Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 10 June 2016

•    The country along with which India released a Joint Statement to endure as global partners in the 21st Century on 7 June 2016- United States of America (USA)

•    International team of astronomers found a giant hot Jupiter exoplanet tidally spinning up its parent star named-HATS-18b



•    National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) inked a Memorandum of Agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society on 9 June 2016 to establish-Smart Agribusiness Platform Networks of Andhra Pradesh (SAPNAP)

•    National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) signed a license agreement with Chaturbhuj Pharmaceutical Co on 10 June 2016 for commercialization of - Ayush-82

•    National Research Development Corporation (NRDC inked a Memorandum of Agreement with the Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, (CNMS) on 10 June 2016 to commercialize- CNMS developed technologies

•    The Raging Bull actress who died recently is - Theresa Saldana

•    The politician who emerged victorious in the Peru's 2016 Presidential Election is - Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

•    Akhil Sharma won the 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award for his novel titled - Family Life

•    The eminent scientist who recently took over as Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex is - G Kalyanakrishnan

•    Bengal off-spinner who announced his retirement in June 2016, ending a first-class cricket career of 17 years - Saurasish Lahiri

•    Swedish Major General appointed as the head of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan in June 2016 - Major General Per Lodin

•    It is with the sovereign wealth fund of this country the National Infrastructure Investment Fund signed a MoU to attract investment into India – Qatar

•    He was appointed as the head of Pay Revision Committee by the UGC to suggest on pay revision of academic staff of Universities and Colleges - Prof V S Chauhan

•    It is in this country one-month long UEFA Euro 2016 football championship began on 10 June 2016 – France

•    Researchers at Assam Agricultural University have developed two rice varieties, namely - Ranjit Sub-1 and Bahadur Sub-1

•    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 June 2016 concluded five-nation visit to - Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico

•    India on 8 June 2016 signed a Europe-led scheme that seeks to clampdown on tax evasion and corruption by committing to - automatically exchange information on beneficial ownership

•    The teenager from Tamil Nadu who became first Indian to clinch the Mumbai Mayor's International Open Chess Tournament - NR Visakh

•    King of Thailand who is marking 70 years at thrown as the world's longest reigning living monarch, ascended to the throne is - King Bhumibol Adulyadej

•    The state government has decided to celebrate the 21st of every month as Yoga day across all schools, colleges and universities in the state - Maharashtra

•    To meet the shortage of teachers in the regional languages, the state government has decided to appoint large number of language teachers, including for Telugu and Bengali languages - Odisha

•    Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh flagged in the first ever all girls National Cadet Corps (NCC) expedition team for - Mount Everest