Current Affairs – June 2020 Topic Index www.time4education.com 01. National 2 07. Sports 38

02. Business & Economy 15 08. Awards 43

03. Banking Awareness 21 09. Books & Authors 47

04. International 26 10. Indexes 49

05. Science & Technology 30 11. Important Days 52

06. Persons In News 33

Click Next or on any Topic link to continue. 1 NATIONAL National www.time4education.com • Prime Narendra Modi launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, a Rs 50,000 crore dedicated programme to create jobs for millions of migrant workers who returned home during the coronavirus-induced lockdown across the country.

• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has launched “Panchvati Yojana” for the senior citizens of rural areas of the state.

• Government of India has launched the “Nagar Van (Urban Forests)” programme with an objective of increasing the forest cover in urban areas.

• Piyush Goyal, Commerce & and President of NPC Governing Council chaired the 49th Governing Council Meeting of National Productivity Council (NPC). NPC is an autonomous body which comes under the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) National www.time4education.com • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has partnered with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to promote innovation in India.

• The Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL), which operated the Kempegowda International Airport becomes the 1st airport in India, who installed an indigenously- developed Aviation Weather Monitoring System at its new runway on both ends.

• PM SVANidhi” is a Special Micro-Credit Facility Scheme that has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Street vendors will be provided affordable loans under the PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, hence enabling them to resume work and earn livelihoods. National www.time4education.com • The World Bank has approved a $500 million for Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS). The STARS program seeks to improve the quality and governance of school education in six Indian states namely Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan.

• Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana will be extended till the end of November, an extension to cost over Rs 90 thousand crores.

• The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has announced that “Government of India Bans 59 Chinese mobile apps”, which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order”.

• Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has inaugurated the TRIBES India store on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). National www.time4education.com • Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated a Product Application and Development Centre (PADC) set up by Indian Oil at Paradip, Odisha.

• A behaviour change campaign called “Navigating the New Normal” has been launched by the NITI Aayog in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Ashoka University, Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), and the Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Women & Child Development.

• Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) which is worth Rs 15000 crore. National www.time4education.com • The Republic of Mali has awarded the project management consultancy contract for the development of 500 megawatts (MW) solar park to National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).

• Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and IBM partners to unveil free Digital Learning Platform “Skills Build Reignite”.

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh has inaugurated two bridges Devika and Puneja at Udhampur and Doda districts respectively in Jammu and Kashmir.

• India has pledged to contribute USD 10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). National www.time4education.com • Information about Country of Origin” has been mandated for the sellers by the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

• YUKTI 2.0” platform has been virtually launched by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. The platform will help in systematically adopting the technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions.

• The Food Processing Edition of the “Exclusive Investment Forum” has been launched by the Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

• The for Shipping (Independent charge) and Chemicals & Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya has introduced India’s largest 1st Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020. National www.time4education.com • NITI Aayog will launch the “Decarbonising Transport in India” project in collaboration with International Transport Forum (ITF). The project would be launched to develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system for India.

• France has signed a loan agreement of 200-million-euros with India to boost India’s COVID-19 response.

• Niti Aayog has formed a panel to develop a job platform for migrant labourers. Through this panel, Niti Aayog includes top officials of tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Tech Mahindra.

• India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and will serve as the President of the UN body for the month of August, 2021. National www.time4education.com • Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi has launched R&D Portal “Science and Technology Yojana for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement (SATYABHAMA)”.

• Union , Harsh Vardhan has launched India’s first mobile lab for COVID-19 testing- Infectious Disease Diag Lab (I-Lab) – Rapid Response Mobile Laboratory

• The Trustees of the Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) fund has appointed, New Delhi based Chartered Accountants, SARC & Associates, as its auditors for the next three years.

• Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a “Multi Location Claim Settlement” facility. The “Multi Location Claim Settlement” facility will cover claims such as provident fund, pension, partial withdrawal and claims and transfer claims. National www.time4education.com • India has joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay) as a founding member.

• A CSIR National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal named as “Aarogyapath” has been launched. “Aarogyapath” is an information platform developed by CSIR in partnership with Sarvodaya Infotech and institutional users and manufacturers / authorized suppliers of healthcare essentials.

• Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has launched “Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP)” an initiative by National Cooperative Development Cooperation (NCDC).

• The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has become the first development division to go “fully Digital”. National www.time4education.com • Indian Railways has commissioned the first high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) and successfully ran a double stack containers in electrified territory on Western Railway. With this, Indian Railways has become the first Railway to run Double Stack Container train with high reach pantograph in high rise OHE territory,

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

• The Government of India has allocated Rs 4000 crore to the State Governments under ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY- PDMC) for the year 2020-21.

• Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has launched its flagship programme “Turant Customs”. Turant Customs is a mega reform for the ease of doing business. National www.time4education.com • (MHA) has reconstituted a new committee for the welfare of the freedom fighters. This committee chaired by the minister of state for home affairs G Kishan Reddy and 9 other “eminent freedom fighters” from across the country.

• Tech Mahindra has signed a joint declaration with UN Global Compact and hence joined 155 global companies in calling for policies to build resilience against future shocks by supporting the activities targeted to hold global temperature rise to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in order to reach net-zero emissions before 2050.

• Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh has launched the “iCommit” initiative on the occasion of World Environment Day. The campaign aims to create a robust and resilient energy system in the future by moving towards energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability. National www.time4education.com • Government of India has launched “The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)”. TULIP programme aims to provide internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) as well as Smart Cities across the nation.

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

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the technology platform CHAMPIONS which stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of recent Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength. BUSINESS & ECONOMY Business and Economy www.time4education.com • The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has reached $150-billion mark in term of market capitalisation. Hence, the Mukesh Ambani-helmed RIL has become India’s first $150- billion company in terms of market capitalisation.

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

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj’s (“Metso”) minerals business by Outotec Oyj (“Outotec”).

• HDFC ERGO General insurance firm has partnered with UK based tech firm TropoGo Limited to launch India’s 1st ‘Pay as you Fly’ insurance for drone-owners in India. Business and Economy www.time4education.com • Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) has completed the sale of its 50% stake in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). These stakes were bought by the Gujarat Urban Development Company Ltd (GUDCL), on behalf of the Gujarat government, at an amount of Rs 32.71 crore.

• The “Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM)” has been launched by the Indian Energy Exchange on its platform and it will be effective from 01st June 2020.

• Yes Bank Limited has acquired a 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Ltd, a corporation providing Direct to Home (DTH) television service in India, following invocation of 44.53 crores pledged shares. Business and Economy www.time4education.com • Fitch Ratings has retained India’s sovereign rating at the lowest investment grade of “BBB-“, while the rating agency has revised downward its rating outlook for India to negative from stable.

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has affirmed a USD 750 million (around Rs 5,714 crore) loan to India to enable the legislature to fortify its fight against the antagonistic effect of COVID-19 on poor and vulnerable households.

• PhonePe has partnered with ICICI Bank on UPI multi-bank model.

• Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi). PM SVANidhi is a Special Micro-Credit Facility for Street Vendors. Business and Economy www.time4education.com • Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has collaborated with Karur Vysya Bank to offer simpler and flexible financing plans for new clients.

• Cloud-based payment solutions provider, Empays Payment Systems India has partnered with Mastercard to launch contactless ATM solution in India due to COVID-19 pandemic.

• TCS iON has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The partnership has been done to provide NSDC’s training partners access to the TCS iON Digital Glass Room in order to move classroom-based vocational skills training

• India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on “Energy Cooperation” with Denmark. Business and Economy www.time4education.com • National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) has digitally signed an MoU with Rotary India Humanity Foundation under the guidance and support of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

• A Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 20.10 million has been extended by the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on behalf of the Government of India, to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua. This LOC has been extended for reconstruction of Aldo Chavarria Hospital in the Republic of Nicaragua. BANKING AWARENESS Banking Awareness www.time4education.com • Yes Bank has partnered with UDMA Technologies to launch its digital wallet solution ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app.

• Government of India will bring an ordinance to put all cooperative banks under the Reserve Bank of India supervision.

• The Karnataka Bank has rolled out a new product titled “KBL Micro Mitra” for the Micro entrepreneurs.

• UCO Bank has tied up with four insurers to offer various insurance products to its customers through its network of branches across the country.

• Yes Bank has partnered with fintech startup “Affordplan” to launch ‘Swasth Card’, a co- branded healthcare card, under Swasth program. Banking Awareness www.time4education.com • India’s 3rd largest lender, Bank of Baroda will completely digitize its lending operations including home, agriculture, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME), personal and auto loans.

• ICICI Home Finance Company Limited (HFC) has launched “SARAL” scheme for a special affordable house loan for urban and rural areas.

• Airtel Payments Bank has launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

• ICICI Bank has introduced an online overdraft(od) facility ‘Insta FlexiCash’ for its salary account customers. Banking Awareness www.time4education.com • Summer Treats” campaign has been launched by the private sector HDFC Bank. The special campaign has been launched by the bank with the easing of the lockdown restrictions in order to provide offers to both merchants and, salaried and self-employed customers.

• Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) has been created by the Reserve Bank of India.

• Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal’s financial services startup “Navi” has launched a mobile app ” Navi lending” to provide instant personal loans targeted at consumers in the middle-income segment. Banking Awareness www.time4education.com • The Board of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has reconstituted the Advisory Committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution & Liquidation. The Advisory Committee will be chaired by the Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak.

• An Internal Working Group (IWG) has been constituted by the Reserve Bank of India with a prime objective of reviewing the extant guidelines on ownership and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks. The Internal Working Group (IWG) will be headed by Dr. Prasanna Kumar Mohanty, Director, Central Board of RBI. INTERNATIONAL International www.time4education.com • Pakistan will remain on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for failing to meet the worldwide terrorist financing watchdog’s deadline to prosecute and penalise terrorist financing in the country.

• The 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.

• Turkish’s diplomat Volkan Bozkir has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.

• World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its 2020 cohort of Technology Pioneers. The 20th cohort of Technology Pioneers comprised 2 Indian firms namely: ZestMoney and Stellapps. International www.time4education.com • Member countries of the Group of 20 (G20) has pledged more than $21 billion to fight COVID-19 pandemic.

• WHO has launched the ‘COVID-19 Technology Access Pool’ for equitable access to life- saving tech.

• The World Economic Forum will host a Unique Twin Summit in January, 2021. The twin summit will be both in-person as well as virtual, hence connecting key global governmental and business leaders in Davos.

• Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was hosted by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. International www.time4education.com • India and Bhutan signed a pact for the construction of the 600 MW Kholongchhu joint venture hydroelectric project in Bhutan.

• The world’s first yoga university outside India has been launched in Los Angeles, US. The Yoga University has been named after Swami Vivekananda.

• India will send its Tri-Service contingent to take part in the 75th Victory Day Parade of World War II in Moscow, Russia. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Science & Technology www.time4education.com • NASA has announced that its headquarters in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, one of its history-making engineers.

• Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe). It has been approved to encourage the participation of private sector in the entire range of space activities.

• IIT-Bombay has created Indian beneficiary chip “Dhruva”. This chip can be utilized in cell phones and route gadgets to discover locations and route inside the nation. Dhruva will get signals from India’s NAVIC group of navigation satellites just as the US Global Positioning System-based satellites to decide these precisely under every single climate condition. Science & Technology www.time4education.com • A robot named as ‘Coro-bot’ has been developed by an engineer from Thane district of Maharashtra, in order to reduce the physical contact of care-givers with COVID-19 patients.

• A UVC-based Cabinet has been co-developed by the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and the MEKINS Industries.

• Magnetocaloric material, a rare-earth-based material that can be effectively used for cancer treatment, has been developed by scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI).

• The Indian Navy has inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system called ‘Maareech’. PERSONS IN NEWS Person In News www.time4education.com • Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS) has announced the appointments of T Rabi Sankar as the Chairman of the organization. IFTAS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India.

• IAS Vini Mahajan becomes first woman chief secretary of Punjab.

• Dr Nirakar Pradhan has appointed as new as the Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) of its new India office.

• Vijay Khanduja has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

• Urjit Patel has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). Person In News www.time4education.com • UTI Mutual Fund has appointed Imtaiyazur Rahman as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

• Rahul Shrivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Romania.

• Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland.

• India has appointed Brajendra Navnit as India’s new ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

• Uday Kotak MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank, has taken over as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2020-21. Person In News www.time4education.com • Twitter has appointed ex-Google chief financial officer (CFO), Patrick Pichette as new board chairman.

• Krishnendu Majumdar becomes the new chairman of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

• National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) Marketing Director, Virendra Nath Datt has taken additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the Company.

• Anita Kotwani has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Carat India, a media agency owned by Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN).

• Lazarus Chakwera becomes the new President of Malawi. Person In News www.time4education.com • Micheal Martin has been elected as new Prime Minister of Ireland by the lower house of the Irish parliament.

• Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has been given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh as its Governor. SPORTS Sports www.time4education.com • India has been awarded the hosting rights of the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation.

• Khelo India e-Pathshala programme has been inaugurated by the Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Kiren Rijiju.

• Athletics Integrity Unit(AIU) has banned Gomathi Marimuthu for 4-years after testing positive for banned substances.

• The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has banned Former European high jump champion, Alexander Shustov for 4-years for the use or attempted use of a banned substance.

• International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has cleared India’s K Sanjita Chanu of anti- doping violation charges. Sports www.time4education.com • Oleksandr Gvozdyk, the former world light heavyweight boxing champion from Ukraine, has retired from the sport.

• Indian umpire Nitin Menon has been inducted into International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of Umpires.

• India football team retained its 108th spot in the latest FIFA rankings. While Belgium ranked first and world champion France is in 2nd place and Brazil is at 3rd spot.

• Under the Sports Ministry’s flagship programme “Khelo India Scheme“, the ministry is going to set up Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE). To create a robust sporting ecosystem in the entire country, as well as to strengthen India’s pursuit for excellence in Olympics, one KISCE will be identified in each state and unionterritory (UT). Sports www.time4education.com • Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan has won the World Stars Sharjah Online International Chess Championship.

• The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) has announced that the 4th edition of Asian Youth Para Games to be held in Bahrain in December 2021.

• The International Tennis Federation has declared the list of players, who chose for the ITF World Tennis Tour Player Panels. India’s Niki Poonacha is elected as a player member to ITF World Tennis Tour Player Men’s panels.

• Liverpool has won the English Premier League 2019-20 title. The football club has won the first English top title in last 30 years.

• The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Sports www.time4education.com • Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched the National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile app named as “NADA App”. The recently launched mobile application aims to bridge the gap between NADA and the athletes by offering easily-accessible information on various aspects of sport, prohibited substances as well as dope-testing.

• Former England women’s captain Clare Connor is to become the 1st female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233-year history.

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

• Former NASA astronaut and Geologist, Kathryn D. Sullivan has become the 1st woman to reach the deepest point of the ocean, Mariana Trench. AWARDS Awards www.time4education.com • Kerala Health Minister K.K Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations. She was honoured for her efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic in her state.

• Himachal Pradesh state Panchayati raj department wins 1st prize under e-Panchayat Puraskar-2020.

• The German Book Trade has chosen Indian Nobel prize-winning economist and philosopher Amartya Sen for its prestigious 2020 Peace Prize.

• Popstar Beyonce has been honored with the BET 2020 Humanitarian Award for her longstanding philanthropic work with her BeyGOOD Foundation, including her recent COVID-19 relief efforts such as IDIDMYPART, a mobile testing initiative. Awards www.time4education.com • Hyderabad-based Deccan Development Society has won the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award.

• Chef Angad Singh Rana has won QualityNZ Culinary Cup 2020. This award is the New Zealand’s first ‘Virtual’ Chef competition – the ‘Quality NZ Culinary Cup’ held in India.

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

• Indian Musician & founder of Kalakruthi music organisation in Australia, Shobha Sekhar will be conferred the “Medal of the Order of Australia”.

• Indian Aerospace entrepreneur, Renjith Kumar has been honoured with “NASA Distinguished Service Medal” for his administration to NASA through executive leadership, engineering contribution, technical excellence and consumer loyalty. Awards www.time4education.com • Executive Chairperson of Biocon Ltd, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020.

• Javed Akhtar has honoured with the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award for 2020.

• Kritika Pandey has been honoured with Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 for the Asia region. BOOKS & AUTHORS Books & Authors www.time4education.com • Amish Tripathi has released his new fiction book ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’. Indexes Indexes www.time4education.com • Swiss National Bank (SNB) has 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. United Kingdom topped the list followed by USA and West Indies.

• India’s first ever National Report on the state of the Climate Crisis has been released. The report has been prepared under the aegis of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) with title “Assessment Of Climate Change Over The Indian Region”. The report analyses where India stands regarding long-term changes in climate patterns, and their attendant risks. Indexes www.time4education.com • Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2021 has released. The list is topped by Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT), followed by Stanford University and Harvard University. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay(172), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore (185), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi(193) are the Indian Institutes in the list of below 200 rank.

• India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for the year 2020. Kohli is ranked at number 66 with estimated earnings of $26 million. Roger Federer has topped the list of world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020 with an estimated $106.3 million. IMPORTANT DAYS Important Days www.time4education.com • June 1 - Global day of Parents

• June 3 - World bicycle day

• June 4 - International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

• June 5 - World Environment Day

• June 7 - World Food Safety Day

• June 8 - World Oceans Day

• June 12 - World Day Against Child Labour Important Days www.time4education.com • June 14 - World Blood Donor Day

• June 16 - International Day of Family Remittances

• June 17 - World Day to combat Desertification and Drought

• June 18 - Sustainable Gastronomy Day

• June 20 - World Refugee Day

• June 21 - International Day of Yoga International Day of the celebration of the Solstice World Music Day Important Days www.time4education.com • June 23 – United Nations Public Service Day World Olympic Day

• June 25 – Seafarer Day

• June 27 – Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

• June 29 – International Day of Tropics

• June 30 – International Asteroid Day International Day of Parliamentarism THANK YOU!