Page-10 of Current Affairs - June, 2021

Cochin International Airport wins honour in airport service quality.

June 24, 2021

Cochin International Airport (CIAL) won Airport Council International (ACI) Director General’s Roll of Excellence honour in Airport Service Quality. Key Points Airport Council International (ACI) is a global body of airport operators which established Roll of Excellence recognition to airports. ..

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Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 24, 2021 INDIA – India, US holding mega wargame in Indian Ocean on June 23-24 – G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi; Minister for Labour and ..

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India- USA Navy Passage Exercise

June 23, 2021

India and USA are all set to conduct Passage Naval Exercise in last week of June 2021. Indian naval ships will carry maritime patrol & other aircraft to participate the exercise with US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during ..

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Jamsetji Tata: World’s top philanthropist of last century

June 23, 2021

Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata who was the founder of Tata Group, has emerged as the topper of the list of EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of Century. Highlights An estimated donation of $102.4 billion was in health and education sector. Total philanthropic value ..

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Cabinet approves merger of CWC-CRWC

June 23, 2021

Union Cabinet has approved merger of Central Railside Warehouse Company (CRWC) and its holding enterprise Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) in order to unify similar functions of both the companies. Companies were merged with the aim of improving efficiency and increase ..

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BRICS Green Hydrogen Summit

June 23, 2021

India’s largest energy integrated company, NTPC Ltd, anchored two-day BRICS Green Hydrogen Summit. Highlights Green Hydrogen is one of the most popular and demanding fields in current times and is considered as next carrier of energy. Online event was attended ..

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Moody’s: India’s growth projection at 9.6 per cent for 2021

June 23, 2021

Moody’s Investors Service has reduced India’s growth forecast to 9.6 per cent for 2021 from the earlier forecast of 13.9 per cent. According to it, growth will restrict to 7 % in 2022. Highlights Growth forecast was published in its ..

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Reuters Digital News Report, 2021

June 23, 2021

10th edition of Reuters Digital News Report 2021 was published on June 23, 2021. Report is published by Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism (RISJ). Key findings of report India was ranked at 31st position in the category of “trust ..

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Gujarat launches Agricultural Diversification Scheme

June 23, 2021

Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, e-launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021 which will benefit vanbandhu- farmers in tribal areas. It seeks to make agriculture sustainable and profitable in tribal areas. About the scheme Scheme will benefit some 1.26 lakh farmers from ..

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WHO Report: Suicide worldwide in 2019

June 23, 2021

Suicide worldwide in 2019 report was published by World Health Organization (WHO). Key findings of report Report finds that, reducing global suicide mortality rate by a third is an indicator as well as a target in United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development ..

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