Some Important News to Remember

Madeira airport to be named after Cristiano Ronaldo
i. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will soon have an airport named after him in his native island of Madeira.

India receives $5.34 billion FDI in April-May
i. India received $ 5.34 billion foreign direct investment in the first two months of current financial year.

Sharmila Tagore, Shekhar Kapur get Icon Award in London
i. Indian actress Sharmila Tagore and director Shekhar Kapur were honoured with the Icon Awards at Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival.

NASA images show new worlds discovered beyond Neptune
i. Scientists have discovered two small 'worlds' far outside the orbit of Neptune.
ii. The new objects are located beyond the Kuiper Belt, which is a region of small icy objects just beyond Neptune, of which Pluto is a member.

China shuts down online news operations
i. China has shut down several portals including Sina, Sohu, Netease and iFeng.

7 Russian swimmers challenge Rio Olympics ban

India - Japan Social Security Agreement to come into Force from 01st October 2016

‘Feed the future’ programme launched
i. The Union Agriculture Ministry and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the second phase of the “Feed the Future” India triangular training programme.
ii. U.S. Ambassador Richard R. Verma and Agriculture Secretary S.K. Pattanayak launched the programme together at the national agriculture science complex. The programme builds upon five decades of joint work utilising science and technology to bring innovative solutions to the challenges facing farmers.

Cabinet raises FDI limit threefold to 15% in stock exchanges

Committee constituted for Desiltation of Ganga
i. The water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation ministry has constituted a committee to prepare guidelines for desiltation of river Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal).
ii. Madhav Chitale member,National Ganga River Basin Authority has been appointed as chairman of the committee.

Oil-degrading bacteria to undergo field trials
i. The Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute of Plant Sciences, Kozhikode, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has joined hands to launch field trials of oil-degrading bacteria in Kochi.

India's first water metro project launched
i. In a first, the Kerala government launched a water metro project.
ii. The chief minister of the state, Pinarayi Vijayan launched the project at Kochi.

Madras Crocodile Bank Trust open
i. The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology opened its doors for the public.

India, U.S. Discover Major Natural Gas Reserve in Indian Ocean