Page-15 of Current Affairs - June, 2014

PM Modi releases FIFA World Cup postage stamps

June 12, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on FIFA World Cup 2014 that kick started in Brazil on the night of June 12, 2014. PM urged the Department of Posts to create a website on the history of Indian football. ​India ..

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June 12 observed as World Day Against Child Labor 2014

June 12, 2014

June 12 was observed as World Day Against Child Labour across the globe. The theme for year 2014 is Extend social protection: Combat child labour. The World Day Against Child Labour was launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002 ..

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Environment clearance to Navy’s Project Seabird (Karwar naval base)

June 11, 2014

The new Government of India has given environmental clearance to Indian Navy’s ambitious naval infrastructure project — Seabird in Karwar (Phase-II). Project Seabird (Karwar naval base) The Western Fleet of Indian Navy in Mumbai faced security challenges during the Indo-Pakistan ..

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NABARD slashes refinance rates to promote investment in agriculture

June 11, 2014

In a bid to encourage investments in agriculture, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has cut the rate of interest by 20 basis points (bps) on their long term refinance facility to banks. As per NABARD: Rates of ..

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India test-fires BrahMos from indigenous warship INS Kolkata successfully

June 11, 2014

The 290 km-range BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile was successfully test- fired from country’s largest indigenous warship INS Kolkata off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka. The combat ship is yet to be formally inducted into the Indian Navy. The ..

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Bharat Ratna JRD Tata award conferred upon Somasundaram

June 11, 2014

Member of Air Navigation Services of Airports Authority of India (AAI), Somasundaram, has been conferred upon the esteemed Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award 2013 instituted by Aeronautical Society of India (ASI). He has made significant contributions not only in improving ANS infrastructure ..

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Madhusudhana Chary elected first Speaker of Telangana Assembly

June 11, 2014

TRS MLA Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary (58), who represents Bhupalapally in Warangal district, has been elected unopposed as the first Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Chary is a close aid of K Chandrasekhar Rao even before the latter founded the TRS in 2001.

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PM launches book 'Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda For Reform'

June 11, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a book titled ‘Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda For Reform’ edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley J. Tellis and Reece Trevor. The book’s foreword has been written by Ratan N Tata and it ..

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