1) World
Environment Day observed: World Environment Day (WED) was observed across
the world on 5 June 2014. The day is observed every year to raise the awareness
around the globe for taking positive action to protect nature and planet earth.
Theme for 2014 is Small islands and climate change and slogan raise your voice
not the Sea level. World Environment Day was established by the United Nations
General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the
Human Environment. Another resolution, adopted by the General Assembly the same
day, led to the creation of UNEP.
2) Narendra
Modi picks Bhutan for first foreign visit: Keen to start his foreign tours
from the neighbourhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake his first
visit to Bhutan, the friendliest among all neighbouring countries, this month.
It is learnt that an official team will be leaving for Thimphu on Friday to set
up the visit and work out the relevant logistics. The visit is likely to take
place after the ongoing Parliament session, possibly in the third week of June.
The decision was taken over the past few
days during which Modi’s tour calendar was worked out.
3) Indira
Gandhi International Airport named world's second best airport for service
quality: For the third year in a
row, Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi has been adjudged the
second best airport in the world for its service quality among the airports
handling 25-40 million passengers per annum (MPPA). Mumbai's Chhatrapati
Shivaji International Airport was placed at the fifth position in this category
by the Airport Council International (ACI). ACI is a global body of airports
which represents their interests with governments and international
organisations. It covers 1,751 airports in 174 countries. However, in the
global ranking, IGI this year was placed at the sixth position against last
year's fourth.
4) Pepper,
the world's first robot that reads emotions: Japanese technology firm
Softbank has unveiled an amazing new gadget - Pepper the 'world's first robot
with a heart'. It can recognise and analyse gestures, expressions and tone of
voice through an artificial intelligence program, or 'emotional engine',
according to its makers. Softbank say that people could communicate with the
robot 'just like they would with friends and family' and that it can perform
various tasks.
5) Nitin
Gadkari got additional charge of Union Ministry Rural Development: After
the sudden death of the Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde in a tragic
road accident on Tuesday, the President of India, as advised by the Prime
Minister, has directed that Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road
Transport & Highways and Shipping shall be given additional charge of the
Ministries of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water &
Sanitation.
In a tragic turn of events on Tuesday morning,
Union Minister for Rural Development Gopinath Munde died of multiple internal
injuries after his car was hit by another vehicle in Delhi.
6) Retired
Indian Army officer appointed member of UN panel on peacekeeping: A retired
Indian Army Lieutenant General has been appointed member of a UN expert panel
on peacekeeping that will advice the world body on how to use new technologies
and innovations in that field. Lieutenant General (retd) Abhijit Guha is part
of the five-member panel of experts appointed by under secretaries-general for
peacekeeping operations and for field support Herve Ladsous and Ameerah Haq.
7) India
elected to UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee on ICH: India has been
elected to the UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage. India has been elected for the next four years
(2014-2018) to the Committee after winning the highest number of votes in the
elections held on Friday at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, an official statement
said.
8) Villa
to retire after World Cup: Madrid - Spain's all-time leading goalscorer
David Villa said he will retire from international duty after the World Cup in
Brazil, in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.
9) AIIMS
to become country’s first green hospital: The All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi is all set to become the country’s first
‘green hospital’ with Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh
Vardhan announcing his Ministry’s ‘green-plan’ for medical institutions across
the country. Speaking at a symposium on ‘Impact of Environment on Health’
organised at Vigyan Bhavan on Thursday, Dr. Vardhan said: “It is our plan to
“green” AIIMS and we are determined to showcase our commitment to fight climate
change. For this to happen, the country’s premier medical facility should move
away from using conventional energy that is responsible for polluting
environment and adding to the green house gases.’’.
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