June 14 is observed as World Blood Donor Day to promote awareness about the need for blood donation and thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
The host nation for World Blood Donor Day 2022 is Mexico.
This year theme:- “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives".
In a bid to bolster the relationship between the Centre and State governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the first National Conference of Chief Secretaries at HPCA Stadium in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala on 16th and 17th June.
The focus of the conference is on the rapid and sustained economic growth in partnership with the states.
In a special gesture towards the people of Mongolia, four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha are being taken from India to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition as part of celebrations of Mongolian Buddha Purnima.
A 25-member delegation, led by Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju accompanying the sacred relics.
Capital: Ulaanbaatar; Currency: Mongolian tögrög.
The retail inflation in May was estimated at 7.04 per cent, according to government data.The inflation has eased from a near eight-year high of 7.79 per cent recorded in April.
Inflation in the food basket was 7.97 per cent in May this year, marginally lower than 8.31 per cent in the previous month.
India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell by $306 million to $601.057 billion for the week ended June 3 dragged by a sharp decline in the value of foreign currency assets.
In the previous week, the reserves had increased by $3.854 billion to $601.363 billion.
Gold reserves dipped by $74 million to $40.843 billion.
The 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy Units of Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC) and Indonesian Navy is being conducted in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca.
The 38th CORPAT is the first post pandemic Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between the two countries.
N J Ojha has been appointed as ombudsman for a two-year term under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme .
Ojha has the power to investigate allegations by MGNREGA staff, consider them, award awards within 30 days of receipt of the complaint.
N J Ojha:- The former in-charge registrar and university engineer for MS University.
Haryana emerged champions in the fourth edition of Khelo India Youth Games to dethrone defending champions Maharashtra in Panchkula.
It was the boxers who packed a punch in their performances on the final day to help Haryana take the final lead, leaving Maharashtra behind in second spot.
Haryana ended their campaign with a grand tally of 52 gold, 39 silver and 46 bronze.
In a major step forward, the Himachal Pradesh government gave nod to a drone policy as it seeks to enable the use of drones and similar technology for different public services in the hill state.
The ‘Himachal Pradesh Drone Policy 2022’ envisions creating a holistic drone ecosystem built upon the foundation of Governance and Reforms Using Drones (GARUD).
OmniCard has announced that it became the 1st RBI licensed PPI (prepaid payment instrument) to launch cash withdrawal using a RuPay-powered card from any ATMs across the country.
The move came in after RBI permitted the non-bank licensed entities to enable cash withdrawals from the digital wallets.
NASA’s DAVINCI mission to Venus is scheduled for launch in 2029. A new paper details this upcoming journey, a daring mission that could shed new light on the scorching hot planet’s mysterious, and potentially habitable, past.
DAVINCI stands for Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging.
In a world's first, the New York state legislature has passed the "right to repair" bill that will require digital electronics manufacturers to make parts, tools, information, and software available to consumers and independent repair shops.
The "Fair Repair Act" comes after federal pressure to enforce consumers' rights to repair and refurbish their purchased goods.
India’s leading sports management college, International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) has launched.
India's first-ever book on Sports Marketing in the country as part of a series that will aim to enrich students with industry knowledge.
IISM, founded by former India international cricketer Nilesh Kulkarni, has been a pioneer in Sports Management Studies.
IISM HQ:- Mumbai.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on June 13 announced that Sri Lanka’s batting star Angelo Mathews and Pakistan’s debutante spin sensation Tuba Hassan have been voted the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month for May 2022.
Mathews becomes the first Sri Lanka player to be named the ICC Player of the Month since its inception in January 2021.