Current Affairs 8th June 2016

1. World Oceans Day being observed on 8th June
i. The theme of this year is “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet”.

2. Piyush Goyal Launches ‘Surya Mitra’ Mobile App

3. AYUSH minister has inaugurated National Health Editors’ meet on Yoga
i. Minister of State for AYUSH,Shripad Yesso Naik, has inaugurated a National Health Editors' Conference in New Delhi.
ii. The theme of the conference is Yoga for Holistic Health - Recent Researches.



4. Union Government to form new reserve battalion named after Maharana Pratap

5. US returns 200 artifacts worth USD 100 mn to India

6. NPCIL and Westinghouse agree to begin engineering work on 6 N-reactors

7. India, US set up 2 clean energy financial support programmes for $60 mn

8. SBI, ICICI Bank heads among four Indians in Forbes ‘Powerful Women’ list
i. Four Indian women, including SBI Managing director Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing director Chanda Kochhar, are in the new list of Forbes’ world’s 100 most powerful women who are building billion-dollar brands and calling the shots in the financial markets.
ii. The Forbes ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ in the world list 2016, topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, includes PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and HT Media head Shobhana Bhartia.

9. Indian-origin professor in the UK awarded by Queen
i. Eminent Indian-origin professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya has been awarded the prestigious Regius Professorship in Manufacturing by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding contribution in manufacturing.

10. Dr. Shahid Rasool Takes Charge At CEMCA
i. Dr. Shahid Rasool, a communication technology specialist, has taken charge as the new director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA).

11. American mixed martial arts fighter Kimbo Slice passes away

12. Chess Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi passed away

13. The veteran musician, composer of Nepali national anthem, Mr. Amber Gurung passed away

14. Eden Gardens to host India's 1st pink ball match

15. India to host Junior Men's hockey World Cup