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Compendium- June, 2016
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ISRO sets record by successfully launching 20 satellites in single mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched a record 20 satellites in
a single mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
These satellites including Indias latest earth observation
satellite Cartosat-2 were launched using Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-34.
With this successful launch, ISRO surpassed its previous
record of placing 10 satellites into orbit in a single
mission in 2008.
With this successful launch, the total number of satellites
launched by Indias workhorse launch vehicle PSLV has
reached 113, of which 39 are Indian and the remaining 74
from abroad.
Key Facts
The primary satellite in this mission was Indias latest earth
observation satellite Cartosat-2. It was PSLVs 35th continuous
successful launch of its total 36th flight. Other 19 satellites were from countries US (13),
Canada (2), Germany (1) and Indonesia (1).
It also had two satellites from Chennais Sathyabama University and College of Engineering,
Pune (COEP). Cartosat-2 Cartosat-2 satellite is similar to the earlier Cartosat-2, 2A and 2B.
It will be placed a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) It will be used for detailed
mapping and other cartographic applications as well as applications in Land Information
System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS).
The images sent by Cartosat-2 will be used for drawing maps, urban and rural applications,
coastal land use and regulation, road network monitoring and water distribution.
Other satellites launched LAPAN A3: It is Indonesian micro-satellite which will be used for
earths magnetic field monitoring and surveillance purpose.
BIROS: It is German satellite to be used for remote sensing of high temperature events.
SKYSAT GEN 2-1: The micro-satellite developed by Googles subsidiary company Terra Bellas.
It will be used for earth imaging.
12 Flock-2P Earth imaging satellites: These are earth imaging satellites from United States.
M3MSAT (Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite): It is Canadian micro-
satellite that will be used for study and collection of automatic identification system signals
from low earth orbit.
GHGSat-D: It is Canadian earth observation satellite. It will be used for measuring the
atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) especially Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and
Methane (CH4).
Sathyabamasat: The satellite has been designed and built by Chennai based Sathyabama
University. The satellite aims to collect data on greenhouse gases (GHGs).
Swayam: It has been designed and built by College of Engineering, Pune (COEP). It will be used
to provide point to point messaging services to the HAM (amateur radio) community.
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Medium range surface-to-air missile developed by India, Israel successfully test-fired

The medium range surface-to-air missile missile
(MR-SAM) developed jointly by India and Israel was
successfully test-fired.
During the test, the missile was launched from a
mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at
Chandipur, Odisha. After getting signal from the
radars, the missile successfully intercepted a moving
aerial target supported by unmanned air vehicle
(UAV) Banshee.
Key Facts
The MR-SAM has been developed jointly by Defence Research and Development Laboratory
(DRDL), a laboratory of the DRDO in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
The missile consists of Multi-Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR)
system for detection, tracking and guidance. The MR-SAM has strike ranges from 50 to 70 km.
Once inducted into Indian Armed forces, it will provide the users capability to neutralise any
aerial threats.
Earlier in December 2015, Indian Navy had successfully test launched the long range surface-
to-air missile (LR-SAM), also developed with Israels assistance. The test was undertaken on
the Western Seaboard by INS Kolkata.
Anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra inducted in Navy

Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo
Varunastra has been successfully inducted in the navy, making
India one of the 8th countries to have the capability to design
and build such a system.
Developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory
(NSTL), a premier laboratory of DRDO.
Having almost 95 % indigenous content, Varunastra, costing
about Rs 10-12 crore per unit, is capable of targeting quiet and
stealthy submarines, both in deep and littoral waters in
intense counter-measure environment.
India successfully test fires ballistic missile Barak-8' off Odisha coast
Ballistic missile Barak-8 was successfully tested from Balasore district of Odisha.
The missile was launched from test fired from launch pad no-3 of the Integrated Test Range
(ITR) at Chandipur. The Barak-8 is Indias new surface to air missile which is developed jointly
with the Israel.
Barak-8 is a medium range and surface-to-air type ballistic missile and has the capability to
identify and hit a target missile within a range of 70 km. The missile is about four-meter long
and weighs 275 kg. It has capacity to carry a payload of 60 kg.
The system also includes a multi-functional surveillance and threat alert radar (MF STAR) for
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India ranked 105th on WEF's Human Capital Index

India has been ranked 105th out of 130 countries on the World
Economic Forum's Human Capital Index, which measures countries
ability to nurture, develop and deploy talent for economic growth.
Finland topped the index while other countries like China (71) and
Bangladesh (104) were ranked above India.
The index has been released by Geneva-based World Economic
Forum (WEF).
Defence Ministry gives the nod for purchase of 145 Ultra Light Howitzers guns from the US
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
has given its approval for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) guns from the US.
The procurement of ULH will be through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route from the US
and it will cost around 750 million dollars. As part of this deal, 25 ULH guns will come to India
directly from the US in a fly-away condition.
Rest will be assembled in India at the proposed Assembly Integration and Test facility (AITF)
for the weapon system in partnership with Mahindra and Mahindra Company.
India becomes 35th member of Missile Technology Control Regime

India became the 35th full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). It would
be mutually beneficial in the furtherance of international
non-proliferation objectives.
In this regard, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar signed the
instrument of accession to MTCR in New Delhi. It marks
Indias first entry into any multilateral export control
regime.
Indias accession to the regime was conveyed by the MTCR Point of Contact in Paris through
the French Embassy in New Delhi as well as Embassies of The Netherlands and Luxembourg.
India was able to successfully enter this multilateral export control regime with the unopposed
support of all 34 MTCR Partners.
Earlier in 2015, Indias bid for the membership to the group had failed after it was blocked by
Italy. Implications By becoming MTCR member, India will now be able to buy high-end missile
technology and also can enhance its defence joint ventures with Russia.
Indias inclusion to the MTCR will also strengthen its own export controls, which will in turn
help it to justify transferring sensitive technology in front of other MTCR members. Further, it
will pave way for Indias bid to become the member of Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG),
Wassenaar Arrangement (dealing with conventional arms, dual-use goods and technologies)
and Australia Group (dealing with chemical weapons).
About Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
MTCR was established by G-7 countries in 1987. The aim of the MTCR is to restrict the
proliferation of missiles, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), complete rocket systems and related
technology for those systems capable of carrying a 500 kilogram payload for at least 300 kms,
as well as systems intended for the delivery of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).

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PM Narendra Modi launches Smart city Mission Projects in Pune

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Smart City Mission involving 83 projects
from 20 different cities in the country. The ambitious
mission of Union Government was launched at a function
held at Punes Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex one year
after it was announced.
The Smart City Mission projects launched included 14
projects of Pune (Maharashtra) and 69 projects from 20
different shortlisted cities in the country to be
implemented at a cost of 1,770 crore rupees.
These projects are related to water supply projects,
sewage treatment plants, solid waste management under
Swachh Bharat Mission and development of green and open spaces under Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). It also includes housing projects for urban
poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and area development and technology based
pan-city solutions under Smart Cities Mission. PM Modi also inaugurated Make Your City
SMART contest, aimed at involving citizens participation in designing smart cities.
Union Government launches Indias first pilot programme to run two-wheelers on CNG in
New Delhi
Union Government has launched a pilot programme to run two-wheelers on Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) in New Delhi to curb air pollution in cities. i
The project was jointly launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan and Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the CGO Complex CNG station.
The first-of-its-kind pilot programme in India to run two-wheelers on CNG has been launched
by Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL). It is being implemented by IGL under its Hawa Badlo
movement along with GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited).
Union Cabinet approves pact for the avoidance of double taxation with Belgium
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the signing of a Protocol amending the Agreement
between India and Belgium for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal
evasion with respect to taxes on income. The decision in this regard was taken at the Union
Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The amendment to the Protocol will broaden the scope of the existing framework for the
exchange of tax-related information between the two countries.
It also revises the scope of existing treaty provisions on mutual assistance in collection of taxes
and further help to curb tax evasion and tax avoidance. The Protocol will also revise the
existing treaty provisions on mutual assistance in collection of taxes.
Vice President inaugurates a two-day international conference on Yoga

Vice President Hamid Ansari has inaugurated a two-day
international conference on 'Yoga for Body and Beyond' in New
Delhi.
About 70 international delegates from 32 countries are attending
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, yoga guru Swami Ramdev and Professor H.R. Nagendra
will address the valedictory session of the conference tomorrow.
Aadhaar to be linked with caste, domicile certificates

The Centre has asked all the states to link Aadhaar card of school students to their caste and
domicile certificate.
Under the first-of-its-kind initiative, the states have been asked to ensure that such certificates
are issued within 60 days time to the students when they are studying either in Class V or VIII.
The government has reportedly taken the decision following complaints stating that SC-ST
students were facing delays in getting their scholarship.
Jaitley releases silver coin to mark Martyrdom Day of Banda Singh Bahadur
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has released a
commemorative silver coin to mark the 300th martyrdom
day of Sikh General Banda Singh Bahadur.
Banda Singh, who was born in 1670 in Rajouri, was given the
title of Bahadur by 10th Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh. He
was appointed by Guru Gobind Singh as his deputy and
military lieutenant.
Banda Singh Bahadur assembled a fighting force and led the struggle against the Mughal
Empire.
India ranks 10th in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

As per the recently released 2016 World Investment Report, India
ranks 10th in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows.
As per the report, Indias FDI inflows have increased to 44 billion
dollars in 2015 as compared to 35 billion dollars in 2014.
According to the report, Top 10 Countries are: United States, Hong
Kong, China, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Brazil,
Canada, and India. United States with 380 billion dollars FDI inflows
has topped the list. China with FDI inflows at 136 billion dollars
(more than three times Indias FDI) in 2015 was ranked third.
Maharashtra Government grants minority status to Jews

Maharashtra Government has accorded minority status to Jews in the state as per the
provisions of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission Act, 2004.
The decision in this regard was taken at the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai.
With this, Maharashtra becomes second state in the country to accord minority status to Jews
after West Bengal. According to the 2001 population census, there are 4,650 Jews in the
country of whom 2,466 are based in Maharashtra. With minority status, the Jews in the state
can be counted independently as a religious minority along with Muslims, Christians,
Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis and Jains. The status will now make the community eligible to avail
various development schemes that the state launches for the minority community.

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Mori village in Andhra Pradesh chosen for development as smart village

Mori village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh will
be developed as a smart village of global standards by using
digital tools, real-time information, and uninterrupted
internet connectivity.
Towards this endeavor, the partners in the project
announced that prototype will be ready by mid-December
2016. The prototype of a net-connected rural habitation will
be launched under a partnership between the Andhra
Pradesh government, the University of California at Berkeley, and several leading technology
organizations.
Under the project, the village will be equipped with fiber optic connectivity. Around 1900
households will be connected with 15 Mbps link.
SBI named in Hall Of Shame list of Banks funding Cluster Bomb Makers
The State Bank of India (SBI) was named in the Hall of Shame list of 158 banking institutions
that have invested billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs.
The list was prepared by Dutch campaign group PAX Worldwide Investments in Cluster
Munitions report.
State Bank of India (SBI) is the only Indian entity on the list that includes global giants like JP
Morgan, Barclays, Bank of America and Credit Suisse. However, the maximum number of 74
banks are from the US, followed by China (29) and South Korea (26).
Six Indian WW1 warriors get the place in Digital Archive of the United Kingdom
Six Indian World War I (WW-I) heroes have
become part of Britains new digital archive.
The archive was launched as part of UK
governments centenary celebrations of WW-I and
aims to tell the inspiring stories of war heroes.
The new Digital Archive was launched by Foreign
and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to chronicle
individual biographies of the war heroes. It can be
accessed through the UK governments official gov.uk portal.
The Indians to be archived digitally for their important role during the War are: Risaldar Badlu
Singh from Punjab, Sepoy Chatta Singh from Uttar Pradesh, Naik Darwan Singh Negi from Uttar
Pradesh (modern day Uttarakhand), Lance Naik Lala from Himachal Pradesh, Rifleman Gabar
Sing Negi from modern day Uttarakhand and Lance-Daffadar Gobind Singh from Rajasthan.
Union Government approves 100% FDI in Aviation, Defence and e-commerce sectors
The Union Government has radically liberalized the foreign direct
investment (FDI) norms by permitting 100 % FDI under
government approval route for almost every sector including
defence to give impetus to job creation and ease of doing business
in the country.
The decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting

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chaired by PM Narendra Modi. With these changes in FDI norms, India has become the most
open economy in the world for foreign direct investment.
Some of these sectors are Food products, Defence Sector, Pharmaceutical Sector, Aviation
Sector, Animal Husbandry, Single Brand Retail Trading. The Union Government has also
mentioned few sectors in the small negative list in which FDI continues to be prohibited in
atomic energy, lottery, gambling, real estate and Real Estate Investments Trusts (REIT) and
railways operations.
Punjab Government launches Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund

The Punjab government has launched a special fund Mukh Mantri
Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund to provide free treatment for
patients affected by Hepatitis C.
With this initiative, Punjab became the first Indian state to provide
free treatment to confirmed cases of Hepatitis C.
The fund will have an initial corpus of 20 crore rupees. This fund
will provide all the residents of Punjab affected by Hepatitis C free
treatment. It will also help patients to get free treatment as injectable peginterferon for the
disease is very expensive and unaffordable.
Tata-Boeing joint venture establishes an aerospace facility in Hyderabad

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Boeing have celebrated the foundation laying of a
new facility in Hyderabad for its joint venture named Tata Boeing Aerospace (TBAL).
The joint venture has been established to co-produce Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter
fuselages and other aerostructures, as well as to pursue integrated systems in aerospace.
The facility has been under development in pursuance of a framework agreement signed
between the two companies in July 2015.
HAL unveils indigenous basic trainer aircraft HTT-40

Public sector aerospace Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has unveiled indigenous Basic
Trainer Aircraft (BTA) HTT-40 in Bengaluru.
The aircraft made its maiden flight at HAL Airport in Bengaluru and was flown by Group
Captain C Subramaniam and Group Captain Venugopal for about 10 to 15 minutes.
Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) is two-seater aircraft designed and developed
indigenously by the HAL. HTT-40 will be used for the first-stage training for all flying cadets of
the three services. The programme aims to achieve its operational clearance by 2018.
First batch of three female fighter pilots commissioned

Creating history, the first batch of three female pilots - Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and
Mohana Singh were inducted in Indian Air Force fighter
squadron. On successful completion of their training, the
trio were formally commissioned by Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar.
Ms. Avani from Satna in Madhya Pradesh, Ms. Mohana
Singh from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan and Ms. Bhawana
Kanth, who hails from Darbhanga in Bihar.

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In February 2016, President Pranab Mukherjee had announced that all military combat roles
will be opened to women in the future.
Govt decides to allow export of 10% missile systems to friendly countries

Government has decided in principle to allow export of missile systems to 'certain' countries
who have friendly relationship with India.
As per the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, the government had taken a very conscious
decision that 10 per cent of the missile capacity will be permitted to be exported if producers
manage to get export orders subject to parameters set by the union government and External
Affairs Ministry.
The deal was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April last year during his visit to
France. Earlier, Parrikar flagged off the inaugural flight of India's indigenous basic trainer
aircraft HTT 40 designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Andhra Pradesh to start Internet-based phone service

Andhra Pradesh is perhaps the first State to have obtained a telecom licence and it can issue
phone numbers starting with the 797 series from August this year.
It indirectly got the opportunity to start an internet based telephone service without requiring
any further registration after it obtained permission from the Telecom Ministry for starting its
own IPTV Internet Protocol based Television network as part of its Fibre Grid project.
Although it primarily aims at providing affordable net connectivity in every corner of the Stat.
3,049 people perform largest Karma dance in Madhya Pradesh enters Guinness world
records
During the recent event in District Mandla,Madhya Pradesh, 3,049 people registered their spot
in the Guinness book of world records for performing
largest Karma Naach dance ever.
The people took part in the dance to celebrate the culture
and history of the Gond tribes of central India. Organised
by district administration association, the participants
formed 61 large circles of 50 people and performed the
traditional tribal dance in spectacular synchronicity.
In accordance with the Guinness World Records
guidelines, the choreographed Karma Naach dance continued for a minimum of five minutes.
All the participants were dressed in traditional clothing to complete the attempt, and the folk
dance was accompanied by live music.
Cabinet approves SBI takeover of units

A cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the takeover by State Bank
of India (SBI) of several subsidiaries.
As earlier proposed, SBI wants to take over five units that had been running at arms-length, as
well as state-run Bharatiya Mahila Bank, a bank for women set up in 2013. This is the first
move to consolidate the country's struggling public sector banks.
The merged entity will create a banking giant, which can compete with the largest in the world
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December 2015. SBI alone has close to 16,500 branches, including 198 foreign offices spread
across 36 countries.
Maharashtra reports Indias 1st case of Harlequin Ichthyosis

With the birth of a baby girl in Nagpur, India has reportedly recorded its first ever case of a
baby born with a rare genetic disorder called Harlequin Ichthyosis.
The disease, which affects 1 in 3 lakh babies, causes thickening of the skin all over the body
with cracks in between and makes babies prone to infection.
The infant was born pre-term to a 23-year-old woman belonging to a farmer family at Lata
Mangeshkar Hospital in Nagpur.
Harlequin Ichthyosis is a very rare severe genetic skin disease that causes thickening of the
stratum corneum of the epidermis. In such cases, the childs whole body is encased in an
armour of thick white plates of skin separated with deep cracks. In addition, the eyes, ears,
private parts and the appendages may be abnormally contracted.
There have been only a dozen Harlequin Ichthyosis cases reported worldwide since 1775. In
1984, a harlequin child, Nusrit Shaheen, was born in Pakistan and her other siblings were also
reported to have suffered from the same condition. All of them died at an early age.
India ranked 141 out of 163 countries on 2016 Global Peace Index
India was ranked 141 on a Global Peace Index (GPI) for
year 2016 out of 163 countries, making it less peaceful
country.
The GPI ranking of 163 countries was compiled by global
think Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). India has
moved up two positions from 143rd rank in 2015 GPI.
Key facts from 2016 Global Peace Index
Top 10 peaceful countries: Iceland (1st), Denmark
(2nd), Austria (3rd), New Zealand (4th), Portugal (5th), Czech Republic (6th), Switzerland
(7th), Canada (8th), Japan (9th) and Slovenia (10th).
Top least peaceful countries: Pakistan (153rd), Libya (154th), Sudan (155th), Ukraine
(156th), Central African Republic (157th), Yemen (158th), Somalia (159th), Afghanistan
(160th), Iraq (161st), South Sudan (162nd) and Syria (163rd).
Indias neighbours: Bhutan (13th), Nepal (78th), Bangladesh (83rd), Sri Lanka (97th), China
(120th) and Pakistan (153rd).
In 2016, the economic impact of violence on the global economy was around US 13.6 trillion
dollars (13.3 % of gross world product).
In this year, the world became a less peaceful mainly on account of increased terrorism and
higher levels of political instability.
About Global Peace Index (GPI)
GPI is an annual report published by the Sydney (Australia) based Institute for Economics and
Peace (IEP) since 2007.
GPI uses 22 indicators to measure levels of world peace. Indicators range from a nations level
of military expenditure to its relations with neighboring nations and the percentage of prison
population in 162 countries. It also includes safety and security in society, extent of domestic
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The IEP is an international and independent think tank dedicated to draw the worlds attention
towards peace as a positive, achievable, and tangible measure of human well-being and
development.
Union Government Releases The Road Accidents In India 2015: Report

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has launched the report
titled Road Accidents in India 2015.
According to the report, road accidents have emerged as a major
public health problem in India where almost 5 lakh accidents
occurred last year killing 146000 people. The report was
compiled by the Transport Research Wing.
The Mumbai city had the highest number of road accidents
while Delhi had the highest number of deaths due to road accidents.
Machilipatnam Town-Sanctioned For Development Under AMRUT Scheme

The Union Urban Development Ministry has sanctioned 37.5 crore rupees for development of
Machilipatnam town under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(AMRUT) scheme.
According to, K. Ravindra, the minister of Andhra Pradesh Excise and BC Welfare, the funds
under the scheme should be used for development of amusement parks and beautification of
the town, apart from the development of cemeteries.
The AMRUT scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the
focus of the urban renewal projects is to establish the infrastructure that could ensure
adequate robust sewerage networks and water supply for urban transformation.
India becomes third largest oil consumer

According to recently released BP Statistical Review of World Energy India has surpassed
Japan to become the worlds third-largest oil consumer.
With the demand of 4.1 million barrels a day (BPD), India is the third-largest consumer behind
the United States (19.39 million BPD) and China (11.96 million BPD).
India accounted for 4.5% of world oil consumption in 2015 and its oil demand galloped 8.1%
in 2015. Indias oil demand growth had surpassed Chinas 6.3 per cent expansion.
Union Government to form new reserve battalion named after Maharana Pratap
Union Home Ministry has decided to form new reserve battalion. It will be called Maharana
India Reserve Battalion.
It was announced by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the occasion of the 475th birth
anniversary of Maharana Pratap in Gogunda in Udaipur district.
He also unveiled the statue of Maharana Pratap in the ceremony.
US returns 200 artifacts worth USD 100 mn to India

The US has returned over 200 stolen cultural artifacts to India, some dating back 2,000 years.
The estimated cost of these artifacts is around US$ 100 million.
Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K Singh stated that 12 artifacts have been returned and the
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Items returned included religious statues, bronzes, and terra-cotta pieces looted from some of
India's most treasured religious sites.
Guwahati declares Gangetic River Dolphin as its city animal

Guwahati has become the first city in the country to have
its own city animal with Kamrup metropolitan district
administration declaring Gangetic River Dolphin as its
mascot.
Gangetic River Dolphin is locally known as Sihu which
remains in the River Brahmaputra along Guwahati.
The district administration had organised online and off-
line voting among three protected creatures to decide the
city animal. These three creatures are Gangetic River Dolphin, Black Softshell Turtle (Bor
Kaso) and Greater Adjutant Stork (Hargila) and are on the verge of extinction.
Swachh Yug campaign to make gram panchayats along Ganga open defecation free
As part of its efforts to make villages located along Ganga open defecation-free, Government
has launched a campaign Swachh Yug, a collaborative effort of three Union Ministries, to bring
about behavioral change among people staying in villages along the holy river.
There are 5,169 villages located along Ganga falling under 1,651 gram panchayats (GPs) in 52
districts of five states UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal from where the
holy river flows through.
Youth agencies under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs such as the Bharat Scouts and
Guides, Nehru Yuva Kendras and National Service Scheme will be deployed for the campaign.
Suresh Prabhu launches Tiger Express train on the World Environment Day
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has flagged off the inaugural run of the
Tiger Trail Circuit Train from Delhi Safdarjung Station. Shri Suresh Prabhu who was on tour to
Mumbai, flagged off this train through video conferencing between Mumbai and Delhi.
The launch of this Tiger Express on World Environment Day is to highlight the significance of
environment in our lives.
This tourist train will be operated by Indian Railway PSU namely Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
India ranks 70th on 2015 Good Country Index, and 2nd in GRD index
In recently released 2015 Good Country Index (GCI), India
has been placed at 70th position in the list of 163
countries.
The list has been topped by Sweden as the best country in
the world when it comes to serving the interests of its
people and contributing to the common good of humanity.
Besides as per GRD index, India has jumped 13 positions
from last year to rank second among 30 developing
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Haryana Government launches Asias first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme

Haryana Government has launched Asias first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme at the
Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore.
It was launched by state Chief Minister Manohar Lal by releasing 2 captive bred Himalayan
Griffons vultures in the pre-release aviaries close to the breeding centre at Pinjore.
The vultures were released as part of the soft release or reintroduction programme, in a pre-
release aviary where they would have an unobstructive view of the surrounding. This would
help them in getting used to the habitat in which they would be released in the wild in future.
These birds have been wing-tagged and were leg-ringed for identification.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launches Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act.
The act seeks disposal of peoples' complaints or redressal of grievances from Government
officials within 60-days.
The law has strict provisions in non-compliance of applications. Officials not adhering to
provisions of the law could be dismissed from service or face a penalty of from 500 rupees to
5000 rupees. All the 42 Departments of the State government will be covered under the new
Act. The Government has one Grievance Redressal Officer in each department as well as first
and second Appellate authorities.
Odisha becomes first state to give social welfare benefits to transgender community
Odisha is first in the country to give transgender people social welfare benefits - such as a
pension, housing and food grains.
This move seeks to give the transgender community in the state same benefits as those living
below the poverty line (BPL) in order to improve their overall social and economic status.
They would also be entitled 5 kg of food grains every month under National Food Security Act.
India joins the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation
India has joined the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC), a
global ballistic missile proliferation regime.
India has joined the Code highlighting its readiness to
further strengthen global non-proliferation objectives.
However, India has made it clear that it will not have any
impact on the national security as well as countrys
missile programmes.
What is Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC)?
The HCoC is a voluntary, legally non-binding international confidence building and
transparency measure that seeks to prevent the proliferation of ballistic missiles that are
capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
It was established on 25 November 2002 as a result of international efforts to regulate access
to ballistic missiles which can potentially deliver WMDs.
The HCOC does not ban ballistic missiles, but it calls for restraining their production, testing,
and export.
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Ballistic Missile: It is a missile with a high, arching trajectory which is initially powered and
guided, but falls under gravity on to its target. Most of its trajectory is unpowered and
governed by gravity and air resistance if it is in the atmosphere. In contrasts, cruise missiles
are aerodynamically guided in powered flight.
Cabinet clears India Post's payments bank proposal

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to set up India
Post payment bank as Public Limited Company under
Department of Posts, with 100 percent government equity.
The total architecture of postal payments bank is of rs. 800
crore which will have Rs. 400 crore equity and Rs. 400 crore
grant.
It will be run by Chief Executive Officer and has plans to have 650 branches operational by
September, 2017.
Cabinet clears pay hike for 1 cr. govt employees, pensioners

More than 1 Cr. central government employees will get a pay hike after the Cabinet approved
the implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
The report submitted by the commission in November last year recommended a 14.27 percent
hike in basic pay at junior levels, 23.55 per cent overall hike in salaries, allowances and
pension.
The entry level pay was recommended to be raised to Rs. 18,000 per month from the current
Rs. 7,000 a month while maximum pay, drawn by the Cabinet Secretary, had been fixed at Rs.
2.5 lakh per month, up from Rs.90,000 per month.
Four month window to disclose black money opens

The Income Declaration Scheme which seeks to provide an opportunity to all person who have
not declared their income correctly in previous years to come forward and declare undisclosed
incomes, will open and will remain in force till 30th of September, 2016.
The Scheme is part of Finance Act, 2016 and will provide an opportunity to domestic black
money holders to come clean by paying tax and penalty of 45 % on undisclosed assets.
Under the scheme, the declarations can be filed online or with the jurisdictional Principal
Commissioners of Income-tax across the country.
SBI, ICICI Bank heads among four Indians in Forbes Powerful Women list
Four Indian women, including SBI Managing director
Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing director
Chanda Kochhar, are in the new list of Forbes worlds 100
most powerful women who are building billion-dollar
brands and calling the shots in the financial markets.
The Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the world list
2016, topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, includes
PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and HT Media head
Shobhana Bhartia.

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Bhattacharya, ranked 25th on the list. While, Kochhar comes in at the 40th spot. However,
Mazumdar-Shaw is ranked 77th on the list and Bhartia is ranked 93rd on the list. Nooyi is
ranked 14th on the list.
Majuli in Assam becomes Indias first island district

Majuli was in news as the Government of Assam approved its up gradation as a district. With
this approval, Majuli has become the first island district in the country.
At present, Majuli is a Mohkuma, a sub division of the Jorhat District and represented by the
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the Assembly.
India has gifted 2,000 bicycles to poor dalit girls in different government schools of Nepal to
encourage them to enrol in schools and enhance the literacy rate among them. The bicycles
gifting programme received a total financial assistance of NRs 13.65 million by the
Government of India under its Small Development Project scheme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP).
The plan aims to make India disaster resilient and reduce loss of lives. It is the first of its kind
of national plan prepared in India. It emphasizes on a greater need for Information, Education
and Communication activities to prepare communities to cope with disasters.
Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC),
designed using green data centre concept to minimize power requirement and increase power
utilization efficiency. It was launched by the Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in Shimla.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and the US firm Westinghouse have agreed to
begin engineering work for six nuclear power plant reactors in India. The engineering and site
design work will begin immediately and the two sides will work toward finalizing the
contractual arrangements by June 2017.
Maharashtra government has decided to celebrate the 21st day of every month as Yoga day
across all schools, colleges and universities in the state.
Mr. K. Chandrashekhar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana state has ordered to setting up a
'Pharma City' on 12,500 acres of land in Rangareddy and Mahbubnagar districts. The proposed
park will have components and other related activities with regard to antibiotics, fermentation
products, synthetic drugs, large volume chemical synthesis, vitamins, nutraceuticals, herbal
medicinal products, specialty chemicals, cosmetics among others.
Residents of Shiyal Bet, a nondescript island in Gujarats Amreli district gets electricity supply
in their homes for the first time. This small island with a population of around 6,000,
surrounded by the Arabian Sea from all corners is located around 1.5 km away from Pipavav
port in Amreli.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a new scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana
with an aim to provide education loan at 1 % interest to students for pursuing higher studies.
The State government dedicated this scheme to former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his Birth
Centenary.
Sikkim became the first state in India to have an open government data portal linked
sikkim.data.gov.in. The portal was launched by Lok Sabha MP, P D Rai.

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Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of Jai Jawan Awas
Yojna (JJAY), an initiative to provide affordable housing to serving and retired JCOs and Other
Ranks at Bahadurgarh, Haryana.
Union Government bans use of Potassium Bromate as food additive. In May 2016, FSSAI in its
recommendation asked health ministry to remove potassium bromate from the list of
permissible food additives.
URJA Mobile app launched to enhance consumer connect with Urban Power Distribution
sector. The URJA, which stands for Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan, was launched on the on the side-lines
of Conference of Power Ministers at Cansaulim in South Goa.
PM Modi outlines RAPID, a five-point charter for tax administrators at the Rajasva Gyan
Sangam. It will help to focus on digitization, voluntary tax compliance, facilitation for
taxpayers, increasing the tax base, upgradation of digital and physical infrastructure for tax
administrators etc.
Union Government notified 10 coastal police stations extending their jurisdiction to 200
nautical miles. The extension of jurisdictional limits will allow local police while dealing with
cases of smuggling and terrorism and guarding 7516-km long coastline of India.
Microsoft & AICTE signed agreement to build app for HRD ministry's SWAYAM platform.
Microsoft signed a deal of 38 crore rupees with All India Council of Technical Education
(AICTE) to build and run the app for three years. Later, it will be taken over by AICTE.
Draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy 2016 released. The policy was unveiled as part of
Union Governments attempt to reach the target of 175 Gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity
from renewable energy sources by 2022.
Union Government launches Vidyanjali Mobile App for volunteer work at government schools.
Vidyanjali initiative is in line with the Union HRD Ministry's ongoing efforts under Padhe
Bharat Badhe Bharat.
Pan-India Ramayana & Krishna Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme approved. During the
meeting proposal to set up 11 Ramayana Circuits and 12 Krishna Circuits were approved
which were earlier approved by the expert committee.
Union Government approves Measures for Conservation & Preservation of Lakes in Bengaluru.
Under the decision, all Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of the city will be monitored online
24x7. Apart from this, lake water quality will be monitored by concerned authorities in
Bengaluru.
Union Railway Minister dedicates Champaran Satyagrah Express at Motihari. The Express was
introduced to mark 100 years of the historic Champaran Satyagraha (movement) that was
launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917.
Union Government launched Surya Mitra Mobile App. The Mobile App was developed by
National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) which is an autonomous institution of Ministry of
New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).
India becomes co-chair of Working Group on Maritime Situational Awareness under CGPCS.
This decision was taken through a consensus during the 19th Plenary Session of the CGPCS
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Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016 released. The proposed legislation provides an
overarching national legal framework with principles for protection, conservation, regulation
and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource.
Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal Notified. Both the
NCLT and NCLAT were constituted under the Companies Act, 2013 which replaced the
Companies Act, 1956. The Act came into force on 12 September 2013.
Union Government approved retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services to 65. The
proposal was made by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to strengthen the healthcare
sector in the country.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the National
Mineral Exploration Policy (NMEP). The NMEP primarily aims at accelerating the exploration
activity in the country through enhanced participation of the private sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a book titled The Birds of Banni Grassland in
New Delhi. The Book is a compilation of the research work, relating to more than 250 species
of birds found in the Banni area of Kutch, Gujarat.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the 22nd meeting of the Eastern Zonal
Council at Ranchi, Jharkhand. The meeting started with the review of the progress of
implementation of the recommendations made by last year Eastern Zonal Council of 2015 that
was held at Patna. In meetings, there are altogether 19 agenda points sponsored by
participating four states, besides 10 Revised Agenda Points.
State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned two units of 14 Megawatts
each at Salma Hydro Electric Project in Afghanistan. The Salma dam, or the Afghan-India
Friendship dam, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Afghan
President Ashraf Ghani.
The book titled A Life in Diplomacy was released which is written by former Indian diplomat
Maharajakrishna Rasgotra.It is an insider's account of the personalities and policies that
shaped Indian diplomacy.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off India's first timetabled freight train, named
Cargo Express, from Delhi to Bengaluru. The move aims to reduce the delay and uncertainty
over the time schedule for delivery of goods. Earlier, passenger trains in the country used to
get preference over goods trains for transportation across busy routes.
The department of electronics and information technology (DeitY), government of India has
given its final approval for setting up of a greenfield electronic park within the Infovally
complex, a dedicated IT hub, on the outskirt of Bhubaneswar. The park, to be set up under
Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) scheme of the Centre, will come up on 203 acres of
land at a cost of Rs 205 crore.

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International
United Kingdom in historic referendum votes to exit European Union

People of United Kingdom (UK) in a historic Brexit
referendum have voted in favour of leaving
European Union (EU). In the Brexit referendum,
the Leave side won decisively by securing 51.9%
of the total votes overturning Remain side which
secured 48.1% votes.
This is the second referendum on UKs
relationship with the EU. In 1975, in a referendum
on whether the UK should stay or leave the EU, the
country voted for staying with 67.2% votes.
After results were declared UK Prime Minister David Cameron, the architect of the referendum
and a passionate supporter of UK within the EU, announced stepping down as Prime Minister
in October 2016.
What now?
The vote to leave the EU now has triggered a two-year withdrawal process which will
determine the future of UKs relationship with the EU.
At the end of withdrawal process, UK exits the single market, then EU countries will start
imposing tariffs on British products.
Why UK wants to leave the EU?
Many in the UK think that the EU has transformed a lot over the years. Since formation of EU,
several countries have joined it and UK thinks that since then EUs hold over everyday aspects
of these countries has increased.
Many think that Britain is shelling out billions of pounds every year in the form of EU fees
without much gain in return. UK also thinks that EUs some constraints have imposed many
opposing rules on Britains business.
What does UKs exit means?
Henceforth UK will be able to secure independent trade deals with important countries such as
India, China and US. Thus, it can have a stronger influence for free trade and cooperation with
other countries as in EU it was having independent influence. Now it will have control over
wide areas like employment, health, law and safety and immigration policies. UK can also save
billions of EU fees and use it for scientific researches and for building new industries.
What critics believe?
By leaving EU, UK would not be able to obtain better trade terms with other countries. It would
face problems with different regulations of EU.
Leaving EU will not help UK to reduce immigration as countries that trade with EU from
outside have higher rated of immigration, including from EU countries.
Other EU members may call for independent protectionism and ultra-nationalism which in
recent times is getting hardened across the world.
Impact on India
UKs exit from the EU will affect the flow of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in India over the
short-medium term and the long term periods. In short-medium term period FDI may decrease
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In the long-term FDI may fall. Many Indian information technology (IT) companies based in the
UK with large work forces that offer services to Europe Union member countries will be hit.
China launches second Shijian-16 series satellite

China has successfully launched its second Shijian-16
series satellite for space research and experiments. The
first Shijian-16 satellite was launched in October 2013.
The satellite was launched on board of Long March-4B
rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in
Jiuquan, northwest Chinas Gansu Province. It was the
231st by a Long March rocket.
Key Facts
The second Shijian-16 satellite will be used for space
environment measurements and technology testing. It will mainly probe the space
environment, radiation and its effects and also record space physical environment parameters
and conduct other related space experiments.
About Long March-4B rocket
Long March-4B rocket is s a Chinese orbital carrier rocket used to launch sun-synchronous
orbiting meteorological satellites. The carries was developed by the Shanghai Academy of
Space Flight Technology (SAST) and was first introduced in May 1999.
It is three stages rocket weighing 248470 kg and s 45.58 meters long and has diameter of 3.35
meters. It is capable to launch a 2800 kg satellite into low Earth orbit.
Malaysia gets 2 women Shariah HC judges

Two women have been appointed as judges of Malaysias Islamic Shariah High Court for the
first time in the history of the judiciary of the Muslim-majority country. Noor Huda Roslan, 40,
and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin, 41.
Shariah High Court deals with exclusively Islamic laws, having jurisdiction upon every Muslim
in Malaysia.
Shariah High Court, also known as Syriah High Court, refers to Sharia law in Islamic religious
law and deals with exclusively Islamic laws, having jurisdiction upon every Muslim in Malaysia.
World Bank, ISA sign agreement for collaboration in solar energy

The World Bank Group has signed an agreement with the
International Solar Alliance (ISA), to collaborate on increasing solar
energy use around the world with the goal of mobilising $1 trillion in
investments by 2030.
The ISA is a group of 121 countries led by India and is headquartered
in India.
The agreement was signed when the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim met the
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy.
As part of the agreement, the World Bank Group will develop a roadmap to mobilise financing
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multilateral development banks and financial institutions to develop financing instruments to

support solar energy development.
UNGA elect Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as non-permanent UNSC members
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has elected Ethiopia,
Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as the non-permanent members of
the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
These newly-elected countries will have two-year term starting
from 1 January 2017 till 31 December 2018.
They will replace Spain, Malaysia, New Zealand, Angola and
Venezuela. The voting for these countries in the UNGA was
conducted by secret ballot in which members of the UNGA had
voted.
Key Facts
Bolivia (183 votes) and Ethiopia (185 votes) were chosen from
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa region respectively. Sweden (134 votes)
won from the Group of Western Europe. Kazakhstan won from the Group of Asia Pacific
against Thailand.
Mahashangarh declared as the SARRC cultural capital for 2016-17

Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological site
in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South
Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SARRC)
cultural capital for the year 2016-17.
As an SARRC cultural capital, the historic place will host
festivals on literature, films, foods and dances from
October 2016 to September 2017. Besides, the year
2016-17 has also be declared the SAARC Year of Cultural
Heritage.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and political
organization of eight countries in Southern Asia. In terms of population, its sphere of influence
is the largest of any regional organization: almost 1.5 billion people, the combined population
of its member states.
Sweden inaugurates worlds first electric road

Sweden inaugurated a test stretch of an electric road in
Sandviken to conduct tests with electric power for hybrid
heavy transports on public roads.
With this, Sweden becomes first country in the world to have
electric road. The tests will be conducted on parts of road
E16.
Key Facts
The tests will continue up through 2018 and will provide knowledge of how electric roads
work in practice. The road E16 tests will involve a current collector on the roof of the hybrid
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It will also check feasibility of whether the technology can be used in the future. These
experimental tests are based on the Swedens goal of energy efficiency and a fossil fuel-free
vehicle fleet by 2030.
The project is being partially funded by Swedens three government agencies viz. Swedish
Transport Administration, Swedish Energy Agency, and the countrys innovation agency
Vinnova. The rest funding is provided by the private participants. Future Potentials: Bring one
step closer to fossil fuel-free transport systems.
It has the potential to achieve zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Provides a simple way for
developing environmentally smart transport systems in the existing road networks
PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President inaugurate Duraiappah stadium in Jaffna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena have
inaugurated Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna which was renovated by India.
Sri Lankan President Sirisena was present at the stadium in Jaffna while PM Narendra Modi
joined the event through video-conferencing from New Delhi.
The newly renovated Duraiappah Stadium has been named in honour of a former Mayor of
Jaffna late Alfred Thambirajah Duraiappah. The stadium was not in use since 1997 as it was
damaged and neglected during the course of the various phases of the Sri Lankan civil war. The
Indian government has renovated the stadium at a cost of over 7 crore rupees which has the
seating capacity of 1,850.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's statue unveiled in Malaysia

A bronze statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has been
unveiled at the Indian cultural centre premises in Malaysia in the
presence of nine Indian National Army (INA) veterans.
It was announced during the last year visit of PM Modi to
Malaysia. At that time, he has also announced the renaming of
Indian Cultural Centre as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indian
Cultural Centre.
The bust was unveiled by the traditional lighting of the lamp which was sculpted by Ram Sutar
and sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Expanded Panama Canal reopens

Newly renovated and expanded Panama Canal
was reopened by the Panamanian President, Juan
Carlos Varela. After the launch a giant Chinese
container ship Cosco become the first vessel to
move via the newly-enlarged Panama Canal from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
The expanded Panama Canal will allow a new,
much-larger generation of container ships to pass
through the isthmus of Panama.
About Panama Canal expansion project
The Panama Canal expansion project was
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the national referendum by a 76.8% majority. The project formally began in 2007 and was due
to finish in 2014.
But its completion was delayed by two years and it is estimated cost was $50 billion. Panama
Canal expansion project is also called as the Third Set of Locks Project. The new lane of the
canal runs for 77km.
It doubles the existing capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new lane of traffic allowing for
a larger number of ships. It also increases the depth and width of the lanes and locks allowing
much-larger generation of container ships to pass.
It also has raised the maximum operating water level of Gatun Lake. Overall it will have a
direct impact on economies of scale and international maritime trade.
SpaceX successfully launches two commercial satellites

United State based private space transport service company SpaceX successfully launched two
commercial satellites viz. EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A.
They were launched using SpaceXs reusable Falcon 9 rocket which had lifted off from Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US. This mission was SpaceXs second dual-satellite
launch.
These two commercial satellites are operated by Eutelsat and ABS companies respectively.
They are geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) satellites that seek to provide global
communications services to their users.
However in this mission, the reusable rocket was lost before it could land on a drone ship
platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
North America to have its first sanctuary for dolphins

Baltimores National Aquarium has announced its plan to create an Oceanside dolphin
sanctuary. This will be first of its kind sanctuary for the
marine mammals in North America.
The aquarium will move its colony of eight Atlantic
bottlenose dolphins to an outdoor facility with natural
seawater by 2020. Of the eight bottlenose dolphins (six
female and two male), only one has ever lived in the open
ocean. For this purpose of creating a sanctuary, a team is
scouting locations in Florida and the Caribbean for the
habitat.
Decided venue for the dolphins will be a protected
coastal habitat, where the animals will continue to live under human care.
Russia launches most powerful nuclear icebreaker Arktika

Russia's new Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker dubbed Arktika was launched from
the Baltic Shipyard in Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg.
Built at the Baltic Shipyard, which belongs to Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation, project
22220 is the worlds largest and most powerful vessel of its kind.
The Project 22220 vessel is 189.5 yards long and 37.1 yards wide. The ship displaces 33,540
metric tons. Fitted with two specifically designed RITM-200 nuclear power reactors.

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'A new world' - the Official slogan for Rio Olympics

The Rio 2016 organising committee revealed the official slogan for the first Olympic and
Paralympic Games in South America A new world
while also unveiling the medals, 52 days from the start of
the quadrennial extravaganza.
Along with the Olympic torch, the medals and the
mascots, the slogan plays a major part in creating the
unique identity of each Olympic Games.
For Rio 2016, the core values of the slogan and the
manifesto are unity, respect for diversity and the will for
change. With less than two months to go until the
Olympic Opening Ceremony on August 5, Rio organisers are still tackling numerous issues but
there remains an underlying confidence that things will be ready come Games time.
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26bn

Software giant Microsoft has announced that it is going to
acquire professional social platform LinkedIn for $196
per share. However, the acquisition is still subject to
approval by other LinkedIn shareholders and regulators.
The deal is in all cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion
but initially, Microsoft will finance the transaction
primarily through the issuance of new indebtedness. The
transaction is expected to close this calendar year.
After the deal also Mr. Jeff Weiner will remain the CEO of LinkedIn and will report to Microsoft
CEO Satya Nadella.
Israel for the first time wins UN committee chair

Israel has been elected to chair a UN committee for the first time in the world body's 71-year
history, triggering strong protests from Arab countries and the Palestinians.
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon won the chair of the legal affairs committee of the General
Assembly by picking up 109 votes from the 193 member-states.
Danon's candidacy was put to a vote by secret ballot at the request of Arab countries. All of the
other committee chairs were chosen by consensus.
India, Japan, and the US begin Malabar Exercise near the South China Sea
India, Japan, and the US have kicked off the Malabar Exercise, near to the South China Sea. It
aims to achieve deeper military ties and greater
interoperability amid rising tensions in the region.
The 8-day joint exercises will see in action over 100 aircraft
and 22 naval ships including a nuclear submarine. The Indian
Navy stated that their four ships namely- Satpura, Sahyadri,
Shakti and Kirch are participating in the 20th edition of the
naval exercise in consonance with India's 'Act East Policy' and
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In addition, one nuclear-powered submarine, carrier wing aircraft, and long-range maritime
patrol aircraft will also participate in the exercise. Last year, it was conducted in Chennai and
included the participation of Japan.
World Bank cuts global growth forecast to 2.4 %

The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed the global growth forecast of 2016
by 0.5 % to 2.4 %.
According to WB group, the world economy will grow
at 2.4% in 2016 and at 2.8% in 2017. The cut in the
forecast was due to advanced economies experiencing
mediocre growth, while low commodity prices, weak
global trade, and stilted capital flows also impacted.
However, India will remain one of the fastest growing
major economies, ahead of China, for the next three
years, the report said. But it lowered Indias growth projections marginally by 0.2% to 7.6%
for 2016-17 and 7.7% in 2017-18, citing the drag by exports on economic activity.
Thailand becomes the first Asian country to eliminate mother to child HIV: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Thailand has become the first
Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission.
In this regard, Thailands Minister of Health was presented with the certificate of validation
during a ceremony, which took place on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS in New York.
Previously, Cuba was the only other country and the first country in the world to eliminate
mother-to-child transmission under the WHOs criteria back in July 2015.
Names of 4 new Periodic Table elements announced

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has announced the names
proposed for the new elements, whose
discovery helped complete the seventh
row of the Periodic Table in December
last year.
The names proposed for the elements
with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 were Nihonium (Nh), Moscovium (Mc),
Tennessine (Ts) and Oganesson (Og) respectively.
Walmart retains top position in Fortune 500 list

In 2016 rankings, Walmart has topped the Fortune 500 list for the fourth consecutive year.
Rounding out the top 10 in the 62nd annual rankings, based on total revenues for their fiscal
years- ExxonMobil, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, McKesson, UnitedHealth Group, CVS
Health,General Motors, Ford Motor and AT&T.
Apple, which was the most profitable company on the list, with $53 billion in profits, was
among companies making big moves this year, jumping to No. 3 from No. 5 last year.

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Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent: first mammal species wiped out by human-induced
climate change
Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent (also known as Bramble Cay melomys) has become the
first mammal species driven to extinction by human-induced
climate change.
It was revealed after researchers in extensive survey (searches)
failed to find a single specimen from its only known habitat on a
sandy island in far northern Australia.
The extensive survey in the hope of conserving the species was
conducted by Scientists from the University of Queensland, after a
study in 2014 found no sign of the species.
Reasons for Extinction
The main reason for extinction Bramble Cay melomys is anthropogenic climate change. The
climate change caused in ocean inundation (due to sea rise) of the low-lying cay areas of their
habitat over the last decade resulting in dramatic habitat loss.
About Bramble Cay melomys
Bramble Cay melomys is a small rat-like (rodent) animal species in the family Muridae. It is
Great Barrier Reefs only endemic (found nowhere else) mammal species.
It was mainly found in a small coral cay called Bramble Cay located off the north coast of
Queensland in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Their coral cay habitat was only 340m long and 150m wide and was 3m above sea level. It was
first discovered in 1845 on the cay by Europeans who shot the large rats for sport.
The last known sighting of this species was in 2009 by a professional fisherman.
Norway becomes the first country to ban deforestation

Norway has become the first country in the world to
prohibit deforestation. In this regard, Norwegian
Parliament had pledged to make governments public
procurement policy deforestation-free.
The step was taken by Norwegian Government based on
official recommendations of Norwegian Parliaments
Standing Committee on Energy and Environment as part
of the Action Plan on Nature Diversity.
Key Facts
Henceforth, Norway will no longer procure use or procure products that encourage
deforestation. Under the pledge, Norwegian Government will also not award contracts to any
company that cuts down and destroys forests.
In addition, Norwegian lawmakers also committed to find a way to source essential products
such as soy, palm oil, beef and timber that have little or no impact on ecosystems.
The standing committee also has asked Government to frame separate biodiversity policy and
use funds provided by Government Pension Fund Global to increase biodiversity protection.
2 Indian-origin women in Forbes' self-made American women list

Two Indian-origin women have featured on the Forbes' annual list of America's 60 wealthiest
and most successful self-made women entrepreneurs.

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India-born Neerja Sethi, who co-founded IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel with her
husband Bharat Desai, is ranked 16th on 'America's Richest Self-made Women' list while
president and CEO of Arista Networks Jayshree Ullal is ranked 30th.
The richest self-made woman in America is Diane Hendricks, the owner of ABC Supply, the
largest wholesale distributor of roofing and siding in the country. Hendricks is worth 4.9
billion US dollars.
Chinas Sunway TaihuLight declared worlds fastest supercomputer

Chinese supercomputer Sunway TaihuLight with 93 petaflop/second speed was declared as
the worlds fastest supercomputer.
It was revealed in the TOP500 list of supercomputers released at the International
Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Frankfurt, Germany.
The list further revealed that the USA is not home to the largest number of systems. With a
surge in industrial and research installations registered over the last few years, China leads
with 167 systems and the USA is second with 165. The Asian share of 218 systems, up from
173 in November 2015, includes 8 supercomputers owned by Indian-based organizations.
Gotthard Base Tunnel: Worlds longest and deepest rail tunnel inaugurated
The worlds longest and deepest railway tunnel Gotthard
Base Tunnel was inaugurated in Switzerland. The full
service of twin-bore tunnel will begin in December 2016.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is 57-kilometer long and
connects northern and southern Europe and also
shortens travel time for many rail routes. It has
overtaken Japans Seikan tunnel, which measures 53.9
kilometers, as the longest rail tunnel in the world.
Key Facts
The twin-bore Gotthard Base Tunnel is the first flat low-
level route through the Alps Mountain and is situated 2.3 km deep under the Alps. It was built
in 17 years by 2,400 workers, at a cost of over 12 billion dollars as a part of the AlpTransit
project, also known as New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA).
The project consists of two single-track tunnels connecting Erstfeld (Uri) with Bodio (Ticino)
and passing below Sedrun (Graubnden). The construction of the tunnel began in 1996 after
64% of Swiss voters in a 1992 referendum had accepted the AlpTransit project.
The drilling operations in the eastern tunnel were completed in October 2010.
Main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel: (i) Increase total transport capacity across the
Alps, especially for freight. (ii) Shift freight volumes from road to rail to reduce fatal crashes
and environmental damage caused by ever-increasing numbers of heavy lorries. (iii) Provide a
faster connection between northern and southern Europe, cutting journey time for passenger
trains by about an hour.
China has launched its 23rd satellite it the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The
satellite launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan
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A booster for NASAs Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, has
been successfully tested, an advance that may pave the way for future human exploration in
deep space, including the journey to Mars. The booster was fired up for its second qualification
ground test at test facilities in Utah in the US.
Millionaires in Asia are wealthier than their counterparts in other regions of the world,
including North America and Europe. According to a report by the Capgemini consulting firm,
Asian millionaires wealth was worth 17.4 trillion dollars in 2015, more than double the 8.4
trillion dollars in 2006.
The United States plans to provide more than 3 billion dollars a year in support for the Afghan
national security forces from 2018 through 2020. And the United States also donates 20
million dollars in humanitarian aid to the United Nations' effort to help the thousands of
refugees who have fled fighting in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
Asias largest technology trade show COMPUTEX has kicked off in Taipei, Taiwan on 31st of
May. The show will be held for 5 consecutive days, with 1,602 exhibitors, from more than
1,600 companies from 30 countries using 5,009 booth spaces to showcase their latest
products.
US scientists team has created the world's first microchip that has 1,000 processors and is
thought to be the fastest chip designed in a university lab. It is named as the "KiloCore" chip
and has a maximum computation rate of 1.78 trillion instructions per second and contains 621
million transistors.
The International Astronomical Union named a 9.8 kilometers wide crater on Mars as
Langtang, a popular trekking site in Nepal. Langtang is one of the villages of Nepal that was
worst hit by the 25 April 2015 earthquake. As per reports, at least 215 people were killed in
the village after the quake triggered an avalanche.
The BRICS Development Bank, also referred as the New Development Bank (NDB) is set to
issue its first yuan-denominated bonds, which is also known as 'green bands'. The Shanghai-
headquartered bank, founded by the BRICS members (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa) and headed by eminent Indian banker M V Kamath, is planning to finance development
projects in the emerging markets and development countries.
Pakistan has topped the list of 19 countries figuring in the 2016 Malware Infection Index (MII)
in the Asia-Pacific region. The index for the Asia-Pacific region was released by technology
giant Microsoft in which India was placed at 8th position.
Rio de Janeiro's governor declared a state of financial emergency and requested federal funds
to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start Aug. 5. Rio is
expecting about 500,000 foreign visitors during the Olympics, which has coincided with
Brazil's worst recession since the 1930s and a political crisis that last month led to the
suspension of President Dilma Rousseff.
Washington DC-based the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cleared the payment of $501
million for Pakistan. The Executive Board of the IMF has completed the eleventh review of
Pakistans economic performance under a three-year program supported by an Extended Fund
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China launches first Dark Sky Reserve in Tibet to limit light pollution. The Dark Sky Reserve
was jointly launched by the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development
Foundation and the regional government of Tibet.
Nepal bans citizens from working in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya. The government has
decided to suspend issuing labour permits to Nepalese nationals in four conflict-hit countries,
namely Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya.
Sri Lankan Parliament passes Right to Information bill with amendments. Earlier, the bill was
introduced in 1996, but was delayed by successive governments citing national security issues,
while Sri Lanka was at war with Tamil rebels until 2009.
EU reached agreement on new border force to tackle migrant crisis. To tackle the crisis from
which the EU is suffering from, the force have the right to intervene in front-line countries like
Greece and Italy.
Kolkata-Ashuganj-Tripura transit facility becomes operational between India and Bangladesh.
India-Bangladesh transit facility under the revised Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol
became operational between Kolkata-Ashuganj-Tripura on 16 June 2016.
Floridas Stonegate Bank to issue first US credit card for use in Cuba. US citizens traveling to
Havana can now do so without exchanging dollars, at a 10-percent fee, into the Cuban peso if
they are using the Stonegate cards.
Joint statement on India-US endurance as global partners in 21st Century released. The United
States recognized India as a Major Defense Partner which strengthens the defense cooperation
between these two Nations. This will allow India to purchase more advanced and sensitive
technologies from the US.
NATO launches biggest ever Joint Military Exercise Anaconda-16 in Poland. It will involve
some 31000 troops from Poland, the US and 17 other NATO member nations and from five
partner nations.
No detention for Illegal Migrants under 2008 Return Directive: EU Court. Under Return
Directive policy, a migrant can be detained for up to 18 months, only when it is believed that
the person has committed a separate crime.
Switzerland voters reject unconditional basic income proposal in referendum. The referendum
result is of significance because of its wide margin. Out of the total votes polled, nearly 77
percent were against the plan, while only 23 percent were in favour of it.
PM Modi, Ghani inaugurates Afghan-India Friendship Dam. The Dam was earlier known as
Salma Dam on the river Chist-e-Sharif in western Herat neighbouring Iran. It will irrigate
75000 hectares of land and generate 42 Mega Watts of power. The Dam was earlier known as
Salma Dam on the river Chist-e-Sharif in western Herat neighbouring Iran. It will irrigate
75000 hectares of land and generate 42 Mega Watts of power.
Asias largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue inaugurates in Singapore. It is
expected that the 2016 discussions will by dominated by the issues like territorial disputes in
the South China Sea, military provocations of North Korea and Islamist extremism, migration,
counterterrorism, military competition and cyber security.

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Appointments-National/International
Admiral Sunil Lanba takes charge as Navy Chief

Admiral Sunil Lanba (58) took charge as Chief of the Naval
Staff. He will be 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an
Indian.
He succeeded Admiral Robin K. Dhowan who will
superannuate from the post. He shall hall have full three-year-
term in office till 31 May 2019.
About Sunil Lanba
Prior to this appointment, he was Flag Officer Commanding-
in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command. He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction and
an alumnus of National Defense Academy (NDA) and Defence Services Staff College
He has very rich staff and operational experience over a career spanning more than three
decades with the Indian Navy.
Important Assignments: He was commissioned into the Executive Branch of Indian Navy in
1978. He has served as Navigating Officer of INS Dunagiri (Frigate) and INS Sindhudurg
(Corvette).
He also had commanded four frontline warships namely, INS Kakinada (Minesweeper), INS
Ranvijay, INS Himgiri (Frigate) and INS Mumbai (Destroyers).
He also had held important staff assignments such as Fleet Operations Officer of the Western
Fleet and Chief of Staff, Southern and Eastern Naval Commands.
He also had been the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area, Flag
Officer Sea Training, Commandant at National Defence College and Vice Chief of Naval Staff.
Awards and Honours: For his distinguished service of an exceptionally high order, was
awarded with the Param Vishist Seva Medal and Athi Vishist Seva Medal.
Rodrigo Duterte sworn-in as new Philippine President after a landslide election victory
After a landslide election victory in May, Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the 16th president of
the Philippines and promised to make sweeping changes to the country's political system.
Maria Leonor Robredo was sworn in as Vice President.
The Supreme Court Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes administered Duterte's oath of office at
the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacanang, the presidential palace.
N S Vishwanathan appointed as the new deputy governor of RBI

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared
the appointment of NS Vishwanathan as the Deputy Governor of
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
He is currently working as an executive director at the RBI since
April 2014 and overseeing the banking regulation and non-
banking department. He would succeed H R Khan, who will
retire on July 3.
The appointment came as per the rule under which RBI has
provision for four deputy governors, two of whom are appointed from outside while the other
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Indian-origin lawyer to chair panel on human rights in South Sudan

South African Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of three
member UN commission (committee) to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.
The committee was constituted by the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC)
resolution 31/20 which was adopted by consensus, the 47-member body. Other two members
of the committee are Kenneth R. Scott (US) and Godfrey M. Musila (Kenya).
The committee has been tasked to monitor human rights violations in South Sudan and make
recommendations for the process of transitional justice, healing and reconciliation. The
Commissioners will serve in their personal capacities and shall provide guidance to the South
Sudan Government on transitional justice, accountability and reconciliation issues.
The committee will have tenure of one year and shall present a comprehensive written report
to the UNHRC at its 34th regular session in March 2017.
BCCI appoints Anil Kumble as the new coach of Indian Cricket Team
Former Spinner Anil Kumble will be the new coach of
Indian Cricket Team. The decision of his selection was
taken in the BCCI working committee meeting in
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
His tenure would be for one year. Selection of the
bowling, batting and assistant coaches will be done soon.
Kumble's first assignment will be India's four-Test tour of
West Indies. Kumble's international cricket career spans
18 years. He is the highest wicket-taker for India till date and third in the international list,
behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.
Virginia Raggi became first female mayor of Rome

Virginia Raggi, a leading member of the populist anti-
corruption Five Star Movement (M5S) was elected as
Romes first female mayor.
She is also the first candidate from that party, M5S to be
elected to Rome's mayoralty. Raggi, who will turn 38 in
July 2016, is also the youngest mayor in Rome's history.
A lawyer and local councilor, Raggi was elected to the
post in the Italian capital after winning 67% of the vote in
a runoff ballot against the Democratic Partys (PD) Roberto Giachetti. Apart from her, Chiara
Appendino another M5S candidate won the mayoral elections in Turin.
Former Cricketer Chetan Chauhan as named NIFT Chairman

Former BJP MP Chetan Chauhan, who had played Test cricket for India, has been appointed as
the Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (FTII).
NIFT, the premier fashion institute was set up in 1986 and has centres across the country.
It comes under the Union Ministry of Textiles.

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Peter Thomson elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly elected Peter Thomson,
Permanent Representative of Fiji, as President of its upcoming
71st session.
Mr. Thomson, who will replace current General Assembly
President Mogens Lykketoft, will begin his tenure in September
at the commencement of the 71st General Assembly session.
The Fiji representative will replace current General Assembly
President Mogens Lykketoft. Thomson will begin his tenure in
September 2016 at the commencement of the 71st General Assembly session.
Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad takes charge as Chief Justice of Manipur HC

Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad, the senior-most Judge of the Manipur High Court has assumed
charge as the Chief Justice of the High Court.
He has succeeded Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra as CJ of HC.
Earlier in February 2016, Justice Prasad was transferred from Jharkhand High Court to
Manipur High Court. He was transferred by President of India in the exercise of the powers
conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India.
UN Women announces Anne Hathaway as Goodwill Ambassador

The United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality
announced the appointment of Academy Award-winning American actor
Anne Hathaway as global Goodwill Ambassador.
She previously served as an advocate for Nike Foundation and travelled to
Kenya and Ethiopia to raise awareness on child marriage. In 2013,
Hathaway provided the narration on Girl Rising, a CNN documentary film,
which focused on the power of female education as it followed seven girls
around the world who sought to overcome obstacles and follow their
dreams.
V Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM

Congress Legislature Party leader V Narayanasamy has sworn in as Chief Minister of the Union
Territory of Puducherry.
Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi administered the oath of office and secrecy at a function held at the
historic Gandhi Thidal in Beach Road. Narayanasamy represented Puducherry in Rajya Sabha
for three terms. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 2009 and served as Minister of State in Prime
Minister's Office in UPA II.
Congress legislators A Namassivayam, Shah Jahan, M Kandasamy, R Kamalkannan and Malladi
Krishna Rao were sworn in as ministers.
Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student
internship) programme. It is a youth-based programme of Swachh Bharat Mission. Under this
Programme, more than 2000 interns would be enrolled to coordinate around 10000 schools
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Rahul Johri has assumed charge as first ever chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai. He was appointed on the recommendation of
the Justice Lodha Committee.He will report to the BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke and will be based
at headquarters of BCCI in Mumbai.
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wins Peru's Presidential Election. The National Office of Electoral
Processes (ONPE) on 9 June 2016 announced that the Peruvian political organization Peruanos
Por el Kambio received the most votes representing 50.12% of valid votes.
Gudni Johannesson wins Icelands presidential election. Gudni Johannesson, who won the
election that was held in the backdrop of Panama Papers leak in April 2016, will replace Olafur
Ragnar Grimsson, who served 20 years as head of state.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has been elected as the head of
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), based in Paris, France. He takes over from Terry
McGraw, Chairman Emeritus of S&P Global, who will now become ICC's honorary chairman.
Indian-origin Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir nominated as US Ambassador to Malaysia. He will
replace Joseph Y Yun, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.
Senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu appointed as Director General of Doordarshan. She would
replace Aparna Vaish who was acting head of Doordharsan. She was appointed after the board
decided to appoint the senior-most additional director general (ADG) at Doordarshan.
Congress leader and former Chief Minister V Vaithialingam has elected as the Speaker of the
legislative Assembly. While, Pro-tem Speaker VP Shivakozhuthu was declared elected
unopposed as the Deputy Speaker.
Ranu Langthasa appointed as first woman chairperson of NCHAC in Assam. NCHAC can be
described as a state in miniature having all the paraphernalia of a Government like Legislative,
Executive and Judiciary.
Satya Pal Jain appointed as Law Commission member. The appointment will be in addition to
his charge as an Additional Solicitor General of India.
Major General Per Lodin appointed to head UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan.
Major General Lodin succeeds Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who will complete
his two-year assignment as Chief Military Observer and Head of UNMOGIP on 2 July 2016.
SoftBank Group has named Ken Miyauchi as its new President and Chief Operating Officer after
the resignation of Nikesh Arora. Miyauchi currently serves as the Director of SoftBank Group
and also as the President and CEO of the company's telecommunications and Internet arm,
SoftBank Corporation.
Former Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi appointed UPSC member. An IPS officer of
Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre of 1977 batch, Bassi
retired as Delhi Police Commissioner on 29 February 2016.
Ashok Lavasa designated as Finance Secretary. He co-authored a book titled An Uncivil Servant
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Person Resigned/Retired
Lionel Messi Announces Retirement from International Football

Lionel Messi, the Barcelona star, on 26 June 2016
announced his plans to retirement from international
football.
The announcement from the foot balling great of his
generation came just hours after he missed the penalty in
the Copa America final. His team, Argentina, faced a
defeat from Chile in Copa America final at New Jersey in
the US.
Argentina lost 4-2 on penalties to Chile after a 0-0 draw
in MetLife Stadium.
About Lionel Messi
The 29-year-old has played four finals for his Argentina that includes the 2014 World Cup final
and three Copa America finals.
He made his senior international debut in 2005, is his country's all-time top scorer, with 55
goals from 113 appearances.
An Argentine professional footballer plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona.
He is the only footballer in the history to win five FIFA Ballons d'Or, four of which he won
consecutively.
He is the first player to win three European Golden Shoes.
With Barcelona he has won eight La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, as well
as four Copas del Rey.
His major honour with Argentina is the 2008 Olympic gold.
Messi is the winner of four Champions League titles and eight Spanish La Liga crowns with
Barcelona.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced resignation after Brexit vote

The Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) David
Cameron announced his resignation hours after the Brexit
vote that favoured leaving the European Union (EU).
During the campaign, Cameron-led Conserve Party
advocated for remaining with the EU.
In the referendum that was held on 23 June 2016, 51.89 %
of the voters preferred to leave the EU. Among the 46.5
million people who registered to vote, only 48.11 percent
voted to remain in the grouping.
Cameron will step down in October 2016 at the Conservative Party Conference to make way
for a new Prime Minister to guide the UK in the new direction for the country.
LIC Chairman S K Roy resigns

S.K. Roy, the head of state-run Life Insurance Corp (LIC), the biggest single investor in the
country, has tendered his resignation two years before his term was due to end.
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Roy had been with the insurer more than three decades after rising through the ranks to be
appointed chairman in 2013.
Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara retires from Test Cricket

Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Kulasekara has announced his retirement from Tests to focus on
limited-overs cricket.
The right-arm pacer has represented Sri Lanka in 21 Test matches and picked up 48 wickets
since making his debut in April 2005.
He has also won the best bowler award in the 2002-03 domestic competition.
Aveek Sarkar has resigned as the Editor-in-Chief of Ananda Bazaar Patrika (ABP) and The
Telegraph. However, he would continue as the chairman of the group. He is succeeded by Arup
Sarkar. Aveek Sarkar will now play an advisory role as Editor (Emeritus) and Vice Chairman of
the company.
India's lone athletics World Championship medal winner Anju Bobby George has resigned as
President of the Kerala Sports Council. She resigns after she accused Sports Minister EP
Jayarajan of allegedly harassing her and other members of Kerala Sports Council.
Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai resigns. His resignation was accepted by Delhi chief
minister Arvind Kejriwal who gave his portfolio to cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain.

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Sports
French Open 2016

French Open, the second Grand Slam of the 2016 tennis
season, concluded on 5 June 2016.
It was held for three weeks beginning on 16 May 2016 in the
Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, France.
Winners of 2016 French Open

Category Winner Runner-up
Mens Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Andy Murray (the UK)
Womens Singles Garbine Muguruza (Spain) Serena Williams (the USA)
Mens Doubles F Lopez and M Lopez (Spain) M Bryan and B Bryan (the USA)
Womens Doubles C. Garcia and K Mladenovic (France) E Makarova and E Vesnina (Russia)
Mixed Doubles Leander Paes (India) and Martina Ivan Dodig (Croatia) and Sania Mirza
Hingis (Switzerland) (India)
Nita Ambani nominated for International Olympic Committee

Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation has been nominated as a
candidate to be a new member of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC).
She is the first Indian woman to be nominated to the IOC and
is being considered in the category of volunteers who
represent the IOC and Olympic Movement in their country.
If she gets elected at the IOC Session scheduled from August 2
to 4, 2016 at the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro, she will
become the first Indian woman to be on the apex sporting
body.
Sir Dorabji Tata was the first Indian representative in the IOC
while Raja Randhir Singh was a member from 2000-2014 and
is currently a honorary member of the IOC.
Nita Ambani spearheads all sports initiatives of Reliance Industries, notably cricket, football,
kabaddi, basketball, tennis and golf either through company, foundation or its joint ventures.
Amul signs up as official sponsor of Indian team to the Olympics

Indias leading food Products Company Amul has signed up as the official sponsor for the
Indian contingent to the Rio Olympics 2016.
The company will launch a series of advertising campaigns for milk and other dairy products
to promote this association. In addition, the companys products will also sport special
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Amul will launch a series of advertising campaigns for milk and various dairy products to
promote this association in the coming months. Amul has embarked upon an Eat Milk with
Every Meal campaign.
India's Sanjeev Rajput wins silver in ISSF

Sanjeev Rajput, a doyen shooter of India bagged a silver
medal for India in men's 50-metre rifle 3 position event
at the ongoing series of sport activities of ISSF World
Cup in Baku.
Rajput shot 456.9 in the combined three events. This
made him distant from the gold medal only by 0.6.
The gold medal was acquired by Petar Gorsa from
Croatia doing 457.5. Hyeonjun Kim, the player representing Korea took away the bronze medal
after shooting 445.5.
Chile beat Argentina to win 2016 Copa America Football tournament

Defending champion Chile won the 2016 Copa America Football
tournament by defeating Argentina in a penalty shootout.
This was second Copa America title for Chile in two years. Chile won
the first title in 2015 after defeating Argentina 4-1 in a penalty
shootout following a 0-0 scoreless draw at the end of regulation. With
this, Chile also became the first team to win the Copa America in back to
back years since Argentina in 1946 and 1947.
Besides the Copa trophy, there were other awards to recognise
both individuals and teams, and the winners in different
categories are :- Golden Ball : Alexis Sanchez (Chile), Golden Boot :
Eduardo Vargas (Chile), Golden Glove award : Claudio Bravo (Chile),
and Fair Play Award : Argentina.
BCCI to host mini IPL in September

The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20 event, to be branded as mini IPL, outside India in
September.
According to BCCI president Anurag Thakur, In the month of September, the BCCI is willing to
host a mini IPL or IPL overseas with all the eight teams participating. It will be a shorter
format, not home and away matches but a lesser number of matches. In a two-week window
we should be able to complete it.
The BCCI move was on the cards with the scrapping of the Champions League T20 last year.
The details of the shortened version of IPL are yet to be chalked out and possible venues are
US and UAE, which has already hosted part of the IPL in 2014. The full-fledged IPL lasts about
for almost two months. The ninth edition of the tournament was held in India from April 9 to
May 29.
Sri Lankan pacer Shaminda Eranga suspended by ICC for illegal action
International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Sri Lankas fast bowler Shaminda Eranga
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He was suspended after an assessment of his bowling action. The assessment revealed that all
deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.
The test was performed on 6 June 2016 at the National Cricket Performance Centre in
Loughborough, which is an ICC accredited testing centre.
Australia won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016

Australia has won the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy
2016 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London.
It defeated India 1-0 in a shoot-out.
The game finished with the score locked at 0-0 but later
Australia scored a goal in the shoot-out reducing the score
to 1-0 and won the final match to win the Gold medal. With
this victory, Australia claimed the Champions Trophy title
for the 14th time. While, Germany defeated Great Britain to
win the bronze medal.
India set for the maiden show at U17 Futsal World Cup
India are set to make their maiden appearance in the
Under 17 Futsal World Cup next month, after being
invited by the sport's governing body, the Association
Mundial de Futsal (AMF), as a wild card to take part in
the event.
The competition, among futsal's biggest global events, is
to be held from July 11-20 in Paraguay, with India one
among a total of 12 competing countries.
The team which will take part in U17 Futsal World Cup
will be chosen through a selection process which will be organised by Futsal Association of
India (FAI) which is the AMF-accredited governing body for futsal in the country.
Saina Nehwal Clinches Second Australian Open Title

Indian ace badminton player, Saina Nehwal received a huge boost ahead of the Rio Olympics as
she clinched her second Australian Open title after defeating Chinas Sun Yu in a thrilling three-
game final of the Super Series badminton tournament. It was Saina's first title of the season
and overall second Australian Open title of her career. She won her first Australian Open title
in 2014.
London Olympics bronze medallist, Saina, who had beaten two world champions Thailands
Ratchanok Intanon (2013) and Chinas Yihan Wang (2011) in the quarterfinals and semifinals
thus clinched her maiden title of the season and pocketed a cheque of USD 56,250.
For winning the Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament in Sydney, the
Badminton Association of India (BAI) has announced a reward of 10 lakh Rupees for Saina
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World's highest-paid athletes: Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes 2016 list

Forbes releases 2016 World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes list.
The 100 top-earning athletes hail from 23 countries and
compete in ten sports with Americans (65) and baseball
players (26) are being the most numerous among all sports.
Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first athlete
from a team sport in almost 20 years to top Forbes annual
list of the World's Highest-Paid Athletes.
The financial magazine has calculated the earnings, including
all salaries, prize-winnings and bonuses earned by active
athletes between June 1st, 2015 and June 1st, 2016.
Ronaldo, with earnings of 88 million US Dollars, takes the top spot for the first time, which is
also the first time for a soccer player.
India to host Junior Men's hockey World Cup

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that the city of Nabab's -Lucknow,
India will host the junior men's hockey World Cup, which is going to start from 8 of December
and will end on 18th of December.
The Eleven-Day long event will feature 16 teams. They include defending champions Germany,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, India, Japan, Korea,
Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and Spain.
The women's Hockey Junior World Cup will take place before the men's competition, starting
from 24th November and will end on 4th of December in Santiago, Chile. India will not be part
of that event.
Serena pips Sharapova world's top paid sportswoman

According to Forbes Magazine report, Serena Williams has
overtaken Maria Sharapova as the world's highest-paid
sportswoman.
She earned USD 28.9 million over the past 12 months. While,
Sharapova earned USD 21.9 million over the past 12 months.
American mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey was third on
the list with USD 14 million, just ahead of NASCAR stock car
driver Danica Patrick, who earned USD 13.9 million.
Leander Paes wins to complete mixed doubles Career Slam

Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes completed a 'Career Slam' in mixed doubles with
Swiss partner Martina Hingis with a hard-fought win over compatriot Sania Mirza and Ivan
Dodig, in Paris.
It was 18th Grand Slam title for Paes and 10th in the mixed doubles.
Defending champion Serena Williams will take on fourth seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza
in Women's Singles final.

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Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to win a $100m prize money
World number one Tennis Player Novak Djokovic has become the first professional tennis
player to earn more than $100 million in prize money when he
made the French Open quarter-finals for the 10th time. He has
won this after his 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 win over Spaniard Roberto
Bautista Agut.
While, Roger Federer, having earned $98,011,727 since he
turned pro in 1998, is the next closest player to breaking that
barrier.
In women's section, French Open defending champion Serena Williams is the leader, having
earned a total prize money of $75,929,696 in 21 years.
League system for Test matches to start by 2019

Dave Richardson, the Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council has stated
that a league system for Test Cricket will be in place by the end of 2019.
Richardson also stated that this system will provide more meaning to the bilateral Test Series.
Currently, the only way Test teams are regulated is by the virtue of the Test Rankings.
The Indian mixed recurve team of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das has won silver at the
Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey. In the final clash at Konyaalti Beach Park, the Indian
team lost to South Korea 1-5.Earlier, the women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla
Devi Laishram and Laxmirani Majhi also went down in the bronze medal clash with Italy 1-5.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was banned for two years by the International Tennis
Federation. The ban comes after the Russian tested positive at the Australian Open 2016 for
using the banned substance meldonium. The suspension has been backdated to January 26,
2016, the day Sharapova failed her drugs test.
Kolkata's Eden Gardens is set to host India's first-ever pink ball cricket match in the Cricket
Association of Bengal (CAB) Super League final starting June 17. The three-day match, which
will be played under lights, will feature pink Kookaburra balls.
India has won the three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe 2-1. In the third and final match
played at Harare, India defeated Zimbabwe by a narrow three-run margin.
The BCCI has suspended and issued show-cause notices to the top Goa Cricket Association
officials, who were arrested for alleged misappropriation of organization funds.
India has won the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe 3-0. In
the third and final match played at Harare, India defeated Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.
Anju Bobby George and Pullela Gopichand have been named as the members of Khelo India.
Khelo India is a national programme launched by the Union Government for the development
of sports in the country.
Argentina Women won 2016 Champions Trophy Hockey title. To win the title, Argentina
defeated the reigning World and Olympic champions the Netherlands 2-1. For Argentina, it
was the 3rd consecutive title and the 7th title overall.

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N Srinivasan re-elected President of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association for 15th term. He along
with the other office bearers of the state cricketing body for the current season were elected at
its 86th annual general body meeting in Chennai based on consensus.
Indian men's 4x400m relay team breaks 18-year-old national record. The team improved the
previous record of 3:02.62 set at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
USA wins FINA Women Water Polo World League Super Final. The FINA Water Polo World
League is an international water polo league organized by FINA, which plays annually.
Tintu Luka won silver at Josef Odlozil Memorial Athletics Meet in Prague. To win the medal,
she covered the distance of 800 meters with her season's best timing of 2 minutes point Six
One seconds.
IOC honours IOA chief N Ramachandran with Olympic Order. He was honoured for his
outstanding services to the Olympic movement.
Commonwealth Boxing Council grants affiliation to Indian Boxing Council. The IBC so far
conducted two fight cards and will hold its biggest event on 16 July 2016 in which Vijender
Singh competes for the WBO Asia title.
Sachin Tendulkar's name to be used in Kerala Government's Anti-Drug Campaign. This
agreement was reached when Tendulkar along with three other co-owners of the Kerala
Blasters Football Club (KBFC) met Vijayan at the state secretariat.

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Honours/ Awards
IIFA Awards-2016
The 17th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2016
were presented on 25 June 2016 in Madrid, Spain.
The awards were presented by the International Indian Film
Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2015.
Award List
S.No. Award Winner
1. Best Film Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2. Best Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
3. Best Actor in a Leading Role Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani
4. Best Actress in a Leading Role Deepika Padukone for Piku
5. Best Actor in a Supporting Role Anil Kapoor for Dil Dhadakne Do
6. Best Actress in a Supporting Role Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani
7. Best Male Debut Vicky Kaushal for Masaan
8. Best Female Debut Bhumi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
9. Best Story Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku
10. IIFA Award for Woman of the Year Priyanka Chopra
Varun Grover for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from Dum
11. Best Lyrics
Laga Ke Haisha
About IIFA Awards
The awards are presented by the International Indian Film Academy every year.
These are presented to both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood.
The awards have categories like popular awards, technical awards and special awards.
Viswanathan Anand honoured with 'Honoris Causa' Doctor of Science degree

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand was conferred the "Honoris Causa" Doctor of
Science by Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) during its 49th convocation ceremony. The 46-
year-old Anand was bestowed with the degree by NITI aayog chairman Arvind Panagariya.
He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 199192, India's
highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the
Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sports person to receive the award.
Four Indian-Americans honoured with 2016 Great Immigrants Award in US

Four Indian-Americans have been honoured with prestigious Great Immigrants: The Pride of
America Award 2016. They are among 42 distinguished US personalities representing more
than 30 countries of origin around the world honoured with this years award.

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All of these personalities represent a wide range of personal immigration stories, and inspiring
professional accomplishments.
Four Indian-Americans are Sunder Pichai : He is CEO of internet search engine giant Google.
Hari Sreenivasan : He is broadcast journalist associated with the PBS NewsHour. Vikram
Malhotra : He is associated with McKinsey. Bharati Mukherjee : He is award-winning author.
She is professor emerita in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley.
Margaret Atwood awarded 2016 PEN Pinter Prize

Canadian poet, novelist and environmental activist Margaret
Atwood was awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize.
Atwood will receive her award at a public event at the British
Library on 13 October 2016.
She was chosen by judges Vicky Featherstone, Zia Haider Rahman,
Peter Stothard, Antonia Fraser and President of English PEN and
Chair of Judges, Maureen Freely. She has also been shortlisted for
the Booker Prize five times, winning once for her novel The Blind
Assassin.
President Mukherjee receives the highest civilian award of Ivory coast

President Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded the highest civilian award of Ivory Coast, 'the
National Grand Crois.
The award was bestowed upon Pranab Mukherjee during his two days visit to Ivory Coast on
the second leg of his three-nation African tour.
His visit is the first ever high-level visit from India to Ivory Coast. He was invited by Ivory
Coast President Alassane Ouattara.
'Sansad Ratna' awards conferred on 5 MPs

Four first time Lok Sabha MPs were among five Parliamentarians who were honoured with the
'Sansad Ratna' Awards by the Former RBI governor C Rangarajan, for their performance in
Parliament.
The award was instituted by the Prime Point Foundation and emagazine PreSense, were given
to five Lok Sabha MPs and one former Rajya Sabha member .
BJP's PP Chaudhary, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrirang Appa Barne, Raajeev Shankarrao Satav,
Shivaji Adhalrao Patil and P Rajeev leader from Kerala have been honoured for their work.
US Army Reserve officer Deshauna Barber crowned as Miss USA 2016

Deshauna Barber, a serving Army Reserve officer of United
States (US), has crowned as the Miss USA 2016 at the Miss USA
competition 2016 held at the T-Mobile Arena off the Las Vegas
Strip.
She represented the US capital as Miss District of Columbia.
Miss Hawaii Chelsea Hardin came in as the first runner-up and
Miss Georgia Emanii Davis was the second runner-up. With
this, Barber became the first-ever military member to win
Miss USA title. She will now represent the USA at Miss Universe Competition 2016.

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Legendary Oscar winning Indian music composer A R Rahman was awarded Japans Fukuoka
prize for the year 2016. Philippines historian Ameth R Ocampo and Pakistani singer Yasmeen
Lari have also won the 2016 Fukuoka prize in Academic and Arts and Culture categories
respectively.
Kerala Tourism won four awards at FilmAT which is one of the biggest international film
festivals dedicated to tourism, art and ecology in Poland. The tourism board's ad film The
Great Backwaters of Kerala won the Best Editing Award.
Two Indians, Kartik Sawhney (21), and Neha Swain (28), have won the 2016 Queen's Young
Leaders award in the United Kingdom which has been presented by Queen Elizabeth at the
British monarch in Buckingham Palace. The name of these awardees has been announced last
year in December.
Social entrepreneur Zubaida Bai wins UN honour for corporate sustainability initiative. The
2016 Local SDG Pioneers, an initiative of the UN Global Compact, seeks out individuals who are
demonstrating how the SDGs can enable business to unlock economic, social and
environmental gains for the world.
Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the gold medal in people's choice
prize at world championship festival of sand sculpting Russe, 2016, which was held in
Bulgaria.
IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal awarded with G D Birla Award for Scientific Research for
2015. Sanjay Mittal was instrumental in establishing the High Performance Computing (HPC)
facility at IIT Kanpur and heads the National Wind Tunnel Facility.
Kannada movie Thithi won Best Film Award at 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. The
film won numerous honours so far including National Film Award for Best Feature Film in
Kannada, State Film Awards, Golden Leopard honour, etc.
Indian Diabetes specialist Shashank S Shah wins Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award 2016. The
award was given by American Diabetes Association (ADA) for his pioneering research on
diabetes in South Asia.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma wins 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award. Akhil Sharma is
the third American author to win the prize in its 21 year history.
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon honoured with Russias Order of Friendship. The officially published
decree said that the decoration was awarded to Ban for special merits in strengthening peace,
friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding between peoples.
Union Government to introduce International Yoga Award Scheme. The AYUSH ministry is
working on the scheme and it will start giving the award from 2017.
Indian banker Raghavan Seetharaman awarded Green Economy Visionary Award. The banker
was presented with the award at the 2016 Union of Arab Banks International Banking Summit
held in Rome. Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah, Chairman of Union of Arab Banks, presented the
award to Seetharaman.

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Obituaries
Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Dies At 74

All-time boxing icon former world magnificent heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali
died on 3 June 2016 in the Phoenix, Arizona, after a 32-
year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 74.
About Muhammad Ali
He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on 17 January
1942.
He was considered as one of the most recognized sports
figures of the past 100 years.
He was crowned Sportsman of the Century by Sports
Illustrated and Sports Personality of the Century by the
BBC.
He also wrote several best-selling books about his career, including The Greatest: My Own
Story and The Soul of a Butterfly.
He won the world heavyweight championship in 1964 at the age of 22.
He converted to Sunni Islam in 1975 and changed his name to Muhammad Ali and 30 years
later He began adhering to Sufism.
Ali remains the only three-time lineal world heavyweight champion; he won the title in 1964,
1974, and 1978.
He was nicknamed The Greatest and was involved in several historic boxing matches. Notable
among them in which Ali was winner were the first Liston fight, three with rival Joe Frazier,
and one with George Foreman.
Pioneer of modern art in painting and pottery, K G Subramanyan passes away

Renowned sculptor and painter KG Subramanyan passed away in Vadodara, Gujarat following
a brief illness. He was 92. He was multifaceted artist credited with being one of the pioneers of
Indian modern art and was also a freedom fighter.
K G Subramanyan Born in 1924 in Kerala. He was a socialist and Gandhian throughout his life.
He was renowned for his terracottas, outdoor murals and toys and also experimented with
weaving.
Renowned Hindi writer Mudrarakshasa passes away

Distinguished Hindi writer, activist, thinker and cultural
personality Mudrarakshasa has passed away after following a
prolonged illness in Lucknow. He was 82 years old.
Born in Behta near Lucknow in 1931, He graduated from Lucknow
University and was then employed as Assistant Editor of
Gyanodaya that was published from Calcutta from 1955 to 1958.
He was the editor of Anuvrata, a Calcutta-based magazine. He
worked as Editor at All India Radio from 1962 to 1976. His works
of theatrical criticism include Rang Bhumikayen and a book on
Nemichandra Jain. He has about thirty stage productions to his
credit.

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Renowned Nepali Musician & Composer of Nepali National Anthem Passed Away
Amber Gurung, the renowned Nepali musician, and composer of the country's national anthem
has passed away at the Grande International Hospital in Dhapasi. He was 78 years old and
born and raised in Darjeeling.
He has composed more than a 1,000 songs including many era-defining numbers during his
long career. He was suffering from diabetes and Parkinson's disease.
Mr. Gurung is the composer of Nepali national anthem 'Sayaun Thunga Fulka Hami' and served
the musical sector for more than four decades after shifting to Nepal in 1969 at the invitation
of King Mahendra to lead the music department at the Nepal Academy of Arts and Literature.
India's first Mr Universe Manohar Aich passes away

India's first Mr Universe Manohar Aich has passed away in Kolkata. He was 104 year old.
He was a bodybuilder by profession and became very
famous in Bengal after becoming India's first Mr.
Universe when he won the 1952 National Amateur Body-
Builders' Association Universe Championships.
Mr. Aich, born in the district of Comilla (now in
Bangladesh). He was just 4 feet and 11 inches but took up
bodybuilding and made this passion during his stint at
the Royal Air Force under British colonial rulers. Aich's
first moment of reckoning came in 1950 when he won
the Mr Hercules title and went on to be known as 'Hercules of India' and 'Pocket Hercules' for
his pint-size.
Famous Television actress Ann Morgan Guilbert died on 16 June 2016 after battling with
cancer. She was 87. She began her TV career in the 1960s, appearing on popular programmes
such as I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Partridge Family,
Love, American Style, and The New Andy Griffith Show.
Veteran journalist Inder Malhotra has passed away in Delhi. He was 86 years old. Mr. Malhotra,
one of the most respected journalists of India, had worked with The Statesman and then The
Times of India, in New Delhi.
Veteran journalist KK Katyal has passed away after a brief illness in Delhi. He was 88 years old.
Mr. Katyal had worked with various newspapers including The Statesman, Hindustan Times
and The Hindu.
Naga rebel leader Isak Chishi Swu dies. Isak Chishi Swu's death has brought the focus back on
the status of the Naga peace accord negotiations that are going on since the signing of a
framework agreement in August 2015.
Xerxes Sapur Desai, founder of Titan, dies. Desai played a key role in introducing India to its
first quartz watch in the late 80s when he set up Titan Co. Ltd (part of Tata Sons), after
enduring years of resistance from state-owned HMT Watches.

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Noted Malayalam theatre artist Kavalam Narayana Panicker passes away. Panicker's notable
works are Madhyamavyayogam, Kalidasa's Vikramorvasiyam, Shakuntalam, Karnabharam,
Bhasa's Uru Bhangam, Swapnavasavadattam and Dootavakyam.
Pioneer of Indian quizzing Neil O'Brien died. A former member of Lok Sabha, Neil O'Brien was
also a three-time nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in West Bengal and an educationist.
Amjad Sabri, a famed Pakistani Qawwal, shot dead in Karachi. He was the son of renowned
Qawwal Ghulam Farid Sabri of 'Bhar Do Jholi Meri' fame. The Sabri family is famous in the
subcontinent for their contribution to sufi art and mystic poetry.
Noted Telangana poet and lyricist Guda Anjaiah dies. Anjanna was famous for his song Ooru
manadi ra, ee vada manadi ra which was translated into multiple languages.
American Literary Translator Gregory Rabassa dies. He worked on the novel which defined the
boom, Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, a monument of 20th century
literature.
Donald Carr, former England Cricket captain, dies aged 89. His first-class career spanned from
1945 to 1968 in which he scored nearly 20000 runs and claimed 328 wickets with his left-arm
spin for Oxford University, Derbyshire and England.
Noted Playwright and Actor Achyut Lahkar passes away. He founded Nataraj Theatre, the first
Mobile Theatre Company of Assam in 1963 which performed across Assam and in other states
for nearly 40 years.
Chess Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi dies. Korchnoi played in three matches that produced the
World Champion, but in each case lost to Anatoly Karpov. It made Korchnoi the strongest
player never to have won the title.
Veteran actor Sulabha Deshpande passed away. Deshpande was considered to be one of the
pioneers of the experimental theatre movement that swept Mumbai in the 1970s.
Noted comedian Razak Khan passes away. He was popularly known for his roles in movies like
Hello Brother, Hungama and Hera Pheri.

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Important Days
June 1 : Global Day of Parents

June 5 : World Environment Day
June 8 : World Ocean Day
June 12 : World Day against Child Labour
June 14 : World Blood Donor Day
June 18 : Goa Revolution Day
June 20 : World Refugee Day
June 21 : International Yoga Day
June 23 : International Widows' Day
June 23 : The United Nations Public Service Day
June 26 : International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 29 : National Statistics Day
Foreign Visits / Foreign Visitors
Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Uzbekistan in between June 23-24, 2016.
Visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Namibia in between June 15-17, 2016.
Visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Cote d'Ivoire in between June 14-15, 2016.
Visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Ghana in between June 12-14, 2016.
Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mexico in between June 08, 2016.
Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to USA in between June 6-8, 2016.
Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Switzerland in between June 5-6, 2016.
Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Qatar in between June 04-05, 2016.
Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Afghanistan in between June 4, 2016.
Visit of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand General Prayut Chan-o-cha to India in
between June 16-18, 2016.
Source of Information
http://pib.nic.in
http://india.gov.in
http://www.ibef.org
http://thehindu.com
http://jagranjosh.com
http://gktoday.in

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ISRO sets record by successfully launching 20 satellites in single mission

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HAL unveils indigenous basic trainer aircraft HTT-40

First batch of three female fighter pilots commissioned

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US returns 200 artifacts worth USD 100 mn to India

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