Daily Current Affairs Updates

• UNESCO announces 9 new World Heritage Sites
• Union Commerce Ministry launches e-marketplace portal for goods procurement
• Pema Khandu sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Pakistan has decided to return to an international tribunal to settle a dispute with India over sharing waters of the Kishenganga and Ratle rivers.

Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP) in Sikkim has been named a world heritage site by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO.

Pema Khandu (36) of Congress Party was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Union Commerce Ministry has launched an e-marketplace portal for online purchase of goods and services by various central government ministries and departments.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN cultural agency added nine new sites on its World Heritage List. Decision in this regard was taken at the 40th session of The World Heritage Committee meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.

• Lifeline Express: World’s first hospital on a train completes 25 years of service
• Tata Advanced Systems signs deal with Bell Helicopter
• 11th ASEM Summit issues Ulaanbaatar Declaration

The Lifeline Express, the world̢۪s first hospital on a train of Indian Railways has completed 25 years of service to the poor and underprivileged masses of rural India.

The Union Government has launched Transforming India Website (www.transformingindia.mygov.in), a repository for sharing the impact of various governance initiatives with citizens in real-time.

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and US-based Bell Helicopter have signed a deal to jointly develop the helicopter market in India.

The eleventh edition of the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM11) or ASEM2016 has issued Ulaanbaatar Declaration.

The ruins of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara (also known as old Nalanda University) of Bihar has been included in the Tentative List of UNESCO̢۪s World Heritage Site.