- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Global initiative ‘Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) Movement; Calls for human centric and collective efforts that further sustainable development.
- Prime Minister expresses hope that LiFE Movement will secure future for coming generations and asks people to follow principle of reuse, reduce and recycle.
- Western nations are exploiting more resources of earth and are responsible for largest carbon emissions, says Prime Minister; Addresses programme on ‘Save Soil Movement’ in New Delhi on World Environment Day.
- States, Union territories and Urban Local Bodies across the country kick start campaigns to make country free of single use plastic.
- BJP suspends Nupur Sharma and expels Naveen Jindal for their remarks against a particular community; Says Party respects all religions.
- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates Food Laboratory of FSSAI at Raxaul in Bihar.
- At least 37 people killed and over four hundred injured in a fire at a container depot in Bangladesh.