Current Affairs 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its in-principle approval for setting up a Major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu.

The world̢۪s largest Charkha was unveiled at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi.

The Union Cabinet has approved the Interest Subvention Scheme for farmers for the year 2016-17.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to The High Courts (Alteration of Names) Bill, 2016 to change names of the High Courts based on the nomenclature cities they are located.

Para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan has won eight medals at the recently-concluded IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) U-23 World Games held in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Mauritius in the field of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Mozambique on Drug demand reduction and related matters.

NASA̢۪s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered into the orbit of Jupiter on 4th July 2016 and started orbiting solar system̢۪s most massive planet.

Nineteen new Ministers of State (MoS) were inducted in the Union Council of Ministers in a major expansion.

• Gurpreet Singh Sandhu becomes first Indian footballer to play in Europa League
• MV Dhekane takes over as Director of IISU
• India to host meet of BRICS anti-narcotics heads

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva in Raigad District of Maharashtra has become the first port in India to implement logistics data bank tagging system of containers.

India is going to host meet of the heads of anti-narcotics agencies of BRICS nations to discuss issues related to narco-terrorism and money laundering.