Current Affairs in English – June 5 2022

National Events:

World’s First Nano Urea Liquid Plant:

PM Modi on 28 May 2022 inaugurated the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid plant by IFFCO at Kalol , Gujarat .Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative ( IFFCO ) has set up additional manufacturing facilities for the production of nano fertilisers at different locations in the country .
IFFCO nano urea liquid was developed through proprietary technology at Nano Biotechnology Research Centre in Kalol .

Kangra Valley Summer Festival 2022:

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on 2 June 2022 inaugurated the Kangra Valley Summer Festival 2022 in Dharamsala .
This festival is organised to familiarize tourists arriving in the state during summers with the culture and traditions of Himachal Pradesh .This year the festival is being organised after a gap of 10 years . The festival will culminate on 9 June 2022 .

SBI General Insurance:

SBI General Insurance launched a new health insurance vertical on 1 June 2022 . Through this vertical the company plans to focus on new innovative health products , in – house claim settlement process , among others , to boost customer experience .SBI General Insurance recorded a 50 per cent growth in gross written premium in 2021-22 .

‘ Harijan ‘:

The Delhi government has decided to replace the word ‘ Harijan ‘ from names of colonies and streets and rename them after Babasaheb Ambedkar instead . This development comes after the Central Government’s guidelines advising against the usage of the word , ‘ Harijan’.

Delhi Lt. Governor – Vinai Kumar Saxena.

Delhi Chief Minister – Arvind Kejriwal.

‘ Har Ghar Dastak campaign 2.0 ‘:

The Union Health Ministry launched the 2 months long ‘ Har Ghar Dastak campaign 2.0 ‘ on 1 June 2022 .The objective of this campaign is to achieve optimal coverage of Covid vaccination among all eligible beneficiaries and accelerate the pace of vaccination .
PM Modi had announced the launch of Har Ghar Dastak campaign in November 2021 .Union Health Minister – Mansukh L. Mandaviya .

Shreya Lenka:

Odisha’s Shreya Lenka has become the first – ever Indian to become a professional K – pop artiste .She is now a part of the popular South Korean girl group Blackswan along with a Brazilian girl called Gabriela Dalcin .
They both were selected by a programme organised by DR Music to discover and train budding singers from around the world . K – pop is a form of music that originated in South Korea .

Umar Nisar ( RJ Umar ):

Radio Jockey Umar Nisar ( RJ Umar ) from South Kashmir , has been awarded the ’01 Best Content Award ‘ and the Immunization Champion award by United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund ( UNICEF ) at the annual Radio4Child 2022 Awards in Mumbai .
The award has been conferred to Umar for his work of providing awareness and countering rumours to reach audiences during the pandemic .

International Events:

WHO & UNICEF:

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) and United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) released the first Global Report on Assistive Technology ( GREAT ) in May 2022 .
The report shares evidence – based best practice examples and 10 key actionable recommendations on improving access to assistive technology for every child . UNICEF Headquarters – New York City , USA . WHO Headquarters – Geneva , Switzerland.

India and Israel:

India and Israel on 2 June 2022 , adopted a ‘ vision statement ‘ to further strengthen the defence cooperation between the two nations .
This was signed at a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz in New Delhi . The year 2022 marks 30 years of diplomatic relations between India and Israel .

World Environment Day:

2022 marks the 49th time World Environment Day has been celebrated. It was established following the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, and is celebrated annually on 5 June, with a different country hosting it each year.
This year’s host country is The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Only One Earth.’ This was also the slogan for the 1972 conference in Stockholm, where the annual global event was first instituted on June 5.