Around INDIA
# Supreme Court stayed the Centre's
May 26 notification, banning cattle sale in livestock markets for slaughter and
religious sacrifices
# Final hearing of Cauvery Water
Dispute Tribunal Decision in Supreme Court; tight security in Mandya Dt of
Karnataka
# 18 Opposition parties pre-empted
the Union Government and announced that the 72-year-old former West Bengal
Governor, Mr. Gopal Krishna Gandhi would be their joint candidate for the
coming Vice - Presidential poll
# "Mission Parivar Vikas"
is a new initiative conceived by the Ministry of Health with a strategic focus
on improving access through provision of services, promotional schemes,
commodity security, capacity building, enabling environment and intensive
monitoring
- "Mission Parivar Vikas"
will focus on 146 high fertility districts in 7 states (Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam) with high
TFR
# Ministry of Health introduced the
new injectable in the public health system under the “Antara” program
# Imposing Hindi may not boost
unity; there are many in India who may not understand it: Amartya Sen
# The National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) jointly with the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
(KSDMA) organised a two-day national-level conference on ‘Crowd Management’ at
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
TAMIL NADU
# Solicitor-General Ranjit Kumar
told the Supreme Court that the judiciary could not inquire into the Tamil Nadu
Assembly proceedings and the Speaker was not answerable to the Court on
allegations of "irregularity" in the conduct of the House; Solicitor General
said that, as per Article 212 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court can't
inquire into the proceedings of the Assembly
# Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk
Producers Federation, popularly known as "Aavin" will introduce 225
ml milk packets proced at Rs. 10 each: Dairy Development Minister, Mr. K. T.
Rajenthra Balaji
# Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
has passed a Bill for the constitution of a "delimitation commission"
for the delimitation of wards of local bodies, both rural and urban, based on
the 2011 census
STATES SCAN
# Jammu & Kashmir: Police zeroed
in on LeT's Abu Ismail, who took over from Abu Dujana as the Valley's operation
commander, as the mastermind of attack on Amarnath pilgrims which left seven
dead and 19 injured
# Nagaland: amid the leadership
crisis in the ruling Nagaland People's Front (NPF) Governor Mr. P. B. Acharya
directed Chief Minister, Mr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu to seek a vote of confidence
in the Assembly on or before July 15
# Rajasthan: become the first state
to lay down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to
village cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies
# Telangana: Chief Minister, Mr. K.
Chandrasekhar Rao will formally launch the third phase of the Telanganaku
Haritha Haram programme (massive plantation drive)
WORLD
# Germany: Chancellor, Ms. Angela
Merkel said she is open to restarting talks with the US on a trade deal with EU
# Israel: for the first time, Israel
has given the ownership of electricity infrastructure to the Palestinian
Authority
- Prime Minister of Palestine, Mr.
Rami Hamdallah and Israeli Energy Minister launched the first power plant in
the West Bank that transforms high to medium voltage in Jenin, north of the
West Bank
# Pakistan: Prime Minister, Mr.
Nawaz Sharif has decided to file a legal challenge in the Supreme Court against
a damning report by the Joint Investigation Team, which accused him and his
family of concealing assets from tax authorities
# USA: likely to tighten rules for
foreign students
ECONOMICS
# Centre is concerned about the
minuscule number of start-ups becoming eligible for tax benefits under the
StartUp India programme, with just 39 StartUps qualifying for such concessions
even 18 months after the flagship initiative was introduced by the Prime
Minister
# Banks should divert loans to
self-help groups in order to help generate employment in the unorganized sector
in the country: Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley
SPORTS
# Phase-III Opening Ceremony of
‘Oorja’ – Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Under-19 Football Talent Hunt
Tournament for Boys and Girls in New Delhi
# Rafael Nadal crashed out of
Wimbledon 2017; he was defeated by Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) defeated Nadal in
a match that lasted for 4 hours and 47 minutes; it is Nadal's fifth exit before
the quarterfinals
MISC
# Book "Chasing Light" by
Michelle Obama
# The sixth mass
extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared; more than
30% of animals with a backbone - fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals
- are declining in both range and population
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