Current Affairs 8th June 2016

Current Affairs 8th June 2016

National News:

• Guwahati declares Gangetic River Dolphin as its ‘city animal’
• Delhi Government approves solar policy with 1 GW target by 2020
• Swachh Yug campaign to make gram panchayats along Ganga open defecation free
• WCD Ministry holds first ever All India Women Journalists workshop
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to be launched in Odisha
• India, ADB sign $120 mn loan pact for irrigation in Odisha
• Uttrakhand government to reduce land circle rates by 50%
• Western Railway observes safety awareness week
• Jharkhand govt to launch medical cover for poor
• All train coaches to have bio-toilets by 2019

International News:

• Norway to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2025
• World’s biggest cruise ship docks in Barcelona
• Hillary Clinton secures Democratic presidential nomination
• Saudi plans to triple non-oil revenue in 5 years

New Appointments:

• Adobe announced the appointment of Kulmeet Bawa as Managing Director (MD) for South Asia
• Ashok Ganapathy was appointed as the Director of Bharti Airtel Ltd. He will take over the post with effect from 1 July 2016
• Facebook appoints Adobe’s Umang Bedi as India MD

Banking:

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key rates unchanged in its second bi-monthly monetary policy for the year 2016-17 announced in Mumbai

Business & Economy:

• JV of L&T wins contract to develop Qatar stadium
• Walmart retains top position in Fortune 500 list
• India’s first cafe based on the popular television sitcom ‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S’ has opened up in Kolkata

Awards & Honours:

• US Army Reserve officer Deshauna Barber crowned as Miss USA 2016
• IOC honours IOA chief N Ramachandran with Olympic Order
• 4 Indians in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list

Science & Technology:

• Twitter’s official mascot, the bird which features in the company’s logo, is named ‘Larry’

Sports:

• Tennis star Rohan Bopanna secures direct entry into Rio Olympics
• Six Russian weightlifters banned for doping