1)AarogyaPath portal launched by govt. to provide information on real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies.
2)DRDO develops ‘GermiKlean’ chamber to sanitise uniforms of security forces.
3)Health ministry approves use of remdesivir to treat Covid-19 in moderate stage of criticality.
4)Paratha subjected to GST of 18% while GST on roti (chapati) is 5%.
5)International Albinism Awareness Day observed on June 13;
Theme: “Made To Shine”.
What is Albinism:-
A group of inherited disorders characterised by little or no melanin production.
This condition increases the risk of skin cancer.
6)India’s oldest first-class cricketer Vasant Raiji dies in Mumbai at the age of 100.
7)June 14: World Blood Donor Day.
8)Under Section 14 of Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the Chairperson of Delhi Disaster Management Authority and the CM of Delhi is the Vice-Chairperson of the authority.
9)RBI sets up P K Mohanty Panel to Review Ownership of Private Banks :- The working group is to review guidelines of ownership of private sector banks.
10)The Astronaut and Oceanographer Kathy Sullivan recently reached the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep. Challenger Deep is the deepest point in the Earth’s sea bed.
11)iFLOWS is a flood warning system that alerts flood prone areas. The warning is provided 6 to 72 hours in advance. It was launched in Mumbai.
