Page-19 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

India, ADB ink $120 million loan agreement for irrigation in Odisha

June 8, 2016

India has signed loan agreement of US 12 crore dollars with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve irrigation and water management infrastructure in Odisha. The soft loan is the second tranche of a 157.5 million dollars financing facility under ..

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Father of modern Nepali music Ambar Gurung passes away

June 8, 2016

Father of modern Nepali music and composer of the country’s national anthem Amber Gurung passed away in Dhapasi. He was 79 and was suffering from diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. Gurung was composer, lyricist and singer. He had composed Nepal’s National ..

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Union Government to form new reserve battalion named after Maharana Pratap

June 8, 2016

Union Home Ministry has decided to form new reserve battalion will be raised and it will be named after Maharana Pratap. It will be called Maharana India Reserve Battalion. It was announced by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the ..

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EC wants law amended to empower it to postpone, cancel polls

June 8, 2016

The Election Commission (EC) has urged the Union Government to amend the electoral law Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 to empower it to either postpone or countermand elections if evidence emerges of use of money to influence voters. ..

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Lucknow to host 2016 Junior hockey World Cup

June 8, 2016

The Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh is going to host the 2016 Junior Men’s hockey World Cup. Announcement in this regard was made by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The Junior hockey World Cup would be held from 8th to ..

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ADB, India ink pact to upgrade 176 km roads in Jharkhand

June 8, 2016

Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan agreement with India for providing new loan of 200 million dollars to upgrade 176 km of roads in Jharkhand. The loan funds will be used to upgrade existing sections ..

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Gangetic River dolphin declared city animal of Guwahati

June 7, 2016

Assam’s Guwahati became the first city in the country to have its own city animal after Kamrup metropolitan district administration declared Gangetic River dolphin as its official mascot. Gangetic River Dolphin locally in Guwahati is known as ‘Sihu’ and it ..

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India becomes co-chair of Working Group on Maritime Situational Awareness under CGPCS

June 7, 2016

India has become the co-chair of Working Group on Maritime Situational Awareness (WG-MSA) under Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS). Decision in this regard, was taken through a consensus during the 19th Plenary Session of the ..

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Switzerland back India’s bid for NSG membership

June 7, 2016

India has managed to win crucial support from Switzerland for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership. In this regard, Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann has announced his country’s support for India’s membership to the elite NSG. India was able to gain support ..

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Dia Mirza named ambassador for Swachh Saathi programme

June 7, 2016

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza was named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student internship) programme. She was selected because she is an active campaigner and a youth icon for Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission which seeks to make country clean ..

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