” Notes:since february, the african swine fever (asf) outbreak in mizoram has killed over 3,350 pigs. asf is a highly contagious viral disease with a 100% mortality rate in pigs. symptoms include fever, weakness, and diarrhea. the virus spreads through direct and indirect contact and survives long in pork products. endemic to sub-saharan africa, it reached india in 2020. there is no cure or vaccine, necessitating animal culling to prevent spread.”

” Notes:ladakh is the first administrative unit to achieve full functional literacy under the ullas-nav bharat saaksharta karyakram. announced by lieutenant governor dr. bd mishra, this milestone surpasses 97% literacy. the program, aligned with the national education policy 2020, empowers adults with literacy, numeracy, and life skills through volunteerism. over 77 lakh people nationwide have benefited, with 1.29 crore learners and 35 lakh volunteer teachers engaged via the ullas mobile app.”

” Notes:julian assange is heading to a courtroom in saipan, capital of the northern mariana islands, to plead guilty to a single charge and return to australia. saipan, located in the western pacific ocean, is a us commonwealth with a history of spanish, german, and japanese colonization. tourism, especially from korea and china, drives its economy. it’s unique for allowing visa-free entry to chinese citizens.”

” Notes:the housing and urban affairs ministry launched the safai apnao, bimaari bhagao initiative under swachh bharat mission-urban 2.0 from july 1 to august 31. it aims to prepare urban local bodies for monsoon challenges, focusing on cleanliness and health. aligning with the health ministry’s ‘stop diarrhoea campaign,’ it promotes inter-departmental collaboration to address cleanliness and disease risks during heavy rainfall.”

” Notes:the bharat centre of olympic research and education (bcore) was inaugurated on june 23 at rashtriya raksha university, gandhinagar, gujarat. indian olympic association president pt usha highlighted bcore’s role as a hub for knowledge, innovation, and performance in indian sports. officially recognized by the international olympic committee, bcore promotes olympic values as an academic center.”

” The united nations (un) public service day 2024 was observed across the globe on 23 june to celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community and emphasise the contribution of public service in the development process.• the 2024 un public service forum and awards ceremony takes place from 24 to 26 june 2024 in incheon, republic of korea, under the theme ‘fostering innovation amid global challenges: a public sector perspective’.• the un public service awards (unpsa) program established by the un in 2003, is the most prestigious international recognition that aims to promote and support innovation and excellence in public service delivery worldwide.”

” According to the official airline guide (oag) report, india becomes the 3rd largest domestic airline market in the world. india jumped from 5th position in 2014 as it saw the significant increase in it’s domestic airline capacity from 7.9 million (in april 2014) to 15.6 million (in april 2024).• as per the report, the united states of america (usa) and china retained their ranks at 1st and 2nd position with 86.1 million and 67.8 million capacities, respectively. brazil and indonesia at 4th and 5th position.• according to the report, india has the highest low-cost carriers (lccs) among the top 5 countries. as of april 2024, lccs accounted 78.4% of india’s domestic capacity.”

” Union minister Dr. Subrahmanyam jaishankar, ministry of external affairs (mea), government of india (goi) visited sri lanka on 20th june 2024. this marked his 1st bilateral visit to any country after being sworn-in as external affairs minister (eam) of India for 2nd consecutive term.• on 20th june 2024, union minister S. Jaishankar and Ranil Wickremesinghe, president of sri lanka jointly unveiled the virtual plaque to mark the formal commissioning of the maritime rescue coordination centre (mrcc), a nerve centre for search and rescue operations at sea, in sri lanka built with a usd 6 million grant from india.• the official visit of mea s. jaishankar to sri lanka holds great significance for india and sri lanka relations as this underscores primacy that sri lanka holds in india’s “neighbour first” policy and sagar security and growth for all in the region(sagar) policy.click here to read more”

” International olympic day 2024 was observed across the globe on 23 june to promote participation and peace in sports across the globe regardless of age, gender, or athletic ability.• this day commemorates the founding of the international olympic committee (ioc) at the sorbonne, paris, on 23 june 1894, where baron pierre de coubertin, the french historian revived the olympic games of ancient greece.• the 2024 theme of international olympic day is, “let’s move and celebrate.”• the 1st olympic day was celebrated on 23 june 1948 by 9 countries. click here to read more”

The ministry of education has constituted a seven-member high-level committee to make recommendations on reform in the examination process improvement in data security protocols and functioning of the national testing agency the committee is headed by dr k radhakrishnan the former chairman of indian space research organisation isro and

” The bureau of indian standards (bis) has introduced 2 new standards, is 18590: 2024 and is 18606: 2024, aimed at enhancing electric vehicles (evs) safety and quality in india. these standards are applied to the l (2-wheelers), m (4-wheelers), and n (goods trucks) categories of evs.• it particularly focussed on the crucial components of the evs (cars, buses, and trucks) such as the powertrain (including motor and transmission), and battery safety.• with these new standards, the bis now has 30 indian standards (is) dedicated to evs and their accessories, including charging systems.”

” The government of india (goi) has appointed atul kumar chaudhary as the new secretary of the telecom regulatory authority of india (trai) on a deputation on foreign service terms, initially for a period of two years.• this appointment comes after the superannuation of v raghunandan on may 31 2024.• currently, he has been serving as the deputy director general (ddg) in unique identification authority of india (uidai) since 2021.• atul kumar chaudhary is an indian telecommunication services (its) officer of 1989-batch.”

” On 22nd june 2024, the society for applied microwave electronics engineering and research (sameer), an autonomous research & development (r&d) institute under the ministry of electronics and information technology (meity) signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with military college of telecommunication engineering (mcte), indian army, to promote collaboration in “next generation wireless technologies for indian army”.• this strategic partnership aims to bolster the indian army’s technological capabilities which are aligned towards vision for 2024 as “year of technological absorption for indian army” declared by chief of army staff.• as per the mou, the incubation centre will provide support to the development of military-specific innovative solutions from conceptualization to large-scale production including, micro, small and medium enterprises (msmes) and start-ups.”

” According to the united nations (un) annual report on children and armed conflict, for the 1st time, israel armed forces, hamas armed wing, izz al-din al-qasssam and palestinian islamic jihad’s armed wing, al-quds brigades, has been placed to the list in gross violation of children’s rights.• the report has also placed sudan’s army and rivalry military the rapid support forces (rsf) on the blacklist for the killing and maiming of children and for attacks on schools and hospitals, as both have been battling for more than a year.• the report is released annually by un secretary-general, antónio guterres and is presented at the un security council (unsc).”

The jatayu conservation and breeding centre is india’s first conservation and breeding centre for asian king vultures or red-headed vultures or pondicherry vultures it aims to improve the population of asian king vultures which has been listed as critically