Indian Current Affairs june,2013

The East Central Railway zone has achieved a record earning of Rs 1634.52 crore in 2012-13 fiscal On 27th June 2013 US Senate passed landmark Immigration Bill Union Government raised Rice Support Price by 4.8 Percent The government approved the Mumbai Metro Line-3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) Corridor Prime Minister of India Flagged Off Banihal- Qazigund Rail Link in J&K India Third Most Attractive Destination for Investment in the World: UNCTAD Kevin Rudd sworn in as new Australian Prime Minister US Announced 150000 US Dollar Financial Aid for Uttarakhand Muthoot Finance Got In-Principal Approval from RBI to Establish White Label ATMs Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity by Forbes on 26 June 2013 Health Ministry launched Free Drug Service and Free Diagnostics Service China Organised First Classroom Lecture from Space for Students Scientists Discovered a New Species of Burying Beetle from the Solomon Islands Britain introduces a new scheme under which Indians and Pakistanis are required to pay 4600 US dollars more for visa At the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival Russian Film, The Major won Golden Goblet International Olympic Day was celebrated across the world on 23 June 2013 UK and China signed a three-year deal to swap their currencies worth 200bn Yuan The largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013, called the Supermoon was observed on 23 June 2013 Nik Wallenda Became First Man To successfully completed walking the 2-inch thick cable across Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon on 23 June 2013 Global Prices of Fish Increased to Record High in May 2013 Indian Money in Swiss Banks Dropped to Record Low: Swiss National Bank World Music Day observed on 21 June Stranded Unusual Blue Jellyfish Discovered Near Newquay, Cornwall Tata Power Commissioned a 1 MW Geothermal Plant in Australia A relief fund of 1000 crore rupees was announced for disaster relief to Uttrakhand by the Government of India. Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia on 19 June 2013 inaugurated the premium extraction plant Tamil Nadu.

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Indian Air Force received its First Boeing C-17 Globemaster 20 June was observed as the World Refugee Day across the world Kedarnath Temple, One of the Holiest Shrines of Hindus Shut Down for One Year First-Ever Chinese Film Festival Inaugurated in New Delhi The number of Internet users in India is likely to nearly triple from 125 million in 2011 to 330 million by 2016 Chinese Developed supercomputer called Tianhe-2 is the fastest computer of the world Amol Rajan the 29-year-year-old Indian-Origin Became First Non-White Editor of the Independent Tamil Actor-director Manivannan passed away Ratan Tata Appointed as Chief Advisor of AirAsia India, Mittu Chandilya Named as CEO Bahukutumbi Raman, One of the Founders of RAW, Died at 77 30 Marine Stations to be set-up in Tamil Nadu Price of petrol went up by 2 rupees in India due to devaluation of rupee Government target to achieve 80 percent Literacy Rate by 2017 with Focus on Female Education World Blood Donor Day observed on 14 June Maharashtra Govt decided Setting up of Education Commissionerates for Tribals Dubai Inaugurated Tallest Twisted Tower of the World Called Cayan Tower Sneha Singh is the first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point BSNL decided to put an end to the 160 years old Telegram Services in India French Nuclear Reactors will be First Tested in China, then Supplied to Maharashtra Industrial production growth declined to 2 per cent in April 2013 due to dismal performance of various sectors Arianespace to launch India's INSAT-3D spacecraft on July 26 The Karnataka state government amended the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 Scientists from Jadavpur University developed New Prospective Biomaterial for Bone Formation The worlds tallest twisted tower, the Infinity Tower was launched in Dubai Sreesanth, Ankeet and 17 others accused in IPL Spot-Fixing case were granted bail by a Delhi Court Qatar has the highest density of millionaires in the world : report Reliance Industries (RIL) Announced to Invest 1.5 Lakh Crore Rupees over Next Three Years Novel City of Bohane by Kevin Barry won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013 Union Government clarified Rule for Multibrand Retail Entry Esther Williams, the Competitive Swimmer and Movie Actress Died at 91 Union Govt re-constituted NAC, Aruna Roy replaced by tribal expert Virginius Xaxa Japan successfully tested the L0 Series Maglev Bullet Train Microsoft released its updated version of its Windows 8 operating system known as Windows 8.1 Susan Elizabeth Rice was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama Gold Coins Dating Back to the Gupta Period Unearthed in West Bengal MoU Signed Between DGFT and Government of Delhi to Use e-BRC Sun Pharmaceutical Industries got the final approval from USFDA for generic testosterone cypionate injection The Prime Minister of India, visited Japan on 27-30 May 2013

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) to start wage negotiation. The White Tiger Safari at the Nandankanan Zoological Park, Odisha was reopened on 4 June 2013 The Union Cabinet of India approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013. The largest soft-drink maker of the world Coca-Cola opened its bottling plant in Myanmar on 4 June 2013 World Environment Day was observed around the world, theme for this year 2013 was Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Food print India's foodgrain production registered an impressive growth of over 30 percent For the First Time US slapped sanction on Iran's currency Indian Skipper MS Dhoni received the ICC ODI Championship Shield At The age of 15 Raghav Joneja became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest On 4 June 2013 Over 65 countries of the world signed the Arms Trade Treaty The World Gold Council Established its complete local unit in India Jiah Khan, the 25-year old Bollywood actress died On 2 June 2013 Rami Hamdallah Appointed as the New Prime Minister of Palestine The Ministry of Human Resource Development launched a Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K students Researchers from (NTU) in Singapore developed new and Cheap Camera Sensor That Will Not Need flash The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M. Veerappa Moily launched the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme in 18 districts India is developing guided bombs or Glide bombs for its fighter jets Infosys appointed N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Board India and Nepal agreed to address Each others security concerns and curb illegal activities across the open border

Business Current Affairs june,2013

Ford EcoSport launched in India at Rs 5.59 lakh Fiat introduces 7-seater 500L Living Renault launches diesel variant of Scala at Rs 8.29 lakh Porsche, the German Auto Marque, launched the second-gen Cayman S in India at 92.27 Lakh

Sports Current Affairs june,2013

43 years old Darren Lehmann has been appointed coach of Australian Cricket team India Win the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham with a five-run victory Manjeet Singh bagged a Silver medal for India at the 3rd China Open boxing tournament India won Silver in Archery World Cup in Turkey Asian Athletic Championship will be held in Pune. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports approved Several Projects in the Country Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart in the German cup 2013 in Berlin for (3-2)

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Honours And Awards Current Affairs june,2013

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award on 28 June 2013 Ashok Shah and Vijay Chaudhary won the Award at the World Street Food Congress

Personalities Current Affairs june,2013

Sujata Singh a 1976 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer to be the new Foreign Secretary Subramanian Ramadorai, Former Head of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India Carnatic vocalist Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad passed away

Technology Current Affairs june,2013

Videocon launched a new smartphone in India - A55HD at Rs 13,499 The world's slimmest Smartphone: Huawei Ascend P6 On 9 June 2013 Apple unveiled new software called iOS7

Astronomy Current Affairs june,2013

Scientists find neighbour star with 6 planets, 3 of them capable of supporting life Chinese astronauts land safely after 15-days space programme NASA and Italian Space Agency on 20 June 2013 Signed Agreement on Exploration of Mercury NASA the US Space agency selected Eight New Astronaut, out of which 4 are women

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