Page-16 of Current Affairs - June, 2017

RBI to release New batch of Rs 500 Currency Notes

June 13, 2017

Reserve Bank of India has said that it will release new batch of Rs 500 currency notes whose design will be similar in all respects to the Rs 500 rupee banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series which were released ..

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Panama forges Diplomatic ties with China and breaks away with Taiwan

June 13, 2017

Panama has established formal diplomatic ties with China and broke all of its relationship with Taiwan in a move that is seen as a victory for China in its drive to isolate Taiwan from the rest of the world. China claims ..

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CRY Report: Uttar Pradesh ranks First in Number of Child Labourers

June 13, 2017

According to a recently released CRY Report on child labour, more than 8 lakh children between the age group of 5 and 6 years in India are engaged in child labour. Child Rights and You (CRY) is an NGO working towards the upliftment ..

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Expert Committee Constituted to examine Rules on Movement of People Near Indo-Myanmar Border

June 13, 2017

Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted an expert committee to examine the rules which allow free movement of people near Indo-Myanmar border. Indian and Myanmarese citizens are permitted free movement within 16 km of the international border, but these rules are widely exploited by militants ..

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Men's Tennis ATP Rankings: Rafael Nadal moves up to No.2

June 13, 2017

Rafael Nadal has increased his rankings by two spots to stand at No.2 in the ATP rankings which is his highest since October 2014. Previous year French Open champion Novak Djokovic has moved from second place to fourth place in the ATP ..

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ISSF World Cup: Jitu Rai-Heena Sidhu Clinch Gold Medal

June 12, 2017

Indian shooters Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu have clinched the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup held at Gabala, Azerbaijan. However, Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu narrowly missed ..

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Bihar's ‘Project Jal Sanchay’ Chosen for National Award

June 12, 2017

‘Project Jal Sanchay’, a water conservation model which is successfully adopted in Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been chosen for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee programme (MGNREGP) by the Ministry of Rural Development. ..

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Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix for Sixth Time

June 12, 2017

Lewis Hamilton has won Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. It is Hamilton’s sixth victory at the Canadian Grand Prix. Previously, he had won the titles in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. It is also his third ..

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