- Awards and Recognition: KK Shaileja: She was awarded Central European University’s highest award of Open Society Prize 2021 for her work in public health services.
- Important Days and Themes: 23rd June: International Widows Day
- 23rd June: International Olympic Day
- Theme for 2021: Stay healthy, stay strong, stay active with the #OlympicDay workout on 23 June
- 23rd June: United Nations Public Services Day
- The SBI General Insurance has entered into a bancassurance pact with IDFC FIRST Bank to distribute its non-life insurance products.
- Static Part:
- HQ of SBI General Insurance and IDFC FIRST Bank: Mumbai
- MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance: Prakash Chandra Kandpal
- MD and CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank: V Vaidyanathan
- Krishak Bandhu Scheme: The scheme belongs to West Bengal and CM of the state Mamata Banerjee relaunched its revised version with an aim to provide financial support to the farmers. The revised version allows a grant of Rs 10,000 to the farmers with one acre or more cultivable land. Initially, the grant was Rs 5000 under the scheme, which is now thus doubled.
- Static Part:
- Lakes in West Bengal: Debar Lake, East Calcutta Wetlands, Jore Pokhri, Mirik Lake, Rabindra Sarobar, Rasikbil, Santragachhi Lake, Senchal Lake
- The World’s first GM (genetically modified) rubber was planted in Assam. The GM Rubber was developed in the biotechnology laboratory at Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) in Puthuppally, Kottayam. The decision to plant it in Assam was taken after a decade when the Kerala government denied permission to plant it because of its adverse impact on the environment.
- ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’
- India and Fiji signed MoU
- Appointments on 23rd June 2021
- Airtel and TCS partnered for 5G Services
- ICMED 13485 PLUS
Question:
Q.1 When is International Olympic Day marked?
a. 23rd June
b. 24th June
c. 25th June
d. 26th June
a. 23rd June
b. 24th June
c. 25th June
d. 26th June
