DAILY GK 8-9 JUNE 2025
1.
CHAIRPERSON OF EAC-PM
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The
Government of India (GoI) appointed economist Prof
S Mahendra Dev as the Chairperson of
the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) for
a period of two years.
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The newly
appointed part-time members of the
EAC-PM include SoumyaKanti Ghosh,
K V Raju, ChetanGhate, PamiDua, Pulak
Ghosh, and GouravVallabh.
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The
EAC-PM is an independent,
non-constitutional, and non-statutory advisory body constituted to provide
expert advice on economic and related matters directly to the Prime
Minister(PM) of India.
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The
Council is headed by a Chairperson
alongside full-time and part-time
members.
2.
PART-TIME MEMBER OF THE
16TH FC
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T. Rabi Sankar, currently serving as Deputy Governor of
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been appointed as a part-time
member of the 16th Finance
Commission(FC) (XVIFC).
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In 2023,
the Government of India (GoI) constituted the 16th FC under the chairmanship
of Arvind Panagariya, former vice-chairman of
NITI Aayog.
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The
commission is expected to submit its recommendations by October 31, 2025, which
will apply for a 5 year period beginning from April 01, 2026.
3.
FORMER GUJARAT CM
VIJAY RUPANI DIED IN PLANE CRASH
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Former
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Ramniklalbhai Rupani died
in Air India flight ‘AI171’ operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which crashed
into a residential area in Meghani Nagar
after taking off from the Ahmedabad Airport officially SardarVallabhbhai
Patel International Airport, Gujarat .
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He is the
2nd Gujarat CM (serving/former) to die in an Air Plane crash, following Balwantrai Gopalji Mehta (2nd
CM of Gujarat of independent India) who was killed in 1965 when his plane was
shot down by a Pakistani jet during the Indo-Pak war.
4.
AYUSH NIVESH SAARTHI PORTAL
TO BOOST TRADITIONAL MEDICINE INVESTMENT
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The
portal is an investor-centric digital
platform that aims to facilitate investments in India’s traditional medicine sector
by providing a unified interface that integrates policy frameworks, incentive
structures, investment-ready projects, and real-time facilitation tools.
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It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Ayush,
and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under MoC & I.
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It
leverages 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) permitted
via the automatic route.
5.
UMEED PORTAL FOR
DIGITAL WAQF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju,
Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), launched the ‘Unified Waqf Management,
Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) portal’, a
centralized digital platform designed for real-time uploading, verification,
and monitoring of Waqf properties across India, in New Delhi.
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The portal, named after the UMEED Act
of 1995, aims to simplify Waqf property management by enabling
real-time data updates and giving the public access to verified information.
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Waqf
refers to a permanent dedication of movable or immovable property by
a Muslim for religious, pious, or charitable purposes recognized under Islamic
law.
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Digital Inventory: Geo-tagging
of all Waqf properties with 17-digit unique identification
(ID) number.
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Grievance Redressal: Online
system for efficient complaint resolution.
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State Waqf Boards must register properties within six months (by 6
December 2025), with a possible one-to-two-month extension.
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Unregistered
or undocumented properties are referred to the Waqf
Tribunal.
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Properties
under women’s ownership are ineligible for waqf
declaration.
6.
BENGALURU BECOMES INDIA’S
‘LEOPARD CAPITAL’
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) was declared the India’s ‘Leopard
Capital’ after a year-long camera-trap survey (2024-2025) It had the
highest number of free-ranging wild leopards among metropolitan cities,
surpassing Mumbai (Maharashtra).
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The study
estimated 80–85 leopards across the forests and scrublands surrounding
Bengaluru, surpassing Mumbai’s 54 leopards documented within Sanjay Gandhi
National Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
7.
GOA’S FENI SECURED GI TAG
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Goa’s Ozzo Feni has
secured Geographical Indication (GI) tag from
Chennai (TN)-based Geographical Indication Registry (GIR).
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Ozzo Feni
which is produced by Cazcar Distillery in
Nanora village near Panaji, Goa, has now become the 1st ever feni to
receive a GI tag in India.
8.
BHARATIYA BHASHA ANUBHAG
PORTAL
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Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (BBA) or Indian Languages
Section’ portal is launched to reduce administrative dependence on foreign
languages, especially English.
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The BBA collaborates with Pune based
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), under
the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
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With the
launch of BBA, officials across
ministries can now use their mother tongue for file work, communication.
9.
PUNJAB LAUNCHES ‘FAST TRACK
PUNJAB PORTAL’
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Bhagwant Singh Mann, Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab, launched
the ‘FastTrack Punjab Portal’ in Mohali, Punjab.
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This
digital platform guarantees all business approvals within 45
working days for new ventures, expansions, and industrial
projects in Punjab.
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The
portal enables a “deemed approval system”, under which if
the designated authority fails to act within the stipulated timeline, the
portal will automatically issue an approval the next day with legal validity.
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The earlier clearance timeline ranged between 60 to 120 days, but under the new system, the application will be
reviewed online within 7 days.
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Any
deficiencies will be communicated, allowing the applicant to correct them and
still receive final approvals within the remaining
38 days.
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The
portal integrates 12 transformative
measures under the Punjab Udyog Kranti,
India’s first comprehensive industrial reform initiative.
10.
GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR DISASTER
RISK REDUCTION IN SWITZERLAND
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The
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2025 was
organized by the United Nations (UN) Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The theme of 8th session of GPDRR (2025) is “Every
Day Counts: Act for Resilience Today,”
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Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, popularly known as “The Cyclone Man of
India”, Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD), was awarded
the United Nations (UN) Sasakawa Award 2025 for
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in individual category.
