Current Affairs 27th & 28th June 2017



Romanian President  appointed Mihai Tudose as Prime Minister 

  • Social Democrat Mihai Tudose has been appointed by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis as the Prime Minister and mandated him to form a new government on 26th June 2017.

Femina Miss India World 2017 won by - Manushi Chhillar

  • Haryana’s Manushi Chhillar was crowned the 54th Femina Miss India World 2017 on 25th June 2017. This event held at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sana Dua from Jammu and Kashmir is the first runner -up and the second runner-up is Priyanka Kumari from Bihar. Chhillar was crowned by the outgoing Miss India Priyadarshini Chatterjee.

11 agreements signed during PM Modi’s visit between - India-Portugal

  • India-Portugal signed 11 MoUs ranging from science and technology,anti-terrorism, education, climate, among others.
  •  The signed MoUs will help in increasing the bilateral relationship between both the two nations.

China's fastest bullet train makes its debut run on - 26th June 2017

  • China launched its first self-developed 'next-generation' bullet train 'Fuxing' with a maximum speed of 400 kmh on 26th June 2017. 
  • The train was launched on one of the country’s busiest lines -Beijing-Shanghai line. Beijing is aiming to capture global high-speed rail market after this launch.

China is added to the list of Worst Human Trafficking Offenders by - US

  • The United States State Department issued highly public criticism of China in its latest annual report on the global state of human trafficking in the last week of June 2017.
  • As per the Trafficking in Persons report, China is among the worst human trafficking offenders.
  • China is now grouped with other Tier 3 offenders such as Iran, North Korea, Syria and Russia.

India's largest container port, hit by cyber attack is - Jawaharlal Nehru Port

  • Operations at one of three terminals at India's largest container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)in Mumbai were disrupted by the global ransomware attack on 27th June 2017.
  •  The attack was confirmed by the port authorities on 28th June 2017.

Narinder Nath Vohra has been appointed as President of India International Center

  • Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra was appointed the President of the India International Centre (IIC) in the last week of June 2017. 
  • Vohra was appointed as the president at the Annual General Meeting, which was held on 23rd June 2017.

India and Myanmar convened - 6th Joint Trade Committee

  • The 6th India-Myanmar Joint Trade Committee (JTC) Meeting was held on 27th June 2017 at New Delhi co-chaired by Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Commerce & Industry from India and Dr. Than Myint, Union Commerce Minister from Myanmar.

Dhanraj Pillay to get East Bengal football club's highest honor on - 1st Aug 2017

  • Former Indian hockey captain, Dhanraj Pillay would be granted East Bengal football club's highest honor - Bharat Gaurav -at its foundation day ceremony on 1st August 2017.
  • Speaking on the occasion, club secretary Kalyan Majumdar stated that Pillay's contribution to Indian hockey is immense and that the club is honored and humbled that he has accepted their request and will be present for the Foundation Day.

1st Indian to finish Race Across America in solo category - Srinivas Gokulnath


  • Two Indians from Maharashtra, Amit Samarth and Srinivas Gokulnath created history on 25th June 2017 by becoming the first from the country to complete the 4900 km long Race Across America (RAAM) in the solo category.

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