Current Affairs 20th June 2013 - Bank Exams Preparation
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1. World Refugee Day is being observed today. This year the theme of the day is -Take One Minute to Support a Family Forced to Flee.
2. Pilgrimage to the shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttarakhand cannot resume for three years due to extensive damage caused by heavy rains and floods, an official said Thursday.
3. India has invited China to become the 'principal guest country' at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014, which is scheduled to be held in Goa, I&B Min Manish Tewari said.
4. Scientists at the department of linguistics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor discovered a new language called Light Warlpiri in Northern Australia.
5. Nokia ‘confirms’ Lumia phone with 41MP camera.
6. Gandolfini,Triple Emmy Award winning actor, famous for his role as mob boss Tony Soprano on ‘The Sopranos’ died in Italy at the age of 51.
7. About 40 per cent of the 150 million internet users in the country are women and close to 24 million of them log in everyday to check emails, interact on social networking sites and shop online, according to a study conducted by search giant Google.
8. Delhi's Connaught Place 4th costliest office location in world according to a semi annual report released by real estate services company CBRE Inc.
9. Gurgaon No.1 in paying power bills online according the latest data compiled of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN).
10. Idea cuts 2G tariff by 90% in 8 circles from July 1
11. Air India would shortly issue tenders to lease turboprop aircraft to enhance connectivity to non-metro cities across the country
12. In order to boost Android penetration in India, Google isset to open brick-and-mortar stores called Android Nation in the country. The US company will partner BK Modi's Spice Global to set up the stores in various Indian cities, starting with New Delhi later this year.
13. India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls.
14. Host England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa was bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions.
15. Saina Nehwal enters the women's singles quarterfinals at Singapore Open Super Series badminton event.
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Read Also: Current Affairs 19th June 2013
1. World Refugee Day is being observed today. This year the theme of the day is -Take One Minute to Support a Family Forced to Flee.
2. Pilgrimage to the shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttarakhand cannot resume for three years due to extensive damage caused by heavy rains and floods, an official said Thursday.
3. India has invited China to become the 'principal guest country' at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014, which is scheduled to be held in Goa, I&B Min Manish Tewari said.
4. Scientists at the department of linguistics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor discovered a new language called Light Warlpiri in Northern Australia.
5. Nokia ‘confirms’ Lumia phone with 41MP camera.
6. Gandolfini,Triple Emmy Award winning actor, famous for his role as mob boss Tony Soprano on ‘The Sopranos’ died in Italy at the age of 51.
7. About 40 per cent of the 150 million internet users in the country are women and close to 24 million of them log in everyday to check emails, interact on social networking sites and shop online, according to a study conducted by search giant Google.
8. Delhi's Connaught Place 4th costliest office location in world according to a semi annual report released by real estate services company CBRE Inc.
9. Gurgaon No.1 in paying power bills online according the latest data compiled of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN).
10. Idea cuts 2G tariff by 90% in 8 circles from July 1
11. Air India would shortly issue tenders to lease turboprop aircraft to enhance connectivity to non-metro cities across the country
12. In order to boost Android penetration in India, Google isset to open brick-and-mortar stores called Android Nation in the country. The US company will partner BK Modi's Spice Global to set up the stores in various Indian cities, starting with New Delhi later this year.
13. India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls.
14. Host England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa was bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions.
15. Saina Nehwal enters the women's singles quarterfinals at Singapore Open Super Series badminton event.
Read Also : Current affairs 21st June 2013
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