current Affairs 15th June 2016

1. President Mukherjee receives the highest civilian award of Ivory coast

i. President Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded the highest civilian award of Ivory Coast, 'the National Grand Crois’.
2. Cabinet approves SBI takeover of units

3. India to provide Rs 48 mn aid for college building in Nepal
i. India has pledged a financial assistance of Rs 48.84 million to Nepal for the construction of a college building in the capital Kathmandu. This Koteshwor Multiple Campus was established in 1990. 

4. Jal Marg Vikas Project on river Ganga to enable commercial navigation

i. Jal Marg Vikas is a project on the river Ganga that is being developed between Allahabad and Haldia to cover a distance of 1620 kilometers.

5. Union Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project

i. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a scheme for setting up of 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Wind Power Project connected to transmission network of Central Transmission Utility (CTU). 

ii. The objective of the scheme is to facilitate the supply of wind power to the non-windy states at a price discovered through the transparent bidding process.

6. Railway Ministry signs an agreement with Odisha Govt for the development of railway infrastructure


7. Haryana government approves Rs. 25 Cr agriculture project
8. DCB Bank launches Aadhaar enabled ATM in Bengaluru
9. Florida bank issues first US credit card for use in Cuba

10. DBS Bank appoints Niraj Mittal as institutional banking head

11. Peter Thomson elected as the President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly
12. RBS India chief Brijesh Mehra to head RBL corporate banking
13. Deutsche Bank Asia chief executive Gunit Chadha quits 

14. Renowned Hindi writer Mudrarakshasa passes away

15. India set for the maiden show at U17 Futsal World Cup