Today’s Top News – 13 June 2024

The annual Kheer Bhawani Mela

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue over parts of Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand during the next 4 to 5 days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The Southwest Monsoon further advanced into some more parts of Maharashtra, entire Telangana and some more parts of Chhattisgarh yesterday. The IMD has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Northeast India during the next 4 to 5 days.

2. The First Session of 18th Lok Sabha will be convened from the 24th of this month. During the session, oath and affirmation of newly elected members and election of Lok Sabha Speaker will take place.

3. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan discussed the 100-day agricultural action plan in detail with senior officials of the Ministry.

4. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued an advisory to the Centre, State governments and union territories Administrations to ensure widows’ welfare and protection of their human rights. The commission has advised to ensure that the benefits of welfare schemes for widows reaches them through a single-window system.

5. Mohan Charan Majhi was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Odisha at the Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar

6. Telugu Desam Party Chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at Kesarapalli in Krishna District. 24 newly elected members including three from the Jana Sena party and one from the Bharatiya Janata Party were also sworn-in in the council of ministers.

7. Pema Khandu has been re-elected as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, leading the BJP Legislative Party to victory in the state assembly elections by winning 46 out of 60 seats. Khandu, along with his cabinet ministers, will be sworn in on Thursday (13 June) morning.

8. Amid water crisis in the national capital, the Delhi government has decided to deploy Additional District Magistrate and Sub Divisional Magistrate level officers in each zone to act as quick response team to provide water tankers and resolution of water related complaints.

9. In Gujarat, more than 5.31 lakh girl students of class 10th and 12th have registered to receive assistance under the Namo Lakshmi Yojana. It is to provide financial assistance to girl students studying in secondary and higher secondary.

10. The annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, celebrated on Zeisht Ashtami, will be held on June 14 at the shrines of Tulmulla in Ganderbal, Tikker in Kupwara, Laktipora Aishmuqam in Anantnag, Mata Tripursundri Devsar in Kulgam, and Mata Kheerbhawani Manzgam also in Kulgam. This is the biggest festival of Hindus in Kashmir after Amarnath yatra and holds immense significance in J&K.

11. Union Education Ministry had constituted a four-member panel to review grace marks awarded to more than one thousand 500 candidates in NEET-UG exam.

12. The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has announced its new leadership for the 2024-25 term, effective from June 2024. Abhijit Kishore, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Vodafone Idea (VI), has been appointed as the Chairman, while Rahul Vatts, Chief Regulatory Officer (CRO) of Bharti Airtel, will serve as the Vice Chairman.

13. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will likely keep Raebareli and relinquish the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief K Sudhakaran hinted on Wednesday.

14. A day after the Congress accused Uddhav Thackeray of unilaterally announcing his party’s candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, the two parties finalised the deal on Wednesday with the Shiv Sena (UBT) deciding to contest 3 out of 4 seats.

15. Schools Reopen in Telangana With New Timings : To align with private institutions, classes began at 9 am. Primary schools operated until 4 pm, secondary schools until 4.15 pm, while high schools started at 9.30 am.

16. The Driverless Namma Metro Yellow Line of Namma Metro, connecting RV Road to Bommasandra is set to start its service soon. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has announced that the signaling system and integration testing will be conducted on the Yellow Line.

17. SpiceJet Discontinues Hyderabad To Ayodhya Direct Flight Route Within Two Months Due To Poor Ticket Sales.

LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam
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1. The Narcotics Control Bureau- NCB is observing ‘Nasha Mukth Bharat Pakhwada’ from 12 June to 26 June across the country to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The aim of this observance is to create awareness amongst the public regarding the ill effect of the Drug Menace.

2. Alert staff of the Indian Railways and the police averted a major rail mishap after recovering a powerful cane bomb placed under the railway track in Gaya district of Bihar on Tuesday. The cane bomb was hidden under the railway track by suspected Maoists near Banskatawa railway station on the Gaya-Koderma section of the East Central Railway (ECR).

3. Do individuals born as members of Scheduled Castes retain their caste-related government benefits after converting to Islam or Christianity? : According to
Paragraph 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, under Article 341, states that “no person who professes a religion different from the Hindu, Sikh, or Buddhist religion shall be deemed to be a member of Scheduled Castes.” Thereby, the Order ceased to recognise a person as the Scheduled Caste if he or she belonged to any religious minority groups.

4. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu has denied the mercy plea of Mohammed Arif, also known as Ashfaq, a Pakistani citizen who was convicted for his involvement in the fatal Red Fort attack that occurred almost 24 years ago.

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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman
#Commerce & Industry :
Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 84 (Approx)
💷 GBP ₹105(Approx)
€ Euro : ₹ 90(Approx)
🇨🇳 Yuan ¥ : ₹ 12
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GDP(PPP ) :
purchasing power parity (PPP)
$13.119 trillion

GDP (nominal)
: $3.73 trillion
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy) .

GDP growth : 8.4% (Q3 2023-24)

India is the fifth largest economy in the world.

Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023

Population : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 10.09% (Oct2023)

Per capita: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.

GDP per capita
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)

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1. Nirmala Sitharaman assumed charge as the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs in New Delhi.

2. According to a recent World Bank report, India will remain the World’s fastest-growing economy, with a steady growth rate of 6.7 percent over the next three fiscal years.

3. Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday barred Pradeep Pandya, who was anchoring stock market shows on a television channel, and seven other entities from securities market for five years and imposed a fine of Rs 2.6 crore collectively for indulging in fraudulent trading activities.

4. Axis Bank has been fined more than ₹1.66 crore by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for “failing” to place a mechanism to detect and report suspicious transactions.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

#Information and Broadcasting Minister:
Ashwini Vaishnaw
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan

#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. ‘Captain Miller’, ‘Bhakshak’ nominated in the UK National Film Awards. Both the films have been nominated in Best Foreign Language Film. The awards will take place on July 3 at Porchester Hall in London.
Captain Miller Bhakshak nominated in the UK National Film Awards

Tamil actor Dhanush’s film ‘Captain Miller’ has garnered attention on the international stage.

2. Sonakshi Sinha is all set to tie the knot with her boyfriend, Zaheer Iqbal. According to reports, the couple will have a registered court marriage on June 23. However, this happy news has come as a surprise to many, including Sonakshi’s father, veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who has expressed that he is unaware of his daughter’s wedding plans.

3. Bollywood director-producer Karan Johar has approached the Bombay High Court against the makers of upcoming Hindi movie “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar”, saying they have unlawfully used his name in the title.

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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :–
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. National Security Guards (NSG) will soon create its units in Ayodhya, Pathankot and Kerala. The unit in Ayodhya will get operational in the next couple of months and the other two by the end of this year.

2. In Jammu and Kashmir, another terrorist was killed yesterday in an ongoing operation in the Saida Sohal village in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district. One CRPF jawan also lost his life in the opration.

3. The Indian Army issued a request for information (RFI) to procure an unknown number of very short-range air-defence systems (VSHORADSs) on 11 June. The Indian Army seeks to procure VSHORADS in two configurations – a man portable version and a vehicle-mounted version.

4. On 12 June 2024, we commemorate the 23th anniversary of the BrahMos missile’s first successful test launch, a ground breaking moment in the history of defence technology. It was on 12 June 2001 that the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile soared into the skies from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, marking the beginning of a new era in missile technology.

5. The light combat aircraft TEJAS of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing at Surat International Airport on Tuesday morning following a low fuel warning in the aircraft.

6. To enhance India’s underwater military capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is set to develop ground breaking underwater-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (ULUAVs) with the assistance of a Pune-based defence start-up. These ULUAVs, designed to be launched from submarines, will be created in collaboration with Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd.

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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)

President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu

Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar

Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi

Speaker Lok Sabha :

Minister of Parliamentary affairs : Kiren Rijiju

Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)

Loksabha : 550 members (530 States 20 Union Territories)

Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar

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13 Jun (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Jyeshta 07 (Amanta) Jyeshta 21 (Purnimanta)
Nakshatra : Purva Phalguni/Uttara Phalguni
Tithi : Saptami (up to 9:33 pm)/Ashtami
Rahu : 02:07 PM – 03:48 PM
Yamaganda 05:44 AM – 07:25 AM

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