Third Sunday of June is observed as Father’s Day
June 21, 2020
- 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.
21 June is observed as World Music Day
June 21, 2020
- 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”.
Tripura launches ‘ Play little, Study little’ scheme for school students from June 25
June 22, 2020
- 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.
Job Guarantee Scheme for Urban Poor to be started by the Jharkhand Government
June 22, 2020
- 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.
Infosys ties-up Amazon’s The Climate Pledge to be net-zero carbon
June 22, 2020
- 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.
Raja Parba festival commemorated in Odisha
June 22, 2020
- 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’.
Nepalese FM radio stations begin giving weather news of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura
June 22, 2020
- 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.
India officials take part in virtual EAG plenary meet
June 22, 2020
- 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.
RIL 57th most worthy firm globally by market-cap; Saudi Aramco tops the chart
June 22, 2020
- 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.
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