Ministry of Tourism’s week-long celebrations of International Day of Yoga began on 15th June with a series of activities undertaken and launch of social media activities focussed on the subject of Yoga under the theme "Yoga @ home & Yoga with family".
It is an attempt to represent India’s rich heritage of Yoga.
An MoU was signed between Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to engage SIDBI as the Implementation Agency for PM Street Vendor’s Atma-Nirbhar Nidhi -a Special Micro-Credit Facility for Street Vendors.
SIDBI to implement the scheme under the guidance of MoHUA.
Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs launched SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana for Atma-Nirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement) Portal for Science and Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines.
The constituency of Pralhad Joshi: Dharwad, Karnataka.
Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati) in association with RR Animal Healthcare Ltd and Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has developed low-cost diagnostic kits. These are Viral Transport Media (VTM) kits, RT-PCR kits, and RNA isolation kits.
It consists of a comprehensive solution exclusive for SARS CoV-2
Council for Scientific & Industrial Research's constituent lab Central Drug Research Institute received permission for carrying out Phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of efficacy, safety & tolerability of antiviral drug Umifenovir
Umifenovir is mainly used for the treatment of influenza.
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a herbal infusion technology as a sustainable means of income for local marginal farmers in the mid-Himalayan region. The team analysed various herbs to develop value-added products.
The products to have herbal infusions for health benefits.
An annular solar eclipse will be observed on June 21 from northern parts of India. Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology has organised a special lecture.
The lecture is on "The Science of Solar Eclipses".
According to the United Nations, every minute, 20 people are forced to leave behind everything and escape conflict and war. UN World Refugee Day is observed every year on June 20. The theme of World Refugee Day this year is "every action counts."
It aims to spread awareness & honour the resilience of refugees.
Uttar Pradesh has become the top state in the country to provide employment to the workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). Uttar Pradesh provided employment to more than 57 lakh workers under MGNREGA.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath.
Former governor of Reserve Bank of India, Urjit Patel who resigned from his post in Dec 2018 has been appointed as the chairman of the New Delhi Based economic think tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) for a period of four years.
He replaces Dr Vijay Laxman Kelkar.
Cement brand, JSW Cement has roped in former cricketer and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly as well as captain of the Indian national football team and Bengaluru FC, Sunil Chhetri as brand ambassadors.
JSW Cement Ltd is part of the JSW Group Indian conglomerate.
Govt. decided to establish 1000 Khelo India Centres (KIC) at district level across India to tap into the expertise of past sporting champions for grassroot-level training of athletes & to ensure a sustained source of income for them in the sports ecosystem
Union Sports Minister: Kiren Rijiju.
B.P.R. Vithal, former IAS officer passed away. He was Secretary, Finance and Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh, from 1972 to 1982, and had a brief stint at the International Monetary Fund as a fiscal adviser to the governments of Sudan and Malawi.
He was also Chairman, Expenditure Commission, Govt of Kerala.
Veteran journalist and freedom fighter Dinu Ranadive passed away. He was 95. Ranadive was widely respective throughout his career and even after for his investigative journalism, relentless coverage of social movements, and activism for the downtrodden.
He started his career in Samyukta Maharashtra Patrika in 1950s.