Page-18 of Current Affairs - June, 2014

Anand Mahindra first Indian to be honoured with Harvard Medal

June 2, 2014

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand G Mahindra became the first Indian to be honoured with the prestigious Harvard Medal for his ‘dedication, generosity and service’ to the university. In 1977, Mahindra is an alumnus of the HarvardUniversity. He graduated with Honours (Magna Cum ..

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MoEFCC launches online system for green nod

June 1, 2014

The Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched a “system for online submission of applications for environment clearance”. It is expected that the new user-friendly system would bring transparency in the controversial issue of environmental clearance. The ..

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Salvador Sanchez is the new president of El Salvador

June 1, 2014

Salvador Sanchez Ceren (69) of the FMLN party has become the first former guerrilla to sworn-in as the President of the Central American country following his March win. Mr. Sanchez defeated the conservative candidate Norman Quijano by just 0.2% in ..

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IAF mountaineering squad explores unclimbed peaks in Arunachal Pradesh

June 1, 2014

Indian Air Force launched a mountaineering expedition to Gorichen area of Arunachal Pradesh with an aim to explore and climb unclimbed peaks. The 15-member team of IAF personnel was led by Wg Cdr D Panda. The expedition included both experienced ..

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Huge coronal mass ejection on Sun observed through IRIS

June 1, 2014

NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph captured rare footage of a huge Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) erupting from the Sun. The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) was launched in June 2013 to observe how solar material moves, gathers energy, and heats up as ..

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SBI’s Arundhati Bhattacharya amongst Forbes’ most powerful women

June 1, 2014

SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya is amongst the 5 Indian women who featured in this year’s Forbes’ 100 most powerful women in the world list. The list was topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Indian women in the list:- Indra Nooyi ..

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UN posthumously honors 8 Indian soldiers among 106 UN peacekeepers

June 1, 2014

The UN honored 106 peacekeepers, including 8 Indian soldiers, who lost their lives in various UN peacekeeping operations on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on May 30. Indian Army United Nations peacekeeping missions India has been the ..

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Government eliminates all GoMs and EGoMs for better accountability and empowerment

June 1, 2014

In a key move to authorize the Ministries and Departments, the PM Narendra Modi decided to eliminate all the prevailing 9 Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs) and 21 Groups of Ministers (GoMs). Objective: This would speed up the process of ..

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KKR wins IPL 7 trophy

June 1, 2014

Sharukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) chased down a huge 200-run target to beat Preity Zinta’s Kings XI Punjab in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 7. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets. IPL-7 ..

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