Daily Current Affairs – 21 June 2025

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Sector: Environment & Media Subject: Environmental Awareness Campaigns, International Recognition, Media and Public Engagement Summary in Bullet Points: Dainik Bhaskar’s campaign ‘Ek Ped Ek Zindagi’ has won 3rd place in the Best Public Relations and Community Service Campaign category at the INMA Global Media Awards 2025. INMA stands for International News Media Association, a prestigious global media body that recognizes excellence in news media marketing and community engagement. The campaign transformed tree plantation from a personal act into a mass...

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  Sector: Sports Sector Subject: Archery – India’s Performance in Asia Cup Leg-2 (2025) Asia Cup 2025 Leg-2 was held in Singapore. Indian junior archery team won a total of 9 medals: 2 Gold, 6 Silver, 1 Bronze. India reached 7 finals in total. Out of these, India could win only 2 finals, losing 5 final matches. Both gold medals were won in Compound Individual Events. The performance shows consistency in reaching final rounds, but an inability to convert opportunities...

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Sector: Sports Subject: Archery, International Sports Achievement, Rajasthan Youth Sports Summary in Bullet Points: Event: Asia Cup Archery Tournament 2025 Location: Singapore Medal: Bronze Winner: Sachin Chechi from Jaipur, Rajasthan Match Result: Defeated Bangladesh’s Hemu Bachchar by a score of 148–146 Recognition: Congratulated by Rajasthan Archery Association’s General Secretary Surendra Singh and President Deep Singh Khangrot The association termed it a major achievement for both Sachin and his coach Sunil Chaudhary. The win is expected to inspire budding archers in...

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  Sector: Health and Social Welfare Subject: Public Health Governance, Tobacco Control, Good Governance Awards Rajasthan has been awarded the Best Performance Award under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) for 2024–25. The award was presented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in a function held in New Delhi. It was received by Dr. S.N. Dholpuria (State Nodal Officer, NTCP), Narendra Singh (ASPO), and Dr. Zakaria Chauhan (SPO). The recognition follows significant achievements in tobacco...

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  Sahitya Akademi declared Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025. Yuva Puraskar was presented to 23 young writers. Bal Sahitya Puraskar was awarded to 24 child writers. The awards were set to appreciate exemplary literary works in 24 Indian languages. All these prizes are to encourage young literary ingenuity and raise linguistic variety. Context In 2025 the Sahitya Akademi introduced the Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar honoring 23 young writers and 24 child writers respectively.  Covering the linguistic...

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The 11 th International Day of Yoga was observed along with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 st June 2025 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The event was headed by the theme, One Earth, One Health -Yoga thus bringing out the strong connection between personal health and planetary health. There were more than 24.53 crore participants across the world, which is very impressive. Started at the UN in 2014 with 175 countries in support of it, the IDY 2025 focused...