Page-10 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

Union Ministry of Power launches URJA mobile app

June 20, 2016

The Union Ministry of Power has launched ‘URJA’- Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan Mobile application for Urban Power Distribution Sector. It was launched by Union Power minister Piyush Goyal on the side-lines of two day conference of Power Ministers at Cansaulim in ..

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HAL unveils indigenous basic trainer aircraft HTT-40

June 20, 2016

Public sector aerospace and defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has unveiled indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) HTT-40 in Bengaluru. The aircraft made its maiden flight recently the HAL Airport in Bengaluru in presence of Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. ..

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Australia wins 2016 Champions Trophy title of Hockey

June 19, 2016

Australia has won the 2016 Champions Trophy title of Hockey by defeating India by 3-1 score. With this victory, Australia created history by winning the title for record 14 times. In the final match played at London (United Kingdom), both ..

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SBI launches IT Innovation Start-up Fund to assist start-ups

June 19, 2016

India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched IT Innovation Start-up Fund to support start-ups in the financial technology (fintech) space. The fund has corpus of 200 crore rupees. It will provide assistance of up to 3 crore ..

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Union Ministry of AYUSH releases Yog Geet for 2016 International Yoga Day

June 19, 2016

The Union Ministry of AYUSH Ministry has released a Yog Geet (Yoga song) for celebrating the second International Yoga Day on 21 June 2016. The Yoga song was selected from the 1,000 entries were received through a national-level competition organised ..

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Railway Ministry launches two liberalised Policies

June 19, 2016

The Union Railway Ministry has launched two policies related to Parcel Cargo Train Express and Parcel Leasing. They were launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. They are Liberalised Comprehensive Parcel Leasing Policy (CPLP) and Liberalised policy on Parcel Cargo ..

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IAF creates history by inducting 3 women fighter pilots for first time

June 18, 2016

The Indian Air Force (IAF) created history by inducting 3 women fighter pilots for first time. These three women fighter pilots are Bhawana Kanth, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh. They were officially commissioned as fighter pilots in the IAF in ..

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India, South Korea launch Korea Plus platform to promote investments

June 18, 2016

India and South Korea have launched a platform ‘Korea Plus’ to promote and facilitate Korean Investments in India. It was launched by the Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her South Korean counterpart Joo Hyunghwan in New Delhi. ..

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Union Home Ministry notifies 10 coastal police stations

June 18, 2016

The Union Home Ministry has notified official gazette notification for establishing 10 coastal police stations located along India’s coastline in 9 States and 4 UTs. These police stations have been empowered to register and investigate crimes committed within the country’s ..

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Microsoft to design app for HRD Ministry’s SWAYAM platform

June 18, 2016

The technology giant Microsoft is going to design mobile application for Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry’s SWAYAM platform. Under this platform ministry is going to launch 2000 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for over three crore students in the ..

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