News Roundup | Indian women's team win Junior Hockey Asia Cup, Ind vs Pak WC game date & more

From the probable date for Ind vs Pak game in this year's ICC Cricket World Cup to Indian Women's junior hockey team winning the Asia Cup, read on to know more about the latest trending news and updates in our June 12 news roundup.

In an attempt to bolster India's civil services, the first-ever National Training Conclave was hosted by the Capacity Building Commission in New Delhi. The conclave included 8 panel discussions pertaining to vital civil services aspects such as faculty development, digitization of content, etc.

The Indian junior women's hockey team defeated the Republic of Korea 2-1 to clinch their maiden Women's Junior Asia Cup in Japan. It must be noted that the victory adds to the squad's confidence, which has already qualified for the Women's Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in Chile this year.

India and the United Arab Emirates have set themselves a joint target of increasing the non-petroleum trade between countries from $48 billion to $100 billion by 2030. During the meeting, both countries also arrived at a decision to set up a sub-committee to handle services trade issues.

Cyclone Biparjoy, which turned into a cyclonic storm on June 6, is predicted to hover over the Arabian Sea for over 10 days. Stretching well over a week, Biparjoy will become one of the longest lasting cyclones to affect India in the last few decades.

The biggest cricketing rivalry is all set to be renewed in this year's ICC Cricket World Cup with India facing Pakistan on home soil. According to reports, the Ind vs Pak game in the World Cup will be held in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium on October 15.

Backed by rising crude oil prices and a solid domestic equities trend, the Indian Rupee gained 4 paise on Monday to close at 82.43 against the US dollar. During the day's trade, the Indian Rupee touched a high of 82.40 and went as low as 82.48 against US dollar.

As food prices come down, India's retail inflation in May 2023 has come down to 4.25% from 4.70% that was reported in April 2023. In addition to that, food inflation in India also came down to 2.91% in May from a much-higher 3.84% in April.

Stay tuned for more updates from across the country and follow-ups on these stories.