• National Doctors’ Day is celebrated annually on 1 July. The day is observed for honoring the physician and former chief minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. It is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of doctors…
• The Concession Agreement for the 600 MegaWatt Kholongchhu (Joint Venture) Hydroelectric Project between Bhutan government and Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Limited was signed. About: • The 600 MW run-of-the-river project is located on the lower course of the Kholongchhu River…
• Researchers have spotted a very rare biological phenomenon – ‘gynandromorphism’ – in dragonflies of the Puzhakkal area of the Kole wetlands in Thrissur, Kerala. About: • A gynandromorph is an organism that contains both male and female characteristics. •…
• Union Minister for Food Processing launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme as a part of “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”. About: • To provide financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food…
• The Principal Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ruled that the Delhi Gymkhana Club was acting in a manner prejudicial to “public interest” and therefore a five-member central government-appointed panel should look into the affairs of the…
• The Supreme Court has refused to review its 2018 judgment which decriminalised adultery. Key highlights: • A five-judge Review Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde upheld a September 2018 Constitution Bench which had struck adultery…
• Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister inaugurated Indian Oil’s state-of-the-art Technology Development and Deployment Centre as its second Research and Development Campus at Faridabad. About: • The new centre, with an investment of Rs. 2282 crore, covers an area…
• Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi laid the foundation stone for “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” at Numaish Ground in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. It aims for a “Self-reliant India” which is the guarantee of “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat”. •…
• The Union Finance Ministry has decided to launch Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020 (Taxable) from July 1, giving an opportunity to invest in secured government instruments. Key highlights: • The new scheme has been brought in place of 7.75…
• GNS Science, a New Zealand research institute, has published two new maps covering Zealandia’s tectonic profile and shape. About: • Zealandia is an almost entirely submerged mass of continental crust located in the southern Pacific Ocean that subsided after…
• COVAXIN, India’s first vaccine candidate against novel coronavirus, developed by vaccine maker Bharat Biotech gets the approval of Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for Phase I and II clinical trials. About: • COVAXIN is an inactivated vaccine, created…
• Four heavily armed gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi. Pakistan’s Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) later claimed responsibility for the attack. Balochistan: • The Balochistan region is divided almost evenly between Pakistan (where it’s called Balochistan) and…
