Current Affairs 10 June 2025

MS Dhoni among seven cricketers inducted into ICC's Hall of Fame.

• Former India captain MS Dhoni was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame for the year 2025 along with seven cricketers, including two female players.
• Dhoni was joined by Australian batting great Matthew Hayden, South African duo of Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla as well as former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori.
• Woemns: England wicketkeeper-batter Sarah Taylor and ex-Pakistan captain Sana Mir.

Rare disease patients demand compulsory licensing for life-saving drug.

• Rare disease patients in India are urging the government to invoke the compulsory licensing provision under the Indian Patents Act, 1970.
• Compulsory licensing is a legal tool under Section 84 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970, which allows the government or any third party to manufacture a patented product or use a patented process without the consent of the patent owner in certain conditions.

India’s 1st International agri hackathon concludes in Pune.

• At India’s first international Agri Hackathon in Pune, the Union government unveiled the Clean Plant Programme, aimed at providing disease-free horticultural plants to farmers, beginning with Maharashtra.
• The initiative aims to boost agricultural productivity by offering healthy plants for crops like grapes, oranges, and pomegranates.

Kerala: SPH lab develops molecular tests to identify deadly amoeba.

• Kerala’s State Public Health Laboratory (PHL) has developed molecular diagnostic kits to detect five species of free-living amoeba (FLA) that can cause amoebic meningoencephalitis.
• Amoeba is a type of single-celled microscopic organism that belongs to the group protozoa.
• It is one of the simplest forms of life and is found in water, soil, and other moist environments.

DIBD and CRIS sign MoU to collaborate on multilingual AI solutions.

• Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD) and the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and deployment of multilingual artificial intelligence solutions across key public-facing railway platforms.
• This will enable citizens to access critical railway services in 22 Indian languages.