CURRENT AFFAIRS JUNE 2016
1ST JUNE , 2016
Four month window to disclose black money opens today
Government raises retirement age of doctors to 65
India and Morocco conclude five MoUs to enhance cooperation in various fields
India and World Bank sign agreement for efficient bus service
India and Morocco launch Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Asia’s largest tech trade show COMPUTEX kicks off in Taipei
World’s longest and deepest rail tunnel has inaugurated in Switzerland
China successfully launches three satellites
Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.
10. BS Bassi appointed as UPSC Member
Bollywood actor and Comedian Razzak Khan passes away.
Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara retires from Test Cricket.
2nd June:
Prime Minister releases National Disaster Management Plan to make India disaster resilient
Union Cabinet has approved several MoUs
Cabinet clears India Post’s payments bank proposal
India and US sign an agreement on ‘exchange of terrorist screening information
Governmment Approves Mau-Tarighat New Railway Line Project
India gifts 2,000 bicycles to poor dalit girls in Nepal
Union Cabinet approves Proposal for Extension of Corridor-1 of Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-I
TRAI launches mobile app for subscribers to register complaints against pesky calls, SMSes
BRICS bank to issue first yuan denominated bonds
ICICI Bank cuts lending rate by 0.05%
2 Indian-origin women in Forbes’ self-made American women list.
Rahul Johri assumes charge as first ever CEO of BCCI
Former Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee passes away
Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to win a $100m prize mon
League system for Test matches to start by 2019
3RD JUNE
1.BSE gets RBI nod to start online bidding platform for SGBs
2.India and Tunisia sign MoUs for co-operation in IT, handicrafts secto
3.India joins The Hague Code of Conduct5.India-US ink MoU to boost energy security, clean
4.NK Chari is MD of State Bank of Mysore
5.Dr. R Seetharaman conferred with 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award
6.Actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack
7.Argentina retain top spot in FIFA rankings
4TH JUNE
1.Sasikumar appointed as new MD of SBT
2.Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Dies At 74
3.Odisha becomes first state to give social welfare benefits to transgender community
4.IBC Gets Affiliation From Commonwealth Boxing Councili. 5.Khattar inuagurates ‘Jai Jawan Awas Yojna’ to provide affordable housing to serving, retired JCOs
6.V.O.Chidambaranar Port Bags National Award For Excellence In Cost Management
7.HDFC Ergo Buys L&T Insurance For Rs 551 crorei.
8.Leander Paes wins to complete mixed doubles ‘Career Slam’
8.Leander Paes wins to complete mixed doubles ‘Career Slam’
5TH AND 6TH JUNE:
Suresh Prabhu launches Tiger Express train on the World Environment Day
PM Modi, Ghani inaugurates Afghan-India Friendship Dam
ADB, India ink $200 million loan agreement for Jharkhand roads
India, Qatar sign seven agreements to boost bilateral
India ranks 70th on 2015 Good Country Index, and 2nd in GRD index
V Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM
Haryana Government launches Asia’s first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launches Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act
World Environment Day observed with theme Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife
P Dhanapal re-elected as Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker
Navin Agarwal appointed DG of National Anti-Doping Agency
Veteran actress Sulabha Deshpande passed away
India’s first Mr Universe Manohar Aich passes away
Novak Djokovic Wins French Open 2016
7TH JUNE:
RBI has announced Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement
Himachal Pradesh becomes first state to launch green-concept based State Data Centre
Guwahati declares Gangetic River Dolphin as its ‘city animal’
Swachh Yug campaign to make gram panchayats along Ganga open defecation free
Rajasthan Government launches Mobile App RajVayu on Air Quality Index
Govt, ADB sign $120 mn loan agreement for Odisha
Facebook Appoints Former Adobe Executive Umang Bedi As India MD
Ashok Ganapathy appointed as Director of Airtel Business
Kulmeet Bawa appointed Adobe MD for South Asia
IOC honours IOA chief N Ramachandran with Olympic Order
Dia Mirza named Ambassador for Swachh Saathi programme
US Army Reserve officer Deshauna Barber crowned as Miss USA 2016
Walmart retains top position in Fortune 500 list
Serena pips Sharapova world’s top paid sportswoman
8TH JUNE:
World Oceans Day being observed on 8th June
Piyush Goyal Launches ‘Surya Mitra’ Mobile App
AYUSH minister has inaugurated National Health Editors’ meet on Yoga
Union Government to form new reserve battalion named after Maharana Pratap
US returns 200 artifacts worth USD 100 mn to India
NPCIL and Westinghouse agree to begin engineering work on 6 N-reactors
India, US set up 2 clean energy financial support programmes for $60 mn
SBI, ICICI Bank heads among four Indians in Forbes ‘Powerful Women’ list
Indian-origin professor in the UK awarded by Queen
Dr. Shahid Rasool Takes Charge At CEMCA
American mixed martial arts fighter Kimbo Slice passes away
Chess Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi passed away
The veteran musician, composer of Nepali national anthem, Mr. Amber Gurung passed away
Eden Gardens to host India’s 1st pink ball match
India to host Junior Men’s hockey World Cup
9TH JUNE
World Bank cuts global growth forecast to 2.4 %
2. India ranked 141 on Global Peace Index
3. India becomes third largest oil consumer
Pakistan tops in 2016 Malware Infection Index
6. International Monetary Fund approved 1.5 billion US dollar loan to Sri Lanka
7. Thailand becomes the first Asian country to eliminate mother to child HIV: WHO
Names of 4 new Periodic Table elements announced
9. Putin awards UN chief Ban Ki-Moon with the order of friendship
10. Naresh Goyal Re-Elected To IATA Board Of Governors
11. Tamil Nandu Gets New Chief Secretary
12. G Kalyanakrishnan took over as New Chief Executive for Nuclear Fuel Complex
13. Former Kerala Assembly Speaker T S John passed away
14. Veteran Journalist KK Katyal passes away
Sharapova banned for two years over doping
10TH JUNE
Suresh Prabhu flags off Champaran Satyagrah Express train in Bihar
Axis Bank launches India’s first certified green bond at London Stock Exchange
Maharashtra to observe 21st of every month as Yoga Day
4. Centre announces new Print Media Advertisement policy
5. India signs up to Europe-led clampdown on tax evasion and corruption
6. Nepal Deputy PM to land in Delhi today for three-day visit
FCI inks pact with Adani Group
Tata Power Solar bagged the MNRE award
9. Internet Saathi, a joint initiative of Google and Tata has launched in West Bengal
10. MTNL chairman Narendra Yadav steps down
Major General Per Lodin appointed to head UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
12. Akhil Sharma wins €100,000 Dublin International literary award
BJP MLA dies in road mishap in Madhya Pradesh
14. World’s highest-paid athletes: Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes 2016 list
15. Euro 2016 to kick off in Paris today amid tight security
11TH JUNE
India, Japan, and the US begin Malabar Exercise near the South China Sea
2. AAI conferred national award for best performing central PSU for Green Energy initiatives
3. Govt forms panel on PSU executives pay revision
4 Union Government Releases The Road Accidents In India 2015: Report
5. Telangana to set up 12,500-acre Pharma City near Hyderabad
6. Machilipatnam Town-Sanctioned For Development Under AMRUT Scheme
7. FICCI to be national partner at 8th Vibrant Gujarat Summit
8. India Post launches logo and tagline design contest for IPPB on MyGov
9. SBI, CaixaBank ink pact to fund Indo-Spanish joint ventures
10. ‘Sansad Ratna’ awards conferred on 5 MPs
11. V Vaithialingam elected unopposed as Speaker of Puducherry Assembly
12. Ragesh Chandra Appointed Secretary To Puducherry CM
13. Karnataka Bank former chairman MS Krishna Bhat passes away
14. Legendary Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe dies
15. Veteran journalist Inder Malhotra passes away
12TH JUNE
1.Sikkim becomes India’s first State to launch open government data portal
2.India ranked 141 out of 163 countries on 2016 Global Peace Index
3. Union Railways Ministry flags off Champaran Satyagrah Express train in Bihar
Google, Tata Trusts launch ‘Internet Sathi’ in West Bengal to empower rural women
13TH JUNE
Indian Railways launches Janani Sewa, optional catering Scheme on pilot basis
Veteran theatre personality Achyut Lahkar passes away
3. Veteran journalist Inder Malhotra passes away
4. 12 June: World Day against Child Labour
5. Indian-American Author Akhil Sharma wins 2016 International Dublin Literary Award
6. Scientists in Iceland turn CO2 into rock to combat climate change
Saina Nehwal wins 2016 Australian Open Super Series Badminton title
8. SEBI issues stricter KYC, disclosure norms for P-Notes
9. G Kalyanakrishnan took over as Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex
14th JUNE
Hubble Telescope spots solitary dwarf galaxy UGC 4879
Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad takes charge of Chief Justice of Manipur HC
Tata Power to acquire Welspun Renewables
14 June: World Blood Donor day
India, Ghana sign three agreements
RBI introduces Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
15th JUNE
President Pranab Mukherjee receives highest civilian award of Ivory Coast
Renowned Hindi writer Mudrarakshasa passes away June 15
Jupiter-like planet Kepler1647b orbiting two suns discovered June 15, 2016
Margaret Atwood wins 2016 Pen Pinter Prize
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Taiwan for cooperation in field of Agriculture
Union Cabinet approves MoU between ISRO and Canadian Space Agency
16TH JUNE
Union Cabinet approves India’s Membership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program
Union Cabinet approves Civil Aviation Policy 2016
Union Cabinet approves proposal to raise retirement age of CHS doctors to 65
Union Cabinet approves merger of 5 associate banks with SBI
17th JUNE
Scientists for the first time grow living bone in lab
Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
Union Government approve Ramayana & Krishna Circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme
India, Namibia sign two MoUs
17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification
Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir nominated as US Ambassador to Malaysia
18th June
1.Veteran Odia actress Manimala Devi passes away
Scientists detect Gravitational waves for second time
Scientists unveil synthetic Human Genome Project-Write
SpaceX successfully launches two commercial satellites
PM Narendra Modi outlines RAPID, five-point mantra to reform and broaden tax net
Microsoft to design app for HRD Ministry’s SWAYAM platform
IAF creates history by inducting 3 women fighter pilots for first time
19TH & 20TH JUNE
20 June : World Refugee Day
PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President inaugurate Duraiappah stadium in Jaffna
Union Ministry of AYUSH releases Yog Geet for 2016 International Yoga Day
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s statue unveiled in Malaysia
Kannada film ‘Thithi’ wins best film award in 19th Shanghai International Film Festival
Bipin R Patel appointed as President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Former Cricketer Chetan Chauhan as named NIFT Chairman
Renowned Educationalist Jeppiaar passes away
Sri Lankan pacer Shaminda Eranga suspended by ICC for illegal action
India won Silver medal at Archery World Cup in Antalya
Nico Rosberg wins European Grand Prix 2016
Australia won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016
21ST JUNE
International Yoga Day : 21st June
Union Government approves 100% FDI in Aviation, Defence and e-commerce sectors
India, Thailand sign 2 agreements to boost ties
Centre approves a proposal for Greenfield Electronic Park in Odisha
Punjab Government launches Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund
Assam Government launches Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra initiative to link primary schools to colleges
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to be launched in Odisha
Union Government bans the use of cancer-causing chemical potassium bromate as food additive
Martian crater named after Nepal quake-hit village Langtang
China’s Sunway TaihuLight declared world’s fastest supercomputer
Scientists make world’s first 1,000-processor microchip
Tata-Boeing joint venture establishes an aerospace facility in Hyderabad
HAL unveils indigenous basic trainer aircraft HTT-40
Virginia Raggi became first female mayor of Rome
BCCI suspends Goa Cricket Association officials for misappropriation of organization funds
22nd JUNE
ISRO launches record 20 satellites in a mission
Vice President inaugurates a two-day international conference on Yoga
SCO summit to begin tomorrow in Tashkent
Aadhaar to be linked with caste, domicile certificates
Jaitley releases silver coin to mark Martyrdom Day of Banda Singh Bahadur
India ranks 10th in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report
Andhra Postal circle releases stamps on Yoga booklet
US to provide Afghan forces $3 billion for 2018-2020 year and also donates $20 million to UN for Fallujah refugees
Nagpur and China’s Jinan become ‘sister cities’
SBI named in Hall Of Shame list of Banks funding Cluster Bomb Makers
South India Bank launches Remit2 India Service
Six Indian WW1 warriors get the place in Digital Archive of the United Kingdom
A Life in Diplomacy authored by MK Rasgotra
Renowned Telangana poet Guda Anjaiah passes away
AIFF to launch ‘Mission 11 Million’ for football
23th JUNE
Union Cabinet extends the deadline of UDAY scheme
FM Arun Jaitley to embark on 5-day China visit to attend AIIB annual meet
Union Cabinet approved the establishment of Fund of Funds for Startups
Cabinet approves Rs.6,000 Cr package for textiles
Union Cabinet approves pact for the avoidance of double taxation with Belgium
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany7. LIC Chairman S K Roy resigns
LIC Chairman S K Roy resigns
Anju Bobby George resigns as Kerala Sports Council President
Aveek Sarkar resigns as Chief Editor of ABP Group of Publications
India won three-match T20 Series against Zimbabwe
24th JUNE
Brexit wins as Britain votes to leave European Union in historic referendum
2. Union Government launches India’s first pilot programme to run two-wheelers on CNG in New Delhi
Odisha approves 500 new gram pancahyats
4. RBI releases framework on payments systems
India, Switzerland ink MoU to enhance cooperation in skill development
Asian millionaires now the wealthiest in the world
M S Dhoni becomes brand ambassador of Exide Life Insurance
8. BCCI appoints Anil Kumble as the new coach of Indian Cricket Team
Artemi Panarin wins 2015-2016 Calder Memorial Trophy
25th JUNE
Nagaland Governor launches women’s helpline number ‘181’
Nokia appoints Sanjay Malik India head
Mahashangarh declared as the SARRC cultural capital for 2016-17
Indian-origin lawyer to chair panel on human rights in South Sudan
Neil O’Brien dies at 82
Sri Lanka’s parliament votes in favour of right to information bill
Andhra Pradesh joins UDAY scheme
26TH & 27TH JUNE
India became the 35th full member of Missile Technology Control Regime
PM Narendra Modi launches Smart city Mission Projects in Pune
International Indian Film Academy Awards 2016
N Srinivasan re-elected as TNCA president for 15th term
Anju Bobby George & Pullela Gopichand taken as members of Khelo India
Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football
Argentina women win record seventh FIH Champions Trophy title
28TH JUNE
N S Vishwanathan appointed as the new deputy governor of RBI
India ranked 105th on WEF’s Human Capital Index
Odisha government to provide education loan at 1% interest
PM releases book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland”
Two Indians get Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2016
Founder of Titan, Xerxes Sapur Desai has passed away
India maintains the third position in ICC ODI team rankings
29TH JUNE
Majuli in Assam becomes India’s first island district
Cabinet clears pay hike for 1 cr. govt employees, pensioners
V Sasi elected Deputy Speaker in Kerala
NASA tests rocket booster for space mission
Suzuki Motors appoints scion Toshihiro Suzuki as CEO
Govt launches web portal to keep a check on environmental approvals for mining of minerals
30TH JUNE
1. Malaysia gets 2 women Shariah HC judges
Viswanathan Anand honoured with ‘Honoris Causa’ Doctor of Science degree
Union Cabinet approved MoU between UPSC and Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan
Pioneer of modern art in painting and pottery, K G Subramanyan passes away
Four Indian-Americans honoured with 2016 Great Immigrants Award in US
India successfully test fires ballistic missile ‘Barak-8′ off Odisha coast
World Bank, ISA sign agreement for collaboration in solar energy
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