The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah confirmed on June 28 2021, that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be shifted from India to UAE due to the COVID-19 situation in the country.

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has projected the GDP growth rate of India for the fiscal year FY22 (2021-22) at 9.6 percent.

The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has informed that India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-I) is commissioned by 2022. Once commissioned, the carrier will be rechristened as INS Vikrant, in memory of India’s first aircraft carrier. The IAC-1 carrier is being built at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, Kerala, under a public-private partnership.

The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new business loan scheme titled ‘Aarogyam Loan’ for the healthcare sector, with the aim to extend financial support, during the difficult times of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Under the Aarogyam Loan scheme, beneficiaries can avail of loans up to Rs. 100 crore, depending on the geographic location. The loan will be repayable in 10 years.

Cochin International Airport (CIAL) won Airport Council International (ACI) Director General’s Roll of Excellence honour in Airport Service Quality.

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has constituted a committee to examine global best practices in ship financing and leasing.

Zhang Zhizhen has become the first Chinese man to qualify for Wimbledon in the Open era after he beat Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-0 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(6) in the qualifiers on June 24, 2021. Overall, the world No. 178 is the only fourth Chinese man to play singles in the main draw of a Grand Slam since the Open era began in 1968.

The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has informed that India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-I) is commissioned by 2022. Once commissioned, the carrier will be rechristened as INS Vikrant, in memory of India’s first aircraft carrier.

The results of the India Smart Cities Awards Contest (ISAC) 2020 were released on June 25, 2021. The award was organized under Central Government’s Smart Cities Mission project, by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Best City Award – Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and Surat, Gujarat have jointly won the Best Smart Cities award 2020 for their overall development.

The Odisha Government announced that it will launch Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under the universal vaccination programme on June 30, 2021.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the subsonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ on June 24, 2021, from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore.

The Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched a nationwide “JaanHaiToJahaanHai” awareness campaign to create awareness on Corona vaccination in rural and remote areas of the country and also to “Crush and Curb” the rumours and apprehensions, being spread by some vested interests regarding the on-going vaccination drive.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has unveiled Krishna Saksena’s book “My Joys and Sorrows – as a Mother of a Special Child”. It is the epitome of the bravery and endurance of a mother, in the best tradition of Indian motherhood.

Japan on June 25, 2021, ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which is a free trade agreement between Australia, China, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

American actor, rapper, and film producer, Willard Carroll Smith has come out with his autobiography titled ‘Will’. Smith has co-written the book with self-help author Mark Manson. The book will be released on November 09, 2021. It will be published by Penguin Press.

India has agreed to host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9) next year, the International Energy Forum (IEF) said.

The Government of India is in the process of formulating a new policy named “Green Tariff Policy”, which aims to make power generated from green sources / renewable sources available at a cheaper rate compared to that of conventional power generation.
This announcement has been made by the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh.

Moody’s Investors Service on 23rd June slashed India’s growth projection to 9.6 percent for the 2021 calendar year, from its earlier estimate of 13.9 percent, and said faster vaccination progress will be paramount in restricting economic losses to the June quarter.

Israeli researchers informed on June 24, 2021, that they have found bones belonging to a ‘new type of early human’ who was previously unknown to science. The latest discovery has shed new light on the course of human evolution.

Following the Calcutta High Court’s order, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)has constituted a committee to enquire into the complaints of post-poll violence in West Bengal. The seven-member committee will be headed by NHRC Member, Rajeev Jain.

The government announced the establishment of five Divyangta Khel Kendras in different parts of the country.

S&P Global Rankings on June 24, 2021, cut India’s growth forecast for FY22 to 9.5 percent from 11 percent earlier and further warned of the risk to the current outlook due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bengaluru has emerged as the top five technology centres in the APAC region while Hyderabad is ranked in the Top 10 list, a report by Colliers titled ‘Growth Engines of Innovation: How Asia Pacific Technology Hubs are Reshaping Regional Real Estate’.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin inaugurated Minnagam, a consumer grievance redressal centre in Chennai. The State Government said that consumers of electricity in the State can report their grievances to the Centre through mobile phone.

The Indian Government and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project for improving the management capacity and the quality of health services in Mizoram. The project will be particularly for the benefit of under-served areas and vulnerable groups.

Rani Rampal was named the captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound Indian Women’s Hockey Team, announced Hockey India.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special scheme to provide financial support to the orphans.

Jamsetji Tata, the founder of Tata Group, has emerged as the biggest philanthropist globally in the last century by donating $102 billion, according to the list of top 50 givers prepared by the Hurun Report and EdelGive Foundation. Tata is the only Indian in the top 10 list, ahead of others such as Bill Gates and his now-estranged wife Melinda who donated $74.6 billion, George Soros ($34.8 billion), Warren Buffet ($37.4 billion), and John D. Rockefeller ($26.8 billion).

The Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021 has been awarded to KK Shailaja, the former Health Minister of Kerala.

Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) informed on June 23, 2021 that it will set up a Nano Urea Liquid manufacturing plant in Argentina. The plant will be set up by IFFCO in partnership with the Cooperative Confederation of Argentina (Cooperar) and Instituto Nacional de Asociativismo y Economia Social (INAES).