Current Affairs - 3 June 2021 ============================== | UPSC Notes EPFO Labour Law
Current Affairs - 3 June 2021
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12th Clean Energy Ministerial currently underway in Chile
The 12th Clean Energy Ministerial, CEM is currently underway which is being organized by Chile. The Ministry of Power has said that this year India along with the United Kingdom has launched a new workstream to promote industrial energy efficiency under the CEM’s Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative.
Japans PM Yoshihide Suga pledges additional 800 mn dollars to COVAX facility
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged an additional 800 million US Dollars to COVAX facility aiming for a fair distribution of Coronavirus vaccines worldwide. The announcement came at an online vaccine summit which Japan co-hosted with the GAVI vaccine alliance, an international group that promotes vaccinations in developing nations.
Isaac Herzog Elected as President of Israel
Veteran Israeli politician, Isaac Herzog, has been elected as the President of the country on June 01, 2021, during the 120 member parliamentary election for 2021. The 60-year-old Herzog will be the 11th President of Israel, assuming office with effect from July 09, 2021.
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Arun Mishra takes over as new Chairperson of NHRC
The former Supreme Court Judge Justice Arun Mishra has been sworn in as the new Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India.
WhatsApp appoints Paresh B Lal as Grievance Officer for India
The Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has named Paresh B Lal as the Grievance Officer for India. WhatsApp has updated the details on its website for how to contact Mr. Lal, because under the IT law, social media companies are required to display the names and other details of their grievance officers on their websites.
IIT Ropar Develops IoT Device ‘AmbiTag’ to Record Real-Time Ambient Temperature of Perishable Goods during Transportation
The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, in Punjab, has developed a first-of-its-kind Internet of Things (IoT) device named ‘AmbiTag’ which can record real-time ambient temperature during the transportation of perishable products such as vaccines, body organs and blood.. AmbiTag is a USB-shaped device, capable of continuously recording the temperature, ranging from -40℃ to 80℃, of its immediate surroundings in any time zone for a full 90 days on a single charge.
