PM Modi launches Customised Crash Course programme for COVID-19 Frontline Workers; 1 lakh COVID warriors to be trained in 2-3 months.
India ranks 135th in the Global Peace Index 2021.
NGT forms committee for rejuvenation of Ganga tributaries Varuna and Assi rivers in Varanasi.
Debswana Diamond Company have unearthed world’s third-largest diamond in Jwaneng mine of Botswana in South Africa. Botswana is called as largest producer of diamonds in Africa. Diamond weighing 1,098 carats .
According to a study conducted to project different greenhouse gas scenario, Sea-level will rise around Lakshadweep Islands by 0.4 mm/year to 0.9 mm/year.
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh recently re-appointed as Puma India's brand ambassador
Switzerland tops the World Competitiveness Index 2021.
Study shows chances of hospitalisation reduce by 75 to 80 per cent after vaccination, says Member Health, NITI Aayog, Dr V K Paul.
Indian Athlete Milkha Singh passed away at the age of 91 due to Covid-19 related complications on June 18, 2021. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959.
India and Bhutan have signed an MoU to develop cooperation between two countries in the area of environment.
India exports fibre & mineral rich GI certified “Jalgaon Banana” to Dubai on June 16, 2021.
Quality Council of India (QCI) and Association of Indian Manufacturers of Medical Devices (AiMeD) have launched “Indian Certification of Medical Devices Plus (ICMED) Scheme”.
Recently, WHO tagged B.1.617.2 strain of coronavirus as ‘Delta’ variant, which now has further mutated. Mutated form of Delta variant is being termed as “Delta Plus” or “AY.1” variant.
Foreign exchange reserves surged by USD 3.074 billion to reach a record high of USD 608.081 billion in the week ended June 11.
CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) ties up with Tata MD, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, to develop mobile testing laboratories to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in rural India.
India participating in ‘EUNAVFOR’ joint naval exercise in Gulf of Aden on June 18-19.
International Vaccine Institute will be created by Bangladesh.
European Union Naval Force Somalia (EUNAVFOR) is the EU’s counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia.
Japan announces to issue vaccine passports for travel abroad.
Indian Navy and European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) are conducting their first ever exercise in Gulf of Aden. This two-day exercise will end on June 19, 2021.
India launches new trilateral with Italy and Japan for Indo-Pacific stability.
Ashish Chandrakar has been appointed as the Director of WTO Mission in India.
Four-day Summit for vaccine internationalism by Progressive International was opened on June 18, 2021. This Summit was opened with the goal of ending “covid-19 pandemic as quickly as possible by administering and securing COVID-19 vaccines for all”.
Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies aged 97 in Lusaka.
Karim Khan sworn in as Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC).
UN refugee agency says 3 mn driven from homes in 2020 despite Covid crisis.
Mukunda Gosabi has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Corona Vaccination Program in Maharashtra (he has helped people in the Corona epidemic despite being 80% disabled)
Antonio Guterres re-elected as UN Secretary General for 2nd 5-year term beginning January 1, 2022.
Sustainable Gastronomy Day observed on June 18.
