Sri Chaitanya IAS Academy Career Finder Contents Chief Editor : ATIONAL ND OCIAL SSUES.............................. 4 Dr. B. S. Rao garu, Chairman, N A S I Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions In Kashmir, hundreds of pellet gun victims face a hazy future 4 India lifts curbs on airspace 4 Kargil war veteran declared foreigner 5 Co Editors: Maharashtra's solar pump scheme in Vidarbha not working 5 Mr. U Vijay Kumar Indians work hard but get fewer benefits 6 Mr. M Dharmendar What does the merger of NSSO and Central Statistics Office entail? 6 GSP issues will be resolved: India 7 Layout Designers: Body scanners made mandatory at 84 airports 7 Mr. K S R Kiran Indian Navy steps up anti-piracy patrol 8 Admn. Office: India slams OIC for naming Special Envoy on Kashmir 8 Plot No. 304, Kasatty Heights, Travel portal 'UdChalo' to give a new lease of life to wounded soldiers 8 Madhapur, Section 376E and the Shakti Mills gang rape case? 8 Hyderabad - 500 081. Ajit Doval reappointed National Security Advisor with Cabinet rank 9 Ph: 040 - 66151515, 64640193/5/6. Three -language formula? 10 Parties speak out on Operation Blue Star 11 Prasar Bharati will retain its autonomy 11 All rights reserved. No part of this Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos test-fired 11 Magazine may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted Tokyo seeks '2+2' meeting with Foreign, Defence Ministers 12 in any form by any means, Electronic, 95 on maiden SDG Gender Index 12 Mechanical, Photocopying or Transgender rights Bill to be reintroduced 12 otherwise, without the prior Centre wants all States to join Ayushman Bharat 12 permission of the publisher. While No Narendra Modi-Imran Khan meeting on the sidelines of SCO 13 every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the information in this AIR may have to power off short wave transmissions 13 edition, neither publisher nor any of India criticises lack of transparency in functioning of UNSC's 13 its employees accept any Nagaland want to draw up a list of all indigenous inhabitants? 14 responsibility for any error or Home Ministry warns NGOs 15 omission. Articles that cannot be Retest of baby shampoo shows absence of formaldehyde 15 used are returned to the authors if accompanied by a self addressed All States can now constitute Foreigners Tribunals 15 and sufficiently stamped envelop. Quad one way to fix regional issues: Australian envoy 16 “Career Finder” assumes no Clean drinking water to all by 2024, says Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 16 responsibility for statements and Sharad Kumar appointed as interim Chief Vigilance Commissioner 16 opinions advanced by the authors Enforcement of child labour laws lacking, says official 17 nor for any claims made in the advertise-ments published in the DRDO conducts maiden test of hypersonic technology demonstrator 17 Magazine. Encephalitis surge in Bihar 18 Bishkek Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 18 "Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time". Arnold H. Glasow 1 June 2019 Sri Chaitanya IAS Academy Career Finder One nation, one election 18 U.S. President Donald Trump steps into North Korea, in a PIL plea in Madras High Court for pre-censorship of TV historic first 34 programmes 19 Mexico City celebrates role as haven for LGBTQ migrants Government approves Motor Bill 20 34 At G20 trilateral, China proposes 5G partnership with ECONOMY......................................... 21 India, Russia 35 PM announces task force for reforms in agri-economy 21 UNGA resolution on goods used for capital punishment, Anti-profiteering body NAA's tenure extended by 2 years21 torture 35 Jalan panel on economic capital framework 21 Blacklisting Pakistan absolutely a possibility 36 Tea auction to go digital in Assam 22 India-Pakistan clash over Nizam of Hyderabad funds in Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) 22 U.K. 36 12,305 crore disbursed so far to farmers under PM-KISAN Experts fear 'snowball effect' as Iran abandons nuclear scheme 23 deal 36 RBI introduces 'Complaint Management System 23 China tests new ballistic missile 37 Nandan Nilekani panel sees 10-fold growth in digital Belt and Road project 37 payments in 3 years 23 US-China trade war, sea row in ASEAN summit spotlight CII launches new Index to measure fiscal performance 24 38 IMA ponzi scam: ED attaches 209crore assets under PMLA Saudi launches residency scheme to boost revenue 39 24 Palestinians reject U.S.-Bahrain peace plan 39 Viral Acharya quits as RBI Deputy Governor six months India continued to be placed in Tier 2 on the country before end of his term 25 trafficking scale 40 Govt. RBI promise to address concerns on data localization India uses yoga diplomacy to assert rising global influence rule 26 41 State department reiterates Trump’s ‘fair and reciprocal ILO adopts #MeToo treaty against harassment at work trade’ message for India 26 41 Is India ready to embrace the circular economy? 27 Norway islanders want to go 'time-free' when sun doesn't Regulations on shisham trade hit rosewood artisans 28 set 41 Boat makers in Odisha's coastal villages struggle to stay Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone amid afloat 29 tensions 42 Salaried employees in India devoid of paid leaves, social U.S.'s South Asia budget to fall 42 security: PLFS 29 China launches Internet 'clean-up' campaign 43 'Free metro, bus travel may not improve safety, but stress First time India has voted in favour of Israel in UN's public transport system' 30 ECOSOC 43 Inflation is healthy for the economy - but too much can trigger a recession 30 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.............. 44 NBFC crisis 31 AstroSat peers into the heart of Jellyfish galaxy 44 New injectable hydrogel may improve stem cell uptake INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS............... 32 45 Commercial whaling backin Japan 32 This amino acid can help mung bean plants withstand Tiananmen Square Protests 32 heat stress 45 China announces South China Sea military training Australia's New Sex-Changing Tomato 46 exercises 32 China launches its first sea-based space rocket 46 Kuwait invalidates IIT degrees, following non approval of Vitamin D may help cancer patients live longer 47 NBA 33 Orange cucumber from North-East is storehouse of Pakistan receives $500 million from Qatar 34 Vitamin A 47 2 June 2019 Sri Chaitanya IAS Academy Career Finder India to build indigenous space station in 7 years 47 316 out of 651 protected areas under final ESZ notification World's first gene-edited babies may be at early death 57 risk 48 US Virgin Islands approves bill to ban toxic sunscreen 58 Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency 48 This June may be second-most rain deficient in 7 years Unravel the fungus responsible for Sheath Blight disease 58 in rice 49 Human rights, environment activists unsafe in Asia 59 Mystery mass altering lunar gravity 49 Why the heatwave? Blame Cyclone Vayu, El Niño 59 New space telescope to create a 3D X-ray map of Universe The fishing cats of Colombo 60 49 Spotting the spotted owlet in Delhi 60 Heat-tolerant bacteria that survived meteorite impact In Arunachal, the golden cat wears new colours 60 50 G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste 60 'Drinking buttermilk improves cardiovascular health' 50 Call to protect kadamba trees 61 What happened to Apollo goodwill moon rocks? 50 After a decade, black tiger shrimps stage a comeback in NCRA to host International Pulsar Timing Array meet 51 Kerala 61 Novel algorithm can help robots prevent colliding with A water clinic for elephants opens on the banks of the humans 51 Yamuna 61 Some women are more prone to develop cervical cancer Centre to place more focus on piped water 62 52 ASEAN nations, among worst ocean polluters, aim to curb Scientists pave the way for a new therapy for type 2 plastic debris 62 diabetes 52 Device to trap ocean plastic waste relaunches 62 Cancer cell detection 'dots' developed from coal in Assam Mt Everest turning into a pile of discarded tents, human 52 waste 63 Plants may be spreading superbugs to humans 53 Elephants killed over 2,300 people in last five years: Life on Jupiter's moon Europa? Discovery of table salt on Environment Ministry 63 the surface boosts hopes 53 Crocodiles were once vegetarians 63 Invisible nano-ink may help combat counterfeiting 53 Serbia's Balkan donkey cheese 63 Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality 54 'Impressive' tortoise discovered in Arunachal Pradesh Japan's 'washi' paper torn by modern life; struggles to 64 attract customers 54 Centre agrees to pay revised cost of Rs 55,548 cr 64 Indian scientist to be Co-Investigator for NASA's PUNCH WWF's One Planet City Challenge 64 mission 54 India gets re-elected as observer to Arctic Council 64 Remdesivir Shows Promise against Nipah Virus in FLR and Bonn Challenge 65 Monkeys 55 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) 65 Engineering this fungi may produce eco-friendly NGT stays A.P. project to link Godavari, Krishna and Penna alternative to synthetic dyes 55 65 Lunar Evacuation System 56 CAFÉ regulations and Bharat stage emission standards 66 Scientists decode genome of miracle plant 56 AWARDS.......................................... 67 WHO - The E-2020 initiative 56 Indian scientists develop more potent Anthrax vaccine 56 22 writers to get Sahitya Akademi awards 67 Maldives confers country's highest honour on PM Modi ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES................... 57 67 Bitcoin use causing huge CO2 emissions: Study 57 Social activist Makarand Tilloo receives 'Save Water Hero Studying Olive Ridleys in Odisha 57 Award' 67 WHO Award For Rajasthan Health Dept. 67 Akshaya Patra wins BBC award 67 3 June 2019 Sri Chaitanya IAS Academy Career Finder NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES In Kashmir, hundreds of pellet gun According to various government and non- victims face a hazy future governmental data, the number of pellet victims in Kashmir since the pellet shotgun was introduced in What are pellet guns? 2010 to quell mass street protests, is likely to be between They are a form of non-lethal crowd control methods 10,000 to 20,000 persons.