World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5. It is a global event led by the United Nations to encourage awareness and action to protect the environment. The day aims to raise awareness about environmental issues and inspire people and governments to take action to protect the planet.

World Environment Day was started back in 1972. That's when the United Nations, a group of many countries working together, decided a special day was needed to raise awareness about environmental issues. Since then, the day has grown into a massive global event!

It began with the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 5th. This conference started with important talks about protecting the environment. To mark this event, the first World Environment Day was celebrated a year later, in 1973. Since then, it has been celebrated every year on June 5th.

Ace badminton star PV Sindhu has been roped in as the brand ambassador for Tobacco Control by the Union Health Ministry and she will work on various campaigns to ‘shield the youth from the detrimental influences of tobacco consumption.’

Sindhu will use her image and connect with the younger generation to put across the message and the Government of India aims to use her reach to inspire the youth to adopt a tobacco-free lifestyle.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Friday said its wholly owned subsidiary Adani International Ports Holdings Pte Ltd (AIPH) has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority to operate and manage Container Terminal 2 at the Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania.

The Dar es Salaam Port is a gateway port with a well-connected network of roadways and railways, APSEZ said in a statement.

East Africa Gateway Ltd (EAGL) has been incorporated as a joint venture of AIPH, AD Ports Group, and East Harbour Terminals Ltd (EHTL), the statement added.

Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy are taking part in two mega multinational war games hosted by their U.S. counterparts. The IAF has deployed Rafale fighter jets for the two-week multinational air exercise Red Flag which commenced in Alaska on May 30. On the other hand, the Indian Navy is deploying the indigenous stealth frigate INS Shivalik for Ex RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) scheduled to be held in Hawaii from June 25 to August 2.

“Onwards and Upwards. An IAF contingent arrived today at the Eielson AF Base of US airforce, at Alaska, US, to participate in the upcoming edition of the multi-national exercise Red Flag 24. Ably supported by its IL-78 air-to-air refuellers and the C-17 transport aircraft, the IAF Rafale fighters took a transatlantic flight with staging halts at Greece and Portugal,” IAF said on May 30 on social media ‘X’. Aimed to integrate aircrew in a multinational environment, Ex Red Flag is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise, it added.

After an illustrious career spanning over 35 years, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, has retired, the senior diplomat said on Saturday.

The first woman diplomat to occupy the prestigious position as the Ambassador of India at the UN, Kamboj – who had joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987 – took to social media to bid goodbye.

“Thank you, Bharat, for the extraordinary years and unforgettable experiences,” the 60-year-old senior diplomat signed off with this message on her X handle.

Dinesh Karthik made it official on Saturday. The veteran wicketkeeper-batter announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The writing was on the wall when Karthik was given an emotional farewell by his IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, after losing the Eliminator to the Rajasthan Royals. Karthik finally put the official stamp on it 10 days later.

“Having given it plenty of thought for some time now, I have decided to move on from playing representative cricket. I officially announce my retirement and put my playing days behind me as I square up for the new challenges that lie ahead,” Karthik wrote in a social media statement.

In 2023, India endured its second-hottest year on record, marked by remarkably warm winters, monsoons and post-monsoon periods. At least 102 weather stations across 26 states and Union Territories shattered their monthly highest 24-hour maximum temperature in 122 years.

Ten of these stations were in million-plus cities — Bengaluru, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Kota, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Visakhapatnam — showed the analysis in State of India’s Environment In Figures: 2024, the annual publication by Down to Earth and Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment being released on May 31, 2024.

Twenty-seven of the weather stations with record-breaking temperatures were in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (9 each).

Thirty-four of the weather stations with record-breaking 24-hour maximum temperatures were reported in September.

A consignment of around 90 tonnes of nine different Made in India Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) left Mundra port for the Republic of Cuba on June 2, 2024. These APIs are critical for producing essential antibiotics that are needed for the treatment of chronic communicable diseases.

The APIs sent by India will be utilized by Cuban drug manufacturers to produce antibiotics in various forms such as tablets, capsules, syrups, and injections. These forms are crucial for effective treatment and management of chronic diseases that have a significant impact on public health in Cuba. This initiative is part of India’s broader effort to support global health and to provide assistance to countries in need.

Gautam Adani has retaken the tag of richest person in Asia after a surge in stock price of the listed companies in his apples-to-airport conglomerate helped him overtake Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani.

Mr. Adani with a net worth of $111 billion is now ranked as the 11th richest in the world, ahead of Mr. Ambani whose $109 billion wealth placed him at No. 12, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Shares of all Adani Group companies surged on Friday by up to 14% after U.S. brokerage Jefferies put a bullish view on the group that is back to an expansion spree with a planned $90 billion capital expenditure over the next decade.

India’s DP Manu and Nithya Ramraj brought home one gold and one silver medals, respectively, at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2024 on Saturday. In men’s Javelin throw, Manu clinched the gold medal with the best effort of 81.58 metres. He started the competition with a throw of 78.32. However, he secured the top spot in the competition in the sixth and final attempt, to finish with the best throw of 81.58 metres. Chao Tsun Cheng of Chinese Taipei won the silver with a throw of 76.21 metres while his compatriot Chao-Hong Huang with 71.24 metre took the bronze medal.

Meanwhile, in the women’s 100 metre hurdles, Nithya Ramraj bagged the silver medal with a timing of 13.23 seconds. Former world champion Nia Ali of USA won the gold medal after clocking 12.80 seconds, while Zhang Bo-ya of Chinese Taipei won the bronze medal with a timing of 13.28 seconds.