cuurent affairs june

Ø  JAIRAM RAMESH TO RELEASE UNEP REPORT ON “GREEN ECONOMY AND THE FOREST”

World Environment Day, 5th June is observed each year throughout the world, to focus attention on emerging environmental issues, and to induce public action. For 2011 UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) has given the theme "Forests: Nature at Your Service" in alignment with the UN International Year of Forests, 2011.

Ø  CSO released quarterly estimates of GDP and Revised annual estimates of National Income 2010-11

Growth rates in various sectors are as follows: ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ (6.6 per cent), ‘mining and quarrying’ (5.8 per cent), ‘manufacturing’ (8.3 per cent), ‘electricity, gas and water supply’ (5.7 per cent) ‘construction’ (8.1 per cent), 'trade, hotels, transport and communication' (10.3 per cent), 'financing, insurance, real estate and business services' (9.9 per cent), and 'community, social and personal services' (7.0 per cent).

Ø 
CANADA-INDIA INNOVATION SUMMIT AT OTTAWA

Ø  INDIA LISTED AMONG TOP FOUR WEALTH CREATORS

In its annual Global Wealth Report, management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group has listed the U.S., China, the U.K. and India as the nations showing the largest absolute gains in wealth in 2010.India has emerged among the four fastest wealth creator countries in the world and its growth momentum is expected to gather further steam going forward, a global study has said.

Ø  WORLD BANK FUNDS FOR GANGA PROJECT

The Wold Bank has approved $ 1 billion as credit and loan to support India’s efforts to clean the iconic Ganga river.

Ø  GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO CHECK FOOD WASTAGE

           The Committee will be chaired by Shri Rajiv Aggarwal, Secretary, Consumer Affairs

Ø  National Rural Livelihood Mission launched in BANSWARA RAJASTHAN

Ø  NYT gets first ever woman Executive Editor

The New York Times broke with its 160-year history on June 01 when it appointed, for the first time ever, a woman Executive Editor, Jill Abramson

Ø  The ‘National Legal E-Library’ project of the Government is to be dedicated to the nation on 15 August 2011. Dr. M Veerappa Moily, the Minister of Law & Justice had proposed the need for the formulation of a ‘National Legal e-library’

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NADAL WINS FRENCH OPEN, EQUALS BORG'S RECORD

Rafael Nadal of Spain won a record-equalling sixth French Open title when he beat Roger Federer of Switzerland

Ø  FIRST GRAND SLAM FOR CHINA, LI NA CREATES HISTORY

China’s long wait for a Grand Slam champion ended June 04, when Li Na beat Francesca Schiavone in the French Open final.

Ø  SUNIL VASUDEVA'S NAME HAS BEEN FINALLY CLEARED FOR APPOINTMENT AS THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION (ONGC)

Ø  SUNIL MITRA APPOINTED FINANCE SECRETARY

            Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra on 1 June took charge as the Finance Secretary in place of Sushama Nath, who superannuated on May 31 following the completion of her extended tenure.

Ø  ASHOK CHAWLA TO BE NEXT CCI CHAIRMAN

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has proposed the name of former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla as the next Chairman of the anti-trust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Ø  10TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON AIDS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific will be convened 26-30 August 2011 in Busan, the Republic of Korea. The theme of the event is “Different Voices, United Action”

Ø  13TH EUROPEAN AIDS CONFERENCE

Europe. It will take place 12-15 October 2011 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Ø  16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND STI IN AFRICA

It will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4-8 December 2011, under the theme “Own, scale-up and sustain.”

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WORLD IPV6 DAY CELEBRATED | ALL MAJOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL OFFER IPV6 SERVICES BY DECEMBER, 2011

Sh. R Chandrashekhar, Secretary (Telecom) released the first India IPv6 (Internet Protocol IPv6 )Task Force Newsletter and technical compendium on IPv6 activities at a function held in Sanchar Bhawan on the occasion of World IPv6 day, 8th June, 2011

Ø  KERALA TO BECOME FIRST STATE TO ISSUE UID TO ALL CITIZENS

Ø  WARSHIP INS KABRA JOINS INDIAN NAVY

India's latest warship 'INS Kabra' was on June 08 commissioned at Naval Base in Kochi by Vice Admiral K N Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command.

Ø  UN INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE COOPERATIVES (2012)

The Conference of Cooperative Ministers of States and Union Territories was organised in New Delhi.The Conference has been organised in the backdrop of United Nations Declaration to observe 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives.

Ø  12 JUNE 2011 WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR

Ø  100TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE, 1-17 JUNE 2011

The member States of the ILO meet annually at the International Labour Conference, held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ø  COLUM MCCANN WINS IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

Irish writer Colum McCann’s Let The Great World Spin, a novel set in the shadow of Philippe Petit’s 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center, has won the 2011 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, one of the world’s most lucrative book prizes.

Ø  K.M. SURYANARAYANA APPOINTED NEW DG FOR NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICES

Ø  ANZ BANK OPENS FIRST BRANCH IN INDIA

The Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Bank on 16 June said it has commenced banking operations in India by inaugurating its maiden branch in the country’s financial capital.

Ø  INDIA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEMOCRACY AND ELECTION MANAGEMENT (IIDEM) LAUNCHED AT ECI

The Election Commission of India June 17th launched the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management- an advanced resource centre of learning, research, training and extension for participatory democracy and election management.

Ø  GREEN ENERGY AWARDS FOR INDIANS

 Two Indian companies have been awarded this year’s Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, claimed to be Britain most prestigious green energy awards.The winning Indian companies are Abellon Clean Energy Ltd. and Husk Power Systems.

Ø  BAN KI-MOON GETS SECOND TERM AS U.N. CHIEF

Ø  INDIA, RUSSIA INK PACT TO BOOST APPAREL, TEXTILE INDUSTRIES

India and Russia have signed a pact to boost investment and trade in textile industries in both the countries. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here on Tuesday by the Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC) and Russian Union of Entrepreneurs of Textiles and Light Industry.

Ø  RBI DEPUTY GOVERNOR SHYAMALA GOPINATH RETIRES

Ø  WORLD RICE OUTPUT IN 2011 ESTIMATED AT 476 MN TONNES: FAO

Ø  WESTERN GHATS TO BE INSCRIBED IN WORLD HERITAGE LIST NEXT YEAR

            The serial sites of Western Ghats will be inscribed in the World Heritage List next year.The 36th session of the World Heritage Committee of Unesco in Bangkok will make the announcement, V.B. Mathur,

Ø  12TH IIFA AWARDS 2011 WINNERS LIST

Best Film - Dabangg
Best Debut - Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
Best screenply - Abhinav Kashyap & Dilip Shukla - Dabangg
Best Playback Female Singar - Mamta sarma - Dabangg(Munni)
Best Playback Male Singar - rahat fateh ali khan - Dabangg(tere mast mast do nain)
Best performance in Negative role - Sonu sood - dabangg
Best music director - Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit - Dabangg
Best Costume Designing - Niharika Khan - Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Action - S. Vijayan - Dabangg
Best Makeup - Banu (For Rajnikant) - Robot
Best Background Score - Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy - My Name Is Khan
Best Song Recording - Vijay Dayal and Ainvayi Ainvayi - Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Choreography Award - Farah Khan - Munni Badnam for Dabangg
Best Editing - Namrata Rao - Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Sound Recording - Pritam Das - Love, Sex Aur Dhokha
Best Sound Re-recording - Leslie Fernandes - Dabangg
Best Cinematography - Sudeep Chatterjee - Guzaarish
Best Art Direction - Sabu Cyril - Robot
Best Special Effects -Indian Artists - Robot

Ø  MICHAEL NOBBS APPOINTED CHIEF INDIAN HOCKEY COACH

Ø  FRANCE'S CHRISTINE LAGARDE NAMED FIRST WOMAN IMF CHIEF

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was elected as the first woman head of the International Monetary Fund

Ø  INDIA SLIPS TO WORLD’S 4TH LARGEST STEEL MAKER’ SPOT IN 2010

India slipped one step to become the fourth largest steel producer in the world in 2010 with 68.3 million tonnes (MT) production, according to World Steel Association (WSA)

Ø  LONGEST SEA BRIDGE OPENS IN CHINA

The world's longest sea bridge, spanning 36.48 km across the mouth of the Jiaozhou Bay in eastern Shandong Province, opened to traffic on Thursday, four years after construction started.