DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 11th JUNE

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June 11, 2021

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# Bihar covid deaths

 

 

  • Bihar government has revised the death toll due to covid, which led to 72.84% increase in total deaths in a single day.
  • Opposition in Bihar has criticised the government for fudging the death figures.
  • About 3900 new deaths were added, which happened at home or remain unaccounted.

 

 

 

# Vaccine hesitation

 

 

  • Tribals in odisha’s Rayagada district fled the village after locking up their houses to avoid taking the covid-19 vaccine.
  • The district administration had held an awareness camp, explaining the benefits of inoculation.
  • Odisha government has to convince different tribal communities for vaccination.

 

 

 

# Heritage trees

 

 

  • The Maharashtra cabinet on thursday passed an action plan to protect and preserve trees older than 50 years in urban areas by terming them heritage trees.
  •  The plan includes the concept of heritage tree and plan of action for conservation, method to define age of the tree, compensatory rules, etc.

 

 

 

# Talks with Taliban

 

 

  • India is in contact with “various stakeholders” in Afghanistan, the MEA said.
  • While the MEA did not confirm the talks with Taliban.

 

 

 

# US to donate vaccine

 

 

  • The US will purchase half a billion doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine and donate them to 92 low and middle income countries and the African union.
  • The vaccines will be shipped from August onwards, with 200 million doses distributed this year and 300 million by the middle of next year.

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