National

Global Gender Gap Index

• India has slipped two places on the Global Gender Gap index to 129th place, while Iceland retained its top spot.
• Within South Asia, India ranked fifth after Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan, with Pakistan ranked last.

G7 Summit

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Apulia, Italy to participate in the G7 Summit.
• G7 Group was established as a platform for economic and financial cooperation in response to the 1973 energy crisis.
• It comprises of United States, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Britain.

Humanitarian Assistance to Papua New Guinea

• India has dispatched 19 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief supplies to Papua New Guinea’s Enga province, which was ravaged by a devastating landslide.

Sports

Perugia Challenger

• In Tennis, India’s Sumit Nagal advanced to the Men’s singles quarterfinals of the Perugia Challenger Tennis Tournament in Italy.

Stuttgart Open

• In tennis, India’s Yuki Bhambri and his partner, Albano Olivetti of France advanced to the Men’s doubles Semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open in Germany.

Person in News

Muktesh Pardeshi

• Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Muktesh Pardeshi represented India at the High-Level Conference in Amman on ‘Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza’.

Mohan Charan Majhi

• Veteran BJP MLA Mohan Charan Majhi was sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Odisha.

Adam Zampa

• Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa has become the first Australian to take 100 T20 international wickets.

Miscellaneous

World Day Against Child Labour

• World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 every year.
• The theme of this year's World Day Against Child Labour is - Let’s Act on Our Commitments: End Child Labour.

World Blood Donor Day

• World Blood Donor Day is observed on June 14 every year.
• In 1940, a scientist called Richard Lower performed blood transfusion between two dogs without any ill effects.
• In 2005, The World Health Assembly announced June 14 to be observed as World Blood Donor Day every year.

Pan-India Motorcycle Expedition

• Indian Army has commenced a Pan-India Motorcycle Expedition, a journey commemorating the 25th anniversary of Indian victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War of 1999.

Nitrous Oxide

• India is the world’s second largest source of nitrous oxide (N₂O), a greenhouse gas that heats up the atmosphere far more than carbon dioxide.