- Kidambi Srikant clinched clinched his 2nd successive super series title, by defeating Chen Long of China in Australian open super series final
- Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as Canada’s Supreme Court judge.
- Reserve Bank of India released the second edition of its statistical publication titled “Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2016-17”.
Total Population 2011- 1,21,08,55,000
Rural Population 2011- 83, 34, 63,000
Urban Population 2011- 37, 71, 06,000
Population Increase from 2001-2011 – 17.70% [Highest in Dadra and Nagar Hawelli- 55.88% followed by Meghalaya- 29.85%]
Sex ratio-2011 – 943 [Highest in Kerala- 1084 followed by Puducherry- 1037; Lowest daman and Diu- 618; In states lowest Haryana- 879]
Literacy rate 2011- 72.99% [Highest Kerala- 94% ; Lowest Bihar- 61.80%]
Density of Population 2011- 382(per sq km) [Highest- NCT of Delhi]
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Krushi Sanman Yojana scheme launched by govt of Maharashtra, Rs 34,020 crore loans to be waived under the scheme.
- ‘My Plant’ an app on help in recording data about tree plantations in the state, would be launched on July 1.
- Veteran tennis star Leander Paes won the Aegon Ilkley Challenger trophy with Canadian partner Adil Shamasdin,
- Today is Rath Yatra of lord Jagannath at Puri.
- India women cricket team captain Mithali Raj became the first woman in cricket history to hit seven consecutive fifties in ODIs.
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