one liners current affairs 24-26 June 2016

one liners current affairs 24 June to 26 June 2016

1. P B Acharya, Nagaland's Governor, launched the Women helpline number 181 and inaugurated 'Sakhi-one stop centre' in Dimapur. This is for helping women affected by violence.


2. To implement e-governance in the state. The Arunachal Pradesh has decided to go paperless from August 15.

3. Mizoram becomes the first hill state that has decided to Launch a two wheeler taxi service, which will start operating from July.

4. To tackle the menace of air pollution the Chattisgarh government has decided to ban trucks and buses older than 10 and 12 years respectively.

5. The Odisha government approved a proposal of the Panchayati Raj Department to add 500 new gram panchayats in the state.

6. Mahasthangarh, an archaeological site in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SARRC) cultural capital for the year 2016-17.

7. The 584-feet long and 250 feet tall world's longest and tallest tunnel slide, ArcelorMittal orbit, was opened in London U.K.

8. Shanghai Cooperation organization (SCO) 2016, two day summit is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

9. As per European Environment Agency, the European Union achieved its 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emission targets in 2014, six years ahead of the deadline.

10. Nepal has banned the travell of its citizens to Afghanistan.     

11. Sweden has opened its first ever electric road to provide power for heavy hybrid electric transports on public roads.  

12. Tamil Nadu passed a bill seeking the indirect election of Municipal Corporation Mayors by Councillors and not by the people.  

13. Sanjay Mittal; an IIT-Kanpur, professor, won the prestigious G D Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2015.  

14. IIT JEE Main 2016 exam has been topped by Deepanshu Jindal.

15. Jadavpur University and the Defence Research and Development organisation (DRDO) in collaboration is going to start a Rs 100 crore research centre aimed at developing technologies related to Cyber Security and robotics for the defence forces.   

16. The Bank of England, Britain's Central Bank, announced to provide £250 billion to ease the country's financial markets.  

17. The Haryana government announced to provide 100% rebate in property tax for residential, commercial and institutional properties.

18. Sanjay Malik has appointed by Nokia as the new head of Indian market effective August.

19. Neil O'Brien (82), Pioneer of Indian quizzing passed away.

20. Harmanpreet Kour, Indian Women's team all-rounder and vice-captain, has become the first Indian female cricketer to sign for an overseas T20 league.

21. 25th June is celebrated as Day of she Seafarer Theme: At Sea for All.

22. 25th June was day when Emergency was declared in India in the year 1975, on orders of the then PM Indira Gandhi. The emergency lasted for 21 months. 

23. Stonewall riots site in New York has been named a National Monument by US President Barack Obama, making it the first to honour contributions of gay Americans.
24. The first Annual meeting of the Board of Governors of  the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank started in Beijing.
Theme: The partnership for Infrastructure Development  

25. Bangladesh will get $ 165 million for a power distribution system upgrade and expansion project from the China Led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

26. Moody's Investors Service, a Ratings agency has downgraded Britain's credit outlook to 'negative' from 'stable' following the country's decisions to exist the European Union.

27. The ban on the import of Milk and Milk products from China has been extended till June 2017. Government announced today.

28. United State has decided to lift the ban on Transgender persons serving in the military starting next month.

29. China announced that it has stopped a "Communication Mechanism" with Taiwan as the latter has not "acknowledged the 1992 consensus and one China principal. 

30. Supersonic cruise missile system Brahmos was successfully integrated with the Sukhoi-30-MKIfrontline Strike Fighter of the Indian Air Force for an air-launched flight test programme.

31. Facebook has hired Kevin Lo as its Director of Infrastructure Connectivity and Investments.

32. Lalchand Rajput, former Indian Cricketer, has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Afghanistan National Cricket team.

33. Yasmin Sooka, South African Indian-Origin lawyer has been appointed as the Chairman of three member UN Commission (Committee) to Monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.

34. Jitu Rai, Indian shooter, clinched the Silver Medal in 10-metre air pistol even at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

35. 26th June is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Theme: Listen First

36. 26th June is International Day in Support of Victims and Nature.
Theme: Fighting Impunity 

37. India Couture Week 2016 (ICW) organised by FDCI (Fashion Design Council of India), will start on July 20. 
EK:
President of FDCI: Sunil Sethi

38. PM Narendra Modi launched the smart city mission involving 83 projects from 20 different cities in the country.     

39. US reocgnised India as a major defence partner and with excess to 99% of America's defence technologies, India became the only country outside US formal treaty allies to gain such an excess.

40. Guani Johannesson, a history professor, has Won Iceland's Presidential election.

41. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar gave its concent to for the purchase of 145 ultra-light Howitzers (ULTC) guns from the US which will cost 750 million dollars.

42. Now, the Panama Canal, allows bigger vessles to pass at a cost of $ 5.2 billion and which was inaugurated on 26th June 2016.

43. In its Budget for 2016-17, West Bengal government has proposed a 9.1% increase in tax collection. 

44. Zubaida Bai, an Indian Social entrepreneur, has been named among Ten '2016 Global Compact SDG Pioneers'. 

45. European Union has appointed Didier Seeuws to head the Union's special task force to negotiate Britain's exit.

46. India is to join the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full member. 

47. The Orissa, Sahitya Akademi Award winner in 1979 for his story book Akash Patata', Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo (90) passed away.

48. Muhammad Anas became the 100th member of contigent, when he qualified for the 400-metre event. The contigent to Rio-de-Jeniero.

49. The Archery Association of India (AAI) selected Atanu Das to represent the country in the Men's recurve event at the Rio Olympics. 

50. Congress appointed party Secretary Asha Kumari as the AICC in-charge of Punjab in place of Kamal Nath, who had resigned.

51. Celebratory firing in Marriages has been banned with immediate effect in Urban and Rural parts of Mathura district.

52. Over-8,000 boundary Pillars along the Indo Nepal border will be equipped with positioning system using Global Navigation Satellite System, allowing authorities for the first time to effectively manage the more than 1,700 km long porous boundary.    

Today's Word:
de-bil-i-tate
:to make (someone or something) weak
: to reduce the strength of (someone or something) 
de-bil-i-tat-ing
de-bil-i-ta-tion (noun)

Example:
The heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears.

Synonyms: Weaken, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, etolate, prostrate, soften, tire, waste

Antonyms: beef(up), fortify, strengthen