Indian Naval Ship Magar, Landing Ship Tank (Large) amphibious assault ship of the Indian Navy decommissioned after 36 years of exceptional service to the nation. The Decommissioning ceremony was held at Southern Naval Command, Kochi on Saturday.

The ship was indigenously built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, Kolkata. She was launched on 16 November 1984 and commissioned into the Indian Navy on 18 July 1987 by Admiral R H Tahiliani, then Chief of the Naval Staff. Commander D.B Roy was the first Commanding Officer. The ship has a displacement of 5,600 tonnes, a length of 125 metres, a beam of 17 metres. INS Magar is the lead ship of the Magar class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- NEET (UG) 2023 for admission in Undergraduate Medical Courses is being held this afternoon. The examination is being conducted at different centres in various cities across the country and 14 cities outside the country between 2 PM to 5:20 PM.

However, the National Testing Agency has postponed the NEET (UG)-2023 only for candidates who have their examination centres in Manipur.The decision in this regard was taken in view of the law and order situation in the State and on the request of Manipur government. The NTA in a statement said that a fresh date of examination for these candidates will be announced soon. The candidates can also contact telephone number 011- 40759000 or email at neet@nta.ac.in for any clarification.

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) completed its flagship capacity building programme for 58th batch of civil servants of Bangladesh, which was attended by 45 officers. The programme focused on imparting new knowledge in the field of public policies, programmes, governance, use of technology to improve the quality of life of citizens. The NCGG has trained over two thousand civil servants of Bangladesh so far. The NCGG was set up in 2014 by the Government of India, is mandated to work in the areas of public policy, governance, reforms, training and capacity building of civil servants of the country. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has said that in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, NCGG has taken up the responsibility to build the capacities of civil servants of developing countries. The Ministry said, it has imparted training to civil servants of 15 countries.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Indian Air Force Heritage Centre in Chandigarh on Monday. He will also lay the foundation stone for Centre for Cyber Ops and Security.
       
The Heritage Centre will comprise of artifacts, simulators and interactive boards, to highlight the various facets of operations in the Indian Air Force. It will showcase the important role played by Air Force for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief besides its combat capabilities. It will also house various vintage aircraft. The Heritage Centre will go a long way in motivating and inspiring the youth of this city in making a career in the Indian Air Force.

Reserve Bank of India(RBI) and Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have launched G20 TechSprint, a global technology competition. RBI and the BIS Innovation Hub have jointly announced the fourth edition of the G20 TechSprint. RBI said that the 2023 TechSprint will focus on developing innovative technology solutions for cross-border payments. The competition is open for developers around the world for submitting application from today to 4th June. The results will be announced at a final event in August or September this year.
 
Shortlisted teams will be invited to develop their solutions over a six-week period and each team will be eligible for a stipend of eight lakh rupees approximately 10,000 US dollar. An independent panel of experts will select the most promising solution to each problem statement from the shortlisted solutions. The winners for each problem statement will receive an award of forty lakh rupees approximately 50,000 US dollar.

In Boxing, Asian and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the IBA Men’s World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan today. In the round of 32 bout, Hussamuddin was facing China’s Lyu Ping.  He will next take on Russia’s Savvin Eduard in the pre-quarterfinal on Sunday. Later tonight, Naveen (92 kg) will take on Jeong Jae-min of South Korea.

Tomorrow two Indian boxers will be in action in their round of 32 bout. Akash (67kg) will face China’s Fu Mingke whereas Nishant Dev (71kg) will take on Korea’s Lee Sangmin.

The ongoing tournament is witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, including several Olympic medallists, from 107 countries.

In a stunning display of skill and precision, the Indian archery men and women teams emerged victorious and won 5 Gold medals, 5 Silvers and 2 bronze at Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage II in Tashkent.

In the compound women team event, Parneet Kaur, Raginee Markoo and Pragati Defeated Kazakhstan 232- 223 to win gold. In Compound Men team event, team of Amit, Kushal Dalal, and Abhishek Verma beat Hong Kong, 233-226 to lift the yellow metal. In the Compound Mixed Team event, Parneet Kaur and Abhishek Verma- beat Kazakhstan 157 -145 to finish at top of podium. In the Compound Women individual event, all three medals were claimed by Indians. Raginee Markoo won gold defeating compatriot Pragati, who won silver. Parneet Kaur won bronze in the category. In Compound Men individual event, all the three medals were won by Indians.

In Boxing, Asian and Commonwealth games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin and Naveen Kumar have advanced to the pre-quarter finals of the IBA Men’s World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Yesterday, in the round of 32 bout, Hussamuddin defeated China’s Lyu Ping 5-0 in 57 kg category while Naveen Kumar beat Lee Sangmin of South Korea 5-0 in 92 kg category. Hussamuddin will next take on Russia’s Savvin Eduard while Naveen to face 2021 World Championships bronze medallist Emmanuel Reyes of Spain in the pre-quarterfinals.

Today two Indian boxers will be in action in their round of 32 bout. Akash (67kg) will face China’s Fu Mingke whereas Nishant Dev (71kg) will take on Korea’s Lee Sangmin.     

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra began his Diamond League title defence with a comfortable win in the season-opening leg in Doha last night. The 25-year-old Chopra, who had pocketed the 2022 Diamond League Final trophy in Switzerland last September, beat a star-studded field with a best throw of 88.67m to begin his season in style. Chopra hit his straps in his first attempt itself with a world-leading throw of 88.67m, which was his fourth career-best effort, to position himself on the top of the pile. He maintained the lead till the end to win the event in his second appearance at the Qatar Sports Club. Czech Republic’s Vadlejch stood second, with Grenada’s Peters finishing third. With this win, Neeraj has also bagged the world lead.

Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will be receiving the first Indian cargo ship at Sittwe Port in Myanmar on 9th of this month. Development of Sittwe Port is part of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project. Once operationalised, the Sittwe port will enable multi-modal transit connectivity with South East Asia. 

The Port has been developed under a framework agreement between India and Myanmar for the construction and operation of a Multimodal Transit Transport Facility on Kaladan River connecting the Sittwe port in Myanmar with Mizoram. The route is likely to unlock tremendous economic potential for the entire Bay of Bengal peninsula.