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TNPSC Monthly Current Affairs - June 2017
India
Union Government launched new bidding mechanism named Open Acreage
Licensing Process (OALP) and the National Data Repository (NDR) for the first
major oil field auctions to be held from 1st July 2017.
Indian Vice President Election to be held on 5th August,2017 through a secret
ballot.
Maharashtra Government issued Government Resolution (GR) on loan waiver, in
this Women farmers will be given top priority.
According to Switzerland’s central bank data, Indian’s money in Swiss bank down to
CHF 676 million.
NALSA has launched a web application for free legal services to prisoners. Through
this , the State Legal services authorities and District Legal services authorities can
feed the data for each individual prison inmate.
5.6 million children are at increased risk of water borne diseases as the rainy
season begins in conflict affected areas of countries around Lake Chad according to
UNICEF.
Asian Development Bank has pledged USD 10 billion support for infrastructure
building and immediate development needs of less-developed states in India.
The Indian Army has finally received its first batch of bullet-proof helmets after a
decade wait. The helmets were manufactured by Kanpur-based MKU Industries at the
cost of Rs 180 crore.
Odisha is set to become the first state in the country to open a blood bank for
cattle.
The Election Commission of India has joined hands with Facebook to launch
nationwide voter registration reminder aimed at reminding eligible Indian voters to
register themselves on the electoral rolls. The reminder will be made available for four
days beginning July 1. As a part of the initiative, Facebook will activate a unique
‘Register Now’ button reminding all the eligible Indian users to enrol themselves as
voters. The reminder will be available in 13 languages-English, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil,
Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Assamese, Marathi and Oriya.
PM Modi recently released the coin and postal stamp in the honour of Shrimad
Rajchandra on his 150th birth anniversary. He was the guru of Mahatma Gandhi
The HRD ministry has constituted a new nine-member panel headed by space
scientist K Kasturirangan to frame a new National Education Policy (NEP).
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come out with draft
regulations for organic food products to ensure the authenticity of organic
foods. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has invited comments
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from the public regarding the provisions of the draft regulations. FSSAI’s regulation
mandates that labelling of organic foods should provide full and accurate information
regarding the organic status of the organic foods. Organic food products must carry a
certification mark or a quality assurance mark provided by the notified certification
bodies. Organic farm produce means the product obtained from organic agriculture,
while organic food means food products that have been produced in accordance with
specified standards for organic production. FSSAI’s regulations have exempted organic
food marketed by the original producer or producer organisation through a direct
sale from verification compliance. However, this exemption will not be applicable to
processed organic products.
Desh Bandhu Gupta , Founder and chairman of Lupin, India’s second largest
Pharamaceutical company has passed away in Mumbai
Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme of West Bengal received the highest prize
in United Nations Public Service Award . West Bengal has been awarded in the Asia-
Pacific group for the category: ‘Reaching the Poorest and Most Vulnerable through
Inclusive Services and Participation‘.The scheme provides financial help to the girls
from disadvantaged families to pursue higher studies. It also aims to prevent child
marriage. Increased educational attainment, prevention of child marriage and financial
inclusion are the objectives of the scheme. The scheme was launched by Mamata
Banerjee in October 2013.
‘City Liveability Index’ is the first liveability index which will rank the major cities on
the basis of the quality of life. This was launched by the urban development minister
M. Venkaiah Naidu. Here 116 major cities were ranked based on a comprehensive set
of 79 parameters such as availability of roads, education, healthcare, mobility,
employment opportunities, emergency response, grievance redressal, pollution,
availability of open and green spaces, cultural and entertainment opportunities etc. This
will cover cities with a population above one million, including the capital cities. The
rankings based on the index would be released in 2018.
The Union Minister of Power , Piyush Goyal has launched a weather portal that will
help all the electricity distribution companies to manage power distribution.
According to UN report India is going to become the most populated country in
the world by 2024.
Uttarakhand has become the 4th state to be Open defecation
free(ODF) and Haryana became the 5th state to be ODF in India . Sikim was
the 1st state to be ODF free in India . Himachal Pradesh and Kerala found to be ODF
in the latter half of 2016.
Union Government launched VAJRA ( Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty )
scheme to attract Indian scientists abroad and India –based researchers for
conducting joint researches in India.
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Union Cabinet has approved the amendment of Social Security agreement( SSA)
between India and Netherlands to strengthen their tie between the two countries .
.A recent notification of Union Health Ministry states that TB patients should submit
their Aadhaar details to avail cash benefits from the government for their
treatment.
Former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has been choosen as the Presidential
candidate nominee by Congress to fight against BJP- led NDA’s Ramnath Kovind
ONGC and UNSECO conducted a preliminary survey for the conservation of Chilika
Lake to get Chilika Lake a world Heritage site tag. In order to secure the tag, the
lake should have outstanding global values in terms of bio diversity and ecosystem
.Chilika lake is a brackish water lagoon in the state of Odisha.
The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT has launched a dedicated web page to
help companies in the IT services and electronics sectors to adapt to the new GST
regime. The web page can be accessed through the ministry’s portal
: http://meity.Gov.in/
Union Minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty
Alleviation, M. Venkaiah Naidu has announced a new batch of 30 smart cities under
Smart City Mission, which was launched on June 25, 2015. With the addition of these
30 smart cities, the total cities picked up under the Smart City Mission has reached
90. Out of the 30 cities, 26 had proposed affordable housing projects, 26 had proposed
new schools and hospitals and 29 had proposed redesign and development of
roads. The newly selected cities include Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Naya Raipur
in Chhattisgarh, Rajkot in Gujarat, Amravati in Andhra Pradesh, Patna in Bihar,
Karimnagar in Telangana, Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Puducherry, Gandhinagar in Gujarat,
Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, Karnal in Haryana, Satna in
Madhya Pradesh, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, Dehradun in
Uttarakhand, Tirupur in Tamil Nadu, Pimpri Chinchwad in Maharashtra, Bilaspur in
Chhattisgarh, Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir, Dahod in
Gujarat, Tirunelveli, Thootukkudi and Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, Jhansi in Uttar
Pradesh, Aizawl in Mizoram, Allahabad and Aligarh in U.P. and Gangtok in Sikkim. The
government will further select 10 more cities under smart city mission as 100
cities were supposed to be selected for the Smart Cities Mission in total. The
remaining 20 cities that will be contesting for the remaining 10 slots are: Itanagar
(Arunachal Pradesh), Biharsharif (Bihar), Diu (Daman & Diu), Silvassa (Dadra and Nager
Haveli), Kavaratti (Lakshadweep), Navimumbai, Greater Mumbai and Amaravati
(Maharashtra), Imphal (Manipur), Shillong (Meghalaya), Dindigul and Erode(Tamil
Nadu), Bidhannagar, Durgapur and Haldia (West Bengal), Meerut,Rai Bareilly,
Ghaziabad, Sharanpur and Rampur (UP).
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) became the first municipal corporation in
the country to tap money through municipal bonds in 14 years. The AA+ rated
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PMC’s municipal bonds raised Rs 200 crore at 7.59 per cent rate at the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE). This is the first-ever mobilisation of debt capital by a municipal
corporation on the BSE BOND platform. Municipal bonds have been in existence in
India from the year 1997. Cities such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Nashik and Madurai
have already issued them. The 10-year bonds will be used by the Pune Municipal
Corporation (PMC) for a Rs 2,300-crore water project. The scheme is aimed at providing
water 24×7 for all residents of Pune.
Indian Railways have decided to launch ‚Operation Swarn (‘gold’)‚ to revamp
Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express concerned over the complaints received from the public
over these premium trains. Under the operation, in the first phase, Mumbai-Delhi
Rajdhani Express and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express will be upgraded. Under
the operation, a sum of Rs 50 lakh would be allotted to Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains on
various routes for the purpose of revamping. Under the initiative, Indian Railways will
work towards improving 10 aspects, namely, punctuality, cleanliness, linen, coach
interiors, toilets, catering, staff behaviour, security, entertainment, housekeeping and
regular feedback.
The Odisha Government on 22nd June 2017 has approved 53 Urban Projects under
the AMRUT scheme ( Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation .
Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi took the additional charge
of Governor of Bihar .
Travis Kalanick resigns as a CEO from Uber. He took the hard decision after a group
of major Uber investors demanded his immediate resignation.
A three-week orientation programme for NRI and PIO youth between the age
group of 18 to 30 years ‚ Know India Programme (KIP)‛ with a view to provide
them with an exposure to the country of their origin so that they can understand India
better and more closely has been inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj and also launched a portal for the Know India Programme (KIP). The
government has also announced the openings of 149 new post office passport seva
kendras in the country (POPSK so that a person need not travel more than 50
kilometeres to get his/her passport. POPSKs is an initiative undertaken jointly by the
MEA and the Department of Post.
Kochi Metro which will be Kerala’s first metro line and India’s first integrated
multi-mode transport system was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
. The first phase of the metro with 13.2 km out of the total 25 km stretch was
inaugurated . The Kochi Metro will be the country’s eighth inter-city metro rail project.
Kochi Metro is the first public transport system that has reserved jobs for the
transgenders The first phase of the metro with 11 stations covering 13km is the longest
first phase of a metro to be inaugurated. The Kochi Metro is the county’s first fully
integrated metro. The Kochi Metro is the first in the country to use Communication
Based Train Control technology for maximising train frequencies and minimising errors.
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Regional Silk research and Production centre is going to set up at Gorakhpur, Uttar
Pradesh.
The Chief Minister of Telangana has announced that the state will be shielding 12%
reservation for poor Muslim communities even in highest offices of the Central
Governmnet.
Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind has been chosen by the National Democratic
Alliance as its Presidential Candidate.
The Mobile App ‚Celebrating Yoga‛.has been developed by Department of Science
& Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology on the occasion of International
Yoga Day 2017(June 21)has been launched by Minister for Science & Technology Dr.
Harshvardhan. The aim of the app is to popularise Yoga and encourage people to
practice yoga for a scientifically healthy living.
India has been ranked 75th out of 102 countries in a list that ranks the countries
in terms of the human impact on environment per person. The ranking has
been done by MoneySuperMarket, a UK-based financial services website. Top 10
Performers: Mozambique (1st), Ethiopia (2nd), Zambia (3rd), Latvia (4th), Kenya
(5th), Albania (6th), Ghana (7th), Tajikistan (8th), Nepal (9th), Colombia (10th). Worst
Performers: Trinidad and Tobago (102nd), United States (101st), Sri Lanka
(100th), Ireland (99th), Canada (98th), China (97th), Australia (96th), South Africa
(95th), Cyprus (94th), Malaysia (93rd). Mozambique has topped the list as it
derives almost all of its energy from green sources. The ranking has been made based
on the impact the citizens have on the environment by taking into account energy
consumption, air pollution, waste production, reliance on non-renewable energy, the
carbon dioxide emissions per capita, wastewater treatment capacity, municipal solid
waste generated and tree cover loss etc. Of all the parameters, the most weight has
been given to Carbon dioxide emissions, municipal solid waste and energy
consumption.
Adani Group set up 50 MW solar PV plant with an investment of Rs315 Cr in Mahoba
district of Uttar Pradesh under the National Solar Mission Sheme.
The Shipping Corportaion of India in collaboration with Ministry of Shipping
,govt of India has organized ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ sammelan at Vile parle in
Mumbai.
Former Chief Justice of India (17th CJI) P N Bhagwati passed away. Justice Bhagwati
introduced the concepts of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and absolute liability to
the Indian judicial system.
India has moved up 6 places to reach 60th place among 130 countries in the Global
Innovation Index 2017, co-authored by Cornell University, INSEAD and World
Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO),emerging as the top-ranked economy in
Central and South Asia. This is the 10th edition of the Global Innovation Index 2017
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(GII). Top 10 most Innovative countries: Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the US,
the UK, Denmark, Singapore, Finland, Germany and Ireland. Switzerland leads the
rankings for the 7th consecutive year.
The Union Health Ministry have launched intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight
. It aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low- cost
diarrhoea treatment that is a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) solution
and Zinc Tablets.
India’s antitrust watch dog has imposed a fine of $ 13.6 million on South Korean
automaker Hyundai co’s local unit , accusing the company of anti- competitive
behavior
According to the ‘One Family at a Time’ study conducted by the UN International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Top Remittance Receiving
Countries: India (USD 62.7 billion), China (USD 61 billion), the Philippines (USD 30
billion) and Pakistan (USD 20 billion). Around 80% of the remittances across the world
are received by 23 countries such as India, China, the Philippines, Mexico and
Pakistan. Top Remittance Sending Countries: US, Saudi Arabia and Russia. These
countries account for almost half of annual flow of remittances.
The Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and
Hindustan Petroleum has have signed the joint venture agreement to jointly set up
the world’s largest refinery and petrochemical complex in Ratnagiri district of
Maharashtra. The new complex will have a 60 million tonnes refining capacity. The
complex would come up at Babulwadi, Rajapur in Ratnagiri district of
Maharashtra located very close to the West coast. Being on the West coast will be
helpful in easily sourcing the crude oil from the Middle-East, Africa and South America.
Non Profit National Adivasi Solidarity Council in its report claimed that about 200
people who were forced to leave their homes for the construction of Aliyar Dam in
1960’s in Tamil Nadu. It also specifies that the tribal community belonged to this
place is Malasar and they are still trapped in Plantation bonded labours.Aliyar dam
is located near Aliyar village in Pollachi, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
To enhance the passenger experience by upgrading the existing fleet of
coaches Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has launched Mission Retro-Fitment.
The mission will be carried out without affecting the traffic operation. Under Mission
Retro-Fitment, 40,000 coaches will be refurbished and retrofitted in the next five years.
The mission aims to induct about 40,000 coaches with upgraded interiors by 2022-
23. The mission will be one of the largest retro fitment projects in the world.
Child Rights and You (CRY), an NGO recently released a report on child labour stated
that more than 8 lakh children between the age group of 5 and 6 years in India are
engaged in child labour.CRY working towards the upliftment of underprivileged
children. Uttar Pradesh ranks first (2,50,672 children) in the country followed
by Bihar (1,28,087 children) and Maharashtra(82,847 children) respectively.
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The Centre has approved proposals of 100 AYUSH ( AYurveda, Unani, Siddha and
Homeopathy) hospitals across the country
Sachin Tendulkar will join other global celebrities for UNICEF’s ‘Super Dads’
campaign that highlights the critical role played by fathers in children’s early
development. The initiative is aimed at celebrating fatherhood and highlights the
importance of love, play, protection and good nutrition for the healthy development of
the brains of the young children.
The Indian Railways is planning to induct about 40000 revamped coachesat an
estimated cost of Rs. 8000 Cr to provide world class comfort to the passengers.
Eminent Social rights activist Mehrunnisa Dalwai (87) passed away
Maharashtra state govt has announced a loan waiver for farmers and decided to
form a committee to decide the criteria of debt relief.
The Union government on 11 June, 2017 has launched a portal ‚Tele law
service‛ which will available through Common Service Centre (CSC) network
to provide legal aid for the people living in rural areas via video conferencing .
The noted Telugu and Urdu Poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away on 12
June 2017. He is a Padma Bhushan and Jnanpith awardee.
Veteran Congress leader and member of Rajya Sabha P. Govardhan Reddypassed
away recently.
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has demand for aseparate time zone
for the northeastern states to improve work efficiency and save electricity in the
region. According to him, several daylight hours are getting wasted as government
offices opens only at 10am and closes as early as 4pm.
Justice CS Karnan becomes first High Court Judge to retire while absconding . The
Supreme court in May 2017 sentenced him to 6 months imprisonment for contempt of
court and ordered his immediate arrest.
Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia while addressing the 22nd APEDA Export award
function in New Delhi said that India emerged as 7th largest exporter of agri-
products globally.
The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2018 has been released.
In the list, three Indian universities have featured among the top 200 universities. The
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and Indian Institute of
Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have featured in the top 200 global universities. For the
first, three Indian institutions have found a place in the list of top 200 universities in
the QS Rankings.
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2017, and thus legalising Kambala. The bill will
now be sent to the President for getting his assent.
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‘Selfie with Daughter’ campaign was started in village Bibipur, Jind, Haryana by a
former Sarpanch Sunil Jaglan in June 2015. But now our President of India, Pranab
Mukherjee has launched a mobile Application ‘Selfie with Daughter’ at Rashtrapati
Bhavan. The App is aimed at raising awareness among people about female
foeticide and sex selection.
The Union Cabinet approved MoU for export credit of USD 9 billion between
Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) and Export –Import Bank of South Korea.
India’s textile and fashion heritage became the part of Google project ‘we Wear
Culture ‚, working with 183 renowned cultural institutions from around the world
including India this project explores the history of clothes dating as early as 3000
years agofrom the ancient silk road to the unmatched elegance of the Indian Saree.
According to UNCTAD’s ( United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development) World Investment Report 2017, India continues to remain as
a favourite destination for FDI even though tax related concerns remain as a
deterrent for the foreign investors. According to the report, the favourite
destinations for FDI are the US, China and India.
According to BMI Research, a Fitch group company, India is among the top five
consumer markets in Asia offering retailers the strongest consumer spending growth of
an average of 6.1% over the next five years. The other four countries are China, Sri
Lanka, Vietnam and Indonesia. As per the report, the real consumer spending growth in
2017 will be 6.2%.
‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’, a National Human Milk Bank and Lactation
Counselling has been inaugurated by Centre Health Secretary C K Mishra at the Lady
Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in New Delhi. This centre would be the largest public
sector human milk bank and lactation counselling centre available in North India. The
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also launched Mothers Absolute Affection
(MAA) programme to create awareness regarding breastfeeding among mothers for
enhancing the child’s immunity.
Kerala State government has come out with a green protocol to make the weddings
in the state more nature-friendly. Suchitwa Mission which is the state nodal
agency for sanitation, has already launched the initiative on a pilot basis in Kannur,
Ernakulam, Kollam and Alappuzha. As per the protocol, plastic and other non-
biodegradable articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol
decorations will not be permitted to be used in wedding ceremonies.
The Uttar Pradesh state government aimed to bring the curriculum of UP Board at
par with the CBSE. The decision to introduce NCERT books is expected to come into
force with the academic year 2018-19.
Union Government launches Skills for life, save a Life initiative aims to scale up
the quantity and quality of trained professionals in the health care system.
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The Union Government would be appointing Nyaya Mitras across the country to
speed up the hearing of cases that have been pending in lower court for the last 10
years.
India’s Presidential Election to be held on 17th July 2017 .The President of India is
elected by electoral college comprising elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
and State Legislative assemblies.
Sam Pitroda resigns as Technical advisor to Odisha government, as he was named
as Chairman of Congress Overseas Cell.
Only a few countries such as Germany, Australia, Canada, the U.S., Britain,
Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden and Israel have allowed women in
combat roles, The Indian Army is expected to soon open up combat positions for
women. This has been stated by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat.
India’s first rural LED street lighting project under the Government of India’s Street
Lighting National Project (SLNP) will be carried out by the Energy Efficiency Services
Limited (EESL) functioning under the Ministry of Power in Gram Panchayats of 7
districts in Andhra Pradesh byretrofitting 10 lakh conventional street lights with
LED lights.
Habibganj railway station in the suburbs of Bhopal will become India’s first railway
station to be redeveloped in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. On June 9,
station redevelopment work in the railway station will be launched by Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu. This project aims atdeveloping Habibganj railway station as a as
a world-class transit hub equipped with all amenities.
India signed a loan agreement with World Bank for Assam Citizen Centric Service
Delivery Project. The total estimated cost for this project is USD 49 million.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that it is working on a
forecasting system that will give a 15-day warnings on the likelihood of a malaria or
chikungunya outbreak across different regions of the country.
As part of its initiative to promote digital banking among the rural
population the Vijaya Bankhas stated that it plans to develop as many as 100 digital
villages in various States across the country . At present Vijaya Bank is the only public
sector financial institution to develop digital villages with focus on rural population.
Already, the bank has developed 5 villages into Digital Villages.
Rutland Island in South Andaman to be the site for the country’s long-range
missile test facility. DRDO has been seeking the approval for the test facility since
2012. Taking into account the strategic importance of the project for country’s defence,
the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife has approved the project
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated a new bridge on River Savitri at
Mahad on Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharshtra
The 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) titled ‘The Age of Focus‘ has
placed India at the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing
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business in the retail sector. This is the 16th edition of the Global Retail Development
Index (GRDI). China stands at the Second Position but still China’s market size and the
continued evolution of retail still make it one of the most attractive markets for retail
investment.
India’s first rural LED street lighting project under the Government of India’s Street
Lighting National Project (SLNP) will be carried out by the Energy Efficiency Services
Limited (EESL) functioning under the Ministry of Power in Gram Panchayats of 7
districts in Andhra Pradesh byretrofitting 10 lakh conventional street lights with
LED lights.
Habibganj railway station in the suburbs of Bhopal will become India’s first railway
station to be redeveloped in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. On June 9,
station redevelopment work in the railway station will be launched by Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu. This project aims atdeveloping Habibganj railway station as a as
a world-class transit hub equipped with all amenities.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that it is working on a
forecasting system that will give a 15-day warnings on the likelihood of a malaria or
chikungunya outbreak across different regions of the country.
Rutland Island in South Andaman to be the site for the country’s long-range
missile test facility. DRDO has been seeking the approval for the test facility since
2012. Taking into account the strategic importance of the project for country’s defence,
the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife has approved the project
The Union Government has recently abolished the Foreign Investment Promotion
Board (FIPB). This decision marked a water shed moment in India’s overseas frame
work. It is also a sign of giving a major boost to ‚ Make in India‛ and easing the flow
of foreign capital into India .
The Union Government launches INAM-Pro+, it is an upgraded version of INAM-
Pro , the web portal launched by the ministry in 2015 as a common platform to bring
cement buyers and sellers together.
The naval operated variant of Prithvi-II( surface to surface missile ) class missiles are
known as Dhanush was test fired successfully at Chandipur, Odisha on 2ndJune,
2017. This is first missile developed by DRDO under India’s Integrated Guided Missile
Development Program (IGMDP)
Andhra Pradesh is hosting a 3 day MoDI Fest( Making of Developed India Festival
) to celebrate the successful completion of 3 year rule by NDA Government.
India’s second Scorpene class submarine INS Khandheri which was launched earlier
this year has been made for surface trials.
Reliance Communication (R-com) chairman Anil Ambani announced that it will
demerge its wireless business with Aircel and transfer it to the new entity Aircom.
Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has clarified that‛ Beti Bachao
Beti Padhao scheme‛ has no provisions for individual cash transfer component . It
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focuses on issues of women empowerment on life cycle basis. It is not a Direct Benefit
Transfer (DBT). The ministry has announced that some illegal activities took place in the
states of UP, Bihar,Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand,MP and West Bengal. Certain NGO’s,
unauthorized organizations and individuals distributing forms in the name of cash
incentive under this scheme.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has approved Bharathi Airtel for the
proposed scheme of merger with Telenor (India) Communications Private Ltd.
Foreign Relations
Union cabinet has approved MoU between India and Israel on National Campaign
for water conservation in India.
US has decided to sell one C-17 transport aircraft to India. US and India have built a
close defence relationship in recent years. The US along with Russia and Israel has
emerged as a top three arms supplier to India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte have signed
three MOUs after the meeting in Hague the Netherlands. Both the countries are
celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations. The three agreements were on Cultural
Cooperation, Water Cooperation and an agreement on Amending Social Security
Arrangement.
India has earned the distinction of becoming the first country by
voluntarily contributing $ 100,000 to the UN Trust Fund for International
Cooperation in Tax Matters (the UN Tax Fund). The fund is aimed at helping the
developing countries to actively participate in the discussion of tax issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first foreign leader to have a White
House dinner after the US President Donald Trump assumed power. India and the
US have asked Pakistan to make sure that its soil is not used for cross-border terror
strikes. Both the countries have asked Pakistan to expeditiously bring the perpetrators
of the Mumbai and Pathankot attackers to justice.
India and Portugal have signed 11 agreements on various field during PM Modi’s
visit to Portugal
India and Russia have finalized a roadmap to further boost bilateral defence
cooperation during the 17th India-Russia intergovernmental commission on military-
technical cooperation held at Moscow.
India and Portugal have signed a protocol of cooperation in the field of
archives in Lisbon, Portugal.
India and Afghanistan are set to operationalize their first air-freight corridor in the
coming days. The first flight will be operated by Ariana Afghan Airlines, which is the
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Afghanistan’s national carrier. The flight which will initially operate once or twice in a
month will carry commodities to and from Delhi. Depending upon the supply needs,
the frequency of the flight will be increased.
First India –Russia joint committee on Science and technology cooperation held in
the Siberian city of Novosibirsk and the key areas identified to boost are space and
marine technologies, IT and deep ocean engineering.The meeting was Co chaired by
the Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin. Rogozin
praised India’s Make in India initiative and it inspired Russia to launch its own
initative ‚ Do It in Russia ‚initiative in Moscow, to boost local manufacturing and
technology development. This year, India and Russia are celebrating 70 years of
establishment of diplomatic relations between them. India’s Department of Science &
Technology, New Delhi and Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Moscow are
celebrating their 10th year of their partnership.
Kenneth I Juster was chosen to be next US ambassador to India
The United States has cleared the sale of the state-of-the-art Guardian 22 unmanned
Guardian drones to India.The transfer of the state-of-the-art UAV technology to India
will be the first significant progress after India’s entry into the exclusive Missile
Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and after the US has designated India as a major
defence partner.
Lockheed Martin and India’s Tata Advanced Systems at the Paris Air show have
signed a pact to produce F-16 fighter planes in India
As a step towards fighting black money stashed abroad, ‘Joint Declaration‘
for implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) was signed
between India and Switzerland on November 2016 under the guidance of G20, OECD
and other global organisations.Switzerland has ratified automatic exchange of financial
account information with India and 40 other countries. This will facilitate Switzerland to
share information about suspected black money with India and other 40 nations.
Australia has announced the opening of online visitor visa applications for Indian
Nationals.
India has won its re-election to the UN’s principal organ on economic, social and
environmental issues for another three-year term. India was one among the 18 nations
to win election to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).Along with India, Japan
and Philippines also re-elected to ECOSOC.
The Union Cabinet has approved a MoU signed between India and Palestine on
agricultural Co-operation.
India and South Korea has signed an agreement for $10 billion
assistance for infrastructure development projects in India, including smart cities
The Union cabinet has approved a MoU signed between India and Armenia on co-
operation on youth affairs.
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European Union has announced that it will release its final tranche of euro 25
million of its grant to the Indian Government’s Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) and
Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA) program.
AUSINDEX-17 will be the second overall bilateral drill between Indian Navy and
Royal Australian Navy will be held between June 13 and 19.Earlier, Exercise Australia-
India (AUSINDEX) was first conducted off the East Coast of India in September
2015.Three Indian warships INS Kamorta, the INS Shivalik (first stealth warship built
in India), and oiler INS Jyoti, will take part in the exercise. Indian warships have
reached Australia’s port city of Freemantle to take part in a week-long naval exercise off
the Western Australian coast.
An expert committee has been constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs to examine
the rules which allow free movement of people near Indo-Myanmar border. Indian
and Myanmar’s citizens are permitted free movement within16 km of the
international border, but these rules are widely exploited by militants for smuggling
arms, drugs, and fake Indian currency.
EU and France will give a grant of 3.5 million euros to three Indian cities- Nagpur,
Kochi and Ahmedabad as part of the EU’s commitment under the Paris Climate
agreement to curb emissions and promote sustainability in these cities.
The India-UN Development Partnership Fund for South-South Cooperation was
launched on occasion of the World Oceans Day at a special ceremony held at the
Permanent Mission of India to the UN to promote sustainable development
projects across the developing world.
India has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to provide USD 318 million as line of
credit for developing Sri Lanka’s railway sector. So far India has provided four lines
of credit to Sri Lanka for developing its railway sector that totally amounted to USD 966
million.
India and Russia mark the 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations
between the two nations by signing the St Petersburg declaration.
India and Russia have inked 5 pacts during the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Russia
between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin . The
most important are an agreement on cultural exchanges for a period of two years
(2017-2019) has been signed between the two nations and an agreement for
the construction of the third stage of the Kudankulam NPP (KK5 & KK6) along
with the Credit Protocol has been signed between NPCIL and ROSATOM.
Telangana has launched a digital wallet named T-Wallet for people to make public
and private financial transactions. The service can also be availed by those people who
do not have mobile phones. The public who do not have smartphones can use the
wallet for transactions using MeeSeva centres. The service has been launched
as ‚anytime anywhere digital payment option for everyone‛. The Telangana
Government has tied up with Vijaya Bank for providing this service.
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International British PM Therasa May won the vote of confidence in Parliament by winning 323
votes in favour.
Leaders of the World’s largest 20 economies will be converging at the 12th G20
Summit on 7-8 July at Hamburg, a major port city in Northern Germany to discuss
counter terrorism
Indian origin boy Arnav Sharma ( 11 yr old) in UK got 162 IQ point in Mensa IQ
test which is more than Einstein and Hawking.
Germany has legalised same-sex marriage in line with a host of
other European countries.
SIERRA ODC building has been recognised as the world’s second highest ranking
Green Building. The building has scored 103 points out of 110 under LEED
certification.
The world’s first ATM (automated teller machine) celebrates its 50th anniversary. The
ATM machines were the brainchild of Scottish inventor Shepherd-Barron. The first ATM
was opened on June 27, 1967, by Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London. To
commemorate the 50th anniversary, Barclays Bank has transformed the first ATM that it
commissioned at its Enfield branch into gold.
The European Union’s competition watchdog has fined Google a record 2.42 billion
euro for breaching the anti-trust rules by illegally favouring its shopping service.
The US has issued new criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim countries. The US
Supreme Court has partially restored President Trump’s executive order that banned
travel of people from the six Muslim-majority countries( Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria and Yemen )
The biggest ever joint military exercise took off between Australia and the United
States on 29 June 2017
Sharjah has been crowned the ‘World Book Capital’ for 2019 by UNESCO.
Two food items Chana and Chana dhal were added to Oxford English Dictionary in
its quarterly update.
President Klaus Iohannis has appointed outgoing economy minister Mihai
Tudose as Prime Minister and thus paved the way for the formation of a new leftist
Social-Democrat-led government in Romania. The Prime Minister-designate Mihai
Tudose will have 10 days to gain the vote of confidence.
US declared Pakistan based Hizbul Chief Syed Salahuddin as global terrorist.
Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed
as Canada’s Supreme Court judge.
The first global assessment of the impact of climate change on world heritage
listed coral reefs has been reported by UNESCO. According to the report, by 2100
most of the coral reef system would die unless carbon emissions are reduced. UNESCO
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has concluded that cutting down emissions and delivering the Paris Climate
agreement to be the only ways out to save coral reefs the world over. It is estimated
that at least 25 coral reefs are set to experience twice-per-decade severe bleaching
events by 2040. Coral Reefs are often referred as the rainforests of the oceans. The
Great Barrier Reef is the biggest coral reef in the world. It was recorded as a World
Heritage site in 1981.
Italian fashion legend Carla Fendi passed away . She was the public face of the
company famous colourful ‘baguette ‚ bags.
Vladimir Voronkov was appointed as the Under-Secretary- General of UN Counter -
Terrorism office.
China has launched a research project aimed at compiling historical data obtained
during earlier expeditions conducted by its teams to the disputed South China
Sea since the late 1950s
Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown
prince and heir to the throne replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef. This also
means that Prince Mohammed bin Salman will become the kingdom’s deputy prime
minister while continuing as defence minister.
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives by two law
makers that seeks to revoke Pakistan’s status as a major non- NATO ally (MNNA)
to the US.
The Scandinavian country Sweden became the first country to be committed to
become a net zero carbon emission emitter by 2045.
A 483 MW gas -steam Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant , built by China -
Russia joint venture officially started on 20th June 2017
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who is hailed as the father of German
unification has passed away. He was responsible for unifying Germany after the 1989
fall of the Berlin Wall
The World’s largest festival of light, music and ideas, Vivid Sydney has entered
into Guinness World Book of Records. It is an annual outdoor lighting festival held in
Sydney city of Australia. The Guinness World Record have given the Vivid Sydney
installation Dreamscape the title for the ‘Largest interactive lighting display’. Vivid
Sydney installation Dreamscape has been made up of 124,128 lights and links the
entire Circular Quay precinct beginning from the Sydney Opera House to the Sydney
Harbour Bridge into one cohesive canvas of light.
China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $150 million
equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure Fund. This loan will be the
bank’s first equity investment to fund private projects.
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Indian origin Leo-Vardarkar (38) who came out as gay in 2015 became the youngest
PM of Ireland
World Bank granted$520 Million to boost the economy of Afghanistan. World Bank
has stated that the six cash grants including money from Denmark, Germany and Japan
will help the Afghan Government ‚ at a time of un certainty whren risks to the
economy are significant.‛
France and UK have announced a joint anti terror action plan to crack down on the
spread of terror propaganda on the internet .
Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela has announced that his country has
upgraded its commercial ties with China and has established full diplomatic links with
China. In addition, Panama has stated that it is breaking off its formal relations with
Taiwan.
Ex-UN General Assembly President Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann has passed away
recently.
EU imposes new anti dumping duties on steel products from China.
Theresa May has appointed her close ally Damian Green as her first secretary of
state , effectively her deputy Prime Minister.
During the inaugural session of the BRICS Media Forum held in Beijing, Xinhua News
Agency and executive president of the Forum had announced that the Xinhua news
agency will invest one million U.S. dollars for boostering BRICS media.
US President Donald trump has nominated lawyer and former Justice Department
official Christopher Wray as the new FBI Director.
Sher Bahadur Deuba has become the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal for the fourth
time. Last month, Maoist leader Prachanda Kamal Dahal resigned under a power
sharing deal with the Nepali Congress leader.
Nepal’s first Woman Chief Justice Sushila Karki retired on 8th June 2017, she was
succeeded by Justice Gopal Parajuli.
The UN security council has unanimously passed a resolution expanding targeted
sanctions against North Korea. After North Korea launched its ninth ballistic missile
test of the year. This is the first such resolution since the US President Donald Trump
took office, which is agreed upon by the United States and China.
The United States has handed over 100’s of anti-terror weapons including machine
guns, pistols and grenade launchers to Philippines during the ceremony held in Manila
that highlighted a decade old American Counter Terrorism assistance Program to
Philippines.
Six Countries of the Arab region , Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and
UAE ( United Arab Emirates) cut off their diplomatic ties with Qatar and eject
Qatar’s diplomat from their territories . All the countries have accused Doha for
destablishing the region.
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The MoU was signed for developing a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric
Project, which will be the biggest hydro project in Nepal having the potential
to resolve its perennial power crisis in the presence of outgoing Prime Minister of
Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ andChinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu
Hong.
Denmark ( Scandinavian Country) recently repealed the 334 year old blasphemy
law that forbids public insults of a religion.
The UN security council has unanimously passed a resolution expanding targeted
sanctionsagainst North Korea. After North Korea launched its ninth ballistic missile
test of the year. This is the first such resolution since the US President Donald Trump
took office, which is agreed upon by the United States and China.
Donald Trump has announced the US withdrawal from Paris Agreement on
Climate Change.
Indian –American Amul Thapar has been appointed as the Judge in US Court of
Appeals.
Indian Origin Leo Vardarkar became the Catholic Country’s ( Ireland ) Prime
Minister . He is the first gay PM and the youngest person ever to hold the office.
The Astana Summit was held on 8-9 June in Astana, Kazakhstan. India and Pakistan
became members of China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the
SCO’s summit .The (SCO) granted full membership status to Pakistan and
India during its Ufa summit held in Russia in 2015. India signed the Memorandum on
accession in June 2016. The other full members of the organization are China, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. SCO is headquartered in Beijing.
Former IFS and Indian ambassador to US Nirupama Rao has been appointed as
the Public Policy Fellow to a top American think-tank based in Washington.
Appointments
Indian American Krishna R Urs was appointed as the United States (US)
Ambassador to Peru by Donald Trump administration
Dr Manoj Soni was appointed as a member of the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) and he had taken Oath of Office and Secrecy .The Oath was
administered to him by the UPSC Chairman Prof. David R. Syiemlieh.
Kaushik Basu has taken over as president of the International Economic
Association (IEA). He will serve as the President for a three-year term. He served as
India’s chief economic adviser from 2009 to 2012. He also served as senior vice-
president and chief economist at the World Bank from 2012 to 2016.
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Rajiv Gauba to be the next Union Home Secretary with immediate effect. He is a
1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
UNICEF has announced the Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan , a 19 yr
old education activist as its newest and youngest good will ambassador. This
announcement makes Muzoon the first person with official refugee status to become
an ambassador for UNICEF.
India re-nominates Dalveer Bhandari for another term of judge to
the International Court of Justice, Hague.
Law expert Neeru Chadha has been elected to the International Tribunal for the
Law of the Seas (ITLOS). With this election, she has become the first Indian
women to win a crucial election to a top UN judicial body that deals with disputes
related to the law of the sea. Neeru has become the first Indian woman to be
appointed as a judge at the ITLOS. Neeru has also earned a distinction of becoming
the second Indian woman to occupy a top position at the United
Nations after Lakshmi Pandit who served as the President of the United Nations
General Assembly.
Hoshiar Singh, has been appointed as Registrar of Copyrights for a period of five
years as per the recent order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training
(DoPT).
Shashi Shekar Vempati was appointed as the CEO of Prasar Bharati on the
recommendation of three member committee headed by Vice President M Hamid
Ansari .
Economy
NSSO (National Sample Survey Organisation) released report titled key
indicators of Unincorporated Non – agricultural enterprises in India based on the
information collected under 73rd round of its survey conducted during July 2015 to
June 2016 .
PAN card won’t be invalid if not linked with Aadhaar by 1st July by IT department.
After 1st July, 2017 it will become mandatory .
The government has organised a special programme to launch GST in the midnight
of June 30this going to held in Central Hall of Parliament to roll out of Goods and
Services Tax (GST) from July 1st. Goods and Services Tax is a comprehensive indirect
tax which is to be levied on the manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and
services in India.
India signed a USD 35 million loan agreement with the World Bank for Assam
State Public Financial Institutional Reforms Project.
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The World Bank has cleared a USD 250-million loan to aid the Skill India
mission.. Skill India Mission Operation (SIMO) will be a six- year programme in support
of National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017-23). The loan
amount would be used for making Indian youth more employable through reskilling.
Under the programme, persons in the age group of 15-59 will acquire skill training
irrespective of their employment status.
CBDT notifies rule 10 CB for secondary adjustments under section 92 CE of IT Act,
1961. The provision also describes the rate of interest for computing the income in case
of failure to repatriate the excess money within the prescribed time limit.
India and ADB (Asian Development Bank) have signed USD 275 million loan
agreement for upgrading small towns in Madhya Pradesh. The project will be carried
out in design-build operate model including 10-years operation.
India’s CAD ( Current account Deficit) for the last fiscal narrowed down to
0.7% ($112.4 billion )of the GDP from that of 1.1% ($130.1 billion )in 2015-16 due to
contraction in the trade deficit according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Further, the
net FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows in 2016-17 also got narrowed to $35.6
billion from $36 billion during 2015-16.
The GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley have decided to set up
a five-member anti-profiteering authority to decide on levying the penalty if
businesses do not pass on the benefit of price reduction to consumers under GST
regime. The GST Council has also approved the anti-profiteering rules. The anti-
profiteering committee would be headed by a retired secretary-level officer.
The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts as well
as for carrying out financial transactions above of Rs 50,000.
The Union Cabinet has approved proposal to introduce financial resolution and
deposit insurance bill 2017. This bill aims at providing a comprehensive framework for
specified financial sector entities to deal with bankruptcy situation in banks, insurance
companies and financial sector entities.
The Union Cabinet has approved the Interest Subvention to banks on short term
crop loan to farmers. T his scheme will help farmers to get crop loan for Rs. 3 lakhs
payable within one year at only 4% per annum. The Government has allocated a
sum of Rs 20339 Crore for the purpose.
Reserve Bank of India has said that it will release new batch of Rs 500 currency
notes whose design will be similar to the one which were released post
demonetisation. The new batch of Rs 500 banknotes will have inset letter ‚A‛ in both
the number panels. It will bear the printing year as ‘2017’ on the reverse side and it
will bear the signature of RBI Governor Dr. Urjit R. Patel.
NITI Aayog has launced SATH ( Sustainable action for transforming Human
Capital)program for Co-operative federalism.
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The State Bank of India, Country’s largest lender cut the interest rate on home loans
above Rs 75 lakhs by 10 basis points (bps) to 8.60 points.
India –UN Development Partnership Fund will implement country level projects that
are catalytic towards achieving the 17 suistainable development goals of the 2030
agenda.
State-run oil marketing companies such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) will revise the
prices of petrol and diesel daily from June 16 throughout the country. Following the
success of the month-long pilot run in Udaipur, Jamshedpur, Puducherry, Chandigarh
and Vishakhapatnam from May 1.
The Reserve Bank of India has kept repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in its second bi-
monthly monetary policy review. Reverse Repo rate has been kept unchanged at 6%.
The RBI has cut the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 50 basis points to 20%. RBI has
reduced the growth projection for the current fiscal to 7.3% from 7.4%.
The finance Ministry has asked all those ministries tasked with clearing foreign direct
investment proposals in the 12 sectors that require government’s nod to take a
decision on such proposals within 60 days.
The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) has projected a growth rate
of 7.2% for India in the financial year 2017 as against 6.8% growth in 2016. Also,
the bank in its report expects India’s growth rate to remain at 7.5% in 2018 and
7.7% in 2019.
The 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) titled ‘The Age of Focus‘ has
placed India at the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing
business in the retail sector. This is the 16th edition of the Global Retail Development
Index (GRDI). China stands at the Second Position but still China’s market size and the
continued evolution of retail still make it one of the most attractive markets for retail
investment.
The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) has projected a growth rate
of 7.2% for India in the financial year 2017 as against 6.8% growth in 2016. Also,
the bank in its report expects India’s growth rate to remain at 7.5% in 2018 and
7.7% in 2019.
India signed a loan agreement with World Bank for Assam Citizen Centric Service
Delivery Project. The total estimated cost for this project is USD 49 million.
As part of its initiative to promote digital banking among the rural
population the Vijaya Bankhas stated that it plans to develop as many as 100 digital
villages in various States across the country . At present Vijaya Bank is the only public
sector financial institution to develop digital villages with focus on rural population.
Already, the bank has developed 5 villages into Digital Villages.
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India and World Bank have signed an agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 36
millionfor Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building
Program.
India and World Bank signed an agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 36
million for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building
Progaram.
Important Days
June 29 – International Day of Tropics was celebrated with an aim to raise awareness
to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas and the far reaching implications of
the issues affecting the world’s tropical zone.
June 26 – International day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed
with the theme ‚Listen first – Listening to Children and youth is the first step to
help them grow healthy and safe‛
June 25 – Day of the Seafarer was observed by the International Maritime
Organization with the theme of 2017 ‘Seafarers Matter‛
June 23 – International Widows Day Observed Day
June 20 – World Refugee Day is observed every year to commemorate the strength,
courage and perseverance of millions of refugees.
June 21 – International Yoga Day with the theme of 2107 ‚ Yoga for Health ‚.The
theme has been chosen to highlight the fact that yoga can contribute in a holistic way
to achieving an equilibrium between mind and body. The first International Yoga Day
(IYD) was celebrated across the world on 21 June 2015.This is the third edition which
was inaugurated by PM Modi at Ramabai Ambedkar Ground in Lucknow
June 19 – International Day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflicts was
observed every year globally with the theme of 2017 ‚ Preventing sexual violence
crimes through Justice and Deterence
June 17 -The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every
year to promote public awareness to combat desertification with the theme of
2017 ‚Our Land. Our Home. Our Future‚.
June 15- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with the theme of 2017 ‚Understand
and end financial abuse of older people : A human Rights issue.
June 14- World Blood Donor’s Day(WBDD) with the theme 2017 ‚Give Blood. Give
Now. Give Often.
June 13-International Albinism Awareness day is observed with an aim to end
multiple forms of discrimination that I sfaced by the people who suffers from albinism.
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June 12 –World Day against Child Labour with the theme 2017 ‚ In conflicts and
disasters , protect children from child labour.
June 8 – World Ocean Day with the theme ‚ Our Oceans, Our Future ‚
June 6 – United Nations Russian Language Day is observed annually to maintain the
equality of all six official Union Languages.( English. French, Arabic, Chinese , Spanish
and Russian)
June 5- World Environment Day with the theme 2017 – Connecting People to
Nature.
June 6 – United Nations Russian Language Day is observed annually to maintain the
equality of all six official Union Languages.( English. French, Arabic, Chinese , Spanish
and Russian)
June 1 – Global Day of Parents
Awards & Honours Anti-hunger activist Ankit Kawatra has been awarded the Queen’s Young
Leaders Award for 2017 by Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in the Buckingham
Palace. The Queen’s Young Leaders Award recognises exceptional work towards
solving hunger and malnutrition in India. Ankit Kawatra is the founder of Feeding
India, an organisation which works towards eradicating hunger and food wastage in
India.
Manushi Chhillar of Haryana has crowned as Femina Miss India World 2017 .
The event was held at Yash Raj studio in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Sonam Kapoor’s fashion label Rheson won the Compassionate Business Award
2017 from PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of animals) for a line of bags made
exclusively of vegan materials.
Nisha Dutt, Chief Executive Officer of Intellecap has become the first Indian
woman leader to have been honoured with the ‚Social Entrepreneur of the Year‛
award at The 7th Asian Awards in London. Her key contribution lies in integrating
technology with challenges of healthcare, financial services, incubation and
conceptualising programs such as Innovations Labs.
Poet J.Jayabharathi from Tamil Nadu has been chosen for Sahitya Akademi
Yuva purashkar Awards 2017.This year regional poets were dominated and
sweep out 16 awards for their exceptional poetry work. The other awardees
included 5 authors for short stories, 2 for biographies and one for essay.
Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel has acquired an ‘image trademark‘ and it is
the first building in the country to acquire intellectual property rights
protection for its architectural design under the Trademark Act of
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1999. Henceforth, the image of Taj Mahal Palace hotel’s dome and exterior can be
used only with the consent of Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris.
India has become the 71st nation to join the United Nations TIR (Transports
Internationaux Routiers) Convention that will help boost trade and regional
interaction across South Asia and beyond.
Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines has
launched the Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 (ECBC 2017) The code
aims to achieve energy neutrality in commercial buildings. ECBC 2017 aims to
optimise energy savings with the comfort levels for occupants. The code sets clear
criteria for builders, designers and architects to integrate renewable energy sources
in building design through the inclusion of passive design strategies. The code
provides present as well as futuristic advancements in building technology to cut
down building energy consumption and promote low-carbon growth.
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence Ammunition which is a subsidiary of Reliance
Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with Serbia’s state-run
Yugoimport to manufacture ammunition in India. Accordingly, Yugoimport has
offered a fully compliant technical solution to meet the Make in India requirements
of the Indian government.
Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune has become the first
recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding contribution to
promotion and development of Yoga.both domestically and internationally over a
period of four decades. It has also published a number of books on yoga which has
been translated into multiple languages. This award was instituted at the 2nd
International Day of Yoga celebrations at Chandigarh by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
Qatar Airways announced world’s Best Airline at 2017 Skytrax World Airline
Awards.On the other hand Air Asia won awards for being the Best Low cost
Airline in Asia for a month year in the row and also as World’s Best Low Cost
Airline Premium Cabin 2017
Eminent Litterateur Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi belongs to the West Kameng
district of Arunachal Pradesh has been chosen for the Bhupen Hazarika Award
2017.The award will be conferred on Thongchi at a function to be held in
Jammu & Kashmir in September 2017 by Pune –based Social Organization
Sarhad.
Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize for
his novel ‚A Horse Walks Into a Bar‚. David Grossman has become the first
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Israeli author to win the Man Booker International Prize. He will share the £50,000
($64,000) award money with his translator Jessica Cohen.
Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been chosen for the national award
for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee
programme (MGNREGP) by the Ministry of Rural Developmen for its ‘Project Jal
Sanchay’, a water conservation model which is successfully adopted in the district.
The award will be conferred on June 19 at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan in New
Delhi.
Polish Poet Adam Jagajewski won Spain’s Princess of Asturia’s awardfor
literature.He was awarded for his resolute stance in defence of freedom and the
search for beauty , works of great human depth and fine aesthetic sensibility.
Soumitra Chatterjee , Bengali actor was honoured with 2017 Legion d’ Honneur ,
the highest French civilian honour.
Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi was honoured for life time
activism at the 70th anniversary of 1946 Indain Passive Resistance Campaign
in South Africa
Renowned poet and essayist Haraprasad Das on June 11, 2017 was conferred with
the prestigious Kalinga Literary Award for his contribution to literature at the 4th
edition of Kalinga Literary Festival. This year 2 new category was announced :
Kalinga International Literary award and Kalinga Karubaki award. Anand
Neelakantan was honoured with Kalinga International award for his contribution
towards literature and Paramita Satpathy was chosen for Kalinga Karubaki
award for her contribution to Odia poetry.
The Union Minister of Health and family welfare JP Nadda was conferred with Who
Director -General’s recognition award for global tobacco control , this award
was presented to him by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO
South-East Asia at the ‘National Consultation on Accelerating Implementation of
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) for achievement of
SDGs’. India is the second largest tobacco consuming country in the world.
The MGNREGA annual award will be given to Vizianagaram district in Andhra
Pradesh for itseffective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act during the time period 2015-16 as announced by
the Ministry of Rural Development. This would be presented to the Programme
co-ordinator and District Collector at the MNREGA Sammelan on 19th june
2017 in New Delhi.
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Science and Technology A study warns that nearly one-fifth of the world population will become climate
change refugees by 2100 due to rising ocean levels.
Three Neolithic Skull fragments has been discovered at a stone age temple in
Turkey.
The NASA has successfully launched Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding
rocket that created colourful artificial clouds visible in the skies of the US. The
rocket was launched from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Petya is a ransomware, similar to the Wannacry ransomware which is part of a
new wave of cyber-attacks and has infected computer servers across the world. In
India, the ransomware has crippled the operations at one of the terminals of the
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. The affected terminal was being operated by AP
Moller-Maersk. The attack has impacted the external trade by affecting the systems
dealing with the cargo and ships at the country’s largest port. The
Petya ransomware has hit computer servers all across Europe. Ukraine and Russia
are the worst affected countries.
NASA has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic
Transport (QueSST) aircraft design. NASA had forged a partnership with
Lockheed Martin, in February 2016 for the QueSST preliminary design. With this
development, NASA is a step closer to actually building an X-plane. The project falls
under the ambit of NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology Project.
China has launched its most powerful naval destroyer, the Type 055, at the
Shanghai port. The naval destroyer is one among the largest warships in the world.
ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-17 communication Satellite onboard the
Ariane-5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center at French Guiana on June
28. GSAT-17 will be the ISRO’s third satellite that is launched within a span of
three months.
NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has found rocks at the edge of Endeavour
Crater that might have been a lake of liquid water. The scientists believe that the
rocks were either transported by a flood or eroded in place by the wind.
Satellite-based chip systems developed by ISRO will be used to alert road users
at unmanned level crossings about approaching trains. These chips will also help
the railways in tracking train movement on a real-time basis. Initially, on a pilot
basis the ISRO-developed integrated circuit (IC) chips will be installed
in the Mumbai and Guwahati Rajdhani trains. Hooters will be installed at 20
unmanned level crossings on Rajdhani routes for Guwahati and Mumbai.
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China has launched its first self developed next generation bullet train ‘
Fuxing’ with a maximum speed of 400 kmh on one of the country’s busiest lines –
Beijing – Shanghai line
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad has been
chosen by NITI-Aayog for hosting the Atal Incubation Centre for biotechnology
start-ups. Atal Incubation Centre scheme aims to create high-class incubation
facilities with necessary infrastructure in terms of capital equipment and operating
facilities, coupled with the availability of sectoral experts for mentoring the start-
ups.
Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog is aimed at promoting a culture of
innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) is a multi- million dollar project being developed by
an international consortium of Five countries including India. The other four
countries are Canada, China, Japan and the U.S. Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) is
the world’s biggest telescope which would facilitate astronomers to observe the
intricacies of the universe from earth. India will spend Rs 1,300 crore on the
project. India’s contribution to the project will be more in terms of hardware than
money. The project would be led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA),
Bangalore, with the help of the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational
Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and
Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. India has a 10% partner in the telescope project. The
telescope is expected to be ready by 2020.
Social media giant Face book on 21st June 2017 introduced some new tools in
India that will allow users especially women to protect their profile pictures from
being downloaded and shared . By triggering the Photo Guard , one can prevent
the downloading, sharing or sending of the photo in a Face book message.Profile
pictures with added security will be displayed with a blue border and shield forming
visual cue so that people can understand the picture is protected.
.ISRO has launched successfully Cartosat -2 series satellite along with 30 other
co-passengers payload by the launch vehicle PSLV C-38 from Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, Sriharikota at 9 a.m on 23rd June 2017.The 30 nano satellites includes
29 satellites from 14 countries and 1 domestically pay load of a private
educational institute from Kanyakumari district.
NASA has launched world’s lightest satellite weighing only 64 grams designed
by 18-year-old boy Rifath Sharook from Tamil Nadu. The tiny satellite has been
named as KalamSat after the former President APJ Abdul Kalam. The tiny satellite
was launched into space on a sounding rocket from NASA’s facility in Wallops
Island. KalamSat is a 3-D printed satellite. This is the first time that 3-D printing
technology is used to make satellites. The satellite has been made of reinforced
carbon fibre polymer. By using the concept called BalloonSats, the group created a
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Near Space Launch Vehicle (NSLV) to launch KalamSat. BalloonSats are designed to
carry lightweight experiments into near-space. The satellite was operated for 12
minutes in a micro-gravity environment of space after its flight. The purpose behind
the launch of KalamSat was to demonstrate the performance of 3D-printed carbon
fibre.
After an extensive search carried out for four years, NASA’s Kepler space
telescope has detected a total of 49 planets in the Goldilocks zone .It has
identified 10 Earth-like planets outside the solar system that are expected to host
life due to their right size and temperature. Goldilocks Zone refers to a habitable
zone where the temperature is neither too high nor too low.
Larsen & Toubro has launched the first indigenously built Floating Dock (FDN-
2) to repair Indian Navy ships at its Shipyard at Kattupalli, north of Chennai. The
floating shipyard would be handed over to the Indian Navy after conducting three
to four months of trial. After the trials, FDN-2 will be moved to Andaman & Nicobar
Islands. There it would be used for repairing assets of the Indian Navy and also of
other services. The FDN-2 is a wholly Made in India product.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch earth observation
satellite Cartosat-2 series weighing 712 kg and 30 nano-satellites using Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Out of the 30 nano-satellites, 29 will be of foreign
origin and one will be of India’s. The 29 nano-satellites will be from 14 countries
such as Austria, Belgium, Britain, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the US. These 29 satellites will be
launched by ISRO as part of the commercial arrangements between ISRO’s
commercial arm, the Antrix Corporation Ltd with these nations. The 30 satellites will
together weigh 243 kg. The total weight of the 31 satellites would be 955 kg. The
PSLV-XL will be launched from the Sriharikota rocket port. This will be the
seventeenth flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration. It uses solid strap-on motors.
For the very first time NASA is testing the effectiveness of a flexible solar array,
the Roll-Out Solar Array, or ROSA, on space station . ROSA is expected to be
one day power satellites and spacecraft. NASA had already tested the ROSA
technology in vacuum chambers on the Earth.
China has unveiled world’s first train that runs on a virtual track making use of
sensor technology instead of metal rails. The train will be rolled out for public use
in 2018. It will be launched in the Chinese city of Zhuzhou in a bid to help to deal
with traffic in the area. The new train is expected to have a lifespan of around 25
years. The new trains will make use of rubber wheels on a plastic core and can be
automatically guided without rails. This new technology has been copyrighted by
the Chinese rail corporation.
China on 15th June 2017 has successfully launched its first X-ray Space
Telescope named ‚Insight ‚ to study black holes , pulsars and gamma –ray bursts.
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In a span of 137 years when modern record-keeping of average global
temperatures had commenced , May 2017 was the second hottest month
according to NASA, The temperature of May 2017 was 0.88 degrees Celsius
warmer than the mean May temperature from 1951-1980. May 2016 is the hottest
on record with 0.93 degrees Celsius warmer than the May mean temperature.
Mission officials for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have announced
the initial science targets for the James Webb Space Telescope. JWST, being the
most powerful telescope designed and built on Earth is scheduled to be launched
in October 2018 on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. As a part of the
initial observations, 2100 observations has been planned for the JWST by the
mission handlers. JWST is 100 times powerful than the Hubble Space
Telescope and will be the largest telescope ever sent into space.
Mangalyaan , the interplanetary Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has completed
its 1000 Earth days in its orbit on 19th june 2017. The Mars Orbiter Mission
(MOM) was launched into space on November 5, 2013, from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket C25 . The MOM has at
present completed 388 orbits of Mars and has sent 715 images back to earth.
India has plans to send Mangalyaan 2.0 and a new mission to Venus after 2020.
The mini-ecosystems comprising of potato seeds and silkworm eggs would be sent
to the moon by Chang’e 4 which is scheduled to be launched in 2018 by China.
The main objective behind this mission is to prepare for future moon landings and
possible human inhabitants. China is preparing for a planned mission to the Moon.
The No.1 wireless operator in the US , Verizon will combine Yahoo with
AOL which was bought by it two years ago to establish a venture
called Oath. Verizon has acquired Yahoo’s core business for $4.48bn (£3.51m), thus
ending Yahoo’s two-decade long run as an independent company
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test
fired anti-tank ‘Nag’ missile in Rajasthan. The Nag missile is a third generation
anti-tank guided missile which works on ‚fire and forget‛ principle. The anti-tank
Nag missile is one of the five missile systems developed by the (DRDO) under
the integrated guided missile development programme (IGMDP). The four other
missiles includes Agni, Akash, Trishul and Prithvi.
Scientists in collaboration with Toyota are developing a new system that would be
able to predict if a car driver is able to have a heart attack.
Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu won the gold medal in the Mixed Team10 m Air
Pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup
Rifle/Pistol stage took place in Gabala, Azerbaijan.
French Open Champion Jelena Ostapenko has jumped from 47th place to a
career-high 12th in the WTA rankings. Angelique Kerber (Germany)retains
her No. 1 position. Second Rank: Simona Halep (Romania) Third Rank: Karolina
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Pliskova (Czech Republic) Fourth Rank: Serena Williams (USA) Fifth Rank: Elina
Svitolina (Ukraine)
Rafael Nadal has set a record winning his 10th French Open Title by defeating
Stan Wawrinka in Paris, France. None other than him won this title at the same
event.
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai, has come up with
a cost-effective toilet. The toilet is expected to be set up in those areas where
toilet coverage is not available. The toilet has been built with the help of the textile
reinforced concrete (TRC) panels. The toilet will weigh less than 500kg and will have
a life span of 25-30 years.
A minor planet in Milky Way named after Sahithi Pingali, a twelfth grader from
Bengaluru ,as a reward for developing an integrated mobile phone app and lake
monitoring kit to monitor pollution in water bodies.
NASA will launch the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket into the
space that will release blue-green and red artificial clouds. The launch is expected
to support space studies.These artificial clouds will be visible from New York to
North Carolina.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised the protocol for
antibiotics with an aim to curb antibiotic resistance. WHO has divided the drugs
into three categories — access, watch and reserve. Commonly used antibiotics will
be placed under the ‘access’ category. Antibiotics which are slightly potent will be
placed under ‘watch‘ category. The highly potent drugs which should be used only
as a last resort will be placed under the ‘reserve’ category.
Scientists have discovered the hottest known exoplanet, designated KELT-
9b which is warmer than most stars in the universe. The study has been published in
the journal Nature.
499 new species have been discovered from various parts of the country(India) last
year according to the Animal Discoveries 2016, New Species and Records,
brought out by the Zoological Survey of India and Plant Discoveries 2016, by the
Botanical Survey of India
Scientists have discovered a new species of flying squirrel named Glaucomys
oregonensis in North America, it is also known as Humboldt’s flying squirrel.
NASA has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian-American (Lt Col. Raja
Grinder Chari) from a record number of over 18000 applicants who will be trained
for missions into earth orbit and to deep space.
NASA will launch the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket into the
space that will release blue-green and red artificial clouds. The launch is expected
to support space studies.These artificial clouds will be visible from New York to
North Carolina.
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NASA will launch the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or
NICER, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket , the world’s first ever mission devoted for
studying neutron stars. The mission will focusespecially on Pulsars.
India successfully test fired its first all weather tracked (QR-SAM )Chassis Quick
Reaction Surface to air missile from a mobile launcher at the integrated Test Range
at Chandipur, Odisha.
The World’s fastest elevator that can operate at a record breaking speed of 1260
metres per minute is set to been installed in a skyscrapper complex building in
China.
ISRO have successfully launched India’s heaviest communication satellite
GSAT-19 using launch vehicle GSLV Mark III D1 from sathish Dhawan Space
Centre, Sriharikota on 5th June 2017 .
NASA will launch the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or
NICER, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket , the world’s first ever mission devoted for
studying neutron stars. The mission will focusespecially on Pulsars.
India successfully test fired its first all weather tracked (QR-SAM )Chassis Quick
Reaction Surface to air missile from a mobile launcher at the integrated Test Range
at Chandipur, Odisha.
ISRO have successfully launched India’s heaviest communication satellite
GSAT-19 using launch vehicle GSLV Mark III D1 from sathish Dhawan Space
Centre, Sriharikota on 5th June 2017 .
The Country’s bio technology regulator, Genetic Engineering Appraisal
Committee ( GEAC) which functions under the Environment Ministry has approved
the environment release and cultivation by farmers of DMH -11, a GM hybrid
mustard developed by scientists at Delhi University.
LIGO (The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory ) makes third
confirmed detection of gravitational waves coming from a binary balck hole
merger, it also revealed the alignment of spin holes of the black holes.
NASA’s first mission (NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ) to the sun and its outermost
atmosphere corona will be launched in 2018 . The probe initially called the Solar
Probe Plus has been renamed as the Parker Solar Probe in honor
of astrophysicist Eugene Parker. Parker’s theory of solar wind in 1958 was
confirmed later on by satellite observations. This is the first time NASA has named
a spacecraft after a living person.
Japan has launched a satellite to help build a high precision geo location
system that willcomplement the US operated GPS. The rocket carrying
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the Michibiki No : 2 satellite H-IIA was launched from Tanegashima space center
in Kagoshima prefecture, Southern Japan.
Odisha become the first state to have developed Early Warning Dissemination
System(EWDS) ,an automatic public address system that can be activated across
the state. It alarms the people residing along its 480 km-long coast in the event of
the occurrence of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone.
Sports
Indian ace Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has re- entered the top 10 of the Badminton
World Federation men’s single rankings for the first time in 10 months.
Indian Super League ( the foot ball league)was granted official recognition by
the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC).
The world No.11 Kidambi Srikanth won the Australian Open Super series title by
defeating Olympic champion Chen Long in the Australian Open summit clash in
Sydney.
Indian shooters Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Anish Bhanwala has bagged gold in
the Women’s 10m Air Pistol and Men’s 25m Standard Pistol competition respectively in
the Junior World Rifle/Pistol Championship held in Germany.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has constituted a special seven-
member committee headed by Rajeev Shukla. to analyse the few contentious Lodha
panel reforms which are being opposed by the state units. The other members of the
committee include former India captain Sourav Ganguly, T.C. Mathew (Kerala Cricket),
Naba Bhattacharjee (North East representative), Jay Shah (Gujarat Cricket Association),
BCCI Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary and BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary.
Former Indian Hockey captain Dhanraj Pillai would be conferred East Bengal foot ball
club’s highest honour – Bharat Gaurav at its Foundation day ceremony on August 1,
2017.
Anil Kumble resigns as a head coach of Indian Cricket team .
Nashik’s army doctor Srinivas Gokulnath and Nagpur’s doctor Amit
Samarth has created history by becoming the first Indians to complete the 4,900-
km Race Across America (RAAM) in the solo 18-59 age category.
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Imran Khawaja has been appointed as the deputy chairman of the International
Cricket Council (ICC). Imran Khawaja is the Chairman of Associates counties and a
veteran administrator from Singapore.
The first Olympic Games activation will take place at Olympic Winter Games
Pyeongchang 2018 in South Korea in Feb 2018. The Intel technology will
provide real time virtual reality viewing of the Olympic winter Games.
India’s Kidambi Srikanth had won the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton
title at Jakarta by defeating Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai. It is Srikanth’s third Super Series
title after 2014 China Open and 2015 India Open.
Hasan Ali was declared as the Player of the series of ICC Champions Trophy2017
ICC ODI batting rankings: Indian Skipper Virat Kohli has reclaimed the top spot.
Second Place: David Warner (Australia) Third Place: AB de Villiers (South Africa) Fouth
Place: Joe Root (England) Fifth Place: Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
Shikhar Dhawan has managed to return to top 10. Yuvraj Singh has also improved
his rankings and currently stands at 88th position.
Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus won the Men’s doubles title in French Open
Tennis 2017
Jelena Ostapenko is the winner of Women’s single title in French Open Tennis 2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova won the 2017 French Open Women’s
doubles title
Gabriela Dabrowski and India’s Rohan Bopanna won the 2017 French Open Mixed
doubles title.
England defeated Venezuela to won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first
time which recently held in Suwon,South Korea
Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli has been ranked 89th , is the sole Indian
person to feature in the 2017 Forbes list of the World’s highest paid athletes.
Lewis Hamilton has won Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in
Montreal, Canada. It is Hamilton’s sixth victory at the Canadian Grand Prix and Second
place: Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes, Third Place: Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull,
Fourth Place: Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, Fifth Place: Force India’s Sergio Perez
respectively.
Cricketer Muttiah Muralidharan was recently inducted into the ICC cricket hall of
fame.
Bopanna-Dabrowski pair defeated the pair of Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld and
Colombia’s Robert Farah by winning the French Open mixed doubles trophy. With
this title win Rohan Bopanna has become only the fourth Indian to clinch a major,
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Virat Kohli, is the only one top feature among the World’s 100 highest paid athletes
in the latest Forbes list.
Real Madrid( Professional Foot ball Club) defeated Juventus 4-1 to win a record
extending 12th title. With this Real Madrid became the first team to successfully
defend their title in Champions League Era( Euopean Cup/ UEFA Champions League
title) and the first to do so since Milan in 1990.
Ace Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth has clinched Thailand Grand Prix Gold title by
defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie which was held at Nimibutr Stadium In
Bangkok( 30 May – 4 June 2017)
Real Madrid( Professional Foot ball Club) defeated Juventus 4-1 to win a record
extending 12th title. With this Real Madrid became the first team to successfully
defend their title in Champions League Era( Euopean Cup/ UEFA Champions League
title) and the first to do so since Milan in 1990.
Ace Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth has clinched Thailand Grand Prix Gold title by
defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie which was held at Nimibutr Stadium In
Bangkok( 30 May – 4 June 2017)
Cricket south Africa has announced that it is going to conduct Twenty 20 league and
will be known as T20 Global league in the last quarter of 2017, there will be 8 teams
and players from both local and international. The logo for this is unveiled at the
Wanderers stadium. The logo depicts the African continent along with radiance on
South Africa , replaced the word ‚destination ‚ with a visual reference.
Virat kohli (13th spot), Dhoni (15th spot ) Yuvraj (90th spot ) and Raina
(95th spot). are the only 4 Indians who featured in ESPN’s ranking of the 100 most
famous active athletes in the world. Portuguese footballer Christiano Ronaldo
topped in the list. The ranking system is based on a formula devised by ESPN director
of sports analytics Ben Alamar based on the parameters like endorsements, social
media reach and other data.
Ganeshan Neelakantan Iyer became the first Indian to be inducted into
International Table tennis Federation (ITTF). He is nominated as a member of the
Umpires and Referees Committee (URC)
Sarita R Singh became the first Indian woman to mark 65m in hammer throw
Manika Batra and Mouma Das on June 1st 2017 created a history by becoming the
first Indian pair to enter into the quarter finals of the World Table Tennis
Chamiponships in Dusseldorf .
Indian American girl Ananya Vinay won the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Competition of US and she was awrded with USD 40000 cash Prize , a trophy and
other awards including a USD 2500 US saving bond from Merriam -Webster
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Historian Ramachandra Guha submitted his resignation as BCCI
administrator to Chairman of the Committee of Administrators of the BCCI Vinod
Rai by citing personal reasons on May 28,2017
Google on June 1st marked the 8 nation ICC champions trophy 2017 would begin at
the Oval in London with an addictive doodle game. It involves insects on batting
side and snails in the bowling team.the users can play the game versus snails.Teams are
divided into Group A and Group B. Group A ( England, Bangladesh, Australia and New
Zealand) and Group B ( India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa). The opening match
played between the hosts England and Bangladesh.India’s first match with Pakistan on
4th June.Finals of Champions trophy I son 18thJune 2017.West Indies for the first time
has not qualified for this trophy as it was not ranked in ICC team rankings.
Books
Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature is the book authored by Jairam Ramesh was released
by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
The book titled ‚ Who has seen the Wind‛ is authored by WO Mitchell.
Beren and Luthein , a book by Lord of the Rings author John Ronald Reuel
Tolkien(JRR Tolkein) was published after 100 years on June 1st 2017.
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