Top Best Current Affairs 22 June 2020

In a bid to woo Bangladesh, China has provided a huge trade boost to the country by announcing tariff exemption for 97 per cent of Bangladeshi products effective from July 1. The decision has come one month after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a discussion to upgrade their bilateral relations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The two-day India Ideas Summit 2020 will be held virtually on July 21-22, marking its 45th annual meeting, with the focus on geopolitics in the post-COVID-19 world. The summit will also focus on shifting supply chains, digitization and technology trends, the future of healthcare, and equitable growth. The summit is conducted to showcase the importance of the positive outcome of the India-United States economic partnership and the overall bilateral relationship between the two nations.

Coal India Limited has agreed to partner with Atal Innovation Mission , NITI Aayog to proactively support the flagship mission's innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives across the country. A Statement of Intent (SoI) of a strategic partnership between AIM and Coal India Limited was signed and exchanged in a virtual e-summit for the same.

World Music Day or Fete de la Musique is celebrated on 21 June. On this day, musicians perform for free in parks, museums, train stations, castles etc. But this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic the day is likely to be celebrated mostly indoors.

PM launched the 'Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan' employment scheme for migrant workers from six states who returned to their home states during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The Rs 50,000 crore employment scheme will be implemented on a mission mode in 125 days in 116 districts of six states - Bihar, MP, UP, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha.

India witnessed a rare celestial event, an annular solar eclipse on 21 June. The annular 'ring of fire' solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, was visible in different parts of the country.

The World Bank has approved dollar 1.05 billion for three projects in Bangladesh to create quality jobs and accelerate economic recovery in the wake of the Corona pandemic. These projects will help the economy in bouncing back by creating more and better jobs and promoting direct private investment in specialized economic zones.

World Refugee Day was observed on June 20. Theme of World Refugee Day was 'Every Action Counts'.