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1st June, Current Affairs:

• The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland. It is a 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe.

• A 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) wil be applied on all services which will increases the total tax chargeable on services to 15 per cent.

• Union Government has notified a panel, headed by a former Delhi High Court judge, for revision of fares for Delhi Metro which will submit its report within three months.

• Government approved extending retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services to 65 years.

• England captain Alastair Cook has become the youngest ever batsman to cross 10,000 runs in Test cricket and also become the 12th man to join the elite 10,000-run club in Test cricket.

2nd June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first ever National Disaster Management Plan prepared in the country.

• The Income Declaration Scheme will open today and will remain in force till 30th of September.

• The Uttar Pradesh Government has approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Varanasi Metro rail project.

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• Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Kulasekara has announced his retirement from Tests to focus on limited-overs cricket.

3rd June, Current Affairs: • At least 24 people killed in Mathura, including an SP and an SHO in clashes between police and encroachers. • Nita Ambani has been nominated as a candidate in the International Olympic Committee (IOC). • and Martina Hingis beat and Ivan Dodig by 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 to win the French Open mixed doubles final at Roland Garros. • Cricket icon has agreed to a request of government to use his name in a campaign against drug and liquor abuse in the state.

• The Union Government and World Bank have signed a US 9.2 million dollar grant agreement for the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project.

4th June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the 'Afghan- Friendship Dam' in Afghanistan Herat province. He is on his five-nation tour which also includes Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico. • All time great Muhammad Ali died at the age of 74 in an Arizona hospital. • Garbine Muguruza wins the French Open for the first time by defeating Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4.

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• Mr. NK Chari has been appointed Managing Director of the State Bank of Mysore (SBM) with an immediate effect.

• became the first state in the country to give transgender people social welfare benefits – such as a housing, pension and food grains.

• Tamil actor and director Balu Anand (62-year)died following a massive heart attack at his house in Kalampalayam.

5th June, Current Affairs: • World Environment Day celebrated today. • Novak Djokovic wins the French Open Men's Single after defeating Andy Murray by 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. • The French pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic wins the French Open women's doubles title after defeating Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina by 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. • Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying won the men's singles and women's singles titles respectively in the Indonesia Open Superseries. American boxing icon Muhammad Ali (74-years) passed away after 32- year battle with Parkinson’s disease in Phoenix, Arizona. • He was former three times world heavyweight boxing champion (1964, 1974 and 1978). • He is one of the most recognized sports figures of the past 100 years, crowned “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated and “ Sports Personality of the Century” by the BBC.

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6th June, Current Affairs: • Eminent actor and theatre personality Sulabha Deshpande passed away 4 June 2016 in Mumbai. She was 79.

• Novak Djokovic joined the tennis greats on Sunday when he downed British second seed Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to claim his maiden French Open title and hold all four Grand Slams at the same time.

7th June, Current Affairs: • Members of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) have agreed to admit India into the group. Admission to the MTCR would open the way for India to buy high-end missile technology. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in USA on official visit. • Holy month of Ramzan begins from today.

• Congress Legislature Party leader V Narayanasamy (69-year) sworn in as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry.

• Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has flagged off the inaugural run of the Tiger Trail Circuit Train from Delhi Safdarjung Station.

• Garbine Muguruza(22-year) of Spain has won the French Open Women’s Singles tennis title at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France.

8th June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the joint session of US Congress.

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• Maria Sharapova has been suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive at the Australian Open in January 2016. • Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna officially returned to top-10 in the ATP ranking doubles chart, securing a direct entry into the men’s doubles event of the Rio .

9th June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Mexico that is the last stoppage in his five-nation tour. • Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Dharamsala, Ranchi and Indore has been selected as the new venue for Test matches in India by BCCI. • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has appointed a judicial commission to probe into the recent Mathura violence. • Rio Olympics-bound Tintu Luka (27-year) has won a silver medal in 800 metres in the Josef Odlozil Memorial Athletics Meet in Czech Republic.

10th June, Current Affairs: • Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra chosen as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the Rio Games' opening ceremony. • The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed its 2016 growth forecast by 0.5 per cent to 2.4 per cent.

• Veteran journalist KK Katyal (88-year) has passed away after a brief illness in Delhi.

• India has been ranked 141 on the 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI), falling behind countries like Burundi, Serbia and Burkina Faso.

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• UEFA Euro 2016 football starts from today in France.

11th June, Current Affairs: • Voting for 27 Rajya Sabha seats were held in seven states. In , Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off Champaran Satyagrah Express train at a function in Motihari.

•The Minister also inaugurated Banmankhi – Purnea rail section and Pipraha Railway Station.

• KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to hit a century on ODI debut as India as he scores the hundred in the first One-Day International in Harare against Zimbabwe.

12th June, Current Affairs: • Two-day National Executive meet of the BJP has begun in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. • The Central Government will invest around ₹75,000 crore in expanding highway infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh in the next two years, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry said. • The former Chairman of Bank Mr. M.S. Bhat has passed away in Mangaluru at the age of 78.

• Indian shuttler defeat Sun Yu of China 11-21, 21- 14, 21-19 in the final to clinch the Australian Open Super Series title in Sydney.

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13th June, Current Affairs: • Microsoft Corporation agreed to buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in cash. • The Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the report “Road Accidents in India 2015” in New Delhi. Road accidents have emerged as a major public health problem globally, and more so in India where almost 5 lakh accidents occurred last year, killing 1,46000 people and leaving thrice the number injured.

14th June, Current Affairs: • The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in an air raid in Syria by the US-led coalition. • Senior-most Judge of the Manipur High Court Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad has assumed charge of the Chief Justice of the High Court

• Mercedes racing driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain win the Formula 1 Canada Grand Prix title.

15th June, Current Affairs: • The new civil aviation policy cleared by the Union Cabinet today which aims to reduce the ticket fares for passengers. • Union Finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitley has met finance ministers of 22 states and representatives and seven others in Kolkata to iron out differences over the new regime that will create one national market under the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

• Peter Thomson of Fiji elected as the President of the of the next session of the UN General Assembly, which will choose the successor to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

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• Indian cricket team defeat the Zimbabwe team by 3-0 in a three match ODI series.

16th June, Current Affairs: • The Union cabinet gave its in-principle nod for State Bank of India (SBI)’s proposal to gobble up its five associate banks as well as Bharatiya Mahila Bank. • 45 day fishing ban in the western coastal zone of Kanyakumari in will come into force today.

• Renowned Hindi novelist and critique Mudraraksha (82- year) has passed away due to old age related causes in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

17th June, Current Affairs: • Bharti Airtel founder elected as the chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). • Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir nominated as the next American Ambassador to Malaysia by US President Barack Obama. • India's largest public sector lender State Bank of India BSE 0.02 % (SBI) has created a dedicated IT innovations and startup fund and have set aside Rs 200 crore for investment in promising startups.

• India enter their maiden Champions Trophy final after Belgium drew 3-3 against Great Britain. Indian will play against Australia in the Final.

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18th June, Current Affairs: • India's first women fighter pilots were commissioned in the Indian Air Force today. Flying cadets Bhawana Kath, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh are the first batch of female pilots inducted in an IAF fighter squadron. • Senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu has been appointed as Director General of Doordarshan.

• Senior legal service officer Suresh Chandra has been appointed as Union Law Secretary.

• Former cricketer and two-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Chetan Chauhan, has been named the chairperson of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). • Indian hockey team settle for a silver medal in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy as they lost the final 1-3 against World Champions Australia in penalty shootout. 19th June, Current Affairs: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will soon launch an E- Nivaran portal for speedy redressal of taxpayers’ grievances. • The portal will be launched for Delhi on a pilot basis within two-three weeks.

20th June, Current Affairs: • The Union Government eased foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in pharma, aviation and defence sectors. Under the new norms, 74 per cent FDI would be allowed in pharma sector and 100 per cent FDI in scheduled airlines.

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• In a notification by Finance Ministry, now subscribers of the Public Provident Fund (PPF) can prematurely close the deposit scheme after completing five years. • Britain's Andy Murray dismantled Milos Raonic's huge serve to become the first man to win the Queen's Club title five times.

• The Indian mixed recurve team of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das on 19 June 2016 won silver at the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey.

21st June, Current Affairs: • Second International Yoga Day is celebrated across the World. • Nikesh Arora resigns from SoftBank as representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of SoftBank • Virginia Raggi has been elected as Rome's first female mayor. • China’s Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer is the world’s most powerful supercomputer system. • International Cricket Council has suspended Sri Lanka’s fast bowler Shaminda Eranga from bowling.

22nd June, Current Affairs: • India's space agency ISRO placed a record 20 satellites in space in 26 minutes from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. • Government has kept interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes for the July-October quarter of 2016-17 fiscal.

• Argentina striker Lionel Messi became his country's all-time top goalscorer with 55 goals when he scored in the Copa America semi-final against the United State.

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• India wins the 3 match T20 series against Zimbabwe by 2-1.

23rd June, Current Affairs: • Former captain Anil Kumble named as the head coach of Indian cricket team for a year. • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched a record 20 satellites in a single mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting. • Voters in Britain voting today to decide whether the country should remain a part of European Union or not. • Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni equalled Ricky Ponting's record of leading a side in the most international matches across all formats.

24th June, Current Affairs: • British people voted to leave the European Union by referendum showed a near 52-48 percent split. • World’s leading payments platform PayPal has appointed Anupam Pahuja as the Managing Director (MD) and Country Manager for its India operations.

• British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will resign in October, 2016 after Britons voted to leave the European Union.

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25th June, Current Affairs: • Eight CRPF soldiers have been killed and over 20 injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. • IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal has been awarded the twenty-fifth GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for the year 2015.

• A former member of Lok Sabha and India's first quiz master Neil O'Brien died at the age of 82 in Kolkata. • Technology services provider Tech Mahindra Ltd (TechM) has acquired UK-based digital transformation firm The BIO Agency Ltd.

26th June, Current Affairs: • International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed today globally. • IIFA awards 2016 held at Spain. Ranveer has won the best actor award for Bajirao Mastani, Deepika bagged the best actress award for her performance in Piku. Best movie award given to Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

27th June, Current Affairs: • India became the 35th full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), an exclusive club of countries controlling exports in missile technology. • Chile beat Argentina by 4-2 in penalties to win the Copa America final. • Veteran Malayalam theatre artist and poet Kavalam Narayana Panicker passed away on 26 June 2016 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 88.

• Argentina footbal star Lionel Messi announce his retirement from international football.

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28th June, Current Affairs: • Union Government approves 7th pay commissions. Salaries and pensions for former and current central government employees will go up by nearly 24 percent. • NS Vishwanathan appointed as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. • 41 died and over 230 injured in a terrorist attack in Istanbul Airport. • Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off a maiden train on 81-km railway line between Sonipat to Jind.

• Shooter has won silver in the 10 m Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

29th June, Current Affairs: • A government-appointed panel has selected N S Vishwanathan as a Reserve Bank of India deputy governor replacing incumbent H R Khan.

• Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned two units of 14 Megawatts each at Salma Hydro Electric Project in Afghanistan.

• and have been named as the members of Khelo India.

30th June, Current Affairs: • India successfully tested Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile system (MR-SAM) which has developed in collaboration with Israel

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• Indian movie The Violin Player has won the top prize of Best Feature Film at the 37th Durban International Film Festival. • Suzuki Motor Corp has appointed Toshihiro Suzuki, son of Chairman Osamu Suzuki, as its next chief executive effective the same day, as the Japanese automaker attempts to recover from a vehicle testing scandal.

• Sanjeev Rajput, a doyen shooter of India bagged a silver medal for India in men's 50-metre rifle 3 position event at the ongoing series of sport activities of ISSF World Cup in Baku.

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