Central government has extended tenure of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amitabh Kant, by one year.
His tenure will now end in June 2022

India has cut import tax on crude palm oil from 15 % to 10% for three months. This new duty would be effective from June 30, 2021. 
India is world’s biggest importer of vegetable oils. But it has been struggling to bring down edible oils prices. 

Education Testing Service (ETS) has allowed use of Aadhar card for GRE and TOFEL Exams.  
Indian students who are writing GRE or TOEFL examinations will be allowed to use their Aadhaar cards as identification proof from July 1, 2021

Drug regulator of India, DCGI, has allowed Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in India.
Moderna’s vaccine is going to be fourth COVID-19 vaccine available in India after Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik.