Environment
- According to the ‘BP Statistical Review of World Energy’, Global carbon emissions in 2018 grew by – 2%.
International
- TheShanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2019 began on June 13 in - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- New President of Kajakhastan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Person in News
- Union Ministers to be conferred Distinguished Alumni Award by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Foreign Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
- First English writer who received the 54th Jnanpith award for the year 2018 - Amitav Ghosh.
Sports
- Only Indian and the only cricketer to have a place in Forbes 2019 list of world's 100 highest-paid athletes - Virat Kohli.
- First place in Forbes 2019 list of world's 100 highest-paid athletes - footballer Lionel Messi.
Science and Technology
- Space mission by ISRO which will be launched on July 15, 2019 - Chandrayaan-II.
General Knowledge
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) – Founded in: 1969; Headquarters: Bengaluru.
- First satellite of ISRO - Aryabhata (1975).
- India's Chandrayaan-I mission - 22 October 2008.
- Kyrgyzstan - Capital: Bishkek; Currency: Som.
- Kazakhstan - Capital: Nursultan; Currency: Tenge.
