Current Affairs 15th June 2016

Current Affairs 15th June 2016

National News:

• PM Modi to go on 4-nation tour in Africa in July
• India, Ghana sign three agreements to strengthen co-operation in varied fields
• Gujarat Government to launch mobile app for delivery of common services
• Arun Jaitley, State FMs taking part in two-day meet on GST bill
• AirAsia Group chief gets Overseas Citizen of India status

International News:

• The Rise of Environmental Crime Report released by UNEP and INTERPOL
• US reopens Gambia embassy after guards return
• World’s first vaccine developed against “tampon disease”

New Appointments:

• Ranu Langthasa appointed as first woman chairperson of NCHAC in Assam
• Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad takes charge of Chief Justice of Manipur HC
• Gopal Rai resigns as Delhi Transport Minister

Banking:

• RBI introduces Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets
• BRICS bank to issue maiden local currency bond
• Sovereign gold bonds’ trading on exchange begins
• DCB Bank launches Aadhaar-based ATM in Bengaluru
• Market cap: ICICI Bank, SBI out of top 10

Business and Economy:

• Bitcoin price surges to two-year high
• SKS changes name to Bharat Financial Inclusion
• Jet Airways to launch Hyderabad-Sharjah flight in August
• Government eyeing to sell Nokia plant to Foxconn
• Sony launches Hindi movie channel

Awards and Honours:

• 9-yr-old Indian-origin youngest at Apple’s WWDC
• Indian-American Author Akhil Sharma wins 2016 International Dublin Literary Award

Science & Technology:

• Microsoft signs agreement to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
• Apple launches new macOS version ‘macOS Sierra’
• Microsoft’s 1st major acquisition was PowerPoint
• Jupiter-like planet orbiting two stars discovered
• Alibaba B2B shuts India offices as it expands reseller plan
• Twitter launches first-ever #EveryCharacterMatters week

Sports:

• Indian men’s 4x400m relay team breaks 18-year-old national record
• USA wins FINA Women Water Polo World League Super Final

Obituaries:

• Donald Carr, former England Cricket captain, dies aged 89