Current Affairs 6th July 2016

National News:

• 19 new Ministers of State inducted in Union council of Ministers; PrakashJavdekar elevated to Cabinet rank
• National Mineral Exploration Policy unveiled by NarendrasinghTomar
• India’s first Commercial Court & Disputes Resolution Centre inaugurated in Chattisgarh
• 2016 BRICS Youth Summit held with theme Youth as bridge for Intra-BRICS Exchanges
• Haryana to develop new Industrial Township at an expense of $5 billion
• The IIT-Kharagpur announced to start a ‘Centre for Science of Happiness’
• Government to give Rs.400 crore for building airports in UP
• Assam launches 100-day plan for agri growth
• Haryana sets up helpline to report cow smuggling
• Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves proposal to impose entry tax on online shopping

International News:

• China’s yuan hits new 5-1/2 year low

New Appointments:

• Noted scientist MadhavDhekane assumed the office of Director at ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Department of Space, at Vattiyoorkavu in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Linda Burney becomes first Indigenous woman elected to Australia’s lower house
• K B Koliwad elected as Speaker of K’taka Legislative Assembly

Banking:

• NSE launches trade repository for corporate debt

Business and Economy:

• Logistic Performance Index 2016 released by World Bank
• Hero MotoCorp inked 3-year wage agreement with Gurgaon workers
• Online pharmacy 1mg acquires lab aggregator Medd

Awards and Honours:

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes India’s first port to implement Logistics Data Tagging of Containers
• Kohli in GQ’s 50 Most Influential Young Indians
• Tamil Nadu top Indian tourist destination in ’15

Science and Technology:

• NASA extends New Horizons mission to Kuiper Belt
• NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully enters Jupiter orbit

Sports:

• Javeline thrower Annu Rani sets national record at National Inter-state Athletics Championships
• The Olympians Association of India (OAI), the first-ever association for Indian Olympians, by the Olympians, was launched
• Justin Gatlin posts 2016’s fastest 100m timing
• India’s SaiPraneeth wins men’s 2016 Canada Open
• Niranjan wins eight medals in IWAS World Games

Obituaries:

• Noel Neill, first actor to play Lois Lane in Superman, dies
• Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard dies
• Cong’s longest serving district Prez passes away
• Veteran communist leader Romesh Chandra passes away