2 June 2022 I Israeli troops shooting Palestinians, Civil war in Pakistan, Terrorism on the rise in Kashmir, Rafael Nadal defeats Novak Djokovic, India's GDP estimates for FY 2021-22 I Clear cut Ep - 14

Episode Description

Clear cut Ep - 14

 

Top Headlines of 2 June 2022

0.33 to 10.12

 

International headlines :-

1. Israeli troops and Palestinians clash in the West Bank which resulted in the death of two civilians in a refugee camp near Bethlehem.

2. Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan has threatened of a civil war if fresh elections are not held.

3. A gunman killed at least four people Wednesday at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The suspect, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was also killed in the attack at the St. Francis Health System hospital campus.

4.  Russian forces edged closer Wednesday to taking the key eastern Ukraine city of Severodonetsk, taking control of 70% of the industrial hub.

 

National headlines :-

1. The BJP will hold a  two-day national executive meeting in Hyderabad on July 2 and 3. 

2. Former Congress party leader Hardik Patel joins BJP on Thursday.

3. Terrorists shot and killed a bank manager in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday. 

4. Amid unabated targeted killings in Kashmir, hundreds of government employees posted in the valley took out a march here on Thursday to demand their immediate transfer to their respective home districts. 

5. Defence Minister Rahnath Singh held talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz, focusing on geopolitical issues and bilateral ties.

 

Pop culture & sports updates :-

1. The reliminary post-mortem report of singer KK has cited the cause of death to be "normal", without any trace of foul play. According to the preliminary post-mortem report, following the contracted arteries  the cause of death was massive myocardial infarction. 

2. The jury on Wednesday reached a unanimous decision in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard Case in favour of the Pirates of the Caribbean actor. Johnny Depp won his lawsuit against Amber Heard after the jury ruled that The Washington Post article published in 2018 was defamatory.

3. Rafael Nadal beats long-time rival Novak Djokovic to reach the men's singles semi-finals at the French Open.

 

Clear cut explainer on the country's GDP growth and estimates :-

10.18 to 14.50

• The latest GDP growth rate figures released by the government. The recent figures released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation for the financial year 2021-22's 4th quarter has shaken the claims of the government a little bit.

•  The country's GDP growth rate from January 2022 to March 2022 has been 4.1% whereas the GDP growth rate in financial year 2021 to 2022 was 8.7%. 

• Due to the covid-19 induced price rises around the world, the Indian government on 28 February 2022 announced that the estimated growth rate for this year would be around 8.9%, but on the contrary, the growth was much lower than the estimated figure.

• The growth rate of financial year 2020-21 was 6.6%

• The first quarter of of FY 2021-22 which is April to June, the GDP growth rate was 20.1%. In the second quarter which is from July to September, the GDP growth rate was 8.4%. In the third quarter which is October to December, the GDP growth rate slipped to 5.4%. 

• The fiscal deficit in the finacial year 2021-22 it stood at 6.7%.

• Experts have highlighted that after the recent slash in fuel prices by the government, the fiscal deficit is slated to rise in the coming months.

 

Host & script - Rudrashis Kanjilal

Producer - Lalit

 

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