India selects Brajendra Navnit as Ambassador to the WTO
June 7, 2020

- India has selected Brajendra Navnit, a 1999 IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre as its Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet recommended his appointment for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge.
Madurai salon owner’s daughter selected as UNADAP Goodwill Ambassador
June 7, 2020

- Thirteen-year-old M. Nethra daughter of C. Mohan an owner of a salon in Madurai has been selected as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor’ for United Nations Association for Development And Peace (UNADAP).
June 7 is observed as World Food Safety Day
June 7, 2020

- The World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is observed on 7 June to pull attention and encourage action to support, prevent, detect and manage food-borne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.
Actor Chirranjeevi Sarja passes away at 39
June 7, 2020

- Kannada actor Chirranjeevi Sarja passed away on Sunday in Bengaluru due to heart attack. He was 39.
Andhra Pradesh to begin online waste management platform
June 8, 2020

- On World Environment Day, Andhra Pradesh will release an online waste management platform to control liquid waste, hazardous, and non-hazardous solid waste and air pollutants. The Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC), which will supervise the platform
Gairsain become the summer capital of Uttarakhand
June 8, 2020

- Gairsain in Chamoli district was announced as the summer capital of Uttarakhand on 8th June. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat’s statement about Gairsain in the Vidhan Sabha and a major promise made by the party in its manifesto for 2017.
India, Denmark ink MoU for developing cooperation in power sector
June 8, 2020

- India and Denmark have inked an MoU for developing cooperation in the power sector.
- The MoU inked between the Ministry of Power and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate, Government of Denmark, is to produce a strong, deep and long-term co-operation between two countries in the power sector on the grounds of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.
Wipro pairs up with IBM to offer Cloud solutions
June 8, 2020

- Wipro has paired up with IBM to assist customers to embark on a hybrid cloud migration journey.
- Through this alliance, Wipro would produce hybrid cloud offerings to support businesses migrate, manage and modify mission-critical operations and applications across public or private cloud and on-premise IT environments.
Krishnendu Majumdar appointed as the new chairman of BAFTA
June 8, 2020

- The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has selected Krishnendu Majumdar to be their first person of color to Chairman the academy. Majumdar is also the youngest chair in BAFTA’s 73-years of history.
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