Current Affairs In English

• Tripura Govt to launch ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ for school students

• Haryana and Reliance Jio TV partners to educate 52 Lakh students

• India Became 12th Largest Holder of US govt Securities with Holdings of $157.4 bn, Japan tops

• HRD Ministry Launches YUKTI 2.0 for Higher Education Institutes

• Covid-19 to Push 120 Million Children into Poverty in South Asian Region : UNICEF Report

• MSMEs Launches Funding Scheme “Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs”

• Commerce and Industry Ministry hailed for 'country of origin' rule

• Wasim Jaffer appointed head coach of Uttarakhand cricket team

• Veteran journalist, former MP Vishwa Mohan Gupta passes away

• Former Karnataka Basketball Player K Raghunath Passed Away

• Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Introduces Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for Women Empowerment

• The 36th ASEAN Summit, being hosted by Vietnam

• THE Young University Ranking 2020: Two Indian institutes in global top 100

• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology tops THE Young University Ranking 2020

• Two Indian University, IIT Ropar 62nd ranks and IIT Indore 64th ranks

• Mumbai civic body on Mission Zero for six wards in city’s suburbs to curb Covid-19 cases

• World Karate Federation provisionally de-recognised the Karate Association of India

• China to hitch UN Arms Trade Treaty to reinforce ‘peace And Stability’

• India was 3rd largest economy after China and the US on PPP basis for 2017

• Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic won the controversial Parliamentary election

• PM Modi will be launching the employment programme for residents of Uttar Pradesh

• UNHRC directs Myanmar to make sure safe return of Rohingyas

• Rajasthan govt to launch Indira Rasoi Yojana for the poor

• Govt extends deadline to file ITR for FY19 till July 31; PAN-Aadhaar till March 2021

• India Ratings projects India’s GDP to contract by 5.3% in FY21

• IMF predicts India’s GDP rate for FY21 to contract by 4.5%

• Ministry of MSME launches Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD)

• World’s largest chariot festival Rath Yatra of Jagannath temple in Puri: Odisha

• Ministry of Sports to determine 1000 District Level Khelo India Centres to interact Former Champions

• Coach & Former Indian Shooter Pournima Zanane gave up the ghost at 42

• Former MP & Journalist Vishwa Bandhu Gupta gave up the ghost

• ‘Air-Venti’ App to supply information on ICU beds, ventilators: Mumbai

• MSMEs Launches Funding Scheme “Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs” to Help the Distressed MSME Sector

• India Retains its Position as 3rd-largest Economy on PPP basis for 2017; China Tops: World Bank Data

• India Committed USD 10 mn to UNRWA Over Next 2 Years During Extraordinary Virtual Ministerial Pledging Conference

• Covid-19 to Push 120 Million Children into Poverty in South Asian Region: UNICEF Report

• India Became 12th Largest Holder of US govt Securities with Holdings of $157.4 bn in April end 2020; Japan tops

• World’s First Gold-backed US Digital Gold Currency Launched in India, GCC, Middle East and Africa by IBMC

• India’s GDP to contract by 5.3% in FY21, bounce back in FY22: Ind-Ra

• Gulabbai Sangamnerkar & Madhuvanti Dandekar to get Lifetime Achievement Award: Maharashtra

• Adani Power to Acquire US-based AES Corporation’s 49% Equity Stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation for Rs 1,019 crore

• HRD Ministry Launches YUKTI 2.0 for Higher Education Institutes

• World Karate Federation provisionally de-recognised the Karate Association of India

• Costume designer & Hollywood Director Joel Schumacher passed away

• Former Karnataka Basketball Player K Raghunath Passed Away at 74

• Government of Haryana and Reliance Jio TV partners to educate 52 Lakh students

• Rajasthan Government to Launch ‘Indira Rasoi Yojna’

• Tripura Government to launch ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ for school students

• Jharkhand to Launch Employment Guarantee Scheme for Urban Poor

• Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Introduces Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for Women Empowerment

• world’s largest chariot festival Rath Yatra in Puri: Odisha

• 24 June: Passport Seva Divas

•  25 June: International Day of the Seafarer

• Vivekananda Yoga University: World’s first yoga university outside India launched in Los Angeles

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates Devika and Puneja Bridges in Udhampur & Doda Districts in J&K

• Govt approves 2% interest subsidy to 'Shishu' borrowers under Mudra Yojna

• Priyanka Chopra & Anurag Kashyap Named Among 50 Ambassadors for 45th Edition of TIFF 2020

• 45th edition of Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF) 2020

• Harsh Vardhan released Annual TB Report 2020; 14% rise in TB patients in 2019

• MSDE & IBM Joins Hands to Launch SkillsBuild Reignite and SkillsBuild Innovation Camp

• NITI Aayog & ITF Launch Decarbonizing Transport Project in India

• Kempegowda International Airport becomes the 1st airport in India to get AWMS at both ends of the runway

• Cabinet approves declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport

• Urban, multi-State cooperative banks to come under RBI supervision

• Health Ministry & Indian Red Cross Jointly Launches ‘eBloodServices’ App to Order Blood

• Mali Grant the Project Management Consultancy Contract of 500 MW Solar Park to NTPC 

• India to be World’s First Country to Use Drone Mounted ULV Sprayer for Locust Control 

• Andhra CM  Launches YSR Kapu Nestham Scheme for Women of Kapu 

• Tripura gov launches Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar Scheme

• Himachal Pradesh wins e-Panchayat Puraskar 2020

• CCI approves acquisition of stake in Jio Platforms by Jaadhu

• Jaadhu Holdings LLC will acquire approximately 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms

• Iran to develop a military base in the Indian Ocean

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends 75th Victory Day Parade in Moscow’s Red Square

• Google adds ‘Fact-Checked’ labels for search images to limit misinformation