Page-13 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

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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Scientists unveil synthetic Human Genome Project-Write

June 18, 2016

A group of scientists from United States recently proposed an ambitious project named as Human Genome Project-Write (HGP-Write) to create a genetic blueprint or synthetic human genome. The project aims to develop technologies to more efficiently and more cheaply write ..

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SpaceX successfully launches two commercial satellites

June 18, 2016

US based private space transport service company SpaceX successfully launched two commercial satellites viz. EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A. They were launched using SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket which had lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in ..

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PM Narendra Modi outlines RAPID, five-point mantra to reform and broaden tax net

June 18, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outline RAPID, five-point mantra to tax officials to reform and broaden the direct tax net base. The new five point charter for tax administrators RAPID means R for Revenue, A for Accountability, P for Probity, ..

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NRIs can now join NPS online through eNPS

June 18, 2016

The Union Finance Ministry has announced that non-resident Indians (NRIs) can now open National Pension Savings (NPS) accounts online i.e. through eNPS if they have Aadhaar Card or Permanent Account Number (PAN) card. Earlier, NRIs could open NPS accounts only ..

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