International Affairs
Today (13th June) is International
Albinism Awareness Day
Theme of the year 2016 :Celebrate
Diversity, Promote Inclusiveness and Protect Rights of People with Albinism.
President
Pranab Mukherjee reaches Ghana capital Accra on the first leg of his 3-Nation tour to Africa
Mukherjee
became the first Indian President to
visit Ghana.
This
tour comes as a part of India’s ‘Outreach
toAfrica’ initiative.
Note :
This is the first leg of his tour of three African nations which also includes
first visits to Cote D'Ivoire
and Namibia.
Norway
has
become the first country in the world
to prohibit deforestation
In
this regard, Norwegian Parliament had pledged to make government’s public
procurement policy deforestation-free.
The
step was taken by Norwegian Government based on official recommendations of
Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Energy and Environment as part of
the Action Plan on Nature Diversity.
MOUs & Agreements
Ghana
and
India have singed 3 agreements after Bilateral talks
between President Pranab Mukherjel and his Ghana counter part John Mahama
First agreement
: Exemptions on visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports.
Second agreement
: MOU between India and Ghana on the establishment of a joint commission.
Note :
The Joint Commission framework will periodically review various aspects of the
multi-dimensional relationship between the two countries.
Third agreement
: Cooperation between both countries foreign ministries.
National Affairs
Vasantrao
Naik Shetkari Swavalamban Mission (VNSSM), a Task Force on Farmers,
submitted its report to Maharashtra
Government
The
taskforce appointed to address agrarian issues has suggested a five-point
agenda to bring at least 80 percent of farmers into the institutional credit
net.
This task-force was headed by : Kishore Tiwari (agriculture expert)
The Bombay High Court cleared the release of the most
controversial movie "Udta Punjab"
whose makers were locked in a dispute with the Central Board of Film
Certification
The
Jammu and Kashmir government has banned all types of "private airborne
activity" within one kilometre of any security installation in
Jammu for 60 days.
Further,
prior permission would be mandatory for such activities in other areas of the
district.
This
follows an Indian Air Force alert that terrorists may be planning to use
"sub-conventional methods" like paragliding and parachutes.
In
the light of the recent class XII Bihar board results scandal, the Bihar Education Department has
launched ‘Operation
Clean Up’, under which all the 228 B.Ed colleges of the state will be
probed.
The
department will also inspect “10+2, degree colleges and even coaching
institutes” to ensure the quality of education.
Awards & Honors
Indian American author Akhil Sharma today won the prestigious 2016 International Dublin Literary Award for his
semi-autobiographical novel “Family
Life.”
Family
Life is Sharma’s second novel and took him 13 years to write.
The
novel traces the journey of a family that emigrates from New Delhi to New York,
where one brother is left severely brain-damaged after a tragedy strikes.
Business & Economy
India's Consumer
Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of May climbed to5.76% from the 5.47% recorded in April,
marking a 17-month high
Malaysia's
first Sharia-compliant airline Rayani
Air, owned by an ethnic Indian Hindu couple, was shut down today after
failing to adhere to aviation rules.
The
government is planning to make purity
stamping, or hallmarking, mandatory for all jewellery shops in India to
protect consumers from getting duped on the quality of gold.
Once
made mandatory, jewellers will be made accountable and jewellery shops will
have to sell hallmarked certified gold jewellery.
Consumer Affairs Minister : Ram Vilas Paswan
The markets regulator
SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has put in place a stricter KYC (Know Your Customer) norms
and disclosure regime forParticipatory
Notes (P-Notes).
Important Points to Note :
P-Notes
are offshore/overseas derivative instruments (ODIs) issued by registered
foreign institutional investors (FII) to overseas investors.
They
provide easier and cost-effective route to foreign investors to invest in
Indian markets without directly registering as Foreign Portfolio Investors
(FPIs).
The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has notified the
increase in the limits of foreign portfolio investors in YES Bank from
60% to 74% under the portfolio investment scheme
The
increase follows the approval granted by the Cabinet Committee of Economic
Affairs (CCEA) / Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on May 25 besides
deregulation of FDI policy allowing fungibility across FDI / FPI limits.
Science & Technology
China
has
successfully launched a 23rd Bei Dou
Navigation Satellite to support its global navigation and positioning
network
The
satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest
China’s Sichuan Province on board of Long March-3C carrier rocket.
It
is the 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, which is being
developed as an alternative to GPS (Global Positioning System) of
US.
It
was the 229th launch of the Long March carrier rocket.
Deaths
Veteran theatre personality, playwright and doyen of Assam’s
mobile theatre movement Achyut Lahkar
(85) passed away
Note :
He was considered as the father of the Bhryamyman or Mobile Theatre of Assam.
Sports
India
clinch
ODI series against Zimbabwe with
eight wickets win in the second ODI at Harare.
The
Indian 4x400m men's relay team set
a new national record, clocking 3:02.17 secs, at the International Sprint and
Relay Teams Cup in Erzurum, Turkey.
They
broke the previous record of 3:02.62 secs, which was set at the 1998 Bangkok
Asian Games.
Note :
The team is currently ranked 17th worldwide, with the world's top 16 eligible
to participate in the Olympics.
The Badminton
Association of India (BAI) announced a cash reward of ₹10 lakh
for shuttler Saina Nehwal after
she won the Australian Open Super
Series in Sydney yesterday.
Saina
defeated Chinese shuttler Sun Yu to win her first title this year.
Australian Super Series 2016 Winners
Men's Singles :
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Denmark)
Women's Singles
: Saina Nehwal (India)
Men's Doubles
: Markus Fernaldi Gideon (Indonesia) and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
Women's Doubles
: Bao Yixin (China) and Chen Qingchen (China)
Mixed Doubles
: Lu Kai (China) and Huang Yaqiong (China)
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