US ends trade privileges: Starting today, India will not be a designated beneficiary developing nation under Generalized System of Preference (GSP). The Trump administration announced on June 1, the termination of its preferential trade treatment for India. Following the termination, India is likely to impose higher import duties on over 20 US goods.

NEET results: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the results of NEET 2019 on its official website. Over 14 lakh candidates appeared for the exam, which was conducted on May 5. Qualified candidates will be eligible for All India Quota. NEET is conducted for admission to MBBD and BDS courses.

World Environment Day: Beat Air Pollution will be this year’s theme on World Environment Day celebrations across the globe. China will be the host country for this year’s celebrations. Abiding by this year’s theme to beat the air pollution, the focus will be on using of renewable and green energy to improve air quality. In India, Ministry of Environment has launched a song ‘Hawa aane do’.

Cricket World Cup: India will begins its 2019 World Cup journey today against South Africa in Southampton. South Africa’s Dale Steyn is ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Jasprit Bumrah, Vijay Shankar and Hardik Pandya are Team India’s debutants in this edition of World Cup. All eyes will be on skipper Virat Kohli, who is all set to prove his leadership legacy in the tournament.

Huawei launch: Amid controversies, Huawei is set to launch Maimang 8 in China on June 5. Huawei Maimang 8 will come with LCD display and waterdrop notch. It will run on Android Pie and the camera will be equipped with AI-powered triple rear camera. According to reports online, it could be sold as Huawei Mate30 Lite in globally.

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