Page-7 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

23 June: United Nations Public Service Day

June 23, 2016

Every year 23 June is being observed as the United Nations Public Service Day by the United Nations (UN). Significance of the Day: The day seeks to mark the invaluable contributions of public servants and administrators to build a better ..

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Union Cabinet approves Mega Spectrum Auction

June 23, 2016

The Union Cabinet under Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved mega auction of all available spectrum (more than 2300 Megahertz) across the seven bands. This decision will pave way for the largest-ever spectrum auction in the country and ..

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Union Cabinet extends deadline of UDAY scheme

June 23, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of extending the deadline for implementing the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) by a year to March 31, 2017. With this decision, states shall take over 75% of ailing DISCOM (Power Distribution companies) debt ..

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Ken Miyauchi appointed as President and COO of SoftBank Group

June 23, 2016

Ken Miyauchi has been appointed as the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group. He will succeed Nikesh Arora who had stepped down from his position after the Chairman and CEO of Group Masayoshi Son ..

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Union Cabinet approves pact for avoidance of double taxation with Belgium

June 23, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the signing of a Protocol amending the Agreement between India and Belgium for avoidance of double taxation. Decision in this regard was taken in the Union Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of ..

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Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany

June 22, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Steinbeis GmbH Co. KG, Germany for technology transfer and resourcing in manufacturing, including sub-sectors of Capital Goods. The MoU between India Steinbeis GmbH was signed in April, ..

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21 June: World Hydrography Day

June 22, 2016

World Hydrography Day (WHD) is being observed annually on 21 June to publicise the work of hydrographers and the importance of hydrography. The observance of the day emphasizes importance of hydrography particularly in protection of marine reserves and also promotion ..

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ISRO sets record by successfully launching 20 satellites in single mission

June 22, 2016

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched a record 20 satellites in a single mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. These satellites including India’s latest earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 were launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) ..

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NASA discovers K2-33b, youngest exoplanet around a young star

June 22, 2016

Astronomers using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope (KST) have discovered a newborn fully-formed exoplanet dubbed as K2-33b. K2-33b is only five to 10 million years old which makes it one of a very few newborn planets found so far. Key Facts ..

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Aadhaar to be linked with caste, domicile certificates

June 22, 2016

Union Government has asked all state governments to link Aadhaar with caste and domicile certificates to be issued to school students. It is the first-of-its-kind initiative to be undertaken by Union Government to issue these certificates to the students within ..

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