Current Affairs 06 June 2025

India Elected as President of IIAS for the 2025–2028 Term.

• India has been elected to the Presidency of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for the 2025–2028 term.
• V. Srinivas, Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), will assume the role of President.
• The IIAS is an international organization headquartered in Brussels, focused on public administration and governance.
• This election reflects global recognition of India’s efforts in administrative reforms and modernization.
• It also enhances India’s role and influence in global public administration practices.

India, Vietnam decide to cooperate in media & entertainment sector.

• India and Vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation in the media and entertainment sector.
• India and Vietnam share traditionally close and warm bilateral relations. In 2022, the two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
• The India-Vietnam bilateral relations were elevated in 2016 to the level of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Government plans to wind down NPSN centre in India.

• The Government of India, in collaboration with the WHO has proposed a phased winding down of the National Polio Surveillance Network (NPSN), reducing from 280 in 2024-25 to 140 by 2026-27.
• Established in 1997 by WHO in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is a nationwide surveillance system.
• It played a pivotal role in India’s declaration as polio-free in 2014.

PM Modi to Inaugurate the World's Tallest Railway Arch Bridge in Jammu & Kashmir.

• The Chenab Bridge is officially recognized as the world’s highest railway arch bridge.
• During his visit, the Prime Minister will also launch development projects worth over ₹46,000 crore in Katra.
• These projects include the inauguration of India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Bridge.
• He will also flag off Vande Bharat trains between Katra and Srinagar.
• Additionally, the foundation stone will be laid for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence.
• The projects aim to enhance connectivity, healthcare, and economic development in the Union Territory.

Sulphur-cleaning device in coal plants not necessary.

• A high-powered committee of experts has recommended doing away with a decade-long policy of mandating equipment, called Flu Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) units, in all coal-fired thermal power plants (TPP).
• Flue Gas Desulphurisation is a set of technologies used to remove sulphur dioxide (SO₂) from the exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants—especially coal-based thermal power stations.