30 June, 2021
1. NTPC sets Target to Install 60GW of RE Capacity by 2032
2. Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules 2021: MCA raised threshold turnover and borrowing limits of SMCs
3. Pakistan remains in FATF’s ‘Grey List’
4. World Bank Approved Rs 1,860 crore Loan for Implementation of SALT Programme in Andhra Pradesh
5. AM/NS India along with ICICI Bank Executed India’s 1st Paperless Bill Discounting Transaction
6. Kotak Mahindra Bank launched ‘Pay Your Contact’ service in its Mobile app
7. RBI Extended Restrictions on PMC Bank Till December 2021
8. Mastercard Partners with Instamojo to Empower MSMEs and Gig Workers
9. GAME-SIDBI joined hands to revive MSMEs suffered amid Pandemic
10. Delhi Metro Won Japan Society of Civil Engineers Award
11. Cochin International Airport Won ACI’s Roll of Excellence Honour in ASQ
12. Suresh N Patel Appointed as Central Vigilance Commissioner
13. Former Infosys CEO SD Shibu Lal to head task force for bureaucratic reforms
14. Central Govt Extended Attorney General KK Venugopal’s Term by 1 Year
15. Hdfc Bank Acquired 7.4% Stake in Virtuoso Infotech
16. Thawaarchand Gehlot Launches Website for Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
17. DRDO Test Fires ‘Agni-P’ –Advanced Variant of Agni Class of Missiles
18. New Plant Species ‘Sida Keralensis’ Identified from Wastelands of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
19. F1: Max Verstappen wins Styrian Grand Prix 2021;Fabio Quartararo wins Dutch MotoGP 2021
20. Laurel Hubbard: First transgender athlete to compete at Olympics
21. CJI Ramana Released Justice R V Raveendran’s Book ‘Anomalies In Law And Justice’
22. “Growing Up Biden”: A Memoir by U.S. President’s Sister Valerie Biden Owen
23. Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 2021- 27 June
24. World Allergy Week – 13-19 June 2021
25. National Insurance Awareness Day 2021 – 28 June
26. Aditya Nath Das : Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Gets 3-Month Extension
27. Gujarat CM Inaugurates India’s 1st Fenton Catalytic Reactor Wastewater Treatment Plant
28-29 June, 2021
1. Prakash Javadekar Releases LiDAR Survey of Forest Areas for 10 States
2. India’s 1st Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to be Commissioned by 2022: Defence Minister
3. MoHUA celebrated 6th Anniversary of Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT and PMAY-U; ISAC-2020 Winners Announced
4. Govt Extended the ‘FAME Phase II’ by 2 Years till March 2024; to Achieve Target
5. Two Days Hemis Festival Celebrated in Ladakh
6. Overview of Ministerial-level Thematic Forum for UN High level Dialogue on Energy 2021
7. 9th Moscow Conference on International Security 2021 in Russia: Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar Represented India
8. Santosh Gangwar Addresses G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting 2021
9. RBI Launched FY21 Round of Survey on ITES exports, Foreign Liabilities
10. RBI Penalises 3 Maharashtra-Based Co-Operative Banks
11. NCAER Projected India’s FY22 GDP Growth at 8.4-10.1%; Ind-Ra cut FY22 GDP Growth
12. China became the 2nd-largest Export Destination of India in FY21; Replaced UAE
13. Jamsetji Tata: World’s Top Philanthropist of Last Century
14. Meenesh Shah Appointed as NDDB Chairman
15. CCI Approves Acquisition of Zuarinagar Plant by Paradeep Phosphates
16. LIC, SBI Life & Canara Bank Pick Up Stakes in Indian Bank Under QIP
17. LIC Launched Web Portal for Group Business Operations – ‘e-PGS’
18. DRDO Test Fires Pinaka Rocket & Enhanced Range 122mm Caliber Rocket
19. Ravi Shankar Prasad Launches ‘itat e-dwar’ E-Filing Portal of ITAT
20. Madhya Pradesh shooter Rubina Francis creates world record at World shooting Para Sport Cup
21. Carnatic Singer Parassala B Ponnammal Passed Away
22. A Novel titled ‘The Startup Wife’ by Tahmima Anam
23. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2021 -June 26
24. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2021 – 26 June
25.World Humanist Day 2021 – June 21
26. MOIL, Madhya Pradesh Govt, MPSMCL Signed MoU to Explore Manganese Ore Reserves
27 June, 2021
1. IAF, Indian Navy conduct Passage Exercise with the US Navy in IOR
2. Narendra Singh Tomar addressed 3rd CII Northern Region Food Processing Summit 2021 virtually
3. Goa is first rabies-free state in the country: CM
4. 44th Annual General Meeting 2021 of Reliance Industries held virtually
5. PM Modi virtually interacts with participants of Toycathon 2021
6. Over 19,300 children suffered of grave violations in 2020: UN Report
7. 275mn People used Drugs Worldwide in 2020: UNODC Report
8. NSA Ajit Doval attends 16th Meeting of Security Council Secretaries of SCO
9. QS EMBA Rankings 2021: IIM Bangalore ranked best in India
10. RBI Issued Norms for Dividend Distribution by NBFCs
11. India’s Bank Credit-to-GDP Ratio Increased to 56.075% in 2020, but still behind Peers: BIS
12. Aarogyam Healthcare Business Loan Launched By SBI
13. Clovia Partners with Alliance Insurance Launched Insurance Policy – ‘Women’s Cancer Shield’
14. World Bank Approves $125 Million Program to Support a Green and Resilient Kerala
15. India Attracts FDI Inflow of USD 6.24 Billion During April 2021
16. India’s ER&D Market to Reach USD 63 Bn By 2025: Nasscom
17. IFSCA formed Panel to Examine Best Practices in Ship Financing, Leasing; Chaired by Vandana Aggarwal
18. DRDO successfully test-fires Nuclear capable cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’
19. World’s First Genetically Modified Rubber Planted in Assam
20. Euphlyctis Kerala: New Species of Skittering Frog Discovered Around Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
21. Day of the Seafarer 2021 – 25th June
22. World Vitiligo Day 2021 – 25th June
23. Maharashtra signs MoU with UK Government to strengthen startup ecosystem
24. Triton Electric Vehicle to Set Up Rs 2,100 Crore Manufacturing Facility In Telangana
26 June, 2021
1. Cabinet Approvals on June 23, 2021
2. India virtually hosts BRICS Green Hydrogen Summit 2021
3. Denmark signs Framework Agreement on ISA with India: MEA
4. CSE’s Ease of Living Index 2020 ranks Bengaluru as Most Liveable City in India
5. WhatsApp, NSDC launch Digital Skill Champions Programme for Indian Youth
6. Centre Notified the Constitution of Karnataka Coastal Zone Management Authority
7. IFFCO, INAES and Cooperar signed MoU to Set Up Nano Urea Plant in Argentina
8. MoTA and NCERT join hands for NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme
9. Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) Launched in Bhutan in partnership with India
10. BRICS Nations Agreed on Innovation Cooperation: 11th BRICS S&T Steering Committee Meeting
11. ISRO, NOAA-led Multinational Project Endorsed by UNESCO: CEOS COAST
12. Goa Institute of Management Ranked as Pioneering B-school in Positive Impact Rating 2021
13. SBI Card, Fabindia Launched Co-Branded Contactless Credit Card for Premium Customers
14. Afthonia Lab & YES Bank Collaborates to Support Fintech Companies
15. S&P cut India’s FY22 GDP Growth Forecast to 9.5%
16. Vijay Deshwal Appointed as Magma Fincorp Group CEO
17. SEBI’s Ananta Barua And SK Mohanty Gets 2-Year Extension of Term as WTM
18. Adani Power to acquire 1,200 MW Essar Power’s Mahan project
19. Cricket: New Zealand win Inaugural Edition of ICC World Test Championship 2021
20. Kiren Rijiju launched India’s Olympic theme song titled “Lakshya Tera Samne Hai”
21. Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino Passed Away
22. Delhi Govt Notified Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana: Scheme to
Provide Financial Aid to Covid Victims’ Kin
23. Odisha Govt Partners with UN WFP to Empower Women SHGs, Strengthen Livelihood
24. Maharashtra Approved Transfer of MIAL Ownership to Adani Airport Holdings
25 June, 2021
1. MoD, GSL sign contract for construction 2 Pollution Control Vessels
2. India-Fiji inked MoU for cooperation in Agriculture and Allied sectors
3. India, Italy & Japan launch Trilateral partnership for stability in Indo-Pacific Region
4. High-level Committee Formation for Consultations on Theatre Commands
5. India to host 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable 2022
6. DBT issues special call to NER farmers under Biotech KISAN Programme
7. NSG signs MoU with RRU to Strengthen the Competencies of the NSG
8. Tata Power inaugurated India’s largest solar carport at Pune
9. Sanjay Dhotre represented India at G20 Education Ministers,and Labour & Employment Meet 2021
10. India remains 2nd Largest source of FDI for UK in 2020: UK Report
11. Wealth of India’s Super-rich decreased by 4.4% in 2020: Credit Suisse Report
12. Govt Eased Listing Norms for Companies having M-cap over Rs 1 lakh crore
13. SBM Bank, Paisabazaar Launched – Step Up Credit Card
14. India Ranked 2nd after Turkey in Central bank’s surplus transfers’ share: RBI Report
15. PhonePe launches India’s first Wallet with Auto Top-Up
16. RBI imposes ₹23 lakh fine on 3 cooperative banks
17. Moody’s Projected India’s Growth Forecast for 2021 to 9.6%, 2022 at 7%
18. HDFC Bank to buy stake in ‘ERGO General Insurance ‘ & ‘Borderless Softtech’
19. Israel successfully tested Laser Weapon that can shoot down Drones mid-air
20. Indian Cricketer Shafali Verma Became the 1st Women Cricketer to Hit 3 Sixes in Test Match
21. Ireland Cricketer Kevin O’Brien Retired from ODIs
22. IOA ropes in MPL, Amul, JSW Group as sponsors for Tokyo Olympics 2020
23. Australian Swimmer Kaylee McKeown Breaks 100-meter Backstroke World Record
24. Pritzker Prize Laureate Gottfried Böhm dies
25. Dr. Vipin Gupta Wrote Two New Books Under Project VIPIN
26. Ruskin Bond Authored A Book Titled “It’s a Wonderful Life”
27. International Widows’ Day 2021 – June 23
28. International Olympic Day 2021 – June 23
29. United Nations Public Service Day 2021 – June 23 otection of “Heritage Trees”
33. Tamil Nadu’s Economic Advisory Council Includes Esther Duflo, Raghuram Rajan
24 June, 2021
1. QCI launches ICMED Plus Scheme for Quality Certification of Medical Devices
2. Assam Government & SoI sign MoU for implementation of SVAMITVA scheme in Assam
3. Andhra Pradesh tops new job creation under IBPS scheme: STPI
4. NHSRC & IGBC partners to frame World’s 1st Green Rating System for High-Speed Rails
5. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Launched a Nationwide “JaanHaiToJahaanHai” Campaign
6. Center Targets to Increase the Number of PMBJKs to 10000 by March 2024
7. World not on track to reduce Suicide Mortality Rate by 2030: WHO Report
8. SBI General Insurance signed Bancassurance Pact with IDFC FIRST Bank
9. ICICI Bank Extended Instant ‘Cardless EMI’ Facility for Online Shopping
10. Navi General Insurance Launched Monthly EMI based Health Insurance
11. Flexiloans.Com Ties Up With Retailio to Offer Working Capital Loans
12. Bharti Airtel, Tata Group partner to implement 5G network solutions for India
13. NTPC won 38th Position among Top 50 Great Place to Work; Got Recognition of India’s Best Employers
14. INS Sahyadri Adjudged as Best Ship of Eastern Fleet: Fleet Awards Function 2021
15. Upasana Kamineni named ‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ by WWF India
16. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wins General Election
17. Jasprit Bumrah Became The Brand Ambassador For OnePlus Wearables
18. British Lawyer Karim Khan Sworn In as ICC’s Chief Prosecutor
19. Ajai Puri re-elected as COAI chairman for 2021-22
20. Muthoot Fincorp acquires 54% stake in Paymatrix
21. CCI Approved Heineken’s Additional Stake Acquisition in United Breweries
22. ARDE & HEMRL develop CSS for safe ejection of Pilots in distress
23. Lophopogon prasannae: New Grass Species Discovered in Nigidi Forest of Anantapur, AP
24. Former Indian Women Volleyball Captain Nirmal Kaur Passed Away
25. Harsh Vardhan Launched Krishna Saksena’s book ‘My Joys and Sorrows – as a Mother of a Special Child’
26. American Actor Will Smith announced his first Memoir titled “Will”
27. WB CM Mamata Banerjee relaunched ‘Krishak Bandhu’ Scheme doubling farmers’ aid to Rs 10000
23 June, 2021
1. Inaugural edition of Indian Navy-European Union Naval Force Exercise held at Gulf of Aden
2. India spent INR 2, 386 crores on Oral Cancer treatment in 2020: Tata’s 1st of its kind Study
3. IIT Bombay hosts Conference of BRICS Network Universities
4. PM Modi addresses 5th edition of Viva Technology 2021
5. UNCTAD Report: India 5th Largest recipient of FDI inflows, US Tops
6. Union Bank of India Enters into MoU with NSIC to Support MSMEs
7. India’s Retail Inflation Increased to 6.3% in May 2021
8. KK Shailaja Awarded CEU Open Society Prize 2021
9. Prof. Shailesh Ganpule from IIT Roorkee receives “NSG Counter-IED & Counter-Terrorism Innovator Award 2021”
10. SEBI Reconstituted its Takeover Panel: Appointed N Venkatram as New Member
11. Iranian Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi Won Iran Presidential Election
12. Montek Ahluwalia Became Member of World Bank-IMF HLAG on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth
13. China launches Shenzhou-12 Human Space Mission with 3-Astronauts
14. Stygarctus Keralensis: Newly Discovered Tardigrade Species Named After Kerala
15. F1: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins 2021 French GP
16. Chess:India’s D.Gukesh wins Gelfand Challenge
17. DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra Passed Away
18. Tahira Kashyap Khurrana Authored New Book ‘The 7 Sins Of Being A Mother’
19. World Refugee Day 2021 – June 20
20. International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice 2021 – 21 June
21. World Hydrography Day 2021 – 21 June
22. World Music Day 2021 – June 21
23. International Day of Yoga observed on June 21
24. Punjab Sports & Youth Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi Launched Khedo Punjab Mobile App
25. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Launched Scheme for COVID-19 Orphan Children – ‘Ashirbad’
21-22 June, 2021
1. India, Bhutan sign MoU to develop cooperation in areas of Environment
2. ECI Released ‘General Elections 2019 India – An Atlas’
3. India & US launch Hydrogen Task Force
4. Union Cabinet approves Inland Vessels Bill 2021
5. India, Japan conduct Bilateral Naval Exercise in Indian Ocean
6. Forced People Displacement increased to 82.4 Million in 2020: UNHCR Report
7. Narendra Singh Tomar addresses 42nd Session of FAO Conference
8. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan virtually addressed WHO Global TB Programme
9. RBI granted approval to CFSL for taking over PMC Bank via SFB route
10. PayPoint India Signed pact with Banks, NBFCs for Lending Services
11. SEBI Issued – Norms for MF’s Participation over IRS; Framework for Supervisory Body of IAs
12. IDFC First Bank Launched COVID-19 Relief Program – ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’
13. SEBI Imposed Rs 15 crore Fine on Franklin Templeton, 8 Others
14. Wipro joined WEF’s Partnership for New Work Standards Initiative
15. Indian-American Sumita Mitra Won European Inventor Award 2021
16. Antonio Guterres re-elected as UN Secretary General for 2nd 5-year term starting Jan 1, 2022
17. CARH, Carlyle’s Subsidiary Sold 5.1% Stake Shares Worth Rs 4,811 Crore in SBI Card
18. Indo-French Researchers Developed New Way of Imaging Through Fog
19. F1 Champion Michael Schumacher with 91 Wins is Out of Coma After 6 Years
20. Indian sprinter Padma Shri Milkha Singh Passed Away
21. Indonesian badminton player, Olympic gold medallist Markis Kido passes away
22. Monk in a Merc – Neurologist Ashok Panagariya’s Memoir to be released Posthumously
23. 26th National Reading Day – 19th June 2021
24. International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2021 – June 19
25. World Sickle Cell Day 2021 – 19th June
26. Bihar CM launches 2 schemes to promote Entrepreneurship among Youth & Women
20 June, 2021
1. PM Launches ‘Customized Crash Course Programme for COVID-19 Frontline Workers’
2. I&B Ministry notifies Amended Cable TV Rules; TRAI Launches Channel Selector Portal
3. MoRTH Notifies Common Format for Issuance of PUC across India; Targets to reduce Road Accident Deaths by 50% by 2024
4. MoEF&CC Released Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India
5. Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar Signed Statement of Intent with UNICEF for Youth Empowerment
6. MSME Ministry Extends Validity of EM Part-II & UAMs to Dec 31, 2021 from March 31, 2021
7. MHA operationalises National Helpline, reporting platform to Prevent Cyber Fraud
8. IIM Nagpur and CIRT Sign MoU for Industry-oriented Knowledge in Transport Management
9. India ranked 51st in terms of Money Deposited in Swiss Banks, UK tops: SNB Statistics 2020
10. Rajnath Singh addresses 8th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus
11. India ranked 120 in Sustainable Development Report 2021, Finland Tops
12. Global Peace Index 2021: India ranked 135, Iceland Tops
13. Google Pay Expanded Cards Tokenisation with SBI, IndusInd, HSBC, Federal Bank
14. Indian IT to hit $300-350 billion Revenues by 2025; Top 5 IT companies to add over 96,000 employees in FY22 Nasscom
15. Indian Environment Organisation ‘Familial Forestry’ won UNCCD’s 2021 Land for Life Award
16. Private person Aashish Chandorkar named as Director at India’s WTO mission for a 1st time
17. CCI Approved Proposed Deal to Acquire Stake in Magma HDI General Insurance
18. Danish fund IFU, UNOPS’ S3i Partners with ACME Solar’s project in Rajasthan
19. PASIPHAE, an International Collaborative Sky Survey Led by an Indian Astronomer
20. Filipino Japanese Yuka Saso wins U.S. Women’s Open 2021
21. Neeraj Chopra wins gold medal in Meeting Cidade de Lisboa in Portugal
22. Zambia’s 1st President Kenneth Kaunda Passed Away
23. Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2021 – June 18
24. Autistic Pride Day 2021 – June 18
25. World Crocodile Day 2021 – June 17
26. International Picnic Day 2021 – June 18
19 June, 2021
1. MoC Signed MoU with MoPSW for Cooperation in Development of NMHC at Lothal, Gujarat
2. Union Cabinet approves restructuring of OFB into 7 new Corporate entities
3. Cabinet Approvals on June 16, 2021
4. TRAI amended Interconnection Regulations, 2017 by adding new framework for Broadcasting & Cable Services
5. India’s H-Energy signs MoU with Petrobangla to supply LNG to Bangladesh
6. Government to setup Committee on Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon Technology: R K Singh
7. India set to add 17 GW renewable capacity in 2021 and 19.3 GW in 2022: IEA
8. NATO Leaders declared China as Global Security Challenge at NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium
9. India’s 2021 competitiveness ranking unchanged at 43
10. High-level Advisory Group for Economic Recovery and Growth by World Bank & IMF
11. 18 million kids at risk of Health hazards caused by e-Waste – WHO
12. GoI inked $484mn loan pact with ADB for CKIC project in TN
13. India Extends 100 million USD LoC to support Sri Lanka’s Solar Power Coverage
14. IndusInd Bank Launched IndusEasyCredit, a Digital Lending Platform
15. CII Projects India’s GDP Growth for FY22 to 9.5%
16. Sumant Sinha recognised as a SDG Pioneer of the Year by UNGC
17. Microsoft appointed CEO Satya Nadella as Chairman
18. Yuvraj Singh Becomes Brand Ambassador of PUMA Motorsport in India
19. Mukund Gosavi Becomes Brand Ambassador of Corona Vaccination Program in Maharashtra
20. ADI PRASHIKSHAN portal launched by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with UNDP
21. Mahavir Chakra Awardee Veteran Brigadier Raghubir Singh Passed Away
22. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Released Bishnupada Sethi’s book “Beyond Here and Other Poems”
23. Amitav Ghosh’s Authored a book titled “The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis”
24. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2021 – June 17
18 June, 2021
1. Ministry of Shipping & Civil Aviation Ministry sign MoU to develop Seaplane services in India
2. Arjun Munda launches ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi-Mission Van Dhan’ & several other initiatives
3. Malaria No More, IMD & ICMR launch Expert Committee to eliminate Malaria in India
4. GMR Aviation Academy, Emirates Group Security Signed MoU
5. ESIC to Extend Benefits to Casual, Contractual Municipal Employees
6. India, China & Pakistan expanding Nuclear Arsenals: SIPRI Report
7. India’s GERD on Research unsatisfactory: UNESCO Science Report 2021
8. Piyush Goyal represents India at UN Trade Forum 2021
9. RBI Permitted ‘Mobile Prepaid Recharges’ under BBPS; Expanded its Scope
10. India extended 4th LOC of $108.28 mn to Eswatini
11. ICICI Bank Launched Digital Banking Solution for Corporates – ‘ICICI STACK’
12. LIC CSL Launched ‘Shaguna’ Prepaid Gift Card in Collaboration with IDBI Bank on RuPay Platform
13. Merging of DHFL, PCHFL: RBI Changed DHFL’s Deposit-taking Status into Non-Deposit Taking HFC
14. Axis Bank Enabled Whatsapp Business Solution By Partnering With Karix Mobile
15. Finance Ministry Official Anand Mohan Bajaj Appointed in SEBI Board
16. Canara Bank To Be The Lead Sponsor of NARCL With 12% Stake
17. Shenzhou-12: China to launch first human spaceflight since 2016
18. WISA Woodsat: New Zealand to launch Finland designed World’s First Wooden Satellite
19. Rocket Lab to Design 2 Photon Spacecraft for NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission
20. Govt Launched Trusted Telecom Portal under NSDTS to List Trusted Network Sources
21. IIT-K & YIC Developed Technique to Detect Cyclones before Weather Satellites
22. ASEAN Dengue Day 2021 – June 15
23. International Day of Family Remittances 2021 – June 16
24. Madhya Pradesh Launched “Yuva Shakti Corona Mukti Abhiyan”
17 June, 2021
1. NHPC signs MoU with BSHPC for Implementation of 130.1 MW Dagmara HE Project in Supaul district of Bihar
2. Odisha welcomes Agricultural Year through ‘Raja Parba’ Festival
3. 44th GST Council Meet: GST Cut for Medicines, Oxygen, Tests; Vaccines GST Unchanged at 5%
4. SJVN Ltd Signed a Pact with NIWE To Develop solar & Wind Energy Projects
5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurated Two Centres of Excellence of BRO
6. Govt Launched “Project O2 for India” To Meet The Demand of Medical Oxygen
7. WHO released hand book “Estimating the burden of foodborne diseases: A practical handbook for countries”
8. PM Modi addresses UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought’
9. India 14th Most Charitable Country, Indonesia tops: World Giving Index 2021 Report
10. Developing Economies Energy Transition needs USD 1 Trillion by 2030 : IEA Report
11. Overview of EAM Jaishankar’s visit to Kuwait & Kenya
12. RBI Issued Norms for FATF Non-Compliant Jurisdictions’ Investment in PSOs; Released Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance
13. Ambuja Cement Foundation Joins with NABARD to Skill Rural Youth
14. Ujjivan SFB Collaborates with MoEngage
15. Policybazaar Gets Insurance Broking Licence From IRDAI
16. Indian Bank and Practo Joined for Employees’ Wellness Package
17. IIT Kanpur Professor Mukesh Sharma Appointed as Honorary Member of WHO Body
18. Italian car maker Ferrari appointed Benedetto Vigna as CEO
19. IIT Ropar developed “Jivan Vayu”, India’s first power free CPAP device
20. European Space Agency’s EnVision mission to Venus in 2030
21. Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat wins gold at Poland Open ranking Series
22. Noted Kannada Actor Sanchari Vijay Passed Away
23. Global Wind Day 2021 – June 15
24. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021 – June 15
25. Telangana AI Mission Launched Accelerator Program for AI startups – ‘Revv Up’
16 June, 2021
1. Rajnath Singh approves Budgetary Support for Defence Innovation & Policy for declassification of War Records
2. Ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises modifies Fame scheme
3. Madhya Pradesh ranked 1st in Anemia Mukt Bharat Index 2020-21
4. Sports Ministry launches Central Athlete Injury Management System (CAIMS) to support Olympic-bound Athletes
5. ISRO to assist North-East in Development Projects
6. Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2020 Increased by $1.4 billion: ICAN Report
7. Overview of the 47th G7 Leaders’ Summit 2021
8. Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, UAE – Elected to UN Security Council for 2022-23
9. India’s Forex Reserve Crossed Record $600 billion-mark for 1st time
10. Zimbabwean Novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga Wins 2021 PEN Pinter Prize
11. Former Indian Cricketer Vinoo Mankad Inducted into ICC Hall of Fame 2021
12. 400 colleges, varsities receive ‘One District One Green Champion’ Swachhata award
13. Rebeca Grynspan Appointed as 1st Woman Secretary-General of UNCTAD
14. Naftali Bennett Appointed as the 13th Prime Minister of Israel
15. Audi extended its Association with Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli as Brand Ambassador
16. Ministry of AYUSH Launches “Namaste Yoga” App at the 7th International Day of Yoga Curtain Raiser Event
17. HAL-Manufactured 3 ALH Mk-III Helicopters Inducted into ICG
18. 15-metre Tree of Coffee Family Discovered in Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Pyrostria Laljii
19. Tennis: Overview of 125th Edition of French Open 2021
20. India’s Olympic Marathoner Surat Singh Mathur Passed Away
21. Noted Kannada Poet Siddalingaiah Passed Away
22. International Albinism Awareness Day 2021 – 13 June
23. World Blood Donor Day 2021 – June 14
24. Flipkart to implement ‘Medicines from the Sky’ project in Telangana
6 - 7 June, 2021
1. DAC approves – Rs 43000 Crore for Constructing 6 Submarines & Rs 6,000 Crore for Air Defence Guns
2. MoSJ&E Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot Virtually Launched SAGE Initiative & Portal to Support Elderly People
3. EESL Partnered with ISHRAE for Efficient and Clean Energy Solution in HVAC&R Industry
4. “Annually 40% of Global lost to Pests” – FAO Report
5. Land Equivalent to Size of China to be Restored by 2030 to Prevent Biodiversity Loss:FAO & UNEP Report
6. THE Asia University Ranking 2021:IISc, IIT Ropar, IIT Indore In Top 100
7. SEBI Enhanced Overseas Investment Limit for a Mutual Fund to USD 1 billion
8. Highlights of the Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy of FY22
9. ADB Provides $2.5 Million Loan To Sikkim For Road Upgradation Project
10. HDFC Bank To Become Carbon Neutral By 2031-32
11. HSBC to Exit Retail & Small Business Banking Market in the US
12. Central Bank of India Allotted 280 crore Preferential Shares to Govt for Rs 4,800 crore Capital Infusion
13. Paytm Payments Bank to Issue Physical Visa Debit Cards
14. US beat Mauritius; Became the 2nd Largest Source of FDI to India
15. Cognizant Ranked 185th On “2021 Fortune 500 List”
16. RBI Re-Appoints Vishwavir Ahuja As RBL Bank’s MD & CEO For One Year
17. Amul’s RS Sodhi elected to board of International Dairy Federation
18. Omnivore Appointed Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, former chairman of NABARD, as Senior Advisor
19. CCI Approved Acquisition Of Avana, TFPL And Transworld Feeders FZCO By Unifeeder
20. Manipal Hospitals Acquires Vikram Hospital for ₹350 Crore
21. Indian Navy decommissions Oldest Hydrographic Survey Ship – INS Sandhayak
22. Black Carbon Deposits Speed Up Glaciers & Snow Melt in Himalayan Ranges: Word Bank Study
23. Oman to host inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup in 2024
24. International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 2021 – June 5
25. World Day Against Speciesism 2021 – 5th June 26. World Environment Day 2021 – 5 June
4 June, 2021
1. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Launched Horticulture Cluster Development Programme
2. Giriraj Singh Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying: Announced the Integration of e-Gopala app with UMANG platform
3. RDSO becomes India’s 1st SDO recognised by BIS under ‘One Nation One Standard’ Mission
4. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Launched List of Initiatives to Enhance SATAT Scheme
5. IAMAI To Set Up Digital Publishers Content Grievances Council;IBF Forms DMCRC; Justice Vikramjit Sen to be Chairman
6. India Hosted 2021 BRICS Foreign Affairs Minister Meeting Virtually
7. UN Calls for Coordinated Action to Achieve Global Net Zero Emission: Climate Breakthroughs Summit
8. WHO Named COVID-19 Variants 1st Found in India as ‘Kappa’ & ‘Delta’
9. EAM S Jaishankar Visited US from 24 to 28 May 2021
10. BSE Signed MoU with ESC to Encourage Listing of Startups
11. ICICI Lombard Ties Up With Microsoft To Automate Audits Of Service Calls
12. India’s Largest Crypto Exchange WazirX Launched Country’s First NFT Marketplace
13. CGA Reported Centre’s Fiscal Deficit for FY21 at 9.3%
14. SBI cuts India’s FY22 GDP Growth Estimate to 7.9% with W-Shaped recovery; Moody’s Estimated GDP growth at 9.3% in FY21
15. Jagjit Pavadia Becomes President Of International Narcotics Control Board
16. IIT Ropar Developed AmbiTag India’s first IoT device to record temperature for cold chain management
17. 2 American’s – Sebastian Korda & Coco Gauff Wins Men’s & Women’s Singles Title at Emilia Romagna Open
18. Football: Chelsea Won the UEFA Champions League 2020/2021
19. Football: Atletico Madrid Won 2020-21 La Liga Title
20. Olympian, Record-Setting U.S. Sprinter Lee Evans Passed Away
21. Amish Raj Mulmi Authored A Book Titled All Roads Lead North: Nepal’s Turn To China 22. International Sex Workers Day 2021 – June 2
23. Haryana Governor S N Arya approves ‘The Haryana Recovery of Damages to Property Act’
24. J&K Govt Signs MoU With Go Air For Transportation Of Agri Produce
3 June, 2021
1. Defence Ministry released ‘Second Positive Indigenisation List’ of 108 items for self-reliance & defence exports
2. PM CARES For Children- Empowerment of COVID Affected Children launched for support & empowerment of Covid affected children
3. 43rd GST Council Meet: FM Announced Amnesty Scheme for Reducing Late Fees
4. 74th World Health Assembly held from 24 May 2021- 31 May 2021
5. RBI Cancelled Licence Of Pune-Based Shivajirao Bhosale Sahakari Bank
6. RBI Announced FPIs Investment Limits in G-secs, SDLs for FY22 at 6%, 2%
7. PSBs to Lend up to Rs 5 Lakh to Individuals for Covid-19 Treatment
8. India’s GDP Contracts by 7.3% in FY21, Rises 1.6% in Q4: NSO
9. OECD Revised India’s 2021 Growth Forecast to 9.9%; Hiked the Global GDP Growth for 2021 at 5.8%
10. Harsh Vardhan Won WHO Director-General Special Award For Efforts In Tobacco Control
11. Aashritha V Olety Becomes India’s 1st Woman Flight Test Engineer
12. J B Mohapatra Becomes Interim Chairman Of CBDT
13. T V Narendran Elected As New President Of CII
14. “Jayanti”- new species of Spider Cricket discovered in Chhattisgarh
15. 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships held in Dubai – India’s Sanjeet Kumar & Pooja Rani wins Gold
16. Eric Carle: Very Hungry Caterpillar author dies aged 91
17. Global Day of Parents 2021 – June 1
18. World Milk Day 2021 – June 1
19. World Blood Cancer Day 2021 – May 28
20. Amnesty International Day 2021 – May 28
21. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: Guidelines for Smart Kitchen Scheme to be Ready by July 2021
22. Goa CM Pramod Sawant Launched Solar Based Electrification Programme for Rural Households
23. HK Dwivedi Becomes West Bengal’s Chief Secretary;Alapan Bandyopadhyay Becomes Chief Advisor To West Bengal’s CM
1 June, 2021
1. Ministry of Education Launched ‘YUVA’ – PM’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors
2. Govt Extended the Validity of ECLGS till September 30, 2021; ECLGS 4.0 Launched for On-Site oxygen generation
3. IFFCO Introduces World’s First ‘Nano Urea’ for Farmers
4. BRICS Working Group Meeting hosted by South Africa discussed on Key HPC & ICT initiatives
5. IIM-Ahmedabad Best In Country, 68 Indian Institutes In Top 2000: Centre For World University Ranking
6. Authors Of The Book Transformation In Times Of Crisis Won International Business Book Of The Year Award 2021
7. Govt Reconstitutes 6 Empowered Groups into 10 to Manage Covid-19
8. CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh Got Additional Charge as DG of NIA
9. India’s Nagaraj Adiga Elected as Asia & Oceania Representative in International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) Council 2021-25
10. OPV Sajag Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard
11. Agri Services E-Marketplace Launched By CSC SPV
12. NCPCR launches “Bal Swaraj” portal for Children affected by COVID-19
13. Bharti-backed OneWeb Launched 36 New LEO Satellites
14. China Launched Cargo Spacecraft ‘Tianzhou-2’ by Long March-7 Y3 rocket
15. Supriya Paul Authored A Book Titled ‘All You Need Is Josh: Stories Of Courage And Conviction In 21st-Century India’
16. World Vape Day 2021: May 30
17. World No Tobacco Day:May 31
18. Commonwealth day India – May 24 2021
19. The System Of Guardian Minister Introduced By Assam
20. Punjab Launched ‘Udaan’ Scheme To Distribute Sanitary Pads To Women Every Month