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Andhra Pradesh CM starts “Jagananna Chedodu” scheme

Andhra govt
  • Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has been launching welfare schemes for the prosperity of the poor, has embarked on another scheme. He started the Jagananna Chedodu scheme on Wednesday.
  • Goal:  Rs. 10,000 to Nayi Brahmins, Laundrymen and Tailors as financial support.

GMR inks agreement with Andhra govt to make greenfield airport at Bhogapuram

GMR signs pact with Andhra govt to develop greenfield airport at Bhogapuram
  • The Andhra Pradesh government on 12th June inked a concession agreement with GMR Airports Ltd for making a greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district which will be ready by 2023.

India, Bhutan ink MoU on environment cooperation

India, Bhutan ink MoU
  • Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bhutan for environment security and cooperation in the areas involving air quality, waste, chemical management and climate variation.

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually started ‘Shakar Mitra’ scheme to give paid internship to the Youth

Narendra Singh Tomar
  • Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister released a “Sahakar Mitra” Scheme Internship Program (SIP)of the NCDC(National Cooperative Development Corporation ) to give paid internship to the Youth

CM Yogi starts ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ scheme for child laborers in UP

CM Yogi Adityanath
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday (13 June) started the ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’, a scheme to educate child laborers in the state. The scheme’s release coincides with the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’.

India holds 108th slot in the FIFA’s latest ranking

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

June 13 is observed as International Albinism Awareness Day

International Albinism Awareness Day
  • Every year, the International Albinism Awareness Day is observed on June 13. The day is marked to commemorate the human rights of the persons affected by Albinism worldwide.
  • Theme 2020: Made to Shine

NHAI to be the first construction sector organization to go ‘Fully Digital’

NHAI
  • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has turned ‘Fully Digital’, with the start of unique cloud-based and Artificial Intelligence-powered Big Data Analytics platform – Data Lake and Project Management Software.

“Ghar Ghar Nigrani”: Mobile Application started by Punjab Government

Ghar Ghar Nigrani
  • The Punjab government on 12th June started a mobile application named “Ghar Ghar Nigrani”.
  • Purpose: Undertaking house to house monitoring to check the spread of COVID-19. The application is to be utilized as a tool for early detection and testing of COVID-19 and stop community spread.

Odisha to be the first state to get ISO certification for tribal hostels

ISO
  • Odisha has become the first state in the country to obtain International Organization for Standardization(ISO) certification for hostels for tribal students.
  • The ST&SC Welfare Department had earlier began the ‘Mission Suvidya’ project to give all the tribal hostels of the state uniform standards of infrastructure, amenities and human resources.

MP to be country’s top wheat procurer; farmers get Rs 25,000 crore hike

Wheat
  • Madhya Pradesh is set to bounce in around Rs 25,000 crore into its rural economy by the time its all-time high wheat procurement brings to a close. This has made the state the country’s largest wheat buyer in 2020-21.

Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal gets prestigious World Food Prize

Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal gets prestigious World Food Prize
  • Renowned Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal was on 11th June entitled this year’s winner of USD 250,000 World Food Prize, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admiring his research in soil science, saying he is serving millions of small farmers around the world with his work on rising food production and recycling of nutrients.

India stands 56th among 200 countries on Covid-19 safety assessment

Coronavirus COVID-19
  • India has been ranked 56th out of 200 countries in a comprehensive report on security and risk assessment of nations fighting COVID-19.
  • Switzerland is the safest country in the world for COVID-19, followed by Germany and Israel. South Sudan is the most dangerous.

14th June is observed as World Blood Donor Day 2020

World Blood Donor Day
  • World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on 14 June. So that people get conscious of donating blood.
  • Theme 2020: ‘Safe Blood Saves Lives’
  • Slogan: ‘Give blood and make the world a healthy place.’

Sushant Singh Rajput commits suicide

Sushant Singh Rajput
  • Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, was found dead at his Bandra apartment in Mumbai on 14th JuneSushant was grieving from depression. The police have told that the actor was getting treatment from Hinduja hospital for the last six months.

NIRF Pharmacy Colleges Ranking 2020 releases

NIRF Rankings 2020
  • The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology defined by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, to rank Indian institutes of higher education in the nation. The NIRF Pharmacy Colleges Ranking 2020 has been declared by the HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal on June 11, 2020. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi has topped the list with 80.5 score out of 100.

Imtaiyazur Rahman is designated as the CEO of UTI Mutual Fund

Imtaiyazur Rahman
  • Imtaiyazur Rahman was selected as the temporary CEO two years ago. The Board of UTI Mutual Fund has approved him as Chief Executive Officer of UTI Asset Management Committee.

15th June is observed as World Wind Day 2020

World Wind Day
  • World Wind Day, also known as Global Wind Day, is celebrated every year on June 15. The event is observed to create awareness about wind energy, the multiple uses of wind energy, and the ways and possibilities as to how wind energy can assist change the world.

15th June is observed as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
  • World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is celebrated on June 15. The main goal of this day is to give our communities around the globe an opportunity to get a better understanding of abuse and neglect of elder people.
  • Theme 2020: “Lifting Up Voices”

15th June is observed as National Nature Photography Day

National Nature Photography Day
  • National Nature Photography Day 2020 will be observed on June 15. Nature is so inspirational and novel, it makes people want to click every moment, as we might not be able to see or experience it again.