Current Affairs 09- JUNE-2014: --------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- The book titled Getting India Back on track – An Action Agenda for Reform was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 June 2014 in New Delhi. 24 engineering students of Vigyan Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology of Hyderabad were drowned in Beas River in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on 8 June 2014.The students including 18 boys and 6 girls were swept away while taking photographs near Thalot on Manali-Kiratpur Highway that is 40 km from Manali. The incident happened after water-level rose suddenly due to water released from the reservoir of 126 MW Larji hydropower project. The floodgates of reservoir were opened without any warning. Rafael Nadal (rank no. 1) of Spain won the French Open title 2014 for the ninth time on 8 June 2014. He is the first men to win five French Open titles in a row. He won against Novak Djokovic (rank no. 2) of Yugoslavia with 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, and 6-4 in the final. Petro Poroshenko was sworn- in as the President of Ukraine in Kiev on 7 June 2014. Former Brazilian striker, Fernando Lucio da Costa died on 7 June 2014 in a helicopter crash in central Brazil at the age of 36. The helicopter crashed in Aruana with five people on board. Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister of China was on a two-day long visit to India from 8 June to 9 June 2014. He visited India in the capacity of Special Envoy of the President of China, Xi Jinping. The objective of the visit was to establish contact with the new Government of India led by Narendra Modi. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on 8 June 2014 became India’s first nuclear plant to generate 1000 MW power. Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayta Samiti (BMVSS) will provide Jaipur Foot to 1000 amputees in Afghanistan free of cost. Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari on 5 June 2014 gave a go to the team of BMVSS, the makers of artificial limb called Jaipur Foot and the worlds largest organisation for disabled. Three-day Uttarakhand Assembly session held at Gairsain in Chamoli from 9 June to 11 June 2014. The assembly session of Uttarakhand was held for the first time outside the capital city, Dehradun, since its formation in 2000. Uttarakhand Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Harish Rawat on 5 June 2014 approved two schemes namely pension scheme for farmers and scheme to air- lift doctors to remote areas of the state. The schemes were approved in a Cabinet meet held in Almora. Pope Francis on 5 June 2014 has replaced an all Italian board of Financial Information Authority which is Vaticans financial watchdog agency. UN General Assembly on 7 June 2014 announced an award in honour of Nelson Mandela. Nara Chandrababu Naidu was sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation. The Indian Navy Submarine, INS Sindhurakshak that sank in the Mumbai Harbour in August 2013 due to an accident killing 18 sailors was raised from the waters on 5 June 2014 by a salvage firm. Former Indian cricket captain, Sourav Ganguly on 8 June 2014 joined Mudgal Committee as an expert on cricketing affairs. Kathleen Stephens on 6 June 2014 took charge as US interim Ambassador to India.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:37:29 +0000
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