On World Environment Day, the E-100 Pilot Project was launched in Pune (5 June). The project's goal is to build a nationwide network for ethanol production and distribution.
International Chess Day is celebrated on 20 July, since 1966. International Chess Day celebrates one of the most ancient and most popular games in history.
China has reported the 1st human infection case with the Monkey B virus (BV). Monkey B virus is an alphaherpesvirus enzootic (endemic) in macaques, and it was initially isolated in 1932.
At the recent 47th G7 summit, the G7 (Group of Seven) Countries proposed a 'Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).