National

Netherlands: Third Largest Export Destination

• Netherlands has emerged as India’s third- largest export destination after the U.S. and UAE during 2023-24.
• India's trade surplus with the Netherlands has increased to USD 17.4 billion in the last fiscal from USD 13 billion in 2022-23.

International

EV battery Passport

• Volvo Cars is launching the world’s first EV battery passport recording the origins of raw materials, components, recycled content and carbon footprint for its flagship EX90 SUV.
• The passport was developed by Volvo, owned by China’s Geely, in partnership with U.K. start-up Circulor which uses blockchain to map supply chains for companies.
• Battery passports will be mandatory for EVs sold in the EU from February 2027.

Sports

Kumar Surendra Singh Shooting

• Shambhavi Kshirsagar swept three of the four gold medals in women’s rifle in the 22nd Kumar Surendra Singh shooting in Bhopal.

Person in News

Elena Timina

• Four-time Olympian Elena Timina will guide the Bengaluru Smashers in the upcoming edition Ultimate Table Tennis.

Giuseppe Marotta

• Inter Milan’s new American owner Oaktree appointed Giuseppe Marotta as the club’s president.
• Marotta is one of the most experienced directors in Italian football.

PV Sindhu

• PV Sindhu has become a brand ambassador of Greenday's 'Better Nutrition' brand.

Vijaya Bharathi Sayani

• Vijaya Bharathi Sayani has become the acting chairperson of National Human Rights Commission.

Awards & Honours

Dilip Bose Award

• All India Tennis Association (AITA) has announced the Dilip Bose award for life time achievement to coach Nar Singh and Rohini Lokhande.

Miscellaneous

World Environment Day

• World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June.
• This day was initiated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 during the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. To mark this event, the first World Environment Day was celebrated a year later, in 1973.