Arunachal Pradesh based Dr. Tadang Minu has been appointed as a member of the Coaches Committee of the International Boxing Association(AIBA). Dr. Minu is the first Indian woman and the only second Indian to be appointed as a member of AIBA.

Leading telecom firm Bharti Airtel announced a strategic partnership with the steel-to-software conglomerate Tata group for 5G network solutions.

Apollo Hospitals Director Upasana Kamineni has been named as the Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes by the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India). She is the Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Foundation and Apollo Life. She is also the wife of popular Indian actor Ram Charan.

The Ministry of Defence has inked a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) on June 22, 2021, for the construction of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The two Special Role ships will be indigenously designed, developed, and built by GSL, at an estimated cost of Rs 583 crore.

Markets regulator Sebi has reconstituted its Takeover Panel, which looks into the applications seeking exemption from the mandatory open offer that an acquirer needs to make to minority shareholders. The regulator has appointed N Venkatram MD and CEO, Deloitte India as the new member of the Takeover Panel

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party won a majority in the snap parliamentary elections with 53.9 percent of the vote, as per official results declared on June 21, 2021. The alliance led by Pashinyan’s rival, Robert Kocharyan, only garnered 21 percent of the vote.

Flying Officer Mawya Sudan has become the first woman from Jammu and Kashmir to be inducted as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF). She is the 12th female fighter pilot to be inducted in the IAF. The 24-year-old Mawya hails from Lamberi village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu division.

PayPoint India, a technology-enabled distribution network of financial services, intends to add lending vertical to its portfolio of services for which it has signed agreements with 12 financial institutions.

Researchers have discovered the presence of antibodies against the Nipah virus (NiV) in some bat species from a cave in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. The survey was jointly conducted by the National Institute of Virology and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Markets regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its four-member Takeover Panel. Chairman -Justice N. K. Sodhi (Former Chief Justice of High Courts of Karnataka & Kerala and Former Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal)

The Reserve Bank of India has given in-principle approval to Centrum Financial Services Limited to set up a small finance bank. Centrum Financial Services Limited will take over the Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai (PMC) and re-launch it as a Small Finance Bank.

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot announced that the Ministry has decided to establish five ’Divyangta Khel Kendra’ in different parts of the country.
He also added that Ahemdabad City is identified to open one of such facilities. The Minister was participating in ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for the distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme.

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 42nd session of The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference virtually.

Max Verstappen (Netherlands-Red Bull) has won the 2021 French Grand Prix. This race is the seventh round of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Former Health Minister of Kerala KK Shailaja was on June 17 2021 awarded the Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021. The University’s highest honor was given to her at a virtual convocation of the University’s 30th Graduation Ceremony that was held from Vienna.

On the occasion of the seventh International Yoga Day on June 21 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the mYoga mobile app. The app has been developed in collaboration between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (Ministry of AYUSH), Government of India.

The Minority Affairs Ministry is set to launch an awareness campaign ‘Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai’ in rural and remote areas to curb rumours against the Covid vaccination drive in the country.
The campaign is to be launched by the Ministry of Minority Affairs along with various Socio-Educational Organisations, NGOs and Women Self Help Groups (SHGs).

The Union Cabinet approved the Inland Vessel Bill 2021 that will streamline and regulate inland vessels running in the country, said Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The Inland Vessels Bill 2021 will replace Inland Vessels Act, 1917.

Former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia was named a member of a high-level Advisory Group formed by the World Bank and IMF

Digital payments platform Google Pay has announced further expansion in the footprint of bank partners offering cards tokenisation on the Google Pay app.

India’s unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent in the week ended June 13 from the monthly unemployment rate of 14.7 percent in May as COVID cases continue to decline.

Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI), a global technology consulting and digital solutions company has been recognized as the Global Innovation Partner of the Year by Snowflake, the Data Cloud Company. LTI received this prestigious recognition during Snowflake Virtual Partner Summit.

India’s Shafali Verma became the youngest woman, and the fourth overall, to score twin half-centuries in her debut Test match.

The National Geographic magazine has recognized the ‘Southern Ocean’ as the world’s fifth ocean, hoping others will soon follow suit.

Industry body Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) CEO Khyati Naravane has been awarded by The World Book of Records, London for commitment towards trade and industry during the Covid times.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has launched TV Channel Selector Portal. This portal will facilitate those subscribers who do not own a mobile phone but want to use a web browser for the selection of TV channels.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven was ousted on June 21 2021 after he lost a no-confidence vote in the parliament, with a majority of parliament members backing his departure. The no-confidence motion received 181 votes in favor, 109 votes against, and 51 abstentions.

The United Nations Global Compact has announced that it has recognized Mr. Sumant Sinha, Chairman & MD of ReNew Power as one of ten 2021 SDG Pioneers for his work to advance access to clean and affordable energy. It was announced at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2021

India received USD 64 billion in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020, as per World Investment Report 2021 by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that was released on June 21, 2021. This makes India the fifth-largest recipient of inflows in the world.

Ebrahim Raisi has won the 2021 Iranian presidential election, winning 62 percent of the vote with about 90 percent of ballots counted. The 60-year-old Raisi will succeed Hassan Rouhani in August 2021, to begin his four-year term. He is also the Chief Justice of Iran since March 2019.