Page-10 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

India ranks 10th in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

June 22, 2016

As per the recently released 2016 World Investment Report, India ranks 10th in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows. As per the report, India’s FDI inflows have increased to 44 billion dollars in 2015 as compared to 35 billion dollars in ..

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IWAI and IPGPL ink MoU on Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project

June 22, 2016

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and India Ports Global Private Limited (IPGPL) have signed a MoU for implementation of additional works on the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) in Myanmar. As part of the MoU, both signatory ..

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Renowned Telangana poet Guda Anjaiah passes away

June 22, 2016

Noted Telangana poet and lyricist Guda Anjaiah passed away following a brief illness at Ragannagudem, Telangana. He was 61. He played a key role in Telangana statehood movement by penning several songs which later found their way into films. About ..

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Kannada movie Thithi wins Best Film Award at 19th Shanghai International Film Festival

June 21, 2016

Kannada Movie Thithi has won two awards viz. Best Film and Best Script Writers at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. It has won the awards under the Asia New Talent Awards Category Thithi is a dramatic comedy film co-written ..

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Virginia Raggi became first female mayor of Rome

June 21, 2016

Leading member of the populist anti-corruption Five Star Movement (M5S) of Italy, Virginia Raggi (38) was elected as first female mayor of capital city Rome. She also becomes the 65th and youngest mayor in Rome’s history and also the first ..

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Martian crater named after Nepal quake-hit village Langtang

June 21, 2016

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a crater on Mars as Langtang after one of the villages most affected by the devastating 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. The Langtang crater on Mars is 9.8 kilometers wide and has scientific importance. ..

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21 June: International Day of Yoga

June 21, 2016

Every year 21 June is being observed as International Day of Yoga (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस) across the globe to spread awareness about practicing yoga. 2016 Theme: “Connect the Youth”. The year 2016 it is second edition of the International Day ..

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Sunway-TaihuLight: World’s powerful Supercomputer

June 21, 2016

The 2016 edition of Top500 list of supercomputers has revealed that China’s Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer is the world’s most powerful supercomputer system Sunway-TaihuLight can perform calculations with processing speed of 124.5 petaflops per second (Pflops). It is world’s first system ..

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