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AWARDS AND HONOURS
| NAME OF THE AWARD | AWARD WINNER | KEY POINTS TO NOTE |
| First honorary citizen of Manchester | Ariana Grande | To recognise the “great many selfless acts and demonstrations of community spirit” |
| Man Booker International prize 2017 | David Grossman | Israeli author won the prize for his Novel A Horse Walks Into a Bar |
| Bhupen Hazarika Award | Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi | An eminent writer from Arunachal Pradesh |
| Arun Netravali | US based Marconi Prize | India born |
| Annabel Mehta | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | |
| Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute
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PM’s Yoga Award
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First recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding contribution to promotion and development of Yoga. |
| Shrinivas Kulkarni
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Prestigious Dan David Prize
|
APPOINTMENTS
| NAME | DEPT/FIELD |
| Rajesh Kotecha | Special secretary in Ayush ministry |
| Mohammed bin Salman | Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince |
| Neeru Chadha | Indian woman Member of ITLOS |
| Muzoon Almellehan | Youngest Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF |
| Ramanathan Ramanan | Head Atal Mission under NITI Aayog |
INDIAN AFFAIRS
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Intensified Diarrhea Control Fortnight (IDCF) in order to intensify efforts to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea
- Mozambique, the southern African country rated as one of the poorest, has topped a survey of nations with the lowest global environmental impact while India has ranked a dismal 75th in the report.
- India is the largest recipient of remittances in the world, receiving $69 billion in 2012, the World Bank.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the Kochi Metro, Kerala’s first Metro rail, and took an inaugural ride onboard the train.
- Alarge crowd gathered at the CIAL convention centre in Nedumbassery in Ernakulam.
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated Know India Programme (KIP) for young overseas Indians at a function in New Delhi.
- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now introduced APY@eNPS which involves a complete digital enrolment process.
- The Telangana cabinet has decided to issue four ordinances to amend existing acts.
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has announced the launch of 149 new Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK).
- Bengaluru has became the second city in the country, and the first in south India, to have a full-fledged Metro rail in operation following the opening of a final 12-km section of the 42-km first phase of the Metro project.
- A team of experts at the Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur has fashioned a hybrid material based on silk protein called silk fibroin.
- Two days ahead of the International Yoga Day, the Centre has launched a mobile app to connect people through Yoga for scientific healthy living.
- The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) BIO 2017 is being held in the San Diego Convention Centre, San Diego from 19th June to 22nd June, 2017.
- India was became the 71st country to ratify the United Nations TIR (Transports International Routiers) Convention, a move that will help boost trade through smoother movement of goods across territories.
BANKING AND FINANCE
- China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved USD 150 million equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure Fund, the bank’s first such loan to fund private projects .
- The board of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved the applications of Argentina, Madagascar and Tonga to be members, the China-backed multilateral development bank said.
- Private sector lender Yes Bank has partnered with mobile payments switch TerraPay to enable real time money transfer to bank accounts in India.
- Hike Messenger has launched the new version of the app with a completely new interface and the addition of a mobile wallet, in partnership with YES Bank.
- Meghalaya government has signed two MoUs with the State Bank of India as a part of an initiative towards migrating government transactions to digital mode.
- The Reserve Bank of India has initiated prompt corrective action (PCA) on Bank of Maharashtra placing a restriction on the banking activities.
- Capital markets regulator, SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) relaxed takeover norms for the acquisition of stressed assets of listed companies to help the government and the RBI in their efforts to tackle bad loans.
BUSINESS NEWS
- Tata Communications received top honors at the 2017 Frost & Sullivan India Digital Transformation Awards
- IMP Powers has been awarded the ‘Valued Customer Award’ from CPRI (Central Power Research Institute) for the year 2016-17 under Testing and Certification category.
- Flipkart launched its first private label fashion brand Divastri. Divastri will offer a range of Bollywood- and celebrity-inspired ethnic wear
- Tribunal for approval of their merger following nod from the market regulator Sebi and stock exchanges — BSE and NSE.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
- India and Korea have decided to stimulate investments to push infrastructure development and bilateral trade as they sought to ward off threats of rising protectionism.
ECONOMY NEWS
- India and Korea have decided to stimulate investments to push infrastructure development and bilateral trade as they sought to ward off threats of rising protectionism.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- The UN General Assembly has approved the establishment of a new office to coordinate counter-terrorism efforts, a move welcomed by India as a “much awaited first step” that will align the world body with needs of the global community in the fight against the menace.
- A historic underground postal railway network in London is set to open on July 28. The Mail Rail was first opened in 1927 as an alternative way to transport mail throughout London.
- The French government has launched a “French Tech Visa,” a fast-track four-year residence permit for entrepreneurs and their families if they meet certain criteria.
- China and the United States will hold their first diplomatic and security dialogue in Washington.
- The world’s first ever data embassy is set for launch next year after the Estonian government signed a deal with Luxembourg.
- Travis Kalanick stepped down chief executive of Uber, the ride-hailing service that he helped found in 2009 and built into a transportation colossus.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- China successfully launched has its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts.
- China is planning to send mini-ecosystems — containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs — to the Moon next year, in an attempt to study how the organisms develop on the lunar surface.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up to launch its Cartosat- 2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites.
SPORTS
| WINNER | TITLE | SPORT/ VENUE |
| Kidambi Srikanth | Indonesia Super Series Premier | |
| Pakistan | ICC Champions Trophy title | England and Wales |
- Anil Kumble, a distinguished achiever as a player and as head coach of the Indian team for the last one year delivering outstanding results, has chosen to part ways from the National team with great dignity, but not in circumstances that he would have wished for.
- India’s Olympic Association has asked the government for permission to bid for the 2032 Olympics and 2030 Asian Games as part of a drive to put the country at the heart of the international sporting community, IOA President N Ramachandran said.
OBITUARY
| NAME OF THE PERSON | FIELD |
| N. Bhagwati | Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) |
| John Avildsen | Oscar-winning director |
| Sam Beazley | Harry Potter Actor |
| Amrit Pal | Actor |
| Baldwin Lonsdale | Vanuatu’s Former President |
| Prof. Predhiman Krishan Kaw | Pioneered India’s nuclear fusion reactor research programme |
OBSERVED DAYS IN JUNE
| DATE OBSERVED | DAY OBSERVED | Theme / Purpose |
| June 15 | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | This is an effort to raise awareness of the mistreatment of older adults. |
| June 16 | International day for family remittances | “Families, education and well-being |
| June 17 | World day to combat Desertification and Drought | Our land. Our home. Our Future |
| June 18
(3rd Sunday of June) |
Father’s day | |
| June 19 | International day for the Elimination of Sexual Violation in Conflict | “Preventing Sexual Violence Crimes through Justice and Deterrence |
| June 20 | World Refugee day | To commemorate the strength, courage, and perseverance of millions of refugees. |
| June 21 | International Yoga day | Yoga for Health |
| June 21 | World Music day | Musicians gather to perform at a public place. |
