Today’s Current Affairs News Headline: June 8, 2022
Today’s Current Affairs News Headline
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National News
• RBI has increased the policy repo rate by 50 bps to 4.90%, the SDF rate to 4.65%, the marginal standing facility rate and the bank rate to 5.15%.
• Two Indian-born brothers, Atul and Rajesh Gupta have been arrested in Dubai after being indicted on corruption charges and facing extradition.
• Dr Hussein Amir-Abdullahian, Foreign Minister of Iran, received a warm welcome in India.
• MEMU Asansol-Bokaro’s train derailed shortly after leaving Asansol train station; no one was injured.
• NHAI completed the Guinness World Record by manufacturing 75 km of continuous bituminous concrete in a single lane in a record time of 105 hours and 33 minutes.
• BJP will hold a national executive meeting in Hyderabad, Telangana, on July 2-3; Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also attend the meeting.
International News
• The Taliban regime is responsible for the increase in child trafficking in Afghanistan.
• The World Bank cut its global economic growth forecast to 2.9 per cent, down 1.2 per cent from its January forecast, saying the severe slowdown was caused by a number of factors, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the closure of China.
• Ukraine has blocked the visit of the head of the IAEA to the Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Zaporizhia.
• US Vice President Kamala Harris announced $1.9 billion in new private-sector funding on June 7 to support jobs in Central America and reduce incentives for migration.
• The Colombian Navy released images of artefacts scattered near a Spanish galleon laden with gold that sank to the bottom of the Caribbean more than 300 years ago.
• Cambodia and China deny reports that they are building a secret naval facility for the Chinese fleet in the Gulf of Thailand.
• King Philippe of Belgium arrives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a historic visit to the Central African country that his ancestor once brutally ruled as his private fiefdom.
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrived in Turkey to discuss Ukraine’s grain exports.
Environmental News
• The Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, said that developing countries need more time than 2050 to reach net zero emissions.
Sport News
• The International Skating Federation will increase the minimum age for figure skaters in senior international events to 17 years before the 2026 Winter Olympics.
• Australia defeated the United Arab Emirates in the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs to meet Peru in the final and seal their place in the fifth consecutive World Cup.
• Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the US Open, saying his body “needs more time to get stronger” after a major car accident last year.
Corporate News
• The EU will require all wearable devices sold in the 27-member bloc to use USB-C type chargers to reduce electronic waste.
• The US FDA expert panel recommends the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Maryland-based Novavax.
• The Noida Supertech twin towers will be demolished on August 21, says the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority.
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