Current Affairs June, 2016

• PM Narendra Modi launches Smart city Mission Projects in Pune
• Union Defence Ministry gives nod for purchase of 145 Ultra Light Howitzers guns from the US
• Colombia Government, FARC rebels sign historic ceasefire and disarmament agreement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Smart City Mission’ involving 83 projects from 20 different cities in the country.

BrahMos Aerospace for the first time successfully demonstrated integration of the world̢۪s most formidable supersonic cruise missile system BrahMos on the Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has given its approval to for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) guns from the US.

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the women̢۪s 100metre event scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Zubaida Bai, an Indian social entrepreneur, has been named among the ten 2016 Global Compact SDG Pioneers, an initiative launched by UN.

South African Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of three member UN commission (committee) to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.

Scientists have developed a new stem cell-containing bio-ink that allows 3D printing of complex living tissues that may be used for surgical implants.

Sri Lankan Parliament has unanimously passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill aimed at restoring transparency and good governance in the country.

The Colombian government and the leftist FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels have signed a historic ceasefire and disarmament agreement.

• Union Government launches India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on CNG in New Delhi
• Scientists develop world’s first 1000-processor microchip named Kilo-core
• IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal awarded 2015 GD Birla Award

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 500 million dollars loan to build a bridge across the Ganga River in Bihar.