World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: 15 June
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed every year on 15 June to educate senior citizens about abuse.
French Open 2021
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greek) in the French Open to win the French Open title for the second time.
With this, Djokovic won the 19th Grand Slam title of his career.
| Catagory | Winner | Runner-up |
| men’s singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greek) |
| women’s singles | Barbora Krzykova (Czech Republic) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) |
| men’s couple | Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) and Nicolas Mahut (France) | Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan) |
| Women Double | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) and Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) | Bethany Mattek-Sands (USA) and Inga Swiek (Poland) |
| Mixed Double | Desire Kroczyk (United States) and Joe Salisbury (United Kingdom) | Elena Vesnina and Aslan Kartsev (Russia) |
Patiala, Punjab to host Indian Grand Prix 4
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced that it will host the Indian Grand Prix 4 in Patiala, Punjab from June 21.
Establishment of Athletics Federation of India – 1946
Headquarters- New Delhi
India ranks 55th in the first quarter of 2021 on the “Global Home Price Index”
Recently the first quarter report of ‘Global House Price Index’ 2021 has been released by International Property Consultant Knight Frank.
According to which India has slipped 12 places to 55th position.
India was ranked 43rd in this index during the first quarter of 2020.
56 countries are included in this index.
Top 3 Countries:
Turkey – 1
New Zealand – 2
Luxembourg – 3
Knight Frank Founded: 1896
Headquarters: London
President: Alistair Elliot
Ministry of AYUSH launches ‘Namaste Yoga’ mobile app
During an event for the 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY), a mobile application named “Namaste Yoga” was launched by the Ministry of AYUSH.
The program was organized by the Ministry of AYUSH in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY).
The program underlined the importance of ‘Stay with Yoga, Stay at Home’ as the central theme of International Yoga Day-2021.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AYUSH: Shripad Yesso Naik
India’s forex reserves cross $600 billion for the first time
According to the Reserve Bank of India data, the country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $ 6.842 billion to a record high of $ 605.008 billion in the week ended June 4, 2021.
It has crossed $600 billion for the first time.
China – 1st
Japan – 2nd
Switzerland – 3rd
Russia, India – 4th
India’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) grew by 10% during 2020-21.
Top FDI Investing Countries:
Singapore – (29%)
America- (23 %)
Mauritius -(9%)
Gujarat received the highest FDI.
Independent India’s first Olympian Surat Singh Mathur passed away
Surat Singh Mathur, the first Olympian of independent India, who won the 1951 Asian Games marathon bronze medal for India, passed away.
Mathur was the first athlete from independent India to run the Olympic marathon in the 1952 Helsinki Games.
Chhota Singh was the first sprinter from independent India to compete in the Olympic Marathon event at the 1948 London Games.
But he could not finish the race.
Mathur completed the marathon in 2 hours 58 minutes 9.2 seconds.
He was ranked 52nd.
Raja Parba Utsav: Famous Festival of Odisha
The three-day festival of Raja Parba also known as Mithun Sankranti is held every year in mid-June in Odisha.
This day essentially celebrates Mother Earth and her fertility.
Raja Parba festival has started in Odisha on June 14, 2021.
It is a 3-day festival that celebrates womanhood.
Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) has launched a special program named ‘Peetha on Wheels’.
‘Peetha on Wheels’ (cakes and sandwiches) will be available in the cities of Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Cuttack.
Other Major Festivals of Odisha:
Chariot Festival
dolapurnim
Nua Khai
Sheetala Shashti
Car Festival (Rath Yatra)
hatra jatra
Biotech firm Mylab ropes in Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador
Biotechnology company Mylab Discovery Solutions has appointed actor Akshay Kumar as its brand ambassador.
Recently, Pune-based company Mylab has introduced the country’s first Covid-19 self-test kit ‘Coviself’.
Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2021
India is ranked 67th globally with 38% efficiency in the ‘Global Skills Report 2021’ released by Coursera.
India ranks 16th in Asia.
Ranked 55th in business and 66th in both technology and data science.
The report is based on performance data of nearly 77 million learners (from 100 countries) on the platform collected since the start of the pandemic.
It is the benchmark of skill proficiency in 3 categories – Business, Technology and Data Science.
Ranking :
Switzerland – 1
Luxembourg – 2
Austria – 3
Coursera Headquarters: California, USA
CEO: Jeff Magioncalda
India’s Tilottama Shome wins Best Actress award at UK Asian Film Festival
Indian actress Tillotama Shome has won the Best Actress Award at the 23rd edition of the UK Asian Film Festival for the film Raahgir: The Wayfarers.
The director of this film Goutam Ghosh has received the ‘Best Director’ award.
Suresh Raina’s autobiography ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’
Former Indian batsman Suresh Raina has released his autobiography ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’ on June 14.
Bharat Sundarasan is the co-author of the book.
Raina plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team in IPL.
