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Alexis sanchez
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The first
sanctuary for the marine mammals (dolphins) is to be created in
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North America.
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The most powerful
nuclear icebreaker named ‘Arktika’ was launched by
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Russia.
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China has opened
its first Disneyland in
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Shanghai.
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On 25th June
2016, Russia and China have approved business initiatives worth $50billion
during Putin visit to
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Beijing.
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India on 27th
June 2016 formally became the 35th member of the
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Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
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U.S. Embassy in
Afghanistan has launched a Scholarship program to help advance educational
opportunities for
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Afghan women.
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Russian President
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the extension of the embargo on food
imports from the EU and some other countries until
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December 31, 2017.
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Recently, India
& Cyprus has signed an agreement with which country to revise its
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tax treaty.
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Delhi government
launched a pilot project to facilitate easy procurement of certificates
needed for
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school admissions.
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A mobile van,
named Kalam Express, to provide home-based education to disabled children was
introduced in
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Chandigarh.
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On 25th June
2016, Nagaland Governor P B Acharya has launched Women Helpline – 181 at the
District Hospital to support women affected by
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Violence.
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On 28th June
2016, Modi government has inaugurated an RFID-based access control system at
the
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Cochin Port.
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Assam’s Majuli
has become India’s
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1st island district.
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On 27th June
2016, Odisha Chief Minister has launched ‘Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana’, a
scheme to provide education loan at 1% interest to students pursuing higher
studies.
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Naveen
Patnaik
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On 29th June
2016, Agriculture Minister has released an app, Crop Manager for Rice-based
Systems (CMRS), for better crop and nutrient management for Bihar farmers.
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Radha
Mohan Singh
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Kerala government
has recently banned the production, sale, and advertisement of
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e-cigarettes.
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Teacher education
portal, which aims at bringing quality teachers to Indian schools.
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‘Prashikshak’
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National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) has received environment clearance for updgrading
the 146-km long carriageway of Kanpur (Chakeri) to Allahabad section of NH-2
in Uttar Pradesh at a cost of
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Rs.1246 crore rupees.
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The Monsoon
Session of Parliament is going to start from
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18th July 2016.
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Ministry is
planned to install CCTV cameras at one thousand railway stations across the
country.
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Railway
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Haryana
Government is planned to develop an industrial township in the state at an
expense of
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5 billion dollars.
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The two-day
meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency was
held in Visakhapatnam on
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4th & 5th July 2016.
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Indian Navy has
launched the fourth in the series of Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft
(FO-WJFAC) called
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INS Tarasa.
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India’s first
Integrated Defence Communication Network (DCN) was launched on 30 June 2016.
The network has been designed and developed in India by
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HCL Infosystems.
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ICICI Bank has
Launched ‘Smart City Pre-paid Card’ in
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Ahmedabad.
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RBI has said
pre-2005 banknotes can now be exchanged only at selected RBI offices (and not
banks) from
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July 1.
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The World Bank
said it will lend over $1 billion dollar to India for its
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solar energy projects.
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State Bank of India
launched a social media banking platform named, ‘SBI Mingle’, to enable
customers to access a host of banking services through their
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Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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Reliance
Industries and SBI have signed shareholders agreements to set up small deposit-taking
institutions, called
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payments bank.
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The State Bank of
India and the World Bank has signed agreements for a $625 million facility to
support Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV) programmes in
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India.
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Two Indians named
Kartik Sawhney and Neha Swain, have won the
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Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2016.
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Singer Beyoncé
has won four awards at the BET Awards 2016 held in
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Los Angeles on 26th June 2016.
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‘The Romance of
Indian Coffee’ has been chosen as the world’s best book on coffee at The Gourmand
World Awards function at Yantai in China. The author of the book is
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P T Bopanna.
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On 1 July 2016,
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Dr. B. C. Roy National Awards for
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2008, 2009 and 2010.
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The book titled
“Half- Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India” authored by Vinay
Sitapati was released on
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27th June 2016.
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Prime Minister
Narendra Modi released a book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland” in New
Delhi on
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June 2016.
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Kulmeet Bawa was
appointed Adobe MD for South Asia from
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24th June 2016.
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Jet Airways
chairman Naresh Goyal has been re-elected to trade association of the world’s
airline body
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IATA’s Board of Governors.
|
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N S Vishwanathan
has appointed as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from
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3rd July 2016.
|
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U C Maheshwari
has appointed as new deputy Lokayukta of
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Madhya Pradesh.
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Tripura Governor was
given additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh during JP Rajkhowa’s absence on
leave.
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Tathagata
Roy
|
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Anil Kumble
officially took charge as the head coach of the
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Indian team.
|
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Indrajit kumaraswamy
is the new Governor of the
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
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Ola has signed an
agreement with Haryana government to create over 10,000 entrepreneurs in the
state with an investment of Rs 350 crores over the period of
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five years.
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India’s largest
mobile payment and commerce platform has announced its strategic partnership
with Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. to offer easy booking of two-wheeler
models.
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Paytm
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EPFO aims to
cover all the workers in the country under provident fund (PF), pension and
life insurance by
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2030.
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Google’s holding
company, Alphabet recently introduced a home robot dog made by its subsidiary
Boston Dynamics was named as
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‘SpotMini’.
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Recently,
Microsoft has launched a prototype mosquito trap that can collect several
data points like the breed, temperature, wind, humidity and the time at which
a mosquito was captured.
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Microsoft’s
Project Premonition
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Japanese motor
company Yamaha has introduced a three-wheeled vehicle concept called
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’05GEN’.
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China has
successfully launched its ‘Long March-7’ carrier rocket, which will help in
the country’s five-year plan for the space sector and a planned space station
which is set to be operational by
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2022.
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On 27th June
2016, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched
‘BGR-34’, an ayurvedic drug designed to cure
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Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
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The Indian Air
Force is planned to put the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft into
combat roles by next year.
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Tejas
|
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Australia has won
Tri-Nation Series by defeating West Indies by 58 runs at Bridgetown on
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26th June 2016.
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Alexis Sanchez
won the Golden Ball in the
|
Copa America.
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The Italian
Cricket Board President has announced that cricket will be a part of the if
Rome gets to host the tournament.
|
2024
Olympics
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Gurpreet Singh
Sandhu became the first Indian footballer to play in
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Europa League.
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The Sports
Ministry on July 1 has granted recognition to
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Paralympic Committee of India(PCI).
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International
Yoga Day was celebrated on
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21 June 2016.
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The United
Nations Public Service Day was celebrated by the United Nations (UN) on
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23
June 2016.
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International
Olympic Day is observed on
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June 23
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International Day
against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed on 26th June with
theme
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“Listen First”.
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International Day
in Support of Victims of torture is on
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26th June.
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National Doctor’s
Day is observed on
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1st July.
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International
Jokes Day is celebrated on
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1st July.
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The International
Co-operative Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of July every year. This
year it is celebrated on 2nd July 2016 with theme
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‘Co-operatives: The power to act for a
sustainable future’.
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Neil O’Brien, the
eminent quizmaster, educationist and Parliamentarian of India died in Kolkata
on
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24 June 2016.
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Xerxes Sapur
Desai, the man who founded Titan Co. Ltd and made it an internationally
renowned Indian watch brand died on
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25th June 2016. He was 79.
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Marathi writer
Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere died on
|
1st July 2016. He was 86.
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