Current Affairs 5th June 2016

Current Affairs 5th June 2016

National News:

• PM inaugurates Afghan-India Friendship Dam in Herat
• Government to launch Shala Asmita Yojana this month: Smriti Irani
• CCEA approved Minimum Support Prices for Kharif Crops for 2016-17 Season
• India will not have power deficit for the first time in history
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre to open Representative Office at GIFT City
• Assam Assembly passes Ease of Doing Business Bill
• Amritsar to get 1947 partition Museum
• The Centre has decided to undertake a clean-up initiative at 100 iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural sites under the Swachh Bharat Mission
• Government announces national competition for students

International News:

• Sweden best country in the world, India ranks 70th
• India, Tunisia sign MoUs for co-operation in IT, handicrafts sector
• France declares flood emergency after River Seine burst its banks
• China to participate in US-hosted naval drill

New Appointments:

• NK Chari is the new State Bank of Mysore MD
• Nita Ambani nominated for International Olympic Committee
• Goa-born Sayonara Luxton takes charge as UK royal borough mayor
• Alphabet’s Nest Labs CEO Tony Fadell steps down
• Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse quits

Banking:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB), government sign deal for $200M loan to Jharkhand
• Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) gets RBI nod for e-bidding of gold bonds

Business & Economy:

• HDFC Ergo buys L&T General Insurance for Rs 551 crore
• Flipkart launches its own eSports tournament
• Tata Trusts, MP government join hands to work in healthcare
• Jubilant gets USFDA nod for epilepsy injection

Awards & Honours:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Afghanistan’s highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award
• Indian Sudarsan Pattnaik wins gold at World Sand Art Championship
• India Post releases Amazon India stamp

Science & Technology:

• NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to ISS
• 60 nations to monitor emissions using satellites

Sports:

• Paes-Hingis complete mixed doubles career slam
• India’s Shubham Jaglan Clinches Maiden European Junior Golf Title
• International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveils first ever team of refugees

Obituaries:

• Actor-director Balu Anand passes awayActor-director-Balu-Anand-passes-away
• Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at age 74