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Daily Current AffairsTurkey agrees to support Swedenand Finland'smembership of the NATOforapp 20201213NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the world’s most powerful military alliancereached a deal to admit Sweden and Finland after resolving the concerns of holdout Turkey. The threecountries’ foreign ministers signed a memorandum to confirm that Turkey will back Sweden andFinland’s NATO bids during a summit in Madrid this week. The push to add Sweden and Finland toNATO comes as Russia’s assault on Ukraine stokes fears of other countries in the region. Russia, longwary of NATO expansion, has opposed the two nations’ plans to join the alliance.India Centre inaugurated at Busan University of Foreign Studies in South Korea, MoU to promoteeducational & cultural exchange signedBusan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS) established an India Centre for promotion of India focusedactivities in the University. The Centre was inaugurated and will act as a nodal point for India-relatedevents in Busan and serve as a ready resource for students interested in India and to expand academicand cultural cooperation with the University. On this occasion, MoU to promote cooperation in thefield of education & cultural exchange was also signed between Busan University of Foreign Studiesand Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), Embassy of India in Seoul.

Daily Current AffairsFirst batch of 5300 Monkeypoxforvaccineapp 20201213doses delivered to Spain by the European CommissionThe first batch of 5300 vaccine doses against Monkeypox purchased by the European Commission'sHealth Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority was delivered to Spain. The vaccine dosesare allocated on a pro-rata basis, with the countries reporting the highest number of cases prioritizedfor delivery. After Spain, Portugal, Germany and Belgium will receive vaccines.Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, which is transmitted from animals to humans, but also from thehuman to human. The Commission said that since May 18th, around 2,682 cases of Monkeypox havebeen reported in 23 of the 27 EU member states.UN Refugee Agency appeals for urgent support to help displaced people affected by the drought inthe Horn of AfricaThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed for 42.6 million US dollars inaid to help millions that have been affected by the drought in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The UNRefugee Agency, in a statement said that the funding will deliver lifesaving assistance and protectionto some 1.5 million refugees, internally displaced people and local host communities affected by thedrought in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.As the crisis worsens, hundreds of thousands of people have also been forced to flee their homes insearch of life-saving aid. To date, more than 800,000 people in Somalia have been internally displacedand nearly 16,000 have crossed the border into Ethiopia, UNHCR figures indicated.

Daily Current AffairsIran applies to join BRICS groupforof emergingcountriesapp 20201213Iran has submitted an application to become a member of the BRICS. Iran, which holds the world’ssecond-largest gas reserves, wants to join the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and SouthAfrica. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said that Tehran's membership in the BRICS group wouldresult in added values for both sides. Argentina had also applied to join.China has by far the largest economy in the BRICS grouping, accounting for more than 70 of the group’scollective 27.5 trillion US dollars in economic might. India accounts for about 13 per cent, with Russiaand Brazil each accounting for about seven per cent, according to IMF data.PM Modi to launch several schemes on June 30 to ramp up MSME sectorPrime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the 'Udyami Bharat' programme and will launchseveral schemes on June 30. Prime Minister will launch the 'Raising and Accelerating MSMEPerformance' (RAMP) scheme, 'Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters' (CBFTE) scheme andnew features of the 'Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme' (PMEGP).Prime Minister Modi will also digitally transfer assistance to beneficiaries of PMEGP for 2022-23,announce results of MSME Idea Hackathon 2022, distribute National MSME Awards 2022, and issueDigital Equity Certificates to 75 MSMEs in the Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund.

Daily Current AffairsLok Sabha Speaker, Nitin GadkaripresentedNational Highway excellent award 2021forapp 20201213Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari gaveaway National Highways Excellence Awards-2021 to the stakeholders and companies engaged in thehighway construction and maintenance of road assets in New Delhi. These Excellence Awards wereconstituted in 2018 with an aim to incentivize stakeholders in the highway construction andmaintenance process and to create a spirit of healthy competitiveness amongst them.Around 122 nominations were received of which 30 final nominations were selected for these awards.National Highways Excellence Awards-2021 were given away in nine categories, including Excellencein Project Management, Excellence in Highway Safety, Excellence in Toll Management, Excellence inOperation and Maintenance, Innovation, Green Highways, Outstanding Work in ChallengingCondition, Bridge Construction and Tunnel Construction.Govt launches e-learning portal 'Dak Karmayogi' to enhance competency of Dak Sevaks and deptemployees‘Dak Karmayogi’, an e-learning portal of the Department of Posts was launched by CommunicationsMinister Ashwini Vaishnav and MoS Communications Devusinh Chauhan in Delhi . This portal has beendeveloped under the vision of ‘Mission Karmayogi’, which was conceptualized by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to bring efficiency to the actions of all government employees.Dak Karmayogi’ portal will enhance the competencies of about four lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks anddepartmental employees. It will enable all the trainees to access the uniform standardized trainingcontent online or in blended campus mode.

Daily Current AffairsUnion Minister Arjun Munda launchessecond phase of GOAL programme in New Delhifor app 20201213Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda launched the second phase of the Going Online AsLeaders (GOAL) Programme in New Delhi. Mr. Munda said, this programme will also create a platformfor more than fifty thousand Self-Help Groups and ten lakh families associated with TRIFED to taketheir products global. This programme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the MetaGOAL 2.0 initiative. It aims to digitally upskill ten lakh youth from tribal communities of the countryand open up opportunities for them using digital technology. The Ministry is primarily focusing onpromoting entrepreneurship amongst women through this programme.29th June is Celebrated as Statistics DayUnion Government has been celebrating Statistics Day on 29th June every year since 2007 to mark thebirth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, in recognition of his valuablecontribution in the field of Economic Planning and Statistics. This year’s theme is Data for SustainableDevelopment.The major objective of celebrating Statistics Day is creation of public awareness, especially among theyounger generation, on the role and importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policyformulation for development of the country.

Daily Current AffairsAkash Ambani named Reliance forJio Infocommchairmanapp 20201213The board of directors of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. has approved the appointment of Akash M.Ambani, non-executive director, as chairman of the board. His father Mukesh D Ambani, chairman ofReliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), had resigned as director of Reliance Jio Infocomm effective from theclose of working hours of June 27.May credit card spend crosses Rs. 1.13 lakh croreCredit card spending has crossed Rs. 1.13 lakh crore in May compared with Rs. 1.05 lakh crore in theprevious month, according to official data. The month-on-month rise in spending through cardsindicates a pick-up in economic activity. The latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showedthat 7.68 crore credit card holders spent about Rs 71,429 crore for buying online, while the amountwas spent through swipes at Point of Sale (PoS) machines stood at Rs 42,266 crore in May.In terms of the number of transactions, credit card payments were marginally lower online at 11.5crore against 12.2 crore offline or at PoS machines.

Daily Current AffairsBusiness tycoon Pallonji Mistry,forwho headedShapoorji Pallonji Group, dies at 93app 20201213Business tycoon Pallonji Mistry, who headed the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has died at 93. More than150 years old, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group is one of the largest business firms in India. Pallonji Mistry,the largest individual shareholder in the Tata Group with a 18.4 per cent holding in the conglomerate.He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2016. Founded in 1865, construction giant Shapoorji PallonjiGroup covers six business segments - engineering and construction, infrastructure, real estate, water,energy and financial services. It is spread across 50 countries. The company’s landmark projectsinclude the Reserve Bank of India and the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai and the blue-and-gold Al Alampalace for the Sultan of Oman.England’s Eoin Morgan ends an illustrious careerEoin Morgan confirmed his retirement from international cricket and stepped down as England’swhite-ball captain after more than seven years. After England’s dismal failure at the 2015 CricketWorld Cup, Morgan spearheaded the team’s white-ball transformation to a bold, attacking approachand unprecedented heights.

Daily Current AffairsHockey star Varinder passes awayfor app 20201213Olympic and World Cup medallist Varinder Singh, who was an integral part of some of India’smemorable victories in the 1970s, died in Jalandhar. He was 75. Varinder Singh was part of the goldwinning Indian team at the 1975 men’s Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. He was also part of teamsthat won bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics and silver at the 1973 World Cup in Amsterdam.West Indies beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in 2nd Test, sweep seriesWest Indies beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test and took a one-sided series 2-0. A wetfield washed out the first two sessions on Monday, but when Bangladesh resumed on 132-6, needing42 more runs to make West Indies bat again, play lasted less than 12 overs. Bangladesh's secondinnings extended nine more overs and 54 more runs before it was all over on 186.Bangladesh's 100th Test loss came after it scored 234 and 186 and West Indies 408 and 13 not out.

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