Page-12 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

India wins Silver medal at Archery World Cup in Antalya

June 20, 2016

The Indian mixed recurve team of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das has won the silver medal at the Archery World Cup held in Antalya, Turkey. In the final match played at Konyaalti Beach Park, the Indian team lost to South ..

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PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President inaugurate Duraiappah stadium in Jaffna

June 20, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena 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 ..

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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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