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TNPSC Monthly Current Affairs - June 2017

India

Union Government launched new bidding mechanism named Open Acreage

Licensing Process (OALP) and the National Data Repository (NDR) for the first

major oil field auctions to be held from 1st July 2017.

Indian Vice President Election to be held on 5th August,2017 through a secret

ballot.

Maharashtra Government issued Government Resolution (GR) on loan waiver, in

this Women farmers will be given top priority.

According to Switzerland’s central bank data, Indian’s money in Swiss bank down to

CHF 676 million.

NALSA has launched a web application for free legal services to prisoners. Through

this , the State Legal services authorities and District Legal services authorities can

feed the data for each individual prison inmate.

5.6 million children are at increased risk of water borne diseases as the rainy

season begins in conflict affected areas of countries around Lake Chad according to

UNICEF.

Asian Development Bank has pledged USD 10 billion support for infrastructure

building and immediate development needs of less-developed states in India.

The Indian Army has finally received its first batch of bullet-proof helmets after a

decade wait. The helmets were manufactured by Kanpur-based MKU Industries at the

cost of Rs 180 crore.

Odisha is set to become the first state in the country to open a blood bank for

cattle.

The Election Commission of India has joined hands with Facebook to launch

nationwide voter registration reminder aimed at reminding eligible Indian voters to

register themselves on the electoral rolls. The reminder will be made available for four

days beginning July 1. As a part of the initiative, Facebook will activate a unique

‘Register Now’ button reminding all the eligible Indian users to enrol themselves as

voters. The reminder will be available in 13 languages-English, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil,

Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Assamese, Marathi and Oriya.

PM Modi recently released the coin and postal stamp in the honour of Shrimad

Rajchandra on his 150th birth anniversary. He was the guru of Mahatma Gandhi

The HRD ministry has constituted a new nine-member panel headed by space

scientist K Kasturirangan to frame a new National Education Policy (NEP).

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come out with draft

regulations for organic food products to ensure the authenticity of organic

foods. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has invited comments



from the public regarding the provisions of the draft regulations. FSSAI’s regulation

mandates that labelling of organic foods should provide full and accurate information

regarding the organic status of the organic foods. Organic food products must carry a

certification mark or a quality assurance mark provided by the notified certification

bodies. Organic farm produce means the product obtained from organic agriculture,

while organic food means food products that have been produced in accordance with

specified standards for organic production. FSSAI’s regulations have exempted organic

food marketed by the original producer or producer organisation through a direct

sale from verification compliance. However, this exemption will not be applicable to

processed organic products.

Desh Bandhu Gupta , Founder and chairman of Lupin, India’s second largest

Pharamaceutical company has passed away in Mumbai

Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme of West Bengal received the highest prize

in United Nations Public Service Award . West Bengal has been awarded in the Asia-

Pacific group for the category: ‘Reaching the Poorest and Most Vulnerable through

Inclusive Services and Participation‘.The scheme provides financial help to the girls

from disadvantaged families to pursue higher studies. It also aims to prevent child

marriage. Increased educational attainment, prevention of child marriage and financial

inclusion are the objectives of the scheme. The scheme was launched by Mamata

Banerjee in October 2013.

‘City Liveability Index’ is the first liveability index which will rank the major cities on

the basis of the quality of life. This was launched by the urban development minister

M. Venkaiah Naidu. Here 116 major cities were ranked based on a comprehensive set

of 79 parameters such as availability of roads, education, healthcare, mobility,

employment opportunities, emergency response, grievance redressal, pollution,

availability of open and green spaces, cultural and entertainment opportunities etc. This

will cover cities with a population above one million, including the capital cities. The

rankings based on the index would be released in 2018.

The Union Minister of Power , Piyush Goyal has launched a weather portal that will

help all the electricity distribution companies to manage power distribution.

According to UN report India is going to become the most populated country in

the world by 2024.

Uttarakhand has become the 4th state to be Open defecation

free(ODF) and Haryana became the 5th state to be ODF in India . Sikim was

the 1st state to be ODF free in India . Himachal Pradesh and Kerala found to be ODF

in the latter half of 2016.

Union Government launched VAJRA ( Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty )

scheme to attract Indian scientists abroad and India –based researchers for

conducting joint researches in India.



Union Cabinet has approved the amendment of Social Security agreement( SSA)

between India and Netherlands to strengthen their tie between the two countries .

.A recent notification of Union Health Ministry states that TB patients should submit

their Aadhaar details to avail cash benefits from the government for their

treatment.

Former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has been choosen as the Presidential

candidate nominee by Congress to fight against BJP- led NDA’s Ramnath Kovind

ONGC and UNSECO conducted a preliminary survey for the conservation of Chilika

Lake to get Chilika Lake a world Heritage site tag. In order to secure the tag, the

lake should have outstanding global values in terms of bio diversity and ecosystem

.Chilika lake is a brackish water lagoon in the state of Odisha.

The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT has launched a dedicated web page to

help companies in the IT services and electronics sectors to adapt to the new GST

regime. The web page can be accessed through the ministry’s portal

: http://meity.Gov.in/

Union Minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty

Alleviation, M. Venkaiah Naidu has announced a new batch of 30 smart cities under

Smart City Mission, which was launched on June 25, 2015. With the addition of these

30 smart cities, the total cities picked up under the Smart City Mission has reached

90. Out of the 30 cities, 26 had proposed affordable housing projects, 26 had proposed

new schools and hospitals and 29 had proposed redesign and development of

roads. The newly selected cities include Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Naya Raipur

in Chhattisgarh, Rajkot in Gujarat, Amravati in Andhra Pradesh, Patna in Bihar,

Karimnagar in Telangana, Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Puducherry, Gandhinagar in Gujarat,

Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, Karnal in Haryana, Satna in

Madhya Pradesh, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, Dehradun in

Uttarakhand, Tirupur in Tamil Nadu, Pimpri Chinchwad in Maharashtra, Bilaspur in

Chhattisgarh, Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir, Dahod in

Gujarat, Tirunelveli, Thootukkudi and Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, Jhansi in Uttar

Pradesh, Aizawl in Mizoram, Allahabad and Aligarh in U.P. and Gangtok in Sikkim. The

government will further select 10 more cities under smart city mission as 100

cities were supposed to be selected for the Smart Cities Mission in total. The

remaining 20 cities that will be contesting for the remaining 10 slots are: Itanagar

(Arunachal Pradesh), Biharsharif (Bihar), Diu (Daman & Diu), Silvassa (Dadra and Nager

Haveli), Kavaratti (Lakshadweep), Navimumbai, Greater Mumbai and Amaravati

(Maharashtra), Imphal (Manipur), Shillong (Meghalaya), Dindigul and Erode(Tamil

Nadu), Bidhannagar, Durgapur and Haldia (West Bengal), Meerut,Rai Bareilly,

Ghaziabad, Sharanpur and Rampur (UP).

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) became the first municipal corporation in

the country to tap money through municipal bonds in 14 years. The AA+ rated

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PMC’s municipal bonds raised Rs 200 crore at 7.59 per cent rate at the Bombay Stock

Exchange (BSE). This is the first-ever mobilisation of debt capital by a municipal

corporation on the BSE BOND platform. Municipal bonds have been in existence in

India from the year 1997. Cities such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Nashik and Madurai

have already issued them. The 10-year bonds will be used by the Pune Municipal

Corporation (PMC) for a Rs 2,300-crore water project. The scheme is aimed at providing

water 24×7 for all residents of Pune.

Indian Railways have decided to launch ‚Operation Swarn (‘gold’)‚ to revamp

Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express concerned over the complaints received from the public

over these premium trains. Under the operation, in the first phase, Mumbai-Delhi

Rajdhani Express and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express will be upgraded. Under

the operation, a sum of Rs 50 lakh would be allotted to Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains on

various routes for the purpose of revamping. Under the initiative, Indian Railways will

work towards improving 10 aspects, namely, punctuality, cleanliness, linen, coach

interiors, toilets, catering, staff behaviour, security, entertainment, housekeeping and

regular feedback.

The Odisha Government on 22nd June 2017 has approved 53 Urban Projects under

the AMRUT scheme ( Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation .

Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi took the additional charge

of Governor of Bihar .

Travis Kalanick resigns as a CEO from Uber. He took the hard decision after a group

of major Uber investors demanded his immediate resignation.

A three-week orientation programme for NRI and PIO youth between the age

group of 18 to 30 years ‚ Know India Programme (KIP)‛ with a view to provide

them with an exposure to the country of their origin so that they can understand India

better and more closely has been inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Sushma

Swaraj and also launched a portal for the Know India Programme (KIP). The

government has also announced the openings of 149 new post office passport seva

kendras in the country (POPSK so that a person need not travel more than 50

kilometeres to get his/her passport. POPSKs is an initiative undertaken jointly by the

MEA and the Department of Post.

Kochi Metro which will be Kerala’s first metro line and India’s first integrated

multi-mode transport system was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

. The first phase of the metro with 13.2 km out of the total 25 km stretch was

inaugurated . The Kochi Metro will be the country’s eighth inter-city metro rail project.

Kochi Metro is the first public transport system that has reserved jobs for the

transgenders The first phase of the metro with 11 stations covering 13km is the longest

first phase of a metro to be inaugurated. The Kochi Metro is the county’s first fully

integrated metro. The Kochi Metro is the first in the country to use Communication

Based Train Control technology for maximising train frequencies and minimising errors.



Regional Silk research and Production centre is going to set up at Gorakhpur, Uttar

Pradesh.

The Chief Minister of Telangana has announced that the state will be shielding 12%

reservation for poor Muslim communities even in highest offices of the Central

Governmnet.

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind has been chosen by the National Democratic

Alliance as its Presidential Candidate.

The Mobile App ‚Celebrating Yoga‛.has been developed by Department of Science

& Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology on the occasion of International

Yoga Day 2017(June 21)has been launched by Minister for Science & Technology Dr.

Harshvardhan. The aim of the app is to popularise Yoga and encourage people to

practice yoga for a scientifically healthy living.

India has been ranked 75th out of 102 countries in a list that ranks the countries

in terms of the human impact on environment per person. The ranking has

been done by MoneySuperMarket, a UK-based financial services website. Top 10

Performers: Mozambique (1st), Ethiopia (2nd), Zambia (3rd), Latvia (4th), Kenya

(5th), Albania (6th), Ghana (7th), Tajikistan (8th), Nepal (9th), Colombia (10th). Worst

Performers: Trinidad and Tobago (102nd), United States (101st), Sri Lanka

(100th), Ireland (99th), Canada (98th), China (97th), Australia (96th), South Africa

(95th), Cyprus (94th), Malaysia (93rd). Mozambique has topped the list as it

derives almost all of its energy from green sources. The ranking has been made based

on the impact the citizens have on the environment by taking into account energy

consumption, air pollution, waste production, reliance on non-renewable energy, the

carbon dioxide emissions per capita, wastewater treatment capacity, municipal solid

waste generated and tree cover loss etc. Of all the parameters, the most weight has

been given to Carbon dioxide emissions, municipal solid waste and energy

consumption.

Adani Group set up 50 MW solar PV plant with an investment of Rs315 Cr in Mahoba

district of Uttar Pradesh under the National Solar Mission Sheme.

The Shipping Corportaion of India in collaboration with Ministry of Shipping

,govt of India has organized ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ sammelan at Vile parle in

Mumbai.

Former Chief Justice of India (17th CJI) P N Bhagwati passed away. Justice Bhagwati

introduced the concepts of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and absolute liability to

the Indian judicial system.

India has moved up 6 places to reach 60th place among 130 countries in the Global

Innovation Index 2017, co-authored by Cornell University, INSEAD and World

Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO),emerging as the top-ranked economy in

Central and South Asia. This is the 10th edition of the Global Innovation Index 2017



(GII). Top 10 most Innovative countries: Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the US,

the UK, Denmark, Singapore, Finland, Germany and Ireland. Switzerland leads the

rankings for the 7th consecutive year.

The Union Health Ministry have launched intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight

. It aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low- cost

diarrhoea treatment that is a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) solution

and Zinc Tablets.

India’s antitrust watch dog has imposed a fine of $ 13.6 million on South Korean

automaker Hyundai co’s local unit , accusing the company of anti- competitive

behavior

According to the ‘One Family at a Time’ study conducted by the UN International

Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Top Remittance Receiving

Countries: India (USD 62.7 billion), China (USD 61 billion), the Philippines (USD 30

billion) and Pakistan (USD 20 billion). Around 80% of the remittances across the world

are received by 23 countries such as India, China, the Philippines, Mexico and

Pakistan. Top Remittance Sending Countries: US, Saudi Arabia and Russia. These

countries account for almost half of annual flow of remittances.

The Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and

Hindustan Petroleum has have signed the joint venture agreement to jointly set up

the world’s largest refinery and petrochemical complex in Ratnagiri district of

Maharashtra. The new complex will have a 60 million tonnes refining capacity. The

complex would come up at Babulwadi, Rajapur in Ratnagiri district of

Maharashtra located very close to the West coast. Being on the West coast will be

helpful in easily sourcing the crude oil from the Middle-East, Africa and South America.

Non Profit National Adivasi Solidarity Council in its report claimed that about 200

people who were forced to leave their homes for the construction of Aliyar Dam in

1960’s in Tamil Nadu. It also specifies that the tribal community belonged to this

place is Malasar and they are still trapped in Plantation bonded labours.Aliyar dam

is located near Aliyar village in Pollachi, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

To enhance the passenger experience by upgrading the existing fleet of

coaches Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has launched Mission Retro-Fitment.

The mission will be carried out without affecting the traffic operation. Under Mission

Retro-Fitment, 40,000 coaches will be refurbished and retrofitted in the next five years.

The mission aims to induct about 40,000 coaches with upgraded interiors by 2022-

23. The mission will be one of the largest retro fitment projects in the world.

Child Rights and You (CRY), an NGO recently released a report on child labour stated

that more than 8 lakh children between the age group of 5 and 6 years in India are

engaged in child labour.CRY working towards the upliftment of underprivileged

children. Uttar Pradesh ranks first (2,50,672 children) in the country followed

by Bihar (1,28,087 children) and Maharashtra(82,847 children) respectively.



The Centre has approved proposals of 100 AYUSH ( AYurveda, Unani, Siddha and

Homeopathy) hospitals across the country

Sachin Tendulkar will join other global celebrities for UNICEF’s ‘Super Dads’

campaign that highlights the critical role played by fathers in children’s early

development. The initiative is aimed at celebrating fatherhood and highlights the

importance of love, play, protection and good nutrition for the healthy development of

the brains of the young children.

The Indian Railways is planning to induct about 40000 revamped coachesat an

estimated cost of Rs. 8000 Cr to provide world class comfort to the passengers.

Eminent Social rights activist Mehrunnisa Dalwai (87) passed away

Maharashtra state govt has announced a loan waiver for farmers and decided to

form a committee to decide the criteria of debt relief.

The Union government on 11 June, 2017 has launched a portal ‚Tele law

service‛ which will available through Common Service Centre (CSC) network

to provide legal aid for the people living in rural areas via video conferencing .

The noted Telugu and Urdu Poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away on 12

June 2017. He is a Padma Bhushan and Jnanpith awardee.

Veteran Congress leader and member of Rajya Sabha P. Govardhan Reddypassed

away recently.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has demand for aseparate time zone

for the northeastern states to improve work efficiency and save electricity in the

region. According to him, several daylight hours are getting wasted as government

offices opens only at 10am and closes as early as 4pm.

Justice CS Karnan becomes first High Court Judge to retire while absconding . The

Supreme court in May 2017 sentenced him to 6 months imprisonment for contempt of

court and ordered his immediate arrest.

Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia while addressing the 22nd APEDA Export award

function in New Delhi said that India emerged as 7th largest exporter of agri-

products globally.

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2018 has been released.

In the list, three Indian universities have featured among the top 200 universities. The

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and Indian Institute of

Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have featured in the top 200 global universities. For the

first, three Indian institutions have found a place in the list of top 200 universities in

the QS Rankings.

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2017, and thus legalising Kambala. The bill will

now be sent to the President for getting his assent.



‘Selfie with Daughter’ campaign was started in village Bibipur, Jind, Haryana by a

former Sarpanch Sunil Jaglan in June 2015. But now our President of India, Pranab

Mukherjee has launched a mobile Application ‘Selfie with Daughter’ at Rashtrapati

Bhavan. The App is aimed at raising awareness among people about female

foeticide and sex selection.

The Union Cabinet approved MoU for export credit of USD 9 billion between

Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) and Export –Import Bank of South Korea.

India’s textile and fashion heritage became the part of Google project ‘we Wear

Culture ‚, working with 183 renowned cultural institutions from around the world

including India this project explores the history of clothes dating as early as 3000

years agofrom the ancient silk road to the unmatched elegance of the Indian Saree.

According to UNCTAD’s ( United Nations Conference on Trade and

Development) 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. According to the report, the favourite

destinations for FDI are the US, China and India.

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 and Indonesia. As per the report, the real consumer spending growth in

2017 will be 6.2%.

‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’, a National Human Milk Bank and Lactation

Counselling has been inaugurated by Centre Health Secretary C K Mishra at the Lady

Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in New Delhi. This centre would be the largest public

sector human milk bank and lactation counselling centre available in North India. The

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also launched Mothers Absolute Affection

(MAA) programme to create awareness regarding breastfeeding among mothers for

enhancing the child’s immunity.

Kerala State government has come out with a green protocol to make the weddings

in the state more nature-friendly. Suchitwa Mission which is the state nodal

agency for sanitation, has already launched the initiative on a pilot basis in Kannur,

Ernakulam, Kollam and Alappuzha. As per the protocol, plastic and other non-

biodegradable articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol

decorations will not be permitted to be used in wedding ceremonies.

The Uttar Pradesh state government aimed to bring the curriculum of UP Board at

par with the CBSE. The decision to introduce NCERT books is expected to come into

force with the academic year 2018-19.

Union Government launches Skills for life, save a Life initiative aims to scale up

the quantity and quality of trained professionals in the health care system.



The Union Government would be appointing Nyaya Mitras across the country to

speed up the hearing of cases that have been pending in lower court for the last 10

years.

India’s Presidential Election to be held on 17th July 2017 .The President of India is

elected by electoral college comprising elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha

and State Legislative assemblies.

Sam Pitroda resigns as Technical advisor to Odisha government, as he was named

as Chairman of Congress Overseas Cell.

Only a few countries such as Germany, Australia, Canada, the U.S., Britain,

Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden and Israel have allowed women in

combat roles, The Indian Army is expected to soon open up combat positions for

women. This has been stated by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat.

India’s first rural LED street lighting project under the Government of India’s Street

Lighting National Project (SLNP) will be carried out by the Energy Efficiency Services

Limited (EESL) functioning under the Ministry of Power in Gram Panchayats of 7

districts in Andhra Pradesh byretrofitting 10 lakh conventional street lights with

LED lights.

Habibganj railway station in the suburbs of Bhopal will become India’s first railway

station to be redeveloped in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. On June 9,

station redevelopment work in the railway station will be launched by Railway Minister

Suresh Prabhu. This project aims atdeveloping Habibganj railway station as a as

a world-class transit hub equipped with all amenities.

India signed a loan agreement with World Bank for Assam Citizen Centric Service

Delivery Project. The total estimated cost for this project is USD 49 million.

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

chikungunya outbreak across different regions of the country.

As part of its initiative to promote digital banking among the rural

population the Vijaya Bankhas stated that it plans to develop as many as 100 digital

villages in various States across the country . At present Vijaya Bank is the only public

sector financial institution to develop digital villages with focus on rural population.

Already, the bank has developed 5 villages into Digital Villages.

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 test facility since

2012. Taking into account the strategic importance of the project for country’s defence,

the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife has approved the project

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated a new bridge on River Savitri at

Mahad on Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharshtra

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 retail sector. This is the 16th edition of the Global Retail Development

Index (GRDI). China stands at the Second Position but still China’s market size and the

continued evolution of retail still make it one of the most attractive markets for retail

investment.

India’s first rural LED street lighting project under the Government of India’s Street

Lighting National Project (SLNP) will be carried out by the Energy Efficiency Services

Limited (EESL) functioning under the Ministry of Power in Gram Panchayats of 7

districts in Andhra Pradesh byretrofitting 10 lakh conventional street lights with

LED lights.

Habibganj railway station in the suburbs of Bhopal will become India’s first railway

station to be redeveloped in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. On June 9,

station redevelopment work in the railway station will be launched by Railway Minister

Suresh Prabhu. This project aims atdeveloping Habibganj railway station as a as

a world-class transit hub equipped with all amenities.

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

chikungunya outbreak across different regions of the country.

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 test facility since

2012. Taking into account the strategic importance of the project for country’s defence,

the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife has approved the project

The Union Government has recently abolished the Foreign Investment Promotion

Board (FIPB). This decision marked a water shed moment in India’s overseas frame

work. It is also a sign of giving a major boost to ‚ Make in India‛ and easing the flow

of foreign capital into India .

The Union Government launches INAM-Pro+, it is an upgraded version of INAM-

Pro , the web portal launched by the ministry in 2015 as a common platform to bring

cement buyers and sellers together.

The naval operated variant of Prithvi-II( surface to surface missile ) class missiles are

known as Dhanush was test fired successfully at Chandipur, Odisha on 2ndJune,

2017. This is first missile developed by DRDO under India’s Integrated Guided Missile

Development Program (IGMDP)

Andhra Pradesh is hosting a 3 day MoDI Fest( Making of Developed India Festival

) to celebrate the successful completion of 3 year rule by NDA Government.

India’s second Scorpene class submarine INS Khandheri which was launched earlier

this year has been made for surface trials.

Reliance Communication (R-com) chairman Anil Ambani announced that it will

demerge its wireless business with Aircel and transfer it to the new entity Aircom.

Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has clarified that‛ Beti Bachao

Beti Padhao scheme‛ has no provisions for individual cash transfer component . It



focuses on issues of women empowerment on life cycle basis. It is not a Direct Benefit

Transfer (DBT). The ministry has announced that some illegal activities took place in the

states of UP, Bihar,Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand,MP and West Bengal. Certain NGO’s,

unauthorized organizations and individuals distributing forms in the name of cash

incentive under this scheme.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has approved Bharathi Airtel for the

proposed scheme of merger with Telenor (India) Communications Private Ltd.

Foreign Relations

Union cabinet has approved MoU between India and Israel on National Campaign

for water conservation in India.

US has decided to sell one C-17 transport aircraft to India. US and India have built a

close defence relationship in recent years. The US along with Russia and Israel has

emerged as a top three arms supplier to India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte have signed

three MOUs after the meeting in Hague the Netherlands. Both the countries are

celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations. The three agreements were on Cultural

Cooperation, Water Cooperation and an agreement on Amending Social Security

Arrangement.

India has earned the distinction of becoming the first country by

voluntarily contributing $ 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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first foreign leader to have a White

House dinner after the US President Donald Trump assumed power. India and the

US have asked Pakistan to make sure that its soil is not used for cross-border terror

strikes. Both the countries have asked Pakistan to expeditiously bring the perpetrators

of the Mumbai and Pathankot attackers to justice.

India and Portugal have signed 11 agreements on various field during PM Modi’s

visit to Portugal

India and Russia have finalized a roadmap to further boost bilateral defence

cooperation during the 17th India-Russia intergovernmental commission on military-

technical cooperation held at Moscow.

India and Portugal have signed a protocol of cooperation in the field of

archives in Lisbon, Portugal.

India and Afghanistan are set to operationalize their first air-freight corridor in the

coming days. The first flight will be operated by Ariana Afghan Airlines, which is the



Afghanistan’s national carrier. The flight which will initially operate once or twice in a

month will carry commodities to and from Delhi. Depending upon the supply needs,

the frequency of the flight will be increased.

First India –Russia joint committee on Science and technology cooperation held in

the Siberian city of Novosibirsk and the key areas identified to boost are space and

marine technologies, IT and deep ocean engineering.The meeting was Co chaired by

the Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin. Rogozin

praised India’s Make in India initiative and it inspired Russia to launch its own

initative ‚ Do It in Russia ‚initiative in Moscow, to boost local manufacturing and

technology development. This year, India and Russia are celebrating 70 years of

establishment of diplomatic relations between them. India’s Department of Science &

Technology, New Delhi and Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Moscow are

celebrating their 10th year of their partnership.

Kenneth I Juster was chosen to be next US ambassador to India

The United States has cleared the sale of the state-of-the-art Guardian 22 unmanned

Guardian drones to India.The transfer of the state-of-the-art UAV technology to India

will be the first significant progress after India’s entry into the exclusive Missile

Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and after the US has designated India as a major

defence partner.

Lockheed Martin and India’s Tata Advanced Systems at the Paris Air show have

signed a pact to produce F-16 fighter planes in India

As a step towards fighting black money stashed abroad, ‘Joint Declaration‘

for implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) was signed

between India and Switzerland on November 2016 under the guidance of G20, OECD

and other global organisations.Switzerland has ratified automatic exchange of financial

account information with India and 40 other countries. This will facilitate Switzerland to

share information about suspected black money with India and other 40 nations.

Australia has announced the opening of online visitor visa applications for Indian

Nationals.

India has won its re-election to the UN’s principal organ on economic, social and

environmental issues for another three-year term. India was one among the 18 nations

to win election to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).Along with India, Japan

and Philippines also re-elected to ECOSOC.

The Union Cabinet has approved a MoU signed between India and Palestine on

agricultural Co-operation.

India and South Korea has signed an agreement for $10 billion

assistance for infrastructure development projects in India, including smart cities

The Union cabinet has approved a MoU signed between India and Armenia on co-

operation on youth affairs.



European Union has announced that it will release its final tranche of euro 25

million of its grant to the Indian Government’s Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) and

Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA) program.

AUSINDEX-17 will be the second overall bilateral drill between Indian Navy and

Royal Australian Navy will be held between June 13 and 19.Earlier, Exercise Australia-

India (AUSINDEX) was first conducted off the East Coast of India in September

2015.Three Indian warships INS Kamorta, the INS Shivalik (first stealth warship built

in India), and oiler INS Jyoti, will take part in the exercise. Indian warships have

reached Australia’s port city of Freemantle to take part in a week-long naval exercise off

the Western Australian coast.

An expert committee has been constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs to examine

the rules which allow free movement of people near Indo-Myanmar border. Indian

and Myanmar’s citizens are permitted free movement within16 km of the

international border, but these rules are widely exploited by militants for smuggling

arms, drugs, and fake Indian currency.

EU and France will give a grant of 3.5 million euros to three Indian cities- Nagpur,

Kochi and Ahmedabad as part of the EU’s commitment under the Paris Climate

agreement to curb emissions and promote sustainability in these cities.

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund for South-South Cooperation was

launched on occasion of the World Oceans Day at a special ceremony held at the

Permanent Mission of India to the UN to promote sustainable development

projects across the developing world.

India has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to provide USD 318 million as line of

credit for developing Sri Lanka’s railway sector. So far India has provided four lines

of credit to Sri Lanka for developing its railway sector that totally amounted to USD 966

million.

India and Russia mark the 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations

between the two nations by signing the St Petersburg declaration.

India and Russia have inked 5 pacts during the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Russia

between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin . The

most important are an agreement on cultural exchanges for a period of two years

(2017-2019) has been signed between the two nations and an agreement for

the construction of the third stage of the Kudankulam NPP (KK5 & KK6) along

with the Credit Protocol has been signed between NPCIL and ROSATOM.

Telangana has launched a digital wallet named T-Wallet for people to make public

and private financial transactions. The service can also be availed by those people who

do not have mobile phones. The public who do not have smartphones can use the

wallet for transactions using MeeSeva centres. The service has been launched

as ‚anytime anywhere digital payment option for everyone‛. The Telangana

Government has tied up with Vijaya Bank for providing this service.



International British PM Therasa May won the vote of confidence in Parliament by winning 323

votes in favour.

Leaders of the World’s largest 20 economies will be converging at the 12th G20

Summit on 7-8 July at Hamburg, a major port city in Northern Germany to discuss

counter terrorism

Indian origin boy Arnav Sharma ( 11 yr old) in UK got 162 IQ point in Mensa IQ

test which is more than Einstein and Hawking.

Germany has legalised same-sex marriage in line with a host of

other European countries.

SIERRA ODC building has been recognised as the world’s second highest ranking

Green Building. The building has scored 103 points out of 110 under LEED

certification.

The world’s first ATM (automated teller machine) celebrates its 50th anniversary. The

ATM machines were the brainchild of Scottish inventor Shepherd-Barron. The first ATM

was opened on June 27, 1967, by Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London. To

commemorate the 50th anniversary, Barclays Bank has transformed the first ATM that it

commissioned at its Enfield branch into gold.

The European Union’s competition watchdog has fined Google a record 2.42 billion

euro for breaching the anti-trust rules by illegally favouring its shopping service.

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( Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan,

Syria and Yemen )

The biggest ever joint military exercise took off between Australia and the United

States on 29 June 2017

Sharjah has been crowned the ‘World Book Capital’ for 2019 by UNESCO.

Two food items Chana and Chana dhal were added to Oxford English Dictionary in

its quarterly update.

President Klaus Iohannis has appointed outgoing economy minister Mihai

Tudose as Prime Minister and thus paved the way for the formation of a new leftist

Social-Democrat-led government in Romania. The Prime Minister-designate Mihai

Tudose will have 10 days to gain the vote of confidence.

US declared Pakistan based Hizbul Chief Syed Salahuddin as global terrorist.

Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed

as Canada’s Supreme Court judge.

The first global assessment of the impact of climate change on world heritage

listed coral reefs has been reported by UNESCO. According to the report, by 2100

most of the coral reef system would die unless carbon emissions are reduced. UNESCO



has concluded that cutting down emissions and delivering the Paris Climate

agreement to be the only ways out to save coral reefs the world over. It is estimated

that at least 25 coral reefs are set to experience twice-per-decade severe bleaching

events by 2040. Coral Reefs are often referred as the rainforests of the oceans. The

Great Barrier Reef is the biggest coral reef in the world. It was recorded as a World

Heritage site in 1981.

Italian fashion legend Carla Fendi passed away . She was the public face of the

company famous colourful ‘baguette ‚ bags.

Vladimir Voronkov was appointed as the Under-Secretary- General of UN Counter -

Terrorism office.

China has launched a research project aimed at compiling historical data obtained

during earlier expeditions conducted by its teams to the disputed South China

Sea since the late 1950s

Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown

prince and heir to the throne replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef. This also

means that Prince Mohammed bin Salman will become the kingdom’s deputy prime

minister while continuing as defence minister.

A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives by two law

makers that seeks to revoke Pakistan’s status as a major non- NATO ally (MNNA)

to the US.

The Scandinavian country Sweden became the first country to be committed to

become a net zero carbon emission emitter by 2045.

A 483 MW gas -steam Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant , built by China -

Russia joint venture officially started on 20th June 2017

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who is hailed as the father of German

unification has passed away. He was responsible for unifying Germany after the 1989

fall of the Berlin Wall

The World’s largest festival of light, music and ideas, Vivid Sydney has entered

into Guinness World Book of Records. It is an annual outdoor lighting festival held in

Sydney city of Australia. The Guinness World Record have given the Vivid Sydney

installation Dreamscape the title for the ‘Largest interactive lighting display’. Vivid

Sydney installation Dreamscape has been made up of 124,128 lights and links the

entire Circular Quay precinct beginning from the Sydney Opera House to the Sydney

Harbour Bridge into one cohesive canvas of light.

China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $150 million

equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure Fund. This loan will be the

bank’s first equity investment to fund private projects.



Indian origin Leo-Vardarkar (38) who came out as gay in 2015 became the youngest

PM of Ireland

World Bank granted$520 Million to boost the economy of Afghanistan. World Bank

has stated that the six cash grants including money from Denmark, Germany and Japan

will help the Afghan Government ‚ at a time of un certainty whren risks to the

economy are significant.‛

France and UK have announced a joint anti terror action plan to crack down on the

spread of terror propaganda on the internet .

Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela has announced that his country has

upgraded its commercial ties with China and has established full diplomatic links with

China. In addition, Panama has stated that it is breaking off its formal relations with

Taiwan.

Ex-UN General Assembly President Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann has passed away

recently.

EU imposes new anti dumping duties on steel products from China.

Theresa May has appointed her close ally Damian Green as her first secretary of

state , effectively her deputy Prime Minister.

During the inaugural session of the BRICS Media Forum held in Beijing, Xinhua News

Agency and executive president of the Forum had announced that the Xinhua news

agency will invest one million U.S. dollars for boostering BRICS media.

US President Donald trump has nominated lawyer and former Justice Department

official Christopher Wray as the new FBI Director.

Sher Bahadur Deuba has become the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal for the fourth

time. Last month, Maoist leader Prachanda Kamal Dahal resigned under a power

sharing deal with the Nepali Congress leader.

Nepal’s first Woman Chief Justice Sushila Karki retired on 8th June 2017, she was

succeeded by Justice Gopal Parajuli.

The UN security council has unanimously passed a resolution expanding targeted

sanctions against North Korea. After North Korea launched its ninth ballistic missile

test of the year. This is the first such resolution since the US President Donald Trump

took office, which is agreed upon by the United States and China.

The United States has handed over 100’s of anti-terror weapons including machine

guns, pistols and grenade launchers to Philippines during the ceremony held in Manila

that highlighted a decade old American Counter Terrorism assistance Program to

Philippines.

Six Countries of the Arab region , Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and

UAE ( United Arab Emirates) cut off their diplomatic ties with Qatar and eject

Qatar’s diplomat from their territories . All the countries have accused Doha for

destablishing the region.



The MoU was signed for developing a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric

Project, which will be the biggest hydro project in Nepal having the potential

to resolve its perennial power crisis in the presence of outgoing Prime Minister of

Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ andChinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu

Hong.

Denmark ( Scandinavian Country) recently repealed the 334 year old blasphemy

law that forbids public insults of a religion.

The UN security council has unanimously passed a resolution expanding targeted

sanctionsagainst North Korea. After North Korea launched its ninth ballistic missile

test of the year. This is the first such resolution since the US President Donald Trump

took office, which is agreed upon by the United States and China.

Donald Trump has announced the US withdrawal from Paris Agreement on

Climate Change.

Indian –American Amul Thapar has been appointed as the Judge in US Court of

Appeals.

Indian Origin Leo Vardarkar became the Catholic Country’s ( Ireland ) Prime

Minister . He is the first gay PM and the youngest person ever to hold the office.

The Astana Summit was held on 8-9 June in Astana, Kazakhstan. India and Pakistan

became members of China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the

SCO’s summit .The (SCO) granted full membership status to Pakistan and

India during its Ufa summit held in Russia in 2015. India signed the Memorandum on

accession in June 2016. The other full members of the organization are China, Russia,

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. SCO is headquartered in Beijing.

Former IFS and Indian ambassador to US Nirupama Rao has been appointed as

the Public Policy Fellow to a top American think-tank based in Washington.

Appointments

Indian American Krishna R Urs was appointed as the United States (US)

Ambassador to Peru by Donald Trump administration

Dr Manoj Soni was appointed as a member of the Union Public Service

Commission (UPSC) and he had taken Oath of Office and Secrecy .The Oath was

administered to him by the UPSC Chairman Prof. David R. Syiemlieh.

Kaushik Basu has taken over as president of the International Economic

Association (IEA). He will serve as the President for a three-year term. He served as

India’s chief economic adviser from 2009 to 2012. He also served as senior vice-

president and chief economist at the World Bank from 2012 to 2016.



Rajiv Gauba to be the next Union Home Secretary with immediate effect. He is a

1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

UNICEF has announced the Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan , a 19 yr

old education activist as its newest and youngest good will ambassador. This

announcement makes Muzoon the first person with official refugee status to become

an ambassador for UNICEF.

India re-nominates Dalveer Bhandari for another term of judge to

the International Court of Justice, Hague.

Law expert Neeru Chadha has been elected to the International Tribunal for the

Law of the Seas (ITLOS). With this election, she has become the first Indian

women to win a crucial election to a top UN judicial body that deals with disputes

related to the law of the sea. Neeru has become the first Indian woman to be

appointed as a judge at the ITLOS. Neeru has also earned a distinction of becoming

the second Indian woman to occupy a top position at the United

Nations after Lakshmi Pandit who served as the President of the United Nations

General Assembly.

Hoshiar Singh, has been appointed as Registrar of Copyrights for a period of five

years as per the recent order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training

(DoPT).

Shashi Shekar Vempati was appointed as the CEO of Prasar Bharati on the

recommendation of three member committee headed by Vice President M Hamid

Ansari .

Economy

NSSO (National Sample Survey Organisation) released report titled key

indicators of Unincorporated Non – agricultural enterprises in India based on the

information collected under 73rd round of its survey conducted during July 2015 to

June 2016 .

PAN card won’t be invalid if not linked with Aadhaar by 1st July by IT department.

After 1st July, 2017 it will become mandatory .

The government has organised a special programme to launch GST in the midnight

of June 30this going to held in Central Hall of Parliament to roll out of Goods and

Services Tax (GST) from July 1st. Goods and Services Tax is a comprehensive indirect

tax which is to be levied on the manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and

services in India.

India signed a USD 35 million loan agreement with the World Bank for Assam

State Public Financial Institutional Reforms Project.



The World Bank has cleared a USD 250-million loan to aid the Skill India

mission.. Skill India Mission Operation (SIMO) will be a six- year programme in support

of National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017-23). The loan

amount would be used for making Indian youth more employable through reskilling.

Under the programme, persons in the age group of 15-59 will acquire skill training

irrespective of their employment status.

CBDT notifies rule 10 CB for secondary adjustments under section 92 CE of IT Act,

1961. The provision also describes the rate of interest for computing the income in case

of failure to repatriate the excess money within the prescribed time limit.

India and ADB (Asian Development Bank) have signed USD 275 million loan

agreement for upgrading small towns in Madhya Pradesh. The project will be carried

out in design-build operate model including 10-years operation.

India’s CAD ( Current account Deficit) for the last fiscal narrowed down to

0.7% ($112.4 billion )of the GDP from that of 1.1% ($130.1 billion )in 2015-16 due to

contraction in the trade deficit according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Further, the

net FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows in 2016-17 also got narrowed to $35.6

billion from $36 billion during 2015-16.

The GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley have decided to set up

a five-member anti-profiteering authority to decide on levying the penalty if

businesses do not pass on the benefit of price reduction to consumers under GST

regime. The GST Council has also approved the anti-profiteering rules. The anti-

profiteering committee would be headed by a retired secretary-level officer.

The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts as well

as for carrying out financial transactions above of Rs 50,000.

The Union Cabinet has approved proposal to introduce financial resolution and

deposit insurance bill 2017. This bill aims at providing a comprehensive framework for

specified financial sector entities to deal with bankruptcy situation in banks, insurance

companies and financial sector entities.

The Union Cabinet has approved the Interest Subvention to banks on short term

crop loan to farmers. T his scheme will help farmers to get crop loan for Rs. 3 lakhs

payable within one year at only 4% per annum. The Government has allocated a

sum of Rs 20339 Crore for the purpose.

Reserve Bank of India has said that it will release new batch of Rs 500 currency

notes whose design will be similar to the one which were released post

demonetisation. The new batch of Rs 500 banknotes will have inset letter ‚A‛ in both

the number panels. It will bear the printing year as ‘2017’ on the reverse side and it

will bear the signature of RBI Governor Dr. Urjit R. Patel.

NITI Aayog has launced SATH ( Sustainable action for transforming Human

Capital)program for Co-operative federalism.



The State Bank of India, Country’s largest lender cut the interest rate on home loans

above Rs 75 lakhs by 10 basis points (bps) to 8.60 points.

India –UN Development Partnership Fund will implement country level projects that

are catalytic towards achieving the 17 suistainable development goals of the 2030

agenda.

State-run oil marketing companies such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan

Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) will revise the

prices of petrol and diesel daily from June 16 throughout the country. Following the

success of the month-long pilot run in Udaipur, Jamshedpur, Puducherry, Chandigarh

and Vishakhapatnam from May 1.

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 20%. RBI has

reduced the growth projection for the current fiscal to 7.3% from 7.4%.

The finance Ministry has asked all those ministries tasked with clearing foreign direct

investment proposals in the 12 sectors that require government’s nod to take a

decision on such proposals within 60 days.

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 bank in its report expects India’s growth rate to remain at 7.5% in 2018 and

7.7% in 2019.

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 retail sector. This is the 16th edition of the Global Retail Development

Index (GRDI). China stands at the Second Position but still China’s market size and the

continued evolution of retail still make it one of the most attractive markets for retail

investment.

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 bank in its report expects India’s growth rate to remain at 7.5% in 2018 and

7.7% in 2019.

India signed a loan agreement with World Bank for Assam Citizen Centric Service

Delivery Project. The total estimated cost for this project is USD 49 million.

As part of its initiative to promote digital banking among the rural

population the Vijaya Bankhas stated that it plans to develop as many as 100 digital

villages in various States across the country . At present Vijaya Bank is the only public

sector financial institution to develop digital villages with focus on rural population.

Already, the bank has developed 5 villages into Digital Villages.



India and World Bank have signed an agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 36

millionfor Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building

Program.

India and World Bank signed an agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 36

million for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building

Progaram.

Important Days

June 29 – International Day of Tropics was celebrated with an aim to raise awareness

to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas and the far reaching implications of

the issues affecting the world’s tropical zone.

June 26 – International day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed

with the theme ‚Listen first – Listening to Children and youth is the first step to

help them grow healthy and safe‛

June 25 – Day of the Seafarer was observed by the International Maritime

Organization with the theme of 2017 ‘Seafarers Matter‛

June 23 – International Widows Day Observed Day

June 20 – World Refugee Day is observed every year to commemorate the strength,

courage and perseverance of millions of refugees.

June 21 – International Yoga Day with the theme of 2107 ‚ Yoga for Health ‚.The

theme has been chosen to highlight the fact that yoga can contribute in a holistic way

to achieving an equilibrium between mind and body. The first International Yoga Day

(IYD) was celebrated across the world on 21 June 2015.This is the third edition which

was inaugurated by PM Modi at Ramabai Ambedkar Ground in Lucknow

June 19 – International Day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflicts was

observed every year globally with the theme of 2017 ‚ Preventing sexual violence

crimes through Justice and Deterence

June 17 -The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every

year to promote public awareness to combat desertification with the theme of

2017 ‚Our Land. Our Home. Our Future‚.

June 15- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with the theme of 2017 ‚Understand

and end financial abuse of older people : A human Rights issue.

June 14- World Blood Donor’s Day(WBDD) with the theme 2017 ‚Give Blood. Give

Now. Give Often.

June 13-International Albinism Awareness day is observed with an aim to end

multiple forms of discrimination that I sfaced by the people who suffers from albinism.



June 12 –World Day against Child Labour with the theme 2017 ‚ In conflicts and

disasters , protect children from child labour.

June 8 – World Ocean Day with the theme ‚ Our Oceans, Our Future ‚

June 6 – United Nations Russian Language Day is observed annually to maintain the

equality of all six official Union Languages.( English. French, Arabic, Chinese , Spanish

and Russian)

June 5- World Environment Day with the theme 2017 – Connecting People to

Nature.

June 6 – United Nations Russian Language Day is observed annually to maintain the

equality of all six official Union Languages.( English. French, Arabic, Chinese , Spanish

and Russian)

June 1 – Global Day of Parents

Awards & Honours Anti-hunger activist Ankit Kawatra has been awarded the Queen’s Young

Leaders Award for 2017 by Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in the Buckingham

Palace. The Queen’s Young Leaders Award recognises exceptional work towards

solving hunger and malnutrition in India. Ankit Kawatra is the founder of Feeding

India, an organisation which works towards eradicating hunger and food wastage in

India.

Manushi Chhillar of Haryana has crowned as Femina Miss India World 2017 .

The event was held at Yash Raj studio in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Sonam Kapoor’s fashion label Rheson won the Compassionate Business Award

2017 from PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of animals) for a line of bags made

exclusively of vegan materials.

Nisha Dutt, Chief Executive Officer of Intellecap has become the first Indian

woman leader to have been honoured with the ‚Social Entrepreneur of the Year‛

award at The 7th Asian Awards in London. Her key contribution lies in integrating

technology with challenges of healthcare, financial services, incubation and

conceptualising programs such as Innovations Labs.

Poet J.Jayabharathi from Tamil Nadu has been chosen for Sahitya Akademi

Yuva purashkar Awards 2017.This year regional poets were dominated and

sweep out 16 awards for their exceptional poetry work. The other awardees

included 5 authors for short stories, 2 for biographies and one for essay.

Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel has acquired an ‘image trademark‘ and it is

the first building in the country to acquire intellectual property rights

protection for its architectural design under the Trademark Act of



1999. Henceforth, the image of Taj Mahal Palace hotel’s dome and exterior can be

used only with the consent of Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris.

India has become the 71st nation to join the United Nations TIR (Transports

Internationaux Routiers) Convention that will help boost trade and regional

interaction across South Asia and beyond.

Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines has

launched the Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 (ECBC 2017) The code

aims to achieve energy neutrality in commercial buildings. ECBC 2017 aims to

optimise energy savings with the comfort levels for occupants. The code sets clear

criteria for builders, designers and architects to integrate renewable energy sources

in building design through the inclusion of passive design strategies. The code

provides present as well as futuristic advancements in building technology to cut

down building energy consumption and promote low-carbon growth.

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence Ammunition which is a subsidiary of Reliance

Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with Serbia’s state-run

Yugoimport to manufacture ammunition in India. Accordingly, Yugoimport has

offered a fully compliant technical solution to meet the Make in India requirements

of the Indian government.

Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune has become the first

recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding contribution to

promotion and development of Yoga.both domestically and internationally over a

period of four decades. It has also published a number of books on yoga which has

been translated into multiple languages. This award was instituted at the 2nd

International Day of Yoga celebrations at Chandigarh by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi.

Qatar Airways announced world’s Best Airline at 2017 Skytrax World Airline

Awards.On the other hand Air Asia won awards for being the Best Low cost

Airline in Asia for a month year in the row and also as World’s Best Low Cost

Airline Premium Cabin 2017

Eminent Litterateur Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi belongs to the West Kameng

district of Arunachal Pradesh has been chosen for the Bhupen Hazarika Award

2017.The award will be conferred on Thongchi at a function to be held in

Jammu & Kashmir in September 2017 by Pune –based Social Organization

Sarhad.

Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize for

his novel ‚A Horse Walks Into a Bar‚. David Grossman has become the first



Israeli author to win the Man Booker International Prize. He will share the £50,000

($64,000) award money with his translator Jessica Cohen.

Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been chosen for the national award

for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee

programme (MGNREGP) by the Ministry of Rural Developmen for its ‘Project Jal

Sanchay’, a water conservation model which is successfully adopted in the district.

The award will be conferred on June 19 at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan in New

Delhi.

Polish Poet Adam Jagajewski won Spain’s Princess of Asturia’s awardfor

literature.He was awarded for his resolute stance in defence of freedom and the

search for beauty , works of great human depth and fine aesthetic sensibility.

Soumitra Chatterjee , Bengali actor was honoured with 2017 Legion d’ Honneur ,

the highest French civilian honour.

Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi was honoured for life time

activism at the 70th anniversary of 1946 Indain Passive Resistance Campaign

in South Africa

Renowned poet and essayist Haraprasad Das on June 11, 2017 was conferred with

the prestigious Kalinga Literary Award for his contribution to literature at the 4th

edition of Kalinga Literary Festival. This year 2 new category was announced :

Kalinga International Literary award and Kalinga Karubaki award. Anand

Neelakantan was honoured with Kalinga International award for his contribution

towards literature and Paramita Satpathy was chosen for Kalinga Karubaki

award for her contribution to Odia poetry.

The Union Minister of Health and family welfare JP Nadda was conferred with Who

Director -General’s recognition award for global tobacco control , this award

was presented to him by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO

South-East Asia at the ‘National Consultation on Accelerating Implementation of

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) for achievement of

SDGs’. India is the second largest tobacco consuming country in the world.

The MGNREGA annual award will be given to Vizianagaram district in Andhra

Pradesh for itseffective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Act during the time period 2015-16 as announced by

the Ministry of Rural Development. This would be presented to the Programme

co-ordinator and District Collector at the MNREGA Sammelan on 19th june

2017 in New Delhi.



Science and Technology A study warns that nearly one-fifth of the world population will become climate

change refugees by 2100 due to rising ocean levels.

Three Neolithic Skull fragments has been discovered at a stone age temple in

Turkey.

The NASA has successfully launched Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding

rocket that created colourful artificial clouds visible in the skies of the US. The

rocket was launched from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Petya is a ransomware, similar to the Wannacry ransomware which is part of a

new wave of cyber-attacks and has infected computer servers across the world. In

India, the ransomware has crippled the operations at one of the terminals of the

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. The affected terminal was being operated by AP

Moller-Maersk. The attack has impacted the external trade by affecting the systems

dealing with the cargo and ships at the country’s largest port. The

Petya ransomware has hit computer servers all across Europe. Ukraine and Russia

are the worst affected countries.

NASA has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic

Transport (QueSST) aircraft design. NASA had forged a partnership with

Lockheed Martin, in February 2016 for the QueSST preliminary design. With this

development, NASA is a step closer to actually building an X-plane. The project falls

under the ambit of NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology Project.

China has launched its most powerful naval destroyer, the Type 055, at the

Shanghai port. The naval destroyer is one among the largest warships in the world.

ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-17 communication Satellite onboard the

Ariane-5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center at French Guiana on June

28. GSAT-17 will be the ISRO’s third satellite that is launched within a span of

three months.

NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has found rocks at the edge of Endeavour

Crater that might have been a lake of liquid water. The scientists believe that the

rocks were either transported by a flood or eroded in place by the wind.

Satellite-based chip systems developed by ISRO will be used to alert road users

at unmanned level crossings about approaching trains. These chips will also help

the railways in tracking train movement on a real-time basis. Initially, on a pilot

basis the ISRO-developed integrated circuit (IC) chips will be installed

in the Mumbai and Guwahati Rajdhani trains. Hooters will be installed at 20

unmanned level crossings on Rajdhani routes for Guwahati and Mumbai.



China has launched its first self developed next generation bullet train ‘

Fuxing’ with a maximum speed of 400 kmh on one of the country’s busiest lines –

Beijing – Shanghai line

CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad has been

chosen by NITI-Aayog for hosting the Atal Incubation Centre for biotechnology

start-ups. Atal Incubation Centre scheme aims to create high-class incubation

facilities with necessary infrastructure in terms of capital equipment and operating

facilities, coupled with the availability of sectoral experts for mentoring the start-

ups.

Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog is aimed at promoting a culture of

innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.

Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) is a multi- million dollar project being developed by

an international consortium of Five countries including India. The other four

countries are Canada, China, Japan and the U.S. Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) is

the world’s biggest telescope which would facilitate astronomers to observe the

intricacies of the universe from earth. India will spend Rs 1,300 crore on the

project. India’s contribution to the project will be more in terms of hardware than

money. The project would be led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA),

Bangalore, with the help of the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational

Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and

Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. India has a 10% partner in the telescope project. The

telescope is expected to be ready by 2020.

Social media giant Face book on 21st June 2017 introduced some new tools in

India that will allow users especially women to protect their profile pictures from

being downloaded and shared . By triggering the Photo Guard , one can prevent

the downloading, sharing or sending of the photo in a Face book message.Profile

pictures with added security will be displayed with a blue border and shield forming

visual cue so that people can understand the picture is protected.

.ISRO has launched successfully Cartosat -2 series satellite along with 30 other

co-passengers payload by the launch vehicle PSLV C-38 from Satish Dhawan

Space Centre, Sriharikota at 9 a.m on 23rd June 2017.The 30 nano satellites includes

29 satellites from 14 countries and 1 domestically pay load of a private

educational institute from Kanyakumari district.

NASA has launched world’s lightest satellite weighing only 64 grams designed

by 18-year-old boy Rifath Sharook from Tamil Nadu. The tiny satellite has been

named as KalamSat after the former President APJ Abdul Kalam. The tiny satellite

was launched into space on a sounding rocket from NASA’s facility in Wallops

Island. KalamSat is a 3-D printed satellite. This is the first time that 3-D printing

technology is used to make satellites. The satellite has been made of reinforced

carbon fibre polymer. By using the concept called BalloonSats, the group created a



Near Space Launch Vehicle (NSLV) to launch KalamSat. BalloonSats are designed to

carry lightweight experiments into near-space. The satellite was operated for 12

minutes in a micro-gravity environment of space after its flight. The purpose behind

the launch of KalamSat was to demonstrate the performance of 3D-printed carbon

fibre.

After an extensive search carried out for four years, NASA’s Kepler space

telescope has detected a total of 49 planets in the Goldilocks zone .It has

identified 10 Earth-like planets outside the solar system that are expected to host

life due to their right size and temperature. Goldilocks Zone refers to a habitable

zone where the temperature is neither too high nor too low.

Larsen & Toubro has launched the first indigenously built Floating Dock (FDN-

2) to repair Indian Navy ships at its Shipyard at Kattupalli, north of Chennai. The

floating shipyard would be handed over to the Indian Navy after conducting three

to four months of trial. After the trials, FDN-2 will be moved to Andaman & Nicobar

Islands. There it would be used for repairing assets of the Indian Navy and also of

other services. The FDN-2 is a wholly Made in India product.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch earth observation

satellite Cartosat-2 series weighing 712 kg and 30 nano-satellites using Polar

Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Out of the 30 nano-satellites, 29 will be of foreign

origin and one will be of India’s. The 29 nano-satellites will be from 14 countries

such as Austria, Belgium, Britain, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany,

Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the US. These 29 satellites will be

launched by ISRO as part of the commercial arrangements between ISRO’s

commercial arm, the Antrix Corporation Ltd with these nations. The 30 satellites will

together weigh 243 kg. The total weight of the 31 satellites would be 955 kg. The

PSLV-XL will be launched from the Sriharikota rocket port. This will be the

seventeenth flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration. It uses solid strap-on motors.

For the very first time NASA is testing the effectiveness of a flexible solar array,

the Roll-Out Solar Array, or ROSA, on space station . ROSA is expected to be

one day power satellites and spacecraft. NASA had already tested the ROSA

technology in vacuum chambers on the Earth.

China has unveiled world’s first train that runs on a virtual track making use of

sensor technology instead of metal rails. The train will be rolled out for public use

in 2018. It will be launched in the Chinese city of Zhuzhou in a bid to help to deal

with traffic in the area. The new train is expected to have a lifespan of around 25

years. The new trains will make use of rubber wheels on a plastic core and can be

automatically guided without rails. This new technology has been copyrighted by

the Chinese rail corporation.

China on 15th June 2017 has successfully launched its first X-ray Space

Telescope named ‚Insight ‚ to study black holes , pulsars and gamma –ray bursts.



In a span of 137 years when modern record-keeping of average global

temperatures had commenced , May 2017 was the second hottest month

according to NASA, The temperature of May 2017 was 0.88 degrees Celsius

warmer than the mean May temperature from 1951-1980. May 2016 is the hottest

on record with 0.93 degrees Celsius warmer than the May mean temperature.

Mission officials for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have announced

the initial science targets for the James Webb Space Telescope. JWST, being the

most powerful telescope designed and built on Earth is scheduled to be launched

in October 2018 on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. As a part of the

initial observations, 2100 observations has been planned for the JWST by the

mission handlers. JWST is 100 times powerful than the Hubble Space

Telescope and will be the largest telescope ever sent into space.

Mangalyaan , the interplanetary Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has completed

its 1000 Earth days in its orbit on 19th june 2017. The Mars Orbiter Mission

(MOM) was launched into space on November 5, 2013, from Satish Dhawan Space

Centre using a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket C25 . The MOM has at

present completed 388 orbits of Mars and has sent 715 images back to earth.

India has plans to send Mangalyaan 2.0 and a new mission to Venus after 2020.

The mini-ecosystems comprising of potato seeds and silkworm eggs would be sent

to the moon by Chang’e 4 which is scheduled to be launched in 2018 by China.

The main objective behind this mission is to prepare for future moon landings and

possible human inhabitants. China is preparing for a planned mission to the Moon.

The No.1 wireless operator in the US , Verizon will combine Yahoo with

AOL which was bought by it two years ago to establish a venture

called Oath. Verizon has acquired Yahoo’s core business for $4.48bn (£3.51m), thus

ending Yahoo’s two-decade long run as an independent company

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test

fired anti-tank ‘Nag’ missile in Rajasthan. The Nag missile is a third generation

anti-tank guided missile which works on ‚fire and forget‛ principle. The anti-tank

Nag missile is one of the five missile systems developed by the (DRDO) under

the integrated guided missile development programme (IGMDP). The four other

missiles includes Agni, Akash, Trishul and Prithvi.

Scientists in collaboration with Toyota are developing a new system that would be

able to predict if a car driver is able to have a heart attack.

Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu won the gold medal in the Mixed Team10 m Air

Pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup

Rifle/Pistol stage took place in Gabala, Azerbaijan.

French Open Champion Jelena Ostapenko has jumped from 47th place to a

career-high 12th in the WTA rankings. Angelique Kerber (Germany)retains

her No. 1 position. Second Rank: Simona Halep (Romania) Third Rank: Karolina



Pliskova (Czech Republic) Fourth Rank: Serena Williams (USA) Fifth Rank: Elina

Svitolina (Ukraine)

Rafael Nadal has set a record winning his 10th French Open Title by defeating

Stan Wawrinka in Paris, France. None other than him won this title at the same

event.

CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai, has come up with

a cost-effective toilet. The toilet is expected to be set up in those areas where

toilet coverage is not available. The toilet has been built with the help of the textile

reinforced concrete (TRC) panels. The toilet will weigh less than 500kg and will have

a life span of 25-30 years.

A minor planet in Milky Way named after Sahithi Pingali, a twelfth grader from

Bengaluru ,as a reward for developing an integrated mobile phone app and lake

monitoring kit to monitor pollution in water bodies.

NASA will launch the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket into the

space that will release blue-green and red artificial clouds. The launch is expected

to support space studies.These artificial clouds will be visible from New York to

North Carolina.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised the protocol for

antibiotics with an aim to curb antibiotic resistance. WHO has divided the drugs

into three categories — access, watch and reserve. Commonly used antibiotics will

be placed under the ‘access’ category. Antibiotics which are slightly potent will be

placed under ‘watch‘ category. The highly potent drugs which should be used only

as a last resort will be placed under the ‘reserve’ category.

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.

499 new species have been discovered from various parts of the country(India) last

year according to the Animal Discoveries 2016, New Species and Records,

brought out by the Zoological Survey of India and Plant Discoveries 2016, by the

Botanical Survey of India

Scientists have discovered a new species of flying squirrel named Glaucomys

oregonensis in North America, it is also known as Humboldt’s flying squirrel.

NASA has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian-American (Lt Col. Raja

Grinder Chari) from a record number of over 18000 applicants who will be trained

for missions into earth orbit and to deep space.

NASA will launch the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket into the

space that will release blue-green and red artificial clouds. The launch is expected

to support space studies.These artificial clouds will be visible from New York to

North Carolina.



NASA will launch the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or

NICER, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket , the world’s first ever mission devoted for

studying neutron stars. The mission will focusespecially on Pulsars.

India successfully test fired its first all weather tracked (QR-SAM )Chassis Quick

Reaction Surface to air missile from a mobile launcher at the integrated Test Range

at Chandipur, Odisha.

The World’s fastest elevator that can operate at a record breaking speed of 1260

metres per minute is set to been installed in a skyscrapper complex building in

China.

ISRO have successfully launched India’s heaviest communication satellite

GSAT-19 using launch vehicle GSLV Mark III D1 from sathish Dhawan Space

Centre, Sriharikota on 5th June 2017 .

NASA will launch the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or

NICER, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket , the world’s first ever mission devoted for

studying neutron stars. The mission will focusespecially on Pulsars.

India successfully test fired its first all weather tracked (QR-SAM )Chassis Quick

Reaction Surface to air missile from a mobile launcher at the integrated Test Range

at Chandipur, Odisha.

ISRO have successfully launched India’s heaviest communication satellite

GSAT-19 using launch vehicle GSLV Mark III D1 from sathish Dhawan Space

Centre, Sriharikota on 5th June 2017 .

The Country’s bio technology regulator, Genetic Engineering Appraisal

Committee ( GEAC) which functions under the Environment Ministry has approved

the environment release and cultivation by farmers of DMH -11, a GM hybrid

mustard developed by scientists at Delhi University.

LIGO (The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory ) makes third

confirmed detection of gravitational waves coming from a binary balck hole

merger, it also revealed the alignment of spin holes of the black holes.

NASA’s first mission (NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ) to the sun and its outermost

atmosphere corona will be launched in 2018 . The probe initially called the Solar

Probe Plus has been renamed as the Parker Solar Probe in honor

of astrophysicist Eugene Parker. Parker’s theory of solar wind in 1958 was

confirmed later on by satellite observations. This is the first time NASA has named

a spacecraft after a living person.

Japan has launched a satellite to help build a high precision geo location

system that willcomplement the US operated GPS. The rocket carrying



the Michibiki No : 2 satellite H-IIA was launched from Tanegashima space center

in Kagoshima prefecture, Southern Japan.

Odisha become the first state to have developed Early Warning Dissemination

System(EWDS) ,an automatic public address system that can be activated across

the state. It alarms the people residing along its 480 km-long coast in the event of

the occurrence of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone.

Sports

Indian ace Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has re- entered the top 10 of the Badminton

World Federation men’s single rankings for the first time in 10 months.

Indian Super League ( the foot ball league)was granted official recognition by

the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC).

The world No.11 Kidambi Srikanth won the Australian Open Super series title by

defeating Olympic champion Chen Long in the Australian Open summit clash in

Sydney.

Indian shooters Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Anish Bhanwala has bagged gold in

the Women’s 10m Air Pistol and Men’s 25m Standard Pistol competition respectively in

the Junior World Rifle/Pistol Championship held in Germany.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has constituted a special seven-

member committee headed by Rajeev Shukla. to analyse the few contentious Lodha

panel reforms which are being opposed by the state units. The other members of the

committee include former India captain Sourav Ganguly, T.C. Mathew (Kerala Cricket),

Naba Bhattacharjee (North East representative), Jay Shah (Gujarat Cricket Association),

BCCI Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary and BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary.

Former Indian Hockey captain Dhanraj Pillai would be conferred East Bengal foot ball

club’s highest honour – Bharat Gaurav at its Foundation day ceremony on August 1,

2017.

Anil Kumble resigns as a head coach of Indian Cricket team .

Nashik’s army doctor Srinivas Gokulnath and Nagpur’s doctor Amit

Samarth has created history by becoming the first Indians to complete the 4,900-

km Race Across America (RAAM) in the solo 18-59 age category.



Imran Khawaja has been appointed as the deputy chairman of the International

Cricket Council (ICC). Imran Khawaja is the Chairman of Associates counties and a

veteran administrator from Singapore.

The first Olympic Games activation will take place at Olympic Winter Games

Pyeongchang 2018 in South Korea in Feb 2018. The Intel technology will

provide real time virtual reality viewing of the Olympic winter Games.

India’s Kidambi Srikanth had won the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton

title at Jakarta by defeating Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai. It is Srikanth’s third Super Series

title after 2014 China Open and 2015 India Open.

Hasan Ali was declared as the Player of the series of ICC Champions Trophy2017

ICC ODI batting rankings: Indian Skipper Virat Kohli has reclaimed the top spot.

Second Place: David Warner (Australia) Third Place: AB de Villiers (South Africa) Fouth

Place: Joe Root (England) Fifth Place: Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

Shikhar Dhawan has managed to return to top 10. Yuvraj Singh has also improved

his rankings and currently stands at 88th position.

Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus won the Men’s doubles title in French Open

Tennis 2017

Jelena Ostapenko is the winner of Women’s single title in French Open Tennis 2017

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova won the 2017 French Open Women’s

doubles title

Gabriela Dabrowski and India’s Rohan Bopanna won the 2017 French Open Mixed

doubles title.

England defeated Venezuela to won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first

time which recently held in Suwon,South Korea

Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli has been ranked 89th , is the sole Indian

person to feature in the 2017 Forbes list of the World’s highest paid athletes.

Lewis Hamilton has won Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in

Montreal, Canada. It is Hamilton’s sixth victory at the Canadian Grand Prix and Second

place: Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes, Third Place: Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull,

Fourth Place: Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, Fifth Place: Force India’s Sergio Perez

respectively.

Cricketer Muttiah Muralidharan was recently inducted into the ICC cricket hall of

fame.

Bopanna-Dabrowski pair defeated the pair of Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld and

Colombia’s Robert Farah by winning the French Open mixed doubles trophy. With

this title win Rohan Bopanna has become only the fourth Indian to clinch a major,



Virat Kohli, is the only one top feature among the World’s 100 highest paid athletes

in the latest Forbes list.

Real Madrid( Professional Foot ball Club) defeated Juventus 4-1 to win a record

extending 12th title. With this Real Madrid became the first team to successfully

defend their title in Champions League Era( Euopean Cup/ UEFA Champions League

title) and the first to do so since Milan in 1990.

Ace Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth has clinched Thailand Grand Prix Gold title by

defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie which was held at Nimibutr Stadium In

Bangkok( 30 May – 4 June 2017)

Real Madrid( Professional Foot ball Club) defeated Juventus 4-1 to win a record

extending 12th title. With this Real Madrid became the first team to successfully

defend their title in Champions League Era( Euopean Cup/ UEFA Champions League

title) and the first to do so since Milan in 1990.

Ace Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth has clinched Thailand Grand Prix Gold title by

defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie which was held at Nimibutr Stadium In

Bangkok( 30 May – 4 June 2017)

Cricket south Africa has announced that it is going to conduct Twenty 20 league and

will be known as T20 Global league in the last quarter of 2017, there will be 8 teams

and players from both local and international. The logo for this is unveiled at the

Wanderers stadium. The logo depicts the African continent along with radiance on

South Africa , replaced the word ‚destination ‚ with a visual reference.

Virat kohli (13th spot), Dhoni (15th spot ) Yuvraj (90th spot ) and Raina

(95th spot). are the only 4 Indians who featured in ESPN’s ranking of the 100 most

famous active athletes in the world. Portuguese footballer Christiano Ronaldo

topped in the list. The ranking system is based on a formula devised by ESPN director

of sports analytics Ben Alamar based on the parameters like endorsements, social

media reach and other data.

Ganeshan Neelakantan Iyer became the first Indian to be inducted into

International Table tennis Federation (ITTF). He is nominated as a member of the

Umpires and Referees Committee (URC)

Sarita R Singh became the first Indian woman to mark 65m in hammer throw

Manika Batra and Mouma Das on June 1st 2017 created a history by becoming the

first Indian pair to enter into the quarter finals of the World Table Tennis

Chamiponships in Dusseldorf .

Indian American girl Ananya Vinay won the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee

Competition of US and she was awrded with USD 40000 cash Prize , a trophy and

other awards including a USD 2500 US saving bond from Merriam -Webster



Historian Ramachandra Guha submitted his resignation as BCCI

administrator to Chairman of the Committee of Administrators of the BCCI Vinod

Rai by citing personal reasons on May 28,2017

Google on June 1st marked the 8 nation ICC champions trophy 2017 would begin at

the Oval in London with an addictive doodle game. It involves insects on batting

side and snails in the bowling team.the users can play the game versus snails.Teams are

divided into Group A and Group B. Group A ( England, Bangladesh, Australia and New

Zealand) and Group B ( India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa). The opening match

played between the hosts England and Bangladesh.India’s first match with Pakistan on

4th June.Finals of Champions trophy I son 18thJune 2017.West Indies for the first time

has not qualified for this trophy as it was not ranked in ICC team rankings.

Books

Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature is the book authored by Jairam Ramesh was released

by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

The book titled ‚ Who has seen the Wind‛ is authored by WO Mitchell.

Beren and Luthein , a book by Lord of the Rings author John Ronald Reuel

Tolkien(JRR Tolkein) was published after 100 years on June 1st 2017.

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