Page-3 of Current Affairs - June, 2016

UNGA elect Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as non-permanent UNSC members

June 29, 2016

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has elected Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). These newly-elected countries will have two-year term starting from 1 January 2017 till 31 December 2018. ..

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NS Vishwanathan appointed as deputy governor of RBI

June 29, 2016

The Union Government has appointed NS Vishwanathan as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. NS Vishwanathan ..

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Assam’s Majuli becomes India’s first island district

June 29, 2016

The Assam Government has granted district status to Majuli, a 400 square kilometres island in the Brahmaputra River. With this it becomes India’s first island district. Decision in this regard was taken by the state cabinet meeting presided by Chief ..

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Isak Chisi Swu, founder of NSCN (IM) passes away

June 29, 2016

Naga leader and founder of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), Isak Chisi Swu passed away in Delhi. He was 86. As a Naga leader he had led one of the worst insurgencies in the North-East India for almost three ..

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CSIR-CIMFR, Coal supplying companies ink MoU for coal quality analysis

June 29, 2016

The CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with coal supplying companies and power utilities for quality analysis of coal supplied. The MoU was signed in presence of Uniin Science and Technology ..

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India shooter Sanjeev Rajput wins silver medal in ISSF World Cup

June 29, 2016

Ace Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput has won the silver medal in men’s 50-metre rifle 3 position event of the ISSF World Cup held in Baku, Ajerbaijan. Rajput shot 456.9 points to win the silver medal. Croatia’s Petar Gorsa won the ..

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