Current Affairs

21^st June

International Day of Yoga 2022 celebrates on 21st June

International Yoga Day 2022 will be celebrated on 21 June 2022 with the theme ‘Yoga for Humanity’ across the world with great enthusiasm.

The United Nations General Assembly had declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in 2014 at the initiative of India with the support of 177 countries.

World Music Day 2022: 21st June

World Music Day is celebrated every year on June 21. The day gives respect to the art form of music that binds people across culture, region, language and religion.

The theme for World Music Day 2022 is “Music on the intersections”

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches ‘NIPUN’ for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today launched an innovative project National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN) in New Delhi. To read more, click here.

PM Modi inaugurates Centre for Brain Research at IISc Bengaluru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research and laid the foundation stone for Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital at IISc Bengaluru. To read more, click here.

New Advanced Light Helicopter Squadron 840 CG inducted in Indian Coast Guard

In the Indian Coast Guard, a new air squadron known as 840 Squadron was established in Chennai, with an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark-III aircraft as its first aircraft. To read more, click here.

Dhan Sanchay: A new life insurance product from LIC India

The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has introduced Dhan Sanchay, a non-linked, non-participating individual savings life insurance plan that offers both protection and savings. To read more, click here.

UNESCO recognises India’s use of ICT under PM eVIDYA scheme

UNESCO recognized the use of information and communication technology (ICT), under a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA by the department of school education, Ministry of Education. To read more, click here.

Sunil Chhetri becomes joint 5th highest goal scorer

Indian Men’s football team captain, Sunil Chhetri scored his 84th International goal against Hong Kong during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers. To read more, click here.

Book titled “Gautam Adani: The Man Who Changed India” by RN Bhaskar

The biography of billionaire industrialist, Gautam Adani, titled “Gautam Adani: The Man Who Changed India” will hit the stands in October, announced Penguin Random House (PRHI). To read more, click here.

US-Canadian author Ruth Ozeki wins Women’s Prize for Fiction

US-Canadian author, film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year for her novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness”. To read more, click here.