Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: June 20, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 20, 2021

– Centre asks state governments to register cases and invoke the stringent Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020 against those who indulge in assault on doctors and healthcare professionals

– Education Ministry releases guidelines for parent participation in home-based learning during school closure

– Minority Affairs Ministry to launch nationwide “Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai” awareness campaign on Covid-19 vaccination

– Centre’s transgender ID portal now available in 11 languages including Hindi and English

– India Post to issue special cancellation stamp to mark International Yoga Day (June 21)

– DPIIT (Department of Industry and Internal Trade) Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra dies of Covid-related complications at the age of 59

– NIXI (National Internet Exchange of India) announces personalised email for .IN users

– UN General Assembly adopts resolution calling upon Myanmar armed forces to end the state of emergency and ensure transition to democracy; India abstains from voting

– 60-year old Ebrahim Raisi elected new President of Iran

– International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict observed on June 21

– Guinea declares end to latest Ebola outbreak that killed 12: WHO

– IMF proposes setting up of an international carbon price floor to help limit global warming

– Athletics legend and Padma Shri (1959) winner Milkha Singh dies at the age of 91; won 4 gold medals at Asian Games (2 each at 1958 Tokyo and 1962 Jakarta Games) and finished 4th in the 400m final of the 1960 Rome Olympics