# Excess deaths

• The number of “excess deaths” registered by the civil registration system (CRS) in Maharashtra ever since the covid-19 pandemic hit.

• Total deaths was an estimated 2,12,589 ,which is 2.8 times the official reported figure of 75,877 covid-19 deaths for the same period.

• The figures were arrived at from data on deaths registered month wise in the online CRS from January 2018 to may 2021 in Maharashtra.

# CBSE results

• More than 99% of the central board of secondary education students have passed class 10.

• Last year 91.46% students had passed the exam.

• Six states – Tamil Nadu, Andhra pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Goa recorded a 100% pass this year.

• All kendriya vidyalayas across the country also registered 100% pass.

# Lok sabha

• The lok sabha on Tuesday passed two key bills without a debate due to protests by opposition.

• The essential defence services bill, 2021 and the Tribunals reform bill, 2021 were passed separately by voice vote.

• The question hour could only be continued for 40 minutes before the house adjourned.

# Iran

• Ebrahim raisi was on Tuesday inaugurated as president of Iran.

• Mr Raisi, a conservative, replaces moderate president Hassan Rouhani.

• Hassan rouhani’s greatest achievement was the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six major powers.

# Insolvency code

• The parliament’s standing committee on finance has sought a review of the design and implementation of the insolvency and bankruptcy code (IBC).

• Parliament’s standing committee said that the bill has deviated from the original intent and questioned the low recovery rate.