Current Affairs 6th June 2016

Current Affairs 6th June 2016

National News:

• Himachal Pradesh becomes first state to have State Data Centre
• Asia’s first Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme launched
• MoU signed to facilitate hassle-free entry of Indians into US
• Centre plans setting up satellite port in Goa
• Andhra to get two high-speed railway lines
• Chief Minister of Haryana lays foundation stone of ‘Jai jawan awas Yojana’
• Telangana-California ink MoU for cooperation
• Kerala coastline to be plastic and garbage-free
• India’s 1st green swearing-in ceremony organised
• Army partners Tata Motors for skill development
• India has a floating post office, situated on a houseboat on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

International News:

• Environmental crime 4th biggest global crime: UN
• Switzerland holds first ever vote on basic income

New Appointments:

• In Puducherry, Congress Legislative Party leader and former Union Minister V Narayanasamy will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory today
• Sasi kumar takes over as MD of State Bank of Travancore

Business & Economy:

• ATM-based validation of tax returns activated
• IMF approves $1.5 Billlion Loan for Sri Lanka
• India suggests EU to resume stalled FTA negotiations
• Seco Tools India inaugurates new plant near Pune

Awards & Honours:

• Shigemi Hirata, a 96-year-old Japanese man, has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest university graduate

Science & Technology:

• The Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, the smallest pacemaker (two gram capsule sized) in the world has been successfully implanted in a 92-year old man at Medanta, The Medicity Hospital
• Pluto’s image shows 1st proof of possible cloud
• Arun and Anoop George, two brothers from Kerala, have invented a low-cost wind turbine to make renewable energy affordable to all
• Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a new Terahertz camera that can observe at a microscopic level and can be used to find defects in microchips

Sports:

• Muguruza beats Serena to win her 1st Grand Slam
• Judoka Avtar Singh has qualified for the Rio Olympics in the under 90kg weight category
• Seema Tomar finishes 5th in shooting World Cup
• Indian Boxing Council gets Affiliation from Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC)

Obituaries:

• Moto2 rider Luis Salom died after crashing during practice for the Catalunya Grand Prix
• Veteran film, theatre and television actress Sulabha Deshpande passed away