Current Affairs 29th & 30th June 2017



UNESCO named World Book Capital 2019 to - Sharjah

  • The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova for the quality of its literary and cultural activities named Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates is named as 'the World Book Capital' for 2019 by and for its efforts to make books accessible to the entire population of the nation.

India, World Bank sign USD 35 million agreement signed between - India and World Bank

  • India signed a loan agreement of USD 35 million with the World Bank for Assam State Public Financial Institutional Reforms Project on 27th June 2017.

India's communication satellite GSAT-17 successfully launched on - 29th June 2017

  • India's latest communication satellite GSAT-17 was successfully launched from Kourou in French Guiana on 29th June 2017 by French rocket Ariane-5. 
  • The European launcher Arianespace Flight VA238 blasted off from Ariane Launch Complex No 3 (ELA 3) at Kourou which is a French territory located in the northeastern coast of South America.  It was delayed by couple of minutes than the scheduled time of 2:29 hrs India time.

Indian-American Krishna R Urs appointed as US Ambassador to Peru on - 28th June 2017

  • Indian-American Krishna R Urs was appointed as the United States (US) Ambassador to Peru by the President Donald Trump administration on 28th June 2017. 
  • He is currently serving as the Charge d' Affairs of the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain, where he was also the Deputy Chief of Mission.

Former Vice Chancellor of Ambedkar University takes oath as UPSC Member on - 28th June 2017

  • Dr. Manoj Soni, former Vice Chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, took the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member of the  Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 28th June 2017 at Delhi.
  • UPSC Chairman David R Syiemlieh administered the oath. UPSC conducts recruitment exams to select country’s top bureaucrats.

Kaushik Basu takes over as President of International Economic Association on - 27th June 2017

  • Former Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu took over as the President of the International Economic Association (IEA) on 27th June 2017. 
  • He will be serving the office for three years. The IEA is a leading organisation for professional economists that seeks to shape global economic research and policy.

Asian Development Bank to support USD 10 billion for - Development projects in India

  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed USD 10 billion support for infrastructure building and immediate development needs of less-developed states in India on 29th June 2017.

Union Government launched National Biopharma Mission on - 30th June 2017

  • The Cabinet Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Harsh Vardhan launched a first ever Industry-Academia mission on 30th June 2017.

Narendra Kumar Sinha assumes charge as Secretary in I&B Ministry on - 30th June 2017

  • Narendra Kumar Sinha who is a 1980-batch IAS officer from Bihar, took over as Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on 30th June 2017.
  •  He will be succeeding IAS officer Ajay Mittal who is getting transferred. Before his appointment, Sinha was the Secretary in the Ministry of Culture under Government of India.

Joint Communique issued  between - India-Netherlands

  • Joint Communique  released by India and the Netherlands at The Hague on 27th June 2017.
  • The Joint Communique was released after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Prime Minister Narendra Modi .

Loknath Behra has been appointed as DGP of Kerala


  • Loknath Behra was appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala on 28th June 2017 as incumbent TP Senkumar will retire as the state DGP on 30th June 2017.
  •  Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government confirmed his appointment after the cabinet meeting. Behra, 1985 batch Kerala cadre IPS officer is currently serving as the Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.

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