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International

Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president

• After taking up the project left behind by her mentor and outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, whose popularity among the impoverished contributed to her success, Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory to become Mexico's first female president.

• Mexico's first female president might be Claudia Sheinbaum, the Nobel winner.
• With a statistical lead of 58.3% to 60.7% of the votes, Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to become Mexico's first female president and will be celebrated at Mexico City's Zocalo.
• Xóchitl Gálvez and Jorge Álvarez Máynez, the opposition candidates, were defeated by a significant margin.

• Sheinbaum was formed in his early years by dedicating himself to social justice and scientific research.
• He was born into a Jewish family actively involved in the 1968 student demonstrations against Mexico's autocratic government.
• Sheinbaum's educational path took her to the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where she earned a doctorate after studying physics and energy engineering.
• She studied at the University of California, Berkeley for a while, honing her English fluency and expanding her climate science knowledge.
• Her qualifications as a climate scientist were reinforced by her academic work, which was included in a 2007 study on climate change that won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• she won a historic victory in 2018 as the first woman elected mayor of Mexico City.
• Her candidacy promises to address security, climate change, and economic inequality with a balanced and knowledgeable approach. It is a combination of progressive policies and pragmatic governance.

• Capital :- Mexico City
• Currency :- Mexican peso

National

Hyderabad is no longer Andhra Pradesh's capital

• According to Section 5(2) of the Act, Andhra Pradesh will construct a new capital and Hyderabad will become the only capital of Telangana after this time.
• Andhra Pradesh has yet to create a permanent capital because court cases pertaining to Amaravati and Visakhapatnam are still pending.
• If Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy stays in office, Kurnool will be the judicial capital, Amaravati will be the legislative seat, and Visakhapatnam will be the administrative capital.
• Hyderabad will be the sole capital city of Telangana as of June 2.
• Ten long years after the breakup, there are still a number of unsolved concerns between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including the division of assets.

• Capital:- Hyderabad
• Governor:- C. P. Radhakrishnan
• Chief minister:- Anumula Revanth Reddy

• Governor:- S. Abdul Nazeer
• Chief minister:-  Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP)

Economics

In May, GST revenue reaches Rs 1.73 lakh crore

• The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue for May 2024 stood at ₹1.73 lakh crore.
• This represents a 10% year-on-year growth, driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions (up 15.3%) and a slowing of imports (down 4.3%).
• After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue for May 2024 stands at ₹1.44 lakh crore, reflecting a growth of 6.9% compared to the same period last year.

• Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST): ₹32,409 crore;
• State Goods and Services Tax (SGST): ₹40,265 crore;
• Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST): ₹87,781 crore, including ₹39,879 crore collected on imported goods;
• Cess: ₹12,284 crore, including ₹1,076 crore collected on imported goods.
• The gross GST collections in the FY 2024-25 till May 2024 stood at ₹3.83 lakh crore.
• This represents an impressive 11.3% year-on-year growth, driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions (up 14.2%) and a marginal increase in imports (up 1.4%). After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue in the FY 2024-25 till May 2024 stands at ₹3.36 lakh crore, reflecting a growth of 11.6% compared to last year.

• Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST): ₹76,255 crore;
• State Goods and Services Tax (SGST): ₹93,804 crore;
• Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST): ₹1,87,404 crore, including ₹77,706 crore collected on imported goods;
• Cess: ₹25,544 crore, including ₹2,084 crore collected on imported goods.

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Appointment

NHRC member Sayani appointed its acting chairperson

• “The President, under Section 7(1) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, is pleased to authorise Smt Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, Member, National Human Rights Commission, to act as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, with effect from 02.06.2024, until the appointment of a new Chairperson in the NHRC to fill such vacancy,” a notification by the Ministry of Home Affairs stated.
• The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 was changed by Parliament in 2019 to update the qualifications for chairwoman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and state human rights commissions.
• Before the amendment, the only person eligible to be appointed as chairwoman of the NHRC was a former Chief Justice of India; now, Supreme Court judges are eligible to be considered.

• National Human Rights Commission of India
• Formed:- 12 October 1993
• Headquarters :- New Delhi

Index

Gautam Adani became the wealthiest person in Asia and was ranked 11th in the world by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

• With a net worth of USD 111 billion, Gautam Adani, the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, is currently ranked 11th in the world on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
• After a spike in the stock prices of the companies in his conglomerate, he has recaptured the title of richest person in Asia with this.

• He was able to pass Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Mukesh Ambani, who was ranked 12th with a net worth of USD 109 billion, thanks to this increase.
• As of June 3, 2024, the index shows that Ambani's fortune has climbed by USD 12.7 billion, while Adani's net worth has increased by USD 26.8 billion.
• The group's principal business, Adani Enterprises, generated revenue of USD 17 billion for the year ending March 31, 2023.
• The world's wealthiest individuals are ranked every day by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
• As to the index, Elon Musk of the United States (US) came in second, Jeff Bezos of the US in third, and Bernard Arnault of France in first place.

Sports

Real Madrid's historic 15th Champions League victory

• Real Madrid made history once more at Wembley Stadium by winning a record-tying 15th UEFA Champions League trophy.
• The Spanish behemoths defeated a brave Borussia Dortmund team 2-0, showcasing their renowned tenacity and clinical edge.

• Dortmund dominated play during the first hour of the encounter, producing many of scoring opportunities, especially in the lopsided first half. But it proved expensive for the German side not to take advantage of their opportunities.
• After Vinicius Jr. scored the second goal just nine minutes later, Dani Carvajal broke the scoreless draw in the 74th minute with a powerful header from a corner.
• Real Madrid won the Champions League for the sixth time in eleven seasons with this victory, extending their incredible run of success in Europe.
• This accomplishment is comparable to the illustrious group that started Real Madrid's obsession with the European Cup, having taken home the trophy's first five times in 1956 and again in 1966.
• Surprisingly, Real Madrid has triumphed in the last ten European finals in a row. This run dates back 41 years to their last Cup Winners' Cup final loss to Aberdeen.

India won 7 medals at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2024, including 3 gold ones

• With a leap of 6.43 meters, Indian competitor Nayana James took home the gold in the women's long jump competition. The silver medal went to Sumire Hata of Japan, while Yu Jeongmi of South Korea took home the bronze.
• Nayana James has now reached her fourth podium of the 2024 campaign. She previously took home the gold in the women's long jump in the March 2024 Third Indian Open Jumps Competition. In May 2024, she also took home the gold medal in the Federation Cup's women's long jump competition.
• Devarakeshavi Prakasha (DP) Manu, an Indian track and field athlete, recorded a distance of 81.58 meters to win the gold medal in the men's javelin throw competition.
• With 76.21 meters, Chinese Taipei's Cheng Chao-tsun—who now holds the Asian mark of 91.36 meters—settled for silver, while his countryman Huang Chao-hung took home the bronze with 71.24 meters.
• Manu has already finished on the podium three times this season. He had earlier won silver in the Federation Cup in May 2024 and gold in the Indian Grand Prix 1 in April 2024.
• Ankesh Chaudhary of India won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:50.63, while fellow countryman Somnath Chauhan had to settle for silver (1:50.88). The bronze went to Filipino Lorana Hussein.
• Ankesh has won gold in the men's 800 meters at the Federation Cup and the Indian Grand Prix-1. Silver in the Federation Cup went to Somnath.
• Dev Kumar Meena of India won the silver medal in the men's 5.10-meter pole vault.
• In the women's 100-meter hurdles, Nithya Ramraj took home the silver medal, while Velluva Koroth Vismaya took home the bronze in the 400-meter race.

Miscellaneous

Government abolishes the CRPF DIG Kajan Singh

• The Union government has removed a CRPF DIG from duty due to allegations of sexual misconduct made against him by certain female members of the largest paramilitary force in the nation.
• On May 30, Khajan Singh, a former sports officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Deputy Inspector General (DIG), received an order for "dismissal from service" from the office of the President of India.

• The officer faced the charges in two cases.
• Singh, who currently holds the position of chief sports officer for the CRPF, took home a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games—India's first swimming medal in the competition since 1951.
• In 1986, the CRPF, a force with around 3.25 lakh troops, became the first to admit women into combat ranks. There are now six all-female battalions in it, with a total of roughly 8,000 soldiers.
• In 1984, he received the Arjuna Award, India’s second-highest sporting honour.
• He runs the Khajan Singh Swimming Academy in Delhi.

• Formed:- 27 July 1939
• Headquarters :- New Delhi
• Director General:- Anish Dayal Singh, IPS

The Cooperation Minister assesses the development of pilot programs for storing grain in eleven states

• At its first meeting, the National Level Coordination Committee (NLCC) for India's large-scale grain storage project, led by Cooperation Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani, examined the development of the pilot project that was started in 11 states last year.
• The Ministry of Cooperation is leading the initiative, which intends to establish a decentralized nationwide network of warehouses and other agricultural infrastructure at the Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) level.

• The first meeting of the National Level Coordinating Committee (NLCC) for the world's largest grain storage scheme was held on Monday (June 03, 2024) at the Ministry of Cooperatives in New Delhi.
• The ambitious plan envisages transforming PACS into Multi-Service Societies
• With funding from NABARD and FCI, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is currently expanding the pilot initiative to include 500 more PACS.
• The proposal establishes warehouses, custom hiring centers, processing units, and fair pricing shops by utilizing current government schemes including the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) and Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Scheme (AMI).
• Additional PACS for the building of storage capacity under the project have been identified by States, Union Territories, and national cooperatives like NCCF and NAFED.
• States of UP, MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and Telangana have implemented their pilot project.

Important Day

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression - 4 June 2024

• A crucial holiday, the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, is held to bring attention to the predicament of kids who are victims of sexual assault and other forms of violence.
• Today serves as a reminder of how important it is to defend and preserve the rights of kids who suffer from terrible events.

• This day's origins can be traced to a special UN General Assembly session held on August 19, 1982.
• The session focused on the hardship caused by Israeli military activities during the Lebanon War to children in Palestine and Lebanon.
• This resulted in a pledge to protect these kids' rights. As a result, June 4 was declared the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression by the UN General Assembly.
• The protection of children's rights around the world is now included in the observance's expanded scope over time.