Current Affairs 17th June 2016

1. Peter Thomson elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly

2. Government approves Rs 2,070-crore highway project in Punjab

3. Andhra Pradesh to start Internet-based phone service

i. Andhra Pradesh is perhaps the first State to have obtained a telecom licence and it can issue phone numbers starting with the ‘797’ series from August this year.

4. Supriya Sahu appointed as Director General of Doordarshan

5. Famous TV actress Ann Morgan Guilbert dies

6. Sunil Mittal elected chief of International Chamber of Commerce

7. Suresh Chandra appointed as Union Law Secretary

8. Piyush Goyal launches Vidyut Pravah and Urja Mobile App in Goa to enhance consumer connectivity

i. Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal has launched ‘URJA’- Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan Mobile app on the side-lines of ongoing two day Conference of Power Ministers at Cansaulim in South Goa. 

9. Thailand PM Chan-ocha arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit to boost ties between both the nations

10. North America to have its first sanctuary for dolphins in Florida