International Olympic Day was observed on June 23rd.
Theme for this year is 'Olympic Games and Youth'.
The first Olympic Day was celebrated on 23 June 1948.
The 3rd Youth Olympics will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October, 2018.
India is the largest borrower from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), with the total project portfolios of US$4.4 Billion.
The third Annual Meeting of AIIB is being organized by Government of India, in collaboration with Government of Maharashtra at Mumbai.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.
It is headquartered in Beijing, China.
President of the AIIB- Jin Liqun
Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh secured the first three ranks respectively.
Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada was India's cleanest big city while the fastest mover big city tag was given to Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, which has come up to rank 32 from 356.
The tag of India's best city in citizens' feedback was given to Kota in Rajasthan, best city in innovation and best practices to Nagpur in Maharashtra, best city in solid waste management to Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, cleanest medium city to Mysuru in Karnataka and cleanest small city to the New Delhi Municipal Council area.
The Swachh Sarvekshan 2018 assessed 4,203 urban local bodies.
The survey was organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the aegis of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
Borna Coric defeated Roger Federer in the Halle Open final.
Roger Federer also lost World No.1 spot to Rafael Nadal.
The Halle Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
WhatsApp is working on setting up a 24-hour customer support for users of its payments services .
Payments users will be able to contact the support team via e-mail and a toll-free number.
The Reserve Bank of India has mandated all payment system operators to ensure that data related to payments is stored only in India giving firms six months to comply with it.
Governemnt of Haryana has announced setting up of "Yog Aayog" in the state.
The 'Yog Aayog' will promote yoga in the state.
'Raahgiri' programme are also being organised fortnightly or monthly in all the districts of Haryana to promote physical development.
Capital of Haryana- Chandigarh
Governor of Haryana- Kaptan Singh Solanki
Chief Minister- Manohar Lal Khattar
India and Bangladesh have agreed to institute a Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) as an annual feature between the two Navies.
It will enhance operational interaction between both Navies.
It will include port calls, passage exercises along with capacity building, capability enhancement and training initiatives
The Indian Navy regularly conducts CORPATs with Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral- Sunil Lanba
Lewis Hamilton reclaimed the world championship lead with a dominant victory in the French Grand Prix 2018.
The 2018 French Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France.
Airports Authority of India has proposed to set up a water aerodrome in the Chilika lagoon , Odisha.
The water aerodrome will come up in an area of open water to be used regularly by seaplanes or amphibious aircraft. SpiceJet has been short-listed for setting up the facility, the first of its kind in the state.
Odisha Capital- Bhubaneswar
Governor of Odisha- Ganeshi Lal
CM of Odisha- Naveen Patnaik
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will replace the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the official partner for the second edition of the 'Make in Odisha' industrial conclave.
CII was the official partner for industrial promotion of the state government since 2015.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is an association of business organisations in India.
It is headquartered in New Delhi.
FICCI President- Rashesh Shah