The Ministry of Education released the All Indian Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) report 2019-20. The report revealed that the number of Institutes of National Importance (INIs) have increased from 75 in 2015 to 135 in 2020. B.Tech enrolment fell by 11 per cent in the same period, from 42,54,919 to 37,70,949.
The total number of teachers stands at 15,03,156.
Former India cricketer Vinoo Mankad on Sunday was among the 10 players included in the special edition list of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame. Vinoo Mankad of India played 44 Tests, scored 2,109 runs at 31.47, took 162 wickets at 32.32.
India’s target to deploy about two million off-grid solar-powered irrigation pumps is making sluggish progress, with only one-eighth of the target achieved so far, according to a recent report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). By comparison, the number of fossil-fuel-powered water pumps in India totals more than 8.8 million.
Mukesh Sharma, a faculty at IIT Kanpur, has been appointed as an honorary member of World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Global Air Pollution and Health - Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG). Members of the Technical Advisory Group are selected across the globe and appointed by the Director-General, WHO.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
The event also witnessed the inauguration and launch of several other programs including "Sankalp Se Siddhi - Mission Van Dhan", 7 new Tribes India Outlets, Van Dhan website and software application, coffee table book among others.
Seven new Tribes India Outlets inaugurated virtually at Jagdalpur, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Sarnath.
TRIFED Managing Director Pravir Krishna.
Germany and signed a bilateral alliance on hydrogen production and trade to try to facilitate a renewable energy-based hydrogen supply chain between the two countries.
Germany has put out feelers to Saudi Arabia, Canada, Chile, and Morocco for possible supplies.
Australia, the biggest per-capita emitter among the world's richest nations.
NHPC signed a pact with Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation (BSHPC) to implement a 130.1-megawatt (MW) Dagmara hydroelectricity project in Bihar.
The pact was signed and exchanged by the signatories in the presence of Union Power Minister R K Singh and Bihar Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare addressed the inaugural ceremony of Global Yoga Conference2021 in the presence of Shri Shripad Yesso Nayak, Minister of State for Defence. The event was organized by ‘MokshayatanYogSansthan’ along with the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India & the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
7th International Day of Yoga to fall on 21st June 2021.
To provide clean tap water to every household in Andhra Pradesh, the Jal Shakti Ministry has increased the Central grant to the state under the Jal Jeevan Mission for the year 2021-22 to Rs 3,182.88 crore, which was Rs 790.48 crore in 2020-21.
Goa, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Puducherry have achieved 100 percent goal of ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat .
The Army conducted a successful trial by moving a military train loaded with vehicles and equipment from New Rewari to New Phulera validating the efficacy of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).
These trials were part of the “Whole of the Nation Approach" for optimising national resources and achieve seamless synergy among various ministries and departments.
New Rewari in Haryana to New Phulera in Rajasthan.
Fiscal deficit for 2020-21 was at 9.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), lower than 9.5 percent estimated by the Finance Ministry in the revised Budget estimates, according to the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) data.
The revenue deficit at the end of the fiscal was 7.42 percent. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit works out to be Rs 18,21,461 crore.
Controller General of Accounts of India- Smt. Soma Roy Burman.
BSE Ltd (earlier known as Bombay Stock Exchange) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) to create awareness about benefits of listing among information and communications technology (ICT) SMEs and startups.
ESC works as a bridge between the government and industry on policy and promotional issues.
To commemorate the long-standing relationship between India and the FAO, the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi released a special seventy five rupees commemorative coin which aptly combines the themes of agricultural production and nutrition in its motto - "सही पोषण देश रोशन’’ meaning "a country will shine if the nutrition is correct".
Raja Parba, a 3-day festival celebrating womanhood is being celebrated across Odisha.
Different kinds of pithas such as 'Poda Pitha', 'Manda', 'Kakara', 'Arisha', 'Chakuli' and 'Chandrakala' have been made available on 'Pitha on Wheels' (kiosks on wheels). These vehicles selling traditional cakes have been stationed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur.
International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is observed on June 16.
This day has been created to recognise the contribution of as many as 200 million migrant workers who send money to their family members, the number of which is as high as 800 million.
The theme of IDFR this year is ‘Recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion.’