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Integration of eSanjeevani with ABDM

June 4, 2022

On June 3, 2022, the National Health Authority (NHA) announced that government’s ‘eSanjeevani’ telemedicine service has been integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Key Facts This integration will help existing eSanjeevani users to easily create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA). Users would also ..

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Türkiye: Turkey’s new official name

June 4, 2022

At the United Nations, Turkey will now be known as Türkiye. This decision was taken after intergovernmental body agreed to a formal request of Ankara for the name change. Key Points United Nations had received a request from Ankara in May ..

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US: Reconstruction of 3D Ear

June 4, 2022

Recently, a 20-year-old woman received a 3-D printed ear implant as she was born with a small and misshapen right ear. Highlights The 3-D printed ear implant was made from her own cells. This transplant was a part of first ..

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Canada’s Historic Tribal Land Claim Settlement

June 4, 2022

On June 2, 2022, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau signed a USD1 billion deal, to settle a century-old land claim of Blackfoot tribe. Key Points Government took around half of the reserve lands of tribes in Alberta province in 1910, in order ..

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Puri Heritage Corridor Case

June 4, 2022

Residents of Puri had moved the High Court alleging that, structural safety of 800-year-old Jagannath Temple could be in danger, if land surrounding the temple were dug up. Highlights They also allege that; state government has insulted the devotees by demolishing ..

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Painted Leopard Gecko

June 4, 2022

A new colourful species of leopard named “Eublepharis pictus” was recently identified by researchers. The species is also known as Painted Leopard Gecko. Key Points Painted Leopard Gecko differs from all members of the genus Eublepharis except for E hardwickii. Eublepharis ..

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International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT)

June 4, 2022

India’s first liquid mirror telescope first came to light in early 2022. This telescope will observe asteroid, space debris, supernovae, and all other celestial objects from an altitude of 2,450 metres in Uttarakhand. What is international liquid-Mirror Telescope? It is ..

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Instagram Amber Alerts to find Missing Children

June 4, 2022

Recently, Meta announced to roll out ‘AMBER alerts’ to Instagram across 25 countries. Key Facts AMBER alerts will help users to get notifications of missing children in the area. This feature was already present on Meta’s Facebook app since 2015, that ..

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India-Senegal MoUs

June 4, 2022

Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, reached Senegal (West Africa), on June 2, 2022 and led delegation level talks with President of Senegal (H.E. Mr Macky Sall). Highlights During the talks, Vice President of India assured India’s continued commitment ..

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : June 4, 2022

June 4, 2022

41. What is the name of the new model schools proposed by the Union Education Ministry? [A] PM Model schools[B] PM Shri schools[C] Atmanirbhar schools[D] Bharat Gaurav schools Show Answer Correct Answer: B [PM Shri schools] Notes:Union Education Minister Dharmendra ..