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- The Gujarat- based Adani Group has obtained the final regulatory clearance from the Queensland State, Australia regarding ground water management and is expected to commence work on its controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project.
- Potential damage to Great Barrier reef and high carbon emission concerns are raised against the project.
- The new Modi government is planning for the largest-ever auction of telecom spectrum, which may raise around Rs 6 lakh crore and will enable introduction of affordable 5G services, including Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) internet in rural areas.
- Union Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition ‘Astitva: The Essence of Prabhakar Barwe’, at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- The “1976 Lalit Kala awardee” Prabhakar Barwe was a pioneer of Modern Indian painting.
- A two-day National Conference of SVEEP Nodal Officers was organized by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Gurugram, Delhi to deliberate upon the blueprint for the next five years.
- Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program is the flagship program of the ECI.
- The Cambodian Ministry of Information and Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) organised the 16th Asia Media Summit 2019 in Siem Reap province of Cambodia.
- A yearlong research project to find out appropriate measures to counter fake news named “Angkor Fake News initiative” will also be launched.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping was conferred with highest national award of Kyrgyzstan titled “Manas Order of the First Degree” in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
- Kyrgyzstan is hosting 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit starting 14 June 2019.
- The Indian Navy hosted “Maritime Information Sharing Workshop 2019” under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Gurugram, Harayana.
- The two-day event was inaugurated by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.
- Actor Priyanka Chopra will be awarded Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by United Nations International Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) American chapter at their Snowflake Ball in December 2019.
- Headquartered in New York, UNICEF was established in 1946 to provide relief to children in countries devastated by World War II.
- Zonel Sougaijam, a civil engineer from Manipur was included in Facebook Hall of Fame 2019, for detecting a WhatsApp bug that violated privacy of a user.
- During a voice call via WhatsApp, the bug converted a voice call into video call without the authorisation and knowledge of receiver.
- An 8-year-old Indian origin student named Nia Tony was honoured “Eco Champions of Recycling award” during the 22nd edition of Emirates Recycling Awards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- She won the award in the paper section in individual category for collecting a total of 14,914 kg of paper waste.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified that Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will provide Line of Credit (LoC) worth $245 million to Ghana and Mozambique for agricultural and railway projects.
- In a list of the ‘World’s 2,000 largest public companies’, compiled by Forbes magazine, Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries stands at No.1 in India and 71st rank globally.
- The global chart has been topped by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for the 7th year in a row.
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