Current Affairs Update – 4-6th June, 2016

Hello and welcome to exampundit . Here are the Important Current Affairs of 4th, 5th and 6th June, 2016. These are important for the upcoming SBI PO & SBI Clerk Mains 2016 Exams.

• Axis Bank today raised $500
  million at the London Stock Exchange after it launched India’s first
  internationally-listed certified green bond to finance climate change solutions
  around the world.
• One of India’s leading private
  sector capital markets banks opened trading at the London Stock Exchange (LSE)
  with the bond, which is certified by the Climate Bonds Standards Board and
  raised $500 million.
• Axis Bank said the proceeds of
  the bond will be invested in green energy, transportation and infrastructure projects,
  reinforcing India’s commitment to produce 175,000 MW of renewable power by
  2022.

• India and Qatar on 5 June 2016
  signed seven agreements in various fields including assistance in custom matters,
  skill development and recognition of qualifications and health.
• The agreements were inked after
  delegation-level talks between Prime Minster Narendra Modi and Qatar’s Emir
  Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at Doha. Modi was on a two day visit to Qatar
  on 4 June to 5 June 2016.
• Before the talks, Modi was given
  a ceremonial reception at the Emiri Diwan, the seat of power of Qatar’s ruler.

1. Agreement on assistance in
   Customs Matters
2. MoU on cooperation in the
   exchange of intelligence related to money laundering, terrorism-financing and
   related crimes: This was inked between Financial Intelligence Unit – India
   (FIU-IND) and the Qatar Financial Information Unit (QFIU).
3. MoU on participation of Qatari
   institutional investors in Infrastructure projects in India: This MoU was inked
   between National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Qatar Investment
   Authority (QIA).
4. MoU for cooperation in Skill
   Development and Recognition of Qualifications: This was inked between the Union
   Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and the National
   Qualifications Authority/Supreme Education Council, Government of the State of
   Qatar.
5. MoU on cooperation in Tourism
6. MoU for cooperation in the field
   of Health
7. The First Executive Programme for
   MoU in the field of Youth and Sports

• The Assam state capital on Monday
  became the first city in the country to have its own City Animal with the
  Kamrup Metropolitan district administration declaring the Gangetic river
  dolphin as the mascot.
• In a press conference, Kamrup
  Metropolitan Deputy Commissioner M Angamuthu said that the animal, locally
  known as ‘Sihu’, would be the ‘City Animal’ of Guwahati.
• The district administration had organised
  online and off-line voting among three protected creatures, which are on the
  verge of extinction, to decide the mascot.
• Along with Gangetic river
  dolphin, the other two animals were black softshell turtle (Bor Kaso) and
  greater adjutant stork (Hargila).

• Odisha in the first week of June
  2016 became the first Indian state to give transgender people social welfare
  benefits, such as a pension, housing and food grains.
• The state took the step to give
  the transgender community the same benefits as those living below the poverty
  line. The step was aimed at improving their overall social and economic status.

• Members of the transgender
  community will be given BPL cards.
• The BPL cards will allow them to
  access benefits under various government welfare programmes.
• This includes schemes that
  provide free housing, 100 days of paid work annually, pensions and loans to
  start up their own businesses.
• They will also be entitled to 5
  kg of food grains every month under India’s National Food Security Act.

• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
  on 5 June 2016 launched Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act. The act seeks
  disposal of peoples’ complaints or redressal of grievances from Government
  officials within 60-days.

• The law has strict provisions in
  non-compliance of applications.
• Officials not adhering to
  provisions of the law could be dismissed from service or face a penalty of from
  500 rupees to 5000 rupees.
• All the 42 Departments of the
  State government will be covered under the new Act.
• The Government has one Grievance
  Redressal Officer in each department as well as first and second Appellate
  authorities.

• The Haryana Government on 3 June
  2016 launched Asia’s First Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme at Jatayu
  Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore.
• The breeding and conservation of
  vultures is a significant step in the direction of saving the endangered
  species.
• Union Environment Minister
  Prakash Javadekar and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar jointly
  released two Himalayan Griffons into the wild from the Conservation Centre.
• Many vultures disappeared due to
  Diclofenac which is a pain killer drug given to cattle that can kill birds.
• At present, the drug is banned in
  India.
• Vultures play a vital role in
  keeping the environment clean, their breeds should be increased and the government
  is constantly working to increase their numbers.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
  Afghanistan President Dr Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated the Afghan-India
  Friendship Dam with in Herat province in Western Afghanistan on 4 June 2016.
• The Dam was earlier known as
  Salma Dam on the river Chist-e-Sharif in western Herat neighbouring Iran. It
  will irrigate 75000 hectares of land and generate 42 Mega Watts of power.
• At the inaugural function, Afghan
  Presresident connferred the the highest civilian honour of Afghanistan, the
  Amir Amanullah Khan Award on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The Landmark Infrastructure
  Project is funded by Union Government.
• It is a multipurpose project
  planned for generating 42 MW of power, irrigating 75000 hectares of land, water
  supply and other benefits to the people of Afghanistan.
• It is a landmark infrastructure
  project undertaken by Union Government on river Chist-e-Sharif, in Herat
  province of Afghanistan.
• The project is executed and
  implemented by WAPCOS Ltd which is an undertaking of Ministry of Water
  Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

• The National Skill Development
  Corporation (NSDC) today announced the appointment of two key executives in its
  leadership team.
• Manish Kumar will be joining NSDC
  as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Jayant Krishna will
  take up the new role of the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
  (COO) effective July 1, 2016.
• The selection committee chose the
  leadership based on merit and with an aim to bringing together the combined
  strength of two professionals, one hailing from the government sector with an
  added experience in the developments sector and the other from the private
  sector.

• Telecom major Bharti Airtel on
  Monday announced an appointment of Ashok Ganapathy as the Director of Airtel
  Business with effect from July 1, 2016.
• He will take over from Manish
  Prakash, who is moving into a new role as Director – Strategic Alliances.
• Ganapathy will report to Gopal
  Vittal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (India & South
  Asia), Airtel.

• Senior Congress leader and former
  Union Minister V Narayanasamy was today sworn in as the tenth Chief Minister of
  Puducherry.
• Lt Governor Kiran Bedi
  administered the oath of office and secrecy to Narayanasamy and five other
  ministers – A Namassivayam, Malladi Krishna Rao, M O H F Shah Jahan, M
  Kandasamy and R Kamalakannan – at ‘Gandhi Thidal’ near the sea shore here.
• While Rao, hailing from Yanam, an
  enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh, took the oath in Telugu, others took
  it in Tamil.

• CR Sasikumar on 1 June 2016 took
  over as Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of Travancore (SBT).
• The State Bank of Travancore is
  one of the associate banks of State Bank of India (SBI).
• Prior to the present posting in
  State Bank of Travancore, he worked as Deputy Managing Director, Inspection
  & Management Audit, at SBI Corporate Centre in Hyderabad.

• Senior IPS officer Navin Agarwal
  was on 3 June 2016 appointed as Director General (DG)/ Chief Executive Officer
  (CEP) of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
• The Appointments Committee of
  Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved his appointment
  as Chief of NADA. He is appointed to the post for five years term.
• Navin Agarwal is a 1986 batch IPS
  officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

• According to 2016 Global Retail
  Development Index (GRDI), India has jumped 13 positions from last year to rank
  second among 30 developing countries this year on ease of doing business,
  topped by China.
• The study which ranks top 30
  developing countries for retail investment worldwide, a pick up in GDP growth
  and better clarity regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations have
  helped india achieve a second ranking.
• India’s retail sector has
  expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 8.8% between 2013 and 2015, with
  annual sales crossing the $1 trillion mark, according to the A T Kearney, a London-based
  business consultancy.
• India has also become the world’s
  fastest growing economy that coupled with a large population base and the
  easing of FDI regulations in the sector has made it an even more attractive
  market, it said in the ranking.

• The International Day of Innocent
  Children Victims of Aggression 2016 was observed across the world on 3 June
  2016.
• The purpose of the day is to
  acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the
  victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.
• The day affirms the commitment of
  the United Nations (UN) to protect the rights of children.

• World Environment Day (WED) was
  observed globally on 5 June 2016 with theme Zero tolerance for the illegal
  trade in wildlife.
• The day aims at inspiring more
  people to take action to prevent the growing strain on Earth’s natural systems
  from reaching the breaking point.
• The host country for the WED 2016
  is Angola. At present, Angola is seeking to restore its elephant’s herds,
  conserve Africa’s biodiversity-rich wildlife, and safeguard the environment as
  it continues to rebuild after more than a quarter-century of civil war.
• The year’s slogan “Go Wild
  for Life” encourages everyone to spread the word about wildlife crime and
  the damage it does. It also asks people to challenge all to do what they can to
  prevent it.

• World number one Novak Djokovic
  on 5 June 2016 won 2016 French Open title. In the final clash in Paris,
  Djokovic defeated Britain’s Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
• It was Djokovic’s first French
  Open title and 12th major title of his career. Other 11 titles include six
  Grand Slam titles from the Australian Open, three from Wimbledon and two from
  the US Open. 
• Among men, only Roger Federer (17), Rafael Nadal (14) and Pete
  Sampras (14) own more.

• Garbine Muguruza of Spain on 4
  June 2016 won the French Open Women’s Singles tennis title at the Roland Garros
  stadium in Paris, France.
• For the 22-year-old Muguruza,
  this was her first Grand Slam title. With this win, she also became the first
  Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam title since Sanchez-Vicario in Paris in 1998.
• To win the title, she defeated
  the defending champion Serena Williams of the USA in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 in
  the final match.

• Asia’s largest annual security
  forum Shangri-La Dialogue was inaugurated in Singapore on 3 June 2016. It is
  the 15th Asia Security Summit to openly discuss and debate security matters in
  the Asia-Pacific region.
• It is expected that the 2016
  discussions will by dominated by the issues like territorial disputes in the
  South China Sea, military provocations of 
  North Korea and Islamist extremism, migration, counterterrorism,
  military competition and cybersecurity.

• Airbus on 1 June 2016 displayed
  the world’s first 3D-printed aircraft THOR at the International Aerospace
  Exhibition in Schoenefe.
• The drone THOR is short for Test
  of High-tech Objectives in Reality and it resembles a large, white model
  airplane.
• Is the world’s first 3D-printed
  aircraft with just 3 parts.
• It is windowless, weighs 21 kilo
  grams (46 pounds) and less than four metres (13 feet) long. It is Lighter,
  faster and cheaper.

• 104-year-old bodybuilder Manohar
  Aich, who was once a household name in Bengal after becoming India’s first Mr
  Universe in 1952, died at his Baguiati residence yesterday afternoon, according
  to family sources.
• Aich is survived by two daughters
  and two sons, one of whom manages a gym and fitness centre to fulfill his
  father’s dream of making the youth “healthy and strong”.
• Aich, who turned 104 on March 17,
  had become India’s first Mr Universe when he won the 1952 National Amateur
  Body-Builders’ Association Universe Championships.
• Born in the district of Comilla
  (now in Bangladesh), Aich, at just four feet and 11 inches, was not the tallest
  of men.
• But encouraged by English officer
  Reub Martin, Aich took up bodybuilding and made this his passion during his
  stint at the Royal Air Force under British colonial rulers.

• All-time boxing icon Muhammad Ali
  died on 3 June 2016 in the Phoenix, Arizona, after a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s
  disease. He was 74.
• He was born Cassius Marcellus
  Clay, Jr. on 17 January 1942.
• He was considered as one of the
  most recognized sports figures of the past 100 years.
• He was crowned Sportsman of the
  Century by Sports Illustrated and Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.
• He also wrote several
  best-selling books about his career, including The Greatest: My Own Story and
  The Soul of a Butterfly.
• He won the world heavyweight
  championship in 1964 at the age of 22.
• He converted to Sunni Islam in
  1975 and changed his name to Muhammad Ali and 30 years later He began adhering
  to Sufism.

• Eminent actor and theatre
  personality Sulabha Deshpande passed away 4 June 2016 in Mumbai. She was 79.
• Deshpande was considered to be
  one of the pioneers of the experimental theatre movement that swept Mumbai in
  the 1970s.
• In 1971 she co-founded, theatre
  group, Awishkar with her husband Arvind Deshpande.
• Soon, she established the
  Chandrashala, the children’s theatre wing of Awishkar.

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