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RIL 57th most worthy firm globally by market-cap; Saudi Aramco tops the chart

June 22, 2020
Reliance
  • Reliance Industries (RIL) came up as the first Indian company to be valued at $150 billion. Saudi Aramco – heads the biggest companies globally with a market cap of $ 1,764.50 billion as on June 16, 2020.

India officials take part in virtual EAG plenary meet

June 22, 2020
India officials take part in virtual EAG plenary meet
  • Indian executives, along with representatives from enforcement agencies, on 20th June, visited the virtual 32nd special Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) plenary meeting, under the aegis of the Financial Action Task Force.

Nepalese FM radio stations begin giving weather news of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura

June 22, 2020
radio
  • After Nepal’s parliament supported the political map that displays the disputed areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as a portion of its territory earlier this month, some Nepalese FM radio stations close to India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh have begun giving weather bulletins of these three areas.

Raja Parba festival commemorated in Odisha

June 22, 2020
Raja Parba festival
  • Raja Parba festival observed in Odisha. It is a 3-days different festival in which the onset of monsoon and the earth’s womanhood is observed by the state. It is considered that during this time the Mother Earth or Bhudevi undergoes menstruation. The fourth day is the day of the ‘purification bath’.

Infosys ties-up Amazon’s The Climate Pledge to be net-zero carbon

June 22, 2020
Infosys
  • Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys Ltd has linked The Climate Pledge, an initiative co-founded by e-commerce firm Amazon and environment firm Global Optimism, to make a commitment to push the Paris Agreement 10 years early.

Job Guarantee Scheme for Urban Poor to be started by the Jharkhand Government

June 22, 2020
labour
  • Jharkhand is ready to become the first state to start an employment guarantee scheme for urban poor on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act to give an unemployment allowance if the state fails to give 100 days of work.

Tripura launches ‘ Play little, Study little’ scheme for school students from June 25

June 22, 2020
online class
  • Tripura government has planned to initiate a scheme called ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ which means ‘Play little, Study little’, from June 25.
  • As per the scheme, the students would be receiving audio and video content on learning activities projects along with entertainment and gaming activities through SMS or WhatsApp services.

21 June is observed as World Music Day

June 21, 2020
World Music Day
  • Every year, June 21 is observed as World Music Day. The day is observed to admire the amateur as well as professional singers around the world.
  • Theme 2020: “Music at the intersections”.

Third Sunday of June is observed as Father’s Day

June 21, 2020
Father’s Day
  • Every year, Father’s Day is observed on the third Sunday of June to appreciate the many roles a father plays in his child’s life. This year, it will be observed on June 21.

21st June is observed as International Yoga Day 2020

June 21, 2020
International Yoga Day
  • The International Day of Yoga has been observed annually on 21 June since 2015, following its initiation in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014.
  • Theme 2020: “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”.