Daily Current Affairs Updates

India and the United States (US) have signed six agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields.

Russia has honoured UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Order of Friendship Award.

Eminent Indian-origin professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya has been awarded the prestigious Regius Professorship in Manufacturing by Queen Elizabeth II.

Pakistan has topped in the list of 19 countries figuring in the 2016 Malware Infection Index (MII) in the Asia-Pacific region.

The United States has recognised India as a major defence partner which will pave way to bring it closest US allies for defence related trade and technology transfer.

The World Bank in its report on global economic prospects has cut global growth forecast to 2.4% in 2016 and at 2.8% in 2017.

According to recently released BP Statistical Review of World Energy India has surpassed Japan to become the world̢۪s third-largest oil consumer.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has banned former Russian World No. 1 tennis player Maria Sharapova for two years over doping charges The ban was imposed on her Independent Tribunal of ITF appointed under Tennis Anti-Doping Programme found that she had committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the joint session of the US Congress on 8 June 2016.

• Lucknow to host 2016 Junior hockey World Cup
• Father of modern Nepali music Ambar Gurung passes away
• RBI rates unchanged in 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy review for year 2016-17

Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan agreement with India for providing new loan of 200 million dollars to upgrade 176 km of roads in Jharkhand.

The Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh is going to host the 2016 Junior Men̢۪s hockey World Cup.