Page-2 of Current Affairs - June, 2014

Jean-Claude Juncker will be next president of European Commission

June 27, 2014

Backed by most EU leaders, Jean-Claude Juncker has been nominated as the next president of the European Commission. The development is a severe impact on opponent David Cameron and threatens to amplify the chances of Britain leaving the European Union ..

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Chung Hung Won retained as PM of S Korea

June 26, 2014

South Korea has retained Chung Hung Won as its Premier. The President of South Korea, Park Geun-Hye announced the decision to retain the Chung Hung Won as country’s PM. Won had resigned taking the responsibility of government’s inability and untimely ..

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Union Government de-licensed manufacturing of defence items

June 26, 2014

India’s Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry de-licensed manufacturing of defence items. Around 55% of the defence items have been removed from the mandatory licensing list. There is now a smaller negative list of defence items in which compulsory licensing ..

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Project Android One: Google’s bid to build ultra cheap Smartphones

June 26, 2014

With a view to build ultra cheap Smartphone, search giant Google launched Project Android One at Google I/O 2014 in San Francisco. Google I/O is Google’s annual developer meeting. Project Android One is a design reference platform that will enable ..

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Biochip developed to measure blood sugar via saliva

June 26, 2014

A new biochip sensor that can selectively measure glucose concentrations in a complex fluid like saliva has been developed by scientists at Brown University in the US. It is an important breakthrough towards developing a device that would enable people ..

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June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed

June 26, 2014

June 26 was observed as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The theme for this year is “A message of hope: Drug use disorders are preventable and treatable”. It was on this day the United Nations Office on ..

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RIMPAC 2014: World’s largest international maritime drill kicks off

June 26, 2014

World’s largest international maritime exercise named RIMPAC 2014 began on June 26. The mega drill will see participation of navies from 23 countries. The United States has sent the biggest fleet, followed by China.  This is China’s first active participation ..

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France confers ‘Officer of the Legion of Honor’ upon actor Shahrukh Khan

June 26, 2014

France will confer the honor ‘Officer of the Legion of Honour’ upon Indian actor Shahrukh Khan for his contribution to Cinema. Officier de la Legion d’Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour) is the highest award among Civilians and Military ..

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