1. Israel and Myanmar agree to edit each other's history. Myanmar has entered into an agreement with Israel in the field of education. Under this agreement, the two countries will improve the history books of each other's countries.
2. Phil Davidson is a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. He has been appointed as the Commander of US Pacific Command. Davidson previously served as the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command and concurrently served as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command.
3. Sanjita Chanu is concerned with weightlifting. Recently, Sanjita Chanu has been temporarily suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation due to her failure in the Dope Test. Sanjita Chanu has won gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
4. "Scripps National Spelling Bee" competition is won by Kartik Nemanni, an Indian student living in the US. Kartik has won the competition by defeating his rivals by telling them the correct spelling of 'Kanoniya'. The meaning of Kanoniya is Christian socialism. This is the 11th consecutive year, when India's student has won this competition.
5. NTPC Ltd and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have signed a MoU for implementation of development and beautification works under the Charminar Pedestrianization Project in Hyderabad. This company adopted the iconic Charminar in Hyderabad under the Swachh Iconic Places Projects of India. This is part of a special drive under the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission.
6. India's Sanjana Ramesh was awarded the 'Most Valuable Player' (MVP) even as compatriot Vaishnavi Yadav won the 'Girls Grit Award' on the fourth and final day of Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018.
7. Kagiso Rabada Wins South Africa's Cricketer of the Year Award. Kagiso Rabada, the world's number one Test bowler. Rabada from July last to till now, in 12 Tests tooks 72 wickets at an average of 19.52.This award has been given on the basis of the performance of the last 12 months. At the same time, the award of the best female cricketer of the year was given to Dane van Niekerk in the women's category. She also captured this award for the second time.
8. World Milk Day is a day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to recognize the importance of milk as global food. World Milk Day is celebrated on 1st June every year. This day is celebrated with the aim of spreading awareness among the general public about all aspects of natural milk.
9. World Environment Day (WED) occurs on the 5th of June every year. It is the United Nations' (UN) most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. The World Environment Day is firstly celebrated in 1974. It is widely celebrated in over 100 countries.
10. In Uttarakhand, polythene will be completely prohibited in the state from July 31. All polythene vendors have been asked to finish polyethylene stock before July 31. In Dehradun on the occasion of World Environment Day, Chief Minister Trivandrum Singh Rawat said that a comprehensive public awareness campaign will be launched on environmental damage due to polythene a week before the entire ban on polyethylene in the state
Published On : 05 Jun 2018