Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 16 July 2016

• The train also known as Magic Train of India celebrated 25 years of service to the underprivileged rural masses is - Lifeline Express

• The two countries agreed on concrete steps to save the failing Syrian ceasefire is - the US and Russia

• The country that faced a failed military coup wherein at least 90 people were killed and over 1500 soldiers were detained by a military faction - Turkey


• The name of the autobiography of NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin – the second man to land on moon is - No Dream is Too High

• The Ulaanbaatar Declaration issued recently relates to which international summit - 11th ASEM Summit

• First state in India that gave its nod to set up Happiness Department that will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness is - Madhya Pradesh

• The state that is observing the Ramayana month also known as Karkidakam is - Kerala

• Tata Advanced System (TASL) signed an agreement to work together in support of India’s aviation and defense modernization initiatives with an emphasis on ‘Make in India’ with - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company

• Author of the book Courage & Commitment: An Autobiography is - Margaret Alva

• Site from India that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is - Nalanda Mahavihara known as old Nalanda University

• Site from China that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is – Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

• Site from Iran that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is - Persian Qanat

• Site from Micronesia that entered World Heritage List of UNESCO is - Nan Madol

• K V R Murthy was recently appointed the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of - Jute Corporation of India Limited