” Notes:the securities and exchange board of india (sebi) launched ‘saarthi 2.0’, a mobile app aiding investors in managing finances. the app simplifies complex financial concepts, offers financial calculators for informed decisions, and includes educational modules on kyc, mutual funds, etfs, and stock trading. it also provides investor support through grievance redressal and online dispute resolution (odr) platforms, along with video content on personal finance planning.”

Notesroscosmos cosmonaut oleg kononenko set a world record by spending 1000 days in space and his latest mission to the iss began on 15 september 2023 with nasa astronaut loral ohara and nikolai chu

The national payments corporation of india npci and the central bank bcrp have partnered in peru to create a upi-like payment system this makes peru the first south american country to adopt npcis technology which enables instant payments between individuals and businesses

The alliance aims to prevent drug shortages like those during the covid-19 pandemic by diversifying and mapping the pharmaceutical supply chain ensuring a resilient and sustainable system

” Notes:world food safety day, celebrated on june 7th, raises awareness about food safety and promotes actions to prevent foodborne risks. initiated by the un in 2016 and supported by fao and who, it underscores the importance of safe, nutritious food for all. officially recognized on august 3, 2020, this day emphasizes food safety’s critical role in global health. this year’s theme has been revealed as: food safety: prepare for the unexpected.”

” India wicketkeeper-batter dinesh karthik officially announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on june 1,2024 after playing for india for 20 years.• the tamil nadu cricketer has represented india in 180 games across three formats in which he scored 3463 runs with a lone test hundred and 17 half-centuries. he also has 172 dismissals in his name along with a total of 151 catches and 21 stumpings.• karthik scored 1,752 runs and nine half-centuries in 94 odi matches. in tests, he achieved a score of 1,025 runs in 26 tests. in t20is, he scored 686 runs in 60 games.”

” Icelandic businessperson, Halla Tómasdóttir, an Independent Candidate, has became the 7th President of Iceland by winning the 2024 presidential election with 34.3% of the votes. Halla Tomasdottir take over as President of Iceland on 1st August 2024.• She will succeed Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, who has been serving as the 6th President of Iceland since 2016.• She will become the 2nd Woman President of Iceland after Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who was the first woman in the world to be democratically elected as president in 1980.”

” The reliance foundation and the hyderabad (telangana) – based indian national centre for ocean information services (incois), an autonomous body under the ministry of earth sciences (moes), government of india (goi), have signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) to empower the inhabitants of coastal areas.• reliance foundation and incois will work to leverage ocean data, enhancing climate resilience and disaster mitigation under this collaboration.• reliance foundation aims to reach nearly 25% of active marine fishermen families in india, primarily in eight states.”

” According to the organization for economic cooperation and development’s (oecd) report, climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries in 2013-2022, developed countries provided and mobilised usd 115.9 billion as climate finance for developing countries in 2022.• this exceeds the annual usd 100 billion goals for the 1st time, surpassing the target by over 15%• this report is the oecd’s 7th assessment of progress towards the united nations framework convention on climate change (unfccc) goal, agreed in 2009.• public climate finance contributed usd 91.6 billion in 2022.• bilateral sources contributed usd 41 billion and multilateral sources provided usd 50.6 billion in 2022.• private finance mobilised by public climate finance, reached usd 21.9 billion in 2022, showing a usd 7.5 billion (52%) increase.”

” All india bank employees’ association (aibea), the oldest and largest trade union of bank employees, launched a ‘bank clinic‘, an exclusive website, in mumbai, maharashtra. it is a complaint redressal platform to guide retail customers about their rights and remedies.• this website is dedicated to promoting financial literacy. it provides customers with information, knowledge, and guidance on policies governing services.”

” According to the bloomberg billionaires index, gautam adani, the founder and chairman of the adani group is now ranked the 11th richest globally, with a net worth of usd 111 billion. with this, he has reclaimed the title of asia’s richest person after a surge in the stock prices of his conglomerate’s companies.• this surge enabled him to overtake mukesh ambani, chairman and managing director (cmd) of reliance industries limited (ril), who ranked 12th with a net worth of usd 109 billion.• according to the index, bernard arnault of france ranked 1st, followed by elon musk (2nd) and jeff bezos (3rd) of the united states (us).”

” On 1st june 2024, ambassador ruchira kamboj, india’s first woman permanent representative(pr) to the united nations (un), retired after over 35 years of distinguished service.• she served as india’s pr to the un in new york,the united states of america(usa) from august 2022 to june 2024.• ruchira kamboj is an indian foreign service (ifs) officer of the 1987 batch. she started her diplomatic career as the 3rd secretary in india’s embassy to france(1989 to 1991).• she has served as the deputy head of the office of the secretary-general at the commonwealth secretariat in london(the united kingdom) and as india’s chief of protocol from 2011 to 2014. she was the first and only woman to hold this position.”

” According to the latest data released by department for promotion of industry and internal trade (dpiit), ministry of commerce and industry, government of india (goi), india received the highest foreign direct investment (fdi) from singapore in fy24 (2023-24) despite fdi equity inflows into the country decreased by about 3.5% in fy24, from usd 46.03 billion (fy23)to usd 44.42 billion(fy24) due to global economic uncertainties.• though singapore emerged as the biggest investor in india, fdi from singapore decreased by around 32% to usd 11.77 billion in fy24.• mauritius emerged as the 2nd biggest investor in india, with investment of usd 7.97 billion in fy24, followed by united states of america (u.s.a.)(usd 4.99 billion), netherlands (usd 4.93 billion), japan (usd 3.17 billion), the united arab emirates (uae) (usd 2.9 billion), germany (usd 505 million), and cayman islands (usd 342 million).• india received the highest ever fdi inflows of usd 84.83 billion in fy22 (2021-22).click here to read more”

The 160 series will replace the 140 series whichkunde is currently used for promotional services and transactional calls but the 140 series will continue to be used for promotional calls

” International Sex Workers’ Day, also known as International Whores’ Day is annually observed across the globe on 2 June to recognise and honour sex workers globally and raise awareness about the issues sex workers face and about their exploited working conditions.• Each year, International Sex Workers’ Day is commemorated by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP), focusing on the theme, “Access to Justice.”• Since 1975, the 2nd June of every year is commemorated as the International Sex Workers’ Day in Europe and worldwide.Click here to read more”