China passes legislation banning “defamation” of military personnel.
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) India lauds Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), recommends replication in other parts of the world.
Road Transport and Highways Ministry notifies rules mandatory for accredited Drivers Training Centres; should have simulators and dedicated driving test track.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates two centres of excellence of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in New Delhi: CoERSA (Centre of Excellence for Road Safety and Awareness) and CoERBAT (Centre of Excellence for Roads, Bridges, Air Fields and Tunnels).
SBI offers collateral-free Kavach personal loans for Covid-stressed customers; maximum of Rs 5 lakh loan can be availed at 8.5% per annum for a period of 5 years.
National Security Guard (NSG) and the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) sign MoU for cooperation and collaboration.
U.S. repatriates 27 stolen antiquities to Cambodia valued at about USD 3.8 million.
Foreign exchange reserves (USD 605.008 billion) cross the USD 600 billion mark for the first time in the week ended June 4.
RRU is an institute set up under the Ministry of Home Affairs and is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Environmentalist Sunita Narain appointed to an international advisory group for climate action by Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation.
India, Kuwait sign MoU for cooperation on recruitment of domestic workers.
Neurologist and Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya dies at 71.
Padma Shri awarded environmentalist Professor Radha Mohan dies at 78.
Factory output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), rose 134.4% in April 2021.
ICMR to start national sero surveys to assess COVID-19 spread: Health ministry.
Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia creates new world record in women’s 10,000m at 29 minutes, 1.03 seconds.
India’s Neeraj Chopra wins gold in men’s javelin throw (83.18m) at City of Lisbon athletics meet in Portugal
