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Today's Headlines - 08 June 2024

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A model for Global South: RBI lays down goals for its 100th year

GS Paper III

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As the Reserve Bank of India enters its centenary year, RBI@100, it will step up even more to be future-ready for India's fast-growing economy. On April 1 this year, RBI entered the 90th year of its operations.

TRISHNA Mission: Advancing High-Resolution Thermal Imaging for Climate and Resource Management

GS Paper III

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In a major boost to global efforts to monitor and mitigate climate change, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is collaborating with the French Space Agency (CNES) on an ambitious new satellite mission called Trishna.

Bonn Climate Change Conference

GS Paper III

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Delegates from 198 countries are meeting in Bonn, Germany to prepare for COP29 to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024.

RBI kept the repo rate unchanged

GS Paper III

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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI met from June 5 to 7, and held steady the repo rate at 6.5% for the eighth consecutive meeting.

Child Nutrition report: Unicef

GS Paper I

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The Unicef recently released a report titled "Child Food Poverty report" which sheds light on a distressing reality that demands urgent attention and action regarding severe child food poverty.

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Peru adopts India’s UPI technology 

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NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) have announced a landmark partnership to introduce a UPI-like real-time payments system in Peru making it the first South American country to adopt the system.

Two More Indian Wetlands Added To Ramsar List

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India has added two bird sanctuaries from Bihar, Nagi and Nakti, to the ‘Ramsar Sites’ list, taking the tally to 82.

131 years ago, Gandhi’s first satyagraha

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On June 7, 1893, a young lawyer named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was unceremoniously thrown off a train’s first class compartment reserved for ‘whites only’, at the Pietermaritzburg railway station in South Africa. This triggered Gandhi’s first act of civil disobedience, or satyagraha.

Biopharmaceutical Alliance

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India, South Korea, USA, Japan, European Union (EU) launch Biopharmaceutical Alliance.

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