June 2021 Top Current Affairs with In shorts | Very Important Questions for competitive Examinations | Monthly Current Affairs

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June 2021 Top Current Affairs

Which company acquired Medlife to create India’s largest online pharmacy?

• Pharmeasy
• combined entity set to serve 2 million customers a month
• The deal values the stake of Medlife shareholders at $250 million.

Which state governmemt  launched ‘Ankur’ scheme?

• Madhya Pradesh
• Under ‘Ankur’ under which citizens will be awarded for planting trees during monsoon.

• Citizens taking part in this initiative will be given the Pranvayu Award, to ensure public participation in the programme.
• Participants will have to upload a picture while planting the sapling and then upload another photograph after taking care of the sapling for 30 days.
• Citizens can participate in the tree plantation drive by registering themselves on the Vayudoot app,

What amount has been approved by Government of India to Chhattisgarh under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2021. 

• Rs 445 Crores.
• Chhattisgarh government has prepared an extensive roadmap to achieve 100% Functional Tap Water Connection (FHTC) by year 2023-24.
• Chhattisgarh has been facing issue of rapid ground water depletion and chemical contamination of Arsenic, Fluoride, Iron, etc

India has pledged how much amount for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation?

• USD 15 million
• He announced this during the Global Vaccine Summit hosted by the United Kingdom (UK) on June 4, 2020.

Which nation has ended its relationship with the World Health Organisation?

• USA
• The US President in a live speech Pointed and accused China of having total control over WHO despite paying only USD40 million a year whereas USA pays 10 times more $450 a year. 

ADB will give $2.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan for road upgradation in state of?

• Sikkim
• Major district oad will be upgradrd to boost economic activities in state.
• Sikkim faces regular land slides and natures heat as such road upgradation is necessary.
• North East state road development program was launched in 2011 which was funded by ABD.

The green gold collection is associated with?

• A bamboo market place.
• It is a dedicated window on Government e-Marketplace (Ge-M) portal for bamboo products.
• It is created under National Bamboo Mission. 
• People can buy bamboo products from trusted buyers. 

Name the 6th National park of Assam?

• In addition to 5 national parks namely 

1. Kaziranga National Park
2. Manas National Park,
3. Nameri National Park,
4. Orang National Park and
5. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

• Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar district has been upgraded to sixth national park of Assam.
• Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced it. The forest comes under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) across the border with Bhutan spread across 422 square km.

Which state is planning to create Oxi-van (forest) of 80 acre?

• Haryana.
• It is to come up in Karnal district.
• It was announced on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, 2021