DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIA
BECAME THE 35TH FULL MEMBER OF MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME
i. India has joined the Missile
Technology Control Regime today as a full member.
ii. India's entry into the regime as
its thirty-fifth member will enable India to buy missile technology and also improve
joint ventures with Russia.
iii. The aim of the MTCR is to restrict
the proliferation of missiles, complete rocket systems and unmanned air
vehicles.
2. PM
NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHES SMART CITY MISSION PROJECTS IN PUNE
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
launched the ‘Smart City Mission’ involving 83 projects from 20 different
cities in the country.
ii. The Smart City Mission’ projects
are related to water supply projects, sewage treatment plants, solid waste
management under Swachh Bharat Mission.
3. AIIB APPROVES FIRST LOANS FOR PROJECTS IN
FOUR COUNTRIES
i. The Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank has approved first set of loans totaling US 509 million dollars to finance
projects in four countries namely- Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and
Tajikistan.
ii. These loans for the four projects
were approved in Board of Directors meeting of AIIB held at its headquarters in
Beijing, China.
4. BHEL
COMMISSIONS TWO HYDEL UNITS IN AFGHANISTAN
i. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned two units of 14 Megawatts
each at Salma Hydro Electric Project in Afghanistan.
ii. The Salma dam, or the Afghan-India
Friendship dam, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence
of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
5. SRI
SRI RAVI SHANKAR AWARDED HONORARY FELLOWSHIP IN UK
i. National Indian Students and Alumni
Union have awarded Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar with an Honorary
Fellowship in the UK.
ii. He is honoured for his
contributions to world peace and culture.
iii. The organization is proud to
honour Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his important contribution to the world peace
& working towards a violence-free society, for his social and cultural
contributions to India.
6. LIONEL MESSI ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT FROM
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
i. Lionel Messi has announced his
retirement from international football after Argentina defeated against Chile
in the final of the Copa America.
ii. The Barcelona superstar was under
stress after missing a spot-kick against Chile in a penalty shoot-out
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. HOW
MANY COUNTRIES ARE THE MEMBERS OF “MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME”?
a. 40
b. 36
c. 34
d. 35
2. NAME
THE CITY IN WHICH “SMART CITY MISSION” PROJECT LAUNCHED BY PM NARENDRA MODI?
a. Mumbai
b. Nagpur
c. Pune
d. Nasik
3. WHERE
ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF AIIB SITUATED?
a. Bejing
b. Shanghai
c. Bangkok
d. None of these
4. WHO IS
THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN?
a. Kamal Khan
b. Ashraf Ghani
c. Mohammad Kamal
d. Yasmin Rehman
5. THE
FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER “LIONEL MESSI” BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
a. Argentina
b. Chile
c. Spain
d. Scotland
ANSWERS:
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A
