Current Affairs 22nd June 2016

Current Affairs 22nd June 2016

National News:

• PM Modi to get new ‘Air India One’ plane
• Government releases draft National Forest Policy
• 2,000 women set world record in pregnatal yoga
• First-ever National Yoga Olympiad held in Delhi
• Union Government bans use of Potassium Bromate as food additive
• Punjab government launches MukhMantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund
• Delhi starts portal to facilitate student loans
• Railways’ new rules to be effective from July 1
• Madhya Pradesh inks MoU with Chinese firm on $1bn investment
• Delhi launches project to ease school admissions
• PM Modi releases stamps on Surya Namaskara

International News:

• Martian crater named after Nepal quake-hit village Langtang
• India, Thailand signed 2 agreements on cooperation in culture and education sectors

New Appointments:

• Peter Thiel gets re-elected to Facebook’s board

Awards and Honours:

• PatanjaliYogpeeth sets ‘sirsasana’ world record

Banking:

• SBI named in Hall Of Shame list of Banks funding Cluster Bomb Makers
• Government allows complete PPF withdrawal after 5 yrs
• Government keeps interest rates on small savings scheme unchanged

Business and Economy:

• Tata-Boeing joint venture establishes aerospace facility in Hyderabad
• Flipkart named India’s most sought-after company
• Apple named world’s most sought-after company

Science & Technology:

• Sunway-TaihuLight: World’s powerful Supercomputer for the sixth consecutive time
• London startup develops home blood test kit
• Twitter acquires AI startup Magic Pony
• Sphero’s new robot teaches coding to kids

Sports:

• Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura has broken his own record to become the oldest goalscorer in Japan’s football league