| 1. Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind will be NDA nominee for Presidential election. Mr Kovind, who hails from Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, is a senior lawyer and BJP leader. Mr Shah said he belongs to Scheduled Caste community and has worked extensively for upliftment of backward sections of society. Mr Shah informed said Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself spoke to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to apprise them of the decision. He hoped that all parties will support Mr Kovind's candidature. |
| 2. Ministry of Culture launches ‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’ Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism ‘Dr. Mahesh Sharma’ has launched the implementation of the ‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’ at Goverdhan Block, Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh This Mission is part of the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ umbrella and a stage will be provided to the registered artists for performance and display their talent. |
| 3. Connaught Place is the most expensive prime office market in India Connaught Place the ninth most expensive office market in the world, with an occupancy cost of $153.89 per square feet, according to the bi-annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey of US-based CBRE. |
| 4. Indian Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) named Mangalyaan completes 1000 Earth days in its orbit. The interplanetary mission of ISRO was launched on 5th November, 2013. It was inserted into Martian orbit on 24th September, 2014 in its first attempt. The Mars Orbiter Mission credited with many laurels like cost-effectiveness, short period of realisation, miniaturisation of five heterogeneous science payloads completed 1000 Earth days which corresponds to 973.25 Martian Solar day. |
| 5. Venkaiah launches Urban housing project for financially backward people of Andhra pradesh. To give push to the National Mission of Housing for All in Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu today launched the urban housing project for financially backward people of state. The programme was launched through video conferencing from the national capital at a programme held in Vijayawada. The affordable housing project will be built in G+3 stories across 38 urban spaces in the State. |
| 6. Ashraf Ghani has inaugurated the first Afghanistan-India air corridor at the Kabul International Airport. The corridor is a direct route that will bypass Pakistan and is meant to improve commerce in Afghanistan. Mr. Ghani said on the occasion that the aim of the route is to create more opportunities and make Afghanistan an exporter country. Afghan President's adviser Sediqullah Mujadedi said Afghan agricultural products will for the first time head to India on cargo planes. |
| 7. Punjab govt announces debt waiver for farmers owning up to 5 acres. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today announced a debt waiver for sections of the farming sector. This included a total waiver of crop loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for all small and marginal farmers holding land up to 5 acres. He also announced a flat Rs 2 lakh relief for all other marginal farmers, irrespective of the loan amount thus paving the way for eventual total waiver of agricultural debts to implement another major poll promise of the ruling party. |
| 8. World’s second biggest celebrations of International Yoga Day to be held in China after India. In China, ahead of the third UN International Day of Yoga, thousands of Chinese would participate in scores of events organized across the country. The Indian Embassy in Beijing besides Indian Consulates in Shanghai and Guangzhou are also organizing dozens of events commemorating the events featuring Chinese officials. |
| 9.International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict observed on 19th June. nternational Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is being observed on 19th June to raise awareness to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence. The theme of 2017 is ‘Preventing Sexual Violence Crimes through Justice and Deterrence’. |
| 10. India won six medals in the Wushu competition of the first ever BRICS Games held in China. The medals haul comprised two each in gold, silver and bronze. M. Gyandas and Anjul Namdev won one gold each. The two silver medals came through Bidheswari Devi and Toshibala while L. Sanatgombhi Chanu and Sajan Lama settled for bronze in the Wushu competition. The first edition of the BRICS Games opened on Saturday. |
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