Current Affairs 10th June 2017

Current Affairs 10th June 2017

NATIONAL

• ‘Digi Yatra’ for air travellers is announced by Civil Aviation Ministry
• ‘Skill for Life, Save a Life’ initiative launched by health minister J P Nadda
• 2nd National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga in New delhi

INTERNATIONAL

• One Million USD Fund Established for BRICS Media

AGREEMENT

• India signed the OECD multilateral convention to check tax evasion by MNCs

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Biodegradable prepaid gift cards announced by Axis Bank

AWARDS

• Mumbai Press Club’s RedInk Awards presented by Devendra Fadnavis

APPOINTMENT

• B.K.Manjunath appointed as non-executive chairman of Lakshmi Vilas Bank

SPORTS

• Muralitharan became the first Sri Lankan to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
• Kohli has been ranked 89^th in the Forbes 100 list
• Bopanna & Dabrowski won the mixed doubles in French open

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Facebook launches maps for disaster relief and aid
• Hottest Known Planet in the Universe –  KELT-9b
• Indian American Raja Chari is one of the 12 astronauts chosen by NASA

OBITUARY

• Social activist and author Mehrunnisa Dalwai passed away