| The theme of National Statistics Day 2019 observed on 29 June 2019 | Sustainable Development Goals |
| The new Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chosen to succeed Shri Anil Dhasmana | Shri Samant Goel |
| The cities of Italy which have been chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games | Milan and Cortina |
| The venue of G-20 Summit held from 28 to 29 June 2019 | Osaka, Japan |
| The former Tribune journalist, at present with Huffington Post who has been awarded the prestigious RedInk Award for ‘Journalist of the Year’ for her far-reaching expose during Calendar 2018 on the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of Indian (UIDAI) and its Aadhar data cache | Rachna Khaira |
| The chess player from Karnataka who has become 63rd person from India to become Grandmaster | Girish A Koushik |
| The Indian Coast Guard officer who has been chosen to be the next Director General of Coast Guard replacing DG Rajendra Singh on 30 June 2019 | Krishnaswamy Natrajan |
| The Indian state which has been gifted a museum of peace by Japan to mark 75 years of a fierce battle in 1944 | Manipur |
| The team which was defeated by Indian women's hockey team in the finals to win the FIH Series Finals Hockey tournament in Hiroshima hockey stadium in Japan | Japan |
| The operation launched by the Indian Navy in Gulf of Oman to reassure Indian flagged vessels transiting through the area is named | Operation Sankalp |
| The number of ODIs in which Virat Kohli has reached 11000 runs becoming the fastest to do so beating Sachin Tendulkar's record of doing it in 284 ODIs | 230 |
| The former President of Egypt from June 2012 to July 2013 who passed away on 17 June 2019 | Mohamed Morsi |
| The BJP MP from Kota-Bundi constituency of Rajasthan who has been elected the 17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Shri Om Birla |
| The Bengaluru based NGO which has been chosen for the BBC World Service Global Champion Award | Akshaya Patra |
| The venue of meeting of Council of Heads of State (CHS) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held from 13 to 14 June | Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) |
| The BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh who has been appointed the Leader of the House - Rajya Sabha, replacing Shri Arun Jaitley | Thawarchand Gehlot |
| The Chairman of the six-member committee to review the overall patterns of usage of ATMs and assess the impact, if any, on charges and interchange fees | VG Kannan |
| The popular Tamil theatre and film comedian and playwright who passed away on 10 June 2019 | Crazy Mohan (Mohan Rangachari) |
| The BJP MP who has been chosen to be the Protem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha | Dr. Virendra Kumar |
| The former Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army who has been elected its Prime Minister by Thailand's new Parliament | Prayuth Chan-ocha |
| The country which has honoured the Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi with its highest honour Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen | Maldives |
| The renowned scientist and cyclone warning specialist who has been appointed the new chief of Indian Meteorological Department | Dr. Mrutyanjay Mohapatra |
| The venue of 2nd Global Disability Summit held from 06 to 08 June 2019, India being represented by Union Minister Shri Thawarchand Gehlot | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| The world famous folk dancer of Rajasthan who passed away in a road accident on 02 June 2019 | Queen Harish |
| The Comptroller and Auditor General of India who has been elected as the external auditor of World Health Organisation for a term of 4 years from 2020 to 2023 | Shri Rajiv Mehrishi |
| The theme of Finance Literacy Week observed by Reserve Bank of India from 03 to 09 June 2019 | Farmers and how they benefit by being a part of the formal banking system |
| The public sector undertaking which has become the most profitable public sector company overtaking Indian Oil Corporation for the financial year 2018-19 | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
| The present National Security Advisor who has been reappointed for another 5-year term with a cabinet rank status | Shri Ajit Doval |
| The former Indian President who has been conferred the Order of the Aztec Eagle (the highest civilian award to foreigners) by Mexico | Mrs. Pratibha Patil |
Venue of the pageant: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Mumbai
Miss India 2019: Ms Suman Rao (Rajasthan)
Miss Grand India 2019: Ms Shivani Jadhav (Chhattisgarh)
Miss India United Continents 2019: Ms Shreya Shankar (Bihar)
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Dominic Thiem (Austria) |
| Women's Singles | Ashleigh Barty (Australia) | Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) |
| Men's Doubles | Kevin Krawietz and Andires Mies (Germany) | Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin (France) |
| Women's Doubles | Timea Babos (Hungary) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) | Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai (China) |
| Mixed Doubles | Latisha Chan (Taiwan) and Ivan Dodig (Croatia) | Gabriel Dabrowski (Canada) and Mate Pavic (Crotia) |
Prime Minister, Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: Shri Narendra Modi
Minister of Defence: Shri Rajnath Singh
Minister of Home: Shri Amit Shah
Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs: Smt Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of External Affairs: Shri S Jaishankar
Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises : Shri Nitin Gadkari
Minister of Textiles and Minister of Women and Child Development: Smt Smriti Irani
Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry: Shri Piyush Goyal
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers: Shri DV Sadananda Gowda
Minister of Tribal Affairs: Shri Arjun Munda
Minister of Food Processing Industries: Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
Minister of Law and Justice, Minister of Comunications and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology: Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2012
Designated by: Food and Agricultural Organisation
First observed: 2001
Theme: Drink Milk Today and Everyday
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First observed: 1983
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 1974
Host Country: China
Theme: Beat Air Pollution
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2019
Theme: Food Safety - Everyone's Business
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 2009
Action focus: Gender and the Ocean
Designated by: International Labour Organization
First Observed in: 2002
Theme: Children shouldn't work in fields, but on dreams
Designated by: World Health Organisation
First Observed in: 2004
Theme: Blood donation and universal access to safe blood transfusion
Slogan: Safe Blood for All
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 2012
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 1995
Theme: Let's Grow the Future Together
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2015
Designated by: UN General Assembly
Theme: Step with Refugees - Take a Step on World Refugee Day
First Observed in: 2001
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Climate Action
First Observed in: 2015
Designated by: International Olympic Committee
First Observed in: 1948
Observed to: Celebrate the foundation of the International Olympic Committee at the Sorbonne, Paris, on 23 June 1894.
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2011
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 1988
Theme: Health for justice, justice for health
Report released by: NITI Aayog
A composite health index based on key health outcomes and other health systems and service delivery indicators.
| Rank | Larger States | Smaller States | UTs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kerala | Mizoram | Chandigarh |
| 2. | Andhra Pradesh | Manipur | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| 3. | Maharashtra | Meghalaya | Lakshadweep |
Released by: Australian think tank Institute for Economics & Peace
| Rank | Country | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iceland | 15 | Bhutan |
| 2. | New Zealand | 72 | Sri Lanka |
| 3. | Portugal | 76 | Nepal |
| 4. | Australia | 101 | Bangladesh |
| 5. | Denmark | 141 | India |
Note: India was ranked 136 in 2018. Pakistan is ranked at 153.
19 May 1938 to 10 June 2019
Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright
Director of the Film and Television Institute of India: 1974–1975
Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi: 1988–93
Awards for literature
Sangeet Natak Akademi award – 1972
Padma Shri – 1974
Padma Bhushan – 1992
Kannada Sahitya Parishat Award – 1992
Sahitya Academy award – 1994
Jnanpith Award – 1998
Kalidas Samman – 1998
In addition to the above, he won several awards for screenplay and acting in films.