Current Affairs in Short: 2 June 2022

Jun 2, 2022, 17:35 IST

The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi gave approval for expanding the mandate of Govt e-Marketplace to allow the procurement by Cooperatives as the buyers on GeM portal.

Current Affairs in Short

The External Affairs Minister of India S. Jaishankar will visit Slovakia and Czech Republic from June 2 to June 6 to impart further momentum to bilateral relations with the two Central European countries.
During his visit to Bratislava from June 2 to 4, the minister will call on the PM of Slovakia and will hold the bilateral discussions with the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.
During bis visit to the Czech Republic, Jaishankar will hold discussions with the Foreign Affairs Minister of the country. The discussions will provide a comprehensive review of the bilateral cooperation.
India has traditionally enjoyed close and friendly ties with both Slovakia and Czech Republic.

The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi gave approval for expanding the mandate of Govt e-Marketplace to allow the procurement by Cooperatives as the buyers on GeM portal.
The latest move by the Central government is expected to help the cooperatives in getting competitive prices.
More than 8.54 lakh registered cooperatives and their 27 crore members are expected to benefit from this latest initiative.
The GeM was launched by the Government of India on August 9, 2016 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has tested positive for COVID-19 and has isolated herself.
Congress Party has clarified that, as of now, she will appear before the Enforcement Directorate on June 8 for the questioning in the National Herald Case.
Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi have been summoned by the Central Agency in the connection with the money laundering case.
While the Congress President was asked to appear on June 8, the summons for Rahul Gandhi was for June 2.

India and Israel on June 2, 2022, discussed the key issues pertaining to the defence cooperation and the global and regional scenarios.
The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held the bilateral meeting with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz in New Delhi.
India and Israel have adopted a vision statement that will pave the way for the defence cooperation in the future.
A wide range of issues concerning regional, bilateral, and defence industrial cooperation were discussed during the meeting.