Qatar Airways announced World's Best Airline at - 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards

  • Qatar Airways was announced the World’s Best Airline at the SKYTRAX 2017 World Airline Awards on 20th June 2017. 
  • Travelers rated it as a best airlines across the world in the annual passenger survey.

Historical agreement signed between India and Portugal to - Promote cooperation in field of archives

  • India and Portugal signed a Protocol of Cooperation agreement to promote cooperation in the field of archives on 17th May 2017. 
  • The information regarding this was published by Press Information Bureau on 20th June 2017. 
  • The agreement was signed between the Minister of Culture of the Portuguese Republic in Lisbon, Portugal and the National Archives of India.

India and ADB sign USD 275 million loan agreement signed between ADB and India for - Upgrading small towns in Madhya Pradesh

  • The Union Government signed USD 275 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 19th June 2017 for improving urban services in 64 small towns in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Travis Kalanick resigned as Uber CEO on - 21st June 2017

  • Travis Kalanick, the Chief Executive Officer of Uber announced his resignation from the post on 21st June 2017.
  • This decision was taken by him after a group of major Uber investors demanded his immediate resignation.
  • Kalanick said, “I love Uber more than anything in the world and at this difficult moments in my personal life I have acceptedthe investors’ request to step aside so that Uber can go back to build rather than be distracted with another fight.”

Vladimir Voronkov has been appointed as Under-Secretary-General of UN Counter-Terrorism Office 

  • United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov of the Russian Federation as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office on 21st June 2017.

 NASA tests ROSA on Space Station for first time on 17th June 2017

  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tested the effectiveness of the Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) on the Space Station for the very first time on 17th June 2017. 
  • Its an advanced flexible solar array that rolls out like a tape measure.

Next US Ambassador to India - Kenneth I Juster

  • Senior White House official Kenneth I Juster, a top aide of US President Donald Trump, is set to become America's next Ambassador to India. 
  • White House made this announcement regarding the appointment on 21st June 2017. 
  • Juster will be succeeding Richard Verma after nomination and confirmation from the US Senate.

World’s First train that runs on Virtual Tracks unveiled by - China


  • China has unveiled the world's first ‘railless train’ that runs on a virtual track making use of a sensor technology instead of metallic rails. China's CRRC Zhuzhou Institute has developed this Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) under the part of China's attempts to develop an ‘intelligent rail express system’.
  •  The same company also makes key parts for high-speed railways.