1. PM Modi announces free vaccine to all above 18 yrs from 21st June; Says, no state has to spend on vaccine and supply of vaccine will be increase in next few days and provide required medical aid.
2. Govt extends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Deepawali; 80 crore poor to be benefitted under this scheme. free food grains will be available in fixed quantity every month to more than 80 crore countrymen till November.
3. Unique Disability Identification Card, UDID will be acceptable as a Photo ID for registration on Co-WIN 2.0. The Union Health Ministry said.
4. Bharat Forge is looking to acquire 175 acres in an industrial park near Pune for Rs 240 crore which will house new factories for its defence and electric mobility business divisions. These new assets which will come up at Khed City, will manufacture speciality vehicles.
5. ISRO to take final call on Gaganyaan mission uncrewed launch once Covid lockdown is lifted in Bengaluru.
Mission will be divided, the first two uncrewed launches will take place – one in December this year and the second one in 2022-23. The third – manned mission – in which astronauts, who are being trained in Russia will take part, will take place after that.
6. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says, ASHA and Aanganwadi workers workers will have huge role in preventing possible 3rd wave of Coronavirus infection. While Addressing a virtual meeting with ASHA and pediatric experts to discuss the issue of COVID-19 in children.
7. Kovalam near Chennai attempts to become first fully vaccinated village in Tamil Nadu
8. Social media giant Facebook has named Spoorthi Priya as its grievance officer for India on its website.
9. 18 workers were charred to death in a devastating fire that broke out at a chemical firm in an industrial area in Pune district. the fire broke out at SVS Aqua Technologies, which manufactures chlorine dioxide among other chemicals and is located in the Pirangut MIDC area of Mulshi tehsil on the outskirts of Pune city.
10. West Bengal and Puducherry cancel State Board examinations*
11. Heavy rains and thunderstorms effected West Bengal .
12. Nearly six workers were injured following an explosion near the underpass of the 2nd terminal of the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
13. The security agencies have foiled a major plot of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit to carry out target killings in the union territory. Recovered large Consignment of Arms.
14. The Army’s Northern Command devised a four-pronged strategy, including running awareness campaigns, to support the civil administration’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic even while delivering on its commitments on the security and law & order fronts, Lieutenant General YK Joshi has said.
15. The first Integrated Battle Groups (IGBs) of the India Army will be carved out by early 2022.
16. Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations Yesterday.
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