Page-24 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

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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India ranked 2nd on GRD index on ease of doing business

June 7, 2016

India has been ranked second position as per 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) released by London-based business consultancy A T Kearney. India has jumped 13 positions from last year (2015) to rank second among 30 developing countries on ease ..

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Rajasthan Government launches Mobile App RajVayu on Air Quality Index

June 7, 2016

Rajasthan Government has launched mobile application RajVayu for sharing information about air quality index of Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur. The app was launched by Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on the eve of World Environment Day (5th June). With this, ..

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