The Supreme Court asked the government to treat a writ petition, for setting up expert panels to improve India’s performance in the Rule of Law Index, as a “representation” and to decide further action within 6 months’ time. India was Ranked 69th in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2020 India has never been ranked even among top 50 in the Index.

Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, (RBI) has appointed Shri. T Rabi Sankar as the Chairman of the organisation and Dr N Rajendran as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Coal India Limited (CIL) has agreed to partner with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog to proactively support the flagship mission’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives across the country. A Statement of Intent (SoI) of a strategic partnership between AIM and Coal India Limited was signed and exchanged in a virtual e-summit .

India became the 12th largest holder of the United States government securities at the end of April. As per the official data, India held securities worth 157.4 billion dollars.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the withdrawal limit from Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 50,000 but extended the moratorium on the bank for another six months.

The Indian philosopher and economist, Amartya Sen has been awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2020. He has also received the Nobel Prize in Economics. The prize has been awarded for his work on social injustice and his “decades-long work on the question “as a question of global justice,” by the board of the German Book Trade. The award has been awarded since 1950 every year. The award includes a cash prize of 25000 euros.

The Telangana High Court has issued notices to social networking site Twitter, Centre as well as the state government seeking explanation on why posts allegedly linking COVID-19 to the Muslim community and the religious event held in Nizamuddin in the national capital in March 2020, have not been removed.

Yes Bank in partnership with Affordplan, has announced the launch of ‘Swasth Card’, a co-branded healthcare card, under Swasth program.
Yes Bank’s wallet has also been integrated on Affordplan Swasth to enable wallet QR scan for making payments to merchant partners empanelled on the Affordplan Swasth app.

Domestic cricket stalwart, Legendary first-class spinner Rajinder Goel who represented Haryana, Punjab and Delhi passed away at the age of 77 due to old age related illness at his residence in Rohtak, Haryana, India. He was born on 20th September 1942 in Punjab, British India (today’s Haryana).

Bestselling author, Amish Tripathi has announced the launch of his new fiction book titled ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’ on 20 June 2020. The latest fiction is set in 11th-century and is a story of a king who united men and women of the nation, irrespective of their religion, caste, region, or status in society.

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, or IIT Delhi, has collaborated with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), India, to develop solutions for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of food security programmes of the Government of India. The aim of this tie-up is to create “sustainable models” that can be used across the country and beyond.

Dr. Panchanathan is the second Indian-American ever to be nominated to the prestigious science position.

The Minister of State (MoS) for Shipping (Independent charge) and Chemicals & Fertilisers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated India’s one the largest first Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020. The Expo has been organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).

Indian officials, including representatives from enforcement agencies, have participated in the 32nd special Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) plenary meeting 2020, under the aegis of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The EAG is a regional body comprising nine countries: India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.

The government of Tripura has launched the ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ scheme which translates to ‘Play little, Study little’ and will be effective and implemented from 25 June 2020 in view of the Coronavirus pandemic that the world is grappling with currently.

Donald Trump administration on June 22 issued a proclamation to suspend the issuing of temporary work visas including H-1B visa, which is popular among Indian IT professionals, for the rest of the year.

France has signed a loan agreement of 200-million-euros with India to boost India’s COVID-19 response.

NITI Aayog in collaboration with International Transport Forum (ITF) will launch the “Decarbonising Transport in India” project on 24 June 2020.
The intent is to develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system for India.
The online event will inform transport and climate stakeholders in India about planned project activities.

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has received a letter of award from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd. (MSEDCL) to develop a 100 MW solar project in Maharashtra.

Manipur observed the 19th Great June Uprising Unity Day to pay homage to 18 martyrs who laid down their lives to protect the territorial integrity of Manipur on June 18 in 2001.

The NGT has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 10 lakh on the Karnataka government over pollution in the Kithiganahalli Lake, near Bommasandra suburb in Bengaluru, saying criminal offence is being committed by the authorities in not stopping the discharge of pollutants into the water bodies.

A study by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has detected the presence of singly ionised fluorine for the first time in the atmospheres of hot Extreme Helium Stars.

Credit rating agency Fitch has projected India’s GDP growth to be negative for the first time in eight years.

The football club Napoli has won the 2019-20 Coppa Italia cup after defeating Juventus with 4–2 on shootout penalties in the final after a goalless draw. .

Vikram Pawah has been appointed as the new president of BMW Group India with effect from 1 August 2020. Vikram Pawah is also serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand at present. Vikram Pawah will take over the position after the sudden demise of Rudratej Singh, who was serving as the then-president and chief executive officer in April 2020.

The Supreme Court on June 22, 2020 indicated that it would allow Puri’s Rath Yatra, which is scheduled to start from tomorrow. The Apex court stated that it cannot micro-manage the rituals and left it to the wisdom of state, the Centre and temple management to deal with that issue.

One billion children every year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries and death.
This was stated in the first report of its kind from the UN.
Nearly all countries (88%) have laws in place to protect minors, but less than half (47%) strongly enforce them.

The Prime Minister recently mentioned one of his books – “The Family and The Nation” which was written by Acharya Mahapragya along with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

The Ministry of Sports has decided to establish 1,000 Khelo India Centers (KIC) at the district level across the country. These centers will either be run by a past champion or have them as coaches. For the financial year 2020-21, 100 such centres have been proposed.

E-commerce major Amazon will host the third edition of its sale event  Small Business Day (SBD) 2020  on June 27 to help small businesses, artisans, weavers, micro-entrepreneurs and start-ups rebound from economic disruption created by the Covid-19 pandemic