one liners current affairs 22 June 2016

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one liners current affairs 22 June 2016

1. The governor has extended the time line for states to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) by a year to March 2017.

2. Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) firms, NGO’s or any group financed by the government, which are receiving over Rs 21 crore as government grants and foreign donations above Rs 10 lakh will be brought under the Lokpal.
3. To mark the 300th Martyrdom day of Sikh General Banda Singh Bahadur, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, released a commemorative Silver Coin.

4. Jews has been granted Minority Status by the Maharashtra Government. The decision will allow members of the community avail state government scholarships and establish their own educational institutes.

5. The Union Government has ordered all the states to link Aadhar Card of School students to their cast and domicile certificate.
6. Today is a historic moment for India and as well as for ISRO as ISRO today launched a record 20 satellites in a single mission from the Satish Dhawan Space centre in Sriharikota. The satellites included cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 19 co-passenger satellites from US, Canada, Germany, Indonesia and two Indian Academic Institutions.

7. Ken Miyauchi has been appointed as a President and Chief operating officer of Soft Bank Group.

8. With a total of 167 supercomputers in the top 500 fastest supercomputer list, China has surpassed the US for the first time. US has 165 supercomputers.

9. According to 2016 World Investment Report, India ranked 10th in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows. The list is topped by United States of America.

10. Summa Group and Hyperloop one signed a deal to build a 70-kilometre high-speed transportation system in Moscow at a cost of $450 million to $607 million.

11. European Union with 16.5% of global imports and exports is the world’s largest trading block.

12. To create one crore new jobs in three years, attract investments, of $ 11 billion and generate $ 30 billion in exports, the Union Cabinet approved a Rs 6,000 crore special package for Textiles and Apparel Sector.

13. Amjad Sabri, Pakistani quawwali Singer, was shot dead in Karachi's Liaquatabad area. 

14. Guda Anjaiah (61), Noted Telangana poet, passed away. 

15. Lionel Messi became the country's all-time top goalscorer when he scored in the Copa America semi-final against, the United States to take his international tally to 55 goals.

16. Anju Bobby George, India Olympian resigned as the President of the Kerala Sports Council.

17. To commemorate the International Day of Yoga, Andhra Pradesh Postal circle have organised the programme of releasing the booklet for public and stamps on Yoga for Philatelists.

18. Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya temple begins with full fervour in Assam. The Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu Mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

19. The United States has decided to provide Afghan forces $ 3 billion for 2018-2020 year and also donate $ 20 million to UN for Fallujah refugees.

20. Nagpur and the Chinese city of Jinan have become 'Sister cities' after singing a pact which allows for the exchange of Ideas and technology in the field of education, urban planning, youth affairs and sports.

21. South India Bank has announced the launch of its Remit2India service. South Indian Bank's facility is available for remittance from Europe, Australia, UAE and Singapore.

22. The Inland waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and India Ports Global Private Limited (IPGPL) have signed a MOU for implementation of additional works on the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) in Myanmar.  


23. The book titled A Life in Diplomacy was released which is written by former Indian diplomat Maharajakrishna Rasgotra.

Today's Word
sy-co-phant (noun)
: a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval.

sycophant (adjective)

Example:
When her career was riding high, the self-deluded actress often mistook sycophants for true friends.   

Synonyms: 
apple-polisher, bootlicker, fawner, suck-up, today, lickspittle, brownnoser.