Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: June 25, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 25, 2021 INDIA – PM meets J&K leaders in New Delhi including 4 ex-CMs: Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti – Dr. Harsh Vardhan addresses the virtual event to Highlight 25 Years of Global Tobacco Control Progress – Former Kerala Health ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Category: Today's News Headlines

Topics: Current Affairs Headlines • Current Affairs: News Headlines • Headlines • Latest News Headlines • News Headlines • Top Headlines

China plans First Manned MARS Mission in 2033

China has planned to send its first crewed mission to MARS in the year 2033. Key points Manned MARS Mission will be launched with regular follow-up flights. Mission will be launched with a long-term plan to build a permanently inhabited base on MARS and extract its resources. This ambitious plan will intensify a race with ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: China's MARS mission • Chinese space program • Chinese spacecraft • First Manned MARS Mission of China • Mars Mission • Mars Missions

FM addressed USISPF-Global Investors Meet

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, addressed the Global Investors Roundtable organised by US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on June 24, 2021. Highlights While addressing the investor’s meet she asserted that; continuous reforms make India a great place to do business. She also invited global investors to take advantage of recent FDI reforms, privatisation policy and performance ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Category: Summits and Conferences

Topics: FDI to India • Finance Minister • fiscal deficit • India-US • Nirmala Sitharaman • US-India Strategic Partnership Forum • USISPF

UN World Drug Report 2021

World Drug Report 2021 was released by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). As per the report, 275 million people used drugs across the world in 2020. Key findings of report As per the report, 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders. In last 24 years, cannabis potency had increased by four ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Cannabis • Drug Abuse • Drug Awareness • Drugs • UN World Drug Report • UN World Drug Report 2021 • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

West Bengal approves Student Credit Card scheme

West Bengal Cabinet approved the “Student Credit Card scheme” on June 24, 2021. Trinamool Congress had promised to launch this scheme in its election manifesto. Students Credit Card Scheme This scheme will be implemented and launched on June 30, 2021. Under the scheme, student can get a soft loan of up to ₹10 lakh with ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Bihar • Higher education • interest-free loans • Student credit card scheme • Trinamool Congress • West Bengal • West Bengal Election