” Notes:booker prize winner arundhati roy has been awarded the 2024 pen pinter literary prize for her courageous writing. this honor comes shortly after the lieutenant governor of delhi sanctioned her prosecution under the unlawful activities (prevention) act. the award ceremony will be held in october in london. previous winners include salman rushdie and margaret atwood. the pen pinter award, established in 2009, recognizes exceptional english-language writers from the uk, ireland, or the commonwealth.”

” Notes:the tamil nadu government plans to build a high-level bridge to protect the pallikaranai marshland, a freshwater and saline wetland 20 km south of chennai. as one of chennai’s last natural wetlands, it serves as an aquatic buffer, draining 250 sq.km through okkiyam madavu and kovalam creek into the bay of bengal. a ramsar site, it supports diverse species including 115 bird species, russell’s viper, and the glossy ibis.”

” Notes:denmark will introduce the world’s first emissions tax on livestock in 2030, targeting greenhouse gases from cows, pigs, and sheep. farmers will initially pay $43 per metric ton of co2 equivalent, increasing to $108 by 2035. however, a 60% tax deduction will reduce the effective rates to $17 per metric ton in 2030 and $43 in 2035.”

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India, the largest remittance recipient globally, is expected to receive $124 billion in inward remittances in 2024 and $129 billion in 2025. In 2023, India received $120 billion, marking a 7.5% growth rate, projected to be 3.7% in 2024. The World Bank’s June 2024 Migration and Development Brief highlights these trends, noting India as the leading emigrant origin country with 18.7 million emigrants.

” Notes:the yogi adityanath government in uttar pradesh is establishing a bioplastic park in kumbhi village, gola gokarnnath tehsil, lakhimpur kheri district, to combat plastic pollution. covering 1000 hectares and costing rs 2000 crore, the project will be developed by balrampur chini mill, with upeida as the nodal agency. bioplastics, made from renewable sources, decompose quickly, offering an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based plastics.”

The ministry of defence signed a contract with bangalore karnataka-based spacepixxel technologies private limited on 25 june 2024 to design and develop a miniaturised satellite capable of carrying multiple advanced payloads up to 150 kgs for the indian air force

” Passport seva divas is annually observed across india on 24 june to mark the enactment of the passports act on 24 june 1967. it also aims to ensure that passports serve as crucial travel documents that significantly impact a country’s development.• 24 june 2024 marks the observance of the 12th passport seva divas.• the first-ever passport seva divas was observedon 24th june 2013.• the annual observance of the day is led by the ministry of external affairs (mea) and the central passport organisation (cpo).• the mea launched the passport seva project (psp) in may 2010, to increase and improve the delivery of passport services to indian citizens.”

On 24 june 2024 the minister of health and family welfare mohfw launched the national diarrhoea campaign 2024 the slogan of the campaign is diarrhoea ki roktham safai aur ors se rakhen a

” The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) states that India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) reduced to 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (USD 23.2 billion) in the Financial Year 2023-2024(FY 24) from 2% of GDP (USD 67 billion) in FY23.• India’s current account recorded a surplus of USD 5.7 billion, or 0.6% of the GDP during the January-March 2024 quarter of FY24, driven by a lower merchandise trade deficit.• In Q3 FY24, the CAD was USD 8.7 billion (1% of GDP).• Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) recorded a net inflow of USD 44.1 billion in FY24 after an outflow of USD 5.2 billion in FY23. Meanwhile, net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow reduced to USD 9.8 billion in FY24, down from USD 28 billion in FY23.Click here to read more”

” Muthoot microfin limited (mml) has secured a corporate agent licence from the insurance regulatory and development authority of india (irdai) to provide insurance products to its consumers while increasing its income and earnings.i.this licence reinforces mml’s commitment to financial inclusion by providing insurance coverage that addresses the risks faced by the most vulnerable parts of society.ii.it enhances mml’s ability to collaborate with insurance partners, enabling the customisation of products that meet the specific needs of its bottom of the pyramid (bop) customers in rural and semi-urban india.”

” The acc has also approved the extension in service of bharat lal as secretary general (sg) of the national human rights commission (nhrc) on contract basis for a period of one year beyond 30th june 2024.• he will continue his present position till june 30, 2025.• he has been serving as the sg of nhrc in the rank and pay of secretary to the goi on contract basis since 2023.”

The un office on drugs and crime unodc annually marks world drug day on 26 june to raise awareness of the significant societal issues caused by illicit drugs and strengthen action and cooperation for an international society free of drug abuse the 2024 campaign theme is the evidence is clear invest in prevention according

” On 23rd june 2024, the indian space research organisation (isro) conducted the “pushpak”– reusable launch vehicle autonomous landing experiment (rlv-lex-03) at the aeronautical test range (atr) in chitradurga, karnataka.• this landing is the 3rd and last of the series of experiments conducted by isro, following the success of rlv lex-01 and lex-02 mission conducted in 2023 and in march 2024.• pushpak rlv has been designed as an all-rocket and fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit (ssto) vehicle.• the mission reused the winged body and flight systems such as without modification, from the lex-02 mission, which showcased the robustness of isro’s capability of design reuse flight systems for various missions.”

” Frank carter duckworth, an english statistician and co-inventor of the duckworth-lewis-stern (dls) method, passed away at the age of 84. he was born on 26th december 1939 in lancashire, united kingdom (uk).• he was elected a fellow of the royal statistical society (rss) in 1974 and was awarded the chambers medal for outstanding services to the society by the rss in 2004.• dls method, invented by frank duckworth and tony lewis, is a mathematical calculation to calculate target scores when the rain interrupts the match.• duckworth and lewis were awarded mbes (member of the order of the british empire) in june 2010.”

” The appointments committee of the cabinet(acc) headed by prime minister(pm) narendra modi has approved a one-year extension in service to tapan kumar deka as the director of intelligence bureau (ib) beyond 30th june 2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.• he will continue to serve as director of ib until 30th june 2025.• tapan kumar deka, a 1988 batch indian police service (ips) officer of the himachal pradesh(hp) cadre, began his 2 year tenure as ib chief in june 2022.”