• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY) was launched in December 2014 to create basic electricity infrastructure in villages by strengthening and augmentation of the existing infrastructure and metering of existing feeders/distribution transformers.
•  It is one of the key initiatives of Government of India and a flagship programme of the Ministry of Power.
• The DDUGJY scheme has benefitted rural households significantly as electricity is vital for growth and development of the country.
• Under the scheme, 60% of the project cost (85% for Special States) is provided as grant by Government of India and additional grant upto 15% (5% for Special Category States) is provided on achievement of prescribed milestones.
• All erstwhile Rural Electrification (RE) schemes (including Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana) have been subsumed into DDUGJY. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) Limited has been designated as the Nodal Agency for operationalization of DDUGJY.

The major components of the scheme are:

• Separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders facilitating judicious restoring of supply to agricultural & non-agriculture consumers in the rural areas.
• Strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure in rural areas, including metering of distribution transformers/feeders/consumers.
• Completion of micro grid and off grid distribution network & Rural electrification already sanctioned projects under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)

• Industrialist and philanthropist, Ratan Tata was presented with Honorary Doctor of Literature by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan Mumbai.
• The Honorary doctorate was presented to Mr. Ratan at the First Special Convocation of the HSNC University.
• The HSNC University is a Cluster university comprising existing colleges from the Mumbai vicinity, namely, H.R. College, Kishinchand Chellaram College (KC College), and Bombay Teachers’ Training College (BTTI) as the constituent colleges with HSNC Board as its parent body.

• India’s very first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train set reached ‘Duhai depot’ from the manufacturing plant located in Savli, Gujarat.
• According to officials, the trials runs are expected to commence by the end of this year while it will be operational for passengers from 2023.
• The first trial run will be on the 17- km long priority section constructed between Sahibabad to Duhai.
• Under the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, Alstom was awarded the contract of manufacturing the RRTS trains, as per which, they would be delivering 40 RRTS trainsets, including 10 three-car trainsets for Meerut Metro, bundled with rolling stock maintenance for 15 years.
• According to National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), the upcoming Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is likely to reduce CO2 emissions by about 2,50,000 tonnes per year. The Corporation is planning to commence the operation on the priority section by the next year and commission the entire corridor by the year 2025. Once completed, the public will be able to cover the distance from Delhi to the city of Meerut in just 55 minutes.
• National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) – a joint venture company of Govt of India and States of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh is mandated for implementing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project across the National Capital Region, ensuring a balanced and sustainable urban development through better connectivity and access.

• The day is celebrated to promote awareness about the need for blood donation and thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
• The day aims to promote regular blood donations to ensure that all individuals have access to affordable and timely supplies of safe blood in times of emergency needs.
• The Host nation for World Blood Donor Day 2022 is Mexico.

World Blood Donor Day 2022: Theme

• The Theme for World Blood Donor Day 2022 is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”.
• It is focused on drawing attention to the roles that voluntary blood donors play in saving.
• The theme aims to highlight the need for committed donors to regular year- blood donation, to maintain adequate supplies and achieve universal and timely access to safe blood transfusion.

• Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the National Museum of Customs and GST “Dharohar” in Goa as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic week of the Ministry of Finance, being celebrated from June 6 to 12.

About Dharohar:

• Dharohar is one of its kind museum in the country that showcases not only the artefacts seized by Indian Customs but also depicts various aspects of work performed by the Customs Department while safeguarding the economic frontiers of the country, its heritage, flora & fauna and the society.
• Dharohar has 8 galleries viz: Introductory gallery, History of Taxation Gallery, Guardians of our economic frontiers gallery, Guardians of our Art & Heritage, Guardians of Flora & Fauna, Custodians of our social well-being, Journey of Indirect taxes -Salt Tax to GST and the GST gallery.
• The Museum provides the rare opportunity of having a peep into the working of the Department over the years ushering in change in its methodologies to meet the emanating challenges while at the same time providing yeomen service to the Nation.

About the Conference:

• Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, addresses the opening ceremony of the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 12, 2022.
• The Ministerial Conference, which is attended by trade ministers and other senior officials from the organization’s 164 members, is the WTO’s highest decision-making body, and is generally held every two years.
• Kazakhstan was originally scheduled to host 12th Ministerial Conference in June 2020, but the conference was postponed due to the pandemic.
• The 12th World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) opened at WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Members of the trade organization will hold discussions on such issues as TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, pandemic response, fishery subsidies, agriculture, food security, as well as the WTO’s reform and its future work priorities.

• Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated a cancer diagnostics and research centre, which is slated to be the country’s first oncology laboratory for comprehensive cancer diagnostic services.
• Karkinos Healthcare’s advanced centre for cancer diagnostics and research will serve as a central lab for analysing specimens at molecular and genomic levels to aid in personalised targeted therapy, predicting possible response to treatment and evaluate response by liquid biopsy.

Focus of the centre:

• The focus is on early diagnostic tools, molecular assays for precision medicine, which are not readily available in the country.
• The Tata Group is investing Rs 110 crore in Karkinos while Rakuten Medical, the global clinical stage biotechnology company, Mayo Clinic and Reliance Digital Health, hold minority stakes.

About the Karkinos Healthcare:

• Karkinos Healthcare has installed the most advanced high-throughput HPV assay equipment, Cobas 6800, in this centre with the ability to test over 1,200 Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) assays of all high-risk types.
• It has partnered with organisations such as Kerala Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecologic to support the World Health Organization’s mission of eliminating cervical cancer by 2030.

• Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh Thakur inaugurated a three-day tourism festival at Janjehli in the Seraj Assembly segment in the Mandi district.
• On the first day, the main attractions of the festival were the tableaux made by various mahila mandals.
• Most these represented the art and culture of the area while others were on themes such as drugs and their ill-effects
• Students of Horticulture College gave the message of environmental protection while the Health Department spread awareness regarding the Covid pandemic.
• To connect unexplored tourist places in the state, the government is developing tourism activities under the Nai Raahein, Nai Manzileen scheme.

• The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has conferred ‘Certificate of Excellence’ award on Mandi district for the District Skill Development Planning 2020-21.
• According to the Mandi Deputy Commissioner (DC), Arindam Chaudhari, Mandi was the only district from the state to make it to the best 30 districts selected from across the country.
• According to the DC, work was being done to strengthen the skill development ecosystem in the district through innovative scheme.
• Emphasis was being laid on skill upgradation of youth, while reiterating the administration’s commitment to give impetus to the skill development work at the grassroots level.

• India’s Akansha Kishor Vyavhare won the Silver medal in 40kg category while Vijay Prajapati finished second in 49kg in 2022 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships for men and women in Leon, Mexico.
• Akansha lifted a total of 127kg (59kg + 68kg), while Vijay lifted 175kg (78kg + 97kg).
• Akansha is a trainee of Sports Authority of India (SAI) National Centre of Excellence, Aurangabad and Vijay is a trainee of National Centres of Excellence (NCOE)