Top 10 Current Affairs 1st July 2013. 1. Croatia (a unitary democratic parliamentary republic at the crossroads of Central Europe) became the 28th member of the European Union at midnight Sunday (1 July), a decade after it started the process and less than 20 years after the end of its war of independence from Yugoslavia. 2. India’s first regional navigational satellite IRNSS -1A is ready to be launched at the wee hours from Sathish Dhawan Spaceentre, Sriharikota,120 kms from Chennai. 3. The State Bank of Travancore Monday launched a new service for its customers – doorstep banking. Customers who opt for this service have to just ring up the bank and inform it that money has to be deposited and soon the bank’s vehicle along with its staff will arrive at the doorstep to collect the amount. 4. The government has approved private sector lender Yes Bank’s proposal to increase foreign holdings in the company to 60 percent that is likely to result in overseas equity inflow of Rs. 2,650 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the proposal. 5. O3b Networks, whose name represents the other 3 billion in month of June 2013, launched a series of satellites which is supposed to provide fast, cheap Internet and phone service to remote areas in 180 countries.The idea behind launching such satellite is to bring people from remote area online by the end of the year 2013. Google have already committed to invest about 1.2 billion dollars in support. 6. Railway Board Member (Mechanical) Arunendra Kumar on Monday assumed additional charge as the Chairman of the apex body, which has been mired in controversy over bribery allegations. 7. A key woman member of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, Santosh Koli, who is also a contestant for upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, was critically injured on Sunday in a road accident. 8. France wants US to ‘immediately’ cease spying activities. Mr. Hollande became the first European Head of State to directly attack the proposed Europe-U.S. free trade agreement saying “There can be negotiations, transactions in all fields, only once France has obtained these guarantees — and this goes for the rest of Europe and other partners of the United States,” Mr. Hollande said. 9. Defending champion Serena Williams knocked out of Wimbledon. Sabine Lisicki ended Serena Williams’ reign as Wimbledon champion as the German 23rd seed clinched a stunning 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 victory over the world number one in the fourth round on Monday. 10. Mahindra Two Wheelers today launched its new motorcycle ‘Centuro’ in the highly competitive 100-110 cc segment. The bike developed indigenously and priced at Rs 45,000 (ex-showroom, New Delhi) was nationally launched by the Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra at a ceremony here.
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