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Page-18 of Current Affairs - June, 2017

National Board of Wildlife Clears Rutland Island for DRDO's Missile Testing Project 

The National Board of Wildlife has approved Rutland Island in South Andaman to be the site for the country’s long-range missile test facility. DRDO has been seeking the approval for the...

June 6, 2017

IMD to release Malaria and Chikungunya Alerts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that it is working on a forecasting system that will give a 15-day warnings on the likelihood of a malaria or...

June 6, 2017

Habibganj Railway Station to become India's First Private Railway Station

Habibganj railway station in the suburbs of Bhopal will become country’s first railway station to be redeveloped in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. On June 9, station redevelopment...

June 6, 2017

India’s first Rural LED Street Lighting Project to be implemented in Andhra Pradesh

Government will retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh. The project will be carried out by the...

June 5, 2017

Nepal Signs Agreement for Mega Hydroprojects with Chinese Firm 

Nepal has struck a major deal with China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) for developing a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, which will be the biggest hydro project in Nepal...

June 5, 2017

Six Arab Nations Cut Diplomatic Ties with Qatar

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and UAE have suspended their diplomatic ties with Qatar. All the six countries have announced that they would withdraw their diplomatic staff from...

June 5, 2017

India Secures Top Position in Global Retail Development Index

The 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) titled ‘The Age of Focus‘ has placed India at the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business in the...

June 5, 2017

Sai Praneeth wins Thailand Grand Prix Gold Title

Ace Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth has clinched Thailand Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 17-21, 21-18, 21-19  in Bangkok. Six weeks earlier, he had defeated the world No 29 Kidambi...

June 5, 2017

World Bank: India to grow at 7.2% in 2017

The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) has projected a growth rate of 7.2% for India in the financial year 2017 as against 6.8% growth in 2016. Also, the...

June 5, 2017

Soon Women to get Combat Role in Indian Army

The Indian Army is expected to soon open up combat positions for women. This has been stated by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat. The Indian Army has taken...

June 5, 2017

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