CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

30 June 2013

Anil Goswami, a Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS

officer took over as the Union Home Secretary. He

succeeded Raj Kumar Singh and became first

bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir to be

appointed as Home Secretary.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has won the British

Formula One Grand Prix.

Brazil won (3-0) the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 against Spain in the final

match for the third time. Fernando José Torres of Spain was awarded with the

Golden Boot Award, while Fred of Brazil won the Silver Boot Award. The Bronze

Boot Award was given away to Neymar.

29 June 2013

Indian Space Research Organisation’s scientists

will establish navigation satellite system for

India (IRNSS 1A). The project was estimated at a

cost of 1420 crores rupees. The first of the IRNSS

satellites is scheduled go into space aboard the

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 1 July 2013.

India will host ICC World Twenty20 for the first

time in 2016 and its fourth 50-over World Cup in 2023 by ICC (International Cricket

Council), also got the chance to host the second edition of ICC World Test

Championship scheduled in February-March 2021. The inaugural edition of the Test

Anil Goswami

Championship will be hosted by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) June-July

2017.

Afghanistan becomes the eighth Asian nation and the 38th overall to get the

Associate membership of ICC.

India and United Kingdom decided to develop the Bangalore-Mumbai Economic

Corridor project in close association with private companies from Britain.

Statistics Day was celebrated across India. This day is celebrated on the occasion of

Birth anniversary of Late Prof PC Mahalanobis.

28 June 2013

P. Sathasivam was appointed as the next Chief Justice of

India. The 64 year old Sathasivam will succeed the

incumbent Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir, who will

superannuate on 18 July 2013 from his office. He became

the 40th Chief Justice of India and serves the nation till 26

April 2014.

INS Trikand was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice

Admiral R K Dhowan, the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy.

1979 batch IAS officer Bimal Julka is appointed as the Secretary of Ministry of

Information & Broadcasting. He will succeed Uday Kumar Varma, who will retire

from his office on 30 June 2013.

European Union leaders on 28 June 2013 have signed a deal of a 1.3 trillion dollar

for seven-year budget from 2014-2020.

The book entitled Ziauddin Barni’s Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi was released by the vice

president of India Hamid Ansari. The book is brought out by Rampur Raza Library,

Rampur (UP).

Japan got its first MOX Nuclear Shipment port since Fukushima which was arrived

from France loaded with reprocessed nuclear fuel.

P. Sathasivam

Union Cabinet of India gave its approval to the proposal for the GSAT-15

communication satellite project. The total cost involved in the project is 859.5 crore

rupees including launch services.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared the proposal of

Department of Health Research under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for

the setting up of 10 Regional Labs, 30 State Level Labs and 120 Medical College

Level Labs under the scheme of Establishment of a network of Laboratories for

Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamities. The scheme is estimated to cost 646.83

crore rupees during the 12th Five Year Plan.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received the prestigious United Nations

Public Service Award.

27 June 2013

Kevin Rudd on 27 June 2013 was sworn in as Australia’s

new prime minister.

Drayson Racing Technologies established the new world

record on Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's

(FIA) world electric land speed record with top speed of 328.6 km per hour.

26 June 2013

The Union government has banned three major

medicines— anti-diabetes drug pioglitazone, painkiller

analgin and anti-depressant deanxit.

Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi flagged off first

train which connects Banihal in Jammu with Qazigund

in Kashmir.

Kevin Rudd

A survey conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(UNCTAD) revealed that India was the third most attractive destination for

investment in the world.

Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity by

Forbes.

The United Nations General Assembly declared 26 June as the

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in

the year 1987.

25 June 2013

Pipavav Port located in Saurashtra, Gujarat Regained Top Position in Seafood

Exports for Second Consecutive Year on the basis of quantity.

The book called The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson by Michael Bush, the

personal assistant and designer of Michael Jackson won the gold medal from the

Independent Publisher Book Awards in Pop Culture/Lifestyle category.

The government floated a draft Bill demanding setting up of 12 river basin

authorities in the country to settle discordances and prevent deluge and pollution in

inter-state rivers. The bill named as Draft River Basin Management Bill.

After victory in ICC Champions Trophy 2013, India

maintained the top most position in ICC ODI rankings

with 123 points.

Connaught Place, the marketplace located in Delhi has

been ranked fifth in the list of world’s most expensive

office market.

The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani

has handed over power to his son Sheikh Tamin.

Oprah Winfrey

Sheikh Tamin

24 June 2013

Darren Lehmann has been appointed as coach of Australian

Cricket team.

The Vice President of India released a book entitled

Healing Memories: Civilizations in Dialogue. The book is

edited by Zeenat Shaukat Ali.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited India.

23 June 2013

Britain planned to introduce a new scheme under which Indians and Pakistanis are

required to pay 4600 US dollars more for visa.

Russian film ‘The Major’ won Golden Goblet for best feature film at the 16th

Shanghai International Film Festival.

The United Nations General Assembly designated 23 June as the UN Public Service

Day in its resolution.

International Olympic Day was celebrated across the world on 23 June to promote

sports participation across the world.

Nik Wallenda successfully completed walking the 2-inch

thick cable across Little Colorado River Gorge near the

Grand Canyon.

The largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013,

called the Supermoon was observed as it passed the closest point to Earth.

Nik Wallenda

John Kerry

22 June 2013

The first Unit of ONGC’s Mega Power project in Tripura was formally dedicated

to the Nation by the President of India.

The jury of International Data Group (IDG) selected UIDAI for 21st Century

Achievement Award 2013 under the category Economic Development.

21 June 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved disinvestment of 5

percent equity of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).

UNESCO WHC declared six Forts of Rajasthan as World Heritage Sites. The

recognition was granted at 37th session of WHC in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Palatana Gas Based Power Project inaugurated by Pranab Mukherjee, Developed

by ONGC this is the largest clean energy plants of the world.

VK Duggal was appointed as the nodal officer to establish coordination between

the agencies engaged in relief and rescue operations in Uttrakhand.

The World observed World Music Day on 21 June 2013. This day is also known

as Fête de la Musique

20 June 2013

Japan's highest Mountain and famous landmark Mount

Fuji was given world heritage status by the UNESCO

NASA and Italian Space Agency on Signed Agreement on

Exploration of Mercury.

China conducted the first classroom lecture from space

which was given by female Chinese astronaut Wang

Yaping.

Wang Yaping.

Union External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid visited Iraq. Khurshid is the

first Indian Minister to visit Iraq in 23 years.

20 June was observed as the World Refugee Day across the world. For the first

time the day was observed on 20 June 2001.

19 June 2013

Union Government constituted a panel to examine aspects related indecent

portrayal of women in mass media. K Ratnaprabha is head of the committee.

The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India announced that it received a license for

opening the representative office in Yangon, Myanmar.

The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand announced that the Kedarnath shrine will

remain shut down for one year because of heavy damage.

18 June 2013

US delivered first of the ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft to India. The

first aircraft land at Hindan Airbase in India.

Government proposed sweeping changes in FDI regime to attract foreign

investors based on the recommendations made by Arvind Mayaram Committee.

The Government of India and China joined hands for organising the Chinese film

festival in India from 18 June 2013 to 23 June 2013 at New Delhi.

The 29th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (India chapter)

scheduled for November 2013 will be hosted by Kochi,

Kerala.

Indian Air Force launched operation Rahat to rescue

stranded pilgrims in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Subramanian Ramadorai, former head of the Tata

Consultancy Services (TCS), was appointed as the Chairman Subramanian Ramadorai

of Air Asia India.

17 June 2013

The 39th G8 summit was held on 17 and 18 June 2013 at Fermanagh county,

Northern Ireland

Air Asia announced that Ratan Tata, the ex-chairman of the Tata Group was

appointed as the Chief Advisor of Air Asia’s India board.

India signed an agreement for loan of 255 million US dollars with World Bank for

the National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV).

World Day to Combat Desertification was observed on 17 June 2013. The theme was

drought and water scarcity.

RBI in its June mid-quarter monetary policy left its key policy ( repo rate)

unchanged at 7.25 percent.

A survey conducted by Top 500, revealed on 17 June 2013

that the Chinese supercomputer called Tianhe-2 is the fastest

computer of the world.

Amol Rajan, the 29-year-year-old Indian origin journalist

became the Editor of UK national paper, The Independent.

The Union Council of Ministers was expanded with the

induction of four new Cabinet Ministers and four Ministers of State. Mallikarjun

Kharge was given the charge of Railways Ministry.

Sisram Ola - Labour and Employment Ministry

Oscar Fernandes - Road Transport and Highways Ministry

Girija Vyas - Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

Dr K S Rao - Textiles Ministry

16 June 2013

Tianhe-2

Roger Federer won Gerry Weber Open ATP final after

defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia. This is his first title of the

year.

Indian archers, Rajat Chouhan and Manjudha Soy won silver

medal at the World Cup (Stage-II) Archery competition in

Turkey.

The Garden of Evening Mists by the Malaysian author Tan Twan

Eng won the Walter Scott Prize 2013. This was Tan Twan Eng’s

second novel.

Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh took oath as the

member of Rajya Sabha from Assam Seat. Hamid Ansari administered oath to him.

15 June 2013

Hassan Rohani, the moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy

Association party won the presidential election in Iran.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was celebrated on 15

June 2013. The day aims to focus global attention on the

abuse of elders.

14 June 2013

John William Ashe, the ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda

selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session.

Kanji Ram became only the second Hindu to be part of the

Pakistan’s Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram.

Anish Kapoor, the Indian-origin sculptor was honoured with

Knighthood, which is the highest honour of Britain by Queen

Elizabeth II.

Roger Federer

Hassan Rohani

Anish Kapoor

Tan Twan Eng

WPI inflation in May 2013 came down to 4.7 percent against 4.89 percent measured

in April 2013.

Norway became the first NATO and European country to recruit women in armed

forces.

Maersk Line unveiled the World’s largest Container Ship named Maersk McKinney

Moller from the South Korean Shipyard.

The Government of India decided to appoint SK Roy as the new

Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

The World Population Prospects report released by UN

projected that India will be the most populous country by 2028.

Panja Sahib in Pakistan is to be declared a Holy City by

Government of Pakistan. Panja Sahib is a house of stone with

hand print of Guru Nanak Dev.

The world observed the World Blood Donor Day on 14 June 2013 with its theme of

the year Give the Gift of Life: Donate Blood

13 June 2013

Government has set a target of achieving 80 percent literacy rate by 2017 at present

the literacy rate of India is 74 percent.

Sneha Singh is the first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in

United States Military Academy at West Point.

Industrial production growth declined to 2 per cent in April 2013 due to dismal

performance of various sectors.

Maharashtra confirmed that the Asian Athletic Championship will be held in Pune

from 3 to 7 July 2013.

Justice Usha Mehra, retired Judge of the High Court of Delhi, has been appointed as

full-time Member of the 20th Law Commission of India

SK Roy

12 June 2013

Union Government decided to discontinue the Telegraph

Services in India from 15 July 2013

Scientists have named the newly discovered layer in the

cornea as Dua’s Layer after the name of an Indian researcher

Harmider Dua.

As per the data released on 12 June 2013, Retail inflation

stood at 9.31 per cent in May 2013.

The limit of Foreign Investment in Government Securities was enhanced by 5 Billion

US Dollar to increase overseas capital inflows.

NIOT has installed ETWS installed at Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

to predict Tsunami within three minutes of being triggered.

11 June 2013

Kiran Bedi was honoured with USD 10,000 ‘Nomura Award’ at Singapore for her

outstanding humanitarian works.

Indo-Russian INDRA 2013 military exercise is scheduled

to take place in October 2013 at Mahajan field firing

range of Rajasthan in India.

Sebastian Vettel won the maiden Canadian Grand Prix for

his team Red Bull at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in

Montreal.

Former President of the United States Bill Clinton was honored as ” 2013 Father of

the Year ” award from the National Father’s Day Committee at New York City.

10 June 2013

Harmider Dua

Sebastian Vettel

Infinity Tower, the world’s tallest twisted tower of 307

meter with ability of twisting at 90 degrees was launched

in Dubai.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in month of June

2013has specified a value for the cost inflation index for

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9 June 2013

Qatar has the highest density of millionaires in the world according to the Boston

Consulting Group’s (BCG).

India offered 150 million Dollars credit to Myanmar

for establishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe.

Rafael Nadal won his 8th Men's Singles Tittle of the

French Open Tennis Tournament. He became the

first player to win 8 Singles Titles at the same Grand

Slam Tournament.

India's talented youngster Srikanth K clinched the

Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy.

Indonesia has gifted an imposing 16-foot-high statue of Saraswati, the Hindu

goddess of education and wisdom, to the American capital city of Washington DC

8 June 2013

Serena Williams won the Women's Singles title of French

Open Tennis tournament. This is Serena's second French

Open title and 16th grand slam.

American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won their record 14th

major doubles in the French Open men's doubles final. Serena Williams

Rafael Nadal

The world observed 8 June 2013 as the World Ocean Day. The theme for 2013 is

together, we have the Power to Protect the Oceans.

India’s first state-of-the art Air Ambulance, Flying Doctors India, was launched in

NewDelhi.

7 June 2013

Ministry of Rural Development launched a new skill development scheme

’Roshni’ to offer employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts.

RBI directed the banks to audit and verify the documents of all credits of 5 crore and

above periodically to prevent frauds.

6 June 2013

The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) announced that K R

Kamath was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-

14 tenure.

Nation’s highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set

up at Nyoma, Leh district at a height of about 14000

feet.

India’s first all-women police station became operational in Itanagar, capital of

Arunachal Pradesh.

TCA Raghavan has been appointed as the new High Commissioner to Pakistan.

5 June 2013

Nawaz Sharif took oath as the Prime Minister of

Pakistan. Sharif is the first Prime Minister of

Pakistan to serve three terms in the office.

K R Kamath

Nawaz Sharif

World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2013. The theme for the year 2013

was Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Footprint.

According to the World Steel Association (WSA) data, India’s rank in the world

order of steel production remained unchanged at fourth slot with an output of 77.06

MT (million tonnes) steel produced in 2012.

C Viswanath has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of the

public sector food grains distribution company – Food Corporation of India (FCI).

4 June 2013

Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the

FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four

years.

SBI reduced interest rate on fixed deposits of maturity up to

one year by 0.25 percent to 7.25 percent.

3 June 2013

Indian Skipper MS Dhoni received the ICC ODI

Championship Shield and a cheque of 175000 US

dollars.

The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) increased the validity

period of setting up of banks from one year to 18

months.

Raghav Joneja is the youngest Indian to climb the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013.

2 June 2013

The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas named Rami Hamdallah as his new

Prime Minister.

Lydia Nsekera

Raghav Joneja

According to a ranking by the MasterCard Index of Global

Destination Cities study report, Bangkok is this year’s number

one city for air travel.

1 June 2013

The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M. Veerappa Moily launched the Direct

Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme in 18 districts.

Infosys appointed N R Narayana Murthy as executive chairman

of the Board.

Jagmohan Dalmiya, a former president of the BCCI and ICC, has

been appointed as the new interim president of the Board of

Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Rami Hamdallah

Jagmohan Dalmiya