• Late photojournalist Danish Siddiqui (Reuters) has been honoured with his second prestigious Pulitzer Prize in the feature photography category with other three Indian journalists.
• Other three Indians: Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave.
• He was honoured with the prestigious award in 2018 for their coverage of the Rohingya crisis.
• Pulitzer Prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer (Hungarian-American journalist).

• World Lupus Day is observed every year on May 10 to raise awareness about Lupus disease that can cause damage to any part of the body.
• Lupus, autoimmune disease is one in which the immune system is unable to recognize the difference between healthy cells in the human body and the foreign cells it fights to remove.
• Common symptoms: Intermittent fever, recurrent mouth ulcers, joint and muscle pain, and extreme fatigue.

3. RailTel launches PM-WANI based access to its Wi-Fi at 100 railway stations across the country

• RailTel (Mini Ratna PSU) has launched Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme based on access to its Public WiFi services across 100 railway stations across the country.
• This service was virtually launched by RailTel chairman and managing director Puneet Chawla.
• Android users can access this WiFi network by downloading the mobile app ‘Wi-DOT’ from Google Play Store.
• This app has been developed in association with C-DOT.

• The Ministry of Tourism has participated in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Dubai-2022 under its 'Incredible India' brand line.
• Aim: Showcase India's tourism potential and provide a platform to the tourism stakeholders.
• It also aimed to promote India as a ‘Must See, Must Visit’ destination.
• The India Pavilion was inaugurated in the presence of Satpal Maharaj (Uttarakhand Tourism Minister) and other dignitaries.

• Union Home Minister, Amit Shah presents the President’s Colours award to Assam Police in Guwahati for exemplary service during the past 25 years.
• Assam becomes the 10th state in the country to receive President’s Colours honour.
• President’s Colours is the highest honour that is given to any military or police unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation.
• Amit Shah will also lay the foundation stones of various development works in Guwahati.

• Manipur's Poumai tribe has declared that Poumai inhabited areas to be a Drug-Free Zone supporting the State government’s War on Drug campaign.
• Tribes also informed CM N. Biren Singh that the poppy plantation will not be allowed in the Poumai areas.
• The Poumai Naga are one of the major Naga tribes in Manipur.
• International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: 26 June

• Equitas Small Finance Bank and the parent Equitas Holdings Ltd announced that the Reserve Bank of India has given its no-objection to their proposal of amalgamation, subject to conditions.
• The merger will comply with the RBI norms on small finance banks which mandate the promoter to reduce the stake in the subsidiary to 40% within five years of commencement of operations by the SFB (Small Finance Bank).

• SEBI has constituted a committee for advising on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related matters in the securities market.
• Headed by: Navneet Munot, CEO, HDFC Mutual Fund.
• The terms of reference of the committee include Enhancements in business responsibility and sustainability report, ESG ratings, and ESG investing.
• It will examine evolving disclosures/metrics relevant to the Indian context and suggest areas for assurance and a plan for implementation.

• The Bengali translation of the French novel “Meursault, contre-enquête” (The Meursault Investigation) has won the 5th Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022.
• The award was given to translator Trinanjan Chakraborty and publisher Patra Bharati.
• Meursault, contre-enquêteto, originally written by Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud.
• This is the first time Patra Bharati has received such a prestigious award.

• Veteran music composer and santoor player, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passed away in Mumbai at 84 due to cardiac arrest.
• He was born in Jammu in 1938 and is believed to be the first musician to have played Indian classical music on the santoor.
• Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1986), Padma Shri (1991), and Padma Vibhushan (2001).
• He was suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis.

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