- Britain votes for "Brexit" i.e. to leave Eurozone.
- Britain Prime Minister David Cameron to step down.
- Delhi Government wants referendum on full statehood for the national capital.
- China insists on India signing NPT (Non Proliferation Treaty) before entry into the exclusive NSG (National Security Group).
- London Court of Arbitration asks Tata Sons to pay $1.17 billion in damages to NTT DoCoMo for "breach of agreement".
- The first online pan-India tea auction "Sale 25" hit a technical snag. Auction was to be held on six centres - Kolkata, Guwahati, Siliguri, Kochi, Conoor, and Coimbatore.
- Vision 2018 - RBI's vision document to increase use of electronic payments by all sections of society. In April, share of electronic payments was 27%, up from 8% in March 2012. Unified Payment Interface and Payment System Advisory Council are also in the works.
- Centre pilots a program to reduce pollution with 10 CNG retro-fitted two-wheelers. The pilot starts in Delhi. Two-wheelers cause 32% of pollution from the trasportation sector. Delhi has around 5 lakh CNG-run private cars and 3-lakh CNG run commercial vehicle.
- Indian Internet and e-commerce received funding of $8.5 billion from private investors in 2015 as per Venture Intelligence. Amazon India, in the same period, reported operating cash flow of $11.9 billion and free cash flow of $7.3 billion.
- Kazuhiro Tsuga - President, Panasonic Corp - $66billion Japanese conglomerate.
- Anil Kumble, former Indian Captain, appointed India's head coach by BCCI for one year. BCCI = Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Source: Google.com, Livemint.com
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