Current Affairs 28th June 2016

Current Affairs 28th June 2016

National News:

• Jan Dhan deposits up 118 per cent over 21 months
• Arun Jaitley cut short his China visit
• Include chapter on Emergency in textbooks: Naqvi
• India to continue NSG membership talks: MEA
• India owns USD 121.6 bn worth US govt securities
• Indo-Nepal boundary pillars to be GPS-enabled
• Rajnath to chair Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Ranchi
• Rs.13k cr black money found in offshore accounts
• ‘India Couture Week’ 2016 to begin on July 20
• Govt eliminates 1.6 cr bogus ration cards

International News:

• India Deserves to be in NSG, the US Will Work for it: Envoy
• Mahashangarh declared as the SAARC cultural capital for 2016-17
• Russia, China approve business initiatives worth $50bn during Putin visit
• India joins Missile Technology Control Regime
• Brexit won’t affect border deal with UK: France
• Myanmar torches drugs worth $57 million

New Appointments:

• Gudni Johannesson wins Iceland’s presidential election
• Appointed by Nokia, Sanjay Malik will now head business in India for the company
• Lionel Messi retires from international football
• Srinivasan elected TNCA President for 15th time
• Asha Kumari appointed Cong’s Punjab in-charge

Banking News:

• HDFC Bank CEO Aditya Puri’s salary hiked 32% to Rs9.73 crore in FY16
• ICICI Bank Launches ‘Smart City Pre-paid Card’ in Ahmedabad
• NSE to file draft papers for domestic listing by Jan 2017
• Startups can open foreign currency accounts: RBI

Awards and Honours:

• Two Indians, Kartik Sawhney and Neha Swain, have won the Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2016, that honours people from Commonwealth nations for their exemplary work.
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar awarded Honorary Fellowship in UK

Business and Economy:

• BHEL commissions two hydel units in Afghanistan
• Tata, Starbucks launch new joint initiatives
• Coca Cola to set up plant in Uttarakhand
• GAAR not to apply on income before April 1, 2017
• IPL brand valuation rises to $4.16 billion: D&P
• Coastal shipping of goods to save Rs.40k cr per year

Science and Technology:

• Yamaha unveils 3-wheel electric vehicle concept
• US marks its first ship-to-shore drone delivery

Sports:

• Australia beat West Indies to win Tri-Nation Series
• Chile beat Argentina to win Copa America
• Belgium enter Euro quarter-finals with 4-0 win
• Mascot Games organised in the US
• Germany beat Slovakia 3-0 to progress to quarter-final
• Rio-bound sprinter breaks 400m national record

Obituaries:

• N.Y. fashion photographer Bill Cunningham dies at 87
• Veteran Malayalam theatre artist Kavalam Narayana Panicker has passed away