INDIA
– Volume-IV of selected speeches of President Ram Nath Kovind named ‘Loktantra Ke Swar’ and ‘Republican Ethics’ released
– EAM S Jaishankar holds talks with Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in New Delhi
– India, Vietnam ink military logistics support pact & vision document to expand defence ties during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Hanoi
– Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India & USA in health sector
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– RBI raises repo rate to 4.9%; inflation forecast increased to 6.7% for FY23; GDP forecast retained at 7.2%
– RBI raises limit of individual housing loans provided by cooperative banks; raised for Tier I cities from Rs. 30 to Rs. 60 lakh and from Rs. 70 lakh to Rs. 1.40 crore in case of Tier II cities
– RBI raises limit for e-mandate based recurring payments from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 15,000
– RBI proposes to allow linking of credit cards to Unified Payments Interface
– Cabinet hikes MSP for Kharif crops for season 2022-23
– Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves enhancement of funding under Technology Development Fund scheme enhanced to Rs 50 cr per project from Rs 10 crore
– NHAI sets new Guinness World Record, lays 75-km long highway in 105 hrs
– Cabinet allows transfer of 10 In-orbit Communication Satellites from Govt of India to New Space India Ltd
WORLD
– Virtual meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of BRICS chaired by China
– World Oceans Day celebrated on June 8; theme: “Revitalization: collective action for the ocean”
SPORTS
– Avani Lekhara wins gold medal in Para Shooting World Cup in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 in France
– India women’s cricket team’s ODI and Test captain Mithali Raj retires
