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 Rupert Hine = British Producer and songwriter who worked with artists including Tina Turner, Howard Jones, passed away

 6 June = United Nations celebrates Russian Language Day every year to support and develop multilingualism and cultural diversity and to maintain the equality of all six official languages of the UN

 445 crore = approved by the Government of India for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Chhatisgarh in 2020-21

 Responsible AI for Youth = National Program for the youth which has been launched recently to empower the youth of India with appropriate new age tech mind-set, hence making them digitally ready for the future.

 My Life My Yoga = Video Blogging Contest - launched by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

 Anita Kotwani = appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Carat India, a media agency owned by Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN)

 Arun Singhal = appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

 1st June = United Nations celebrates Global Day of Parents every year to honour all the parents throughout the world

 PR Jaishankar = Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd

 31st May = World Health Organization celebrates World No Tobacco Day every year to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic including the preventable death and disease it causes

 Vasantharao Satya Venkata = appointed as Deputy Managing Director for Small Industries Development Bank of India.

 Ministry of Electronics and IT + IT Industry = jointly developed the National “Artificial Intelligence Portal” of India

 Harsha Bangari = appointed as Deputy Managing Director of Exim Bank.

 Sunil Kumar Bansal = appointed as Deputy Managing Director of IFCI Ltd.

 1st June = World Milk Day is being celebrated every year by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector

 Pradip Kumar Tripathi = Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India.

 2nd June = Telangana government celebrates the Telangana Formation Day every year

 CHAMPIONS = portal, launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create the smaller units big by solving their grievances, encouraging, supporting, helping and handholding

 Yes Bank = acquired 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Ltd

 Virat Kohli = only cricketer to feature in Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for the year 2020.

 World Health Organization = launched the ‘COVID-19 Technology Access Pool’ for equitable access to life-saving tech.

 SpaceX spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts docked with the International Space Station after completing the first leg of a historic journey.

 Bobby Joe Morrow = american sprinter who won three athletics gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, passed away recently.

 Roger Federer = topped the list of world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020 with an estimated $106.3 million.

 3rd June = United Nations celebrates World Bicycle Day every year to advance the use of the bicycle as a means of fostering sustainable development

 Raveesh Kumar = appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland.

 P Namgyal = Former Union Minister and three-time Congress MP from Ladakh, passed away

 Sushil Kumar Singhal = appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

 The sovereign rating of India has been downgraded by the Moody’s Investors Service to Baa3

 Gaitri I. Kumar = appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.

 RTM (Real-Time Electricity Market) = launched by the Indian Energy Exchange on its platform and it will be effective from 01st June 2020.

 Sibi George = next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait

 Ultra Swachh = disinfection unit - developed by the DRDO to disinfect a wide range of materials such as electronics items, fabrics, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) etc.

 Jayantilal Nanoma = former International Archer turned coach passed away recently

 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting = released an e-booklet called ‘One Year of Modi 2.0- Towards A Self-Reliant India’ which highlights the achievements of the Modi government during its second term.

 The Government of India has launched KCC campaign for 1.5 crore Dairy Farmers

 Basu Chatterjee = filmmaker, passed away recently - received National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for his film Durga in 1992.

 SWADES(Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) = new initiative launched by the Government of India to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the Indian citizens returning from overseas under the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’.

 Subramanian Sundar = Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lakshmi Vilas Bank whose tenure has been extended by 6 months after the approval from the Reserve Bank of India.

 Uday Kotak = President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2020-21.

 Patrick Pichette = appointed by Twitter as its new board chairman. He will replace Omid Kordestani.

 Krishnendu Majumdar = new chairman of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

 Delhi Corona = mobile application that was launched by the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to provide information to the people of Delhi about the availability of the beds and ventilators in government as well as private hospitals in Delhi.

 PM SVANidhi = Special Micro-Credit Facility Scheme that has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in order to provide affordable loans to the Street vendors.

 Virendra Nath Datt = additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)

 Wes Unseld = basketball player who led his franchise ‘Washington Wizards’ to the NBA Championship in 1978 passed away.

 4th June = United Nations observes International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression globally every year

 PM SVANidhi scheme, street vendors will be able to avail the working capital loan of up to Rs. 10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of one year.

 World Economic Forum = organization which will host a Unique Twin Summit in January, 2021.

 Reserve Bank of India = launched Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) to provide impetus to acceptance infrastructure across India in order to stimulate the digitisation of payment systems.

 The merger of Peugeot S.A and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) = approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

 Rajeev Topno = appointed as the Senior Advisor to the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank.

 Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was hosted by United Kingdom

 Chhattisgarh state's Police = launched a special campaign “Spandan” to prevent the force from depression and stress pushing them to take extreme steps

 The Urban Learning Internship Program = launched by the Government of India to provide internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies as well as Smart Cities across the nation.

 Anwar Sagar = veteran lyricist and member of Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) - passed away

 IndusInd Bank = launched a mobile application based facility where customer can open the current bank account in a paperless manner in just a few hours.

 5th June = World Environment Day is observed globally every year to raise awareness about protecting the environment and to remind people not to take nature granted

 Kritika Pandey = honoured with Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 for the Asia region for her story “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes”.

 During the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020, India pledged a contribution of USD 15 Million to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance.

 PIDF (Payments Infrastructure Development Fund) = created by the Reserve Bank of India to provide impetus to acceptance infrastructure across India in order to stimulate the digitisation of payment systems.

 The World Economic Forum will host a Unique Twin Summit in January, 2021 with the theme - the Great Reset

 India = awarded the hosting rights of the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation

 #iCommit = launched by the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh to create a robust and resilient energy system in the future

 The information booklet = “Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19” has been launched - developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training and UNESCO New Delhi Office

 HDFC Bank = launched a campaign “Summer Treats” to offer discounts and cashbacks on select brands along with 50% extra reward points on online spend using credit cards.

 Kushal Pal Singh retired as the Chairman of property firm Delhi Land & Finance Limited (DLF).

 Rajiv Singh = appointed as the new chairman of property firm Delhi Land & Finance Limited (DLF).

 Nagar Van programme = launched by the Government of India with an objective of increasing the forest cover in urban areas.

 Anil Suri = Bollywood producer who passed away due to COVID-19

 Madhya Pradesh = Street Vendor Registration Portal and “Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavsayi Utthan Yojana”

 Turant Customs programme = launched by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) at Bengaluru and Chennai.

 Odisha state cabinet = adopted “Bande Utklala Janani” or Glory to mother Utkala as its state anthem

 New Zealand = declared itself free from “Coronavirus” when the last person who was being monitored for coronavirus was released from isolation and regarded as recovered

 Tech Mahindra signed a joint declaration with UN Global Compact and hence joined 155 global companies in calling for policies to build resilience against future shocks.

 Gairsain = declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand.

 “Raj Kaushal Portal” and “Online Shramik Employment Exchange” has been launched by Rajasthan

 Coro-bot = robot developed by an engineer from Thane district of Maharashtra, in order to reduce the physical contact of care-givers with COVID-19 patients.

 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw = EY World Entrepreneur of The Year 2020

 Rohit Sharma = signed by India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL) as its first-ever brand ambassador.

 COVID BEEP = India's first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients.

 Indian Air Force has designed, developed and manufactured an "ARPIT"( Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation) for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases from high altitude, isolated and remote areas

 Javed Akhtar = honoured with the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award 2020 for critical thinking, advancing human progress and humanist values.

 Andhra Pradesh government - launched = online waste exchange website "APEMC"(Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation) = to protect environment by covering 100% safe disposal of toxic waste, proper tracking, scrutiny as well as audit of waste

 National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) - MoU - Rotary India Humanity Foundation for e-learning content telecast for class I-XII over all NCERT TV channels.

 West Bengal = received a loan amount of Rs 1950 crore from the World Bank to tackle COVID- 19 situation and developmental work

 9th June = World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated globally every year to highlight and promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy

 Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited = completed the sale of its 50% stake in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City to the Gujarat Urban Development Company Ltd (GUDCL)

 Flyzy application = developed by the IIT Guwahati for consistent and contactless air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Gomathi Marimuthu = Indian athlete - banned for 4-years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after she tested positive for banned substances.

 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed = ANANYA - water-based disinfectant spray with nanotechnology assisted formulation to fight against COVID-19.

 Arjun Charan Sethi = former Union Water Resources Minister who passed away recently - served as the Union Water Resources Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet from 2000 to 2004

 Jio Platforms has received investment of Rs 5683.50 crore from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

 Renjith Kumar = honoured with “NASA Distinguished Service Medal” for his administration to NASA through executive leadership, engineering contribution, technical excellence and consumer loyalty.

 Myanmar military ‘Tatmadaw’ = decided to use Facebook again to provide ‘accurate’ news to people.

 The theme for World Accreditation Day 2020 = Accreditation: Improving Food Safety

 India has signed a MOU on "Energy Cooperation" with Denmark = to develop a strong, deep and long-term co-operation between two nations in the power sector

 K Sanjita Chanu = Indian lifter whose name has been cleared by the International Weightlifting Federation of anti-doping violation charges.

 National Fertilizers Limited = tied up with Industrial Training Institutes, Nangal, Punjab - to train youth in various 12 trades to enhance the chances of their employability.

 TCS iON has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation = to provide it’s training partners access to the TCS iON Digital Glass Room

 Rs 4000 crore = allocated by the Government of India to the State Governments under under ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for the year 2020-21

 India has recorded a 29% increase in the population of Asiatic Lions as the count of Asiatic Lions has increased from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020.

 Jagesh Mukati = television actor who passed away recently due to breathing issues

 Alexander Shustov = Former European high jump champion who has been banned for 4-years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the use or attempted use of a banned substance or method (doping)

 Pritam Singh = former director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, who passed away recently - received the Padma Shri in 2003 in the field of Management Education

 G Kishan Reddy = will chair the new committee reconstituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the welfare of the freedom fighters.

 J Anbazhagan = three-times Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA who passed away recently due to COVID-19.

 Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) = topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021.

 Pierre Nkurunziza = President of the Republic of Burundi who passed away recently - He received seven international awards for his peace-building efforts

 The Government of India has raised the Customs duty on bamboo imports from 10% to 25% with immediate effect.

 To expand the coverage of Micro Irrigation in the states, a Micro Irrigation Fund corpus of Rs 5000 crore has been created with NABARD

 ICGS Kanaklata Barua - fifth and last boat in the series of Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) which has been delivered by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) for the Indian Coast Guard.

 Indian Railways has commissioned the first high rise OHE (Over Head Equipment) and successfully ran a double stack containers in electrified territory on Western Railway

 Used mask disposal device - BIN-19 and “UV SPOT” has been launched in Kerala by VST Mobility Solutions to combat the COVID-19.

 Tony Dunne = Manchester United’s European Cup-winning defender who passed away recently - He played an instrumental role in Manchester United club club’s European Cup triumph in 1968.

 Empays Payment Systems India has partnered with Mastercard = to launch contactless ATM solution in India due to COVID-19 pandemic

 Himachal Pradesh launched “Panchvati Yojana” for the senior citizens of rural areas of the state

 Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex was inaugurated at Eastern Naval Command (ENC) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

 A Vaidyanathan = former member of the Planning Commission who passed away recently. He also chaired the Government of India Task Force on Revival of Cooperative Credit Institutions in 2004

 Shobha Sekhar = will be conferred the “Medal of the Order of Australia” for her service to the community and the country. She is an Indian Musician & founder of Kalakruthi music organisation in Australia.

 Andhra Pradesh = launched the ‘Jagananna Chedodu’ scheme - to provide financial assistance to tailors, barbers and washermen, who had lost their livelihood due to COVID-19 pandemic

 12th June = World Day Against Child Labour

 Department of Science & Technology - constituted a joint Science Communication Forum to facilitate interaction, cooperation, and coordination amongst various public sector science communication institutions.

 Oleksandr Gvozdyk = former world light heavyweight boxing champion from Ukraine, who recently retired from the sport. He won a bronze medal for Ukraine in the light heavyweight category at the 2012 Olympics.

 Panchvati Yojana = launched by the Himachal Pradesh government under which it will set up parks and gardens in every development block with all the necessary amenities

 Rs 10,000 = one-time financial assistance will be provided to each of the 2.47 lakh beneficiaries under 60 years of age as per the ‘Jagananna Chedodu’ scheme recently launched by the Andhra Pradesh government

 Uttar Pradesh - launched ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ = to educate child labourers in the state

 Telangana - launched - "She Triumphs through Respect, Equality, and Empowerment” (STREE) = to support and empower women victims of domestic violence and abuse.

 India football team retained its 108TH spot in the latest FIFA rankings.

 International Albinism Awareness Day is observed on 13th June = to bring about awareness among the people about albinism and the human rights of people with albinism.

 Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi = Veteran Urdu poet passed away recently = He was the editor of ‘Science ki Duniya’, the only science magazine published in Urdu by the government

 Indian-American soil scientist, Rattan Lal was named this year’s prestigious World Food Prize 2020.

 NHAI - the first development division to go "fully Digital"

 Madhya Pradesh = gives 'corona warriors' status to Divyang Anganwadi workers.

 Odisha = first state in the country to receive ISO certification for hostels meant for tribal students.

 Narendra Singh Tomar - launched = "Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP)" an initiative by National Cooperative Development Cooperation (NCDC)

 Made To Shine - theme of International Albinism Awareness Day 2020

 Ministry of Human Resource Development = launched "India Rankings 2020” for Higher Educational Institutions – topped by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

 Rahul Shrivastava = next Ambassador of India to Romania

 The task force to evaluate issues related to Infant Mortality Rate, Maternal Mortality Rate, Total Fertility Rate etc, has been set up by the Women and Child Development Ministry and it will be headed by Jaya Jaitly

 Hamza Koya = former Santosh Trophy player passed away due to COVID-19 - played for Maharashtra state

 Monika Kapil Mohta = the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland

 Member countries of the Group of 20 (G20) has pledged more than $21 billion to fight COVID- 19 pandemic.

 Council of Scientific & Industrial Research + Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) = to promote innovation in India.

 7 June = United Nations celebrates World Food Safety Day

 Kurt Thomas = passed away = first U.S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal

 Rs 270 crore = Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) has been extended by the NABARD to Assam Gramin Vikash Bank

 ISRO - agreement - Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences for cooperation in the field of Space Situational Awareness and Astrophysics.

 M Nethra = ‘Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor’ by the United Nations Association for Development and Peace (UNADAP)

 8th June = World Ocean Day - to raise global awareness about the importance of the ocean in our lives and the ways through which we can protect it

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 Chiranjeevi Sarja = Kannada actor who made his debut with the movie ‘Vayuputra' passed away.

 The theme of UN World Oceans Day 2020 is Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean

 UVC-based Cabinet = co-developed by the ARCI and the MEKINS Industries = to disinfect non- critical hospital items, laboratory wear, and PPEs in order to prevent surface contamination of COVID 19.

 Shambhu S. Kumaran = next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines

 Aarogyapath = CSIR's National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal - launched to provide real-time availability of healthcare supplies.

 Punjab government - launched “Ghar Ghar Nigrani” mobile application = to check the community spread of COVID-19 in the state

 CAPTAIN ARJUN = Artificial Intelligence enabled robot - launched by the Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone = to intensify the screening and surveillance of railway passengers.

 Internal Working Group (IWG) has been constituted by the Reserve Bank of India to review the extant guidelines on ownership and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks = headed by Prasanna Kumar Mohanty

 Iflows = state of the art flood warning system - launched recently in Mumbai to predict floods three days before they happen

 Vasant Raiji - passed away = India’s oldest First Class cricketer

 Imtaiyazur Rahman = appointed by the UTI Mutual Fund as CEO

 Pankaj Tripathi = appointed as the brand ambassador of Patna's Khadi Mall by the Bihar government.

 15th June = World Wind Day = to discover wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth

 Safe blood saves lives = campaign theme of World Blood Donor Day 2020

 15 June = United Nations celebrates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

 14 June = World Health Organization celebrates World Blood Donor Day

 Kathryn D. Sullivan = NASA astronaut who has become the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean located in the Western Pacific Ocean

 Anmol Narang = made history by becoming the 1st observant Sikh to graduate from the distinguished United States (US) Military Academy at West Point.

 EPFO - launched = a “Multi Location Claim Settlement” facility to settle online claims from any of its regional offices

 Heera Singh Rana - passed away = folk singer of Uttarakhand

 “Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances” - launched by the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh.

 e-Office application - launched in over 500 CGST and Customs offices across India by the Chairman of CBIC = to automate the internal office procedures of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

 Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence initiative - launched to guide the responsible development as well as use of Artificial Intelligence.

 Madhavrao Patil = passed away - former Lok Sabha MP and founder of Janalaxmi Cooperative Bank

 GermiBAN - device = launched by the Union Minister of State for Home affairs G. Kishan Reddy - can kill 99.9% of surface and air microbes.

 ICICI Bank = launched ‘Insta Flexicash’ - to enable its Salary Account customers to get approval for overdraft (OD) instantaneously and in a paperless manner.

 Angad Singh Rana = Indian Chef - won the New Zealand’s first ‘Virtual’ Chef competition "QualityNZ Culinary Cup 2020"

 IGX (Indian Gas Exchange) - first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform = launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan

 16 June = United Nations observes International Day of Family Remittances = to recognize the contribution of over 200 million migrants to improve the lives of their 800 million family members back home

 Matt Poore - passed away = Former New Zealand Test cricketer

 Airtel Payments Bank = launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and enable them to make cashless payments - also provide a financial security blanket to their employees.

 ICICI Bank - launched Insta Flexicash = to enable its Salary Account customers to get approval for overdraft (OD) instantaneously and in a paperless manner.

 The Board of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has reconstituted the Advisory Committee chaired by Uday Kotak on Corporate Insolvency Resolution & Liquidation

 new fish species named as “Schizothorax sikusirumensis” has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

 Trustees of the PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund have appointed SARC & Associates, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi, as the auditors of the fund or three years

 The Sports Ministry is going to set up KISCE (Khelo India State Centres of Excellence) under its flagship “Khelo India Scheme".

 A unique project to produce Neera and Palmgur has been rolled out by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in Palghar district of Maharashtra

 Deccan Development Society = Indian agri-based NGO - won the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award

 Competition Commission of India approved the acquisition by MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd. in Ascent Health and Wellness Solutions Private Limited, API Holdings Private Limited & 91Streets Media Technologies Private Ltd.

 Uttar Pradesh - top state in India = to provide employment to the workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

 Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev has resigned

 West Bengal - launched a job portal ‘KarmaBhumi’ = for IT professionals who have returned to the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Maha Vir Chakra awardee Lt Gen (retd) Raj Mohan Vohra passed away due to COVID-19

 17 June = World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought = to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification

 The theme of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2020 = Food Feed Fibre- the links between consumption and land

 Dinu Ranadive - passed away = Freedom fighter & Veteran journalist

 Fitch Ratings has retained India’s sovereign rating at the lowest investment grade of BBB-

 HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company + UK based tech firm TropoGo Limited = to launch India’s 1st ‘Pay as you Fly’ insurance for drone-owners in India.

 Zest Money and Stellapps = featured in the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s 2020 cohort of Technology Pioneers.

 Bihar launched = “Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan”

 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank = approved a USD 750 million loan to India to help the government strengthen its battle against the adverse impact of COVID-19 on poor and vulnerable households.

 India will send its Tri-Service contingent to take part in the 75th Victory Day Parade of World War II, to be held in Moscow, Russia

 Maruti Suzuki India Limited + Karur Vysya Bank = to offer consumers simpler and flexible financing schemes to own a new car.

 “Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)” = inaugurated in Ranchi, Jharkhand

 Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar - passed away = former Goa minister

 D K Jain = former Supreme Court judge who got one-year extension from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as its ethics officer and ombudsman.

 Bahrain will host the 4th edition of the Asian Youth Para Games, scheduled to be held in December 2021.

 18th June = Sustainable Gastronomy Day = to acknowledge gastronomy as a cultural expression related to nature as well as the cultural diversity of the world

 Odisha = celebrates Raja Parba festival - 3-days unique festival in which the onset of monsoon and the earth’s womanhood is celebrated.

 USD 750 million = approved by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to India in order to help the government strengthen its battle against the adverse impact of COVID-19 on poor and vulnerable households

 The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj’s minerals business by Outotec Oyj. Outotec & Metso are public limited liability companies of Finland

 India’s first ever National Report has been prepared under the aegis of Ministry of Earth Sciences with title “Assessment Of Climate Change Over The Indian Region”.

 In Pune, Maharashtra = United Kingdom oil major “British Petroleum” is going to set up Global Business Service Centre to support its global businesses.

 Karnataka Bank + Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd = launched a special health insurance policy - to cover the uncertainties posed by COVID-19 pandemic.

 Air-Venti = mobile application - launched by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai = to help residents in the city to know about the availability of the ICU beds and Ventilators in both government and private hospitals.

 18th June = Autistic Pride Day is observed globally every year to respect the rights of persons with autism

 Karnataka government observed the “Mask Day” on 18 June 2020 = to aware the people about the use of masks, sanitisers, washing hands with soap

 SARAL housing loan scheme = launched by ICICI Home Finance to fund homes in urban and rural areas.

 K.R. Sachidanandan - passed away = malayalam film director, scriptwriter, and producer

 Volkan Bozkir = president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.

 19 June - United Nations observes International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

 Karnataka Bank - launched = a special health insurance policy with validity period of 120 days, to cover the uncertainties posed by COVID-19 pandemic.

 ICICI Home Finance - launched = a special affordable housing loan scheme called "SARAL" to fund homes in urban and rural areas - Rs 35 lakh = maximum limit of the loan

 Sanjiv Chadha = Managing Director & Chief executive officer of Bank of Baroda

 Ireland, Mexico, India and Norway = elected as the non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council

 Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Chhetri = signed by the JSW Cement as its brand ambassadors

 Urjit Patel = Chairman of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) - an economic think tank which is based in New Delhi, India.

 India will serve as the President of the UN body for the month of August, 2021.

 Science and Technology Yojana for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement = R&D Portal which has been launched recently for Science and Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines.

 20 June = United Nations celebrates World Refugee Day

 Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs - MoU - SIDBI = for PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi).

 B.P.R. Vithal - passed away = veteran economist and the member of 10th Finance Commission

 Manipur - observed the 19th Great June Uprising Day on 18th June.

 Every Action Counts = theme of World Refugee Day 2020

 NITI Aayog will launch the “Decarbonising Transport in India” project in collaboration with International Transport Forum (ITF) to develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system for India

 World Bank has approved USD 1.05 billion for three projects in Bangladesh to generate quality jobs and boost economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

 France - signed a loan agreement of 200-million-euros with India = to boost India’s COVID-19 response

 21st June - World Hydrography Day = to publicise the work of hydrographers and the importance of hydrography

 USD 20.10 million = Line of Credit has been extended by the EXIM bank to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua for the reconstruction of Aldo Chavarria Hospital

 Vidyaben Shah - Padma Shri awardee and a social worker passed away recently

 Rajinder Goel = former Left-arm spinner passed away - He holds the record for most wickets taken in the Ranji Trophy history.

 Sethuraman Panchanathan = Indian-American scientist - appointed by the U.S. Senate as the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)

 21st June = World Music Day is observed

 21 June = United Nations celebrates International Day of Yoga

 Niti Aayog has formed a panel to develop a job platform for migrant labourers - Amitabh Kant = Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog

 Hydrography enabling autonomous technologies = theme of World Hydrography Day 2020?

 Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home = theme of International Day of Yoga 2020?

 21st June = International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice

 ISRO - received a patent for its Liquid Cooling and Heating Garment (LCHG). Liquid Cooling and Heating Garment (LCHG) is a protective garment for human spaceflight.

 Amish Tripathi - released his new fiction book ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’.

 UCO Bank + SBI Life Insurance Company, the Oriental insurance company, Religare insurance Company, and Star Health and Allied insurance company for selling their products.

 Amartya Sen = chosen by the German Book Trade for its prestigious 2020 Peace Prize for his pioneering work addressing issues of global justice, social inequality in education and healthcare.

 Steve Bing - passed away = movie producer & philanthropist

 23rd June = Olympic Day

 Lachhman Singh Lehl - passed away = Major General (Retd) of Indian Army = awarded the Vir Chakra for gallantry in recapture of Jhangar

 Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the Virtual India Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020

 YES Bank + Affordplan = launch of co-branded healthcare card ‘Swasth Card’

 Mark Calaway ("The Undertaker") = Wrestling legend and WWE superstar who has announced his retirement from World Wrestling Entertainment

 FICCI - organised the India’s largest 1st Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020

 MaiGhat: Crime No 103/200 & Hellaro = two Indian films sent by India for screening in the Cannes Film Market 2020.

 23rd June = United Nations Public Service Day

 Nirakar Pradhan - appointed by the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association as the Chief Executive Officer of its new India office.

 23rd June = United Nations celebrates International Widows’ Day

 India has pledged to contribute USD 10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

 “Information about Country of Origin” has been mandated for the sellers by the GeM, while registering new products on GeM to promote the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’

 “YUKTI 2.0” ( Young India combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) platform has been virtually launched by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

 The Food Processing Edition of the “Exclusive Investment Forum” - launched by the Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The forum has been designed by Invest India

 Karnataka Bank - new product titled “KBL Micro Mitra” = to provide financial assistance to the Micro entrepreneurs.

 T Rabi Sankar - appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS).

 Wasim Jaffer = appointed the head coach of the Uttarakhand cricket team

 Vishwa Bandhu Gupta - passed away = former member of parliament (MP) and veteran journalist - served as a Member of Parliament from Delhi between April 1984 to 1990, in the Rajya Sabha.

 N Rajendran - appointed as the CEO of the Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS).

 Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami inaugurated a Compressed Bio Gas Plant (CBG) at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu

 Pournima Zanane = passed away = former Indian shooter and coach

 Dhruva = chip - developed by IIT-Bombay and can be used in smartphones and navigation devices to find locations and routes within the country.

 Rajasthan will launch a kitchen scheme named as "Indira Rasoi Yojana" = to provide nutritious food to the poor and needy twice a day on concessional rates

 The Panchayati raj department of Himachal Pradesh = won the 1st prize under the e- Panchayat Puraskar-2020 for effective implementation of the e-application developed by the central government

 Gulabbai Sangamnerkar - folk artist who will be honoured by the Maharashtra government with the Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime achievement award for year 2018-19

 eBloodServices - mobile application of the Indian Red Cross Society = recently launched by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan.

 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of AHIDF (Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund)

 Tamonash Ghosh - Trinamool Congress MLA who passed away

 The Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company has started the Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for women empowerment in Madhya Pradesh

 Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre)

 Tripura government - announced a project ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’, a special initiative for activity-based learning to engage students during COVID-19 crisis

 Republic of Mali has awarded Project Management Consultancy contract to NTPC for development of 500 MW Solar Park in the Republic of Mali.

 Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) + IBM = to unveil free Digital Learning Platform “Skills Build Reignite”

 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) - approved the acquisition of approximately 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms Limited by Jaadhu Holdings LLC.

 Joel Schumacher - passed away = Hollywood Director

 25 June = International Maritime Organization observes Day of the Seafarer (DotS)

 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an international airport.

 Seafarers are Key Workers = campaign of Day of the Seafarer (DotS) 2020

 The Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) is the world's first yoga university outside India and has been launched in Los Angeles

 Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Product Application and Development Centre at Paradip, Odisha

 Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan = launched in Uttar Pradesh - to generate employment for the migrant workers of the state who recently returned from other states.

 Tripura government - announced a scheme “Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar” = to provide nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women in order to combat infant and maternal mortality and malnutrition

 Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru = India's first airport to install "Aviation Weather Monitoring System" at both ends of the runway

 NITI Aayog + Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation + Ashoka University + Centre for Social and Behavioural Change + Ministry of Health, and Women & Child Development - launched behaviour change campaign = “Navigating the New Normal”,

 Clare Connor = the first female president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233-year history.

 Priyanka Chopra and Anurag Kashyap = two Indians who are among the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ambassadors for 2020.

 26 June = observed by the United Nations every year as the "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking"

 26 June = United Nations observes International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

 Rachel Priest - NewZealand wicketkeeper-batswoman = announced her retirement

 Better Knowledge for Better Care = theme for the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2020

 27th June = Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand

 Maharashtra recently introduced “Maha Parwana” plan to attract fresh investment in industries

 Swiss National Bank (SNB) - released ‘Annual banking statistics, 2019’. According to the latest SNB data, India has moved down three places to 77th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens.

 Yes Bank + UDMA Technologies = to launch its digital wallet solution ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app

 Parvez Jamasji - passed away = Vir Chakra awardee, Sqn Ldr (retd)

 Rahul Dravid = beats Sachin Tendulkar in Wisden India's poll on greatest Indian Test batsman of all time.

 Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal's financial services startup Navi has launched a mobile app to provide instant personal loans targeted at consumers in the middle-income segment.

 United Kingdom ranked first in Swiss National Bank ‘Annual banking statistics, 2019’

 NASA has announced that its headquarters in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, one of its history-making engineers.

 Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare - launched the web portal of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.

 Micheal Martin = new Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland.

 Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange Service (QIS) - inaugurated at Chandigarh

 K.K Shailaja has been honoured by the United Nations for her efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic in her state. K.K Shailaja is the Health Minister of Kerala

 Ministry of Culture is celebrating the Sankalp Parva during which its Subordinate Offices, Academies, Attached Institutions as well as Affiliated Institutions will plant trees in its campus or wherever it is possible.

 Piyush Goyal chaired the 49th Governing Council Meeting of National Productivity Council (NPC).

 PhonePe + ICICI Bank = for creating and using UPI IDs for online payments

 Indian Navy inducts indigenously developed Advanced Torpedo Decoy System Maareech which is capable of being fired from all frontline warships.

 29th June = Government of India celebrates National Statistics day every year to popularise the use of Statistics in everyday life

 Vini Mahajan = IAS officer who has become the first woman chief secretary of Punjab

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