Page-13 of Current Affairs - June, 2018

Russia successfully launches Glonass-M satellite using Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket

June 18, 2018

Russia has successfully launched Glonass-M positioning satellite on board of Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space centre in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast. The satellite is part of GLONASS network GLONASS (Russian acronym for Global Navigation Satellite System) which provides real-time ..

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India notifies WTO of its decision to impose higher import tariffs on 30 US goods

June 18, 2018

India has notified World Trade Organisation (WTO) of its decision to impose higher import tariffs (ranging from 20 to 50%) on 30 goods from United States. It includes motorcycles (engine capacity of more than 800 cc), heavy machinery, certain iron ..

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Assumption Island: Seychelles denies joint project with India to develop naval base

June 17, 2018

Seychelles President Danny Faure ahead of his state visit to India has said that India-Seychelles joint project to develop naval base at Assumption Island in his country will not move forward. He also mentioned that Seychelles will develop military facilities ..

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RBI eases investment norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in debt

June 17, 2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased investment norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in debt, especially into individual large corporates. This move is aimed at attracting more overseas flows and thereby help to arrest recent fall in rupee ..

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NSG plenary meeting held in Jurmala, Latvia

June 17, 2018

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary meeting took place on in Jurmala, Latvia after Latvia assumed chairmanship of NSG for 2018-19. With this, Latvia became first Baltic state to chair the NSG. There was no headway in India’s application for ..

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Peggy Whitson: NASA’s record-breaking spacewoman retires as astronaut

June 17, 2018

NASA’s record-breaking spacewoman, Peggy Whitson (58) has announced her retirement as astronaut less than year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight.  During her career, she had racked up total of 665 days in space — more than any ..

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China imposes additional duties on US $50 billion worth of American products

June 17, 2018

China in tit-for-tat action has imposed additional tariffs and duties on $50-billion worth of American products. It comes after US President Donald Trump slapped stiff 25% tariff on Chinese goods worth similar amount. This has triggered full-fledged trade war between ..

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June 16: International Day of Family Remittances

June 16, 2018

The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is observed every year on 16 June across the world. It is aimed at recognizing significant financial contribution migrant workers make to wellbeing of their families back home and to sustainable development of ..

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