Top GKToday’s News Headlines-6 June 2020

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Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-6 June 2020

World Environment Day: Govt. to implement Nagar Van scheme to develop 200 Urban Forests across the country in next five years
World Environment Day: Power Ministry launches the ‘#iCommit’ initiative to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability
Road Transport & Highways Ministry launches national awareness campaign on ‘Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways’
HRD Ministry launches booklet “Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19” for students and teachers; prepared by NCERT and UNESCO
ITBP operationalises its newly sanctioned twin commands in Chandigarh and Guwahati for deployment of troops on 3,488 km-long LAC with China
India unveils ‘panchsheel’, or five principles, for election to UNSC on June 17; samman (respect), samvad (dialogue), sahyog (cooperation), and shanti (peace), to create conditions for universal samriddhi (prosperity)
CSIR and AIM (Atal Innovation Mission) to promote culture of innovation, entrepreneurship in various sectors
Rahul Shrivastava appointed as next Ambassador of India to Romania

Finance Ministry asked all Ministries and departments not to initiate any new scheme in the current financial year
Funds for schemes under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package and any other special package or announcement would be allocated.
Schemes that are already approved for the current financial year will remain suspended till March 31, 2021 or further orders.

Reserve Bank Survey of Professional Forecasters expects GDP to contract by 1.5% In 2020-21
RBI sets up Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) of Rs 500 crore to promote digital payments
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala to invest Rs 9093.60 cr for a 1.85% stake in Jio Platforms
Biocon MD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year
Kushal Pal Singh (90), Chairman of India’s largest listed real estate firm DLF, steps down; succeeded by son Rajiv Singh

World Environment Day celebrated on June 5 with its theme as ‘Biodiversity’
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing observed on June 5
Facebook Inc to start labelling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organisations; block ads from such outfits that target US users