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DAILY DOSE 11TH JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 11TH JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Russia, China unveil first road bridge

  • Russia and China on 10 June 2022 unveiled the first-ever road bridge between the two countries.
  • The kilometre-long bridge over the Amur river links the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk with Heihe in northern China.
  • Consisting of two traffic lanes, the bridge cost around 19 billion rubles ($328 million).

 

2) PM inaugurates headquarters of IN-SPACE at Bopal, Ahmedabad

  • PM Modi on 10 June 2022 inaugurated the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACE) at Bopal in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
  • IN-SPACE was established in June 2020.
  • It is an autonomous and single window nodal agency in the Department of Space for the promotion, encouragement and regulation of space activities of both government and private entities.

 

3) OECD slashes India growth forecast to 6.9% in FY23

  • The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has forecast India’s GDP growth at 6.9 per cent for FY23 from 8.1 per cent estimated earlier.
  • This is below the RBI’s estimate of 7.2 per cent.
  • On 7 June 2022, The World Bank had also slashed India’s growth forecast to 7.5 per cent from 8.5 per cent for FY23.

 

4) Malaysia to abolish mandatory death penalty

  • Malaysia on 10 June 2022 announced that it has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty.
  • The death penalty will be replaced by ‘alternative punishments’ at the discretion of the courts.
  • In Malaysia, there are currently 11 offences that trigger the mandatory death penalty.
  • In May 2022, Zambia had also announced its plan to abolish the death penalty.

 

5) AR Rahman appointed as ambassador of Indo-UK culture platform

  • AR Rahman has been appointed as ambassador of the Indo-UK culture platform, The Season of Culture, which marks the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
  • It was officially launched on 7 June 2022 by Britain’s Deputy High Commissioner to India Jan Thomson.
  • The Season of Culture aims to strengthen India-UK collaboration in the areas of arts, English and education.

 

6) Tamil Nadu government sets up panel to regulate online gaming

  • The Tamil Nadu government on 10 June 2022 set up a four-member panel to give recommendations to regulate online gaming.
  • The panel is headed by retired Madras high court judge K Chandru.
  • Tamil Nadu had banned online gaming with stakes in November 2020 but the provision was struck down by the Madras high court in August 2021.
  • Tamil Nadu Governor – R. N. Ravi
  • Tamil Nadu CM – M. K. Stalin

 

7) China releases world’s ‘most detailed’ map of Moon

  • China has released a new geological map of the moon, which it says is the most detailed to date.
  • The map has registered even finer details of the lunar surface than mapped by the US in 2020.
  • The new map was first published by Science Bulletin on 30 May 2022.
  • The United States Geological Survey had, for the first time, mapped the entire lunar surface in 2020.

 

8) WHO award for PGI Chandigarh centre for tobacco control

  • The WHO has awarded the Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh with the Regional Director Special Recognition Award.
  • The Resource Center for Tobacco Control is a joint initiative of the PGIMER and the UNION-SEA.
  • It was set up in 2018 by 25 organisations working over tobacco control in India.

 

9) Maharashtra gets 12 new conservation reserves & 3 wildlife sanctuaries

  • The Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife on 6 June 2022 approved 12 new conservation reserves and 3 wildlife sanctuaries.
  • These protected areas will have an area of almost 1,000 sq km.
  • The 3 new wildlife sanctuaries are, the extension of the Lonar wildlife sanctuary, Kolamarka in Gadchiroli & Muktai Bhawani in Jalgaon.
  • With new additions, the number of conservation reserves will rise to 27.

 


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