Top Best Current Affairs 10 June 2020 (2)

According to the biennial Environment Performance Index 2020 released jointly by Yale University and Columbia University, India has ranked 168 out of 180 countries with a score of 27.6 out of 100. While the Denmark has been topped the list with a score of 82.5. In EPI 2018 , India's rank was 177 with a score of 30.57 out of 100.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched the Online Shramik Employment Exchange, 'Raj Kaushal Portal' developed by the department of Information and Technology and Rajasthan Skill & Livelihoods Development Corporation through video conference.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, has invested Rs 5,683.50 crore for a 1.16 % stake in Jio platforms, a subsidiary of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd. With this investment, a total of Rs 97,885.65 crore has been invested for 21.06% equity in Jio platforms through 8 investments. The investment began with Facebook on April 22,2020 followed by additional investments by Silver Lake (2 investments), Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR and Mubadala in the past nearly seven weeks.

A team of Scientists from the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology has developed a magnetocaloric material (a rare-earth-based material that can be heated or cooled by applying or removing a magnetic field) that can be used in the treatment of cancer.

Madhya Pradesh has started a plantation drive named "Thank Mom" on the premises of its Social Justice and Disabled Welfare Directorate on World Environment Day. As per the instruction from Commissioner Renu Tiwari, a variety of plants such as Neem, Guava, Mango, Moonlight, Parijat and Tulsi were planted with a plate in the name of each employee's mother.

Karnataka Revenue Minister R.Ashoka launched Meghasandesha App & Varunamitra web portal to provide real-time information and alerts on weather, rainfall, flooding in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike jurisdiction. These were developed by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science under the project 'Urban Flood Model'for the city. The project is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh launched Street Vendor Registration Portal http://www.mpurban.gov.in/and "Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana" and transferred Rs 300 crore to the urban local bodies.

The 2nd State Food Safety Index for 2019-20 of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has been topped by Gujarat among larger states and by Goa among smaller states. It was announced during a webinar conducted on the occasion of "World Food Safety Day" on June 7, 2020 on the theme "Food Safety is everyone's business".