International Family Remittance Day: 16 June
International Day of Family Remittances is observed every year on 16 June.
The day is celebrated to mark the contribution made by over 200 million migrants to improve the lives of their approximately 800 million family members worldwide.
The first International Family Remittance Day was observed on 16 June 2015.
World Desertification and Drought Prevention Day: 17 June
World Desertification and Drought Prevention Day is observed every year on 17 June.
Theme of World Desertification and Drought Prevention Day 2021: “Restoration. Land. Recovery. We build back better with healthy land”
IIT Roorkee professor wins NSG award for ‘explosion resistant helmet’
Professor Shailesh Govind Ganpule from IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand has designed an “explosion-resistant” helmet.
For which he has been awarded the ‘NSG Counter-IED and Counter-Terrorism Innovator Award 2021’.
The award was instituted in the year 2020 by the National Security Guard (NSG) to encourage innovation in view of the safety of the jawans.
Chess player D. Gukesh won the title of Gelfand Challenge Chess 2021
Indian chess player D. Gukesh won the $15,000 Gelfand Challenge Chess title as well as a ‘wild card’ for the Meltwaters Champions Chess Tour.
He is the second youngest person to qualify for the title of Grandmaster in March 2019.
India’s 68th Chess Grandmaster: Arjun Kalyan (Tamil Nadu)
Country’s first Grandmaster: Viswanathan Anand (1988)
World Giving Index 2021
UK The ‘World Giving Index’, 2021 was released by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) based.
In this, ranking has been given to 114 countries.
India has been placed at 14th position in the ranking.
Top-5 Countries:
Indonesia – 1
Kenya – 2
Nigeria – 3
Myanmar – 4
Australia – 5
Bottom 3 Countries:
Japan – 114
Portugal – 113
Belgium – 112
‘Vayan’ becomes the first village in the country to vaccinate the entire adult population
Wayan village in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir has become the first village in the country where all adults have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Total 362 adults live in Wayan Village.
The corona vaccination campaign in the village was implemented under the ‘Jammu-Kashmir model’, a 10-point strategy to vaccinate the entire population at a rapid pace.
10 players including Vinoo Mankad inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
The International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted 10 players into the ‘Hall of Fame’.
India’s legend Vinoo Mankad has also been included in these players.
Vinu has received this honor for his outstanding performance in the post-World War II era (1946-70).
The list includes two players each from five eras from the early days of cricket.
Players in the list:
| Early era (pre-1918) | Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) and Monty Noble (Australia) |
| Inter-war period (1918–1945) | Sir Larry Constantine (West Indies) and Stan McCabe (Australia) |
| Post-war period (1946-1970) | Ted Dexter (England) and Vinoo Mankad (India) |
| ODI era (1971–1995) | Desmond Haynes (West Indies) and Bob Willis (England) |
| Modern Era (1996-2016) | Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) |
Milkha Singh’s wife and former Indian volleyball team captain Nirmal passes away
Former Indian women’s volleyball team captain and wife of legendary sprinter Milkha Singh Nirmal Kaur passed away.
Milkha Singh is nicknamed ‘Flying Sikh’.
On the lines of Bharat Ratna and Padma awards, the Assam government will institute the Assam Ratna and Assam Shree awards.
The Government of Assam has decided to confer the Asom Ratna (Assam Ratna) award to an individual every year for his significant contribution to the society on the lines of Bharat Ratna and Padma awards.
Along with this, the cabinet also decided to institute Assam Vibhushan award to 3 people, Assam Bhushan award to 2 people and Assam Shree award to 10 people every year.
cash reward:
For Assam Ratna Award – Rs 5 lakh
For Assam Vibhushan Award – Rs 3 lakh
For Assam Bhushan Award – Rs 2 lakh
For Assam Shree Award – Rs 1 lakh
Bharat Ratna: Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country.
Established: 2 January 1954
Bharat Ratna can be given to a maximum of three persons in a year.
The first Bharat Ratna was awarded to the country’s second President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in 1954.
First non-Indian foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna award, Dr. Nelson Mandela (1990) is
Padma Awards: Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian awards of India.
Padma Award 1954
There are three categories of this award:
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
The Padma Vibhushan, the highest honor among these awards, is followed by the ‘Padma Bhushan’ and the ‘Padma Shri’.
Microsoft appoints CEO Satya Nadella as its new chairman
Microsoft Corporation named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella as its new chairman
Nadella will replace John Thompson as the new chairman.
In 2014, Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as the CEO of Microsoft.
Microsoft Founded: April 4, 1975
Headquarters: Washington, United States
Founders: Bill Gates and Paul Allen
CEO: Satya Nadella
Pedro Castillo elected as new President of Peru
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Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo has been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential election.
He will replace the current President Francisco Sagasti.
Capital of Peru: Lima
Currency : sol
Justice AK Sikri appointed as Chairman of Grievance Redressal Board (GRB)
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has appointed former Supreme Court judge Arjan Kumar Sikri as the chairman of the Grievance Redressal Board (GRB) under the Digital Publishers Content Complaints Council (DPCGC).
Currently, there are 14 publishers of curated content online as members of the DPCGC.
Internet and Mobile Association of India established: 2004
Headquarters: Mumbai
President: Amit Agarwal
Facebook launches “Report It, Don’t Share It” initiative to stop online child abuse
Social media company Facebook, in collaboration with civil society organizations such as Aarambh India Initiative, Cyber Peace Foundation and Arpan, has launched a “Report It, Don’t Share It” initiative to prevent online child abuse.
Facebook also partnered with Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia, who runs the ‘Freedom to Feed’ community on Instagram.
Facebook founded: 2004
Headquarters: California, United States
Chief Executive Officer: Mark Zuckerberg
