Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on 20th June stated it has stretched a line of credit (LOC) of USD 20.10 million to the Government of Nicaragua for reconstruction of Aldo Chavarria Hospital.
Former left-arm spin legend Rajinder Goel, whose benchmark Ranji Trophy wicket haul of 637 scalps still there, passed away in Rohtak because of age-related sickness on 21st June. He was 77.
Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani to be the only Indian to highlight in Town & Country magazine’s top global philanthropists of 2020 list including Tim Cook, Oprah Winfrey, Laurene Powell Jobs, the Lauder Family, Donatella Versace, Michael Bloomberg and Leonardo Di Caprio among others.
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced the Trust has planned to allot Rs 3,100 core for the fight against COVID-19.50,000 ‘Made-in-India’ ventilators will be bought from the PM CARES Fund which will be provided to government run COVID hospitals in all States/UTs for better treatment of the critical COVID-19 cases.
On June 26, 2020, the 36th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit was carried out by video conference on the theme “Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN”. The summit was led by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Vietnam is ASEAN’s chair in 2020.
Yes Bank Limited, an Indian public bank, has tied hands with Delhi-based fintech startup Affordplan, to start a first of its kind co-branded healthcare card called ‘Swasth Card’ under Swasth program with the plan to allow families plan and manage their finances for their healthcare needs.
State-run UCO Bank on 21st June paired up with four insurers to offer different insurance products to its buyers through its network of branches across the country.
Every year the United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on June 23 as a sign of honor and gratitude to people in public service, sometimes endangering their lives, in countries across the world.
International Widows’ Day is commemorated on 23 June. A million widows all over the globe live in poverty, and without any substantial support. Widows, and people dependent on them, go through severe poverty, a lot of injustice, among other societal.
International Olympic Day is observed all over the world on June 23 every year to show the value of games and sports in our lives and to encourage participation in games and sports across the world, irrespective of age, gender, cast or religion.
Joel Schumacher, the eclectic and brazen filmmaker who covered New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in St. Elmo’s Fire and directing the Batman franchise into its most baroque territory in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, has passed away. He was 80.