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June’15

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International

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Muhammadu Buhari becomes the 5th President of Nigeria

Obama signs the USA Freedom Act 2015 into law

• This Act has limited government’s ability to collect phone data, which was done through a policy named as 2001 USA Patriot Act, which was in existence since the attacks of 11 September 2001

Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim elected as 1st Woman President of Mauritius

President Pranab Mukherjee visits Sweden and Belarus

Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte visits India

International

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Modi visits Bangladesh on 6th & 7th June : LBA , Teesta, War Honour to Vajpyee

• Implemented the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement by which both countries will swap approx. 160 enclaves that were virtually “stateless” till now.

• Better environment for the discussion of agreement on Teesta Water Sharing• Indian cargo ships will be allowed to use Bangladesh’s Mongla & Chittagong ports• AB Vajpayee conferred with Liberation War Honour.

41st G7 summit held in Bavaria, Germany

• When : 7th to 8th Jun• Theme : Think Ahead. Act together.• 7 members : Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States• Permanent Participant : European Commission• Guest Invitees : Ethiopia, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and the UN

International

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Britain celebrates 800th anniversary of Magna Carta

• Also called the Great Charter, it can be considered as the foundation for Laws on rights and liberties across the world.

• King John II sealed the Magna Carta on 15th Jun 1215• The 800th anniversary ceremony was inaugarated by Queen Elizabeth II near London

New President of United Nations General Assembly

• Denmark's Mogens Lykketoft was elected as the new President of 193 member strong UN GenralAssembly.

• He will take charge during the start of the 70th session to be held in September

• The report declared that ongoing refugee crisis due to wars, conflicts and persecution is the worst in recorded history and over half of the world's refugees are children.

• For details ( text & video) http://time.com/3927920/united-nations-refugees-report-world-at-war-forced-displacement-syria-afghanistan/

India ranked 143 out of 162 countries on the Global Peace Index for 2014• Released by Institue for Economics and Peace, Australia• Violence costs India 4.7% of GDP in 2014• For details and comparison to other countries

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/P28Y8SVkKTJnkw8WzY69KM/Violence-costs-India-47-of-its-GDP-in-2014.html

Global Trends: World at War report on forced displacement released by UNHCR

International

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Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved

• The Seventh Parliament of Sri Lanka has been dissolved with immediate effect.• It lasted for a little more than five years. General elections will be held on August 17.• The dissolution took place 10 months ahead of the completion of the present House.

Sushma Swaraj in Thailand for World Sanskrit Conference

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived at Bangkok for the 16th World Sanskrit Conference being held between 28th Jun – 2nd July’15 in which over 600 scholars from 60 countries will participate.

• She will be the guest of honour during the inaugural ceremony and will deliver her speech in Sanskrit.• The two countries will also sign an MoU on establishment of Nalanda University.

Vatican signs historic accord with Palestine

• The Vatican signed a historic first agreement with Palestine, after officially recognizing it as a state two years ago.

• The agreement, a treaty will cover the activities of the Church in the parts of the holy land under Palestinian control.

National

President gives consent for re-promulgation of Land Ordinance for 3rd time

• This is as per Article 123 of Constitution:• The President can issue ordinances when Parliament is in recess.• The promulgated ordinance has similar effect to an act of Parliament.• But, every ordinance must be laid and approved by both houses of Parliament within

6 weeks of reassembly. Else it becomes invalid or lapses.

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George Yeo is new Chancellor of Nalanda Universtiy

• He is the former Singapore Foreign Minister• The fomer Chancellor was Noble laureate Prof Amartya Sen

K Sivan appointed as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO

Vijai Sharma appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC)

KV Chowdary appointed as Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India (CVC)

National

• When: 12th Jun’15. He was 90.• He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1984

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Chandigarh's Rock Garden creator Nek Chand Saini died

ISRO presented with 2015 Space Pioneer Award for Mars Orbiter Mission

• Won the award in the Science and Engineering category.• Event : 34th Annual International Space Development Conference, Toronto Canada• Date : 20th to 24th May’15

National

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Renowned architect Charles Correa passes away

• He passed away on 16th Jun 2015. He was 84• He was honoured with various awards including Padma Shri award (1972),

Padma Vibhushan (2006), • He was the Chief Architect behind the development of Navi Mumbai along with

Shirish Patel and Pravina Mehta• He designed the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Museum in Ahmedabad; Madhya

Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bhopal; National Crafts Museum, New Delhi; Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal and British Council, Delhi

PM launches smart cities, AMRUT, housing for all by 2022 schemes

• On Jun 25th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Smart Cities, AMRUT and Housing for All By 2022 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

• AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

Economy, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Punit Renjen appointed as CEO of Deloitte Global• Punit Renjen is an Indian - American• Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a UK based MNC

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Maggi Noodles banned in numerous Indian states, recalled by Nestle

• Found high amounts of Lead and traces of MSG ( monosodium glutamate)

• Nestle is based in Switzerland• Nestle India brands include Every Day, Nescafe, Maggi,

KitKat, Munch, Polo.• More here https://www.nestle.in/brands

ICICI Bank appoints MK Sharma as non-executive chairman, succeeds KV Kamath

Economy, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Snapdeal.com acquired Letsgomo Labs• Letsgomo Labs is a mobility solutions company• Sanpdeal will strengthen its position in mobile commerce.

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India’s trade deficit in May 2015 narrowed to $ 10.4 billion

• In May 2014 it was $ 11.2 Billion

TRADE DEFICIT – the amount by which the cost of a country’s imports exceed the value of its exports

Lenovo names Rahul Agarwal as India MD• Lenovo has appointed Rahul Agarwal as managing director for Lenovo India.• He takes over from Amar Babu, who will now become COO, Lenovo, Asia Pacific

and Chairman, Lenovo India

Toshihiro Suzuki – new President of Suzuki Motors

• Suzuki Motor Corp’s CEO Osamu Suzuki named his eldest son Toshihiro Suzuki as the new president of the company.

• Osamu Suzuki will remain CEO and Chairman of the company.

Doris Hart, winner of three Wimbledon titles in a day, died at 89• This American national has won each Grand Slam atleast once.• In 1951 at Wimbledon,

• She defeated friend Shirley Fry in singles• Then paired with Fry to win the women’s double • Followed by mixed doubles which she won with Frank

Sedgman. All in the same day• She was born in 1925 and passed away on 29th May’15 at age of 89

Sports

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Ravi Shastri re-appointed as Director of Indian Cricket team

FC Barcelona wins 2015 UEFA Champions League title

Rafael Nadal won Stuttgart Open

• Won on 14th Jun, held in Germany

Indian Rohan Bopanna and Romanian Florin Mergea wins Stuttgart Men’s Double Open 2015

Sports

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Sunil Chhetri - 1st Indian footballer to score 50 international goals

Serbia won 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup by defeating Brazil 2-1• The match was played in Auckland, New Zealand

M S Dhoni only Indian on Forbes 2015 World’s 100 Highest Paid Athletes

• Flyoyd Mayweather (Boxing) tops the list for 2nd year in a row.• Dhoni ranks at 23

Jwala-Ashwini pair wins Canada Open

• The third seeded Indian Badminton duo Jwala Gutta and AshwiniPonnappa won the Canada Open women’s doubles title

• This was Jwala and Ashwini’s first title since their reunion after the 2012 London Olympics.

Sports

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Tendulkar voted best Test player of 21st century by Cricket Australia

• India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the ‘Best Test player’ of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia’s website.

• Kumar Sangakara of Sri Lanka received second highest votes followed by Australia’s Adam Gilchrist in the third position.

Zaheer Abbas confirmed as ICC president

• Former Captain of Pakistan cricket team, Zaheer Abbas has been appointed as the ICC President. He is appointed for one year term.

• Zaheer Abbas has played 78 Tests and 62 ODIs from 1969 to 1985, in which he scored 5,062 and 2,572 runs respectively. He also played in the 1975, 1979 and 1983 ICC Cricket World Cups and captained Pakistan in 14 Tests and 13 ODIs.

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Significant Days

5th June observed as World Environment Day• Theme: Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.• Italy will be hosting WED 2015

May 31st observed as World No Tobacco Day

• To mark this occasion, WHO launched a campaign to stop illicit trade of tobacco products.• Annually, tobacco kills nearly 6 million people on a global scale. Of this, nearly 6 lakh die from 2nd hand

smoking and are themselves non-smokers.

12 June: World Day Against Child Labour

• Theme : “No to Child Labour, Yes to Quality Education.”

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Significant Days

14 June: World Blood Donors Day

• Theme : “ Thank you for saving my life ”

21st June International Yoga Day

• 2 world records broken at Rajpath, New Delhi• Participation of most individuals performing asanas at a

single venue (36,000 people)• Participation of individuals from the largest number of

nationalities performing asanas at a single venue (84 nationalities )

8 Official Global Public Health Campaigns of WHO(World Health Organization)• 24th Mar : World Tuberculosis Day• 7th Apr : World Health Day• Apr last week : World Immunization Week• 25th Apr : World Malaria Day• 31st May : World No Tobacco Day• 14th Jun : World Blood Donors Day• 28th Jul : World Hepatitis Day• 1st Dec : World AIDS Day

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Books & Authors

Booker Prize winner Amitav Gosh releases his book Flood of Fire

• It is the last part of the Ibis trilogy – a historical fiction on the Opium wars of mid-1800s.

• Sea of Poppies (2008), River of Smoke ( 2011) & Flood of Fire ( 2015)

Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy: SaptarshiSarkar• Released in Apr’15

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Books & Authors

Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is changing the World's Largest Democracy: Hindol Sengupta

• The book looks into the emergence of new class of entreprenuers in our country

• This book was shortlisted for the Hayek Booker Prize conferred by the Manhattan Institute, in Feb 2015.

• It is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for economic writing

• At 34, he is the youngest writer to be nominated for the prize and 1st from India.