INDIA
– PM releases benefits under PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund for children orphaned in Covid
– Statehood day of Goa celebrated; became 25th state of India on May 30, 1987
‘Yoga for Humanity’ is theme of International Day of Yoga on June 21
– Shruti Sharma tops civil services exam, women bag first three ranks: UPSC
– Gen Next Democracy Network programme of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), concludes
– NHA (National Health Authority) launches public dashboard for Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– PMEGP (Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme) extended till FY26; assists youth in setting up of micro enterprises in non-farm sectors.
– Govt aims to cut power output from at least 81 coal-fired plants over 4 years
– Tata Motors to takeover Sanand plant; signs MoU with Ford and Gujarat govt
WORLD
– Sudan: General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan lifts state of emergency countrywide
SPORTS
– Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot announces Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for state’s sportspersons
