1. Nation celebrated the seventh International Day of Yoga virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. The lead programme of the event, held by the Union Ministry of AYUSH, began at 6:30 am. During the programme, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Kiran Rijiju & PM Modi addressed the nation.
2. Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu appealed to the people to make Yoga a part of their daily lives.
3. The Record of 80 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far on 1st day of nationwide free vaccination drive (21 June). All citizens above the age of 18 can avail free vaccination at any govt facility. The Centre will buy 75% of the total vaccine production from vaccine manufacturers & give it to the state govts free of cost.
4. J&K govt cancels annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
5. The Govt has extended the waiver of Inter-State Transmission system (ISTS) charges on transmission of electricity generated from solar & wind sources up to 30th June 2025. Earlier, it was up to 30th June 2023.
6. Former Inspector General of Punjab Police Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh today joined the Aam Aadmi Party at Amritsar.
7. Tripura, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on 21 June inaugurated the mega vaccination drive for the age group of 18- 44 yrs as part of the pan-India vaccination drive for June 21 and 22. The programme was organised at IMA house Agartala.
8. Tamil Nadu Assembly session to continue till June 24. The session began yesterday with the address of Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
9. Tamil Nadu govt has released guidelines for protecting school students from sexual abuse. The regulation states that every school should have a eight member student protection counsel group consisting of the school headmaster or headmistress, teachers, members of the parent teachers association, non teaching staff, outside members and management representatives.
10. Ahead of PM Modi’s June 24 J-K outreach the Congress has demanded repeal of JK Reorganisation Act, 2019, and restoration of status quo ante in the erstwhile state.
11. From Jul 2021, a higher Tax Deducted At Source (TDS) rate would be applicable for Income Tax Return (ITR) non-filers, according to the Finance Act, 2021. If a taxpayer has not filed TDS in the last 2 years & TDS deducted each year more than ₹50,000, the tax department will charge more while filing the ITR from July 1.
12. The Centre has initiated major penalty proceedings against former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for alleged misconduct & misbehavior. The wrangle over Bandopadhyay began after the chief minister and he both skipped a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Cyclone Yaas last month.
13. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) boards have told the Supreme Court that class XII board examination results would be declared by July 31.
14. The security forces Indian Army & CRPF on Monday (21June) morning eliminated 3 top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including Mudasir Pandit, in an encounter at Gund Brath in J&K Sopore.
15. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has raised the 2nd Rafale squadron, the ‘ 101 Falcons of Chhamb & Akhnoor’ at Ambala. Ambala ahead of their formal induction at the Hasimara airbase in West Bengal.
16. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has called a meeting on Wednesday of the tri-services and other stake holders to understand their concerns over theatre commands and iron out differences before working towards the raising of maritime and air defence commands this year.
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