World Blood Donor Day is to raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion and of the critical contribution voluntary, unpaid blood donors make to national health systems.
The day also provides an opportunity to call to action to governments and national health authorities to provide adequate resources.
2021 slogan: “Give blood and keep the world beating”.
The Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government has decided to provide one-time financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to artists reeling under financial troubles due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Around 2,000 financially weak artists will receive the financial aid.
The Rajasthan government had made an allocation of Rs 15 crore in this year’s state budget for artist welfare.
Rajasthan Governor:- Kalraj Mishra
A week-long Indian mango promotion programme began in Bahrain. Where 16 varieties of the fruit including three Geographical Indications (GI) certified Khirsapati&Lakshmanbhog (West Bengal), Zardalu (Bihar) are being displayed.
The mangoes were sourced from farmers in Bengal and Bihar by APEDA registered exporter. It recently organised mango festival in Berlin, Germany.
Capital: Manama;
Currency: Bahraini dinar
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research in China have developed a technique that can detect the forming of cyclone in the North Indian Ocean region much in advance.Before they are picked up by the weather satellites orbiting the Earth. It detects a possible cyclone from the time the eddy is formed.
Eddies are disturbances that find in the atmospheric column where the cyclone initiates.
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of biotechnology company Mylab Discovery Solutions. This announcement comes days after the Pune-based firm launched the country's first COVID-19 self-test kit -- CoviSelf.The partnership with Akshay is aimed at creating awareness for Mylab's products and kits such as CoviSelf.
In Jharkhand, the State Education Department in collaboration with Doordarshan will broadcast video lectures and online classes for students of Class 1 to 12 from June 14 onwards for next three months.The department has signed a contract with Doordarshan in this regard.
Jharkhand education minister: Jagarnath Mahto.
Chief Minister of Jharkhand: Hemant Soren;
Governor: Draupadi Murmu
Weyan, a village in district Bandipora (J&K) has become the first village in the country, where the entire population above 18 years has been vaccinated.
A remote hamlet in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir has become the first village in India to vaccinate all its adult population against the novel coronavirus.
The Andhra Pradesh government will establish a State Museum in port city Visakhapatnam this year, while three more museums will be set up in temple town Tirupati, Srikakulam and Ongole.Four more museums in different districts will be expanded and upgraded to international standards.The Bapu Museum in Vijayawada city was upgraded to international standards with Rs 6.40 crore
It is the only state with three capitals (proposed): Visakhapatnam, Amaravati, Kurnool
The Gujarat government launched a web portal and a mobile application to facilitate online registration of workers from the unorganised sector to give them smart cards for availing various welfare schemes.
The 'e-Nirman' portal and its mobile App were launched by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani,
9.20 lakh workers from the unorganised sector were already registered & given U-WIN cards
An amendment to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 to bring in the concept of “heritage trees” was approved in a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet recently.
The Cabinet also green-lighted the formation of the Maharashtra Tree Authority,which will take all decisions regarding protection of trees.
As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision, three indigenously-built Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) MK III were inducted into Indian Coast Guard (ICG). the helicopters, which are part of ALH Mk III programme, will be positioned at four Coast Guard squadrons at Bhubaneshwar, Porbandar, Kochi and Chennai.
The helicopters, indigenously designed and manufactured by HAL, Bengaluru.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has set up the 'Koita Centre for Digital Health' (KCDH) under the aegis of the Koita Foundation. KCDH will be focused on driving academic programmes, research and industry collaboration in Digital Health.
KCDH will offer minor, dual degree, Masters and PhD programs in Healthcare Informatics.
Federal Bank has expanded its strategic collaboration with Oracle and Infosys,to offer an enhanced customer experience through Oracle CX (Customer Experience) platform. The partnership will be creating a comprehensive integrated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution across marketing, sales, customer service, and social listening, etc.
The discovery of a “cool” exoplanet located 90 light-years from Earth has excited scientists in their hunt for extraterrestrial life. According to a study published in Science Daily, researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of New Mexico discovered exoplanet ‘TOI-1231 b’ orbiting an M dwarf star - otherwise known as a red dwarf.
TOI-1231 b’ one of the coolest, small exoplanets accessible for atmospheric studies.
Czech Barbora Krejcikova completed a singles-doubles title sweep at the French Open 2021, when she lifted the women's doubles trophy with compatriot Katerina Siniakova, beating Iga Swiatek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Krejcikova became the first player to win both the women's singles and doubles title in Paris since Frenchwoman Mary Pierce completed the feat in 2000.
Desirae Krawczyk and Joe Salisbury clinched mixed doubles title.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration is planning to set up India’s best mythological theme park near the famous Vaishno Devi shrine in the Reasi district. The park will come up on the way to the shrine and will have full connectivity, it would provide recreational activities for the pilgrims post-‘darshan’.
Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills.