The Hindu Weekly Review – 8 June 2015 – 14 June 2015

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The Hindu Weekly Review – 8 June 2015 – 14 June 2015 Current Affairs for the Second week of June 2015. These current affairs are very important for IBPS RRB 2015. Start to collect all material and put your energy in Preparation. Also Read : Weekly THE HINDU Review : 1 June 2015 – 7 June 2015

Abbreviation

IBPA- Indian Basketball Players Association

IIFA- International Indian Film Academy

CVC- Chief Vigilance Commissioner

CIC- Chief Information Commissioner

IREDA- Indian Renewal Energy & Development Agency

SDR-Strategic Debt Restructuring

JLF- Joint Lenders’ Forum

NACEN- National Academy of Customs, Exercise & Narcotics

UNGA- United Nations General assembly

FPTP- First Past The Post

CRISIL- Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited

TRDO- Talent Research & Development Officer’s wing

ICDS- Integrated Child Development Services

HRW- Human Rights Watch

INSTC- International North South Transport Corridor

Personalities

President of IBPA- Sajjan Singh Cheema

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language Chairperson- Smriti Irani

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language Director- Syed Ali Karim

New Chief of ACB in Delhi- Mukesh Kumar Meena

Australian Foreign Secretary- Peter Varghese

CRPF Director General- Shri Prakash Mishra

Chairman of Press Council of India- Justice C.K.Prasad

President of Egypt- Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Prime Minister of Italy- Matteo Renzi

Governor of Tripura- Tathagata Roy

Head of the Panel on Restructuring of Indian Railways- Bibek Debroy (NITI Aayog Member)

Israel Envoy to India- Daniel Carmon

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New Appointments

Newly Appointed CVC of India- Shri K.V. Chowdary

Newly Appointed CIC of India- Shri Vijai Singh

Newly Appointed Vigilance Commissioner- T.M. Bhasin

New Chief of National Security Guard (NSG)- Shri R.S.Tayal

ICICI Bank new Non- Executive Chairman- M.K. Sharma

New Law Minister of Delhi- Kapil Mishrap]

Newly appointed Indian Statistical Institute Director- Sanghmitra Bandyopadhyay

New Chief of Film and Television Institute of India- Gajendra Chauhan

Book & author

Flood of Fire- Amitav Ghosh

Recasting India- Hindol Sengupta

Sports

Roland Gross French Open 2015- Men- Winner- Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)

                                                                Runner up- Novac Djokovic (Serbia)

Oldest (Aged) winner of French open 2015 in 25 years of History- Stan Wawrinka

National & International Days

World Day against Child Labour- 12 June

World Blood Donor Day- 14 June

Awards

Prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship 2014- 1- S.R. Jankiraman

                                                                                        2- M.S. Sathyu

                                                                                        3- Vijay Kichlu

                                                                                        4-Tulsidas Borkar

Business & Economy

IREDA- Awarded to MINI Ratna status.

Ordinance passed for Cheque Bounce cases. It will enable to file case where cheque is presented for payment rather than where cheque is issued. It will amend the Negotiable Instrument Act.

HDFC launched PayZepp App for a complete purchase solution.

Place

16th IIFA Award held at- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Bandipur Tiger Reserve- Karnataka

National Affairs

Retirement Date of Newly Appointed CIC Vijai Singh- 1 December 2015

India’s rank in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2015- 142 out of 189 nations

International Affairs

UNGA had passed the Resolution for International Yoga Day in December 2014.

Nepal agreed over new Constitution Agreement. It will be divided into Eight Provinces.

New Electoral System in Sri Lanka with FPTP.

Land will be transferred under Land Boundary Agreement between India & Bangladesh on 31st July 2015.

Total Number of Members in the Parliament of Sri Lanka- 237

Death

Christopher Lee- A British Actor

Nek Chand- Creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh

All The Best.

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