CURRENT AFFAIRS

 1.About 130 Indian peacekeepers deployed with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been honoured with UN medals for their "outstanding performance."

         India is among the largest troop contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions.

2.Reuters Digital News Report, 2021 key points: India was ranked at 31st position in the category of “trust in news” out of 46 media markets that were surveyed by Reuters. 

3.As per the WHO report, India has highest suicide rate in Southeast Asian region. Report finds that, reducing global suicide mortality rate by a third is an indicator as well as a target in United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

4.Flybig airlines is all set to start its scheduled flights between Agartala and Dibrugarh from June 25 under the Government of India’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN-RCS).

5.Nipah virus is on the watchlist of the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s top 10 pathogens list. First identified in Malayasia in 1998-99 during an encephalitis-like outbreak among pigs and pig-handlers, the outbreak of the virus has occurred in countries like Bangladesh, Malaysia, India, and Singapore.

6Israeli military has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser which have the capability to shoot down drones.

7.What is a laser weapon?

Laser weapon is a directed-energy weapon which are based on lasers. As of January 2020, directed-energy weapons including lasers are currently at experimental stage despite several R&D. It is yet to be seen if or when laser weapons will be deployed as practical, high-performance military weapons. Laser generates a beam of light which needs clear air or a vacuum to work without thermal bloomin

8..Green Tariff Policy+

Green Tariff Policy will help electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) supply electricity generated from clean energy projects at a cheaper rate as compared to power from conventional fuel sources such as coal. 

Once the policy is finalised, DISCOMs can exclusively buy green electricity and supply it at ‘green tariff’.

9.WWF India has inducted Upasana Kamineni, Director, Apollo Hospitals, as “Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes” with the aim to appreciate the efforts of frontline workers in hospitals and in the wildlife protection space. The focus of this will be on several States across the country covering most eco-regions.

10.Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the women’s event at the Tokyo Olympics

11.Two new species of small-colony-forming ants have been discovered in Mizoram by zoologists from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE).

    According to researchers, the discovery marks the first record of the Myrmecina genus in the state. 

12.India has been ranked 135th whereas Pakistan is placed on 150th position in the 2021 Global Peace Index of 163 nations, according to the 15th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) announced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Sydney.

13.Hon’ble Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha launched a month-long “Road to Olympics 2020” programme in a press conference organized on the occasion of International Olympics Day