Current Affairs 25th June 2016

1. Nagaland Governor launches women's helpline number '181'

i. Governor of Nagaland and Assam P B Acharya has launched women helpline number - 181 in the premises of District Hospital Dimapur in Nagaland and also inaugurated Sakhi, a one stop Centre, intended to support women affected by violence both in private and public spaces under one roof. 

2.  Nokia appoints Sanjay Malik India head

3. UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced resignation after Brexit vote

4. Mahashangarh declared as the SARRC cultural capital for 2016-17

i. Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological site in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SARRC) cultural capital for the year 2016-17. 

5. Colombia and FARC rebels sign historic ceasefire deal to end 50-year conflict 

i. The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas have declared the final day of one of the world’s oldest wars with the signing of a ceasefire agreement to end more than 50 years of bloodshed.

6. ADB extends $500-million loan for river bridge in Bihar

7. Indian-origin lawyer to chair panel on human rights in South Sudan

i. South African Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of three member UN commission (committee) to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.

8. Neil O’Brien dies at 82

i. NEIL O’BRIEN, a leader of the Anglo-Indian community who is credited with pioneering quizzing in the country, passed away in Kolkata

9. Sri Lanka's parliament votes in favour of right to information bill

10. Andhra Pradesh joins UDAY scheme

i. Andhra Pradesh became the 13th State to sign the agreement and formally join the Central scheme for reviving financially-stressed electricity distribution utilities, called the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY).

11. BCCI to host mini IPL in September

i. The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20 event, to be branded as mini IPL, outside India in September.

12. DRDO inks MoU with Kolkata’s JU to establish Rs.100 cr research centre at Jadavpur University

i. Heralding a new era of DRDO-Academia Partnership, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata to establish the Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT).