NATIONAL AFFAIRS:
- GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council) report: India to install wind energy of 20 GW by the year 2025.
- North east infrastructural development projects to be assisted by ISRO using space technology.
- IIT Kharagpur built a technique to detect early development of cyclone in North east ocean.
- Agricultural export of India rises to 17.34% during 2020-2021.
- Prime minister to be part of G7 Summit to participate in outreach sessions.
- New rules for ATM cash withdrawal laid down by RBI. It involves increase in interchange fee and ATM transaction limit. It also increased charges on transactions beyond free limit.
- Assam to become a state with third most national parks in India. It will soon get its 7th National Park called as Dihing Patkai.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
- A joint report on child labor released by ILO-UNICEF on rise of child labor in the world in last two decades.
- Indonesia: Mosquitoes infected with ‘miraculous bacteria’ in lab causing drop in dengue case.
- China approved a law against foreign sanction to strengthen its defense system against US and EU.
- Google to construct longest undersea cable linking United States, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to boost internet connectivity in the region.
- Researchers of University of Ottawa proposed a new optical element called ‘Spaceplate’.
- India ranked at 55th position in Global House price Index for Q1 2021.
RAJASTHAN STATE AFFAIRS:
- Veterinary University in Bikaner inaugurated by State Governor Kalraj Mishra.
- CM Gehlot released orders to 410 Medicine distribution centers to deliver medicines to pensioners at their door-step.
- Jobner in Jaipur district is made into a new tehsil by the state government.
- Model Deepti Saini is appointed as brand ambassador of Beti Foundation Club for her social service.
- DB Gupta is the Chief Commissioner of State Information Commission.
