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14th - 20th June 2021
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Weekly Current Affairs
Banking & Finance 4. IndusInd Bank launches digital
lending platform IndusEasyCredit
1. RBI allows prepaid mobile
recharges through Bharat Bill With this, both existing as well as
Payment System non-IndusInd Bank customers can
instantly avail personal loans or
credit cards on a single platform in
a completely paperless.
5. Asian Development Bank to
provide $484 Million Loan For
In May, 213.59 million bill Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial
payment transactions were carried Corridor
out through the BBPS channel. The CKIC is part of India's East
BBPS was started in 2014 as a Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC),
platform for repetitive bill which stretches from West Bengal
payments. to Tamil Nadu. ECEC connects
2. BSE, ESC sign MoU to India to the production networks
encourage SME and startup of South, Southeast, and East Asia.
listing 6. MHA Operationalises National
This is done to create awareness Helpline, Reporting Platform For
about benefits of listing among Preventing Cyber Fraud
information and communications The Union Home Ministry has
technology (ICT) SMEs and operationalized the national
startups. helpline 155260 and reporting
3. ICICI Bank launches 'ICICI platform for preventing financial
STACK for Corporates loss due to cyber fraud.
With this launch, ICICI Bank aims It has been made operational by
to be the preferred banking the Indian Cyber Crime
partner for companies and their Coordination Centre (I4C).
entire ecosystem.
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Economy 3. Shri Arjun Munda, Minister for
1. Fiscal deficit for 2020-21 at 9.3 Tribal Affairs launches the tribal
per cent of GDP: CGA livelihoods initiative "Sankalp Se
Siddhi - Mission Van Dhan"
The revenue deficit at the end of
the fiscal was 7.42 percent. In
absolute terms, the fiscal deficit
works out to be Rs 18,21,461
crore.
Controller General of Accounts of
India is Smt. Soma Roy Burman. The event also witnessed the
2. Direct tax collection for FY22 inauguration and launch of several
up over 100% to Rs 1.85 lakh cr other programs including "Sankalp
Se Siddhi - Mission Van Dhan", 7
Gross collection of direct taxes new Tribes India Outlets, Van
(before adjusting for refunds) for Dhan website and software
FY22 stands at Rs 2,16,602 crore application, coffee table book
compared to Rs 1,37,825 crore in among others.
corresponding period of
preceding year. 4. Govt launches 'Project O2 for
India' to increase supply of
National medical oxygen
1. Indian mango promotion Under the project, a 'National
programme begins in Bahrain Consortium of Oxygen' is enabling
The mangoes were sourced from supply of critical raw materials
farmers in Bengal and Bihar by such as zeolites, setting up of
APEDA registered exporter. It small oxygen plants.
recently organised mango festival 5. Union Cabinet approves 'Deep
in Berlin, Germany. Ocean Mission' for use of
2. IIT Bombay Announces Launch sustainable renewable resources
Of Its New Centre For Digital The estimated cost of the 'Deep
Health Ocean Mission' will be Rs 4,077
KCDH will offer minor, dual crore for a period of 5 years to be
degree, Masters and PhD implemented in a phase-wise
programs in Healthcare manner. For the first phase for the
Informatics. 3 yrs (2021-2024), the government
would spend Rs 2,823.40 cr.
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6. Union Cabinet approves Minister for road transport and
nutrient-based subsidy for P&K highways:- Nitin Gadkari
fertilisers 9. PM Modi launches customised
crash course for Covid-19
frontline workers
The launch will commence the
programme in 111 training
The government will spend centres.
additional Rs 14,000 crore on
International
increase subsidy support for DAP
fertilizer. 1. Germany, Australia sign
hydrogen accord to boost lower-
Union Minister for Chemicals and
Fertilizers: is Shri D.V. Sadananda emissions technology
Gowda Germany has also put out feelers
to Saudi Arabia, Canada, Chile, and
7. Facebook launches 'Report it,
Morocco for possible supplies.
Don't share it!' initiative to
Australia, the biggest per-capita
prevent online child abuse
emitter among the world's richest
The 'Report it, don't share it' nations.
campaign is being helmed by the
2. CEO Satya Nadella appointed
social media giant in collaboration
as Microsoft chairman
with Aarambh India Initiative,
Cyber Peace Foundation, and Nadella is credited with bringing
Arpan. The main idea behind the new energy to the company,
initiative is to encourage people to founded in 1975.
report abusive or harmful content,
Sports
& not share
1. French Open 2021: Krejcikova
8. Centre sets target to reduce
adds women's doubles to singles
50% road accident deaths by
title with Siniakova
2024: Minister for road transport
and highways Krejcikova became the first player
to win both the women's singles
The minister also emphasised the
and doubles title in Paris since
need for identification of 'black
Frenchwoman Mary Pierce
spot' in every state, district and
completed the feat in 2000.
city,
Desirae Krawczyk and Joe
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Salisbury clinched mixed doubles Agreements & MoUs
title.
1. Federal Bank partners with
2. Novak Djokovic Wins 19th Oracle and Infosys for Cloud-
Grand Slam Title, Beats Tsitsipas Based Customer Relationship
to Clinch 2nd Roland Garros Title Management System
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated The partnership will be creating a
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) to lift comprehensive integrated
the French Open title. The 2021 Customer Relationship
French Open triumph is Djokovic's Management (CRM) solution
second Roland Garros title, the across marketing, sales, customer
first coming in 2016. service, and social listening, etc.
3. Vinoo Mankad named in ICC's 2. Edelweiss signs MoU with
Hall of fame Central Bank of India to
strengthen co-lending
partnership
This strengthens its existing co-
lending partnership with CBoI,
which is one of the largest
commercial banks for the priority
sector lending to MSMEs.
3. IOA signs MPL as principal
sponsor for Olympics
Vinoo Mankad of India played 44
Tests, scored 2,109 runs at 31.47,
took 162 wickets at 32.32.
4. Teenager Shafali Verma
notches highest score by an
Indian woman cricketer on Test
debut, breaks two more records
Shafali Verma also became the The Indian Olympic Association
first Indian women cricketer to hit recently announced an '8 crore
a six on Test debut. It was only the sponsorship deal with MPL Sports
second six-hit by an Indian woman Foundation till the end of 2022
in Test cricket. and covering major events
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4. Shipping And Aviation Schemes
Ministries Sign MoU For
1. SBI Launches KAVACH
Development Of Sea Plane
Personal Loan for COVID
Services In India
Affected Families
This MoU envisages the
SBI KAVACH loan can be availed
development of the Non-
by salaried, non-salaried, as well as
Scheduled/Scheduled operation of
pensioner customers of State Bank
seaplane services within the
of India. Loan amount ranges from
territorial jurisdiction of India
a minimum of Rs 25,000 to a
under the RCS-UDAN scheme of
maximum of Rs 5,00,000.
the government of India.
2. Rajasthan launches free
5. Gujarat to soon get National
coaching scheme for
Maritime Heritage Complex to
underprivileged students
show maritime history, coastal
traditions Under the scheme, free coaching
will be provided for preparation
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
for UPSC civil services
Waterways signed an MoU with
examination. Rajasthan CM:-
the Ministry of Culture for the
Ashok Gehlot; Governor:- Kalraj
same. It is to be an international
Mishra
tourist destination in India.
Appointments & Resignations
6. India and Bhutan ink MoU for
developing cooperation between 1. Naftali Bennett sworn in as
two countries in area of Israel's new prime minister
environment Bennett presented his new
government's ministers in the
Knesset (Israeli parliament) in a
speech. The new government has
27 ministers, nine of them women.
The MoU aims to open new vistas 2. Former SC judge Arjan Kumar
of bilateral cooperation in the area Sikri appointed chairperson of
of climate change and waste Grievance Redressal body for
management. OTT platforms : IAMAI
It will function as an independent
body and act as the second-tier
within the three-tier grievance
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redressal mechanism as December 2021 up to 18th
envisioned by the Information December, 2024.
Technology (Intermediary
6. Govt appoints private person
Guidelines and Digital Media
Aashish Chandorkar as director
Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
at India's WTO mission
3. Bharti Airtel's Ajai Puri re-
elected as COAI chairman for
2021-22
Ajai Puri, Chief Operating Officer
of Bharti Airtel, has been re-
elected as Chairman of the
industry association for 2021-22.
Pramod Kumar Mittal, President of
Reliance Jio Infocomm, will
continue as Vice Chairman of the For the first time, a private person
association. has been appointed at the
Mission.
4. Patrick Amoth appointed WHO
Chandorkar is director of Smahi
Executive Board Chair
Foundation of Policy and
During the 149th session of the Research. WTO HQ: Geneva,
WHO Executive Board, Health Switzerland, Membership:164
Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan made member states, Formed: 1 January
the announcement. Dr. Vardhan 1995
will continue to be a member of
the Executive Board till 2023. 7. ReNew Power CMD Sumant
Sinha recognised as SDG
5. IDFC First Bank Ltd board Pioneers by UNGC
approves reappointment of Mr. V
Vaidyanathan as MD and CEO SDG Pioneers are business leaders
selected by the UN Global
IDFC First Bank has informed that Compact for doing an exceptional
the Board of Directors of the Bank job to advance the Sustainable
have considered and approved the Development Goals (SDGs).
proposal for re-appointment of V.
Vaidyanathan as the MD & CEO of
the Bank, for a further period of 3
years, with effect from 19th
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8. Antonio Guterres re-elected as year's theme was "Healthy Land,
UN Secretary General for 2nd Healthy Lives".
five-year term Ranks & Reports
UN General Assembly appointed
1. India can save '3.11 trillion
Antonio Guterres as the UN
worth of fuel used in logistics till
Secretary-General for a second
2050 : report
term beginning January 1, 2022,
days after the powerful Security It added that the country can
Council had unanimously bring down its cost of logistics by
recommended his name to the 4% of its GDP.
193-member body for re-election.
2. India slips 12 spots to 55th
Awards position in global home price
index: Knight Frank
1. Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Awarded Snowflake Global
Innovation Partner of the Year
Turkey continues to lead the
annual rankings with prices up by
32 percent YoY, followed by New
Zealand.
The award represents a key 3. Education Ministry releases
milestone for the strategic AISHE report 2019-20, number of
partnership between LTI & PhDs increased by 60% in last
Snowflake, iT will strengthen five years
collaboration between the
companies to empower B.Tech enrolment fell by 11 per
enterprises. cent in the same period, from
42,54,919 to 37,70,949. The total
2. Rajasthan based 'Familial number of teachers stands at
Forestry' wins UNCCD's 2021 15,03,156.
Land for Life Award
4. Only one-eighth of India's
The Land for Life Award is solar pumps target achieved so
considered the world's highest far: IEEFA
reward regarding land
conservation and restoration. This By comparison, the number of
fossil-fuel-powered water pumps
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in India totals more than 8.8 Institute for Economics and Peace
million. (IEP),
5. Bahrain tops Global financial 8. India maintains 43rd rank on
attractiveness rankings for 3rd IMD's World Competitiveness
consecutive year Index; Switzerland tops chart
The 64-nation list was led by
Switzerland, while Sweden has
moved to the 2nd position
followed by Denmark ,
Netherlands ,Singapore. Among
the BRICS nations, India is ranked
second after China
Bahrain is known for its great 9. India ranks 51st in terms of
regional connectivity, regulatory Money deposited in Swiss Banks;
innovation. UK Tops
6. AIRINC's Global 150 Cities According to 'Annual Bank
Index: topped by Zurich and Statistics of 2020' Funds parked by
Geneva Indian individuals and firms in
Swiss banks jumped to 2.55 billion
Manama, Bahrain; George Town,
Swiss francs (over ' 20,700 crore) in
Cayman Islands and Zurich again
2020 on a sharp surge in holdings
rounding out the top slots.
via securities and similar
7. 15th edition of the Global
Important Days
Peace Index (GPI) released
1. World Blood Donor Day takes
Iceland remains the most peaceful
place on 14 June each year.
country in the world, a position it
has held since 2008. It is joined at The day also provides an
the top of the index by New opportunity to call to action to
Zealand, Denmark, Portugal, and governments and national health
Slovenia. Afghanistan is the least authorities to provide adequate
peaceful country in the world for resources. 2021 slogan: 'Give
the fourth consecutive year, blood and keep the world
followed by Yemen, Syria,South beating'.
Sudan, and Iraq. India has been
ranked 135th in the GPI index(5th
in South Asia) Produced by the
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2. International Day of Family and also to come up with
Remittances : on June 16 strategies through which this can
be ended.
The theme of IDFR this year is
'Recovery and resilience through 6. National Reading Day India -
digital and financial inclusion.' June 19
3. World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought: June
17
The Government of Kerala and
Panicker Foundation observe
week-long activities at various
schools and colleges.
2021, theme of the day has been 2021 is the 26th edition of the day.
finalised as 'Restoration. Land. The motto of National Reading
Recovery. We build back better Day is 'Read and Grow'
with healthy land'.
7. World Sickle Cell Day - June 19
4. Sustainable Gastronomy Day
UNGA adopted the resolution in
2021 : on June 18
2008 and recognized sickle cell
UN General Assembly adopted on anemia as a public health
21 December 2016 its resolution problem.
A/RES/71/246 and designated 18
8. World Refugee Day - June 20
June as Sustainable Gastronomy
Day. According to the latest UNHCR
report on forced displacement,
Theme 2021: Promoting
Turkey currently hosts 3.6 million
Gastronomy: The art & science of
refugees, the largest by a single
food.
country. The theme for World
5. International Day for the Refugee Day 2021 is 'Together we
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Summit & Conferences which aptly combines the themes
of agricultural production and
1. 47th G7 summit held in UK's
nutrition in its motto - " '' meaning
Cornwall
"a country will shine if the
nutrition is correct".
4. IIT Bombay Hosts Conference
Of BRICS Network Universities
The conference on the theme of
electric mobility is a part of the
engagements that India is hosting
Group of Seven (G7) comprises the
under the education stream
UK, Canada, France, Germany,
during its chairship of the 13th
Italy, Japan, and the United States.
BRICS Summit this year.
On an opening day, the G7
outreach session was titled Science & Technology
'Building Back Stronger -Health'.
1. IIT Kharagpur researchers say
2. Dr. Harsh Vardhan addresses their technique can detect
the Global Yoga Conference 2021 cyclones much in advance
The event was organized by It detects a possible cyclone from
'MokshayatanYogSansthan' along the time the eddy is formed.
with the Ministry of AYUSH, Eddies are disturbances that find
Government of India & the Indian in the atmospheric column where
Council for Cultural Relations. 7th the cyclone initiates.
International Day of Yoga to fall
2. NASA Says Newly Discovered
on 21st June 2021.
Planet With 'unknown'
3. Union Minister of Agriculture Atmosphere, Strikingly Similar To
and Farmers' Welfare Shri Earth
Narendra Singh Tomar addresses
According to a study published in
the 42nd session of FAO
Science Daily, researchers from
Conference
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
To commemorate the long- and the University of New Mexico
standing relationship between discovered exoplanet 'TOI-1231 b'
India and the FAO, the Prime orbiting an M dwarf star -
Minister of India Shri Narendra otherwise known as a red dwarf.
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small exoplanets accessible for Defence
atmospheric studies.
1. Indian Coast Guard inducts 3
3. IIT Ropar designs electricity- indigenously-built advanced light
free CPAP device 'Jivan Vayu', helicopters ALH MK III
capable of delivering high flow
oxygen
Dubbed as "Jivan Vayu", the
machine can deliver high flow
oxygen up to 60 Litres Per Minute
(LPM).
The new device is the "first to be The helicopters, which are part of
designed in India that functions ALH Mk III programme, will be
even without electricity". positioned at four Coast Guard
squadrons at Bhubaneshwar,
4. CSIR-NCL develops new Porbandar, Kochi and Chennai.
Technique Called SWASTIIK To The helicopters, indigenously
Disinfect Water Using Natural Oil designed and manufactured by
To improve the quality of water HAL, Bengaluru.
among Indian states and union 2. Army conducts successful trial
territories, CSIR-NCL with the help of military train on Railways'
of the Water Technology Initiative dedicated freight corridor
of the department of science and
technology (DST) and the These trials were part of the
Government of India came up with 'Whole of the Nation Approach"
novel technology called for optimising national resources
'SWASTIIK' to disinfect water. and achieve seamless synergy
among various ministries and
5. World's first wooden satellite departments.
should be in space by the end of
2021 3. IN Ships Sahyadri, Kiltan,
Khukri adjudged as Best Ships of
The satellite, WISA Woodsat, is a Eastern Naval Command
nanosatellite. and is 10cm on each
side, length, height, and width Fleet Awards Function 2021 was
developed by European Space held to celebrate the operational
Agency headquartered in Paris, achievements of the Eastern Fleet.
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amongst Capital ships, INS It is a collection of 61 poems
Kamorta as the Most Spirited Ship which are a reflection of a
for displaying an indomitable spirit spectrum of experiences of life,
& Best Corvette trophy as jointly perception of death and a
won by IN Ships Kiltan and Khukri philosophical contemplation.
amongst Corvettes and similar
3. Amitav Ghosh's authored a
classes of ships
book titled, 'The Nutmeg's Curse:
Books & Authors Parables for a Planet in Crisis'
1. Cricketer Suresh Raina releases The book talks about the history
his autobiography 'Believe' of the influence of colonialism on
the world today, through the story
of the nutmeg. His notable works
include Ibis Trilogy and 'The Great
Derangement', etc.,
Miscellaneous
1. ICCR appointed as Personnel
Former India batsman Suresh
Certification Body of Yoga
Raina released his autobiography
Certification Board
'Believe - What Life and Cricket
Taught Me'. Co-authored by ICCR would now certify and
Bharat Sundaresan, Suresh Raina accredit Yoga Professionals, Yoga
narrated the journey he has had Institutes, and Centers in foreign
for India and the golden word countries.
(Believe) from Sachin Tendulkar
Obituary
that he etched on his arm as a
tattoo. 1. WW-2 veteran and MVC
recipient in 1965 war Brig
2. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Raghubir Singh passes away at
releases Bishnupada Sethi's
99
'Beyond Here and Other Poems'
Brigadier Raghubir Singh who was
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
decorated with the Maha Vir
released a book of poems 'Beyond
Chakra (MVC) for gallantry in the
Here and Other Poems' written by
1965 Indo-Pak war, passed away
senior bureaucrat Bishnupada
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the battle of Asal Uttar in the Person in news
western sector during the war.
1. Biotechnology company
2. Pritzker Prize Laureate MyLab appoints Akshay Kumar as
Gottfried Bohm Passes Away brand ambassador
Gottfried Bohm, the first German
architect to be awarded the
Pritzker Prize, has passed away at
101.
3. Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who
first translated Quran into Gojri
language, passes away This announcement comes days
after the Pune-based firm
The scholar had also authored launched the country's first
several booklets including 'Siraj- COVID-19 self-test kit -- CoviSelf.
um-Muneera', 'Ahkam-e-Mayyat'
and 'Namaz Kae Masayil Quran-o- 2. IIT Kanpur professor Mukesh
Hadees Ki Roshni Mei'. Gojri Sharma appointed honorary
language is spoken in Jammu and member of WHO's Technical
Kashmir. Advisory Group
4. Zambia's first president, Members of the Technical
Kenneth Kaunda passed away Advisory Group are selected
across the globe and appointed by
Kenneth Kaunda ruled Zambia for the Director-General, WHO.
27 years
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Zambia: Capital: Lusaka Currency: WHO Director-General.
Zambian kwacha President: Edgar
Lungu 3. PUMA signs Yuvraj Singh as
brand ambassador of PUMA
5. Indian sprint legend Milkha Motorsport in India
Singh passes away
Global sports brand PUMA has
He won five golds in international extended its decade-long
athletic championships and was partnership with former Indian
awarded the Helms World Trophy Cricketer Yuvraj Singh by signing
in 1959 for winning 77 of his 80 him as the face of PUMA
international races. He also won Motorsport in India.
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Insurance India Fund S4 US I, and NHPEA
Trisul Holding B.V. would acquire a
1. LIC CSL launches prepaid gift
stake in the general insurance
card in collaboration with IDBI
company.
Bank on RuPay platform
Agri-Business
1. Three Centers of Excellence
established in Karnataka under
Indo-Israel Agriculture project
Three Centers of Excellence (COEs)
namely COE Kolar for Mango, COE
NPCI partnered with LIC CSL & Bagalkote for Pomegranate and
IDBI Bank for the launch of COE Dharwad for Vegetables
Shagun Gift Card on RuPay established in Karnataka have
network. been inaugurated under Indo-
India & World Israel Agricultural Project (IIAP).
1. India-Norway Blue Economy FinTech
model focuses on post-Covid 1. Google Pay announces cards
economy recovery tokenization with SBI, IndusInd
The fourth India-Norway task Bank in collaboration with Visa
force was chaired by Norwegian Google roped in more banks for
Ambassador to India, Hans Jacob card tokenization on the Google
Frydenlund and Ratan Watal, Pay app. Cards tokenization is a
Member Secretary, Economic feature that lets users make debit
Advisory Council to the Prime or credit card payments through a
Minister (EAC to PM). The COVID- secure digital token attached to
19 crisis has caused disruptions to their phone without having to
ocean industries and coastal physically share their credit or
tourism globally. debit card details.
Acquisitions & Mergers PSUs
1. CCI clears proposed deal to 1. NHPC, BSHPC sign pact to set
acquire stake in Magma HDI up 130.1-MW hydro power
General Insurance by 2 entities project in Bihar
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the presence of Union Power Asom Shree to 10 people every
Minister R K Singh and Bihar year. These 4 awards will carry
Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad cash prizes of '5 lakh, '3 lakh,'2
Yadav. lakh & '1 lakh respectively.
States/UTs Bihar
Andhra Pradesh 1. First consignment of GI-
certified Jardalu mangoes from
1. AP govt to establish state
Bhagalpur exported to UK
museum in Visakhapatnam this
year
The Andhra Pradesh government
will establish a State Museum in
port city Visakhapatnam this year,
while three more museums will be
set up in temple town Tirupati,
Srikakulam and Ongole. Four more
museums in different districts will A GI is a sign used on products
be expanded and upgraded to that have a specific geographical
international standards. origin and possess qualities or a
reputation that are due to that
2. Centre increases annual JJM
origin. Darjeeling tea was the first
allocations by four-fold to Rs
product to get the GI tag in India,
3,183 crore to Andhra Pradesh
in October 2004.
for 'Har Ghar Jal'
Gujarat
Goa, Telangana, Andaman &
Nicobar Islands, and Puducherry 1. Portal, App launched for
have achieved 100 percent goal of unorganised sector workers to
'Har Ghar Jal'. Union Minister of Jal register for smart cards in Gujarat
Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat .
The 'e-Nirman' portal and its
Assam mobile App were launched by
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, 9.20
1. Assam to institute own
lakh workers from the
versions of Bharat Ratna and
unorganised sector were already
Padma awards
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Jharkhand of COVID-friendly behaviour and
vaccination.
1. Jharkhand State Education
Dept in collaboration with 2. Madhya Pradesh Govt
Doordarshan to broadcast online launches 'Yuva Shakti Corona
classes for students of Class 1 to Mukti Abhiyan'
12 Chief Minister also launched a
mobile app 'Covi-Sandesh'
designed for real-time monitoring
of the campaign. Madhya Pradesh
CM: Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Maharashtra
1. Maharashtra Cabinet nod to
proposed amendments for
protection of 'heritage' trees
The Cabinet also green-lighted the
The department has signed a formation of the Maharashtra Tree
contract with Doordarshan in this Authority,which will take all
regard. decisions regarding protection of
Madhya Pradesh trees.
1. Madhya Pradesh Government Odisha
launches 'Yuva Shakti Corona 1. Raja Parba: Odisha's 3-day
Mukti Abhiyan' festival celebrating menstruation
The Government of Madhya commences
Pradesh has launched 'Yuva Shakti Different kinds of pithas such as
Corona Mukti Abhiyan' to make 'Poda Pitha', 'Manda', 'Kakara',
the people of the state aware of 'Arisha', 'Chakuli' and
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 'Chandrakala' have been made
It translates to free from Corona available on 'Pitha on Wheels'
with the help of the youth power (kiosks on wheels).
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Punjab Jammu and Kashmir
1. Punjab Sports and Youth 1. Weyan village in Bandipora,
Services Minister launches a India's first to inoculate all adults
special Mobile App "Khedo
A remote hamlet in the Bandipora
Punjab" district of Jammu and Kashmir has
Punjab Sports and Youth Services become the first village in India to
Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi vaccinate all its adult population
launched a special Mobile App against the novel coronavirus.
"Khedo Punjab" for putting the
Sports Department and all the
Sportspersons of the State of 2. J&K plans mythological theme
Punjab on a Digital platform. park near Vaishno Devi shrine
Rajasthan
1. Rajasthan govt announces
one-time Covid relief of Rs 5,000
for financially weak artists
Around 2,000 financially weak
artists will receive the financial aid.
The park will come up on the way
The Rajasthan government had
to the shrine and will have full
made an allocation of Rs 15 crore
connectivity, it would provide
in this year's state budget for artist
recreational activities for the
welfare. Rajasthan Governor:-
pilgrims post-'darshan'. Vaishno
Kalraj Mishra
Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills.
Delhi
3. Jammu & Kashmir signs MoU
1. Delhi CM Launches 'Jahan with Go Air (now Go First) for
Vote, Wahan Vaccination' transportation of agri produce
Campaign To Vaccinate All
It will address the transportation
Above 45 Years Within 4 Weeks hiccups for the horticulture
Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination' produce especially the highly
aims to vaccinate all people above perishable items like Cherry, Plum,
45 years against COVID-19 in Apricots etc.
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