www.Thennakam.com 1st June, Current Affairs: • The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland. It is a 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe. • A 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) wil be applied on all services which will increases the total tax chargeable on services to 15 per cent. • Union Government has notified a panel, headed by a former Delhi High Court judge, for revision of fares for Delhi Metro which will submit its report within three months. • Government approved extending retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services to 65 years. • England captain Alastair Cook has become the youngest ever batsman to cross 10,000 runs in Test cricket and also become the 12th man to join the elite 10,000-run club in Test cricket. 2nd June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first ever National Disaster Management Plan prepared in the country. • The Income Declaration Scheme will open today and will remain in force till 30th of September. • The Uttar Pradesh Government has approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Varanasi Metro rail project. www.Thennakam.com www.Thennakam.com • Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Kulasekara has announced his retirement from Tests to focus on limited-overs cricket. 3rd June, Current Affairs: • At least 24 people killed in Mathura, including an SP and an SHO in clashes between police and encroachers. • Nita Ambani has been nominated as a candidate in the International Olympic Committee (IOC). • Leander Paes and Martina Hingis beat Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig by 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 to win the French Open mixed doubles final at Roland Garros. • Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has agreed to a request of Kerala government to use his name in a campaign against drug and liquor abuse in the state. • The Union Government and World Bank have signed a US 9.2 million dollar grant agreement for the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project. 4th June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the 'Afghan-India Friendship Dam' in Afghanistan Herat province. He is on his five-nation tour which also includes Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico. • All time Boxing great Muhammad Ali died at the age of 74 in an Arizona hospital. • Garbine Muguruza wins the French Open for the first time by defeating Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4. www.Thennakam.com www.Thennakam.com • Mr. NK Chari has been appointed Managing Director of the State Bank of Mysore (SBM) with an immediate effect. • Odisha became the first state in the country to give transgender people social welfare benefits – such as a housing, pension and food grains. • Tamil actor and director Balu Anand (62-year)died following a massive heart attack at his house in Kalampalayam. 5th June, Current Affairs: • World Environment Day celebrated today. • Novak Djokovic wins the French Open Men's Single after defeating Andy Murray by 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. • The French pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic wins the French Open women's doubles title after defeating Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina by 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. • Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying won the men's singles and women's singles titles respectively in the Indonesia Open Superseries. American boxing icon Muhammad Ali (74-years) passed away after 32- year battle with Parkinson’s disease in Phoenix, Arizona. • He was former three times world heavyweight boxing champion (1964, 1974 and 1978). • He is one of the most recognized sports figures of the past 100 years, crowned “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated and “ Sports Personality of the Century” by the BBC. www.Thennakam.com www.Thennakam.com 6th June, Current Affairs: • Eminent actor and theatre personality Sulabha Deshpande passed away 4 June 2016 in Mumbai. She was 79. • Novak Djokovic joined the tennis greats on Sunday when he downed British second seed Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to claim his maiden French Open title and hold all four Grand Slams at the same time. 7th June, Current Affairs: • Members of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) have agreed to admit India into the group. Admission to the MTCR would open the way for India to buy high-end missile technology. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in USA on official visit. • Holy month of Ramzan begins from today. • Congress Legislature Party leader V Narayanasamy (69-year) sworn in as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry. • Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has flagged off the inaugural run of the Tiger Trail Circuit Train from Delhi Safdarjung Station. • Garbine Muguruza(22-year) of Spain has won the French Open Women’s Singles tennis title at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. 8th June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the joint session of US Congress. www.Thennakam.com www.Thennakam.com • Maria Sharapova has been suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive at the Australian Open in January 2016. • Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna officially returned to top-10 in the ATP ranking doubles chart, securing a direct entry into the men’s doubles event of the Rio Olympic Games. 9th June, Current Affairs: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Mexico that is the last stoppage in his five-nation tour. • Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Dharamsala, Ranchi and Indore has been selected as the new venue for Test matches in India by BCCI. • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has appointed a judicial commission to probe into the recent Mathura violence. • Rio Olympics-bound Tintu Luka (27-year) has won a silver medal in 800 metres in the Josef Odlozil Memorial Athletics Meet in Czech Republic. 10th June, Current Affairs: • Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra chosen as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the Rio Games' opening ceremony. • The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has slashed its 2016 growth forecast by 0.5 per cent to 2.4 per cent. • Veteran journalist KK Katyal (88-year) has passed away after a brief illness in Delhi. • India has been ranked 141 on the 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI), falling behind countries like Burundi, Serbia and Burkina Faso. www.Thennakam.com www.Thennakam.com • UEFA Euro 2016 football starts from today in France. 11th June, Current Affairs: • Voting for 27 Rajya Sabha seats were held in seven states. In Bihar, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off Champaran Satyagrah Express train at a function in Motihari. •The Minister also inaugurated Banmankhi – Purnea rail section and Pipraha Railway Station. • KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to hit a century on ODI debut as India as he scores the hundred in the first One-Day International in Harare against Zimbabwe. 12th June, Current Affairs: • Two-day National Executive meet of the BJP has begun in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. • The Central Government will invest around ₹75,000 crore in expanding highway infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh in the next two years, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry said. • The former Chairman of Karnataka Bank Mr. M.S. Krishna Bhat has passed away in Mangaluru at the age of 78. • Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeat Sun Yu of China 11-21, 21- 14, 21-19 in the final to clinch the Australian Open Super Series Badminton title in Sydney. www.Thennakam.com www.Thennakam.com 13th June, Current Affairs: • Microsoft Corporation agreed to buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in cash. • The Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the report “Road Accidents in India 2015” in New Delhi. Road accidents have emerged as a major public health problem globally, and more so in India where almost 5 lakh accidents occurred last year, killing 1,46000 people and leaving thrice the number injured. 14th June, Current Affairs: • The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in an air raid in Syria by the US-led coalition. • Senior-most Judge of the Manipur High Court Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad has assumed charge of the Chief Justice of the High Court • Mercedes racing driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain win the Formula 1 Canada Grand Prix title. 15th June, Current Affairs: • The new civil aviation policy cleared by the Union Cabinet today which aims to reduce the ticket fares for passengers. • Union Finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitley has met finance ministers of 22 states and representatives and seven others in Kolkata to iron out differences over the new regime that will create one national market under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). • Peter Thomson of Fiji elected as the President of the of the next session of the UN General Assembly, which will choose the successor to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. www.Thennakam.com www.Thennakam.com • Indian cricket team defeat the Zimbabwe team by 3-0 in a three match ODI series. 16th June, Current Affairs: • The Union cabinet gave its in-principle nod for State Bank of India (SBI)’s proposal to gobble up its five associate banks as well as Bharatiya Mahila Bank. • 45 day fishing ban in the western coastal zone of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu will come into force today. • Renowned Hindi novelist and critique Mudraraksha (82- year) has passed away due to old age related causes in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 17th June, Current Affairs: • Bharti Airtel founder Sunil Mittal elected as the chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).