Current Affairs in English – June 12 2022

National Events:

YSR Yantra Seva Scheme:

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched YSR Yantra Seva Scheme in June 2022 . He flagged off the distribution of tractors and combine harvesters at Chuttugunta Centre in Guntur district .
3,800 tractors and 320 combined harvesters would be made available at Rythu Bharosa Centres ( RBKs ) . He credited a subsidy of 175 crore into 5,260 farmer group bank accounts .

Cardless EMI:

ICICI Bank has announced its partnership with Zest Money , a digital EMI / pay later platform , to expand its ‘ Cardless EMI ‘ facility .
The customers of ICICI bank will be able to utilize Zest Money’s flagship ‘ Pay – in – 3 ‘ offering , where the bill would be split into three Equated Monthly Installments ( EMIs ) without extra costs . Customers can convert transactions up to Rs 10 lakh into EMIs .

Four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha:

Four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha are being taken from India to Mongolia for an 11 – day exposition as part of celebrations of Mongolian Buddha Purnima falling on the 14 June 2022.
A 25 – member delegation will be led by Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju . The Holy Buddha relics are known as the ‘ Kapilvastu Relics ‘ since they are from a site in Bihar first discovered in 1898 .

Tamil Nadu Events:

Artificial Fertility Technology Act and the Surrogate Mother Regulation Act:

The government has set up a special committee to implement the Artificial Fertility Technology Act and the Surrogate Mother Regulation Act in Tamil Nadu. Committees are set up at the state level under the chairmanship of the Additional Secretary, Department of Health and at the district level under the chairmanship of Associate Directors.
The federal government brought in the ART Act to regulate artificial insemination technologies. Guidelines have been developed that all artificial insemination centers operating in India should be registered in the National Register of Medical Research Council of India (ICMR).
However, due to some irregularities, it was advised that all the states should enact appropriate laws to regulate it. On that basis, the Government of Tamil Nadu has issued an order to implement the Artificial Fertility Technology Act.

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International Events:

UN security council:

Ecuador , Japan , Malta , Mozambique and Switzerland have been elected to the UN Security Council as non – permanent members for the 2023-2024 term . They will replace India , Ireland , Kenya , Mexico and Norway from January 1 , 2023 .
India’s two – year term at the UNSC as non – permanent member will end in December 2022 , when it will also hold the Presidency of it .

MapmyIndia & ISRO:

MapmyIndia has collaborated with India’s space agency ISRO which will enhance the quality of its 3D maps . The company is developing new maps as part of its foray into the metaverse.
Users will be able to see vegetation maps or heat maps , air quality maps and other information on exact locations that are searched by people or on routes of their interest , through the collaboration with ISRO .