News Headlines : 29th June 2021

  • SC directs Centre to allocate food grains to states,UTs for distribution among migrant workers for free till Covid situation exists.
  • President Ramnath Kovind says our real success lies in developing the  nation and society on the principles and ideas of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.
  • Centre hands over investigation of drone strike at Air Force Station Jammu to the National Investigation Agency.
  • Uttar Pradesh police lodges FIR against two senior officials of Twitter India over social media platform putting up a distorted map of India.
  • India raises at the United Nations, the issue of drones being used for terror activities .
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, Narendra Modi government committed to deregulation of Indian economy and ushering in systemic reforms; asserts India needs transformational, and not incremental changes.
  • Reliance Industries signs pact to invest in Abu Dhabi petrochemicals hub.
  • Industry bodies welcome Centre’s announcement of relief  package to boost economy. FICCI says, emphasis on COVID affected sectors need of the hour.
  • Over 32 crore 90 lakh COVID Vaccine Doses administered across the country so far.
  • National Recovery rate improves to 96.87 per cent; less than 40 thousand daily new COVID cases after 102 days.
  • Govt slashes import duty on crude palm oil to 10 per cent from 15 per cent till September 30.