TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha will be chosen today. Senior BJP MP Om Birla, who was also the Speaker in the last Lok Sabha, is the N.D.A. nominee for the post this time as well. On the other hand, the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc has fielded Congress MP K Suresh for the post. Both the candidates filed their nominations for the Speaker’s post for which the election is scheduled to be held today.
2. The oath taking process by the newly elected MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha was completed yesterday. Barring five MPs, all MPs took oath in the last two days of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha.
3. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh expressed confidence that India’s Nuclear Power generation capacity will increase by around 70 percent in the next five years.
4. Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry is rolling out Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao initiative under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 from 1st July to 31st August. This initiative seeks to enhance the preparedness of Urban Local Bodies to handle the challenges posed by heavy rainfall and heightened health risks during the months of June to August.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to all those great men and women who resisted the Emergency on 25th June, 1975.
6. The first meeting of the High-Level Committee of Experts constituted by the Ministry of Education to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through National Testing Agency (NTA) was held on Monday.
7. Haryana govt Increases Reservation for OBC Category from 15% to 27% : Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced that the reservation for the backward classes in Group-A and Group-B posts, currently at 15 per cent, will be increased to 27 per cent, “in line with the Central government’s policy”. He was addressing a gathering at ‘OBC Morcha Sarv Samaj Samrasta Sammelan’ held in Gurugram.
8. Congress picks Rahul Gandhi as leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
9. Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday clarified that any decision on inducting leaders from the rival NCP led by Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will be taken on a case by case basis and it will not be a sweeping call.
10. Football icon Bhaichung Bhutia on Tuesday, 25 June 2024, announced that he was quitting politics, following his defeat in the recent assembly elections in Sikkim.
11. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall along the West Coast and over Northeast India during next four to five days.
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 UP cabinet has passed the Uttar Pradesh Public Examination Ordinance 2024 to curb paper leaks. Under this ordinance, stringent provisions have been made for punishment against violators, which include punishment from 2 years to life imprisonment and a fine of up to one crore rupees.
2. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal remained in jail as the Delhi High Court yesterday stayed the trial court order granting him bail in an alleged money laundering case. CBI to produce Kejriwal in court on today (Wednesday).
3. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report on the death of people after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu.
4. Maharashtra government on Tuesday suspended IPS officer Quaiser Khalid for allowing a giant hoarding — whose collapse last month claimed 17 lives — without the approval of the DGP office.
5. Bombay high court on Tuesday directed that the 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in the Porsche car accident in Pune be released immediately as the orders remanding him to an observation home were illegal and the law regarding juveniles must be implemented fully.
6. Ram Temple Construction Committee chairman Nripendra Mishra on Tuesday rejected the allegations of the temple’s chief priest regarding the seepage of rainwater draining out of water from the sanctum sanctorum.
“There was no water leakage but the rainwater came down from the pipes fixed to install electric wires,” Mishra said.
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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. Anuj Tyagi Appointed MD and CEO of HDFC ERGO General Insurance.
2. The government has appointed Girija Subramanian as chairman and managing director (CMD) of New India Assurance, the largest general insurer in India.
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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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Kalki 2898 AD is slated to be released in theatres on 27 June 2024. Kalki 2898 AD, the post-apocalyptic film starring Prabhas and Deepika Padukone, is set for a grand release on 27 June, Thursday.
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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. The United States has been pushing for the sale of the Boeing F-15EX fighter jet to the Indian Air Force (IAF) as part of India’s plan to acquire new fighter jets. Boeing has received a license from the U.S. government to offer the F-15EX to the IAF. The F-15EX is a next-generation fighter aircraft developed by Boeing and is an upgraded version of the fourth-generation F-15 fighter jet.
2. The United Kingdom has been actively seeking India’s partnership in the development of the sixth-generation Tempest fighter jet program. The Tempest fighter jet is being developed as part of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program by a consortium known as Team Tempest, which includes the Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, and MBDA UK.
3. iDEX has launched 11 editions of the Defence India Start-up Challenge and recently unveiled the Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme to promote innovations in critical and strategic defence technologies.
4. The first batch of 25 ‘Robo-Dog’ MULES is likely to be inducted by the Army soon.
The Army had signed a contract in September 2023 for emergency procurement of 100 such MULES MULES (Multi-Utility Legged Equipment) in the shape of dogs, which will be deployed for surveillance, and to carry light loads through steep and uneven terrain.
5. BrahMos cruise missiles inducted by the Philippines as a “game changer”, which provides credible capabilities, Philippines envoy Josel F. Ignacio said India was a major source for the modernisation of the Philippines armed forces which was under way.
6. INDIAN RAFALE FIGHTER PILOTS BEGIN JOINT EXERCISES IN GREECE : Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jets have been stationed at the 117 Fighter Wing in Andravida for days. The air base is feverishly preparing for NATO’s flagship Ramstein Flag exercise, which will be held for the first time outside Germany.
On Saturday, they carried out their first joint training with the Greek French-made Rafale and Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets of the 335 and 336 Squadrons from the 114th Fighter Wing.
7. Indian Air Force conducted a capstone seminar marking the culmination of the Number three Warfare and Aerospace Strategy Program, WASP at the Air Force Auditorium in New Delhi. The seminar with the theme “India’s Strategic Culture and Imperative for Contemporary National Security’ was conducted under the aegis of the College of Air Warfare and Centre for Air Power Studies.
8. Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani is set to be the next Vice Chief of Army Staff with the government clearing his appointment to the post.
The officer, who is presently helming the Army’s Central Command, will succeed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi. Lt Gen Dwivedi, currently serving as the Vice Chief, will be the next Chief of the Army Staff when incumbent Gen Manoj Pande retires on 30 June.
9. In Ladakh, as a tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War, the Indian Army has opened the Khalubar War Memorial to tourists. This opening ceremony was part of the ‘Forever in Operations’ Division’s Pre-Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations as this year, the country will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26 July.
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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
26 Jun (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Jyeshta 20 (Amanta)
Ashada 04 (Purnimanta)
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Tithi : Panchami (up to 8:55 pm)Shashthi
Rahu : 12:29 PM – 02:10 PM
Yamaganda 07:27 AM – 09:08 AM
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