Published on: June 22, 2023
Snippets : 21 JUNE 2023
Snippets : 21 JUNE 2023
- China signed an agreement worth $4.8 billion with cash-strapped Pakistan to set up a 1,200-MW nuclear power plant at Chashma in Mianwali district of Punjab.
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has been ranked number one in both overall and academic categories of the latest annual nature index 2023.
- Kerala is planning to promote sustainable and green travel initiatives in the popular and emerging tourist destinations adjacent to backwaters, beaches, and rivers in the State.
- GEMCOVAC-OM, India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine for the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, was approved under emergency use guidelines by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)
- Amit Agrawal takes charge as CEO of Aadhaar authority
- Work on the “world’s largest Ramayan temple” began in East Champaran district in Bihar
- Qatar announced a second 27-year supply deal with a Chinese company as it expands production from the world’s biggest natural gas field.
- Germany unveils a teddy bear as mascot for European championship 2024
- World Music Day, also known as Fête de la Musique, is celebrated annually on June 21st.
- Delta Air Lines in 2020 marketed itself as the “world’s first carbon-neutral airline”, investing $1 billion on reducing fuel usage and carbon removal techniques. However, the veracity of these claims is under scrutiny.
- The Karnataka State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA Karnataka) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.6 crore on Wistron, one of three Taiwanese iPhone manufacturers in India, for not complying with the environment clearance (EC) mandates for capacity expansion 2021.
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has selected State Bank of India MD Swaminathan Janakiraman for the post of a Deputy Governor in the Reserve Bank of India
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates Integrated Simulator Complex ‘Dhruv’ in Kochi to enhance practical training of Indian Navy personnel
- NHAI Launches ‘Knowledge Sharing Platform’ for Inclusive Development of National Highways
- CREDAI Garden-People’s Park was inaugurated at Ahmedabad, Gujarat
