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June 25: Day of the Seafarer
Every year, on June 25, the Day of Seafarer is celebrated by the International Maritime Organization, United Nations. It is being celebrated since 2011. Highlights According to IMO, almost 90% of the world goods are traded through the seas. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
NITI Aayog: India will transform in to a middle-income country in 2030
The NITI Aayog recently announced that India will recover from the COVID-19 crisis by April 2021. Also, NITI Aayog has said that India will transform into a lower middle-income country to a middle-income country by 2030. Highlights According to NITI ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Reliance JioTV & Haryana Government Signs Agreement to benefit 5.2 Million School Children
On 23rd June 2020, the Education Minister of Haryana has announced that the Haryana State Government has signed an agreement under the Chief Minister’s Distance Learning Programme with Reliance Industries Limited’s subsidiary company Jio. The agreement signed is to provide ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
President Halimah Yacob dissolves Parliament, 2020 Singapore General Election will be held on 10th July
In the midst of a global pandemic, the Elections Department of Singapore had announced on 23rd June 2020 that the 2020 General Election will be held on the 10th of July 2020. This announcement came after President of Singapore, Halimah ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
President Aleksandar Vucic’s SNS-led Coalition registers landslide win in 2020 Parliamentary Election
Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, Serbia on 21st June 2020 became the first country to conduct National Elections in Europe. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) coalition, under the leadership of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic registered ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Financial Assistance of Rs 4957 Crore provided to 17.5 Million Building & Other Construction Workers
In order to help the Building & Construction workers to overcome the financial impacts of COVID-19 lockdown, on 24th March 2020, the Chief Minister of all States and Union Territories were advised by the Union Minister of Labour and Employment ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Rs 2000 Crore from PM CARES Fund allocated for 50,000 Made-in-India Ventilators
The Government of India on its way to create an AtmaNirbhar Bharat had allocated Rs 2000 crore for 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators. The entire sum of Rs 2000 crore was allocated from PM CARES Fund Trust. These ventilators will be supplied ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
23rd June: International Olympic Day
On 23rd June 1894, the International Olympic Committee was founded in Paris. The day 23rd June was chosen to be celebrated as International Olympic Day to commemorate the foundation day of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Day was first ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020- India’s first-ever Largest Virtual Exhibition
Organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), the five-day Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene Expo was e-inaugurated on 22nd June 2020 by Mansukh Mandaviya (Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers). As Digital India is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
23rd June: United Nations Public Service Day
By adopting resolution 57/277 on 20th December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly designated 23rd June to be observed as ‘United Nations Public Service Day’ in order to highlight the value and virtue of public service to the community. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020