Page-9 of Current Affairs - June, 2012

Yale School of Management appoints Indian American Professor Anjani Jain its Associate Dean

June 23, 2012

Indian American professor Anjani Jain has been appointed as Senior Associate Dean for the full-time MBA programme at the Yale School of Management. He will contribute to the Yale SOM curriculum as a senior lecturer.   Anjani Jain is a graduate ..

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Liu Yang: China’s 1st woman Astronaut into Space

June 23, 2012

With the launch of Shenzhou-9 space mission china has reached a new milestone as its crew members comprise 3 astronauts including China’s first woman astronaut Liu Yang. She has served as a cargo pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air ..

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China sends its 4th Human Spaceflight Shenzhou-9 into Space

June 23, 2012

Shenzhou-9, China’s 4th human spaceflight launched from the Jiuquan satellite launch centre in Gansu state. The spacecraft which is 30.3 feet long and 9.1 feet diameter is on the 1st manned docking mission and it will lay the foundation for ..

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Saina Nehwal defeated China’s Xuerui Li, won 3rd Indonesia Open Title

June 23, 2012

Star Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal bagged her 3rd Indonesia Open Super Series title  She beat China’s Xuerui Li in title clash in Jakarta This victory brings her 3rd title in the calendar year 2012

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Scientist Daniel Hillel bags World Food Prize 2012

June 23, 2012

Israeli scientist Daniel Hillel bagged World Food Prize 2012. His work and motivation has contributed in bridging the divisions and spreading peace and understanding in the Middle East by enhancing a breakthrough achievement. His work is relevant for agriculture-dominated economies.He ..

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Antonis Samara: New Prime Minister of Greece

June 23, 2012

The leader Antonis Samara, leader of New Democracy Party (NDP), a sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece.  Samaras’s clinched 129 seats of 300 in the parliamentary elections. The NDP formed the new government with the support of socialist ..

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IUCN updates Red List of Threatened Species for 2012

June 23, 2012

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released its updated Red List of Threatened Species. According to the IUCN report: 63837 species assessed 19817 species threatened with extinction, including 41% of amphibians, 33 % of reef building corals, 25 % ..

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IBM Sequoia: Fastest Computer in the World

June 23, 2012

The US super computer Sequoia has been crowned as the fastest computer in the world. Placed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California Can make 16.32 quadrillion calculations/second (16.32 petaflops/s) A petascale Blue Gene/Q supercomputer Sequoia helps the US keep ..

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