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Union Public Service Commission is all set to commence the UPSC Preliminary Examination for the 2022 session on 5th June. The admit card has been released and students are gearing up with their final revision before the civil services exam. To crack the exam, candidates must be aware of the latest happenings around them. To help you prepare for the exam, we are here with the latest updates from this week.
play India youth sports
Khelo India Youth Games started from 4th June, The grand opening ceremony took place at Tau Devi Lal Complex in Gurgaon on Saturday. For the first time, every Indian state and union territory is participating in the Khelo India edition. Apart from the opening city, four cities including Ambala, Shahabad, Chandigarh and New Delhi will host various games.
French Open
The tennis tournament takes place every year in Paris, France. It is one of the four major events known as the Grand Slam, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Recently, an environmental activist wearing a T-shirt with the message “We have 1028 days left” tied herself to a net with metal wires and glue in the French Open men’s semifinal between Casper Roode and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic. and interrupted by kneeling. Court.
Rajya Sabha elections
Elections for the Upper House of Parliament will be held on June 10 To fill the vacant seats of the members retiring in July and August this year. On Friday, 41 candidates, including Congress leader P Chidambaram, former Congress leader Kapil Sibal and Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Jayant Chaudhary, won unopposed. Rajya Sabha elections will now be held for six seats in Maharashtra, four in Rajasthan, four in Karnataka and two in Haryana.
COVID-19 in India
there was one rise in covid-19 cases in the last week and in the weekly positivity rate. The Center on Friday advised five states to keep a strict vigil and take pre-emptive action, if necessary, to control any emerging spread of the infection. Recently, a booster vaccine called Corbevax, manufactured by Biologics E, has been approved as a booster dose for people 18 years of age and older. A booster vaccine can be taken six months after any COVID-19 vaccine.
100 days of Russia-Ukraine conflict
Even after 100 days, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Has sustained. On the 100th day of the Russian invasion, Ukraine Volodymyr’s President Zelensky has praised his troops for not retreating. In his address, he told Ukraine’s military that they had “done what seemed impossible”.
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