Current Affairs 22nd June 2016

1. ISRO launches record 20 satellites in a mission

i. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a record 20 satellites in a single mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The launch has been made by using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-34, carrying India’s latest earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 along with 19 co-passengers satellites from US, Canada, Germany, Indonesia and two Indian academic institutions.

2. Vice President inaugurates a two-day international conference on Yoga

i. Vice President Hamid Ansari has inaugurated a two-day international conference on 'Yoga for Body and Beyond' in New Delhi.

3. SCO summit to begin tomorrow in Tashkent

i. A two-day meeting of heads of state of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) under the presidency of Uzbekistan will begin tomorrow in Tashkent. 

4. Aadhaar to be linked with caste, domicile certificates

5. Jaitley releases silver coin to mark Martyrdom Day of Sikh GeneralBanda Singh Bahadur

6. India ranks 10th in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

i. As per the recently released 2016 World Investment Report, India ranks 10th in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows.
ii. As per the report, India’s FDI inflows have increased to 44 billion dollars in 2015 as compared to 35 billion dollars in 2014. 

7. Maharashtra Government grants minority status to Jews

i. Maharashtra Government has accorded minority status to Jews in the state as per the provisions of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission Act, 2004. 

8. Andhra Postal circle releases stamps on Yoga booklet

9. Mori village in Andhra Pradesh chosen for development as smart village

10. Assam: Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya temple to begin today

11. US to provide Afghan forces $3 billion for 2018-2020 year and also donates $20 million to UN for Fallujah refugees

12. Nagpur and China's Jinan become 'sister cities'

13. SBI named in Hall Of Shame list of Banks funding Cluster Bomb Makers

14. South India Bank launches Remit2 India Service

i. South India Bank has announced the launch of its Remit2India Service. Currently, south Indian Bank’s facility is available for remittance from Europe, Australia, UAE, and Singapore.
ii. It is a secure online money transfer service for NRIs.

15. IWAI and IPGPL ink MoU on Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project

i. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and India Ports Global Private Limited (IPGPL) have signed a MoU for implementation of additional works on the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) in Myanmar.
ii. As part of the MoU, both signatory parties will be implementing three additional works on the KMTTP at the estimated to cost 476 crore rupees.
iii. These three projects are (1st) Container handling facilities at Paletwa and Sittwe, (2nd) Operation and Maintenance (OM) of the completed works and (3dr) Removing wrecks in Sittwe Port basin area. 

16. Six Indian WW1 warriors get the place in Digital Archive of the United Kingdom

The Indians to be archived digitally for their important role during the War are: Risaldar Badlu Singh from Punjab, Sepoy Chatta Singh from Uttar Pradesh, Naik Darwan Singh Negi from Uttar Pradesh (modern day Uttarakhand), Lance Naik Lala from Himachal Pradesh, Rifleman Gabar Sing Negi from modern day Uttarakhand and Lance-Daffadar Gobind Singh from Rajasthan.

17. Ken Miyauchi replaced Nikesh Arora as President and COO of SoftBank Group 

18. A Life in Diplomacy authored by MK Rasgotra

19. Renowned Telangana poet Guda Anjaiah passes away

20. AIFF to launch 'Mission 11 Million' for football

i. The All India Football Federation is set to launch a football promotion programme in October targeting 11 million children across India.