30 June 2016 Current Affairs
Rodrigo Duterte Sworn In As Philippines PresidentÂ
“Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines’ 16th president on 30 June inside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila. He will have a six-year term. The first Mindanaoan president of the country, Duterte succeeds Benigno Aquino III. He is the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and was mayor of Davao City for seven terms, totaling more than 22 years span.In the 2016 presidential election of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte had emerged victorious by a landslide victory. He had secured 39% (15.36 million) of the votes and was followed by Mar Roxas 23% (9.27 million) votes and Grace Poe with 22% (8.6 million) votes.”
India-Israel Co-developed MR-SAM Missile Successfully Test-Fired
India on 30 June successfully test-fired a medium range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Odisha coast.The MR-SAM was co-developed by the Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL) of DRDO in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).The missile consists of Multi-Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR) system for detection, tracking and guidance. The MR-SAM has strike ranges from 50 to 70 km. Once inducted into Indian Armed forces, it will provide the users capability to neutralise any aerial threats. Earlier in December 2015, Indian Navy had successfully test launched the long range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM), also developed with Israel’s assistance. The test was undertaken on the Western Seaboard by INS Kolkata.
Union Railway Ministry Launches Nivaran Portal
The Union Railway Ministry has launched Nivaran portal, an online system for redressal of service related grievance of serving and former Railway employees. It was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu at function held on 30 June in Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
Union HRD Ministry Launches Teacher Education Portal Prashikshak
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani on 30 June launched the Prashikshak, a teacher education portal, with a vision to strengthen District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) and bring quality teachers into the Indian school education system.