Current Affairs 7th June 2013 - Daily Business News and GK Capsules


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1. Reliance Industries (RIL) announced that it was planning to invest a whooping amount of 1.5 lakh crore Rupees or 26 billion US dollar by 2016.

2. Novel titled City of Bohane by an Irish author Kevin Barry won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013. The book describes Ireland of 2053.

3. The Union government on 3 June 2013 issued guidelines defining clearly the concept of group company in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy.

4. North Korea proposed to re-open talks on issues like reopening of Kaesong Joint Industrial Zone with South Korea.

5. Kevin Barry won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel City of Bohane. In the novel he has portrayed Ireland of 2053.

6. The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) announced on 6 June 2013 that K R Kamath was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-14 tenure.

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7. Media General, the owner of 18 network-affiliated TV stations announced on 6 June 2013 that it will merge with New Young Broadcasting.

8. Esther Williams, the competitive swimmer as well as MGM movie actress during 1940s and 50s died on 6 June 2013 in California.

9. GVK Hancock Coal signed a preferred mine operations contractor with Thiess in the first week of June 2013 for Alpha thermal coal project in Australia.

10. Michael Christian, one of the Australian radio presenters responsible for Royal prank, was awarded with Jock by the employer.

11. Union government reconstituted the National Advisory Council by including prominent sociologist Virginius Xaxa into the 12-member panel chaired by Sonia Gandhi.

12. The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) roped in ONGC for maintenance as well as cleanliness of six monuments.

13. Nation’s highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at Nyoma, Leh district at a height of about 14000 feet.

14. Umbrella agreement on financial and technical cooperation on energy, environment and management of natural resources signed between India and Germany.

15. The United States of America exempted India and eight other countries from sanctions for importing oil from Iran.

16. The government hiked the import duty on Gold and Platinum from 6 to 8 per cent on 5 June 2013.

17. India’s first all-women police station became operational in Itanagar, capital of Arunachal Pradesh in June 2013 to ensure better security to women.

18. India and Myanmar set three billion dollar trade target by 2015 in New Delhi held on 6 June 2013.

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