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Events of June 23-30
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Japan’s Fukuoka Prize for
historian Ramachandra Guha
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Award
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Sahitya Akademi announced Bal Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2015
announced
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Award
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President conferred Punyabhushan Award on Prataprao Pawar
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Award
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Famous Writer Vishwanath Tripathi chosen for 28th Moorti Devi
Award
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Award
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Dr. Hukum Chandra (Scientist, IASRI) and Dr. Pulak Ghosh (Professor IIM, Bangalore)
won National Statistics Award
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Award
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Nepal-India Treaty of Transit amended to facilitate import of
vehicles into Nepal
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Bilateral Relations
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Marshall Islands (population of 70000) takes India to
International Court of Justice; seeking initiation of proceedings against
India for not pursuing nuclear disarmament, but India is yet to file response
to it.
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Bilateral Relations
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India - Seychelles: INS Teg reached Seychelles; to carry out EEZ
surveillance and represent India during the National Day celebrations
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Bilateral Relations
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India recalls New Zealand High Commissioner Ravi Thapar due to allegations
that the High Commissioner's wife assaulted a domestic help who worked in
their kitchen.
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Bilateral Relations
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India sees Thailand as valued partner in 'Act East' Policy –
Sushma; India and Thailand signed 5 MoUs
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Bilateral Relations
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Government proposes tax benefits for credit and debit card
payment
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Econ
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RBI opposes finance ministry plan to use gold deposits as bank
CRR
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Econ
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India among top 10 FDI recipients; India at 9th position; Top 3
are China, Hong Kong and USA - UNCTAD report
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Econ
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India ranks number 1 in attracting investments (in 2014, India
was at 6th and Hong Kong at 1st)
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Econ
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SEBI banned 3 firms (Matribhumi Projects, Jugantor Realty and
Waris Finance Investment) and their director from mobilising money from
investors through insurance of securities
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Econ
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United Bank of India is at the top in the list of public sector
banks with maximum bad loans including restructured assets as a percentage of
total advances.
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Econ
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Bank of Maharashtra and MUDRA seal pact to finance small
business
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Econ
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The former Reserve Bank governor of South Africa Tito Mboweni
has been appointed as the non-executive director to the board the BRICS New
Development Bank (NDB).
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Econ
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Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group signed an agreement with
Indian conglomerate Adani Group for developing a Mumbai Economic Development
Zone (MEDZ).
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Econ
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IMF approves $506m bailout for Pakistan
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Econ
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Representatives of 50 countries finalized their membership to
the newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing.
India is second largest share in the new bank after China.
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Econ
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Haryana launches Village Mentoring Project to uplift villagers
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India
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Union Cabinet approved setting up of six Indian Institutes of
Management (IIM) (Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Odisha and Bihar)
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India
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IIT Tirupati and IIT Palakkad will be operational from August
2015
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India
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Union Cabinet approved to set up a National Memorial at birth
place of Lok Nayak JP Narayan in Bihar
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India
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Modi launched 3 schemes - Housing for All by 2022, Smart Cities
Project and AMRUT
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India
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Union Government approved a proposal for setting up second
airport at Jewar in NCR
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India
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Union Government launched the first modernised Anganwadi centre
(built under the name of Nand-Ghar Scheme are called Nand-Ghar Centers) in
Hasanpur village, Sonepat, Haryana. Government plans to build 4000 such
modern centres
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India
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Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon scheme (in Haryana) for supplying
uninterrupted power
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India
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Government rejects key proposals of Debroy panel on Indian
Railways
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India
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The Maharashtra government has initiated a new project ‘Jalyukta
Shivar Abhiyan’ (JSA) through which it intends to make 5000 villages free of
water scarcity by March 2016.
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India
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Telangana: Former PM Narasimha Rao's life history to be taught
in schools
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India
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Jharkhand: foundation stone of the Indian Agricultural Research
Institute at Bahri was laid by Modi
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India
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Madhya Pradesh: Another accused in Vyapam scam dies, at least 23
others have died so far
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India
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The first phase of Chennai Metro Rail service was launched (June
29, 2015) by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
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India
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Nadia district (West Bengal) won the UN Public Service Award
2015 for eliminating open defecation
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India
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Jayalalithaa wins R.K. Nagar by-election with a margin of 150722
votes
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India
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Union Government approved Shimla drinking water project for
World Bank funding
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India
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Census on disabled population: 207.8 lakh households having
disabled persons in the country (8.3% of the total households in the country)
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India
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Delhi government hikes VAT from 20% to 30%; fuel prices set to
go up
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India
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International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified
lindane, DDT and 2,4-D as carcinogenic to humans
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Misc
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Lucknow zoo renamed after last Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
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Misc
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World Vitiligo Day (June 25)
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Misc
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The Taygan Lions Park (Crimea) and Skazka zoo (Yalta, Ukraine)
signed an animal exchange agreement with Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram zoo
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Misc
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European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite that will give
its ambitious Copernicus Earth observation project “Color Vision” by
delivering valuable images that could help forecast crop harvests and respond
to humanitarian crises.
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Misc
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16th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok
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Misc
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9th National Statistics Day (June 29); Theme: 'Social
Development'
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Misc
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Sister Nirmala (Missionaries of Charity) passed away
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Misc
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Global Peace Index 2015: India at 143rd position; Iceland tops
the list
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Misc
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19th conference of the Commonwealth Education Ministers held at
Nassau, the Bahamas
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Misc
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16th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok
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Misc
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India's biggest workforce: (1) Indian Railways (2) Indian Armed
Forces (3) India Post (4) TCS (5) SBI
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Misc
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World's biggest workforce: (1) US Defence (2) Chinese Military
(3) Walmart (4) McDonald's (5) UK's National Health Services
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Misc
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National Level Sikh museum to be constructed in Lakhnaur Sahib
Village of Punjab
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Misc
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Memorial for former PM Narasimha Rao constructed at Ekta Sthal
Samadhi Complex in New Delhi
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Misc
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Russia won European Team Athletics Championships 2015
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Sports
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Zaheer Abbas, former Captain of Pakistan’s Cricket team, named
as President of ICC
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Sports
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Steffi Graf appointed as Kerala’s Ayurveda brand ambassador
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Sports
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Leander Paes became 47th player to join 100 partners club on ATP
Circuit
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Sports
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Veselin Topalov won the Norway Chess Tournament 2015
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Sports
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ICC amends ODI rules; suspends USA Cricket Association
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Sports
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Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won Canada Open Finals
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Sports
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Goa provisionally selected to host FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017
(also in Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai and New Delhi)
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Sports
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Adelaide to hold first day-night test b/w Australia and New
Zealand (Nov 27)
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Sports
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EU launched Operation EU NAVFOR Med against migrant-traffickers
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World
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Pitcairn Island, the world’s smallest country by population,
legalised same-sex marriage.
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World
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Typhoon Kujira struck south China's Hainan Province
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World
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Columbia’s FARC blew up oil pipeline in Catatumbo
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World
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World Bank pledges USD 500 million for quake-hit Nepal
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World
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Russia and Saudi Arabia have for the first time signed an
agreement on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes
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World
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China blocks bid for UN action on Pak over Lakhvi
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World
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Supreme Court of US legalises same sex marriages across the
nation; President Obama hails the decision
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World
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Sri Lanka: Parliament dissolved before ten months ahead of the
completion of the present House
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World
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Vatican recognises State of Palestine
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World
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Greece to hold referendum on debt deal
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World
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SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes after Florida lift-off: NASA
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World
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Mr. Juha Sipila - new PM of Finland
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World
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June 2015 Events
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