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The global economy will decline by 5.2% in 2020: World Bank

June 9, 2020
World Bank
  • The global economy is on way to drop by 5.2 % this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the deepest recession since the Second World War, the World Bank Group stated in its latest Global Economic Prospects.

India stands 168th on Environmental Performance Index 2020, Denmark top

June 9, 2020
Environment
  • India has stood on 168th out of 180 countries in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), according to researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, who state that India’s decarbonization agenda requires to expedite, and the country suffers a number of serious environmental health risks, including poor air quality.

Madhya Pradesh started “Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana” for Street Vendors

June 9, 2020
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
  • Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh began Street Vendor Registration Portal http://www.mpurban.gov.in/and “Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana” and transferred Rs 300 crore to the urban local bodies.

Gujarat is on the first place in FSSAI food safety index for 2019-20

June 9, 2020
FSSAI
  • In the Largest States, Gujarat is on the first place, following by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra food safety in 2019-20, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announced on 7th June.

“Bande Utkala Janani” receives state anthem status in Odisha

June 9, 2020
Govt. of Odisha
  • The Odisha Cabinet on 7th June recommended a proposal to give state anthem status of Odisha to ”Bande Utkala Janani”.
  • Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh said that the Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik agreed with state anthem status to ”Bande Utkala Janani”.

Plantation drive called “Thank Mom” began in Madhya Pradesh

June 9, 2020
Plantation
  • In Madhya Pradesh, a plantation drive called “Thank Mom” has been commenced on the axioms of Social Justice and Disabled Welfare Directorate from today on World Environment Day.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh starts ‘COVID BEEP’ app for COVID-affected patients

June 9, 2020
Union Minister Jitendra Singh starts ‘COVID BEEP’ app for COVID-affected patients
  • Union Minister Jitendra Singh on  June 7, released the ‘COVID BEEP’ app, the country’s first indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system promoted for COVID-19 affected patients.

8th June is observed as World Oceans Day

June 8, 2020
World Oceans Day
  • June 8th is observed as World Oceans Day to aware everyone about the significance of oceans’ role in our everyday life.
  • Theme 2020: ‘Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean’.

Russia’s Daniil Dubov gets chess Rapid Challenge in Armageddon

June 8, 2020
Daniil Dubov
  • In chess, the final of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge moved all the way to a tie-breaking Armageddon match from which Russian Daniil Dubov become the champion after beating Hikaru Nakamura of the United States.

Javed Akhtar to be only Indian to get prestigious Richard Dawkins Award

June 8, 2020
Javed Akhtar
  • Expert writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar said he is honored to be selected this year’s recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award as he has been a big fan of the world-renowned English evolutionary biologist in whose name the recognition is presented.