THE HEADLINES::
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat and Daman today to launch multiple development projects worth around 21 thousand 800 crore rupees.
- Prime Minister calls upon athletes participating in World Yogasana Championship to become ambassadors of Ayush Ministry’s ‘Yoga 365’ campaign.
- Reserve Bank of India to announce its bi-monthly Monetary Policy today.
- Former Lok Sabha Secretary General and constitutional expert Subhash C Kashyap passes away in New Delhi.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says, US pressure will not affect India-Russia ties; Describes India as a reliable partner.
- India to take on arch-rivals Pakistan in semifinal of Men’s Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey tournament in Japan today.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Surat in Gujarat today to launch multiple development projects worth over 18 thousand 800 crore rupees in road, power, and industrial sectors. Mr Modi will first visit Hazira, and will review ongoing industrial and infrastructure projects before addressing a large public gathering in the afternoon. Later, in the evening the Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Daman to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various projects worth around 2,970 crore rupees.
“In a major boost to regional infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate key packages of the eight-lane Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway to the nation today, significantly enhancing connectivity between Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the four-laning of critical sections on National Highway 56 to improve access to tribal regions and the Statue of Unity. Catering to public welfare, he will inaugurate a modern two-hundred-bedded ESIC Hospital in Surat equipped with round-the-clock emergency and trauma care. In Addition to this, several critical utility and industrial infrastructure projects will be launched, including the Transmission Network Expansion in Gujarat, advanced effluent disposal systems at Dahej PCPIR and Sarigam GIDC, and modern power distribution upgrades in Valsad. Aparna Khunt, Akashvani News, Ahmedabad.”
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Prime Minister Modi has called upon athletes participating in ‘World Yogasana Championship’ to become global ambassadors of the Ayush Ministry’s ‘Yoga 365’ campaign when they return to their home countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the championship in Ahmedabad, Mr Modi said Ministry of AYUSH has launched the ‘Yoga 365’ campaign to encourage year-round engagement with yoga and promote healthier lifestyles across communities.
The Prime Minister said the championship represented more than a sporting competition and offered an opportunity to spread the broader message of yoga worldwide.
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will announce its bi-monthly Monetary Policy today. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra will announce the decisions taken by the Monetary Policy Committee at 10 this AM in Mumbai. The six-member MPC started its three-day deliberations on Wednesday. In April, the Reserve Bank had kept its key policy rate unchanged.
The government has set the consumer price index (CPI) based headline inflation target at 4 per cent with the upper tolerance level of 6 per cent and the lower tolerance level of 2 per cent for the central bank. The CPI rose slightly to 3.48 per cent in April, mainly due to higher prices of gold and silver jewellery as well as some kitchen items. As the CPI is within the tolerance level, Economists are expecting that, the key interest rate will be kept unchanged at 5.25 per cent. It also says that central bank will adopt a cautious approach in view of the West Asia conflict posing challenges for inflation as well as economic growth. Jeevan Bhawasar, AKASHVANI NEWS, Mumbai.”
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Former Lok Sabha Secretary General and constitutional expert Subhash C. Kashyap passed away in New Delhi yesterday following a prolonged illness. Dr Kashyap was part of the high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to prepare a legal framework on simultaneous elections. Author of over 100 books, he served as the secretary general of Lok Sabha from 1983 to 1990.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief at the passing of Dr Kashyap.
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved a one-year extension for Tarun Kapoor, a retired 1987-batch IAS officer, as Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Department of Personnel and Training has informed that Mr Kapoor’s extended tenure in the Prime Minister’s Office takes effect on the 10th of this month for a further period of one-year.
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Neelkanth Mishra as Executive Director, World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC, for a tenure of three years. The Department of Personnel and Training has informed that the tenure of Parameswaran Iyer has also been extended till the new incumbent assumes charge.
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The NDA alliance in Andhra Pradesh has decided to allot three of the four vacant Rajya Sabha seats to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and one seat to the Jana Sena Party. The decision was announced by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu after a meeting of NDA alliance partners held at his camp office in Amravati the previous night.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed Moscow’s strategic partnership with New Delhi and asserted that Western attempts to force India into scaling back its cooperation with Russia are futile and damaging to global stability. In an interaction with the heads of leading global news agencies, Putin lauded India’s economic growth and its independent foreign policy and said Russia is determined to expand its economic engagement with the country. The Russian President said that India’s diplomatic engagement with the US does not hinder or undermine its time-tested relationship with Russia. He said, Russia considers India as a reliable partner and it sees no negative consequences from New Delhi’s bilateral relations with any other country. The Russian President also said that Russia proposed to India to work jointly on manufacturing the fifth generation Su-57 fighter jet. Putin added that his country is ready to provide India with critical technologies for major defence platforms and weapons.
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World Environment Day is being celebrated across the globe today. It has been observed on 5th June every year since 1973 as part of the United Nations Environment Programme to build awareness to save life on Earth.
“The day is observed to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. On the occasion of World Environment Day, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh will participate in a tree plantation programme at Namo Oxygen Park at Maidangarhi in the national capital under the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign. Several Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, Ministers, MPs, MLAs, will participate in World Environment Day events at the state level. The day raises awareness, mobilises action, and promotes environmental sustainability. Through campaigns, events, and initiatives, the day inspires individuals and communities to make changes, fostering a sense of urgency and addressing environmental challenges for a sustainable future. Akshit, Akashvani News, Delhi”
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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has extended greetings to the citizens on World Environment Day. In a social media post, Dr Jaishankar encouraged everyone to work towards a greener, cleaner and more sustainable future. Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav also urged countrymen to renew the pledge to remain inspired by Nature for the Climate and Future.
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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh will inaugurate 2-day ‘Lavender festival’ at Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow under the theme “Lavender goes Global”. The 4th Lavender Festival is being held at Government Degree College Bhaderwah in Doda district on June 6 and 7. The festival would witness enthusiastic participation of scientists, startups, aroma industries, entrepreneurs, policymakers, agri-business stakeholders, students, progressive farmers and representatives of fragrance and wellness companies from across the country.
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A two-day National Workshop on Seafood Exports will begin in Visakhapatnam today to discuss ways to increase India’s seafood exports and strengthen the sector across the country. The workshop will focus on improving seafood exports through better infrastructure, value addition, certification, traceability and policy support. Discussions will also be held on increasing the participation of start-ups and small businesses in the export sector.
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The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for thundersquall conditions today over Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall is expected during the day in places over Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, North Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Parts of northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tripura, and Andhra Pradesh are also likely to experience rainfall today. According to the Met Department, Arunachal Pradesh is expected to witness thunderstorms and lightning today.
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India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the semifinal of the Men’s U-18 Asia Cup Hockey tournament at Kakamigahara Hockey Stadium in Japan today. In the women’s U-18 Asia Cup, India progressed to the semifinals after remaining unbeaten in the group stage and will face China today.
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TODAY’S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE,
- On its front page under the headline “Push for India-Venezuela ties”, Hindustan Times carries a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez. The paper says the two leaders held talks on forging a long-term energy partnership and collaboration in pharmaceuticals and critical minerals. “India, Venezuela vow deeper energy ties”, writes The Tribune.
- As a court sent Lokesh Bajaj, owner of the hotel where 21 people were killed in a devastating fire, to police custody, the Delhi Government said it would withdraw its Bed-and-Breakfast policy, reports The Pioneer. A picture on its front page shows family members at the last rites of the victims of the fire, under the headline, “Eight pyres, one broken family”.
- Still seething with anger at the Congress ditching it and switching over to TVK immediately after the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, the DMK announced its decision to boycott the INDIA Bloc meeting slated for 8 June, says a top headline in The Statesman.
- “Rebel Ritabrata’s expulsion from TMC void”, writes The Asian Age, quoting the West Bengal Assembly Speaker, adding that there are 61 MLAs in the rebel camp.
- In its editorial titled “Funding India’s climate future, a trillion-dollar question”, The Hindu writes that India will require ₹162.5 trillion – roughly $2.5 trillion – by 2030 to meet its Nationally Determined Contributions. Over the longer term, the cost of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 is estimated at $10.1 trillion, nearly three times India’s current GDP. This is not a counsel of despair, says the paper adding that India has more tools to bridge this gap than it has deployed so far. It concludes by saying that what is missing is not money, but the institutional capacity to deploy it at scale, saying that fixing that is the work of the Budget cycles, and the country that solves this challenge fastest will shape the future of climate finance in the developing world.
- And finally, in what climbers are calling a miracle, a 52-year-old Sherpa guide, who was presumed dead on Mount Everest after he vanished during descent on May 29, was found alive after six days near Base Camp”, reports The Times of India under the headline, “Sherpa survives 6-day Everest ordeal sans food, Oxygen”.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN,
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat and Daman today to launch multiple development projects worth around 21 thousand 800 crore rupees.
- Prime Minister calls upon athletes participating in World Yogasana Championship to become ambassadors of Ayush Ministry’s ‘Yoga 365’ campaign.
- Reserve Bank of India to announce its bi-monthly Monetary Policy today.
- Former Lok Sabha Secretary General and constitutional expert Subhash C Kashyap passes away in New Delhi.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says, US pressure will not affect India-Russia ties; Describes India as a reliable partner.
- India to take on arch-rivals Pakistan in semifinal of Men’s Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey tournament in Japan today.
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