Current Affairs 13th June 2016

Current Affairs 13th June 2016

National News:

• President leaves for 6-day tour of 3 African nations
• West Bengal government to offer rice at Rs 2 per kg to sex workers, HIV patients
• Gujarat island gets electricity for first time
• 10-day economic blockade begins in Manipur
• Central Government approves Rs.300 cr for boosting tourism in UP
• Andhra launches IT irrigation project management
• Andhra Pradesh government to invest Rs.2,400 cr for tourism boost
• Arvind Kejriwal Sets Up Committee to Look Into Matters Related To Delhi Water Bodies
• Sikkim becomes India’s first State to launch open government data portal

International News:

• China Is The Biggest And Best ‘Abuser’: Donald Trump
• China, Nepal connected with optical fibre link

New Appointments:

• Birender Singh, Subhas Chandra win Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana
• Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath appointed Congress General Secretaries
• Satya Pal Jain appointed as part time member of 21st Law Commission
• Ragesh Chandra Appointed Secretary to Puducherry CM
• 3M India appoints Debarati Sen as new managing director
• V. Vaithilingam elected as Speaker of Puducherry Assembly

Banking:

• Government drafting separate bankruptcy law for financial companies: Jayant Sinha
• Contest announced to design Postal Bank logo

Business and Economy:

• ‘Gujarat Connecting India to World’ to be the theme of ‘Vibrant Gujarat 2017’
• FCI inks pact with Adani Group

Awards & Honours:

• Indian short film ‘Leeches’ wins at Seoul film gala

Science & Technology:

• Four new elements on the Periodic table get their names
• Luminati Aerospace successfully tests solar-powered aircraft

Sports:

• Usain Bolt registers 2016’s 2nd best 100m timing
• Saina Nehwal trumps Sun Yu to bag second Australian Open title
• Lewis Hamilton secures pole at Canadian GP
• Paes only tennis player to appear in 7 Olympics
• KL Rahul 1st Indian to make century on ODI debut