Current Affairs June, 2017

• PM Modi inaugurates Centenary Celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram
• NASA achieves a major milestone in developing Quieter Supersonic Jet
• Indian-American appointed as US Ambassador to Peru

US has decided to sell one C-17 transport aircraft to India. US and India have built a close defence relationship in recent years. The US along with Russia and Israel has emerged as a top three arms supplier to India.

UNESCO has named Sharjah as the World Book Capital for 2019. Sharjah was chosen for its efforts to make books accessible to its entire population.

U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed an Indian-American named Krishna R Urs as the new US Ambassador to Peru.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the centenary celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

NASA has reached a major milestone in developing a quieter supersonic passenger jet that is capable of safely travelling over land.

• India and Netherlands sign 3 Agreements
• Odisha to become First State in the Country to Open a Blood Bank for Cattle
• Election Commission joins hands with Facebook to Launch First Time Nationwide “Voter Registration Reminder”

ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-17 communication Satellite onboard the Ariane-5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center at French Guiana on June 28.

The government has notified the roll out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1st.

The Election Commission of India has joined hands with Facebook to launch nationwide voter registration reminder aimed at reminding eligible Indian voters to register themselves on the electoral rolls.

Odisha is set to become the first state in the country to open a blood bank for cattle.

India and the Netherlands have signed three MOUs after the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Hague the Netherlands.