Page-10 of Current Affairs - June, 2014

Lt Gen Amit Sharma appointed Commander-in-Chief of SFC

June 14, 2014

Lt Gen Amit Sharma (58) has been appointed as the new Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) which guards the nuclear weapon store of the country. He takes charge from Vice Admiral S P S Cheema as the latter has ..

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Vice-President presented with Book titled "Warrior State" authored by T V Paul

June 14, 2014

Vice President Hamid Ansari was presented with the book titled Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World written by T V Paul. The book presents a broad perspective of Pakistan’s insecurity quandary using literature from sociology, history, religious studies, and ..

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Rasik Ravindra elected as member of UN body on ocean issues

June 14, 2014

Indian origin scientist Rasik Ravindra has been elected as member of the United Nations Commissionon the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS) as India’s candidate for member of the Commission.  Rasik, an alumnus of the Jammu and Kashmir University, is one ..

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Maharashtra government approves proposal to bifurcate Thane district

June 14, 2014

The Maharashtra government has given nod to the proposal of bifurcation of Thane district which will make Palghar Maharashtra’s 36th district. This proposal has been pending for a long time. As per the Maharashtra cabinet’s decision, the original Thane district will ..

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Scientists locate massive underground water reservoir, ‘three times’ the size of Earth’s oceans

June 14, 2014

Researchers have found a massive reservoir of water three times the size of Earth’s oceans located hundreds of miles beneath the surface of the planet. Scientists from Northwestern University and the University of New Mexico provided the first ever evidence for ..

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Japan kills 30 minke whales despite ICJ order

June 14, 2014

As per a report by Japanese Fisheries Agency, Japan has continued the hunting of whales and has killed 30 minke whales off Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefacture (at its north-east coast), in the first hunt since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ..

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The Netherlands lift women’s hockey World Cup

June 14, 2014

Olympic gold medal winner The Netherlands defeated Australia in the title clash at the Kyocera Stadium, Hague (The Netherlands)to win the women’s hockey World Cup. Out of 13 women’s World Cups since the launch of the event in 1974, the Netherlands ..

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“Garuda-V”: Indo-French Air drill concludes at AFS Jodhpur

June 13, 2014

The Indo-French Air Drill “Garuda V” which began on June 3, 2014 successfully concluded at Air Force Station (AFS) Jodhpur in Rajasthan. During this exercise both the air forces performed various combat roles including Air to Air re-fuelling. The exercise ..

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India becomes permanent member of Washington Accord

June 13, 2014

A long wait for India ended when the country became a permanent member of the Washington Accord, an esteemed international treaty on engineering studies and mobility of engineers across signatory countries including the US, the UK and Australia. Permanent membership ..

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RBI mulling over Payment bank as recommended by Nachiket Mor Panel

June 13, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India will soon come up with India’s first payments bank, which will offer deposit and payment services but not provide loans.  This idea is in line with the recommendations made by the Nachiket Mor committee. The central bank ..

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