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17 JUNE 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs
The former vice-president of the All India Football Federation, C.R. Visswanathan, has passed away. He was 85.
The Social media giant Twitter has lost its safe harbor immunity in India over its failure of appointing statutory officers, as required by the new IT rules of the Indian Government.
The ICC has released a list of 10 cricket legends who have been inducted to the prestigious list of the ICC Hall of Fame. India's Vinoo Mankad has been inducted in the list.
The Government of Delhi announced that 5,000 youths will be trained as health assistants for the medical and paramedical staff in preparation in view of the possibility of a third wave of Coronavirus pandemic.
The Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is more efficient against the Delta variant of the virus than any other vaccine so far.
India has moved down 12 spots in the global home price index to 55th rank in Q1 2021 against 43rd rank in Q1 2020, with a decline of 1.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in home prices, Knight Frank.
The India is on track to achieve its national commitment of Land degradation neutrality, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while delivering the keynote address at the UN "High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought".
The Assam Government has decided to institute its own series of annual awards similar to Bharat Ratna and Padma awards entailing various benefits for the awardees.
The World Giving Index ranking has been topped by Indonesia, followed by Kenya, Nigeria, Myanmar and Australia in top five respectively.
With the new induction, the total number of inductees in the list of ICC Hall of Famers has reached to 103.