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- The Women Sangams (groups) of Deccan Development Society (DDS) were honoured with Equator Prize 2019 by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for their contribution to ecology and innovations in rainfed millet cultivation. Founded in 1983, DDS is Indian agriculture based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Medak district in Telangana.
- SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of island nation has been named the ‘World’s Most Punctual Airline’ for second consecutive time in less than 12 months with over 90% of its flights in May being “on time”. In September 2018 it achieved a punctuality rating of 91.37%.It was named so by global flight tracker, ‘Flightstats’ which analysed data of over 41 carriers.
- National Assembly of Thailand (Thailand’s Parliament) elected 2014 coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as Prime Minister after military-backed party that nominated Prayuth won 2nd-highest number of seats in House of Representatives (lower house of Thailand’s Parliament) in a general election held in March 2019. Prayuth Chan-Ocha who was coup leader also served as prime minister in military government before becoming a candidate to run for office of head of an elected government. His appointment will become official when it is endorsed by recently crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand.
- Indian Air Force (IAF) signed Rs.300 crore deal with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, an Israeli defence firm to procure a batch of SPICE 2000 guided bombs. IAF used SPICE bombs for a non-military, pre-emptive strike on terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot region in February 2019.
Romila Thapar - Eminent historian and writer Romila Thapar has been elected as international member of American Philosophical Society (APS) at its Annual Spring Meeting. She is Professor Emerita of history at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. She is renowned for her careful scholarship on emperor Aśoka, epigraphy of Mauryan period, and ground-breaking studies and multiple historiographies surrounding contested Hindu and Muslim history of Somnath. Founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, American Philosophical Society is the oldest learned society in United States (US).
- Trade and Economy Ministers of the Group of 20 major economies met on June 9 in Japan to discuss ways to reorder trade rules and finances in an era of technological change and protectionism. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal attended the G-20 ministerial meeting on Trade and digital economy in Japan.
- The main event of International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations will be held at Prabhat Tara in Ranchi on 21 June, 2019. About 35 thousand people will take part in Yoga Day event along with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The e-gatepass will be generated after their online applications get security clearance. This year International Yoga Day would be eco friendly, and hence Khadi Yoga Mat would be used, in place of the usual rubber mat. From 15th June, a weeklong event will start with ‘Run for Yoga’.
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