Current Affairs Update – 9th June, 2016

Hello and welcome to exampundit . Here are the important Current Affairs of 9th June, 2016. These are important for the upcoming SBI PO & SBI Clerk Mains 2016 Exams.

• India and the United States (US)
  on 8 June 2016 signed/finalized eight agreements/ Memorandum of Understanding
  (MoUs) in various fields including exchange of Terrorist Screening Information,
  cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Energy and Climate Change among others.
• The agreements were inked after
  meet of Prime Minster Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama in the White
  House. Modi was on a two day visit to the United States from 6 June to 8 June
  2016.

• Arrangement for the exchange of
  Terrorist Screening Information: As per this Arrangement, the two countries
  shall provide each other access to terrorism screening information through the
  designated contact points, subject to domestic laws and regulations. The Arrangement
  would enhance the counter terrorism cooperation between India and the US. It
  was inked between the Multi-Agency Centre/Intelligence Bureau of India and the
  Terrorist Screening Center of the US.
• MoU to enhance cooperation on
  Energy Security, Clean Energy and Climate Change: The objective of the MoU is
  to enhance cooperation between India and the US on energy security, clean
  energy and climate change through increased bilateral engagement and further
  joint initiatives for promoting sustainable growth.
• MoU to enhance co-operation on
  Wildlife Conservation, management and Combating Wildlife Trafficking: It seeks
  cooperation between the two countries in areas such as

• MoU for the Development of an
  International Expedited Traveler Initiative (the Global Entry Programme): The
  Global Entry is a US Customs and Border Protection programme, which allows
  expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the
  United States.
• Technical Arrangement concerning
  Unclassified Maritime Information Sharing: The arrangement would allow sharing
  of unclassified information on White Shipping between India and the US as
  permitted by respective national laws, regulations and policies, and provides a
  framework for mutually beneficial maritime information.
• MoU for Cooperation in Gas
  Hydrates: The MOU aims to increase the understanding of the geologic
  occurrence, distribution, and production of natural gas hydrates along the
  continental margin of India and in the US.
• Information Exchange Annex (IEA)
  to the Master Information Exchange Agreement concerning Aircraft Carrier
  Technologies: IEA is aimed to enhance data and information sharing specific to
  aircraft carriers technology between India and the US.
• Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement:
  The agreement is aimed at facilitating mutual logistic support between India
  and the US for authorized port visits, joint exercises, joint training and
  HA-DR (humanitarian assistance and disaster relief).

• The New Development Bank (NDB)
  and China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) on Thursday announced a memorandum of
  understanding on strategic cooperation, focusing mainly on infrastructure
  funding in the five BRICS countries, besides other emerging economies.
• CCB is also supporting the NDB
  with professional underwriting services, credit lines and its commitment to
  invest in its first financial green bonds. Kamath expressed confidence that
  with CCB’s support, NDB should be in a good position to issue green bonds in
  the next few weeks.
• According to the memorandum, both
  sides will harness their respective resource advantages and professional
  expertise, aiming to build a long-term, stable and mutually beneficial business
  relationship.
• The New Development Bank was
  established to support and foster infrastructure and sustainable development in
  emerging economies, notably the BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia, India China
  and South Africa.

• Internet search engine Google and
  Tata Trusts’ joint initiative Internet Saathi was launched on 8 June 2016 in
  Kolkata, West Bengal.
• The initiative aims at reducing
  the digital gender gap in rural areas of India such as Purulia, where girls
  have now been trained to use the Internet and teach others in turn.
• Internet Saathi had been
  successfully launched in five states. In July 2015, it began in four more
  states including West Bengal.
• Internet Saathi aims at
  empowering women and their communities by providing basic training on the usage
  and benefits of the internet.
• The programme is driving a
  meaningful impact in improving the lives of women and their communities in
  rural India.
• It focuses on training women in
  rural India to explore the various uses of Internet, who then impart training
  to the larger rural community in their own and neighbouring villages.
• Google helps in training the
  Saathi’s and provides data enabled devices along with the training material.
• On ground training classes is
  conducted by involving self help group federations and local NGO members who
  are supported by Tata Trusts on-ground network.

• Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
  on 8 June 2016 announced that a new Indian Reserve Battalion in Rajasthan will
  be named after Maharana Pratap. The battalion will be named as Maharana Pratap
  reserve battalion.
• Maharana Pratap, a Rajput ruler
  who had fought against the Mughals and never bowed before them, is attributed
  as the greatest warrior of the Mewar region.
• The announcement was made at a
  programme attended by Rajnath Singh during his two-day visit to the state.  The decision was taken on the request of
  Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
• The government introduced the
  scheme of Indian Reserve Battalions in 1971 and so far, 153 battalions have
  been sanctioned to various states.

• The Union Government on 8 June
  2016 decided to introduce International Yoga Award Scheme. The award will be
  introduced with an aim to promote yoga.
• At present, the AYUSH ministry is
  working on the scheme and it will start giving the award from 2017.
• Minister of State for AYUSH,
  Shripad Yesso Naik announced the plan in New Delhi while inaugurating the National
  Health Editors’ Conference.
• The theme of the conference was
  Yoga for Holistic Health – Recent Researches.
• The conference aims at ensuring
  wider dissemination of benefits of Yoga to the public through the media.

• The venerable Eden Gardens ground
  will play host to the first ever day-night Test in the country when India take
  on New Zealand later this year, a senior Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) official
  confirmed on Thursday.
• The Tour Programme and Fixtures
  Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday
  announced the fixture stating that New Zealand will play three Test matches and
  five One-Day Internationals here.
• The venues for the Test matches are
  Indore, Kanpur and Kolkata.
• The New Zealand series will be
  followed by five Test matches, three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals
  against England.
• In total India will be playing 13
  Tests in the upcoming season.

• Warwick Manufacturing Group
  (WMG), at the University of Warwick, which was founded by renowned
  Indian-origin Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, on 7 June 2016 was bestowed
  the Regius Professorship in Manufacturing by Queen Elizabeth II.
• Lord Bhattacharyya is an Indian
  British engineer, educator and government advisor.
• In 1980, he became Professor of
  Manufacturing Systems at the University of Warwick and founded the Warwick
  Manufacturing Group.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin
  on 8 June 2016 signed a decree awarding the Order of Friendship to United
  Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
• The officially published decree
  said that the decoration was awarded to Ban for special merits in strengthening
  peace, friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding between peoples.
• Among those awarded are Prince
  Michael of Kent, Oscar Niemeyer, the architect of the Brazilian capital, and
  former President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge.

• The North Atlantic Treaty
  Organization (NATO) members and partners on 6 June 2016 launched Anaconda-16
  Exercise, the biggest ever joint military exercise in Poland.
• The drill is part of NATO’s
  exercise program and is being held just weeks before NATO’s summit in Warsaw
  that is expected to decide that significant numbers of NATO troops and
  equipment will be based in Poland and in the Baltic states.
• The exercise was launched at the
  crucial time when central and eastern European nations are seeking strong
  security guarantees amid concerns about Russia.
• The exercise is organized and
  coordinated by Poland’s military Operational Command.
• It will involve some 31000 troops
  from Poland, the US and 17 other NATO member nations and from five partner
  nations.

• UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
  has appointed Swedish Major General Per Lodin, a logistics expert, to head the
  UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) that monitors the
  situation in Kashmir. India does not recognise the UNMOGIP’s mandate.
• He is to succeed Major General
  Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who is completing his two-year assignment in
  July, Ban’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
• Lodin is currently the head of
  Strategic Material Management at Forsvarets materielverk (FMV), the Swedish
  defence ministry’s procurement and logistics arm.
• He had earlier served as the head
  of the task force centre of Kosovo Force (KFOR), the multi-national
  peacekeeping mission led by NATO in 2006-2007.
• UNMOGIP, which has personnel from
  10 countries comprising 44 military members and 72 civilian staff, began operations
  in 1949.

• Veteran journalist KK Katyal
  passed away on 8 June 2016 following a brief illness in Delhi. He was 88. He is
  survived by his wife and daughters.
• He was a former Delhi Chief of
  Bureau of The Hindu, who led the newspaper’s wide-ranging coverage from the
  National Capital during a particularly eventful phase of political change.

Regards

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