Page-20 of Current Affairs - June, 2017

One Million Dollar Fund Established for BRICS Media

June 8, 2017

The Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping has established a one million dollar fund for boosting media cooperation in the five-nation grouping. During the inaugural session of the BRICS Media Forum  held in Beijing, Xinhua News Agency and executive president of the Forum had announced that ..

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Union Health Minister Conferred WHO Director-General’s Special Recognition Award for Global Tobacco Control

June 8, 2017

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has been conferred the WHO Director-General’s Special Recognition Award for global tobacco control. The award was presented to him by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia at the ‘National Consultation ..

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Fact Box: Hottest Known Planet in Universe

June 8, 2017

Scientists have discovered the hottest known exoplanet, designated KELT-9b which is warmer than most stars in the universe. The study has been published in the journal Nature. Exoplanet is a planet that does not orbit the Sun and instead orbits a different star, ..

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Indian American among 12 new Astronauts Selected by NASA

June 8, 2017

NASA has selected 12 new astronauts including an Indian-American, Lt Col Raja “Grinder” Chari, from 18000 applications, Lt Col Raja Grinder Chari, 39, is a commander of the 461st Flight Test Squadron as well as the director of the F-35 Integrated Test Force ..

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UNCTAD: India among Top FDI Destinations

June 8, 2017

According to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2017, India continues to remain as a favourite destination for FDI even though tax related concerns remain as a deterrent for the foreign investors. Salient Highlights of the Report According to the report, the favourite ..

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BMI Research: India One of Top 5 Consumer Markets in Asia

June 7, 2017

According to BMI Research, a Fitch group company, India is among the top five consumer markets in Asia offering retailers the strongest consumer spending growth of an average of 6.1% over the next five years. The other four countries are China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam ..

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National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counselling Centre Inaugurated

June 7, 2017

Health Secretary C K Mishra has inaugurated the ‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’, a National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counselling Centre at the Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in New Delhi. This centre would be the largest public sector human milk bank ..

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RBI Keeps the Repo Rate Unchanged

June 7, 2017

The Reserve Bank of India has kept repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in its second bi-monthly monetary policy review. Reverse Repo rate has been kept unchanged at 6%. The RBI has cut the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 50 basis points to ..

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