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India's first indigenous tumor antigen SPAG9 The government of India has released an
amount of Rs 894 crore for strengthening of
The SPAG9 antigen developed by the health services of Uttarakhand and operation
National Institute of Immunology (NII) has of important public health services in the state
received the ASPAGNIITM trademark. for the current financial year.
India's first indigenous tumor antigen SPAG9 This is the highest budget allocated for the
was discovered in 1998 by Dr. Anil Suri who healthcare department so far.
heads the Cancer Research Programme at
In the year 2019-21, the state was sanctioned
the NII.
Rs 652.49 crore by the government of India.
Currently, ASPAGNIITM is being used in
dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in BSE StAR MF signs MoU with GUMCCSL
cervical, ovarian cancer and will also be used
in breast cancer. BSE StAR MF, India's largest mutual funds
distributor platform, has signed an MoU with
Lima Bello passes away Godavari Urban Multi State Credit Co-Op
Society Ltd (GUMCCSL) at Nanded.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
The MoU aims to facilitate cooperation
Honorary Member Fernando F. Lima Bello
between BSE StAR MF and rural markets in
passed away in June 2021.
areas like financial inclusion, investment
Lima Bello was a world champion sailor goals, and wealth creation.
(Snipe) in 1953 and competed at two Olympic
GUMCCSL was established in 2013.
Games, Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972
(Dragon). BIAL saved 22 lakh units of energy
He was later a member of the International
Sailing Federation (now World Sailing) and The Kempegowda International Airport has
President of the Olympic Committee of achieved net energy neutral status in FY
Portugal. 2020-21 as part of its sustainability goals.
This was informed by Bangalore International
Uttarakhand to establish 451 health centers Airport Ltd (BIAL), which operates the airport.
As an outcome of energy conservation, BIAL
The Uttarakhand govt has informed us that
has been able to save nearly 22 lakh units of
451 health and wellness centers will be
energy in FY2020-21, enough to power nearly
established in the state.
9,000 houses for a month.
Under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis
Program, a budget of Rs 1 crore has been Pakistan produces Chinese CanSinoBio vaccine
approved for establishing five new dialysis
centers, Pakistan has started producing the single-
These will be established in Bageshwar, dose Chinese CanSinoBio COVID-19
Chamoli, Champawat, Tehri, and Uttarakashi vaccine.
districts. Branded PakVac, an initial batch of 118,000
doses of the vaccine is ready to be delivered
Rs 894 crores for Uttarakhand's health sector to the government.
Pakistan signed a deal with CansinoBio in late
March 2021 to import a concentrate of the
1|Pagevaccine in bulk to process and package the The airport is being developed in close
vaccine locally. partnership with the government of UP.
Oil firms to sell ethanol-blended petrol Rajesh Nambiar appointed Head of DB&T
The union government will direct oil Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has
companies to sell up to 20% ethanol blended appointed Rajesh Nambiar, CMD of India
petrol from 1 April 2023. operations, as President of Digital Business &
Increased ethanol blending with fossil fuels Technology (DB&T) effective 4 June 2021.
will help reduce pollution and strengthen Nambiar will continue in his India role.
India’s resolve towards fulfilling commitments He will replace Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice
made at COP-21, the UN Climate Change President and President, Digital Business &
Conference held in France in 2015. Technology, who on 28 May, notified
It will also help lower India’s energy import Cognizant of his intent to retire effective 1
dependency. September'21.
Adani launches Green Tariff Initiative FATF: Pakistan on 'enhanced follow-up' status
Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) has The Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money
decided to offer a Green Tariff Initiative for its Laundering, a regional affiliate of Paris-based
consumers in Mumbai suburban area. FATF, has retained Pakistan on "enhanced
All consumers right from corporates, follow-up" status.
industrial, commercial, hotels, restaurants, Pakistan was put on the grey list by the Paris-
and residential consumers can now switch to based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in
green energy. June 2018.
The consumers can opt for Adani Electricity The second Follow-Up Report (FUR) on the
Green Tariff Initiative by paying an additional Mutual Evaluation of Pakistan released by the
tariff of Rs. 0.66 paise/unit. APG also downgraded the country on one
criterion.
CESL to supply EVs to Goa, Kerala , and Andhra
Kalipatnam Ramarao passes away
Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) will
supply 30,000 electric two-wheelers to Andhra Eminent Telugu story writer, poet, and
Pradesh, Kerala, and Goa. Kendriya Sahitya Academy Awardee
Under the agreement, the vehicles would be Kalipatnam Ramarao passed away in June
supplied by the Energy Efficiency Services 2021.
Ltd (EESL) unit. The founder of Kathanilayam, known
CESL will also separately sign a pact with the popularly as Kara Mastaru, received the
Pune Municipal Corporation operating three- Kendriya Sahitya Academy Award for
wheeled electric vehicles (EVs) for the 'Yagnam', which is related to social reforms.
municipality’s garbage collection fleet. Rama Rao established Kadha Nilayam to
collect and preserve different books on
YIAPL receives financing from SBI
different literary forms.
The Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd
Singapore Grand Prix called off this year
(YIAPL) has received the final credit sanction
for ₹3725 crores from the State Bank of India The Singapore Grand Prix has been called off
(SBI) for the development of Noida for 2021 and Formula 1 is assessing its
International Airport (NIA). options to replace the race.
The entire loan of INR 3725 crore has been Turkey, China, and the second race at Austin
underwritten by SBI on a door-to-door loan in the USA are all under consideration as
tenor of 20 years. replacements.
2|Page Turkey had been scheduled as a substitute The DCGI has granted permission to the
for the Canadian Grand Prix for June 2021. Serum Institute of India (SII) to manufacture
the Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine in India for
Incentive for companies hiring transgenders
examination, test, and analysis with certain
The government of Bangladesh will provide conditions.
tax incentives to the companies that hire The Pune-based firm has collaborated with
transgender people. Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology
Companies that employ more than 100 third and Microbiology, Moscow in Russia for
gender people or 10 percent of the total developing Sputnik V.
workforce will get a 5 percent tax rebate or Aditya Puri joins PharmEasy’s parent API
refund of 75 percent of the transgender
employee’s salary, whichever is lower. Aditya Puri, the former CEO and MD of HDFC
Bangladesh had allowed people to register Bank has joined the board of medicine
themselves as the 3rd gender in 2013. delivery platform PharmEasy.
The appointment comes ahead of an IPO
US contributes USD 2 billion to GAVI
planned by PharmEasy’s parent company API
The US has so far contributed $2 billion to Holdings.
GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, for the COVAX Puri will also be joining the board of PNB
facility. Housing as an investor nominee.
COVAX is a global risk-sharing mechanism Earlier, Strides Group appointed Puri as the
for pooled procurement and equitable chairman of the board of Stelis Biopharma.
distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
US suspends 25% tariffs on India
The US, in total, had pledged 4 billion dollars
to COVAX, out of which 2 billion dollars so far The United States government has
has been contributed. announced the further suspension of punitive
tariffs for six months on India, Austria, Italy,
Visa validity of foreign nationals extended
Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
India has extended its visa validity till 31st It includes 25 percent tariffs on over $2-billion
August 2021 due to the difficulties being faced imports from these six countries.
by foreign nationals who came to the country Around 26 categories of goods are in the
prior to March last year and got stranded due preliminary list of products that would be
to the COVID-19 lockdown. subject to the additional tariffs.
These foreign nationals will not be required to
Wipro: 3rd IT firm to hit ₹3L crore market cap
submit an application to the FRRO or FRO
concerned for the extension of their visas. IT company Wipro on June 3, 2021, touched
the ₹3 lakh cr mark in market capitalization
Bird Group ED Ankur Bhatia dies
(market cap) for the first time in its history.
Bird Group Executive Director Ankur Bhatia With this, Wipro becomes the third Indian IT
passed away on 4 June 2021. firm after Infosys and TCS to attain the feat.
He was credited to have launched India's first Wipro touched the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in
natural and perennial indoor ice-skating rink December 2009 and then it took almost 11
and cafe - iSKATE in Ambience Mall, years to hit the Rs 2 lakh crore mark in
Gurugram. October 2020.
Bird Group is a leading operator in the
Zydus gets nod antibodies cocktail trials
hospitality sector and brought the travel tech
brand Amadeus to the Indian sub-continent in Zydus Cadila's antibodies cocktail has been
1994. given permission to conduct clinical trials by
SII gets DCGI's nod to manufacture Sputnik V
3|Pagethe Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of In the first phase of the YounTab Scheme, 9
Central Drugs Standard Control Org. to 12 class students are handed over
It has developed biological therapy ZRC- Educational Tabs in Leh and Kargil.
3308, a cocktail of two SARS-CoV-2- Tab has online and offline apps along with 35
neutralising monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for books in PDF format.
Covid treatment. A total of 12300 students of 6th to 12th class
It is the 1st Indian company to get permission from Govt schools will be benefited from the
for clinical trials of antibodies cocktail. scheme worth Rs 15 cr.
Singapore Red Cross sends Rs 38 crore ADB sells $5.5 billion dual-tranche bonds
Singapore's Red Cross is sending nearly The Asian Development Bank (ADB) returned
SGD7 million (approx ₹38 crores) to India for to the US dollar bond market with the pricing
distribution to hospitals and medical of a three-year global benchmark bond worth
institutions amid the second COVID-19 wave $4 billion and a seven-year global benchmark
in the country. bond worth $1.5 billion.
This includes SGD$1 million (about ₹5.50 Proceeds of it will be a part of ADB's ordinary
crore) funds collected by the Singapore Indian capital resources.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) The three-year bond has a coupon rate of
and the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage 0.375% per annum payable semi-annually
Association. and a maturity date of 11 June 2024.
RBI extends liquidity facility to SIDBI Anurag Singh launches 'Hisab Ki Kitaab'
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided Union Minister of State for Finance and
to extend a special liquidity facility of ₹16,000 Corporate Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur, has
crores to the Small Industries Development launched Investor Education and Protection
Bank of India (SIDBI). Fund Authority's (IEPFA) "Hisaab Ki Kitaab".
This facility is expected to support the MSMEs Developed by Common Service Centres
amid the current Covid crisis and the (CSC) eGov, as a part of their training tool,
lockdowns across states. the "Hisaab ki kitaab" is a series of 6 short
The facility will be available at the prevailing films of 5 minutes each.
policy repo rate for a period of up to one year. These modules highlight the importance of
TN brings all SC sub-sects under a single name budget and savings.
Rs 20,000 crore COVID package for Kerala
The Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
Department of Tamil Nadu issued an order on As part of tackling the challenges posed by
3 June 2021 bringing all the seven sub-sects the pandemic, a second Covid package of Rs
of Scheduled Castes under one common 20,000 crore has been announced in the
name 'Devendrakula Velalar'. budget of Kerala.
The seven sub-castes Devendrakulathan, Of the 20,000 crore package, Rs 2,800 crore
Kadaiyan, Kalladi, Kudumban, Pallan, will be spent to tackle health emergency
Pannadi and Vathiriyan have been given the situations.
generic title. While Rs 8,900 crore will be disbursed directly
Ladakh LG launches YounTab scheme 2021 to people whose livelihood has been affected
by the pandemic.
Ladakh LG R K Mathur launched the
RBI introduces Rs 15,000 cr liquidity window
YounTab scheme 2021 from Leh on 4 June
2021.
4|Page The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened L&T Technology Services Ltd has achieved
a separate liquidity window of Rs 15,000 crore 'Advanced Partner' status within the PTC
till March 31, 2022. Partner Network program for demonstrating
It has been done to mitigate the adverse excellence in product lifecycle management
impact of Covid-19's second wave on certain (PLM).
contact-intensive sectors. It is the first engineering and technology
The facility will have tenors of up to three company in the APAC (Asia Pacific
years at a repo rate (4 percent). Accreditation Cooperation) region to receive
The banks will be permitted to park their this recognition.
surplus liquidity up to the size of the loan Byju's and Google tie-up
book.
Byju's and Google have come together to
Sushant: Times 50 Most Desirable Men
offer a "learning solution" for schools in the
Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2020 list has country.
been released. The Byju's-Google tie-up brings together the
On the coveted list are men under 40 across simplicity, flexibility, and security of Google
various fields who have created an impact. Workspace for Education and Byju's content
Sushant Singh Rajput, a rare celebrity with pedagogy on the 'Vidyartha' platform to aid
the mindset of an astronomer and effective learning at school.
astrophysicist, tops the list this year. This platform is available for free to
Vijay Deverakonda is at number 2, Aditya Roy participating educational institutions.
Kapur at number 3, Vicky Kaushal at number Dr. R S Sodhi elected to the Board of IDF
4, and Dulquer Salmaan at number 5.
Dr. R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat
EESL ties up with ISHRAE
Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd
EESL has partnered with ISHRAE for the (GCMMF) (Amul) has been unanimously
implementation of energy-efficient and clean elected to the Board of International Dairy
energy solutions in the heating, ventilation, air Federation (IDF).
conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) He was elected during the General Assembly
space. of IDF held World Milk Day.
EESL stands for Energy Efficiency Services He joined GCMMF (Amul) in the year 1982
Limited (EESL). and took over as Managing Director of
While, ISHRAE stands for Indian Society of GCMMF (Amul) in the year 2010.
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning David Diop wins International Booker Prize
Engineers.
David Diop has won the International Booker
Bharti AXA, Shivalik Bank in bancassurance pact
Prize for fiction.
Bharti AXA Life Insurance has entered into a “At Night All Blood is Black” by French writer
bancassurance partnership with Shivalik David Diop beat five other finalists to take the
Small Finance Bank. 50,000-pound ($70,000) prize, which is open
Under this agreement, Bharti AXA Life to fiction in any language that has been
Insurance will offer its suite of life insurance translated into English.
products, including protection, health, The prize money will be split between the
savings, and investment plans, to customers author and his translator, Anna Moschovakis.
of Shivalik Small Finance Bank across its 31 World Environment Day: 5 June
branches and digital network across the
country.
L&T receives Advanced Partner Status
5|Page World Environment Day is celebrated on June the first day of the Stockholm Conference on
5 every year to remind people about the the human environment.
importance of nature. The theme for World Environment Day 2021
The United Nations Assembly established is “Reimagine, Recreate, Restore" and
World Environment Day in 1972, which was Pakistan will be the global host for the big
day.
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