Headlines of the day 21-06-2023


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PM addresses International Day of Yoga, 2023

PIB

GS-2/Health; GS-1/Culture

  • On India’s insistence, UN General Assembly (UNGA) during the 69th session proclaimed 21st June as the International Day of Yoga (IDY) in their resolution adopted on 11th December 2014
  • Theme 2023: ‘Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

Oman Creates History as First Foreign Government to Promote Country through Yoga

AIR

GS-2/IR

  • Oman Creates History as First Foreign Government to Promote Country through Yoga
  • This marks the first instance of a foreign government using yoga to promote its own country

Indian Navy ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’

PIB

GS-2/Health; GS-1/Culture

  • Ministry of AYUSH has planned an event ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’ (symbolising unity and solidarity) in coordination with Ministry of Defence and other ministries

International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice 

UN

GS-1/Geography

  • What is solstice?
  • How it is different from equinox?

Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra

NEXTIAS Infographic

GS-1/Culture

  • What is Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra ? Its origin and significance

IAS officer Amit Agrawal Appointed as CEO of UIDAI

PIB

GS-2/Governance 

  • Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
  • IAS officer Amit Agrawal Appointed as CEO of UIDAI

TRAI recommendations on Submarine Cable Landing

ET

GS-3/Eco

  • TRAI issues recommendations on licensing, regulatory framework for Submarine Cable Landing

ECI publishes draft delimitation proposal for Assam

PIB

GS-2/Polity

  • The Election Commission of India published the draft proposal for delimitation of Assembly & Parliamentary Constituencies for Assam 

Number of refugees globally stood at 35.3 million by end of 2022: UNHCR

AIR

GS-2/IR

  • UNHCR has said, the number of refugees globally stood at 35.3 million by the end of 2022, an increase of more than eight million from the year before
  • 52 percent of all refugees came from just three countries, Syria, Ukraine and Afghanistan

Pakistan’s Chashma power plants

The Hindu Page 1

GS-2/IR

  • China signed an agreement worth $4.8 billion with Pakistan to set up a 1,200-MW nuclear power plant
  • China-Pakistan Strategic Nexus: Implications for India

The climate lawsuit against Delta Airlines

The Hindu Page 10

GS-3/Envmt

  • What is a carbon-neutral flight and why was Delta Airlines slapped with a lawsuit?

What is the contention between Coal India and CCI?

The Hindu Page 10

GS-3/Eco

  • Why did the Competition Commission of India impose a penalty of ₹591 crore on the PSU? 

Titanic tourist submersible missing

Indian Express

GS-3/Science

  • Titanic tourist submersible missing: Why are undersea rescues so difficult?

IndiGo’s mega aircraft order

Indian Express

GS-3/Economy

  • IndiGo’s mega aircraft order: What it means for the carrier and India’s aviation sector


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