Current Affairs 27th June 2016

Current Affairs 27th June 2016

National News:

• New Sonepat-Jind railway line to be dedicated to nation
• President to present National Awards on drug prevention
• Government extends import ban on Chinese milk products
• Mizoram to launch two-wheeler taxi service
• Maharashtra to fund Pune College’s next satellite
• Nagaland launches women helpline ‘181’
• Greater Noida to develop Paris-like Eco Park
• Union Defence Ministry gives nod for purchase of 145 Ultra Light Howitzers guns from the US
• ADB approves $500 million loan for bridge over Ganga River in Bihar

International News:

• Gudni Johannesson claims victory in Iceland Presidential election
• Panama to open its renovated canal
• US to lift ban on transgenders in military
• World’s tallest and longest tunnel slide opens
• India, Uzbekistan to up security cooperation
• China sets up first dark sky reserve in Tibet to limit light pollution

New Appointments:

• Nokia appoints Sanjay Malik as India head
• Belgian Didier Seeuws to head EU Brexit task force
• Uttar Pradesh Assembly: Gaya Charan Dinker  elected as new Opposition Leader
• Lalchand Rajput named coach of Afghanistan team
• Bangar to be India’s batting coach for West Indies tour
• Facebook hires Google Fiber’s Co-founder Kevin

Awards and Honours:

• ‘Bajirao Mastani’ wins 9 technical IIFA awards
• Social entrepreneur Zubaida Bai bags UN honour for corporate sustainability initiative
• Ranveer Singh wins Best Actor at IIFA Awards ’16

Business and Economy:

• Moody’s lowers UK’s credit rating to “negative”
• Lending agency AIIB approves 1st batch of loans
• 4 Chinese companies in top 5 VC fundings in 2016
• JSW gets green nod for Rs.35k cr Jharkhand plant

Science and Technology:

• Alphabet unveils home robot dog ‘SpotMini’
• BrahMos integrated with IAF’s fighter jet
• Microsoft launches prototype mosquito trap
• Scientists develop new bio-ink for 3D bio-printing with stem cells

Sports:

• Euro Cup: Poland, Wales, Portugal enter into Quarter Final
• Jitu Rai wins silver medal at Shooting World Cup
• Harmanpreet 1st Indian woman in int’l T20 league
• India jumps to number 5 in world hockey rankings
• Colombia beat USA 1-0 to finish third in Copa America

Obituary:

• Eminent Odia writer Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo passes away