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Daily Current Affairs of 13th June 2017
International Current Affairs
- Britain and France have announced a new joint campaign to stop the internet from being a safe space for terrorists as they plan tougher action to tackle online radicalisation.
- Israel has approved the construction of over 8,000 new homes in West Bank, making it the largest expansion of Jewish settlements in the area in 25 years.
- Panama has established formal diplomatic ties with China and broke all of its relationship with Taiwan in a move that is seen as a victory for China in its drive to isolate Taiwan from the rest of the world.
- Note : China claims Taiwan as its own territory.
National Current Affairs
- According to a recently released Child Rights and You (CRY) Report on child labour, more than 8 lakh children between the age group of 5 and 6 years in India are engaged in child labour.
Recent Committees in News
- Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted an expert committee to examine the rules which allow free movement of people near Indo-Myanmar border.
- This expert committee would be headed by the special secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- BJP constitutes 3-member high level committee to consult political parties for reaching consensus on Presidential candidate.
- Members of this Committee :
- M Venkaiah Naidu
- Rajnath Singh
- Arun Jaitley
New Appointments
- Uber has appointed Wan Ling Martello, the Executive Vice President of Nestle in South Asia, as an independent board director.
- Note : Martello is only the second woman on Uber's seven-member board after Arianna Huffington, who joined the board in April 2016.
Awards & Honors
- ‘Project Jal Sanchay’, a water conservation model which is successfully adopted in Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been chosen for the National Award for excellence in MGNREGP (Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee programme) by the Ministry of Rural Development.
- The award will be conferred on June 19 at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Science & Technology
- In the first-ever study of dating Jupiter's age, an international group of scientists have confirmed that Solar System's largest planet is also the oldest.
- Scientists showed through analyses of meteorites that Jupiter's solid core was the first to form after the explosion of a nebula (cloud of dust and gas) 4.6 billion years ago, that led to Solar System's formation.
Business & Economic Affairs
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to introduce a new batch of ₹500 currency notes, which will have inset letter 'A'.
- However, old notes, which were introduced following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move, will continue to remain legal tender.
- The note will bear the signature of RBI Governor Urjit Patel and will have the year of printing ‘2017’.
- India's retail inflation in May cooled to a record low of 2.18% from 2.99% in April, according to government data.
- May's inflation level is the lowest since India began measuring consumer price inflation in 2012, and remains well below RBI's 4% target for the seventh straight month.
- The drop was due to lower prices of pulses, cereals, and perishable goods.
Sports Current Affairs
- Golden State Warriors have been crowned NBA Champions for the fifth time after defeating LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the best-of-seven NBA Finals today.
- In a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, South Korean President Moon Jae-in offered to co-host the 2030 World Cup with rival North Korea and other northeast Asian countries in an attempt to promote peace in the region.
- Virat Kohli has become the Top-ranked ODI batsman, rising two places in the ICC ODI rankings after scoring 157 runs in three matches in the ongoing Champions Trophy.
- Top 10 in the List
- Virat Kohli (India)
- David Warner (Australia)
- AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- Joe Root (England)
- Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
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