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www.talentsprint.com June 2015 Current Affairs 1st June 2015 World Milk Day celebrated This day was initiated on 1st June 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to celebrate all aspects of milk as a global food. India, Sweden ink six agreements during President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit These include MoUs on Sustainable Urban Development, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, health and visa waiver programme for diplomatic passport holders. The agreements were signed in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven at Stockholm Following agreements were signed MoU on Cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development- It aims to foster closer and long term cooperation between both nations in the field of sustainable development and protection of the environment. MoU on cooperation in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) – It aims at promoting partnership projects, institution and enterprise level cooperation related to MSMEs. It also seeks development of MSMEs and facilitating exchange of business mission by initiating technology transfer and sustainable business alliances Agreement on Visa Exemption for diplomatic passports- It aims to strengthen the friendly relations by facilitating the entry of citizens of both nations holding diplomatic passports. Letter of Intent (LoI) on Collaboration in Polar and Ocean Research- It seeks to encourage collaboration in the areas of Polar (Antarctic and Arctic) and Ocean Research. Signatory parties are Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO) of India and the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat (SPRS) Memorandum of Intent (MoI) between Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare (FORTE) for cooperation in the field of ageing research and health. MoI between India‘s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) for complimentary cooperation between both nations in the area of health, electronic submissions, pharmacovigilance, drugs, TALENTSPRINT | © Copyright 2015 1 www.talentsprint.com clinical trials, medical devices and diagnostic kits etc. South Korea has reported 17 cases of MERS since a man tested positive following a trip to Saudi Arabia and became the country’s first MERS patient earlier this month. More than 680 people have been placed in isolation after having contact with those infected with the virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East. Facts about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) MERS belongs to the family of coronaviruses which includes large family of viruses such as common cold and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). It was discovered in 2012 and was mostly centered in Saudi Arabia. Source: MERS is a betacoronavirus derived from bats. Camels have shown to have antibodies to MERS, but the exact source of infection in camels has not been identified. China develops world’s first ATM with Facial Recognition Technology China has unveiled the world‘s first ATM with facial recognition technology, which its designers say will help reduce theft and fraud. The ATM was developed in a joint venture between Tsinghua University and Tzekwan Technology in China‘s eastern Zhejiang province, The Company specializes in security protection for financial transactions.The ATM is equipped with a camera, which takes a photograph of the user and then compares it to ID photos. It will also be linked to the local police and banks. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was sworn-in as the 19th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice K Sreedhar Rao administered the oath of office as per provisions of Article 159 of Constitution. President Pranab Mukherjee had appointed him as Governor on May 12, 2015 after then Governor Lt General (Retired) Nirbhay Sharma was transferred to Mizoram. Mr. Rajkhowa is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from 1968 batch. He is the former Chief Secretary of Assam and had retired from service in 2004. During his service he had he served in various remote areas of the Northeast India including in Mizo Hills during the peak of the Mizo rebellion. 2015-16 to be observed as `Year of Development': Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal TALENTSPRINT | © Copyright 2015 2 www.talentsprint.com Punjab government has announced that year 2015-16 will be will be observed as development year to give further fillip to the all-round development of the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, in Dhuri Assembly segment of the state. For this state government will make concerted efforts for the overall development of the urban and rural areas in the state. In this regard, state government will be to provide ultra- modern civic amenities to the people in urban and rural areas and major schemes will be implemented in the current fiscal. In urban areas state government will focus to provide the facility of water supply, sewerage, Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), streetlights, roads and parks. Gurpreet Singh secures quota place in shooting for 2016 Rio Olympics Ace Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh has secured India a fifth quota place in shooting for the 2015 Rio Olympics. He achieved this feat by finishing fourth in the Men‘s 10 metre Air Pistol final at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shooting World Cup held in Munich, Germany. In the final qualification round Gurpreet scored 154. He became second Indian to have secured a 2016 Rio berth at the ongoing World Cup. Earlier, in same world cup Abhinav Bindra, India‘s only individual Olympic gold-medalist had won a quota place with a sixth place finish in the Men‘s 10 metre Air Rifle final. Deepika Kumari wins bronze at Antalya Archery World Cup Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari has clinched the bronze medal in the women‘s individual Women‘s Recurve event at Antalya Archery World Cup held in Turkey. To win bronze medal Deepika outclassed Chang Hye Jin of South Korea in straight sets 6-2 (26-25, 29-26, 26- 28, 28-27). She was the only Indian who made it to the last four in the in individual women‘s recurve competition as veteran Dola Banerjee, Satbir Kaur and Snehal Divakar all lost in the first round. In the Antalya 2015 recurve women‘s event Misun Choi and Bo Bae Ki from South Korea won gold and silver medal respectively. Dilwar Singh of Haryana wins Pedal for Kashmir cycling race Dilawar Singh of Haryana has won ‗Pedal for Kashmir‘ cycling competition, held along the banks of picturesque Dal Lake in Srinagar. During this cycling, Singh pipped local champion Mohammad Akbar Khan who came runner up, followed by another local cyclist Mohammad Adil Teli. While in the under-19 category of the competition for Boys, Mohit Kumar won the first prize. Wahid Ahmad Ganie was placed second, while Amir Sadiq Gojriin finished third. In the girls under-19 category, Komal Deshmuk from Maharashtra, beat local girl Bushra Ali TALENTSPRINT | © Copyright 2015 3 www.talentsprint.com to the first position. State Minister for Public Works Altaf Bukhari gave away the prizes to the winners. Pinaka Mark-II rockets successfully tested at Pokhran Advanced version of indigenous Pinaka mark-II rockets were successfully tested on 30 May 2015 in Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan. They were test-fired using a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL). In the test six rounds were successfully tested which had hit the target situated 53 kms from the firing point. The MBRL version of Pinaka has high operational mobility, flexibility and accuracy which is capable of acting as a force multiplier and has been developed to supplement artillery guns. ||<><><>|| 2nd June 2015 RBI cuts repo rate by 0. 25 percent; Lowers GDP growth forecast from 7.8 to 7.6 percent for current fiscal Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to banks generally against government securities. In line with market expectations, the RBI has cut repo rate by 25 basis points in its second bi-monthly monetary policy released. Subsequently, the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) will come down from 7.5 per cent to 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 6.25 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 8.25 per cent. Ravi Shastri named interim cricket coach for Bangladesh tour. Former Cricket Captain, Ravi Shastri was today named interim coach of the Indian cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh starting from 10th of this month. Announcing the decision the BCCI, Secretary Anurag Thakur said that BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya has named Ravi Shastri as the interim coach of the Indian team. E-visa for Swedish nationals soon: Pranab ―India and Sweden: co-creating a brighter future,‖ Mr. Mukherjee said, ―If India and Sweden pooled their innovative energies to address the challenges that India faces, the solutions that they come up with may benefit not just the two countries but the whole world.‖ The President met the CEOs of the Swedish companies where he asked them to invest in India. The CEOs told the President that they were eagerly awaiting the outcome of TALENTSPRINT | © Copyright 2015 4 www.talentsprint.com government‘s decision on Goods and Services Tax (GST). Mauritius designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as its first woman President Government of Mauritius has designated internationally renowned biodiversity scientist and biologist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as their new President. This designation will make her Indian Ocean island nation‘s first woman and sixth President, a top ceremonial position. Now this appointment is subject to Mauritian Parliament approval. She will succeed Former president Kailash Purryag, who had stepped down as the island‘s figurehead and was appointed in 2012 by then Labour party government of former premier Navin Ramgoolam.