Current Affairs June 2014

Current Affairs June 2014

30th June 2014

• Possibility of foreign investment in the defence industry making Western governments to rush to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the prospect of multi-billion-dollar deals.
• Hostages in Iraq are safe, Minister Swaraj says but immediate evacuation is not possible.
• BJP suggests its MPs to be careful on social media for any kind of post/remark.
• Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for commerce and industry will meet Pakistani counterpart Khurram Dastgir Khan to discuss fresh timeline and roadmap for removing bottlenecks for trade liberalisation for the first time next month between India and Pakistan.
• B.Tech will be the four-year course for students admitted in the year 2013-14, UGC says.
• India govt writes to Switzerland for seeking info on the black money deposited in their bank by Indians.
• Modi's concern over Science and Technology: Space programme would be given more impetus. 
• FIIs have invested Rs 32,000 cr in June in Indian Market and RBI says that the India will implement US foreign tax compliance act soon.
• Charles Blondin on 30th June 1869 became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
• Korea declared independence from China on 30th June 1894 and asked for Japanese help. 
• Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest was on 30th June 1914 for campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa.
• Margaret Mitchell's very famous novel "Gone with the Wind" published on 30th June 1936.
• 30/06/1957 - The American occupation headquarters after WW2 in Japan was dissolved.
• Last sixpence minted on 30th June 1984 in Great-Britain which was in use since 1551.
• East & West Germany merged their economies on 30th June 1990 after reunion in 1989.

29th June 2014

• India intensifies efforts, steps up rescue ops to evacuate citizens from Iraq. Sushma Swaraj  meets top envoys.
• Theme of the Budget preparations is Reviving the economy to a high growth path, says  a top North Block official.
• BJP MPs are learning ropes from PM Modi. The tips are to Focus on public conduct and good governance.
• Gas price, monsoon and Iraq crisis making Sensex fall flat, making rough road head.
• AIIMS doctors are on war about unnecessary medical tests that add enormously to healthcare costs to the public.
• Countdown for ISRO's PSLV C23 carrying a French Earth observation satellite along with four others from Singapore on 30th June begins at Sriharikota. 
• "Ek Villain" a bollywood movie has earned Rs. 16.72 crore on first day, is year's second biggest opener after Hamshakal.
• Flipkart have launched a tablet for Indian market only Rs. 9,999.
• Scientists have uncovered genes behind human language.
• The Very 1st First National Bank was opened on 29th June 1863 in Davenport of Iowa in US.
• Grand Trunk Railway accident the very first railways accident happened on 29th June 1864 in the US; 100 killed.
• Professor Frederick Treves on 29/06/1888 performed the first appendectomy in England. 
• Seychelles received independence on 29th June 1976 from Britain
• Thomas Beatie, the world's first ever pregnant man, gave birth to a daughter on 29th June 2008 (although can't believe).

28th June 2014

• Union home minister Rajnath Singh directs states to improve coordination in anti-Maoist operations, especially along the inter-state junctions.
• Survey study reports that the Monsoon has grown more erratic pattern in 30 years. Normal rainfall activity is expected from July 6.
• Delhi University scraps FYUP (4 years Degree programme) and follows to UGC, admissions are in progress.
• India lacks in spending enough on R&D facilities in educational fields.
• Giant Flying squirrel was spotted by Wildlife enthusiasts in Gujarat Polo Forest.
• Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has view on sex education in schools that the sex education should be supported, but not in UPA's crude ways. 
• Airbus industry in France to revamp A330 with Rolls-Royce engine.
• Sun's atmosphere is actually 8 million km larger than it was expected.
• Samuel J. Battle had become the first African-American policeman on 28th June 1911 in New York City.
• Pan American Airways (PanAm) had started its first transatlantic passenger services on 28th June 1939.
• 28th June 1976 - The first women entered into the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo.
• The Ukraine was established as new country and the Constitution of Ukraine was signed on 28th June 1996.

27th June 2014

• PM Modi plans on war footing to fight poor rains, smart food act to crackdown on hoarders and an advance plan on agri output even in poor monsoon.
• More than 300 Ex-MPs, default on phone charges, In 34 years from the 7th Lok Sabha(January 1980) to the 15th Lok Sabha, owe MTNL Rs. 6.6 crore unpaid bills.
• Court summons Sonia, Rahul for alleged fraud for "cheating" and misappropriation of funds in "National Herald" newspaper where each own a 38% stake.
• CRPF Jawan seeks J&K-type allowance package in Naxal areas.
• Malicious software through "cloned" versions of popular apps is increasingly making way into mobile phones.
• Even after losing in Amethi to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha polls, HRD  Minister Smriti Irani seeks rail facilities for Amethi.
• Telegraph wires connection established between New York and Boston on 27th June 1847. 
• 27/06/1871 - The yen became the new currency in Japan. 
• Two German pilots on 27th June 1918 were saved by parachutes for the first time. 
• The world's first atomic power station started on 27th June 1954 at Obninsk, near Moscow. 
• A roughly 70-million year old dinosaur track in Alaska's Denali National Park, was discovered on 27th June 2005.

26th June 2014

• Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says the Comprehensive discussions of Cabinet will decide the  gas price hike and decision defer for three months.  
• Govt to put additional penalty of $578 million on RIL  for producing less-than-targeted natural gas from KG-D6 block of eastern offshore . 
• Basmati rice exports gone up by Rs 10,000 crore because the demand for biryani in the Middle East is catalyst for the basmati rice exports from India. 
• CM of Tamil Nadu Jaya announces free rice distribution to mosques for Ramzan festival.
• PM Modi climbs to the 5th place among world leaders' Twitter ranks, President Obama maintained the top place with a vast 24 million followers and The Prime Minister of Uganda Amama Mbabazi (@AmamaMbabazi) ranked the most conversational world leader on Twitter. 
• Heat wave claims 16 lives in Andhra Pradesh in East Godavari district
• Diamond 11bn-year-old the size of Earth is coldest white dwarf planet ever discovered
• On this day Pied Piper on 26th June 1248 actually lured 130 children of Hamelin away 
• Toothbrush invented today on 26th June 1498 and Dr. West’s Miracle Tuft Toothbrush with nylon bristles appeared in 1938. 
• 1st movie theater in US was opened on 26th June 1896, charges were 10 cents for admission.
• Victoria & Albert Museum opened today on 26th June 1909 in London
• The U.N. Charter was signed on 26th June 1945 by 50 nations in San Francisco, CA.
• 26th June 1960 - British Somaliland (now Somalia) received independence from Britain.
• Emergency was imposed by PM Mrs. Gandhi on 26th June 1975 it was the the Darkest Period in history of Indian Democracy.
• 26th June 1994 - 126°F (52.2°C) was recorded in Death Valley of California in US.

25th June 2014

• Modi government ready to ease business rules, wants to weed out archaic laws, Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad finds out the ways to do it.
• Gujarat CM Anandiben announces the 33% quota for women in Gujarat police force.
• Google becoming more Indian Friendly says voice search now will supports Indian accents.
• High drama of DU V-C’s ‘resignation’ over; 57 out of the 64 Delhi colleges agree to UGC directive and switch to three-year programme.
• In Iraq more than 1,000 killed in 17 days, UN reports on the Crisis.
• Andhra court issues arrest warrant against Cricketer M S Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.
• TOI delivery boy passed the IIT all India entrance exam.
• OPEC ease out tension and says "No oil supply shortage due to Iraq problem" 
• Aurangzeb on 25th June 1658 proclaimed himself The Moghuls Emperor of India.
• President Hoover authorizes on 25th June 1929 building of the biggest Dam Boulder Dam or the Hoover Dam in the US.
• 120°F was the highest temp recorded in Phoenix Arizona on 25th June 1990 
• "Windows 98" of Microsoft was released for the public on 25th June 1998. 

24th June 2014

• Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister will present the Union Budget for the  financial year 2014/15 on July 10th
• Home ministry destroys 1.5 lakh files on PM's direction, which all had gathered dust for years.
• John Kerry US secretary of state Promised that the United States will provide 'intense' support to Iraq. to curb the crisis.
• Delhi University's FYUP row with UGC:  over 200,000 students including thousands of outstation students are in jeopardy.
• PM Modi has assured actor Aamir Khan that action would be taken on issues raised in TV serial Satyamev Jayate.
• Nokia would drop prices of Lumia series handsets.
• 'Magic island’ have appeared on Saturn’s moon Titan
• New Jersey, was founded on 24th June 1664 and it named after the Isle of Jersey. 
• The Freemasons, a fraternal organisation, was founded on 24th June 1717 in London. 
• The first republican constitution after French revolution in France was adopted on 24th June 1793 
• Booker T. Washington became the first African American in 1896 24th June to receive an honorary Howard University's MA degree.
• "US president can't be sued for actions taken in office" US Supreme Court rules on 24th June 1982
• 24th June 2004 - Capital punishment was declared unconstitutional in New York

23nd June 2014

• India to get its citizens’ Swiss bank details ; SIT is ready for further action
• Iraq crisis worsening: Jihadists have captured fourth town in Iraq, ‘turning back clock’ in Mosul. 
• Sir Richard Sorabji, Knighted by Queen Elizabeth, is proud of Indian roots from Mumbai and Allahabad.
• Delhi government have released first installment of Rs 35 crore grant-in-aid for the current fiscal year under non-plan scheme for government colleges, affiliated to University of Delhi.
• Class 12 CBSE results 2014 , students who scored 95% are 8,971 and 90% has reached 59,591, crossing the 50,000-mark for the first time in the history of the board exam.
• NaMo Tea to NaMo anti-virus software: NaMo anti-virus software will protect PCs for free.
• Flipkart will hire 12,000, Achche Din for freshers and unemployed in 2014
• Althing, World's oldest parliament,in Iceland the Iceland Parliament was established on 23rd June 930 AD.
• 23 June 1757 War Of Plassey: Robert Clive defeated the Indian Rulers at Plassey and won  Bengal crown. This was the actual deciding war which brought British Raj in India. 
• Christopher Latham Sholes had patented his "Type-writer" on 23rd June 1868.
• Frederick Douglass is the 1st African-American person who was nominated for president of The US on 23rd June 1888.
• At the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, "The International Olympic Committee" was founded on 23rd June 1894 in Sorbonne.
• -117°F; All time lowest temp at South Pole was recorded on 23rd June 1982.
• The worse Air India Disaster: A Bomb destroyed Air India Boeing 747 on 1985-06-23 in air near Ireland total 329 died.
• 12 women 1st time graduated from Harvard Medical School on 23rd June 1949.

22nd June 2014

• Govt defends railway fare hike, says  burden of rail subsidy was too heavy.
• Recent Census data shows that population between 2001 and 2011,  in Mumbai, Kolkata and 2 NCR districts of Delhi has declined.
• ISIS of Iraq CR"ISIS" can use Indian hostages as human shields, in case of military action, fears Indian govt and planning way out for their rescue.
• Misgovernance is UP’s on going tragedy,  this state is a hotbed of caste conflicts and communal clashes also many cases on woman.
• DU Four-year programme of graduation making students suffer in war between UGC and DU.
• Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu demands Rs 13.2 lakh crore from Center for loss of Hyderabad. .
• Slavery was totally outlawed in England on 22nd June 1772. 
•  Napoleon's Grand Army invaded Russia(USSR) on 22nd June 1812.
• 1847 Doughnut US and many countries favourite confectionery or dessert food was created on 22nd June 1847. An American Hanson Gregory claimed to have invented it.
• The Department of Justice on 22nd June 1870 was created by The U.S. Congress.
• Jet airplanes first time on 22nd June 1946 were used to transport mails in the US.

21st June 2014

• Govt have announced that the Railway passenger fares may go up by 14.2%  and 6.5% in freight rates
• In an Union home ministry circular on May 27 have asked to all ministries, banks  and public sector undertakings to give preference to National language Hindi over English.
• PM Modi, Foreign Minister Sushma and Rajnath have drawn a rescue plan for Indian stranded in Iraq.
• LPG prices are set to rise Rs. 10 monthly after budget
• 14-year-old ‘child saint’, adept in Ramayana and Gita, youngest to clears IIT-JEE entrance exam with the rank of 2,587.
• US lawmakers plan to honour Modi with address to joint session of Congress in US during his visit in Sept.
• Twitter announced its plan to buy SnappyTV, which allows clipping, editing and sharing of video over any messaging platform
• Andrew Lanergan on 21st June 1859 received the first rocket patent. 
• Georgia Broadwick, first woman to jump on 21st June 1913 from an airplane.
• on 21st June 1942 -Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record) had record of max temp of 129°F (54°C), 
• Lord Mountbatten resigned as Governor General of India, on 21st June 1948 formerly the last Viceroy
• 1990 - 7.7 on Ritcher scale, Earthquake in Iran killed hundreds on 21st June 1990; about 50,000 died
• Total solar eclipse occured on 21st June 2001 in Madagascar-Indian Ocean (4m56s).
• SpaceShipOne have become the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight on 21st June 2004..

20th June 2014

• US will send 300 military advisers to Iraq, on Iraq request ready for 'targeted' strikes
• Health ministry have plan to provide 50 essential generic medicines for free. Ailing economy, due to oil crisis yet the Modi government is working on many fronts of social welfare.
• The Intelligence Bureau has described Greenpeace "a potential threat to national economic security", and the organization's compliance with country's tax rules should be checked. After Greenpeace, govt will act soon against more NGOs in country.
• Modi's visit to Japan has postponed now visit will be after budget session: Modi writes to Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
• A historical stepwell Rani-Ki Vav, in Patan, Gujarat and Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh are both ready to find a place in UNESCO’s World Heritage sites,
• Insurance companies seeks FDI hike during meeting with Jaitley. It is likely to increase FDI limit from 26% to 49%.
• Shrenik Lalbhai, Jain philanthropist, chairman of the Ahmedabad Education Society; and trustee, board member, or president of many institutions like IIM-A, NID died at 88.
• Oil India Ltd signs a MoU with Russia's Gazprom for joint exploration opportunities across the globe 
• The University of Oxford had received its charter on 20th June 1214.
• In India, 150 British soldiers were imprisoned on 20th June 1756 in a cell that became known as the trgedy of "Black Hole of Calcutta." 
• The Great Seal of the United States was approved  by the U.S. Congress on 20th June 1782.
• SAVANNAH, 320 ton, becomes the 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on 20th June 1819.
• 2oth June 1837 Queen Victoria at the age of 18 crowned on the British throne after death of uncle King William IV. Sun never set in her Kingdom She ruled for 63 years from 1837 to 1901.
• Britain issued its 1st 1 penny Queen Victoria stamp on 20th June 1837. 
• Samuel Morse patented his telegraph on 20/06/1840 in the US.
• 1st bank chartered in US was established on 20th June 1863 for National Bank of Davenport Iowa.
• The U.S. Army Air Force was founded on 20th June 1941 replacing the Army Air Corps.
• Congress of the US established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on 20th June 1944.

19th June 2014

• Crude oil had touched all time high of $147 a barrel like in July 2008 and Iraq may increase Rs. 20,000-cr India’s oil bill. 
• Chhattisgarh governor have quit, Nagaland's may follow but Maharashtra, Bengal governors are prepare for fight
• Chitraang Murdia of Rajasthan is topper of IIT-JEE entrance exams for all 16 IITs. 
• Promised wages by Iraq rebels to Indian Nurses. Indian nurses have to stay in Tikrit but they want relocation to other West Asian countries. Whereas 40 Indians are abducted in Iraq have no information on their location.
• Scientists fond mutations in a single gene that will protect against heart attacks
• NDA's proposed national ID cards for Indian may kill UPA's Aadhaar Card.
• Homi Bhabha's the iconic Malabar Hill residential bungalow sold for Rs. 372 crore yesterday at auction.
• Nita Ambani has become first woman director in Reliance Industries.
• Facebook launches mobile app that will not require a Facebook account
• CBSE schools board’s popularity grown 3 times across India.
• Lenovo will soon start making smartphones in India and BlackBerry announces a new messaging security for the phone.
• British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel have founded the London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies) on 19th June 1829.
• U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined a Proclamation on 19th June 1862 which outlawed the slavery in all U.S. territories.
• The first Father's Day was celebrated on 19th June 1910 in Spokane, Washington. 
• The first motion-picture censorship board was established on 19th June 1911 in Pennsylvania. 
•  The U.S. government had established the 8-hour work day in work place for the first time on 19th June 1912.
• Kuwait declared its independence on 19/06/1961 from UK

18th June 2014

• Rajat Gupta who was convicted in June 2012 of passing confidential information of Goldman board meetings to hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, lost his appeal of $13.9m fine, heads to jail.
• ‘This is 1,000 Osamas’: Iraq ambassador sends plea to the world for help against the rise of Sunni extremists jihadis in Iraq,   India should be prepare for the worst from Iraq turmoil.
• After PM visit to Bhutan, China plans bilateral Talk with Bhutan, India keeps eyes on upcoming Bhutan-China talks
• World is under finger press: With 'Like' button, Facebook tracks your location across the world on web.
• AGARTALA: reports: Work on new India-Bangladesh railway link will start work early next year 2015 by both the governments. 
• US diplomats paid a visit to Super 30 in Bihar, to see the concept founded by Anand Kumar in Patna.
• Amit Shah BJP general secretary is all set to be BJP chief, party planning on timing.
• Salman Khan film "Kick" trailer crosses 4 million hits on YouTube on 17th June.
• Maharashtra SSC exam result: Highest success rate this year in last four years.
• 18th June 1682 -English Philosopher and Founder William Penn founded Pennsylvania, the US. 
• Spain adopted new Constitution on 18th June 1837.
• The first Degree of Graduation in landscape architecture was awarded by Harvard University on 18th June 1925.
• The first bicycle traffic court on 18th June 1936 was established in Racine, WI the US.
• 18/06/1983 Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman astronaut in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

17th June 2014

• China monitoring on PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bhutan. Bhutan is the only country in the region with which China has no diplomatic ties as yet. 
• US considers airstrikes in Iraq to control the crisis. US holds talks with Iran on Iraq crisis in Vienna. 
• Finance Minister Jaitley would take strong action to curb inflation, also he warns hoarders.
• NDA government nudges congress appointed 6 governors to quit, one refuses
• TCS has large employee base and it may soon become world's second biggest tech employer company.
• UGC directs DU to rethink about the four-year degree course instead of 3 years. English top choice as subject for online DU applicants
• Ex CM of Andhra Pradesh Kiran Reddy of Congress looks to BJP to start all over again.
• Mueller hat-trick in FIFA leads Germany to 4-0 win over Ronaldo's Portugal in the match yesterday.
• MH370 search is still on, Scientists believe to target crash site for the clue.
• New tooth decay treatment found by dentist may spells the end of fillings. 
• Mumbai Metro services from Versova to Ghatkopar may be extended till Thane
• Emperor Julian issued an edict on 17th June 0362 to ban Christians from teaching in Syria.
• French Emporor Napoleon Bonaparte on 17th June 1799 incorporated Italy into his empire.
• Charles Goodyear received his 1st rubber patent on 17/06/1837.
• The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City on 17th June 1885 aboard the French ship "Isere".
• 17/06/1944 - Iceland declared its independence from Denmark and Republic of Iceland was proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland 
• 1st kidney transplant took place in Chicago on 17th June 1950.

16th June 2014

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his visit to Bhutan talks of good neighbours, business and B2B ties also he initiated about e libraries.
• After a year of Himalayan Tsunami, disregard for ecology continues More than 100s human skeleton found on the way of Kedarnath. Uttarakhand needed recovery road map soon..
• Modi's govt serious about Hosting Asiad 2019 in Delhi It is a big opportunity and a bigger challenge for the present govt.
• Jaitley, Defense minister firm about border security says Violations along LoC need to stop.
• Powerful US pharma lobby are hoping on Modi govt to mend relations for better opportunity in India.
• Tata Group lines put Rs. 65 K-cr for capital expansion in vehicle production this year mainly for its luxury Jaguar Land Rover unit in the UK. 
• Telangana govt offers HP locals Rs. 10,000 to find out bodies of students who were died in recent Dam mishap in Himachal.
• Militants from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had executed 1,700 Iraqi government soldiers, and boasted on Twitter about it.
• Foreign investors put Rs 26,000 crore in Indian market in the month of June
• Mozilla will bring soon Rs. 1,500 Firefox loaded smartphones to India
• Origin of the Persian [Yezdegird] Era begins on 16th June 632.
• Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford was incorporated on 16th June 1903.
• 16/06/1903 - Pepsi Cola company formation took place.
• Glenn Hammond Curtiss sold the first airplane called "Gold Bug" to the New York Aeronautical Society for $5,000 on 16th June 1909.
• First Soviet Congress convene in Russia on 16th June 1917 after ending the Czar rule.
• Iceland became a republic country after adopting its constitution on 16th June 1944.
• California became the first state to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2008.

15th June 2014

• PM Narendra Modi points out that the India’s financial health is at rock bottom.
• Bureaucrats have turned workaholics in PM Modi era as PMO punctuality mounts pressure.
• Mulayam in UP calls meeting, ministers are likely to resign.
• Iran offers help to Iraq in the crisis time on the condition if only US intervenes
• Al-Qaida says "Caravan of jihadists coming from Afghanistan to liberate Kashmir": 
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhutan in his first foriegn tour. Bhutan is a buffer state between India and China and strategically important for India,  Tshering Tobgay, Bhutan counterpart said India is the corner stone of Bhutan’s foreign policy
• A shallow 6.4-magnitude Quake hits Indian Ocean today and Australia issues tsunami warning.
• Rakesh Kumar Rastogi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Uttarakhand was found dead with his hands tied in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday..
• 31 died in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh due to heatwave
• Professor Tejinder Virdee an Indian-origin physicist, was accorded an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the field of science.  
• MAGNA CARTA the great charter of Democracy: King John of England on 15th June 1215, put his seal on the Magna Carta.
• 1752 - Benjamin Franklin experimented by flying a kite during a thunderstorm and found the relationship between lightning and the electricity.
• 1846 - The United States and Britain signing a treaty. on 15th June 1846 to settle a boundary dispute between Canada, and the U.S.  
• 1919 - Captain John Alcock and Lt. Arthur W. Brown successfully completed the first, non-stop trans-Atlantic flight. and won $50,000. 
• The All-Indian Congress on 15th June 1947 accepted a British plan for the partition of India to make Pakistan.
• Israel and the Vatican city on 15th June 1994 established a full diplomatic relations between them.

14th June 2014

• PM Narendra Modi's gift to people: Restructuring of income tax slabs and increasing the existing tax exemption limit from Rs. 2 Lakh to Rs. 3 Lakh.
• US offers to India groundbreaking defense technologies for co-development and co-production.
• Soon, National mobile number portability would allow customer to keep their number even if they shift cities. 
• Iraq violence sparks oil price worries in India and hits stocks, rupee; adds to economic worries. Illiterate Shakuntala Vanzara from a nomadic tribe in Gujarat helps daughter in law Sudhambika Vanzara to clear UPSC exam.
• Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah, says ‘Kashmiri Pandits rehab plan sent to UPA 2yrs ago’ but the UPA-led government did not take a decision on it.
• Govt have already starts work on broadband connectivity to villages.
• Isro will launch French remote sensing satellite SPOT 7 on June 26 from Sriharikota spaceport.
• Preity Zinta filed police complaint on Thursday night of molestation against Ness Wadia that the incident happened inside Wankhede stadium on May 30. 
• The polio stricken Odisha woman in her first attempt has passed the civil service examination, two years ago she qualified the Chartered Accountancy exam.
• 2,098 foreign students applied this year to different programmes in DU. HC have dismisses plea on the seat reservation of LLB course in DU.
• 1st compulsory education law in America was passed on 16th June 1642 by Massachusetts
• US Army was founded on 14th June in 1775.
• Napoleon founded the Ligurian Republic on 14th June 1797.
• Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine on 14th June 1822 for originating the concept of a programmable computer
• Trade unions were first legalized in Canada on 14th June 1872.
• USSR launched the Venera 10 on 14th June 1975 for Venus landing
• Massive flooding occured on 14th June 2013 in UttraKhand in northern India in Kedarnath killing more than 10,000 people

13th June 2014 

• 3 former Rajya Sabha MPs booked in  LTC scam for cheating and forgery.
• Bhilai Steel Plant, in Chhattisgarh, gas leakage killed 6 workers. 
• Institutes in Delhi and other states offering distance learning courses may be violating the University Grants Commission (UGC) notification of June 27, 2013.
• Venkaiah Naidu, Urban development and housing minister, wants babus to report to work at 9,  this direction came after he paid an unplanned visit to offices in Nirman Bhawan.
• Petrol prices could fall by 60 paise from this weekend
• Narmada Dam height will be raised by 17 metres in Gujarat.  
• Gaurav Agarwal from Jaipur tops the all India Civil Services exam total 1,122 candidates successfully cleared the prestigious examination.
• Indo-Pak war hero of 1971 killed by his employees in Delhi, and 4 arrested in this case.
• John Fabricius dedicates on 13th June 1611 the earliest sunspot publication.
• 1774 - Rhode Island on 13th June 1774 became the 1st colony to prohibit slaves importation.
• 1st sodium vapor lamps was installed in Schenectady New York on 13th June 1933.
• 1956 - After 72 years on 13th June 1956 Britain gave up Suez Canal control to Egypt.
• With first woman cosmonaut pilot in 1963 Vostok 6 was launched.

12th June 2014 

• Narendra Modi's maiden speech in Parliament raised 15 major points to handle situation and promote development. 
• Narendra Modi suggests MPs to ask SC to fast-track their pending FIR cases.
• Defence minister Arun Jaitley told to parliament that the appointment of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh as the next army chief is final.
• 21 power projects have less than 4 days of coal supply, another 15 projects have 7 days of coal stocks. Power plants coal crisis in north India.
• CBI urges to SC to close probes on missing coal files, over a dozen files coal block allocations during 1993-2009 related had gone missing.
• Google, Microsoft, Yahoo will move to encrypt mails, protect their mail users
• Hair-raising video of Beas river accident recently surfaces on social media tells about the Himachal tragedy.
• JK Rowling of Harry Potter fame donates $1.68 million to fight against Scottish independence.
•  England installed a municipal governmenton 12 June 1665 in New York. It was the earlier a Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. 
• 12th June 1812 - Napoleon started invasion of Russia. 
• Philippine nationalists declared independence on 12th June 1898 from Spain
• In 1917 Secret Service extends the protection of president to his family in the U.S.
• Boris Yelstin was elected on 12th June 1991 as president of Russian Federation

11th June 2014

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the second major decision, has crapped 4 cabinet committees, including UIDAI. This will end the UPA government's legacy,  
• In step to fortify defences in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh along the China border over 50 new border posts are planned for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force.
• Pak PM Sharif writes to Modi, ready to work with new Govt and says 'much satisfied' with the meeting.
• India keen on organising 2019 Asian Games, wants to wash off Common Wealth Games scam taint
• Another BJP leader in UP, few days after the killing of BJP leader Vijay Pandit in Dadri, was shot dead in in the state.
• Economists expect FM to impose tax on inheritances in the Budget.
• Microsoft announces hard-core video game players Halo Master Chief Collection for Xbox One.
• Unit-2 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant to be ready in eight months for output.
• Google would be buying satellite maker Skybox for $500 million
• Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, on 11th June 1184 BC according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
• 1770 - Captain James Cook discovered in 1770 the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia. 
• The first business school in the U.S was The Washington Business High School opened in Washington, DC. on 11th June 1889. .
• 1st oil pumped out from North Sea oilfield was on 11th June 1975.
• Greece first time adopted its constitution on 11/06/1975.
• 11th June 1987 - Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister to win a 3rd consecutive term as PM in 160 years.
• The Nobel Prize money was reduced by 20% to prevent any future undermining of capital on 11th June 2012.

10th June 2014

• Modi government has unveiled an ambitious 11 points agenda to bring all round development and it will work upon on priority.
• Modi charts out women's quota in Parliament and zero tolerance for riots.
• Centre will deploy more choppers, battalions to Chhattisgarh to handle Maoists with iron hand. 
• Chinese president, Xi Jinping  is scheduled to visit India within a year,  China wants to push investment in India. 
• Himachal tragedy,  probe on Hyderabad students death, Killer dam had no warning of gushing waters, 
• paint white-and-blue colour to your house or apartment building in West Bengal to get a property tax waiver for 2014-15. 
• El Nino weather condition will cause a poor monsoon rains in India.
• Alexander Imich, Polish-born psychic researcher, was certified the oldest man on earth, died on 8th June in Manhattan. He was turned 111 on February 4.
• Asthma patients are at risk due to the Ozone levels shoot up in Delhi, Study says. 
• 10th June 1760 - NY passes 1st effective law to regulate the practice of medicine.
• In Paris 1st public zoo was opened on 10th June 1793.
• 1st telegraph link was established between NYC & Chicago on 10/06/1848.
• Italy became a republic country replacing its monarchy on June 10th 1946.
• US President JFK on 10th June 1963 signs law for equal pay for equal work first time for men & women.
• The United States and the Vatican city in 1984 established full diplomatic relations for the first time in 117 years.
• China PR performed its nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC on 10th June 1994.

9th June 2014

• Govt announces to have 'zero tolerance' for violence against women also Govt have to maintain zero tolerance towards terrorism, religious extremism, says President Pranab Mukherjee.
• Pak security have claimed, nearly 12 hours after a siege, Karachi airport has been cleared of militants, this left 26 dead.
• Reliance Communications will soon roll out free offers of national roaming.
• 17 cops have received Life imprisonment in Dehradun MBA student fake encounter case.
• Wang showered encomiums on Modi and NDA government led by Modi that it had injected a "new vitality into an ancient civilization".  
• Government of India will adopt new policy framework for budget on the “model” worked out by the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat during his CM period.
• 'Neurotic' robots think like humans will be available soon and Google will come out with 3D motion-sensing tablet
• India to implement by 2017 code for green buildings energy saving options. . 
• 9th June 1549 - Book of Common Prayer was adopted by the Church of England.
• 1st book  "Philadelphia Spelling Book" was copyrighted on 9th June 1790 under constitution,
• Charles Graham patented the first false teeth on 9/06/1822
• 1931 1st rocket-powered aircraft design was patented by Robert Goddard.
• "Donald Duck" the favourite cartoon character in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen made his debut on 9th June 1934.
• British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expired on 9th June 1997
• The world's first artificial organ (artificial windpipe coated with stem cells) transplant was performed on 9th June 2011.

8th June 2014

• Mumbai Metro started today; CM Chavan launches Metro services. First rail corridor is linking Mumbai's east-west suburbs between Versova and Ghatkopar. 
• Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi talks with Indian Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi and discussed to strengthen cooperation in key areas also trade and investment.
• BJP leader Vijay Pandit shot dead in Greater Noida, leads to riots    
• Chandrababu Naidu will take oath today as Andhra CM at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Nambur village between Vijayawada and Guntur cities.
• Nifty may hit 8,000 before the Budget, SENSEX is at 25396.46 NIFTY @ 7583.40.
• Private universities have beaten IITs in number of research papers published.
• Kudankulam plant Located in the Tirunelveli district, starts generating 1000 MW power e first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant (KKNPP) attained its maximum capacity of 1000 MW on Saturday,
• Razer launching soon a game controller for iPhone
• On June 8th 793, an unprecedented attack shocked the whole of Europe, Vikings from Norway attacked Lindisfarne the Northumbrian coast of England.
• 8th June 1786 - In New York City, for the first time commercially manufactured ice cream was advertised.
• Ives W. McGaffey received a  patented the first suction vacuum cleaner on 8th June 1869 in the U.S.
• 8th June 1896 in the history 1st time car was stolen.
• China claim to set off an underground nuclear test blast on 8/06/1996.

7th June 2014

• Cabinet secretary urges no file in secretariat should go through more than 4 layers:
• The 3 most pressing issues Land bill, MGNREGA and Food Security Law, facing the Modi government at the Centre  
• Arvind Kejriwal and Yogendra Yadav diffrences takes AAP into major crisis
• India among 29 countries that sought to tap calls. Vodafone admitted that in some countries government agencies listen in on phone using secret cables linked to its network.
• US media discovers in Narendra Modi a 'new fashion icon'. Time, New York Times and the Washington Post, these US publications have written about trademark 'Modi Kurta' as  "decode India's new leader" ahead of September meeting with President Barack Obama. 
• Soon, legal age will be 25 to buy tobacco instead of 21.
• HRD minister Smriti Irani has to answer to students over 8 new IITs.
• Canon camera, designed to compete with Google's Picasa and Yahoo's Flickr, have launches photo saving and sharing platform in the cloud.
• Market research says average desi CEO is male and age around 56, and they don't have an MBA.
• Christopher Columbus left on 7th June 1498 for his third voyage of exploration.
• UNITED STATES- The United Colonies changed their name on 7th June 1775 to the United States.
• J.F. Palmer had patented the first cord bicycle tire on 7/06/1892.
• King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth, visited the U.S on 7th June 1939. It was the first visit by any British monarch to the U.S.
• Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroyed the Iraq’s only nuclear reactor on 7th June 1981.

6th June 2014

• Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time BJP MP from Indore Madhya Pradesh, has risen from the ranks to the top post of Lok Sabha Speaker, Taken oath as a Lok Sabha Speaker today.
• South west monsoon today arrived in Kerala, it is late by few days.
• AAP to file complaint against congress ex Minister Kapil Sibal.
• Khurshid, Sibal, Moily  and Chidambaram Congress’s lawyer-leaders are back in courts.
• Govt will take decision on revising the existing gas prices before July 1
• HSBC bank finds that the India's manufacturing, services growth has outpaces the China.
• Market is at record,  SENSEX @ 25278.17 after raise of 258.66 points and NIFTY @ 7545.25.
• CBSE finds Delhi University decision on marks deduction is discriminatory: 
• Robot that reads human emotions set for sale in Japan by next year.
• SHIVAJI MAHARAJ -6th June 1674 - Sivaji was crowned King of India.
• In 1833 Andrew Jackson became the first U.S. president to ride in B&O passenger train. 
• H.W. Seely patented the first electric iron on 6th June 1882.
• Chrysler Corporation was established on 6th June 1925 by Walter Percy Chrysler.
• U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act, on 6th June 1934 which later established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in US.
• Mongolia had its first direct presidential elections on 06/06/1993.

5th June 2014

• 5th June, today is World Environment Day, UNEP United Nation Environment Programme Celebrates the biggest day for positive environmental action.
• On the second day of 16th Lok Sabha, Modi, Advani and Sonia taken oath as member of parliament.
• Sumitra Mahajan will be the speaker of Lok Sabha.
• Sushma Swaraj, Uma Bharti and Harsh Vardhan have taken Oath in Sanskrit.
• In Pune, techie was killed for ‘offensive’ Facebook post, 13 arrested.
• PM Modi accepts Barack Obama's invitation to visit US, visit is plan in September. Modi's visa was declined in 2005 by US govt. 
• Sarthak Agarwal got 99.6% the highest ever marks in class 12 CBSE boards is still making storm on the social media.
• Badaun gang-rape case only 5 of 12 suspects caught, sources found the cousins were hanged alive.
• MBBS in Tamil Nadu colleges may cost up to Rs 1 crore.
• Sweden's famous "The Ice Hotel" is becoming more a tourist destination than a hotel.
• Joint counselling for 5 Delhi engineering institutions will conduct for the admission.
• The first safe deposit vault in the banking system on 5th June 1865 was opened in New York.
• In 1882 a Storm & floods hits Bombay about 100,000 people died.
• Gold standard completely abolished on 5th June 1933 in US.
• The first government after adopting the constitution of the State of Singapore was sworn in on 5th June 1959.
• on 5/06/1979 - Seychelles adopted the constitution.

4th June 2014

• BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in full strength on the Treasury benches.
• Woman's head was blown off while she was trying to resist rape in Meghalaya, in UP the top SP leaders made bizarre remarks on rape cases.
• Kamal Nath has sworn in as pro Speaker in Lok Sabha.
• Raghuram Rajan of RBI injects Rs 39,000cr into Modi growth plan.
• DU colleges plan to fight fraud of new admissions with forensics.
• Reliance Industries Ltd  downgraded to 'neutral' by JP Morgan 
• 10 tax issues should be addressed in the final budget for 2014-15 is expected in the first week of July.  
• Samsung on Tuesday launched its new smartphone of Tizen platform, it is aimed at breaking away from Google's Android 
• Internet of Things (IoT) will be a $7 trillion industry in 2020.
• IGNOU Central Open University soon will have entrance test for admission.
• Marie Thible became the first woman on 4th June 1784 to fly in a hot-air balloon. This flight was 45 minutes long. 
• 1st contract workers from India of British-Indies Co on 4th June 1873 arrived in Suriname.
• 1896 - Henry Ford made a successful test drive on 4th June 1896 of his new car MI in Detroit. The vehicle was called "Quadricycle." 
• Sally Murphy became the first woman to qualify in 1974 in the U.S. Army as an aviator.
• Oldest animal fossils discovered on 4th June 1975 in US.

3rd June 2014

• Top officials, secretaries of various dept. to meet Modi today with their 10-slide presentations.
• To ensure good governance and development Prime Minister Narendra Modi  laid down the ground rules in the meeting of council of ministers on Monday.
• Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has  prompted name of veteran and former railways minister Mallikarjun Kharge for the post of party’s leader in the Lok Sabha.
• India is new world No. 2 in textile exports' has overtaken Germany and Italy, 
• 4 more rapes reported in UP, Mulayam and his family not fit to be in govt.
• New Telangana CM KCR has taken oath along with his son and nephew. 
• In Karnal, Scientists produced world's first clone using cells of adult buffalo.
• The world’s largest selling car Toyota gets a major overhaul and set to prolong its legacy.
• 1800 - John Adams was the first President to live in Washington, DC. What became the capital of the United States later.
• Benito Mussolini on 3rd June 1923, in Italy, granted women the right to vote.
• 1st bikini bathing suit was displayed in Paris on 3rd June 1946.
• Singapore adopted a constitution on 03/06/1959.
• Edward White was the first American astronaut to do a "space walk" (Gemini 4 capsule) in 1956. 
• Dr. Har Gobind Khorana and his colleagues announced the first synthesis of a gene on 3rd June 1970 from chemical components, which later received Noble Prize.

2nd June 2014

• Telangana is India’s 29th state, KCR will take oath as chief minister today.
• Indian security agencies anxiety over D-company threat to attack soft targets in Delhi.
• First meeting of SIT start today to probe against black money.
• Unity in Uniformity-Justice Katju advocating "uniform civil code"
• Badaun girls' tragic story points extreme risks to women in rural India, two accused of Badaun rape case confess the crime. 
• UPSC- now avail 6 attempts to pass civil services.
• For criticising Rahul Cong suspends Rajasthan MLA 
• DU Online registration for admission begin from midnight today, form fees revised.
• Pope Paul III in 1537 banned the enslavement of Indians.
• The Maratha alliance was defeated by British army on 2nd June 1818 in Bombay India.
• Maine became the first U.S. state on 02/06/1851 to enact a law prohibiting alcohol.
• Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England on 2nd June 1953 at Westminster Abbey.
• 02-06-1964 Lal Bahadur Shastri elected Prime Minister of India.
• 2 cyclones in less than a month in 1965 kills 35,000 people in Ganges India.

1st June 2014

• Modi govt scraps EGoMs and 21 GoMs, it lead to more accountability and Faster decisions.
• The UPA have to be more strategic and be creative to have a meaningful role in new Lok Sabha rather than an obstructionist role. 
• UPA’s clearance window will help NDA govt to unlock Rs 5.3 lakh crore of investments.
• Gandhis’ poll travel 96 times costlier than that of all other leaders.
• Insurance sector hopes FDI cap should raised from 26% to 49%
• Raj is to be the first in Thackeray family to contest an election.
• NKorea jails missionary for their bid for building underground churches.
• Assam will soon launch special scheme for poor meritorious students.
• "To save rhinos from extinction", BJP taken up a mission to protect the 'Pride of Assam' from poachers. 
• Smartphone market is still growing as prices fall
• "Scotch Whisky" First written record on 1st June 1495 appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor was the distiller.
• The first U.S. congressional act in 1789 on administering oaths became law.
• Ohio Univ, Athens, on 1st June 1808 founded the 1st US land-grant university in  Ohio.
• 1862 Slavery completely abolished in all US possessions
• Thomas Edison patented his electric voting machine on 01/06/1869
• 1st pay telephone installed in 1880
• 1st June 1970 Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. 
• In the U.S.in 1998, the FDA approved a urine-only test for AIDS virus
• Smoking banned in all public places in United Kingdom from 1st June 2007.
• 1st June 2009 General Motors, the largest U.S. industrial company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.