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Abhimanyu Mishra of US becomes youngest ever chess Grandmaster at 12 years four months and 25 days .
SC directs NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) to issue norms for financial help to kin of Covid victims .
Former US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 .
Govt. launches week-long special drive to enrol more cultivators under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) .
AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) extended in Nagaland for another six months by Home ministry .
India reports current account surplus of 0.9% in 2020-21 .
Govt. keeps interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for the quarter ending September 30, 2021 .
World Bank expands coronavirus vaccine funding to $20 billion .
Pakistan Army inducts China-made VT-4 battle tanks .
India’s Nihal Sarin wins Silver Lake Open chess tournament in Serbia .
Google India publishes its first transparency report in accordance with the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules (“IT Rules”), 2021 .
Cabinet approves MoU between India, Gambia on Refurbishing Personnel Administration & Governance Reforms .
India’s external debt surges to USD 570 billion as of March-end 2021: RBI .
India, Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners, fishermen in their custody .
Covid-19: World Bank approves USD 500 mn loan to support India’s informal working class amid pandemic .
K.V. Sampath Kumar, 64, editor of Sudharma, reckoned world’s only Sanskrit daily, dies .
Generation Equality Forum being co-organised in Paris from June 30 to July 2 by U.N., France and Mexico .
Cabinet approves extension of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) for another nine months till March 31, 2022 .
Cabinet approves Rs 6.29-lakh crore relief package announced by Finance Minister to support pandemic-hit economy .
BharatNet project: Cabinet approves Rs 19,041 cr viability gap funding for implementation through PPP model .
National Statistics Day celebrated on June 29, theme: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)- 2 (End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture) .
Tourism losses could cost world $4 trillion in 2020 and 2021: UN report .
Rebel fighters in the Tigray region of Ethiopia recapture regional capital Mekelle .
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discuss global minimum tax .
CCEA approves Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme for power DISCOMs worth over Rs. 3 lakh crores .
Law Ministry prohibits defence services employees from participating in strikes .
Chartered Accountants Day celebrated on July 1; day marks the foundation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) by an act of Parliament on July 1, 1949 .
India’s core sector output in May grows 16.8% year-on-year on low base .
U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to remove statues honouring those who upheld slavery or backed the Confederacy from the Capitol building .
International Asteroid Day observed on June 30 .
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari takes charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff .
International Day of Parliamentarism observed on June 30 .
Indian Navy signs pact with Bharat Electronics Ltd to develop emerging technologies .
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with his Vietnamese counterpart Sr Lt Gen Phan Van Giang online .
Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM), Faridabad partners with Microsoft to build an AI and Emerging Technologies Centre of Excellence .
National Doctors’ Day observed on July 1; marks birth and death anniversaries of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, former West Bengal CM .
Banks’ gross non-performing assets could rise to 9.8% by March 2022 under the baseline scenario and to 11.22% under a severe stress scenario: RBI’s Financial Stability Report .
2020 Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar awarded to Odia poet Dr Rajendra Kishore Panda; award named after late Kannada poet Kuvempu
