National

90 Tonnes of Medical Supplies to Cuba

• India has sent a shipment of approximately 90 tonnes of medical supplies to Cuba.
• The consignment, which departed from Mundra port, contains nine different Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients produced in India.

Sports

Norway Chess Tournament

• Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa scored a massive victory over world number two Fabiano Caruana of United States and made his way to the top 10 of world rankings after the end of fifth round of Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger.

 Paris Olympic Quota

• Indian boxers Jasmine Lamboria and Amit Pangal have secured the prestigious Paris Olympic quotas in the women’s 57 kg category and men’s 51 kg category respectively.

Taiwan Athletics Open

• In the Taiwan Athletics Open 2024, India bagged 7 medals including 3 golds, 3 silvers and 1 bronze medal.
• In women’s Long Jump, Nayana James clinched the gold medal, registering the best jump of 6.43 metres.
• In Men’s 800 metres, India’s Ankesh Choudhary bagged the gold, clocking 1 minute 50.63 seconds.

French Team Chess Championship

• Arjun Erigaisi has become the new World No. 4 after beating France’s Loic Travadon in the French Team Chess Championship 2024.

Champions League

• Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund to win record-extending 15th Champions League.

Person in News

Gen Anil Chauhan

• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan has visited INS Chilka, the premier ab-initio training establishment of Indian Navy.

Claudia Sheinbaum

• Claudia Sheinbaum is set to win a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president.

Halla Tomasdottir

• Halla Tomasdottir has been elected the seventh President of Iceland.

Remus Gomes

• Remus Gomes has been appointed assistant coach of the India U-20 football team.

 Miscellaneous

Amendments to IHR 2005

• 77th World Health Assembly agreed to the package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) based on 300 proposals made by member countries after the Covid-19 pandemic.

World Bicycle Day

• World Bicycle Day is celebrated on June 3 every year.
• United Nations General Assembly declared World Bicycle Day in April 2018.