Page-2 of Current Affairs - June, 2017

UNESCO names Sharjah as World Book Capital

June 29, 2017

UNESCO has named Sharjah as the World Book Capital for 2019. Sharjah was chosen for its efforts to make books accessible to its entire population. Salient Highlights Sharjah was selected to underline the efforts taken by it to make books accessible for reading to ..

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Indian-American appointed as US Ambassador to Peru

June 29, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed an Indian-American named Krishna R Urs as the new US Ambassador to Peru. Facts Krishna R Urs is a career service American diplomat who has served at seven US embassies as well in several senior leadership positions in ..

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NALSA has launched Web Application for Legal Services to Prisoners

June 29, 2017

NALSA has launched a web application for free Legal Services to Prisoners at the conference held at Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. The Conference saw the participation of Member Secretaries and administrative officers of 18 State Legal Services Authorities. The Legal Services Management System has been ..

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US issues New Visa Criteria for Six Muslim Countries

June 29, 2017

The US has issued new criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim countries. The US Supreme Court has partially restored President Trump’s executive order that banned travel of people from the six Muslim-majority countries. President’s executive order was widely criticised as a ..

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India offers $100,000 to UN Tax Fund

June 29, 2017

India has contributed $ 100,000 to the UN Trust Fund for International Cooperation in Tax Matters (the UN Tax Fund). The fund is aimed at helping the developing countries to actively participate in the discussion of tax issues. This was announced by ..

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PM Modi inaugurates Centenary Celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram

June 29, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the centenary celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. The Prime Minister has also released the coin and postal stamp in the honour of Shrimad Rajchandraji on his 150th birth anniversary at Abhay Ghat. Shrimad Rajchandraji was the guru to Mahatma Gandhi ..

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NASA achieves a major milestone in developing Quieter Supersonic Jet

June 29, 2017

NASA has reached a major milestone in developing a quieter supersonic passenger jet that is capable of safely travelling over land. Salient Highlights NASA has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic Transport (QueSST) aircraft design. NASA ..

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Government issues Notification for roll out of GST

June 29, 2017

The government has notified the roll out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1st. Salient Facts To launch GST in the midnight of June 30th, the government has organised a special programme to be held in Central Hall of Parliament. The ..

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