Current Affairs: June 05-06, 2019

June 05-06, 2019

India ranks 95 among 129 countries in global gender equality index

India ranked 95th out of 129 countries in a

new index that measures global gender

equality looking at aspects such as

poverty, health, education, literacy,

political representation and equality at

the workplace. Denmark was ranked at

the first place and Chad at 129th place. ranked at 74 position, at 113 while Nepal

and at 102 and 110 respectively, the index said.

The Sustainable Development Goals Gender Index has been developed by UK-based Equal

Measures 2030, a joint effort of regional and global organisations including African Women's

Development and Communication Network, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for

Women, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and International Women's Health Coalition.

Indian Oil, BPCL, HPCL to form JV for Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline project

Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum Corporation

(BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd

(HPCL) will be laying the world’s longest

LPG pipeline, from Kandla (Gujarat) to

Gorakhpur (UP). An IndianOil statement

said the 2,757-km cross-country pipeline will

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coast and reach LPG to 22 bottling plants (BPs) of the three oil marketing companies (OMCs).

The Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline is estimated to cost about Rs. 10,000 crore. It will be

implemented through a joint venture company where Indian Oil will hold 50 percent and the

other two OMCs will hold 25 percent each.

Assam govt to provide subsidy of Rs 1.7 lakh for admission in North East Skill Centre

Assam government to provide a subsidy of 1.7

lakh rupees for the admission in the North East

Skill Centre. Mission Director of the Assam Skill

Development Mission AP Tiwari said that the total

course fees of the first batch students would be

around 2.2 lakh rupees. He said that 400 students

would get admission in the first batch.

The Centre has got the support from Singapore's IITEES. Mr. Tiwari said that the Chief

Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has given much stress in the skill development sector and various

industry leaders have shown interest in this sector.

World Bank retains India's growth rate forecast for FY19-20 at 7.5%

The World Bank has retained its forecast of

India's growth rate at 7.5% for the current

financial year. In its report Global Economic

Prospects, the World Bank also said growth rate

is expected to remain the same for the next two

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fiscals. "In India, growth is projected at 7.5 percent in FY2019/20 (April 1, 2019 to March 31,

2020), unchanged from the previous forecast, and to stay at this pace through the next two fiscal

years," the World Bank said in its report.

TN gets $287-m World Bank loan for healthcare reform

The Centre, the Tamil Nadu Government

(GoTN) and the World Bank have signed a

$287-million loan agreement for the Tamil

Nadu Health System Reform Programme

(TNHSRP).

TNHSRP aims to improve the quality of

healthcare, reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and fill equity gaps in

reproductive and child health services in the State, according to an official statement.

RBI approves Rakesh Makhija as Axis Bank non-executive Chairman

The Reserve Bank of India has approved the

appointment of Rakesh Makhija as the Non-

Executive (Part-Time) Chairman of Axis Bank, the

lender said in a regulatory filing on Monday. The

appointment will be for a three-year period from

July 18, 2019 to July 17, 2022. Axis Bank had in

March this year proposed Makhija as the non-

executive Chairman.

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'Cyclone man' Mrutyunjay Mohapatra new IMD chief

Renowned scientist and cyclone warning

specialist Mrutyunjay Mohapatra was

appointed as the chief of India Meteorological

Department (IMD), according to a Personnel

Ministry order. The 54-year-old Scientist 'G' and

Additional Director General in the IMD has been

appointed as Director General of Meteorology, IMD, for a period of five years.

Mohapatra and his team at the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD have earned praise for

their accurate forecasts on cyclones, its wind-speed and likely impact on life and property

including during the recent cyclone 'Fani', when their timely warnings enabled the authorities

to ensure early evacuation of millions of people.

Gianni Infantino Waved in for Second Term as FIFA President

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president

of football's world governing body Fifa for a

second term. The Swiss-Italian, 49, was re-elected

until 2023 without opposition at Fifa's annual

congress in Paris.

He succeeded Sepp Blatter in 2016 and has

increased the number of teams at the 2026 World

Cup and proposed key changes to the Club World Cup. Ex-president Blatter was in charge for

17 years until he was banned amid a corruption scandal in 2015.

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Ashis Ray’s Book On World Cup “Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge” Launched

“Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge” – a

book on the history of the tournament from an

Indian perspective by veteran broadcaster and

writer Ashis Ray – has been formally unveiled by

the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket

Board, Tom Harrison. The event took place on May

29 at the annual summit of the UK-based India

Business Group at the Institute of Directors in London. Speaking at the function, Harrison said:

“I am much looking forward to reading the book.”

Sunder Pichai, Nasdaq's Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award

In United States, Google's India-born CEO

Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena

Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious

Global Leadership Awards 2019 by business

advocacy group USIBC in recognition of the two

companies' contribution as the leading

technology-driven platforms.

The award by Washington-based US-India Business Council (USIBC) would be conferred

upon Indian-American Pichai, 46, and Friedman, 50, during the next week's 'India Ideas

Summit'. Given annually since 2007, the USIBC Global Leadership Awards recognize top

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corporate executives from the United States and India whose companies play a major role in

catalyzing growth in the US-India commercial corridor.

Malayalam actor Sheela J.C. honoured with J.C. Daniel Award

Veteran actress Sheela was chosen for the

prestigious J C Daniel Award, the Kerala

government's highest honour for outstanding

contribution to Malayalam cinema. The annual

honour, named after J C Daniel, who made the

first silent movie in Mollywood, comprises a

purse of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a plaque.

World Environment Day: 05 June

Since its inception in 1974, the World

Environment Day is celebrated every year on

June 5 in more than 100 countries. The World

Environment Day provides an opportunity to

broaden the “basis for an enlightened opinion and

responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises

and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment,” according to the United

Nations.

Every year, the World Environment Day is organized around a theme in order to draw

attention towards pressing environmental issues. ‘Beat Air Pollution’, the theme for World

Environment Day 2019, is a call for action call to combat the global crisis and has been chosen

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International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: 5 June

The purpose of the International Day for the

Fight against Illegal, Unreported and

Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is to draw attention

to the threats posed by IUU fishing activities to

the sustainable use of fisheries resources as well

as to ongoing efforts to fight these activities.

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) illegal, unreported and

unregulated fishing activities are responsible for the loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish each

year, which is estimated to have an economic value of US$10–23 billion.

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression: June 4

The United Nations' (UN) International Day

of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is

observed on June 4 each year. The purpose of

the day is to acknowledge the pain suffered by

children throughout the world who are the

victims of physical, mental and emotional

abuse. This day affirms the UN's commitment to protect the rights of children.

The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is celebrated by various

groups and organisations to protect and preserve the rights of children. Like the "Say Yes for

Children" campaign took several actions to improve the lives of children.

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Jay-Z Named World's First Billionaire Rapper

Jay-Z has become the world's first hip-hop

billionaire, according to US business magazine

Forbes. It says even a "conservative estimate" of

his earnings has him breaking the billion dollar

barrier.

Alongside music, his fortune includes more

than $410m (£300m) invested in alcohol companies and a roughly $70m stake in Uber. Jay-Z,

real name Shawn Carter, grew up in one of New York's roughest neighborhoods.

Thaawarchand Gehlot leaves for Buenos Aires to participate in 2nd Global Disability Summit

Social Justice and Empowerment minister

Thaawarchand Gehlot has left for Buenos

Aires in to participate in 2nd Global

Disability Summit.

The objective of the three-day summit is to

deliberate on issues across the world

concerning empowerment and inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and to work out a

mechanism for enabling them to live an independent and dignified life.

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Indian businessman Yusuff Ali gets first Gold Card permanent residency visa in UAE

The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship of

the (UAE) on Monday

announced that it had issued its first gold residence

card to Indian business leader Yusuff Ali MA, the

chairman of LuLu Group International.

The Indian business tycoon became the first among

6,800 investors to receive the UAE's permanent

residency. The first batch of beneficiaries include investors with total investments exceeding

(dirham) Dh100 billion.

Yusuff Ali was awarded the gold card by Brigadier Saeed Salem Al Shamsi, the executive

director of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs.

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