Page-5 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

Chile wins 2016 Copa America Football tournament

June 27, 2016

Defending champion Chile won the 2016 Copa America Football tournament by defeating Argentina in a penalty shootout. In the final match played at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey (US) Chile defeated Argentina by 4-2 goals in the penalty shootout as in ..

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Union Rural Development Ministry, ISRO ink MoU for geo-tagging MGNREGA assets

June 27, 2016

The Union Rural Development Ministry and ISRO, Department of Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for geo-tagging the assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat. Annually around 30 lakh assets are created under the rural job schemes ..

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Noted Malayalam theatre artist Kavalam Narayana Panicker passes away

June 27, 2016

Noted Malayalam theatre doyen Kavalam Narayana Panicker passed away due age-related ailments in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 88. He was dramatist, theatre director and poet. He had written over 26 Malayalam plays and had played a pioneering role in bringing ..

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PM Narendra Modi launches Smart city Mission Projects in Pune

June 25, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Smart City Mission’ involving 83 projects from 20 different cities in the country. The ambitious mission of Union Government was launched at function held at Pune’s Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex one year after it ..

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First flight of BrahMos missile from SU-30 MKI aircraft successfully conducted

June 25, 2016

BrahMos Aerospace for the first time successfully demonstrated integration of the world’s most formidable supersonic cruise missile system BrahMos on the Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft. In this regard, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Nasik division conducted a test flight of ..

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Union Defence Ministry gives nod for purchase of 145 Ultra Light Howitzers guns from the US

June 25, 2016

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has given its approval to for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) guns from the US. The procurement of ULH will be through the Foreign Military Sales ..

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Sprinter Dutee Chand qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics

June 25, 2016

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the women’s 100metre event scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dutee qualified for the Rio Olympics after meeting the qualification mark at 26th ..

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Social entrepreneur Zubaida Bai bags UN honour for corporate sustainability initiative

June 25, 2016

Zubaida Bai, an Indian social entrepreneur, has been named among the ten ‘2016 Global Compact SDG Pioneers’, an initiative launched by UN. The list of ten SDG Pioneers was announced by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the 2016 ..

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