CURRENT AFFAIRS OF APRIL MAY AND JUNE

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF APRIL MAY AND JUNE
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Updated 07 June 2016
■The city which has become the first in the country have its own city animal - Gangetic River DolphinGuwahati
■Bollywood actress and former Miss Asia Pacific who has been named the ambassador for Swachh Saathi programme (youth-based programme of Swachh Bharat Mission)Dia Mirza
■Afghanistan's highest civilian award which was bestowed on the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi by the President of Afghanistan Ashraf GhaniAmir Amanullah Khan Award
■Salma Dam in Afghanistan nicknamed Afgha-India Friendship Dam, inaugurated by the Indian PM recently is build over the riverHari Rud
■The European nation which has passed a symbolic resolution recognizing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as a "genocide."Germany
■The place in Haryana from where Asia's first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme was launched by the Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash JavadekarPinjore
■The former Discovery Networks Asia Pacific's Executive Vice-President and General Manager for South Asia who has been appointed the first Cheif Executive Officer of the BCCIRahul Johri
■World's longest and deepest traffic tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel running through the Alps mountains, which opened on 01 June 2016 is located in
(Length of the tunnel is 57.09 km)Switzerland
■Central Ammunition Depot Pulgaon which was in news recently because of a fire which broke out at the depot causing damage to lives and property is located inMaharashtra
■The new retirement age of doctors of central services approved in order to strengthen the healthcare sector in the country
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■The Indian music composer who has been conferred with Japan's Fukuoka prize for 2016 for his outstanding contribution towards creating, preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional fusion music》》 A.R. Rahman
■The new Chief of Naval Staff who has taken over from Admiral R.K. DhowanAdmiral Sunil Lanba
■The English cricketer who has become the youngest (and the first Englishman) to score 10000 runs in test cricketAlastair Cook
■The team which has won the 2016 season of Indian Premier League (VIVO IPL 2016) defeating Royal challengers, Bangalore in the finals at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
[Note: Player of the series and most runs : Virat Kohli and most wickets: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar]Sunrisers Hyderabad
■The theme of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2016 observed on 29 May 2016Honouring Our Heroes
■The Indian author who has been awarded the 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) for her manuscript Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The IndusAditi Krishnakumar
■The Indian industrialist who has been awarded the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award for 2016Sunil Mittal
■The tiger reserve in Arunachal Pradesh which has been awarded the India Biodiversity Award 2016 for its Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme under the category, "conservation of threatened species"Pakke Tiger Reserve
■The former Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs who has appointed the new Chief Minister of AssamSarbananda Sonowal
■The British film maker who has been awarded the 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival for his film I, Daniel BlakeKen Loach
■The bilateral Air Force exercise between India and United Arab Emirates being conducted at Al-Dhafra Air Base in UAE from 24 May 16 to 03 Jun 16 is namedExercise Desert Eagle - II
■The first Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd which was commissioned into the Indian Navy (it is named after an island in the Andamans)INS Tarmugli
■The team which has won the 2016 Federation Cup football tournament defeating Aizwal F.C. in the finalsMohun Bagan
■The European country which has become the first European nation to win the Thomas Cup badminton tournament defeating Indonesia in the finals of the 2016 tournamentDenmark
■India's first woman Indian Police Services officer who has been appointed the Lt Governor of PuducherryKiran Bedi
■The 11-member committee constituted by the Central Government to recommend measures to increase India’s combat capabilities of the armed forces and re-balance the overall defense expenditure is headed byLt Gen D B Shekatkar (retd).
■The Chief Minister of Sikkim who has been conferred the Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award by Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for his commendable contributions in promoting Nepali literature in IndiaPawan Chamling
■The Member of Parliament from Hamirpur (H.P.) who has been elected the President of Board of Control for Cricket in IndiaAnurag Thakur
■The theme of International Day for Biological Diversity observed on 22 May 2016■Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods
■The country which has won the Uber Cup badminton tournament defeating South Korea in the finals at Kunshan Sports Centre Gymnasium, China (India stood at the third position)China
■The indigenously developed fecal incontinence management system, developed by M/s. Consure Medical, New Delhi, launched by the Govt of India is named (Fecal incontinence (FI) is a medical condition marked by inability to control one’s bowel movements)Qora
■The mobile application launched by the President Dr. Pranab Mukherjee to turn the President’s Estate into a smart township is namedMonitor
■The public sector bank which has reported a loss of Rs 5,367 crore for the quarter ending 31 Mar 2016, the highest ever for any Indian bankPunjab National Bank
■The tropical cyclone which caused widespread rains in Sri Lanka, India and later in Bangladesh was namedCyclone Roanu
■The special electronic grievance redressal system launched by the Income Tax department to fast track taxpayer grievances and ensure early resolution of their complaints is namede-Nivaran
■The theme of World Hypertension Day observed on 17 May 2016Know your numbers
■The French astrophysicist known for his discovery of the rings of Neptune who passed away on 16 May 2016Andre Brahic
■The theme of International Day of Families observed on 15 May 2016Families, Healthy Lives and Sustainable Future
■The former Chairman of ISRO who has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Hall of Fame award by the International Aeronautical FederationProf. U.R. Rao
■India's oldest living test cricketer who passed away on 16 May 2016Deepak Shodhan
■The South Korean author who has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize for his book The VegetarianHan Kang
■The winners of Italian Open 2016 tennis tournament Men's and Women's singles titles respectivelyAndy Murray and Serena Williams
■The Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile developed by DRDO which was successfully tested on the Abdul Kalam Island located in Odisha is namedAshwin
■The Senegalese UN official who has been appointed the first woman Secretary General of FIFAFatma Samoura
■The Indian banker, Executive Vice-chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank who is the only Indian to be list in the Forbes Most Powerful People in the Financial WorldUday Kotak
■The former President of the BCCI who has been chosen to be the first independent Chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC)Shashank Manohar
■The places between which the Uttar Pradesh has decided to develop a 200-km long bicycle highway to encourage eco-tourismAgra and Lion Safari in Etawah
■The theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2016 observed on 10 MayStop the illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds
■The fighter aircraft of British origin which has been decommissioned by the Indian NavySea Harrier
■The Government of India has released Commemorative Coin of Rs. 100/- and a Circulation Coin of Rs. 10/- as a part of his 475th birth anniversary celebrations of this ruler of MewarMaharana Pratap
■The state which has granted minority status to the Jain communityGujarat
■The team which has won the Asian Circle Style Kabaddi Cup 2016 defeating India in the finals held at Wah cantonment in PaksitanPakistan
■The Samarth class off-shore patrol vessel (5th in a series of 6 OPVs) which was launched by Goa Shipyard at VascoICGS Shaurya
■The Indian author who has won the regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016 for the Asia region for his fiction story ‘Cow and Company’Parashar Kulkarni
■The military training exercise being held by the Indian Army to validate battle readiness and operational effectiveness of the Pivot Formation and Rapid Division in Suratgarh is namedChakravyuh-II
■The present Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command who has been chosen to take over as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from the afternoon of May 31, 2016.Vice-Admiral Sunil Lamba
■The high-powered committee appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the functions of Medical Council of India is headed byFormer CJI R M Lodha
■The first of Scorpene class submarines built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd Mumbai (MDL) which underwent its first sea trials is namedKalvari
■The team which has won the Senior National Men's Hockey Championships defeating Punjab in the finals at Etawah (U.P.)Railways
■The place in Uttar Pradesh from which the Prime Minister has launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (a scheme to provide cooking gas connections to five crore below-poverty-line beneficiaries over the next three years)Ballia
■The Egyptian squash player who has become the youngest ever women's squash champion defeating Laura Massaro of the United Kingdom at Naza PSA Women's World Championship in Kuala LumpurNour El Sherbini
■The theme of International Labour Day 2016 observed on 01 May 2016Celebrating the International Labour Movement
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■The politician, economist and former IAS Officer who has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver by Japan for promoting economic, educational and cultural ties between India and JapanN.K. Singh
■The 27th series of bilateral maritime exercise between the navies of India and Indonesia being held from 28 April to 19 May 16 is namedCORPAT
■The dates by which the Govt has made it mandatory for all mobile phones sold in India to have an in-built panic button and GPS respectively01.01.2017 and 01.01.2018
■The theme of World Malaria Day observed on 25 April 2016End Malaria for Good
■The granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi who has been decorated with one of France's top honours, The Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution in promoting peace, solidarity, culture, education, and developmentTara Gandhi Bhattacharjee
■The eleventh Indo-Mongolia joint training exercise being conducted in Mongolia from April 25 to May 08 is namedNomadic Elephant - 2016
■The popular bollywood actor who has been appointed the goodwill brand ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent participating in Rio Olympics 2016Salman Khan
■The hydro power project in Arunachal Pradesh, the work on which has been suspended by the National Green Tribunal in view of its effect on the habitat of the black-necked craneTawang Hydro Project
■The executive vice-president and general manager for South Asia at Discovery Network who has been chosen to take over as the first CEO of Board of Control for Cricket in India from 01 June 2016Rahul Johri
■The Government of India has released Commemorative Coin of Rs. 200/- and a Circulation Coin of Rs. 10/- on the occasion of martyr day (April 18) of this notable general of 1857 rebellion against the BritishTatya Tope
■The major exercise being conducted by the Indian Army in Mahajan field firing range of Rajasthan to evaluate the capability to strike deep into the enemy territory in an integrated air-land battle environment is namedExercise Shatrujeet
■The Indian gymnast from Agartala who has become the first female gymnast from India to qualify for the Olympic GamesDipa Karmakar
■The South American nation which was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 16 April killing over 500 people and injuring thousands of other peopleEcuador
■The country which has won the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament for the 9th time defeating India in the finalsAustralia
■The Air Force base in West Bengal which has been named Air Force Station Arjan Singh after the former IAF chiefPanagarh
■The venue of Maritime India Summit 2016 the maiden flagship initiative of Ministry of Shipping, Govt of India to provide a unique global platform for investors to explore potential business opportunities in the Indian Maritime SectorGoregaon, Mumbai
■The acclaimed actress and former Miss World who has been awarded the Global Indian of the Year at the 'NRI Of The Year' award ceremony in MumbaiAishwarya Rai
■The new name of Gurgaon, a city of HaryanaGurugram
■The state which has become the first in the country to pass a land title bill allowing its residents living in urban areas, which are governed by the municipalities or state development authorities, to seek a certificate of ownership of their lands by paying a nominal fee to the state government.Rajasthan
■The winners of Yonex Sunrise 80th National Badminton Champioship men's and women's singles titles respectivelySameer Verma and P.C. Thulasi
■The British boxer who has won the IBF World Heavyweight title defeating Charles Martin of the United StatesAnthony Joshua
■The temple in Kollam district of Kerala at which a fireworks mishap killed over a 100 people and injured hundreds of other peoplePuttingal Temple
■The rank of India in the list of countries with highest military spending released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for 2015Sixth
■The train from Amritsar to New Delhi which has become the first train in India to be fitted with CCTV Surveillance Cameras Shan-e-Punjab Express
■The five-time World Chess champion who has been chosen to be honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar AwardVishwanathan Anand
■The theme of World Health Day 2016 observed on 07 April 2016Halt the Rise, Beat Diabetes
■The Japanese badminton player who has won the Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton tournament men's singles defeating Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the finalsKento Momota
■The Thai badminton player who has won the Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton tournament women's singles title defeating Li Xuerui of China in the finalsRatchanok Itanon
■The venue of International Conference on the Zero held on 05 April 2016 with the Union ■HRD Minister Smriti Irani unveiling a bust of mathematician-astronomer AryabhattaUNESCO HQs at Paris
■The theme of India Water Week being observed in the country from 04 to 08 April 2016 with Israel as partner countryWater for all: Striving together
■The multinational air exercise being conducted by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 28 April to 13 May 2016 at Eielson AFB Alaska to which India has sent its contingent of Su-30 MKI, Jaguars, IL-78 tankers and C-17 strategic airlift aircraftExercise Red Flag
■The Union Territory which has been declared kerosene-free from 01 April 16 with the stoppage of subsidised kerosene to its residentsChandigarh
■As per the notification of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, specified health warning on cigarette packs shall cover at least85% of principal display area
■The venue of fourth Nuclear Security Summit held from 31 Mar to 01 Apr 2016, India represented by its Prime Minister Narendra ModiWashington D.C.