For the benefit of NDA & NA (II) Exam 2017 aspirants, the Jagran Josh is providing the important current affairs events that happened in June 2017. They are as follows –
National & States
• The scheme of the West Bengal Government that won the first prize in United Nations Public Service Award for Asia Pacific is - Kanyashree Prakalpa
• The National space agency ISRO on 23 June 2017 successfully launched India’s ‘Cartosat-2 Series’ satellite and these many co-passenger payloads – 30
• This state in June 2017 decided to totally use Godavari waters for Krishna delta for the current kharif season - Andhra Pradesh
• This state has become the first state to provide electricity to every home – Kerala
• Winner of the Prime Minister’s Yoga Award 2017 - Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute
• Helpline launched by CRPF for Kashmiris’ across India – Madadgaar
• The railway station that will soon become India’s first railway station to be redeveloped in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode is - Habibganj Railway Station
• India’s first smartcard-based Public Bicycle Sharing initiative Trin Trin was launched in – Mysuru
• India’s GDP growth in the financial year 2016-17 was - 7.1 per cent
World Events
• India signed a joint declaration to build an 'Energy Bridge' with this country - Russia
• This country has unveiled the world’s first railless train that runs on a virtual track – China
• International Yoga Day was celebrated world-wide on 21 June 2017 with the theme - Yoga for Health
• World Refugee Day (WRD) is observed every year on - 20 June
• The Scandinavian country that recently committed to become a net-zero carbon emission emitter by 2045 – Sweden
• The novel authored by David Grossman that won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize is - A Horse Walks Into a Bar
• The two nations who were included into the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) as permanent member - India & Pakistan
• The 17th Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) submit that concluded on 9 June 2017 was held in - Astana, Kazakhstan
• Country that hosted the 2017 G7 summit – Italy
• India hosted a two-day India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Conference in - Suva, Fiji
• Theme of 2017 World Oceans Day - Our Oceans, Our Future
Persons in News
• The Nigerian musician who was recently named by UNESCO as Human Living Treasure is - Victor Uwaifo
• Father of India's Nuclear Fusion who died recently - Predhiman Krishan Kaw
• The Indian anti-hunger activist is chosen for the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award is - Ankit Kawatra
• He was recently re-nominated by India for another term as the Judge of the International Court of Justice - Dalveer Bhandari
• The player declared as the Player of the Series at the recently concluded 2017 ICC Champions Trophy is - Hasan Ali
• This noted Telugu and Urdu poet and writer, a Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee, passed away on 12 June 2017 - C Narayana Reddy
• First Indian woman to be elected as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) - Neeru Chadha
• The author of the book titled Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature is - Jairam Ramesh
• Name the Indian who was felicitated by Nepal for becoming the first Indian to scale Mount Everest for a record six times - Love Raj Singh
• This Indian sportsperson is the only one to feature among the world's 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list – Virat Kohli
• He was elected as the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal on 6 June 2017 - Sher Bahadur Deuba
• The Indian who has joined the United Nations initiative titled Super Dads’ is - Sachin Tendulkar
Sports
• The football club recently won the Coupe de France for the record 11th time is - Paris Saint-Germain
• The Indian badminton player who won the 2017 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Singles title is - B. Sai Praneeth
• The winner of the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix is - Sebastian Vettel
• The football club that won the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League title is - Real Madrid
• The two nations that were recently given the status of test-playing nation by the International Cricket Council are - Ireland and Afghanistan
• The winner of the 2017 Indonesia Open Super Series Premier title is - Kidambi Srikanth
• The player declared as the Player of the Series at the recently concluded 2017 ICC Champions Trophy is - Hasan Ali
• The winner of the 2017 French Open Men’s Singles title is - Rafael Nadal
• The winner of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was recently held in South Korea is – England
• The winners of the 2017 French Open Women's Doubles title are - Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova
• The winner of the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix is - Lewis Hamilton
• India’s Rohan Bopanna in June 2017 won the mixed doubles title of the French Open of Tennis with his Canadian teammate - Gabriela Dabrowski
• Cricketer who was recently inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame - Muttiah Muralidaran
