Current Affairs June 2016

Current Affairs June 2016

Current Affairs

Current Affairs June 2016 

 30 June 2016 Current Affairs

• China failing to get anti-India support at NSG so pulls up its officials.
• 7th Pay Commission: pay increase may prompt people to spend more and invest further.
• Hyderabad IS module perfected IED and had plans of serial blasts in the city.
• Delhi University Interactive map will include Cutoffs, nearest metro and hostel availability etc.
• India test-fires the medium range new surface-to-air missile co-developed with Israelis from the coast of Odisha.
• US diplomat says: Member blocking India’s NSG bid should be held accountable.
• Air force warns people in Pathankot to beware of drone terror attacks.
• 30 June 1894 - Korea declared total independence from China and asked for Japanese help.
• 30 June 1914  Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest during campaign for Indian rights in S Africa.
• 30 June 1917  Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, one of the founders of the Indian National Congress died at the age of 92 on this day.
• 30 June 1957 - The American occupation headquarters in Japan was dissolved.
• 30 June 1958 - Alaska became the 49th state in the Union after U.S. Congress passed a law authorizing for its admission.
• 30 June 1995  CNN launched a 24-hour news channel in India in partnership with Doordarshan.

29 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Istanbul Ataturk airport blasts:36 died in the gun blast.
• Car ownership to grow 775% in 24 years: survey Report says
• Seventh pay panel of Central Govt. gives up to 15% hike in basic salaries.
• Cabinet today approves of 23.6% salary hike for govt staff.
• Bad Loans of Indian banks may rise upto 8.5% by March 2017: says RBI
• Builders will have to pay 11% interest if there is any delay in the project.
• Deficient monsoon makes farmers indecisive about sowing, all hopes on July rains.
• 29 June 1860  The 1st iron-pile lighthouse was completed at Minot’s Ledge, MA in America.
• 29 June 1757  Mir Zafar was coronated as the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Murshidabad on this day.
• 29 June 1909  Pandit Motilal Nehru, father of Jawahar Lal Nehru was born on this day.
• 29 June 1932  Siam’s army in Thailand seized Bangkok and announced an end to the absolute monarchy.
• 29 June 1995   The shuttle "Atlantis" and Russian space station "Mir" docked and formed the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.
• 29 June 2007  The 1st generation of Apple iPhone went on sale.

28 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Scientists have found gold in Indian Gir cow urine.
• Starbucks planning to sell premium coffee from India in US.
• 20% pay increment is likely for govt servants.
• US, Canada and Mexico have pledged to boost the clean energy for safe enviornment.
• Sensex went up by over 82 points and now it is 26,485.28 after value-buying.
• US senator wants to stop visas for India and 22 others over ‘illegal immigration’.
• RCom will provide 4G on Reliance Jio network and it would cost Rs 93 per 10 GB.
• IIT is taking Yoga seriously: Fear on campus as IIT-Roorkee lists yoga absentees.
• 28 June 1857 Nana Sahib declared himself as the Peshwa and had called for the total extermination of the British power at Bithoor.
• 28 June 1911  Samuel J. Battle became the 1st African-American policeman in New York City.
• 28 June 1921  P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born on this day.
• 28 June 1939  Pan American Airways started the 1st transatlantic passenger service.
• 28 June 1965  The 1st commercial satellite Early Bird (Intelsat I), began communications service.
• 28 June 1972  Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition was died on this day.
• 28 June 1986  Union Government sanctionsed the maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
• 28 June 2007  The American Bald Eagle was removed from the endangered species list on this day. 

27 June 2016 Current Affairs

• After NSG upset, India has become full member of MTCR today.
• Coastal security: Mumbai is better prepared after 2008 attacks, but still not fully.
• I-T officials have detected Rs 5,000 crore undisclosed income in foreign accounts 'linked' to 700 Indians.
• British bracing up for world economy to punish UK for ‘Brexit’.
• Lionel Messi announced to quit international football after Copa loss.
• Rape survivor sues Salman Khan for Rs 10 crore for rape comments.
• Udta Punjab released in Pak theatres against producers’ wish.
• Quest for justice: Poor litigants in India are worst hit by snail-paced judicial process.
• 27 June 0363  The death of Roman Emperor Julian was brought an end to the Pagan Revival.
• 27 June 1693  "The Ladies' Mercury" magazine was published by John Dunton in London. It was the 1st women's magazine and contained a "question and answer" column.
• 27 June 1838  Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), "the father of modern Indian fiction" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was born in Katalpara in West Bengal. 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'are some of his writings. He was among the first 2 Bengali Graduates.
• 27 June 1918  2 German pilots were saved by parachutes for the 1st time.
• 27 June 1939  Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman "Pancham Da", music director, was born on this day.
• 27 June 1954  The world's 1st atomic power station was opened at Obninsk, near Moscow.
• 27 June 1955  The 1st "Wide Wide World" was broadcasted on NBC-TV on this day.

26 June 2016 Current Affairs

• AAP leaders and Delhi deputy CM Sisodia, are detained on way to ‘surrender to PM’ by Delhi police.
• 8 CRPF men and 2 militants were killed in Kashmir ambush, LeT claims the responsibility.
• Come clean by September 30: PM Modi's stern warning about tax evasion.
• India will become NSG member by this year-end: US says.
• Agra traffic police now use camera-fitted uniforms to catch the crime scene.
• Carnage from New York to Tokyo: Global markets lose $2.1 trillion in Brexit day.
• Bus arrives in Uttarakhand village Silpata in Chamoli district for first time in 69 years.
• Data analytics and supply chain management graduates are in demand: Survey report says.
• 26 June 1243  The Turkish Seljuk army in Asia Minor was wiped out by the Mongols.
• 26 June 1819  W.K. Clarkson, Jr. had patented  The bicycle on this day. 
• 26 June 1888  Ghanshyam Das Birla, businessman, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born in Pilani in Rajasthan.
• 26 June 1936  The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was made its 1st flight. It is considered the 1st practical helicopter.
• 26 June 1992  The Tin Bigha corridor was leased to Bangladesh as per the Indo-Bangladesh agreement.
• 26 June 1995  Madhya Pradesh was declared as "Tiger State" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.

25 June 2016 Current Affairs

• ‘Didn’t think it would count’: Many Leave supporters regret Brexit vote.
• Defence ministry wants to buy 145 ultra-light howitzers from US.
• Brexit: Punjabi-origin leaders and expats in UK are expecting tighter immigration norms.
• Brexit blues: Tatas has lost Rs 30,000cr m-cap in just one day.
• Bihar toppers scam: Arts topper in Bihar board exams Rubi is arrested.
• 'Udta Punjab' makers wants no cuts in film scenes bot no show in Pakistan.
• Post Brexit, Chinese media has warn of the 'consequence' of democracy.
• Move over Flipkart, Amazon: Second-hand e-bookstores are uniting bibliophiles
• 25 June 1529  Babur reached to his capital Agra on this day after winning Bengal.
• 25 June 1658  Aurangzeb, the 6th Mughal Emperor, arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail.
• 25 June 1868  The U.S. Congress enacted legislation for granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government.
• 25 June 1932  India played their 1st official test match on the ground of Lords in London against England.
• 25 June 1975  President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of MISA, the Emergency Rule in India. PM Indira Gandhi had implemented the same the very next day.
• 25 June 1994  Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza was passed away on this day.

24 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Britain votes to leave The "European Union", BBC reports its a historic divorce.
• Anil Kumble is selected as the India’s new cricket coach.
• Tiger population in Manas is increased by 50% in 3 years.
• Karnataka applied the higher tax for second car in the state.
• Chicago univarsity welcomes Raghuram Rajan back to academics.
• Carnage in stock markets: Asian stocks and Sensex plunge as UK is on brink of Brexit(Exit from EU).
• "Britain is no longer Great", because the Brexit will hide opportunities for India.
• Do not consider Vijay Mallya’s any Bank settlement offer, finance ministry asks banks.
• 24 June 1717  Society "The Freemasons" were founded on this day in London.
• 24 June 1763  Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
• 24 June 1793  The 1st republican constitution was adopted in France.
• 24 June 1961  HF24, Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter flew for the first time.
• 24 June 1966  Air India-Bombay-New York flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), and 117 died.
• 24 June 1986  The Empire State Building was designated as a National Historic Landmark in US. 

23 June 2016 Current Affairs

• PM Modi would meet Xi Jinping in Tashkent in Russia as India's NSG bid heats up.
• Discovery of predator fish which resembles an alligator concerns experts in LKolkata.
• 24-year-old boy was operated on wrong leg, 5 in Fortis hospital staffers were sacked.
• 30 years on, Kanishka, Air India Flight 181, a Boeing 747-237B, bombing on 23rd June 1985, is still a ‘national priority’ for Canada investigators.
• Brexit: Will Britain stay in or leave the EU? India’s business to watch how Britain votes. Its a historic referendum Poll in underway.
• Visva Bharati Univarsity launches PG diploma course in yoga studies.
• 23 June 1661  Princess Catherine of Portugal married King of England Charles II. Portugal gave Mumbai island to England as present. So the British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
• 23 June 1757   Robert Clive, incharge of British army defeated Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula in the Battle Of Plasey. 100 years later this battle the great Mutiny of 1857 took place.
• 23 June 1868  Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his invention of "Type-Writer."
• 23 June 1927  All India Radio's broadcasting service was started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter in Bombay and Calcutta.
• 23 June 1980  Sanjay Gandhi, younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash on this day.
• 23 June 2003  Apple Computer Inc. inaugrated the new Power Mac desktop computer. 

22 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Govt eases FDI norms in aviation and defence sectors, it will makes way for Apple stores in India.
• Daughter of murdered NDMC official wrote to Modi, wants unbiased probe in the case.
• Caesarean delivery, antibiotics and formula milk are bad for baby’s health, research says.
• Nestle planning for 25 more products in India with eye on Patanjali.
• Rajan successor name  will be out before Sept 4: Sources report says.
• Maharashtra: for a porters’ job 984 graduates and 5 MPhil degree holders were appled for the post.
• Exotic sports like kayaking, fencing and water polo may get student a DU seat.
• 22 June 1555  Humayun crossed the River Indus and captured Lahore and defeted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne.
• 22 June 1772  Slavery was outlawed on this day in England.
• 22 June 1870  The U.S. Congress had created the Department of Justice.
• 22 June 1898   The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
• 22 June 1946   Jet aeroplanes were used first time to transport mails.
• 22 June 1948   "Emperor of India" title was deleted on this day from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.
• 22 June 1975   National Emergency in India was declared and censorship introduced by PM Indira Gandhi.
• 22 June 1993  The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides in farming and Agriculture in India..

21 June 2016 Current Affairs

Today is International Yoga Day
Summer solstice: Today is the Longest Day of the Year

• Yoga is no religious activity,Yoga is a global mass movement: says PM Modi.
• ACB books Sheila Dixit and CM Kejriwal govts in Rs 400 crore tanker scam in New Delhi.
• US continues to seek support for India’s NSG bid but China has tough stand.
• UK origin man was arrested he 'wanted to shoot Donald Trump'.
• Odisha wildlife dept is clueless over the death of 39 Jumbos.
• Gurgaon set to establish world's largest camera museum in the city.
• 21 June 1404  Owain Glyndwr, crowned Prince of Wales, established a Welsh Parliament at Machynlleth.
• 21 June 1862  Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the 1st Indian to receive the Barrister-at-Law Degree from Lincoln Inn University after passing the law examination.
• 21 June 1906  Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, 1st president of All India Congress AIC, passed away on this day.
• 21 June 1941  Chakravorty Rajgopalachari took office as the 1st Indian Governor General of India.
• 21 June 1998  India and Russia signed a $2.5-billion deal to establish a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.

20 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Latest Bullet train plan: Varanasi to Delhi distance will cover in 2hrs 40mns.
• 30% rise in Muslim kids in UP RSS schools. A report says.
• India’s NSG membership is not on Seoul meet agenda, clarifies China..
• Kejriwal wants BJP MP Giri should be arrested. Swamy calls Delhi CM is a ‘Naxalite’.
• Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s space co is near completion of the world’s biggest plane.
• Investors feels that An independent RBI chief should be the in place to champion reforms.
• Hindus in Pakistan are protesting the sale of Om-inscribed shoes.
• 20 June 1756  In India, 150 British soldiers were imprisoned in Calcutta in a cell that became known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta."
• 20 June 1782  The U.S. Congress approved today the Great Seal of the United States.
• 20 June 1837  "Queen Victoria" ascended the British throne after the death of her uncle, King William IV.
• 20 June 1921  Tilak University was established in Pune on the name of famous freedom fighter and nationalist Lokmanya Tilak.
• 20 June 1948  Lord Mountbatten resigns on this day as the Governor General of Indian Union.

19 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Seven names are for RBI Governor, long list to replace present Governor Raghuram Rajan.
• After FBI, Delhi cops to handle terror, are trying to crack Apple code.
• Jat stir’s 2nd phase would end today as Haryana govt agrees to 10 demands.
• Ban on Islamic dress are not acceptable, J-K govt says we’re not France.
• Facebook predicts that its users could be able to communicate telepathically in future.
• TCS shareholders have demanded bonus shares from CEO Cyrus Mistry.
• 19 June 1901 Raj Chandra Bose, Indian mathematician and statistician, was born at Hosangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He discovered new codes for telecommunication.
• 19 June 1910  The 1st Father's Day was celebrated on this day in Spokane, Washington.
• 19 June 1961  Kuwait received complete independence from Britain.
• 19 June 1966  Shiv Sena in Mumbai was established.
• 19 June 1981  APPLE, India's 1st experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite successfully launched by European Ariane, in French Guiana. This is the 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes.

18 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Three female pilots have been inducted into Indian Air Force today as the country’s 1st women fighter pilots.
• US House votes against the aid cut to Pakistan recently.
• Microsoft has become 1st tech firm to enter marijuana business, it has offered marijuana tracking in partnership with "Kind Financial".
• Tibetan plateau have witnessed the 95% of glaciers recede.
• Lodhi Garden to CP: Yoga Day on 21st June to be celebrated at 7 locations in Delhi.
• McDonald’s may shift some jobs to India, this is due to $500 million cost-cutting strategy.
• 18 June 1658  Aurangzeb managed to capture the Fort of Agra and arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan.
• 18 June 1817  London's Waterloo Bridge was opened on this day. The bridge, designed by John Rennie, over the River Thames.
• 18 June1925  The 1st degree in landscape architecture was awarded by Harvard University.
• 18 June 1936  The 1st bicycle traffic court was established in Racine, WI in  America.
• 18 June 1946 In Goa 1st Satyagraha movement was started for liberation from the Portuguese.
• 18 June 1978  The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, was opened on this day.

17 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Vladimir Putin, Russian President, would seek IOC intervention over Rio 2016 ban on Russian athletes.
• Rio de Janeiro has declared the financial ‘calamity’ ahead of 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
• Hackers of the net world have found 138 security flaws on Pentagon sites.
• Robots will swim in Bay of Bengal to conduct monsoon study.
• Orphan tribal has secured 13th position in AIIMS medical entrance exam.
• Good news for wildlife lovers: Over 100 lionesses are reportedly pregnant in Gir forest.
• A study report says Indian working mothers are the best professionals.
• 17 June 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte on this day had incorporated Italy into his empire.
• 17 June 1885  The Statue of Liberty of America arrived in New York City aboard the French ship "Isere".
• 17 June 1928  Amelia Earhart, was the 1st woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean. 

16 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Kamal Nath quits Congress’ Punjab in-charge for allegations on him over 1984 riots.
• Another exam scam shaks Bihar, pass marks has given for blank answer sheets.
• The 5 banks are set to merge with SBI along with the associate banks like public sector Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will also merge with SBI.
• Mother Teresa’s sainthood and Nobel Prize was deeply flawed: says Author Aroup Chatterjee.
• More than 3.78 lakh two-wheelers and 1 lakh cars are registered in Bengaluru between April 2015 and March 2016.
• Food inflation: to meet the demand Govt has to import pulses from Myanmar.
• Enviornmental friendly Electric vehicles can become a new rage in India.
• With over 10 lakh cases in 2 years, dog bites Bihar’s fourth largest health menace.
• 16 June 1605  Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), died of diarrhoea or dysentery at the age of 63 years.
• 16 June 1884  At Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NewYork, the 1st roller coaster in America was opened.
• 16 June 1903  Ford Motor Company in America was incorporated on this day.
• 16 June 1909  Glenn Hammond Curtiss sold his first airplane, the "Gold Bug" to the New York Aeronautical Society for $5,000.
• 16 June 1990  Bombay received 42 cm rainfall, it was the century's highest. The previous high of 41 cm was recorded on 18 June, 1986.
• 16 June 2008  California started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

15 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Polio virus again resurfaced in Hyderabad drain, health ministry says not to worry.
• Chinese spy ship shadows US, Japanese and Indian naval drill in the Western Pacific Ocean.
• "Udta Punjab" facing more trouble as NGO moves SC against Bombay HC order.
• Rising food prices making inflation go up in India mainly due to the pulses and grain prices.
• 4 IITs and IISc Banglore among Asia’s top 50 universities: QS Rankings report says.
• India to fulfil its fuel demand to form alliance with Japan and South Korea to buy LNG.
• Twitter would invest $70 million in SoundCloud: a Report says.
• 15 June 1215 Magna Carta came in effect when King John of England put his seal on Magna Carta on this day.
• 15 June 1659  Aurangzeb, the Mogul King, declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
• 15 June 1667  Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the 1st fully-documented human blood transfusion. He successfully transfused the blood of a sheep to a 15-year old boy.
• 15 June 1908  Stock Exchange of Calcutta was started on this day.
• 15 June 1947 - The All-Indian Congress accepted the British plan for the partition of India before Independence.
• 15 June 1982  Supreme Court declared that all children, regardless of citizenship, should be entitled to public education.

14 June 2016 Current Affairs

• India's admission in NSG will touch raw nerve with Pak: says China media.
• Almost 240 websites are offering escort services in India will be blocked. The order is issued by the IT ministry.
• India will have over 10 crore diabetic patients in next 15 yrs.
• 68 nesting sites of estuarine crocs are found in Odisha park.
• On 3-km stretch drunk Delhi youth car kills 2 and injures 1 in 5 mins.
• 14 June 1841  The 1st Canadian parliament was opened on this day in Kingston.
• 14 June 1907  Women in Norway won the right to vote.
• 14 June 1929  Jatindra Nath Das, famous freedom fighter was arrested in Calcutta.
• 14 June 1951  "Univac I" was a computer designed for the U.S. Census Bureau and it was the world's first commercial computer.
• 14 June 1952  The Nautilus was the 1st nuclear powered submarine of US.
• 14 June 1958  Dr. C.V. Raman, Indian Nobel Prize winner, had received the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.

12 June 2016 Current Affairs

• NITI Aayog, tasked with preparing a road map for disinvestment, feels the government should privatise unlisted public sector companies.
• Infosys has launched its artificial-intelligence AI system "Mana" earlier this year in April.
• Rs 2,500 crore and growing, IPL is a money-spinner game in India.
• Pregnant students can not have special privileges, rules HC.
• Flipkart have stopped the 30-day window for returns.
• Orlando shooting: Facebook has turned on Safety Check feature on its site.
• Infosys confident that Mana can compete directly with IBM's Watson.
• 12 June 1812  Napoleon's invasion of Russia started from this day.
• 12 June 1897  Carl Elsener patented a penknife. This object later became as the Swiss army knife.
• 12 June 1898  Philippine nationalists declared on this day their independence from Spain.
• 12 June 1921  U.S. President Warren Harding urged after WWI that every young man to attend military training camp. 

11 June 2016 Current Affairs

• India would wait on China opposition to NSG bid, hopes to get dragon nod.
• Farmer Manmohan Singh, Mallya ‘guarantor’, would sue Bank of Baroda for defamation.
• Reserve Bank of India would keep policy interest rate at 6.5%, unchanged.
• Home ministry team was tricked to extend its Pak stay during 26/11, a report says.
• Heat wave still in Rajasthan, MeT forecasts heavy rains in Goa and Karnataka.
• Tatas will groom almost 300 women leaders for top posts.
• Infosys has hired many heads from Silicon Valley for its AI(Artificial Intelligence) platform "Mana".
• Haryana education dept says no to school teachers from wearing jeans to work.
• At 99%, Telangana has maximum non-vegetarians in the state.
• 11 June 1770  Captain James Cook, discovered the Great Barrier Reef off the Australia.
• 11 June 1889  The Washington Business High School was opened in Washington, DC. It was the 1st school devoted to business in the U.S.
• 11 June 1976 PM Indira Gandhi and Russian President Brezhnev signed the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.
• 11 June 1984 574 Sikh army deserters arrested during the Operation Blue.
• 11 June 2000  Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa in Rajasthan.
• 11 June 2010 The FIFA World Cup was opened in South Africa. It was the 1st time it was held in Africa. 

10 June 2016 Current Affairs

• "Ensure your territory is not used for planning to attacks on India": US says to Pakistan.
•  'Modi Doctrine': US calls PM Modi vision of India-US ties as the Modi Doctrine.
• Resistance about India joining the nuclear suppliers group (NSG) softens among top countries, but China defiant.
• 'ISIS may attack Europe with nuclear weapons'. Europe fear about ISIS.
• Muslim student population zooms by 44%, a study report says.
• India plans to add 25% tax on sugar exports, admit Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
• 10 June 1793  The Jardin des Plantes Zoo was opened in Paris. It was the 1st public zoo.
• 10 June 1854  The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, in America held its 1st graduation on this day.
• 10 June 1890  From this day Sunday was introduced as a weekly holiday.
• 10 June 1946  Italy established on this day a Republic replacing its Monarchy.
• 10 June 1966  MIG aeroplanes were designed indigenously at Nashik.

09 June 2016 Current Affairs

• India plans to expanded the missile export drive with China.
• Curry Masala and Bean Tacos: Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto drives PM Modi to 'world's top 50' restaurant for vegetarian meal dinner.
• Mass cheating is a perennial problem in Bihar and UP school exams.
• DU admissions is intanglled in the Confusion over papers to be uploaded online.
• India has beaten Japan to become world’s 3rd largest oil consumer, US is  on top
• Maneka Gandhi criticize severely environment ministry over animal killing.
• ‘Internet Saathi’ an app to digitally empower one lakh women in Bengal.
• 09 June 1790   "Philadelphia Spelling Book" was copyrighted by John Barry. It was the 1st American book to be copyrighted.
• 09 June 1900  Birsa Munda, Jharkhand tribal freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail on this day.
• 09 June 1931  Robert H. Goddard's rocket-fueled aircraft design was patented on this day.
• 09 June 1934  "Donald Duck" made his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen."
• 09 June 1964  Lal Bahadur Shastri became the 2nd Prime Minister of India after Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the slogan ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan""
• 09 June 1998  Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in 6 days.
• 09 June 2011 - The world's 1st artificial organ transplant was performed. This was an artificial windpipe coated with stem cells. 

08 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Monsoon rains arrive on 7th June at Kerala coast after one-day delay.
• Need $6k per capita income to end poverty: RBI Rajan says
• “4 visits to the US and 7 meetings with President Barack Obama in two years" raises concern for China.
• 65,000 women to hold power position in Tamil Nadu local bodies, The AIADMK government has guaranteeing 50% reservation for women.
• France launches a terror alert app over security concerns at Euro 2016.
• Microsoft will set up a cyber security centre in Gurgaon in New Delhi.
• Apple’s virtual assistant "Siri" saves toddler’s life.
• 08 June 1872  The "penny postcard" was authorized on this day by the U.S. Congress.
• 08 June 1915  "Geeta Rahasya", written by Lokmanya Tilak, and published on this day.
• 08 June 1948  "Malabar Princess", Air India's 1st International flight, took off from Bombay via Cairo and Geneva to London. It was weekly air service between India to United Kingdom.
• 08 June 1982  U.S. President Ronald Reagan became the 1st American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament. 

07 June 2016 Current Affairs

• US expects India to join missile tech control group ‘very quickly’.
• China, for first time, names Pak in the Mumbai attack.
• Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod, Maharashtra police constables, set record by conquering Mt Everest together.
• Extinction of vultures compeling Parsis to chose electric crematoriums.
• 25 Indian students were asked to leave US varsity as they snas coding skills.
• From bronze Ganesh to Bahubali, US returns has returned all stolen artefacts to India.
• 07 June 1539  Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun near Buxar at Chausa in Bihar and became emperor of Delhi.
• 07 June 1606  Guru Arjundev, the 5th Guru of Sikhs, passed away.
• 07 June 1631  Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, died on this day and Taj Mahal was bulid as her memorial.
• 07 June 1775 " The United Colonies" changed their name to the "United States".
• 07 June 1979  Bhaskara-I, 1st experimental Indian satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the 2nd Satellite of India, was launched on this day.
• 07 June 1981 Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers had destroyed Iraq’s only nuclear reactor.
• 07 June 1998  India emergeed as World Bank's single largest borrower with aggregate loans of 44 billion dollars.

06 June 2016 Current Affairs

• PM Modi visits Switzerland; black money and NSG membership on agenda.
• Air India would honour the gallantry award winners to upgrade to business class on its domestic flights.
• Centre has proposed Rs 20,000-cr package to decongest Delhi.
• Inside Mathura park, there was a stench of death and a bomb factory.
• Aviation ministry will introduce more flights strategy to beat high airfares.
• DU aspirant students now cannot block seats in multiple colleges.
• UP govt turned a blind eye to 40 intelligence reports about Mathura park incident.
• Amazon faces backlash and oppositions over religious images on doormats.
• 6-June-1596  Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the 6th sikh guru, was born. He started a military role for the Sikhs.
• 06 June 1674  Sivaji crowned as Maratha King of India on this day.
• 06 June 1844 The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
• 06 June 1882  The 1st electric iron was patented by H.W. Seely.
• 06 June 1925  Chrysler Corporation was incorporated by Mr. Walter Percy Chrysler.
• 06 June 1942 The 1st nylon parachute jump was made by Adeline Gray in Hartford USA.
• 6 June 1990  GOI decided to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
• 6 June 1993  Mongolia held its 1st direct presidential elections in the country. 

05 June 2016 Current Affairs
Today is "World Enviornemnt Day".

• Arctic 'could become ice-free for 1st time in over 100,000 years' due to the global warming.
• China replys back to US, says does not fear 'trouble' in the matter of territorial disputes with neighbours in the South China Sea.
• Modi invites businessmen from Qatar to invest in India.
• Baby panda to stay in Belgian animal park for four years.
• 12-year-old Indian girl in Britain is smarter than Einstein, Hawkins, she has higher IQ according to MENSA test scores.
• Veteran theatre and film actoress Sulabha Deshpande, passed away, she had acted in many Marathi and Hindi films.
• 5 June 1752  Benjamin Franklin flew a kite to demonstrate that lightning is a form of electricity.
• 5 June 1794 - The U.S. Congress prohibited its citizens from serving in any foreign armed forces.
• 5 June 1865 - The 1st safe deposit vault was opened in New York. The charge was $1.50 a year for every $1,000 that was deposited.
• 5 June 1882  Severe Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. Around 100,000 people were drowned.
• 5 June 1924 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson had transmitted the 1st facsimile message across the Atlantic Ocean on this day.
• 5 June 1966  Indian rupee devalued steeply on this day by 36.5 percent.
• 5 June 1984  Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by PM Indira Gandhi to flush out the terrorists and anti-government elements from Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar.

04 June 2016 Current Affairs

• The Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT have decided to blacklist about 6 companies that participated in placements but failed to honour their commitment.
• Samajwadi Party govt is under fire after 24 died in Mathura clashes.
• Modi is all set for US visit soon; Obama told PM that he is inviting ‘close leaders’.
• HDFC ERGO will acquire L&T General Insurance for Rs 551 crore.
• Reliance JIO, RJio’s 4G launch will likely to start a new price war in telecom sector.
• Nearly 3000 fitness apps available are not science-based so one should download with precaution.
• 04 June 1784  Marie Thible became the 1st woman to fly in a hot-air balloon. It reached a height of 8,500 feet and it was 45 minutes long flight.
• 04 June 1939  Sylvan Goldman of Oklahoma City had introduced the first shopping cart. It was a folding chair that had been mounted on wheels.
• 04 June 1953  University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on Indian PM J. L. Nehru.
• 04 June 1974  Sally Murphy became the 1st woman to qualify as an aviator in the U.S. Army.
• 04 June 1992  Mega fraud illfame Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates were arrested.

03 June 2016 Current Affairs

•  Rajnath Singh orders to seal the border of Bangladesh with Assam.
• DU admissions 2016: More than 81,000 applications are received within two day.
• Australia PM has assure that No public funding is for Adani's coal mine.
• 750 biogas plants were installed in Jalandhar (Punjab) during last 5 years.
• UGC asks universities to set up 24X7 helpline for admissions process.
• A Pakistani father of 35 children aims for 100 children, he believes that it’s his religious duty.
• Loan default case: CBI will file multiple chargesheets against Vijay Mallya.
• 03 June 1856  Cullen Whipple had received patent for screw machine.
• 03 June 1890  Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, (Frontier Gandhi) follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born on this day.
• 03 June 1915  British Government had granted the Sir' knighthood to Gurudev Ravindranath Tagore on this day.
• 03 June 1916  Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was founded in Mumbai by Maharishi Dr Dhondo Keshav Karve.
• 03 June 1923  In Italy, Benito Mussolini has granted women the right to vote.
• 03 June 1947 British Government issued "The Partition Plan" on this day, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi. 

       02 June 2016 Current Affairs

• Telangana, CM KCR mark 2nd year with second tallest Indian flag in Hyderabad city and 15 new districts in the state.
• I-T dept would make information exchange requests to many countries.
• Uber, mega online taxi company raises $3.5 bn from Saudi Arabia, its single largest investment till date.
• India is now a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO is a Eurasian political, economic, and military organisation which was founded in 2001.
• Sahara properties is set to be auctioned at Rs 722 cr reserve price.
• Kingfisher Airlines, United Breweries have submitted evidences before debt tribunal.
• Finance ministry is hope ful with this year monsoon and says: Economy can touch 8% growth level with good monsoon.
• 2 June 1818  The British army defeated the Maratha alliance on this day in Bombay, India.
• 2 June 1851  Maine became the 1st U.S. state to enforce a law prohibiting alcohol.
• 2 June 1953 - Queen Elizabeth was crowned as Queen of England at Westminster Abbey on this day.
• 2 June 1955  A British group had scaled the 3rd highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak on this day.
• 2 June 1988  Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was passed away.
• 2 June 1998  Royal Caribbean Cruises had agreed to pay $9 million to settle charges of dumping waste at sea.
• 02 June 2014 Telangana became the 29th state of India with the capital Hyderabad. 

     01 June 2016 Current Affairs

• PM Modi unveils the first-ever National Disaster Management Plan for country.
• 104 years and counting,"Punjab Mail", started in 1912, and still is in services, its ply between Firozpur Cantt and Mumbai CST.
• China has plan to release 5 new space science satellites including its first solar exploration satellite in next 5 years
• 39,000 students were register on 1st day of DU admissions.
• India is running away from talks, blames Pak President Mamnoon Hussain.
• Bodies of 40 tiger cubs were found in Thailand temple freezer after lockdown.
• 1 June 1869  Thomas Edison had received patent for his invention of electric Voting Machine.
• 1 June 1874  "East India Company" was dissolved on this day.
• 1 June 1896  In Paris, France, the 1st recorded automobile theft was happened. The Peugeot of Baron de Zuylen de Nyevelt was stolen by its mechanic.
• 1 June 1930  1st Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' was started from Victoria Terminus (CST) Mumbai to Pune.
• 1 June 1998   The FDA, In the U.S., had approved a urine-only test for the AIDS virus.