Current Affairs 27th June 2013 - General Knowledge Updates
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1. Bankim Chandra's birth anniversary today. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee – composer of India’s national song-Vande Mataram, was born on 27th June 1838 in Kanthalpara village (West Bengal).
2. Birth Anniversary of the music legend Rahul Dev Burman and fondly known as Pancham Da is being observed on Thursday.
3. The Rajasthan Government will provide 2 compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) free of cost to all electricity consumers of villages and BPL consumers in urban areas. This unique Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna will be launched from today and continued till August.
4. The country's premiere media institute, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), will launch a course in Urdu journalism to promote proficiency of journalists working in language press.
5. Muthoot Finance got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs (WLAs). The White Label ATMs (WLAs) are the ones which are not owned and operated by the bank but by another non-bank entity.
6. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will receive the United Nations Global Award for Public Service from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at a ceremony to be held in Bahrain on Thursday.
7. The Union government on 26 June 2013 has banned three major medicines—the widely prescribed anti-diabetes drug pioglitazone, painkiller analgin and anti-depressant deanxit.
8. India retains world's 3rd most attractive FDI destination slot according to survey conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
9. Samsung launches curved OLED TVs at $13,000.
10. Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as prime minister of Australia for the second time, a day after he ousted Julia Gillard as leader of the Labor Party.
11. Elbegdorj Tsakhia wins Mongolia presidential election.
12. CAD touches record high of 4.8% in 2012-13. Current Account Deficit (CAD) is the difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency.
13. BCCI hasn't sent any names for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Virat Kohli has been named for the Arjuna Award while former captain Sunil Gavaskar has been recommended for the Dhyan Chand Award.
14. Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal gained a place to be World No.3 in women’s singles in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF)
rankings released on Thursday.
15. And in Wimbledon Tennis, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova crash out; Sania, Bhupathi and Bopanna advance to Doubles second round.
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Read Also: Current Affairs 26th June 2013
1. Bankim Chandra's birth anniversary today. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee – composer of India’s national song-Vande Mataram, was born on 27th June 1838 in Kanthalpara village (West Bengal).
2. Birth Anniversary of the music legend Rahul Dev Burman and fondly known as Pancham Da is being observed on Thursday.
3. The Rajasthan Government will provide 2 compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) free of cost to all electricity consumers of villages and BPL consumers in urban areas. This unique Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna will be launched from today and continued till August.
4. The country's premiere media institute, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), will launch a course in Urdu journalism to promote proficiency of journalists working in language press.
5. Muthoot Finance got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs (WLAs). The White Label ATMs (WLAs) are the ones which are not owned and operated by the bank but by another non-bank entity.
6. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will receive the United Nations Global Award for Public Service from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at a ceremony to be held in Bahrain on Thursday.
7. The Union government on 26 June 2013 has banned three major medicines—the widely prescribed anti-diabetes drug pioglitazone, painkiller analgin and anti-depressant deanxit.
8. India retains world's 3rd most attractive FDI destination slot according to survey conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
9. Samsung launches curved OLED TVs at $13,000.
10. Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as prime minister of Australia for the second time, a day after he ousted Julia Gillard as leader of the Labor Party.
11. Elbegdorj Tsakhia wins Mongolia presidential election.
12. CAD touches record high of 4.8% in 2012-13. Current Account Deficit (CAD) is the difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency.
13. BCCI hasn't sent any names for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Virat Kohli has been named for the Arjuna Award while former captain Sunil Gavaskar has been recommended for the Dhyan Chand Award.
14. Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal gained a place to be World No.3 in women’s singles in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF)
rankings released on Thursday.
15. And in Wimbledon Tennis, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova crash out; Sania, Bhupathi and Bopanna advance to Doubles second round.
Read Also: Current Affairs 28th June 2013
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