Current Affairs - June 29, 2017 Current Affairs

The Union Government (Ministry of Textiles) appointed Shri Rajesh V. Shah as Chairperson on the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). He has replaced Shri Chetan Chauhan as per the provisions of the National Institute of Fashion Technology Act, 2006.

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. Facebook will activate a unique 'Register Now' button reminding all the eligible Indian users to enrol themselves as voters. The remainder will be made available for four days beginning July 1.

Uttarakhand was conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit held in Paris recently for innovations and extensive use of IT for skilling the state's youth. Project Director of Uttarakhand Skill Development Committee Pankaj Kumar Pandey received the honour.

Donald Trump appointed Indian-American Krishna R as the new United States Ambassador to Peru. He is serving as Charge of Affairs of the United States Embassy in Madrid, Spain.

The Uttar Pradesh government appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of the state. He replaces Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar.

China launched its most powerful naval destroyer, the Type 055, at the Shanghai port. It is one among the largest warships in the world.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) GSAT-17 communication Satellite onboard the Ariane-5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center at French Guiana. Its weight is about 3,477-kg and will be placed in the Geostationary orbit which has a mission life of 15 years.

Telangana's capital Hyderabad based astrologer and numerologist TS Vineeth Bhatt has been conferred with the 'Best astrologer of the world' award at the 'Russian-Indian economic dialogue' round-table meet held in Moscow. He is a personal astrologer to ministers, ambassadors, senators across the globe.

Odisha is all set to become the first state in the country to have a blood bank for the cattle. First of its kind blood bank would be established on the premises of OUAT at an estimated cost of Rs. 3.25 crore.The cattle farmers will provide blood voluntarily. The blood bank will also go and collect blood from centres.

The Scientists have created the brightest light ever produced on the Earth, shining a billion times stronger than the surface of the Sun. It used a new type of X-ray, capable of taking higher resolution images. These lights are used for the safety purposes.

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), which is supported by the Victorian Government, will run from August 10 to August 22 this year. Vidya Balan returns as the ambassador of the festival.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the formation of a special seven-member committee to identify the 'few critical points' for the general body of the cricket board to consider before they are submitted to the Supreme Court. The seven-member committee has Rajeev Shukla, Sourav Ganguly, Naba Bhattacharjee, TC Mathew, Jay Shah,Amitabh Choudhary and Anirudh Chaudhary.

The Joint Trade Committee plays a key role related to the enhancement of the bilateral economic partnership between India and Mynamar. Myanmar shares a long land border of over 1600 Kms with India as well as a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. The Sixth India - Myanmar Joint Trade Committee (JTC) Meeting co-chaired by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Commerce & Industry from India and Dr Than Myint, Union Commerce Minister from Myanmar was held in New Delhi.