Current Affairs June 2013

: Current Affairs June 2013 :

: National :

 The East Central Railway zone has achieved a record earning of Rs 1634.52 crore in 2012-13 fiscal

 On 27th June 2013 US Senate passed landmark Immigration Bill

 Union Government raised Rice Support Price by 4.8 Percent

 The government approved the Mumbai Metro Line-3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) Corridor

 Prime Minister of India Flagged Off Banihal- Qazigund Rail Link in J&K

 India Third Most Attractive Destination for Investment in the World: UNCTAD

 Kevin Rudd sworn in as new Australian Prime Minister

 US Announced 150000 US Dollar Financial Aid for Uttarakhand

 Muthoot Finance Got In-Principal Approval from RBI to Establish White Label ATMs

 Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity by Forbes on 26 June 2013

 Health Ministry launched Free Drug Service and Free Diagnostics Service

 China Organised First Classroom Lecture from Space for Students

 Scientists Discovered a New Species of Burying Beetle from the Solomon Islands

 Britain introduces a new scheme under which Indians and Pakistanis are required to pay 4600 US dollars more for visa

 At the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival Russian Film, The Major won Golden Goblet

 International Olympic Day was celebrated across the world on 23 June 2013

 UK and China signed a three-year deal to swap their currencies worth 200bn Yuan

 The largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013, called the Supermoon was observed on 23 June 2013

 Nik Wallenda Became First Man To successfully completed walking the 2-inch thick cable across Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon on 23 June 2013

 Global Prices of Fish Increased to Record High in May 2013

 Indian Money in Swiss Banks Dropped to Record Low: Swiss National Bank

 World Music Day observed on 21 June

 Stranded Unusual Blue Jellyfish Discovered Near Newquay, Cornwall

 Tata Power Commissioned a 1 MW Geothermal Plant in Australia

 A relief fund of 1000 crore rupees was announced for disaster relief to Uttrakhand by the Government of India.

 Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia on 19 June 2013 inaugurated the premium extraction plant Tamil Nadu.

 Indian Air Force received its First Boeing C-17 Globemaster

 20 June was observed as the World Refugee Day across the world

 Kedarnath Temple, One of the Holiest Shrines of Hindus Shut Down for One Year

 First-Ever Chinese Film Festival Inaugurated in New Delhi

 The number of Internet users in India is likely to nearly triple from 125 million in 2011 to 330 million by 2016

 Chinese Developed supercomputer called Tianhe-2 is the fastest computer of the world

 Amol Rajan the 29-year-year-old Indian-Origin Became First Non-White Editor of the Independent

 Tamil Actor-director Manivannan passed away

 Ratan Tata Appointed as Chief Advisor of AirAsia India, Mittu Chandilya Named as CEO

 Bahukutumbi Raman, One of the Founders of RAW, Died at 77

 30 Marine Stations to be set-up in Tamil Nadu

 Price of petrol went up by 2 rupees in India due to devaluation of rupee

 Government target to achieve 80 percent Literacy Rate by 2017 with Focus on Female Education

 World Blood Donor Day observed on 14 June

 Maharashtra Govt decided Setting up of Education Commissionerates for Tribals

 Dubai Inaugurated Tallest Twisted Tower of the World Called Cayan Tower

 Sneha Singh is the first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point

 BSNL decided to put an end to the 160 years old Telegram Services in India

 French Nuclear Reactors will be First Tested in China, then Supplied to Maharashtra

 Industrial production growth declined to 2 per cent in April 2013 due to dismal performance of various sectors

 Arianespace to launch India's INSAT-3D spacecraft on July 26

 The Karnataka state government amended the Karnataka Police Act, 1963

 Scientists from Jadavpur University developed New Prospective Biomaterial for Bone Formation

 The world’s tallest twisted tower, the Infinity Tower was launched in Dubai

 Sreesanth, Ankeet and 17 others accused in IPL Spot-Fixing case were granted bail by a Delhi Court

 Qatar has the highest density of millionaires in the world : report

 Reliance Industries (RIL) Announced to Invest 1.5 Lakh Crore Rupees over Next Three Years

 Novel City of Bohane by Kevin Barry won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013

 Union Government clarified Rule for Multibrand Retail Entry

 Esther Williams, the Competitive Swimmer and Movie Actress Died at 91

 Union Govt re-constituted NAC, Aruna Roy replaced by tribal expert Virginius Xaxa

 Japan successfully tested the L0 Series Maglev Bullet Train

 Microsoft released its updated version of its Windows 8 operating system known as Windows 8.1

 Susan Elizabeth Rice was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama

 Gold Coins Dating Back to the Gupta Period Unearthed in West Bengal

 MoU Signed Between DGFT and Government of Delhi to Use e-BRC

 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries got the final approval from USFDA for generic testosterone cypionate injection

 The Prime Minister of India, visited Japan on 27-30 May 2013

 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) to start wage negotiation.

 The White Tiger Safari at the Nandankanan Zoological Park, Odisha was reopened on 4 June 2013

 The Union Cabinet of India approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013.

 The largest soft-drink maker of the world Coca-Cola opened its bottling plant in Myanmar on 4 June 2013

 World Environment Day was observed around the world, theme for this year 2013 was Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Food print

 India's foodgrain production registered an impressive growth of over 30 percent

 For the First Time US slapped sanction on Iran's currency

 Indian Skipper MS Dhoni received the ICC ODI Championship Shield

 At The age of 15 Raghav Joneja became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest

 On 4 June 2013 Over 65 countries of the world signed the Arms Trade Treaty

 The World Gold Council Established its complete local unit in India

 Jiah Khan, the 25-year old Bollywood actress died

 On 2 June 2013 Rami Hamdallah Appointed as the New Prime Minister of Palestine

 The Ministry of Human Resource Development launched a Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K students

 Researchers from (NTU) in Singapore developed new and Cheap Camera Sensor That Will Not Need flash

 The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M. Veerappa Moily launched the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme in 18 districts

 India is developing guided bombs or Glide bombs for its fighter jets

 Infosys appointed N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Board

 India and Nepal agreed to address Each other’s security concerns and curb illegal activities across the open border

                  

                                     : Business:

 Ford EcoSport launched in India at Rs 5.59 lakh

 Fiat introduces 7-seater 500L Living

 Renault launches diesel variant of Scala at Rs 8.29 lakh

 Porsche, the German Auto Marque, launched the second-gen Cayman S in India at 92.27 Lakh .

: Sports :

 43 years old Darren Lehmann has been appointed coach of Australian Cricket team

 India Win the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham with a five-run victory

 Manjeet Singh bagged a Silver medal for India at the 3rd China Open boxing tournament

 India won Silver in Archery World Cup in Turkey

 Asian Athletic Championship will be held in Pune.

 Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports approved Several Projects in the Country

 Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart in the German cup 2013 in Berlin for (3-2)

: Honours And Awards :

 Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award on 28 June 2013

 Ashok Shah and Vijay Chaudhary won the Award at the World Street Food Congress

: Personalities :

 Sujata Singh a 1976 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer to be the new Foreign Secretary

 Subramanian Ramadorai, Former Head of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India

 Carnatic vocalist Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad passed away

: Technology :

 Videocon launched a new smartphone in India - A55HD at Rs 13,499

 The world's slimmest Smartphone: Huawei Ascend P6

 On 9 June 2013 Apple unveiled new software called iOS7

: Astronomy :

 Scientists find neighbour star with 6 planets, 3 of them capable of supporting life

 Chinese astronauts land safely after 15-days space programme

 NASA and Italian Space Agency on 20 June 2013 Signed Agreement on Exploration of Mercury

 NASA the US Space agency selected Eight New Astronaut, out of which 4 are women .