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Satnam
Singh becomes first Indian to play in the NBA
Sports
> Basketball > 27th June
Indian
basketball player Satnam Singh from Balloke, a village in Punjab
created history by becoming the first player to be drafted in the
National Basketball League. He was picked up by 2011 champions Dallas
Mavericks and became the 52nd pick out of a pool of 60 players. Singh
has been training at the IMG Academy in Florida for the past five
years and has no previous experience of basketball at this level, and
was elated by his selection.
US
Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide
World
> US > 27th June
In
a historic ruling, the justice of US Supreme Court declared same-sex
marriage legal across the United States. President Barack Obama
termed the ruling as "victory for America". While a
majority of the population welcomed the decision with cheers,
Christian conservatives and anti-gay marriage advocacy group
condemned it. The ruling brings to an end more than a decade of
bitter legal battles with 14 states having to lift the bans on
same-sex marriage.
Terrorist
attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait kills dozens
World
> Terrorism > 27th June
Militants
carried out attacks in three different countries in a span of hours
that killed a number of civilians. The first attack was carried out
in France, where a man stormed an American-owned chemical plant,
decapitated one person and apparently tried to blow up the facility.
In Tunisia, a single gunman managed to killed at least 38 people with
an assault rifle at a beach resort. While the third attack was
carried out in Kuwait where a suicide bomber blew himself up and
killed 27 Shiite worshippers inside the Imam Sadiq Mosque.in the
capital Kuwait City The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for
the attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait and the attack was a first one to
be committed against the Shiite community in Kuwait.
Egypt's
ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for the wave of deadly attacks
World
> Terrorism > 01st July
Just two days after the
assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor, the Islamic State affiliate
attacked five checkpoints in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The attacks
claimed lives of 38 soldiers which included a powerful car bomb. The
Egyptian army returned fire, killing 22 terrorists and destroying
three vehicles carrying sub-machine guns designed for anti-aircraft
fire. Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate claimed responsibility for
the attacks in a statement on Twitter. Present Egyptian President
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had recently pledged to carry out justice for
the prosecutor general’s assassination – and possibly move to
execute Muslim Brotherhood leaders, a group from which former
president Mohammed Morsi hails. The militant attacks came as a prompt
response to this pledge as Militants in northern Sinai had stepped up
their attacks following the removal of Morsi from the presidential
position.
Others
PM
Narendra Modi launches Digital India programme on July 1
Politics
and Government >
Government
Programmes > 25th June
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has presented the government's roadmap for
digitising India with the launch of ambitious 'Digital India'
programme on July 1 in the presence of top industry leaders like
Mukesh Ambani, Satya Nadella, Cyrus Mistry and Azim Premji. In a step
towards transforming the country into a digitally empowered nation,
the corporate leaders will provide their investment plans for the
sector. The programme includes projects that aim to ensure that
government services are available to citizens electronically and
people get benefit of the latest information and communication
technology.
A
$268 million agreement signed between Tanzania and India's Exim Bank
Economy
> Line
Of Credit > 26th June
Export-Import
Bank of India has extended a fourth line of credit(LOC) with
government of Tanzania for $268mn. The funding will be used for
financing the extension of Lake Victoria pipeline to Tabora, Igunga
and Nzega in Tanzania. The LOC is extended to the African nation on
the behest of the government of India. The LOC agreement was signed
in the presence of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the
President of Tanzania.
RBI
Governor Raghuram Rajan warns that global economy may slip into Great
Depression problems
Economy
> Financial
Crisis > 26th June
The Governor of the Reserve
Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan has warned central banks of the world
to be cautious as he fears that another depression similar on the
lines of the 'Great American Depression' of the 1930s might be around
the corner. He has warned against the ease in competitive monetary
pricing policy, which he feels is an attempt to activate growth and
could backfire. He also specifically mentioned the case of India and
said that the country cuts interest rates to boost investments.
PM
Modi launches smart cities mission to urbanise India
Politics
and Government >
Policy Making > 26th June
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi launched three schemes to urbanise India,
which are - Smart Cities Mission, Housing for All by 2022 and the
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and
will cost a total of Rs. 4 lakh crore. Under 'Housing for All by
2022', the government plans to build 20 million homes for the urban
poor by the time Indian completes its 75 years of independence in
2022. Under the AMRUT scheme the government will develop effective
plans to facilitate the growth of a city and the SMART City scheme
will help in developing new cities in order to cater the needs of a
growing urban population.
Delhi
government seeks DDA control, passes resolution
India
> AAP > 27th June
A
resolution seeking to bring Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under
the purview of Delhi government was moved in the Delhi Assembly.
According to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sanjeev Jha, the Delhi government
has to make a request to the DDA everytime they intend to start a
project requiring the land resource. Therefore, the land-owning body
should be answerable to a democratically-elected government rather
than the Lieutenant-Governor. Additionally, DDA had failed to serve
the objective for which it was established as even after constructing
3.94 lakh houses in the Capital an estimated 60 lakh people living in
unauthorised colonies are still in need of housing facility.
Terrorist
attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait kills dozens
World
> Terrorism > 27th June
Militants
carried out attacks in three different countries in a span of hours
that killed a number of civilians. The first attack was carried out
in France, where a man stormed an American-owned chemical plant,
decapitated one person and apparently tried to blow up the facility.
In Tunisia, a single gunman managed to killed at least 38 people with
an assault rifle at a beach resort. While the third attack was
carried out in Kuwait where a suicide bomber blew himself up and
killed 27 Shiite worshippers inside the Imam Sadiq Mosque.in the
capital Kuwait City The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for
the attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait and the attack was a first one to
be committed against the Shiite community in Kuwait.
High
profile Indian diplomat in New Zealand quits job after wife accused
of assault
India
> New
Zealand Diplomat > 27th June
Indian
High commissioner to New Zealand Ravi Thapar resigned from his post
after his wife was accused of assault charges by a member of their
kitchen staff. The staff member has alleged that he was kept in
slavery, Ravi Thapar has however, denied all the allegations. He has
now joined the list of disgraced Indian diplomats accused for
mistreatment of their staff, the most prominent being the Devyani
Khobragade incident in 2013 in the US.
Prime
Minister to launch National Skill Mission on the 15th of July
Economy
> National
Skill Mission > 28th June
The
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv
Pratap Rudy announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch
the National Skill Mission on the 15th of July at the Vigyan Bhavan.
The minister also said that the mission will help youngsters in
gathering important skill sets and will help them progress.
India
is placed at the 143rd position on the Global Peace Index, which is
topped by Iceland
India
> Global
Peace Index > 28th June
The
Non-profit Institute for Economics and Peace released the Global
Peace Index, which sees Iceland at the top position as the most
peaceful country. India has managed a lowly 143rd position, far
behind the neighbouring countries of Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh. The index ranks a total of 162 countries, which were
ranked on a number of components like violent crime, involvement in
conflicts and the degree of militarisation
Study
reveals Indian Railways, Army are among world's biggest employers
India
> World
Economic Forum > 28th June
With
a cumulative workforce of 2.7 million people, two Indian
organisations - Army and Railways – have been ranked among the
world's biggest employers. According to a research published by the
World Economic Forum, the Indian Railways stands at eighth position
in the list of world's biggest employers followed by the Indian Armed
Forces. The list was topped by the US Department of Defense which
claims over 3.2 million employees on its roster.
Jwala
Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa win Canada Open
Sports
> Badminton > 29th June
Indian
duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa came out triumphs at the
recently held Canada Open after they defeated top-seeded Dutch pair
of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in the women's doubles final. The
Indian duo was ranked third and defeated the Dutch pair with a score
of 21-19, 21-16 in a game that lasted 35 minutes.
Jaya
wins in Tamil Nadu, Congress wins in Kerala
Politics
and Government >
Assembly Polls > 30th June
In
a thumping election win, AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa won
the RK Nagar seat in Chennai by a record margin of over 150,000
votes. She was forced to quit the post after being convicted of
amassing illegal wealth by a Bengaluru court which was later
overturned by Karnataka high court. K S Sabarinadhan of the ruling
Congress won from the Aruvikkara constituency in Kerala after
defeating BJP by around 10,000 votes. The BJP defeated the Congress
in an important by-election in Madhya Pradesh due to the death of BJP
MLA Rajesh Yadav following illness.
Delhi
Assembly passes budget for 2015-16
Economy
> Delhi
Assembly > 30th June
In
a first, the AAP government has passed the Rs 41,129 crore budget for
2015-16, with a major focus on education, health and transport
sectors. On June 25, the budget was presented by Deputy Chief
Minister Manish Sisodia and it was passed by voice vote by the House
after lengthy discussion. In the budget, the government did not
announce any hike in Value Added Tax (VAT) but raised the luxury and
entertainment tax which will pinch those going to to gym, club, spa
and restaurants. AAP leader Kejriwal hailed the budget as something
"never seen before" as it received praises from the
Opposition.
Union
Cabinet likely to approve PMKSY irrigation scheme
Politics
and Governments >
Government
Schemes > 30th June
The
Union Cabinet is likely to approve the 'Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)' that aims to provide irrigation facilities
to every village by converging ongoing schemes, which are being
implemented by various ministries. The scheme becomes extremely
important as approximately 65% of the 142 million hectares of
cultivable farm land available in the country is still not classified
as irrigable.
India,
China to speed up border row resolution
India
> Bilateral
Relations > 01st July
China has urged India to
speed up the resolution of the border dispute between the two
countries, when 18 rounds of talks on the issue did not reach a
conclusion. Following this, the two have decided to hold a crucial
round of boundary talks on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit at Ufa in Russia next
week. India has been eying the boundary resolution with China as the
key to a close bilateral relationship, whereas Beijing wants
bilateral trade and commerce to increase with India without any land
concessions to a country they see as having lost territory in the
1962 conflict. The special representatives talks in Ufa will be
attended by national security adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese state
councillor Yang Jiechi.
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