CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 1st June 2022
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Every year Global Day of Parents is observed on the 1 June globally. The Global Day of Parents is an annual event that celebrates the importance of parents in children’s lives. The theme for Global Parent Day 2022 is “Family Awareness”.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations adopted 1 June as World Milk Day. The day is marked to recognise milk as global food and to celebrate the dairy industry. The day has been observed on 1 June each year since 2001.
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Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd and Ford India Private Limited (FIPL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gujarat (GoG) for the potential acquisition of FIPL’s Sanand vehicle manufacturing facility.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the benefits of the PM CARES for Children scheme for children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022, in recognition of the state's efforts to reduce tobacco usage.
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Gujarat is hosting the two-day National Education Ministers’ Conference. The meeting has been attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, as well as other union ministers and state and union territory education ministers.
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Israel has inked its first free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement was signed in Dubai by Israel’s Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivay and the UAE’s Economy Minister Abdalla Bin Touq Al Marri.
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National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has launched an online portal to simplify the process of recognition of teacher education programs in higher education institutions.
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Noted Bollywood Singer who mesmerized music lovers for over three decades KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) died in Kolkata after a live performance. KK was regarded as one of the top singers of Bollywood. KK sang in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Assamese.
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Former State Bank of India executive Natarajan Sundar joined National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) as Managing Director and CEO on 30 May.
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Gujarat’s Climate Change Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join the worldwide ‘Save Soil’ initiative. Sadhguru, the Founder and Spiritual Leader of Isha Outreach and Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Ahmedabad.
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The Defence Ministry has signed a Rs 2,971 Crore contract with the defence public sector undertaking Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of the indigenously developed Astra Mk-I Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air to air missiles.