Current Affairs Recap of the Week: 27 June to 2 July 2016

•    The footballer who recently became the first Indian to play in Europa League is - Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
•    The information technology services, distribution and digital solutions firm that developed first Integrated Defence Communication Network is - HCL Technologies
•    Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu recently became the first Indian to play in Europa League. He was named in - Stabaek FC

•    The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recently granted recognition to - Paralympic Committee of India
•    A Rapid Rural Police Response System was recently launched in – Punjab
•    The Exercise RIMPAC 2016 recently began at – Hawaii
•    The 2016 National Doctors’ Day that was observed recently is observed to honour - Bidhan Chandra Roy
•    The Indian multinational IT firm that won the Employee Engagement Project of the Year and Social Responsibility Project of the Year at North American Employee Engagement Awards is - Tata Consultancy Services
•    The theme of the Exercise RIMPAC 2016 that recently began at Hawaii is - Capable, Adaptive, Partners
•    The dairy products company that became the official sponsor of Indian contingent to the Rio Olympics 2016 is – Amul
•    The rank of Indian in the Logistics Performance Index 2016 is – 35th
•    The state that recently banned e-cigarettes is – Kerala
•    The theme of the 2016 International Day of Cooperatives that was observed recently is - Co-operatives: The power to act for a sustainable future
•    Renowned painter and freedom fighter  who passed away in June 2016 KG Subramanyan passes away and was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan in 2012- KG Subramanyan
•    Italian film actor who died in June 2016 and was known for acting in Spaghetti Westerns- Bud Spencer
•    The Union Government on 28 June 2016 revised the financial limits of departments and ministries. With this, the Minister-in-charge of the administrative Ministry can now approve Non-Plan schemes up to- 500 crore rupees
•    The Indigenously developed Varunastra that was inducted in the Indian Navy is a - Heavyweight Torpedo 
•    He was sworn in as Philippines’ president - Rodrigo Duterte
•    US embassy launched a scholarship program for women in the country - Afghanistan
•    The theme for the 10th National statistics day that was celebrated on 29 June 2016 - Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
•    India successfully test fired a new surface-to-air missile, from an Integrated Test Range at Chandipur that was jointly made between - India and Israel
•    Name the state that will allow teachers suffering from diseases of debilitating disorder for special concession in transfer under the new teachers transfer policy – Haryana
•    The state that has opened an exclusive Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) - Andhra Pradesh
•    The Governor of Tripura who has taken the additional charge as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during JP Rajkhowa’s absence due to leave is- Tathagata Roy
•    The scheme of India Post under which an individual or a corporate entity can get their photo or logo printed inside the postage stamp - My Stamp
•    The country that launched its second Shijian-16 series satellite is - China
•    The son of Osamu Suzuki who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Suzuki Motor Corp is - Toshihiro Suzuki
•    The technology to be studied by the Reserve Bank of India to reduce the use of paper currency is - Blockchain
•    He headed the 7th Pay Commission whose recommendations were approved by the Union Cabinet - Justice AK Mathur
•    Exercise Jalrahat for Flood Relief is a Joint Initiative of Armed Forces and – Assam Government  
•    The prominent Tamil saint poet whose statue was unveiled In Dam Kothi compound of holy city Haridwar in Uttarakhand by Rajya Sabha MP, Tarun Vijay is - Thiruvalluvar
•    Countries whose names were approved as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) are - Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan 
•    India’s Ace shooter who on 28 June 2016 clinched the silver medal for India in men's 50-metre rifle 3 position event of the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Ajerbaijan - Sanjeev Rajput
•    Institutions that on 28 June 2016 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coal Supplying companies and Power Utilities for quality analysis of coal being supplied to power utilities by coal companies are - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR)
•    Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland” that is a compilation of the research work, relating to more than 250 species of birds found in - the Banni area of Kutch, Gujarat
•    The web portal that launched for online submission and monitoring of environmental approvals for mining of sand and minor minerals was launched by - Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar 
•    State-run airlines that will now fly unconfirmed passengers of Rajdhani trains at the fares matching with the AC first class ticket prices is - Air India
•    The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on 24 June 2016 approved 201.50 million US dollars for Technical Education Quality Improvement Project for- India
•    Head of New Health Emergencies Programme appointed by World Health Organisation (WHO) in June 2016- Peter Salama
•    Naga rebel leader who died in June 2016 and was chairman of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) - Isak Chishi Swu
•    Policy approved by Union Cabinet in June 2016 to attract private sector in exploration of minerals- National Mineral Exploration Policy
•    The project for which the World Bank approved the 63 million US dollar for welfare of adolescent girls and young women in Jharkhand is -Tejaswini: Socioeconomic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women
•    The position of the India in the Human Capital Report 2016 is - 105th
•    The country that ranked 1st in the Human Capital Report 2016 is - Finland
•    NS Vishwanathan has been recently appointed as the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. He will succeed - Harun R Khan
•    The country that will host the 2019 Copa America football championship is - Brazil
•    A group of scientists recently succeeded in introduction of Sericulture in Poyen Village, which is located in - Kargil
•    The country that recently inaugurated world’s first electric road is - Sweden
•    The Indian social entrepreneur recently named among the 2016 Local SDG Pioneers, which is a part of the United Nations Global Compact, is - Zubaida Bai
•    Founder of Titan Co Ltd who died in June 2016- Xerxes Sapur Desai
•    Person appointed as the CEO of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) in June 2016- Sujoy Bose
•    State that launched Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana (KSSY) to Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana (KSSY) - Odisha
•    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2016 launched Projects under the Smart Cities Mission in Pune for- 20 Smart Cities
•    The anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for type 2 Diabetes mellitus that was released by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - BGR-34
•    The state declared that all natural calamities including unseasonal heavy rain, lightning, Loo and storm and others will be treated as state disaster is - Uttar Pradesh
•    The institution or organisation that in its report claimed that excessive blue light emitted by light emitting diodes (LED) can adversely impact human health - American Medical Association
•    The history professor of Iceland who won Iceland’s presidential election by securing 39.1% of the vote is - Gudni Johannesson
•    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the “Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision-2018” that aims at building a “less-cash” society by encouraging greater use of - Electronic payments by all sections
•    Assam Government decided to set up a Special Protection Force for Kaziranga national park comprising - 112-member
•    The ambitious scheme to give security free LPG connection to BPL families under Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojna (PMUY) was launched in – Patna, Bihar
•    In Moldova, a court has sentenced former Prime Minister to nine years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption and abuse of power while in office - Vlad Filat
•    Three Indian naval ships have reached Russia as part of effort to enhance maritime cooperation between the navies of both countries is - INS Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch
•    The country has appointed two women as judges of Islamic Shariah High Court for the first time in the history of the judiciary of the Muslim-majority country - Malaysia
•    At least 2186 nationals of the country have supported the idea that the country should leave the European Union - Latvia
•    The official ceremony of 2016 International Indian Film Academy Award was held at - Madrid, Spain
•    The mobile company that recently appointed Sanjay Malik as the head of Indian market is - Nokia
•    China recently launched its first Dark Sky Reserve in - Tibet
•    The film that won the 2016 International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Film is - Bajrangi Bhaijaan
•    The veteran Malayalam theatre artist, poet and Padma Bhushan recipient who passed away recently is - Kavalam Narayana Panicker
•    The person was re-elected as President of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association for a 15th consecutive term - N Srinivasan
•    The stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) terror group that was seized by the Iraqi army - Falluja
•    The footballer who announced his retirement from international football - Lionel Messi
•    International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed on 26 June 2016 with theme - Listen First
•    He was awarded with Golden Ball award at the 2016 Copa America football tournament - Alexis Sanchez
•    He was awarded with Golden Glove award at the 2016 Copa America football tournament - Claudio Bravo
•    He was awarded with Golden Boot award at the 2016 Copa America football tournament - Eduardo Vargas
•    The team won the 2016 Copa America football tournament by defeating Argentina – Chile
•    International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict that was observed on 26 June 2016 was adopted by UNGA via a resolution adopted in the year - 1997
•    The two sport greats who were named as the members of Khelo India, a national programme launched by the Union Government for the development of sports in the country is - Anju Bobby George and Pullela Gopichand
•    India on 27 June 2016 became the 35th full member of - the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
•    The state that dissolved all school management committees to make educational institutes free from politics - Assam
•    Four Indians qualified for the Rio Olympics beginning 5th of August are - Mohammad Anas, Srabani Nanda, Ankit Sharma and Atanu Das