Current affairs 22nd June, 2016

National

India, Thailand sign 2 agreements to boost ties

India and Thailand have signed two agreements in culture and educational sectors to boost bilateral ties......Read More

Recommendations of Expert Committee for examining Specific Relief Act, 1963

The Expert Committee that was constituted to examine the Specific Relief Act, 1963 has submitted its report to Union Law and Justice Minister D. Sadananda Gowda......Read More

Union Government bans use of cancer causing chemical potassium bromate as food additive

The Union Government has banned use of potassium bromate (KbrO3) as a food additive as it is carcinogenic......Read More

Awards

Kannada movie Thithi wins Best Film Award at 19th Shanghai International Film Festival

Kannada Movie Thithi has won two awards viz. Best Film and Best Script Writers at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. .....Read More

New Appointments

Virginia Raggi became first female mayor of Rome

Leading member of the populist anti-corruption Five Star Movement (M5S) of Italy, Virginia Raggi (38) was elected as first female mayor of capital city Rome......Read More

Science and Technology

Martian crater named after Nepal quake-hit village Langtang

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a crater on Mars as Langtang after one of the villages most affected by the devastating 2015 earthquakes in Nepal......Read More

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