CHHATTISGARH

Chhattisgarh received the award for being the top most state in the country in the field of foodgrain production, registering 28.68 per cent more crops than the last year.

Rice production in the state has increased 39 per cent from year 2003-04 to year 2013-14, which is far better than the two per cent increase during the period at national level.

Food grain production in Chhattisgarh in the year 2016-17 was 9.32 lakh tonne, which is almost 2 lakh tonne more than the average production in last five years. the total increase in production as compared to last five years average production was 26.68 per cent. total crop production in the state also includes the high yield in the corn crop. In 2015, corn crop production was 1.6 lakh tonnes, which has increase by 16 per cent to 1.89 lakh tonne.

In the field of foodgrain production in the last 15 years Chhattisgarh has registered a growth of 48 per cent in rice, 148 per cent in wheat, 60 per cent in total crops, 43 per cent in total pulses production, 58 per cent in total foodgrain production and 158 per cent increase in oil seeds (tilhan).

The state has been producing almost 10 lakh quintal of seeds at present which was 45,0000 quintal seeds in the year 2003.

50 lakh ‘Swasthya health cards’ have been issued to farmers under the prime minister’s ‘Swasthya health card’ scheme. He said that the state has been providing loan on zero per cent interest to its farmers and every year over Rs4,000 crore loans have been given to farmers.

INTERNATIONAL

· Saudi Arabia becomes last country in the World to allow women to drive

Women in Saudi Arabia have been legally allowed to drive for the first time in the history of one of the most conservative countries.
On June 4, Saudi Arabia issued the first driving license to women, as Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saudofficially announced in September 2017 to allow women to drive.
Driving schools for women have been set up in five cities in the kingdom.

· Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor

11-km-long fully elevated Mundka-Bahadurgarh stretch, with seven stations, is an extension of the existing Delhi Metro’s Green Linefrom Inderlok to Mundka.
Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar attended the function in Bahadurgarh.
Bahadurgarh, is also known as ‘Gateway to Haryana‘.
This is the third place in Haryana to be brought under Delhi Metro’s network, after Gurugram and Faridabad.

Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom said that its subsidiary Nikiret has signed an agreement with Indian engineering services firm Core Energy Systems Pvt Ltd for the promotion of its technical security equipment in India.
According to Core Chief Executive Pranay Kumar, the partnership will explore opportunities in the Indian government’s Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) project.

NATIONAL

The Rs. 3,866-crore Mohanpura irrigation project in Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh includes a dam and a canal system, which benefit 727 villages in the state.
It would irrigate 1.25 lakh hectares of land and would also provide drinking water to over 400 villages.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

As per directions of the Haryana’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, all halogen, sodium bulbs and tube lights will be replaced with energy-efficient LED bulbs and tube lights.
The use of incandescent lamps and purchase of sodium vapour lamps by government sector, government aided sector, boards and corporations and autonomous bodies have already been banned.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on June 25-26 in Mumbai.
The two-day event will be held at the Hotel Trident/Oberoi and NCPA.
In the past, AIIB annual meetings have been held in Beijing, China, in 2016 and in Jeju, South Korea, in 2017.

The Centre of Excellence in Maritime & Shipbuilding(CEMS), a well-funded start-up in skill development for maritime and shipbuilding sector, has announced setting up of 24 labs -6 in Mumbai and 18 in Vizag campus.
This is First-of-Its-Kind Infrastructure in Asia Pacific Region.

Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Naducollege student, has been crowned Femina Miss India 2018 in a grand ceremony in Mumbai hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Ayushmann Kurrana.
Anukreethy Vas was previously crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss Tamil Nadu.
Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was the first runner-up while Shreya Rao Kamavarapu from Andhra Pradesh secured the second runner-up position.
Anukreethy Vas will now represent India at Miss World 2018while the two runners-up will represent the country at Miss Grand International 2018 and Miss United Continents 2018 respectively.