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Current Affairs of June 2013

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National News

Defence Minister A.K. Antony visited China in June. India and China decided to initiate trust-building such as expanding direct contact between the two militaries.

Mr. L.K. Advani of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) announced his resignation from all party posts. According to the United Nations, Kerala is the only state in India which remains in the very

high human development index (HDI) with respect to education, health and incomes.

The rank of India is at 141 in 2013 Global Page Index (GPI) out of 162 countries. Indias first technical university for women has been inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister

Sheila Dikshit.

The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation fell down to 4.7 percent in May 2013. The Union Cabinet has cleared the mental Health Care Bill, 2013. Cloudbursts broke over the Kedar Dome, the mountain north-west of Kedarnath Temple,

Uttarakhand.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a financial assistance of Rs. 1000 crore fromthe Prime Ministers National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to Uttarakhand for disaster.

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Kerala is on top in crime rate followedby Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has been elevated as Railway Miniter. Janata Dal United (JDU) broke their 17 year-old alliance with BJP in Bihar. According to Swiss National Banks report, India has slipped to the 70th position in terms of

money lying in Swiss Banks.

Six hill forts of Rajasthan Jaisalmer Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Gagaron Fort, Chittorgarh Fort,Amer Fort and Ranthambhore Fort were included in UNESCOs World Heritage List in the

37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone of the 850 MW Ratle Powerproject on the river Chenab in Kashmir.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) into India has been declined by 29 percent. The current account deficit (CAD) of India fell to 3.6 percent of GDP in the quarter January-

March, 2013.

P Sathasivam has been named the next Chief Justice of India succeeding Justice AltamasKabir.

The Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Najeeb Jung has been appointed as the newLieutenant-Government of Delhi. K.K. Paul and A.K. Singh have been appointed as the

Governors of Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar Island respectively.

Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh has inaugurated the 17.7 km-long Banihal-Qazigundsection of the ambitious mountain railway. Dr. Singh flagged off the first train which will run

across the 11.2 km tunnel, the longest in the country.


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India has placed successfully the IRNSS-1 A, countrys first dedicated navigation satellite inorbit with the help of PSLV-C22 rocket.

Union Cabinet approved a proposal for an ordinance on the National Food Security Bill. Bodh Gaya temple faced the serial blasts. Two were injured. The rupee falls to a historic low of 61.21 against the dollar. Honble President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the National Food Security

Ordinance.

International News

Mr. Hassan Rouhani became the new President of Iran. Massive protests have been broke out in Brazil of thousands of people frustrated by poor

transportation, health services, education and security.

The former CIA technical assistant Edward Snowden leaked that National Security Agency ofAmerica collects phone records and emails of people from different country including India

using the PRISM technology.

NATO handed over the responsibility for providing security cover to Afghanistans militaryofficially. USA-led NATO will pull out all forces by the end of 2014.

Mohammed Morsy, the first democratically elected President of Egypt, was deposed by theEgyptian military. The top judge of the constitutional court, Mr. Adly Mansour was sworn as

the interim leader.

Indian origin Mr. Srikant Srinivasan has been sworn as a judge in the US Court of Appeals forDC Circuit. He became first India-American judge in the second most powerful court of USA.

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani stepped down in favour of his sonSheikh Tamim for the first time in Arab history.

Kevin Rudd became the new Prime Minister of Australia succeeding Ms. Julia Gillard. British-made light weight electric powered car, Lola B1269/EZ has crossed the world land

speed record of 328.6 km/h for battery-run cars.

Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union (EU).

Sports Updates

Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix title 2013. India won the 2013 Champions Trophy beating hosts England in the final by 5 runs. Indian

opener Shikhar Dhawan was named the Man of the Tournament.


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India won the title of 17th Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East (BFAME) Championship2013 at Ahmedabad.

Punjab clinched the National Junior Mens Hockey Championship 2013. Justine Rose won the US Open Golf Tournament 2013. He became the first Englishman to

win this title.

Spain won the European under-21 football championship title 2013 beating Italy in the final. Boris Gelfand of Israel won the Tal Memorial chess tournament 2013 in Moscow, Russia. Indian Shooter Priyanshu Pandey won the double trap Gold at the 5th International Junior

Shotgun Cup 2013.

India won Silver medal at the Asian weightlifting championship 2013. Parimarjan Negi of India won the D.C. International chess tournament 2013. Hosts Brazil won the 2013 Confederation Cup Football Championship beating Spain in the

final.

Wimbledon Tournament 2013 Winners:

Mens Singles- Andy Murray of England Womens Singles- Marion Bartoli of France Mens Doubles- Mike and Bob Bryan of USA Womens Doubles- Peng Shuai of China and Suwei Hsieh of Taiwan Mixed Doubles- Kristina Mladenovic of France and Daniel Nestor of Canada

Prize and Award Winners

Indian journalist Vikash Jha has been presented with the 17th Indu Sharma Katha Samman2011 for his novel MaCluskieganj.

Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor has been conferred Knighthood in London. Ms. Vandana Gandhi, founder & CEO of British Orchard Nursery has received the Dubai

Governments coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence. British Orchard

Nursery is the only ISO-certified nursery chain of West Asia.

14th

IIFA Awards Winners:

The 14th

IIFA Award Awards ceremony was held in Macau, China. The winners are-

Best Film- Barfi Best Actor- Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi Best Actress- Vidya Balan for Kahaani


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Best Director- Anurag Basu for Barfi Best Supporting Actor- Anu Kapoor for Vicky Donor Best Supporting Actress- Anuskha Sharma for Jab Tak Hai Jaan Best Actor in a comic role- Abhishek Bachchan for Bol Bachchan Best Actor in a negative role- Rishi Kapoor for Agneepath IIFA Forever Award- Late Yash Chopra

Science and Technology

The Madeleine camera which was unveiled on 30 th June, 2013, is able to capture smell. Chinas defence scientists claimed that they have built the worlds fastest supercomputer

named Tianhe-2.

BBC News has reported that scientists have developed the worlds first high-resolution 3D digitalmodel of the human brain named BigBrain.

Researchers of Netherland Eindhoven University of Technology unveiled the worlds first solar-powered car Stella.

A 15-year-old schoolgirl from Canada named Ann Makosinki invented a flashlight which canproduce light just by using the warmth of the users hands.

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