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Current Affairs Weekly PDF June Second Week (11-18)

INDIAN AFFAIRS

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has launched a 247 helpline Madadgaar at Srinagars Tagore
Hall. The helpline is the first of its kind in Kashmir with a toll free number (14411).
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated Know India Programme (KIP) for young overseas
Indians at a function in New Delhi.
Sushma Swaraj has announced the opening of 149 new Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs). It will be
set up in the second phase.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) the administrative authority of Atal Pension
Yojana (APY) has now introduced APY@eNPS which involves a complete digital enrolment process.
The centenary of Mahatma Gandhis Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat has celebrated at the Nehru Centre on 17th of
June. Gopalkrishna Gandhi will inaugurate two galleries titled 'My Life is My Message' and 'Charkha.' He will
also release two books titled 'Letters to Gandhi' and 'Pioneers of Satyagraha.'
The 22nd European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has opened at Siri Fort auditorium on 10th of June, 2017 with
the screening of Estonian film Cherry Tobacco in New Delhi.
The Tamil Nadu government has announced free education for the transgender community in all the colleges of
state's Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
The industry department has said that it has established a GST facilitation cell which will be headed by Sudhansu
Sekhar Das on 17th of June 2017. It has been set up to address any tax issue that can come up in sectors related
to the DIPP.
The Rajasthan government has raised the insurance cover by 1 lakh to 6 lakh for farmers who avail crop loan
from cooperative banks in the State. It aims to bring around 25 lakh peasants under the scheme.
The Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DrJitendra Singh DoNER)has announced the
launch of, Hill Area Development Programme (HADP) for Northeast in Imphal (Manipur). The programme
aims to bridge the gap between the hill and valley districts in terms of infrastructure, quality of roads, health and
education.
In order to make legal aid easily accessible to the marginalized communities and citizens living in rural areas,
Government of India has launched the Tele-Law pilot project on June 11, 2017.Under the first phase, the Tele-
Law scheme will be launched as a pilot across 500 CSCs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) council lowered rates on 66 goods and services, including Insulin, schoolbags,
colouring books, construction items, pickles and mustard sauce. In a bid to promote regional cinema, cinema
tickets costing up to Rs. 100 will be taxed at 18% and ticket costing more than Rs. 100 at 28%.
Indian Railways to induct 40,000 refurbished coaches by 2023, earmarks Rs 8,000 crore. The aim is to make
available 40,000 new look coaches in the railway fleet by 2023.
Meghalaya state assembly unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Centre's notification banning the sale
and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter and demanded its withdrawal as it would impact the
economy of the state and the food habit of its people.
According to the Minister of state for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said that the Centre has approved proposals
for setting up of 100 Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) hospitals across the country.
The Central Government will provide interest subvention of 5% per annum to all prompt payee farmers for short
term crop loan up to one year for loan up to Rs. 3 lakhs borrowed by them during the year 2017-18.The Central
Government will provide approximately 20,339 crore as interest subvention for 2017-18.
Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce a Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017.It
will complement recently enacted the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 for the insolvency resolution of
non- financial entities.
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has launched Mission Retro-Fitment to enhance the passenger experience by
upgrading the existing fleet of coaches. Mission Retro-Fitment is a program of railways to upgrade the level
of furnishing & facilities in the coaches of Indian Railways. The mission aims to induct about 40,000 coaches
with upgraded interiors by 2022-23.
'Anuyatra, an empowerment programme for the differently abled launched by Kerala government. It aimed at
bringing the differently abled to the mainstream and making the state differently abled-friendly.
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The Central Statistics Ministry is set to change the base year of national accounts to 2017-18 from 2011-2012.It
is set to change after completion of the household consumer expenditure survey and labour force data by the end
of 2018. CSO has changed the base of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Wholesale Price
Index (WPI) to 2011-12 from 2004-05.
Union Health Ministry has launched an Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) across the country on
15th of June 2017.It has been launched to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. Nearly 12 crore children will be
covered during the programme.
NITI Aayog has shortlisted five states under Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital (SATH)
program for developing role model states in health and education. For Health Sector, the shortlisted states
are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Karnataka and Gujarat.For Education Sector, the shortlisted states are Madhya
Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.
Shipping Corporation of India, Shipping Ministry organise Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan in Mumbai.
The seminar was held to showcase the Governments and Shipping Corporation of Indias achievements in last
three years.
The government has made Aadhaar card mandatory for opening of bank accounts as well as for any financial
transaction of Rs 50,000 and above. In this regard centre will amend the prevention of money laundering act.

PLACES IN NEWS

Kolkata will launch an underwater Metro which will pass through tunnels several feet under the Hooghly.The
first underwater transportation tunnel of India is ready with the second one nearing completion. The tunnel has
been constructed 30 meters below riverbed.
On June 17, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kerala's first metro line in Kochi. The Kochi
Metro is the first in India to use Communication Based Train Control technology to maximise frequencies and
minimise errors. The project cost is estimatedat 5,180 crore.
On June 17, 2017, President Pranab Mukerjee inaugurated the Green Line of Phase I of Namma
Metro in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is the second longest operational metro network in India after Delhi Metro.
Pema Khandu, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, has demanded a separate time zone for Arunachal
Pradesh to improve work efficiency and save electricity in the state.
Sulabh International founder and chief Bindeshwar Pathak has announced that an open defecation-free (ODF)
village in Mewat will be named after the US President Donald Trump.

FOREIGN VISITS

Arun Jaitelys four days visit to South Korea

Arun Jaitley participated in the India-Korea Financial Dialogue and the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Board of
Governors of AIIB. The theme of this years annual meeting was "Sustainable Infrastructure".
Indian and South Korea have signed agreements to establish $9 billion in concessional credit and $1 billion in
Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding for infrastructure development projects in India.
The dialogue was followed by the Signing Ceremony of Economic Development Cooperation Fund
(EDCF) agreement between India and South Korea and thereafter, an MOU was signed between EXIM Bank of
India and South Koreas KEXIM Bank.
On 15th June 2017: Seminar onDoing Business in India hosted by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (KCCI), FICCI and the Indian Embassy in South Korea.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

On June 10, 2017, Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Harsh Kumar Jain inaugurated India Pavilion at Expo 2017
at Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. The world class exhibition displays renewable and green
technologies. Theme of Expo 2017 is Future Energy
India and Afghanistan are set to operationalize their first air-freight corridor. The first flight will be operated
by Ariana Afghan Airlines, which is the Afghanistans national carrier
EU and France will give a grant of 3.5 million euros to three Indian cities- Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad. It is a
part of the EUs commitment under the Paris Climate agreement. India has become the first country to get
benefits from the MYC initiative.
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China has launched world's largest floating solar farm consisting 160000 panels.It is a waterborne plant and is
expected to generate 40 megawatts at one time and could supply electricity for over 15,000 homes.
Panama has established formal diplomatic ties with China and broke with Taiwan on 12th of June. Panamanian
President Juan Carlos Varela said to media that Panama was upgrading its commercial ties with China.
On June 13, 2017, India ratified two important core conventions on child labour pertaining to minimum age for
admission to employment and worst forms of child labour at the International Labour Conference in Geneva,
Switzerland.The two core conventions signed by India are Convention 138, which sets minimum age for
admission to employment and Convention 182, which penalises and prohibits the worst form of child labour.
On June 15, 2017, United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved the establishment of a new office to help
Member States implement the organization's global counter-terrorism strategy. The new Office would he headed
by an Under-Secretary-General.
On June 15, 2017, India won re-election To UNs Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).India has been re-
elected for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2018.

RANKINGS & REPORTS

As per a report released by Child Rights and You (CRY), Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of children
(250672) engaged in labour.Over 8 lakh children in India between the age group 5 and 6 years are engaged in
child labour.
The Forbes list of the 'World's Highest-Paid Celebrities of 2017' has been topped by American rapper and
entrepreneur Sean Combs, known by his more famous stage name 'Diddy', with earnings of 130 million dollars.
It was published on 13th of June 2017. Indian superstars Shahrukh Khan (65th- USD 38 million), Salman Khan
(71st) and Akshay Kumar (80th) are among Forbes' annual list of the highest-earning entertainers in the world.
India 60th most innovative globally, China at 22nd - Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017.The index has been co-
authored by Cornell University, INSEAD and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Switzerland has
topped the index for seventh consecutive year.
As per a report titled "Sending Money Home: Contributing to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), One
Family at a Time" by UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), India has been the top
remittance-receiving country in year 2016.Indians working across the globe sent home USD 62.7 billion in 2016.
India has ranked 75th in environmental impact survey conducted by UK-based Money Super Market. The survey
has been topped by Southern African country Mozambique as almost all its energy use comes from green
sources.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCES

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will inaugurate the 16th North East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association (NERCPA) Conference at Imphal on 15th of June 2017.The conference will planned on themes like
'North East and Look East Policy', 'Special plan for development of railways and airways for speedy economic
development of North East region', and 'Setting up of a chapter of Speaker's Research Initiative (SRI) in the
region'.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2017 was held from 12-16 June 2017, in Geneva,
Switzerland.
Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held in Bologna, Italy on 11th and 12th June, 2017 to
discuss issues ranging from climate change to sustainable development and litter at sea.G7 Presidency for the
year 2017 is held by Italy. Canada will hold the G7 presidency in 2018.

BANKING&FINANCE

The Reserve Bank has initiated Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) against Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) in view of
high level of bad loans and negative return on assets. BoM has become the sixth bank to be put under the PCA.
On June 16, 2017, Switzerland ratified an automatic exchange of financial account information with India in
order to facilitate immediate sharing of details about suspected black money. Swiss Federal Council said that
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the implementation of the information exchange is planned for 2018 and that the first set of data exchange would
happen in 2019.
On June 15, 2017, Reserve Bank of India said India's current account deficit (CAD) narrowed during the last
fiscal due to a contraction in the country's trade deficit. CAD for fiscal year 2016-17 narrowed to 0.7% of the
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1.1 per cent in 2015-16 on the back of the contraction in trade deficit.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified the Fast Track Insolvency Resolution Process
for Corporate Persons Regulations on 16th of The process in these cases shall be completed within a period of 90
days, as against 180 days in other cases.
State Bank of India has entered into a tie-up with Tirumala Milk Products on 17th of June 2017 to provide loans
to dairy farmers who supply milk to the latter.
Private sector lender Yes Bank has partnered with mobile payments switch TerraPay.Its main aim is to enable
real time money transfer to bank accounts in India. Terra Pay has partnered with Yes Bank in a Rupee Drawing
Arrangement.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed Central Bank of India under prompt corrective action. It puts
restricts on banking activities such as from lending, hiring and expanding branches.
RBI has triggered PCAs for four banks IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Dena Bank and Indian Overseas Bank.
The Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved USD 150 million
equity investment to the India Infrastructure Fund.
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), the Lead Bank for Thiruvananthapuram district, has launched the Retail Mart, a
retail lending concept, in Kerala's capital city.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced on 13th of June that it has issued Rs 500 denomination notes
with inset letter A. A new batch of banknotes will include the inset letter "A" in both the number panels and will
bear the signature of Urjit R Patel the Governor of Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017' on the
reverse, are being issued.
On June 13, 2017, Reserve Bank of India identified 12 non-performing accounts representing 25% of gross
NPAs in Indian banking system, which will be immediately taken up under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
(IBC).The IAC followed an objective and non-discretionary criterion that all accounts with total outstanding
loans greater than Rs 5,000 crore, with at least three-fifths (60%) classified as non-performing by banks as on
March 31, 2016, should be referred under IBC.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has permitted commodity exchanges to launch options trading in
commodity futures. Introduction of options trading is expected to
According to the Code Compliance Rating of banks done by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
(BCSBI) 2017, out of 26 public sector banks and 8 out of 17 private sector banks got high rating for their
adherence to code compliance. IDBI Bank was the only public sector bank that got high (H)(85 and above
score out of 100) rating in two successive surveys.
Emkay Global Financial Services has entered into an exclusive pact with DBS Bank arm DBS Vickers Securities
(Singapore) on 13th of June. The pact has signed for co-branding and distribution of equity research to the latter's
global clients.
ClearTax, Indias largest income tax returns e-filing and enterprise compliance service provider has launched
billbook software. It is used to assist small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the country get GST-ready.
China and the Asia Development Bank (ADB) have launched a green financing platform to cut pollution in the
smog-hit Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region on 16th of June 2017. China selected five regions this week to take part in
pilot government green financing schemes.
DCB Bank, a private sector bank has launched new services - Indias first Aadhaar based iris eye scan customer
verification and fingerprint operated ATM in Telangana on 16th of June.
On June 13, 2017, World Bank approved financing worth more than $500 million for Afghanistan to support a
various projects to boost the economy, help improve service delivery in five cities and support Afghan refugees
sent back from Pakistan.

BUSINESS

India has approached World Trade Organisation (WTO) against US for its non-compliance of a verdict on high
import duty on certain Indian steel imports. As of now, India has requested WTO dispute consultations with the
US to address US compliance with WTO ruling. If this issue remains unresolved post consultations, India will
approach WTOs compliance panel.

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According to the bi-annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey of US-based CBRE, Connaught
Place in Delhi has been ranked ninth most expensive prime office market in the world. Hong Kong
(Central) topped as worlds highest-priced office market with an occupancy cost of $302.51 per sq ft per annum.
Infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group in the second week of June 2017 has announced commissioning of a
50 megawatts (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh.
Amid unrest among farmers for multiple reasons in different states, the Central Government has increased the
minimum support price (MSP) of pulses, oil-seeds and cotton for the 2017-18 crop year.
At 22nd Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Annual Award
Function in New Delhi on June 12, 2017, Commerce Secretary Mrs Rita Teaotia, mentioned that India has
emerged as 7th largest exporter of agri-products globally.
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on import of ceramic table and kitchen ware items from China. The
government has done to protect domestic industry against goods being sold at below normal value.
India is to be a co-partner in a global food and beverages trade ANUGA to be held in Cologne, Germany from
October 7-11, 2017.The 34th edition of ANUGA is being organised by Koelnmesse GmBH and 7,200 exhibitors
from more than 100 countries are likely to participate in the event.
Tech giant Google has topped the 2017 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list with a brand value of
over $245 billion.US tech giants Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook were also among the five most valuable
brands.
India has imposed anti-dumping duty up to 118 dollar/tonne on import of hydrogen peroxide -other than of food
and electronic grade with concentration of 90 per cent and above from Bangladesh, Taiwan, Korea, Pakistan
and Thailand.
As many as 20 Indian firms have been named in the top 100 of Nikkei Asian Review's Asia300 companies list.
The list was topped by Taiwan's Largan Precision. Indian IT service provider HCL Technologies came in at the
second place, followed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Veteran Bengali film actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been conferred with the highest French civilian honour, the
Legion d'Honneur.
Kannada poet and playwright H S Shivaprakash has honoured with the prestigious Kusumagraja Rashtriya
Puraskar and Latur-based Menka Dhumale was presented YCMOUs Baburao Bagul story writing award for year
2016 for her book "Korda Paus".
The Pageant for the title of the Queen of dhwayah 2017 was held in Kerala. Syama
Sanju was declared the Queen of Dhwayah, the winner at Keralas first ever beauty pageant for transgender
women.
Vivid Sydney breaks the Guinness World Record for maximum number of light installations. It is the world's
largest festival of light, music and ideas.
The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Kanpur awarded the degree to P.T. Usha at its 50th convocation in
Kanpur on 16th of June 2017. The Golden Girl of Indian athletics now became a Doctor of Science.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's "Sultan" is to be screened at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival.
The gala is to be held June 17-26, 2017 in Shanghai, China.
A 12 year old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag
the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the Little Miss Universe 2017.This
is the first time that a 12 young Indian girl has won this beauty pageant title.
Water conservation model, Project Jal Sanchay in Nalanda district of Bihar has been selected for the national
award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP),
by the Ministry of Rural Development.
NASA has conferred the Exceptional Public Service Medal to Michael AHearn. He is one of the worlds leading
comet scientists, posthumously on 12 June 2017. He was awarded posthumously at the Small Bodies Assessment
Group (SBAG) meeting at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize for his novel "A Horse Walks Into a
Bar." The award will split between Grossman and translator Jessica Cohen.
Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) Principal Adviser E. Sreedharan has been selected for the Nanniyode
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Rajan Memorial Award.

Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair won the Dorothy Arzner Directors Award at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,
USA.Mira Nair won for the film Queen of Katwe at this years Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards.
The Fifth Bhupen Hazarika National Award 2017 is awarded to an eminent writer from Arunachal Pradesh
Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi.The award has been instituted by Sarhad, a Maharashtra-based organisation.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

Appointee Designation
Justice CS Karnan becomes (retires) First High Court Judge to retire while absconding
RK Sharma Administrator for Sahara India Life Insurance
Reenat Sandhu Head of India's diplomatic mission in Italy.
Girish Wagh CV unit head Tata Motors
Gaitri Issar Kumar India's next ambassador to Belgium.
Ajit Vinayak Gupte Ambassador to Denmark.
Neeru Chadha First Indian woman member of ITLOS
TCS executive Ramanathan Ramanan Head Atal Mission under NITI Aayog
Kajal Singh Executive Vice President in Goods and Services Tax
Network (GSTN)
Yuvraj Singh Brand Ambassador of EazyDiner
Ana Brnabic First openly gay and first female Prime Minister of
Serbia

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

Amazon is buying USA based Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion.

MoUs

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed an agreement with Europe-based Metal
Industries Development Institute (MIDI) to implement a twinning programme. The twinning is one of the largest
programs between a CSIR institute and a foreign entity.
The Human Resource Development department of Sikkim government has signed aMoU with the British
Council on 13th of June, 2017 to enhance the quality of education in the state.
Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Agriculture in the State of Palestine on
agriculture cooperation.
Union Cabinet was apprised about a Memorandum of Understanding which has already been signed in April
2017, between India and Armenia for cooperation on youth matters.
Cabinet approves signing of Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bangladesh for promoting
cooperation in the field of Information Technology and Electronics.
The Nalanda University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea's Academy of Korean
Studies for academic cooperation.
Under the countrys flagship programme UDAN in the presence of Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh the
Punjab government has signed a tripartite agreement with the Centre and Airports Authority of India(AAI). The
four airports of Bathinda, Ludhiana, Pathankot and Adampur have been connected under the scheme through five
proposals.
Public sector oil firms IOC, BPCL and HPCL signed an agreement to jointly set up the world's largest refinery
and petrochemical complex at Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The total cost for setting up this refinery is
estimated to be $40 billion.Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will be the lead partner with 50% stake while Hindustan
Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) will take 25% stake.

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COMMITTEE

On June 12, 2017, Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh decided to set up an expert committee to examine the
rules which allows free movement of Indian and Myanmarese citizens within 16 kms of the
border.The committee will be headed by the special secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home
Affairs.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

China has launched a record breaking swarm of 119 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles on 11th of June,
2017. The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC)has said that the feat broke the
previous record of a swarm of 67 drones. China is currently the largest maker of drones.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been working on a new propulsion system known as the Electric
Propulsion (EP) system that is set to usher in a new era of cost effective satellite launches. This technology was
first used as a technology demonstrator in GSAT-9 or the South Asia Satellite launched on May 5, 2017.
On June 15, 2017, NASAs Orion spacecraft, designed to take astronauts to deep space destinations successfully
completed a series of tests for its critical safety systems. This week, NASA engineers tested the abort motor for
Orion's launch abort system (LAS) with success.
Scientists have revealed some of the targets to be observed by James Webb this includes celestial objects both
inside and beyond our solar system. It will observe Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, as well as Trappist-1e
and the massive space telescope will also observe distant galaxies and asteroids.
According to monthly analysis of global temperatures by NASA scientists , May 2017 was the second warmest
May in 137 years of modern record-keeping.
The Worlds smallest and cheapest private jet Vision Jet has launched in USA on 12th of June. The Vision
Jet can haul five adults up to 1,150 miles at 28,000 feet.Its the only private jet to be built entirely out of carbon
fiber.
In Kochi Kochi1 mobile app was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to stay connected to all
transport systems.
A scientist comes up with cost-effective toilet that weighs less than 500kg and that has a life of 25-30 years. It
can be made in-situ and even assembled in less than five hours. It is one of the prototypes the CSIR Chennai has
developed.
The State-run power NTPC has energised 150 kWp canal top solar PV System on cooling
water (CW) channel inside power station premises at its 2,320 MW, Mouda Thermal Power Project, near Nagpur
in Maharashtra.
According to the official Xinhua news agency a Long March-4B rocket has carried the 2.5-tonne telescope into
orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert at 11:00 am (3:00 GMT).
The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), named Insight, will allow Chinese scientists to observe
magnetic fields and the interiors of pulsars and better understand the evolution of black holes.
The farmers of Telangana will soon be able to sell and purchase cattle online. The state government has launched
a website to facilitate this service.

DEFENCE

Three Indian warships reached to Australia to participate in a week-long naval exercise off the Western
Australian coast. Exercise Australia India (AUSINDEX) is a regular bilateral maritime exercise which aimed at
developing a deeper understanding and cooperation between the two navies.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has successfully test fired anti-tank missile 'Nag'
in a desert in the western sector of Rajasthan.

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SPORTS

116th edition of the French Open 2017 Overview

Category Winner Runners-up
Mens Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
Womens Singles Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) Simona Halep (Romania)
Mens Doubles Ryan Harrison (US) & Michael Venus (New Donald Young (US) & Santiago
Zealand) Gonzalez (Mexico)
Womens Doubles Bethanie Mattek-Sands (US) & Lucie Safarova Ashleigh Barty (Australia)& Casey
(Czech Republic) Dellacqua (Australia)
Mixed Doubles Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Rohan Anna-Lena Grnefeld (Germany) &
Bopanna (India) Robert Farah (Colombia)
Englands players wonthe U-20 World Cup final against Venezuela in Suwon (South Korea) on 11th of June,
2017.. England beat Venezuela 1-0 to win their first Under-20 World Cup title. England won after 51-year for a
global trophy.
Vietnam Grand Master Nguyen DucHoa has bagged a decisive win against Indian GM Neelotpal Das on
10th Mumbai Mayor's Cup International Open Chess Tournament on 11th of June, 2017.
Lewis Hamiltonwon the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time on 12th of June.
India captain Virat Kohli has become the quickest batsman to 8000 runs in one-day international cricket.Yuvraj
Singh will become the fifth Indian player to play 300 ODIs at Edgbaston.He has crossed the 8000-run mark in
his 175th innings.
According to the latest MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings Indian captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the world
number one position in the ODI batting rankings.Josh Hazlewood of Australia achieved the top spot in
the bowlers rankings.
Rafael Nadalmoved up to No. 2 spot in the ATP rankings and Novak Djokovic slides from No. 2 to No. 4
ranking. The top position is retained by Andy Murray. Angelique Kerber retained the No. 1 position among
women despite losing in the first round itself.
India's Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu have won the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World
Cup at Gabala, Azerbaijan on 13th of June 2017.
Shashikant Kutwal has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess Championship for differently-
abled on 11th of June. The World Chess Championship held in Slovakia.
Dhanya Shah and Sanmay Gandhi have won the Under-14 doubles title of the Asian Junior Tennis
Championships on 11th of June. Asian Junior Tennis Championships heldat the Balewadi Stadium in Pune.
According to sources in ICC, the next edition of World T2O will only be held in 2020. The main reason is the
top member nations will be busy with bilateral commitments in 2018.
Kolkata likely to host match between Real Madrid and Barcelona legends in the City of Joy in the third week of
September.The proposed match is likely to be held at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium.
Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships- Punjab.
21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships was held from 1st 4th June 2017 in Patiala,
Punjab.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the gold in men's javelin throw (throw of 85.63m) contest on the second day
of the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala on June 2, 2017.
Sarita Singh of Uttar Pradesh set a new national record in the women's hammer throw with an effort
of 65.25m to claim the gold medal at the 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championship in Patiala.
She also became the first Indian woman to cross the 65m mark.
Javelin thrower Anu Rani smashed her own national record and won the gold medal on the fourth and final day
of the 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala.

OBITUARY

John Avildsen, the Oscar-winning director of Rocky had died on 16th of June in USA.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification, passed away on June 16, 2017.
Miguel DEscoto Brockmann, former President of the UN General Assembly, passed away. He was born in the
United States to a Nicaraguan diplomat who served in the administration of dictator Anastasio Somoza Garcia.
Adam West was an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series Batman had died on

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9th of June in Los Angeles.

Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away in Hyderabad on June 12, 2017.
Eminent playwright Ajmer Singh Aulakh passed away passed away on June 15, 2017, at his residence
at Mansa town of Punjab.
Sam Beazley, who played Professor Everard in 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', has passed away.
Former Chief Justice of IndiaP N Bhagwati has passed away in New Delhi on 15th of June 2017.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

The book "Indira Gandhi - A life in Nature", was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira
Gandhi Memorial. The former Union minister Jairam Ramesh, who has authored the book published by Simon &
Schuster, presented the first copy of the book to the Congress President.
Ex-Uttarakhand CM Pokhriyal authors book on Vajpayee Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji. He gives credit to
Vajpayee for his debut in politics.

IMPORTANT DAYS

Celebrating Fathers Day on third Sunday of June originated from US. After few failed attempts at establishing a
Fathers Day, in 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers,
designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was observed globally on 17 June 2017. The World Day
to Combat Desertification and Drought theme is 'Our land Our home Our Future.
The ASEAN Dengue Day (ADD) is observed every year on 15th June. The 2017 ASEAN Dengue Day theme
is United Fight Against Dengue.
World Day against Child Labour 2017 is observed globally on 12th of June. The World Day against Child
Labour theme is In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour.
The International Albinism Awareness Day has been observed on 13th of June 2017.The United Nations Human
Rights Council adopted a resolution in 2013 calling for the prevention of attacks and discrimination against
persons with albinism.
World Blood Donar Day is observed globally on 14th of June. World Blood Donor Day 2017, theme is What can
you do? Give blood. Give now. Give often.
The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)observed each year on 15th June. It was officially recognized
by the United Nations General Assembly.
The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) has celebrated on 16 June. The IDFR was proclaimed by
all 176 member states of IFAD's Governing Council at its 38th session in February 2015.

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