1.Person in News
Ajay Puri appointed as the Chairman of COAI
Ajay Puri has been elected as the chairman of Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI)
He is the Chief Operating Officer of Bharti Airtel
Jio Infocomm President Pramod Kumar Mittal has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman
Quick Fact: COAI is an apex industry body representing the telecom, Internet, technology and digital service companies of India
2.Environment
India ranks third on ‘Global E-waste Monitor 2020’
The ‘Global E-waste Monitor 2020’ report has been published by the United Nations
As per the report:
- 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste was generated globally in 2019, out of which only 17.4 percent was recycled
- India was the third largest contributor to e-waste
- China topped the list, with USA coming in second as the highest producers of e-waste
Quick Fact: Lead, cadmium, beryllium and brominated flame retardants are some of the hazardous chemicals found in e-waste
3.Environment
Asia’s largest solar plant at Rewa, MP to be inaugurated on 10th July
Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Plant on 10th July
The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is the largest single-site solar power project in Asia
It is spread over 1590 acres in Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
4.Miscellaneous
CBSE and Facebook partner for education on new digital tech
The partnership has been for two joint ventures:
- Facebook will train teachers on Augmented Reality, who will then teach the same in classes
- A curriculum by CBSE ‘ Facebook for Education’ will be launched, which will teach students about online well-being and digital safety
Quick Fact: Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO of Facebook
5.Miscellaneous
‘Intezaar Aap Ka’ Social Media Campaign launched by Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board
Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has started a social media campaign Intezaar Aap Ka
It aims to instill the confidence back in the tourism sector by COVID-safe tour packages to tourists
Madhya Pradesh has won the Best Tourism State National Award for three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017
6.Economy
World Bank’s Country Classification 2020 released
World Bank classifies countries into four income groups- Low, Lower-Middle, Upper-Middle and High Income countries
The classification is based on Gross National Income using the Atlas Method
As per the classification, India, Nepal and Bangladesh are all Lower-Middle income countries
7.Miscellaneous
AIR starts its first Sanskrit news programme ‘Sanskrit Saptahiki’
All India Radio has started its first-ever Sanskrit news programme ‘Sanskrit Saptahiki’
Sanskrit Saptahiki will be broadcasted every Saturday.
Sanskrit News Magazine ‘Vaartavali’ by DD News has also completed its 5 years of continuous broadcast
