Rajnath Singh approves policy on archiving, declassification & compilation of war/operations histories after 25 years.
G7 Leaders’ Summit being held in Carbis Bay, England from June 11 to 13.
Exemptions and GST reductions on COVID-related equipment and drugs extended till September.
G7 leaders announce “Build Back Better World” (B3W) project aimed at competing with China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
G7 leaders announce “Carbis Bay Declaration” commitments to curb future pandemics after Covid-19.
First batch of three Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III inducted into the Indian Coast Guard (ICG); manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Brazil, UAE, Albania, Ghana and Gabon elected to UNSC for 2-year term beginning January 1, 2022.
Govt. refuses to exempt digital news content of TV channels and print media from the ambit of the IT Rules, 2021.
Costa Rican economist Rebecca Grynspan appointed new Secretary General of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development).
Execute ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, Supreme Court tells West Bengal Govt.
Ghana plants 5 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation.
World Day Against Child Labour observed on June 12; theme: ‘Act now: end child labour.
NCPEDP (National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People) announces fellowship on disability issues for the differently-abled youth.
Saudi Arabia restricts annual Haj pilgrimage to its own citizens because of Covid-19.
Telangana: Former TRS minister Eatala Rajender resigns as MLA after land encroachment allegations.
Megha Rajagopalan (Indian-origin journalist), Alison Killing and Christo Buschek of BuzzFeed News wins Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for exposing internment camps secretly built by China for detaining Muslims in Xinjiang region.
Mukesh Sharma, a professor at IIT-Kanpur, appointed honorary member of WHO Global Air Pollution and Health-Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG).
China-Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital inaugurated in Polonnaruwa.
Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova wins women’s singles title at French Open tennis.
Vice-President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission Swami Shivamayanandaji dies in Kolkata at 86.
International Energy Agency (IEA) unveils report ‘Financing Clean Energy Transitions in Emerging and Developing Economies’.
