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June 11 , 2019 1790 days 690 0
  • Bharat Stage-VI (BS - VI) norms for two-wheelers have been released.
    • Dinesh Tyagi, the Director of International Centre for Automotive Technology released India's first Type Approval Certificate for BS – VI norms and handed over it to Hero Motorcorp.
  • The main event of International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations will be held at Prabhat Tara in Ranchi on 21st of this month.
    • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the main function.
  • Sunil Chhetri became the most capped Indian footballer by surpassing Bhaichung Bhutia's 107 international matches.
  • The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is an annual Russian business and investment event for the international economic sector.
    • It has been held in St. Petersburg since 1997.
  • Comptroller and Auditor General of India Rajiv Mehrishi has been elected as external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for four years from 2020 to 2023.
    • He was elected at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva with majority votes.
  • Jiwandeep Kohli, a Sikh from California got global attention after he posted a picture of him sporting a Rainbow coloured turban in support of LGBT Community.
  • Jimmy Carter, Former President of United States of America won the inaugural George H. W. Bush Award for Statesmanship in recognition of his contributions to relations between U.S. and China.
  • Celebrated cricket broadcaster Ashish Ray has come out with a new book titled "Cricket World Cup the Indian Challenge".
    • He has penned down the journey of Indian cricket at the World Cups since the inaugural edition in 1975.
  • Indian Army and Air Force conducted a joint exercise named "Kharga Prahar” in the plains of Punjab.
    • The exercise validated many important operational aspects and reinforced a high degree of operational preparedness of the Kharga Corps.
  • The Ministry of AYUSH conducted a 2 day “Yoga Mahotsava” in New Delhi as a curtain raiser for the International Yoga Day celebrations 2019.
  • Sahara Group has recently announced its plan to foray into the electric vehicle business under a new brand name 'Sahara Evols'.
    • The company will offer electric scooters and motorcycles to electric three-wheelers and cargo vehicles.
  • One of India’s biggest philanthropists and businessman, Azim Premji will retire from the post of executive chairman and managing director of Wipro on July 30.
  • Traffic Index 2018 published by an Amsterdam based company called TomTom has ranked Mumbai as the most traffic-congested city in the world for the second straight year, and Delhi is ranked at fourth place.
  • Popular Tamil dramatist, movie-dialogue writer and founder of “Crazy Creations” drama troupe Crazy Mohan alias Mohan Rangachari passed away.
    • Chocolate Krishna is his most famous and well-known drama.
  • A five-time MLA and Former Puducherry Chief Minister R V Janakiraman passed away recently. Breaking all records, Churu in Rajasthan has registered 50.8 degree Celsius which is the highest ever maximum temperature recorded by Jaipur meteorology office in the state as well as in the country.

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