11th June 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

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International Affairs

Nepal PM Sushil Koirala invites PM Narendra Modi to visit Nepal on June 25th to address the First Donors’ Conference in Kathmandu.
- Note : India has supported Nepal in post earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts.
African leaders have agreed to create the continent's largest free-trade zone, covering 26 countries in an area from Cape Town to Cairo.
- The deal, signed in Egypt, is intended to ease the movement of goods across member countries which represent more than half the continent's GDP.
- Note : Three existing trade blocs - the Southern African Development Community (Sadc); the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) - are to be united into a single new zone.

National Affairs

The Nation pays rich tributes to Revolutionary Poet & Freedom Fighter, Shaheed Ram
Prasad Bismil (11th June 1897 – 19th December 1927) on his Birth Anniversary today.
- He was one of the founder members of the revolutionary organization Hindustan Republican Association.
- He was an Indian revolutionary who participated in Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori conspiracy of 1925, and struggled against British imperialism.

Science & Technology

India has unlocked its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at a ceremony at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
- The ship, built at CSL, will undergo a series of fitment and trial processes before it is ready for propulsion and inducted into the Navy.
- The ship has a length of over 260 metres and breadth of 60 metres.
- It has two take-off runways and a landing strip with three arrester wires, capable of operating STOBAR aircraft including the indigenous LCA, as well as a range of helicopters with hangar facilities.
- CSL Chairman and Managing Director : Commodore Kartik Subramaniam

New Appointments

Senior scientist Srivari Chandrasekhar has been appointed Director CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), a premier research institute of the Central Government.

Awards & Honors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to the family members of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- Bangladesh conferred this award on Mr Vajpayee for his contribution to the South Asian nation's fight for liberation from Pakistan.
- Note : PM Modi had received the honour on behalf of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, during his recent visit to Bangladesh.
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal was conferred the prestigious 14th Sant Namdev National Award- 2015 for promoting peace, communal harmony and universal brotherhood at a function organised here by the Sarhad foundation.

Sports

Indian Cricket Team Captain, MS Dhoni, is the only cricketer in the top-100 of Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes.
- Dhoni ranked 23rd in the list.
- This list has been topped once again by American boxer Floyd Mayweather and has his 'Fight of the Century' opponent, Manny Pacquiao in second spot.
- Top 10 of Forbes' World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2015
- 1. Floyd Mayweather (Boxing - US) : $ 300 million
  2. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing - Philippines) : $ 160 million
  3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football - Portugal) : $ 79.6 million
  4. Lionel Messi (Football - Argentina) : $73.8 million
  5. Roger Federer (Tennis - Switzerland) : $67 million
  6. LeBron James (Basketball - US) : $64.8 million
  7. Kevin Durant (Basketball - US) : $54.1 million
  8. Phil Mickelson (Golf - US) : $50.8 million
  9. Tiger Woods (Golf - US) : $50.6 million
  10. Kobe Bryant (Basketball - US) : $49.5 million