases.
- Ranks & Indices: Start-up ranking 2021
- States: Gujarat and Karnataka emerged as the “best performers” in the third edition of States’ Start-up ranking, 2021,
- Meghalaya bagged the top honour among Northeastern states.
- Awards: Ukrainian maths professor, Maryna Viazovska, won the top mathematics prize, the Fields Medal 2022.
- Appointments Aviva India has appointed Asit Rath as CEO and MD. He will replace Amit Malik.
- Obituaries: The Secretary-General of the OPEC Mohammed Barkindo, has died unexpectedly at the age of 63.
- Energy Company Greenko has partnered with IIT-Hyderabad to train students towards sustainable goals like climate change mitigation, circular economy, energy transition, etc.
- The Ministry of Steel has joined the PM Gati Shakti Portal in an effort to detect and address connection gaps in the infrastructure with help of the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BiSAG-N) app.
- Himachal Pradesh government has launched the ‘Naari Ko Naman’ scheme to provide 50% concession on fares in Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses to women.
- The Bundelkhand Expressway is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first week of July.
- Indians are now permitted to receive up to Rs. 10 lakh annually from relatives who live overseas without telling the authorities.
- Russia signs pact for supplying tech for Kudankulam nuclear power plant
- States Borrowing cost remains high at 7.86% despite fall in G-secs yield
- Payment giant NPCI has SWIFT alternative for 32 million Indian expats
- Rupee likely to hit 81 against dollar by FY23-end
- United Nations Ocean Conference 2022
Questions:
Q.1 Maryna Viazovska, won a top medal in the Fields Medal 2022 belongs to which of the following country?a. Russia
b. Ukraine
c. Australia
d. Canada
Q.2 Which of the following state ranked the best performer in the States Start-up ranking, 2021?
a. Karnataka
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Maharastra
d. Goa
