Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 14 June 2016

The recap of the day covers important current affairs of the day like Malabar Exercise 2016, Draft Central Port Authorities Act 2016 and World Blood Donor Day among others.

•    India signed three bilateral agreements to strengthen co-operation with- Ghana

•    Three countries that participated in the Malabar Exercise 2016- India, United States and Japan

•    Renowned Hindi writer who died in June 2016 and was the Editor at All India Radio from 1962 to 1976- Mudrarakshasa

•    President of this country ordered an unannounced inspection in country’s Armed Forces to assess the readiness of military arsenals - Russia

•    This State government served Leave India notice to eight Chinese nationals working under a Thai company at the Dhamra Port in Bhadrak district - Odisha

•    The person who assumed charge as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court - Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad

•    She was unanimously appointed as the first women chairperson of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in Assam - Ranu Langthasa

•    The Central Port Authorities Act 2016 drafted by Ministry of Shipping will replace the Major Port Trust Act of - 1963

•    Union Government constituted a five member team to assess the existing water bodies, farm pond and other sources of irrigation in the selected districts of - Western Uttar Pradesh including Meerut and Muzaffarnagar

•    The e-ticketing company in which Ratan Tata recently invested is - Kyazoonga

•    Tata Power Co. Ltd recently signed an agreement to acquire - Welspun Renewables Energy Private Ltd

•    Microsoft Corporation recently announced that it is going to acquire – LinkedIn

•    The slogan of the 2016 World Blood Donors Day that was observed recently is - Share life, give blood

•    The theme of the 2016 World Blood Donors Day that was observed recently is - Blood connects us all

•    The districts, in which the Telangana government ordered to set up a Pharma City on 12500 acres of land- Rangareddy and Mahbubnagar  

•    The project on the river Ganga that is being developed between Allahabad and Haldia which cover a distance of 1620 kms- Jal Marg Vikas Project

•    The plan to link the chunks of synthetic DNA by making a researcher-created human genome that can control a cell in a lab dish- Human Genome Project-Write

•    This Mercedes racing driver won the 2016 Canada Grand Prix of Formula 1 title – Lewis Hamilton

•    Name of the service launched by the Indian Railways to provide for baby food items at stations and children’s menu items on trains – Janani Sewa

•    The founder chairman of Jet Airways who was elected to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Board of Governors for the 5th consecutive tenure – Naresh Goyal

•    Name of the cashless payment mechanism launched at toll plazas on National Highways by the National Highways Authority of India – FASTag

•    Consumer Price Index for May 2016 was pegged at – 5.76 percent

•    Name of the web portal and mobile app that will be launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development for IIT JEE aspirants – IITPAL