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| Sarkari Naukri |
1. India test-fired its indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) for the first time from Chandipur, Odisha.
2. India has been ranked 45th, down four notches from last year, in terms of competitiveness in the annual rankings compiled by International Institute for Management Developments (IMD). Hong Kong has topped this list.
3. The World Bank has projected a strong 7.2 per cent GDP growth rate for India this year against 6.8 per cent growth in 2016.
4. According to the Global financial institution HSBC, India’s economic growth is expected to remain flat at 7.1 per cent in current fiscal.
5. Nepal’s Ministry of Energy signed a MoU with China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) for the development of the much-touted 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project.
6. Javelin thrower Anu Rani smashed her own national record en route to winning the gold medal on the fourth and final day of the 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships.
7. Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth defeated Indonesian Jonatan Christie to win the Thailand Open men’s singles title.
8. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid crushed Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff to become the first team to retain the European Cup in the Champions League era.
9. The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram as one among the 17 districts for MGNREGA annual award.
10. The World Environment Day (WED) was observed on 5 June 2017 with the year’s theme ‘Connecting People to Nature.
