National News

PM Launches ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ Campaign

• On June 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign to mark World Environment Day. He planted a Peepal tree sapling at Buddha Jayanti Park in Delhi.
• The event saw the presence of Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.

NOTA Creates Record in MP’s Indore Lok Sabha Seat

• In a notable development, 18 lakh voters in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore chose the ‘none of the above’ (NOTA) option in the Lok Sabha elections.
• This accounts for 14.01 percent of the total votes, a significant milestone since NOTA was introduced in 2013 following a Supreme Court order.

International News

Russian Cosmonaut Sets Record with 1,000 Days in Space

• Oleg Kononenko, a cosmonaut from the Roscosmos state corporation currently stationed at the International Space Station, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first person to spend a cumulative total of 1,000 days in space.

Appointments News

Om Birla Re-Elected as Lok Sabha Speaker

• Om Birla, the current Lok Sabha Speaker, has secured re-election to the Kota parliamentary seat on June 4, 2024, with a substantial margin of 41,139 votes.
• He is the first presiding officer in 20 years to be re-elected to the Lower House of Parliament.

Important Days

UN Russian Language Day 2024

• Observed annually on June 6th, UN Russian Language Day was established by UNESCO in 2010.
• This day is dedicated to promoting the study and appreciation of the Russian language and coincides with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin, one of Russia's most celebrated writers.