Current Affairs 18th June 2016

1. First batch of three female fighter pilots commissioned

i. Creating history, the first batch of three female pilots - Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh were inducted in Indian Air Force fighter squadron.

2. Kerala Tourism bags four awards at ‘FilmAT’ International Film Festival in Poland

3. NRIs can now join NPS online through eNPS

i. The Union Finance Ministry has announced that non-resident Indians (NRIs) can now open National Pension Savings (NPS) accounts online i.e. through eNPS if they have Aadhaar Card or Permanent Account Number (PAN) card.

4. SpaceX successfully launches two commercial satellites

i. United State based private space transport service company SpaceX successfully launched two commercial satellites viz. EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A.

5. State Bank of India creates a dedicated Rs 200 crore fund for startups

6. Rio declares financial crisis

i. Rio de Janeiro's governor declared a state of financial emergency and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start Aug. 5

7. UN Women announces Anne Hathaway as ‘goodwill ambassador’ to promote gender equality

8. Govt decides to allow export of 10% missile systems to friendly countries

i. Government has decided in principle to allow export of missile systems to 'certain' countries who have friendly relationship with India. 

9. India, South Korea launch platform to promote investments

i. India and South Korea today launched a platform to promote and facilitate investments from the east Asian country.
ii.The platform 'Korea Plus' was launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her South Korean counterpart Joo Hyunghwan in New Delhi.