Current Affairs 30th June 2016

1. Anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra inducted in Navy

i. Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo Varunastra has been successfully inducted in the navy, making India one of the 8th countries to have the capability to design and build such a system.

2. Malaysia gets 2 women Shariah HC judges

i. Two women have been appointed as judges of Malaysia’s Islamic Shariah High Court for the first time in the history of the judiciary of the Muslim-majority country. Noor Huda Roslan, 40, and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin, 41.

3. Viswanathan Anand honoured with 'Honoris Causa' Doctor of Science degree

i. Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand was conferred the "Honoris Causa" Doctor of Science by Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) during its 49th convocation ceremony. The 46-year-old Anand was bestowed with the degree by NITI aayog chairman Arvind Panagariya.

4. Union Cabinet approved MoU between UPSC and Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan

i. The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC).

5. Pioneer of modern art in painting and pottery, K G Subramanyan passes away

6. Four Indian-Americans honoured with 2016 Great Immigrants Award in US

i. Four Indian-Americans have been honoured with prestigious Great Immigrants: The Pride of America Award 2016.

. Four Indian-Americans are Sunder Pichai : He is CEO of internet search engine giant Google. Hari Sreenivasan : He is broadcast journalist associated with the PBS NewsHour. Vikram Malhotra : He is associated with McKinsey. Bharati Mukherjee : He is award-winning author. She is professor emerita in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley. 

7. China Launches 2nd Shijian-16 Satellite

8. Royal Enfield announces collaboration with Flipkart to sell its accessories

9. Rodrigo Duterte sworn-in as new Philippine President after a landslide election victory 

10. India successfully test fires ballistic missile ‘Barak-8' off Odisha coast

11. ICMR signs agreement to provide healthcare through solar based solutions

i. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has signed MoU with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a policy research institution, to launch a new ‘Initiative on Solar for Healthcare’. 

12. Govt approves MoU with Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water resources management

13. World Bank, ISA sign agreement for collaboration in solar energy

i. The World Bank Group has signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), to collaborate on increasing solar energy use around the world with the goal of mobilising $1 trillion in investments by 2030.
ii. The ISA is a group of 121 countries led by India and is headquartered in India.

14. Maharashtra, Tata Power to ink pact for 1,000 MW for Mumbai

i. The Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata Power for sourcing 1,000 MW from the upcoming Dherand Thermal Project.