Current Affairs 10th June 2016
National News:
- Mexico backs India’s bid for NSG membership; PM Modi heads home after winding up five-nation tour
- Mirza Imtiyaz Judicial Commission constituted to probe Mathura violence
- Researchers in Assam devlop two rice variants for submerged areas
- Railways starts providing baby food at stations
- IRB battalion to be named after Maharana Pratap
International News:
- China disapproves anti-dumping probe on steel
- ‘India joins 5 nations to tackle tax evasion’
New Appointments:
- New Delhi Headquartered Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia has appointed communication technology specialist Dr Shahid Rasool as the new director of the institute
- Naresh Goyal re-elected to IATA Board of Governors
Books and Authors:
- Shri Piyush Goyal Releases Book ‘The World in 2050- Striving for a more just, Prosperous and Harmonious Global Community
- President of India to receive first copy of book ‘The Education President’
Business & Economy:
- India ranked 141 on Global Peace Index
Awards & Honours:
- Putin awards UN chief Ban Ki-Moon with Order of Friendship
- Indian-origin professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya awarded Regius Professorship by Queen
- Indian in TIME ‘millennials changing world’ list
- Ronaldo highest earning athlete: Forbes
Science & Technology:
- LISA Pathfinder mission demonstrates ways to detect gravitational waves
Sports:
- Tintu Luka won silver at Josef Odlozil Memorial Athletics Meet in Prague
- West Indian all-rounder Kavon Fubler banned for seven years
- Maria Sharapova receives two-year suspension for failing drug test
- International paralympics body lifts Indian athletes ban
Obituaries:
- Eminent journalist KK Katyal passes away
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